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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 A navigator said: "The place they held us is Jupiter V--the satellite closest to the planet.
abandoned
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From this reading The manuals say it is abandoned now.
aglow
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From this reading To port, Jupiter loomed monstrous, overwhelming, its great Red Spot weirdly aglow with seas of flaming hydrogen that seethed and boiled amid gigantic ice-cliffs carved from frozen gases.
amidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading To port, Jupiter loomed monstrous, overwhelming, its great Red Spot weirdly aglow with seas of flaming hydrogen that seethed and boiled amid gigantic ice-cliffs carved from frozen gases.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To port, Jupiter loomed monstrous, overwhelming, its great Red Spot weirdly aglow with seas of flaming hydrogen that seethed and boiled amid gigantic ice-cliffs carved from frozen gases.
away
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From this reading Now they were hurtling through the utter blackness that was space, away from the bleak moon that had been their prison.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Now they were hurtling through the utter blackness that was space, away from the bleak moon that had been their prison.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading On the other side, Ganymede and Callisto swung slowly in their orbits; and beyond them, dwarfed by them, tiny Jupiter IX raced through the sky in the counter direction.
blackness
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From this reading Now they were hurtling through the utter blackness that was space, away from the bleak moon that had been their prison.
bleak
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From this reading Now they were hurtling through the utter blackness that was space, away from the bleak moon that had been their prison.
boiled
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From this reading To port, Jupiter loomed monstrous, overwhelming, its great Red Spot weirdly aglow with seas of flaming hydrogen that seethed and boiled amid gigantic ice-cliffs carved from frozen gases.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading On the other side, Ganymede and Callisto swung slowly in their orbits; and beyond them, dwarfed by them, tiny Jupiter IX raced through the sky in the counter direction.
Callisto
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From this reading On the other side, Ganymede and Callisto swung slowly in their orbits; and beyond them, dwarfed by them, tiny Jupiter IX raced through the sky in the counter direction.
carved
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From this reading To port, Jupiter loomed monstrous, overwhelming, its great Red Spot weirdly aglow with seas of flaming hydrogen that seethed and boiled amid gigantic ice-cliffs carved from frozen gases.
closest
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From this reading A navigator said: "The place they held us is Jupiter V--the satellite closest to the planet.
counter
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From this reading On the other side, Ganymede and Callisto swung slowly in their orbits; and beyond them, dwarfed by them, tiny Jupiter IX raced through the sky in the counter direction.
direction
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From this reading On the other side, Ganymede and Callisto swung slowly in their orbits; and beyond them, dwarfed by them, tiny Jupiter IX raced through the sky in the counter direction.
dwarfed
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From this reading On the other side, Ganymede and Callisto swung slowly in their orbits; and beyond them, dwarfed by them, tiny Jupiter IX raced through the sky in the counter direction.
flaming
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From this reading To port, Jupiter loomed monstrous, overwhelming, its great Red Spot weirdly aglow with seas of flaming hydrogen that seethed and boiled amid gigantic ice-cliffs carved from frozen gases.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Now they were hurtling through the utter blackness that was space, away from the bleak moon that had been their prison.
frozen
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From this reading To port, Jupiter loomed monstrous, overwhelming, its great Red Spot weirdly aglow with seas of flaming hydrogen that seethed and boiled amid gigantic ice-cliffs carved from frozen gases.
Ganymede
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From this reading On the other side, Ganymede and Callisto swung slowly in their orbits; and beyond them, dwarfed by them, tiny Jupiter IX raced through the sky in the counter direction.
gases
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From this reading To port, Jupiter loomed monstrous, overwhelming, its great Red Spot weirdly aglow with seas of flaming hydrogen that seethed and boiled amid gigantic ice-cliffs carved from frozen gases.
gigantic
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From this reading To port, Jupiter loomed monstrous, overwhelming, its great Red Spot weirdly aglow with seas of flaming hydrogen that seethed and boiled amid gigantic ice-cliffs carved from frozen gases.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To port, Jupiter loomed monstrous, overwhelming, its great Red Spot weirdly aglow with seas of flaming hydrogen that seethed and boiled amid gigantic ice-cliffs carved from frozen gases.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Now they were hurtling through the utter blackness that was space, away from the bleak moon that had been their prison.
held
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From this reading A navigator said: "The place they held us is Jupiter V--the satellite closest to the planet.
hurtling
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From this reading Now they were hurtling through the utter blackness that was space, away from the bleak moon that had been their prison.
hydrogen
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From this reading To port, Jupiter loomed monstrous, overwhelming, its great Red Spot weirdly aglow with seas of flaming hydrogen that seethed and boiled amid gigantic ice-cliffs carved from frozen gases.
ice-cliffs
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From this reading To port, Jupiter loomed monstrous, overwhelming, its great Red Spot weirdly aglow with seas of flaming hydrogen that seethed and boiled amid gigantic ice-cliffs carved from frozen gases.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On the other side, Ganymede and Callisto swung slowly in their orbits; and beyond them, dwarfed by them, tiny Jupiter IX raced through the sky in the counter direction.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A navigator said: "The place they held us is Jupiter V--the satellite closest to the planet.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The manuals say it is abandoned now.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading To port, Jupiter loomed monstrous, overwhelming, its great Red Spot weirdly aglow with seas of flaming hydrogen that seethed and boiled amid gigantic ice-cliffs carved from frozen gases.
IX
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From this reading On the other side, Ganymede and Callisto swung slowly in their orbits; and beyond them, dwarfed by them, tiny Jupiter IX raced through the sky in the counter direction.
Jupiter
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From this reading To port, Jupiter loomed monstrous, overwhelming, its great Red Spot weirdly aglow with seas of flaming hydrogen that seethed and boiled amid gigantic ice-cliffs carved from frozen gases.
loomed
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From this reading To port, Jupiter loomed monstrous, overwhelming, its great Red Spot weirdly aglow with seas of flaming hydrogen that seethed and boiled amid gigantic ice-cliffs carved from frozen gases.
manuals
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From this reading The manuals say it is abandoned now.
monstrous
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From this reading To port, Jupiter loomed monstrous, overwhelming, its great Red Spot weirdly aglow with seas of flaming hydrogen that seethed and boiled amid gigantic ice-cliffs carved from frozen gases.
moon
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From this reading Now they were hurtling through the utter blackness that was space, away from the bleak moon that had been their prison.
navigator
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From this reading A navigator said: "The place they held us is Jupiter V--the satellite closest to the planet.
Now
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From this reading Now they were hurtling through the utter blackness that was space, away from the bleak moon that had been their prison.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To port, Jupiter loomed monstrous, overwhelming, its great Red Spot weirdly aglow with seas of flaming hydrogen that seethed and boiled amid gigantic ice-cliffs carved from frozen gases.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the other side, Ganymede and Callisto swung slowly in their orbits; and beyond them, dwarfed by them, tiny Jupiter IX raced through the sky in the counter direction.
orbits
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From this reading On the other side, Ganymede and Callisto swung slowly in their orbits; and beyond them, dwarfed by them, tiny Jupiter IX raced through the sky in the counter direction.
other
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From this reading On the other side, Ganymede and Callisto swung slowly in their orbits; and beyond them, dwarfed by them, tiny Jupiter IX raced through the sky in the counter direction.
overwhelming
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From this reading To port, Jupiter loomed monstrous, overwhelming, its great Red Spot weirdly aglow with seas of flaming hydrogen that seethed and boiled amid gigantic ice-cliffs carved from frozen gases.
place
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From this reading A navigator said: "The place they held us is Jupiter V--the satellite closest to the planet.
planet
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From this reading A navigator said: "The place they held us is Jupiter V--the satellite closest to the planet.
port
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From this reading To port, Jupiter loomed monstrous, overwhelming, its great Red Spot weirdly aglow with seas of flaming hydrogen that seethed and boiled amid gigantic ice-cliffs carved from frozen gases.
prison
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From this reading Now they were hurtling through the utter blackness that was space, away from the bleak moon that had been their prison.
raced
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From this reading On the other side, Ganymede and Callisto swung slowly in their orbits; and beyond them, dwarfed by them, tiny Jupiter IX raced through the sky in the counter direction.
Red
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From this reading To port, Jupiter loomed monstrous, overwhelming, its great Red Spot weirdly aglow with seas of flaming hydrogen that seethed and boiled amid gigantic ice-cliffs carved from frozen gases.
said
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From this reading A navigator said: "The place they held us is Jupiter V--the satellite closest to the planet.
satellite
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From this reading A navigator said: "The place they held us is Jupiter V--the satellite closest to the planet.
say
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From this reading The manuals say it is abandoned now.
seas
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From this reading To port, Jupiter loomed monstrous, overwhelming, its great Red Spot weirdly aglow with seas of flaming hydrogen that seethed and boiled amid gigantic ice-cliffs carved from frozen gases.
seethed
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From this reading To port, Jupiter loomed monstrous, overwhelming, its great Red Spot weirdly aglow with seas of flaming hydrogen that seethed and boiled amid gigantic ice-cliffs carved from frozen gases.
side
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From this reading On the other side, Ganymede and Callisto swung slowly in their orbits; and beyond them, dwarfed by them, tiny Jupiter IX raced through the sky in the counter direction.
sky
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From this reading On the other side, Ganymede and Callisto swung slowly in their orbits; and beyond them, dwarfed by them, tiny Jupiter IX raced through the sky in the counter direction.
slowly
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From this reading On the other side, Ganymede and Callisto swung slowly in their orbits; and beyond them, dwarfed by them, tiny Jupiter IX raced through the sky in the counter direction.
space
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From this reading Now they were hurtling through the utter blackness that was space, away from the bleak moon that had been their prison.
Spot
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From this reading To port, Jupiter loomed monstrous, overwhelming, its great Red Spot weirdly aglow with seas of flaming hydrogen that seethed and boiled amid gigantic ice-cliffs carved from frozen gases.
swung
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From this reading On the other side, Ganymede and Callisto swung slowly in their orbits; and beyond them, dwarfed by them, tiny Jupiter IX raced through the sky in the counter direction.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now they were hurtling through the utter blackness that was space, away from the bleak moon that had been their prison.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Now they were hurtling through the utter blackness that was space, away from the bleak moon that had been their prison.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Now they were hurtling through the utter blackness that was space, away from the bleak moon that had been their prison.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading On the other side, Ganymede and Callisto swung slowly in their orbits; and beyond them, dwarfed by them, tiny Jupiter IX raced through the sky in the counter direction.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now they were hurtling through the utter blackness that was space, away from the bleak moon that had been their prison.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Now they were hurtling through the utter blackness that was space, away from the bleak moon that had been their prison.
tiny
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From this reading On the other side, Ganymede and Callisto swung slowly in their orbits; and beyond them, dwarfed by them, tiny Jupiter IX raced through the sky in the counter direction.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To port, Jupiter loomed monstrous, overwhelming, its great Red Spot weirdly aglow with seas of flaming hydrogen that seethed and boiled amid gigantic ice-cliffs carved from frozen gases.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A navigator said: "The place they held us is Jupiter V--the satellite closest to the planet.
utter
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From this reading Now they were hurtling through the utter blackness that was space, away from the bleak moon that had been their prison.
V
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From this reading A navigator said: "The place they held us is Jupiter V--the satellite closest to the planet.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now they were hurtling through the utter blackness that was space, away from the bleak moon that had been their prison.
weirdly
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From this reading To port, Jupiter loomed monstrous, overwhelming, its great Red Spot weirdly aglow with seas of flaming hydrogen that seethed and boiled amid gigantic ice-cliffs carved from frozen gases.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Now they were hurtling through the utter blackness that was space, away from the bleak moon that had been their prison.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading To port, Jupiter loomed monstrous, overwhelming, its great Red Spot weirdly aglow with seas of flaming hydrogen that seethed and boiled amid gigantic ice-cliffs carved from frozen gases.
