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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 _Inhabited only by whispering winds, Robin's World was a paradise for the wrong two people--Eve and her son...._ It had been a long layover for the _Starholm's_ crew, hunting heavy elements for fuel--eight months, on an idyllic green paradise of a planet; a soft, windy, whispering world, inhabited only by trees and winds.
abed
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From this reading Merrihew found her lying abed in the laboratory shelter, pale and calm, with the child beside her.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading _Inhabited only by whispering winds, Robin's World was a paradise for the wrong two people--Eve and her son...._ It had been a long layover for the _Starholm's_ crew, hunting heavy elements for fuel--eight months, on an idyllic green paradise of a planet; a soft, windy, whispering world, inhabited only by trees and winds.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Inhabited only by whispering winds, Robin's World was a paradise for the wrong two people--Eve and her son...._ It had been a long layover for the _Starholm's_ crew, hunting heavy elements for fuel--eight months, on an idyllic green paradise of a planet; a soft, windy, whispering world, inhabited only by trees and winds.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The little shelter, constructed roughly of green planks, looked out on the clearing which the _Starholm_ had used as a base of operations during the layover; a beautiful place at the bottom of a wide valley, in the curve of a broad, deep-flowing river.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The little shelter, constructed roughly of green planks, looked out on the clearing which the _Starholm_ had used as a base of operations during the layover; a beautiful place at the bottom of a wide valley, in the curve of a broad, deep-flowing river.
base
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From this reading The little shelter, constructed roughly of green planks, looked out on the clearing which the _Starholm_ had used as a base of operations during the layover; a beautiful place at the bottom of a wide valley, in the curve of a broad, deep-flowing river.
beautiful
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From this reading The little shelter, constructed roughly of green planks, looked out on the clearing which the _Starholm_ had used as a base of operations during the layover; a beautiful place at the bottom of a wide valley, in the curve of a broad, deep-flowing river.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading _Inhabited only by whispering winds, Robin's World was a paradise for the wrong two people--Eve and her son...._ It had been a long layover for the _Starholm's_ crew, hunting heavy elements for fuel--eight months, on an idyllic green paradise of a planet; a soft, windy, whispering world, inhabited only by trees and winds.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Specifically, it presented Captain Merrihew with the problem of Robin, male, father unknown, who had been born the day before, and a month prematurely, to Dr. Helen Murray.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading Merrihew found her lying abed in the laboratory shelter, pale and calm, with the child beside her.
bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Specifically, it presented Captain Merrihew with the problem of Robin, male, father unknown, who had been born the day before, and a month prematurely, to Dr. Helen Murray.
bottom
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From this reading The little shelter, constructed roughly of green planks, looked out on the clearing which the _Starholm_ had used as a base of operations during the layover; a beautiful place at the bottom of a wide valley, in the curve of a broad, deep-flowing river.
broad
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From this reading The little shelter, constructed roughly of green planks, looked out on the clearing which the _Starholm_ had used as a base of operations during the layover; a beautiful place at the bottom of a wide valley, in the curve of a broad, deep-flowing river.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But in the end it presented its own unique problem.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _Inhabited only by whispering winds, Robin's World was a paradise for the wrong two people--Eve and her son...._ It had been a long layover for the _Starholm's_ crew, hunting heavy elements for fuel--eight months, on an idyllic green paradise of a planet; a soft, windy, whispering world, inhabited only by trees and winds.
calm
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From this reading Merrihew found her lying abed in the laboratory shelter, pale and calm, with the child beside her.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Specifically, it presented Captain Merrihew with the problem of Robin, male, father unknown, who had been born the day before, and a month prematurely, to Dr. Helen Murray.
child
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From this reading Merrihew found her lying abed in the laboratory shelter, pale and calm, with the child beside her.
clearing
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From this reading The little shelter, constructed roughly of green planks, looked out on the clearing which the _Starholm_ had used as a base of operations during the layover; a beautiful place at the bottom of a wide valley, in the curve of a broad, deep-flowing river.
constructed
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From this reading The little shelter, constructed roughly of green planks, looked out on the clearing which the _Starholm_ had used as a base of operations during the layover; a beautiful place at the bottom of a wide valley, in the curve of a broad, deep-flowing river.
crewnounUS /crew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Inhabited only by whispering winds, Robin's World was a paradise for the wrong two people--Eve and her son...._ It had been a long layover for the _Starholm's_ crew, hunting heavy elements for fuel--eight months, on an idyllic green paradise of a planet; a soft, windy, whispering world, inhabited only by trees and winds.
curve
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From this reading The little shelter, constructed roughly of green planks, looked out on the clearing which the _Starholm_ had used as a base of operations during the layover; a beautiful place at the bottom of a wide valley, in the curve of a broad, deep-flowing river.
day
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From this reading Specifically, it presented Captain Merrihew with the problem of Robin, male, father unknown, who had been born the day before, and a month prematurely, to Dr. Helen Murray.
deep-flowing
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From this reading The little shelter, constructed roughly of green planks, looked out on the clearing which the _Starholm_ had used as a base of operations during the layover; a beautiful place at the bottom of a wide valley, in the curve of a broad, deep-flowing river.
Dr
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From this reading Specifically, it presented Captain Merrihew with the problem of Robin, male, father unknown, who had been born the day before, and a month prematurely, to Dr. Helen Murray.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading The little shelter, constructed roughly of green planks, looked out on the clearing which the _Starholm_ had used as a base of operations during the layover; a beautiful place at the bottom of a wide valley, in the curve of a broad, deep-flowing river.
eight
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From this reading _Inhabited only by whispering winds, Robin's World was a paradise for the wrong two people--Eve and her son...._ It had been a long layover for the _Starholm's_ crew, hunting heavy elements for fuel--eight months, on an idyllic green paradise of a planet; a soft, windy, whispering world, inhabited only by trees and winds.
elements
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From this reading _Inhabited only by whispering winds, Robin's World was a paradise for the wrong two people--Eve and her son...._ It had been a long layover for the _Starholm's_ crew, hunting heavy elements for fuel--eight months, on an idyllic green paradise of a planet; a soft, windy, whispering world, inhabited only by trees and winds.
end
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From this reading But in the end it presented its own unique problem.
Eve
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From this reading _Inhabited only by whispering winds, Robin's World was a paradise for the wrong two people--Eve and her son...._ It had been a long layover for the _Starholm's_ crew, hunting heavy elements for fuel--eight months, on an idyllic green paradise of a planet; a soft, windy, whispering world, inhabited only by trees and winds.
father
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From this reading Specifically, it presented Captain Merrihew with the problem of Robin, male, father unknown, who had been born the day before, and a month prematurely, to Dr. Helen Murray.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _Inhabited only by whispering winds, Robin's World was a paradise for the wrong two people--Eve and her son...._ It had been a long layover for the _Starholm's_ crew, hunting heavy elements for fuel--eight months, on an idyllic green paradise of a planet; a soft, windy, whispering world, inhabited only by trees and winds.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Merrihew found her lying abed in the laboratory shelter, pale and calm, with the child beside her.
fuel
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From this reading _Inhabited only by whispering winds, Robin's World was a paradise for the wrong two people--Eve and her son...._ It had been a long layover for the _Starholm's_ crew, hunting heavy elements for fuel--eight months, on an idyllic green paradise of a planet; a soft, windy, whispering world, inhabited only by trees and winds.
green
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From this reading _Inhabited only by whispering winds, Robin's World was a paradise for the wrong two people--Eve and her son...._ It had been a long layover for the _Starholm's_ crew, hunting heavy elements for fuel--eight months, on an idyllic green paradise of a planet; a soft, windy, whispering world, inhabited only by trees and winds.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _Inhabited only by whispering winds, Robin's World was a paradise for the wrong two people--Eve and her son...._ It had been a long layover for the _Starholm's_ crew, hunting heavy elements for fuel--eight months, on an idyllic green paradise of a planet; a soft, windy, whispering world, inhabited only by trees and winds.
heavy
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From this reading _Inhabited only by whispering winds, Robin's World was a paradise for the wrong two people--Eve and her son...._ It had been a long layover for the _Starholm's_ crew, hunting heavy elements for fuel--eight months, on an idyllic green paradise of a planet; a soft, windy, whispering world, inhabited only by trees and winds.
Helen
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From this reading Specifically, it presented Captain Merrihew with the problem of Robin, male, father unknown, who had been born the day before, and a month prematurely, to Dr. Helen Murray.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading _Inhabited only by whispering winds, Robin's World was a paradise for the wrong two people--Eve and her son...._ It had been a long layover for the _Starholm's_ crew, hunting heavy elements for fuel--eight months, on an idyllic green paradise of a planet; a soft, windy, whispering world, inhabited only by trees and winds.
hunting
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From this reading _Inhabited only by whispering winds, Robin's World was a paradise for the wrong two people--Eve and her son...._ It had been a long layover for the _Starholm's_ crew, hunting heavy elements for fuel--eight months, on an idyllic green paradise of a planet; a soft, windy, whispering world, inhabited only by trees and winds.
idyllic
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From this reading _Inhabited only by whispering winds, Robin's World was a paradise for the wrong two people--Eve and her son...._ It had been a long layover for the _Starholm's_ crew, hunting heavy elements for fuel--eight months, on an idyllic green paradise of a planet; a soft, windy, whispering world, inhabited only by trees and winds.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But in the end it presented its own unique problem.
Inhabited
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From this reading _Inhabited only by whispering winds, Robin's World was a paradise for the wrong two people--Eve and her son...._ It had been a long layover for the _Starholm's_ crew, hunting heavy elements for fuel--eight months, on an idyllic green paradise of a planet; a soft, windy, whispering world, inhabited only by trees and winds.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _Inhabited only by whispering winds, Robin's World was a paradise for the wrong two people--Eve and her son...._ It had been a long layover for the _Starholm's_ crew, hunting heavy elements for fuel--eight months, on an idyllic green paradise of a planet; a soft, windy, whispering world, inhabited only by trees and winds.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading But in the end it presented its own unique problem.
laboratory
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From this reading Merrihew found her lying abed in the laboratory shelter, pale and calm, with the child beside her.
layover
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From this reading _Inhabited only by whispering winds, Robin's World was a paradise for the wrong two people--Eve and her son...._ It had been a long layover for the _Starholm's_ crew, hunting heavy elements for fuel--eight months, on an idyllic green paradise of a planet; a soft, windy, whispering world, inhabited only by trees and winds.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The little shelter, constructed roughly of green planks, looked out on the clearing which the _Starholm_ had used as a base of operations during the layover; a beautiful place at the bottom of a wide valley, in the curve of a broad, deep-flowing river.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Inhabited only by whispering winds, Robin's World was a paradise for the wrong two people--Eve and her son...._ It had been a long layover for the _Starholm's_ crew, hunting heavy elements for fuel--eight months, on an idyllic green paradise of a planet; a soft, windy, whispering world, inhabited only by trees and winds.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The little shelter, constructed roughly of green planks, looked out on the clearing which the _Starholm_ had used as a base of operations during the layover; a beautiful place at the bottom of a wide valley, in the curve of a broad, deep-flowing river.
lying
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From this reading Merrihew found her lying abed in the laboratory shelter, pale and calm, with the child beside her.
male
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From this reading Specifically, it presented Captain Merrihew with the problem of Robin, male, father unknown, who had been born the day before, and a month prematurely, to Dr. Helen Murray.
Merrihew
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From this reading Specifically, it presented Captain Merrihew with the problem of Robin, male, father unknown, who had been born the day before, and a month prematurely, to Dr. Helen Murray.
month
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From this reading Specifically, it presented Captain Merrihew with the problem of Robin, male, father unknown, who had been born the day before, and a month prematurely, to Dr. Helen Murray.
months
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From this reading _Inhabited only by whispering winds, Robin's World was a paradise for the wrong two people--Eve and her son...._ It had been a long layover for the _Starholm's_ crew, hunting heavy elements for fuel--eight months, on an idyllic green paradise of a planet; a soft, windy, whispering world, inhabited only by trees and winds.
Murray
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From this reading Specifically, it presented Captain Merrihew with the problem of Robin, male, father unknown, who had been born the day before, and a month prematurely, to Dr. Helen Murray.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Inhabited only by whispering winds, Robin's World was a paradise for the wrong two people--Eve and her son...._ It had been a long layover for the _Starholm's_ crew, hunting heavy elements for fuel--eight months, on an idyllic green paradise of a planet; a soft, windy, whispering world, inhabited only by trees and winds.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _Inhabited only by whispering winds, Robin's World was a paradise for the wrong two people--Eve and her son...._ It had been a long layover for the _Starholm's_ crew, hunting heavy elements for fuel--eight months, on an idyllic green paradise of a planet; a soft, windy, whispering world, inhabited only by trees and winds.
only
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From this reading _Inhabited only by whispering winds, Robin's World was a paradise for the wrong two people--Eve and her son...._ It had been a long layover for the _Starholm's_ crew, hunting heavy elements for fuel--eight months, on an idyllic green paradise of a planet; a soft, windy, whispering world, inhabited only by trees and winds.
operations
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From this reading The little shelter, constructed roughly of green planks, looked out on the clearing which the _Starholm_ had used as a base of operations during the layover; a beautiful place at the bottom of a wide valley, in the curve of a broad, deep-flowing river.
out
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From this reading The little shelter, constructed roughly of green planks, looked out on the clearing which the _Starholm_ had used as a base of operations during the layover; a beautiful place at the bottom of a wide valley, in the curve of a broad, deep-flowing river.
own
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From this reading But in the end it presented its own unique problem.
pale
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From this reading Merrihew found her lying abed in the laboratory shelter, pale and calm, with the child beside her.
paradise
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From this reading _Inhabited only by whispering winds, Robin's World was a paradise for the wrong two people--Eve and her son...._ It had been a long layover for the _Starholm's_ crew, hunting heavy elements for fuel--eight months, on an idyllic green paradise of a planet; a soft, windy, whispering world, inhabited only by trees and winds.
people
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From this reading _Inhabited only by whispering winds, Robin's World was a paradise for the wrong two people--Eve and her son...._ It had been a long layover for the _Starholm's_ crew, hunting heavy elements for fuel--eight months, on an idyllic green paradise of a planet; a soft, windy, whispering world, inhabited only by trees and winds.
place
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From this reading The little shelter, constructed roughly of green planks, looked out on the clearing which the _Starholm_ had used as a base of operations during the layover; a beautiful place at the bottom of a wide valley, in the curve of a broad, deep-flowing river.
planet
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From this reading _Inhabited only by whispering winds, Robin's World was a paradise for the wrong two people--Eve and her son...._ It had been a long layover for the _Starholm's_ crew, hunting heavy elements for fuel--eight months, on an idyllic green paradise of a planet; a soft, windy, whispering world, inhabited only by trees and winds.
planks
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From this reading The little shelter, constructed roughly of green planks, looked out on the clearing which the _Starholm_ had used as a base of operations during the layover; a beautiful place at the bottom of a wide valley, in the curve of a broad, deep-flowing river.
prematurely
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From this reading Specifically, it presented Captain Merrihew with the problem of Robin, male, father unknown, who had been born the day before, and a month prematurely, to Dr. Helen Murray.
presented
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From this reading But in the end it presented its own unique problem.
problem
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From this reading But in the end it presented its own unique problem.
river
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From this reading The little shelter, constructed roughly of green planks, looked out on the clearing which the _Starholm_ had used as a base of operations during the layover; a beautiful place at the bottom of a wide valley, in the curve of a broad, deep-flowing river.
Robin
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From this reading Specifically, it presented Captain Merrihew with the problem of Robin, male, father unknown, who had been born the day before, and a month prematurely, to Dr. Helen Murray.
Robin's
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From this reading _Inhabited only by whispering winds, Robin's World was a paradise for the wrong two people--Eve and her son...._ It had been a long layover for the _Starholm's_ crew, hunting heavy elements for fuel--eight months, on an idyllic green paradise of a planet; a soft, windy, whispering world, inhabited only by trees and winds.
roughly
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From this reading The little shelter, constructed roughly of green planks, looked out on the clearing which the _Starholm_ had used as a base of operations during the layover; a beautiful place at the bottom of a wide valley, in the curve of a broad, deep-flowing river.
shelter
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From this reading Merrihew found her lying abed in the laboratory shelter, pale and calm, with the child beside her.
soft
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From this reading _Inhabited only by whispering winds, Robin's World was a paradise for the wrong two people--Eve and her son...._ It had been a long layover for the _Starholm's_ crew, hunting heavy elements for fuel--eight months, on an idyllic green paradise of a planet; a soft, windy, whispering world, inhabited only by trees and winds.
son
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From this reading _Inhabited only by whispering winds, Robin's World was a paradise for the wrong two people--Eve and her son...._ It had been a long layover for the _Starholm's_ crew, hunting heavy elements for fuel--eight months, on an idyllic green paradise of a planet; a soft, windy, whispering world, inhabited only by trees and winds.
Specifically
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From this reading Specifically, it presented Captain Merrihew with the problem of Robin, male, father unknown, who had been born the day before, and a month prematurely, to Dr. Helen Murray.
Starholm
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From this reading The little shelter, constructed roughly of green planks, looked out on the clearing which the _Starholm_ had used as a base of operations during the layover; a beautiful place at the bottom of a wide valley, in the curve of a broad, deep-flowing river.
Starholm's
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From this reading _Inhabited only by whispering winds, Robin's World was a paradise for the wrong two people--Eve and her son...._ It had been a long layover for the _Starholm's_ crew, hunting heavy elements for fuel--eight months, on an idyllic green paradise of a planet; a soft, windy, whispering world, inhabited only by trees and winds.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Inhabited only by whispering winds, Robin's World was a paradise for the wrong two people--Eve and her son...._ It had been a long layover for the _Starholm's_ crew, hunting heavy elements for fuel--eight months, on an idyllic green paradise of a planet; a soft, windy, whispering world, inhabited only by trees and winds.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Specifically, it presented Captain Merrihew with the problem of Robin, male, father unknown, who had been born the day before, and a month prematurely, to Dr. Helen Murray.
trees
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From this reading _Inhabited only by whispering winds, Robin's World was a paradise for the wrong two people--Eve and her son...._ It had been a long layover for the _Starholm's_ crew, hunting heavy elements for fuel--eight months, on an idyllic green paradise of a planet; a soft, windy, whispering world, inhabited only by trees and winds.
two
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From this reading _Inhabited only by whispering winds, Robin's World was a paradise for the wrong two people--Eve and her son...._ It had been a long layover for the _Starholm's_ crew, hunting heavy elements for fuel--eight months, on an idyllic green paradise of a planet; a soft, windy, whispering world, inhabited only by trees and winds.
unique
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From this reading But in the end it presented its own unique problem.
unknown
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From this reading Specifically, it presented Captain Merrihew with the problem of Robin, male, father unknown, who had been born the day before, and a month prematurely, to Dr. Helen Murray.
used
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From this reading The little shelter, constructed roughly of green planks, looked out on the clearing which the _Starholm_ had used as a base of operations during the layover; a beautiful place at the bottom of a wide valley, in the curve of a broad, deep-flowing river.
valley
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From this reading The little shelter, constructed roughly of green planks, looked out on the clearing which the _Starholm_ had used as a base of operations during the layover; a beautiful place at the bottom of a wide valley, in the curve of a broad, deep-flowing river.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Inhabited only by whispering winds, Robin's World was a paradise for the wrong two people--Eve and her son...._ It had been a long layover for the _Starholm's_ crew, hunting heavy elements for fuel--eight months, on an idyllic green paradise of a planet; a soft, windy, whispering world, inhabited only by trees and winds.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The little shelter, constructed roughly of green planks, looked out on the clearing which the _Starholm_ had used as a base of operations during the layover; a beautiful place at the bottom of a wide valley, in the curve of a broad, deep-flowing river.
whispering
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From this reading _Inhabited only by whispering winds, Robin's World was a paradise for the wrong two people--Eve and her son...._ It had been a long layover for the _Starholm's_ crew, hunting heavy elements for fuel--eight months, on an idyllic green paradise of a planet; a soft, windy, whispering world, inhabited only by trees and winds.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Specifically, it presented Captain Merrihew with the problem of Robin, male, father unknown, who had been born the day before, and a month prematurely, to Dr. Helen Murray.
wide
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From this reading The little shelter, constructed roughly of green planks, looked out on the clearing which the _Starholm_ had used as a base of operations during the layover; a beautiful place at the bottom of a wide valley, in the curve of a broad, deep-flowing river.
winds
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From this reading _Inhabited only by whispering winds, Robin's World was a paradise for the wrong two people--Eve and her son...._ It had been a long layover for the _Starholm's_ crew, hunting heavy elements for fuel--eight months, on an idyllic green paradise of a planet; a soft, windy, whispering world, inhabited only by trees and winds.
windy
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From this reading _Inhabited only by whispering winds, Robin's World was a paradise for the wrong two people--Eve and her son...._ It had been a long layover for the _Starholm's_ crew, hunting heavy elements for fuel--eight months, on an idyllic green paradise of a planet; a soft, windy, whispering world, inhabited only by trees and winds.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Specifically, it presented Captain Merrihew with the problem of Robin, male, father unknown, who had been born the day before, and a month prematurely, to Dr. Helen Murray.
World
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From this reading _Inhabited only by whispering winds, Robin's World was a paradise for the wrong two people--Eve and her son...._ It had been a long layover for the _Starholm's_ crew, hunting heavy elements for fuel--eight months, on an idyllic green paradise of a planet; a soft, windy, whispering world, inhabited only by trees and winds.
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From this reading _Inhabited only by whispering winds, Robin's World was a paradise for the wrong two people--Eve and her son...._ It had been a long layover for the _Starholm's_ crew, hunting heavy elements for fuel--eight months, on an idyllic green paradise of a planet; a soft, windy, whispering world, inhabited only by trees and winds.
