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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 A hayseed Martian among big-planet slickers ... of course he would get into trouble.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She peeled it off again and slipped on a casual bathrobe: a wisp of translucence which had set the president of Antarctic Enterprise--or had it been the chairman of the board?--back several thousand dollars.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading A hayseed Martian among big-planet slickers ... of course he would get into trouble.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She peeled it off again and slipped on a casual bathrobe: a wisp of translucence which had set the president of Antarctic Enterprise--or had it been the chairman of the board?--back several thousand dollars.
Antarctic
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From this reading She peeled it off again and slipped on a casual bathrobe: a wisp of translucence which had set the president of Antarctic Enterprise--or had it been the chairman of the board?--back several thousand dollars.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Then she pulled a lock of lion-colored hair down over one eye, checked with a mirror, rumpled it a tiny bit more and wrapped the robe loosely on top and tight around the hips.
back
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bathrobe
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From this reading She peeled it off again and slipped on a casual bathrobe: a wisp of translucence which had set the president of Antarctic Enterprise--or had it been the chairman of the board?--back several thousand dollars.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But that was nothing compared to the trouble he would be in if he did not get into trouble!
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She peeled it off again and slipped on a casual bathrobe: a wisp of translucence which had set the president of Antarctic Enterprise--or had it been the chairman of the board?--back several thousand dollars.
big-planet
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From this reading A hayseed Martian among big-planet slickers ... of course he would get into trouble.
bit
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From this reading Then she pulled a lock of lion-colored hair down over one eye, checked with a mirror, rumpled it a tiny bit more and wrapped the robe loosely on top and tight around the hips.
board
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From this reading She peeled it off again and slipped on a casual bathrobe: a wisp of translucence which had set the president of Antarctic Enterprise--or had it been the chairman of the board?--back several thousand dollars.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But that was nothing compared to the trouble he would be in if he did not get into trouble!
casual
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From this reading She peeled it off again and slipped on a casual bathrobe: a wisp of translucence which had set the president of Antarctic Enterprise--or had it been the chairman of the board?--back several thousand dollars.
chairman
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checked
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chimed
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From this reading The visiphone chimed when Peri had just gotten into her dinner gown.
compared
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From this reading But that was nothing compared to the trouble he would be in if he did not get into trouble!
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A hayseed Martian among big-planet slickers ... of course he would get into trouble.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But that was nothing compared to the trouble he would be in if he did not get into trouble!
dinner
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From this reading The visiphone chimed when Peri had just gotten into her dinner gown.
dollars
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From this reading She peeled it off again and slipped on a casual bathrobe: a wisp of translucence which had set the president of Antarctic Enterprise--or had it been the chairman of the board?--back several thousand dollars.
down
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From this reading Then she pulled a lock of lion-colored hair down over one eye, checked with a mirror, rumpled it a tiny bit more and wrapped the robe loosely on top and tight around the hips.
Enterprise
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eye
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get
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gotten
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From this reading The visiphone chimed when Peri had just gotten into her dinner gown.
gown
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From this reading The visiphone chimed when Peri had just gotten into her dinner gown.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The visiphone chimed when Peri had just gotten into her dinner gown.
hair
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From this reading Then she pulled a lock of lion-colored hair down over one eye, checked with a mirror, rumpled it a tiny bit more and wrapped the robe loosely on top and tight around the hips.
hayseed
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From this reading A hayseed Martian among big-planet slickers ... of course he would get into trouble.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A hayseed Martian among big-planet slickers ... of course he would get into trouble.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The visiphone chimed when Peri had just gotten into her dinner gown.
hips
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From this reading Then she pulled a lock of lion-colored hair down over one eye, checked with a mirror, rumpled it a tiny bit more and wrapped the robe loosely on top and tight around the hips.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But that was nothing compared to the trouble he would be in if he did not get into trouble!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But that was nothing compared to the trouble he would be in if he did not get into trouble!
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A hayseed Martian among big-planet slickers ... of course he would get into trouble.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She peeled it off again and slipped on a casual bathrobe: a wisp of translucence which had set the president of Antarctic Enterprise--or had it been the chairman of the board?--back several thousand dollars.
just
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From this reading The visiphone chimed when Peri had just gotten into her dinner gown.
lion-colored
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From this reading Then she pulled a lock of lion-colored hair down over one eye, checked with a mirror, rumpled it a tiny bit more and wrapped the robe loosely on top and tight around the hips.
lock
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From this reading Then she pulled a lock of lion-colored hair down over one eye, checked with a mirror, rumpled it a tiny bit more and wrapped the robe loosely on top and tight around the hips.
loosely
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From this reading Then she pulled a lock of lion-colored hair down over one eye, checked with a mirror, rumpled it a tiny bit more and wrapped the robe loosely on top and tight around the hips.
Martian
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From this reading A hayseed Martian among big-planet slickers ... of course he would get into trouble.
mirror
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From this reading Then she pulled a lock of lion-colored hair down over one eye, checked with a mirror, rumpled it a tiny bit more and wrapped the robe loosely on top and tight around the hips.
more
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From this reading Then she pulled a lock of lion-colored hair down over one eye, checked with a mirror, rumpled it a tiny bit more and wrapped the robe loosely on top and tight around the hips.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But that was nothing compared to the trouble he would be in if he did not get into trouble!
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading But that was nothing compared to the trouble he would be in if he did not get into trouble!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A hayseed Martian among big-planet slickers ... of course he would get into trouble.
off
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From this reading She peeled it off again and slipped on a casual bathrobe: a wisp of translucence which had set the president of Antarctic Enterprise--or had it been the chairman of the board?--back several thousand dollars.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She peeled it off again and slipped on a casual bathrobe: a wisp of translucence which had set the president of Antarctic Enterprise--or had it been the chairman of the board?--back several thousand dollars.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Then she pulled a lock of lion-colored hair down over one eye, checked with a mirror, rumpled it a tiny bit more and wrapped the robe loosely on top and tight around the hips.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She peeled it off again and slipped on a casual bathrobe: a wisp of translucence which had set the president of Antarctic Enterprise--or had it been the chairman of the board?--back several thousand dollars.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Then she pulled a lock of lion-colored hair down over one eye, checked with a mirror, rumpled it a tiny bit more and wrapped the robe loosely on top and tight around the hips.
peeled
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From this reading She peeled it off again and slipped on a casual bathrobe: a wisp of translucence which had set the president of Antarctic Enterprise--or had it been the chairman of the board?--back several thousand dollars.
Peri
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From this reading The visiphone chimed when Peri had just gotten into her dinner gown.
president
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From this reading She peeled it off again and slipped on a casual bathrobe: a wisp of translucence which had set the president of Antarctic Enterprise--or had it been the chairman of the board?--back several thousand dollars.
pullednounUS /pulled/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then she pulled a lock of lion-colored hair down over one eye, checked with a mirror, rumpled it a tiny bit more and wrapped the robe loosely on top and tight around the hips.
robe
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From this reading Then she pulled a lock of lion-colored hair down over one eye, checked with a mirror, rumpled it a tiny bit more and wrapped the robe loosely on top and tight around the hips.
rumpled
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From this reading Then she pulled a lock of lion-colored hair down over one eye, checked with a mirror, rumpled it a tiny bit more and wrapped the robe loosely on top and tight around the hips.
set
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From this reading She peeled it off again and slipped on a casual bathrobe: a wisp of translucence which had set the president of Antarctic Enterprise--or had it been the chairman of the board?--back several thousand dollars.
several
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From this reading She peeled it off again and slipped on a casual bathrobe: a wisp of translucence which had set the president of Antarctic Enterprise--or had it been the chairman of the board?--back several thousand dollars.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She peeled it off again and slipped on a casual bathrobe: a wisp of translucence which had set the president of Antarctic Enterprise--or had it been the chairman of the board?--back several thousand dollars.
slickers
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From this reading A hayseed Martian among big-planet slickers ... of course he would get into trouble.
slipped
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From this reading She peeled it off again and slipped on a casual bathrobe: a wisp of translucence which had set the president of Antarctic Enterprise--or had it been the chairman of the board?--back several thousand dollars.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But that was nothing compared to the trouble he would be in if he did not get into trouble!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But that was nothing compared to the trouble he would be in if he did not get into trouble!
Then
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From this reading Then she pulled a lock of lion-colored hair down over one eye, checked with a mirror, rumpled it a tiny bit more and wrapped the robe loosely on top and tight around the hips.
thousand
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From this reading She peeled it off again and slipped on a casual bathrobe: a wisp of translucence which had set the president of Antarctic Enterprise--or had it been the chairman of the board?--back several thousand dollars.
tight
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From this reading Then she pulled a lock of lion-colored hair down over one eye, checked with a mirror, rumpled it a tiny bit more and wrapped the robe loosely on top and tight around the hips.
tiny
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From this reading Then she pulled a lock of lion-colored hair down over one eye, checked with a mirror, rumpled it a tiny bit more and wrapped the robe loosely on top and tight around the hips.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But that was nothing compared to the trouble he would be in if he did not get into trouble!
top
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From this reading Then she pulled a lock of lion-colored hair down over one eye, checked with a mirror, rumpled it a tiny bit more and wrapped the robe loosely on top and tight around the hips.
translucence
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From this reading She peeled it off again and slipped on a casual bathrobe: a wisp of translucence which had set the president of Antarctic Enterprise--or had it been the chairman of the board?--back several thousand dollars.
trouble
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From this reading A hayseed Martian among big-planet slickers ... of course he would get into trouble.
visiphone
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From this reading The visiphone chimed when Peri had just gotten into her dinner gown.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But that was nothing compared to the trouble he would be in if he did not get into trouble!
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The visiphone chimed when Peri had just gotten into her dinner gown.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She peeled it off again and slipped on a casual bathrobe: a wisp of translucence which had set the president of Antarctic Enterprise--or had it been the chairman of the board?--back several thousand dollars.
wisp
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From this reading She peeled it off again and slipped on a casual bathrobe: a wisp of translucence which had set the president of Antarctic Enterprise--or had it been the chairman of the board?--back several thousand dollars.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then she pulled a lock of lion-colored hair down over one eye, checked with a mirror, rumpled it a tiny bit more and wrapped the robe loosely on top and tight around the hips.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading A hayseed Martian among big-planet slickers ... of course he would get into trouble.
wrapped
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From this reading Then she pulled a lock of lion-colored hair down over one eye, checked with a mirror, rumpled it a tiny bit more and wrapped the robe loosely on top and tight around the hips.
