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alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So McCauley labored on the ship that was already nearly set to dive sunward.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The ship would dive sunward to Venus, swing around that planet, and drift back out to the orbit of Earth.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The ship would dive sunward to Venus, swing around that planet, and drift back out to the orbit of Earth.
back
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From this reading The ship would dive sunward to Venus, swing around that planet, and drift back out to the orbit of Earth.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It would be equipped with the screen that had made Earth-moon travel possible.
begin
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From this reading It would have on board Bramwell, who'd designed the screen to begin with.
board
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From this reading It would have on board Bramwell, who'd designed the screen to begin with.
Bramwell
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From this reading It would have on board Bramwell, who'd designed the screen to begin with.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It would plunge into flare-particle radiation of such intensity that the ship's crew _might_ survive--with the present screen on full--but this was by no means certain.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It would plunge into flare-particle radiation of such intensity that the ship's crew _might_ survive--with the present screen on full--but this was by no means certain.
certain
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From this reading It would plunge into flare-particle radiation of such intensity that the ship's crew _might_ survive--with the present screen on full--but this was by no means certain.
crewnounUS /crew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It would plunge into flare-particle radiation of such intensity that the ship's crew _might_ survive--with the present screen on full--but this was by no means certain.
designed
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From this reading It would have on board Bramwell, who'd designed the screen to begin with.
dive
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From this reading So McCauley labored on the ship that was already nearly set to dive sunward.
drift
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From this reading The ship would dive sunward to Venus, swing around that planet, and drift back out to the orbit of Earth.
Earth
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From this reading The ship would dive sunward to Venus, swing around that planet, and drift back out to the orbit of Earth.
Earth-moon
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From this reading It would be equipped with the screen that had made Earth-moon travel possible.
equipped
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From this reading It would be equipped with the screen that had made Earth-moon travel possible.
flare-particle
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From this reading It would plunge into flare-particle radiation of such intensity that the ship's crew _might_ survive--with the present screen on full--but this was by no means certain.
full
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From this reading It would plunge into flare-particle radiation of such intensity that the ship's crew _might_ survive--with the present screen on full--but this was by no means certain.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It would be equipped with the screen that had made Earth-moon travel possible.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It would have on board Bramwell, who'd designed the screen to begin with.
intensity
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From this reading It would plunge into flare-particle radiation of such intensity that the ship's crew _might_ survive--with the present screen on full--but this was by no means certain.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It would plunge into flare-particle radiation of such intensity that the ship's crew _might_ survive--with the present screen on full--but this was by no means certain.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would be equipped with the screen that had made Earth-moon travel possible.
labored
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From this reading So McCauley labored on the ship that was already nearly set to dive sunward.
made
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From this reading It would be equipped with the screen that had made Earth-moon travel possible.
McCauley
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From this reading So McCauley labored on the ship that was already nearly set to dive sunward.
means
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From this reading It would plunge into flare-particle radiation of such intensity that the ship's crew _might_ survive--with the present screen on full--but this was by no means certain.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading It would plunge into flare-particle radiation of such intensity that the ship's crew _might_ survive--with the present screen on full--but this was by no means certain.
nearly
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From this reading So McCauley labored on the ship that was already nearly set to dive sunward.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It would plunge into flare-particle radiation of such intensity that the ship's crew _might_ survive--with the present screen on full--but this was by no means certain.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It would plunge into flare-particle radiation of such intensity that the ship's crew _might_ survive--with the present screen on full--but this was by no means certain.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading So McCauley labored on the ship that was already nearly set to dive sunward.
orbit
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From this reading The ship would dive sunward to Venus, swing around that planet, and drift back out to the orbit of Earth.
out
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From this reading The ship would dive sunward to Venus, swing around that planet, and drift back out to the orbit of Earth.
planet
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From this reading The ship would dive sunward to Venus, swing around that planet, and drift back out to the orbit of Earth.
plunge
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From this reading It would plunge into flare-particle radiation of such intensity that the ship's crew _might_ survive--with the present screen on full--but this was by no means certain.
possible
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From this reading It would be equipped with the screen that had made Earth-moon travel possible.
present
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From this reading It would plunge into flare-particle radiation of such intensity that the ship's crew _might_ survive--with the present screen on full--but this was by no means certain.
radiation
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From this reading It would plunge into flare-particle radiation of such intensity that the ship's crew _might_ survive--with the present screen on full--but this was by no means certain.
screen
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From this reading It would be equipped with the screen that had made Earth-moon travel possible.
set
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From this reading So McCauley labored on the ship that was already nearly set to dive sunward.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So McCauley labored on the ship that was already nearly set to dive sunward.
ship's
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From this reading It would plunge into flare-particle radiation of such intensity that the ship's crew _might_ survive--with the present screen on full--but this was by no means certain.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So McCauley labored on the ship that was already nearly set to dive sunward.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It would plunge into flare-particle radiation of such intensity that the ship's crew _might_ survive--with the present screen on full--but this was by no means certain.
sunward
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From this reading So McCauley labored on the ship that was already nearly set to dive sunward.
survive
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From this reading It would plunge into flare-particle radiation of such intensity that the ship's crew _might_ survive--with the present screen on full--but this was by no means certain.
swing
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From this reading The ship would dive sunward to Venus, swing around that planet, and drift back out to the orbit of Earth.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So McCauley labored on the ship that was already nearly set to dive sunward.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So McCauley labored on the ship that was already nearly set to dive sunward.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It would plunge into flare-particle radiation of such intensity that the ship's crew _might_ survive--with the present screen on full--but this was by no means certain.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So McCauley labored on the ship that was already nearly set to dive sunward.
travel
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From this reading It would be equipped with the screen that had made Earth-moon travel possible.
Venus
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From this reading The ship would dive sunward to Venus, swing around that planet, and drift back out to the orbit of Earth.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So McCauley labored on the ship that was already nearly set to dive sunward.
who'd
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From this reading It would have on board Bramwell, who'd designed the screen to begin with.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It would be equipped with the screen that had made Earth-moon travel possible.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would be equipped with the screen that had made Earth-moon travel possible.
