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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 THE CALL OF THE BODY One night, towards the end of the practice flights, a strange thing happened, which showed that the time for the final flight of escape was drawing near.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About two in the morning the wind shifted and drove the clouds away as by magic; the stars came out, at first like the eyes of children still dim with crying, but later with a clear brilliance that filled Jimbo and the governess with keen pleasure.
air
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From this reading The air was washed and perfumed; the night luminous, alive, singing.
alive
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From this reading The air was washed and perfumed; the night luminous, alive, singing.
All
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From this reading All its tenderness and passion entered their hearts and filled them with the wonder of its glory.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading About two in the morning the wind shifted and drove the clouds away as by magic; the stars came out, at first like the eyes of children still dim with crying, but later with a clear brilliance that filled Jimbo and the governess with keen pleasure.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading About two in the morning the wind shifted and drove the clouds away as by magic; the stars came out, at first like the eyes of children still dim with crying, but later with a clear brilliance that filled Jimbo and the governess with keen pleasure.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading About two in the morning the wind shifted and drove the clouds away as by magic; the stars came out, at first like the eyes of children still dim with crying, but later with a clear brilliance that filled Jimbo and the governess with keen pleasure.
away
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From this reading About two in the morning the wind shifted and drove the clouds away as by magic; the stars came out, at first like the eyes of children still dim with crying, but later with a clear brilliance that filled Jimbo and the governess with keen pleasure.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They had been out for several hours flying through a rainstorm, the thousand little drops of which stung their faces like tiny gun-shot.
BODYnounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE CALL OF THE BODY One night, towards the end of the practice flights, a strange thing happened, which showed that the time for the final flight of escape was drawing near.
brilliance
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From this reading About two in the morning the wind shifted and drove the clouds away as by magic; the stars came out, at first like the eyes of children still dim with crying, but later with a clear brilliance that filled Jimbo and the governess with keen pleasure.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading About two in the morning the wind shifted and drove the clouds away as by magic; the stars came out, at first like the eyes of children still dim with crying, but later with a clear brilliance that filled Jimbo and the governess with keen pleasure.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading About two in the morning the wind shifted and drove the clouds away as by magic; the stars came out, at first like the eyes of children still dim with crying, but later with a clear brilliance that filled Jimbo and the governess with keen pleasure.
CALL
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came
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children
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clear
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From this reading About two in the morning the wind shifted and drove the clouds away as by magic; the stars came out, at first like the eyes of children still dim with crying, but later with a clear brilliance that filled Jimbo and the governess with keen pleasure.
clouds
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From this reading About two in the morning the wind shifted and drove the clouds away as by magic; the stars came out, at first like the eyes of children still dim with crying, but later with a clear brilliance that filled Jimbo and the governess with keen pleasure.
crying
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From this reading About two in the morning the wind shifted and drove the clouds away as by magic; the stars came out, at first like the eyes of children still dim with crying, but later with a clear brilliance that filled Jimbo and the governess with keen pleasure.
dim
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From this reading About two in the morning the wind shifted and drove the clouds away as by magic; the stars came out, at first like the eyes of children still dim with crying, but later with a clear brilliance that filled Jimbo and the governess with keen pleasure.
drawing
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drops
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From this reading They had been out for several hours flying through a rainstorm, the thousand little drops of which stung their faces like tiny gun-shot.
drove
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From this reading About two in the morning the wind shifted and drove the clouds away as by magic; the stars came out, at first like the eyes of children still dim with crying, but later with a clear brilliance that filled Jimbo and the governess with keen pleasure.
end
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entered
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From this reading All its tenderness and passion entered their hearts and filled them with the wonder of its glory.
escape
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From this reading THE CALL OF THE BODY One night, towards the end of the practice flights, a strange thing happened, which showed that the time for the final flight of escape was drawing near.
eyes
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From this reading About two in the morning the wind shifted and drove the clouds away as by magic; the stars came out, at first like the eyes of children still dim with crying, but later with a clear brilliance that filled Jimbo and the governess with keen pleasure.
faces
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From this reading They had been out for several hours flying through a rainstorm, the thousand little drops of which stung their faces like tiny gun-shot.
filled
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From this reading About two in the morning the wind shifted and drove the clouds away as by magic; the stars came out, at first like the eyes of children still dim with crying, but later with a clear brilliance that filled Jimbo and the governess with keen pleasure.
final
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From this reading THE CALL OF THE BODY One night, towards the end of the practice flights, a strange thing happened, which showed that the time for the final flight of escape was drawing near.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading About two in the morning the wind shifted and drove the clouds away as by magic; the stars came out, at first like the eyes of children still dim with crying, but later with a clear brilliance that filled Jimbo and the governess with keen pleasure.
flight
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From this reading THE CALL OF THE BODY One night, towards the end of the practice flights, a strange thing happened, which showed that the time for the final flight of escape was drawing near.
flights
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From this reading THE CALL OF THE BODY One night, towards the end of the practice flights, a strange thing happened, which showed that the time for the final flight of escape was drawing near.
flying
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From this reading They had been out for several hours flying through a rainstorm, the thousand little drops of which stung their faces like tiny gun-shot.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE CALL OF THE BODY One night, towards the end of the practice flights, a strange thing happened, which showed that the time for the final flight of escape was drawing near.
glory
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From this reading All its tenderness and passion entered their hearts and filled them with the wonder of its glory.
governess
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From this reading About two in the morning the wind shifted and drove the clouds away as by magic; the stars came out, at first like the eyes of children still dim with crying, but later with a clear brilliance that filled Jimbo and the governess with keen pleasure.
gun-shot
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From this reading They had been out for several hours flying through a rainstorm, the thousand little drops of which stung their faces like tiny gun-shot.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had been out for several hours flying through a rainstorm, the thousand little drops of which stung their faces like tiny gun-shot.
happened
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hearts
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From this reading All its tenderness and passion entered their hearts and filled them with the wonder of its glory.
hours
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From this reading They had been out for several hours flying through a rainstorm, the thousand little drops of which stung their faces like tiny gun-shot.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading About two in the morning the wind shifted and drove the clouds away as by magic; the stars came out, at first like the eyes of children still dim with crying, but later with a clear brilliance that filled Jimbo and the governess with keen pleasure.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading All its tenderness and passion entered their hearts and filled them with the wonder of its glory.
Jimbo
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From this reading About two in the morning the wind shifted and drove the clouds away as by magic; the stars came out, at first like the eyes of children still dim with crying, but later with a clear brilliance that filled Jimbo and the governess with keen pleasure.
keen
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later
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From this reading About two in the morning the wind shifted and drove the clouds away as by magic; the stars came out, at first like the eyes of children still dim with crying, but later with a clear brilliance that filled Jimbo and the governess with keen pleasure.
like
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From this reading They had been out for several hours flying through a rainstorm, the thousand little drops of which stung their faces like tiny gun-shot.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had been out for several hours flying through a rainstorm, the thousand little drops of which stung their faces like tiny gun-shot.
luminous
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From this reading The air was washed and perfumed; the night luminous, alive, singing.
magic
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From this reading About two in the morning the wind shifted and drove the clouds away as by magic; the stars came out, at first like the eyes of children still dim with crying, but later with a clear brilliance that filled Jimbo and the governess with keen pleasure.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading About two in the morning the wind shifted and drove the clouds away as by magic; the stars came out, at first like the eyes of children still dim with crying, but later with a clear brilliance that filled Jimbo and the governess with keen pleasure.
near
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From this reading THE CALL OF THE BODY One night, towards the end of the practice flights, a strange thing happened, which showed that the time for the final flight of escape was drawing near.
night
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From this reading THE CALL OF THE BODY One night, towards the end of the practice flights, a strange thing happened, which showed that the time for the final flight of escape was drawing near.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE CALL OF THE BODY One night, towards the end of the practice flights, a strange thing happened, which showed that the time for the final flight of escape was drawing near.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE CALL OF THE BODY One night, towards the end of the practice flights, a strange thing happened, which showed that the time for the final flight of escape was drawing near.
out
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From this reading They had been out for several hours flying through a rainstorm, the thousand little drops of which stung their faces like tiny gun-shot.
passion
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From this reading All its tenderness and passion entered their hearts and filled them with the wonder of its glory.
perfumed
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From this reading The air was washed and perfumed; the night luminous, alive, singing.
pleasure
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From this reading About two in the morning the wind shifted and drove the clouds away as by magic; the stars came out, at first like the eyes of children still dim with crying, but later with a clear brilliance that filled Jimbo and the governess with keen pleasure.
practice
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From this reading THE CALL OF THE BODY One night, towards the end of the practice flights, a strange thing happened, which showed that the time for the final flight of escape was drawing near.
rainstorm
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From this reading They had been out for several hours flying through a rainstorm, the thousand little drops of which stung their faces like tiny gun-shot.
several
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From this reading They had been out for several hours flying through a rainstorm, the thousand little drops of which stung their faces like tiny gun-shot.
shifted
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From this reading About two in the morning the wind shifted and drove the clouds away as by magic; the stars came out, at first like the eyes of children still dim with crying, but later with a clear brilliance that filled Jimbo and the governess with keen pleasure.
showed
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From this reading THE CALL OF THE BODY One night, towards the end of the practice flights, a strange thing happened, which showed that the time for the final flight of escape was drawing near.
singing
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From this reading The air was washed and perfumed; the night luminous, alive, singing.
stars
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From this reading About two in the morning the wind shifted and drove the clouds away as by magic; the stars came out, at first like the eyes of children still dim with crying, but later with a clear brilliance that filled Jimbo and the governess with keen pleasure.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading About two in the morning the wind shifted and drove the clouds away as by magic; the stars came out, at first like the eyes of children still dim with crying, but later with a clear brilliance that filled Jimbo and the governess with keen pleasure.
strange
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From this reading THE CALL OF THE BODY One night, towards the end of the practice flights, a strange thing happened, which showed that the time for the final flight of escape was drawing near.
stung
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From this reading They had been out for several hours flying through a rainstorm, the thousand little drops of which stung their faces like tiny gun-shot.
tenderness
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From this reading All its tenderness and passion entered their hearts and filled them with the wonder of its glory.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE CALL OF THE BODY One night, towards the end of the practice flights, a strange thing happened, which showed that the time for the final flight of escape was drawing near.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CALL OF THE BODY One night, towards the end of the practice flights, a strange thing happened, which showed that the time for the final flight of escape was drawing near.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They had been out for several hours flying through a rainstorm, the thousand little drops of which stung their faces like tiny gun-shot.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading All its tenderness and passion entered their hearts and filled them with the wonder of its glory.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had been out for several hours flying through a rainstorm, the thousand little drops of which stung their faces like tiny gun-shot.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE CALL OF THE BODY One night, towards the end of the practice flights, a strange thing happened, which showed that the time for the final flight of escape was drawing near.
thousand
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From this reading They had been out for several hours flying through a rainstorm, the thousand little drops of which stung their faces like tiny gun-shot.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They had been out for several hours flying through a rainstorm, the thousand little drops of which stung their faces like tiny gun-shot.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE CALL OF THE BODY One night, towards the end of the practice flights, a strange thing happened, which showed that the time for the final flight of escape was drawing near.
tiny
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From this reading They had been out for several hours flying through a rainstorm, the thousand little drops of which stung their faces like tiny gun-shot.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading THE CALL OF THE BODY One night, towards the end of the practice flights, a strange thing happened, which showed that the time for the final flight of escape was drawing near.
two
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From this reading About two in the morning the wind shifted and drove the clouds away as by magic; the stars came out, at first like the eyes of children still dim with crying, but later with a clear brilliance that filled Jimbo and the governess with keen pleasure.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE CALL OF THE BODY One night, towards the end of the practice flights, a strange thing happened, which showed that the time for the final flight of escape was drawing near.
washed
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From this reading The air was washed and perfumed; the night luminous, alive, singing.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE CALL OF THE BODY One night, towards the end of the practice flights, a strange thing happened, which showed that the time for the final flight of escape was drawing near.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading About two in the morning the wind shifted and drove the clouds away as by magic; the stars came out, at first like the eyes of children still dim with crying, but later with a clear brilliance that filled Jimbo and the governess with keen pleasure.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading About two in the morning the wind shifted and drove the clouds away as by magic; the stars came out, at first like the eyes of children still dim with crying, but later with a clear brilliance that filled Jimbo and the governess with keen pleasure.
wonder
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From this reading All its tenderness and passion entered their hearts and filled them with the wonder of its glory.
