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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 "That bird of Lurgha's--" said Ross, once they were out of sight of Cassca and Lal, "could it have been a plane?"
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "That bird of Lurgha's--" said Ross, once they were out of sight of Cassca and Lal, "could it have been a plane?"
announcement
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From this reading The same announcement concerning the Wrath of Lurgha was probably made there--to their good purpose, not ours."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Cassca didn't seem to be overly impressed with Lurgha's curse, not as much as the man was."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Cassca didn't seem to be overly impressed with Lurgha's curse, not as much as the man was."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "That bird of Lurgha's--" said Ross, once they were out of sight of Cassca and Lal, "could it have been a plane?"
bird
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From this reading "That bird of Lurgha's--" said Ross, once they were out of sight of Cassca and Lal, "could it have been a plane?"
Cassca
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From this reading "That bird of Lurgha's--" said Ross, once they were out of sight of Cassca and Lal, "could it have been a plane?"
companion
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From this reading "Sounds like it," snapped his companion.
concerning
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From this reading The same announcement concerning the Wrath of Lurgha was probably made there--to their good purpose, not ours."
contacting
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From this reading "If the Reds have done their work efficiently, and there's no reason to suppose otherwise, then there is no use in contacting either Dorhta's town or Munga's.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "That bird of Lurgha's--" said Ross, once they were out of sight of Cassca and Lal, "could it have been a plane?"
curse
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From this reading "Cassca didn't seem to be overly impressed with Lurgha's curse, not as much as the man was."
didn't
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From this reading "Cassca didn't seem to be overly impressed with Lurgha's curse, not as much as the man was."
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "If the Reds have done their work efficiently, and there's no reason to suppose otherwise, then there is no use in contacting either Dorhta's town or Munga's.
Dorhta's
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From this reading "If the Reds have done their work efficiently, and there's no reason to suppose otherwise, then there is no use in contacting either Dorhta's town or Munga's.
efficiently
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From this reading "If the Reds have done their work efficiently, and there's no reason to suppose otherwise, then there is no use in contacting either Dorhta's town or Munga's.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading "If the Reds have done their work efficiently, and there's no reason to suppose otherwise, then there is no use in contacting either Dorhta's town or Munga's.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The same announcement concerning the Wrath of Lurgha was probably made there--to their good purpose, not ours."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "That bird of Lurgha's--" said Ross, once they were out of sight of Cassca and Lal, "could it have been a plane?"
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Sounds like it," snapped his companion.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If the Reds have done their work efficiently, and there's no reason to suppose otherwise, then there is no use in contacting either Dorhta's town or Munga's.
impressed
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From this reading "Cassca didn't seem to be overly impressed with Lurgha's curse, not as much as the man was."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "If the Reds have done their work efficiently, and there's no reason to suppose otherwise, then there is no use in contacting either Dorhta's town or Munga's.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "If the Reds have done their work efficiently, and there's no reason to suppose otherwise, then there is no use in contacting either Dorhta's town or Munga's.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "That bird of Lurgha's--" said Ross, once they were out of sight of Cassca and Lal, "could it have been a plane?"
Lal
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From this reading "That bird of Lurgha's--" said Ross, once they were out of sight of Cassca and Lal, "could it have been a plane?"
like
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From this reading "Sounds like it," snapped his companion.
Lurgha
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From this reading The same announcement concerning the Wrath of Lurgha was probably made there--to their good purpose, not ours."
Lurgha's
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From this reading "That bird of Lurgha's--" said Ross, once they were out of sight of Cassca and Lal, "could it have been a plane?"
made
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From this reading The same announcement concerning the Wrath of Lurgha was probably made there--to their good purpose, not ours."
man
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From this reading "Cassca didn't seem to be overly impressed with Lurgha's curse, not as much as the man was."
much
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From this reading "Cassca didn't seem to be overly impressed with Lurgha's curse, not as much as the man was."
Munga's
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From this reading "If the Reds have done their work efficiently, and there's no reason to suppose otherwise, then there is no use in contacting either Dorhta's town or Munga's.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "If the Reds have done their work efficiently, and there's no reason to suppose otherwise, then there is no use in contacting either Dorhta's town or Munga's.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The same announcement concerning the Wrath of Lurgha was probably made there--to their good purpose, not ours."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "That bird of Lurgha's--" said Ross, once they were out of sight of Cassca and Lal, "could it have been a plane?"
once
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From this reading "That bird of Lurgha's--" said Ross, once they were out of sight of Cassca and Lal, "could it have been a plane?"
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "If the Reds have done their work efficiently, and there's no reason to suppose otherwise, then there is no use in contacting either Dorhta's town or Munga's.
otherwise
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From this reading "If the Reds have done their work efficiently, and there's no reason to suppose otherwise, then there is no use in contacting either Dorhta's town or Munga's.
ourspronounUS /ˈaʊərz/
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading The same announcement concerning the Wrath of Lurgha was probably made there--to their good purpose, not ours."
out
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From this reading "That bird of Lurgha's--" said Ross, once they were out of sight of Cassca and Lal, "could it have been a plane?"
overly
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From this reading "Cassca didn't seem to be overly impressed with Lurgha's curse, not as much as the man was."
plane
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From this reading "That bird of Lurgha's--" said Ross, once they were out of sight of Cassca and Lal, "could it have been a plane?"
probably
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From this reading The same announcement concerning the Wrath of Lurgha was probably made there--to their good purpose, not ours."
purpose
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From this reading The same announcement concerning the Wrath of Lurgha was probably made there--to their good purpose, not ours."
reason
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From this reading "If the Reds have done their work efficiently, and there's no reason to suppose otherwise, then there is no use in contacting either Dorhta's town or Munga's.
Reds
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From this reading "If the Reds have done their work efficiently, and there's no reason to suppose otherwise, then there is no use in contacting either Dorhta's town or Munga's.
Ross
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From this reading "That bird of Lurgha's--" said Ross, once they were out of sight of Cassca and Lal, "could it have been a plane?"
said
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From this reading "That bird of Lurgha's--" said Ross, once they were out of sight of Cassca and Lal, "could it have been a plane?"
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The same announcement concerning the Wrath of Lurgha was probably made there--to their good purpose, not ours."
seem
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From this reading "Cassca didn't seem to be overly impressed with Lurgha's curse, not as much as the man was."
sight
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From this reading "That bird of Lurgha's--" said Ross, once they were out of sight of Cassca and Lal, "could it have been a plane?"
snapped
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From this reading "Sounds like it," snapped his companion.
Sounds
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From this reading "Sounds like it," snapped his companion.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "If the Reds have done their work efficiently, and there's no reason to suppose otherwise, then there is no use in contacting either Dorhta's town or Munga's.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That bird of Lurgha's--" said Ross, once they were out of sight of Cassca and Lal, "could it have been a plane?"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "If the Reds have done their work efficiently, and there's no reason to suppose otherwise, then there is no use in contacting either Dorhta's town or Munga's.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "If the Reds have done their work efficiently, and there's no reason to suppose otherwise, then there is no use in contacting either Dorhta's town or Munga's.
then
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From this reading "If the Reds have done their work efficiently, and there's no reason to suppose otherwise, then there is no use in contacting either Dorhta's town or Munga's.
there
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From this reading "If the Reds have done their work efficiently, and there's no reason to suppose otherwise, then there is no use in contacting either Dorhta's town or Munga's.
there's
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From this reading "If the Reds have done their work efficiently, and there's no reason to suppose otherwise, then there is no use in contacting either Dorhta's town or Munga's.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "That bird of Lurgha's--" said Ross, once they were out of sight of Cassca and Lal, "could it have been a plane?"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "If the Reds have done their work efficiently, and there's no reason to suppose otherwise, then there is no use in contacting either Dorhta's town or Munga's.
town
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From this reading "If the Reds have done their work efficiently, and there's no reason to suppose otherwise, then there is no use in contacting either Dorhta's town or Munga's.
use
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From this reading "If the Reds have done their work efficiently, and there's no reason to suppose otherwise, then there is no use in contacting either Dorhta's town or Munga's.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The same announcement concerning the Wrath of Lurgha was probably made there--to their good purpose, not ours."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "That bird of Lurgha's--" said Ross, once they were out of sight of Cassca and Lal, "could it have been a plane?"
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Cassca didn't seem to be overly impressed with Lurgha's curse, not as much as the man was."
work
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From this reading "If the Reds have done their work efficiently, and there's no reason to suppose otherwise, then there is no use in contacting either Dorhta's town or Munga's.
Wrath
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From this reading The same announcement concerning the Wrath of Lurgha was probably made there--to their good purpose, not ours."
