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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 It was jagged and irregular in shape, and was probably a captured asteroid.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Huyghens had seen it often enough, so he did not go out of his quarters to watch it hurtle across the sky with seemingly the speed of an atmosphere-flier, occulting the stars as it went.
all
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From this reading Instead, he sweated over paper work, which should have been odd because he was technically a felon and all his labors on Loren Two felonious.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Huyghens had seen it often enough, so he did not go out of his quarters to watch it hurtle across the sky with seemingly the speed of an atmosphere-flier, occulting the stars as it went.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was jagged and irregular in shape, and was probably a captured asteroid.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Huyghens had seen it often enough, so he did not go out of his quarters to watch it hurtle across the sky with seemingly the speed of an atmosphere-flier, occulting the stars as it went.
asteroid
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From this reading It was jagged and irregular in shape, and was probably a captured asteroid.
atmosphere-flier
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From this reading Huyghens had seen it often enough, so he did not go out of his quarters to watch it hurtle across the sky with seemingly the speed of an atmosphere-flier, occulting the stars as it went.
bald
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From this reading It was odd, too, for a man to do paper work in a room with steel shutters and a huge bald eagle--untethered--dozing on a three-inch perch set in the wall.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Instead, he sweated over paper work, which should have been odd because he was technically a felon and all his labors on Loren Two felonious.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Instead, he sweated over paper work, which should have been odd because he was technically a felon and all his labors on Loren Two felonious.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The nearer moon went by overhead.
captured
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From this reading It was jagged and irregular in shape, and was probably a captured asteroid.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Huyghens had seen it often enough, so he did not go out of his quarters to watch it hurtle across the sky with seemingly the speed of an atmosphere-flier, occulting the stars as it went.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading It was odd, too, for a man to do paper work in a room with steel shutters and a huge bald eagle--untethered--dozing on a three-inch perch set in the wall.
dozing
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From this reading It was odd, too, for a man to do paper work in a room with steel shutters and a huge bald eagle--untethered--dozing on a three-inch perch set in the wall.
eagle
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From this reading It was odd, too, for a man to do paper work in a room with steel shutters and a huge bald eagle--untethered--dozing on a three-inch perch set in the wall.
enough
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From this reading Huyghens had seen it often enough, so he did not go out of his quarters to watch it hurtle across the sky with seemingly the speed of an atmosphere-flier, occulting the stars as it went.
felon
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From this reading Instead, he sweated over paper work, which should have been odd because he was technically a felon and all his labors on Loren Two felonious.
felonious
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From this reading Instead, he sweated over paper work, which should have been odd because he was technically a felon and all his labors on Loren Two felonious.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was odd, too, for a man to do paper work in a room with steel shutters and a huge bald eagle--untethered--dozing on a three-inch perch set in the wall.
go
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From this reading Huyghens had seen it often enough, so he did not go out of his quarters to watch it hurtle across the sky with seemingly the speed of an atmosphere-flier, occulting the stars as it went.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Huyghens had seen it often enough, so he did not go out of his quarters to watch it hurtle across the sky with seemingly the speed of an atmosphere-flier, occulting the stars as it went.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Instead, he sweated over paper work, which should have been odd because he was technically a felon and all his labors on Loren Two felonious.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Huyghens had seen it often enough, so he did not go out of his quarters to watch it hurtle across the sky with seemingly the speed of an atmosphere-flier, occulting the stars as it went.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Huyghens had seen it often enough, so he did not go out of his quarters to watch it hurtle across the sky with seemingly the speed of an atmosphere-flier, occulting the stars as it went.
huge
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From this reading It was odd, too, for a man to do paper work in a room with steel shutters and a huge bald eagle--untethered--dozing on a three-inch perch set in the wall.
hurtle
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From this reading Huyghens had seen it often enough, so he did not go out of his quarters to watch it hurtle across the sky with seemingly the speed of an atmosphere-flier, occulting the stars as it went.
Huyghens
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From this reading Huyghens had seen it often enough, so he did not go out of his quarters to watch it hurtle across the sky with seemingly the speed of an atmosphere-flier, occulting the stars as it went.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was jagged and irregular in shape, and was probably a captured asteroid.
Instead
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From this reading Instead, he sweated over paper work, which should have been odd because he was technically a felon and all his labors on Loren Two felonious.
irregular
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From this reading It was jagged and irregular in shape, and was probably a captured asteroid.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was jagged and irregular in shape, and was probably a captured asteroid.
jagged
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From this reading It was jagged and irregular in shape, and was probably a captured asteroid.
labors
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From this reading Instead, he sweated over paper work, which should have been odd because he was technically a felon and all his labors on Loren Two felonious.
Loren
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From this reading Instead, he sweated over paper work, which should have been odd because he was technically a felon and all his labors on Loren Two felonious.
man
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From this reading It was odd, too, for a man to do paper work in a room with steel shutters and a huge bald eagle--untethered--dozing on a three-inch perch set in the wall.
moon
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From this reading The nearer moon went by overhead.
nearer
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From this reading The nearer moon went by overhead.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Huyghens had seen it often enough, so he did not go out of his quarters to watch it hurtle across the sky with seemingly the speed of an atmosphere-flier, occulting the stars as it went.
occulting
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From this reading Huyghens had seen it often enough, so he did not go out of his quarters to watch it hurtle across the sky with seemingly the speed of an atmosphere-flier, occulting the stars as it went.
odd
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From this reading Instead, he sweated over paper work, which should have been odd because he was technically a felon and all his labors on Loren Two felonious.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Huyghens had seen it often enough, so he did not go out of his quarters to watch it hurtle across the sky with seemingly the speed of an atmosphere-flier, occulting the stars as it went.
often
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From this reading Huyghens had seen it often enough, so he did not go out of his quarters to watch it hurtle across the sky with seemingly the speed of an atmosphere-flier, occulting the stars as it went.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Instead, he sweated over paper work, which should have been odd because he was technically a felon and all his labors on Loren Two felonious.
out
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From this reading Huyghens had seen it often enough, so he did not go out of his quarters to watch it hurtle across the sky with seemingly the speed of an atmosphere-flier, occulting the stars as it went.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Instead, he sweated over paper work, which should have been odd because he was technically a felon and all his labors on Loren Two felonious.
overhead
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From this reading The nearer moon went by overhead.
paper
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From this reading Instead, he sweated over paper work, which should have been odd because he was technically a felon and all his labors on Loren Two felonious.
perch
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From this reading It was odd, too, for a man to do paper work in a room with steel shutters and a huge bald eagle--untethered--dozing on a three-inch perch set in the wall.
probably
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From this reading It was jagged and irregular in shape, and was probably a captured asteroid.
quarters
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From this reading Huyghens had seen it often enough, so he did not go out of his quarters to watch it hurtle across the sky with seemingly the speed of an atmosphere-flier, occulting the stars as it went.
room
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From this reading It was odd, too, for a man to do paper work in a room with steel shutters and a huge bald eagle--untethered--dozing on a three-inch perch set in the wall.
seemingly
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From this reading Huyghens had seen it often enough, so he did not go out of his quarters to watch it hurtle across the sky with seemingly the speed of an atmosphere-flier, occulting the stars as it went.
seen
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From this reading Huyghens had seen it often enough, so he did not go out of his quarters to watch it hurtle across the sky with seemingly the speed of an atmosphere-flier, occulting the stars as it went.
set
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From this reading It was odd, too, for a man to do paper work in a room with steel shutters and a huge bald eagle--untethered--dozing on a three-inch perch set in the wall.
shape
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From this reading It was jagged and irregular in shape, and was probably a captured asteroid.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Instead, he sweated over paper work, which should have been odd because he was technically a felon and all his labors on Loren Two felonious.
shutters
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From this reading It was odd, too, for a man to do paper work in a room with steel shutters and a huge bald eagle--untethered--dozing on a three-inch perch set in the wall.
sky
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From this reading Huyghens had seen it often enough, so he did not go out of his quarters to watch it hurtle across the sky with seemingly the speed of an atmosphere-flier, occulting the stars as it went.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Huyghens had seen it often enough, so he did not go out of his quarters to watch it hurtle across the sky with seemingly the speed of an atmosphere-flier, occulting the stars as it went.
speed
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From this reading Huyghens had seen it often enough, so he did not go out of his quarters to watch it hurtle across the sky with seemingly the speed of an atmosphere-flier, occulting the stars as it went.
stars
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From this reading Huyghens had seen it often enough, so he did not go out of his quarters to watch it hurtle across the sky with seemingly the speed of an atmosphere-flier, occulting the stars as it went.
steel
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From this reading It was odd, too, for a man to do paper work in a room with steel shutters and a huge bald eagle--untethered--dozing on a three-inch perch set in the wall.
sweated
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From this reading Instead, he sweated over paper work, which should have been odd because he was technically a felon and all his labors on Loren Two felonious.
technically
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From this reading Instead, he sweated over paper work, which should have been odd because he was technically a felon and all his labors on Loren Two felonious.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The nearer moon went by overhead.
three-inch
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From this reading It was odd, too, for a man to do paper work in a room with steel shutters and a huge bald eagle--untethered--dozing on a three-inch perch set in the wall.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Huyghens had seen it often enough, so he did not go out of his quarters to watch it hurtle across the sky with seemingly the speed of an atmosphere-flier, occulting the stars as it went.
too
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From this reading It was odd, too, for a man to do paper work in a room with steel shutters and a huge bald eagle--untethered--dozing on a three-inch perch set in the wall.
Two
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From this reading Instead, he sweated over paper work, which should have been odd because he was technically a felon and all his labors on Loren Two felonious.
untethered
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From this reading It was odd, too, for a man to do paper work in a room with steel shutters and a huge bald eagle--untethered--dozing on a three-inch perch set in the wall.
wall
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From this reading It was odd, too, for a man to do paper work in a room with steel shutters and a huge bald eagle--untethered--dozing on a three-inch perch set in the wall.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was jagged and irregular in shape, and was probably a captured asteroid.
watch
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From this reading Huyghens had seen it often enough, so he did not go out of his quarters to watch it hurtle across the sky with seemingly the speed of an atmosphere-flier, occulting the stars as it went.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The nearer moon went by overhead.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Instead, he sweated over paper work, which should have been odd because he was technically a felon and all his labors on Loren Two felonious.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Huyghens had seen it often enough, so he did not go out of his quarters to watch it hurtle across the sky with seemingly the speed of an atmosphere-flier, occulting the stars as it went.
work
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From this reading Instead, he sweated over paper work, which should have been odd because he was technically a felon and all his labors on Loren Two felonious.
