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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 An awful darkness seemed to close in upon him,--and a chaotic confusion of memories began to whirl and drift through his mind like flotsam and jetsam tossed upon a storm-swept sea.
aching
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From this reading "FIVE THOUSAND YEARS!" he muttered hoarsely, pressing his hands into his aching brows, while his eyes again fixed themselves yearningly on the Cross..
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "FIVE THOUSAND YEARS!" he muttered hoarsely, pressing his hands into his aching brows, while his eyes again fixed themselves yearningly on the Cross..
aged
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From this reading The aged and shadowy-looking Zuriel stood motionless, watching him with something of timid pity and mild patience.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An awful darkness seemed to close in upon him,--and a chaotic confusion of memories began to whirl and drift through his mind like flotsam and jetsam tossed upon a storm-swept sea.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading An awful darkness seemed to close in upon him,--and a chaotic confusion of memories began to whirl and drift through his mind like flotsam and jetsam tossed upon a storm-swept sea.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At these unexpected words Theos sprang wildly to his feet.
awful
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begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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brows
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chaotic
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close
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confusion
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CRIMSON
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From this reading THE CRIMSON RIVER.
Cross
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darkness
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drift
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eyes
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feet
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FIVE
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fixed
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flotsam
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From this reading An awful darkness seemed to close in upon him,--and a chaotic confusion of memories began to whirl and drift through his mind like flotsam and jetsam tossed upon a storm-swept sea.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading "FIVE THOUSAND YEARS!" he muttered hoarsely, pressing his hands into his aching brows, while his eyes again fixed themselves yearningly on the Cross..
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "FIVE THOUSAND YEARS!" he muttered hoarsely, pressing his hands into his aching brows, while his eyes again fixed themselves yearningly on the Cross..
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading An awful darkness seemed to close in upon him,--and a chaotic confusion of memories began to whirl and drift through his mind like flotsam and jetsam tossed upon a storm-swept sea.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At these unexpected words Theos sprang wildly to his feet.
hoarsely
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading An awful darkness seemed to close in upon him,--and a chaotic confusion of memories began to whirl and drift through his mind like flotsam and jetsam tossed upon a storm-swept sea.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "FIVE THOUSAND YEARS!" he muttered hoarsely, pressing his hands into his aching brows, while his eyes again fixed themselves yearningly on the Cross..
jetsam
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like
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memoriesnounUS /ˈmɛm.ə.riz/
Recollections of past events.
From this reading An awful darkness seemed to close in upon him,--and a chaotic confusion of memories began to whirl and drift through his mind like flotsam and jetsam tossed upon a storm-swept sea.
mild
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From this reading The aged and shadowy-looking Zuriel stood motionless, watching him with something of timid pity and mild patience.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An awful darkness seemed to close in upon him,--and a chaotic confusion of memories began to whirl and drift through his mind like flotsam and jetsam tossed upon a storm-swept sea.
motionless
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From this reading The aged and shadowy-looking Zuriel stood motionless, watching him with something of timid pity and mild patience.
mutteredverbUS /ˈmʌtərd/
spoke in a low voice that was difficult to hear
From this reading "FIVE THOUSAND YEARS!" he muttered hoarsely, pressing his hands into his aching brows, while his eyes again fixed themselves yearningly on the Cross..
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading An awful darkness seemed to close in upon him,--and a chaotic confusion of memories began to whirl and drift through his mind like flotsam and jetsam tossed upon a storm-swept sea.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "FIVE THOUSAND YEARS!" he muttered hoarsely, pressing his hands into his aching brows, while his eyes again fixed themselves yearningly on the Cross..
patience
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From this reading The aged and shadowy-looking Zuriel stood motionless, watching him with something of timid pity and mild patience.
pity
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From this reading The aged and shadowy-looking Zuriel stood motionless, watching him with something of timid pity and mild patience.
pressing
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From this reading "FIVE THOUSAND YEARS!" he muttered hoarsely, pressing his hands into his aching brows, while his eyes again fixed themselves yearningly on the Cross..
RIVER
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From this reading THE CRIMSON RIVER.
sea
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seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An awful darkness seemed to close in upon him,--and a chaotic confusion of memories began to whirl and drift through his mind like flotsam and jetsam tossed upon a storm-swept sea.
shadowy-looking
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From this reading The aged and shadowy-looking Zuriel stood motionless, watching him with something of timid pity and mild patience.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading The aged and shadowy-looking Zuriel stood motionless, watching him with something of timid pity and mild patience.
sprang
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From this reading At these unexpected words Theos sprang wildly to his feet.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The aged and shadowy-looking Zuriel stood motionless, watching him with something of timid pity and mild patience.
storm-swept
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From this reading An awful darkness seemed to close in upon him,--and a chaotic confusion of memories began to whirl and drift through his mind like flotsam and jetsam tossed upon a storm-swept sea.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CRIMSON RIVER.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading "FIVE THOUSAND YEARS!" he muttered hoarsely, pressing his hands into his aching brows, while his eyes again fixed themselves yearningly on the Cross..
Theos
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From this reading At these unexpected words Theos sprang wildly to his feet.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
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THOUSAND
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From this reading "FIVE THOUSAND YEARS!" he muttered hoarsely, pressing his hands into his aching brows, while his eyes again fixed themselves yearningly on the Cross..
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading An awful darkness seemed to close in upon him,--and a chaotic confusion of memories began to whirl and drift through his mind like flotsam and jetsam tossed upon a storm-swept sea.
timid
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From this reading The aged and shadowy-looking Zuriel stood motionless, watching him with something of timid pity and mild patience.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At these unexpected words Theos sprang wildly to his feet.
tossed
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unexpected
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uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading An awful darkness seemed to close in upon him,--and a chaotic confusion of memories began to whirl and drift through his mind like flotsam and jetsam tossed upon a storm-swept sea.
watching
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From this reading The aged and shadowy-looking Zuriel stood motionless, watching him with something of timid pity and mild patience.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
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whirl
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wildly
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withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The aged and shadowy-looking Zuriel stood motionless, watching him with something of timid pity and mild patience.
words
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yearningly
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YEARS
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Zuriel
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From this reading The aged and shadowy-looking Zuriel stood motionless, watching him with something of timid pity and mild patience.
