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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 Like a tide, the horror of the silver death was sweeping to inundate the inhabited worlds--with only Varon to halt its flood--and he was already marked by the plague he fought.
adding
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alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Like a tide, the horror of the silver death was sweeping to inundate the inhabited worlds--with only Varon to halt its flood--and he was already marked by the plague he fought.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Fermin, the _Arch-Mutant_, had risen before dawn and in the garnet-colored light that passed for morning on Ganymede, repaired to the magnificent austerity of his cloister where he received an endless series of reports.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Like a tide, the horror of the silver death was sweeping to inundate the inhabited worlds--with only Varon to halt its flood--and he was already marked by the plague he fought.
anti-climax
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Arch-Mutant
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archaic
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From this reading He sat in an austere Jadite chair basking in the archaic warmth of an open hearth, and watched whimsically for a moment how the darting flames reflected a bright patina on the fur of the somnolent Felirene at his feet.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He sat in an austere Jadite chair basking in the archaic warmth of an open hearth, and watched whimsically for a moment how the darting flames reflected a bright patina on the fur of the somnolent Felirene at his feet.
austere
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austerity
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basking
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beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been reading _Seville-Lorca_ the previous evening, delighting in the incredible pages which had been the great historians' dying contribution to their worlds, and to which he had every intention of adding an ironic anti-climax of his own.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Fermin, the _Arch-Mutant_, had risen before dawn and in the garnet-colored light that passed for morning on Ganymede, repaired to the magnificent austerity of his cloister where he received an endless series of reports.
bright
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Like a tide, the horror of the silver death was sweeping to inundate the inhabited worlds--with only Varon to halt its flood--and he was already marked by the plague he fought.
chair
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chapter
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cloister
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From this reading Fermin, the _Arch-Mutant_, had risen before dawn and in the garnet-colored light that passed for morning on Ganymede, repaired to the magnificent austerity of his cloister where he received an endless series of reports.
contribution
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darting
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From this reading He sat in an austere Jadite chair basking in the archaic warmth of an open hearth, and watched whimsically for a moment how the darting flames reflected a bright patina on the fur of the somnolent Felirene at his feet.
dawn
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death
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delighting
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dying
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endless
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evening
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everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading He had been reading _Seville-Lorca_ the previous evening, delighting in the incredible pages which had been the great historians' dying contribution to their worlds, and to which he had every intention of adding an ironic anti-climax of his own.
feet
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Felirene
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From this reading He sat in an austere Jadite chair basking in the archaic warmth of an open hearth, and watched whimsically for a moment how the darting flames reflected a bright patina on the fur of the somnolent Felirene at his feet.
Fermin
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From this reading Fermin, the _Arch-Mutant_, had risen before dawn and in the garnet-colored light that passed for morning on Ganymede, repaired to the magnificent austerity of his cloister where he received an endless series of reports.
flames
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flood
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From this reading Like a tide, the horror of the silver death was sweeping to inundate the inhabited worlds--with only Varon to halt its flood--and he was already marked by the plague he fought.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Fermin, the _Arch-Mutant_, had risen before dawn and in the garnet-colored light that passed for morning on Ganymede, repaired to the magnificent austerity of his cloister where he received an endless series of reports.
fought
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fur
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From this reading He sat in an austere Jadite chair basking in the archaic warmth of an open hearth, and watched whimsically for a moment how the darting flames reflected a bright patina on the fur of the somnolent Felirene at his feet.
Ganymede
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From this reading Fermin, the _Arch-Mutant_, had risen before dawn and in the garnet-colored light that passed for morning on Ganymede, repaired to the magnificent austerity of his cloister where he received an endless series of reports.
garnet-colored
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From this reading Fermin, the _Arch-Mutant_, had risen before dawn and in the garnet-colored light that passed for morning on Ganymede, repaired to the magnificent austerity of his cloister where he received an endless series of reports.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had been reading _Seville-Lorca_ the previous evening, delighting in the incredible pages which had been the great historians' dying contribution to their worlds, and to which he had every intention of adding an ironic anti-climax of his own.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Fermin, the _Arch-Mutant_, had risen before dawn and in the garnet-colored light that passed for morning on Ganymede, repaired to the magnificent austerity of his cloister where he received an endless series of reports.
halt
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From this reading Like a tide, the horror of the silver death was sweeping to inundate the inhabited worlds--with only Varon to halt its flood--and he was already marked by the plague he fought.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Like a tide, the horror of the silver death was sweeping to inundate the inhabited worlds--with only Varon to halt its flood--and he was already marked by the plague he fought.
hearth
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hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Fermin, the _Arch-Mutant_, had risen before dawn and in the garnet-colored light that passed for morning on Ganymede, repaired to the magnificent austerity of his cloister where he received an endless series of reports.
historians
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horror
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how
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Fermin, the _Arch-Mutant_, had risen before dawn and in the garnet-colored light that passed for morning on Ganymede, repaired to the magnificent austerity of his cloister where he received an endless series of reports.
incredible
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inhabited
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intention
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inundate
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ironic
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itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Like a tide, the horror of the silver death was sweeping to inundate the inhabited worlds--with only Varon to halt its flood--and he was already marked by the plague he fought.
Jadite
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From this reading He sat in an austere Jadite chair basking in the archaic warmth of an open hearth, and watched whimsically for a moment how the darting flames reflected a bright patina on the fur of the somnolent Felirene at his feet.
Jovian
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light
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From this reading Fermin, the _Arch-Mutant_, had risen before dawn and in the garnet-colored light that passed for morning on Ganymede, repaired to the magnificent austerity of his cloister where he received an endless series of reports.
Like
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magnificent
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From this reading Fermin, the _Arch-Mutant_, had risen before dawn and in the garnet-colored light that passed for morning on Ganymede, repaired to the magnificent austerity of his cloister where he received an endless series of reports.
marked
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moment
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From this reading He sat in an austere Jadite chair basking in the archaic warmth of an open hearth, and watched whimsically for a moment how the darting flames reflected a bright patina on the fur of the somnolent Felirene at his feet.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fermin, the _Arch-Mutant_, had risen before dawn and in the garnet-colored light that passed for morning on Ganymede, repaired to the magnificent austerity of his cloister where he received an endless series of reports.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Like a tide, the horror of the silver death was sweeping to inundate the inhabited worlds--with only Varon to halt its flood--and he was already marked by the plague he fought.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Fermin, the _Arch-Mutant_, had risen before dawn and in the garnet-colored light that passed for morning on Ganymede, repaired to the magnificent austerity of his cloister where he received an endless series of reports.
only
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From this reading Like a tide, the horror of the silver death was sweeping to inundate the inhabited worlds--with only Varon to halt its flood--and he was already marked by the plague he fought.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading He sat in an austere Jadite chair basking in the archaic warmth of an open hearth, and watched whimsically for a moment how the darting flames reflected a bright patina on the fur of the somnolent Felirene at his feet.
own
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pages
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passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fermin, the _Arch-Mutant_, had risen before dawn and in the garnet-colored light that passed for morning on Ganymede, repaired to the magnificent austerity of his cloister where he received an endless series of reports.
patina
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plague
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previous
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re-read
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From this reading There was a chapter on the Jovian Societies he wanted to re-read.
reading
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received
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From this reading Fermin, the _Arch-Mutant_, had risen before dawn and in the garnet-colored light that passed for morning on Ganymede, repaired to the magnificent austerity of his cloister where he received an endless series of reports.
reflected
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repaired
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reports
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risen
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From this reading Fermin, the _Arch-Mutant_, had risen before dawn and in the garnet-colored light that passed for morning on Ganymede, repaired to the magnificent austerity of his cloister where he received an endless series of reports.
sat
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series
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From this reading Fermin, the _Arch-Mutant_, had risen before dawn and in the garnet-colored light that passed for morning on Ganymede, repaired to the magnificent austerity of his cloister where he received an endless series of reports.
Seville-Lorca
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silver
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Societies
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From this reading There was a chapter on the Jovian Societies he wanted to re-read.
somnolent
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sweeping
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From this reading Like a tide, the horror of the silver death was sweeping to inundate the inhabited worlds--with only Varon to halt its flood--and he was already marked by the plague he fought.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Fermin, the _Arch-Mutant_, had risen before dawn and in the garnet-colored light that passed for morning on Ganymede, repaired to the magnificent austerity of his cloister where he received an endless series of reports.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Like a tide, the horror of the silver death was sweeping to inundate the inhabited worlds--with only Varon to halt its flood--and he was already marked by the plague he fought.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He had been reading _Seville-Lorca_ the previous evening, delighting in the incredible pages which had been the great historians' dying contribution to their worlds, and to which he had every intention of adding an ironic anti-climax of his own.
There
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From this reading There was a chapter on the Jovian Societies he wanted to re-read.
tide
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From this reading Like a tide, the horror of the silver death was sweeping to inundate the inhabited worlds--with only Varon to halt its flood--and he was already marked by the plague he fought.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Like a tide, the horror of the silver death was sweeping to inundate the inhabited worlds--with only Varon to halt its flood--and he was already marked by the plague he fought.
Varon
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From this reading Like a tide, the horror of the silver death was sweeping to inundate the inhabited worlds--with only Varon to halt its flood--and he was already marked by the plague he fought.
wanted
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From this reading There was a chapter on the Jovian Societies he wanted to re-read.
warmth
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From this reading He sat in an austere Jadite chair basking in the archaic warmth of an open hearth, and watched whimsically for a moment how the darting flames reflected a bright patina on the fur of the somnolent Felirene at his feet.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Like a tide, the horror of the silver death was sweeping to inundate the inhabited worlds--with only Varon to halt its flood--and he was already marked by the plague he fought.
watched
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From this reading He sat in an austere Jadite chair basking in the archaic warmth of an open hearth, and watched whimsically for a moment how the darting flames reflected a bright patina on the fur of the somnolent Felirene at his feet.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Fermin, the _Arch-Mutant_, had risen before dawn and in the garnet-colored light that passed for morning on Ganymede, repaired to the magnificent austerity of his cloister where he received an endless series of reports.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He had been reading _Seville-Lorca_ the previous evening, delighting in the incredible pages which had been the great historians' dying contribution to their worlds, and to which he had every intention of adding an ironic anti-climax of his own.
whimsically
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From this reading He sat in an austere Jadite chair basking in the archaic warmth of an open hearth, and watched whimsically for a moment how the darting flames reflected a bright patina on the fur of the somnolent Felirene at his feet.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Like a tide, the horror of the silver death was sweeping to inundate the inhabited worlds--with only Varon to halt its flood--and he was already marked by the plague he fought.
worlds
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From this reading Like a tide, the horror of the silver death was sweeping to inundate the inhabited worlds--with only Varon to halt its flood--and he was already marked by the plague he fought.
