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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 Nothing disturbed his quiet slumbers till about midnight, when a sudden light flashing across his eyes awakened him.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Nothing disturbed his quiet slumbers till about midnight, when a sudden light flashing across his eyes awakened him.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Nothing disturbed his quiet slumbers till about midnight, when a sudden light flashing across his eyes awakened him.
air
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From this reading Hundreds of the most lovely beings were dancing in a circle, whilst thousands of others seemed to fill the air around.
all
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From this reading He started up, and saw it as light as day all around.
amazement
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From this reading He looked through some bushes, where the light seemed strongest, and stood transfixed with amazement at what he saw.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He started up, and saw it as light as day all around.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading He started up, and saw it as light as day all around.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He started up, and saw it as light as day all around.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He looked through some bushes, where the light seemed strongest, and stood transfixed with amazement at what he saw.
awakened
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From this reading Nothing disturbed his quiet slumbers till about midnight, when a sudden light flashing across his eyes awakened him.
beings
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From this reading Hundreds of the most lovely beings were dancing in a circle, whilst thousands of others seemed to fill the air around.
bushes
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From this reading He looked through some bushes, where the light seemed strongest, and stood transfixed with amazement at what he saw.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Yet it was not daylight; it was more like the light of the moon, but milder and warmer.
circle
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From this reading Hundreds of the most lovely beings were dancing in a circle, whilst thousands of others seemed to fill the air around.
dancing
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From this reading Hundreds of the most lovely beings were dancing in a circle, whilst thousands of others seemed to fill the air around.
day
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From this reading He started up, and saw it as light as day all around.
daylight
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From this reading Yet it was not daylight; it was more like the light of the moon, but milder and warmer.
disturbed
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From this reading Nothing disturbed his quiet slumbers till about midnight, when a sudden light flashing across his eyes awakened him.
eyes
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From this reading Nothing disturbed his quiet slumbers till about midnight, when a sudden light flashing across his eyes awakened him.
fill
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From this reading Hundreds of the most lovely beings were dancing in a circle, whilst thousands of others seemed to fill the air around.
flashing
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From this reading Nothing disturbed his quiet slumbers till about midnight, when a sudden light flashing across his eyes awakened him.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He started up, and saw it as light as day all around.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Nothing disturbed his quiet slumbers till about midnight, when a sudden light flashing across his eyes awakened him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Nothing disturbed his quiet slumbers till about midnight, when a sudden light flashing across his eyes awakened him.
Hundreds
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From this reading Hundreds of the most lovely beings were dancing in a circle, whilst thousands of others seemed to fill the air around.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Hundreds of the most lovely beings were dancing in a circle, whilst thousands of others seemed to fill the air around.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He started up, and saw it as light as day all around.
light
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From this reading Nothing disturbed his quiet slumbers till about midnight, when a sudden light flashing across his eyes awakened him.
like
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From this reading Yet it was not daylight; it was more like the light of the moon, but milder and warmer.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked through some bushes, where the light seemed strongest, and stood transfixed with amazement at what he saw.
lovely
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From this reading Hundreds of the most lovely beings were dancing in a circle, whilst thousands of others seemed to fill the air around.
midnight
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From this reading Nothing disturbed his quiet slumbers till about midnight, when a sudden light flashing across his eyes awakened him.
milder
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From this reading Yet it was not daylight; it was more like the light of the moon, but milder and warmer.
moon
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From this reading Yet it was not daylight; it was more like the light of the moon, but milder and warmer.
more
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From this reading Yet it was not daylight; it was more like the light of the moon, but milder and warmer.
most
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From this reading Hundreds of the most lovely beings were dancing in a circle, whilst thousands of others seemed to fill the air around.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Yet it was not daylight; it was more like the light of the moon, but milder and warmer.
NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing disturbed his quiet slumbers till about midnight, when a sudden light flashing across his eyes awakened him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Yet it was not daylight; it was more like the light of the moon, but milder and warmer.
others
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From this reading Hundreds of the most lovely beings were dancing in a circle, whilst thousands of others seemed to fill the air around.
quiet
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From this reading Nothing disturbed his quiet slumbers till about midnight, when a sudden light flashing across his eyes awakened him.
saw
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From this reading He started up, and saw it as light as day all around.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked through some bushes, where the light seemed strongest, and stood transfixed with amazement at what he saw.
slumbers
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From this reading Nothing disturbed his quiet slumbers till about midnight, when a sudden light flashing across his eyes awakened him.
some
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From this reading He looked through some bushes, where the light seemed strongest, and stood transfixed with amazement at what he saw.
started
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From this reading He started up, and saw it as light as day all around.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked through some bushes, where the light seemed strongest, and stood transfixed with amazement at what he saw.
strongest
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From this reading He looked through some bushes, where the light seemed strongest, and stood transfixed with amazement at what he saw.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nothing disturbed his quiet slumbers till about midnight, when a sudden light flashing across his eyes awakened him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Yet it was not daylight; it was more like the light of the moon, but milder and warmer.
thousands
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From this reading Hundreds of the most lovely beings were dancing in a circle, whilst thousands of others seemed to fill the air around.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He looked through some bushes, where the light seemed strongest, and stood transfixed with amazement at what he saw.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Nothing disturbed his quiet slumbers till about midnight, when a sudden light flashing across his eyes awakened him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Hundreds of the most lovely beings were dancing in a circle, whilst thousands of others seemed to fill the air around.
transfixed
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From this reading He looked through some bushes, where the light seemed strongest, and stood transfixed with amazement at what he saw.
up
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From this reading He started up, and saw it as light as day all around.
warmer
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From this reading Yet it was not daylight; it was more like the light of the moon, but milder and warmer.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yet it was not daylight; it was more like the light of the moon, but milder and warmer.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Hundreds of the most lovely beings were dancing in a circle, whilst thousands of others seemed to fill the air around.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He looked through some bushes, where the light seemed strongest, and stood transfixed with amazement at what he saw.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Nothing disturbed his quiet slumbers till about midnight, when a sudden light flashing across his eyes awakened him.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading He looked through some bushes, where the light seemed strongest, and stood transfixed with amazement at what he saw.
whilstconjunctionUS /waɪlst/
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading Hundreds of the most lovely beings were dancing in a circle, whilst thousands of others seemed to fill the air around.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He looked through some bushes, where the light seemed strongest, and stood transfixed with amazement at what he saw.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet it was not daylight; it was more like the light of the moon, but milder and warmer.
