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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The wars of the void had burned his own skin blue with searing krypton radiation, and long years of battle service had dulled the polish of the heavy copronium armor that he wore.
armor
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From this reading The wars of the void had burned his own skin blue with searing krypton radiation, and long years of battle service had dulled the polish of the heavy copronium armor that he wore.
astride
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From this reading He rode out at high noon astride the great, blue-scaled Mercurian _hwalon_ dragon that in itself struck terror into lesser men.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He rode out at high noon astride the great, blue-scaled Mercurian _hwalon_ dragon that in itself struck terror into lesser men.
battle
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From this reading The wars of the void had burned his own skin blue with searing krypton radiation, and long years of battle service had dulled the polish of the heavy copronium armor that he wore.
blue
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From this reading The wars of the void had burned his own skin blue with searing krypton radiation, and long years of battle service had dulled the polish of the heavy copronium armor that he wore.
blue-scaled
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From this reading He rode out at high noon astride the great, blue-scaled Mercurian _hwalon_ dragon that in itself struck terror into lesser men.
brawling
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From this reading But then, they did not need to know, for those were unimportant things in this brutal, brawling world of Ulna, where death walked so close on every hand.
brutal
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From this reading But then, they did not need to know, for those were unimportant things in this brutal, brawling world of Ulna, where death walked so close on every hand.
buried
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From this reading He'd buried himself too deep for that.
burned
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From this reading The wars of the void had burned his own skin blue with searing krypton radiation, and long years of battle service had dulled the polish of the heavy copronium armor that he wore.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But then, they did not need to know, for those were unimportant things in this brutal, brawling world of Ulna, where death walked so close on every hand.
came
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From this reading Few knew his name, nor whence he came.
close
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copronium
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From this reading The wars of the void had burned his own skin blue with searing krypton radiation, and long years of battle service had dulled the polish of the heavy copronium armor that he wore.
death
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From this reading But then, they did not need to know, for those were unimportant things in this brutal, brawling world of Ulna, where death walked so close on every hand.
deep
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From this reading He'd buried himself too deep for that.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But then, they did not need to know, for those were unimportant things in this brutal, brawling world of Ulna, where death walked so close on every hand.
dragonnounUS /ˈdræɡən/
a mythical or imagined creature shaped like a large reptile
From this reading He rode out at high noon astride the great, blue-scaled Mercurian _hwalon_ dragon that in itself struck terror into lesser men.
dulled
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From this reading The wars of the void had burned his own skin blue with searing krypton radiation, and long years of battle service had dulled the polish of the heavy copronium armor that he wore.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading But then, they did not need to know, for those were unimportant things in this brutal, brawling world of Ulna, where death walked so close on every hand.
Few
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From this reading Few knew his name, nor whence he came.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He'd buried himself too deep for that.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He rode out at high noon astride the great, blue-scaled Mercurian _hwalon_ dragon that in itself struck terror into lesser men.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The wars of the void had burned his own skin blue with searing krypton radiation, and long years of battle service had dulled the polish of the heavy copronium armor that he wore.
hand
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From this reading But then, they did not need to know, for those were unimportant things in this brutal, brawling world of Ulna, where death walked so close on every hand.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He rode out at high noon astride the great, blue-scaled Mercurian _hwalon_ dragon that in itself struck terror into lesser men.
He'd
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From this reading He'd buried himself too deep for that.
heavy
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From this reading The wars of the void had burned his own skin blue with searing krypton radiation, and long years of battle service had dulled the polish of the heavy copronium armor that he wore.
high
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From this reading He rode out at high noon astride the great, blue-scaled Mercurian _hwalon_ dragon that in itself struck terror into lesser men.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He'd buried himself too deep for that.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The wars of the void had burned his own skin blue with searing krypton radiation, and long years of battle service had dulled the polish of the heavy copronium armor that he wore.
hwalon
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From this reading He rode out at high noon astride the great, blue-scaled Mercurian _hwalon_ dragon that in itself struck terror into lesser men.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He rode out at high noon astride the great, blue-scaled Mercurian _hwalon_ dragon that in itself struck terror into lesser men.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He rode out at high noon astride the great, blue-scaled Mercurian _hwalon_ dragon that in itself struck terror into lesser men.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading He rode out at high noon astride the great, blue-scaled Mercurian _hwalon_ dragon that in itself struck terror into lesser men.
knew
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From this reading Few knew his name, nor whence he came.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But then, they did not need to know, for those were unimportant things in this brutal, brawling world of Ulna, where death walked so close on every hand.
krypton
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From this reading The wars of the void had burned his own skin blue with searing krypton radiation, and long years of battle service had dulled the polish of the heavy copronium armor that he wore.
lesser
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From this reading He rode out at high noon astride the great, blue-scaled Mercurian _hwalon_ dragon that in itself struck terror into lesser men.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wars of the void had burned his own skin blue with searing krypton radiation, and long years of battle service had dulled the polish of the heavy copronium armor that he wore.
men
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From this reading He rode out at high noon astride the great, blue-scaled Mercurian _hwalon_ dragon that in itself struck terror into lesser men.
Mercurian
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From this reading He rode out at high noon astride the great, blue-scaled Mercurian _hwalon_ dragon that in itself struck terror into lesser men.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Few knew his name, nor whence he came.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But then, they did not need to know, for those were unimportant things in this brutal, brawling world of Ulna, where death walked so close on every hand.
noon
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From this reading He rode out at high noon astride the great, blue-scaled Mercurian _hwalon_ dragon that in itself struck terror into lesser men.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Few knew his name, nor whence he came.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But then, they did not need to know, for those were unimportant things in this brutal, brawling world of Ulna, where death walked so close on every hand.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The wars of the void had burned his own skin blue with searing krypton radiation, and long years of battle service had dulled the polish of the heavy copronium armor that he wore.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But then, they did not need to know, for those were unimportant things in this brutal, brawling world of Ulna, where death walked so close on every hand.
out
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From this reading He rode out at high noon astride the great, blue-scaled Mercurian _hwalon_ dragon that in itself struck terror into lesser men.
own
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From this reading The wars of the void had burned his own skin blue with searing krypton radiation, and long years of battle service had dulled the polish of the heavy copronium armor that he wore.
polish
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From this reading The wars of the void had burned his own skin blue with searing krypton radiation, and long years of battle service had dulled the polish of the heavy copronium armor that he wore.
radiation
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From this reading The wars of the void had burned his own skin blue with searing krypton radiation, and long years of battle service had dulled the polish of the heavy copronium armor that he wore.
rode
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From this reading He rode out at high noon astride the great, blue-scaled Mercurian _hwalon_ dragon that in itself struck terror into lesser men.
searing
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From this reading The wars of the void had burned his own skin blue with searing krypton radiation, and long years of battle service had dulled the polish of the heavy copronium armor that he wore.
service
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From this reading The wars of the void had burned his own skin blue with searing krypton radiation, and long years of battle service had dulled the polish of the heavy copronium armor that he wore.
skin
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From this reading The wars of the void had burned his own skin blue with searing krypton radiation, and long years of battle service had dulled the polish of the heavy copronium armor that he wore.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But then, they did not need to know, for those were unimportant things in this brutal, brawling world of Ulna, where death walked so close on every hand.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He rode out at high noon astride the great, blue-scaled Mercurian _hwalon_ dragon that in itself struck terror into lesser men.
terror
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From this reading He rode out at high noon astride the great, blue-scaled Mercurian _hwalon_ dragon that in itself struck terror into lesser men.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He rode out at high noon astride the great, blue-scaled Mercurian _hwalon_ dragon that in itself struck terror into lesser men.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He rode out at high noon astride the great, blue-scaled Mercurian _hwalon_ dragon that in itself struck terror into lesser men.
then
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From this reading But then, they did not need to know, for those were unimportant things in this brutal, brawling world of Ulna, where death walked so close on every hand.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But then, they did not need to know, for those were unimportant things in this brutal, brawling world of Ulna, where death walked so close on every hand.
things
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From this reading But then, they did not need to know, for those were unimportant things in this brutal, brawling world of Ulna, where death walked so close on every hand.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But then, they did not need to know, for those were unimportant things in this brutal, brawling world of Ulna, where death walked so close on every hand.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading But then, they did not need to know, for those were unimportant things in this brutal, brawling world of Ulna, where death walked so close on every hand.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But then, they did not need to know, for those were unimportant things in this brutal, brawling world of Ulna, where death walked so close on every hand.
too
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From this reading He'd buried himself too deep for that.
Ulna
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From this reading But then, they did not need to know, for those were unimportant things in this brutal, brawling world of Ulna, where death walked so close on every hand.
unimportant
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From this reading But then, they did not need to know, for those were unimportant things in this brutal, brawling world of Ulna, where death walked so close on every hand.
void
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From this reading The wars of the void had burned his own skin blue with searing krypton radiation, and long years of battle service had dulled the polish of the heavy copronium armor that he wore.
walked
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From this reading But then, they did not need to know, for those were unimportant things in this brutal, brawling world of Ulna, where death walked so close on every hand.
wars
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From this reading The wars of the void had burned his own skin blue with searing krypton radiation, and long years of battle service had dulled the polish of the heavy copronium armor that he wore.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But then, they did not need to know, for those were unimportant things in this brutal, brawling world of Ulna, where death walked so close on every hand.
whenceadverbUS /wens/
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading Few knew his name, nor whence he came.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading But then, they did not need to know, for those were unimportant things in this brutal, brawling world of Ulna, where death walked so close on every hand.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The wars of the void had burned his own skin blue with searing krypton radiation, and long years of battle service had dulled the polish of the heavy copronium armor that he wore.
wore
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From this reading The wars of the void had burned his own skin blue with searing krypton radiation, and long years of battle service had dulled the polish of the heavy copronium armor that he wore.
world
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From this reading But then, they did not need to know, for those were unimportant things in this brutal, brawling world of Ulna, where death walked so close on every hand.
years
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From this reading The wars of the void had burned his own skin blue with searing krypton radiation, and long years of battle service had dulled the polish of the heavy copronium armor that he wore.
