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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 Ahead, the belt began to take form on the visiscreen--a patternless, ever-shifting array of hundreds of asteroids of every size and shape, all gleaming bright against the black-velvet backdrop of the void as they wheeled slowly through their far-flung orbits.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Ahead, the belt began to take form on the visiscreen--a patternless, ever-shifting array of hundreds of asteroids of every size and shape, all gleaming bright against the black-velvet backdrop of the void as they wheeled slowly through their far-flung orbits.
Ahead
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From this reading Ahead, the belt began to take form on the visiscreen--a patternless, ever-shifting array of hundreds of asteroids of every size and shape, all gleaming bright against the black-velvet backdrop of the void as they wheeled slowly through their far-flung orbits.
all
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From this reading Ahead, the belt began to take form on the visiscreen--a patternless, ever-shifting array of hundreds of asteroids of every size and shape, all gleaming bright against the black-velvet backdrop of the void as they wheeled slowly through their far-flung orbits.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ahead, the belt began to take form on the visiscreen--a patternless, ever-shifting array of hundreds of asteroids of every size and shape, all gleaming bright against the black-velvet backdrop of the void as they wheeled slowly through their far-flung orbits.
array
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From this reading Ahead, the belt began to take form on the visiscreen--a patternless, ever-shifting array of hundreds of asteroids of every size and shape, all gleaming bright against the black-velvet backdrop of the void as they wheeled slowly through their far-flung orbits.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Ahead, the belt began to take form on the visiscreen--a patternless, ever-shifting array of hundreds of asteroids of every size and shape, all gleaming bright against the black-velvet backdrop of the void as they wheeled slowly through their far-flung orbits.
asteroids
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From this reading Ahead, the belt began to take form on the visiscreen--a patternless, ever-shifting array of hundreds of asteroids of every size and shape, all gleaming bright against the black-velvet backdrop of the void as they wheeled slowly through their far-flung orbits.
awe
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From this reading The vastness of it brought a sense of awe to Clark Dane.
backdrop
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From this reading Ahead, the belt began to take form on the visiscreen--a patternless, ever-shifting array of hundreds of asteroids of every size and shape, all gleaming bright against the black-velvet backdrop of the void as they wheeled slowly through their far-flung orbits.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ahead, the belt began to take form on the visiscreen--a patternless, ever-shifting array of hundreds of asteroids of every size and shape, all gleaming bright against the black-velvet backdrop of the void as they wheeled slowly through their far-flung orbits.
belt
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From this reading Ahead, the belt began to take form on the visiscreen--a patternless, ever-shifting array of hundreds of asteroids of every size and shape, all gleaming bright against the black-velvet backdrop of the void as they wheeled slowly through their far-flung orbits.
black-velvet
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From this reading Ahead, the belt began to take form on the visiscreen--a patternless, ever-shifting array of hundreds of asteroids of every size and shape, all gleaming bright against the black-velvet backdrop of the void as they wheeled slowly through their far-flung orbits.
boundless
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From this reading How could he hope to find identity, in a gulf so boundless that whole worlds were forever lost?
bright
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From this reading Ahead, the belt began to take form on the visiscreen--a patternless, ever-shifting array of hundreds of asteroids of every size and shape, all gleaming bright against the black-velvet backdrop of the void as they wheeled slowly through their far-flung orbits.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The vastness of it brought a sense of awe to Clark Dane.
chance
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From this reading What chance did one man stand, trying to pick up the thin, tenuous thread of his destiny in this trackless chasm that was outer space?
chasm
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From this reading What chance did one man stand, trying to pick up the thin, tenuous thread of his destiny in this trackless chasm that was outer space?
Clark
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From this reading The vastness of it brought a sense of awe to Clark Dane.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading How could he hope to find identity, in a gulf so boundless that whole worlds were forever lost?
Dane
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From this reading The vastness of it brought a sense of awe to Clark Dane.
depression
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From this reading Awe, mixed with despondency and depression.
despondency
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From this reading Awe, mixed with despondency and depression.
destiny
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From this reading What chance did one man stand, trying to pick up the thin, tenuous thread of his destiny in this trackless chasm that was outer space?
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading What chance did one man stand, trying to pick up the thin, tenuous thread of his destiny in this trackless chasm that was outer space?
ever-shifting
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From this reading Ahead, the belt began to take form on the visiscreen--a patternless, ever-shifting array of hundreds of asteroids of every size and shape, all gleaming bright against the black-velvet backdrop of the void as they wheeled slowly through their far-flung orbits.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Ahead, the belt began to take form on the visiscreen--a patternless, ever-shifting array of hundreds of asteroids of every size and shape, all gleaming bright against the black-velvet backdrop of the void as they wheeled slowly through their far-flung orbits.
far-flung
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From this reading Ahead, the belt began to take form on the visiscreen--a patternless, ever-shifting array of hundreds of asteroids of every size and shape, all gleaming bright against the black-velvet backdrop of the void as they wheeled slowly through their far-flung orbits.
find
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From this reading How could he hope to find identity, in a gulf so boundless that whole worlds were forever lost?
forever
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From this reading How could he hope to find identity, in a gulf so boundless that whole worlds were forever lost?
form
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From this reading Ahead, the belt began to take form on the visiscreen--a patternless, ever-shifting array of hundreds of asteroids of every size and shape, all gleaming bright against the black-velvet backdrop of the void as they wheeled slowly through their far-flung orbits.
gleaming
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From this reading Ahead, the belt began to take form on the visiscreen--a patternless, ever-shifting array of hundreds of asteroids of every size and shape, all gleaming bright against the black-velvet backdrop of the void as they wheeled slowly through their far-flung orbits.
gulf
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From this reading How could he hope to find identity, in a gulf so boundless that whole worlds were forever lost?
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How could he hope to find identity, in a gulf so boundless that whole worlds were forever lost?
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading What chance did one man stand, trying to pick up the thin, tenuous thread of his destiny in this trackless chasm that was outer space?
hope
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From this reading How could he hope to find identity, in a gulf so boundless that whole worlds were forever lost?
How
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From this reading How could he hope to find identity, in a gulf so boundless that whole worlds were forever lost?
hundreds
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From this reading Ahead, the belt began to take form on the visiscreen--a patternless, ever-shifting array of hundreds of asteroids of every size and shape, all gleaming bright against the black-velvet backdrop of the void as they wheeled slowly through their far-flung orbits.
identity
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From this reading How could he hope to find identity, in a gulf so boundless that whole worlds were forever lost?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What chance did one man stand, trying to pick up the thin, tenuous thread of his destiny in this trackless chasm that was outer space?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The vastness of it brought a sense of awe to Clark Dane.
lost
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From this reading How could he hope to find identity, in a gulf so boundless that whole worlds were forever lost?
man
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From this reading What chance did one man stand, trying to pick up the thin, tenuous thread of his destiny in this trackless chasm that was outer space?
mixedverbUS /mɪkst/
involved with or connected to
From this reading Awe, mixed with despondency and depression.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ahead, the belt began to take form on the visiscreen--a patternless, ever-shifting array of hundreds of asteroids of every size and shape, all gleaming bright against the black-velvet backdrop of the void as they wheeled slowly through their far-flung orbits.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Ahead, the belt began to take form on the visiscreen--a patternless, ever-shifting array of hundreds of asteroids of every size and shape, all gleaming bright against the black-velvet backdrop of the void as they wheeled slowly through their far-flung orbits.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading What chance did one man stand, trying to pick up the thin, tenuous thread of his destiny in this trackless chasm that was outer space?
orbits
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From this reading Ahead, the belt began to take form on the visiscreen--a patternless, ever-shifting array of hundreds of asteroids of every size and shape, all gleaming bright against the black-velvet backdrop of the void as they wheeled slowly through their far-flung orbits.
outer
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From this reading What chance did one man stand, trying to pick up the thin, tenuous thread of his destiny in this trackless chasm that was outer space?
patternless
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From this reading Ahead, the belt began to take form on the visiscreen--a patternless, ever-shifting array of hundreds of asteroids of every size and shape, all gleaming bright against the black-velvet backdrop of the void as they wheeled slowly through their far-flung orbits.
pick
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From this reading What chance did one man stand, trying to pick up the thin, tenuous thread of his destiny in this trackless chasm that was outer space?
sense
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From this reading The vastness of it brought a sense of awe to Clark Dane.
shape
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From this reading Ahead, the belt began to take form on the visiscreen--a patternless, ever-shifting array of hundreds of asteroids of every size and shape, all gleaming bright against the black-velvet backdrop of the void as they wheeled slowly through their far-flung orbits.
size
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From this reading Ahead, the belt began to take form on the visiscreen--a patternless, ever-shifting array of hundreds of asteroids of every size and shape, all gleaming bright against the black-velvet backdrop of the void as they wheeled slowly through their far-flung orbits.
slowly
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From this reading Ahead, the belt began to take form on the visiscreen--a patternless, ever-shifting array of hundreds of asteroids of every size and shape, all gleaming bright against the black-velvet backdrop of the void as they wheeled slowly through their far-flung orbits.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading How could he hope to find identity, in a gulf so boundless that whole worlds were forever lost?
space
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From this reading What chance did one man stand, trying to pick up the thin, tenuous thread of his destiny in this trackless chasm that was outer space?
stand
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From this reading What chance did one man stand, trying to pick up the thin, tenuous thread of his destiny in this trackless chasm that was outer space?
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ahead, the belt began to take form on the visiscreen--a patternless, ever-shifting array of hundreds of asteroids of every size and shape, all gleaming bright against the black-velvet backdrop of the void as they wheeled slowly through their far-flung orbits.
tenuous
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From this reading What chance did one man stand, trying to pick up the thin, tenuous thread of his destiny in this trackless chasm that was outer space?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What chance did one man stand, trying to pick up the thin, tenuous thread of his destiny in this trackless chasm that was outer space?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ahead, the belt began to take form on the visiscreen--a patternless, ever-shifting array of hundreds of asteroids of every size and shape, all gleaming bright against the black-velvet backdrop of the void as they wheeled slowly through their far-flung orbits.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Ahead, the belt began to take form on the visiscreen--a patternless, ever-shifting array of hundreds of asteroids of every size and shape, all gleaming bright against the black-velvet backdrop of the void as they wheeled slowly through their far-flung orbits.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ahead, the belt began to take form on the visiscreen--a patternless, ever-shifting array of hundreds of asteroids of every size and shape, all gleaming bright against the black-velvet backdrop of the void as they wheeled slowly through their far-flung orbits.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading What chance did one man stand, trying to pick up the thin, tenuous thread of his destiny in this trackless chasm that was outer space?
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading What chance did one man stand, trying to pick up the thin, tenuous thread of his destiny in this trackless chasm that was outer space?
thread
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From this reading What chance did one man stand, trying to pick up the thin, tenuous thread of his destiny in this trackless chasm that was outer space?
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Ahead, the belt began to take form on the visiscreen--a patternless, ever-shifting array of hundreds of asteroids of every size and shape, all gleaming bright against the black-velvet backdrop of the void as they wheeled slowly through their far-flung orbits.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ahead, the belt began to take form on the visiscreen--a patternless, ever-shifting array of hundreds of asteroids of every size and shape, all gleaming bright against the black-velvet backdrop of the void as they wheeled slowly through their far-flung orbits.
trackless
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trying
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From this reading What chance did one man stand, trying to pick up the thin, tenuous thread of his destiny in this trackless chasm that was outer space?
up
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vastness
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From this reading The vastness of it brought a sense of awe to Clark Dane.
visiscreen
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From this reading Ahead, the belt began to take form on the visiscreen--a patternless, ever-shifting array of hundreds of asteroids of every size and shape, all gleaming bright against the black-velvet backdrop of the void as they wheeled slowly through their far-flung orbits.
void
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From this reading Ahead, the belt began to take form on the visiscreen--a patternless, ever-shifting array of hundreds of asteroids of every size and shape, all gleaming bright against the black-velvet backdrop of the void as they wheeled slowly through their far-flung orbits.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What chance did one man stand, trying to pick up the thin, tenuous thread of his destiny in this trackless chasm that was outer space?
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading How could he hope to find identity, in a gulf so boundless that whole worlds were forever lost?
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What chance did one man stand, trying to pick up the thin, tenuous thread of his destiny in this trackless chasm that was outer space?
wheeled
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From this reading Ahead, the belt began to take form on the visiscreen--a patternless, ever-shifting array of hundreds of asteroids of every size and shape, all gleaming bright against the black-velvet backdrop of the void as they wheeled slowly through their far-flung orbits.
whole
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From this reading How could he hope to find identity, in a gulf so boundless that whole worlds were forever lost?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Awe, mixed with despondency and depression.
worlds
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From this reading How could he hope to find identity, in a gulf so boundless that whole worlds were forever lost?
