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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 Vulcan was a doom-world.
additional
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all
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From this reading Surely I would not want to appear ungracious, unappreciative of all the applause that has been heaped upon me.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One expedition had mysteriously disappeared, and now another was following in its path--searching for the unknown menace that stalked Vulcan's shadowed gorges.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One expedition had mysteriously disappeared, and now another was following in its path--searching for the unknown menace that stalked Vulcan's shadowed gorges.
any
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From this reading I write this narrative, not with the idea of contributing any additional scientific data to the discovery of Vulcan, but to put upon the record the real facts of our truly-amazing space voyage.
appear
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From this reading Surely I would not want to appear ungracious, unappreciative of all the applause that has been heaped upon me.
applause
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From this reading Surely I would not want to appear ungracious, unappreciative of all the applause that has been heaped upon me.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The newscasters have hailed me as a modern Columbus.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Surely I would not want to appear ungracious, unappreciative of all the applause that has been heaped upon me.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I write this narrative, not with the idea of contributing any additional scientific data to the discovery of Vulcan, but to put upon the record the real facts of our truly-amazing space voyage.
Columbus
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From this reading The newscasters have hailed me as a modern Columbus.
contributing
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From this reading I write this narrative, not with the idea of contributing any additional scientific data to the discovery of Vulcan, but to put upon the record the real facts of our truly-amazing space voyage.
data
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From this reading I write this narrative, not with the idea of contributing any additional scientific data to the discovery of Vulcan, but to put upon the record the real facts of our truly-amazing space voyage.
disappearednounUS /ˈdisappeared/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One expedition had mysteriously disappeared, and now another was following in its path--searching for the unknown menace that stalked Vulcan's shadowed gorges.
discovery
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From this reading I write this narrative, not with the idea of contributing any additional scientific data to the discovery of Vulcan, but to put upon the record the real facts of our truly-amazing space voyage.
doom-world
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From this reading Vulcan was a doom-world.
expedition
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From this reading One expedition had mysteriously disappeared, and now another was following in its path--searching for the unknown menace that stalked Vulcan's shadowed gorges.
facts
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From this reading I write this narrative, not with the idea of contributing any additional scientific data to the discovery of Vulcan, but to put upon the record the real facts of our truly-amazing space voyage.
following
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From this reading One expedition had mysteriously disappeared, and now another was following in its path--searching for the unknown menace that stalked Vulcan's shadowed gorges.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading One expedition had mysteriously disappeared, and now another was following in its path--searching for the unknown menace that stalked Vulcan's shadowed gorges.
gorges
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From this reading One expedition had mysteriously disappeared, and now another was following in its path--searching for the unknown menace that stalked Vulcan's shadowed gorges.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading One expedition had mysteriously disappeared, and now another was following in its path--searching for the unknown menace that stalked Vulcan's shadowed gorges.
hailednounUS /hailed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The newscasters have hailed me as a modern Columbus.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Surely I would not want to appear ungracious, unappreciative of all the applause that has been heaped upon me.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The newscasters have hailed me as a modern Columbus.
heaped
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From this reading Surely I would not want to appear ungracious, unappreciative of all the applause that has been heaped upon me.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I write this narrative, not with the idea of contributing any additional scientific data to the discovery of Vulcan, but to put upon the record the real facts of our truly-amazing space voyage.
idea
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From this reading I write this narrative, not with the idea of contributing any additional scientific data to the discovery of Vulcan, but to put upon the record the real facts of our truly-amazing space voyage.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One expedition had mysteriously disappeared, and now another was following in its path--searching for the unknown menace that stalked Vulcan's shadowed gorges.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading One expedition had mysteriously disappeared, and now another was following in its path--searching for the unknown menace that stalked Vulcan's shadowed gorges.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The newscasters have hailed me as a modern Columbus.
menace
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From this reading One expedition had mysteriously disappeared, and now another was following in its path--searching for the unknown menace that stalked Vulcan's shadowed gorges.
modern
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From this reading The newscasters have hailed me as a modern Columbus.
mysteriously
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From this reading One expedition had mysteriously disappeared, and now another was following in its path--searching for the unknown menace that stalked Vulcan's shadowed gorges.
narrative
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newscasters
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From this reading The newscasters have hailed me as a modern Columbus.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I write this narrative, not with the idea of contributing any additional scientific data to the discovery of Vulcan, but to put upon the record the real facts of our truly-amazing space voyage.
now
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From this reading One expedition had mysteriously disappeared, and now another was following in its path--searching for the unknown menace that stalked Vulcan's shadowed gorges.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I write this narrative, not with the idea of contributing any additional scientific data to the discovery of Vulcan, but to put upon the record the real facts of our truly-amazing space voyage.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One expedition had mysteriously disappeared, and now another was following in its path--searching for the unknown menace that stalked Vulcan's shadowed gorges.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I write this narrative, not with the idea of contributing any additional scientific data to the discovery of Vulcan, but to put upon the record the real facts of our truly-amazing space voyage.
path
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From this reading One expedition had mysteriously disappeared, and now another was following in its path--searching for the unknown menace that stalked Vulcan's shadowed gorges.
put
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From this reading I write this narrative, not with the idea of contributing any additional scientific data to the discovery of Vulcan, but to put upon the record the real facts of our truly-amazing space voyage.
real
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From this reading I write this narrative, not with the idea of contributing any additional scientific data to the discovery of Vulcan, but to put upon the record the real facts of our truly-amazing space voyage.
record
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From this reading I write this narrative, not with the idea of contributing any additional scientific data to the discovery of Vulcan, but to put upon the record the real facts of our truly-amazing space voyage.
scientific
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From this reading I write this narrative, not with the idea of contributing any additional scientific data to the discovery of Vulcan, but to put upon the record the real facts of our truly-amazing space voyage.
searching
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From this reading One expedition had mysteriously disappeared, and now another was following in its path--searching for the unknown menace that stalked Vulcan's shadowed gorges.
shadowed
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From this reading One expedition had mysteriously disappeared, and now another was following in its path--searching for the unknown menace that stalked Vulcan's shadowed gorges.
space
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From this reading I write this narrative, not with the idea of contributing any additional scientific data to the discovery of Vulcan, but to put upon the record the real facts of our truly-amazing space voyage.
stalked
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From this reading One expedition had mysteriously disappeared, and now another was following in its path--searching for the unknown menace that stalked Vulcan's shadowed gorges.
Surely
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From this reading Surely I would not want to appear ungracious, unappreciative of all the applause that has been heaped upon me.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading One expedition had mysteriously disappeared, and now another was following in its path--searching for the unknown menace that stalked Vulcan's shadowed gorges.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One expedition had mysteriously disappeared, and now another was following in its path--searching for the unknown menace that stalked Vulcan's shadowed gorges.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I write this narrative, not with the idea of contributing any additional scientific data to the discovery of Vulcan, but to put upon the record the real facts of our truly-amazing space voyage.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I write this narrative, not with the idea of contributing any additional scientific data to the discovery of Vulcan, but to put upon the record the real facts of our truly-amazing space voyage.
truly-amazing
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From this reading I write this narrative, not with the idea of contributing any additional scientific data to the discovery of Vulcan, but to put upon the record the real facts of our truly-amazing space voyage.
unappreciative
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From this reading Surely I would not want to appear ungracious, unappreciative of all the applause that has been heaped upon me.
ungracious
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From this reading Surely I would not want to appear ungracious, unappreciative of all the applause that has been heaped upon me.
unknown
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From this reading One expedition had mysteriously disappeared, and now another was following in its path--searching for the unknown menace that stalked Vulcan's shadowed gorges.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I write this narrative, not with the idea of contributing any additional scientific data to the discovery of Vulcan, but to put upon the record the real facts of our truly-amazing space voyage.
voyage
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From this reading I write this narrative, not with the idea of contributing any additional scientific data to the discovery of Vulcan, but to put upon the record the real facts of our truly-amazing space voyage.
Vulcan
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From this reading Vulcan was a doom-world.
Vulcan's
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From this reading One expedition had mysteriously disappeared, and now another was following in its path--searching for the unknown menace that stalked Vulcan's shadowed gorges.
want
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From this reading Surely I would not want to appear ungracious, unappreciative of all the applause that has been heaped upon me.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Vulcan was a doom-world.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I write this narrative, not with the idea of contributing any additional scientific data to the discovery of Vulcan, but to put upon the record the real facts of our truly-amazing space voyage.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Surely I would not want to appear ungracious, unappreciative of all the applause that has been heaped upon me.
write
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From this reading I write this narrative, not with the idea of contributing any additional scientific data to the discovery of Vulcan, but to put upon the record the real facts of our truly-amazing space voyage.
