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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 trace of the same panic he had known in the cockpit of the atomjet tingled along his nerves.
absorbed
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From this reading Ross, absorbed in the scene before him, was not prepared for the sudden and complete darkness which blotted out not only the action but the light in his own room as well.
action
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From this reading Ross, absorbed in the scene before him, was not prepared for the sudden and complete darkness which blotted out not only the action but the light in his own room as well.
actively
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From this reading The faint swish of the ventilating system, of which he had not been actively aware until it had disappeared, was also missing.
all
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From this reading His startled voice rang loudly in his ears, too loudly, for all sound had been wiped out with the light.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading A trace of the same panic he had known in the cockpit of the atomjet tingled along his nerves.
also
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From this reading The faint swish of the ventilating system, of which he had not been actively aware until it had disappeared, was also missing.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ross, absorbed in the scene before him, was not prepared for the sudden and complete darkness which blotted out not only the action but the light in his own room as well.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Ross, absorbed in the scene before him, was not prepared for the sudden and complete darkness which blotted out not only the action but the light in his own room as well.
atomjet
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From this reading A trace of the same panic he had known in the cockpit of the atomjet tingled along his nerves.
aware
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From this reading The faint swish of the ventilating system, of which he had not been actively aware until it had disappeared, was also missing.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading His startled voice rang loudly in his ears, too loudly, for all sound had been wiped out with the light.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Ross, absorbed in the scene before him, was not prepared for the sudden and complete darkness which blotted out not only the action but the light in his own room as well.
blotted
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From this reading Ross, absorbed in the scene before him, was not prepared for the sudden and complete darkness which blotted out not only the action but the light in his own room as well.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Ross, absorbed in the scene before him, was not prepared for the sudden and complete darkness which blotted out not only the action but the light in his own room as well.
cockpit
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From this reading A trace of the same panic he had known in the cockpit of the atomjet tingled along his nerves.
completenounUS /complete/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ross, absorbed in the scene before him, was not prepared for the sudden and complete darkness which blotted out not only the action but the light in his own room as well.
darkness
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From this reading Ross, absorbed in the scene before him, was not prepared for the sudden and complete darkness which blotted out not only the action but the light in his own room as well.
disappearednounUS /ˈdisappeared/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The faint swish of the ventilating system, of which he had not been actively aware until it had disappeared, was also missing.
ears
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From this reading His startled voice rang loudly in his ears, too loudly, for all sound had been wiped out with the light.
faint
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From this reading The faint swish of the ventilating system, of which he had not been actively aware until it had disappeared, was also missing.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Ross, absorbed in the scene before him, was not prepared for the sudden and complete darkness which blotted out not only the action but the light in his own room as well.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His startled voice rang loudly in his ears, too loudly, for all sound had been wiped out with the light.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The faint swish of the ventilating system, of which he had not been actively aware until it had disappeared, was also missing.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Ross, absorbed in the scene before him, was not prepared for the sudden and complete darkness which blotted out not only the action but the light in his own room as well.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Ross, absorbed in the scene before him, was not prepared for the sudden and complete darkness which blotted out not only the action but the light in his own room as well.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Ross, absorbed in the scene before him, was not prepared for the sudden and complete darkness which blotted out not only the action but the light in his own room as well.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The faint swish of the ventilating system, of which he had not been actively aware until it had disappeared, was also missing.
known
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From this reading A trace of the same panic he had known in the cockpit of the atomjet tingled along his nerves.
light
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From this reading Ross, absorbed in the scene before him, was not prepared for the sudden and complete darkness which blotted out not only the action but the light in his own room as well.
loudly
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From this reading His startled voice rang loudly in his ears, too loudly, for all sound had been wiped out with the light.
missing
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From this reading The faint swish of the ventilating system, of which he had not been actively aware until it had disappeared, was also missing.
nerves
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From this reading A trace of the same panic he had known in the cockpit of the atomjet tingled along his nerves.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Ross, absorbed in the scene before him, was not prepared for the sudden and complete darkness which blotted out not only the action but the light in his own room as well.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The faint swish of the ventilating system, of which he had not been actively aware until it had disappeared, was also missing.
only
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From this reading Ross, absorbed in the scene before him, was not prepared for the sudden and complete darkness which blotted out not only the action but the light in his own room as well.
out
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From this reading Ross, absorbed in the scene before him, was not prepared for the sudden and complete darkness which blotted out not only the action but the light in his own room as well.
own
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From this reading Ross, absorbed in the scene before him, was not prepared for the sudden and complete darkness which blotted out not only the action but the light in his own room as well.
panic
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From this reading A trace of the same panic he had known in the cockpit of the atomjet tingled along his nerves.
prepared
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From this reading Ross, absorbed in the scene before him, was not prepared for the sudden and complete darkness which blotted out not only the action but the light in his own room as well.
rang
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From this reading His startled voice rang loudly in his ears, too loudly, for all sound had been wiped out with the light.
room
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From this reading Ross, absorbed in the scene before him, was not prepared for the sudden and complete darkness which blotted out not only the action but the light in his own room as well.
Ross
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From this reading Ross, absorbed in the scene before him, was not prepared for the sudden and complete darkness which blotted out not only the action but the light in his own room as well.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A trace of the same panic he had known in the cockpit of the atomjet tingled along his nerves.
scene
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From this reading Ross, absorbed in the scene before him, was not prepared for the sudden and complete darkness which blotted out not only the action but the light in his own room as well.
sound
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From this reading His startled voice rang loudly in his ears, too loudly, for all sound had been wiped out with the light.
startled
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From this reading His startled voice rang loudly in his ears, too loudly, for all sound had been wiped out with the light.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ross, absorbed in the scene before him, was not prepared for the sudden and complete darkness which blotted out not only the action but the light in his own room as well.
swish
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From this reading The faint swish of the ventilating system, of which he had not been actively aware until it had disappeared, was also missing.
system
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From this reading The faint swish of the ventilating system, of which he had not been actively aware until it had disappeared, was also missing.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ross, absorbed in the scene before him, was not prepared for the sudden and complete darkness which blotted out not only the action but the light in his own room as well.
tingled
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From this reading A trace of the same panic he had known in the cockpit of the atomjet tingled along his nerves.
too
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From this reading His startled voice rang loudly in his ears, too loudly, for all sound had been wiped out with the light.
trace
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From this reading A trace of the same panic he had known in the cockpit of the atomjet tingled along his nerves.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The faint swish of the ventilating system, of which he had not been actively aware until it had disappeared, was also missing.
ventilating
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From this reading The faint swish of the ventilating system, of which he had not been actively aware until it had disappeared, was also missing.
voice
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From this reading His startled voice rang loudly in his ears, too loudly, for all sound had been wiped out with the light.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ross, absorbed in the scene before him, was not prepared for the sudden and complete darkness which blotted out not only the action but the light in his own room as well.
well
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From this reading Ross, absorbed in the scene before him, was not prepared for the sudden and complete darkness which blotted out not only the action but the light in his own room as well.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What--?"
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Ross, absorbed in the scene before him, was not prepared for the sudden and complete darkness which blotted out not only the action but the light in his own room as well.
wiped
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From this reading His startled voice rang loudly in his ears, too loudly, for all sound had been wiped out with the light.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading His startled voice rang loudly in his ears, too loudly, for all sound had been wiped out with the light.
