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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 Deep in space Ralph's ancestors lay in suspended animation--a price on their heads.
ancestors
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From this reading Deep in space Ralph's ancestors lay in suspended animation--a price on their heads.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They left him a map and a problem: awaken them--or collect the reward!...
animation
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announcing
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From this reading Bigger Bailes sat at a beer-bottle-colored glass desk in his underworld retreat, announcing his intent to claim the reward money that for eighty-five years had been piling up at compound interest in the Terra-First National Bank of New York.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Bigger Bailes sat at a beer-bottle-colored glass desk in his underworld retreat, announcing his intent to claim the reward money that for eighty-five years had been piling up at compound interest in the Terra-First National Bank of New York.
awaken
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Bailes
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Bank
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beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Bigger Bailes sat at a beer-bottle-colored glass desk in his underworld retreat, announcing his intent to claim the reward money that for eighty-five years had been piling up at compound interest in the Terra-First National Bank of New York.
beer-bottle-colored
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big
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From this reading Relayed on a grapevine that spanned the planets, the news caught on big in Marsport.
Bigger
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caught
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claim
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collect
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compound
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Deep
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desk
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eighty-five
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Bigger Bailes sat at a beer-bottle-colored glass desk in his underworld retreat, announcing his intent to claim the reward money that for eighty-five years had been piling up at compound interest in the Terra-First National Bank of New York.
glass
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grapevine
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From this reading Relayed on a grapevine that spanned the planets, the news caught on big in Marsport.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Bigger Bailes sat at a beer-bottle-colored glass desk in his underworld retreat, announcing his intent to claim the reward money that for eighty-five years had been piling up at compound interest in the Terra-First National Bank of New York.
heads
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From this reading Deep in space Ralph's ancestors lay in suspended animation--a price on their heads.
hiding
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From this reading The Unterzuyder map was out of hiding.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They left him a map and a problem: awaken them--or collect the reward!...
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Bigger Bailes sat at a beer-bottle-colored glass desk in his underworld retreat, announcing his intent to claim the reward money that for eighty-five years had been piling up at compound interest in the Terra-First National Bank of New York.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Deep in space Ralph's ancestors lay in suspended animation--a price on their heads.
intent
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interest
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lay
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From this reading Deep in space Ralph's ancestors lay in suspended animation--a price on their heads.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They left him a map and a problem: awaken them--or collect the reward!...
map
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Marsport
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From this reading Relayed on a grapevine that spanned the planets, the news caught on big in Marsport.
money
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From this reading Bigger Bailes sat at a beer-bottle-colored glass desk in his underworld retreat, announcing his intent to claim the reward money that for eighty-five years had been piling up at compound interest in the Terra-First National Bank of New York.
National
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New
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news
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From this reading Relayed on a grapevine that spanned the planets, the news caught on big in Marsport.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Unterzuyder map was out of hiding.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Deep in space Ralph's ancestors lay in suspended animation--a price on their heads.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading They left him a map and a problem: awaken them--or collect the reward!...
out
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piling
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planets
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From this reading Relayed on a grapevine that spanned the planets, the news caught on big in Marsport.
price
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From this reading Deep in space Ralph's ancestors lay in suspended animation--a price on their heads.
problem
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Ralph's
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From this reading Deep in space Ralph's ancestors lay in suspended animation--a price on their heads.
Relayed
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retreat
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reward
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sat
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From this reading Bigger Bailes sat at a beer-bottle-colored glass desk in his underworld retreat, announcing his intent to claim the reward money that for eighty-five years had been piling up at compound interest in the Terra-First National Bank of New York.
space
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From this reading Deep in space Ralph's ancestors lay in suspended animation--a price on their heads.
spanned
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From this reading Relayed on a grapevine that spanned the planets, the news caught on big in Marsport.
suspended
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From this reading Deep in space Ralph's ancestors lay in suspended animation--a price on their heads.
Terra-First
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Relayed on a grapevine that spanned the planets, the news caught on big in Marsport.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They left him a map and a problem: awaken them--or collect the reward!...
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Deep in space Ralph's ancestors lay in suspended animation--a price on their heads.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They left him a map and a problem: awaken them--or collect the reward!...
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They left him a map and a problem: awaken them--or collect the reward!...
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Bigger Bailes sat at a beer-bottle-colored glass desk in his underworld retreat, announcing his intent to claim the reward money that for eighty-five years had been piling up at compound interest in the Terra-First National Bank of New York.
underworld
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From this reading Bigger Bailes sat at a beer-bottle-colored glass desk in his underworld retreat, announcing his intent to claim the reward money that for eighty-five years had been piling up at compound interest in the Terra-First National Bank of New York.
Unterzuyder
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From this reading The Unterzuyder map was out of hiding.
up
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Unterzuyder map was out of hiding.
years
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York
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From this reading Bigger Bailes sat at a beer-bottle-colored glass desk in his underworld retreat, announcing his intent to claim the reward money that for eighty-five years had been piling up at compound interest in the Terra-First National Bank of New York.
