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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 _Heroism is merely daring and ingenuity--at the age of ten--experience can come later!_ _A thin speck appeared in the visor plate and grew with sinister and terrifying speed.
age
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From this reading _Heroism is merely daring and ingenuity--at the age of ten--experience can come later!_ _A thin speck appeared in the visor plate and grew with sinister and terrifying speed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Heroism is merely daring and ingenuity--at the age of ten--experience can come later!_ _A thin speck appeared in the visor plate and grew with sinister and terrifying speed.
appeared
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From this reading _Heroism is merely daring and ingenuity--at the age of ten--experience can come later!_ _A thin speck appeared in the visor plate and grew with sinister and terrifying speed.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Bursts of flame began to play around the rocketing spaceship, the explosions hurtling it from side to side as it twisted and turned in a frantic effort to escape.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Bursts of flame began to play around the rocketing spaceship, the explosions hurtling it from side to side as it twisted and turned in a frantic effort to escape.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _Heroism is merely daring and ingenuity--at the age of ten--experience can come later!_ _A thin speck appeared in the visor plate and grew with sinister and terrifying speed.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bursts of flame began to play around the rocketing spaceship, the explosions hurtling it from side to side as it twisted and turned in a frantic effort to escape.
book
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From this reading Plato leaped to his feet and slid the book under the pillow.
Bursts
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From this reading Bursts of flame began to play around the rocketing spaceship, the explosions hurtling it from side to side as it twisted and turned in a frantic effort to escape.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading _Heroism is merely daring and ingenuity--at the age of ten--experience can come later!_ _A thin speck appeared in the visor plate and grew with sinister and terrifying speed.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Heroism is merely daring and ingenuity--at the age of ten--experience can come later!_ _A thin speck appeared in the visor plate and grew with sinister and terrifying speed.
compressed
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From this reading Rogue Rogan, his vicious lips compressed, his glittering evil eyes narrowed, heart pounding, knew that this was it._ _This was the day of retribution, he had so long feared...._ "Plato!"
daring
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From this reading _Heroism is merely daring and ingenuity--at the age of ten--experience can come later!_ _A thin speck appeared in the visor plate and grew with sinister and terrifying speed.
day
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From this reading Rogue Rogan, his vicious lips compressed, his glittering evil eyes narrowed, heart pounding, knew that this was it._ _This was the day of retribution, he had so long feared...._ "Plato!"
effort
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From this reading Bursts of flame began to play around the rocketing spaceship, the explosions hurtling it from side to side as it twisted and turned in a frantic effort to escape.
escape
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evil
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From this reading Rogue Rogan, his vicious lips compressed, his glittering evil eyes narrowed, heart pounding, knew that this was it._ _This was the day of retribution, he had so long feared...._ "Plato!"
experience
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From this reading _Heroism is merely daring and ingenuity--at the age of ten--experience can come later!_ _A thin speck appeared in the visor plate and grew with sinister and terrifying speed.
explosions
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From this reading Bursts of flame began to play around the rocketing spaceship, the explosions hurtling it from side to side as it twisted and turned in a frantic effort to escape.
eyes
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From this reading Rogue Rogan, his vicious lips compressed, his glittering evil eyes narrowed, heart pounding, knew that this was it._ _This was the day of retribution, he had so long feared...._ "Plato!"
feared
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From this reading Rogue Rogan, his vicious lips compressed, his glittering evil eyes narrowed, heart pounding, knew that this was it._ _This was the day of retribution, he had so long feared...._ "Plato!"
feet
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From this reading Plato leaped to his feet and slid the book under the pillow.
flamenounUS /fleɪm/
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading Bursts of flame began to play around the rocketing spaceship, the explosions hurtling it from side to side as it twisted and turned in a frantic effort to escape.
frantic
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From this reading Bursts of flame began to play around the rocketing spaceship, the explosions hurtling it from side to side as it twisted and turned in a frantic effort to escape.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Bursts of flame began to play around the rocketing spaceship, the explosions hurtling it from side to side as it twisted and turned in a frantic effort to escape.
glittering
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From this reading Rogue Rogan, his vicious lips compressed, his glittering evil eyes narrowed, heart pounding, knew that this was it._ _This was the day of retribution, he had so long feared...._ "Plato!"
grew
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From this reading _Heroism is merely daring and ingenuity--at the age of ten--experience can come later!_ _A thin speck appeared in the visor plate and grew with sinister and terrifying speed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Rogue Rogan, his vicious lips compressed, his glittering evil eyes narrowed, heart pounding, knew that this was it._ _This was the day of retribution, he had so long feared...._ "Plato!"
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Rogue Rogan, his vicious lips compressed, his glittering evil eyes narrowed, heart pounding, knew that this was it._ _This was the day of retribution, he had so long feared...._ "Plato!"
heart
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From this reading Rogue Rogan, his vicious lips compressed, his glittering evil eyes narrowed, heart pounding, knew that this was it._ _This was the day of retribution, he had so long feared...._ "Plato!"
Heroism
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From this reading _Heroism is merely daring and ingenuity--at the age of ten--experience can come later!_ _A thin speck appeared in the visor plate and grew with sinister and terrifying speed.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Rogue Rogan, his vicious lips compressed, his glittering evil eyes narrowed, heart pounding, knew that this was it._ _This was the day of retribution, he had so long feared...._ "Plato!"
hurtling
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From this reading Bursts of flame began to play around the rocketing spaceship, the explosions hurtling it from side to side as it twisted and turned in a frantic effort to escape.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Heroism is merely daring and ingenuity--at the age of ten--experience can come later!_ _A thin speck appeared in the visor plate and grew with sinister and terrifying speed.
ingenuity
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From this reading _Heroism is merely daring and ingenuity--at the age of ten--experience can come later!_ _A thin speck appeared in the visor plate and grew with sinister and terrifying speed.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Heroism is merely daring and ingenuity--at the age of ten--experience can come later!_ _A thin speck appeared in the visor plate and grew with sinister and terrifying speed.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Bursts of flame began to play around the rocketing spaceship, the explosions hurtling it from side to side as it twisted and turned in a frantic effort to escape.
knew
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From this reading Rogue Rogan, his vicious lips compressed, his glittering evil eyes narrowed, heart pounding, knew that this was it._ _This was the day of retribution, he had so long feared...._ "Plato!"
later
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From this reading _Heroism is merely daring and ingenuity--at the age of ten--experience can come later!_ _A thin speck appeared in the visor plate and grew with sinister and terrifying speed.
leaped
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From this reading Plato leaped to his feet and slid the book under the pillow.
lips
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From this reading Rogue Rogan, his vicious lips compressed, his glittering evil eyes narrowed, heart pounding, knew that this was it._ _This was the day of retribution, he had so long feared...._ "Plato!"
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rogue Rogan, his vicious lips compressed, his glittering evil eyes narrowed, heart pounding, knew that this was it._ _This was the day of retribution, he had so long feared...._ "Plato!"
merely
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From this reading _Heroism is merely daring and ingenuity--at the age of ten--experience can come later!_ _A thin speck appeared in the visor plate and grew with sinister and terrifying speed.
narrowed
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From this reading Rogue Rogan, his vicious lips compressed, his glittering evil eyes narrowed, heart pounding, knew that this was it._ _This was the day of retribution, he had so long feared...._ "Plato!"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Heroism is merely daring and ingenuity--at the age of ten--experience can come later!_ _A thin speck appeared in the visor plate and grew with sinister and terrifying speed.
opened
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From this reading Then he seized a textbook at random, and opened it wide.
pillow
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From this reading Plato leaped to his feet and slid the book under the pillow.
plate
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From this reading _Heroism is merely daring and ingenuity--at the age of ten--experience can come later!_ _A thin speck appeared in the visor plate and grew with sinister and terrifying speed.
Plato
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From this reading Rogue Rogan, his vicious lips compressed, his glittering evil eyes narrowed, heart pounding, knew that this was it._ _This was the day of retribution, he had so long feared...._ "Plato!"
play
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From this reading Bursts of flame began to play around the rocketing spaceship, the explosions hurtling it from side to side as it twisted and turned in a frantic effort to escape.
pounding
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From this reading Rogue Rogan, his vicious lips compressed, his glittering evil eyes narrowed, heart pounding, knew that this was it._ _This was the day of retribution, he had so long feared...._ "Plato!"
random
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From this reading Then he seized a textbook at random, and opened it wide.
retributionnounUS /ˌret.rəˈbjuː.ʃən/
Punishment inflicted on someone as vengeance for a wrong act. (Sự trừng phạt, quả báo thích đáng.)
From this reading Rogue Rogan, his vicious lips compressed, his glittering evil eyes narrowed, heart pounding, knew that this was it._ _This was the day of retribution, he had so long feared...._ "Plato!"
rocketing
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From this reading Bursts of flame began to play around the rocketing spaceship, the explosions hurtling it from side to side as it twisted and turned in a frantic effort to escape.
Rogan
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From this reading Rogue Rogan, his vicious lips compressed, his glittering evil eyes narrowed, heart pounding, knew that this was it._ _This was the day of retribution, he had so long feared...._ "Plato!"
Rogue
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From this reading Rogue Rogan, his vicious lips compressed, his glittering evil eyes narrowed, heart pounding, knew that this was it._ _This was the day of retribution, he had so long feared...._ "Plato!"
seized
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From this reading Then he seized a textbook at random, and opened it wide.
side
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From this reading Bursts of flame began to play around the rocketing spaceship, the explosions hurtling it from side to side as it twisted and turned in a frantic effort to escape.
sinister
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From this reading _Heroism is merely daring and ingenuity--at the age of ten--experience can come later!_ _A thin speck appeared in the visor plate and grew with sinister and terrifying speed.
slid
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From this reading Plato leaped to his feet and slid the book under the pillow.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Rogue Rogan, his vicious lips compressed, his glittering evil eyes narrowed, heart pounding, knew that this was it._ _This was the day of retribution, he had so long feared...._ "Plato!"
spaceship
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From this reading Bursts of flame began to play around the rocketing spaceship, the explosions hurtling it from side to side as it twisted and turned in a frantic effort to escape.
speck
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From this reading _Heroism is merely daring and ingenuity--at the age of ten--experience can come later!_ _A thin speck appeared in the visor plate and grew with sinister and terrifying speed.
speed
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From this reading _Heroism is merely daring and ingenuity--at the age of ten--experience can come later!_ _A thin speck appeared in the visor plate and grew with sinister and terrifying speed.
ten
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From this reading _Heroism is merely daring and ingenuity--at the age of ten--experience can come later!_ _A thin speck appeared in the visor plate and grew with sinister and terrifying speed.
terrifying
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From this reading _Heroism is merely daring and ingenuity--at the age of ten--experience can come later!_ _A thin speck appeared in the visor plate and grew with sinister and terrifying speed.
textbook
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From this reading Then he seized a textbook at random, and opened it wide.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Rogue Rogan, his vicious lips compressed, his glittering evil eyes narrowed, heart pounding, knew that this was it._ _This was the day of retribution, he had so long feared...._ "Plato!"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Heroism is merely daring and ingenuity--at the age of ten--experience can come later!_ _A thin speck appeared in the visor plate and grew with sinister and terrifying speed.
Then
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From this reading Then he seized a textbook at random, and opened it wide.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading _Heroism is merely daring and ingenuity--at the age of ten--experience can come later!_ _A thin speck appeared in the visor plate and grew with sinister and terrifying speed.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Rogue Rogan, his vicious lips compressed, his glittering evil eyes narrowed, heart pounding, knew that this was it._ _This was the day of retribution, he had so long feared...._ "Plato!"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Bursts of flame began to play around the rocketing spaceship, the explosions hurtling it from side to side as it twisted and turned in a frantic effort to escape.
turned
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From this reading Bursts of flame began to play around the rocketing spaceship, the explosions hurtling it from side to side as it twisted and turned in a frantic effort to escape.
twisted
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From this reading Bursts of flame began to play around the rocketing spaceship, the explosions hurtling it from side to side as it twisted and turned in a frantic effort to escape.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Plato leaped to his feet and slid the book under the pillow.
vicious
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From this reading Rogue Rogan, his vicious lips compressed, his glittering evil eyes narrowed, heart pounding, knew that this was it._ _This was the day of retribution, he had so long feared...._ "Plato!"
visor
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From this reading _Heroism is merely daring and ingenuity--at the age of ten--experience can come later!_ _A thin speck appeared in the visor plate and grew with sinister and terrifying speed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Rogue Rogan, his vicious lips compressed, his glittering evil eyes narrowed, heart pounding, knew that this was it._ _This was the day of retribution, he had so long feared...._ "Plato!"
wide
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From this reading Then he seized a textbook at random, and opened it wide.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading _Heroism is merely daring and ingenuity--at the age of ten--experience can come later!_ _A thin speck appeared in the visor plate and grew with sinister and terrifying speed.
