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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 Will civilization be destroyed?"_) Supreme General Hoshawk, chief of staff, watched with piercing gray eyes while the President of the United States of the Western Hemisphere, Jeffrey Wadsworth, lay relaxed under a cosmic-ray lamp, with no covering but a towel over his loins.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The surgeon-general of the Hemispheric Armies raised his hand, and the lamp receded.
answer
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Armies
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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Does Mr. Loomis answer the questions: "How will future wars be fought?
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Will civilization be destroyed?"_) Supreme General Hoshawk, chief of staff, watched with piercing gray eyes while the President of the United States of the Western Hemisphere, Jeffrey Wadsworth, lay relaxed under a cosmic-ray lamp, with no covering but a towel over his loins.
chief
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From this reading Will civilization be destroyed?"_) Supreme General Hoshawk, chief of staff, watched with piercing gray eyes while the President of the United States of the Western Hemisphere, Jeffrey Wadsworth, lay relaxed under a cosmic-ray lamp, with no covering but a towel over his loins.
civilization
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cosmic-ray
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covering
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destroyed
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From this reading Will civilization be destroyed?"_) Supreme General Hoshawk, chief of staff, watched with piercing gray eyes while the President of the United States of the Western Hemisphere, Jeffrey Wadsworth, lay relaxed under a cosmic-ray lamp, with no covering but a towel over his loins.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What do you think?
Doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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Editor's
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exclaimed
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eyes
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fought
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future
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General
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From this reading Will civilization be destroyed?"_) Supreme General Hoshawk, chief of staff, watched with piercing gray eyes while the President of the United States of the Western Hemisphere, Jeffrey Wadsworth, lay relaxed under a cosmic-ray lamp, with no covering but a towel over his loins.
gray
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From this reading Will civilization be destroyed?"_) Supreme General Hoshawk, chief of staff, watched with piercing gray eyes while the President of the United States of the Western Hemisphere, Jeffrey Wadsworth, lay relaxed under a cosmic-ray lamp, with no covering but a towel over his loins.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
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hand
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Hemisphere
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Hemispheric
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Here's
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hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Will civilization be destroyed?"_) Supreme General Hoshawk, chief of staff, watched with piercing gray eyes while the President of the United States of the Western Hemisphere, Jeffrey Wadsworth, lay relaxed under a cosmic-ray lamp, with no covering but a towel over his loins.
Hoshawk
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How
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in-a-class-by-itself
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Jeffrey
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lamp
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From this reading Will civilization be destroyed?"_) Supreme General Hoshawk, chief of staff, watched with piercing gray eyes while the President of the United States of the Western Hemisphere, Jeffrey Wadsworth, lay relaxed under a cosmic-ray lamp, with no covering but a towel over his loins.
lay
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loins
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From this reading Will civilization be destroyed?"_) Supreme General Hoshawk, chief of staff, watched with piercing gray eyes while the President of the United States of the Western Hemisphere, Jeffrey Wadsworth, lay relaxed under a cosmic-ray lamp, with no covering but a towel over his loins.
Loomis
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Mr
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nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Will civilization be destroyed?"_) Supreme General Hoshawk, chief of staff, watched with piercing gray eyes while the President of the United States of the Western Hemisphere, Jeffrey Wadsworth, lay relaxed under a cosmic-ray lamp, with no covering but a towel over his loins.
note
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Will civilization be destroyed?"_) Supreme General Hoshawk, chief of staff, watched with piercing gray eyes while the President of the United States of the Western Hemisphere, Jeffrey Wadsworth, lay relaxed under a cosmic-ray lamp, with no covering but a towel over his loins.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
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overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Will civilization be destroyed?"_) Supreme General Hoshawk, chief of staff, watched with piercing gray eyes while the President of the United States of the Western Hemisphere, Jeffrey Wadsworth, lay relaxed under a cosmic-ray lamp, with no covering but a towel over his loins.
piercing
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PLANET'S
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President
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From this reading Will civilization be destroyed?"_) Supreme General Hoshawk, chief of staff, watched with piercing gray eyes while the President of the United States of the Western Hemisphere, Jeffrey Wadsworth, lay relaxed under a cosmic-ray lamp, with no covering but a towel over his loins.
questions
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raised
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read
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receded
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relaxed
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scoop
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staff
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States
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story
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Supreme
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surgeon-general
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What do you think?
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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towel
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From this reading Will civilization be destroyed?"_) Supreme General Hoshawk, chief of staff, watched with piercing gray eyes while the President of the United States of the Western Hemisphere, Jeffrey Wadsworth, lay relaxed under a cosmic-ray lamp, with no covering but a towel over his loins.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Will civilization be destroyed?"_) Supreme General Hoshawk, chief of staff, watched with piercing gray eyes while the President of the United States of the Western Hemisphere, Jeffrey Wadsworth, lay relaxed under a cosmic-ray lamp, with no covering but a towel over his loins.
United
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Wadsworth
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wars
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watched
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wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
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Western
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WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What do you think?
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
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whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Will civilization be destroyed?"_) Supreme General Hoshawk, chief of staff, watched with piercing gray eyes while the President of the United States of the Western Hemisphere, Jeffrey Wadsworth, lay relaxed under a cosmic-ray lamp, with no covering but a towel over his loins.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
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withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Will civilization be destroyed?"_) Supreme General Hoshawk, chief of staff, watched with piercing gray eyes while the President of the United States of the Western Hemisphere, Jeffrey Wadsworth, lay relaxed under a cosmic-ray lamp, with no covering but a towel over his loins.
world
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youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What do you think?
