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agonynounUS /ˈæɡ.ə.ni/
Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading There was both agony and defeat etched deeply into Guyard's lean face as he stood there in the center of the hidden, attic laboratory.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If only Zurk would spark to life--Zurk, this huge, part-human war-machine of tubular steel muscles and blank, mechanical mind.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There was both agony and defeat etched deeply into Guyard's lean face as he stood there in the center of the hidden, attic laboratory.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading His fists were clinched tightly at his sides and his hollow eyes were staring tensely and with supplication at the steel monstrosity before him.
attic
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From this reading There was both agony and defeat etched deeply into Guyard's lean face as he stood there in the center of the hidden, attic laboratory.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading His fists were clinched tightly at his sides and his hollow eyes were staring tensely and with supplication at the steel monstrosity before him.
black
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From this reading Gentle Marene was next when the black space cruiser called for its youth-levy.
blank
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From this reading If only Zurk would spark to life--Zurk, this huge, part-human war-machine of tubular steel muscles and blank, mechanical mind.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading There was both agony and defeat etched deeply into Guyard's lean face as he stood there in the center of the hidden, attic laboratory.
called
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From this reading Gentle Marene was next when the black space cruiser called for its youth-levy.
centernounUS /ˈsɛn.tər/
The middle point or core of an area.
From this reading There was both agony and defeat etched deeply into Guyard's lean face as he stood there in the center of the hidden, attic laboratory.
clinched
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From this reading His fists were clinched tightly at his sides and his hollow eyes were staring tensely and with supplication at the steel monstrosity before him.
cruiser
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From this reading Gentle Marene was next when the black space cruiser called for its youth-levy.
deeply
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From this reading There was both agony and defeat etched deeply into Guyard's lean face as he stood there in the center of the hidden, attic laboratory.
defeat
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From this reading There was both agony and defeat etched deeply into Guyard's lean face as he stood there in the center of the hidden, attic laboratory.
etched
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From this reading There was both agony and defeat etched deeply into Guyard's lean face as he stood there in the center of the hidden, attic laboratory.
eyes
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From this reading His fists were clinched tightly at his sides and his hollow eyes were staring tensely and with supplication at the steel monstrosity before him.
face
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From this reading There was both agony and defeat etched deeply into Guyard's lean face as he stood there in the center of the hidden, attic laboratory.
fists
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From this reading His fists were clinched tightly at his sides and his hollow eyes were staring tensely and with supplication at the steel monstrosity before him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Gentle Marene was next when the black space cruiser called for its youth-levy.
Gentle
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From this reading Gentle Marene was next when the black space cruiser called for its youth-levy.
Guyard's
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From this reading There was both agony and defeat etched deeply into Guyard's lean face as he stood there in the center of the hidden, attic laboratory.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was both agony and defeat etched deeply into Guyard's lean face as he stood there in the center of the hidden, attic laboratory.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Zurk, you must save her!" he pleaded.
hidden
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From this reading There was both agony and defeat etched deeply into Guyard's lean face as he stood there in the center of the hidden, attic laboratory.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His fists were clinched tightly at his sides and his hollow eyes were staring tensely and with supplication at the steel monstrosity before him.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His fists were clinched tightly at his sides and his hollow eyes were staring tensely and with supplication at the steel monstrosity before him.
hollow
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From this reading His fists were clinched tightly at his sides and his hollow eyes were staring tensely and with supplication at the steel monstrosity before him.
huge
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From this reading If only Zurk would spark to life--Zurk, this huge, part-human war-machine of tubular steel muscles and blank, mechanical mind.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If only Zurk would spark to life--Zurk, this huge, part-human war-machine of tubular steel muscles and blank, mechanical mind.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was both agony and defeat etched deeply into Guyard's lean face as he stood there in the center of the hidden, attic laboratory.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading There was both agony and defeat etched deeply into Guyard's lean face as he stood there in the center of the hidden, attic laboratory.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Gentle Marene was next when the black space cruiser called for its youth-levy.
laboratory
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From this reading There was both agony and defeat etched deeply into Guyard's lean face as he stood there in the center of the hidden, attic laboratory.
lean
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From this reading There was both agony and defeat etched deeply into Guyard's lean face as he stood there in the center of the hidden, attic laboratory.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If only Zurk would spark to life--Zurk, this huge, part-human war-machine of tubular steel muscles and blank, mechanical mind.
Marene
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From this reading Gentle Marene was next when the black space cruiser called for its youth-levy.
mechanical
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From this reading If only Zurk would spark to life--Zurk, this huge, part-human war-machine of tubular steel muscles and blank, mechanical mind.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If only Zurk would spark to life--Zurk, this huge, part-human war-machine of tubular steel muscles and blank, mechanical mind.
monstrosity
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From this reading His fists were clinched tightly at his sides and his hollow eyes were staring tensely and with supplication at the steel monstrosity before him.
muscles
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From this reading If only Zurk would spark to life--Zurk, this huge, part-human war-machine of tubular steel muscles and blank, mechanical mind.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Zurk, you must save her!" he pleaded.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Gentle Marene was next when the black space cruiser called for its youth-levy.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If only Zurk would spark to life--Zurk, this huge, part-human war-machine of tubular steel muscles and blank, mechanical mind.
only
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From this reading If only Zurk would spark to life--Zurk, this huge, part-human war-machine of tubular steel muscles and blank, mechanical mind.
part-human
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From this reading If only Zurk would spark to life--Zurk, this huge, part-human war-machine of tubular steel muscles and blank, mechanical mind.
pleaded
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From this reading "Zurk, you must save her!" he pleaded.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading "Zurk, you must save her!" he pleaded.
sides
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From this reading His fists were clinched tightly at his sides and his hollow eyes were staring tensely and with supplication at the steel monstrosity before him.
space
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From this reading Gentle Marene was next when the black space cruiser called for its youth-levy.
spark
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From this reading If only Zurk would spark to life--Zurk, this huge, part-human war-machine of tubular steel muscles and blank, mechanical mind.
staring
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From this reading His fists were clinched tightly at his sides and his hollow eyes were staring tensely and with supplication at the steel monstrosity before him.
steel
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From this reading If only Zurk would spark to life--Zurk, this huge, part-human war-machine of tubular steel muscles and blank, mechanical mind.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was both agony and defeat etched deeply into Guyard's lean face as he stood there in the center of the hidden, attic laboratory.
supplication
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From this reading His fists were clinched tightly at his sides and his hollow eyes were staring tensely and with supplication at the steel monstrosity before him.
tensely
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From this reading His fists were clinched tightly at his sides and his hollow eyes were staring tensely and with supplication at the steel monstrosity before him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Gentle Marene was next when the black space cruiser called for its youth-levy.
There
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From this reading There was both agony and defeat etched deeply into Guyard's lean face as he stood there in the center of the hidden, attic laboratory.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading If only Zurk would spark to life--Zurk, this huge, part-human war-machine of tubular steel muscles and blank, mechanical mind.
tightly
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From this reading His fists were clinched tightly at his sides and his hollow eyes were staring tensely and with supplication at the steel monstrosity before him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If only Zurk would spark to life--Zurk, this huge, part-human war-machine of tubular steel muscles and blank, mechanical mind.
tubular
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From this reading If only Zurk would spark to life--Zurk, this huge, part-human war-machine of tubular steel muscles and blank, mechanical mind.
war-machine
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From this reading If only Zurk would spark to life--Zurk, this huge, part-human war-machine of tubular steel muscles and blank, mechanical mind.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Gentle Marene was next when the black space cruiser called for its youth-levy.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His fists were clinched tightly at his sides and his hollow eyes were staring tensely and with supplication at the steel monstrosity before him.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Gentle Marene was next when the black space cruiser called for its youth-levy.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading His fists were clinched tightly at his sides and his hollow eyes were staring tensely and with supplication at the steel monstrosity before him.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If only Zurk would spark to life--Zurk, this huge, part-human war-machine of tubular steel muscles and blank, mechanical mind.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Zurk, you must save her!" he pleaded.
youth-levy
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From this reading Gentle Marene was next when the black space cruiser called for its youth-levy.
Zurk
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From this reading If only Zurk would spark to life--Zurk, this huge, part-human war-machine of tubular steel muscles and blank, mechanical mind.
