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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 The chart in the terminal building at Canalopsis Spaceport, Mars, was a huge thing that was the focus of all eyes.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It occupied a thirty-by-thirty space in the center of one wall, and it had a far-flung iron railing about it to keep the people from crowding it too close, thus shutting off the view.
all
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From this reading The chart in the terminal building at Canalopsis Spaceport, Mars, was a huge thing that was the focus of all eyes.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It occupied a thirty-by-thirty space in the center of one wall, and it had a far-flung iron railing about it to keep the people from crowding it too close, thus shutting off the view.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading People were aware that their lives had been built upon going from one fixed place to another place, equally immobile.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading It was a popular display, for it helped to drive home the fact that space travel was different from anything else.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The chart in the terminal building at Canalopsis Spaceport, Mars, was a huge thing that was the focus of all eyes.
aware
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From this reading People were aware that their lives had been built upon going from one fixed place to another place, equally immobile.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading People were aware that their lives had been built upon going from one fixed place to another place, equally immobile.
building
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From this reading The chart in the terminal building at Canalopsis Spaceport, Mars, was a huge thing that was the focus of all eyes.
built
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From this reading People were aware that their lives had been built upon going from one fixed place to another place, equally immobile.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But in Interplanet travel one left a moving planet for another planet, moving at a different velocity.
Canalopsis
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From this reading The chart in the terminal building at Canalopsis Spaceport, Mars, was a huge thing that was the focus of all eyes.
centernounUS /ˈsɛn.tər/
The middle point or core of an area.
From this reading It occupied a thirty-by-thirty space in the center of one wall, and it had a far-flung iron railing about it to keep the people from crowding it too close, thus shutting off the view.
chart
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From this reading The chart in the terminal building at Canalopsis Spaceport, Mars, was a huge thing that was the focus of all eyes.
close
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From this reading It occupied a thirty-by-thirty space in the center of one wall, and it had a far-flung iron railing about it to keep the people from crowding it too close, thus shutting off the view.
crowding
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From this reading It occupied a thirty-by-thirty space in the center of one wall, and it had a far-flung iron railing about it to keep the people from crowding it too close, thus shutting off the view.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was a popular display, for it helped to drive home the fact that space travel was different from anything else.
display
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From this reading It was a popular display, for it helped to drive home the fact that space travel was different from anything else.
drive
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From this reading It was a popular display, for it helped to drive home the fact that space travel was different from anything else.
else
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From this reading It was a popular display, for it helped to drive home the fact that space travel was different from anything else.
equallynounUS /ˈequally/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading People were aware that their lives had been built upon going from one fixed place to another place, equally immobile.
eyes
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From this reading The chart in the terminal building at Canalopsis Spaceport, Mars, was a huge thing that was the focus of all eyes.
fact
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From this reading It was a popular display, for it helped to drive home the fact that space travel was different from anything else.
far-flung
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From this reading It occupied a thirty-by-thirty space in the center of one wall, and it had a far-flung iron railing about it to keep the people from crowding it too close, thus shutting off the view.
fixed
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From this reading People were aware that their lives had been built upon going from one fixed place to another place, equally immobile.
focus
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From this reading The chart in the terminal building at Canalopsis Spaceport, Mars, was a huge thing that was the focus of all eyes.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was a popular display, for it helped to drive home the fact that space travel was different from anything else.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It occupied a thirty-by-thirty space in the center of one wall, and it had a far-flung iron railing about it to keep the people from crowding it too close, thus shutting off the view.
going
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From this reading People were aware that their lives had been built upon going from one fixed place to another place, equally immobile.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It occupied a thirty-by-thirty space in the center of one wall, and it had a far-flung iron railing about it to keep the people from crowding it too close, thus shutting off the view.
helped
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From this reading It was a popular display, for it helped to drive home the fact that space travel was different from anything else.
home
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From this reading It was a popular display, for it helped to drive home the fact that space travel was different from anything else.
huge
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From this reading The chart in the terminal building at Canalopsis Spaceport, Mars, was a huge thing that was the focus of all eyes.
immobile
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From this reading People were aware that their lives had been built upon going from one fixed place to another place, equally immobile.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The chart in the terminal building at Canalopsis Spaceport, Mars, was a huge thing that was the focus of all eyes.
Interplanet
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From this reading But in Interplanet travel one left a moving planet for another planet, moving at a different velocity.
iron
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From this reading It occupied a thirty-by-thirty space in the center of one wall, and it had a far-flung iron railing about it to keep the people from crowding it too close, thus shutting off the view.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It occupied a thirty-by-thirty space in the center of one wall, and it had a far-flung iron railing about it to keep the people from crowding it too close, thus shutting off the view.
keep
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From this reading It occupied a thirty-by-thirty space in the center of one wall, and it had a far-flung iron railing about it to keep the people from crowding it too close, thus shutting off the view.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But in Interplanet travel one left a moving planet for another planet, moving at a different velocity.
lives
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From this reading People were aware that their lives had been built upon going from one fixed place to another place, equally immobile.
Mars
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From this reading The chart in the terminal building at Canalopsis Spaceport, Mars, was a huge thing that was the focus of all eyes.
moving
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From this reading But in Interplanet travel one left a moving planet for another planet, moving at a different velocity.
occupied
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From this reading It occupied a thirty-by-thirty space in the center of one wall, and it had a far-flung iron railing about it to keep the people from crowding it too close, thus shutting off the view.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The chart in the terminal building at Canalopsis Spaceport, Mars, was a huge thing that was the focus of all eyes.
off
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From this reading It occupied a thirty-by-thirty space in the center of one wall, and it had a far-flung iron railing about it to keep the people from crowding it too close, thus shutting off the view.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It occupied a thirty-by-thirty space in the center of one wall, and it had a far-flung iron railing about it to keep the people from crowding it too close, thus shutting off the view.
people
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From this reading It occupied a thirty-by-thirty space in the center of one wall, and it had a far-flung iron railing about it to keep the people from crowding it too close, thus shutting off the view.
place
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From this reading People were aware that their lives had been built upon going from one fixed place to another place, equally immobile.
planet
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From this reading But in Interplanet travel one left a moving planet for another planet, moving at a different velocity.
popular
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From this reading It was a popular display, for it helped to drive home the fact that space travel was different from anything else.
railing
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From this reading It occupied a thirty-by-thirty space in the center of one wall, and it had a far-flung iron railing about it to keep the people from crowding it too close, thus shutting off the view.
shutting
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From this reading It occupied a thirty-by-thirty space in the center of one wall, and it had a far-flung iron railing about it to keep the people from crowding it too close, thus shutting off the view.
space
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From this reading It occupied a thirty-by-thirty space in the center of one wall, and it had a far-flung iron railing about it to keep the people from crowding it too close, thus shutting off the view.
Spaceport
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From this reading The chart in the terminal building at Canalopsis Spaceport, Mars, was a huge thing that was the focus of all eyes.
terminal
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From this reading The chart in the terminal building at Canalopsis Spaceport, Mars, was a huge thing that was the focus of all eyes.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The chart in the terminal building at Canalopsis Spaceport, Mars, was a huge thing that was the focus of all eyes.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The chart in the terminal building at Canalopsis Spaceport, Mars, was a huge thing that was the focus of all eyes.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading People were aware that their lives had been built upon going from one fixed place to another place, equally immobile.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The chart in the terminal building at Canalopsis Spaceport, Mars, was a huge thing that was the focus of all eyes.
thirty-by-thirty
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From this reading It occupied a thirty-by-thirty space in the center of one wall, and it had a far-flung iron railing about it to keep the people from crowding it too close, thus shutting off the view.
thus
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From this reading It occupied a thirty-by-thirty space in the center of one wall, and it had a far-flung iron railing about it to keep the people from crowding it too close, thus shutting off the view.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It occupied a thirty-by-thirty space in the center of one wall, and it had a far-flung iron railing about it to keep the people from crowding it too close, thus shutting off the view.
too
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From this reading It occupied a thirty-by-thirty space in the center of one wall, and it had a far-flung iron railing about it to keep the people from crowding it too close, thus shutting off the view.
travel
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From this reading It was a popular display, for it helped to drive home the fact that space travel was different from anything else.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading People were aware that their lives had been built upon going from one fixed place to another place, equally immobile.
velocity
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From this reading But in Interplanet travel one left a moving planet for another planet, moving at a different velocity.
view
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From this reading It occupied a thirty-by-thirty space in the center of one wall, and it had a far-flung iron railing about it to keep the people from crowding it too close, thus shutting off the view.
wall
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From this reading It occupied a thirty-by-thirty space in the center of one wall, and it had a far-flung iron railing about it to keep the people from crowding it too close, thus shutting off the view.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The chart in the terminal building at Canalopsis Spaceport, Mars, was a huge thing that was the focus of all eyes.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading People were aware that their lives had been built upon going from one fixed place to another place, equally immobile.
