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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 But on Halcyon he found a people who not only didn't want it--but didn't need it!
ago
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From this reading From what I could gather, the first Terran to land here fifty years ago was so impressed with the balmy climate and pleasant rolling terrain and almost tideless oceans that he named the planet Halcyon.
almost
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From this reading From what I could gather, the first Terran to land here fifty years ago was so impressed with the balmy climate and pleasant rolling terrain and almost tideless oceans that he named the planet Halcyon.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading From what I could gather, the first Terran to land here fifty years ago was so impressed with the balmy climate and pleasant rolling terrain and almost tideless oceans that he named the planet Halcyon.
balmy
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From this reading From what I could gather, the first Terran to land here fifty years ago was so impressed with the balmy climate and pleasant rolling terrain and almost tideless oceans that he named the planet Halcyon.
Baltimore
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From this reading Interstellar Division Terran Insurance Co. Baltimore, Md., Earth Dear Boss: The natives got a big kick out of it when I told them what the name of their planet means in English.
big
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From this reading Interstellar Division Terran Insurance Co. Baltimore, Md., Earth Dear Boss: The natives got a big kick out of it when I told them what the name of their planet means in English.
Boss
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From this reading Interstellar Division Terran Insurance Co. Baltimore, Md., Earth Dear Boss: The natives got a big kick out of it when I told them what the name of their planet means in English.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But on Halcyon he found a people who not only didn't want it--but didn't need it!
climate
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From this reading From what I could gather, the first Terran to land here fifty years ago was so impressed with the balmy climate and pleasant rolling terrain and almost tideless oceans that he named the planet Halcyon.
Co
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From this reading Interstellar Division Terran Insurance Co. Baltimore, Md., Earth Dear Boss: The natives got a big kick out of it when I told them what the name of their planet means in English.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading From what I could gather, the first Terran to land here fifty years ago was so impressed with the balmy climate and pleasant rolling terrain and almost tideless oceans that he named the planet Halcyon.
Dear
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From this reading Interstellar Division Terran Insurance Co. Baltimore, Md., Earth Dear Boss: The natives got a big kick out of it when I told them what the name of their planet means in English.
didn't
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From this reading But on Halcyon he found a people who not only didn't want it--but didn't need it!
Division
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From this reading Interstellar Division Terran Insurance Co. Baltimore, Md., Earth Dear Boss: The natives got a big kick out of it when I told them what the name of their planet means in English.
Earth
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From this reading Interstellar Division Terran Insurance Co. Baltimore, Md., Earth Dear Boss: The natives got a big kick out of it when I told them what the name of their planet means in English.
English
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From this reading Interstellar Division Terran Insurance Co. Baltimore, Md., Earth Dear Boss: The natives got a big kick out of it when I told them what the name of their planet means in English.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Sam had sold life insurance to every race in the galaxy.
fifty
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From this reading From what I could gather, the first Terran to land here fifty years ago was so impressed with the balmy climate and pleasant rolling terrain and almost tideless oceans that he named the planet Halcyon.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From what I could gather, the first Terran to land here fifty years ago was so impressed with the balmy climate and pleasant rolling terrain and almost tideless oceans that he named the planet Halcyon.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But on Halcyon he found a people who not only didn't want it--but didn't need it!
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From what I could gather, the first Terran to land here fifty years ago was so impressed with the balmy climate and pleasant rolling terrain and almost tideless oceans that he named the planet Halcyon.
galaxy
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From this reading Sam had sold life insurance to every race in the galaxy.
gather
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From this reading From what I could gather, the first Terran to land here fifty years ago was so impressed with the balmy climate and pleasant rolling terrain and almost tideless oceans that he named the planet Halcyon.
got
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From this reading Interstellar Division Terran Insurance Co. Baltimore, Md., Earth Dear Boss: The natives got a big kick out of it when I told them what the name of their planet means in English.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Sam had sold life insurance to every race in the galaxy.
Halcyon
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From this reading But on Halcyon he found a people who not only didn't want it--but didn't need it!
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But on Halcyon he found a people who not only didn't want it--but didn't need it!
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From what I could gather, the first Terran to land here fifty years ago was so impressed with the balmy climate and pleasant rolling terrain and almost tideless oceans that he named the planet Halcyon.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Interstellar Division Terran Insurance Co. Baltimore, Md., Earth Dear Boss: The natives got a big kick out of it when I told them what the name of their planet means in English.
impressed
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From this reading From what I could gather, the first Terran to land here fifty years ago was so impressed with the balmy climate and pleasant rolling terrain and almost tideless oceans that he named the planet Halcyon.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sam had sold life insurance to every race in the galaxy.
insurance
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From this reading Sam had sold life insurance to every race in the galaxy.
Interstellar
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From this reading Interstellar Division Terran Insurance Co. Baltimore, Md., Earth Dear Boss: The natives got a big kick out of it when I told them what the name of their planet means in English.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But on Halcyon he found a people who not only didn't want it--but didn't need it!
kick
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From this reading Interstellar Division Terran Insurance Co. Baltimore, Md., Earth Dear Boss: The natives got a big kick out of it when I told them what the name of their planet means in English.
land
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From this reading From what I could gather, the first Terran to land here fifty years ago was so impressed with the balmy climate and pleasant rolling terrain and almost tideless oceans that he named the planet Halcyon.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sam had sold life insurance to every race in the galaxy.
Md
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From this reading Interstellar Division Terran Insurance Co. Baltimore, Md., Earth Dear Boss: The natives got a big kick out of it when I told them what the name of their planet means in English.
means
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From this reading Interstellar Division Terran Insurance Co. Baltimore, Md., Earth Dear Boss: The natives got a big kick out of it when I told them what the name of their planet means in English.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Interstellar Division Terran Insurance Co. Baltimore, Md., Earth Dear Boss: The natives got a big kick out of it when I told them what the name of their planet means in English.
named
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From this reading From what I could gather, the first Terran to land here fifty years ago was so impressed with the balmy climate and pleasant rolling terrain and almost tideless oceans that he named the planet Halcyon.
natives
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From this reading Interstellar Division Terran Insurance Co. Baltimore, Md., Earth Dear Boss: The natives got a big kick out of it when I told them what the name of their planet means in English.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But on Halcyon he found a people who not only didn't want it--but didn't need it!
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But on Halcyon he found a people who not only didn't want it--but didn't need it!
oceans
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From this reading From what I could gather, the first Terran to land here fifty years ago was so impressed with the balmy climate and pleasant rolling terrain and almost tideless oceans that he named the planet Halcyon.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Interstellar Division Terran Insurance Co. Baltimore, Md., Earth Dear Boss: The natives got a big kick out of it when I told them what the name of their planet means in English.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But on Halcyon he found a people who not only didn't want it--but didn't need it!
only
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From this reading But on Halcyon he found a people who not only didn't want it--but didn't need it!
out
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From this reading Interstellar Division Terran Insurance Co. Baltimore, Md., Earth Dear Boss: The natives got a big kick out of it when I told them what the name of their planet means in English.
peaceful
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From this reading It means peaceful.
people
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From this reading But on Halcyon he found a people who not only didn't want it--but didn't need it!
planet
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From this reading Interstellar Division Terran Insurance Co. Baltimore, Md., Earth Dear Boss: The natives got a big kick out of it when I told them what the name of their planet means in English.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From what I could gather, the first Terran to land here fifty years ago was so impressed with the balmy climate and pleasant rolling terrain and almost tideless oceans that he named the planet Halcyon.
race
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From this reading Sam had sold life insurance to every race in the galaxy.
rolling
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From this reading From what I could gather, the first Terran to land here fifty years ago was so impressed with the balmy climate and pleasant rolling terrain and almost tideless oceans that he named the planet Halcyon.
Sam
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From this reading Sam had sold life insurance to every race in the galaxy.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading From what I could gather, the first Terran to land here fifty years ago was so impressed with the balmy climate and pleasant rolling terrain and almost tideless oceans that he named the planet Halcyon.
sold
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From this reading Sam had sold life insurance to every race in the galaxy.
terrain
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From this reading From what I could gather, the first Terran to land here fifty years ago was so impressed with the balmy climate and pleasant rolling terrain and almost tideless oceans that he named the planet Halcyon.
Terran
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From this reading Interstellar Division Terran Insurance Co. Baltimore, Md., Earth Dear Boss: The natives got a big kick out of it when I told them what the name of their planet means in English.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading From what I could gather, the first Terran to land here fifty years ago was so impressed with the balmy climate and pleasant rolling terrain and almost tideless oceans that he named the planet Halcyon.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sam had sold life insurance to every race in the galaxy.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Interstellar Division Terran Insurance Co. Baltimore, Md., Earth Dear Boss: The natives got a big kick out of it when I told them what the name of their planet means in English.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Interstellar Division Terran Insurance Co. Baltimore, Md., Earth Dear Boss: The natives got a big kick out of it when I told them what the name of their planet means in English.
tideless
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From this reading From what I could gather, the first Terran to land here fifty years ago was so impressed with the balmy climate and pleasant rolling terrain and almost tideless oceans that he named the planet Halcyon.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sam had sold life insurance to every race in the galaxy.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Interstellar Division Terran Insurance Co. Baltimore, Md., Earth Dear Boss: The natives got a big kick out of it when I told them what the name of their planet means in English.
want
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From this reading But on Halcyon he found a people who not only didn't want it--but didn't need it!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading From what I could gather, the first Terran to land here fifty years ago was so impressed with the balmy climate and pleasant rolling terrain and almost tideless oceans that he named the planet Halcyon.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Interstellar Division Terran Insurance Co. Baltimore, Md., Earth Dear Boss: The natives got a big kick out of it when I told them what the name of their planet means in English.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Interstellar Division Terran Insurance Co. Baltimore, Md., Earth Dear Boss: The natives got a big kick out of it when I told them what the name of their planet means in English.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading But on Halcyon he found a people who not only didn't want it--but didn't need it!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading From what I could gather, the first Terran to land here fifty years ago was so impressed with the balmy climate and pleasant rolling terrain and almost tideless oceans that he named the planet Halcyon.
years
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From this reading From what I could gather, the first Terran to land here fifty years ago was so impressed with the balmy climate and pleasant rolling terrain and almost tideless oceans that he named the planet Halcyon.
