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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 This room was large, and luxuriously furnished with the treasures of a score of satellites and planets.
aglitter
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From this reading Here, a table from Rhea, aglitter with the inlays of the spider men, delicate as the traceries of frost.
almost
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From this reading A priceless Grecian vase from Earth, older almost than time itself, created a world of its own in one corner.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This room was large, and luxuriously furnished with the treasures of a score of satellites and planets.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Here, a table from Rhea, aglitter with the inlays of the spider men, delicate as the traceries of frost.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Great _borvne_ crystals from the pits of Neptune had been transformed into lamps, their cold fire blazing like the play of sun on glacial ice.
blazing
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From this reading Great _borvne_ crystals from the pits of Neptune had been transformed into lamps, their cold fire blazing like the play of sun on glacial ice.
blinding
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From this reading Here were rich tapestries from Orlon, a thousand blinding years in the making.
borvne
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From this reading Great _borvne_ crystals from the pits of Neptune had been transformed into lamps, their cold fire blazing like the play of sun on glacial ice.
cold
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From this reading Great _borvne_ crystals from the pits of Neptune had been transformed into lamps, their cold fire blazing like the play of sun on glacial ice.
corner
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From this reading A priceless Grecian vase from Earth, older almost than time itself, created a world of its own in one corner.
created
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From this reading A priceless Grecian vase from Earth, older almost than time itself, created a world of its own in one corner.
crystals
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From this reading Great _borvne_ crystals from the pits of Neptune had been transformed into lamps, their cold fire blazing like the play of sun on glacial ice.
delicate
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From this reading Here, a table from Rhea, aglitter with the inlays of the spider men, delicate as the traceries of frost.
Earth
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From this reading A priceless Grecian vase from Earth, older almost than time itself, created a world of its own in one corner.
fire
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From this reading Great _borvne_ crystals from the pits of Neptune had been transformed into lamps, their cold fire blazing like the play of sun on glacial ice.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Here were rich tapestries from Orlon, a thousand blinding years in the making.
frost
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From this reading Here, a table from Rhea, aglitter with the inlays of the spider men, delicate as the traceries of frost.
furnished
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From this reading This room was large, and luxuriously furnished with the treasures of a score of satellites and planets.
glacial
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From this reading Great _borvne_ crystals from the pits of Neptune had been transformed into lamps, their cold fire blazing like the play of sun on glacial ice.
GreatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Great _borvne_ crystals from the pits of Neptune had been transformed into lamps, their cold fire blazing like the play of sun on glacial ice.
Grecian
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From this reading A priceless Grecian vase from Earth, older almost than time itself, created a world of its own in one corner.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Great _borvne_ crystals from the pits of Neptune had been transformed into lamps, their cold fire blazing like the play of sun on glacial ice.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here were rich tapestries from Orlon, a thousand blinding years in the making.
ice
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From this reading Great _borvne_ crystals from the pits of Neptune had been transformed into lamps, their cold fire blazing like the play of sun on glacial ice.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Here were rich tapestries from Orlon, a thousand blinding years in the making.
inlays
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From this reading Here, a table from Rhea, aglitter with the inlays of the spider men, delicate as the traceries of frost.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Great _borvne_ crystals from the pits of Neptune had been transformed into lamps, their cold fire blazing like the play of sun on glacial ice.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading A priceless Grecian vase from Earth, older almost than time itself, created a world of its own in one corner.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading A priceless Grecian vase from Earth, older almost than time itself, created a world of its own in one corner.
lamps
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From this reading Great _borvne_ crystals from the pits of Neptune had been transformed into lamps, their cold fire blazing like the play of sun on glacial ice.
large
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From this reading This room was large, and luxuriously furnished with the treasures of a score of satellites and planets.
like
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From this reading Great _borvne_ crystals from the pits of Neptune had been transformed into lamps, their cold fire blazing like the play of sun on glacial ice.
luxuriously
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From this reading This room was large, and luxuriously furnished with the treasures of a score of satellites and planets.
making
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From this reading Here were rich tapestries from Orlon, a thousand blinding years in the making.
men
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From this reading Here, a table from Rhea, aglitter with the inlays of the spider men, delicate as the traceries of frost.
Neptune
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From this reading Great _borvne_ crystals from the pits of Neptune had been transformed into lamps, their cold fire blazing like the play of sun on glacial ice.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This room was large, and luxuriously furnished with the treasures of a score of satellites and planets.
older
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From this reading A priceless Grecian vase from Earth, older almost than time itself, created a world of its own in one corner.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Great _borvne_ crystals from the pits of Neptune had been transformed into lamps, their cold fire blazing like the play of sun on glacial ice.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A priceless Grecian vase from Earth, older almost than time itself, created a world of its own in one corner.
Orlon
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From this reading Here were rich tapestries from Orlon, a thousand blinding years in the making.
own
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From this reading A priceless Grecian vase from Earth, older almost than time itself, created a world of its own in one corner.
pits
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From this reading Great _borvne_ crystals from the pits of Neptune had been transformed into lamps, their cold fire blazing like the play of sun on glacial ice.
planets
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From this reading This room was large, and luxuriously furnished with the treasures of a score of satellites and planets.
play
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From this reading Great _borvne_ crystals from the pits of Neptune had been transformed into lamps, their cold fire blazing like the play of sun on glacial ice.
priceless
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From this reading A priceless Grecian vase from Earth, older almost than time itself, created a world of its own in one corner.
Rhea
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From this reading Here, a table from Rhea, aglitter with the inlays of the spider men, delicate as the traceries of frost.
rich
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From this reading Here were rich tapestries from Orlon, a thousand blinding years in the making.
room
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From this reading This room was large, and luxuriously furnished with the treasures of a score of satellites and planets.
satellites
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From this reading This room was large, and luxuriously furnished with the treasures of a score of satellites and planets.
scorenounUS /score/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This room was large, and luxuriously furnished with the treasures of a score of satellites and planets.
spider
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From this reading Here, a table from Rhea, aglitter with the inlays of the spider men, delicate as the traceries of frost.
sun
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From this reading Great _borvne_ crystals from the pits of Neptune had been transformed into lamps, their cold fire blazing like the play of sun on glacial ice.
table
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From this reading Here, a table from Rhea, aglitter with the inlays of the spider men, delicate as the traceries of frost.
tapestries
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From this reading Here were rich tapestries from Orlon, a thousand blinding years in the making.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading A priceless Grecian vase from Earth, older almost than time itself, created a world of its own in one corner.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This room was large, and luxuriously furnished with the treasures of a score of satellites and planets.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Great _borvne_ crystals from the pits of Neptune had been transformed into lamps, their cold fire blazing like the play of sun on glacial ice.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This room was large, and luxuriously furnished with the treasures of a score of satellites and planets.
thousand
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From this reading Here were rich tapestries from Orlon, a thousand blinding years in the making.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A priceless Grecian vase from Earth, older almost than time itself, created a world of its own in one corner.
traceries
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From this reading Here, a table from Rhea, aglitter with the inlays of the spider men, delicate as the traceries of frost.
transformed
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From this reading Great _borvne_ crystals from the pits of Neptune had been transformed into lamps, their cold fire blazing like the play of sun on glacial ice.
treasures
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From this reading This room was large, and luxuriously furnished with the treasures of a score of satellites and planets.
vase
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From this reading A priceless Grecian vase from Earth, older almost than time itself, created a world of its own in one corner.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This room was large, and luxuriously furnished with the treasures of a score of satellites and planets.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Here were rich tapestries from Orlon, a thousand blinding years in the making.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading This room was large, and luxuriously furnished with the treasures of a score of satellites and planets.
world
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From this reading A priceless Grecian vase from Earth, older almost than time itself, created a world of its own in one corner.
years
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From this reading Here were rich tapestries from Orlon, a thousand blinding years in the making.
