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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 Roy had backed well off in preparation for a mach ten dive on Kabul, which the enemy had lately taken over.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He had one small omnibomb left in his racks and Kabul had seemed to be about the right size.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading In that way he escaped the annihilation along with one other man, revered old Dr. Garfield Gar, who was in the space station.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _His duty was clear and simple: strafe Noah's ark and kill every human on it.
animals
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From this reading The tricky part was making sure the animals lived!_ Pilot Officer Roy Vanjan happened to be spaceborne when the Earth exploded.
annihilation
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From this reading In that way he escaped the annihilation along with one other man, revered old Dr. Garfield Gar, who was in the space station.
ark
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backed
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From this reading Roy had backed well off in preparation for a mach ten dive on Kabul, which the enemy had lately taken over.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The tricky part was making sure the animals lived!_ Pilot Officer Roy Vanjan happened to be spaceborne when the Earth exploded.
clear
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dive
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Dr
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dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading _His duty was clear and simple: strafe Noah's ark and kill every human on it.
Earth
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enemy
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From this reading Roy had backed well off in preparation for a mach ten dive on Kabul, which the enemy had lately taken over.
escaped
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From this reading In that way he escaped the annihilation along with one other man, revered old Dr. Garfield Gar, who was in the space station.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading _His duty was clear and simple: strafe Noah's ark and kill every human on it.
exploded
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Roy had backed well off in preparation for a mach ten dive on Kabul, which the enemy had lately taken over.
Gar
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From this reading In that way he escaped the annihilation along with one other man, revered old Dr. Garfield Gar, who was in the space station.
Garfield
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From this reading In that way he escaped the annihilation along with one other man, revered old Dr. Garfield Gar, who was in the space station.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Roy had backed well off in preparation for a mach ten dive on Kabul, which the enemy had lately taken over.
happened
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hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In that way he escaped the annihilation along with one other man, revered old Dr. Garfield Gar, who was in the space station.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _His duty was clear and simple: strafe Noah's ark and kill every human on it.
human
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InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In that way he escaped the annihilation along with one other man, revered old Dr. Garfield Gar, who was in the space station.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _His duty was clear and simple: strafe Noah's ark and kill every human on it.
Kabul
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From this reading Roy had backed well off in preparation for a mach ten dive on Kabul, which the enemy had lately taken over.
kill
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lately
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From this reading Roy had backed well off in preparation for a mach ten dive on Kabul, which the enemy had lately taken over.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had one small omnibomb left in his racks and Kabul had seemed to be about the right size.
lived
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mach
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making
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man
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Noah's
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off
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Officer
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old
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From this reading In that way he escaped the annihilation along with one other man, revered old Dr. Garfield Gar, who was in the space station.
omnibomb
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From this reading He had one small omnibomb left in his racks and Kabul had seemed to be about the right size.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _His duty was clear and simple: strafe Noah's ark and kill every human on it.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In that way he escaped the annihilation along with one other man, revered old Dr. Garfield Gar, who was in the space station.
other
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From this reading In that way he escaped the annihilation along with one other man, revered old Dr. Garfield Gar, who was in the space station.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Roy had backed well off in preparation for a mach ten dive on Kabul, which the enemy had lately taken over.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The tricky part was making sure the animals lived!_ Pilot Officer Roy Vanjan happened to be spaceborne when the Earth exploded.
Pilot
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preparation
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From this reading Roy had backed well off in preparation for a mach ten dive on Kabul, which the enemy had lately taken over.
racks
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From this reading He had one small omnibomb left in his racks and Kabul had seemed to be about the right size.
revered
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From this reading In that way he escaped the annihilation along with one other man, revered old Dr. Garfield Gar, who was in the space station.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had one small omnibomb left in his racks and Kabul had seemed to be about the right size.
Roy
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seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had one small omnibomb left in his racks and Kabul had seemed to be about the right size.
simple
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From this reading _His duty was clear and simple: strafe Noah's ark and kill every human on it.
size
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From this reading He had one small omnibomb left in his racks and Kabul had seemed to be about the right size.
small
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From this reading He had one small omnibomb left in his racks and Kabul had seemed to be about the right size.
space
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From this reading In that way he escaped the annihilation along with one other man, revered old Dr. Garfield Gar, who was in the space station.
spaceborne
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station
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From this reading In that way he escaped the annihilation along with one other man, revered old Dr. Garfield Gar, who was in the space station.
strafe
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From this reading _His duty was clear and simple: strafe Noah's ark and kill every human on it.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The tricky part was making sure the animals lived!_ Pilot Officer Roy Vanjan happened to be spaceborne when the Earth exploded.
taken
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From this reading Roy had backed well off in preparation for a mach ten dive on Kabul, which the enemy had lately taken over.
ten
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From this reading Roy had backed well off in preparation for a mach ten dive on Kabul, which the enemy had lately taken over.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In that way he escaped the annihilation along with one other man, revered old Dr. Garfield Gar, who was in the space station.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The tricky part was making sure the animals lived!_ Pilot Officer Roy Vanjan happened to be spaceborne when the Earth exploded.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The tricky part was making sure the animals lived!_ Pilot Officer Roy Vanjan happened to be spaceborne when the Earth exploded.
tricky
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From this reading The tricky part was making sure the animals lived!_ Pilot Officer Roy Vanjan happened to be spaceborne when the Earth exploded.
Vanjan
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From this reading The tricky part was making sure the animals lived!_ Pilot Officer Roy Vanjan happened to be spaceborne when the Earth exploded.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _His duty was clear and simple: strafe Noah's ark and kill every human on it.
way
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From this reading In that way he escaped the annihilation along with one other man, revered old Dr. Garfield Gar, who was in the space station.
well
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From this reading Roy had backed well off in preparation for a mach ten dive on Kabul, which the enemy had lately taken over.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The tricky part was making sure the animals lived!_ Pilot Officer Roy Vanjan happened to be spaceborne when the Earth exploded.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Roy had backed well off in preparation for a mach ten dive on Kabul, which the enemy had lately taken over.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading In that way he escaped the annihilation along with one other man, revered old Dr. Garfield Gar, who was in the space station.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In that way he escaped the annihilation along with one other man, revered old Dr. Garfield Gar, who was in the space station.
