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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Mark Kingman was in a fine state of nerves.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He looked upon life and the people in it as one views the dark-brown taste of a hangover.
any
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From this reading Certainly he, nor anyone else, could have foreseen the Channing Layer, that effectively blocked any attempt to pierce it with the strange, sub-level energy spectrum over which the driver tube and the power-transmission tube worked, representing the extremes of the so-called spectrum.
anyonepronounUS /ˈeniwʌn/
any person at all
From this reading Certainly he, nor anyone else, could have foreseen the Channing Layer, that effectively blocked any attempt to pierce it with the strange, sub-level energy spectrum over which the driver tube and the power-transmission tube worked, representing the extremes of the so-called spectrum.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He looked upon life and the people in it as one views the dark-brown taste of a hangover.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It seemed to him at the present time that the Lord had forsaken him, for the entire and complete success of the solar beam had been left only to Venus Equilateral by a sheer fluke of nature.
attempt
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From this reading Certainly he, nor anyone else, could have foreseen the Channing Layer, that effectively blocked any attempt to pierce it with the strange, sub-level energy spectrum over which the driver tube and the power-transmission tube worked, representing the extremes of the so-called spectrum.
beam
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From this reading It seemed to him at the present time that the Lord had forsaken him, for the entire and complete success of the solar beam had been left only to Venus Equilateral by a sheer fluke of nature.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It seemed to him at the present time that the Lord had forsaken him, for the entire and complete success of the solar beam had been left only to Venus Equilateral by a sheer fluke of nature.
blocked
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From this reading Certainly he, nor anyone else, could have foreseen the Channing Layer, that effectively blocked any attempt to pierce it with the strange, sub-level energy spectrum over which the driver tube and the power-transmission tube worked, representing the extremes of the so-called spectrum.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Venus Equilateral, for their part, were well set.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It seemed to him at the present time that the Lord had forsaken him, for the entire and complete success of the solar beam had been left only to Venus Equilateral by a sheer fluke of nature.
Certainly
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From this reading Certainly he, nor anyone else, could have foreseen the Channing Layer, that effectively blocked any attempt to pierce it with the strange, sub-level energy spectrum over which the driver tube and the power-transmission tube worked, representing the extremes of the so-called spectrum.
Channing
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From this reading Certainly he, nor anyone else, could have foreseen the Channing Layer, that effectively blocked any attempt to pierce it with the strange, sub-level energy spectrum over which the driver tube and the power-transmission tube worked, representing the extremes of the so-called spectrum.
completenounUS /complete/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed to him at the present time that the Lord had forsaken him, for the entire and complete success of the solar beam had been left only to Venus Equilateral by a sheer fluke of nature.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Certainly he, nor anyone else, could have foreseen the Channing Layer, that effectively blocked any attempt to pierce it with the strange, sub-level energy spectrum over which the driver tube and the power-transmission tube worked, representing the extremes of the so-called spectrum.
dark-brown
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From this reading He looked upon life and the people in it as one views the dark-brown taste of a hangover.
driver
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From this reading Certainly he, nor anyone else, could have foreseen the Channing Layer, that effectively blocked any attempt to pierce it with the strange, sub-level energy spectrum over which the driver tube and the power-transmission tube worked, representing the extremes of the so-called spectrum.
effectively
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From this reading Certainly he, nor anyone else, could have foreseen the Channing Layer, that effectively blocked any attempt to pierce it with the strange, sub-level energy spectrum over which the driver tube and the power-transmission tube worked, representing the extremes of the so-called spectrum.
else
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From this reading Certainly he, nor anyone else, could have foreseen the Channing Layer, that effectively blocked any attempt to pierce it with the strange, sub-level energy spectrum over which the driver tube and the power-transmission tube worked, representing the extremes of the so-called spectrum.
energy
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From this reading Certainly he, nor anyone else, could have foreseen the Channing Layer, that effectively blocked any attempt to pierce it with the strange, sub-level energy spectrum over which the driver tube and the power-transmission tube worked, representing the extremes of the so-called spectrum.
entire
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From this reading It seemed to him at the present time that the Lord had forsaken him, for the entire and complete success of the solar beam had been left only to Venus Equilateral by a sheer fluke of nature.
Equilateral
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From this reading It seemed to him at the present time that the Lord had forsaken him, for the entire and complete success of the solar beam had been left only to Venus Equilateral by a sheer fluke of nature.
extremes
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From this reading Certainly he, nor anyone else, could have foreseen the Channing Layer, that effectively blocked any attempt to pierce it with the strange, sub-level energy spectrum over which the driver tube and the power-transmission tube worked, representing the extremes of the so-called spectrum.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mark Kingman was in a fine state of nerves.
fluke
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From this reading It seemed to him at the present time that the Lord had forsaken him, for the entire and complete success of the solar beam had been left only to Venus Equilateral by a sheer fluke of nature.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It seemed to him at the present time that the Lord had forsaken him, for the entire and complete success of the solar beam had been left only to Venus Equilateral by a sheer fluke of nature.
foreseen
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From this reading Certainly he, nor anyone else, could have foreseen the Channing Layer, that effectively blocked any attempt to pierce it with the strange, sub-level energy spectrum over which the driver tube and the power-transmission tube worked, representing the extremes of the so-called spectrum.
forsaken
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From this reading It seemed to him at the present time that the Lord had forsaken him, for the entire and complete success of the solar beam had been left only to Venus Equilateral by a sheer fluke of nature.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It seemed to him at the present time that the Lord had forsaken him, for the entire and complete success of the solar beam had been left only to Venus Equilateral by a sheer fluke of nature.
hangover
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From this reading He looked upon life and the people in it as one views the dark-brown taste of a hangover.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Certainly he, nor anyone else, could have foreseen the Channing Layer, that effectively blocked any attempt to pierce it with the strange, sub-level energy spectrum over which the driver tube and the power-transmission tube worked, representing the extremes of the so-called spectrum.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He looked upon life and the people in it as one views the dark-brown taste of a hangover.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It seemed to him at the present time that the Lord had forsaken him, for the entire and complete success of the solar beam had been left only to Venus Equilateral by a sheer fluke of nature.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mark Kingman was in a fine state of nerves.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He looked upon life and the people in it as one views the dark-brown taste of a hangover.
Kingman
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From this reading Mark Kingman was in a fine state of nerves.
Layer
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From this reading Certainly he, nor anyone else, could have foreseen the Channing Layer, that effectively blocked any attempt to pierce it with the strange, sub-level energy spectrum over which the driver tube and the power-transmission tube worked, representing the extremes of the so-called spectrum.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed to him at the present time that the Lord had forsaken him, for the entire and complete success of the solar beam had been left only to Venus Equilateral by a sheer fluke of nature.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked upon life and the people in it as one views the dark-brown taste of a hangover.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked upon life and the people in it as one views the dark-brown taste of a hangover.
Lord
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From this reading It seemed to him at the present time that the Lord had forsaken him, for the entire and complete success of the solar beam had been left only to Venus Equilateral by a sheer fluke of nature.
Mark
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From this reading Mark Kingman was in a fine state of nerves.
nature
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From this reading It seemed to him at the present time that the Lord had forsaken him, for the entire and complete success of the solar beam had been left only to Venus Equilateral by a sheer fluke of nature.
nerves
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From this reading Mark Kingman was in a fine state of nerves.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Certainly he, nor anyone else, could have foreseen the Channing Layer, that effectively blocked any attempt to pierce it with the strange, sub-level energy spectrum over which the driver tube and the power-transmission tube worked, representing the extremes of the so-called spectrum.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mark Kingman was in a fine state of nerves.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He looked upon life and the people in it as one views the dark-brown taste of a hangover.
only
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From this reading It seemed to him at the present time that the Lord had forsaken him, for the entire and complete success of the solar beam had been left only to Venus Equilateral by a sheer fluke of nature.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Certainly he, nor anyone else, could have foreseen the Channing Layer, that effectively blocked any attempt to pierce it with the strange, sub-level energy spectrum over which the driver tube and the power-transmission tube worked, representing the extremes of the so-called spectrum.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But Venus Equilateral, for their part, were well set.
people
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From this reading He looked upon life and the people in it as one views the dark-brown taste of a hangover.
pierce
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From this reading Certainly he, nor anyone else, could have foreseen the Channing Layer, that effectively blocked any attempt to pierce it with the strange, sub-level energy spectrum over which the driver tube and the power-transmission tube worked, representing the extremes of the so-called spectrum.
power-transmission
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From this reading Certainly he, nor anyone else, could have foreseen the Channing Layer, that effectively blocked any attempt to pierce it with the strange, sub-level energy spectrum over which the driver tube and the power-transmission tube worked, representing the extremes of the so-called spectrum.
present
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From this reading It seemed to him at the present time that the Lord had forsaken him, for the entire and complete success of the solar beam had been left only to Venus Equilateral by a sheer fluke of nature.
representing
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From this reading Certainly he, nor anyone else, could have foreseen the Channing Layer, that effectively blocked any attempt to pierce it with the strange, sub-level energy spectrum over which the driver tube and the power-transmission tube worked, representing the extremes of the so-called spectrum.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed to him at the present time that the Lord had forsaken him, for the entire and complete success of the solar beam had been left only to Venus Equilateral by a sheer fluke of nature.
set
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From this reading But Venus Equilateral, for their part, were well set.
sheer
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From this reading It seemed to him at the present time that the Lord had forsaken him, for the entire and complete success of the solar beam had been left only to Venus Equilateral by a sheer fluke of nature.
so-called
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From this reading Certainly he, nor anyone else, could have foreseen the Channing Layer, that effectively blocked any attempt to pierce it with the strange, sub-level energy spectrum over which the driver tube and the power-transmission tube worked, representing the extremes of the so-called spectrum.
solar
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From this reading It seemed to him at the present time that the Lord had forsaken him, for the entire and complete success of the solar beam had been left only to Venus Equilateral by a sheer fluke of nature.
spectrum
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From this reading Certainly he, nor anyone else, could have foreseen the Channing Layer, that effectively blocked any attempt to pierce it with the strange, sub-level energy spectrum over which the driver tube and the power-transmission tube worked, representing the extremes of the so-called spectrum.
state
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From this reading Mark Kingman was in a fine state of nerves.
strange
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From this reading Certainly he, nor anyone else, could have foreseen the Channing Layer, that effectively blocked any attempt to pierce it with the strange, sub-level energy spectrum over which the driver tube and the power-transmission tube worked, representing the extremes of the so-called spectrum.
sub-level
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From this reading Certainly he, nor anyone else, could have foreseen the Channing Layer, that effectively blocked any attempt to pierce it with the strange, sub-level energy spectrum over which the driver tube and the power-transmission tube worked, representing the extremes of the so-called spectrum.
success
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From this reading It seemed to him at the present time that the Lord had forsaken him, for the entire and complete success of the solar beam had been left only to Venus Equilateral by a sheer fluke of nature.
tasteverbUS /teɪst/
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading He looked upon life and the people in it as one views the dark-brown taste of a hangover.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It seemed to him at the present time that the Lord had forsaken him, for the entire and complete success of the solar beam had been left only to Venus Equilateral by a sheer fluke of nature.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He looked upon life and the people in it as one views the dark-brown taste of a hangover.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading But Venus Equilateral, for their part, were well set.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed to him at the present time that the Lord had forsaken him, for the entire and complete success of the solar beam had been left only to Venus Equilateral by a sheer fluke of nature.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It seemed to him at the present time that the Lord had forsaken him, for the entire and complete success of the solar beam had been left only to Venus Equilateral by a sheer fluke of nature.
tube
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From this reading Certainly he, nor anyone else, could have foreseen the Channing Layer, that effectively blocked any attempt to pierce it with the strange, sub-level energy spectrum over which the driver tube and the power-transmission tube worked, representing the extremes of the so-called spectrum.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He looked upon life and the people in it as one views the dark-brown taste of a hangover.
Venus
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From this reading It seemed to him at the present time that the Lord had forsaken him, for the entire and complete success of the solar beam had been left only to Venus Equilateral by a sheer fluke of nature.
views
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From this reading He looked upon life and the people in it as one views the dark-brown taste of a hangover.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mark Kingman was in a fine state of nerves.
well
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From this reading But Venus Equilateral, for their part, were well set.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But Venus Equilateral, for their part, were well set.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Certainly he, nor anyone else, could have foreseen the Channing Layer, that effectively blocked any attempt to pierce it with the strange, sub-level energy spectrum over which the driver tube and the power-transmission tube worked, representing the extremes of the so-called spectrum.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Certainly he, nor anyone else, could have foreseen the Channing Layer, that effectively blocked any attempt to pierce it with the strange, sub-level energy spectrum over which the driver tube and the power-transmission tube worked, representing the extremes of the so-called spectrum.
worked
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From this reading Certainly he, nor anyone else, could have foreseen the Channing Layer, that effectively blocked any attempt to pierce it with the strange, sub-level energy spectrum over which the driver tube and the power-transmission tube worked, representing the extremes of the so-called spectrum.
