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1954
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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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aliens
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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any
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
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bit
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
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caused
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citizenry
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completenounUS /complete/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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copyright
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curiosity
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didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
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distressnounUS /dɪˈstrɛs/
extreme sadness or suffering
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disturb
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down
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e-text
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entire
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evidence
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Extensive
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Fiction
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finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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gazed
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get
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hazyadjectiveUS /ˈheɪzi/
unclear or blurred, especially from drink
From this reading Thus, in this manner, did Tensor get well--and did he learn a bit too...._] Tensor gazed helplessly at the fine mist sifting down from a hazy, violet sky.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
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helplessly
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himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
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hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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intellectual
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investigate
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July
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learn
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manner
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melancholia
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mist
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most
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notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
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peculiar
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produced
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provoking
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publication
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remedy
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renewed
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research
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S
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satisfaction
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Science
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Sidenote
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sifting
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sky
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SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
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Tensor
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Tensor's
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
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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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thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
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thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
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ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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threatened
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Thus
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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too
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U
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uncivil
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uncover
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violet
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
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well
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Worlds
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