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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 Then he lifted her on the horse and gave her a golden censer, similar to those she had already seen at the Viking's house.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The dragon, that guards buried treasure, lifted his head and gazed after them.
air
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From this reading He took the cross from the grave, and held it aloft, and now they rode through the air over the rustling trees, over the hills where warriors lay buried each by his dead war-horse; and the brazen monumental figures rose up and galloped forth, and stationed themselves on the summits of the hills.
aloft
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From this reading He took the cross from the grave, and held it aloft, and now they rode through the air over the rustling trees, over the hills where warriors lay buried each by his dead war-horse; and the brazen monumental figures rose up and galloped forth, and stationed themselves on the summits of the hills.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then he lifted her on the horse and gave her a golden censer, similar to those she had already seen at the Viking's house.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then he lifted her on the horse and gave her a golden censer, similar to those she had already seen at the Viking's house.
arose
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From this reading A sweet perfume arose from it, while the open wound in the forehead of the slain priest, shone with the rays of a diamond.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Then he lifted her on the horse and gave her a golden censer, similar to those she had already seen at the Viking's house.
brazen
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From this reading He took the cross from the grave, and held it aloft, and now they rode through the air over the rustling trees, over the hills where warriors lay buried each by his dead war-horse; and the brazen monumental figures rose up and galloped forth, and stationed themselves on the summits of the hills.
buried
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From this reading He took the cross from the grave, and held it aloft, and now they rode through the air over the rustling trees, over the hills where warriors lay buried each by his dead war-horse; and the brazen monumental figures rose up and galloped forth, and stationed themselves on the summits of the hills.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He took the cross from the grave, and held it aloft, and now they rode through the air over the rustling trees, over the hills where warriors lay buried each by his dead war-horse; and the brazen monumental figures rose up and galloped forth, and stationed themselves on the summits of the hills.
censer
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From this reading Then he lifted her on the horse and gave her a golden censer, similar to those she had already seen at the Viking's house.
crescent
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From this reading The golden crescent on their foreheads, fastened with golden knots, glittered in the moonlight, and their mantles floated in the wind.
cross
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From this reading He took the cross from the grave, and held it aloft, and now they rode through the air over the rustling trees, over the hills where warriors lay buried each by his dead war-horse; and the brazen monumental figures rose up and galloped forth, and stationed themselves on the summits of the hills.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He took the cross from the grave, and held it aloft, and now they rode through the air over the rustling trees, over the hills where warriors lay buried each by his dead war-horse; and the brazen monumental figures rose up and galloped forth, and stationed themselves on the summits of the hills.
diamond
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From this reading A sweet perfume arose from it, while the open wound in the forehead of the slain priest, shone with the rays of a diamond.
dragonnounUS /ˈdræɡən/
a mythical or imagined creature shaped like a large reptile
From this reading The dragon, that guards buried treasure, lifted his head and gazed after them.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading He took the cross from the grave, and held it aloft, and now they rode through the air over the rustling trees, over the hills where warriors lay buried each by his dead war-horse; and the brazen monumental figures rose up and galloped forth, and stationed themselves on the summits of the hills.
fastened
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From this reading The golden crescent on their foreheads, fastened with golden knots, glittered in the moonlight, and their mantles floated in the wind.
figures
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From this reading He took the cross from the grave, and held it aloft, and now they rode through the air over the rustling trees, over the hills where warriors lay buried each by his dead war-horse; and the brazen monumental figures rose up and galloped forth, and stationed themselves on the summits of the hills.
floated
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From this reading The golden crescent on their foreheads, fastened with golden knots, glittered in the moonlight, and their mantles floated in the wind.
forehead
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From this reading A sweet perfume arose from it, while the open wound in the forehead of the slain priest, shone with the rays of a diamond.
foreheads
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From this reading The golden crescent on their foreheads, fastened with golden knots, glittered in the moonlight, and their mantles floated in the wind.
forth
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From this reading He took the cross from the grave, and held it aloft, and now they rode through the air over the rustling trees, over the hills where warriors lay buried each by his dead war-horse; and the brazen monumental figures rose up and galloped forth, and stationed themselves on the summits of the hills.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A sweet perfume arose from it, while the open wound in the forehead of the slain priest, shone with the rays of a diamond.
galloped
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From this reading He took the cross from the grave, and held it aloft, and now they rode through the air over the rustling trees, over the hills where warriors lay buried each by his dead war-horse; and the brazen monumental figures rose up and galloped forth, and stationed themselves on the summits of the hills.
gave
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From this reading Then he lifted her on the horse and gave her a golden censer, similar to those she had already seen at the Viking's house.
gazed
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From this reading The dragon, that guards buried treasure, lifted his head and gazed after them.
glittered
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From this reading The golden crescent on their foreheads, fastened with golden knots, glittered in the moonlight, and their mantles floated in the wind.
golden
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From this reading Then he lifted her on the horse and gave her a golden censer, similar to those she had already seen at the Viking's house.
grave
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From this reading He took the cross from the grave, and held it aloft, and now they rode through the air over the rustling trees, over the hills where warriors lay buried each by his dead war-horse; and the brazen monumental figures rose up and galloped forth, and stationed themselves on the summits of the hills.
guards
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From this reading The dragon, that guards buried treasure, lifted his head and gazed after them.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Then he lifted her on the horse and gave her a golden censer, similar to those she had already seen at the Viking's house.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he lifted her on the horse and gave her a golden censer, similar to those she had already seen at the Viking's house.
head
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From this reading The dragon, that guards buried treasure, lifted his head and gazed after them.
held
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From this reading He took the cross from the grave, and held it aloft, and now they rode through the air over the rustling trees, over the hills where warriors lay buried each by his dead war-horse; and the brazen monumental figures rose up and galloped forth, and stationed themselves on the summits of the hills.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Then he lifted her on the horse and gave her a golden censer, similar to those she had already seen at the Viking's house.
hills
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From this reading He took the cross from the grave, and held it aloft, and now they rode through the air over the rustling trees, over the hills where warriors lay buried each by his dead war-horse; and the brazen monumental figures rose up and galloped forth, and stationed themselves on the summits of the hills.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He took the cross from the grave, and held it aloft, and now they rode through the air over the rustling trees, over the hills where warriors lay buried each by his dead war-horse; and the brazen monumental figures rose up and galloped forth, and stationed themselves on the summits of the hills.
horse
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From this reading Then he lifted her on the horse and gave her a golden censer, similar to those she had already seen at the Viking's house.
house
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From this reading Then he lifted her on the horse and gave her a golden censer, similar to those she had already seen at the Viking's house.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A sweet perfume arose from it, while the open wound in the forehead of the slain priest, shone with the rays of a diamond.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A sweet perfume arose from it, while the open wound in the forehead of the slain priest, shone with the rays of a diamond.
knots
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From this reading The golden crescent on their foreheads, fastened with golden knots, glittered in the moonlight, and their mantles floated in the wind.
lay
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From this reading He took the cross from the grave, and held it aloft, and now they rode through the air over the rustling trees, over the hills where warriors lay buried each by his dead war-horse; and the brazen monumental figures rose up and galloped forth, and stationed themselves on the summits of the hills.
lifted
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From this reading Then he lifted her on the horse and gave her a golden censer, similar to those she had already seen at the Viking's house.
mantles
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From this reading The golden crescent on their foreheads, fastened with golden knots, glittered in the moonlight, and their mantles floated in the wind.
monumental
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From this reading He took the cross from the grave, and held it aloft, and now they rode through the air over the rustling trees, over the hills where warriors lay buried each by his dead war-horse; and the brazen monumental figures rose up and galloped forth, and stationed themselves on the summits of the hills.
moonlight
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From this reading The golden crescent on their foreheads, fastened with golden knots, glittered in the moonlight, and their mantles floated in the wind.
now
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From this reading He took the cross from the grave, and held it aloft, and now they rode through the air over the rustling trees, over the hills where warriors lay buried each by his dead war-horse; and the brazen monumental figures rose up and galloped forth, and stationed themselves on the summits of the hills.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A sweet perfume arose from it, while the open wound in the forehead of the slain priest, shone with the rays of a diamond.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then he lifted her on the horse and gave her a golden censer, similar to those she had already seen at the Viking's house.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading A sweet perfume arose from it, while the open wound in the forehead of the slain priest, shone with the rays of a diamond.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He took the cross from the grave, and held it aloft, and now they rode through the air over the rustling trees, over the hills where warriors lay buried each by his dead war-horse; and the brazen monumental figures rose up and galloped forth, and stationed themselves on the summits of the hills.
perfume
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From this reading A sweet perfume arose from it, while the open wound in the forehead of the slain priest, shone with the rays of a diamond.
priest
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From this reading A sweet perfume arose from it, while the open wound in the forehead of the slain priest, shone with the rays of a diamond.
rays
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From this reading A sweet perfume arose from it, while the open wound in the forehead of the slain priest, shone with the rays of a diamond.
rode
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From this reading He took the cross from the grave, and held it aloft, and now they rode through the air over the rustling trees, over the hills where warriors lay buried each by his dead war-horse; and the brazen monumental figures rose up and galloped forth, and stationed themselves on the summits of the hills.
rose
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From this reading He took the cross from the grave, and held it aloft, and now they rode through the air over the rustling trees, over the hills where warriors lay buried each by his dead war-horse; and the brazen monumental figures rose up and galloped forth, and stationed themselves on the summits of the hills.
rustling
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From this reading He took the cross from the grave, and held it aloft, and now they rode through the air over the rustling trees, over the hills where warriors lay buried each by his dead war-horse; and the brazen monumental figures rose up and galloped forth, and stationed themselves on the summits of the hills.
seen
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From this reading Then he lifted her on the horse and gave her a golden censer, similar to those she had already seen at the Viking's house.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he lifted her on the horse and gave her a golden censer, similar to those she had already seen at the Viking's house.
shone
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From this reading A sweet perfume arose from it, while the open wound in the forehead of the slain priest, shone with the rays of a diamond.
similar
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From this reading Then he lifted her on the horse and gave her a golden censer, similar to those she had already seen at the Viking's house.
slain
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From this reading A sweet perfume arose from it, while the open wound in the forehead of the slain priest, shone with the rays of a diamond.
stationed
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From this reading He took the cross from the grave, and held it aloft, and now they rode through the air over the rustling trees, over the hills where warriors lay buried each by his dead war-horse; and the brazen monumental figures rose up and galloped forth, and stationed themselves on the summits of the hills.
summits
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From this reading He took the cross from the grave, and held it aloft, and now they rode through the air over the rustling trees, over the hills where warriors lay buried each by his dead war-horse; and the brazen monumental figures rose up and galloped forth, and stationed themselves on the summits of the hills.
sweet
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From this reading A sweet perfume arose from it, while the open wound in the forehead of the slain priest, shone with the rays of a diamond.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The dragon, that guards buried treasure, lifted his head and gazed after them.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then he lifted her on the horse and gave her a golden censer, similar to those she had already seen at the Viking's house.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The golden crescent on their foreheads, fastened with golden knots, glittered in the moonlight, and their mantles floated in the wind.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The dragon, that guards buried treasure, lifted his head and gazed after them.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading He took the cross from the grave, and held it aloft, and now they rode through the air over the rustling trees, over the hills where warriors lay buried each by his dead war-horse; and the brazen monumental figures rose up and galloped forth, and stationed themselves on the summits of the hills.
Then
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From this reading Then he lifted her on the horse and gave her a golden censer, similar to those she had already seen at the Viking's house.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He took the cross from the grave, and held it aloft, and now they rode through the air over the rustling trees, over the hills where warriors lay buried each by his dead war-horse; and the brazen monumental figures rose up and galloped forth, and stationed themselves on the summits of the hills.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Then he lifted her on the horse and gave her a golden censer, similar to those she had already seen at the Viking's house.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He took the cross from the grave, and held it aloft, and now they rode through the air over the rustling trees, over the hills where warriors lay buried each by his dead war-horse; and the brazen monumental figures rose up and galloped forth, and stationed themselves on the summits of the hills.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then he lifted her on the horse and gave her a golden censer, similar to those she had already seen at the Viking's house.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He took the cross from the grave, and held it aloft, and now they rode through the air over the rustling trees, over the hills where warriors lay buried each by his dead war-horse; and the brazen monumental figures rose up and galloped forth, and stationed themselves on the summits of the hills.
treasure
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From this reading The dragon, that guards buried treasure, lifted his head and gazed after them.
trees
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From this reading He took the cross from the grave, and held it aloft, and now they rode through the air over the rustling trees, over the hills where warriors lay buried each by his dead war-horse; and the brazen monumental figures rose up and galloped forth, and stationed themselves on the summits of the hills.
up
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From this reading He took the cross from the grave, and held it aloft, and now they rode through the air over the rustling trees, over the hills where warriors lay buried each by his dead war-horse; and the brazen monumental figures rose up and galloped forth, and stationed themselves on the summits of the hills.
Viking's
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From this reading Then he lifted her on the horse and gave her a golden censer, similar to those she had already seen at the Viking's house.
war-horse
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From this reading He took the cross from the grave, and held it aloft, and now they rode through the air over the rustling trees, over the hills where warriors lay buried each by his dead war-horse; and the brazen monumental figures rose up and galloped forth, and stationed themselves on the summits of the hills.
warriors
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From this reading He took the cross from the grave, and held it aloft, and now they rode through the air over the rustling trees, over the hills where warriors lay buried each by his dead war-horse; and the brazen monumental figures rose up and galloped forth, and stationed themselves on the summits of the hills.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading He took the cross from the grave, and held it aloft, and now they rode through the air over the rustling trees, over the hills where warriors lay buried each by his dead war-horse; and the brazen monumental figures rose up and galloped forth, and stationed themselves on the summits of the hills.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading A sweet perfume arose from it, while the open wound in the forehead of the slain priest, shone with the rays of a diamond.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The golden crescent on their foreheads, fastened with golden knots, glittered in the moonlight, and their mantles floated in the wind.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A sweet perfume arose from it, while the open wound in the forehead of the slain priest, shone with the rays of a diamond.
wound
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From this reading A sweet perfume arose from it, while the open wound in the forehead of the slain priest, shone with the rays of a diamond.
