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52
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From this reading Echoed by the sloping, sun-drenched concrete walls, booming above the high, bony clatter of monorail cranes, shaming the entire fuming, metallic hubbub of Boat Bed 52, the sound might have been the cavernous indignation of some giant beast being dragged zoo-ward from a Bio-Institute boat.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Echoed by the sloping, sun-drenched concrete walls, booming above the high, bony clatter of monorail cranes, shaming the entire fuming, metallic hubbub of Boat Bed 52, the sound might have been the cavernous indignation of some giant beast being dragged zoo-ward from a Bio-Institute boat.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Echoed by the sloping, sun-drenched concrete walls, booming above the high, bony clatter of monorail cranes, shaming the entire fuming, metallic hubbub of Boat Bed 52, the sound might have been the cavernous indignation of some giant beast being dragged zoo-ward from a Bio-Institute boat.
aimless
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From this reading Radiations had shorted his brilliant pilot's brain, left him an aimless, childish hulk.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Radiations had shorted his brilliant pilot's brain, left him an aimless, childish hulk.
beast
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From this reading Echoed by the sloping, sun-drenched concrete walls, booming above the high, bony clatter of monorail cranes, shaming the entire fuming, metallic hubbub of Boat Bed 52, the sound might have been the cavernous indignation of some giant beast being dragged zoo-ward from a Bio-Institute boat.
Bed
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From this reading Echoed by the sloping, sun-drenched concrete walls, booming above the high, bony clatter of monorail cranes, shaming the entire fuming, metallic hubbub of Boat Bed 52, the sound might have been the cavernous indignation of some giant beast being dragged zoo-ward from a Bio-Institute boat.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Echoed by the sloping, sun-drenched concrete walls, booming above the high, bony clatter of monorail cranes, shaming the entire fuming, metallic hubbub of Boat Bed 52, the sound might have been the cavernous indignation of some giant beast being dragged zoo-ward from a Bio-Institute boat.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Echoed by the sloping, sun-drenched concrete walls, booming above the high, bony clatter of monorail cranes, shaming the entire fuming, metallic hubbub of Boat Bed 52, the sound might have been the cavernous indignation of some giant beast being dragged zoo-ward from a Bio-Institute boat.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading We fix their fins An' we polish their snouts With a five second breather between 'em.
Bio-Institute
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From this reading Echoed by the sloping, sun-drenched concrete walls, booming above the high, bony clatter of monorail cranes, shaming the entire fuming, metallic hubbub of Boat Bed 52, the sound might have been the cavernous indignation of some giant beast being dragged zoo-ward from a Bio-Institute boat.
Boat
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boats
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From this reading It was, however, a voice, singing: Oh-h-h, the boats come in An' the boats go out An' we clean 'em an' screen 'em an' preen 'em.
bony
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From this reading Echoed by the sloping, sun-drenched concrete walls, booming above the high, bony clatter of monorail cranes, shaming the entire fuming, metallic hubbub of Boat Bed 52, the sound might have been the cavernous indignation of some giant beast being dragged zoo-ward from a Bio-Institute boat.
boomingnounUS /ˈbooming/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Echoed by the sloping, sun-drenched concrete walls, booming above the high, bony clatter of monorail cranes, shaming the entire fuming, metallic hubbub of Boat Bed 52, the sound might have been the cavernous indignation of some giant beast being dragged zoo-ward from a Bio-Institute boat.
brain
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From this reading Radiations had shorted his brilliant pilot's brain, left him an aimless, childish hulk.
breather
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From this reading We fix their fins An' we polish their snouts With a five second breather between 'em.
brilliant
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From this reading Radiations had shorted his brilliant pilot's brain, left him an aimless, childish hulk.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Echoed by the sloping, sun-drenched concrete walls, booming above the high, bony clatter of monorail cranes, shaming the entire fuming, metallic hubbub of Boat Bed 52, the sound might have been the cavernous indignation of some giant beast being dragged zoo-ward from a Bio-Institute boat.
cavernous
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From this reading Echoed by the sloping, sun-drenched concrete walls, booming above the high, bony clatter of monorail cranes, shaming the entire fuming, metallic hubbub of Boat Bed 52, the sound might have been the cavernous indignation of some giant beast being dragged zoo-ward from a Bio-Institute boat.
childish
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From this reading Radiations had shorted his brilliant pilot's brain, left him an aimless, childish hulk.
clatter
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From this reading Echoed by the sloping, sun-drenched concrete walls, booming above the high, bony clatter of monorail cranes, shaming the entire fuming, metallic hubbub of Boat Bed 52, the sound might have been the cavernous indignation of some giant beast being dragged zoo-ward from a Bio-Institute boat.
clean
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From this reading It was, however, a voice, singing: Oh-h-h, the boats come in An' the boats go out An' we clean 'em an' screen 'em an' preen 'em.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was, however, a voice, singing: Oh-h-h, the boats come in An' the boats go out An' we clean 'em an' screen 'em an' preen 'em.
concrete
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cranes
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dragged
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Echoed
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em
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From this reading It was, however, a voice, singing: Oh-h-h, the boats come in An' the boats go out An' we clean 'em an' screen 'em an' preen 'em.
entire
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fins
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From this reading We fix their fins An' we polish their snouts With a five second breather between 'em.
five
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From this reading We fix their fins An' we polish their snouts With a five second breather between 'em.
fix
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From this reading We fix their fins An' we polish their snouts With a five second breather between 'em.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Echoed by the sloping, sun-drenched concrete walls, booming above the high, bony clatter of monorail cranes, shaming the entire fuming, metallic hubbub of Boat Bed 52, the sound might have been the cavernous indignation of some giant beast being dragged zoo-ward from a Bio-Institute boat.
fuming
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From this reading Echoed by the sloping, sun-drenched concrete walls, booming above the high, bony clatter of monorail cranes, shaming the entire fuming, metallic hubbub of Boat Bed 52, the sound might have been the cavernous indignation of some giant beast being dragged zoo-ward from a Bio-Institute boat.
giant
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From this reading Echoed by the sloping, sun-drenched concrete walls, booming above the high, bony clatter of monorail cranes, shaming the entire fuming, metallic hubbub of Boat Bed 52, the sound might have been the cavernous indignation of some giant beast being dragged zoo-ward from a Bio-Institute boat.
go
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From this reading It was, however, a voice, singing: Oh-h-h, the boats come in An' the boats go out An' we clean 'em an' screen 'em an' preen 'em.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Radiations had shorted his brilliant pilot's brain, left him an aimless, childish hulk.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Echoed by the sloping, sun-drenched concrete walls, booming above the high, bony clatter of monorail cranes, shaming the entire fuming, metallic hubbub of Boat Bed 52, the sound might have been the cavernous indignation of some giant beast being dragged zoo-ward from a Bio-Institute boat.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Yet Rhiannon had his moments--when he needed them.
high
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From this reading Echoed by the sloping, sun-drenched concrete walls, booming above the high, bony clatter of monorail cranes, shaming the entire fuming, metallic hubbub of Boat Bed 52, the sound might have been the cavernous indignation of some giant beast being dragged zoo-ward from a Bio-Institute boat.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Radiations had shorted his brilliant pilot's brain, left him an aimless, childish hulk.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Radiations had shorted his brilliant pilot's brain, left him an aimless, childish hulk.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading It was, however, a voice, singing: Oh-h-h, the boats come in An' the boats go out An' we clean 'em an' screen 'em an' preen 'em.
hubbub
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From this reading Echoed by the sloping, sun-drenched concrete walls, booming above the high, bony clatter of monorail cranes, shaming the entire fuming, metallic hubbub of Boat Bed 52, the sound might have been the cavernous indignation of some giant beast being dragged zoo-ward from a Bio-Institute boat.
hulk
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From this reading Radiations had shorted his brilliant pilot's brain, left him an aimless, childish hulk.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was, however, a voice, singing: Oh-h-h, the boats come in An' the boats go out An' we clean 'em an' screen 'em an' preen 'em.
indignation
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ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was, however, a voice, singing: Oh-h-h, the boats come in An' the boats go out An' we clean 'em an' screen 'em an' preen 'em.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Radiations had shorted his brilliant pilot's brain, left him an aimless, childish hulk.
metallic
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From this reading Echoed by the sloping, sun-drenched concrete walls, booming above the high, bony clatter of monorail cranes, shaming the entire fuming, metallic hubbub of Boat Bed 52, the sound might have been the cavernous indignation of some giant beast being dragged zoo-ward from a Bio-Institute boat.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Echoed by the sloping, sun-drenched concrete walls, booming above the high, bony clatter of monorail cranes, shaming the entire fuming, metallic hubbub of Boat Bed 52, the sound might have been the cavernous indignation of some giant beast being dragged zoo-ward from a Bio-Institute boat.
moments
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From this reading Yet Rhiannon had his moments--when he needed them.
monorail
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From this reading Echoed by the sloping, sun-drenched concrete walls, booming above the high, bony clatter of monorail cranes, shaming the entire fuming, metallic hubbub of Boat Bed 52, the sound might have been the cavernous indignation of some giant beast being dragged zoo-ward from a Bio-Institute boat.
needed
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From this reading Yet Rhiannon had his moments--when he needed them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Echoed by the sloping, sun-drenched concrete walls, booming above the high, bony clatter of monorail cranes, shaming the entire fuming, metallic hubbub of Boat Bed 52, the sound might have been the cavernous indignation of some giant beast being dragged zoo-ward from a Bio-Institute boat.
Oh-h-h
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From this reading It was, however, a voice, singing: Oh-h-h, the boats come in An' the boats go out An' we clean 'em an' screen 'em an' preen 'em.
out
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pilot's
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From this reading Radiations had shorted his brilliant pilot's brain, left him an aimless, childish hulk.
polish
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From this reading We fix their fins An' we polish their snouts With a five second breather between 'em.
preen
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From this reading It was, however, a voice, singing: Oh-h-h, the boats come in An' the boats go out An' we clean 'em an' screen 'em an' preen 'em.
Radiations
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From this reading Radiations had shorted his brilliant pilot's brain, left him an aimless, childish hulk.
Rhiannon
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From this reading Yet Rhiannon had his moments--when he needed them.
screen
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From this reading It was, however, a voice, singing: Oh-h-h, the boats come in An' the boats go out An' we clean 'em an' screen 'em an' preen 'em.
second
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From this reading We fix their fins An' we polish their snouts With a five second breather between 'em.
shaming
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From this reading Echoed by the sloping, sun-drenched concrete walls, booming above the high, bony clatter of monorail cranes, shaming the entire fuming, metallic hubbub of Boat Bed 52, the sound might have been the cavernous indignation of some giant beast being dragged zoo-ward from a Bio-Institute boat.
shorted
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From this reading Radiations had shorted his brilliant pilot's brain, left him an aimless, childish hulk.
singing
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From this reading It was, however, a voice, singing: Oh-h-h, the boats come in An' the boats go out An' we clean 'em an' screen 'em an' preen 'em.
sloping
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From this reading Echoed by the sloping, sun-drenched concrete walls, booming above the high, bony clatter of monorail cranes, shaming the entire fuming, metallic hubbub of Boat Bed 52, the sound might have been the cavernous indignation of some giant beast being dragged zoo-ward from a Bio-Institute boat.
snouts
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From this reading We fix their fins An' we polish their snouts With a five second breather between 'em.
some
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From this reading Echoed by the sloping, sun-drenched concrete walls, booming above the high, bony clatter of monorail cranes, shaming the entire fuming, metallic hubbub of Boat Bed 52, the sound might have been the cavernous indignation of some giant beast being dragged zoo-ward from a Bio-Institute boat.
sound
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From this reading Echoed by the sloping, sun-drenched concrete walls, booming above the high, bony clatter of monorail cranes, shaming the entire fuming, metallic hubbub of Boat Bed 52, the sound might have been the cavernous indignation of some giant beast being dragged zoo-ward from a Bio-Institute boat.
sun-drenched
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From this reading Echoed by the sloping, sun-drenched concrete walls, booming above the high, bony clatter of monorail cranes, shaming the entire fuming, metallic hubbub of Boat Bed 52, the sound might have been the cavernous indignation of some giant beast being dragged zoo-ward from a Bio-Institute boat.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Echoed by the sloping, sun-drenched concrete walls, booming above the high, bony clatter of monorail cranes, shaming the entire fuming, metallic hubbub of Boat Bed 52, the sound might have been the cavernous indignation of some giant beast being dragged zoo-ward from a Bio-Institute boat.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading We fix their fins An' we polish their snouts With a five second breather between 'em.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Yet Rhiannon had his moments--when he needed them.
voice
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From this reading It was, however, a voice, singing: Oh-h-h, the boats come in An' the boats go out An' we clean 'em an' screen 'em an' preen 'em.
walls
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From this reading Echoed by the sloping, sun-drenched concrete walls, booming above the high, bony clatter of monorail cranes, shaming the entire fuming, metallic hubbub of Boat Bed 52, the sound might have been the cavernous indignation of some giant beast being dragged zoo-ward from a Bio-Institute boat.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was, however, a voice, singing: Oh-h-h, the boats come in An' the boats go out An' we clean 'em an' screen 'em an' preen 'em.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It was, however, a voice, singing: Oh-h-h, the boats come in An' the boats go out An' we clean 'em an' screen 'em an' preen 'em.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Yet Rhiannon had his moments--when he needed them.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading We fix their fins An' we polish their snouts With a five second breather between 'em.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet Rhiannon had his moments--when he needed them.
zoo-ward
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From this reading Echoed by the sloping, sun-drenched concrete walls, booming above the high, bony clatter of monorail cranes, shaming the entire fuming, metallic hubbub of Boat Bed 52, the sound might have been the cavernous indignation of some giant beast being dragged zoo-ward from a Bio-Institute boat.
