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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 I noticed that a gleam of hope crossed Quinn’s face when Olox spoke of a possible failure of the king’s plan of conquest through lack of the sinews of war.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The royal troops executed an about face and returned to the capital, convoying our reunited party of aliens.
aliens
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From this reading The royal troops executed an about face and returned to the capital, convoying our reunited party of aliens.
almost
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From this reading But the hope died away almost instantly when Quinn reflected, as I did, that the monarch was as unscrupulous as he was resourceful.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The royal troops executed an about face and returned to the capital, convoying our reunited party of aliens.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The royal troops executed an about face and returned to the capital, convoying our reunited party of aliens.
appeared
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From this reading As we drew up in the square the two glittering soldiers appeared in the turrets and sounded a call that drew the king to the balcony.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But the hope died away almost instantly when Quinn reflected, as I did, that the monarch was as unscrupulous as he was resourceful.
away
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From this reading But the hope died away almost instantly when Quinn reflected, as I did, that the monarch was as unscrupulous as he was resourceful.
balcony
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From this reading As we drew up in the square the two glittering soldiers appeared in the turrets and sounded a call that drew the king to the balcony.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the hope died away almost instantly when Quinn reflected, as I did, that the monarch was as unscrupulous as he was resourceful.
call
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From this reading As we drew up in the square the two glittering soldiers appeared in the turrets and sounded a call that drew the king to the balcony.
capital
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From this reading The royal troops executed an about face and returned to the capital, convoying our reunited party of aliens.
conquest
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From this reading I noticed that a gleam of hope crossed Quinn’s face when Olox spoke of a possible failure of the king’s plan of conquest through lack of the sinews of war.
conversation
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From this reading No further conversation was indulged in.
convoying
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From this reading The royal troops executed an about face and returned to the capital, convoying our reunited party of aliens.
crossed
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From this reading I noticed that a gleam of hope crossed Quinn’s face when Olox spoke of a possible failure of the king’s plan of conquest through lack of the sinews of war.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But the hope died away almost instantly when Quinn reflected, as I did, that the monarch was as unscrupulous as he was resourceful.
died
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From this reading But the hope died away almost instantly when Quinn reflected, as I did, that the monarch was as unscrupulous as he was resourceful.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As we drew up in the square the two glittering soldiers appeared in the turrets and sounded a call that drew the king to the balcony.
executed
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From this reading The royal troops executed an about face and returned to the capital, convoying our reunited party of aliens.
face
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From this reading I noticed that a gleam of hope crossed Quinn’s face when Olox spoke of a possible failure of the king’s plan of conquest through lack of the sinews of war.
failure
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From this reading I noticed that a gleam of hope crossed Quinn’s face when Olox spoke of a possible failure of the king’s plan of conquest through lack of the sinews of war.
further
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From this reading No further conversation was indulged in.
gleam
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From this reading I noticed that a gleam of hope crossed Quinn’s face when Olox spoke of a possible failure of the king’s plan of conquest through lack of the sinews of war.
glittering
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From this reading As we drew up in the square the two glittering soldiers appeared in the turrets and sounded a call that drew the king to the balcony.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But the hope died away almost instantly when Quinn reflected, as I did, that the monarch was as unscrupulous as he was resourceful.
hope
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From this reading I noticed that a gleam of hope crossed Quinn’s face when Olox spoke of a possible failure of the king’s plan of conquest through lack of the sinews of war.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I noticed that a gleam of hope crossed Quinn’s face when Olox spoke of a possible failure of the king’s plan of conquest through lack of the sinews of war.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading No further conversation was indulged in.
indulged
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From this reading No further conversation was indulged in.
instantly
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From this reading But the hope died away almost instantly when Quinn reflected, as I did, that the monarch was as unscrupulous as he was resourceful.
king
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From this reading As we drew up in the square the two glittering soldiers appeared in the turrets and sounded a call that drew the king to the balcony.
king's
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From this reading I noticed that a gleam of hope crossed Quinn’s face when Olox spoke of a possible failure of the king’s plan of conquest through lack of the sinews of war.
lack
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From this reading I noticed that a gleam of hope crossed Quinn’s face when Olox spoke of a possible failure of the king’s plan of conquest through lack of the sinews of war.
monarch
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From this reading But the hope died away almost instantly when Quinn reflected, as I did, that the monarch was as unscrupulous as he was resourceful.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No further conversation was indulged in.
noticed
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From this reading I noticed that a gleam of hope crossed Quinn’s face when Olox spoke of a possible failure of the king’s plan of conquest through lack of the sinews of war.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I noticed that a gleam of hope crossed Quinn’s face when Olox spoke of a possible failure of the king’s plan of conquest through lack of the sinews of war.
Olox
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From this reading I noticed that a gleam of hope crossed Quinn’s face when Olox spoke of a possible failure of the king’s plan of conquest through lack of the sinews of war.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The royal troops executed an about face and returned to the capital, convoying our reunited party of aliens.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The royal troops executed an about face and returned to the capital, convoying our reunited party of aliens.
plan
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From this reading I noticed that a gleam of hope crossed Quinn’s face when Olox spoke of a possible failure of the king’s plan of conquest through lack of the sinews of war.
possible
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From this reading I noticed that a gleam of hope crossed Quinn’s face when Olox spoke of a possible failure of the king’s plan of conquest through lack of the sinews of war.
Quinn
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From this reading But the hope died away almost instantly when Quinn reflected, as I did, that the monarch was as unscrupulous as he was resourceful.
Quinn's
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From this reading I noticed that a gleam of hope crossed Quinn’s face when Olox spoke of a possible failure of the king’s plan of conquest through lack of the sinews of war.
reflected
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From this reading But the hope died away almost instantly when Quinn reflected, as I did, that the monarch was as unscrupulous as he was resourceful.
resourceful
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From this reading But the hope died away almost instantly when Quinn reflected, as I did, that the monarch was as unscrupulous as he was resourceful.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The royal troops executed an about face and returned to the capital, convoying our reunited party of aliens.
reunited
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From this reading The royal troops executed an about face and returned to the capital, convoying our reunited party of aliens.
royal
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From this reading The royal troops executed an about face and returned to the capital, convoying our reunited party of aliens.
sinews
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From this reading I noticed that a gleam of hope crossed Quinn’s face when Olox spoke of a possible failure of the king’s plan of conquest through lack of the sinews of war.
soldiers
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From this reading As we drew up in the square the two glittering soldiers appeared in the turrets and sounded a call that drew the king to the balcony.
sounded
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From this reading As we drew up in the square the two glittering soldiers appeared in the turrets and sounded a call that drew the king to the balcony.
spoke
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From this reading I noticed that a gleam of hope crossed Quinn’s face when Olox spoke of a possible failure of the king’s plan of conquest through lack of the sinews of war.
square
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From this reading As we drew up in the square the two glittering soldiers appeared in the turrets and sounded a call that drew the king to the balcony.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I noticed that a gleam of hope crossed Quinn’s face when Olox spoke of a possible failure of the king’s plan of conquest through lack of the sinews of war.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I noticed that a gleam of hope crossed Quinn’s face when Olox spoke of a possible failure of the king’s plan of conquest through lack of the sinews of war.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I noticed that a gleam of hope crossed Quinn’s face when Olox spoke of a possible failure of the king’s plan of conquest through lack of the sinews of war.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The royal troops executed an about face and returned to the capital, convoying our reunited party of aliens.
troops
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From this reading The royal troops executed an about face and returned to the capital, convoying our reunited party of aliens.
turrets
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From this reading As we drew up in the square the two glittering soldiers appeared in the turrets and sounded a call that drew the king to the balcony.
two
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From this reading As we drew up in the square the two glittering soldiers appeared in the turrets and sounded a call that drew the king to the balcony.
unscrupulous
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From this reading But the hope died away almost instantly when Quinn reflected, as I did, that the monarch was as unscrupulous as he was resourceful.
up
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From this reading As we drew up in the square the two glittering soldiers appeared in the turrets and sounded a call that drew the king to the balcony.
war
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From this reading I noticed that a gleam of hope crossed Quinn’s face when Olox spoke of a possible failure of the king’s plan of conquest through lack of the sinews of war.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But the hope died away almost instantly when Quinn reflected, as I did, that the monarch was as unscrupulous as he was resourceful.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading As we drew up in the square the two glittering soldiers appeared in the turrets and sounded a call that drew the king to the balcony.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I noticed that a gleam of hope crossed Quinn’s face when Olox spoke of a possible failure of the king’s plan of conquest through lack of the sinews of war.
