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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 _A Playboy is someone with power, too much time on his hands, and too little sense of a goal worth achieving.
achieving
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From this reading _A Playboy is someone with power, too much time on his hands, and too little sense of a goal worth achieving.
advanced
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From this reading And if the Playboy happens to belong to a highly advanced culture...._ Through the narrow streets leading to the great plaza of Karth, swarmed a colorful crowd--buyers, idlers, herdsmen, artisans, traders.
all
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From this reading From all directions they came, some to gather around the fountain, some to explore the wineshops, many to examine the wares, or to buy from the merchants whose booths and tents hid the cobblestones.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _A Playboy is someone with power, too much time on his hands, and too little sense of a goal worth achieving.
animals
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From this reading From another gate, a herdsman guided his living wares through the crowd, his working animals snapping at the heels of the flock, keeping it together and in motion.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading From another gate, a herdsman guided his living wares through the crowd, his working animals snapping at the heels of the flock, keeping it together and in motion.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading From all directions they came, some to gather around the fountain, some to explore the wineshops, many to examine the wares, or to buy from the merchants whose booths and tents hid the cobblestones.
artisans
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From this reading And if the Playboy happens to belong to a highly advanced culture...._ Through the narrow streets leading to the great plaza of Karth, swarmed a colorful crowd--buyers, idlers, herdsmen, artisans, traders.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A caravan wound its way through a gate and stopped, the weary beasts standing patiently as the traders sought vacant space where they might open business.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading From another gate, a herdsman guided his living wares through the crowd, his working animals snapping at the heels of the flock, keeping it together and in motion.
beasts
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From this reading A caravan wound its way through a gate and stopped, the weary beasts standing patiently as the traders sought vacant space where they might open business.
belong
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From this reading And if the Playboy happens to belong to a highly advanced culture...._ Through the narrow streets leading to the great plaza of Karth, swarmed a colorful crowd--buyers, idlers, herdsmen, artisans, traders.
booths
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From this reading From all directions they came, some to gather around the fountain, some to explore the wineshops, many to examine the wares, or to buy from the merchants whose booths and tents hid the cobblestones.
business
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From this reading A caravan wound its way through a gate and stopped, the weary beasts standing patiently as the traders sought vacant space where they might open business.
buy
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From this reading From all directions they came, some to gather around the fountain, some to explore the wineshops, many to examine the wares, or to buy from the merchants whose booths and tents hid the cobblestones.
buyers
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From this reading And if the Playboy happens to belong to a highly advanced culture...._ Through the narrow streets leading to the great plaza of Karth, swarmed a colorful crowd--buyers, idlers, herdsmen, artisans, traders.
came
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From this reading From all directions they came, some to gather around the fountain, some to explore the wineshops, many to examine the wares, or to buy from the merchants whose booths and tents hid the cobblestones.
caravan
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From this reading A caravan wound its way through a gate and stopped, the weary beasts standing patiently as the traders sought vacant space where they might open business.
cobblestones
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colorful
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From this reading And if the Playboy happens to belong to a highly advanced culture...._ Through the narrow streets leading to the great plaza of Karth, swarmed a colorful crowd--buyers, idlers, herdsmen, artisans, traders.
crowd
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From this reading And if the Playboy happens to belong to a highly advanced culture...._ Through the narrow streets leading to the great plaza of Karth, swarmed a colorful crowd--buyers, idlers, herdsmen, artisans, traders.
culture
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From this reading And if the Playboy happens to belong to a highly advanced culture...._ Through the narrow streets leading to the great plaza of Karth, swarmed a colorful crowd--buyers, idlers, herdsmen, artisans, traders.
directions
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From this reading From all directions they came, some to gather around the fountain, some to explore the wineshops, many to examine the wares, or to buy from the merchants whose booths and tents hid the cobblestones.
examine
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From this reading From all directions they came, some to gather around the fountain, some to explore the wineshops, many to examine the wares, or to buy from the merchants whose booths and tents hid the cobblestones.
explore
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From this reading From all directions they came, some to gather around the fountain, some to explore the wineshops, many to examine the wares, or to buy from the merchants whose booths and tents hid the cobblestones.
flock
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From this reading From another gate, a herdsman guided his living wares through the crowd, his working animals snapping at the heels of the flock, keeping it together and in motion.
fountain
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From this reading From all directions they came, some to gather around the fountain, some to explore the wineshops, many to examine the wares, or to buy from the merchants whose booths and tents hid the cobblestones.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From all directions they came, some to gather around the fountain, some to explore the wineshops, many to examine the wares, or to buy from the merchants whose booths and tents hid the cobblestones.
gate
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From this reading A caravan wound its way through a gate and stopped, the weary beasts standing patiently as the traders sought vacant space where they might open business.
gather
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From this reading From all directions they came, some to gather around the fountain, some to explore the wineshops, many to examine the wares, or to buy from the merchants whose booths and tents hid the cobblestones.
goal
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From this reading _A Playboy is someone with power, too much time on his hands, and too little sense of a goal worth achieving.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And if the Playboy happens to belong to a highly advanced culture...._ Through the narrow streets leading to the great plaza of Karth, swarmed a colorful crowd--buyers, idlers, herdsmen, artisans, traders.
guided
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From this reading From another gate, a herdsman guided his living wares through the crowd, his working animals snapping at the heels of the flock, keeping it together and in motion.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading _A Playboy is someone with power, too much time on his hands, and too little sense of a goal worth achieving.
happens
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From this reading And if the Playboy happens to belong to a highly advanced culture...._ Through the narrow streets leading to the great plaza of Karth, swarmed a colorful crowd--buyers, idlers, herdsmen, artisans, traders.
heels
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From this reading From another gate, a herdsman guided his living wares through the crowd, his working animals snapping at the heels of the flock, keeping it together and in motion.
herdsman
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From this reading From another gate, a herdsman guided his living wares through the crowd, his working animals snapping at the heels of the flock, keeping it together and in motion.
herdsmen
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From this reading And if the Playboy happens to belong to a highly advanced culture...._ Through the narrow streets leading to the great plaza of Karth, swarmed a colorful crowd--buyers, idlers, herdsmen, artisans, traders.
hid
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From this reading From all directions they came, some to gather around the fountain, some to explore the wineshops, many to examine the wares, or to buy from the merchants whose booths and tents hid the cobblestones.
highly
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From this reading And if the Playboy happens to belong to a highly advanced culture...._ Through the narrow streets leading to the great plaza of Karth, swarmed a colorful crowd--buyers, idlers, herdsmen, artisans, traders.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _A Playboy is someone with power, too much time on his hands, and too little sense of a goal worth achieving.
idlers
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From this reading And if the Playboy happens to belong to a highly advanced culture...._ Through the narrow streets leading to the great plaza of Karth, swarmed a colorful crowd--buyers, idlers, herdsmen, artisans, traders.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And if the Playboy happens to belong to a highly advanced culture...._ Through the narrow streets leading to the great plaza of Karth, swarmed a colorful crowd--buyers, idlers, herdsmen, artisans, traders.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading From another gate, a herdsman guided his living wares through the crowd, his working animals snapping at the heels of the flock, keeping it together and in motion.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _A Playboy is someone with power, too much time on his hands, and too little sense of a goal worth achieving.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading From another gate, a herdsman guided his living wares through the crowd, his working animals snapping at the heels of the flock, keeping it together and in motion.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading A caravan wound its way through a gate and stopped, the weary beasts standing patiently as the traders sought vacant space where they might open business.
Karth
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From this reading And if the Playboy happens to belong to a highly advanced culture...._ Through the narrow streets leading to the great plaza of Karth, swarmed a colorful crowd--buyers, idlers, herdsmen, artisans, traders.
keeping
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From this reading From another gate, a herdsman guided his living wares through the crowd, his working animals snapping at the heels of the flock, keeping it together and in motion.
leading
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From this reading And if the Playboy happens to belong to a highly advanced culture...._ Through the narrow streets leading to the great plaza of Karth, swarmed a colorful crowd--buyers, idlers, herdsmen, artisans, traders.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _A Playboy is someone with power, too much time on his hands, and too little sense of a goal worth achieving.
living
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From this reading From another gate, a herdsman guided his living wares through the crowd, his working animals snapping at the heels of the flock, keeping it together and in motion.
many
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From this reading From all directions they came, some to gather around the fountain, some to explore the wineshops, many to examine the wares, or to buy from the merchants whose booths and tents hid the cobblestones.
merchants
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From this reading From all directions they came, some to gather around the fountain, some to explore the wineshops, many to examine the wares, or to buy from the merchants whose booths and tents hid the cobblestones.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading A caravan wound its way through a gate and stopped, the weary beasts standing patiently as the traders sought vacant space where they might open business.
motion
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From this reading From another gate, a herdsman guided his living wares through the crowd, his working animals snapping at the heels of the flock, keeping it together and in motion.
much
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From this reading _A Playboy is someone with power, too much time on his hands, and too little sense of a goal worth achieving.
narrow
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From this reading And if the Playboy happens to belong to a highly advanced culture...._ Through the narrow streets leading to the great plaza of Karth, swarmed a colorful crowd--buyers, idlers, herdsmen, artisans, traders.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _A Playboy is someone with power, too much time on his hands, and too little sense of a goal worth achieving.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _A Playboy is someone with power, too much time on his hands, and too little sense of a goal worth achieving.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading A caravan wound its way through a gate and stopped, the weary beasts standing patiently as the traders sought vacant space where they might open business.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading From all directions they came, some to gather around the fountain, some to explore the wineshops, many to examine the wares, or to buy from the merchants whose booths and tents hid the cobblestones.
patiently
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From this reading A caravan wound its way through a gate and stopped, the weary beasts standing patiently as the traders sought vacant space where they might open business.
Playboy
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From this reading _A Playboy is someone with power, too much time on his hands, and too little sense of a goal worth achieving.
plaza
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From this reading And if the Playboy happens to belong to a highly advanced culture...._ Through the narrow streets leading to the great plaza of Karth, swarmed a colorful crowd--buyers, idlers, herdsmen, artisans, traders.
power
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From this reading _A Playboy is someone with power, too much time on his hands, and too little sense of a goal worth achieving.
sense
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From this reading _A Playboy is someone with power, too much time on his hands, and too little sense of a goal worth achieving.
snapping
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From this reading From another gate, a herdsman guided his living wares through the crowd, his working animals snapping at the heels of the flock, keeping it together and in motion.
some
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From this reading From all directions they came, some to gather around the fountain, some to explore the wineshops, many to examine the wares, or to buy from the merchants whose booths and tents hid the cobblestones.
someonepronounUS /ˈsʌmwʌn/
a person, without saying who
From this reading _A Playboy is someone with power, too much time on his hands, and too little sense of a goal worth achieving.
sought
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From this reading A caravan wound its way through a gate and stopped, the weary beasts standing patiently as the traders sought vacant space where they might open business.
space
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From this reading A caravan wound its way through a gate and stopped, the weary beasts standing patiently as the traders sought vacant space where they might open business.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A caravan wound its way through a gate and stopped, the weary beasts standing patiently as the traders sought vacant space where they might open business.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A caravan wound its way through a gate and stopped, the weary beasts standing patiently as the traders sought vacant space where they might open business.
streets
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From this reading And if the Playboy happens to belong to a highly advanced culture...._ Through the narrow streets leading to the great plaza of Karth, swarmed a colorful crowd--buyers, idlers, herdsmen, artisans, traders.
swarmed
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From this reading And if the Playboy happens to belong to a highly advanced culture...._ Through the narrow streets leading to the great plaza of Karth, swarmed a colorful crowd--buyers, idlers, herdsmen, artisans, traders.
tents
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From this reading From all directions they came, some to gather around the fountain, some to explore the wineshops, many to examine the wares, or to buy from the merchants whose booths and tents hid the cobblestones.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And if the Playboy happens to belong to a highly advanced culture...._ Through the narrow streets leading to the great plaza of Karth, swarmed a colorful crowd--buyers, idlers, herdsmen, artisans, traders.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading From all directions they came, some to gather around the fountain, some to explore the wineshops, many to examine the wares, or to buy from the merchants whose booths and tents hid the cobblestones.
ThroughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And if the Playboy happens to belong to a highly advanced culture...._ Through the narrow streets leading to the great plaza of Karth, swarmed a colorful crowd--buyers, idlers, herdsmen, artisans, traders.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _A Playboy is someone with power, too much time on his hands, and too little sense of a goal worth achieving.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And if the Playboy happens to belong to a highly advanced culture...._ Through the narrow streets leading to the great plaza of Karth, swarmed a colorful crowd--buyers, idlers, herdsmen, artisans, traders.
together
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From this reading From another gate, a herdsman guided his living wares through the crowd, his working animals snapping at the heels of the flock, keeping it together and in motion.
too
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From this reading _A Playboy is someone with power, too much time on his hands, and too little sense of a goal worth achieving.
traders
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From this reading And if the Playboy happens to belong to a highly advanced culture...._ Through the narrow streets leading to the great plaza of Karth, swarmed a colorful crowd--buyers, idlers, herdsmen, artisans, traders.
vacant
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From this reading A caravan wound its way through a gate and stopped, the weary beasts standing patiently as the traders sought vacant space where they might open business.
wares
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From this reading From all directions they came, some to gather around the fountain, some to explore the wineshops, many to examine the wares, or to buy from the merchants whose booths and tents hid the cobblestones.
way
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From this reading A caravan wound its way through a gate and stopped, the weary beasts standing patiently as the traders sought vacant space where they might open business.
weary
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From this reading A caravan wound its way through a gate and stopped, the weary beasts standing patiently as the traders sought vacant space where they might open business.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading A caravan wound its way through a gate and stopped, the weary beasts standing patiently as the traders sought vacant space where they might open business.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading From all directions they came, some to gather around the fountain, some to explore the wineshops, many to examine the wares, or to buy from the merchants whose booths and tents hid the cobblestones.
wineshops
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From this reading From all directions they came, some to gather around the fountain, some to explore the wineshops, many to examine the wares, or to buy from the merchants whose booths and tents hid the cobblestones.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading _A Playboy is someone with power, too much time on his hands, and too little sense of a goal worth achieving.
working
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From this reading From another gate, a herdsman guided his living wares through the crowd, his working animals snapping at the heels of the flock, keeping it together and in motion.
worth
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From this reading _A Playboy is someone with power, too much time on his hands, and too little sense of a goal worth achieving.
wound
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From this reading A caravan wound its way through a gate and stopped, the weary beasts standing patiently as the traders sought vacant space where they might open business.
