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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 _How do you trap a man who has the entire world at his mercy?_ Shortly after noon, a small side door in the faculty restaurant of Cleaver University opened and a man and a woman stepped out into the sunlight of the wide, empty court between the building and the massive white wall opposite it which bordered Cleaver Spaceport.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The image approaching it on the left was that of a slender girl above medium height, age twenty-six, with a burnished pile of hair which varied from chestnut-brown to copper in the sun, eyes which appeared to vary between blue and gray, and an air of composed self-reliance.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading They came unhurriedly across the court towards a transparent gate sealing a tunnel passage in the wall.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading _How do you trap a man who has the entire world at his mercy?_ Shortly after noon, a small side door in the faculty restaurant of Cleaver University opened and a man and a woman stepped out into the sunlight of the wide, empty court between the building and the massive white wall opposite it which bordered Cleaver Spaceport.
age
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From this reading The image approaching it on the left was that of a slender girl above medium height, age twenty-six, with a burnished pile of hair which varied from chestnut-brown to copper in the sun, eyes which appeared to vary between blue and gray, and an air of composed self-reliance.
air
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From this reading The image approaching it on the left was that of a slender girl above medium height, age twenty-six, with a burnished pile of hair which varied from chestnut-brown to copper in the sun, eyes which appeared to vary between blue and gray, and an air of composed self-reliance.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Her name, the scanner noted among other details, was Arlene Marguerite Rolf.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The image approaching it on the left was that of a slender girl above medium height, age twenty-six, with a burnished pile of hair which varied from chestnut-brown to copper in the sun, eyes which appeared to vary between blue and gray, and an air of composed self-reliance.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _How do you trap a man who has the entire world at his mercy?_ Shortly after noon, a small side door in the faculty restaurant of Cleaver University opened and a man and a woman stepped out into the sunlight of the wide, empty court between the building and the massive white wall opposite it which bordered Cleaver Spaceport.
appeared
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From this reading The image approaching it on the left was that of a slender girl above medium height, age twenty-six, with a burnished pile of hair which varied from chestnut-brown to copper in the sun, eyes which appeared to vary between blue and gray, and an air of composed self-reliance.
approaching
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From this reading The image approaching it on the left was that of a slender girl above medium height, age twenty-six, with a burnished pile of hair which varied from chestnut-brown to copper in the sun, eyes which appeared to vary between blue and gray, and an air of composed self-reliance.
Arlene
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From this reading Her name, the scanner noted among other details, was Arlene Marguerite Rolf.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As they reached the center of the court, a scanning device in the wall fastened its attention on them, simultaneously checking through a large store of previously registered human images and data associated with these.
associated
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From this reading As they reached the center of the court, a scanning device in the wall fastened its attention on them, simultaneously checking through a large store of previously registered human images and data associated with these.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _How do you trap a man who has the entire world at his mercy?_ Shortly after noon, a small side door in the faculty restaurant of Cleaver University opened and a man and a woman stepped out into the sunlight of the wide, empty court between the building and the massive white wall opposite it which bordered Cleaver Spaceport.
attention
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betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading _How do you trap a man who has the entire world at his mercy?_ Shortly after noon, a small side door in the faculty restaurant of Cleaver University opened and a man and a woman stepped out into the sunlight of the wide, empty court between the building and the massive white wall opposite it which bordered Cleaver Spaceport.
blue
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From this reading The image approaching it on the left was that of a slender girl above medium height, age twenty-six, with a burnished pile of hair which varied from chestnut-brown to copper in the sun, eyes which appeared to vary between blue and gray, and an air of composed self-reliance.
bordered
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From this reading _How do you trap a man who has the entire world at his mercy?_ Shortly after noon, a small side door in the faculty restaurant of Cleaver University opened and a man and a woman stepped out into the sunlight of the wide, empty court between the building and the massive white wall opposite it which bordered Cleaver Spaceport.
building
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From this reading _How do you trap a man who has the entire world at his mercy?_ Shortly after noon, a small side door in the faculty restaurant of Cleaver University opened and a man and a woman stepped out into the sunlight of the wide, empty court between the building and the massive white wall opposite it which bordered Cleaver Spaceport.
burnished
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From this reading The image approaching it on the left was that of a slender girl above medium height, age twenty-six, with a burnished pile of hair which varied from chestnut-brown to copper in the sun, eyes which appeared to vary between blue and gray, and an air of composed self-reliance.
came
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From this reading They came unhurriedly across the court towards a transparent gate sealing a tunnel passage in the wall.
centernounUS /ˈsɛn.tər/
The middle point or core of an area.
From this reading As they reached the center of the court, a scanning device in the wall fastened its attention on them, simultaneously checking through a large store of previously registered human images and data associated with these.
checking
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From this reading As they reached the center of the court, a scanning device in the wall fastened its attention on them, simultaneously checking through a large store of previously registered human images and data associated with these.
chestnut-brown
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From this reading The image approaching it on the left was that of a slender girl above medium height, age twenty-six, with a burnished pile of hair which varied from chestnut-brown to copper in the sun, eyes which appeared to vary between blue and gray, and an air of composed self-reliance.
Cleaver
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From this reading _How do you trap a man who has the entire world at his mercy?_ Shortly after noon, a small side door in the faculty restaurant of Cleaver University opened and a man and a woman stepped out into the sunlight of the wide, empty court between the building and the massive white wall opposite it which bordered Cleaver Spaceport.
composed
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From this reading The image approaching it on the left was that of a slender girl above medium height, age twenty-six, with a burnished pile of hair which varied from chestnut-brown to copper in the sun, eyes which appeared to vary between blue and gray, and an air of composed self-reliance.
copper
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From this reading The image approaching it on the left was that of a slender girl above medium height, age twenty-six, with a burnished pile of hair which varied from chestnut-brown to copper in the sun, eyes which appeared to vary between blue and gray, and an air of composed self-reliance.
court
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From this reading _How do you trap a man who has the entire world at his mercy?_ Shortly after noon, a small side door in the faculty restaurant of Cleaver University opened and a man and a woman stepped out into the sunlight of the wide, empty court between the building and the massive white wall opposite it which bordered Cleaver Spaceport.
data
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From this reading As they reached the center of the court, a scanning device in the wall fastened its attention on them, simultaneously checking through a large store of previously registered human images and data associated with these.
detailsnounUS /ˈdetails/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Her name, the scanner noted among other details, was Arlene Marguerite Rolf.
device
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From this reading As they reached the center of the court, a scanning device in the wall fastened its attention on them, simultaneously checking through a large store of previously registered human images and data associated with these.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading _How do you trap a man who has the entire world at his mercy?_ Shortly after noon, a small side door in the faculty restaurant of Cleaver University opened and a man and a woman stepped out into the sunlight of the wide, empty court between the building and the massive white wall opposite it which bordered Cleaver Spaceport.
door
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From this reading _How do you trap a man who has the entire world at his mercy?_ Shortly after noon, a small side door in the faculty restaurant of Cleaver University opened and a man and a woman stepped out into the sunlight of the wide, empty court between the building and the massive white wall opposite it which bordered Cleaver Spaceport.
empty
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From this reading _How do you trap a man who has the entire world at his mercy?_ Shortly after noon, a small side door in the faculty restaurant of Cleaver University opened and a man and a woman stepped out into the sunlight of the wide, empty court between the building and the massive white wall opposite it which bordered Cleaver Spaceport.
entire
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From this reading _How do you trap a man who has the entire world at his mercy?_ Shortly after noon, a small side door in the faculty restaurant of Cleaver University opened and a man and a woman stepped out into the sunlight of the wide, empty court between the building and the massive white wall opposite it which bordered Cleaver Spaceport.
eyes
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From this reading The image approaching it on the left was that of a slender girl above medium height, age twenty-six, with a burnished pile of hair which varied from chestnut-brown to copper in the sun, eyes which appeared to vary between blue and gray, and an air of composed self-reliance.
faculty
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From this reading _How do you trap a man who has the entire world at his mercy?_ Shortly after noon, a small side door in the faculty restaurant of Cleaver University opened and a man and a woman stepped out into the sunlight of the wide, empty court between the building and the massive white wall opposite it which bordered Cleaver Spaceport.
fastened
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From this reading As they reached the center of the court, a scanning device in the wall fastened its attention on them, simultaneously checking through a large store of previously registered human images and data associated with these.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The image approaching it on the left was that of a slender girl above medium height, age twenty-six, with a burnished pile of hair which varied from chestnut-brown to copper in the sun, eyes which appeared to vary between blue and gray, and an air of composed self-reliance.
gate
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From this reading They came unhurriedly across the court towards a transparent gate sealing a tunnel passage in the wall.
girl
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From this reading The image approaching it on the left was that of a slender girl above medium height, age twenty-six, with a burnished pile of hair which varied from chestnut-brown to copper in the sun, eyes which appeared to vary between blue and gray, and an air of composed self-reliance.
gray
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From this reading The image approaching it on the left was that of a slender girl above medium height, age twenty-six, with a burnished pile of hair which varied from chestnut-brown to copper in the sun, eyes which appeared to vary between blue and gray, and an air of composed self-reliance.
hair
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From this reading The image approaching it on the left was that of a slender girl above medium height, age twenty-six, with a burnished pile of hair which varied from chestnut-brown to copper in the sun, eyes which appeared to vary between blue and gray, and an air of composed self-reliance.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _How do you trap a man who has the entire world at his mercy?_ Shortly after noon, a small side door in the faculty restaurant of Cleaver University opened and a man and a woman stepped out into the sunlight of the wide, empty court between the building and the massive white wall opposite it which bordered Cleaver Spaceport.
height
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From this reading The image approaching it on the left was that of a slender girl above medium height, age twenty-six, with a burnished pile of hair which varied from chestnut-brown to copper in the sun, eyes which appeared to vary between blue and gray, and an air of composed self-reliance.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her name, the scanner noted among other details, was Arlene Marguerite Rolf.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _How do you trap a man who has the entire world at his mercy?_ Shortly after noon, a small side door in the faculty restaurant of Cleaver University opened and a man and a woman stepped out into the sunlight of the wide, empty court between the building and the massive white wall opposite it which bordered Cleaver Spaceport.
How
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From this reading _How do you trap a man who has the entire world at his mercy?_ Shortly after noon, a small side door in the faculty restaurant of Cleaver University opened and a man and a woman stepped out into the sunlight of the wide, empty court between the building and the massive white wall opposite it which bordered Cleaver Spaceport.
human
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image
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From this reading The image approaching it on the left was that of a slender girl above medium height, age twenty-six, with a burnished pile of hair which varied from chestnut-brown to copper in the sun, eyes which appeared to vary between blue and gray, and an air of composed self-reliance.
images
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From this reading As they reached the center of the court, a scanning device in the wall fastened its attention on them, simultaneously checking through a large store of previously registered human images and data associated with these.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _How do you trap a man who has the entire world at his mercy?_ Shortly after noon, a small side door in the faculty restaurant of Cleaver University opened and a man and a woman stepped out into the sunlight of the wide, empty court between the building and the massive white wall opposite it which bordered Cleaver Spaceport.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading _How do you trap a man who has the entire world at his mercy?_ Shortly after noon, a small side door in the faculty restaurant of Cleaver University opened and a man and a woman stepped out into the sunlight of the wide, empty court between the building and the massive white wall opposite it which bordered Cleaver Spaceport.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _How do you trap a man who has the entire world at his mercy?_ Shortly after noon, a small side door in the faculty restaurant of Cleaver University opened and a man and a woman stepped out into the sunlight of the wide, empty court between the building and the massive white wall opposite it which bordered Cleaver Spaceport.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading As they reached the center of the court, a scanning device in the wall fastened its attention on them, simultaneously checking through a large store of previously registered human images and data associated with these.
large
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From this reading As they reached the center of the court, a scanning device in the wall fastened its attention on them, simultaneously checking through a large store of previously registered human images and data associated with these.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The image approaching it on the left was that of a slender girl above medium height, age twenty-six, with a burnished pile of hair which varied from chestnut-brown to copper in the sun, eyes which appeared to vary between blue and gray, and an air of composed self-reliance.
man
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From this reading _How do you trap a man who has the entire world at his mercy?_ Shortly after noon, a small side door in the faculty restaurant of Cleaver University opened and a man and a woman stepped out into the sunlight of the wide, empty court between the building and the massive white wall opposite it which bordered Cleaver Spaceport.
Marguerite
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From this reading Her name, the scanner noted among other details, was Arlene Marguerite Rolf.
massive
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From this reading _How do you trap a man who has the entire world at his mercy?_ Shortly after noon, a small side door in the faculty restaurant of Cleaver University opened and a man and a woman stepped out into the sunlight of the wide, empty court between the building and the massive white wall opposite it which bordered Cleaver Spaceport.
medium
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From this reading The image approaching it on the left was that of a slender girl above medium height, age twenty-six, with a burnished pile of hair which varied from chestnut-brown to copper in the sun, eyes which appeared to vary between blue and gray, and an air of composed self-reliance.
mercy
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From this reading _How do you trap a man who has the entire world at his mercy?_ Shortly after noon, a small side door in the faculty restaurant of Cleaver University opened and a man and a woman stepped out into the sunlight of the wide, empty court between the building and the massive white wall opposite it which bordered Cleaver Spaceport.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her name, the scanner noted among other details, was Arlene Marguerite Rolf.
noon
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From this reading _How do you trap a man who has the entire world at his mercy?_ Shortly after noon, a small side door in the faculty restaurant of Cleaver University opened and a man and a woman stepped out into the sunlight of the wide, empty court between the building and the massive white wall opposite it which bordered Cleaver Spaceport.
noted
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From this reading Her name, the scanner noted among other details, was Arlene Marguerite Rolf.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _How do you trap a man who has the entire world at his mercy?_ Shortly after noon, a small side door in the faculty restaurant of Cleaver University opened and a man and a woman stepped out into the sunlight of the wide, empty court between the building and the massive white wall opposite it which bordered Cleaver Spaceport.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As they reached the center of the court, a scanning device in the wall fastened its attention on them, simultaneously checking through a large store of previously registered human images and data associated with these.
opened
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From this reading _How do you trap a man who has the entire world at his mercy?_ Shortly after noon, a small side door in the faculty restaurant of Cleaver University opened and a man and a woman stepped out into the sunlight of the wide, empty court between the building and the massive white wall opposite it which bordered Cleaver Spaceport.
opposite
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From this reading _How do you trap a man who has the entire world at his mercy?_ Shortly after noon, a small side door in the faculty restaurant of Cleaver University opened and a man and a woman stepped out into the sunlight of the wide, empty court between the building and the massive white wall opposite it which bordered Cleaver Spaceport.
other
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From this reading Her name, the scanner noted among other details, was Arlene Marguerite Rolf.
out
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From this reading _How do you trap a man who has the entire world at his mercy?_ Shortly after noon, a small side door in the faculty restaurant of Cleaver University opened and a man and a woman stepped out into the sunlight of the wide, empty court between the building and the massive white wall opposite it which bordered Cleaver Spaceport.
passagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They came unhurriedly across the court towards a transparent gate sealing a tunnel passage in the wall.
pile
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From this reading The image approaching it on the left was that of a slender girl above medium height, age twenty-six, with a burnished pile of hair which varied from chestnut-brown to copper in the sun, eyes which appeared to vary between blue and gray, and an air of composed self-reliance.
previously
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From this reading As they reached the center of the court, a scanning device in the wall fastened its attention on them, simultaneously checking through a large store of previously registered human images and data associated with these.
reached
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From this reading As they reached the center of the court, a scanning device in the wall fastened its attention on them, simultaneously checking through a large store of previously registered human images and data associated with these.
registered
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From this reading As they reached the center of the court, a scanning device in the wall fastened its attention on them, simultaneously checking through a large store of previously registered human images and data associated with these.
restaurant
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From this reading _How do you trap a man who has the entire world at his mercy?_ Shortly after noon, a small side door in the faculty restaurant of Cleaver University opened and a man and a woman stepped out into the sunlight of the wide, empty court between the building and the massive white wall opposite it which bordered Cleaver Spaceport.
Rolf
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From this reading Her name, the scanner noted among other details, was Arlene Marguerite Rolf.
scanner
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From this reading Her name, the scanner noted among other details, was Arlene Marguerite Rolf.
scanning
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From this reading As they reached the center of the court, a scanning device in the wall fastened its attention on them, simultaneously checking through a large store of previously registered human images and data associated with these.
sealing
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From this reading They came unhurriedly across the court towards a transparent gate sealing a tunnel passage in the wall.
self-reliance
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From this reading The image approaching it on the left was that of a slender girl above medium height, age twenty-six, with a burnished pile of hair which varied from chestnut-brown to copper in the sun, eyes which appeared to vary between blue and gray, and an air of composed self-reliance.
Shortly
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From this reading _How do you trap a man who has the entire world at his mercy?_ Shortly after noon, a small side door in the faculty restaurant of Cleaver University opened and a man and a woman stepped out into the sunlight of the wide, empty court between the building and the massive white wall opposite it which bordered Cleaver Spaceport.
side
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From this reading _How do you trap a man who has the entire world at his mercy?_ Shortly after noon, a small side door in the faculty restaurant of Cleaver University opened and a man and a woman stepped out into the sunlight of the wide, empty court between the building and the massive white wall opposite it which bordered Cleaver Spaceport.
simultaneously
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From this reading As they reached the center of the court, a scanning device in the wall fastened its attention on them, simultaneously checking through a large store of previously registered human images and data associated with these.
slender
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From this reading The image approaching it on the left was that of a slender girl above medium height, age twenty-six, with a burnished pile of hair which varied from chestnut-brown to copper in the sun, eyes which appeared to vary between blue and gray, and an air of composed self-reliance.
small
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From this reading _How do you trap a man who has the entire world at his mercy?_ Shortly after noon, a small side door in the faculty restaurant of Cleaver University opened and a man and a woman stepped out into the sunlight of the wide, empty court between the building and the massive white wall opposite it which bordered Cleaver Spaceport.
Spaceport
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From this reading _How do you trap a man who has the entire world at his mercy?_ Shortly after noon, a small side door in the faculty restaurant of Cleaver University opened and a man and a woman stepped out into the sunlight of the wide, empty court between the building and the massive white wall opposite it which bordered Cleaver Spaceport.
stepped
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From this reading _How do you trap a man who has the entire world at his mercy?_ Shortly after noon, a small side door in the faculty restaurant of Cleaver University opened and a man and a woman stepped out into the sunlight of the wide, empty court between the building and the massive white wall opposite it which bordered Cleaver Spaceport.
store
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From this reading As they reached the center of the court, a scanning device in the wall fastened its attention on them, simultaneously checking through a large store of previously registered human images and data associated with these.
sun
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From this reading The image approaching it on the left was that of a slender girl above medium height, age twenty-six, with a burnished pile of hair which varied from chestnut-brown to copper in the sun, eyes which appeared to vary between blue and gray, and an air of composed self-reliance.
sunlight
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From this reading _How do you trap a man who has the entire world at his mercy?_ Shortly after noon, a small side door in the faculty restaurant of Cleaver University opened and a man and a woman stepped out into the sunlight of the wide, empty court between the building and the massive white wall opposite it which bordered Cleaver Spaceport.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The image approaching it on the left was that of a slender girl above medium height, age twenty-six, with a burnished pile of hair which varied from chestnut-brown to copper in the sun, eyes which appeared to vary between blue and gray, and an air of composed self-reliance.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _How do you trap a man who has the entire world at his mercy?_ Shortly after noon, a small side door in the faculty restaurant of Cleaver University opened and a man and a woman stepped out into the sunlight of the wide, empty court between the building and the massive white wall opposite it which bordered Cleaver Spaceport.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading As they reached the center of the court, a scanning device in the wall fastened its attention on them, simultaneously checking through a large store of previously registered human images and data associated with these.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading As they reached the center of the court, a scanning device in the wall fastened its attention on them, simultaneously checking through a large store of previously registered human images and data associated with these.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They came unhurriedly across the court towards a transparent gate sealing a tunnel passage in the wall.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As they reached the center of the court, a scanning device in the wall fastened its attention on them, simultaneously checking through a large store of previously registered human images and data associated with these.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The image approaching it on the left was that of a slender girl above medium height, age twenty-six, with a burnished pile of hair which varied from chestnut-brown to copper in the sun, eyes which appeared to vary between blue and gray, and an air of composed self-reliance.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading They came unhurriedly across the court towards a transparent gate sealing a tunnel passage in the wall.
transparent
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From this reading They came unhurriedly across the court towards a transparent gate sealing a tunnel passage in the wall.
trap
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From this reading _How do you trap a man who has the entire world at his mercy?_ Shortly after noon, a small side door in the faculty restaurant of Cleaver University opened and a man and a woman stepped out into the sunlight of the wide, empty court between the building and the massive white wall opposite it which bordered Cleaver Spaceport.
tunnel
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From this reading They came unhurriedly across the court towards a transparent gate sealing a tunnel passage in the wall.
twenty-six
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From this reading The image approaching it on the left was that of a slender girl above medium height, age twenty-six, with a burnished pile of hair which varied from chestnut-brown to copper in the sun, eyes which appeared to vary between blue and gray, and an air of composed self-reliance.
unhurriedly
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From this reading They came unhurriedly across the court towards a transparent gate sealing a tunnel passage in the wall.
University
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From this reading _How do you trap a man who has the entire world at his mercy?_ Shortly after noon, a small side door in the faculty restaurant of Cleaver University opened and a man and a woman stepped out into the sunlight of the wide, empty court between the building and the massive white wall opposite it which bordered Cleaver Spaceport.
varied
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From this reading The image approaching it on the left was that of a slender girl above medium height, age twenty-six, with a burnished pile of hair which varied from chestnut-brown to copper in the sun, eyes which appeared to vary between blue and gray, and an air of composed self-reliance.
vary
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From this reading The image approaching it on the left was that of a slender girl above medium height, age twenty-six, with a burnished pile of hair which varied from chestnut-brown to copper in the sun, eyes which appeared to vary between blue and gray, and an air of composed self-reliance.
wall
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From this reading _How do you trap a man who has the entire world at his mercy?_ Shortly after noon, a small side door in the faculty restaurant of Cleaver University opened and a man and a woman stepped out into the sunlight of the wide, empty court between the building and the massive white wall opposite it which bordered Cleaver Spaceport.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The image approaching it on the left was that of a slender girl above medium height, age twenty-six, with a burnished pile of hair which varied from chestnut-brown to copper in the sun, eyes which appeared to vary between blue and gray, and an air of composed self-reliance.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading _How do you trap a man who has the entire world at his mercy?_ Shortly after noon, a small side door in the faculty restaurant of Cleaver University opened and a man and a woman stepped out into the sunlight of the wide, empty court between the building and the massive white wall opposite it which bordered Cleaver Spaceport.
white
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From this reading _How do you trap a man who has the entire world at his mercy?_ Shortly after noon, a small side door in the faculty restaurant of Cleaver University opened and a man and a woman stepped out into the sunlight of the wide, empty court between the building and the massive white wall opposite it which bordered Cleaver Spaceport.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading _How do you trap a man who has the entire world at his mercy?_ Shortly after noon, a small side door in the faculty restaurant of Cleaver University opened and a man and a woman stepped out into the sunlight of the wide, empty court between the building and the massive white wall opposite it which bordered Cleaver Spaceport.
wide
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From this reading _How do you trap a man who has the entire world at his mercy?_ Shortly after noon, a small side door in the faculty restaurant of Cleaver University opened and a man and a woman stepped out into the sunlight of the wide, empty court between the building and the massive white wall opposite it which bordered Cleaver Spaceport.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading As they reached the center of the court, a scanning device in the wall fastened its attention on them, simultaneously checking through a large store of previously registered human images and data associated with these.
woman
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From this reading _How do you trap a man who has the entire world at his mercy?_ Shortly after noon, a small side door in the faculty restaurant of Cleaver University opened and a man and a woman stepped out into the sunlight of the wide, empty court between the building and the massive white wall opposite it which bordered Cleaver Spaceport.
world
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From this reading _How do you trap a man who has the entire world at his mercy?_ Shortly after noon, a small side door in the faculty restaurant of Cleaver University opened and a man and a woman stepped out into the sunlight of the wide, empty court between the building and the massive white wall opposite it which bordered Cleaver Spaceport.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _How do you trap a man who has the entire world at his mercy?_ Shortly after noon, a small side door in the faculty restaurant of Cleaver University opened and a man and a woman stepped out into the sunlight of the wide, empty court between the building and the massive white wall opposite it which bordered Cleaver Spaceport.
