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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 The other near-tragedy happened when a rocket took off and the flame splashed against a glistening metallic upcrop and licked fiercely at Soames' space-suited legs.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The other near-tragedy happened when a rocket took off and the flame splashed against a glistening metallic upcrop and licked fiercely at Soames' space-suited legs.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The other near-tragedy happened when a rocket took off and the flame splashed against a glistening metallic upcrop and licked fiercely at Soames' space-suited legs.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The other near-tragedy happened when a rocket took off and the flame splashed against a glistening metallic upcrop and licked fiercely at Soames' space-suited legs.
away
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From this reading The rocket went past him no more than a dozen feet away.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He jumped convulsively, rose out of the flame before it could either cook his legs or melt down his space suit, and, gasping in horror, soared off and up to the length of his safety rope.
burned
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From this reading Its exhaust could have burned him to a crisp, or at the least flashed his plastic faceplate.
call
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From this reading That was a very close call indeed.
close
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From this reading That was a very close call indeed.
convulsively
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From this reading He jumped convulsively, rose out of the flame before it could either cook his legs or melt down his space suit, and, gasping in horror, soared off and up to the length of his safety rope.
cook
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From this reading He jumped convulsively, rose out of the flame before it could either cook his legs or melt down his space suit, and, gasping in horror, soared off and up to the length of his safety rope.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He jumped convulsively, rose out of the flame before it could either cook his legs or melt down his space suit, and, gasping in horror, soared off and up to the length of his safety rope.
crisp
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From this reading Its exhaust could have burned him to a crisp, or at the least flashed his plastic faceplate.
down
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From this reading He jumped convulsively, rose out of the flame before it could either cook his legs or melt down his space suit, and, gasping in horror, soared off and up to the length of his safety rope.
dozen
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From this reading The rocket went past him no more than a dozen feet away.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading He jumped convulsively, rose out of the flame before it could either cook his legs or melt down his space suit, and, gasping in horror, soared off and up to the length of his safety rope.
exhaust
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From this reading Its exhaust could have burned him to a crisp, or at the least flashed his plastic faceplate.
faceplate
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From this reading Its exhaust could have burned him to a crisp, or at the least flashed his plastic faceplate.
feet
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From this reading The rocket went past him no more than a dozen feet away.
fiercely
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From this reading The other near-tragedy happened when a rocket took off and the flame splashed against a glistening metallic upcrop and licked fiercely at Soames' space-suited legs.
flamenounUS /fleɪm/
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading The other near-tragedy happened when a rocket took off and the flame splashed against a glistening metallic upcrop and licked fiercely at Soames' space-suited legs.
flashed
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From this reading Its exhaust could have burned him to a crisp, or at the least flashed his plastic faceplate.
gasping
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From this reading He jumped convulsively, rose out of the flame before it could either cook his legs or melt down his space suit, and, gasping in horror, soared off and up to the length of his safety rope.
glistening
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From this reading The other near-tragedy happened when a rocket took off and the flame splashed against a glistening metallic upcrop and licked fiercely at Soames' space-suited legs.
happened
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From this reading The other near-tragedy happened when a rocket took off and the flame splashed against a glistening metallic upcrop and licked fiercely at Soames' space-suited legs.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Its exhaust could have burned him to a crisp, or at the least flashed his plastic faceplate.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He jumped convulsively, rose out of the flame before it could either cook his legs or melt down his space suit, and, gasping in horror, soared off and up to the length of his safety rope.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The rocket went past him no more than a dozen feet away.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He jumped convulsively, rose out of the flame before it could either cook his legs or melt down his space suit, and, gasping in horror, soared off and up to the length of his safety rope.
horror
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From this reading He jumped convulsively, rose out of the flame before it could either cook his legs or melt down his space suit, and, gasping in horror, soared off and up to the length of his safety rope.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He jumped convulsively, rose out of the flame before it could either cook his legs or melt down his space suit, and, gasping in horror, soared off and up to the length of his safety rope.
indeed
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From this reading That was a very close call indeed.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He jumped convulsively, rose out of the flame before it could either cook his legs or melt down his space suit, and, gasping in horror, soared off and up to the length of his safety rope.
ItsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Its exhaust could have burned him to a crisp, or at the least flashed his plastic faceplate.
jumped
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From this reading He jumped convulsively, rose out of the flame before it could either cook his legs or melt down his space suit, and, gasping in horror, soared off and up to the length of his safety rope.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Its exhaust could have burned him to a crisp, or at the least flashed his plastic faceplate.
legs
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From this reading The other near-tragedy happened when a rocket took off and the flame splashed against a glistening metallic upcrop and licked fiercely at Soames' space-suited legs.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading He jumped convulsively, rose out of the flame before it could either cook his legs or melt down his space suit, and, gasping in horror, soared off and up to the length of his safety rope.
licked
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From this reading The other near-tragedy happened when a rocket took off and the flame splashed against a glistening metallic upcrop and licked fiercely at Soames' space-suited legs.
melt
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From this reading He jumped convulsively, rose out of the flame before it could either cook his legs or melt down his space suit, and, gasping in horror, soared off and up to the length of his safety rope.
metallic
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From this reading The other near-tragedy happened when a rocket took off and the flame splashed against a glistening metallic upcrop and licked fiercely at Soames' space-suited legs.
more
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From this reading The rocket went past him no more than a dozen feet away.
near-tragedy
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From this reading The other near-tragedy happened when a rocket took off and the flame splashed against a glistening metallic upcrop and licked fiercely at Soames' space-suited legs.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The rocket went past him no more than a dozen feet away.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He jumped convulsively, rose out of the flame before it could either cook his legs or melt down his space suit, and, gasping in horror, soared off and up to the length of his safety rope.
off
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From this reading The other near-tragedy happened when a rocket took off and the flame splashed against a glistening metallic upcrop and licked fiercely at Soames' space-suited legs.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He jumped convulsively, rose out of the flame before it could either cook his legs or melt down his space suit, and, gasping in horror, soared off and up to the length of his safety rope.
other
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From this reading The other near-tragedy happened when a rocket took off and the flame splashed against a glistening metallic upcrop and licked fiercely at Soames' space-suited legs.
out
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From this reading He jumped convulsively, rose out of the flame before it could either cook his legs or melt down his space suit, and, gasping in horror, soared off and up to the length of his safety rope.
past
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From this reading The rocket went past him no more than a dozen feet away.
plastic
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From this reading Its exhaust could have burned him to a crisp, or at the least flashed his plastic faceplate.
rocket
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From this reading The other near-tragedy happened when a rocket took off and the flame splashed against a glistening metallic upcrop and licked fiercely at Soames' space-suited legs.
rope
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From this reading He jumped convulsively, rose out of the flame before it could either cook his legs or melt down his space suit, and, gasping in horror, soared off and up to the length of his safety rope.
rose
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From this reading He jumped convulsively, rose out of the flame before it could either cook his legs or melt down his space suit, and, gasping in horror, soared off and up to the length of his safety rope.
safety
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From this reading He jumped convulsively, rose out of the flame before it could either cook his legs or melt down his space suit, and, gasping in horror, soared off and up to the length of his safety rope.
Soames
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From this reading The other near-tragedy happened when a rocket took off and the flame splashed against a glistening metallic upcrop and licked fiercely at Soames' space-suited legs.
soared
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From this reading He jumped convulsively, rose out of the flame before it could either cook his legs or melt down his space suit, and, gasping in horror, soared off and up to the length of his safety rope.
space
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From this reading He jumped convulsively, rose out of the flame before it could either cook his legs or melt down his space suit, and, gasping in horror, soared off and up to the length of his safety rope.
space-suited
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From this reading The other near-tragedy happened when a rocket took off and the flame splashed against a glistening metallic upcrop and licked fiercely at Soames' space-suited legs.
splashed
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From this reading The other near-tragedy happened when a rocket took off and the flame splashed against a glistening metallic upcrop and licked fiercely at Soames' space-suited legs.
suit
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From this reading He jumped convulsively, rose out of the flame before it could either cook his legs or melt down his space suit, and, gasping in horror, soared off and up to the length of his safety rope.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The rocket went past him no more than a dozen feet away.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was a very close call indeed.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The other near-tragedy happened when a rocket took off and the flame splashed against a glistening metallic upcrop and licked fiercely at Soames' space-suited legs.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He jumped convulsively, rose out of the flame before it could either cook his legs or melt down his space suit, and, gasping in horror, soared off and up to the length of his safety rope.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The other near-tragedy happened when a rocket took off and the flame splashed against a glistening metallic upcrop and licked fiercely at Soames' space-suited legs.
up
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From this reading He jumped convulsively, rose out of the flame before it could either cook his legs or melt down his space suit, and, gasping in horror, soared off and up to the length of his safety rope.
upcrop
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From this reading The other near-tragedy happened when a rocket took off and the flame splashed against a glistening metallic upcrop and licked fiercely at Soames' space-suited legs.
very
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From this reading That was a very close call indeed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That was a very close call indeed.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The rocket went past him no more than a dozen feet away.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The other near-tragedy happened when a rocket took off and the flame splashed against a glistening metallic upcrop and licked fiercely at Soames' space-suited legs.
