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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 _Harvey was a most unusual little man.
all
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From this reading But could he find Anna from Oregon who doubted his greatest discovery of all?_ Just in from a long haul searching for asteroid juncture points, Harvey entered the lobby of the Hotel de Mars and went straight to the registration desk.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He could discover asteroid-juncture faults with the greatest of ease, and "perp" planets, too....
Anna
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From this reading But could he find Anna from Oregon who doubted his greatest discovery of all?_ Just in from a long haul searching for asteroid juncture points, Harvey entered the lobby of the Hotel de Mars and went straight to the registration desk.
asteroid
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asteroid-juncture
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From this reading He could discover asteroid-juncture faults with the greatest of ease, and "perp" planets, too....
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The woman at the desk, who was blond, and blue-eyed, and inclining to chubbiness, looked at him, smiled.
blond
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From this reading The woman at the desk, who was blond, and blue-eyed, and inclining to chubbiness, looked at him, smiled.
blue-eyed
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From this reading The woman at the desk, who was blond, and blue-eyed, and inclining to chubbiness, looked at him, smiled.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But could he find Anna from Oregon who doubted his greatest discovery of all?_ Just in from a long haul searching for asteroid juncture points, Harvey entered the lobby of the Hotel de Mars and went straight to the registration desk.
chubbiness
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From this reading The woman at the desk, who was blond, and blue-eyed, and inclining to chubbiness, looked at him, smiled.
Cosmos-minded
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From this reading A Cosmos-minded man with great singleness of purpose.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He could discover asteroid-juncture faults with the greatest of ease, and "perp" planets, too....
de
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From this reading But could he find Anna from Oregon who doubted his greatest discovery of all?_ Just in from a long haul searching for asteroid juncture points, Harvey entered the lobby of the Hotel de Mars and went straight to the registration desk.
desk
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discover
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From this reading He could discover asteroid-juncture faults with the greatest of ease, and "perp" planets, too....
discovery
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From this reading But could he find Anna from Oregon who doubted his greatest discovery of all?_ Just in from a long haul searching for asteroid juncture points, Harvey entered the lobby of the Hotel de Mars and went straight to the registration desk.
doubted
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ease
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From this reading He could discover asteroid-juncture faults with the greatest of ease, and "perp" planets, too....
entered
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From this reading But could he find Anna from Oregon who doubted his greatest discovery of all?_ Just in from a long haul searching for asteroid juncture points, Harvey entered the lobby of the Hotel de Mars and went straight to the registration desk.
faults
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From this reading He could discover asteroid-juncture faults with the greatest of ease, and "perp" planets, too....
find
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From this reading But could he find Anna from Oregon who doubted his greatest discovery of all?_ Just in from a long haul searching for asteroid juncture points, Harvey entered the lobby of the Hotel de Mars and went straight to the registration desk.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But could he find Anna from Oregon who doubted his greatest discovery of all?_ Just in from a long haul searching for asteroid juncture points, Harvey entered the lobby of the Hotel de Mars and went straight to the registration desk.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But could he find Anna from Oregon who doubted his greatest discovery of all?_ Just in from a long haul searching for asteroid juncture points, Harvey entered the lobby of the Hotel de Mars and went straight to the registration desk.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A Cosmos-minded man with great singleness of purpose.
greatest
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From this reading He could discover asteroid-juncture faults with the greatest of ease, and "perp" planets, too....
Harvey
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From this reading _Harvey was a most unusual little man.
haul
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From this reading But could he find Anna from Oregon who doubted his greatest discovery of all?_ Just in from a long haul searching for asteroid juncture points, Harvey entered the lobby of the Hotel de Mars and went straight to the registration desk.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He could discover asteroid-juncture faults with the greatest of ease, and "perp" planets, too....
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The woman at the desk, who was blond, and blue-eyed, and inclining to chubbiness, looked at him, smiled.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But could he find Anna from Oregon who doubted his greatest discovery of all?_ Just in from a long haul searching for asteroid juncture points, Harvey entered the lobby of the Hotel de Mars and went straight to the registration desk.
Hotel
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From this reading But could he find Anna from Oregon who doubted his greatest discovery of all?_ Just in from a long haul searching for asteroid juncture points, Harvey entered the lobby of the Hotel de Mars and went straight to the registration desk.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But could he find Anna from Oregon who doubted his greatest discovery of all?_ Just in from a long haul searching for asteroid juncture points, Harvey entered the lobby of the Hotel de Mars and went straight to the registration desk.
inclining
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From this reading The woman at the desk, who was blond, and blue-eyed, and inclining to chubbiness, looked at him, smiled.
juncture
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From this reading But could he find Anna from Oregon who doubted his greatest discovery of all?_ Just in from a long haul searching for asteroid juncture points, Harvey entered the lobby of the Hotel de Mars and went straight to the registration desk.
Just
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From this reading But could he find Anna from Oregon who doubted his greatest discovery of all?_ Just in from a long haul searching for asteroid juncture points, Harvey entered the lobby of the Hotel de Mars and went straight to the registration desk.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Harvey was a most unusual little man.
lobby
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From this reading But could he find Anna from Oregon who doubted his greatest discovery of all?_ Just in from a long haul searching for asteroid juncture points, Harvey entered the lobby of the Hotel de Mars and went straight to the registration desk.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But could he find Anna from Oregon who doubted his greatest discovery of all?_ Just in from a long haul searching for asteroid juncture points, Harvey entered the lobby of the Hotel de Mars and went straight to the registration desk.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The woman at the desk, who was blond, and blue-eyed, and inclining to chubbiness, looked at him, smiled.
man
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From this reading _Harvey was a most unusual little man.
Mars
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From this reading But could he find Anna from Oregon who doubted his greatest discovery of all?_ Just in from a long haul searching for asteroid juncture points, Harvey entered the lobby of the Hotel de Mars and went straight to the registration desk.
most
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From this reading _Harvey was a most unusual little man.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A Cosmos-minded man with great singleness of purpose.
Oregon
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From this reading But could he find Anna from Oregon who doubted his greatest discovery of all?_ Just in from a long haul searching for asteroid juncture points, Harvey entered the lobby of the Hotel de Mars and went straight to the registration desk.
perp
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From this reading He could discover asteroid-juncture faults with the greatest of ease, and "perp" planets, too....
planets
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points
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From this reading But could he find Anna from Oregon who doubted his greatest discovery of all?_ Just in from a long haul searching for asteroid juncture points, Harvey entered the lobby of the Hotel de Mars and went straight to the registration desk.
purpose
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From this reading A Cosmos-minded man with great singleness of purpose.
registration
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From this reading But could he find Anna from Oregon who doubted his greatest discovery of all?_ Just in from a long haul searching for asteroid juncture points, Harvey entered the lobby of the Hotel de Mars and went straight to the registration desk.
searching
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singleness
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From this reading A Cosmos-minded man with great singleness of purpose.
smiled
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From this reading The woman at the desk, who was blond, and blue-eyed, and inclining to chubbiness, looked at him, smiled.
straight
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From this reading But could he find Anna from Oregon who doubted his greatest discovery of all?_ Just in from a long haul searching for asteroid juncture points, Harvey entered the lobby of the Hotel de Mars and went straight to the registration desk.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He could discover asteroid-juncture faults with the greatest of ease, and "perp" planets, too....
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But could he find Anna from Oregon who doubted his greatest discovery of all?_ Just in from a long haul searching for asteroid juncture points, Harvey entered the lobby of the Hotel de Mars and went straight to the registration desk.
too
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From this reading He could discover asteroid-juncture faults with the greatest of ease, and "perp" planets, too....
unusual
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From this reading _Harvey was a most unusual little man.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Harvey was a most unusual little man.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But could he find Anna from Oregon who doubted his greatest discovery of all?_ Just in from a long haul searching for asteroid juncture points, Harvey entered the lobby of the Hotel de Mars and went straight to the registration desk.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading But could he find Anna from Oregon who doubted his greatest discovery of all?_ Just in from a long haul searching for asteroid juncture points, Harvey entered the lobby of the Hotel de Mars and went straight to the registration desk.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A Cosmos-minded man with great singleness of purpose.
woman
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From this reading The woman at the desk, who was blond, and blue-eyed, and inclining to chubbiness, looked at him, smiled.
