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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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air
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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away
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From this reading Then someone had me by the hand, someone was pulling me away.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Leading me inside the house, behind a screen, safe from danger.
brightly
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bubbled
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burst
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Then someone had me by the hand, someone was pulling me away.
currents
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From this reading There was a whirlpool of twisting currents in the air, and I wavered dizzily for a second or two while the Invaders poured through the newly-created gulf.
danger
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From this reading Leading me inside the house, behind a screen, safe from danger.
didn't
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From this reading I didn't understand what had happened.
dizzily
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From this reading There was a whirlpool of twisting currents in the air, and I wavered dizzily for a second or two while the Invaders poured through the newly-created gulf.
down
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was a whirlpool of twisting currents in the air, and I wavered dizzily for a second or two while the Invaders poured through the newly-created gulf.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Leading me inside the house, behind a screen, safe from danger.
front
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gleamed
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glistened
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gulf
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From this reading There was a whirlpool of twisting currents in the air, and I wavered dizzily for a second or two while the Invaders poured through the newly-created gulf.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Then someone had me by the hand, someone was pulling me away.
hand
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From this reading Then someone had me by the hand, someone was pulling me away.
happened
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From this reading I didn't understand what had happened.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Imagine walking up a street and having the sky literally burst open over your head; imagine invaders pouring down and you have-- The vortex bubbled up out of nowhere, hung shimmering in the air in front of me, glistened and gleamed brightly.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
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head
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house
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From this reading Leading me inside the house, behind a screen, safe from danger.
hung
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading There was a whirlpool of twisting currents in the air, and I wavered dizzily for a second or two while the Invaders poured through the newly-created gulf.
ImaginenounUS /ˈimagine/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Imagine walking up a street and having the sky literally burst open over your head; imagine invaders pouring down and you have-- The vortex bubbled up out of nowhere, hung shimmering in the air in front of me, glistened and gleamed brightly.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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inside
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From this reading Leading me inside the house, behind a screen, safe from danger.
invaders
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Leading
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From this reading Leading me inside the house, behind a screen, safe from danger.
literally
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mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
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newly-created
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From this reading There was a whirlpool of twisting currents in the air, and I wavered dizzily for a second or two while the Invaders poured through the newly-created gulf.
nowhere
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Imagine walking up a street and having the sky literally burst open over your head; imagine invaders pouring down and you have-- The vortex bubbled up out of nowhere, hung shimmering in the air in front of me, glistened and gleamed brightly.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Imagine walking up a street and having the sky literally burst open over your head; imagine invaders pouring down and you have-- The vortex bubbled up out of nowhere, hung shimmering in the air in front of me, glistened and gleamed brightly.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There was a whirlpool of twisting currents in the air, and I wavered dizzily for a second or two while the Invaders poured through the newly-created gulf.
out
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overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Imagine walking up a street and having the sky literally burst open over your head; imagine invaders pouring down and you have-- The vortex bubbled up out of nowhere, hung shimmering in the air in front of me, glistened and gleamed brightly.
poured
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From this reading There was a whirlpool of twisting currents in the air, and I wavered dizzily for a second or two while the Invaders poured through the newly-created gulf.
pouring
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pulling
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From this reading Then someone had me by the hand, someone was pulling me away.
safe
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From this reading Leading me inside the house, behind a screen, safe from danger.
screen
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From this reading Leading me inside the house, behind a screen, safe from danger.
second
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From this reading There was a whirlpool of twisting currents in the air, and I wavered dizzily for a second or two while the Invaders poured through the newly-created gulf.
shimmering
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From this reading Imagine walking up a street and having the sky literally burst open over your head; imagine invaders pouring down and you have-- The vortex bubbled up out of nowhere, hung shimmering in the air in front of me, glistened and gleamed brightly.
sky
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someonepronounUS /ˈsʌmwʌn/
a person, without saying who
From this reading Then someone had me by the hand, someone was pulling me away.
street
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From this reading Imagine walking up a street and having the sky literally burst open over your head; imagine invaders pouring down and you have-- The vortex bubbled up out of nowhere, hung shimmering in the air in front of me, glistened and gleamed brightly.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Imagine walking up a street and having the sky literally burst open over your head; imagine invaders pouring down and you have-- The vortex bubbled up out of nowhere, hung shimmering in the air in front of me, glistened and gleamed brightly.
Then
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From this reading Then someone had me by the hand, someone was pulling me away.
There
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From this reading There was a whirlpool of twisting currents in the air, and I wavered dizzily for a second or two while the Invaders poured through the newly-created gulf.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There was a whirlpool of twisting currents in the air, and I wavered dizzily for a second or two while the Invaders poured through the newly-created gulf.
twisting
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From this reading There was a whirlpool of twisting currents in the air, and I wavered dizzily for a second or two while the Invaders poured through the newly-created gulf.
two
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From this reading There was a whirlpool of twisting currents in the air, and I wavered dizzily for a second or two while the Invaders poured through the newly-created gulf.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I didn't understand what had happened.
up
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vortex
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walking
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a whirlpool of twisting currents in the air, and I wavered dizzily for a second or two while the Invaders poured through the newly-created gulf.
wavered
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From this reading There was a whirlpool of twisting currents in the air, and I wavered dizzily for a second or two while the Invaders poured through the newly-created gulf.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I didn't understand what had happened.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading There was a whirlpool of twisting currents in the air, and I wavered dizzily for a second or two while the Invaders poured through the newly-created gulf.
whirlpool
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From this reading There was a whirlpool of twisting currents in the air, and I wavered dizzily for a second or two while the Invaders poured through the newly-created gulf.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Imagine walking up a street and having the sky literally burst open over your head; imagine invaders pouring down and you have-- The vortex bubbled up out of nowhere, hung shimmering in the air in front of me, glistened and gleamed brightly.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Imagine walking up a street and having the sky literally burst open over your head; imagine invaders pouring down and you have-- The vortex bubbled up out of nowhere, hung shimmering in the air in front of me, glistened and gleamed brightly.
