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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 A flash of time, .
alive
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From this reading Fire leaped up alive in twenty different parts of the building, springing aloft in spiral coils from the marble pavement that yawned crashingly open to give the impetuous flames their rapid egress, .
all
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From this reading . an instant of black, horrid eclipse, too brief for the utterance of even a word or cry, ... and then,--with an appalling roar, as of the splitting of huge rocks and the tearing asunder of mighty mountains, the murky gloom was lifted, rent, devoured, and swept away on all sides by a sudden bursting forth of Fire!
aloft
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From this reading Fire leaped up alive in twenty different parts of the building, springing aloft in spiral coils from the marble pavement that yawned crashingly open to give the impetuous flames their rapid egress, .
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading . an instant of black, horrid eclipse, too brief for the utterance of even a word or cry, ... and then,--with an appalling roar, as of the splitting of huge rocks and the tearing asunder of mighty mountains, the murky gloom was lifted, rent, devoured, and swept away on all sides by a sudden bursting forth of Fire!
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE CUP OF WRATH AND TREMBLING.
appalling
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From this reading . an instant of black, horrid eclipse, too brief for the utterance of even a word or cry, ... and then,--with an appalling roar, as of the splitting of huge rocks and the tearing asunder of mighty mountains, the murky gloom was lifted, rent, devoured, and swept away on all sides by a sudden bursting forth of Fire!
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading . an instant of black, horrid eclipse, too brief for the utterance of even a word or cry, ... and then,--with an appalling roar, as of the splitting of huge rocks and the tearing asunder of mighty mountains, the murky gloom was lifted, rent, devoured, and swept away on all sides by a sudden bursting forth of Fire!
asunder
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From this reading . an instant of black, horrid eclipse, too brief for the utterance of even a word or cry, ... and then,--with an appalling roar, as of the splitting of huge rocks and the tearing asunder of mighty mountains, the murky gloom was lifted, rent, devoured, and swept away on all sides by a sudden bursting forth of Fire!
away
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From this reading . an instant of black, horrid eclipse, too brief for the utterance of even a word or cry, ... and then,--with an appalling roar, as of the splitting of huge rocks and the tearing asunder of mighty mountains, the murky gloom was lifted, rent, devoured, and swept away on all sides by a sudden bursting forth of Fire!
black
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From this reading . an instant of black, horrid eclipse, too brief for the utterance of even a word or cry, ... and then,--with an appalling roar, as of the splitting of huge rocks and the tearing asunder of mighty mountains, the murky gloom was lifted, rent, devoured, and swept away on all sides by a sudden bursting forth of Fire!
brief
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From this reading . an instant of black, horrid eclipse, too brief for the utterance of even a word or cry, ... and then,--with an appalling roar, as of the splitting of huge rocks and the tearing asunder of mighty mountains, the murky gloom was lifted, rent, devoured, and swept away on all sides by a sudden bursting forth of Fire!
building
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From this reading Fire leaped up alive in twenty different parts of the building, springing aloft in spiral coils from the marble pavement that yawned crashingly open to give the impetuous flames their rapid egress, .
bursting
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From this reading . an instant of black, horrid eclipse, too brief for the utterance of even a word or cry, ... and then,--with an appalling roar, as of the splitting of huge rocks and the tearing asunder of mighty mountains, the murky gloom was lifted, rent, devoured, and swept away on all sides by a sudden bursting forth of Fire!
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading . an instant of black, horrid eclipse, too brief for the utterance of even a word or cry, ... and then,--with an appalling roar, as of the splitting of huge rocks and the tearing asunder of mighty mountains, the murky gloom was lifted, rent, devoured, and swept away on all sides by a sudden bursting forth of Fire!
coils
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From this reading Fire leaped up alive in twenty different parts of the building, springing aloft in spiral coils from the marble pavement that yawned crashingly open to give the impetuous flames their rapid egress, .
crashingly
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From this reading Fire leaped up alive in twenty different parts of the building, springing aloft in spiral coils from the marble pavement that yawned crashingly open to give the impetuous flames their rapid egress, .
cry
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From this reading . an instant of black, horrid eclipse, too brief for the utterance of even a word or cry, ... and then,--with an appalling roar, as of the splitting of huge rocks and the tearing asunder of mighty mountains, the murky gloom was lifted, rent, devoured, and swept away on all sides by a sudden bursting forth of Fire!
CUP
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From this reading THE CUP OF WRATH AND TREMBLING.
devoured
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From this reading . an instant of black, horrid eclipse, too brief for the utterance of even a word or cry, ... and then,--with an appalling roar, as of the splitting of huge rocks and the tearing asunder of mighty mountains, the murky gloom was lifted, rent, devoured, and swept away on all sides by a sudden bursting forth of Fire!
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Fire leaped up alive in twenty different parts of the building, springing aloft in spiral coils from the marble pavement that yawned crashingly open to give the impetuous flames their rapid egress, .
eclipse
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From this reading . an instant of black, horrid eclipse, too brief for the utterance of even a word or cry, ... and then,--with an appalling roar, as of the splitting of huge rocks and the tearing asunder of mighty mountains, the murky gloom was lifted, rent, devoured, and swept away on all sides by a sudden bursting forth of Fire!
egress
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From this reading Fire leaped up alive in twenty different parts of the building, springing aloft in spiral coils from the marble pavement that yawned crashingly open to give the impetuous flames their rapid egress, .
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading . an instant of black, horrid eclipse, too brief for the utterance of even a word or cry, ... and then,--with an appalling roar, as of the splitting of huge rocks and the tearing asunder of mighty mountains, the murky gloom was lifted, rent, devoured, and swept away on all sides by a sudden bursting forth of Fire!
Fire
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From this reading . an instant of black, horrid eclipse, too brief for the utterance of even a word or cry, ... and then,--with an appalling roar, as of the splitting of huge rocks and the tearing asunder of mighty mountains, the murky gloom was lifted, rent, devoured, and swept away on all sides by a sudden bursting forth of Fire!
flames
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From this reading Fire leaped up alive in twenty different parts of the building, springing aloft in spiral coils from the marble pavement that yawned crashingly open to give the impetuous flames their rapid egress, .
flash
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From this reading A flash of time, .
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading . an instant of black, horrid eclipse, too brief for the utterance of even a word or cry, ... and then,--with an appalling roar, as of the splitting of huge rocks and the tearing asunder of mighty mountains, the murky gloom was lifted, rent, devoured, and swept away on all sides by a sudden bursting forth of Fire!
forth
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From this reading . an instant of black, horrid eclipse, too brief for the utterance of even a word or cry, ... and then,--with an appalling roar, as of the splitting of huge rocks and the tearing asunder of mighty mountains, the murky gloom was lifted, rent, devoured, and swept away on all sides by a sudden bursting forth of Fire!
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Fire leaped up alive in twenty different parts of the building, springing aloft in spiral coils from the marble pavement that yawned crashingly open to give the impetuous flames their rapid egress, .
give
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From this reading Fire leaped up alive in twenty different parts of the building, springing aloft in spiral coils from the marble pavement that yawned crashingly open to give the impetuous flames their rapid egress, .
gloom
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From this reading . an instant of black, horrid eclipse, too brief for the utterance of even a word or cry, ... and then,--with an appalling roar, as of the splitting of huge rocks and the tearing asunder of mighty mountains, the murky gloom was lifted, rent, devoured, and swept away on all sides by a sudden bursting forth of Fire!
horrid
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From this reading . an instant of black, horrid eclipse, too brief for the utterance of even a word or cry, ... and then,--with an appalling roar, as of the splitting of huge rocks and the tearing asunder of mighty mountains, the murky gloom was lifted, rent, devoured, and swept away on all sides by a sudden bursting forth of Fire!
huge
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From this reading . an instant of black, horrid eclipse, too brief for the utterance of even a word or cry, ... and then,--with an appalling roar, as of the splitting of huge rocks and the tearing asunder of mighty mountains, the murky gloom was lifted, rent, devoured, and swept away on all sides by a sudden bursting forth of Fire!
impetuous
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From this reading Fire leaped up alive in twenty different parts of the building, springing aloft in spiral coils from the marble pavement that yawned crashingly open to give the impetuous flames their rapid egress, .
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Fire leaped up alive in twenty different parts of the building, springing aloft in spiral coils from the marble pavement that yawned crashingly open to give the impetuous flames their rapid egress, .
instant
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From this reading . an instant of black, horrid eclipse, too brief for the utterance of even a word or cry, ... and then,--with an appalling roar, as of the splitting of huge rocks and the tearing asunder of mighty mountains, the murky gloom was lifted, rent, devoured, and swept away on all sides by a sudden bursting forth of Fire!
leaped
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From this reading Fire leaped up alive in twenty different parts of the building, springing aloft in spiral coils from the marble pavement that yawned crashingly open to give the impetuous flames their rapid egress, .
lifted
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From this reading . an instant of black, horrid eclipse, too brief for the utterance of even a word or cry, ... and then,--with an appalling roar, as of the splitting of huge rocks and the tearing asunder of mighty mountains, the murky gloom was lifted, rent, devoured, and swept away on all sides by a sudden bursting forth of Fire!
marble
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From this reading Fire leaped up alive in twenty different parts of the building, springing aloft in spiral coils from the marble pavement that yawned crashingly open to give the impetuous flames their rapid egress, .
mighty
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From this reading . an instant of black, horrid eclipse, too brief for the utterance of even a word or cry, ... and then,--with an appalling roar, as of the splitting of huge rocks and the tearing asunder of mighty mountains, the murky gloom was lifted, rent, devoured, and swept away on all sides by a sudden bursting forth of Fire!
mountains
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From this reading . an instant of black, horrid eclipse, too brief for the utterance of even a word or cry, ... and then,--with an appalling roar, as of the splitting of huge rocks and the tearing asunder of mighty mountains, the murky gloom was lifted, rent, devoured, and swept away on all sides by a sudden bursting forth of Fire!
murky
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From this reading . an instant of black, horrid eclipse, too brief for the utterance of even a word or cry, ... and then,--with an appalling roar, as of the splitting of huge rocks and the tearing asunder of mighty mountains, the murky gloom was lifted, rent, devoured, and swept away on all sides by a sudden bursting forth of Fire!
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE CUP OF WRATH AND TREMBLING.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading . an instant of black, horrid eclipse, too brief for the utterance of even a word or cry, ... and then,--with an appalling roar, as of the splitting of huge rocks and the tearing asunder of mighty mountains, the murky gloom was lifted, rent, devoured, and swept away on all sides by a sudden bursting forth of Fire!
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Fire leaped up alive in twenty different parts of the building, springing aloft in spiral coils from the marble pavement that yawned crashingly open to give the impetuous flames their rapid egress, .
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading . an instant of black, horrid eclipse, too brief for the utterance of even a word or cry, ... and then,--with an appalling roar, as of the splitting of huge rocks and the tearing asunder of mighty mountains, the murky gloom was lifted, rent, devoured, and swept away on all sides by a sudden bursting forth of Fire!
parts
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From this reading Fire leaped up alive in twenty different parts of the building, springing aloft in spiral coils from the marble pavement that yawned crashingly open to give the impetuous flames their rapid egress, .
pavement
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From this reading Fire leaped up alive in twenty different parts of the building, springing aloft in spiral coils from the marble pavement that yawned crashingly open to give the impetuous flames their rapid egress, .
rapid
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From this reading Fire leaped up alive in twenty different parts of the building, springing aloft in spiral coils from the marble pavement that yawned crashingly open to give the impetuous flames their rapid egress, .
rent
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From this reading . an instant of black, horrid eclipse, too brief for the utterance of even a word or cry, ... and then,--with an appalling roar, as of the splitting of huge rocks and the tearing asunder of mighty mountains, the murky gloom was lifted, rent, devoured, and swept away on all sides by a sudden bursting forth of Fire!
roar
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From this reading . an instant of black, horrid eclipse, too brief for the utterance of even a word or cry, ... and then,--with an appalling roar, as of the splitting of huge rocks and the tearing asunder of mighty mountains, the murky gloom was lifted, rent, devoured, and swept away on all sides by a sudden bursting forth of Fire!
rocks
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From this reading . an instant of black, horrid eclipse, too brief for the utterance of even a word or cry, ... and then,--with an appalling roar, as of the splitting of huge rocks and the tearing asunder of mighty mountains, the murky gloom was lifted, rent, devoured, and swept away on all sides by a sudden bursting forth of Fire!
sides
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From this reading . an instant of black, horrid eclipse, too brief for the utterance of even a word or cry, ... and then,--with an appalling roar, as of the splitting of huge rocks and the tearing asunder of mighty mountains, the murky gloom was lifted, rent, devoured, and swept away on all sides by a sudden bursting forth of Fire!
spiral
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From this reading Fire leaped up alive in twenty different parts of the building, springing aloft in spiral coils from the marble pavement that yawned crashingly open to give the impetuous flames their rapid egress, .
splitting
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From this reading . an instant of black, horrid eclipse, too brief for the utterance of even a word or cry, ... and then,--with an appalling roar, as of the splitting of huge rocks and the tearing asunder of mighty mountains, the murky gloom was lifted, rent, devoured, and swept away on all sides by a sudden bursting forth of Fire!
springing
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From this reading Fire leaped up alive in twenty different parts of the building, springing aloft in spiral coils from the marble pavement that yawned crashingly open to give the impetuous flames their rapid egress, .
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading . an instant of black, horrid eclipse, too brief for the utterance of even a word or cry, ... and then,--with an appalling roar, as of the splitting of huge rocks and the tearing asunder of mighty mountains, the murky gloom was lifted, rent, devoured, and swept away on all sides by a sudden bursting forth of Fire!
swept
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From this reading . an instant of black, horrid eclipse, too brief for the utterance of even a word or cry, ... and then,--with an appalling roar, as of the splitting of huge rocks and the tearing asunder of mighty mountains, the murky gloom was lifted, rent, devoured, and swept away on all sides by a sudden bursting forth of Fire!
tearing
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From this reading . an instant of black, horrid eclipse, too brief for the utterance of even a word or cry, ... and then,--with an appalling roar, as of the splitting of huge rocks and the tearing asunder of mighty mountains, the murky gloom was lifted, rent, devoured, and swept away on all sides by a sudden bursting forth of Fire!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Fire leaped up alive in twenty different parts of the building, springing aloft in spiral coils from the marble pavement that yawned crashingly open to give the impetuous flames their rapid egress, .
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CUP OF WRATH AND TREMBLING.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Fire leaped up alive in twenty different parts of the building, springing aloft in spiral coils from the marble pavement that yawned crashingly open to give the impetuous flames their rapid egress, .
then
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From this reading . an instant of black, horrid eclipse, too brief for the utterance of even a word or cry, ... and then,--with an appalling roar, as of the splitting of huge rocks and the tearing asunder of mighty mountains, the murky gloom was lifted, rent, devoured, and swept away on all sides by a sudden bursting forth of Fire!
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A flash of time, .
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Fire leaped up alive in twenty different parts of the building, springing aloft in spiral coils from the marble pavement that yawned crashingly open to give the impetuous flames their rapid egress, .
too
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From this reading . an instant of black, horrid eclipse, too brief for the utterance of even a word or cry, ... and then,--with an appalling roar, as of the splitting of huge rocks and the tearing asunder of mighty mountains, the murky gloom was lifted, rent, devoured, and swept away on all sides by a sudden bursting forth of Fire!
TREMBLING
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From this reading THE CUP OF WRATH AND TREMBLING.
twenty
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From this reading Fire leaped up alive in twenty different parts of the building, springing aloft in spiral coils from the marble pavement that yawned crashingly open to give the impetuous flames their rapid egress, .
up
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From this reading Fire leaped up alive in twenty different parts of the building, springing aloft in spiral coils from the marble pavement that yawned crashingly open to give the impetuous flames their rapid egress, .
utterance
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From this reading . an instant of black, horrid eclipse, too brief for the utterance of even a word or cry, ... and then,--with an appalling roar, as of the splitting of huge rocks and the tearing asunder of mighty mountains, the murky gloom was lifted, rent, devoured, and swept away on all sides by a sudden bursting forth of Fire!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading . an instant of black, horrid eclipse, too brief for the utterance of even a word or cry, ... and then,--with an appalling roar, as of the splitting of huge rocks and the tearing asunder of mighty mountains, the murky gloom was lifted, rent, devoured, and swept away on all sides by a sudden bursting forth of Fire!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading . an instant of black, horrid eclipse, too brief for the utterance of even a word or cry, ... and then,--with an appalling roar, as of the splitting of huge rocks and the tearing asunder of mighty mountains, the murky gloom was lifted, rent, devoured, and swept away on all sides by a sudden bursting forth of Fire!
word
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From this reading . an instant of black, horrid eclipse, too brief for the utterance of even a word or cry, ... and then,--with an appalling roar, as of the splitting of huge rocks and the tearing asunder of mighty mountains, the murky gloom was lifted, rent, devoured, and swept away on all sides by a sudden bursting forth of Fire!
WRATH
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From this reading THE CUP OF WRATH AND TREMBLING.
yawned
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From this reading Fire leaped up alive in twenty different parts of the building, springing aloft in spiral coils from the marble pavement that yawned crashingly open to give the impetuous flames their rapid egress, .
