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235
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From this reading Erupting from hyper-space in the teeth of startled DIC patrols and readying all hands for a crash-landing, adventurer Fletcher Pell could still wonder which he dreaded more--the U-235 in the hold ... or the strange girl by his side.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Erupting from hyper-space in the teeth of startled DIC patrols and readying all hands for a crash-landing, adventurer Fletcher Pell could still wonder which he dreaded more--the U-235 in the hold ... or the strange girl by his side.
adventurer
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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Faintly he heard the footsteps of his assailant--now more clearly as the latter turned into the alley after him.
agonized
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From this reading His breath came in whistling agonized gasps.
all
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From this reading Erupting from hyper-space in the teeth of startled DIC patrols and readying all hands for a crash-landing, adventurer Fletcher Pell could still wonder which he dreaded more--the U-235 in the hold ... or the strange girl by his side.
alley
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From this reading Pell twisted into the black maw of the alley and ran silently and swiftly into its depths.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Erupting from hyper-space in the teeth of startled DIC patrols and readying all hands for a crash-landing, adventurer Fletcher Pell could still wonder which he dreaded more--the U-235 in the hold ... or the strange girl by his side.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Faintly he heard the footsteps of his assailant--now more clearly as the latter turned into the alley after him.
assailant
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From this reading Faintly he heard the footsteps of his assailant--now more clearly as the latter turned into the alley after him.
black
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From this reading Pell twisted into the black maw of the alley and ran silently and swiftly into its depths.
breath
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From this reading His breath came in whistling agonized gasps.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Erupting from hyper-space in the teeth of startled DIC patrols and readying all hands for a crash-landing, adventurer Fletcher Pell could still wonder which he dreaded more--the U-235 in the hold ... or the strange girl by his side.
came
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From this reading His breath came in whistling agonized gasps.
clearly
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couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Erupting from hyper-space in the teeth of startled DIC patrols and readying all hands for a crash-landing, adventurer Fletcher Pell could still wonder which he dreaded more--the U-235 in the hold ... or the strange girl by his side.
crash-landing
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depths
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DIC
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dim
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dreaded
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Erupting
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Faintly
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From this reading Faintly he heard the footsteps of his assailant--now more clearly as the latter turned into the alley after him.
filtered
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Fletcher
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footsteps
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From this reading Faintly he heard the footsteps of his assailant--now more clearly as the latter turned into the alley after him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Erupting from hyper-space in the teeth of startled DIC patrols and readying all hands for a crash-landing, adventurer Fletcher Pell could still wonder which he dreaded more--the U-235 in the hold ... or the strange girl by his side.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Erupting from hyper-space in the teeth of startled DIC patrols and readying all hands for a crash-landing, adventurer Fletcher Pell could still wonder which he dreaded more--the U-235 in the hold ... or the strange girl by his side.
gasps
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From this reading His breath came in whistling agonized gasps.
girl
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handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Erupting from hyper-space in the teeth of startled DIC patrols and readying all hands for a crash-landing, adventurer Fletcher Pell could still wonder which he dreaded more--the U-235 in the hold ... or the strange girl by his side.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Erupting from hyper-space in the teeth of startled DIC patrols and readying all hands for a crash-landing, adventurer Fletcher Pell could still wonder which he dreaded more--the U-235 in the hold ... or the strange girl by his side.
heard
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From this reading Faintly he heard the footsteps of his assailant--now more clearly as the latter turned into the alley after him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Faintly he heard the footsteps of his assailant--now more clearly as the latter turned into the alley after him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Erupting from hyper-space in the teeth of startled DIC patrols and readying all hands for a crash-landing, adventurer Fletcher Pell could still wonder which he dreaded more--the U-235 in the hold ... or the strange girl by his side.
hold
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hyper-space
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Erupting from hyper-space in the teeth of startled DIC patrols and readying all hands for a crash-landing, adventurer Fletcher Pell could still wonder which he dreaded more--the U-235 in the hold ... or the strange girl by his side.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Pell twisted into the black maw of the alley and ran silently and swiftly into its depths.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Pell twisted into the black maw of the alley and ran silently and swiftly into its depths.
latter
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From this reading Faintly he heard the footsteps of his assailant--now more clearly as the latter turned into the alley after him.
light
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From this reading Vaguely Pell could make out his silhouette outlined by the dim light that filtered in from the street.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Vaguely Pell could make out his silhouette outlined by the dim light that filtered in from the street.
maw
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more
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now
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From this reading Faintly he heard the footsteps of his assailant--now more clearly as the latter turned into the alley after him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Erupting from hyper-space in the teeth of startled DIC patrols and readying all hands for a crash-landing, adventurer Fletcher Pell could still wonder which he dreaded more--the U-235 in the hold ... or the strange girl by his side.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Erupting from hyper-space in the teeth of startled DIC patrols and readying all hands for a crash-landing, adventurer Fletcher Pell could still wonder which he dreaded more--the U-235 in the hold ... or the strange girl by his side.
out
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outlined
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patrols
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Pell
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ran
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readying
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side
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silently
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silhouette
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startled
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stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Erupting from hyper-space in the teeth of startled DIC patrols and readying all hands for a crash-landing, adventurer Fletcher Pell could still wonder which he dreaded more--the U-235 in the hold ... or the strange girl by his side.
strange
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street
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swiftly
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teeth
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Vaguely Pell could make out his silhouette outlined by the dim light that filtered in from the street.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Erupting from hyper-space in the teeth of startled DIC patrols and readying all hands for a crash-landing, adventurer Fletcher Pell could still wonder which he dreaded more--the U-235 in the hold ... or the strange girl by his side.
turned
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twisted
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From this reading Pell twisted into the black maw of the alley and ran silently and swiftly into its depths.
U
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Vaguely
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whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Erupting from hyper-space in the teeth of startled DIC patrols and readying all hands for a crash-landing, adventurer Fletcher Pell could still wonder which he dreaded more--the U-235 in the hold ... or the strange girl by his side.
whistling
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From this reading His breath came in whistling agonized gasps.
wonder
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From this reading Erupting from hyper-space in the teeth of startled DIC patrols and readying all hands for a crash-landing, adventurer Fletcher Pell could still wonder which he dreaded more--the U-235 in the hold ... or the strange girl by his side.
