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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 Two--the landscape would be crawling with Zaortian Fuzzy Tails for a long while to come.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As the dust drifted clear of the ship's landing skids, at least two things became obvious: One--although they had missed the city (if that's what it was) by miles, they had nevertheless managed to slam down near one of the numerous rural estates.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the dust drifted clear of the ship's landing skids, at least two things became obvious: One--although they had missed the city (if that's what it was) by miles, they had nevertheless managed to slam down near one of the numerous rural estates.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As the dust drifted clear of the ship's landing skids, at least two things became obvious: One--although they had missed the city (if that's what it was) by miles, they had nevertheless managed to slam down near one of the numerous rural estates.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Two--the landscape would be crawling with Zaortian Fuzzy Tails for a long while to come.
became
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From this reading As the dust drifted clear of the ship's landing skids, at least two things became obvious: One--although they had missed the city (if that's what it was) by miles, they had nevertheless managed to slam down near one of the numerous rural estates.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But was this one the gaudy, impossible exception?
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading As the dust drifted clear of the ship's landing skids, at least two things became obvious: One--although they had missed the city (if that's what it was) by miles, they had nevertheless managed to slam down near one of the numerous rural estates.
city
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From this reading As the dust drifted clear of the ship's landing skids, at least two things became obvious: One--although they had missed the city (if that's what it was) by miles, they had nevertheless managed to slam down near one of the numerous rural estates.
Civilizations
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From this reading Civilizations must make sense somehow.
clear
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From this reading As the dust drifted clear of the ship's landing skids, at least two things became obvious: One--although they had missed the city (if that's what it was) by miles, they had nevertheless managed to slam down near one of the numerous rural estates.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Two--the landscape would be crawling with Zaortian Fuzzy Tails for a long while to come.
crawling
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From this reading Two--the landscape would be crawling with Zaortian Fuzzy Tails for a long while to come.
crunching
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From this reading They were still pouring out of hatches sprung open by the crunching impact.
down
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From this reading As the dust drifted clear of the ship's landing skids, at least two things became obvious: One--although they had missed the city (if that's what it was) by miles, they had nevertheless managed to slam down near one of the numerous rural estates.
drifted
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From this reading As the dust drifted clear of the ship's landing skids, at least two things became obvious: One--although they had missed the city (if that's what it was) by miles, they had nevertheless managed to slam down near one of the numerous rural estates.
dust
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From this reading As the dust drifted clear of the ship's landing skids, at least two things became obvious: One--although they had missed the city (if that's what it was) by miles, they had nevertheless managed to slam down near one of the numerous rural estates.
estates
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From this reading As the dust drifted clear of the ship's landing skids, at least two things became obvious: One--although they had missed the city (if that's what it was) by miles, they had nevertheless managed to slam down near one of the numerous rural estates.
exception
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From this reading But was this one the gaudy, impossible exception?
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Two--the landscape would be crawling with Zaortian Fuzzy Tails for a long while to come.
Fuzzy
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From this reading Two--the landscape would be crawling with Zaortian Fuzzy Tails for a long while to come.
gaudy
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From this reading But was this one the gaudy, impossible exception?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As the dust drifted clear of the ship's landing skids, at least two things became obvious: One--although they had missed the city (if that's what it was) by miles, they had nevertheless managed to slam down near one of the numerous rural estates.
hatchesnounUS /ˈhatches/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They were still pouring out of hatches sprung open by the crunching impact.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading As the dust drifted clear of the ship's landing skids, at least two things became obvious: One--although they had missed the city (if that's what it was) by miles, they had nevertheless managed to slam down near one of the numerous rural estates.
impact
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From this reading They were still pouring out of hatches sprung open by the crunching impact.
impossible
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From this reading But was this one the gaudy, impossible exception?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As the dust drifted clear of the ship's landing skids, at least two things became obvious: One--although they had missed the city (if that's what it was) by miles, they had nevertheless managed to slam down near one of the numerous rural estates.
landing
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From this reading As the dust drifted clear of the ship's landing skids, at least two things became obvious: One--although they had missed the city (if that's what it was) by miles, they had nevertheless managed to slam down near one of the numerous rural estates.
landscape
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From this reading Two--the landscape would be crawling with Zaortian Fuzzy Tails for a long while to come.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As the dust drifted clear of the ship's landing skids, at least two things became obvious: One--although they had missed the city (if that's what it was) by miles, they had nevertheless managed to slam down near one of the numerous rural estates.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Two--the landscape would be crawling with Zaortian Fuzzy Tails for a long while to come.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Civilizations must make sense somehow.
managed
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From this reading As the dust drifted clear of the ship's landing skids, at least two things became obvious: One--although they had missed the city (if that's what it was) by miles, they had nevertheless managed to slam down near one of the numerous rural estates.
miles
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From this reading As the dust drifted clear of the ship's landing skids, at least two things became obvious: One--although they had missed the city (if that's what it was) by miles, they had nevertheless managed to slam down near one of the numerous rural estates.
missed
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From this reading As the dust drifted clear of the ship's landing skids, at least two things became obvious: One--although they had missed the city (if that's what it was) by miles, they had nevertheless managed to slam down near one of the numerous rural estates.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Civilizations must make sense somehow.
near
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From this reading As the dust drifted clear of the ship's landing skids, at least two things became obvious: One--although they had missed the city (if that's what it was) by miles, they had nevertheless managed to slam down near one of the numerous rural estates.
neverthelessadverbUS /ˌnevərðəˈles/
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading As the dust drifted clear of the ship's landing skids, at least two things became obvious: One--although they had missed the city (if that's what it was) by miles, they had nevertheless managed to slam down near one of the numerous rural estates.
numerous
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From this reading As the dust drifted clear of the ship's landing skids, at least two things became obvious: One--although they had missed the city (if that's what it was) by miles, they had nevertheless managed to slam down near one of the numerous rural estates.
obvious
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From this reading As the dust drifted clear of the ship's landing skids, at least two things became obvious: One--although they had missed the city (if that's what it was) by miles, they had nevertheless managed to slam down near one of the numerous rural estates.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As the dust drifted clear of the ship's landing skids, at least two things became obvious: One--although they had missed the city (if that's what it was) by miles, they had nevertheless managed to slam down near one of the numerous rural estates.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But was this one the gaudy, impossible exception?
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading They were still pouring out of hatches sprung open by the crunching impact.
out
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From this reading They were still pouring out of hatches sprung open by the crunching impact.
pouring
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From this reading They were still pouring out of hatches sprung open by the crunching impact.
rural
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From this reading As the dust drifted clear of the ship's landing skids, at least two things became obvious: One--although they had missed the city (if that's what it was) by miles, they had nevertheless managed to slam down near one of the numerous rural estates.
sense
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From this reading Civilizations must make sense somehow.
ship's
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From this reading As the dust drifted clear of the ship's landing skids, at least two things became obvious: One--although they had missed the city (if that's what it was) by miles, they had nevertheless managed to slam down near one of the numerous rural estates.
skids
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From this reading As the dust drifted clear of the ship's landing skids, at least two things became obvious: One--although they had missed the city (if that's what it was) by miles, they had nevertheless managed to slam down near one of the numerous rural estates.
slam
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From this reading As the dust drifted clear of the ship's landing skids, at least two things became obvious: One--although they had missed the city (if that's what it was) by miles, they had nevertheless managed to slam down near one of the numerous rural estates.
somehow
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From this reading Civilizations must make sense somehow.
sprung
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From this reading They were still pouring out of hatches sprung open by the crunching impact.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were still pouring out of hatches sprung open by the crunching impact.
Tails
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From this reading Two--the landscape would be crawling with Zaortian Fuzzy Tails for a long while to come.
that's
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From this reading As the dust drifted clear of the ship's landing skids, at least two things became obvious: One--although they had missed the city (if that's what it was) by miles, they had nevertheless managed to slam down near one of the numerous rural estates.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But was this one the gaudy, impossible exception?
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As the dust drifted clear of the ship's landing skids, at least two things became obvious: One--although they had missed the city (if that's what it was) by miles, they had nevertheless managed to slam down near one of the numerous rural estates.
things
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From this reading As the dust drifted clear of the ship's landing skids, at least two things became obvious: One--although they had missed the city (if that's what it was) by miles, they had nevertheless managed to slam down near one of the numerous rural estates.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But was this one the gaudy, impossible exception?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As the dust drifted clear of the ship's landing skids, at least two things became obvious: One--although they had missed the city (if that's what it was) by miles, they had nevertheless managed to slam down near one of the numerous rural estates.
two
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From this reading As the dust drifted clear of the ship's landing skids, at least two things became obvious: One--although they had missed the city (if that's what it was) by miles, they had nevertheless managed to slam down near one of the numerous rural estates.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But was this one the gaudy, impossible exception?
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were still pouring out of hatches sprung open by the crunching impact.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading As the dust drifted clear of the ship's landing skids, at least two things became obvious: One--although they had missed the city (if that's what it was) by miles, they had nevertheless managed to slam down near one of the numerous rural estates.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Two--the landscape would be crawling with Zaortian Fuzzy Tails for a long while to come.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Two--the landscape would be crawling with Zaortian Fuzzy Tails for a long while to come.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Two--the landscape would be crawling with Zaortian Fuzzy Tails for a long while to come.
Zaortian
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From this reading Two--the landscape would be crawling with Zaortian Fuzzy Tails for a long while to come.
