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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 All Flicker wanted was a chance to make the aliens understand.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading But there were things about Flicker that they hadn't counted on....
agonynounUS /ˈæɡ.ə.ni/
Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading Flicker's mind fought silently and desperately to maintain its fast-receding control, to master his frantic urge to writhe and scream in agony at the burning light.
aliens
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From this reading All Flicker wanted was a chance to make the aliens understand.
All
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From this reading All Flicker wanted was a chance to make the aliens understand.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Flicker's mind fought silently and desperately to maintain its fast-receding control, to master his frantic urge to writhe and scream in agony at the burning light.
animal
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From this reading The fetid animal stench of the aliens filled his nostrils, gagging him; the heat of the place seared his skin like a thousand white-hot needles, and seeped into his throat to blister his lungs.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Flicker's mind fought silently and desperately to maintain its fast-receding control, to master his frantic urge to writhe and scream in agony at the burning light.
blister
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From this reading The fetid animal stench of the aliens filled his nostrils, gagging him; the heat of the place seared his skin like a thousand white-hot needles, and seeped into his throat to blister his lungs.
burning
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ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But there were things about Flicker that they hadn't counted on....
chance
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From this reading All Flicker wanted was a chance to make the aliens understand.
control
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From this reading Flicker's mind fought silently and desperately to maintain its fast-receding control, to master his frantic urge to writhe and scream in agony at the burning light.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading All the aliens wanted was a chance to kill him while they could.
counted
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From this reading But there were things about Flicker that they hadn't counted on....
desperately
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From this reading Flicker's mind fought silently and desperately to maintain its fast-receding control, to master his frantic urge to writhe and scream in agony at the burning light.
fast-receding
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From this reading Flicker's mind fought silently and desperately to maintain its fast-receding control, to master his frantic urge to writhe and scream in agony at the burning light.
fetid
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From this reading The fetid animal stench of the aliens filled his nostrils, gagging him; the heat of the place seared his skin like a thousand white-hot needles, and seeped into his throat to blister his lungs.
filled
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From this reading The fetid animal stench of the aliens filled his nostrils, gagging him; the heat of the place seared his skin like a thousand white-hot needles, and seeped into his throat to blister his lungs.
Flicker
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From this reading All Flicker wanted was a chance to make the aliens understand.
Flicker's
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fought
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frantic
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From this reading Flicker's mind fought silently and desperately to maintain its fast-receding control, to master his frantic urge to writhe and scream in agony at the burning light.
gagging
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From this reading The fetid animal stench of the aliens filled his nostrils, gagging him; the heat of the place seared his skin like a thousand white-hot needles, and seeped into his throat to blister his lungs.
hadn't
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From this reading But there were things about Flicker that they hadn't counted on....
heat
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From this reading The fetid animal stench of the aliens filled his nostrils, gagging him; the heat of the place seared his skin like a thousand white-hot needles, and seeped into his throat to blister his lungs.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading All the aliens wanted was a chance to kill him while they could.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Flicker's mind fought silently and desperately to maintain its fast-receding control, to master his frantic urge to writhe and scream in agony at the burning light.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Flicker's mind fought silently and desperately to maintain its fast-receding control, to master his frantic urge to writhe and scream in agony at the burning light.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The fetid animal stench of the aliens filled his nostrils, gagging him; the heat of the place seared his skin like a thousand white-hot needles, and seeped into his throat to blister his lungs.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Flicker's mind fought silently and desperately to maintain its fast-receding control, to master his frantic urge to writhe and scream in agony at the burning light.
kill
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From this reading All the aliens wanted was a chance to kill him while they could.
light
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like
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From this reading The fetid animal stench of the aliens filled his nostrils, gagging him; the heat of the place seared his skin like a thousand white-hot needles, and seeped into his throat to blister his lungs.
lungs
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From this reading The fetid animal stench of the aliens filled his nostrils, gagging him; the heat of the place seared his skin like a thousand white-hot needles, and seeped into his throat to blister his lungs.
maintain
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From this reading Flicker's mind fought silently and desperately to maintain its fast-receding control, to master his frantic urge to writhe and scream in agony at the burning light.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All Flicker wanted was a chance to make the aliens understand.
master
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From this reading Flicker's mind fought silently and desperately to maintain its fast-receding control, to master his frantic urge to writhe and scream in agony at the burning light.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Flicker's mind fought silently and desperately to maintain its fast-receding control, to master his frantic urge to writhe and scream in agony at the burning light.
needles
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From this reading The fetid animal stench of the aliens filled his nostrils, gagging him; the heat of the place seared his skin like a thousand white-hot needles, and seeped into his throat to blister his lungs.
nostrils
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From this reading The fetid animal stench of the aliens filled his nostrils, gagging him; the heat of the place seared his skin like a thousand white-hot needles, and seeped into his throat to blister his lungs.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The fetid animal stench of the aliens filled his nostrils, gagging him; the heat of the place seared his skin like a thousand white-hot needles, and seeped into his throat to blister his lungs.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But there were things about Flicker that they hadn't counted on....
place
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From this reading The fetid animal stench of the aliens filled his nostrils, gagging him; the heat of the place seared his skin like a thousand white-hot needles, and seeped into his throat to blister his lungs.
scream
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seared
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From this reading The fetid animal stench of the aliens filled his nostrils, gagging him; the heat of the place seared his skin like a thousand white-hot needles, and seeped into his throat to blister his lungs.
seeped
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silently
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skin
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From this reading The fetid animal stench of the aliens filled his nostrils, gagging him; the heat of the place seared his skin like a thousand white-hot needles, and seeped into his throat to blister his lungs.
stench
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From this reading The fetid animal stench of the aliens filled his nostrils, gagging him; the heat of the place seared his skin like a thousand white-hot needles, and seeped into his throat to blister his lungs.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But there were things about Flicker that they hadn't counted on....
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All Flicker wanted was a chance to make the aliens understand.
there
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From this reading But there were things about Flicker that they hadn't counted on....
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading All the aliens wanted was a chance to kill him while they could.
things
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From this reading But there were things about Flicker that they hadn't counted on....
thousand
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From this reading The fetid animal stench of the aliens filled his nostrils, gagging him; the heat of the place seared his skin like a thousand white-hot needles, and seeped into his throat to blister his lungs.
throatnounUS /θroʊt/
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading The fetid animal stench of the aliens filled his nostrils, gagging him; the heat of the place seared his skin like a thousand white-hot needles, and seeped into his throat to blister his lungs.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All Flicker wanted was a chance to make the aliens understand.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All Flicker wanted was a chance to make the aliens understand.
urge
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From this reading Flicker's mind fought silently and desperately to maintain its fast-receding control, to master his frantic urge to writhe and scream in agony at the burning light.
wanted
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From this reading All Flicker wanted was a chance to make the aliens understand.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All Flicker wanted was a chance to make the aliens understand.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But there were things about Flicker that they hadn't counted on....
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading All the aliens wanted was a chance to kill him while they could.
white-hot
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From this reading The fetid animal stench of the aliens filled his nostrils, gagging him; the heat of the place seared his skin like a thousand white-hot needles, and seeped into his throat to blister his lungs.
writhe
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From this reading Flicker's mind fought silently and desperately to maintain its fast-receding control, to master his frantic urge to writhe and scream in agony at the burning light.
