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acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Jame Retief, vice-consul and third secretary in the Diplomatic Corps, followed the senior members of the terrestrial mission across the tarmac and into the gloom of the reception building.
ambassador
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From this reading The councillor, two first secretaries and the senior attaches gathered around the ambassador, their ornate uniforms bright in the vast dun-colored room.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The ceremonious protocol of the Yills was impressive, colorful--and, in the long run, deadly!
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The councillor, two first secretaries and the senior attaches gathered around the ambassador, their ornate uniforms bright in the vast dun-colored room.
arriving
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From this reading The gray-skinned Yill guide who had met the arriving embassy at the foot of the ramp hurried away.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The gray-skinned Yill guide who had met the arriving embassy at the foot of the ramp hurried away.
attaches
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From this reading The councillor, two first secretaries and the senior attaches gathered around the ambassador, their ornate uniforms bright in the vast dun-colored room.
away
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From this reading The gray-skinned Yill guide who had met the arriving embassy at the foot of the ramp hurried away.
bright
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From this reading The councillor, two first secretaries and the senior attaches gathered around the ambassador, their ornate uniforms bright in the vast dun-colored room.
building
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From this reading Jame Retief, vice-consul and third secretary in the Diplomatic Corps, followed the senior members of the terrestrial mission across the tarmac and into the gloom of the reception building.
ceremonious
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From this reading The ceremonious protocol of the Yills was impressive, colorful--and, in the long run, deadly!
colorful
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From this reading The ceremonious protocol of the Yills was impressive, colorful--and, in the long run, deadly!
Corps
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From this reading Jame Retief, vice-consul and third secretary in the Diplomatic Corps, followed the senior members of the terrestrial mission across the tarmac and into the gloom of the reception building.
councillor
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From this reading The councillor, two first secretaries and the senior attaches gathered around the ambassador, their ornate uniforms bright in the vast dun-colored room.
deadly
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Diplomatic
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From this reading Jame Retief, vice-consul and third secretary in the Diplomatic Corps, followed the senior members of the terrestrial mission across the tarmac and into the gloom of the reception building.
dun-colored
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From this reading The councillor, two first secretaries and the senior attaches gathered around the ambassador, their ornate uniforms bright in the vast dun-colored room.
embassy
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From this reading The gray-skinned Yill guide who had met the arriving embassy at the foot of the ramp hurried away.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The councillor, two first secretaries and the senior attaches gathered around the ambassador, their ornate uniforms bright in the vast dun-colored room.
followed
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From this reading Jame Retief, vice-consul and third secretary in the Diplomatic Corps, followed the senior members of the terrestrial mission across the tarmac and into the gloom of the reception building.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The gray-skinned Yill guide who had met the arriving embassy at the foot of the ramp hurried away.
gathered
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From this reading The councillor, two first secretaries and the senior attaches gathered around the ambassador, their ornate uniforms bright in the vast dun-colored room.
gloom
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From this reading Jame Retief, vice-consul and third secretary in the Diplomatic Corps, followed the senior members of the terrestrial mission across the tarmac and into the gloom of the reception building.
gray-skinned
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From this reading The gray-skinned Yill guide who had met the arriving embassy at the foot of the ramp hurried away.
guide
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From this reading The gray-skinned Yill guide who had met the arriving embassy at the foot of the ramp hurried away.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The gray-skinned Yill guide who had met the arriving embassy at the foot of the ramp hurried away.
hurried
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From this reading The gray-skinned Yill guide who had met the arriving embassy at the foot of the ramp hurried away.
impressive
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From this reading The ceremonious protocol of the Yills was impressive, colorful--and, in the long run, deadly!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The ceremonious protocol of the Yills was impressive, colorful--and, in the long run, deadly!
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Jame Retief, vice-consul and third secretary in the Diplomatic Corps, followed the senior members of the terrestrial mission across the tarmac and into the gloom of the reception building.
Jame
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From this reading Jame Retief, vice-consul and third secretary in the Diplomatic Corps, followed the senior members of the terrestrial mission across the tarmac and into the gloom of the reception building.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The ceremonious protocol of the Yills was impressive, colorful--and, in the long run, deadly!
members
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From this reading Jame Retief, vice-consul and third secretary in the Diplomatic Corps, followed the senior members of the terrestrial mission across the tarmac and into the gloom of the reception building.
met
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From this reading The gray-skinned Yill guide who had met the arriving embassy at the foot of the ramp hurried away.
minutes
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From this reading Ten minutes passed.
mission
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From this reading Jame Retief, vice-consul and third secretary in the Diplomatic Corps, followed the senior members of the terrestrial mission across the tarmac and into the gloom of the reception building.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The ceremonious protocol of the Yills was impressive, colorful--and, in the long run, deadly!
ornate
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From this reading The councillor, two first secretaries and the senior attaches gathered around the ambassador, their ornate uniforms bright in the vast dun-colored room.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ten minutes passed.
protocol
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ramp
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From this reading The gray-skinned Yill guide who had met the arriving embassy at the foot of the ramp hurried away.
reception
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From this reading Jame Retief, vice-consul and third secretary in the Diplomatic Corps, followed the senior members of the terrestrial mission across the tarmac and into the gloom of the reception building.
Retief
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From this reading Jame Retief, vice-consul and third secretary in the Diplomatic Corps, followed the senior members of the terrestrial mission across the tarmac and into the gloom of the reception building.
room
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From this reading The councillor, two first secretaries and the senior attaches gathered around the ambassador, their ornate uniforms bright in the vast dun-colored room.
run
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From this reading The ceremonious protocol of the Yills was impressive, colorful--and, in the long run, deadly!
secretaries
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From this reading The councillor, two first secretaries and the senior attaches gathered around the ambassador, their ornate uniforms bright in the vast dun-colored room.
secretary
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From this reading Jame Retief, vice-consul and third secretary in the Diplomatic Corps, followed the senior members of the terrestrial mission across the tarmac and into the gloom of the reception building.
senior
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From this reading Jame Retief, vice-consul and third secretary in the Diplomatic Corps, followed the senior members of the terrestrial mission across the tarmac and into the gloom of the reception building.
tarmac
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From this reading Jame Retief, vice-consul and third secretary in the Diplomatic Corps, followed the senior members of the terrestrial mission across the tarmac and into the gloom of the reception building.
Ten
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From this reading Ten minutes passed.
terrestrial
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From this reading Jame Retief, vice-consul and third secretary in the Diplomatic Corps, followed the senior members of the terrestrial mission across the tarmac and into the gloom of the reception building.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The ceremonious protocol of the Yills was impressive, colorful--and, in the long run, deadly!
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The councillor, two first secretaries and the senior attaches gathered around the ambassador, their ornate uniforms bright in the vast dun-colored room.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jame Retief, vice-consul and third secretary in the Diplomatic Corps, followed the senior members of the terrestrial mission across the tarmac and into the gloom of the reception building.
two
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From this reading The councillor, two first secretaries and the senior attaches gathered around the ambassador, their ornate uniforms bright in the vast dun-colored room.
uniforms
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From this reading The councillor, two first secretaries and the senior attaches gathered around the ambassador, their ornate uniforms bright in the vast dun-colored room.
vast
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From this reading The councillor, two first secretaries and the senior attaches gathered around the ambassador, their ornate uniforms bright in the vast dun-colored room.
vice-consul
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From this reading Jame Retief, vice-consul and third secretary in the Diplomatic Corps, followed the senior members of the terrestrial mission across the tarmac and into the gloom of the reception building.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The ceremonious protocol of the Yills was impressive, colorful--and, in the long run, deadly!
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The gray-skinned Yill guide who had met the arriving embassy at the foot of the ramp hurried away.
Yill
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From this reading The gray-skinned Yill guide who had met the arriving embassy at the foot of the ramp hurried away.
Yills
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From this reading The ceremonious protocol of the Yills was impressive, colorful--and, in the long run, deadly!
