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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 DESPERATE MEASURES Measured in distance and time that rough walk in the ponderous suits across the broken terrain of the asteroid was a short one, measured by the beating of his own heart, Dane thought it much too long.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading DESPERATE MEASURES Measured in distance and time that rough walk in the ponderous suits across the broken terrain of the asteroid was a short one, measured by the beating of his own heart, Dane thought it much too long.
air
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From this reading There was no sign of life by the air lock of the bubble--no move on the part of the men stationed there to come to their assistance.
Ali's
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From this reading Ali's disembodied voice clicked in the helmet earphones.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DESPERATE MEASURES Measured in distance and time that rough walk in the ponderous suits across the broken terrain of the asteroid was a short one, measured by the beating of his own heart, Dane thought it much too long.
assistance
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From this reading There was no sign of life by the air lock of the bubble--no move on the part of the men stationed there to come to their assistance.
asteroid
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From this reading DESPERATE MEASURES Measured in distance and time that rough walk in the ponderous suits across the broken terrain of the asteroid was a short one, measured by the beating of his own heart, Dane thought it much too long.
beating
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From this reading DESPERATE MEASURES Measured in distance and time that rough walk in the ponderous suits across the broken terrain of the asteroid was a short one, measured by the beating of his own heart, Dane thought it much too long.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DESPERATE MEASURES Measured in distance and time that rough walk in the ponderous suits across the broken terrain of the asteroid was a short one, measured by the beating of his own heart, Dane thought it much too long.
bubble
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From this reading There was no sign of life by the air lock of the bubble--no move on the part of the men stationed there to come to their assistance.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading DESPERATE MEASURES Measured in distance and time that rough walk in the ponderous suits across the broken terrain of the asteroid was a short one, measured by the beating of his own heart, Dane thought it much too long.
clicked
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From this reading Ali's disembodied voice clicked in the helmet earphones.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was no sign of life by the air lock of the bubble--no move on the part of the men stationed there to come to their assistance.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "Maybe we'll wish we were," Dane could not forego that return.
D'you
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From this reading "D'you suppose we're invisible?"
Dane
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From this reading DESPERATE MEASURES Measured in distance and time that rough walk in the ponderous suits across the broken terrain of the asteroid was a short one, measured by the beating of his own heart, Dane thought it much too long.
DESPERATE
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From this reading DESPERATE MEASURES Measured in distance and time that rough walk in the ponderous suits across the broken terrain of the asteroid was a short one, measured by the beating of his own heart, Dane thought it much too long.
disembodied
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From this reading Ali's disembodied voice clicked in the helmet earphones.
distance
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From this reading DESPERATE MEASURES Measured in distance and time that rough walk in the ponderous suits across the broken terrain of the asteroid was a short one, measured by the beating of his own heart, Dane thought it much too long.
earphones
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From this reading Ali's disembodied voice clicked in the helmet earphones.
forego
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From this reading "Maybe we'll wish we were," Dane could not forego that return.
heart
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From this reading DESPERATE MEASURES Measured in distance and time that rough walk in the ponderous suits across the broken terrain of the asteroid was a short one, measured by the beating of his own heart, Dane thought it much too long.
helmet
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From this reading Ali's disembodied voice clicked in the helmet earphones.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading DESPERATE MEASURES Measured in distance and time that rough walk in the ponderous suits across the broken terrain of the asteroid was a short one, measured by the beating of his own heart, Dane thought it much too long.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading DESPERATE MEASURES Measured in distance and time that rough walk in the ponderous suits across the broken terrain of the asteroid was a short one, measured by the beating of his own heart, Dane thought it much too long.
invisible
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From this reading "D'you suppose we're invisible?"
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading DESPERATE MEASURES Measured in distance and time that rough walk in the ponderous suits across the broken terrain of the asteroid was a short one, measured by the beating of his own heart, Dane thought it much too long.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was no sign of life by the air lock of the bubble--no move on the part of the men stationed there to come to their assistance.
lock
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From this reading There was no sign of life by the air lock of the bubble--no move on the part of the men stationed there to come to their assistance.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DESPERATE MEASURES Measured in distance and time that rough walk in the ponderous suits across the broken terrain of the asteroid was a short one, measured by the beating of his own heart, Dane thought it much too long.
Maybe
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From this reading "Maybe we'll wish we were," Dane could not forego that return.
Measured
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From this reading DESPERATE MEASURES Measured in distance and time that rough walk in the ponderous suits across the broken terrain of the asteroid was a short one, measured by the beating of his own heart, Dane thought it much too long.
MEASURES
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From this reading DESPERATE MEASURES Measured in distance and time that rough walk in the ponderous suits across the broken terrain of the asteroid was a short one, measured by the beating of his own heart, Dane thought it much too long.
men
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From this reading There was no sign of life by the air lock of the bubble--no move on the part of the men stationed there to come to their assistance.
move
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From this reading There was no sign of life by the air lock of the bubble--no move on the part of the men stationed there to come to their assistance.
much
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From this reading DESPERATE MEASURES Measured in distance and time that rough walk in the ponderous suits across the broken terrain of the asteroid was a short one, measured by the beating of his own heart, Dane thought it much too long.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was no sign of life by the air lock of the bubble--no move on the part of the men stationed there to come to their assistance.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Maybe we'll wish we were," Dane could not forego that return.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading DESPERATE MEASURES Measured in distance and time that rough walk in the ponderous suits across the broken terrain of the asteroid was a short one, measured by the beating of his own heart, Dane thought it much too long.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was no sign of life by the air lock of the bubble--no move on the part of the men stationed there to come to their assistance.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading DESPERATE MEASURES Measured in distance and time that rough walk in the ponderous suits across the broken terrain of the asteroid was a short one, measured by the beating of his own heart, Dane thought it much too long.
own
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From this reading DESPERATE MEASURES Measured in distance and time that rough walk in the ponderous suits across the broken terrain of the asteroid was a short one, measured by the beating of his own heart, Dane thought it much too long.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was no sign of life by the air lock of the bubble--no move on the part of the men stationed there to come to their assistance.
ponderous
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From this reading DESPERATE MEASURES Measured in distance and time that rough walk in the ponderous suits across the broken terrain of the asteroid was a short one, measured by the beating of his own heart, Dane thought it much too long.
return
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From this reading "Maybe we'll wish we were," Dane could not forego that return.
rough
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From this reading DESPERATE MEASURES Measured in distance and time that rough walk in the ponderous suits across the broken terrain of the asteroid was a short one, measured by the beating of his own heart, Dane thought it much too long.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading DESPERATE MEASURES Measured in distance and time that rough walk in the ponderous suits across the broken terrain of the asteroid was a short one, measured by the beating of his own heart, Dane thought it much too long.
sign
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From this reading There was no sign of life by the air lock of the bubble--no move on the part of the men stationed there to come to their assistance.
stationed
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From this reading There was no sign of life by the air lock of the bubble--no move on the part of the men stationed there to come to their assistance.
suits
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From this reading DESPERATE MEASURES Measured in distance and time that rough walk in the ponderous suits across the broken terrain of the asteroid was a short one, measured by the beating of his own heart, Dane thought it much too long.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "D'you suppose we're invisible?"
terrain
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From this reading DESPERATE MEASURES Measured in distance and time that rough walk in the ponderous suits across the broken terrain of the asteroid was a short one, measured by the beating of his own heart, Dane thought it much too long.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading DESPERATE MEASURES Measured in distance and time that rough walk in the ponderous suits across the broken terrain of the asteroid was a short one, measured by the beating of his own heart, Dane thought it much too long.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DESPERATE MEASURES Measured in distance and time that rough walk in the ponderous suits across the broken terrain of the asteroid was a short one, measured by the beating of his own heart, Dane thought it much too long.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading There was no sign of life by the air lock of the bubble--no move on the part of the men stationed there to come to their assistance.
There
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From this reading There was no sign of life by the air lock of the bubble--no move on the part of the men stationed there to come to their assistance.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DESPERATE MEASURES Measured in distance and time that rough walk in the ponderous suits across the broken terrain of the asteroid was a short one, measured by the beating of his own heart, Dane thought it much too long.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DESPERATE MEASURES Measured in distance and time that rough walk in the ponderous suits across the broken terrain of the asteroid was a short one, measured by the beating of his own heart, Dane thought it much too long.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was no sign of life by the air lock of the bubble--no move on the part of the men stationed there to come to their assistance.
too
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From this reading DESPERATE MEASURES Measured in distance and time that rough walk in the ponderous suits across the broken terrain of the asteroid was a short one, measured by the beating of his own heart, Dane thought it much too long.
voice
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From this reading Ali's disembodied voice clicked in the helmet earphones.
walk
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From this reading DESPERATE MEASURES Measured in distance and time that rough walk in the ponderous suits across the broken terrain of the asteroid was a short one, measured by the beating of his own heart, Dane thought it much too long.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading DESPERATE MEASURES Measured in distance and time that rough walk in the ponderous suits across the broken terrain of the asteroid was a short one, measured by the beating of his own heart, Dane thought it much too long.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Maybe we'll wish we were," Dane could not forego that return.
we'll
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From this reading "Maybe we'll wish we were," Dane could not forego that return.
we're
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From this reading "D'you suppose we're invisible?"
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Maybe we'll wish we were," Dane could not forego that return.
wish
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From this reading "Maybe we'll wish we were," Dane could not forego that return.
