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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 He was slightly over medium height, his features were not quite regular, and he had a deep tan over what had started out as a sunburn, so that she decided he had misjudged the strength of the sun on some planet with a thin atmosphere.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Half of Jupiter's great disk and most of the other moons were below the horizon when the man stepped out of the plane and changed her life.
anyonepronounUS /ˈeniwʌn/
any person at all
From this reading He was lost--anyone could see that--but she had no idea how entirely lost he was nor why!
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As far as Carol Marsh was concerned, he was ordinary enough in appearance.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As far as Carol Marsh was concerned, he was ordinary enough in appearance.
atmosphere
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From this reading He was slightly over medium height, his features were not quite regular, and he had a deep tan over what had started out as a sunburn, so that she decided he had misjudged the strength of the sun on some planet with a thin atmosphere.
attracted
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From this reading And she wasn't ordinarily attracted to ordinary men.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Half of Jupiter's great disk and most of the other moons were below the horizon when the man stepped out of the plane and changed her life.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He was lost--anyone could see that--but she had no idea how entirely lost he was nor why!
Carol
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From this reading As far as Carol Marsh was concerned, he was ordinary enough in appearance.
changed
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From this reading Half of Jupiter's great disk and most of the other moons were below the horizon when the man stepped out of the plane and changed her life.
concerned
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From this reading As far as Carol Marsh was concerned, he was ordinary enough in appearance.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He was lost--anyone could see that--but she had no idea how entirely lost he was nor why!
decided
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From this reading He was slightly over medium height, his features were not quite regular, and he had a deep tan over what had started out as a sunburn, so that she decided he had misjudged the strength of the sun on some planet with a thin atmosphere.
deep
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From this reading He was slightly over medium height, his features were not quite regular, and he had a deep tan over what had started out as a sunburn, so that she decided he had misjudged the strength of the sun on some planet with a thin atmosphere.
disk
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From this reading Half of Jupiter's great disk and most of the other moons were below the horizon when the man stepped out of the plane and changed her life.
enough
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From this reading As far as Carol Marsh was concerned, he was ordinary enough in appearance.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was lost--anyone could see that--but she had no idea how entirely lost he was nor why!
far
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From this reading As far as Carol Marsh was concerned, he was ordinary enough in appearance.
features
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From this reading He was slightly over medium height, his features were not quite regular, and he had a deep tan over what had started out as a sunburn, so that she decided he had misjudged the strength of the sun on some planet with a thin atmosphere.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Half of Jupiter's great disk and most of the other moons were below the horizon when the man stepped out of the plane and changed her life.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was lost--anyone could see that--but she had no idea how entirely lost he was nor why!
HalfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Half of Jupiter's great disk and most of the other moons were below the horizon when the man stepped out of the plane and changed her life.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was lost--anyone could see that--but she had no idea how entirely lost he was nor why!
height
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From this reading He was slightly over medium height, his features were not quite regular, and he had a deep tan over what had started out as a sunburn, so that she decided he had misjudged the strength of the sun on some planet with a thin atmosphere.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Half of Jupiter's great disk and most of the other moons were below the horizon when the man stepped out of the plane and changed her life.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was slightly over medium height, his features were not quite regular, and he had a deep tan over what had started out as a sunburn, so that she decided he had misjudged the strength of the sun on some planet with a thin atmosphere.
horizon
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From this reading Half of Jupiter's great disk and most of the other moons were below the horizon when the man stepped out of the plane and changed her life.
how
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From this reading He was lost--anyone could see that--but she had no idea how entirely lost he was nor why!
idea
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From this reading He was lost--anyone could see that--but she had no idea how entirely lost he was nor why!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As far as Carol Marsh was concerned, he was ordinary enough in appearance.
Jupiter's
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From this reading Half of Jupiter's great disk and most of the other moons were below the horizon when the man stepped out of the plane and changed her life.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Half of Jupiter's great disk and most of the other moons were below the horizon when the man stepped out of the plane and changed her life.
lost
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From this reading He was lost--anyone could see that--but she had no idea how entirely lost he was nor why!
man
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From this reading Half of Jupiter's great disk and most of the other moons were below the horizon when the man stepped out of the plane and changed her life.
Marsh
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From this reading As far as Carol Marsh was concerned, he was ordinary enough in appearance.
medium
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From this reading He was slightly over medium height, his features were not quite regular, and he had a deep tan over what had started out as a sunburn, so that she decided he had misjudged the strength of the sun on some planet with a thin atmosphere.
men
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From this reading And she wasn't ordinarily attracted to ordinary men.
misjudged
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From this reading He was slightly over medium height, his features were not quite regular, and he had a deep tan over what had started out as a sunburn, so that she decided he had misjudged the strength of the sun on some planet with a thin atmosphere.
moons
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From this reading Half of Jupiter's great disk and most of the other moons were below the horizon when the man stepped out of the plane and changed her life.
most
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From this reading Half of Jupiter's great disk and most of the other moons were below the horizon when the man stepped out of the plane and changed her life.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He was lost--anyone could see that--but she had no idea how entirely lost he was nor why!
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading He was lost--anyone could see that--but she had no idea how entirely lost he was nor why!
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was slightly over medium height, his features were not quite regular, and he had a deep tan over what had started out as a sunburn, so that she decided he had misjudged the strength of the sun on some planet with a thin atmosphere.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Half of Jupiter's great disk and most of the other moons were below the horizon when the man stepped out of the plane and changed her life.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He was slightly over medium height, his features were not quite regular, and he had a deep tan over what had started out as a sunburn, so that she decided he had misjudged the strength of the sun on some planet with a thin atmosphere.
ordinarily
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From this reading And she wasn't ordinarily attracted to ordinary men.
ordinary
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From this reading As far as Carol Marsh was concerned, he was ordinary enough in appearance.
other
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From this reading Half of Jupiter's great disk and most of the other moons were below the horizon when the man stepped out of the plane and changed her life.
out
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From this reading Half of Jupiter's great disk and most of the other moons were below the horizon when the man stepped out of the plane and changed her life.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He was slightly over medium height, his features were not quite regular, and he had a deep tan over what had started out as a sunburn, so that she decided he had misjudged the strength of the sun on some planet with a thin atmosphere.
plane
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From this reading Half of Jupiter's great disk and most of the other moons were below the horizon when the man stepped out of the plane and changed her life.
planet
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From this reading He was slightly over medium height, his features were not quite regular, and he had a deep tan over what had started out as a sunburn, so that she decided he had misjudged the strength of the sun on some planet with a thin atmosphere.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was slightly over medium height, his features were not quite regular, and he had a deep tan over what had started out as a sunburn, so that she decided he had misjudged the strength of the sun on some planet with a thin atmosphere.
regular
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From this reading He was slightly over medium height, his features were not quite regular, and he had a deep tan over what had started out as a sunburn, so that she decided he had misjudged the strength of the sun on some planet with a thin atmosphere.
see
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From this reading He was lost--anyone could see that--but she had no idea how entirely lost he was nor why!
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was lost--anyone could see that--but she had no idea how entirely lost he was nor why!
slightly
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From this reading He was slightly over medium height, his features were not quite regular, and he had a deep tan over what had started out as a sunburn, so that she decided he had misjudged the strength of the sun on some planet with a thin atmosphere.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He was slightly over medium height, his features were not quite regular, and he had a deep tan over what had started out as a sunburn, so that she decided he had misjudged the strength of the sun on some planet with a thin atmosphere.
some
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From this reading He was slightly over medium height, his features were not quite regular, and he had a deep tan over what had started out as a sunburn, so that she decided he had misjudged the strength of the sun on some planet with a thin atmosphere.
started
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From this reading He was slightly over medium height, his features were not quite regular, and he had a deep tan over what had started out as a sunburn, so that she decided he had misjudged the strength of the sun on some planet with a thin atmosphere.
stepped
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From this reading Half of Jupiter's great disk and most of the other moons were below the horizon when the man stepped out of the plane and changed her life.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was slightly over medium height, his features were not quite regular, and he had a deep tan over what had started out as a sunburn, so that she decided he had misjudged the strength of the sun on some planet with a thin atmosphere.
sun
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From this reading He was slightly over medium height, his features were not quite regular, and he had a deep tan over what had started out as a sunburn, so that she decided he had misjudged the strength of the sun on some planet with a thin atmosphere.
sunburn
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From this reading He was slightly over medium height, his features were not quite regular, and he had a deep tan over what had started out as a sunburn, so that she decided he had misjudged the strength of the sun on some planet with a thin atmosphere.
tan
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From this reading He was slightly over medium height, his features were not quite regular, and he had a deep tan over what had started out as a sunburn, so that she decided he had misjudged the strength of the sun on some planet with a thin atmosphere.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was lost--anyone could see that--but she had no idea how entirely lost he was nor why!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Half of Jupiter's great disk and most of the other moons were below the horizon when the man stepped out of the plane and changed her life.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading He was slightly over medium height, his features were not quite regular, and he had a deep tan over what had started out as a sunburn, so that she decided he had misjudged the strength of the sun on some planet with a thin atmosphere.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And she wasn't ordinarily attracted to ordinary men.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was lost--anyone could see that--but she had no idea how entirely lost he was nor why!
wasn't
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From this reading And she wasn't ordinarily attracted to ordinary men.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Half of Jupiter's great disk and most of the other moons were below the horizon when the man stepped out of the plane and changed her life.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He was slightly over medium height, his features were not quite regular, and he had a deep tan over what had started out as a sunburn, so that she decided he had misjudged the strength of the sun on some planet with a thin atmosphere.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Half of Jupiter's great disk and most of the other moons were below the horizon when the man stepped out of the plane and changed her life.
why
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From this reading He was lost--anyone could see that--but she had no idea how entirely lost he was nor why!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was slightly over medium height, his features were not quite regular, and he had a deep tan over what had started out as a sunburn, so that she decided he had misjudged the strength of the sun on some planet with a thin atmosphere.
