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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 The second they failed finally, the immobile monster alongside would become a ravening engine of destruction.
all
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From this reading The beastly scheme of conquest would spread and spread and spread throughout the Galaxy and enslave all women--and murder all human men not parties to the criminality.
alongside
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From this reading The second they failed finally, the immobile monster alongside would become a ravening engine of destruction.
amidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading Dona--now fumbling desperately through unfamiliar passage-ways amid contorted, glaring figures--would be at the tender mercy of the crew.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The two men in the _Starshine_ would die in an instant of unspeakable torment.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And when the three of them were dead the drive of the _Starshine_ would be at the disposal of the Empire of Greater Sinab if they only chose to look at it.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Dona--now fumbling desperately through unfamiliar passage-ways amid contorted, glaring figures--would be at the tender mercy of the crew.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Dona--now fumbling desperately through unfamiliar passage-ways amid contorted, glaring figures--would be at the tender mercy of the crew.
beastly
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From this reading The beastly scheme of conquest would spread and spread and spread throughout the Galaxy and enslave all women--and murder all human men not parties to the criminality.
become
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From this reading The second they failed finally, the immobile monster alongside would become a ravening engine of destruction.
chose
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From this reading And when the three of them were dead the drive of the _Starshine_ would be at the disposal of the Empire of Greater Sinab if they only chose to look at it.
conquest
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From this reading The beastly scheme of conquest would spread and spread and spread throughout the Galaxy and enslave all women--and murder all human men not parties to the criminality.
contorted
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From this reading Dona--now fumbling desperately through unfamiliar passage-ways amid contorted, glaring figures--would be at the tender mercy of the crew.
crewnounUS /crew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dona--now fumbling desperately through unfamiliar passage-ways amid contorted, glaring figures--would be at the tender mercy of the crew.
criminality
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From this reading The beastly scheme of conquest would spread and spread and spread throughout the Galaxy and enslave all women--and murder all human men not parties to the criminality.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And when the three of them were dead the drive of the _Starshine_ would be at the disposal of the Empire of Greater Sinab if they only chose to look at it.
desperately
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destruction
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die
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disposal
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From this reading And when the three of them were dead the drive of the _Starshine_ would be at the disposal of the Empire of Greater Sinab if they only chose to look at it.
Dona
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drive
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From this reading And when the three of them were dead the drive of the _Starshine_ would be at the disposal of the Empire of Greater Sinab if they only chose to look at it.
Empire
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From this reading And when the three of them were dead the drive of the _Starshine_ would be at the disposal of the Empire of Greater Sinab if they only chose to look at it.
engine
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From this reading The second they failed finally, the immobile monster alongside would become a ravening engine of destruction.
enslave
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failed
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figures
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finally
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fumbling
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Galaxy
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glaring
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Greater
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From this reading And when the three of them were dead the drive of the _Starshine_ would be at the disposal of the Empire of Greater Sinab if they only chose to look at it.
human
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From this reading The beastly scheme of conquest would spread and spread and spread throughout the Galaxy and enslave all women--and murder all human men not parties to the criminality.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And when the three of them were dead the drive of the _Starshine_ would be at the disposal of the Empire of Greater Sinab if they only chose to look at it.
immobile
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From this reading The second they failed finally, the immobile monster alongside would become a ravening engine of destruction.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The two men in the _Starshine_ would die in an instant of unspeakable torment.
instant
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From this reading The two men in the _Starshine_ would die in an instant of unspeakable torment.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And when the three of them were dead the drive of the _Starshine_ would be at the disposal of the Empire of Greater Sinab if they only chose to look at it.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And when the three of them were dead the drive of the _Starshine_ would be at the disposal of the Empire of Greater Sinab if they only chose to look at it.
men
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From this reading The two men in the _Starshine_ would die in an instant of unspeakable torment.
mercy
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monster
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From this reading The second they failed finally, the immobile monster alongside would become a ravening engine of destruction.
murder
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From this reading The beastly scheme of conquest would spread and spread and spread throughout the Galaxy and enslave all women--and murder all human men not parties to the criminality.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The beastly scheme of conquest would spread and spread and spread throughout the Galaxy and enslave all women--and murder all human men not parties to the criminality.
now
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The second they failed finally, the immobile monster alongside would become a ravening engine of destruction.
only
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From this reading And when the three of them were dead the drive of the _Starshine_ would be at the disposal of the Empire of Greater Sinab if they only chose to look at it.
parties
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From this reading The beastly scheme of conquest would spread and spread and spread throughout the Galaxy and enslave all women--and murder all human men not parties to the criminality.
passage-ways
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ravening
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From this reading The second they failed finally, the immobile monster alongside would become a ravening engine of destruction.
scheme
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second
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From this reading The second they failed finally, the immobile monster alongside would become a ravening engine of destruction.
Sinab
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From this reading And when the three of them were dead the drive of the _Starshine_ would be at the disposal of the Empire of Greater Sinab if they only chose to look at it.
spread
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From this reading The beastly scheme of conquest would spread and spread and spread throughout the Galaxy and enslave all women--and murder all human men not parties to the criminality.
Starshine
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From this reading The two men in the _Starshine_ would die in an instant of unspeakable torment.
tender
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From this reading Dona--now fumbling desperately through unfamiliar passage-ways amid contorted, glaring figures--would be at the tender mercy of the crew.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The second they failed finally, the immobile monster alongside would become a ravening engine of destruction.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading And when the three of them were dead the drive of the _Starshine_ would be at the disposal of the Empire of Greater Sinab if they only chose to look at it.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The second they failed finally, the immobile monster alongside would become a ravening engine of destruction.
three
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From this reading And when the three of them were dead the drive of the _Starshine_ would be at the disposal of the Empire of Greater Sinab if they only chose to look at it.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Dona--now fumbling desperately through unfamiliar passage-ways amid contorted, glaring figures--would be at the tender mercy of the crew.
throughoutprepositionUS /θruːˈaʊt/
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading The beastly scheme of conquest would spread and spread and spread throughout the Galaxy and enslave all women--and murder all human men not parties to the criminality.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And when the three of them were dead the drive of the _Starshine_ would be at the disposal of the Empire of Greater Sinab if they only chose to look at it.
torment
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From this reading The two men in the _Starshine_ would die in an instant of unspeakable torment.
two
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From this reading The two men in the _Starshine_ would die in an instant of unspeakable torment.
unfamiliar
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From this reading Dona--now fumbling desperately through unfamiliar passage-ways amid contorted, glaring figures--would be at the tender mercy of the crew.
unspeakable
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From this reading The two men in the _Starshine_ would die in an instant of unspeakable torment.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And when the three of them were dead the drive of the _Starshine_ would be at the disposal of the Empire of Greater Sinab if they only chose to look at it.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading And when the three of them were dead the drive of the _Starshine_ would be at the disposal of the Empire of Greater Sinab if they only chose to look at it.
women
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From this reading The beastly scheme of conquest would spread and spread and spread throughout the Galaxy and enslave all women--and murder all human men not parties to the criminality.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The second they failed finally, the immobile monster alongside would become a ravening engine of destruction.
