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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 Could they have found a calmer or more peaceful spot to sleep in?
air
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From this reading On sea, the vessels rocked by the waves are still in motion; in the air, the balloon oscillates incessantly on the fluid strata of divers densities.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This projectile alone, floating in perfect space, in the midst of perfect silence, offered perfect repose.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the earth, houses, towns, cottages, and country feel every shock given to the exterior of the globe.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading On sea, the vessels rocked by the waves are still in motion; in the air, the balloon oscillates incessantly on the fluid strata of divers densities.
balloon
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From this reading On sea, the vessels rocked by the waves are still in motion; in the air, the balloon oscillates incessantly on the fluid strata of divers densities.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading This curious but certainly correct explanation once given, the three friends returned to their slumbers.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading On sea, the vessels rocked by the waves are still in motion; in the air, the balloon oscillates incessantly on the fluid strata of divers densities.
calmer
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certainly
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correct
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cottages
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Couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
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country
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curious
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From this reading This curious but certainly correct explanation once given, the three friends returned to their slumbers.
densities
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From this reading On sea, the vessels rocked by the waves are still in motion; in the air, the balloon oscillates incessantly on the fluid strata of divers densities.
divers
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From this reading On sea, the vessels rocked by the waves are still in motion; in the air, the balloon oscillates incessantly on the fluid strata of divers densities.
earth
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From this reading On the earth, houses, towns, cottages, and country feel every shock given to the exterior of the globe.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading On the earth, houses, towns, cottages, and country feel every shock given to the exterior of the globe.
explanation
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From this reading This curious but certainly correct explanation once given, the three friends returned to their slumbers.
exterior
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From this reading On the earth, houses, towns, cottages, and country feel every shock given to the exterior of the globe.
feel
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From this reading On the earth, houses, towns, cottages, and country feel every shock given to the exterior of the globe.
floating
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From this reading This projectile alone, floating in perfect space, in the midst of perfect silence, offered perfect repose.
fluid
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From this reading On sea, the vessels rocked by the waves are still in motion; in the air, the balloon oscillates incessantly on the fluid strata of divers densities.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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friends
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given
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globe
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From this reading On the earth, houses, towns, cottages, and country feel every shock given to the exterior of the globe.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Could they have found a calmer or more peaceful spot to sleep in?
houses
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From this reading On the earth, houses, towns, cottages, and country feel every shock given to the exterior of the globe.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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incessantly
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From this reading On sea, the vessels rocked by the waves are still in motion; in the air, the balloon oscillates incessantly on the fluid strata of divers densities.
midst
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From this reading This projectile alone, floating in perfect space, in the midst of perfect silence, offered perfect repose.
more
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motion
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From this reading On sea, the vessels rocked by the waves are still in motion; in the air, the balloon oscillates incessantly on the fluid strata of divers densities.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the earth, houses, towns, cottages, and country feel every shock given to the exterior of the globe.
offered
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From this reading This projectile alone, floating in perfect space, in the midst of perfect silence, offered perfect repose.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the earth, houses, towns, cottages, and country feel every shock given to the exterior of the globe.
once
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From this reading This curious but certainly correct explanation once given, the three friends returned to their slumbers.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Could they have found a calmer or more peaceful spot to sleep in?
oscillates
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From this reading On sea, the vessels rocked by the waves are still in motion; in the air, the balloon oscillates incessantly on the fluid strata of divers densities.
peaceful
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perfect
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From this reading This projectile alone, floating in perfect space, in the midst of perfect silence, offered perfect repose.
projectile
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From this reading This projectile alone, floating in perfect space, in the midst of perfect silence, offered perfect repose.
repose
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From this reading This projectile alone, floating in perfect space, in the midst of perfect silence, offered perfect repose.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This curious but certainly correct explanation once given, the three friends returned to their slumbers.
rocked
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From this reading On sea, the vessels rocked by the waves are still in motion; in the air, the balloon oscillates incessantly on the fluid strata of divers densities.
sea
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From this reading On sea, the vessels rocked by the waves are still in motion; in the air, the balloon oscillates incessantly on the fluid strata of divers densities.
shock
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From this reading On the earth, houses, towns, cottages, and country feel every shock given to the exterior of the globe.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading This projectile alone, floating in perfect space, in the midst of perfect silence, offered perfect repose.
sleep
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slumbers
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space
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From this reading This projectile alone, floating in perfect space, in the midst of perfect silence, offered perfect repose.
spot
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From this reading Could they have found a calmer or more peaceful spot to sleep in?
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On sea, the vessels rocked by the waves are still in motion; in the air, the balloon oscillates incessantly on the fluid strata of divers densities.
strata
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From this reading On sea, the vessels rocked by the waves are still in motion; in the air, the balloon oscillates incessantly on the fluid strata of divers densities.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This curious but certainly correct explanation once given, the three friends returned to their slumbers.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading This curious but certainly correct explanation once given, the three friends returned to their slumbers.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Could they have found a calmer or more peaceful spot to sleep in?
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This curious but certainly correct explanation once given, the three friends returned to their slumbers.
three
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From this reading This curious but certainly correct explanation once given, the three friends returned to their slumbers.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This curious but certainly correct explanation once given, the three friends returned to their slumbers.
towns
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From this reading On the earth, houses, towns, cottages, and country feel every shock given to the exterior of the globe.
vessels
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From this reading On sea, the vessels rocked by the waves are still in motion; in the air, the balloon oscillates incessantly on the fluid strata of divers densities.
waves
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From this reading On sea, the vessels rocked by the waves are still in motion; in the air, the balloon oscillates incessantly on the fluid strata of divers densities.
