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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 They waited only for the pilot gyros to control them as a steering engine controls an Earth ship's rudder.
air-circulation
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From this reading It was where the service motors and the air-circulation system and the fluid pumps were powered.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Off the engine room the main gyros were already installed.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading They waited only for the pilot gyros to control them as a steering engine controls an Earth ship's rudder.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The two of them--and the way they both felt, it seemed natural for Joe to be helping Sally very carefully through the corridors of the Platform--the two of them came to the engine room.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They waited only for the pilot gyros to control them as a steering engine controls an Earth ship's rudder.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The two of them--and the way they both felt, it seemed natural for Joe to be helping Sally very carefully through the corridors of the Platform--the two of them came to the engine room.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading The two of them--and the way they both felt, it seemed natural for Joe to be helping Sally very carefully through the corridors of the Platform--the two of them came to the engine room.
came
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From this reading The two of them--and the way they both felt, it seemed natural for Joe to be helping Sally very carefully through the corridors of the Platform--the two of them came to the engine room.
carefully
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From this reading The two of them--and the way they both felt, it seemed natural for Joe to be helping Sally very carefully through the corridors of the Platform--the two of them came to the engine room.
centered
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From this reading This wasn't the place where the drive of the Platform was centered.
control
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From this reading They waited only for the pilot gyros to control them as a steering engine controls an Earth ship's rudder.
controls
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From this reading They waited only for the pilot gyros to control them as a steering engine controls an Earth ship's rudder.
corridors
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From this reading The two of them--and the way they both felt, it seemed natural for Joe to be helping Sally very carefully through the corridors of the Platform--the two of them came to the engine room.
drive
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From this reading This wasn't the place where the drive of the Platform was centered.
Earth
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From this reading They waited only for the pilot gyros to control them as a steering engine controls an Earth ship's rudder.
engine
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From this reading The two of them--and the way they both felt, it seemed natural for Joe to be helping Sally very carefully through the corridors of the Platform--the two of them came to the engine room.
felt
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From this reading The two of them--and the way they both felt, it seemed natural for Joe to be helping Sally very carefully through the corridors of the Platform--the two of them came to the engine room.
fluid
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From this reading It was where the service motors and the air-circulation system and the fluid pumps were powered.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The two of them--and the way they both felt, it seemed natural for Joe to be helping Sally very carefully through the corridors of the Platform--the two of them came to the engine room.
gyros
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From this reading Off the engine room the main gyros were already installed.
helping
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From this reading The two of them--and the way they both felt, it seemed natural for Joe to be helping Sally very carefully through the corridors of the Platform--the two of them came to the engine room.
installed
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From this reading Off the engine room the main gyros were already installed.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The two of them--and the way they both felt, it seemed natural for Joe to be helping Sally very carefully through the corridors of the Platform--the two of them came to the engine room.
Joe
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From this reading The two of them--and the way they both felt, it seemed natural for Joe to be helping Sally very carefully through the corridors of the Platform--the two of them came to the engine room.
main
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From this reading Off the engine room the main gyros were already installed.
motors
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From this reading It was where the service motors and the air-circulation system and the fluid pumps were powered.
natural
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From this reading The two of them--and the way they both felt, it seemed natural for Joe to be helping Sally very carefully through the corridors of the Platform--the two of them came to the engine room.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The two of them--and the way they both felt, it seemed natural for Joe to be helping Sally very carefully through the corridors of the Platform--the two of them came to the engine room.
Off
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From this reading Off the engine room the main gyros were already installed.
only
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From this reading They waited only for the pilot gyros to control them as a steering engine controls an Earth ship's rudder.
pilot
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From this reading They waited only for the pilot gyros to control them as a steering engine controls an Earth ship's rudder.
place
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From this reading This wasn't the place where the drive of the Platform was centered.
Platform
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From this reading The two of them--and the way they both felt, it seemed natural for Joe to be helping Sally very carefully through the corridors of the Platform--the two of them came to the engine room.
powered
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From this reading It was where the service motors and the air-circulation system and the fluid pumps were powered.
pumps
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From this reading It was where the service motors and the air-circulation system and the fluid pumps were powered.
room
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From this reading The two of them--and the way they both felt, it seemed natural for Joe to be helping Sally very carefully through the corridors of the Platform--the two of them came to the engine room.
rudder
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From this reading They waited only for the pilot gyros to control them as a steering engine controls an Earth ship's rudder.
Sally
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From this reading The two of them--and the way they both felt, it seemed natural for Joe to be helping Sally very carefully through the corridors of the Platform--the two of them came to the engine room.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The two of them--and the way they both felt, it seemed natural for Joe to be helping Sally very carefully through the corridors of the Platform--the two of them came to the engine room.
service
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From this reading It was where the service motors and the air-circulation system and the fluid pumps were powered.
ship's
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From this reading They waited only for the pilot gyros to control them as a steering engine controls an Earth ship's rudder.
steering
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From this reading They waited only for the pilot gyros to control them as a steering engine controls an Earth ship's rudder.
system
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From this reading It was where the service motors and the air-circulation system and the fluid pumps were powered.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The two of them--and the way they both felt, it seemed natural for Joe to be helping Sally very carefully through the corridors of the Platform--the two of them came to the engine room.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The two of them--and the way they both felt, it seemed natural for Joe to be helping Sally very carefully through the corridors of the Platform--the two of them came to the engine room.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The two of them--and the way they both felt, it seemed natural for Joe to be helping Sally very carefully through the corridors of the Platform--the two of them came to the engine room.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This wasn't the place where the drive of the Platform was centered.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The two of them--and the way they both felt, it seemed natural for Joe to be helping Sally very carefully through the corridors of the Platform--the two of them came to the engine room.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The two of them--and the way they both felt, it seemed natural for Joe to be helping Sally very carefully through the corridors of the Platform--the two of them came to the engine room.
two
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From this reading The two of them--and the way they both felt, it seemed natural for Joe to be helping Sally very carefully through the corridors of the Platform--the two of them came to the engine room.
very
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From this reading The two of them--and the way they both felt, it seemed natural for Joe to be helping Sally very carefully through the corridors of the Platform--the two of them came to the engine room.
waited
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From this reading They waited only for the pilot gyros to control them as a steering engine controls an Earth ship's rudder.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This wasn't the place where the drive of the Platform was centered.
wasn't
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From this reading This wasn't the place where the drive of the Platform was centered.
way
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From this reading The two of them--and the way they both felt, it seemed natural for Joe to be helping Sally very carefully through the corridors of the Platform--the two of them came to the engine room.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was where the service motors and the air-circulation system and the fluid pumps were powered.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading This wasn't the place where the drive of the Platform was centered.
