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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 She soon found herself again at home; carried thither in a flight of thought, never having loosened her hold of the invisible thread fastened to her father's house.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She soon found herself again at home; carried thither in a flight of thought, never having loosened her hold of the invisible thread fastened to her father's house.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As she stretched out her hand to her father, the powers of evil dashed with the fury of a hurricane over the Tree of the Sun; a blast of wind rushed through the open doors, and into the sanctuary, where lay the Book of Truth.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As she stretched out her hand to her father, the powers of evil dashed with the fury of a hurricane over the Tree of the Sun; a blast of wind rushed through the open doors, and into the sanctuary, where lay the Book of Truth.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She soon found herself again at home; carried thither in a flight of thought, never having loosened her hold of the invisible thread fastened to her father's house.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "It will be blown to dust by the wind," said the father, as he seized the open hand she held towards him.
beam
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From this reading I feel its beam warming my very soul."
blast
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From this reading As she stretched out her hand to her father, the powers of evil dashed with the fury of a hurricane over the Tree of the Sun; a blast of wind rushed through the open doors, and into the sanctuary, where lay the Book of Truth.
blown
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From this reading "It will be blown to dust by the wind," said the father, as he seized the open hand she held towards him.
Book
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From this reading As she stretched out her hand to her father, the powers of evil dashed with the fury of a hurricane over the Tree of the Sun; a blast of wind rushed through the open doors, and into the sanctuary, where lay the Book of Truth.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "It will be blown to dust by the wind," said the father, as he seized the open hand she held towards him.
carried
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From this reading She soon found herself again at home; carried thither in a flight of thought, never having loosened her hold of the invisible thread fastened to her father's house.
confidencenounUS /ˈconfidence/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "No," she replied, with quiet confidence, "it is indestructible.
dashed
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From this reading As she stretched out her hand to her father, the powers of evil dashed with the fury of a hurricane over the Tree of the Sun; a blast of wind rushed through the open doors, and into the sanctuary, where lay the Book of Truth.
doors
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From this reading As she stretched out her hand to her father, the powers of evil dashed with the fury of a hurricane over the Tree of the Sun; a blast of wind rushed through the open doors, and into the sanctuary, where lay the Book of Truth.
dust
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From this reading "It will be blown to dust by the wind," said the father, as he seized the open hand she held towards him.
evil
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From this reading As she stretched out her hand to her father, the powers of evil dashed with the fury of a hurricane over the Tree of the Sun; a blast of wind rushed through the open doors, and into the sanctuary, where lay the Book of Truth.
fastened
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From this reading She soon found herself again at home; carried thither in a flight of thought, never having loosened her hold of the invisible thread fastened to her father's house.
father
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From this reading As she stretched out her hand to her father, the powers of evil dashed with the fury of a hurricane over the Tree of the Sun; a blast of wind rushed through the open doors, and into the sanctuary, where lay the Book of Truth.
father's
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From this reading She soon found herself again at home; carried thither in a flight of thought, never having loosened her hold of the invisible thread fastened to her father's house.
feel
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From this reading I feel its beam warming my very soul."
flight
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From this reading She soon found herself again at home; carried thither in a flight of thought, never having loosened her hold of the invisible thread fastened to her father's house.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She soon found herself again at home; carried thither in a flight of thought, never having loosened her hold of the invisible thread fastened to her father's house.
fury
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From this reading As she stretched out her hand to her father, the powers of evil dashed with the fury of a hurricane over the Tree of the Sun; a blast of wind rushed through the open doors, and into the sanctuary, where lay the Book of Truth.
hand
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From this reading As she stretched out her hand to her father, the powers of evil dashed with the fury of a hurricane over the Tree of the Sun; a blast of wind rushed through the open doors, and into the sanctuary, where lay the Book of Truth.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading She soon found herself again at home; carried thither in a flight of thought, never having loosened her hold of the invisible thread fastened to her father's house.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It will be blown to dust by the wind," said the father, as he seized the open hand she held towards him.
held
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From this reading "It will be blown to dust by the wind," said the father, as he seized the open hand she held towards him.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She soon found herself again at home; carried thither in a flight of thought, never having loosened her hold of the invisible thread fastened to her father's house.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She soon found herself again at home; carried thither in a flight of thought, never having loosened her hold of the invisible thread fastened to her father's house.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "It will be blown to dust by the wind," said the father, as he seized the open hand she held towards him.
hold
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From this reading She soon found herself again at home; carried thither in a flight of thought, never having loosened her hold of the invisible thread fastened to her father's house.
home
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From this reading She soon found herself again at home; carried thither in a flight of thought, never having loosened her hold of the invisible thread fastened to her father's house.
house
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From this reading She soon found herself again at home; carried thither in a flight of thought, never having loosened her hold of the invisible thread fastened to her father's house.
hurricane
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From this reading As she stretched out her hand to her father, the powers of evil dashed with the fury of a hurricane over the Tree of the Sun; a blast of wind rushed through the open doors, and into the sanctuary, where lay the Book of Truth.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I feel its beam warming my very soul."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She soon found herself again at home; carried thither in a flight of thought, never having loosened her hold of the invisible thread fastened to her father's house.
indestructible
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From this reading "No," she replied, with quiet confidence, "it is indestructible.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading As she stretched out her hand to her father, the powers of evil dashed with the fury of a hurricane over the Tree of the Sun; a blast of wind rushed through the open doors, and into the sanctuary, where lay the Book of Truth.
invisible
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From this reading She soon found herself again at home; carried thither in a flight of thought, never having loosened her hold of the invisible thread fastened to her father's house.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "No," she replied, with quiet confidence, "it is indestructible.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It will be blown to dust by the wind," said the father, as he seized the open hand she held towards him.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading I feel its beam warming my very soul."
lay
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From this reading As she stretched out her hand to her father, the powers of evil dashed with the fury of a hurricane over the Tree of the Sun; a blast of wind rushed through the open doors, and into the sanctuary, where lay the Book of Truth.
loosened
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From this reading She soon found herself again at home; carried thither in a flight of thought, never having loosened her hold of the invisible thread fastened to her father's house.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I feel its beam warming my very soul."
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She soon found herself again at home; carried thither in a flight of thought, never having loosened her hold of the invisible thread fastened to her father's house.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "No," she replied, with quiet confidence, "it is indestructible.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She soon found herself again at home; carried thither in a flight of thought, never having loosened her hold of the invisible thread fastened to her father's house.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading As she stretched out her hand to her father, the powers of evil dashed with the fury of a hurricane over the Tree of the Sun; a blast of wind rushed through the open doors, and into the sanctuary, where lay the Book of Truth.
out
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From this reading As she stretched out her hand to her father, the powers of evil dashed with the fury of a hurricane over the Tree of the Sun; a blast of wind rushed through the open doors, and into the sanctuary, where lay the Book of Truth.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading As she stretched out her hand to her father, the powers of evil dashed with the fury of a hurricane over the Tree of the Sun; a blast of wind rushed through the open doors, and into the sanctuary, where lay the Book of Truth.
powersnounUS /powers/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As she stretched out her hand to her father, the powers of evil dashed with the fury of a hurricane over the Tree of the Sun; a blast of wind rushed through the open doors, and into the sanctuary, where lay the Book of Truth.
quiet
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From this reading "No," she replied, with quiet confidence, "it is indestructible.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "No," she replied, with quiet confidence, "it is indestructible.
rushed
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From this reading As she stretched out her hand to her father, the powers of evil dashed with the fury of a hurricane over the Tree of the Sun; a blast of wind rushed through the open doors, and into the sanctuary, where lay the Book of Truth.
said
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From this reading "It will be blown to dust by the wind," said the father, as he seized the open hand she held towards him.
sanctuarynounUS /ˈsæŋk.tʃu.er.i/
A place of safety, refuge, or holy retreat within the academy.
From this reading As she stretched out her hand to her father, the powers of evil dashed with the fury of a hurricane over the Tree of the Sun; a blast of wind rushed through the open doors, and into the sanctuary, where lay the Book of Truth.
seized
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From this reading "It will be blown to dust by the wind," said the father, as he seized the open hand she held towards him.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She soon found herself again at home; carried thither in a flight of thought, never having loosened her hold of the invisible thread fastened to her father's house.
soonadverbUS /suːn/
in the near future
From this reading She soon found herself again at home; carried thither in a flight of thought, never having loosened her hold of the invisible thread fastened to her father's house.
soul
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From this reading I feel its beam warming my very soul."
stretched
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From this reading As she stretched out her hand to her father, the powers of evil dashed with the fury of a hurricane over the Tree of the Sun; a blast of wind rushed through the open doors, and into the sanctuary, where lay the Book of Truth.
Sun
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From this reading As she stretched out her hand to her father, the powers of evil dashed with the fury of a hurricane over the Tree of the Sun; a blast of wind rushed through the open doors, and into the sanctuary, where lay the Book of Truth.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She soon found herself again at home; carried thither in a flight of thought, never having loosened her hold of the invisible thread fastened to her father's house.
thitheradverbUS /ˈðɪθɜːr/
an old word meaning “to that place”
From this reading She soon found herself again at home; carried thither in a flight of thought, never having loosened her hold of the invisible thread fastened to her father's house.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She soon found herself again at home; carried thither in a flight of thought, never having loosened her hold of the invisible thread fastened to her father's house.
thread
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From this reading She soon found herself again at home; carried thither in a flight of thought, never having loosened her hold of the invisible thread fastened to her father's house.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As she stretched out her hand to her father, the powers of evil dashed with the fury of a hurricane over the Tree of the Sun; a blast of wind rushed through the open doors, and into the sanctuary, where lay the Book of Truth.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She soon found herself again at home; carried thither in a flight of thought, never having loosened her hold of the invisible thread fastened to her father's house.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading "It will be blown to dust by the wind," said the father, as he seized the open hand she held towards him.
Tree
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From this reading As she stretched out her hand to her father, the powers of evil dashed with the fury of a hurricane over the Tree of the Sun; a blast of wind rushed through the open doors, and into the sanctuary, where lay the Book of Truth.
Truth
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From this reading As she stretched out her hand to her father, the powers of evil dashed with the fury of a hurricane over the Tree of the Sun; a blast of wind rushed through the open doors, and into the sanctuary, where lay the Book of Truth.
very
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From this reading I feel its beam warming my very soul."
warming
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From this reading I feel its beam warming my very soul."
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading As she stretched out her hand to her father, the powers of evil dashed with the fury of a hurricane over the Tree of the Sun; a blast of wind rushed through the open doors, and into the sanctuary, where lay the Book of Truth.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "It will be blown to dust by the wind," said the father, as he seized the open hand she held towards him.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As she stretched out her hand to her father, the powers of evil dashed with the fury of a hurricane over the Tree of the Sun; a blast of wind rushed through the open doors, and into the sanctuary, where lay the Book of Truth.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading As she stretched out her hand to her father, the powers of evil dashed with the fury of a hurricane over the Tree of the Sun; a blast of wind rushed through the open doors, and into the sanctuary, where lay the Book of Truth.
