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againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "That dame from the Department of Health and Public Welfare is here again."
Ambassador
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From this reading Diplomatic relations became strained when the Targoffian Ambassador started selling miracle products on Earth.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Nicholson ducked into the room and squinted myopically through contact lenses which made his eyes look watery and far away.
away
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From this reading Nicholson ducked into the room and squinted myopically through contact lenses which made his eyes look watery and far away.
back
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From this reading "Better scram out the back way, boss," he said.
became
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From this reading Diplomatic relations became strained when the Targoffian Ambassador started selling miracle products on Earth.
Better
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boss
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contact
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From this reading Nicholson ducked into the room and squinted myopically through contact lenses which made his eyes look watery and far away.
dame
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Department
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From this reading "That dame from the Department of Health and Public Welfare is here again."
didn't
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From this reading Products that didn't exist!...
Diplomatic
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From this reading Diplomatic relations became strained when the Targoffian Ambassador started selling miracle products on Earth.
ducked
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Earth
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exist
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eyes
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From this reading Nicholson ducked into the room and squinted myopically through contact lenses which made his eyes look watery and far away.
far
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From this reading Nicholson ducked into the room and squinted myopically through contact lenses which made his eyes look watery and far away.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "That dame from the Department of Health and Public Welfare is here again."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Better scram out the back way, boss," he said.
Health
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From this reading "That dame from the Department of Health and Public Welfare is here again."
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "That dame from the Department of Health and Public Welfare is here again."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Nicholson ducked into the room and squinted myopically through contact lenses which made his eyes look watery and far away.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Nicholson ducked into the room and squinted myopically through contact lenses which made his eyes look watery and far away.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "That dame from the Department of Health and Public Welfare is here again."
lenses
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From this reading Nicholson ducked into the room and squinted myopically through contact lenses which made his eyes look watery and far away.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nicholson ducked into the room and squinted myopically through contact lenses which made his eyes look watery and far away.
made
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From this reading Nicholson ducked into the room and squinted myopically through contact lenses which made his eyes look watery and far away.
miracle
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From this reading Diplomatic relations became strained when the Targoffian Ambassador started selling miracle products on Earth.
myopically
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From this reading Nicholson ducked into the room and squinted myopically through contact lenses which made his eyes look watery and far away.
Nicholson
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From this reading Nicholson ducked into the room and squinted myopically through contact lenses which made his eyes look watery and far away.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "That dame from the Department of Health and Public Welfare is here again."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Diplomatic relations became strained when the Targoffian Ambassador started selling miracle products on Earth.
out
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products
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Public
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relations
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room
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said
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scram
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selling
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From this reading Diplomatic relations became strained when the Targoffian Ambassador started selling miracle products on Earth.
squinted
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From this reading Nicholson ducked into the room and squinted myopically through contact lenses which made his eyes look watery and far away.
started
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strained
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From this reading Diplomatic relations became strained when the Targoffian Ambassador started selling miracle products on Earth.
Targoffian
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From this reading Diplomatic relations became strained when the Targoffian Ambassador started selling miracle products on Earth.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Products that didn't exist!...
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Diplomatic relations became strained when the Targoffian Ambassador started selling miracle products on Earth.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Nicholson ducked into the room and squinted myopically through contact lenses which made his eyes look watery and far away.
watery
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From this reading Nicholson ducked into the room and squinted myopically through contact lenses which made his eyes look watery and far away.
way
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From this reading "Better scram out the back way, boss," he said.
Welfare
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From this reading "That dame from the Department of Health and Public Welfare is here again."
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Diplomatic relations became strained when the Targoffian Ambassador started selling miracle products on Earth.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Nicholson ducked into the room and squinted myopically through contact lenses which made his eyes look watery and far away.