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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 Its light, too, is warming those heights with a rosy glow, and the thick dark woods are pierced with its golden shafts.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading High above the heights which look down on Eilean Fianan, Tiorin’s ruins, and the lovely woods of Shona’s Isle, hover the cloud mists of rising morn, through whose seemingly tissue veil glint and gleam the joyous sparks, fantastic offspring of the new-born sun.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Peace after the storm!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading High above the heights which look down on Eilean Fianan, Tiorin’s ruins, and the lovely woods of Shona’s Isle, hover the cloud mists of rising morn, through whose seemingly tissue veil glint and gleam the joyous sparks, fantastic offspring of the new-born sun.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Its light, too, is warming those heights with a rosy glow, and the thick dark woods are pierced with its golden shafts.
Ay
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From this reading Ay, in so far that the tempest fiend has vanished, leaving behind him only the low moan of the dying gale.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Ay, in so far that the tempest fiend has vanished, leaving behind him only the low moan of the dying gale.
cloud
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From this reading High above the heights which look down on Eilean Fianan, Tiorin’s ruins, and the lovely woods of Shona’s Isle, hover the cloud mists of rising morn, through whose seemingly tissue veil glint and gleam the joyous sparks, fantastic offspring of the new-born sun.
dark
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From this reading Its light, too, is warming those heights with a rosy glow, and the thick dark woods are pierced with its golden shafts.
dew
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From this reading Like myriad diamonds sparkle the raindrops on the pines, and the dew on the glades and fairy rings, where elfin goblins have held their midnight orgies.
diamonds
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From this reading Like myriad diamonds sparkle the raindrops on the pines, and the dew on the glades and fairy rings, where elfin goblins have held their midnight orgies.
down
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From this reading High above the heights which look down on Eilean Fianan, Tiorin’s ruins, and the lovely woods of Shona’s Isle, hover the cloud mists of rising morn, through whose seemingly tissue veil glint and gleam the joyous sparks, fantastic offspring of the new-born sun.
dying
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From this reading Ay, in so far that the tempest fiend has vanished, leaving behind him only the low moan of the dying gale.
Eilean
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From this reading High above the heights which look down on Eilean Fianan, Tiorin’s ruins, and the lovely woods of Shona’s Isle, hover the cloud mists of rising morn, through whose seemingly tissue veil glint and gleam the joyous sparks, fantastic offspring of the new-born sun.
elfin
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From this reading Like myriad diamonds sparkle the raindrops on the pines, and the dew on the glades and fairy rings, where elfin goblins have held their midnight orgies.
fairy
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From this reading Like myriad diamonds sparkle the raindrops on the pines, and the dew on the glades and fairy rings, where elfin goblins have held their midnight orgies.
fantastic
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From this reading High above the heights which look down on Eilean Fianan, Tiorin’s ruins, and the lovely woods of Shona’s Isle, hover the cloud mists of rising morn, through whose seemingly tissue veil glint and gleam the joyous sparks, fantastic offspring of the new-born sun.
far
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From this reading Ay, in so far that the tempest fiend has vanished, leaving behind him only the low moan of the dying gale.
Fianan
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From this reading High above the heights which look down on Eilean Fianan, Tiorin’s ruins, and the lovely woods of Shona’s Isle, hover the cloud mists of rising morn, through whose seemingly tissue veil glint and gleam the joyous sparks, fantastic offspring of the new-born sun.
fiend
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From this reading Ay, in so far that the tempest fiend has vanished, leaving behind him only the low moan of the dying gale.
gale
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From this reading Ay, in so far that the tempest fiend has vanished, leaving behind him only the low moan of the dying gale.
glades
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From this reading Like myriad diamonds sparkle the raindrops on the pines, and the dew on the glades and fairy rings, where elfin goblins have held their midnight orgies.
gleam
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From this reading High above the heights which look down on Eilean Fianan, Tiorin’s ruins, and the lovely woods of Shona’s Isle, hover the cloud mists of rising morn, through whose seemingly tissue veil glint and gleam the joyous sparks, fantastic offspring of the new-born sun.
glint
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From this reading High above the heights which look down on Eilean Fianan, Tiorin’s ruins, and the lovely woods of Shona’s Isle, hover the cloud mists of rising morn, through whose seemingly tissue veil glint and gleam the joyous sparks, fantastic offspring of the new-born sun.
glow
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From this reading Its light, too, is warming those heights with a rosy glow, and the thick dark woods are pierced with its golden shafts.
goblins
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From this reading Like myriad diamonds sparkle the raindrops on the pines, and the dew on the glades and fairy rings, where elfin goblins have held their midnight orgies.
golden
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From this reading Its light, too, is warming those heights with a rosy glow, and the thick dark woods are pierced with its golden shafts.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ay, in so far that the tempest fiend has vanished, leaving behind him only the low moan of the dying gale.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Like myriad diamonds sparkle the raindrops on the pines, and the dew on the glades and fairy rings, where elfin goblins have held their midnight orgies.
heights
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From this reading High above the heights which look down on Eilean Fianan, Tiorin’s ruins, and the lovely woods of Shona’s Isle, hover the cloud mists of rising morn, through whose seemingly tissue veil glint and gleam the joyous sparks, fantastic offspring of the new-born sun.
held
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From this reading Like myriad diamonds sparkle the raindrops on the pines, and the dew on the glades and fairy rings, where elfin goblins have held their midnight orgies.
High
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From this reading High above the heights which look down on Eilean Fianan, Tiorin’s ruins, and the lovely woods of Shona’s Isle, hover the cloud mists of rising morn, through whose seemingly tissue veil glint and gleam the joyous sparks, fantastic offspring of the new-born sun.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Ay, in so far that the tempest fiend has vanished, leaving behind him only the low moan of the dying gale.
hover
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From this reading High above the heights which look down on Eilean Fianan, Tiorin’s ruins, and the lovely woods of Shona’s Isle, hover the cloud mists of rising morn, through whose seemingly tissue veil glint and gleam the joyous sparks, fantastic offspring of the new-born sun.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Ay, in so far that the tempest fiend has vanished, leaving behind him only the low moan of the dying gale.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Its light, too, is warming those heights with a rosy glow, and the thick dark woods are pierced with its golden shafts.
Isle
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From this reading High above the heights which look down on Eilean Fianan, Tiorin’s ruins, and the lovely woods of Shona’s Isle, hover the cloud mists of rising morn, through whose seemingly tissue veil glint and gleam the joyous sparks, fantastic offspring of the new-born sun.
ItsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Its light, too, is warming those heights with a rosy glow, and the thick dark woods are pierced with its golden shafts.
joyous
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From this reading High above the heights which look down on Eilean Fianan, Tiorin’s ruins, and the lovely woods of Shona’s Isle, hover the cloud mists of rising morn, through whose seemingly tissue veil glint and gleam the joyous sparks, fantastic offspring of the new-born sun.
leaving
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From this reading Ay, in so far that the tempest fiend has vanished, leaving behind him only the low moan of the dying gale.
light
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From this reading Its light, too, is warming those heights with a rosy glow, and the thick dark woods are pierced with its golden shafts.
Like
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From this reading Like myriad diamonds sparkle the raindrops on the pines, and the dew on the glades and fairy rings, where elfin goblins have held their midnight orgies.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading High above the heights which look down on Eilean Fianan, Tiorin’s ruins, and the lovely woods of Shona’s Isle, hover the cloud mists of rising morn, through whose seemingly tissue veil glint and gleam the joyous sparks, fantastic offspring of the new-born sun.
lovely
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From this reading High above the heights which look down on Eilean Fianan, Tiorin’s ruins, and the lovely woods of Shona’s Isle, hover the cloud mists of rising morn, through whose seemingly tissue veil glint and gleam the joyous sparks, fantastic offspring of the new-born sun.
low
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From this reading Ay, in so far that the tempest fiend has vanished, leaving behind him only the low moan of the dying gale.
midnight
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From this reading Like myriad diamonds sparkle the raindrops on the pines, and the dew on the glades and fairy rings, where elfin goblins have held their midnight orgies.
mists
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From this reading High above the heights which look down on Eilean Fianan, Tiorin’s ruins, and the lovely woods of Shona’s Isle, hover the cloud mists of rising morn, through whose seemingly tissue veil glint and gleam the joyous sparks, fantastic offspring of the new-born sun.
moan
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From this reading Ay, in so far that the tempest fiend has vanished, leaving behind him only the low moan of the dying gale.
morn
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From this reading High above the heights which look down on Eilean Fianan, Tiorin’s ruins, and the lovely woods of Shona’s Isle, hover the cloud mists of rising morn, through whose seemingly tissue veil glint and gleam the joyous sparks, fantastic offspring of the new-born sun.
myriad
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From this reading Like myriad diamonds sparkle the raindrops on the pines, and the dew on the glades and fairy rings, where elfin goblins have held their midnight orgies.
new-born
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From this reading High above the heights which look down on Eilean Fianan, Tiorin’s ruins, and the lovely woods of Shona’s Isle, hover the cloud mists of rising morn, through whose seemingly tissue veil glint and gleam the joyous sparks, fantastic offspring of the new-born sun.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ay, in so far that the tempest fiend has vanished, leaving behind him only the low moan of the dying gale.
offspring
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From this reading High above the heights which look down on Eilean Fianan, Tiorin’s ruins, and the lovely woods of Shona’s Isle, hover the cloud mists of rising morn, through whose seemingly tissue veil glint and gleam the joyous sparks, fantastic offspring of the new-born sun.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading High above the heights which look down on Eilean Fianan, Tiorin’s ruins, and the lovely woods of Shona’s Isle, hover the cloud mists of rising morn, through whose seemingly tissue veil glint and gleam the joyous sparks, fantastic offspring of the new-born sun.
only
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From this reading Ay, in so far that the tempest fiend has vanished, leaving behind him only the low moan of the dying gale.
orgies
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From this reading Like myriad diamonds sparkle the raindrops on the pines, and the dew on the glades and fairy rings, where elfin goblins have held their midnight orgies.
Peace
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From this reading Peace after the storm!
pierced
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From this reading Its light, too, is warming those heights with a rosy glow, and the thick dark woods are pierced with its golden shafts.
pines
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From this reading Like myriad diamonds sparkle the raindrops on the pines, and the dew on the glades and fairy rings, where elfin goblins have held their midnight orgies.
raindrops
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From this reading Like myriad diamonds sparkle the raindrops on the pines, and the dew on the glades and fairy rings, where elfin goblins have held their midnight orgies.
rings
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From this reading Like myriad diamonds sparkle the raindrops on the pines, and the dew on the glades and fairy rings, where elfin goblins have held their midnight orgies.
rising
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From this reading High above the heights which look down on Eilean Fianan, Tiorin’s ruins, and the lovely woods of Shona’s Isle, hover the cloud mists of rising morn, through whose seemingly tissue veil glint and gleam the joyous sparks, fantastic offspring of the new-born sun.
rosy
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From this reading Its light, too, is warming those heights with a rosy glow, and the thick dark woods are pierced with its golden shafts.
ruins
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From this reading High above the heights which look down on Eilean Fianan, Tiorin’s ruins, and the lovely woods of Shona’s Isle, hover the cloud mists of rising morn, through whose seemingly tissue veil glint and gleam the joyous sparks, fantastic offspring of the new-born sun.
seemingly
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From this reading High above the heights which look down on Eilean Fianan, Tiorin’s ruins, and the lovely woods of Shona’s Isle, hover the cloud mists of rising morn, through whose seemingly tissue veil glint and gleam the joyous sparks, fantastic offspring of the new-born sun.
shafts
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From this reading Its light, too, is warming those heights with a rosy glow, and the thick dark woods are pierced with its golden shafts.
Shona's
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From this reading High above the heights which look down on Eilean Fianan, Tiorin’s ruins, and the lovely woods of Shona’s Isle, hover the cloud mists of rising morn, through whose seemingly tissue veil glint and gleam the joyous sparks, fantastic offspring of the new-born sun.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Ay, in so far that the tempest fiend has vanished, leaving behind him only the low moan of the dying gale.
sparkle
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From this reading Like myriad diamonds sparkle the raindrops on the pines, and the dew on the glades and fairy rings, where elfin goblins have held their midnight orgies.
sparks
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From this reading High above the heights which look down on Eilean Fianan, Tiorin’s ruins, and the lovely woods of Shona’s Isle, hover the cloud mists of rising morn, through whose seemingly tissue veil glint and gleam the joyous sparks, fantastic offspring of the new-born sun.
storm
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From this reading Peace after the storm!
sun
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From this reading High above the heights which look down on Eilean Fianan, Tiorin’s ruins, and the lovely woods of Shona’s Isle, hover the cloud mists of rising morn, through whose seemingly tissue veil glint and gleam the joyous sparks, fantastic offspring of the new-born sun.
tempest
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From this reading Ay, in so far that the tempest fiend has vanished, leaving behind him only the low moan of the dying gale.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Ay, in so far that the tempest fiend has vanished, leaving behind him only the low moan of the dying gale.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Peace after the storm!
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Like myriad diamonds sparkle the raindrops on the pines, and the dew on the glades and fairy rings, where elfin goblins have held their midnight orgies.
thick
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From this reading Its light, too, is warming those heights with a rosy glow, and the thick dark woods are pierced with its golden shafts.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Its light, too, is warming those heights with a rosy glow, and the thick dark woods are pierced with its golden shafts.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading High above the heights which look down on Eilean Fianan, Tiorin’s ruins, and the lovely woods of Shona’s Isle, hover the cloud mists of rising morn, through whose seemingly tissue veil glint and gleam the joyous sparks, fantastic offspring of the new-born sun.
Tiorin's
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From this reading High above the heights which look down on Eilean Fianan, Tiorin’s ruins, and the lovely woods of Shona’s Isle, hover the cloud mists of rising morn, through whose seemingly tissue veil glint and gleam the joyous sparks, fantastic offspring of the new-born sun.
tissue
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From this reading High above the heights which look down on Eilean Fianan, Tiorin’s ruins, and the lovely woods of Shona’s Isle, hover the cloud mists of rising morn, through whose seemingly tissue veil glint and gleam the joyous sparks, fantastic offspring of the new-born sun.
too
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From this reading Its light, too, is warming those heights with a rosy glow, and the thick dark woods are pierced with its golden shafts.
vanished
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From this reading Ay, in so far that the tempest fiend has vanished, leaving behind him only the low moan of the dying gale.
veil
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From this reading High above the heights which look down on Eilean Fianan, Tiorin’s ruins, and the lovely woods of Shona’s Isle, hover the cloud mists of rising morn, through whose seemingly tissue veil glint and gleam the joyous sparks, fantastic offspring of the new-born sun.
warming
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From this reading Its light, too, is warming those heights with a rosy glow, and the thick dark woods are pierced with its golden shafts.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Like myriad diamonds sparkle the raindrops on the pines, and the dew on the glades and fairy rings, where elfin goblins have held their midnight orgies.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading High above the heights which look down on Eilean Fianan, Tiorin’s ruins, and the lovely woods of Shona’s Isle, hover the cloud mists of rising morn, through whose seemingly tissue veil glint and gleam the joyous sparks, fantastic offspring of the new-born sun.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading High above the heights which look down on Eilean Fianan, Tiorin’s ruins, and the lovely woods of Shona’s Isle, hover the cloud mists of rising morn, through whose seemingly tissue veil glint and gleam the joyous sparks, fantastic offspring of the new-born sun.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Its light, too, is warming those heights with a rosy glow, and the thick dark woods are pierced with its golden shafts.
woods
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From this reading High above the heights which look down on Eilean Fianan, Tiorin’s ruins, and the lovely woods of Shona’s Isle, hover the cloud mists of rising morn, through whose seemingly tissue veil glint and gleam the joyous sparks, fantastic offspring of the new-born sun.
