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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 His choice would govern a boy's fate--and, incidentally, Earth's entire future.
accept
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From this reading Colonel Devall, who headed the Terran cultural and military mission to Markin, was more cultural than military himself, and so was willing to accept the Markin belief that the sunset was a premonition of conflict.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His choice would govern a boy's fate--and, incidentally, Earth's entire future.
approaching
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From this reading The Marks connected red sunsets with approaching trouble.
atmosphere
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From this reading The atmosphere on Markin was not normally conducive to blood-red sunsets, though they did happen occasionally on evenings when the blue of sunlight was scattered particularly well.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading The sun had gone down blood-red, and Colonel John Devall slept poorly because of it.
belief
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From this reading Colonel Devall, who headed the Terran cultural and military mission to Markin, was more cultural than military himself, and so was willing to accept the Markin belief that the sunset was a premonition of conflict.
blood-red
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From this reading The sun had gone down blood-red, and Colonel John Devall slept poorly because of it.
blue
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From this reading The atmosphere on Markin was not normally conducive to blood-red sunsets, though they did happen occasionally on evenings when the blue of sunlight was scattered particularly well.
boy's
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From this reading His choice would govern a boy's fate--and, incidentally, Earth's entire future.
choice
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From this reading His choice would govern a boy's fate--and, incidentally, Earth's entire future.
Colonel
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From this reading The sun had gone down blood-red, and Colonel John Devall slept poorly because of it.
conducive
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From this reading The atmosphere on Markin was not normally conducive to blood-red sunsets, though they did happen occasionally on evenings when the blue of sunlight was scattered particularly well.
conflict
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From this reading Colonel Devall, who headed the Terran cultural and military mission to Markin, was more cultural than military himself, and so was willing to accept the Markin belief that the sunset was a premonition of conflict.
connected
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From this reading The Marks connected red sunsets with approaching trouble.
cultural
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From this reading Colonel Devall, who headed the Terran cultural and military mission to Markin, was more cultural than military himself, and so was willing to accept the Markin belief that the sunset was a premonition of conflict.
Devall
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From this reading The sun had gone down blood-red, and Colonel John Devall slept poorly because of it.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The atmosphere on Markin was not normally conducive to blood-red sunsets, though they did happen occasionally on evenings when the blue of sunlight was scattered particularly well.
down
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From this reading The sun had gone down blood-red, and Colonel John Devall slept poorly because of it.
Earth's
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From this reading His choice would govern a boy's fate--and, incidentally, Earth's entire future.
entire
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From this reading His choice would govern a boy's fate--and, incidentally, Earth's entire future.
evenings
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From this reading The atmosphere on Markin was not normally conducive to blood-red sunsets, though they did happen occasionally on evenings when the blue of sunlight was scattered particularly well.
fate
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From this reading His choice would govern a boy's fate--and, incidentally, Earth's entire future.
future
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From this reading His choice would govern a boy's fate--and, incidentally, Earth's entire future.
gone
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From this reading The sun had gone down blood-red, and Colonel John Devall slept poorly because of it.
govern
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From this reading His choice would govern a boy's fate--and, incidentally, Earth's entire future.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The sun had gone down blood-red, and Colonel John Devall slept poorly because of it.
happen
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From this reading The atmosphere on Markin was not normally conducive to blood-red sunsets, though they did happen occasionally on evenings when the blue of sunlight was scattered particularly well.
headed
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From this reading Colonel Devall, who headed the Terran cultural and military mission to Markin, was more cultural than military himself, and so was willing to accept the Markin belief that the sunset was a premonition of conflict.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Colonel Devall, who headed the Terran cultural and military mission to Markin, was more cultural than military himself, and so was willing to accept the Markin belief that the sunset was a premonition of conflict.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His choice would govern a boy's fate--and, incidentally, Earth's entire future.
incidentally
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From this reading His choice would govern a boy's fate--and, incidentally, Earth's entire future.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The sun had gone down blood-red, and Colonel John Devall slept poorly because of it.
John
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From this reading The sun had gone down blood-red, and Colonel John Devall slept poorly because of it.
Markin
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From this reading The atmosphere on Markin was not normally conducive to blood-red sunsets, though they did happen occasionally on evenings when the blue of sunlight was scattered particularly well.
Marks
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From this reading The Marks connected red sunsets with approaching trouble.
military
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From this reading Colonel Devall, who headed the Terran cultural and military mission to Markin, was more cultural than military himself, and so was willing to accept the Markin belief that the sunset was a premonition of conflict.
mission
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From this reading Colonel Devall, who headed the Terran cultural and military mission to Markin, was more cultural than military himself, and so was willing to accept the Markin belief that the sunset was a premonition of conflict.
more
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From this reading Colonel Devall, who headed the Terran cultural and military mission to Markin, was more cultural than military himself, and so was willing to accept the Markin belief that the sunset was a premonition of conflict.
normally
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From this reading The atmosphere on Markin was not normally conducive to blood-red sunsets, though they did happen occasionally on evenings when the blue of sunlight was scattered particularly well.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The atmosphere on Markin was not normally conducive to blood-red sunsets, though they did happen occasionally on evenings when the blue of sunlight was scattered particularly well.
occasionally
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From this reading The atmosphere on Markin was not normally conducive to blood-red sunsets, though they did happen occasionally on evenings when the blue of sunlight was scattered particularly well.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The sun had gone down blood-red, and Colonel John Devall slept poorly because of it.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The atmosphere on Markin was not normally conducive to blood-red sunsets, though they did happen occasionally on evenings when the blue of sunlight was scattered particularly well.
particularly
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From this reading The atmosphere on Markin was not normally conducive to blood-red sunsets, though they did happen occasionally on evenings when the blue of sunlight was scattered particularly well.
poorly
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From this reading The sun had gone down blood-red, and Colonel John Devall slept poorly because of it.
premonition
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From this reading Colonel Devall, who headed the Terran cultural and military mission to Markin, was more cultural than military himself, and so was willing to accept the Markin belief that the sunset was a premonition of conflict.
red
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From this reading The Marks connected red sunsets with approaching trouble.
scattered
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From this reading The atmosphere on Markin was not normally conducive to blood-red sunsets, though they did happen occasionally on evenings when the blue of sunlight was scattered particularly well.
slept
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From this reading The sun had gone down blood-red, and Colonel John Devall slept poorly because of it.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Colonel Devall, who headed the Terran cultural and military mission to Markin, was more cultural than military himself, and so was willing to accept the Markin belief that the sunset was a premonition of conflict.
sun
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From this reading The sun had gone down blood-red, and Colonel John Devall slept poorly because of it.
sunlight
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From this reading The atmosphere on Markin was not normally conducive to blood-red sunsets, though they did happen occasionally on evenings when the blue of sunlight was scattered particularly well.
sunset
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From this reading Colonel Devall, who headed the Terran cultural and military mission to Markin, was more cultural than military himself, and so was willing to accept the Markin belief that the sunset was a premonition of conflict.
sunsets
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From this reading The atmosphere on Markin was not normally conducive to blood-red sunsets, though they did happen occasionally on evenings when the blue of sunlight was scattered particularly well.
Terran
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From this reading Colonel Devall, who headed the Terran cultural and military mission to Markin, was more cultural than military himself, and so was willing to accept the Markin belief that the sunset was a premonition of conflict.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Colonel Devall, who headed the Terran cultural and military mission to Markin, was more cultural than military himself, and so was willing to accept the Markin belief that the sunset was a premonition of conflict.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Colonel Devall, who headed the Terran cultural and military mission to Markin, was more cultural than military himself, and so was willing to accept the Markin belief that the sunset was a premonition of conflict.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The sun had gone down blood-red, and Colonel John Devall slept poorly because of it.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The atmosphere on Markin was not normally conducive to blood-red sunsets, though they did happen occasionally on evenings when the blue of sunlight was scattered particularly well.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The atmosphere on Markin was not normally conducive to blood-red sunsets, though they did happen occasionally on evenings when the blue of sunlight was scattered particularly well.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The atmosphere on Markin was not normally conducive to blood-red sunsets, though they did happen occasionally on evenings when the blue of sunlight was scattered particularly well.
trouble
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From this reading The Marks connected red sunsets with approaching trouble.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The atmosphere on Markin was not normally conducive to blood-red sunsets, though they did happen occasionally on evenings when the blue of sunlight was scattered particularly well.
well
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From this reading The atmosphere on Markin was not normally conducive to blood-red sunsets, though they did happen occasionally on evenings when the blue of sunlight was scattered particularly well.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The atmosphere on Markin was not normally conducive to blood-red sunsets, though they did happen occasionally on evenings when the blue of sunlight was scattered particularly well.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Colonel Devall, who headed the Terran cultural and military mission to Markin, was more cultural than military himself, and so was willing to accept the Markin belief that the sunset was a premonition of conflict.
willing
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From this reading Colonel Devall, who headed the Terran cultural and military mission to Markin, was more cultural than military himself, and so was willing to accept the Markin belief that the sunset was a premonition of conflict.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Marks connected red sunsets with approaching trouble.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading His choice would govern a boy's fate--and, incidentally, Earth's entire future.
