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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 They were singing in the dungeons--a wild _Chonya_ song that had echoed down through the reckless years since that fateful day when the first great raider ship blasted off from the asteroids across the void:
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading They were singing in the dungeons--a wild _Chonya_ song that had echoed down through the reckless years since that fateful day when the first great raider ship blasted off from the asteroids across the void:
advice
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From this reading _"Oh, they've hunted us for ages, Through the Belt and to the stars; They have sought advice of sages, And they've set up puppet gars.
ages
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From this reading _"Oh, they've hunted us for ages, Through the Belt and to the stars; They have sought advice of sages, And they've set up puppet gars.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _"Oh, they've hunted us for ages, Through the Belt and to the stars; They have sought advice of sages, And they've set up puppet gars.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Shane asked tonelessly.
asteroids
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From this reading They were singing in the dungeons--a wild _Chonya_ song that had echoed down through the reckless years since that fateful day when the first great raider ship blasted off from the asteroids across the void:
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But there's Chonya blood within us, And when Chonyas take their stand, There'll be blood upon the hatches And a blight upon the land!"_ "My whole crew?"
Belt
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From this reading _"Oh, they've hunted us for ages, Through the Belt and to the stars; They have sought advice of sages, And they've set up puppet gars.
blasted
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From this reading They were singing in the dungeons--a wild _Chonya_ song that had echoed down through the reckless years since that fateful day when the first great raider ship blasted off from the asteroids across the void:
blight
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From this reading But there's Chonya blood within us, And when Chonyas take their stand, There'll be blood upon the hatches And a blight upon the land!"_ "My whole crew?"
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But there's Chonya blood within us, And when Chonyas take their stand, There'll be blood upon the hatches And a blight upon the land!"_ "My whole crew?"
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But there's Chonya blood within us, And when Chonyas take their stand, There'll be blood upon the hatches And a blight upon the land!"_ "My whole crew?"
Chonya
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From this reading They were singing in the dungeons--a wild _Chonya_ song that had echoed down through the reckless years since that fateful day when the first great raider ship blasted off from the asteroids across the void:
Chonyas
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From this reading But there's Chonya blood within us, And when Chonyas take their stand, There'll be blood upon the hatches And a blight upon the land!"_ "My whole crew?"
crewnounUS /crew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But there's Chonya blood within us, And when Chonyas take their stand, There'll be blood upon the hatches And a blight upon the land!"_ "My whole crew?"
day
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From this reading They were singing in the dungeons--a wild _Chonya_ song that had echoed down through the reckless years since that fateful day when the first great raider ship blasted off from the asteroids across the void:
down
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From this reading They were singing in the dungeons--a wild _Chonya_ song that had echoed down through the reckless years since that fateful day when the first great raider ship blasted off from the asteroids across the void:
dungeons
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From this reading They were singing in the dungeons--a wild _Chonya_ song that had echoed down through the reckless years since that fateful day when the first great raider ship blasted off from the asteroids across the void:
echoed
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From this reading They were singing in the dungeons--a wild _Chonya_ song that had echoed down through the reckless years since that fateful day when the first great raider ship blasted off from the asteroids across the void:
escort
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From this reading One of the Martian _falas_ of the escort nodded.
falas
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From this reading One of the Martian _falas_ of the escort nodded.
fateful
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From this reading They were singing in the dungeons--a wild _Chonya_ song that had echoed down through the reckless years since that fateful day when the first great raider ship blasted off from the asteroids across the void:
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were singing in the dungeons--a wild _Chonya_ song that had echoed down through the reckless years since that fateful day when the first great raider ship blasted off from the asteroids across the void:
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _"Oh, they've hunted us for ages, Through the Belt and to the stars; They have sought advice of sages, And they've set up puppet gars.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They were singing in the dungeons--a wild _Chonya_ song that had echoed down through the reckless years since that fateful day when the first great raider ship blasted off from the asteroids across the void:
gars
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From this reading _"Oh, they've hunted us for ages, Through the Belt and to the stars; They have sought advice of sages, And they've set up puppet gars.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were singing in the dungeons--a wild _Chonya_ song that had echoed down through the reckless years since that fateful day when the first great raider ship blasted off from the asteroids across the void:
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They were singing in the dungeons--a wild _Chonya_ song that had echoed down through the reckless years since that fateful day when the first great raider ship blasted off from the asteroids across the void:
hatchesnounUS /ˈhatches/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But there's Chonya blood within us, And when Chonyas take their stand, There'll be blood upon the hatches And a blight upon the land!"_ "My whole crew?"
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _"Oh, they've hunted us for ages, Through the Belt and to the stars; They have sought advice of sages, And they've set up puppet gars.
hunted
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From this reading _"Oh, they've hunted us for ages, Through the Belt and to the stars; They have sought advice of sages, And they've set up puppet gars.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They were singing in the dungeons--a wild _Chonya_ song that had echoed down through the reckless years since that fateful day when the first great raider ship blasted off from the asteroids across the void:
land
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From this reading But there's Chonya blood within us, And when Chonyas take their stand, There'll be blood upon the hatches And a blight upon the land!"_ "My whole crew?"
Martian
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From this reading One of the Martian _falas_ of the escort nodded.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But there's Chonya blood within us, And when Chonyas take their stand, There'll be blood upon the hatches And a blight upon the land!"_ "My whole crew?"
noddednounUS /nodded/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One of the Martian _falas_ of the escort nodded.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _"Oh, they've hunted us for ages, Through the Belt and to the stars; They have sought advice of sages, And they've set up puppet gars.
off
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From this reading They were singing in the dungeons--a wild _Chonya_ song that had echoed down through the reckless years since that fateful day when the first great raider ship blasted off from the asteroids across the void:
Oh
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From this reading _"Oh, they've hunted us for ages, Through the Belt and to the stars; They have sought advice of sages, And they've set up puppet gars.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of the Martian _falas_ of the escort nodded.
puppet
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From this reading _"Oh, they've hunted us for ages, Through the Belt and to the stars; They have sought advice of sages, And they've set up puppet gars.
raider
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From this reading They were singing in the dungeons--a wild _Chonya_ song that had echoed down through the reckless years since that fateful day when the first great raider ship blasted off from the asteroids across the void:
reckless
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From this reading They were singing in the dungeons--a wild _Chonya_ song that had echoed down through the reckless years since that fateful day when the first great raider ship blasted off from the asteroids across the void:
sages
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From this reading _"Oh, they've hunted us for ages, Through the Belt and to the stars; They have sought advice of sages, And they've set up puppet gars.
set
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From this reading _"Oh, they've hunted us for ages, Through the Belt and to the stars; They have sought advice of sages, And they've set up puppet gars.
Shane
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From this reading Shane asked tonelessly.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were singing in the dungeons--a wild _Chonya_ song that had echoed down through the reckless years since that fateful day when the first great raider ship blasted off from the asteroids across the void:
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading They were singing in the dungeons--a wild _Chonya_ song that had echoed down through the reckless years since that fateful day when the first great raider ship blasted off from the asteroids across the void:
singing
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From this reading They were singing in the dungeons--a wild _Chonya_ song that had echoed down through the reckless years since that fateful day when the first great raider ship blasted off from the asteroids across the void:
song
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From this reading They were singing in the dungeons--a wild _Chonya_ song that had echoed down through the reckless years since that fateful day when the first great raider ship blasted off from the asteroids across the void:
sought
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From this reading _"Oh, they've hunted us for ages, Through the Belt and to the stars; They have sought advice of sages, And they've set up puppet gars.
stand
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From this reading But there's Chonya blood within us, And when Chonyas take their stand, There'll be blood upon the hatches And a blight upon the land!"_ "My whole crew?"
stars
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From this reading _"Oh, they've hunted us for ages, Through the Belt and to the stars; They have sought advice of sages, And they've set up puppet gars.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But there's Chonya blood within us, And when Chonyas take their stand, There'll be blood upon the hatches And a blight upon the land!"_ "My whole crew?"
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They were singing in the dungeons--a wild _Chonya_ song that had echoed down through the reckless years since that fateful day when the first great raider ship blasted off from the asteroids across the void:
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They were singing in the dungeons--a wild _Chonya_ song that had echoed down through the reckless years since that fateful day when the first great raider ship blasted off from the asteroids across the void:
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading But there's Chonya blood within us, And when Chonyas take their stand, There'll be blood upon the hatches And a blight upon the land!"_ "My whole crew?"
There'll
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From this reading But there's Chonya blood within us, And when Chonyas take their stand, There'll be blood upon the hatches And a blight upon the land!"_ "My whole crew?"
there's
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From this reading But there's Chonya blood within us, And when Chonyas take their stand, There'll be blood upon the hatches And a blight upon the land!"_ "My whole crew?"
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were singing in the dungeons--a wild _Chonya_ song that had echoed down through the reckless years since that fateful day when the first great raider ship blasted off from the asteroids across the void:
they've
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From this reading _"Oh, they've hunted us for ages, Through the Belt and to the stars; They have sought advice of sages, And they've set up puppet gars.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They were singing in the dungeons--a wild _Chonya_ song that had echoed down through the reckless years since that fateful day when the first great raider ship blasted off from the asteroids across the void:
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _"Oh, they've hunted us for ages, Through the Belt and to the stars; They have sought advice of sages, And they've set up puppet gars.
tonelessly
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From this reading Shane asked tonelessly.
up
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From this reading _"Oh, they've hunted us for ages, Through the Belt and to the stars; They have sought advice of sages, And they've set up puppet gars.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading But there's Chonya blood within us, And when Chonyas take their stand, There'll be blood upon the hatches And a blight upon the land!"_ "My whole crew?"
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _"Oh, they've hunted us for ages, Through the Belt and to the stars; They have sought advice of sages, And they've set up puppet gars.
void
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From this reading They were singing in the dungeons--a wild _Chonya_ song that had echoed down through the reckless years since that fateful day when the first great raider ship blasted off from the asteroids across the void:
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were singing in the dungeons--a wild _Chonya_ song that had echoed down through the reckless years since that fateful day when the first great raider ship blasted off from the asteroids across the void:
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading They were singing in the dungeons--a wild _Chonya_ song that had echoed down through the reckless years since that fateful day when the first great raider ship blasted off from the asteroids across the void:
whole
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From this reading But there's Chonya blood within us, And when Chonyas take their stand, There'll be blood upon the hatches And a blight upon the land!"_ "My whole crew?"
wild
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From this reading They were singing in the dungeons--a wild _Chonya_ song that had echoed down through the reckless years since that fateful day when the first great raider ship blasted off from the asteroids across the void:
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading But there's Chonya blood within us, And when Chonyas take their stand, There'll be blood upon the hatches And a blight upon the land!"_ "My whole crew?"
years
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From this reading They were singing in the dungeons--a wild _Chonya_ song that had echoed down through the reckless years since that fateful day when the first great raider ship blasted off from the asteroids across the void:
