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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 They all lay in stone houses in Their great city of R'lyeh, preserved by the spells of mighty Cthulhu for a glorious resurrection when the stars and the earth might once more be ready for Them.
all
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From this reading They all lay in stone houses in Their great city of R'lyeh, preserved by the spells of mighty Cthulhu for a glorious resurrection when the stars and the earth might once more be ready for Them.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But although They no longer lived, They would never really die.
altogether
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From this reading These Great Old Ones, Castro continued, were not composed altogether of flesh and blood.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading These Great Old Ones, Castro continued, were not composed altogether of flesh and blood.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They all lay in stone houses in Their great city of R'lyeh, preserved by the spells of mighty Cthulhu for a glorious resurrection when the stars and the earth might once more be ready for Them.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading These Great Old Ones, Castro continued, were not composed altogether of flesh and blood.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They had shape--for did not this star-fashioned image prove it?--but that shape was not made of matter.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They all lay in stone houses in Their great city of R'lyeh, preserved by the spells of mighty Cthulhu for a glorious resurrection when the stars and the earth might once more be ready for Them.
Castro
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From this reading These Great Old Ones, Castro continued, were not composed altogether of flesh and blood.
city
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From this reading They all lay in stone houses in Their great city of R'lyeh, preserved by the spells of mighty Cthulhu for a glorious resurrection when the stars and the earth might once more be ready for Them.
composed
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From this reading These Great Old Ones, Castro continued, were not composed altogether of flesh and blood.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading These Great Old Ones, Castro continued, were not composed altogether of flesh and blood.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading When the stars were right, They could plunge from world to world through the sky; but when the stars were wrong, They could not live.
Cthulhu
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From this reading They all lay in stone houses in Their great city of R'lyeh, preserved by the spells of mighty Cthulhu for a glorious resurrection when the stars and the earth might once more be ready for Them.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading They had shape--for did not this star-fashioned image prove it?--but that shape was not made of matter.
die
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From this reading But although They no longer lived, They would never really die.
earth
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From this reading They all lay in stone houses in Their great city of R'lyeh, preserved by the spells of mighty Cthulhu for a glorious resurrection when the stars and the earth might once more be ready for Them.
flesh
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From this reading These Great Old Ones, Castro continued, were not composed altogether of flesh and blood.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They had shape--for did not this star-fashioned image prove it?--but that shape was not made of matter.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When the stars were right, They could plunge from world to world through the sky; but when the stars were wrong, They could not live.
glorious
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From this reading They all lay in stone houses in Their great city of R'lyeh, preserved by the spells of mighty Cthulhu for a glorious resurrection when the stars and the earth might once more be ready for Them.
GreatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading These Great Old Ones, Castro continued, were not composed altogether of flesh and blood.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had shape--for did not this star-fashioned image prove it?--but that shape was not made of matter.
houses
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From this reading They all lay in stone houses in Their great city of R'lyeh, preserved by the spells of mighty Cthulhu for a glorious resurrection when the stars and the earth might once more be ready for Them.
image
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From this reading They had shape--for did not this star-fashioned image prove it?--but that shape was not made of matter.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They all lay in stone houses in Their great city of R'lyeh, preserved by the spells of mighty Cthulhu for a glorious resurrection when the stars and the earth might once more be ready for Them.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They had shape--for did not this star-fashioned image prove it?--but that shape was not made of matter.
lay
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From this reading They all lay in stone houses in Their great city of R'lyeh, preserved by the spells of mighty Cthulhu for a glorious resurrection when the stars and the earth might once more be ready for Them.
live
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From this reading When the stars were right, They could plunge from world to world through the sky; but when the stars were wrong, They could not live.
lived
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From this reading But although They no longer lived, They would never really die.
longer
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From this reading But although They no longer lived, They would never really die.
made
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From this reading They had shape--for did not this star-fashioned image prove it?--but that shape was not made of matter.
matter
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From this reading They had shape--for did not this star-fashioned image prove it?--but that shape was not made of matter.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading They all lay in stone houses in Their great city of R'lyeh, preserved by the spells of mighty Cthulhu for a glorious resurrection when the stars and the earth might once more be ready for Them.
mighty
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From this reading They all lay in stone houses in Their great city of R'lyeh, preserved by the spells of mighty Cthulhu for a glorious resurrection when the stars and the earth might once more be ready for Them.
more
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From this reading They all lay in stone houses in Their great city of R'lyeh, preserved by the spells of mighty Cthulhu for a glorious resurrection when the stars and the earth might once more be ready for Them.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But although They no longer lived, They would never really die.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But although They no longer lived, They would never really die.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading These Great Old Ones, Castro continued, were not composed altogether of flesh and blood.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading These Great Old Ones, Castro continued, were not composed altogether of flesh and blood.
Old
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From this reading These Great Old Ones, Castro continued, were not composed altogether of flesh and blood.
once
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From this reading They all lay in stone houses in Their great city of R'lyeh, preserved by the spells of mighty Cthulhu for a glorious resurrection when the stars and the earth might once more be ready for Them.
Ones
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From this reading These Great Old Ones, Castro continued, were not composed altogether of flesh and blood.
plunge
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From this reading When the stars were right, They could plunge from world to world through the sky; but when the stars were wrong, They could not live.
preserved
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From this reading They all lay in stone houses in Their great city of R'lyeh, preserved by the spells of mighty Cthulhu for a glorious resurrection when the stars and the earth might once more be ready for Them.
prove
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From this reading They had shape--for did not this star-fashioned image prove it?--but that shape was not made of matter.
R'lyeh
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From this reading They all lay in stone houses in Their great city of R'lyeh, preserved by the spells of mighty Cthulhu for a glorious resurrection when the stars and the earth might once more be ready for Them.
ready
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From this reading They all lay in stone houses in Their great city of R'lyeh, preserved by the spells of mighty Cthulhu for a glorious resurrection when the stars and the earth might once more be ready for Them.
really
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From this reading But although They no longer lived, They would never really die.
resurrection
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From this reading They all lay in stone houses in Their great city of R'lyeh, preserved by the spells of mighty Cthulhu for a glorious resurrection when the stars and the earth might once more be ready for Them.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the stars were right, They could plunge from world to world through the sky; but when the stars were wrong, They could not live.
shape
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From this reading They had shape--for did not this star-fashioned image prove it?--but that shape was not made of matter.
sky
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From this reading When the stars were right, They could plunge from world to world through the sky; but when the stars were wrong, They could not live.
spells
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From this reading They all lay in stone houses in Their great city of R'lyeh, preserved by the spells of mighty Cthulhu for a glorious resurrection when the stars and the earth might once more be ready for Them.
star-fashioned
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From this reading They had shape--for did not this star-fashioned image prove it?--but that shape was not made of matter.
stars
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From this reading When the stars were right, They could plunge from world to world through the sky; but when the stars were wrong, They could not live.
stone
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From this reading They all lay in stone houses in Their great city of R'lyeh, preserved by the spells of mighty Cthulhu for a glorious resurrection when the stars and the earth might once more be ready for Them.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They had shape--for did not this star-fashioned image prove it?--but that shape was not made of matter.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When the stars were right, They could plunge from world to world through the sky; but when the stars were wrong, They could not live.
TheirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They all lay in stone houses in Their great city of R'lyeh, preserved by the spells of mighty Cthulhu for a glorious resurrection when the stars and the earth might once more be ready for Them.
ThempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They all lay in stone houses in Their great city of R'lyeh, preserved by the spells of mighty Cthulhu for a glorious resurrection when the stars and the earth might once more be ready for Them.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These Great Old Ones, Castro continued, were not composed altogether of flesh and blood.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had shape--for did not this star-fashioned image prove it?--but that shape was not made of matter.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading They had shape--for did not this star-fashioned image prove it?--but that shape was not made of matter.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When the stars were right, They could plunge from world to world through the sky; but when the stars were wrong, They could not live.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When the stars were right, They could plunge from world to world through the sky; but when the stars were wrong, They could not live.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They had shape--for did not this star-fashioned image prove it?--but that shape was not made of matter.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading These Great Old Ones, Castro continued, were not composed altogether of flesh and blood.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the stars were right, They could plunge from world to world through the sky; but when the stars were wrong, They could not live.
world
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From this reading When the stars were right, They could plunge from world to world through the sky; but when the stars were wrong, They could not live.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But although They no longer lived, They would never really die.
wrong
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From this reading When the stars were right, They could plunge from world to world through the sky; but when the stars were wrong, They could not live.
