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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Dragons will wander about the waste places, and the phoenix will soar from her nest of fire into the air.
actually
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From this reading Out of the sea will rise Behemoth and Leviathan, and sail round the high-pooped galleys, as they do on the delightful maps of those ages when books on geography were actually readable.
ages
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From this reading Out of the sea will rise Behemoth and Leviathan, and sail round the high-pooped galleys, as they do on the delightful maps of those ages when books on geography were actually readable.
air
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From this reading Dragons will wander about the waste places, and the phoenix will soar from her nest of fire into the air.
all
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From this reading ‘And when that day dawns, or sunset reddens, how joyous we shall all be!
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘And when that day dawns, or sunset reddens, how joyous we shall all be!
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Facts will be regarded as discreditable, Truth will be found mourning over her fetters, and Romance, with her temper of wonder, will return to the land.
aspect
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From this reading The very aspect of the world will change to our startled eyes.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading ‘And when that day dawns, or sunset reddens, how joyous we shall all be!
Behemoth
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From this reading Out of the sea will rise Behemoth and Leviathan, and sail round the high-pooped galleys, as they do on the delightful maps of those ages when books on geography were actually readable.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading Out of the sea will rise Behemoth and Leviathan, and sail round the high-pooped galleys, as they do on the delightful maps of those ages when books on geography were actually readable.
change
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From this reading The very aspect of the world will change to our startled eyes.
dawns
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From this reading ‘And when that day dawns, or sunset reddens, how joyous we shall all be!
day
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From this reading ‘And when that day dawns, or sunset reddens, how joyous we shall all be!
delightful
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From this reading Out of the sea will rise Behemoth and Leviathan, and sail round the high-pooped galleys, as they do on the delightful maps of those ages when books on geography were actually readable.
discreditable
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From this reading Facts will be regarded as discreditable, Truth will be found mourning over her fetters, and Romance, with her temper of wonder, will return to the land.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Out of the sea will rise Behemoth and Leviathan, and sail round the high-pooped galleys, as they do on the delightful maps of those ages when books on geography were actually readable.
Dragons
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From this reading Dragons will wander about the waste places, and the phoenix will soar from her nest of fire into the air.
eyes
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From this reading The very aspect of the world will change to our startled eyes.
Facts
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From this reading Facts will be regarded as discreditable, Truth will be found mourning over her fetters, and Romance, with her temper of wonder, will return to the land.
fetters
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From this reading Facts will be regarded as discreditable, Truth will be found mourning over her fetters, and Romance, with her temper of wonder, will return to the land.
fire
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From this reading Dragons will wander about the waste places, and the phoenix will soar from her nest of fire into the air.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Facts will be regarded as discreditable, Truth will be found mourning over her fetters, and Romance, with her temper of wonder, will return to the land.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Dragons will wander about the waste places, and the phoenix will soar from her nest of fire into the air.
galleys
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From this reading Out of the sea will rise Behemoth and Leviathan, and sail round the high-pooped galleys, as they do on the delightful maps of those ages when books on geography were actually readable.
geography
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From this reading Out of the sea will rise Behemoth and Leviathan, and sail round the high-pooped galleys, as they do on the delightful maps of those ages when books on geography were actually readable.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Facts will be regarded as discreditable, Truth will be found mourning over her fetters, and Romance, with her temper of wonder, will return to the land.
high-pooped
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how
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From this reading ‘And when that day dawns, or sunset reddens, how joyous we shall all be!
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Dragons will wander about the waste places, and the phoenix will soar from her nest of fire into the air.
joyous
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From this reading ‘And when that day dawns, or sunset reddens, how joyous we shall all be!
land
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From this reading Facts will be regarded as discreditable, Truth will be found mourning over her fetters, and Romance, with her temper of wonder, will return to the land.
Leviathan
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From this reading Out of the sea will rise Behemoth and Leviathan, and sail round the high-pooped galleys, as they do on the delightful maps of those ages when books on geography were actually readable.
maps
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mourning
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From this reading Facts will be regarded as discreditable, Truth will be found mourning over her fetters, and Romance, with her temper of wonder, will return to the land.
nest
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From this reading Dragons will wander about the waste places, and the phoenix will soar from her nest of fire into the air.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Facts will be regarded as discreditable, Truth will be found mourning over her fetters, and Romance, with her temper of wonder, will return to the land.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Out of the sea will rise Behemoth and Leviathan, and sail round the high-pooped galleys, as they do on the delightful maps of those ages when books on geography were actually readable.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading ‘And when that day dawns, or sunset reddens, how joyous we shall all be!
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The very aspect of the world will change to our startled eyes.
Out
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From this reading Out of the sea will rise Behemoth and Leviathan, and sail round the high-pooped galleys, as they do on the delightful maps of those ages when books on geography were actually readable.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Facts will be regarded as discreditable, Truth will be found mourning over her fetters, and Romance, with her temper of wonder, will return to the land.
phoenix
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From this reading Dragons will wander about the waste places, and the phoenix will soar from her nest of fire into the air.
places
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From this reading Dragons will wander about the waste places, and the phoenix will soar from her nest of fire into the air.
readable
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From this reading Out of the sea will rise Behemoth and Leviathan, and sail round the high-pooped galleys, as they do on the delightful maps of those ages when books on geography were actually readable.
reddens
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From this reading ‘And when that day dawns, or sunset reddens, how joyous we shall all be!
regarded
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From this reading Facts will be regarded as discreditable, Truth will be found mourning over her fetters, and Romance, with her temper of wonder, will return to the land.
return
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rise
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From this reading Out of the sea will rise Behemoth and Leviathan, and sail round the high-pooped galleys, as they do on the delightful maps of those ages when books on geography were actually readable.
Romance
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From this reading Facts will be regarded as discreditable, Truth will be found mourning over her fetters, and Romance, with her temper of wonder, will return to the land.
round
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From this reading Out of the sea will rise Behemoth and Leviathan, and sail round the high-pooped galleys, as they do on the delightful maps of those ages when books on geography were actually readable.
sailnounUS /sail/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Out of the sea will rise Behemoth and Leviathan, and sail round the high-pooped galleys, as they do on the delightful maps of those ages when books on geography were actually readable.
sea
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From this reading Out of the sea will rise Behemoth and Leviathan, and sail round the high-pooped galleys, as they do on the delightful maps of those ages when books on geography were actually readable.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading ‘And when that day dawns, or sunset reddens, how joyous we shall all be!
soar
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From this reading Dragons will wander about the waste places, and the phoenix will soar from her nest of fire into the air.
startled
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From this reading The very aspect of the world will change to our startled eyes.
sunset
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From this reading ‘And when that day dawns, or sunset reddens, how joyous we shall all be!
temper
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From this reading Facts will be regarded as discreditable, Truth will be found mourning over her fetters, and Romance, with her temper of wonder, will return to the land.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ‘And when that day dawns, or sunset reddens, how joyous we shall all be!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Facts will be regarded as discreditable, Truth will be found mourning over her fetters, and Romance, with her temper of wonder, will return to the land.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Out of the sea will rise Behemoth and Leviathan, and sail round the high-pooped galleys, as they do on the delightful maps of those ages when books on geography were actually readable.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Out of the sea will rise Behemoth and Leviathan, and sail round the high-pooped galleys, as they do on the delightful maps of those ages when books on geography were actually readable.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Facts will be regarded as discreditable, Truth will be found mourning over her fetters, and Romance, with her temper of wonder, will return to the land.
Truth
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From this reading Facts will be regarded as discreditable, Truth will be found mourning over her fetters, and Romance, with her temper of wonder, will return to the land.
very
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From this reading The very aspect of the world will change to our startled eyes.
wander
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From this reading Dragons will wander about the waste places, and the phoenix will soar from her nest of fire into the air.
wastenounUS /weɪst/
an empty, uncultivated area of land
From this reading Dragons will wander about the waste places, and the phoenix will soar from her nest of fire into the air.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading ‘And when that day dawns, or sunset reddens, how joyous we shall all be!
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Out of the sea will rise Behemoth and Leviathan, and sail round the high-pooped galleys, as they do on the delightful maps of those ages when books on geography were actually readable.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading ‘And when that day dawns, or sunset reddens, how joyous we shall all be!
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Facts will be regarded as discreditable, Truth will be found mourning over her fetters, and Romance, with her temper of wonder, will return to the land.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Facts will be regarded as discreditable, Truth will be found mourning over her fetters, and Romance, with her temper of wonder, will return to the land.
wonder
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From this reading Facts will be regarded as discreditable, Truth will be found mourning over her fetters, and Romance, with her temper of wonder, will return to the land.
world
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From this reading The very aspect of the world will change to our startled eyes.
