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aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Even from here, sitting his _hwalon_ high amid the barren crags above them, he could glimpse the shimmering gold of the captive Kyla's hair.
amidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading Even from here, sitting his _hwalon_ high amid the barren crags above them, he could glimpse the shimmering gold of the captive Kyla's hair.
barren
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From this reading Even from here, sitting his _hwalon_ high amid the barren crags above them, he could glimpse the shimmering gold of the captive Kyla's hair.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There could be no mistake.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Bleakly, Haral looked down on the knot of coleoptera moving through the valley below.
Bleakly
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From this reading Bleakly, Haral looked down on the knot of coleoptera moving through the valley below.
captive
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From this reading Even from here, sitting his _hwalon_ high amid the barren crags above them, he could glimpse the shimmering gold of the captive Kyla's hair.
coleoptera
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From this reading Bleakly, Haral looked down on the knot of coleoptera moving through the valley below.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading There could be no mistake.
crags
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From this reading Even from here, sitting his _hwalon_ high amid the barren crags above them, he could glimpse the shimmering gold of the captive Kyla's hair.
down
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From this reading Bleakly, Haral looked down on the knot of coleoptera moving through the valley below.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even from here, sitting his _hwalon_ high amid the barren crags above them, he could glimpse the shimmering gold of the captive Kyla's hair.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Even from here, sitting his _hwalon_ high amid the barren crags above them, he could glimpse the shimmering gold of the captive Kyla's hair.
glimpse
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From this reading Even from here, sitting his _hwalon_ high amid the barren crags above them, he could glimpse the shimmering gold of the captive Kyla's hair.
gold
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From this reading Even from here, sitting his _hwalon_ high amid the barren crags above them, he could glimpse the shimmering gold of the captive Kyla's hair.
hair
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From this reading Even from here, sitting his _hwalon_ high amid the barren crags above them, he could glimpse the shimmering gold of the captive Kyla's hair.
Haral
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From this reading Bleakly, Haral looked down on the knot of coleoptera moving through the valley below.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Even from here, sitting his _hwalon_ high amid the barren crags above them, he could glimpse the shimmering gold of the captive Kyla's hair.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even from here, sitting his _hwalon_ high amid the barren crags above them, he could glimpse the shimmering gold of the captive Kyla's hair.
high
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From this reading Even from here, sitting his _hwalon_ high amid the barren crags above them, he could glimpse the shimmering gold of the captive Kyla's hair.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Even from here, sitting his _hwalon_ high amid the barren crags above them, he could glimpse the shimmering gold of the captive Kyla's hair.
hwalon
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From this reading Even from here, sitting his _hwalon_ high amid the barren crags above them, he could glimpse the shimmering gold of the captive Kyla's hair.
knot
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From this reading Bleakly, Haral looked down on the knot of coleoptera moving through the valley below.
Kyla's
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From this reading Even from here, sitting his _hwalon_ high amid the barren crags above them, he could glimpse the shimmering gold of the captive Kyla's hair.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bleakly, Haral looked down on the knot of coleoptera moving through the valley below.
mistake
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From this reading There could be no mistake.
moving
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From this reading Bleakly, Haral looked down on the knot of coleoptera moving through the valley below.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There could be no mistake.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Bleakly, Haral looked down on the knot of coleoptera moving through the valley below.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Bleakly, Haral looked down on the knot of coleoptera moving through the valley below.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This was the party.
pondered
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From this reading He pondered.
shimmering
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From this reading Even from here, sitting his _hwalon_ high amid the barren crags above them, he could glimpse the shimmering gold of the captive Kyla's hair.
sitting
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From this reading Even from here, sitting his _hwalon_ high amid the barren crags above them, he could glimpse the shimmering gold of the captive Kyla's hair.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Bleakly, Haral looked down on the knot of coleoptera moving through the valley below.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Even from here, sitting his _hwalon_ high amid the barren crags above them, he could glimpse the shimmering gold of the captive Kyla's hair.
There
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From this reading There could be no mistake.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was the party.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Bleakly, Haral looked down on the knot of coleoptera moving through the valley below.
valley
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From this reading Bleakly, Haral looked down on the knot of coleoptera moving through the valley below.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was the party.