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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 Was it due to lack of knowledge and technique; or was there a more subtle, dangerous reason?_ The yellow sands of the spaceport stretched, glaring and empty, in every direction.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Was it due to lack of knowledge and technique; or was there a more subtle, dangerous reason?_ The yellow sands of the spaceport stretched, glaring and empty, in every direction.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _The people of Earth had every means of power at their command, yet they used none of it.
away
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From this reading There was no sign of life from the little group of buildings a mile away.
buildings
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From this reading There was no sign of life from the little group of buildings a mile away.
command
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From this reading _The people of Earth had every means of power at their command, yet they used none of it.
conferred
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From this reading In the control room of the tall, round-nosed starship, technicians labored and officers conferred while the red needles that showed rocket tube temperatures sank slowly toward zero on their dials.
control
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From this reading In the control room of the tall, round-nosed starship, technicians labored and officers conferred while the red needles that showed rocket tube temperatures sank slowly toward zero on their dials.
dangerous
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depopulated
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From this reading "Maybe Earth's depopulated, Tom," suggested John Gray, the executive officer.
dials
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From this reading In the control room of the tall, round-nosed starship, technicians labored and officers conferred while the red needles that showed rocket tube temperatures sank slowly toward zero on their dials.
direction
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due
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Earth
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From this reading _The people of Earth had every means of power at their command, yet they used none of it.
Earth's
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From this reading "Maybe Earth's depopulated, Tom," suggested John Gray, the executive officer.
empty
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From this reading Was it due to lack of knowledge and technique; or was there a more subtle, dangerous reason?_ The yellow sands of the spaceport stretched, glaring and empty, in every direction.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading _The people of Earth had every means of power at their command, yet they used none of it.
executive
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From this reading "Maybe Earth's depopulated, Tom," suggested John Gray, the executive officer.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There was no sign of life from the little group of buildings a mile away.
glaring
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From this reading Was it due to lack of knowledge and technique; or was there a more subtle, dangerous reason?_ The yellow sands of the spaceport stretched, glaring and empty, in every direction.
Gray
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From this reading "Maybe Earth's depopulated, Tom," suggested John Gray, the executive officer.
group
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From this reading There was no sign of life from the little group of buildings a mile away.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _The people of Earth had every means of power at their command, yet they used none of it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Was it due to lack of knowledge and technique; or was there a more subtle, dangerous reason?_ The yellow sands of the spaceport stretched, glaring and empty, in every direction.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _The people of Earth had every means of power at their command, yet they used none of it.
John
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From this reading "Maybe Earth's depopulated, Tom," suggested John Gray, the executive officer.
knowledge
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From this reading Was it due to lack of knowledge and technique; or was there a more subtle, dangerous reason?_ The yellow sands of the spaceport stretched, glaring and empty, in every direction.
labored
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From this reading In the control room of the tall, round-nosed starship, technicians labored and officers conferred while the red needles that showed rocket tube temperatures sank slowly toward zero on their dials.
lack
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From this reading Was it due to lack of knowledge and technique; or was there a more subtle, dangerous reason?_ The yellow sands of the spaceport stretched, glaring and empty, in every direction.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was no sign of life from the little group of buildings a mile away.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was no sign of life from the little group of buildings a mile away.
Maybe
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From this reading "Maybe Earth's depopulated, Tom," suggested John Gray, the executive officer.
means
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From this reading _The people of Earth had every means of power at their command, yet they used none of it.
mile
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From this reading There was no sign of life from the little group of buildings a mile away.
more
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From this reading Was it due to lack of knowledge and technique; or was there a more subtle, dangerous reason?_ The yellow sands of the spaceport stretched, glaring and empty, in every direction.
needles
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From this reading In the control room of the tall, round-nosed starship, technicians labored and officers conferred while the red needles that showed rocket tube temperatures sank slowly toward zero on their dials.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was no sign of life from the little group of buildings a mile away.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading _The people of Earth had every means of power at their command, yet they used none of it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _The people of Earth had every means of power at their command, yet they used none of it.
officer
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From this reading "Maybe Earth's depopulated, Tom," suggested John Gray, the executive officer.
officers
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From this reading In the control room of the tall, round-nosed starship, technicians labored and officers conferred while the red needles that showed rocket tube temperatures sank slowly toward zero on their dials.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In the control room of the tall, round-nosed starship, technicians labored and officers conferred while the red needles that showed rocket tube temperatures sank slowly toward zero on their dials.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Was it due to lack of knowledge and technique; or was there a more subtle, dangerous reason?_ The yellow sands of the spaceport stretched, glaring and empty, in every direction.
people
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From this reading _The people of Earth had every means of power at their command, yet they used none of it.
power
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From this reading _The people of Earth had every means of power at their command, yet they used none of it.
reason
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From this reading Was it due to lack of knowledge and technique; or was there a more subtle, dangerous reason?_ The yellow sands of the spaceport stretched, glaring and empty, in every direction.
red
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From this reading In the control room of the tall, round-nosed starship, technicians labored and officers conferred while the red needles that showed rocket tube temperatures sank slowly toward zero on their dials.
rocket
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From this reading In the control room of the tall, round-nosed starship, technicians labored and officers conferred while the red needles that showed rocket tube temperatures sank slowly toward zero on their dials.
room
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From this reading In the control room of the tall, round-nosed starship, technicians labored and officers conferred while the red needles that showed rocket tube temperatures sank slowly toward zero on their dials.
round-nosed
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From this reading In the control room of the tall, round-nosed starship, technicians labored and officers conferred while the red needles that showed rocket tube temperatures sank slowly toward zero on their dials.
sands
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From this reading Was it due to lack of knowledge and technique; or was there a more subtle, dangerous reason?_ The yellow sands of the spaceport stretched, glaring and empty, in every direction.
sank
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From this reading In the control room of the tall, round-nosed starship, technicians labored and officers conferred while the red needles that showed rocket tube temperatures sank slowly toward zero on their dials.
showed
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From this reading In the control room of the tall, round-nosed starship, technicians labored and officers conferred while the red needles that showed rocket tube temperatures sank slowly toward zero on their dials.
sign
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From this reading There was no sign of life from the little group of buildings a mile away.
slowly
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From this reading In the control room of the tall, round-nosed starship, technicians labored and officers conferred while the red needles that showed rocket tube temperatures sank slowly toward zero on their dials.
spaceport
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From this reading Was it due to lack of knowledge and technique; or was there a more subtle, dangerous reason?_ The yellow sands of the spaceport stretched, glaring and empty, in every direction.
starship
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From this reading In the control room of the tall, round-nosed starship, technicians labored and officers conferred while the red needles that showed rocket tube temperatures sank slowly toward zero on their dials.
stretched
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From this reading Was it due to lack of knowledge and technique; or was there a more subtle, dangerous reason?_ The yellow sands of the spaceport stretched, glaring and empty, in every direction.
subtle
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From this reading Was it due to lack of knowledge and technique; or was there a more subtle, dangerous reason?_ The yellow sands of the spaceport stretched, glaring and empty, in every direction.
suggested
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From this reading "Maybe Earth's depopulated, Tom," suggested John Gray, the executive officer.
tall
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From this reading In the control room of the tall, round-nosed starship, technicians labored and officers conferred while the red needles that showed rocket tube temperatures sank slowly toward zero on their dials.
technicians
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From this reading In the control room of the tall, round-nosed starship, technicians labored and officers conferred while the red needles that showed rocket tube temperatures sank slowly toward zero on their dials.
technique
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From this reading Was it due to lack of knowledge and technique; or was there a more subtle, dangerous reason?_ The yellow sands of the spaceport stretched, glaring and empty, in every direction.
temperatures
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From this reading In the control room of the tall, round-nosed starship, technicians labored and officers conferred while the red needles that showed rocket tube temperatures sank slowly toward zero on their dials.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In the control room of the tall, round-nosed starship, technicians labored and officers conferred while the red needles that showed rocket tube temperatures sank slowly toward zero on their dials.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The people of Earth had every means of power at their command, yet they used none of it.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading _The people of Earth had every means of power at their command, yet they used none of it.
there
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From this reading Was it due to lack of knowledge and technique; or was there a more subtle, dangerous reason?_ The yellow sands of the spaceport stretched, glaring and empty, in every direction.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _The people of Earth had every means of power at their command, yet they used none of it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Was it due to lack of knowledge and technique; or was there a more subtle, dangerous reason?_ The yellow sands of the spaceport stretched, glaring and empty, in every direction.
Tom
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From this reading "Maybe Earth's depopulated, Tom," suggested John Gray, the executive officer.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading In the control room of the tall, round-nosed starship, technicians labored and officers conferred while the red needles that showed rocket tube temperatures sank slowly toward zero on their dials.
tube
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From this reading In the control room of the tall, round-nosed starship, technicians labored and officers conferred while the red needles that showed rocket tube temperatures sank slowly toward zero on their dials.
used
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From this reading _The people of Earth had every means of power at their command, yet they used none of it.
Wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Was it due to lack of knowledge and technique; or was there a more subtle, dangerous reason?_ The yellow sands of the spaceport stretched, glaring and empty, in every direction.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading In the control room of the tall, round-nosed starship, technicians labored and officers conferred while the red needles that showed rocket tube temperatures sank slowly toward zero on their dials.
yellow
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From this reading Was it due to lack of knowledge and technique; or was there a more subtle, dangerous reason?_ The yellow sands of the spaceport stretched, glaring and empty, in every direction.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading _The people of Earth had every means of power at their command, yet they used none of it.
zero
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From this reading In the control room of the tall, round-nosed starship, technicians labored and officers conferred while the red needles that showed rocket tube temperatures sank slowly toward zero on their dials.
