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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 In repose, Taphetta the Ribboneer resembled a fancy giant bow on a package.
all
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From this reading Of all his features, only his head had appreciable thickness and it was crowned with a dozen long though narrower ribbons.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Man's family tree was awesome enough to give every galactic race an inferiority complex--but then he tried to climb it!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His four flat legs looped out and in, the ends tucked under his wide, thin body, which constituted the knot at the middle.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His neck was flat, too, arching out in another loop.
appreciable
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From this reading Of all his features, only his head had appreciable thickness and it was crowned with a dozen long though narrower ribbons.
arching
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From this reading His neck was flat, too, arching out in another loop.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading His four flat legs looped out and in, the ends tucked under his wide, thin body, which constituted the knot at the middle.
awesome
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From this reading Man's family tree was awesome enough to give every galactic race an inferiority complex--but then he tried to climb it!
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His four flat legs looped out and in, the ends tucked under his wide, thin body, which constituted the knot at the middle.
bow
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From this reading In repose, Taphetta the Ribboneer resembled a fancy giant bow on a package.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Man's family tree was awesome enough to give every galactic race an inferiority complex--but then he tried to climb it!
climb
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From this reading Man's family tree was awesome enough to give every galactic race an inferiority complex--but then he tried to climb it!
complex
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From this reading Man's family tree was awesome enough to give every galactic race an inferiority complex--but then he tried to climb it!
constituted
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From this reading His four flat legs looped out and in, the ends tucked under his wide, thin body, which constituted the knot at the middle.
crowned
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From this reading Of all his features, only his head had appreciable thickness and it was crowned with a dozen long though narrower ribbons.
dozen
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From this reading Of all his features, only his head had appreciable thickness and it was crowned with a dozen long though narrower ribbons.
ends
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From this reading His four flat legs looped out and in, the ends tucked under his wide, thin body, which constituted the knot at the middle.
enough
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From this reading Man's family tree was awesome enough to give every galactic race an inferiority complex--but then he tried to climb it!
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Man's family tree was awesome enough to give every galactic race an inferiority complex--but then he tried to climb it!
family
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From this reading Man's family tree was awesome enough to give every galactic race an inferiority complex--but then he tried to climb it!
fancy
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From this reading In repose, Taphetta the Ribboneer resembled a fancy giant bow on a package.
features
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From this reading Of all his features, only his head had appreciable thickness and it was crowned with a dozen long though narrower ribbons.
flat
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From this reading His four flat legs looped out and in, the ends tucked under his wide, thin body, which constituted the knot at the middle.
four
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From this reading His four flat legs looped out and in, the ends tucked under his wide, thin body, which constituted the knot at the middle.
galactic
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From this reading Man's family tree was awesome enough to give every galactic race an inferiority complex--but then he tried to climb it!
giant
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From this reading In repose, Taphetta the Ribboneer resembled a fancy giant bow on a package.
give
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From this reading Man's family tree was awesome enough to give every galactic race an inferiority complex--but then he tried to climb it!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Of all his features, only his head had appreciable thickness and it was crowned with a dozen long though narrower ribbons.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Man's family tree was awesome enough to give every galactic race an inferiority complex--but then he tried to climb it!
head
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From this reading Of all his features, only his head had appreciable thickness and it was crowned with a dozen long though narrower ribbons.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His four flat legs looped out and in, the ends tucked under his wide, thin body, which constituted the knot at the middle.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In repose, Taphetta the Ribboneer resembled a fancy giant bow on a package.
inferiority
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From this reading Man's family tree was awesome enough to give every galactic race an inferiority complex--but then he tried to climb it!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Man's family tree was awesome enough to give every galactic race an inferiority complex--but then he tried to climb it!
knot
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From this reading His four flat legs looped out and in, the ends tucked under his wide, thin body, which constituted the knot at the middle.
legs
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From this reading His four flat legs looped out and in, the ends tucked under his wide, thin body, which constituted the knot at the middle.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of all his features, only his head had appreciable thickness and it was crowned with a dozen long though narrower ribbons.
loop
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From this reading His neck was flat, too, arching out in another loop.
looped
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From this reading His four flat legs looped out and in, the ends tucked under his wide, thin body, which constituted the knot at the middle.
Man's
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From this reading Man's family tree was awesome enough to give every galactic race an inferiority complex--but then he tried to climb it!
middle
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From this reading His four flat legs looped out and in, the ends tucked under his wide, thin body, which constituted the knot at the middle.
narrower
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From this reading Of all his features, only his head had appreciable thickness and it was crowned with a dozen long though narrower ribbons.
neck
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From this reading His neck was flat, too, arching out in another loop.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of all his features, only his head had appreciable thickness and it was crowned with a dozen long though narrower ribbons.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In repose, Taphetta the Ribboneer resembled a fancy giant bow on a package.
only
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From this reading Of all his features, only his head had appreciable thickness and it was crowned with a dozen long though narrower ribbons.
out
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From this reading His four flat legs looped out and in, the ends tucked under his wide, thin body, which constituted the knot at the middle.
package
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From this reading In repose, Taphetta the Ribboneer resembled a fancy giant bow on a package.
race
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From this reading Man's family tree was awesome enough to give every galactic race an inferiority complex--but then he tried to climb it!
repose
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From this reading In repose, Taphetta the Ribboneer resembled a fancy giant bow on a package.
resembled
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From this reading In repose, Taphetta the Ribboneer resembled a fancy giant bow on a package.
Ribboneer
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From this reading In repose, Taphetta the Ribboneer resembled a fancy giant bow on a package.
ribbons
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From this reading Of all his features, only his head had appreciable thickness and it was crowned with a dozen long though narrower ribbons.
Taphetta
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From this reading In repose, Taphetta the Ribboneer resembled a fancy giant bow on a package.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In repose, Taphetta the Ribboneer resembled a fancy giant bow on a package.
then
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From this reading Man's family tree was awesome enough to give every galactic race an inferiority complex--but then he tried to climb it!
thickness
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From this reading Of all his features, only his head had appreciable thickness and it was crowned with a dozen long though narrower ribbons.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading His four flat legs looped out and in, the ends tucked under his wide, thin body, which constituted the knot at the middle.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Of all his features, only his head had appreciable thickness and it was crowned with a dozen long though narrower ribbons.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Man's family tree was awesome enough to give every galactic race an inferiority complex--but then he tried to climb it!
too
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From this reading His neck was flat, too, arching out in another loop.
tree
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From this reading Man's family tree was awesome enough to give every galactic race an inferiority complex--but then he tried to climb it!
tried
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From this reading Man's family tree was awesome enough to give every galactic race an inferiority complex--but then he tried to climb it!
tucked
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From this reading His four flat legs looped out and in, the ends tucked under his wide, thin body, which constituted the knot at the middle.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading His four flat legs looped out and in, the ends tucked under his wide, thin body, which constituted the knot at the middle.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Man's family tree was awesome enough to give every galactic race an inferiority complex--but then he tried to climb it!
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading His four flat legs looped out and in, the ends tucked under his wide, thin body, which constituted the knot at the middle.
wide
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From this reading His four flat legs looped out and in, the ends tucked under his wide, thin body, which constituted the knot at the middle.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Of all his features, only his head had appreciable thickness and it was crowned with a dozen long though narrower ribbons.
