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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 bore their loneliness like a shroud, and it was as much a part of them as sight in their eyes.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading _The line between noble dreams and madness is thin, and loneliness can push men past it...._ Onward sped the _Wanderer_, onward through cold, silent infinity, on and on, an insignificant pencil of silver lost in the terrible, brooding blackness.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _The line between noble dreams and madness is thin, and loneliness can push men past it...._ Onward sped the _Wanderer_, onward through cold, silent infinity, on and on, an insignificant pencil of silver lost in the terrible, brooding blackness.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They moved in loneliness as fish move in water.
awful
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From this reading But even more awful than the blackness was the loneliness of the six men who inhabited the silver rocket.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading _The line between noble dreams and madness is thin, and loneliness can push men past it...._ Onward sped the _Wanderer_, onward through cold, silent infinity, on and on, an insignificant pencil of silver lost in the terrible, brooding blackness.
blackness
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From this reading _The line between noble dreams and madness is thin, and loneliness can push men past it...._ Onward sped the _Wanderer_, onward through cold, silent infinity, on and on, an insignificant pencil of silver lost in the terrible, brooding blackness.
bore
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From this reading They bore their loneliness like a shroud, and it was as much a part of them as sight in their eyes.
brooding
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From this reading _The line between noble dreams and madness is thin, and loneliness can push men past it...._ Onward sped the _Wanderer_, onward through cold, silent infinity, on and on, an insignificant pencil of silver lost in the terrible, brooding blackness.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But even more awful than the blackness was the loneliness of the six men who inhabited the silver rocket.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading _The line between noble dreams and madness is thin, and loneliness can push men past it...._ Onward sped the _Wanderer_, onward through cold, silent infinity, on and on, an insignificant pencil of silver lost in the terrible, brooding blackness.
cold
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From this reading _The line between noble dreams and madness is thin, and loneliness can push men past it...._ Onward sped the _Wanderer_, onward through cold, silent infinity, on and on, an insignificant pencil of silver lost in the terrible, brooding blackness.
dreams
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From this reading _The line between noble dreams and madness is thin, and loneliness can push men past it...._ Onward sped the _Wanderer_, onward through cold, silent infinity, on and on, an insignificant pencil of silver lost in the terrible, brooding blackness.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But even more awful than the blackness was the loneliness of the six men who inhabited the silver rocket.
eyes
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From this reading They bore their loneliness like a shroud, and it was as much a part of them as sight in their eyes.
fish
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From this reading They moved in loneliness as fish move in water.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _The line between noble dreams and madness is thin, and loneliness can push men past it...._ Onward sped the _Wanderer_, onward through cold, silent infinity, on and on, an insignificant pencil of silver lost in the terrible, brooding blackness.
infinity
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From this reading _The line between noble dreams and madness is thin, and loneliness can push men past it...._ Onward sped the _Wanderer_, onward through cold, silent infinity, on and on, an insignificant pencil of silver lost in the terrible, brooding blackness.
inhabited
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From this reading But even more awful than the blackness was the loneliness of the six men who inhabited the silver rocket.
insignificant
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From this reading _The line between noble dreams and madness is thin, and loneliness can push men past it...._ Onward sped the _Wanderer_, onward through cold, silent infinity, on and on, an insignificant pencil of silver lost in the terrible, brooding blackness.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _The line between noble dreams and madness is thin, and loneliness can push men past it...._ Onward sped the _Wanderer_, onward through cold, silent infinity, on and on, an insignificant pencil of silver lost in the terrible, brooding blackness.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _The line between noble dreams and madness is thin, and loneliness can push men past it...._ Onward sped the _Wanderer_, onward through cold, silent infinity, on and on, an insignificant pencil of silver lost in the terrible, brooding blackness.
like
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From this reading They bore their loneliness like a shroud, and it was as much a part of them as sight in their eyes.
line
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From this reading _The line between noble dreams and madness is thin, and loneliness can push men past it...._ Onward sped the _Wanderer_, onward through cold, silent infinity, on and on, an insignificant pencil of silver lost in the terrible, brooding blackness.
lives
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From this reading Their lives revolved in loneliness as planets revolve in space and time.
loneliness
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From this reading _The line between noble dreams and madness is thin, and loneliness can push men past it...._ Onward sped the _Wanderer_, onward through cold, silent infinity, on and on, an insignificant pencil of silver lost in the terrible, brooding blackness.
lost
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From this reading _The line between noble dreams and madness is thin, and loneliness can push men past it...._ Onward sped the _Wanderer_, onward through cold, silent infinity, on and on, an insignificant pencil of silver lost in the terrible, brooding blackness.
madness
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From this reading _The line between noble dreams and madness is thin, and loneliness can push men past it...._ Onward sped the _Wanderer_, onward through cold, silent infinity, on and on, an insignificant pencil of silver lost in the terrible, brooding blackness.
men
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From this reading _The line between noble dreams and madness is thin, and loneliness can push men past it...._ Onward sped the _Wanderer_, onward through cold, silent infinity, on and on, an insignificant pencil of silver lost in the terrible, brooding blackness.
more
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From this reading But even more awful than the blackness was the loneliness of the six men who inhabited the silver rocket.
move
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From this reading They moved in loneliness as fish move in water.
moved
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From this reading They moved in loneliness as fish move in water.
much
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From this reading They bore their loneliness like a shroud, and it was as much a part of them as sight in their eyes.
noble
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From this reading _The line between noble dreams and madness is thin, and loneliness can push men past it...._ Onward sped the _Wanderer_, onward through cold, silent infinity, on and on, an insignificant pencil of silver lost in the terrible, brooding blackness.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _The line between noble dreams and madness is thin, and loneliness can push men past it...._ Onward sped the _Wanderer_, onward through cold, silent infinity, on and on, an insignificant pencil of silver lost in the terrible, brooding blackness.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _The line between noble dreams and madness is thin, and loneliness can push men past it...._ Onward sped the _Wanderer_, onward through cold, silent infinity, on and on, an insignificant pencil of silver lost in the terrible, brooding blackness.
Onward
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From this reading _The line between noble dreams and madness is thin, and loneliness can push men past it...._ Onward sped the _Wanderer_, onward through cold, silent infinity, on and on, an insignificant pencil of silver lost in the terrible, brooding blackness.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They bore their loneliness like a shroud, and it was as much a part of them as sight in their eyes.
past
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From this reading _The line between noble dreams and madness is thin, and loneliness can push men past it...._ Onward sped the _Wanderer_, onward through cold, silent infinity, on and on, an insignificant pencil of silver lost in the terrible, brooding blackness.
pencil
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From this reading _The line between noble dreams and madness is thin, and loneliness can push men past it...._ Onward sped the _Wanderer_, onward through cold, silent infinity, on and on, an insignificant pencil of silver lost in the terrible, brooding blackness.
planets
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From this reading Their lives revolved in loneliness as planets revolve in space and time.
push
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From this reading _The line between noble dreams and madness is thin, and loneliness can push men past it...._ Onward sped the _Wanderer_, onward through cold, silent infinity, on and on, an insignificant pencil of silver lost in the terrible, brooding blackness.
revolve
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From this reading Their lives revolved in loneliness as planets revolve in space and time.
revolved
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From this reading Their lives revolved in loneliness as planets revolve in space and time.
rocket
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From this reading But even more awful than the blackness was the loneliness of the six men who inhabited the silver rocket.
shroud
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From this reading They bore their loneliness like a shroud, and it was as much a part of them as sight in their eyes.
sight
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From this reading They bore their loneliness like a shroud, and it was as much a part of them as sight in their eyes.
silent
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From this reading _The line between noble dreams and madness is thin, and loneliness can push men past it...._ Onward sped the _Wanderer_, onward through cold, silent infinity, on and on, an insignificant pencil of silver lost in the terrible, brooding blackness.
silver
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From this reading _The line between noble dreams and madness is thin, and loneliness can push men past it...._ Onward sped the _Wanderer_, onward through cold, silent infinity, on and on, an insignificant pencil of silver lost in the terrible, brooding blackness.
six
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From this reading But even more awful than the blackness was the loneliness of the six men who inhabited the silver rocket.
space
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From this reading Their lives revolved in loneliness as planets revolve in space and time.
sped
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From this reading _The line between noble dreams and madness is thin, and loneliness can push men past it...._ Onward sped the _Wanderer_, onward through cold, silent infinity, on and on, an insignificant pencil of silver lost in the terrible, brooding blackness.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading _The line between noble dreams and madness is thin, and loneliness can push men past it...._ Onward sped the _Wanderer_, onward through cold, silent infinity, on and on, an insignificant pencil of silver lost in the terrible, brooding blackness.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading But even more awful than the blackness was the loneliness of the six men who inhabited the silver rocket.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The line between noble dreams and madness is thin, and loneliness can push men past it...._ Onward sped the _Wanderer_, onward through cold, silent infinity, on and on, an insignificant pencil of silver lost in the terrible, brooding blackness.
TheirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their lives revolved in loneliness as planets revolve in space and time.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They bore their loneliness like a shroud, and it was as much a part of them as sight in their eyes.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They moved in loneliness as fish move in water.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading _The line between noble dreams and madness is thin, and loneliness can push men past it...._ Onward sped the _Wanderer_, onward through cold, silent infinity, on and on, an insignificant pencil of silver lost in the terrible, brooding blackness.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading _The line between noble dreams and madness is thin, and loneliness can push men past it...._ Onward sped the _Wanderer_, onward through cold, silent infinity, on and on, an insignificant pencil of silver lost in the terrible, brooding blackness.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Their lives revolved in loneliness as planets revolve in space and time.
Wanderer
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From this reading _The line between noble dreams and madness is thin, and loneliness can push men past it...._ Onward sped the _Wanderer_, onward through cold, silent infinity, on and on, an insignificant pencil of silver lost in the terrible, brooding blackness.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But even more awful than the blackness was the loneliness of the six men who inhabited the silver rocket.
water
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From this reading They moved in loneliness as fish move in water.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading But even more awful than the blackness was the loneliness of the six men who inhabited the silver rocket.
