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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 Haral woke in the glow of a wondrous iridescent warmth that pulsed through every nerve and fiber of his body.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Haral woke in the glow of a wondrous iridescent warmth that pulsed through every nerve and fiber of his body.
believing
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From this reading Slowly, still not quite believing his own senses, he opened his eyes.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Haral woke in the glow of a wondrous iridescent warmth that pulsed through every nerve and fiber of his body.
discovered
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From this reading He discovered that the iridescence was no mere metaphor, no figment of his imagination.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Haral woke in the glow of a wondrous iridescent warmth that pulsed through every nerve and fiber of his body.
eyes
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From this reading Slowly, still not quite believing his own senses, he opened his eyes.
fiber
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From this reading Haral woke in the glow of a wondrous iridescent warmth that pulsed through every nerve and fiber of his body.
figment
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From this reading He discovered that the iridescence was no mere metaphor, no figment of his imagination.
flooded
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From this reading Surging strength, new vigor, flooded through him.
glow
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From this reading Haral woke in the glow of a wondrous iridescent warmth that pulsed through every nerve and fiber of his body.
gone
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From this reading The pain and weariness were gone.
Haral
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From this reading Haral woke in the glow of a wondrous iridescent warmth that pulsed through every nerve and fiber of his body.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Slowly, still not quite believing his own senses, he opened his eyes.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Surging strength, new vigor, flooded through him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Haral woke in the glow of a wondrous iridescent warmth that pulsed through every nerve and fiber of his body.
imagination
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From this reading He discovered that the iridescence was no mere metaphor, no figment of his imagination.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Haral woke in the glow of a wondrous iridescent warmth that pulsed through every nerve and fiber of his body.
iridescence
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From this reading He discovered that the iridescence was no mere metaphor, no figment of his imagination.
iridescent
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From this reading Haral woke in the glow of a wondrous iridescent warmth that pulsed through every nerve and fiber of his body.
mere
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From this reading He discovered that the iridescence was no mere metaphor, no figment of his imagination.
metaphor
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From this reading He discovered that the iridescence was no mere metaphor, no figment of his imagination.
nerve
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From this reading Haral woke in the glow of a wondrous iridescent warmth that pulsed through every nerve and fiber of his body.
new
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From this reading Surging strength, new vigor, flooded through him.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He discovered that the iridescence was no mere metaphor, no figment of his imagination.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Slowly, still not quite believing his own senses, he opened his eyes.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Haral woke in the glow of a wondrous iridescent warmth that pulsed through every nerve and fiber of his body.
opened
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From this reading Slowly, still not quite believing his own senses, he opened his eyes.
own
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From this reading Slowly, still not quite believing his own senses, he opened his eyes.
pain
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From this reading The pain and weariness were gone.
pulsed
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From this reading Haral woke in the glow of a wondrous iridescent warmth that pulsed through every nerve and fiber of his body.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Slowly, still not quite believing his own senses, he opened his eyes.
sensesplural nounUS /ˈsɛnsɪz/
powers of perception and awareness
From this reading Slowly, still not quite believing his own senses, he opened his eyes.
Slowly
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From this reading Slowly, still not quite believing his own senses, he opened his eyes.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Slowly, still not quite believing his own senses, he opened his eyes.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Surging strength, new vigor, flooded through him.
Surging
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From this reading Surging strength, new vigor, flooded through him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Haral woke in the glow of a wondrous iridescent warmth that pulsed through every nerve and fiber of his body.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Haral woke in the glow of a wondrous iridescent warmth that pulsed through every nerve and fiber of his body.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Haral woke in the glow of a wondrous iridescent warmth that pulsed through every nerve and fiber of his body.
vigor
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From this reading Surging strength, new vigor, flooded through him.
warmth
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From this reading Haral woke in the glow of a wondrous iridescent warmth that pulsed through every nerve and fiber of his body.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He discovered that the iridescence was no mere metaphor, no figment of his imagination.
weariness
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From this reading The pain and weariness were gone.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The pain and weariness were gone.
woke
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From this reading Haral woke in the glow of a wondrous iridescent warmth that pulsed through every nerve and fiber of his body.
wondrousadjectiveUS /ˈwʌndrəs/
strange, beautiful, and impressive
From this reading Haral woke in the glow of a wondrous iridescent warmth that pulsed through every nerve and fiber of his body.