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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 Was even its death to be stripped of dignity by the cackling of the mass media?_ Kellon thought sourly that he wasn't commanding a star-ship, he was running a travelling circus.
aboard
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From this reading He had aboard telaudio men with tons of equipment, pontifical commentators who knew the answer to anything, beautiful females who were experts on the woman's angle, pompous bureaucrats after publicity, and entertainment stars who had come along for the same reason.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He had aboard telaudio men with tons of equipment, pontifical commentators who knew the answer to anything, beautiful females who were experts on the woman's angle, pompous bureaucrats after publicity, and entertainment stars who had come along for the same reason.
All
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From this reading _All during its lifetime Earth had been deluged ... overwhelmed ... submerged in an endless torrent of words.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading He had aboard telaudio men with tons of equipment, pontifical commentators who knew the answer to anything, beautiful females who were experts on the woman's angle, pompous bureaucrats after publicity, and entertainment stars who had come along for the same reason.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading _All during its lifetime Earth had been deluged ... overwhelmed ... submerged in an endless torrent of words.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had aboard telaudio men with tons of equipment, pontifical commentators who knew the answer to anything, beautiful females who were experts on the woman's angle, pompous bureaucrats after publicity, and entertainment stars who had come along for the same reason.
angle
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From this reading He had aboard telaudio men with tons of equipment, pontifical commentators who knew the answer to anything, beautiful females who were experts on the woman's angle, pompous bureaucrats after publicity, and entertainment stars who had come along for the same reason.
answer
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From this reading He had aboard telaudio men with tons of equipment, pontifical commentators who knew the answer to anything, beautiful females who were experts on the woman's angle, pompous bureaucrats after publicity, and entertainment stars who had come along for the same reason.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading He had aboard telaudio men with tons of equipment, pontifical commentators who knew the answer to anything, beautiful females who were experts on the woman's angle, pompous bureaucrats after publicity, and entertainment stars who had come along for the same reason.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Was even its death to be stripped of dignity by the cackling of the mass media?_ Kellon thought sourly that he wasn't commanding a star-ship, he was running a travelling circus.
beautiful
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From this reading He had aboard telaudio men with tons of equipment, pontifical commentators who knew the answer to anything, beautiful females who were experts on the woman's angle, pompous bureaucrats after publicity, and entertainment stars who had come along for the same reason.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading _All during its lifetime Earth had been deluged ... overwhelmed ... submerged in an endless torrent of words.
best
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From this reading He had had a good ship and crew, one of the best in the Survey.
bureaucrats
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From this reading He had aboard telaudio men with tons of equipment, pontifical commentators who knew the answer to anything, beautiful females who were experts on the woman's angle, pompous bureaucrats after publicity, and entertainment stars who had come along for the same reason.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Was even its death to be stripped of dignity by the cackling of the mass media?_ Kellon thought sourly that he wasn't commanding a star-ship, he was running a travelling circus.
cackling
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From this reading Was even its death to be stripped of dignity by the cackling of the mass media?_ Kellon thought sourly that he wasn't commanding a star-ship, he was running a travelling circus.
circus
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From this reading Was even its death to be stripped of dignity by the cackling of the mass media?_ Kellon thought sourly that he wasn't commanding a star-ship, he was running a travelling circus.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had aboard telaudio men with tons of equipment, pontifical commentators who knew the answer to anything, beautiful females who were experts on the woman's angle, pompous bureaucrats after publicity, and entertainment stars who had come along for the same reason.
commanding
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From this reading Was even its death to be stripped of dignity by the cackling of the mass media?_ Kellon thought sourly that he wasn't commanding a star-ship, he was running a travelling circus.
commentators
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From this reading He had aboard telaudio men with tons of equipment, pontifical commentators who knew the answer to anything, beautiful females who were experts on the woman's angle, pompous bureaucrats after publicity, and entertainment stars who had come along for the same reason.
crewnounUS /crew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had had a good ship and crew, one of the best in the Survey.
death
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From this reading Was even its death to be stripped of dignity by the cackling of the mass media?_ Kellon thought sourly that he wasn't commanding a star-ship, he was running a travelling circus.
deluged
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From this reading _All during its lifetime Earth had been deluged ... overwhelmed ... submerged in an endless torrent of words.
dignity
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From this reading Was even its death to be stripped of dignity by the cackling of the mass media?_ Kellon thought sourly that he wasn't commanding a star-ship, he was running a travelling circus.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading _All during its lifetime Earth had been deluged ... overwhelmed ... submerged in an endless torrent of words.
Earth
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From this reading _All during its lifetime Earth had been deluged ... overwhelmed ... submerged in an endless torrent of words.
endless
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From this reading _All during its lifetime Earth had been deluged ... overwhelmed ... submerged in an endless torrent of words.
entertainment
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From this reading He had aboard telaudio men with tons of equipment, pontifical commentators who knew the answer to anything, beautiful females who were experts on the woman's angle, pompous bureaucrats after publicity, and entertainment stars who had come along for the same reason.
equipment
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From this reading He had aboard telaudio men with tons of equipment, pontifical commentators who knew the answer to anything, beautiful females who were experts on the woman's angle, pompous bureaucrats after publicity, and entertainment stars who had come along for the same reason.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Was even its death to be stripped of dignity by the cackling of the mass media?_ Kellon thought sourly that he wasn't commanding a star-ship, he was running a travelling circus.
experts
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From this reading He had aboard telaudio men with tons of equipment, pontifical commentators who knew the answer to anything, beautiful females who were experts on the woman's angle, pompous bureaucrats after publicity, and entertainment stars who had come along for the same reason.
females
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From this reading He had aboard telaudio men with tons of equipment, pontifical commentators who knew the answer to anything, beautiful females who were experts on the woman's angle, pompous bureaucrats after publicity, and entertainment stars who had come along for the same reason.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had aboard telaudio men with tons of equipment, pontifical commentators who knew the answer to anything, beautiful females who were experts on the woman's angle, pompous bureaucrats after publicity, and entertainment stars who had come along for the same reason.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had had a good ship and crew, one of the best in the Survey.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _All during its lifetime Earth had been deluged ... overwhelmed ... submerged in an endless torrent of words.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Was even its death to be stripped of dignity by the cackling of the mass media?_ Kellon thought sourly that he wasn't commanding a star-ship, he was running a travelling circus.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _All during its lifetime Earth had been deluged ... overwhelmed ... submerged in an endless torrent of words.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading _All during its lifetime Earth had been deluged ... overwhelmed ... submerged in an endless torrent of words.
Kellon
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From this reading Was even its death to be stripped of dignity by the cackling of the mass media?_ Kellon thought sourly that he wasn't commanding a star-ship, he was running a travelling circus.
knew
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From this reading He had aboard telaudio men with tons of equipment, pontifical commentators who knew the answer to anything, beautiful females who were experts on the woman's angle, pompous bureaucrats after publicity, and entertainment stars who had come along for the same reason.
lifetime
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From this reading _All during its lifetime Earth had been deluged ... overwhelmed ... submerged in an endless torrent of words.
mass
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From this reading Was even its death to be stripped of dignity by the cackling of the mass media?_ Kellon thought sourly that he wasn't commanding a star-ship, he was running a travelling circus.
media
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From this reading Was even its death to be stripped of dignity by the cackling of the mass media?_ Kellon thought sourly that he wasn't commanding a star-ship, he was running a travelling circus.
men
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From this reading He had aboard telaudio men with tons of equipment, pontifical commentators who knew the answer to anything, beautiful females who were experts on the woman's angle, pompous bureaucrats after publicity, and entertainment stars who had come along for the same reason.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _All during its lifetime Earth had been deluged ... overwhelmed ... submerged in an endless torrent of words.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had aboard telaudio men with tons of equipment, pontifical commentators who knew the answer to anything, beautiful females who were experts on the woman's angle, pompous bureaucrats after publicity, and entertainment stars who had come along for the same reason.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He had had a good ship and crew, one of the best in the Survey.
overwhelmed
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From this reading _All during its lifetime Earth had been deluged ... overwhelmed ... submerged in an endless torrent of words.
pompous
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From this reading He had aboard telaudio men with tons of equipment, pontifical commentators who knew the answer to anything, beautiful females who were experts on the woman's angle, pompous bureaucrats after publicity, and entertainment stars who had come along for the same reason.
pontifical
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From this reading He had aboard telaudio men with tons of equipment, pontifical commentators who knew the answer to anything, beautiful females who were experts on the woman's angle, pompous bureaucrats after publicity, and entertainment stars who had come along for the same reason.
publicity
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From this reading He had aboard telaudio men with tons of equipment, pontifical commentators who knew the answer to anything, beautiful females who were experts on the woman's angle, pompous bureaucrats after publicity, and entertainment stars who had come along for the same reason.
reason
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From this reading He had aboard telaudio men with tons of equipment, pontifical commentators who knew the answer to anything, beautiful females who were experts on the woman's angle, pompous bureaucrats after publicity, and entertainment stars who had come along for the same reason.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Was even its death to be stripped of dignity by the cackling of the mass media?_ Kellon thought sourly that he wasn't commanding a star-ship, he was running a travelling circus.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had aboard telaudio men with tons of equipment, pontifical commentators who knew the answer to anything, beautiful females who were experts on the woman's angle, pompous bureaucrats after publicity, and entertainment stars who had come along for the same reason.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had had a good ship and crew, one of the best in the Survey.
sourly
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From this reading Was even its death to be stripped of dignity by the cackling of the mass media?_ Kellon thought sourly that he wasn't commanding a star-ship, he was running a travelling circus.
star-ship
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From this reading Was even its death to be stripped of dignity by the cackling of the mass media?_ Kellon thought sourly that he wasn't commanding a star-ship, he was running a travelling circus.
stars
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From this reading He had aboard telaudio men with tons of equipment, pontifical commentators who knew the answer to anything, beautiful females who were experts on the woman's angle, pompous bureaucrats after publicity, and entertainment stars who had come along for the same reason.
stripped
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From this reading Was even its death to be stripped of dignity by the cackling of the mass media?_ Kellon thought sourly that he wasn't commanding a star-ship, he was running a travelling circus.
submerged
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From this reading _All during its lifetime Earth had been deluged ... overwhelmed ... submerged in an endless torrent of words.
Survey
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From this reading He had had a good ship and crew, one of the best in the Survey.
telaudio
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From this reading He had aboard telaudio men with tons of equipment, pontifical commentators who knew the answer to anything, beautiful females who were experts on the woman's angle, pompous bureaucrats after publicity, and entertainment stars who had come along for the same reason.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Was even its death to be stripped of dignity by the cackling of the mass media?_ Kellon thought sourly that he wasn't commanding a star-ship, he was running a travelling circus.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Was even its death to be stripped of dignity by the cackling of the mass media?_ Kellon thought sourly that he wasn't commanding a star-ship, he was running a travelling circus.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Was even its death to be stripped of dignity by the cackling of the mass media?_ Kellon thought sourly that he wasn't commanding a star-ship, he was running a travelling circus.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Was even its death to be stripped of dignity by the cackling of the mass media?_ Kellon thought sourly that he wasn't commanding a star-ship, he was running a travelling circus.
tons
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From this reading He had aboard telaudio men with tons of equipment, pontifical commentators who knew the answer to anything, beautiful females who were experts on the woman's angle, pompous bureaucrats after publicity, and entertainment stars who had come along for the same reason.
torrent
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From this reading _All during its lifetime Earth had been deluged ... overwhelmed ... submerged in an endless torrent of words.
travelling
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From this reading Was even its death to be stripped of dignity by the cackling of the mass media?_ Kellon thought sourly that he wasn't commanding a star-ship, he was running a travelling circus.
Wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Was even its death to be stripped of dignity by the cackling of the mass media?_ Kellon thought sourly that he wasn't commanding a star-ship, he was running a travelling circus.
wasn't
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From this reading Was even its death to be stripped of dignity by the cackling of the mass media?_ Kellon thought sourly that he wasn't commanding a star-ship, he was running a travelling circus.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He had aboard telaudio men with tons of equipment, pontifical commentators who knew the answer to anything, beautiful females who were experts on the woman's angle, pompous bureaucrats after publicity, and entertainment stars who had come along for the same reason.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He had aboard telaudio men with tons of equipment, pontifical commentators who knew the answer to anything, beautiful females who were experts on the woman's angle, pompous bureaucrats after publicity, and entertainment stars who had come along for the same reason.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had aboard telaudio men with tons of equipment, pontifical commentators who knew the answer to anything, beautiful females who were experts on the woman's angle, pompous bureaucrats after publicity, and entertainment stars who had come along for the same reason.
woman's
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From this reading He had aboard telaudio men with tons of equipment, pontifical commentators who knew the answer to anything, beautiful females who were experts on the woman's angle, pompous bureaucrats after publicity, and entertainment stars who had come along for the same reason.
words
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From this reading _All during its lifetime Earth had been deluged ... overwhelmed ... submerged in an endless torrent of words.
