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Albrekt
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From this reading And therein lay Captain Vebrug's margin for error...._ When Captain Albrekt Vebrug of the Flanjo intelligence service took over the Mars-Titan freighter _By Jove!_, it was no such terrestrial foolishness as mercy that prevented him from liquidating the ship's three-man crew.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And therein lay Captain Vebrug's margin for error...._ When Captain Albrekt Vebrug of the Flanjo intelligence service took over the Mars-Titan freighter _By Jove!_, it was no such terrestrial foolishness as mercy that prevented him from liquidating the ship's three-man crew.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And therein lay Captain Vebrug's margin for error...._ When Captain Albrekt Vebrug of the Flanjo intelligence service took over the Mars-Titan freighter _By Jove!_, it was no such terrestrial foolishness as mercy that prevented him from liquidating the ship's three-man crew.
attitude
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From this reading Sure in his own wolfish strength, his attitude was that three peace-loving merchant spacemen could do much to contribute to his personal comfort, if kept under iron control.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _Hijacking the_ By Jove!
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And therein lay Captain Vebrug's margin for error...._ When Captain Albrekt Vebrug of the Flanjo intelligence service took over the Mars-Titan freighter _By Jove!_, it was no such terrestrial foolishness as mercy that prevented him from liquidating the ship's three-man crew.
comfort
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From this reading Sure in his own wolfish strength, his attitude was that three peace-loving merchant spacemen could do much to contribute to his personal comfort, if kept under iron control.
contribute
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From this reading Sure in his own wolfish strength, his attitude was that three peace-loving merchant spacemen could do much to contribute to his personal comfort, if kept under iron control.
control
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From this reading Sure in his own wolfish strength, his attitude was that three peace-loving merchant spacemen could do much to contribute to his personal comfort, if kept under iron control.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Sure in his own wolfish strength, his attitude was that three peace-loving merchant spacemen could do much to contribute to his personal comfort, if kept under iron control.
crewnounUS /crew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hijacking the crew was something else.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Sure in his own wolfish strength, his attitude was that three peace-loving merchant spacemen could do much to contribute to his personal comfort, if kept under iron control.
elementary
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From this reading _was quite elementary.
else
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From this reading Hijacking the crew was something else.
error
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From this reading And therein lay Captain Vebrug's margin for error...._ When Captain Albrekt Vebrug of the Flanjo intelligence service took over the Mars-Titan freighter _By Jove!_, it was no such terrestrial foolishness as mercy that prevented him from liquidating the ship's three-man crew.
Flanjo
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From this reading And therein lay Captain Vebrug's margin for error...._ When Captain Albrekt Vebrug of the Flanjo intelligence service took over the Mars-Titan freighter _By Jove!_, it was no such terrestrial foolishness as mercy that prevented him from liquidating the ship's three-man crew.
foolishness
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From this reading And therein lay Captain Vebrug's margin for error...._ When Captain Albrekt Vebrug of the Flanjo intelligence service took over the Mars-Titan freighter _By Jove!_, it was no such terrestrial foolishness as mercy that prevented him from liquidating the ship's three-man crew.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And therein lay Captain Vebrug's margin for error...._ When Captain Albrekt Vebrug of the Flanjo intelligence service took over the Mars-Titan freighter _By Jove!_, it was no such terrestrial foolishness as mercy that prevented him from liquidating the ship's three-man crew.
freighter
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From this reading And therein lay Captain Vebrug's margin for error...._ When Captain Albrekt Vebrug of the Flanjo intelligence service took over the Mars-Titan freighter _By Jove!_, it was no such terrestrial foolishness as mercy that prevented him from liquidating the ship's three-man crew.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And therein lay Captain Vebrug's margin for error...._ When Captain Albrekt Vebrug of the Flanjo intelligence service took over the Mars-Titan freighter _By Jove!_, it was no such terrestrial foolishness as mercy that prevented him from liquidating the ship's three-man crew.
Hijacking
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From this reading _Hijacking the_ By Jove!
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And therein lay Captain Vebrug's margin for error...._ When Captain Albrekt Vebrug of the Flanjo intelligence service took over the Mars-Titan freighter _By Jove!_, it was no such terrestrial foolishness as mercy that prevented him from liquidating the ship's three-man crew.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Sure in his own wolfish strength, his attitude was that three peace-loving merchant spacemen could do much to contribute to his personal comfort, if kept under iron control.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Sure in his own wolfish strength, his attitude was that three peace-loving merchant spacemen could do much to contribute to his personal comfort, if kept under iron control.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sure in his own wolfish strength, his attitude was that three peace-loving merchant spacemen could do much to contribute to his personal comfort, if kept under iron control.
intelligence
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From this reading And therein lay Captain Vebrug's margin for error...._ When Captain Albrekt Vebrug of the Flanjo intelligence service took over the Mars-Titan freighter _By Jove!_, it was no such terrestrial foolishness as mercy that prevented him from liquidating the ship's three-man crew.
iron
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From this reading Sure in his own wolfish strength, his attitude was that three peace-loving merchant spacemen could do much to contribute to his personal comfort, if kept under iron control.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And therein lay Captain Vebrug's margin for error...._ When Captain Albrekt Vebrug of the Flanjo intelligence service took over the Mars-Titan freighter _By Jove!_, it was no such terrestrial foolishness as mercy that prevented him from liquidating the ship's three-man crew.
Jove
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From this reading _Hijacking the_ By Jove!
kept
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From this reading Sure in his own wolfish strength, his attitude was that three peace-loving merchant spacemen could do much to contribute to his personal comfort, if kept under iron control.
lay
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From this reading And therein lay Captain Vebrug's margin for error...._ When Captain Albrekt Vebrug of the Flanjo intelligence service took over the Mars-Titan freighter _By Jove!_, it was no such terrestrial foolishness as mercy that prevented him from liquidating the ship's three-man crew.
liquidating
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From this reading And therein lay Captain Vebrug's margin for error...._ When Captain Albrekt Vebrug of the Flanjo intelligence service took over the Mars-Titan freighter _By Jove!_, it was no such terrestrial foolishness as mercy that prevented him from liquidating the ship's three-man crew.
margin
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From this reading And therein lay Captain Vebrug's margin for error...._ When Captain Albrekt Vebrug of the Flanjo intelligence service took over the Mars-Titan freighter _By Jove!_, it was no such terrestrial foolishness as mercy that prevented him from liquidating the ship's three-man crew.
Mars-Titan
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From this reading And therein lay Captain Vebrug's margin for error...._ When Captain Albrekt Vebrug of the Flanjo intelligence service took over the Mars-Titan freighter _By Jove!_, it was no such terrestrial foolishness as mercy that prevented him from liquidating the ship's three-man crew.
merchantnounUS /ˈmɜːr.tʃənt/
A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.
From this reading Sure in his own wolfish strength, his attitude was that three peace-loving merchant spacemen could do much to contribute to his personal comfort, if kept under iron control.
mercy
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From this reading And therein lay Captain Vebrug's margin for error...._ When Captain Albrekt Vebrug of the Flanjo intelligence service took over the Mars-Titan freighter _By Jove!_, it was no such terrestrial foolishness as mercy that prevented him from liquidating the ship's three-man crew.
much
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From this reading Sure in his own wolfish strength, his attitude was that three peace-loving merchant spacemen could do much to contribute to his personal comfort, if kept under iron control.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading And therein lay Captain Vebrug's margin for error...._ When Captain Albrekt Vebrug of the Flanjo intelligence service took over the Mars-Titan freighter _By Jove!_, it was no such terrestrial foolishness as mercy that prevented him from liquidating the ship's three-man crew.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And therein lay Captain Vebrug's margin for error...._ When Captain Albrekt Vebrug of the Flanjo intelligence service took over the Mars-Titan freighter _By Jove!_, it was no such terrestrial foolishness as mercy that prevented him from liquidating the ship's three-man crew.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading And therein lay Captain Vebrug's margin for error...._ When Captain Albrekt Vebrug of the Flanjo intelligence service took over the Mars-Titan freighter _By Jove!_, it was no such terrestrial foolishness as mercy that prevented him from liquidating the ship's three-man crew.
own
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From this reading Sure in his own wolfish strength, his attitude was that three peace-loving merchant spacemen could do much to contribute to his personal comfort, if kept under iron control.
peace-loving
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From this reading Sure in his own wolfish strength, his attitude was that three peace-loving merchant spacemen could do much to contribute to his personal comfort, if kept under iron control.
personal
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From this reading Sure in his own wolfish strength, his attitude was that three peace-loving merchant spacemen could do much to contribute to his personal comfort, if kept under iron control.
prevented
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From this reading And therein lay Captain Vebrug's margin for error...._ When Captain Albrekt Vebrug of the Flanjo intelligence service took over the Mars-Titan freighter _By Jove!_, it was no such terrestrial foolishness as mercy that prevented him from liquidating the ship's three-man crew.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _was quite elementary.
service
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From this reading And therein lay Captain Vebrug's margin for error...._ When Captain Albrekt Vebrug of the Flanjo intelligence service took over the Mars-Titan freighter _By Jove!_, it was no such terrestrial foolishness as mercy that prevented him from liquidating the ship's three-man crew.
ship's
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From this reading And therein lay Captain Vebrug's margin for error...._ When Captain Albrekt Vebrug of the Flanjo intelligence service took over the Mars-Titan freighter _By Jove!_, it was no such terrestrial foolishness as mercy that prevented him from liquidating the ship's three-man crew.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Hijacking the crew was something else.
spacemen
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From this reading Sure in his own wolfish strength, his attitude was that three peace-loving merchant spacemen could do much to contribute to his personal comfort, if kept under iron control.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Sure in his own wolfish strength, his attitude was that three peace-loving merchant spacemen could do much to contribute to his personal comfort, if kept under iron control.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading And therein lay Captain Vebrug's margin for error...._ When Captain Albrekt Vebrug of the Flanjo intelligence service took over the Mars-Titan freighter _By Jove!_, it was no such terrestrial foolishness as mercy that prevented him from liquidating the ship's three-man crew.
SurenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sure in his own wolfish strength, his attitude was that three peace-loving merchant spacemen could do much to contribute to his personal comfort, if kept under iron control.
terrestrial
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From this reading And therein lay Captain Vebrug's margin for error...._ When Captain Albrekt Vebrug of the Flanjo intelligence service took over the Mars-Titan freighter _By Jove!_, it was no such terrestrial foolishness as mercy that prevented him from liquidating the ship's three-man crew.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And therein lay Captain Vebrug's margin for error...._ When Captain Albrekt Vebrug of the Flanjo intelligence service took over the Mars-Titan freighter _By Jove!_, it was no such terrestrial foolishness as mercy that prevented him from liquidating the ship's three-man crew.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Hijacking the_ By Jove!
therein
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From this reading And therein lay Captain Vebrug's margin for error...._ When Captain Albrekt Vebrug of the Flanjo intelligence service took over the Mars-Titan freighter _By Jove!_, it was no such terrestrial foolishness as mercy that prevented him from liquidating the ship's three-man crew.
three
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From this reading Sure in his own wolfish strength, his attitude was that three peace-loving merchant spacemen could do much to contribute to his personal comfort, if kept under iron control.
three-man
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From this reading And therein lay Captain Vebrug's margin for error...._ When Captain Albrekt Vebrug of the Flanjo intelligence service took over the Mars-Titan freighter _By Jove!_, it was no such terrestrial foolishness as mercy that prevented him from liquidating the ship's three-man crew.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sure in his own wolfish strength, his attitude was that three peace-loving merchant spacemen could do much to contribute to his personal comfort, if kept under iron control.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And therein lay Captain Vebrug's margin for error...._ When Captain Albrekt Vebrug of the Flanjo intelligence service took over the Mars-Titan freighter _By Jove!_, it was no such terrestrial foolishness as mercy that prevented him from liquidating the ship's three-man crew.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Sure in his own wolfish strength, his attitude was that three peace-loving merchant spacemen could do much to contribute to his personal comfort, if kept under iron control.
Vebrug
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From this reading And therein lay Captain Vebrug's margin for error...._ When Captain Albrekt Vebrug of the Flanjo intelligence service took over the Mars-Titan freighter _By Jove!_, it was no such terrestrial foolishness as mercy that prevented him from liquidating the ship's three-man crew.
Vebrug's
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From this reading And therein lay Captain Vebrug's margin for error...._ When Captain Albrekt Vebrug of the Flanjo intelligence service took over the Mars-Titan freighter _By Jove!_, it was no such terrestrial foolishness as mercy that prevented him from liquidating the ship's three-man crew.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _was quite elementary.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading And therein lay Captain Vebrug's margin for error...._ When Captain Albrekt Vebrug of the Flanjo intelligence service took over the Mars-Titan freighter _By Jove!_, it was no such terrestrial foolishness as mercy that prevented him from liquidating the ship's three-man crew.
wolfish
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From this reading Sure in his own wolfish strength, his attitude was that three peace-loving merchant spacemen could do much to contribute to his personal comfort, if kept under iron control.
