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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 _In a world blasted by super-bombs and run by super-thugs, Art vs. Science can be a deadly debate!_ The sun hadn't quite risen, but now that the five men were out from under the trees it already felt hot.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Far ahead, off to the left of the road, the spires of New Angeles gleamed dusky blue against the departing night.
ahead
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From this reading Far ahead, off to the left of the road, the spires of New Angeles gleamed dusky blue against the departing night.
all
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From this reading The one who was thin and had hair flecked with gray looked all intellect; the other, young and with a curly mop, looked all feeling.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _In a world blasted by super-bombs and run by super-thugs, Art vs. Science can be a deadly debate!_ The sun hadn't quite risen, but now that the five men were out from under the trees it already felt hot.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _In a world blasted by super-bombs and run by super-thugs, Art vs. Science can be a deadly debate!_ The sun hadn't quite risen, but now that the five men were out from under the trees it already felt hot.
Angeles
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From this reading Far ahead, off to the left of the road, the spires of New Angeles gleamed dusky blue against the departing night.
Artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading _In a world blasted by super-bombs and run by super-thugs, Art vs. Science can be a deadly debate!_ The sun hadn't quite risen, but now that the five men were out from under the trees it already felt hot.
asleep
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From this reading The two unarmed men gazed back wistfully at the little town, dark and asleep under its moist leafy umbrellas.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The two unarmed men gazed back wistfully at the little town, dark and asleep under its moist leafy umbrellas.
back
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From this reading The two unarmed men gazed back wistfully at the little town, dark and asleep under its moist leafy umbrellas.
barring
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From this reading The fat man barring their way back to town mopped his head.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _In a world blasted by super-bombs and run by super-thugs, Art vs. Science can be a deadly debate!_ The sun hadn't quite risen, but now that the five men were out from under the trees it already felt hot.
blasted
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From this reading _In a world blasted by super-bombs and run by super-thugs, Art vs. Science can be a deadly debate!_ The sun hadn't quite risen, but now that the five men were out from under the trees it already felt hot.
blue
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From this reading Far ahead, off to the left of the road, the spires of New Angeles gleamed dusky blue against the departing night.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _In a world blasted by super-bombs and run by super-thugs, Art vs. Science can be a deadly debate!_ The sun hadn't quite risen, but now that the five men were out from under the trees it already felt hot.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _In a world blasted by super-bombs and run by super-thugs, Art vs. Science can be a deadly debate!_ The sun hadn't quite risen, but now that the five men were out from under the trees it already felt hot.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading _In a world blasted by super-bombs and run by super-thugs, Art vs. Science can be a deadly debate!_ The sun hadn't quite risen, but now that the five men were out from under the trees it already felt hot.
curly
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From this reading The one who was thin and had hair flecked with gray looked all intellect; the other, young and with a curly mop, looked all feeling.
dark
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From this reading The two unarmed men gazed back wistfully at the little town, dark and asleep under its moist leafy umbrellas.
deadly
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From this reading _In a world blasted by super-bombs and run by super-thugs, Art vs. Science can be a deadly debate!_ The sun hadn't quite risen, but now that the five men were out from under the trees it already felt hot.
debate
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From this reading _In a world blasted by super-bombs and run by super-thugs, Art vs. Science can be a deadly debate!_ The sun hadn't quite risen, but now that the five men were out from under the trees it already felt hot.
departing
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From this reading Far ahead, off to the left of the road, the spires of New Angeles gleamed dusky blue against the departing night.
dusky
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From this reading Far ahead, off to the left of the road, the spires of New Angeles gleamed dusky blue against the departing night.
Far
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From this reading Far ahead, off to the left of the road, the spires of New Angeles gleamed dusky blue against the departing night.
fat
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From this reading The fat man barring their way back to town mopped his head.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The one who was thin and had hair flecked with gray looked all intellect; the other, young and with a curly mop, looked all feeling.
felt
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From this reading _In a world blasted by super-bombs and run by super-thugs, Art vs. Science can be a deadly debate!_ The sun hadn't quite risen, but now that the five men were out from under the trees it already felt hot.
five
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From this reading _In a world blasted by super-bombs and run by super-thugs, Art vs. Science can be a deadly debate!_ The sun hadn't quite risen, but now that the five men were out from under the trees it already felt hot.
flecked
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From this reading The one who was thin and had hair flecked with gray looked all intellect; the other, young and with a curly mop, looked all feeling.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _In a world blasted by super-bombs and run by super-thugs, Art vs. Science can be a deadly debate!_ The sun hadn't quite risen, but now that the five men were out from under the trees it already felt hot.
gazed
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From this reading The two unarmed men gazed back wistfully at the little town, dark and asleep under its moist leafy umbrellas.
gleamed
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From this reading Far ahead, off to the left of the road, the spires of New Angeles gleamed dusky blue against the departing night.
gray
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From this reading The one who was thin and had hair flecked with gray looked all intellect; the other, young and with a curly mop, looked all feeling.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The one who was thin and had hair flecked with gray looked all intellect; the other, young and with a curly mop, looked all feeling.
hadn't
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From this reading _In a world blasted by super-bombs and run by super-thugs, Art vs. Science can be a deadly debate!_ The sun hadn't quite risen, but now that the five men were out from under the trees it already felt hot.
hair
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From this reading The one who was thin and had hair flecked with gray looked all intellect; the other, young and with a curly mop, looked all feeling.
head
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From this reading The fat man barring their way back to town mopped his head.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The fat man barring their way back to town mopped his head.
hot
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From this reading _In a world blasted by super-bombs and run by super-thugs, Art vs. Science can be a deadly debate!_ The sun hadn't quite risen, but now that the five men were out from under the trees it already felt hot.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _In a world blasted by super-bombs and run by super-thugs, Art vs. Science can be a deadly debate!_ The sun hadn't quite risen, but now that the five men were out from under the trees it already felt hot.
intellect
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From this reading The one who was thin and had hair flecked with gray looked all intellect; the other, young and with a curly mop, looked all feeling.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _In a world blasted by super-bombs and run by super-thugs, Art vs. Science can be a deadly debate!_ The sun hadn't quite risen, but now that the five men were out from under the trees it already felt hot.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The two unarmed men gazed back wistfully at the little town, dark and asleep under its moist leafy umbrellas.
leafy
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From this reading The two unarmed men gazed back wistfully at the little town, dark and asleep under its moist leafy umbrellas.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Far ahead, off to the left of the road, the spires of New Angeles gleamed dusky blue against the departing night.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The two unarmed men gazed back wistfully at the little town, dark and asleep under its moist leafy umbrellas.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The one who was thin and had hair flecked with gray looked all intellect; the other, young and with a curly mop, looked all feeling.
man
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From this reading The fat man barring their way back to town mopped his head.
men
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From this reading _In a world blasted by super-bombs and run by super-thugs, Art vs. Science can be a deadly debate!_ The sun hadn't quite risen, but now that the five men were out from under the trees it already felt hot.
moist
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From this reading The two unarmed men gazed back wistfully at the little town, dark and asleep under its moist leafy umbrellas.
mop
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From this reading The one who was thin and had hair flecked with gray looked all intellect; the other, young and with a curly mop, looked all feeling.
mopped
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From this reading The fat man barring their way back to town mopped his head.
New
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From this reading Far ahead, off to the left of the road, the spires of New Angeles gleamed dusky blue against the departing night.
night
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From this reading Far ahead, off to the left of the road, the spires of New Angeles gleamed dusky blue against the departing night.
now
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From this reading _In a world blasted by super-bombs and run by super-thugs, Art vs. Science can be a deadly debate!_ The sun hadn't quite risen, but now that the five men were out from under the trees it already felt hot.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Far ahead, off to the left of the road, the spires of New Angeles gleamed dusky blue against the departing night.
off
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From this reading Far ahead, off to the left of the road, the spires of New Angeles gleamed dusky blue against the departing night.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The one who was thin and had hair flecked with gray looked all intellect; the other, young and with a curly mop, looked all feeling.
other
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From this reading The one who was thin and had hair flecked with gray looked all intellect; the other, young and with a curly mop, looked all feeling.
out
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From this reading _In a world blasted by super-bombs and run by super-thugs, Art vs. Science can be a deadly debate!_ The sun hadn't quite risen, but now that the five men were out from under the trees it already felt hot.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _In a world blasted by super-bombs and run by super-thugs, Art vs. Science can be a deadly debate!_ The sun hadn't quite risen, but now that the five men were out from under the trees it already felt hot.
risen
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From this reading _In a world blasted by super-bombs and run by super-thugs, Art vs. Science can be a deadly debate!_ The sun hadn't quite risen, but now that the five men were out from under the trees it already felt hot.
road
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From this reading Far ahead, off to the left of the road, the spires of New Angeles gleamed dusky blue against the departing night.
run
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From this reading _In a world blasted by super-bombs and run by super-thugs, Art vs. Science can be a deadly debate!_ The sun hadn't quite risen, but now that the five men were out from under the trees it already felt hot.
Science
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From this reading _In a world blasted by super-bombs and run by super-thugs, Art vs. Science can be a deadly debate!_ The sun hadn't quite risen, but now that the five men were out from under the trees it already felt hot.
spires
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From this reading Far ahead, off to the left of the road, the spires of New Angeles gleamed dusky blue against the departing night.
sun
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From this reading _In a world blasted by super-bombs and run by super-thugs, Art vs. Science can be a deadly debate!_ The sun hadn't quite risen, but now that the five men were out from under the trees it already felt hot.
super-bombs
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From this reading _In a world blasted by super-bombs and run by super-thugs, Art vs. Science can be a deadly debate!_ The sun hadn't quite risen, but now that the five men were out from under the trees it already felt hot.
super-thugs
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From this reading _In a world blasted by super-bombs and run by super-thugs, Art vs. Science can be a deadly debate!_ The sun hadn't quite risen, but now that the five men were out from under the trees it already felt hot.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _In a world blasted by super-bombs and run by super-thugs, Art vs. Science can be a deadly debate!_ The sun hadn't quite risen, but now that the five men were out from under the trees it already felt hot.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _In a world blasted by super-bombs and run by super-thugs, Art vs. Science can be a deadly debate!_ The sun hadn't quite risen, but now that the five men were out from under the trees it already felt hot.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The fat man barring their way back to town mopped his head.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading The one who was thin and had hair flecked with gray looked all intellect; the other, young and with a curly mop, looked all feeling.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Far ahead, off to the left of the road, the spires of New Angeles gleamed dusky blue against the departing night.
town
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From this reading The two unarmed men gazed back wistfully at the little town, dark and asleep under its moist leafy umbrellas.
trees
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From this reading _In a world blasted by super-bombs and run by super-thugs, Art vs. Science can be a deadly debate!_ The sun hadn't quite risen, but now that the five men were out from under the trees it already felt hot.
two
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From this reading The two unarmed men gazed back wistfully at the little town, dark and asleep under its moist leafy umbrellas.
umbrellas
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From this reading The two unarmed men gazed back wistfully at the little town, dark and asleep under its moist leafy umbrellas.
unarmednounUS /ˈunarmed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The two unarmed men gazed back wistfully at the little town, dark and asleep under its moist leafy umbrellas.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading _In a world blasted by super-bombs and run by super-thugs, Art vs. Science can be a deadly debate!_ The sun hadn't quite risen, but now that the five men were out from under the trees it already felt hot.
vs
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From this reading _In a world blasted by super-bombs and run by super-thugs, Art vs. Science can be a deadly debate!_ The sun hadn't quite risen, but now that the five men were out from under the trees it already felt hot.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The one who was thin and had hair flecked with gray looked all intellect; the other, young and with a curly mop, looked all feeling.
way
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From this reading The fat man barring their way back to town mopped his head.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _In a world blasted by super-bombs and run by super-thugs, Art vs. Science can be a deadly debate!_ The sun hadn't quite risen, but now that the five men were out from under the trees it already felt hot.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The one who was thin and had hair flecked with gray looked all intellect; the other, young and with a curly mop, looked all feeling.
wistfully
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From this reading The two unarmed men gazed back wistfully at the little town, dark and asleep under its moist leafy umbrellas.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The one who was thin and had hair flecked with gray looked all intellect; the other, young and with a curly mop, looked all feeling.
world
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From this reading _In a world blasted by super-bombs and run by super-thugs, Art vs. Science can be a deadly debate!_ The sun hadn't quite risen, but now that the five men were out from under the trees it already felt hot.
young
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From this reading The one who was thin and had hair flecked with gray looked all intellect; the other, young and with a curly mop, looked all feeling.
