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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 It had the appearance of a chapel for the dead, with petrified organs and silent pipes.
air
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From this reading Sometimes it was so narrow that they had to creep on their hands and knees, while at other times it was lofty and wide, like the free air.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was indeed cold; but the cold soon passed, for the East Wind spread his wings, and they gleamed like the brightest fire.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It had the appearance of a chapel for the dead, with petrified organs and silent pipes.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "So this then is the way to the garden of paradise?" asked the prince, as they entered the cavern.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "So this then is the way to the garden of paradise?" asked the prince, as they entered the cavern.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Sometimes it was so narrow that they had to creep on their hands and knees, while at other times it was lofty and wide, like the free air.
blocks
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From this reading As they passed on through this wonderful cave, the prince could see great blocks of stone, from which water trickled, hanging over their heads in fantastic shapes.
brightest
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From this reading It was indeed cold; but the cold soon passed, for the East Wind spread his wings, and they gleamed like the brightest fire.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was indeed cold; but the cold soon passed, for the East Wind spread his wings, and they gleamed like the brightest fire.
cave
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From this reading As they passed on through this wonderful cave, the prince could see great blocks of stone, from which water trickled, hanging over their heads in fantastic shapes.
cavernnounUS /ˈkæv.ərn/
A large, vast underground cave, often filled with forgotten ancient treasures.
From this reading "So this then is the way to the garden of paradise?" asked the prince, as they entered the cavern.
chapel
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From this reading It had the appearance of a chapel for the dead, with petrified organs and silent pipes.
cold
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From this reading It was indeed cold; but the cold soon passed, for the East Wind spread his wings, and they gleamed like the brightest fire.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading As they passed on through this wonderful cave, the prince could see great blocks of stone, from which water trickled, hanging over their heads in fantastic shapes.
creep
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From this reading Sometimes it was so narrow that they had to creep on their hands and knees, while at other times it was lofty and wide, like the free air.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had the appearance of a chapel for the dead, with petrified organs and silent pipes.
East
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From this reading It was indeed cold; but the cold soon passed, for the East Wind spread his wings, and they gleamed like the brightest fire.
entered
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From this reading "So this then is the way to the garden of paradise?" asked the prince, as they entered the cavern.
fantastic
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From this reading As they passed on through this wonderful cave, the prince could see great blocks of stone, from which water trickled, hanging over their heads in fantastic shapes.
fire
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From this reading It was indeed cold; but the cold soon passed, for the East Wind spread his wings, and they gleamed like the brightest fire.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was indeed cold; but the cold soon passed, for the East Wind spread his wings, and they gleamed like the brightest fire.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading Sometimes it was so narrow that they had to creep on their hands and knees, while at other times it was lofty and wide, like the free air.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As they passed on through this wonderful cave, the prince could see great blocks of stone, from which water trickled, hanging over their heads in fantastic shapes.
garden
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From this reading "So this then is the way to the garden of paradise?" asked the prince, as they entered the cavern.
gleamed
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From this reading It was indeed cold; but the cold soon passed, for the East Wind spread his wings, and they gleamed like the brightest fire.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As they passed on through this wonderful cave, the prince could see great blocks of stone, from which water trickled, hanging over their heads in fantastic shapes.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Sometimes it was so narrow that they had to creep on their hands and knees, while at other times it was lofty and wide, like the free air.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Sometimes it was so narrow that they had to creep on their hands and knees, while at other times it was lofty and wide, like the free air.
hanging
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From this reading As they passed on through this wonderful cave, the prince could see great blocks of stone, from which water trickled, hanging over their heads in fantastic shapes.
heads
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From this reading As they passed on through this wonderful cave, the prince could see great blocks of stone, from which water trickled, hanging over their heads in fantastic shapes.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was indeed cold; but the cold soon passed, for the East Wind spread his wings, and they gleamed like the brightest fire.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As they passed on through this wonderful cave, the prince could see great blocks of stone, from which water trickled, hanging over their heads in fantastic shapes.
indeed
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From this reading It was indeed cold; but the cold soon passed, for the East Wind spread his wings, and they gleamed like the brightest fire.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "So this then is the way to the garden of paradise?" asked the prince, as they entered the cavern.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was indeed cold; but the cold soon passed, for the East Wind spread his wings, and they gleamed like the brightest fire.
knees
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From this reading Sometimes it was so narrow that they had to creep on their hands and knees, while at other times it was lofty and wide, like the free air.
like
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From this reading It was indeed cold; but the cold soon passed, for the East Wind spread his wings, and they gleamed like the brightest fire.
lofty
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From this reading Sometimes it was so narrow that they had to creep on their hands and knees, while at other times it was lofty and wide, like the free air.
narrow
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From this reading Sometimes it was so narrow that they had to creep on their hands and knees, while at other times it was lofty and wide, like the free air.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "So this then is the way to the garden of paradise?" asked the prince, as they entered the cavern.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As they passed on through this wonderful cave, the prince could see great blocks of stone, from which water trickled, hanging over their heads in fantastic shapes.
organs
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From this reading It had the appearance of a chapel for the dead, with petrified organs and silent pipes.
other
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From this reading Sometimes it was so narrow that they had to creep on their hands and knees, while at other times it was lofty and wide, like the free air.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading As they passed on through this wonderful cave, the prince could see great blocks of stone, from which water trickled, hanging over their heads in fantastic shapes.
paradise
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From this reading "So this then is the way to the garden of paradise?" asked the prince, as they entered the cavern.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was indeed cold; but the cold soon passed, for the East Wind spread his wings, and they gleamed like the brightest fire.
petrified
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From this reading It had the appearance of a chapel for the dead, with petrified organs and silent pipes.
pipes
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From this reading It had the appearance of a chapel for the dead, with petrified organs and silent pipes.
prince
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From this reading "So this then is the way to the garden of paradise?" asked the prince, as they entered the cavern.
see
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From this reading As they passed on through this wonderful cave, the prince could see great blocks of stone, from which water trickled, hanging over their heads in fantastic shapes.
shapes
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From this reading As they passed on through this wonderful cave, the prince could see great blocks of stone, from which water trickled, hanging over their heads in fantastic shapes.
silent
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From this reading It had the appearance of a chapel for the dead, with petrified organs and silent pipes.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So this then is the way to the garden of paradise?" asked the prince, as they entered the cavern.
Sometimes
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From this reading Sometimes it was so narrow that they had to creep on their hands and knees, while at other times it was lofty and wide, like the free air.
soon
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From this reading It was indeed cold; but the cold soon passed, for the East Wind spread his wings, and they gleamed like the brightest fire.
spread
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From this reading It was indeed cold; but the cold soon passed, for the East Wind spread his wings, and they gleamed like the brightest fire.
stone
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From this reading As they passed on through this wonderful cave, the prince could see great blocks of stone, from which water trickled, hanging over their heads in fantastic shapes.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Sometimes it was so narrow that they had to creep on their hands and knees, while at other times it was lofty and wide, like the free air.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "So this then is the way to the garden of paradise?" asked the prince, as they entered the cavern.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading As they passed on through this wonderful cave, the prince could see great blocks of stone, from which water trickled, hanging over their heads in fantastic shapes.
then
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From this reading "So this then is the way to the garden of paradise?" asked the prince, as they entered the cavern.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "So this then is the way to the garden of paradise?" asked the prince, as they entered the cavern.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "So this then is the way to the garden of paradise?" asked the prince, as they entered the cavern.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As they passed on through this wonderful cave, the prince could see great blocks of stone, from which water trickled, hanging over their heads in fantastic shapes.
times
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From this reading Sometimes it was so narrow that they had to creep on their hands and knees, while at other times it was lofty and wide, like the free air.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "So this then is the way to the garden of paradise?" asked the prince, as they entered the cavern.
trickled
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From this reading As they passed on through this wonderful cave, the prince could see great blocks of stone, from which water trickled, hanging over their heads in fantastic shapes.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was indeed cold; but the cold soon passed, for the East Wind spread his wings, and they gleamed like the brightest fire.
water
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From this reading As they passed on through this wonderful cave, the prince could see great blocks of stone, from which water trickled, hanging over their heads in fantastic shapes.
way
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From this reading "So this then is the way to the garden of paradise?" asked the prince, as they entered the cavern.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading As they passed on through this wonderful cave, the prince could see great blocks of stone, from which water trickled, hanging over their heads in fantastic shapes.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Sometimes it was so narrow that they had to creep on their hands and knees, while at other times it was lofty and wide, like the free air.
wide
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From this reading Sometimes it was so narrow that they had to creep on their hands and knees, while at other times it was lofty and wide, like the free air.
WindnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was indeed cold; but the cold soon passed, for the East Wind spread his wings, and they gleamed like the brightest fire.
wings
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From this reading It was indeed cold; but the cold soon passed, for the East Wind spread his wings, and they gleamed like the brightest fire.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It had the appearance of a chapel for the dead, with petrified organs and silent pipes.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As they passed on through this wonderful cave, the prince could see great blocks of stone, from which water trickled, hanging over their heads in fantastic shapes.
