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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 Suddenly, as we watched, there burst from it a silver streak of light, accompanied by a wondrous ruddy glow, which hung upon the blackness of the sky like a celestial lamp, and a wild and lovely sight it was.
accompanied
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From this reading Suddenly, as we watched, there burst from it a silver streak of light, accompanied by a wondrous ruddy glow, which hung upon the blackness of the sky like a celestial lamp, and a wild and lovely sight it was.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For an hour or more we journeyed on, till at length the eclipse began to pass, and that edge of the moon which had disappeared the first became again visible.
all
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From this reading Luckily for us, Infadoos and the chiefs knew all the paths of the great town perfectly, so that we passed by side-ways unmolested, and notwithstanding the gloom we made fair progress.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading For an hour or more we journeyed on, till at length the eclipse began to pass, and that edge of the moon which had disappeared the first became again visible.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Luckily for us, Infadoos and the chiefs knew all the paths of the great town perfectly, so that we passed by side-ways unmolested, and notwithstanding the gloom we made fair progress.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In another five minutes the stars began to fade, and there was sufficient light to see our whereabouts.
approaching
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From this reading We then discovered that we were clear of the town of Loo, and approaching a large flat-topped hill, measuring some two miles in circumference.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Suddenly, as we watched, there burst from it a silver streak of light, accompanied by a wondrous ruddy glow, which hung upon the blackness of the sky like a celestial lamp, and a wild and lovely sight it was.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For an hour or more we journeyed on, till at length the eclipse began to pass, and that edge of the moon which had disappeared the first became again visible.
became
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From this reading For an hour or more we journeyed on, till at length the eclipse began to pass, and that edge of the moon which had disappeared the first became again visible.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For an hour or more we journeyed on, till at length the eclipse began to pass, and that edge of the moon which had disappeared the first became again visible.
blackness
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From this reading Suddenly, as we watched, there burst from it a silver streak of light, accompanied by a wondrous ruddy glow, which hung upon the blackness of the sky like a celestial lamp, and a wild and lovely sight it was.
burst
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From this reading Suddenly, as we watched, there burst from it a silver streak of light, accompanied by a wondrous ruddy glow, which hung upon the blackness of the sky like a celestial lamp, and a wild and lovely sight it was.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Luckily for us, Infadoos and the chiefs knew all the paths of the great town perfectly, so that we passed by side-ways unmolested, and notwithstanding the gloom we made fair progress.
celestial
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From this reading Suddenly, as we watched, there burst from it a silver streak of light, accompanied by a wondrous ruddy glow, which hung upon the blackness of the sky like a celestial lamp, and a wild and lovely sight it was.
chiefs
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From this reading Luckily for us, Infadoos and the chiefs knew all the paths of the great town perfectly, so that we passed by side-ways unmolested, and notwithstanding the gloom we made fair progress.
circumference
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From this reading We then discovered that we were clear of the town of Loo, and approaching a large flat-topped hill, measuring some two miles in circumference.
clear
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From this reading We then discovered that we were clear of the town of Loo, and approaching a large flat-topped hill, measuring some two miles in circumference.
disappearednounUS /ˈdisappeared/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For an hour or more we journeyed on, till at length the eclipse began to pass, and that edge of the moon which had disappeared the first became again visible.
discovered
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From this reading We then discovered that we were clear of the town of Loo, and approaching a large flat-topped hill, measuring some two miles in circumference.
eclipse
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From this reading For an hour or more we journeyed on, till at length the eclipse began to pass, and that edge of the moon which had disappeared the first became again visible.
edge
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From this reading For an hour or more we journeyed on, till at length the eclipse began to pass, and that edge of the moon which had disappeared the first became again visible.
fade
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From this reading In another five minutes the stars began to fade, and there was sufficient light to see our whereabouts.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Luckily for us, Infadoos and the chiefs knew all the paths of the great town perfectly, so that we passed by side-ways unmolested, and notwithstanding the gloom we made fair progress.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For an hour or more we journeyed on, till at length the eclipse began to pass, and that edge of the moon which had disappeared the first became again visible.
five
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From this reading In another five minutes the stars began to fade, and there was sufficient light to see our whereabouts.
flat-topped
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From this reading We then discovered that we were clear of the town of Loo, and approaching a large flat-topped hill, measuring some two miles in circumference.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Luckily for us, Infadoos and the chiefs knew all the paths of the great town perfectly, so that we passed by side-ways unmolested, and notwithstanding the gloom we made fair progress.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Suddenly, as we watched, there burst from it a silver streak of light, accompanied by a wondrous ruddy glow, which hung upon the blackness of the sky like a celestial lamp, and a wild and lovely sight it was.
gloom
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From this reading Luckily for us, Infadoos and the chiefs knew all the paths of the great town perfectly, so that we passed by side-ways unmolested, and notwithstanding the gloom we made fair progress.
glow
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From this reading Suddenly, as we watched, there burst from it a silver streak of light, accompanied by a wondrous ruddy glow, which hung upon the blackness of the sky like a celestial lamp, and a wild and lovely sight it was.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Luckily for us, Infadoos and the chiefs knew all the paths of the great town perfectly, so that we passed by side-ways unmolested, and notwithstanding the gloom we made fair progress.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For an hour or more we journeyed on, till at length the eclipse began to pass, and that edge of the moon which had disappeared the first became again visible.
hill
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From this reading We then discovered that we were clear of the town of Loo, and approaching a large flat-topped hill, measuring some two miles in circumference.
hour
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From this reading For an hour or more we journeyed on, till at length the eclipse began to pass, and that edge of the moon which had disappeared the first became again visible.
hung
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From this reading Suddenly, as we watched, there burst from it a silver streak of light, accompanied by a wondrous ruddy glow, which hung upon the blackness of the sky like a celestial lamp, and a wild and lovely sight it was.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In another five minutes the stars began to fade, and there was sufficient light to see our whereabouts.
Infadoos
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From this reading Luckily for us, Infadoos and the chiefs knew all the paths of the great town perfectly, so that we passed by side-ways unmolested, and notwithstanding the gloom we made fair progress.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Suddenly, as we watched, there burst from it a silver streak of light, accompanied by a wondrous ruddy glow, which hung upon the blackness of the sky like a celestial lamp, and a wild and lovely sight it was.
journeyed
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From this reading For an hour or more we journeyed on, till at length the eclipse began to pass, and that edge of the moon which had disappeared the first became again visible.
knew
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From this reading Luckily for us, Infadoos and the chiefs knew all the paths of the great town perfectly, so that we passed by side-ways unmolested, and notwithstanding the gloom we made fair progress.
lamp
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From this reading Suddenly, as we watched, there burst from it a silver streak of light, accompanied by a wondrous ruddy glow, which hung upon the blackness of the sky like a celestial lamp, and a wild and lovely sight it was.
large
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From this reading We then discovered that we were clear of the town of Loo, and approaching a large flat-topped hill, measuring some two miles in circumference.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading For an hour or more we journeyed on, till at length the eclipse began to pass, and that edge of the moon which had disappeared the first became again visible.
light
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From this reading Suddenly, as we watched, there burst from it a silver streak of light, accompanied by a wondrous ruddy glow, which hung upon the blackness of the sky like a celestial lamp, and a wild and lovely sight it was.
like
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From this reading Suddenly, as we watched, there burst from it a silver streak of light, accompanied by a wondrous ruddy glow, which hung upon the blackness of the sky like a celestial lamp, and a wild and lovely sight it was.
Loo
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From this reading We then discovered that we were clear of the town of Loo, and approaching a large flat-topped hill, measuring some two miles in circumference.
lovely
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From this reading Suddenly, as we watched, there burst from it a silver streak of light, accompanied by a wondrous ruddy glow, which hung upon the blackness of the sky like a celestial lamp, and a wild and lovely sight it was.
LuckilyadverbUS /ˈlʌkəli/
by good fortune
From this reading Luckily for us, Infadoos and the chiefs knew all the paths of the great town perfectly, so that we passed by side-ways unmolested, and notwithstanding the gloom we made fair progress.
made
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From this reading Luckily for us, Infadoos and the chiefs knew all the paths of the great town perfectly, so that we passed by side-ways unmolested, and notwithstanding the gloom we made fair progress.
measuring
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From this reading We then discovered that we were clear of the town of Loo, and approaching a large flat-topped hill, measuring some two miles in circumference.
miles
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From this reading We then discovered that we were clear of the town of Loo, and approaching a large flat-topped hill, measuring some two miles in circumference.
minutes
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From this reading In another five minutes the stars began to fade, and there was sufficient light to see our whereabouts.
moon
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From this reading For an hour or more we journeyed on, till at length the eclipse began to pass, and that edge of the moon which had disappeared the first became again visible.
more
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From this reading For an hour or more we journeyed on, till at length the eclipse began to pass, and that edge of the moon which had disappeared the first became again visible.
notwithstanding
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From this reading Luckily for us, Infadoos and the chiefs knew all the paths of the great town perfectly, so that we passed by side-ways unmolested, and notwithstanding the gloom we made fair progress.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Luckily for us, Infadoos and the chiefs knew all the paths of the great town perfectly, so that we passed by side-ways unmolested, and notwithstanding the gloom we made fair progress.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading For an hour or more we journeyed on, till at length the eclipse began to pass, and that edge of the moon which had disappeared the first became again visible.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading For an hour or more we journeyed on, till at length the eclipse began to pass, and that edge of the moon which had disappeared the first became again visible.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading In another five minutes the stars began to fade, and there was sufficient light to see our whereabouts.
pass
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From this reading For an hour or more we journeyed on, till at length the eclipse began to pass, and that edge of the moon which had disappeared the first became again visible.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Luckily for us, Infadoos and the chiefs knew all the paths of the great town perfectly, so that we passed by side-ways unmolested, and notwithstanding the gloom we made fair progress.
paths
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From this reading Luckily for us, Infadoos and the chiefs knew all the paths of the great town perfectly, so that we passed by side-ways unmolested, and notwithstanding the gloom we made fair progress.
perfectly
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From this reading Luckily for us, Infadoos and the chiefs knew all the paths of the great town perfectly, so that we passed by side-ways unmolested, and notwithstanding the gloom we made fair progress.
progress
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From this reading Luckily for us, Infadoos and the chiefs knew all the paths of the great town perfectly, so that we passed by side-ways unmolested, and notwithstanding the gloom we made fair progress.
ruddy
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From this reading Suddenly, as we watched, there burst from it a silver streak of light, accompanied by a wondrous ruddy glow, which hung upon the blackness of the sky like a celestial lamp, and a wild and lovely sight it was.
see
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From this reading In another five minutes the stars began to fade, and there was sufficient light to see our whereabouts.
side-ways
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From this reading Luckily for us, Infadoos and the chiefs knew all the paths of the great town perfectly, so that we passed by side-ways unmolested, and notwithstanding the gloom we made fair progress.
sight
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From this reading Suddenly, as we watched, there burst from it a silver streak of light, accompanied by a wondrous ruddy glow, which hung upon the blackness of the sky like a celestial lamp, and a wild and lovely sight it was.
silver
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From this reading Suddenly, as we watched, there burst from it a silver streak of light, accompanied by a wondrous ruddy glow, which hung upon the blackness of the sky like a celestial lamp, and a wild and lovely sight it was.
sky
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From this reading Suddenly, as we watched, there burst from it a silver streak of light, accompanied by a wondrous ruddy glow, which hung upon the blackness of the sky like a celestial lamp, and a wild and lovely sight it was.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Luckily for us, Infadoos and the chiefs knew all the paths of the great town perfectly, so that we passed by side-ways unmolested, and notwithstanding the gloom we made fair progress.
some
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From this reading We then discovered that we were clear of the town of Loo, and approaching a large flat-topped hill, measuring some two miles in circumference.
stars
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From this reading In another five minutes the stars began to fade, and there was sufficient light to see our whereabouts.
streak
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From this reading Suddenly, as we watched, there burst from it a silver streak of light, accompanied by a wondrous ruddy glow, which hung upon the blackness of the sky like a celestial lamp, and a wild and lovely sight it was.
SuddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Suddenly, as we watched, there burst from it a silver streak of light, accompanied by a wondrous ruddy glow, which hung upon the blackness of the sky like a celestial lamp, and a wild and lovely sight it was.
sufficient
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From this reading In another five minutes the stars began to fade, and there was sufficient light to see our whereabouts.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Luckily for us, Infadoos and the chiefs knew all the paths of the great town perfectly, so that we passed by side-ways unmolested, and notwithstanding the gloom we made fair progress.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Luckily for us, Infadoos and the chiefs knew all the paths of the great town perfectly, so that we passed by side-ways unmolested, and notwithstanding the gloom we made fair progress.
then
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From this reading We then discovered that we were clear of the town of Loo, and approaching a large flat-topped hill, measuring some two miles in circumference.
there
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From this reading Suddenly, as we watched, there burst from it a silver streak of light, accompanied by a wondrous ruddy glow, which hung upon the blackness of the sky like a celestial lamp, and a wild and lovely sight it was.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading For an hour or more we journeyed on, till at length the eclipse began to pass, and that edge of the moon which had disappeared the first became again visible.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For an hour or more we journeyed on, till at length the eclipse began to pass, and that edge of the moon which had disappeared the first became again visible.
town
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From this reading Luckily for us, Infadoos and the chiefs knew all the paths of the great town perfectly, so that we passed by side-ways unmolested, and notwithstanding the gloom we made fair progress.
two
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From this reading We then discovered that we were clear of the town of Loo, and approaching a large flat-topped hill, measuring some two miles in circumference.
unmolested
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From this reading Luckily for us, Infadoos and the chiefs knew all the paths of the great town perfectly, so that we passed by side-ways unmolested, and notwithstanding the gloom we made fair progress.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Suddenly, as we watched, there burst from it a silver streak of light, accompanied by a wondrous ruddy glow, which hung upon the blackness of the sky like a celestial lamp, and a wild and lovely sight it was.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Luckily for us, Infadoos and the chiefs knew all the paths of the great town perfectly, so that we passed by side-ways unmolested, and notwithstanding the gloom we made fair progress.
visible
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From this reading For an hour or more we journeyed on, till at length the eclipse began to pass, and that edge of the moon which had disappeared the first became again visible.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Suddenly, as we watched, there burst from it a silver streak of light, accompanied by a wondrous ruddy glow, which hung upon the blackness of the sky like a celestial lamp, and a wild and lovely sight it was.
watched
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From this reading Suddenly, as we watched, there burst from it a silver streak of light, accompanied by a wondrous ruddy glow, which hung upon the blackness of the sky like a celestial lamp, and a wild and lovely sight it was.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Luckily for us, Infadoos and the chiefs knew all the paths of the great town perfectly, so that we passed by side-ways unmolested, and notwithstanding the gloom we made fair progress.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We then discovered that we were clear of the town of Loo, and approaching a large flat-topped hill, measuring some two miles in circumference.
whereabouts
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From this reading In another five minutes the stars began to fade, and there was sufficient light to see our whereabouts.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading For an hour or more we journeyed on, till at length the eclipse began to pass, and that edge of the moon which had disappeared the first became again visible.
wild
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From this reading Suddenly, as we watched, there burst from it a silver streak of light, accompanied by a wondrous ruddy glow, which hung upon the blackness of the sky like a celestial lamp, and a wild and lovely sight it was.
wondrousadjectiveUS /ˈwʌndrəs/
strange, beautiful, and impressive
From this reading Suddenly, as we watched, there burst from it a silver streak of light, accompanied by a wondrous ruddy glow, which hung upon the blackness of the sky like a celestial lamp, and a wild and lovely sight it was.
