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accomplished
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From this reading But somebody had recalled that there were dewponds in the one arid area on Timbuk, and somebody else remembered that irrigation on Delmos III was accomplished that same way.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bordman grimaced, and again said: "Damn!
all
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From this reading But it was Dr. Chuka who boomed at all of them to try all three solutions and have them ready before daybreak, so the assembly left the hulk, still disputing enthusiastically.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But it was Dr. Chuka who boomed at all of them to try all three solutions and have them ready before daybreak, so the assembly left the hulk, still disputing enthusiastically.
area
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From this reading But somebody had recalled that there were dewponds in the one arid area on Timbuk, and somebody else remembered that irrigation on Delmos III was accomplished that same way.
arid
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From this reading But somebody had recalled that there were dewponds in the one arid area on Timbuk, and somebody else remembered that irrigation on Delmos III was accomplished that same way.
assembly
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From this reading It was the convection-current problem which broke the assembly into groups with different solutions.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But it was Dr. Chuka who boomed at all of them to try all three solutions and have them ready before daybreak, so the assembly left the hulk, still disputing enthusiastically.
away
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From this reading And they recalled how it was done---- Voices went away in the ovenlike night outside.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading But it was Dr. Chuka who boomed at all of them to try all three solutions and have them ready before daybreak, so the assembly left the hulk, still disputing enthusiastically.
boomed
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From this reading But it was Dr. Chuka who boomed at all of them to try all three solutions and have them ready before daybreak, so the assembly left the hulk, still disputing enthusiastically.
Bordman
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From this reading Bordman grimaced, and again said: "Damn!
broke
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From this reading It was the convection-current problem which broke the assembly into groups with different solutions.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it was Dr. Chuka who boomed at all of them to try all three solutions and have them ready before daybreak, so the assembly left the hulk, still disputing enthusiastically.
Chuka
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From this reading But it was Dr. Chuka who boomed at all of them to try all three solutions and have them ready before daybreak, so the assembly left the hulk, still disputing enthusiastically.
convection-current
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From this reading It was the convection-current problem which broke the assembly into groups with different solutions.
Damn
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From this reading Bordman grimaced, and again said: "Damn!
daybreak
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From this reading But it was Dr. Chuka who boomed at all of them to try all three solutions and have them ready before daybreak, so the assembly left the hulk, still disputing enthusiastically.
Delmos
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From this reading But somebody had recalled that there were dewponds in the one arid area on Timbuk, and somebody else remembered that irrigation on Delmos III was accomplished that same way.
dewponds
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From this reading But somebody had recalled that there were dewponds in the one arid area on Timbuk, and somebody else remembered that irrigation on Delmos III was accomplished that same way.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was the convection-current problem which broke the assembly into groups with different solutions.
disputing
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From this reading But it was Dr. Chuka who boomed at all of them to try all three solutions and have them ready before daybreak, so the assembly left the hulk, still disputing enthusiastically.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And they recalled how it was done---- Voices went away in the ovenlike night outside.
Dr
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From this reading But it was Dr. Chuka who boomed at all of them to try all three solutions and have them ready before daybreak, so the assembly left the hulk, still disputing enthusiastically.
else
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From this reading But somebody had recalled that there were dewponds in the one arid area on Timbuk, and somebody else remembered that irrigation on Delmos III was accomplished that same way.
enthusiastically
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From this reading But it was Dr. Chuka who boomed at all of them to try all three solutions and have them ready before daybreak, so the assembly left the hulk, still disputing enthusiastically.
grimaced
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From this reading Bordman grimaced, and again said: "Damn!
groups
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From this reading It was the convection-current problem which broke the assembly into groups with different solutions.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But somebody had recalled that there were dewponds in the one arid area on Timbuk, and somebody else remembered that irrigation on Delmos III was accomplished that same way.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But it was Dr. Chuka who boomed at all of them to try all three solutions and have them ready before daybreak, so the assembly left the hulk, still disputing enthusiastically.
how
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From this reading And they recalled how it was done---- Voices went away in the ovenlike night outside.
hulk
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From this reading But it was Dr. Chuka who boomed at all of them to try all three solutions and have them ready before daybreak, so the assembly left the hulk, still disputing enthusiastically.
III
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From this reading But somebody had recalled that there were dewponds in the one arid area on Timbuk, and somebody else remembered that irrigation on Delmos III was accomplished that same way.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But somebody had recalled that there were dewponds in the one arid area on Timbuk, and somebody else remembered that irrigation on Delmos III was accomplished that same way.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was the convection-current problem which broke the assembly into groups with different solutions.
irrigation
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From this reading But somebody had recalled that there were dewponds in the one arid area on Timbuk, and somebody else remembered that irrigation on Delmos III was accomplished that same way.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the convection-current problem which broke the assembly into groups with different solutions.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But it was Dr. Chuka who boomed at all of them to try all three solutions and have them ready before daybreak, so the assembly left the hulk, still disputing enthusiastically.
night
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From this reading And they recalled how it was done---- Voices went away in the ovenlike night outside.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But it was Dr. Chuka who boomed at all of them to try all three solutions and have them ready before daybreak, so the assembly left the hulk, still disputing enthusiastically.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But somebody had recalled that there were dewponds in the one arid area on Timbuk, and somebody else remembered that irrigation on Delmos III was accomplished that same way.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But somebody had recalled that there were dewponds in the one arid area on Timbuk, and somebody else remembered that irrigation on Delmos III was accomplished that same way.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And they recalled how it was done---- Voices went away in the ovenlike night outside.
ovenlike
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From this reading And they recalled how it was done---- Voices went away in the ovenlike night outside.
problem
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From this reading It was the convection-current problem which broke the assembly into groups with different solutions.
ready
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From this reading But it was Dr. Chuka who boomed at all of them to try all three solutions and have them ready before daybreak, so the assembly left the hulk, still disputing enthusiastically.
recalled
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From this reading But somebody had recalled that there were dewponds in the one arid area on Timbuk, and somebody else remembered that irrigation on Delmos III was accomplished that same way.
remembered
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From this reading But somebody had recalled that there were dewponds in the one arid area on Timbuk, and somebody else remembered that irrigation on Delmos III was accomplished that same way.
said
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From this reading Bordman grimaced, and again said: "Damn!
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But somebody had recalled that there were dewponds in the one arid area on Timbuk, and somebody else remembered that irrigation on Delmos III was accomplished that same way.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But it was Dr. Chuka who boomed at all of them to try all three solutions and have them ready before daybreak, so the assembly left the hulk, still disputing enthusiastically.
solutions
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From this reading It was the convection-current problem which broke the assembly into groups with different solutions.
somebodypronounUS /ˈsʌmbɑːdi/
a person, without saying who
From this reading But somebody had recalled that there were dewponds in the one arid area on Timbuk, and somebody else remembered that irrigation on Delmos III was accomplished that same way.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But it was Dr. Chuka who boomed at all of them to try all three solutions and have them ready before daybreak, so the assembly left the hulk, still disputing enthusiastically.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But somebody had recalled that there were dewponds in the one arid area on Timbuk, and somebody else remembered that irrigation on Delmos III was accomplished that same way.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was the convection-current problem which broke the assembly into groups with different solutions.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But it was Dr. Chuka who boomed at all of them to try all three solutions and have them ready before daybreak, so the assembly left the hulk, still disputing enthusiastically.
there
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From this reading But somebody had recalled that there were dewponds in the one arid area on Timbuk, and somebody else remembered that irrigation on Delmos III was accomplished that same way.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And they recalled how it was done---- Voices went away in the ovenlike night outside.
three
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From this reading But it was Dr. Chuka who boomed at all of them to try all three solutions and have them ready before daybreak, so the assembly left the hulk, still disputing enthusiastically.
Timbuk
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From this reading But somebody had recalled that there were dewponds in the one arid area on Timbuk, and somebody else remembered that irrigation on Delmos III was accomplished that same way.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But it was Dr. Chuka who boomed at all of them to try all three solutions and have them ready before daybreak, so the assembly left the hulk, still disputing enthusiastically.
try
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From this reading But it was Dr. Chuka who boomed at all of them to try all three solutions and have them ready before daybreak, so the assembly left the hulk, still disputing enthusiastically.
Voices
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From this reading And they recalled how it was done---- Voices went away in the ovenlike night outside.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the convection-current problem which broke the assembly into groups with different solutions.
way
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From this reading But somebody had recalled that there were dewponds in the one arid area on Timbuk, and somebody else remembered that irrigation on Delmos III was accomplished that same way.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And they recalled how it was done---- Voices went away in the ovenlike night outside.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But somebody had recalled that there were dewponds in the one arid area on Timbuk, and somebody else remembered that irrigation on Delmos III was accomplished that same way.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was the convection-current problem which broke the assembly into groups with different solutions.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading But it was Dr. Chuka who boomed at all of them to try all three solutions and have them ready before daybreak, so the assembly left the hulk, still disputing enthusiastically.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was the convection-current problem which broke the assembly into groups with different solutions.
