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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 The party from the _Shooting Star_ entered a building where they removed their space suits.
all
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From this reading “Did they haul all these stones from Earth to build this place?”
also
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From this reading Some of the passengers said that they would like to make a tour of the Wheel, and when others also expressed a wish to do so, a guide took the entire party around.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Some of the passengers said that they would like to make a tour of the Wheel, and when others also expressed a wish to do so, a guide took the entire party around.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Some of the passengers said that they would like to make a tour of the Wheel, and when others also expressed a wish to do so, a guide took the entire party around.
build
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From this reading “Did they haul all these stones from Earth to build this place?”
building
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From this reading The party from the _Shooting Star_ entered a building where they removed their space suits.
children
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From this reading The Kenton children found that most of the departments had to do with scientific research, while the rest were devoted to the running of the colony.
colony
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From this reading The Kenton children found that most of the departments had to do with scientific research, while the rest were devoted to the running of the colony.
departments
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From this reading The Kenton children found that most of the departments had to do with scientific research, while the rest were devoted to the running of the colony.
devoted
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From this reading The Kenton children found that most of the departments had to do with scientific research, while the rest were devoted to the running of the colony.
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Did they haul all these stones from Earth to build this place?”
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading They were told that they were free to do whatever they liked until the ship was repaired for the journey to Mars.
Earth
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From this reading “Did they haul all these stones from Earth to build this place?”
entered
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From this reading The party from the _Shooting Star_ entered a building where they removed their space suits.
entire
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From this reading Some of the passengers said that they would like to make a tour of the Wheel, and when others also expressed a wish to do so, a guide took the entire party around.
expressed
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From this reading Some of the passengers said that they would like to make a tour of the Wheel, and when others also expressed a wish to do so, a guide took the entire party around.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They were told that they were free to do whatever they liked until the ship was repaired for the journey to Mars.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Kenton children found that most of the departments had to do with scientific research, while the rest were devoted to the running of the colony.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading They were told that they were free to do whatever they liked until the ship was repaired for the journey to Mars.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The party from the _Shooting Star_ entered a building where they removed their space suits.
guide
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From this reading Some of the passengers said that they would like to make a tour of the Wheel, and when others also expressed a wish to do so, a guide took the entire party around.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Kenton children found that most of the departments had to do with scientific research, while the rest were devoted to the running of the colony.
haul
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From this reading “Did they haul all these stones from Earth to build this place?”
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They were told that they were free to do whatever they liked until the ship was repaired for the journey to Mars.
Kenton
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From this reading The Kenton children found that most of the departments had to do with scientific research, while the rest were devoted to the running of the colony.
like
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From this reading Some of the passengers said that they would like to make a tour of the Wheel, and when others also expressed a wish to do so, a guide took the entire party around.
liked
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From this reading They were told that they were free to do whatever they liked until the ship was repaired for the journey to Mars.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some of the passengers said that they would like to make a tour of the Wheel, and when others also expressed a wish to do so, a guide took the entire party around.
Mars
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From this reading They were told that they were free to do whatever they liked until the ship was repaired for the journey to Mars.
most
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From this reading The Kenton children found that most of the departments had to do with scientific research, while the rest were devoted to the running of the colony.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Some of the passengers said that they would like to make a tour of the Wheel, and when others also expressed a wish to do so, a guide took the entire party around.
others
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From this reading Some of the passengers said that they would like to make a tour of the Wheel, and when others also expressed a wish to do so, a guide took the entire party around.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The party from the _Shooting Star_ entered a building where they removed their space suits.
passengers
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From this reading Some of the passengers said that they would like to make a tour of the Wheel, and when others also expressed a wish to do so, a guide took the entire party around.
place
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From this reading “Did they haul all these stones from Earth to build this place?”
removed
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From this reading The party from the _Shooting Star_ entered a building where they removed their space suits.
repaired
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From this reading They were told that they were free to do whatever they liked until the ship was repaired for the journey to Mars.
research
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From this reading The Kenton children found that most of the departments had to do with scientific research, while the rest were devoted to the running of the colony.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Kenton children found that most of the departments had to do with scientific research, while the rest were devoted to the running of the colony.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Kenton children found that most of the departments had to do with scientific research, while the rest were devoted to the running of the colony.
said
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From this reading Some of the passengers said that they would like to make a tour of the Wheel, and when others also expressed a wish to do so, a guide took the entire party around.
scientific
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From this reading The Kenton children found that most of the departments had to do with scientific research, while the rest were devoted to the running of the colony.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were told that they were free to do whatever they liked until the ship was repaired for the journey to Mars.
ShootingnounUS /ˈshooting/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The party from the _Shooting Star_ entered a building where they removed their space suits.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Some of the passengers said that they would like to make a tour of the Wheel, and when others also expressed a wish to do so, a guide took the entire party around.
Some
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From this reading Some of the passengers said that they would like to make a tour of the Wheel, and when others also expressed a wish to do so, a guide took the entire party around.
space
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From this reading The party from the _Shooting Star_ entered a building where they removed their space suits.
Star
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From this reading The party from the _Shooting Star_ entered a building where they removed their space suits.
stones
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From this reading “Did they haul all these stones from Earth to build this place?”
suits
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From this reading The party from the _Shooting Star_ entered a building where they removed their space suits.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They were told that they were free to do whatever they liked until the ship was repaired for the journey to Mars.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The party from the _Shooting Star_ entered a building where they removed their space suits.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The party from the _Shooting Star_ entered a building where they removed their space suits.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “Did they haul all these stones from Earth to build this place?”
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The party from the _Shooting Star_ entered a building where they removed their space suits.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Did they haul all these stones from Earth to build this place?”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They were told that they were free to do whatever they liked until the ship was repaired for the journey to Mars.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were told that they were free to do whatever they liked until the ship was repaired for the journey to Mars.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some of the passengers said that they would like to make a tour of the Wheel, and when others also expressed a wish to do so, a guide took the entire party around.
tour
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From this reading Some of the passengers said that they would like to make a tour of the Wheel, and when others also expressed a wish to do so, a guide took the entire party around.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading They were told that they were free to do whatever they liked until the ship was repaired for the journey to Mars.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They were told that they were free to do whatever they liked until the ship was repaired for the journey to Mars.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were told that they were free to do whatever they liked until the ship was repaired for the journey to Mars.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading They were told that they were free to do whatever they liked until the ship was repaired for the journey to Mars.
Wheel
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From this reading Some of the passengers said that they would like to make a tour of the Wheel, and when others also expressed a wish to do so, a guide took the entire party around.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Some of the passengers said that they would like to make a tour of the Wheel, and when others also expressed a wish to do so, a guide took the entire party around.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The party from the _Shooting Star_ entered a building where they removed their space suits.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The Kenton children found that most of the departments had to do with scientific research, while the rest were devoted to the running of the colony.
wish
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From this reading Some of the passengers said that they would like to make a tour of the Wheel, and when others also expressed a wish to do so, a guide took the entire party around.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Kenton children found that most of the departments had to do with scientific research, while the rest were devoted to the running of the colony.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Some of the passengers said that they would like to make a tour of the Wheel, and when others also expressed a wish to do so, a guide took the entire party around.
