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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 If there is anything I am afraid of, and there probably is, it is having a rookie Accident Prone, half-starved from the unemployment lines, aboard my spaceship.
aboard
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From this reading If there is anything I am afraid of, and there probably is, it is having a rookie Accident Prone, half-starved from the unemployment lines, aboard my spaceship.
Accident
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From this reading If there is anything I am afraid of, and there probably is, it is having a rookie Accident Prone, half-starved from the unemployment lines, aboard my spaceship.
Admiralty-style
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From this reading They remember what it is like to live in a rathole behind an apartment house furnace eating day-old bread and wilted vegetables, which doesn't compare favorably to the Admiralty-style staterooms and steak and caviar they draw down in the Exploration Service.
afraid
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From this reading If there is anything I am afraid of, and there probably is, it is having a rookie Accident Prone, half-starved from the unemployment lines, aboard my spaceship.
allowed
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From this reading The man worth while couldn't be allowed to smile ... if he ever laughed at himself, the entire ship and crew were as good as dead!
always
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From this reading They are always so anxious to please.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading If there is anything I am afraid of, and there probably is, it is having a rookie Accident Prone, half-starved from the unemployment lines, aboard my spaceship.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading They remember what it is like to live in a rathole behind an apartment house furnace eating day-old bread and wilted vegetables, which doesn't compare favorably to the Admiralty-style staterooms and steak and caviar they draw down in the Exploration Service.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The man worth while couldn't be allowed to smile ... if he ever laughed at himself, the entire ship and crew were as good as dead!
anxious
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From this reading They are always so anxious to please.
anybodypronounUS /ˈenibədi/
any person at all
From this reading You may wonder why anybody should make things so pleasant for a grownup who can't walk a city block without tripping over his own feet and who has a very low life expectancy on Earth due to the automobiles they are constantly stepping in front of and the live wires they are fond of picking up so the street won't be littered.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading If there is anything I am afraid of, and there probably is, it is having a rookie Accident Prone, half-starved from the unemployment lines, aboard my spaceship.
apartment
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areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They are always so anxious to please.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The man worth while couldn't be allowed to smile ... if he ever laughed at himself, the entire ship and crew were as good as dead!
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The man worth while couldn't be allowed to smile ... if he ever laughed at himself, the entire ship and crew were as good as dead!
automobiles
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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The man worth while couldn't be allowed to smile ... if he ever laughed at himself, the entire ship and crew were as good as dead!
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading They remember what it is like to live in a rathole behind an apartment house furnace eating day-old bread and wilted vegetables, which doesn't compare favorably to the Admiralty-style staterooms and steak and caviar they draw down in the Exploration Service.
block
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bread
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From this reading They remember what it is like to live in a rathole behind an apartment house furnace eating day-old bread and wilted vegetables, which doesn't compare favorably to the Admiralty-style staterooms and steak and caviar they draw down in the Exploration Service.
can't
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caviar
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city
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compare
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constantly
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couldn't
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From this reading The man worth while couldn't be allowed to smile ... if he ever laughed at himself, the entire ship and crew were as good as dead!
crewnounUS /crew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The man worth while couldn't be allowed to smile ... if he ever laughed at himself, the entire ship and crew were as good as dead!
day-old
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From this reading They remember what it is like to live in a rathole behind an apartment house furnace eating day-old bread and wilted vegetables, which doesn't compare favorably to the Admiralty-style staterooms and steak and caviar they draw down in the Exploration Service.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The man worth while couldn't be allowed to smile ... if he ever laughed at himself, the entire ship and crew were as good as dead!
doesn't
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down
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draw
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due
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Earth
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eating
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entire
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From this reading The man worth while couldn't be allowed to smile ... if he ever laughed at himself, the entire ship and crew were as good as dead!
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The man worth while couldn't be allowed to smile ... if he ever laughed at himself, the entire ship and crew were as good as dead!
expectancy
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Exploration
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favorably
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feet
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fond
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading If there is anything I am afraid of, and there probably is, it is having a rookie Accident Prone, half-starved from the unemployment lines, aboard my spaceship.
front
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furnace
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From this reading They remember what it is like to live in a rathole behind an apartment house furnace eating day-old bread and wilted vegetables, which doesn't compare favorably to the Admiralty-style staterooms and steak and caviar they draw down in the Exploration Service.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The man worth while couldn't be allowed to smile ... if he ever laughed at himself, the entire ship and crew were as good as dead!
grownup
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half-starved
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From this reading If there is anything I am afraid of, and there probably is, it is having a rookie Accident Prone, half-starved from the unemployment lines, aboard my spaceship.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You may wonder why anybody should make things so pleasant for a grownup who can't walk a city block without tripping over his own feet and who has a very low life expectancy on Earth due to the automobiles they are constantly stepping in front of and the live wires they are fond of picking up so the street won't be littered.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading If there is anything I am afraid of, and there probably is, it is having a rookie Accident Prone, half-starved from the unemployment lines, aboard my spaceship.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The man worth while couldn't be allowed to smile ... if he ever laughed at himself, the entire ship and crew were as good as dead!
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The man worth while couldn't be allowed to smile ... if he ever laughed at himself, the entire ship and crew were as good as dead!
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading You may wonder why anybody should make things so pleasant for a grownup who can't walk a city block without tripping over his own feet and who has a very low life expectancy on Earth due to the automobiles they are constantly stepping in front of and the live wires they are fond of picking up so the street won't be littered.
house
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From this reading They remember what it is like to live in a rathole behind an apartment house furnace eating day-old bread and wilted vegetables, which doesn't compare favorably to the Admiralty-style staterooms and steak and caviar they draw down in the Exploration Service.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading If there is anything I am afraid of, and there probably is, it is having a rookie Accident Prone, half-starved from the unemployment lines, aboard my spaceship.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The man worth while couldn't be allowed to smile ... if he ever laughed at himself, the entire ship and crew were as good as dead!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They remember what it is like to live in a rathole behind an apartment house furnace eating day-old bread and wilted vegetables, which doesn't compare favorably to the Admiralty-style staterooms and steak and caviar they draw down in the Exploration Service.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If there is anything I am afraid of, and there probably is, it is having a rookie Accident Prone, half-starved from the unemployment lines, aboard my spaceship.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If there is anything I am afraid of, and there probably is, it is having a rookie Accident Prone, half-starved from the unemployment lines, aboard my spaceship.
laughed
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From this reading The man worth while couldn't be allowed to smile ... if he ever laughed at himself, the entire ship and crew were as good as dead!
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You may wonder why anybody should make things so pleasant for a grownup who can't walk a city block without tripping over his own feet and who has a very low life expectancy on Earth due to the automobiles they are constantly stepping in front of and the live wires they are fond of picking up so the street won't be littered.
like
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lines
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littered
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live
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low
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makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You may wonder why anybody should make things so pleasant for a grownup who can't walk a city block without tripping over his own feet and who has a very low life expectancy on Earth due to the automobiles they are constantly stepping in front of and the live wires they are fond of picking up so the street won't be littered.
man
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From this reading The man worth while couldn't be allowed to smile ... if he ever laughed at himself, the entire ship and crew were as good as dead!
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading You may wonder why anybody should make things so pleasant for a grownup who can't walk a city block without tripping over his own feet and who has a very low life expectancy on Earth due to the automobiles they are constantly stepping in front of and the live wires they are fond of picking up so the street won't be littered.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading If there is anything I am afraid of, and there probably is, it is having a rookie Accident Prone, half-starved from the unemployment lines, aboard my spaceship.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If there is anything I am afraid of, and there probably is, it is having a rookie Accident Prone, half-starved from the unemployment lines, aboard my spaceship.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
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overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
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own
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picking
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pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You may wonder why anybody should make things so pleasant for a grownup who can't walk a city block without tripping over his own feet and who has a very low life expectancy on Earth due to the automobiles they are constantly stepping in front of and the live wires they are fond of picking up so the street won't be littered.
please
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From this reading They are always so anxious to please.
probably
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From this reading If there is anything I am afraid of, and there probably is, it is having a rookie Accident Prone, half-starved from the unemployment lines, aboard my spaceship.
Prone
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rathole
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rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading They remember what it is like to live in a rathole behind an apartment house furnace eating day-old bread and wilted vegetables, which doesn't compare favorably to the Admiralty-style staterooms and steak and caviar they draw down in the Exploration Service.
rookie
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Service
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shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The man worth while couldn't be allowed to smile ... if he ever laughed at himself, the entire ship and crew were as good as dead!
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading You may wonder why anybody should make things so pleasant for a grownup who can't walk a city block without tripping over his own feet and who has a very low life expectancy on Earth due to the automobiles they are constantly stepping in front of and the live wires they are fond of picking up so the street won't be littered.
smile
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From this reading The man worth while couldn't be allowed to smile ... if he ever laughed at himself, the entire ship and crew were as good as dead!
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They are always so anxious to please.
spaceship
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staterooms
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steak
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stepping
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street
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ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The man worth while couldn't be allowed to smile ... if he ever laughed at himself, the entire ship and crew were as good as dead!
there
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From this reading If there is anything I am afraid of, and there probably is, it is having a rookie Accident Prone, half-starved from the unemployment lines, aboard my spaceship.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They are always so anxious to please.
things
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The man worth while couldn't be allowed to smile ... if he ever laughed at himself, the entire ship and crew were as good as dead!
tripping
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unemployment
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up
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vegetables
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very
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walk
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wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The man worth while couldn't be allowed to smile ... if he ever laughed at himself, the entire ship and crew were as good as dead!
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading They remember what it is like to live in a rathole behind an apartment house furnace eating day-old bread and wilted vegetables, which doesn't compare favorably to the Admiralty-style staterooms and steak and caviar they draw down in the Exploration Service.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They remember what it is like to live in a rathole behind an apartment house furnace eating day-old bread and wilted vegetables, which doesn't compare favorably to the Admiralty-style staterooms and steak and caviar they draw down in the Exploration Service.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The man worth while couldn't be allowed to smile ... if he ever laughed at himself, the entire ship and crew were as good as dead!
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading You may wonder why anybody should make things so pleasant for a grownup who can't walk a city block without tripping over his own feet and who has a very low life expectancy on Earth due to the automobiles they are constantly stepping in front of and the live wires they are fond of picking up so the street won't be littered.
why
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From this reading You may wonder why anybody should make things so pleasant for a grownup who can't walk a city block without tripping over his own feet and who has a very low life expectancy on Earth due to the automobiles they are constantly stepping in front of and the live wires they are fond of picking up so the street won't be littered.
wilted
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From this reading They remember what it is like to live in a rathole behind an apartment house furnace eating day-old bread and wilted vegetables, which doesn't compare favorably to the Admiralty-style staterooms and steak and caviar they draw down in the Exploration Service.
wires
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From this reading You may wonder why anybody should make things so pleasant for a grownup who can't walk a city block without tripping over his own feet and who has a very low life expectancy on Earth due to the automobiles they are constantly stepping in front of and the live wires they are fond of picking up so the street won't be littered.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading You may wonder why anybody should make things so pleasant for a grownup who can't walk a city block without tripping over his own feet and who has a very low life expectancy on Earth due to the automobiles they are constantly stepping in front of and the live wires they are fond of picking up so the street won't be littered.
won't
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From this reading You may wonder why anybody should make things so pleasant for a grownup who can't walk a city block without tripping over his own feet and who has a very low life expectancy on Earth due to the automobiles they are constantly stepping in front of and the live wires they are fond of picking up so the street won't be littered.
wonder
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From this reading You may wonder why anybody should make things so pleasant for a grownup who can't walk a city block without tripping over his own feet and who has a very low life expectancy on Earth due to the automobiles they are constantly stepping in front of and the live wires they are fond of picking up so the street won't be littered.
worth
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From this reading The man worth while couldn't be allowed to smile ... if he ever laughed at himself, the entire ship and crew were as good as dead!
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You may wonder why anybody should make things so pleasant for a grownup who can't walk a city block without tripping over his own feet and who has a very low life expectancy on Earth due to the automobiles they are constantly stepping in front of and the live wires they are fond of picking up so the street won't be littered.
