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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 She wanted the old conviction to come back; she wanted to be smugly sure again that it was impossible for him to fly to another planet, and that what he had said was just a great joke.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After Doug had gone, Dot tried to make herself forget why he had gone, where he was going.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She wanted the old conviction to come back; she wanted to be smugly sure again that it was impossible for him to fly to another planet, and that what he had said was just a great joke.
ago
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From this reading It seemed long ago that space flight had been something for light dinner-table conversation, something for fanciful conjecture in an idle moment, something to discuss politely when the overimaginative person became serious with his day-after-tomorrow talk.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It seemed long ago that space flight had been something for light dinner-table conversation, something for fanciful conjecture in an idle moment, something to discuss politely when the overimaginative person became serious with his day-after-tomorrow talk.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She wanted the old conviction to come back; she wanted to be smugly sure again that it was impossible for him to fly to another planet, and that what he had said was just a great joke.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She wanted the old conviction to come back; she wanted to be smugly sure again that it was impossible for him to fly to another planet, and that what he had said was just a great joke.
answer
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From this reading Yet blindness to fact was no answer to fear of it.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She twisted a dial on the luxurious radio console, sat for a moment beside it and wished that she could as easily twist fact away from belief, so that the awful fear would go.
away
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From this reading She twisted a dial on the luxurious radio console, sat for a moment beside it and wished that she could as easily twist fact away from belief, so that the awful fear would go.
awful
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From this reading She twisted a dial on the luxurious radio console, sat for a moment beside it and wished that she could as easily twist fact away from belief, so that the awful fear would go.
back
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From this reading She wanted the old conviction to come back; she wanted to be smugly sure again that it was impossible for him to fly to another planet, and that what he had said was just a great joke.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She wanted the old conviction to come back; she wanted to be smugly sure again that it was impossible for him to fly to another planet, and that what he had said was just a great joke.
became
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From this reading It seemed long ago that space flight had been something for light dinner-table conversation, something for fanciful conjecture in an idle moment, something to discuss politely when the overimaginative person became serious with his day-after-tomorrow talk.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It seemed long ago that space flight had been something for light dinner-table conversation, something for fanciful conjecture in an idle moment, something to discuss politely when the overimaginative person became serious with his day-after-tomorrow talk.
belief
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From this reading She twisted a dial on the luxurious radio console, sat for a moment beside it and wished that she could as easily twist fact away from belief, so that the awful fear would go.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading She twisted a dial on the luxurious radio console, sat for a moment beside it and wished that she could as easily twist fact away from belief, so that the awful fear would go.
blindness
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From this reading Yet blindness to fact was no answer to fear of it.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She wanted the old conviction to come back; she wanted to be smugly sure again that it was impossible for him to fly to another planet, and that what he had said was just a great joke.
conjecture
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From this reading It seemed long ago that space flight had been something for light dinner-table conversation, something for fanciful conjecture in an idle moment, something to discuss politely when the overimaginative person became serious with his day-after-tomorrow talk.
console
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From this reading She twisted a dial on the luxurious radio console, sat for a moment beside it and wished that she could as easily twist fact away from belief, so that the awful fear would go.
conversation
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From this reading It seemed long ago that space flight had been something for light dinner-table conversation, something for fanciful conjecture in an idle moment, something to discuss politely when the overimaginative person became serious with his day-after-tomorrow talk.
conviction
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From this reading She wanted the old conviction to come back; she wanted to be smugly sure again that it was impossible for him to fly to another planet, and that what he had said was just a great joke.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She twisted a dial on the luxurious radio console, sat for a moment beside it and wished that she could as easily twist fact away from belief, so that the awful fear would go.
day-after-tomorrow
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From this reading It seemed long ago that space flight had been something for light dinner-table conversation, something for fanciful conjecture in an idle moment, something to discuss politely when the overimaginative person became serious with his day-after-tomorrow talk.
dial
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From this reading She twisted a dial on the luxurious radio console, sat for a moment beside it and wished that she could as easily twist fact away from belief, so that the awful fear would go.
dinner-table
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From this reading It seemed long ago that space flight had been something for light dinner-table conversation, something for fanciful conjecture in an idle moment, something to discuss politely when the overimaginative person became serious with his day-after-tomorrow talk.
discuss
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From this reading It seemed long ago that space flight had been something for light dinner-table conversation, something for fanciful conjecture in an idle moment, something to discuss politely when the overimaginative person became serious with his day-after-tomorrow talk.
Dot
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From this reading After Doug had gone, Dot tried to make herself forget why he had gone, where he was going.
Doug
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From this reading After Doug had gone, Dot tried to make herself forget why he had gone, where he was going.
easily
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From this reading She twisted a dial on the luxurious radio console, sat for a moment beside it and wished that she could as easily twist fact away from belief, so that the awful fear would go.
fact
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From this reading She twisted a dial on the luxurious radio console, sat for a moment beside it and wished that she could as easily twist fact away from belief, so that the awful fear would go.
fanciful
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From this reading It seemed long ago that space flight had been something for light dinner-table conversation, something for fanciful conjecture in an idle moment, something to discuss politely when the overimaginative person became serious with his day-after-tomorrow talk.
fear
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From this reading She twisted a dial on the luxurious radio console, sat for a moment beside it and wished that she could as easily twist fact away from belief, so that the awful fear would go.
flight
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From this reading It seemed long ago that space flight had been something for light dinner-table conversation, something for fanciful conjecture in an idle moment, something to discuss politely when the overimaginative person became serious with his day-after-tomorrow talk.
fly
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From this reading She wanted the old conviction to come back; she wanted to be smugly sure again that it was impossible for him to fly to another planet, and that what he had said was just a great joke.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She wanted the old conviction to come back; she wanted to be smugly sure again that it was impossible for him to fly to another planet, and that what he had said was just a great joke.
forget
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From this reading After Doug had gone, Dot tried to make herself forget why he had gone, where he was going.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She twisted a dial on the luxurious radio console, sat for a moment beside it and wished that she could as easily twist fact away from belief, so that the awful fear would go.
go
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From this reading She twisted a dial on the luxurious radio console, sat for a moment beside it and wished that she could as easily twist fact away from belief, so that the awful fear would go.
going
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From this reading After Doug had gone, Dot tried to make herself forget why he had gone, where he was going.
gone
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From this reading After Doug had gone, Dot tried to make herself forget why he had gone, where he was going.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She wanted the old conviction to come back; she wanted to be smugly sure again that it was impossible for him to fly to another planet, and that what he had said was just a great joke.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading After Doug had gone, Dot tried to make herself forget why he had gone, where he was going.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After Doug had gone, Dot tried to make herself forget why he had gone, where he was going.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading After Doug had gone, Dot tried to make herself forget why he had gone, where he was going.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She wanted the old conviction to come back; she wanted to be smugly sure again that it was impossible for him to fly to another planet, and that what he had said was just a great joke.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It seemed long ago that space flight had been something for light dinner-table conversation, something for fanciful conjecture in an idle moment, something to discuss politely when the overimaginative person became serious with his day-after-tomorrow talk.
idle
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From this reading It seemed long ago that space flight had been something for light dinner-table conversation, something for fanciful conjecture in an idle moment, something to discuss politely when the overimaginative person became serious with his day-after-tomorrow talk.
impossible
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From this reading She wanted the old conviction to come back; she wanted to be smugly sure again that it was impossible for him to fly to another planet, and that what he had said was just a great joke.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It seemed long ago that space flight had been something for light dinner-table conversation, something for fanciful conjecture in an idle moment, something to discuss politely when the overimaginative person became serious with his day-after-tomorrow talk.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She wanted the old conviction to come back; she wanted to be smugly sure again that it was impossible for him to fly to another planet, and that what he had said was just a great joke.
joke
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From this reading She wanted the old conviction to come back; she wanted to be smugly sure again that it was impossible for him to fly to another planet, and that what he had said was just a great joke.
just
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From this reading She wanted the old conviction to come back; she wanted to be smugly sure again that it was impossible for him to fly to another planet, and that what he had said was just a great joke.
light
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From this reading It seemed long ago that space flight had been something for light dinner-table conversation, something for fanciful conjecture in an idle moment, something to discuss politely when the overimaginative person became serious with his day-after-tomorrow talk.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed long ago that space flight had been something for light dinner-table conversation, something for fanciful conjecture in an idle moment, something to discuss politely when the overimaginative person became serious with his day-after-tomorrow talk.
luxurious
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From this reading She twisted a dial on the luxurious radio console, sat for a moment beside it and wished that she could as easily twist fact away from belief, so that the awful fear would go.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After Doug had gone, Dot tried to make herself forget why he had gone, where he was going.
moment
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From this reading She twisted a dial on the luxurious radio console, sat for a moment beside it and wished that she could as easily twist fact away from belief, so that the awful fear would go.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Yet blindness to fact was no answer to fear of it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Yet blindness to fact was no answer to fear of it.
old
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From this reading She wanted the old conviction to come back; she wanted to be smugly sure again that it was impossible for him to fly to another planet, and that what he had said was just a great joke.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She twisted a dial on the luxurious radio console, sat for a moment beside it and wished that she could as easily twist fact away from belief, so that the awful fear would go.
overimaginative
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From this reading It seemed long ago that space flight had been something for light dinner-table conversation, something for fanciful conjecture in an idle moment, something to discuss politely when the overimaginative person became serious with his day-after-tomorrow talk.
person
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From this reading It seemed long ago that space flight had been something for light dinner-table conversation, something for fanciful conjecture in an idle moment, something to discuss politely when the overimaginative person became serious with his day-after-tomorrow talk.
planet
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From this reading She wanted the old conviction to come back; she wanted to be smugly sure again that it was impossible for him to fly to another planet, and that what he had said was just a great joke.
politely
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From this reading It seemed long ago that space flight had been something for light dinner-table conversation, something for fanciful conjecture in an idle moment, something to discuss politely when the overimaginative person became serious with his day-after-tomorrow talk.
radio
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From this reading She twisted a dial on the luxurious radio console, sat for a moment beside it and wished that she could as easily twist fact away from belief, so that the awful fear would go.
said
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From this reading She wanted the old conviction to come back; she wanted to be smugly sure again that it was impossible for him to fly to another planet, and that what he had said was just a great joke.
sat
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From this reading She twisted a dial on the luxurious radio console, sat for a moment beside it and wished that she could as easily twist fact away from belief, so that the awful fear would go.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed long ago that space flight had been something for light dinner-table conversation, something for fanciful conjecture in an idle moment, something to discuss politely when the overimaginative person became serious with his day-after-tomorrow talk.
serious
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From this reading It seemed long ago that space flight had been something for light dinner-table conversation, something for fanciful conjecture in an idle moment, something to discuss politely when the overimaginative person became serious with his day-after-tomorrow talk.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She wanted the old conviction to come back; she wanted to be smugly sure again that it was impossible for him to fly to another planet, and that what he had said was just a great joke.
smugly
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From this reading She wanted the old conviction to come back; she wanted to be smugly sure again that it was impossible for him to fly to another planet, and that what he had said was just a great joke.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She twisted a dial on the luxurious radio console, sat for a moment beside it and wished that she could as easily twist fact away from belief, so that the awful fear would go.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading It seemed long ago that space flight had been something for light dinner-table conversation, something for fanciful conjecture in an idle moment, something to discuss politely when the overimaginative person became serious with his day-after-tomorrow talk.
space
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From this reading It seemed long ago that space flight had been something for light dinner-table conversation, something for fanciful conjecture in an idle moment, something to discuss politely when the overimaginative person became serious with his day-after-tomorrow talk.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She wanted the old conviction to come back; she wanted to be smugly sure again that it was impossible for him to fly to another planet, and that what he had said was just a great joke.
talk
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From this reading It seemed long ago that space flight had been something for light dinner-table conversation, something for fanciful conjecture in an idle moment, something to discuss politely when the overimaginative person became serious with his day-after-tomorrow talk.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She wanted the old conviction to come back; she wanted to be smugly sure again that it was impossible for him to fly to another planet, and that what he had said was just a great joke.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She wanted the old conviction to come back; she wanted to be smugly sure again that it was impossible for him to fly to another planet, and that what he had said was just a great joke.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After Doug had gone, Dot tried to make herself forget why he had gone, where he was going.
tried
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From this reading After Doug had gone, Dot tried to make herself forget why he had gone, where he was going.
twist
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From this reading She twisted a dial on the luxurious radio console, sat for a moment beside it and wished that she could as easily twist fact away from belief, so that the awful fear would go.
twisted
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From this reading She twisted a dial on the luxurious radio console, sat for a moment beside it and wished that she could as easily twist fact away from belief, so that the awful fear would go.
wanted
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From this reading She wanted the old conviction to come back; she wanted to be smugly sure again that it was impossible for him to fly to another planet, and that what he had said was just a great joke.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading After Doug had gone, Dot tried to make herself forget why he had gone, where he was going.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She wanted the old conviction to come back; she wanted to be smugly sure again that it was impossible for him to fly to another planet, and that what he had said was just a great joke.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It seemed long ago that space flight had been something for light dinner-table conversation, something for fanciful conjecture in an idle moment, something to discuss politely when the overimaginative person became serious with his day-after-tomorrow talk.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading After Doug had gone, Dot tried to make herself forget why he had gone, where he was going.
why
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From this reading After Doug had gone, Dot tried to make herself forget why he had gone, where he was going.
wished
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From this reading She twisted a dial on the luxurious radio console, sat for a moment beside it and wished that she could as easily twist fact away from belief, so that the awful fear would go.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It seemed long ago that space flight had been something for light dinner-table conversation, something for fanciful conjecture in an idle moment, something to discuss politely when the overimaginative person became serious with his day-after-tomorrow talk.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She twisted a dial on the luxurious radio console, sat for a moment beside it and wished that she could as easily twist fact away from belief, so that the awful fear would go.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet blindness to fact was no answer to fear of it.
