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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 Henig was sent to obtain a soil sample of the planet.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was a routine assignment, but not necessarily the only method for discovering an-- By Irving Cox, Jr. Three of the hairless bipeds stood in front of the frame building talking.
animal
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From this reading The pale, white skinned animals had a culture of sorts--their language, their buildings, their wheeled vehicles testified to that--but an animal society was very different from the rational civilization Henig knew.
animals
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From this reading The pale, white skinned animals had a culture of sorts--their language, their buildings, their wheeled vehicles testified to that--but an animal society was very different from the rational civilization Henig knew.
assignment
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From this reading It was a routine assignment, but not necessarily the only method for discovering an-- By Irving Cox, Jr. Three of the hairless bipeds stood in front of the frame building talking.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Concealed by the brush beyond the road, Henig studied them carefully.
bipeds
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From this reading It was a routine assignment, but not necessarily the only method for discovering an-- By Irving Cox, Jr. Three of the hairless bipeds stood in front of the frame building talking.
brush
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From this reading Concealed by the brush beyond the road, Henig studied them carefully.
building
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From this reading It was a routine assignment, but not necessarily the only method for discovering an-- By Irving Cox, Jr. Three of the hairless bipeds stood in front of the frame building talking.
buildings
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From this reading The pale, white skinned animals had a culture of sorts--their language, their buildings, their wheeled vehicles testified to that--but an animal society was very different from the rational civilization Henig knew.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was a routine assignment, but not necessarily the only method for discovering an-- By Irving Cox, Jr. Three of the hairless bipeds stood in front of the frame building talking.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was a routine assignment, but not necessarily the only method for discovering an-- By Irving Cox, Jr. Three of the hairless bipeds stood in front of the frame building talking.
carefully
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From this reading Concealed by the brush beyond the road, Henig studied them carefully.
civilization
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From this reading The pale, white skinned animals had a culture of sorts--their language, their buildings, their wheeled vehicles testified to that--but an animal society was very different from the rational civilization Henig knew.
Concealed
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From this reading Concealed by the brush beyond the road, Henig studied them carefully.
Cox
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From this reading It was a routine assignment, but not necessarily the only method for discovering an-- By Irving Cox, Jr. Three of the hairless bipeds stood in front of the frame building talking.
culture
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From this reading The pale, white skinned animals had a culture of sorts--their language, their buildings, their wheeled vehicles testified to that--but an animal society was very different from the rational civilization Henig knew.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The pale, white skinned animals had a culture of sorts--their language, their buildings, their wheeled vehicles testified to that--but an animal society was very different from the rational civilization Henig knew.
discovering
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From this reading It was a routine assignment, but not necessarily the only method for discovering an-- By Irving Cox, Jr. Three of the hairless bipeds stood in front of the frame building talking.
dominant
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From this reading These were the dominant species on this primitive world, unspeakably grotesque things.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was a routine assignment, but not necessarily the only method for discovering an-- By Irving Cox, Jr. Three of the hairless bipeds stood in front of the frame building talking.
frame
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From this reading It was a routine assignment, but not necessarily the only method for discovering an-- By Irving Cox, Jr. Three of the hairless bipeds stood in front of the frame building talking.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The pale, white skinned animals had a culture of sorts--their language, their buildings, their wheeled vehicles testified to that--but an animal society was very different from the rational civilization Henig knew.
front
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From this reading It was a routine assignment, but not necessarily the only method for discovering an-- By Irving Cox, Jr. Three of the hairless bipeds stood in front of the frame building talking.
grotesque
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From this reading These were the dominant species on this primitive world, unspeakably grotesque things.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The pale, white skinned animals had a culture of sorts--their language, their buildings, their wheeled vehicles testified to that--but an animal society was very different from the rational civilization Henig knew.
hairless
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From this reading It was a routine assignment, but not necessarily the only method for discovering an-- By Irving Cox, Jr. Three of the hairless bipeds stood in front of the frame building talking.
Henig
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From this reading Henig was sent to obtain a soil sample of the planet.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was a routine assignment, but not necessarily the only method for discovering an-- By Irving Cox, Jr. Three of the hairless bipeds stood in front of the frame building talking.
Irving
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From this reading It was a routine assignment, but not necessarily the only method for discovering an-- By Irving Cox, Jr. Three of the hairless bipeds stood in front of the frame building talking.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a routine assignment, but not necessarily the only method for discovering an-- By Irving Cox, Jr. Three of the hairless bipeds stood in front of the frame building talking.
Jr
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From this reading It was a routine assignment, but not necessarily the only method for discovering an-- By Irving Cox, Jr. Three of the hairless bipeds stood in front of the frame building talking.
knew
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From this reading The pale, white skinned animals had a culture of sorts--their language, their buildings, their wheeled vehicles testified to that--but an animal society was very different from the rational civilization Henig knew.
language
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From this reading The pale, white skinned animals had a culture of sorts--their language, their buildings, their wheeled vehicles testified to that--but an animal society was very different from the rational civilization Henig knew.
method
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From this reading It was a routine assignment, but not necessarily the only method for discovering an-- By Irving Cox, Jr. Three of the hairless bipeds stood in front of the frame building talking.
necessarily
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From this reading It was a routine assignment, but not necessarily the only method for discovering an-- By Irving Cox, Jr. Three of the hairless bipeds stood in front of the frame building talking.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was a routine assignment, but not necessarily the only method for discovering an-- By Irving Cox, Jr. Three of the hairless bipeds stood in front of the frame building talking.
obtainverbUS /əbˈteɪn/
to get something, especially through effort
From this reading Henig was sent to obtain a soil sample of the planet.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Henig was sent to obtain a soil sample of the planet.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading These were the dominant species on this primitive world, unspeakably grotesque things.
only
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From this reading It was a routine assignment, but not necessarily the only method for discovering an-- By Irving Cox, Jr. Three of the hairless bipeds stood in front of the frame building talking.
pale
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From this reading The pale, white skinned animals had a culture of sorts--their language, their buildings, their wheeled vehicles testified to that--but an animal society was very different from the rational civilization Henig knew.
planet
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From this reading Henig was sent to obtain a soil sample of the planet.
primitive
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From this reading These were the dominant species on this primitive world, unspeakably grotesque things.
rationaladjectiveUS /ˈræʃ.ən.əl/
Based on or in accordance with reason or logic rather than turbulent emotions.
From this reading The pale, white skinned animals had a culture of sorts--their language, their buildings, their wheeled vehicles testified to that--but an animal society was very different from the rational civilization Henig knew.
road
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From this reading Concealed by the brush beyond the road, Henig studied them carefully.
routine
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From this reading It was a routine assignment, but not necessarily the only method for discovering an-- By Irving Cox, Jr. Three of the hairless bipeds stood in front of the frame building talking.
sample
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From this reading Henig was sent to obtain a soil sample of the planet.
sent
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From this reading Henig was sent to obtain a soil sample of the planet.
skinned
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From this reading The pale, white skinned animals had a culture of sorts--their language, their buildings, their wheeled vehicles testified to that--but an animal society was very different from the rational civilization Henig knew.
society
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From this reading The pale, white skinned animals had a culture of sorts--their language, their buildings, their wheeled vehicles testified to that--but an animal society was very different from the rational civilization Henig knew.
soil
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From this reading Henig was sent to obtain a soil sample of the planet.
sorts
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From this reading The pale, white skinned animals had a culture of sorts--their language, their buildings, their wheeled vehicles testified to that--but an animal society was very different from the rational civilization Henig knew.
species
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From this reading These were the dominant species on this primitive world, unspeakably grotesque things.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a routine assignment, but not necessarily the only method for discovering an-- By Irving Cox, Jr. Three of the hairless bipeds stood in front of the frame building talking.
studied
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From this reading Concealed by the brush beyond the road, Henig studied them carefully.
talking
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From this reading It was a routine assignment, but not necessarily the only method for discovering an-- By Irving Cox, Jr. Three of the hairless bipeds stood in front of the frame building talking.
testified
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From this reading The pale, white skinned animals had a culture of sorts--their language, their buildings, their wheeled vehicles testified to that--but an animal society was very different from the rational civilization Henig knew.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The pale, white skinned animals had a culture of sorts--their language, their buildings, their wheeled vehicles testified to that--but an animal society was very different from the rational civilization Henig knew.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Henig was sent to obtain a soil sample of the planet.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The pale, white skinned animals had a culture of sorts--their language, their buildings, their wheeled vehicles testified to that--but an animal society was very different from the rational civilization Henig knew.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Concealed by the brush beyond the road, Henig studied them carefully.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These were the dominant species on this primitive world, unspeakably grotesque things.
things
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From this reading These were the dominant species on this primitive world, unspeakably grotesque things.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading These were the dominant species on this primitive world, unspeakably grotesque things.
Three
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From this reading It was a routine assignment, but not necessarily the only method for discovering an-- By Irving Cox, Jr. Three of the hairless bipeds stood in front of the frame building talking.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Henig was sent to obtain a soil sample of the planet.
unspeakably
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From this reading These were the dominant species on this primitive world, unspeakably grotesque things.
vehicles
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From this reading The pale, white skinned animals had a culture of sorts--their language, their buildings, their wheeled vehicles testified to that--but an animal society was very different from the rational civilization Henig knew.
very
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From this reading The pale, white skinned animals had a culture of sorts--their language, their buildings, their wheeled vehicles testified to that--but an animal society was very different from the rational civilization Henig knew.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Henig was sent to obtain a soil sample of the planet.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading These were the dominant species on this primitive world, unspeakably grotesque things.
wheeled
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From this reading The pale, white skinned animals had a culture of sorts--their language, their buildings, their wheeled vehicles testified to that--but an animal society was very different from the rational civilization Henig knew.
white
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From this reading The pale, white skinned animals had a culture of sorts--their language, their buildings, their wheeled vehicles testified to that--but an animal society was very different from the rational civilization Henig knew.
world
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From this reading These were the dominant species on this primitive world, unspeakably grotesque things.
