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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 There had been the painful pressure, the loss of consciousness, the confinement in this tight little world of dormitories and gleaming metal walls, the uncanny feeling of no weight, the ability--boring after a while, but interesting at first--to float about in air almost at will.
ability
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From this reading There had been the painful pressure, the loss of consciousness, the confinement in this tight little world of dormitories and gleaming metal walls, the uncanny feeling of no weight, the ability--boring after a while, but interesting at first--to float about in air almost at will.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There had been the painful pressure, the loss of consciousness, the confinement in this tight little world of dormitories and gleaming metal walls, the uncanny feeling of no weight, the ability--boring after a while, but interesting at first--to float about in air almost at will.
absolutely
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From this reading The trouble with the Stalintrek, Sophia thought, was that it took months to get absolutely nowhere.
adjustment
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From this reading But for the first brief period of adjustment on the part of her fellows to the fact that although she was a woman and shared their man's life she was still to be inviolate, the routine had been anything but exciting.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading There had been the painful pressure, the loss of consciousness, the confinement in this tight little world of dormitories and gleaming metal walls, the uncanny feeling of no weight, the ability--boring after a while, but interesting at first--to float about in air almost at will.
air
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all
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From this reading Sophia had lost all track of time through _ennui_.
almost
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From this reading There had been the painful pressure, the loss of consciousness, the confinement in this tight little world of dormitories and gleaming metal walls, the uncanny feeling of no weight, the ability--boring after a while, but interesting at first--to float about in air almost at will.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But for the first brief period of adjustment on the part of her fellows to the fact that although she was a woman and shared their man's life she was still to be inviolate, the routine had been anything but exciting.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There had been the painful pressure, the loss of consciousness, the confinement in this tight little world of dormitories and gleaming metal walls, the uncanny feeling of no weight, the ability--boring after a while, but interesting at first--to float about in air almost at will.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading But for the first brief period of adjustment on the part of her fellows to the fact that although she was a woman and shared their man's life she was still to be inviolate, the routine had been anything but exciting.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There had been the painful pressure, the loss of consciousness, the confinement in this tight little world of dormitories and gleaming metal walls, the uncanny feeling of no weight, the ability--boring after a while, but interesting at first--to float about in air almost at will.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But for the first brief period of adjustment on the part of her fellows to the fact that although she was a woman and shared their man's life she was still to be inviolate, the routine had been anything but exciting.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There had been the painful pressure, the loss of consciousness, the confinement in this tight little world of dormitories and gleaming metal walls, the uncanny feeling of no weight, the ability--boring after a while, but interesting at first--to float about in air almost at will.
boring
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From this reading There had been the painful pressure, the loss of consciousness, the confinement in this tight little world of dormitories and gleaming metal walls, the uncanny feeling of no weight, the ability--boring after a while, but interesting at first--to float about in air almost at will.
brief
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From this reading But for the first brief period of adjustment on the part of her fellows to the fact that although she was a woman and shared their man's life she was still to be inviolate, the routine had been anything but exciting.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There had been the painful pressure, the loss of consciousness, the confinement in this tight little world of dormitories and gleaming metal walls, the uncanny feeling of no weight, the ability--boring after a while, but interesting at first--to float about in air almost at will.
confinement
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consciousness
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dormitories
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ennui
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From this reading Sophia had lost all track of time through _ennui_.
exciting
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From this reading But for the first brief period of adjustment on the part of her fellows to the fact that although she was a woman and shared their man's life she was still to be inviolate, the routine had been anything but exciting.
fact
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From this reading But for the first brief period of adjustment on the part of her fellows to the fact that although she was a woman and shared their man's life she was still to be inviolate, the routine had been anything but exciting.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There had been the painful pressure, the loss of consciousness, the confinement in this tight little world of dormitories and gleaming metal walls, the uncanny feeling of no weight, the ability--boring after a while, but interesting at first--to float about in air almost at will.
fellows
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From this reading But for the first brief period of adjustment on the part of her fellows to the fact that although she was a woman and shared their man's life she was still to be inviolate, the routine had been anything but exciting.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There had been the painful pressure, the loss of consciousness, the confinement in this tight little world of dormitories and gleaming metal walls, the uncanny feeling of no weight, the ability--boring after a while, but interesting at first--to float about in air almost at will.
float
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From this reading There had been the painful pressure, the loss of consciousness, the confinement in this tight little world of dormitories and gleaming metal walls, the uncanny feeling of no weight, the ability--boring after a while, but interesting at first--to float about in air almost at will.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But for the first brief period of adjustment on the part of her fellows to the fact that although she was a woman and shared their man's life she was still to be inviolate, the routine had been anything but exciting.
get
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From this reading The trouble with the Stalintrek, Sophia thought, was that it took months to get absolutely nowhere.
gleaming
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From this reading There had been the painful pressure, the loss of consciousness, the confinement in this tight little world of dormitories and gleaming metal walls, the uncanny feeling of no weight, the ability--boring after a while, but interesting at first--to float about in air almost at will.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There had been the painful pressure, the loss of consciousness, the confinement in this tight little world of dormitories and gleaming metal walls, the uncanny feeling of no weight, the ability--boring after a while, but interesting at first--to float about in air almost at will.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But for the first brief period of adjustment on the part of her fellows to the fact that although she was a woman and shared their man's life she was still to be inviolate, the routine had been anything but exciting.
how
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From this reading Then, how many months of sameness?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There had been the painful pressure, the loss of consciousness, the confinement in this tight little world of dormitories and gleaming metal walls, the uncanny feeling of no weight, the ability--boring after a while, but interesting at first--to float about in air almost at will.
interesting
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inviolate
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From this reading But for the first brief period of adjustment on the part of her fellows to the fact that although she was a woman and shared their man's life she was still to be inviolate, the routine had been anything but exciting.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The trouble with the Stalintrek, Sophia thought, was that it took months to get absolutely nowhere.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But for the first brief period of adjustment on the part of her fellows to the fact that although she was a woman and shared their man's life she was still to be inviolate, the routine had been anything but exciting.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There had been the painful pressure, the loss of consciousness, the confinement in this tight little world of dormitories and gleaming metal walls, the uncanny feeling of no weight, the ability--boring after a while, but interesting at first--to float about in air almost at will.
loss
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From this reading There had been the painful pressure, the loss of consciousness, the confinement in this tight little world of dormitories and gleaming metal walls, the uncanny feeling of no weight, the ability--boring after a while, but interesting at first--to float about in air almost at will.
lost
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From this reading Sophia had lost all track of time through _ennui_.
man's
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From this reading But for the first brief period of adjustment on the part of her fellows to the fact that although she was a woman and shared their man's life she was still to be inviolate, the routine had been anything but exciting.
many
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From this reading Then, how many months of sameness?
metal
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From this reading There had been the painful pressure, the loss of consciousness, the confinement in this tight little world of dormitories and gleaming metal walls, the uncanny feeling of no weight, the ability--boring after a while, but interesting at first--to float about in air almost at will.
months
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From this reading The trouble with the Stalintrek, Sophia thought, was that it took months to get absolutely nowhere.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There had been the painful pressure, the loss of consciousness, the confinement in this tight little world of dormitories and gleaming metal walls, the uncanny feeling of no weight, the ability--boring after a while, but interesting at first--to float about in air almost at will.
nowhere
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From this reading The trouble with the Stalintrek, Sophia thought, was that it took months to get absolutely nowhere.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There had been the painful pressure, the loss of consciousness, the confinement in this tight little world of dormitories and gleaming metal walls, the uncanny feeling of no weight, the ability--boring after a while, but interesting at first--to float about in air almost at will.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But for the first brief period of adjustment on the part of her fellows to the fact that although she was a woman and shared their man's life she was still to be inviolate, the routine had been anything but exciting.
painful
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From this reading There had been the painful pressure, the loss of consciousness, the confinement in this tight little world of dormitories and gleaming metal walls, the uncanny feeling of no weight, the ability--boring after a while, but interesting at first--to float about in air almost at will.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But for the first brief period of adjustment on the part of her fellows to the fact that although she was a woman and shared their man's life she was still to be inviolate, the routine had been anything but exciting.
period
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From this reading But for the first brief period of adjustment on the part of her fellows to the fact that although she was a woman and shared their man's life she was still to be inviolate, the routine had been anything but exciting.
pressure
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From this reading There had been the painful pressure, the loss of consciousness, the confinement in this tight little world of dormitories and gleaming metal walls, the uncanny feeling of no weight, the ability--boring after a while, but interesting at first--to float about in air almost at will.
routine
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From this reading But for the first brief period of adjustment on the part of her fellows to the fact that although she was a woman and shared their man's life she was still to be inviolate, the routine had been anything but exciting.
sameness
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From this reading Then, how many months of sameness?
shared
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From this reading But for the first brief period of adjustment on the part of her fellows to the fact that although she was a woman and shared their man's life she was still to be inviolate, the routine had been anything but exciting.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But for the first brief period of adjustment on the part of her fellows to the fact that although she was a woman and shared their man's life she was still to be inviolate, the routine had been anything but exciting.
Sophia
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From this reading The trouble with the Stalintrek, Sophia thought, was that it took months to get absolutely nowhere.
Stalintrek
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From this reading The trouble with the Stalintrek, Sophia thought, was that it took months to get absolutely nowhere.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But for the first brief period of adjustment on the part of her fellows to the fact that although she was a woman and shared their man's life she was still to be inviolate, the routine had been anything but exciting.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The trouble with the Stalintrek, Sophia thought, was that it took months to get absolutely nowhere.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The trouble with the Stalintrek, Sophia thought, was that it took months to get absolutely nowhere.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading But for the first brief period of adjustment on the part of her fellows to the fact that although she was a woman and shared their man's life she was still to be inviolate, the routine had been anything but exciting.
Then
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From this reading Then, how many months of sameness?
There
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From this reading There had been the painful pressure, the loss of consciousness, the confinement in this tight little world of dormitories and gleaming metal walls, the uncanny feeling of no weight, the ability--boring after a while, but interesting at first--to float about in air almost at will.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There had been the painful pressure, the loss of consciousness, the confinement in this tight little world of dormitories and gleaming metal walls, the uncanny feeling of no weight, the ability--boring after a while, but interesting at first--to float about in air almost at will.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The trouble with the Stalintrek, Sophia thought, was that it took months to get absolutely nowhere.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Sophia had lost all track of time through _ennui_.
tight
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From this reading There had been the painful pressure, the loss of consciousness, the confinement in this tight little world of dormitories and gleaming metal walls, the uncanny feeling of no weight, the ability--boring after a while, but interesting at first--to float about in air almost at will.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sophia had lost all track of time through _ennui_.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The trouble with the Stalintrek, Sophia thought, was that it took months to get absolutely nowhere.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The trouble with the Stalintrek, Sophia thought, was that it took months to get absolutely nowhere.
tracknounUS /træk/
a route or signs showing the way someone went
From this reading Sophia had lost all track of time through _ennui_.
trouble
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From this reading The trouble with the Stalintrek, Sophia thought, was that it took months to get absolutely nowhere.
uncanny
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From this reading There had been the painful pressure, the loss of consciousness, the confinement in this tight little world of dormitories and gleaming metal walls, the uncanny feeling of no weight, the ability--boring after a while, but interesting at first--to float about in air almost at will.
walls
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From this reading There had been the painful pressure, the loss of consciousness, the confinement in this tight little world of dormitories and gleaming metal walls, the uncanny feeling of no weight, the ability--boring after a while, but interesting at first--to float about in air almost at will.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The trouble with the Stalintrek, Sophia thought, was that it took months to get absolutely nowhere.
weight
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From this reading There had been the painful pressure, the loss of consciousness, the confinement in this tight little world of dormitories and gleaming metal walls, the uncanny feeling of no weight, the ability--boring after a while, but interesting at first--to float about in air almost at will.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading There had been the painful pressure, the loss of consciousness, the confinement in this tight little world of dormitories and gleaming metal walls, the uncanny feeling of no weight, the ability--boring after a while, but interesting at first--to float about in air almost at will.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading There had been the painful pressure, the loss of consciousness, the confinement in this tight little world of dormitories and gleaming metal walls, the uncanny feeling of no weight, the ability--boring after a while, but interesting at first--to float about in air almost at will.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The trouble with the Stalintrek, Sophia thought, was that it took months to get absolutely nowhere.
woman
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From this reading But for the first brief period of adjustment on the part of her fellows to the fact that although she was a woman and shared their man's life she was still to be inviolate, the routine had been anything but exciting.
world
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From this reading There had been the painful pressure, the loss of consciousness, the confinement in this tight little world of dormitories and gleaming metal walls, the uncanny feeling of no weight, the ability--boring after a while, but interesting at first--to float about in air almost at will.
