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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 Earth was a world of murdering savages; bleak and desolate; contaminated by deadly radioactivity.
abandon
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From this reading The solicitude of Linda's voice, the seductiveness of her perfume, her very presence as they sat in the artificial twilight of the Domes of Venus, tempted him to abandon his plan to sail at once for Terra, venture among the savage Terrestrians, and get possession of that enormous ruby they called the Fire of Skanderbek.
accented
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From this reading Her cheek bones were just sufficiently prominent to keep her face from being too regular; and there was a perceptible dusting of tiny freckles which accented the irregularity, adding a piquant touch.
adding
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From this reading Her cheek bones were just sufficiently prominent to keep her face from being too regular; and there was a perceptible dusting of tiny freckles which accented the irregularity, adding a piquant touch.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The solicitude of Linda's voice, the seductiveness of her perfume, her very presence as they sat in the artificial twilight of the Domes of Venus, tempted him to abandon his plan to sail at once for Terra, venture among the savage Terrestrians, and get possession of that enormous ruby they called the Fire of Skanderbek.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Earth was a world of murdering savages; bleak and desolate; contaminated by deadly radioactivity.
artificial
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From this reading The solicitude of Linda's voice, the seductiveness of her perfume, her very presence as they sat in the artificial twilight of the Domes of Venus, tempted him to abandon his plan to sail at once for Terra, venture among the savage Terrestrians, and get possession of that enormous ruby they called the Fire of Skanderbek.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The solicitude of Linda's voice, the seductiveness of her perfume, her very presence as they sat in the artificial twilight of the Domes of Venus, tempted him to abandon his plan to sail at once for Terra, venture among the savage Terrestrians, and get possession of that enormous ruby they called the Fire of Skanderbek.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The solicitude of Linda's voice, the seductiveness of her perfume, her very presence as they sat in the artificial twilight of the Domes of Venus, tempted him to abandon his plan to sail at once for Terra, venture among the savage Terrestrians, and get possession of that enormous ruby they called the Fire of Skanderbek.
atavistic
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From this reading Only Craig Verrill's atavistic stubbornness--and a rash promise, made in fury--could have brought him back to that perilous birthplace of Man....
back
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From this reading Only Craig Verrill's atavistic stubbornness--and a rash promise, made in fury--could have brought him back to that perilous birthplace of Man....
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Her cheek bones were just sufficiently prominent to keep her face from being too regular; and there was a perceptible dusting of tiny freckles which accented the irregularity, adding a piquant touch.
birthplace
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From this reading Only Craig Verrill's atavistic stubbornness--and a rash promise, made in fury--could have brought him back to that perilous birthplace of Man....
bleak
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From this reading Earth was a world of murdering savages; bleak and desolate; contaminated by deadly radioactivity.
bones
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From this reading Her cheek bones were just sufficiently prominent to keep her face from being too regular; and there was a perceptible dusting of tiny freckles which accented the irregularity, adding a piquant touch.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Only Craig Verrill's atavistic stubbornness--and a rash promise, made in fury--could have brought him back to that perilous birthplace of Man....
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Earth was a world of murdering savages; bleak and desolate; contaminated by deadly radioactivity.
called
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From this reading The solicitude of Linda's voice, the seductiveness of her perfume, her very presence as they sat in the artificial twilight of the Domes of Venus, tempted him to abandon his plan to sail at once for Terra, venture among the savage Terrestrians, and get possession of that enormous ruby they called the Fire of Skanderbek.
cheek
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From this reading Her cheek bones were just sufficiently prominent to keep her face from being too regular; and there was a perceptible dusting of tiny freckles which accented the irregularity, adding a piquant touch.
contaminated
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From this reading Earth was a world of murdering savages; bleak and desolate; contaminated by deadly radioactivity.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Only Craig Verrill's atavistic stubbornness--and a rash promise, made in fury--could have brought him back to that perilous birthplace of Man....
Craig
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From this reading Only Craig Verrill's atavistic stubbornness--and a rash promise, made in fury--could have brought him back to that perilous birthplace of Man....
dark
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From this reading Linda was long legged and supple waisted, with dark eyes and gold-bronze hair, and very white skin.
deadly
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From this reading Earth was a world of murdering savages; bleak and desolate; contaminated by deadly radioactivity.
desolate
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From this reading Earth was a world of murdering savages; bleak and desolate; contaminated by deadly radioactivity.
Domes
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From this reading The solicitude of Linda's voice, the seductiveness of her perfume, her very presence as they sat in the artificial twilight of the Domes of Venus, tempted him to abandon his plan to sail at once for Terra, venture among the savage Terrestrians, and get possession of that enormous ruby they called the Fire of Skanderbek.
dusting
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From this reading Her cheek bones were just sufficiently prominent to keep her face from being too regular; and there was a perceptible dusting of tiny freckles which accented the irregularity, adding a piquant touch.
Earth
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From this reading Earth was a world of murdering savages; bleak and desolate; contaminated by deadly radioactivity.
enormous
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From this reading The solicitude of Linda's voice, the seductiveness of her perfume, her very presence as they sat in the artificial twilight of the Domes of Venus, tempted him to abandon his plan to sail at once for Terra, venture among the savage Terrestrians, and get possession of that enormous ruby they called the Fire of Skanderbek.
eyes
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From this reading Linda was long legged and supple waisted, with dark eyes and gold-bronze hair, and very white skin.
face
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From this reading Her cheek bones were just sufficiently prominent to keep her face from being too regular; and there was a perceptible dusting of tiny freckles which accented the irregularity, adding a piquant touch.
Fire
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From this reading The solicitude of Linda's voice, the seductiveness of her perfume, her very presence as they sat in the artificial twilight of the Domes of Venus, tempted him to abandon his plan to sail at once for Terra, venture among the savage Terrestrians, and get possession of that enormous ruby they called the Fire of Skanderbek.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The solicitude of Linda's voice, the seductiveness of her perfume, her very presence as they sat in the artificial twilight of the Domes of Venus, tempted him to abandon his plan to sail at once for Terra, venture among the savage Terrestrians, and get possession of that enormous ruby they called the Fire of Skanderbek.
freckles
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From this reading Her cheek bones were just sufficiently prominent to keep her face from being too regular; and there was a perceptible dusting of tiny freckles which accented the irregularity, adding a piquant touch.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Her cheek bones were just sufficiently prominent to keep her face from being too regular; and there was a perceptible dusting of tiny freckles which accented the irregularity, adding a piquant touch.
fury
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From this reading Only Craig Verrill's atavistic stubbornness--and a rash promise, made in fury--could have brought him back to that perilous birthplace of Man....
get
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From this reading The solicitude of Linda's voice, the seductiveness of her perfume, her very presence as they sat in the artificial twilight of the Domes of Venus, tempted him to abandon his plan to sail at once for Terra, venture among the savage Terrestrians, and get possession of that enormous ruby they called the Fire of Skanderbek.
gold-bronze
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From this reading Linda was long legged and supple waisted, with dark eyes and gold-bronze hair, and very white skin.
hair
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From this reading Linda was long legged and supple waisted, with dark eyes and gold-bronze hair, and very white skin.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Only Craig Verrill's atavistic stubbornness--and a rash promise, made in fury--could have brought him back to that perilous birthplace of Man....
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The solicitude of Linda's voice, the seductiveness of her perfume, her very presence as they sat in the artificial twilight of the Domes of Venus, tempted him to abandon his plan to sail at once for Terra, venture among the savage Terrestrians, and get possession of that enormous ruby they called the Fire of Skanderbek.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Only Craig Verrill's atavistic stubbornness--and a rash promise, made in fury--could have brought him back to that perilous birthplace of Man....
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The solicitude of Linda's voice, the seductiveness of her perfume, her very presence as they sat in the artificial twilight of the Domes of Venus, tempted him to abandon his plan to sail at once for Terra, venture among the savage Terrestrians, and get possession of that enormous ruby they called the Fire of Skanderbek.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Only Craig Verrill's atavistic stubbornness--and a rash promise, made in fury--could have brought him back to that perilous birthplace of Man....
irregularity
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From this reading Her cheek bones were just sufficiently prominent to keep her face from being too regular; and there was a perceptible dusting of tiny freckles which accented the irregularity, adding a piquant touch.
just
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From this reading Her cheek bones were just sufficiently prominent to keep her face from being too regular; and there was a perceptible dusting of tiny freckles which accented the irregularity, adding a piquant touch.
keep
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From this reading Her cheek bones were just sufficiently prominent to keep her face from being too regular; and there was a perceptible dusting of tiny freckles which accented the irregularity, adding a piquant touch.
legged
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From this reading Linda was long legged and supple waisted, with dark eyes and gold-bronze hair, and very white skin.
Linda
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From this reading Linda was long legged and supple waisted, with dark eyes and gold-bronze hair, and very white skin.
Linda's
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From this reading The solicitude of Linda's voice, the seductiveness of her perfume, her very presence as they sat in the artificial twilight of the Domes of Venus, tempted him to abandon his plan to sail at once for Terra, venture among the savage Terrestrians, and get possession of that enormous ruby they called the Fire of Skanderbek.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Linda was long legged and supple waisted, with dark eyes and gold-bronze hair, and very white skin.
made
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From this reading Only Craig Verrill's atavistic stubbornness--and a rash promise, made in fury--could have brought him back to that perilous birthplace of Man....
Man
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From this reading Only Craig Verrill's atavistic stubbornness--and a rash promise, made in fury--could have brought him back to that perilous birthplace of Man....
murdering
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From this reading Earth was a world of murdering savages; bleak and desolate; contaminated by deadly radioactivity.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Earth was a world of murdering savages; bleak and desolate; contaminated by deadly radioactivity.
once
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From this reading The solicitude of Linda's voice, the seductiveness of her perfume, her very presence as they sat in the artificial twilight of the Domes of Venus, tempted him to abandon his plan to sail at once for Terra, venture among the savage Terrestrians, and get possession of that enormous ruby they called the Fire of Skanderbek.
Only
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From this reading Only Craig Verrill's atavistic stubbornness--and a rash promise, made in fury--could have brought him back to that perilous birthplace of Man....
perceptible
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From this reading Her cheek bones were just sufficiently prominent to keep her face from being too regular; and there was a perceptible dusting of tiny freckles which accented the irregularity, adding a piquant touch.
perfume
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From this reading The solicitude of Linda's voice, the seductiveness of her perfume, her very presence as they sat in the artificial twilight of the Domes of Venus, tempted him to abandon his plan to sail at once for Terra, venture among the savage Terrestrians, and get possession of that enormous ruby they called the Fire of Skanderbek.
perilous
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From this reading Only Craig Verrill's atavistic stubbornness--and a rash promise, made in fury--could have brought him back to that perilous birthplace of Man....
piquant
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From this reading Her cheek bones were just sufficiently prominent to keep her face from being too regular; and there was a perceptible dusting of tiny freckles which accented the irregularity, adding a piquant touch.
plan
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From this reading The solicitude of Linda's voice, the seductiveness of her perfume, her very presence as they sat in the artificial twilight of the Domes of Venus, tempted him to abandon his plan to sail at once for Terra, venture among the savage Terrestrians, and get possession of that enormous ruby they called the Fire of Skanderbek.
possession
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From this reading The solicitude of Linda's voice, the seductiveness of her perfume, her very presence as they sat in the artificial twilight of the Domes of Venus, tempted him to abandon his plan to sail at once for Terra, venture among the savage Terrestrians, and get possession of that enormous ruby they called the Fire of Skanderbek.
presence
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From this reading The solicitude of Linda's voice, the seductiveness of her perfume, her very presence as they sat in the artificial twilight of the Domes of Venus, tempted him to abandon his plan to sail at once for Terra, venture among the savage Terrestrians, and get possession of that enormous ruby they called the Fire of Skanderbek.
prominent
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From this reading Her cheek bones were just sufficiently prominent to keep her face from being too regular; and there was a perceptible dusting of tiny freckles which accented the irregularity, adding a piquant touch.
promise
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From this reading Only Craig Verrill's atavistic stubbornness--and a rash promise, made in fury--could have brought him back to that perilous birthplace of Man....
radioactivity
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From this reading Earth was a world of murdering savages; bleak and desolate; contaminated by deadly radioactivity.
rash
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From this reading Only Craig Verrill's atavistic stubbornness--and a rash promise, made in fury--could have brought him back to that perilous birthplace of Man....
regular
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From this reading Her cheek bones were just sufficiently prominent to keep her face from being too regular; and there was a perceptible dusting of tiny freckles which accented the irregularity, adding a piquant touch.
ruby
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From this reading The solicitude of Linda's voice, the seductiveness of her perfume, her very presence as they sat in the artificial twilight of the Domes of Venus, tempted him to abandon his plan to sail at once for Terra, venture among the savage Terrestrians, and get possession of that enormous ruby they called the Fire of Skanderbek.
sailnounUS /sail/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The solicitude of Linda's voice, the seductiveness of her perfume, her very presence as they sat in the artificial twilight of the Domes of Venus, tempted him to abandon his plan to sail at once for Terra, venture among the savage Terrestrians, and get possession of that enormous ruby they called the Fire of Skanderbek.
sat
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From this reading The solicitude of Linda's voice, the seductiveness of her perfume, her very presence as they sat in the artificial twilight of the Domes of Venus, tempted him to abandon his plan to sail at once for Terra, venture among the savage Terrestrians, and get possession of that enormous ruby they called the Fire of Skanderbek.
savage
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From this reading The solicitude of Linda's voice, the seductiveness of her perfume, her very presence as they sat in the artificial twilight of the Domes of Venus, tempted him to abandon his plan to sail at once for Terra, venture among the savage Terrestrians, and get possession of that enormous ruby they called the Fire of Skanderbek.
savages
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From this reading Earth was a world of murdering savages; bleak and desolate; contaminated by deadly radioactivity.
seductiveness
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From this reading The solicitude of Linda's voice, the seductiveness of her perfume, her very presence as they sat in the artificial twilight of the Domes of Venus, tempted him to abandon his plan to sail at once for Terra, venture among the savage Terrestrians, and get possession of that enormous ruby they called the Fire of Skanderbek.
Skanderbek
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From this reading The solicitude of Linda's voice, the seductiveness of her perfume, her very presence as they sat in the artificial twilight of the Domes of Venus, tempted him to abandon his plan to sail at once for Terra, venture among the savage Terrestrians, and get possession of that enormous ruby they called the Fire of Skanderbek.
skin
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From this reading Linda was long legged and supple waisted, with dark eyes and gold-bronze hair, and very white skin.
solicitude
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From this reading The solicitude of Linda's voice, the seductiveness of her perfume, her very presence as they sat in the artificial twilight of the Domes of Venus, tempted him to abandon his plan to sail at once for Terra, venture among the savage Terrestrians, and get possession of that enormous ruby they called the Fire of Skanderbek.
stubbornness
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From this reading Only Craig Verrill's atavistic stubbornness--and a rash promise, made in fury--could have brought him back to that perilous birthplace of Man....
sufficiently
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From this reading Her cheek bones were just sufficiently prominent to keep her face from being too regular; and there was a perceptible dusting of tiny freckles which accented the irregularity, adding a piquant touch.
supple
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From this reading Linda was long legged and supple waisted, with dark eyes and gold-bronze hair, and very white skin.
tempted
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From this reading The solicitude of Linda's voice, the seductiveness of her perfume, her very presence as they sat in the artificial twilight of the Domes of Venus, tempted him to abandon his plan to sail at once for Terra, venture among the savage Terrestrians, and get possession of that enormous ruby they called the Fire of Skanderbek.
Terra
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From this reading The solicitude of Linda's voice, the seductiveness of her perfume, her very presence as they sat in the artificial twilight of the Domes of Venus, tempted him to abandon his plan to sail at once for Terra, venture among the savage Terrestrians, and get possession of that enormous ruby they called the Fire of Skanderbek.
Terrestrians
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From this reading The solicitude of Linda's voice, the seductiveness of her perfume, her very presence as they sat in the artificial twilight of the Domes of Venus, tempted him to abandon his plan to sail at once for Terra, venture among the savage Terrestrians, and get possession of that enormous ruby they called the Fire of Skanderbek.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Only Craig Verrill's atavistic stubbornness--and a rash promise, made in fury--could have brought him back to that perilous birthplace of Man....
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The solicitude of Linda's voice, the seductiveness of her perfume, her very presence as they sat in the artificial twilight of the Domes of Venus, tempted him to abandon his plan to sail at once for Terra, venture among the savage Terrestrians, and get possession of that enormous ruby they called the Fire of Skanderbek.
there
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From this reading Her cheek bones were just sufficiently prominent to keep her face from being too regular; and there was a perceptible dusting of tiny freckles which accented the irregularity, adding a piquant touch.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The solicitude of Linda's voice, the seductiveness of her perfume, her very presence as they sat in the artificial twilight of the Domes of Venus, tempted him to abandon his plan to sail at once for Terra, venture among the savage Terrestrians, and get possession of that enormous ruby they called the Fire of Skanderbek.
tiny
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From this reading Her cheek bones were just sufficiently prominent to keep her face from being too regular; and there was a perceptible dusting of tiny freckles which accented the irregularity, adding a piquant touch.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Only Craig Verrill's atavistic stubbornness--and a rash promise, made in fury--could have brought him back to that perilous birthplace of Man....
too
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From this reading Her cheek bones were just sufficiently prominent to keep her face from being too regular; and there was a perceptible dusting of tiny freckles which accented the irregularity, adding a piquant touch.
touch
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From this reading Her cheek bones were just sufficiently prominent to keep her face from being too regular; and there was a perceptible dusting of tiny freckles which accented the irregularity, adding a piquant touch.
twilightnounUS /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/
the dim light before night or sunrise
From this reading The solicitude of Linda's voice, the seductiveness of her perfume, her very presence as they sat in the artificial twilight of the Domes of Venus, tempted him to abandon his plan to sail at once for Terra, venture among the savage Terrestrians, and get possession of that enormous ruby they called the Fire of Skanderbek.
venture
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From this reading The solicitude of Linda's voice, the seductiveness of her perfume, her very presence as they sat in the artificial twilight of the Domes of Venus, tempted him to abandon his plan to sail at once for Terra, venture among the savage Terrestrians, and get possession of that enormous ruby they called the Fire of Skanderbek.
Venus
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From this reading The solicitude of Linda's voice, the seductiveness of her perfume, her very presence as they sat in the artificial twilight of the Domes of Venus, tempted him to abandon his plan to sail at once for Terra, venture among the savage Terrestrians, and get possession of that enormous ruby they called the Fire of Skanderbek.
Verrill's
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From this reading Only Craig Verrill's atavistic stubbornness--and a rash promise, made in fury--could have brought him back to that perilous birthplace of Man....
very
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From this reading The solicitude of Linda's voice, the seductiveness of her perfume, her very presence as they sat in the artificial twilight of the Domes of Venus, tempted him to abandon his plan to sail at once for Terra, venture among the savage Terrestrians, and get possession of that enormous ruby they called the Fire of Skanderbek.
voice
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From this reading The solicitude of Linda's voice, the seductiveness of her perfume, her very presence as they sat in the artificial twilight of the Domes of Venus, tempted him to abandon his plan to sail at once for Terra, venture among the savage Terrestrians, and get possession of that enormous ruby they called the Fire of Skanderbek.
waisted
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From this reading Linda was long legged and supple waisted, with dark eyes and gold-bronze hair, and very white skin.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Earth was a world of murdering savages; bleak and desolate; contaminated by deadly radioactivity.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her cheek bones were just sufficiently prominent to keep her face from being too regular; and there was a perceptible dusting of tiny freckles which accented the irregularity, adding a piquant touch.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Her cheek bones were just sufficiently prominent to keep her face from being too regular; and there was a perceptible dusting of tiny freckles which accented the irregularity, adding a piquant touch.
white
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From this reading Linda was long legged and supple waisted, with dark eyes and gold-bronze hair, and very white skin.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Linda was long legged and supple waisted, with dark eyes and gold-bronze hair, and very white skin.
world
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From this reading Earth was a world of murdering savages; bleak and desolate; contaminated by deadly radioactivity.
