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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 We were mute with astonishment, overcome by a kind of feeling which was next door to apathy.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS DAGGER During this time, we had left the bright and transparent forest far behind us.
apathy
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From this reading We were mute with astonishment, overcome by a kind of feeling which was next door to apathy.
astonishment
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From this reading We were mute with astonishment, overcome by a kind of feeling which was next door to apathy.
back
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From this reading Instinctively we made our way towards the Central Sea, and I cannot now tell what wild thoughts passed through my mind, nor of what follies I might have been guilty, but for a very serious preoccupation which brought me back to practical life.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Instinctively we made our way towards the Central Sea, and I cannot now tell what wild thoughts passed through my mind, nor of what follies I might have been guilty, but for a very serious preoccupation which brought me back to practical life.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS DAGGER During this time, we had left the bright and transparent forest far behind us.
bright
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From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS DAGGER During this time, we had left the bright and transparent forest far behind us.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Instinctively we made our way towards the Central Sea, and I cannot now tell what wild thoughts passed through my mind, nor of what follies I might have been guilty, but for a very serious preoccupation which brought me back to practical life.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Instinctively we made our way towards the Central Sea, and I cannot now tell what wild thoughts passed through my mind, nor of what follies I might have been guilty, but for a very serious preoccupation which brought me back to practical life.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading We were mute with astonishment, overcome by a kind of feeling which was next door to apathy.
cannot
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From this reading Instinctively we made our way towards the Central Sea, and I cannot now tell what wild thoughts passed through my mind, nor of what follies I might have been guilty, but for a very serious preoccupation which brought me back to practical life.
Central
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From this reading Instinctively we made our way towards the Central Sea, and I cannot now tell what wild thoughts passed through my mind, nor of what follies I might have been guilty, but for a very serious preoccupation which brought me back to practical life.
DAGGERnounUS /ˈdæɡ.ər/
A short knife with a pointed and edged blade, used as a stealth weapon.
From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS DAGGER During this time, we had left the bright and transparent forest far behind us.
door
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From this reading We were mute with astonishment, overcome by a kind of feeling which was next door to apathy.
dreams
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From this reading It was a perfect Right, which resembled one of those horrible sensations we sometimes meet with in our dreams.
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS DAGGER During this time, we had left the bright and transparent forest far behind us.
far
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From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS DAGGER During this time, we had left the bright and transparent forest far behind us.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We were mute with astonishment, overcome by a kind of feeling which was next door to apathy.
follies
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From this reading Instinctively we made our way towards the Central Sea, and I cannot now tell what wild thoughts passed through my mind, nor of what follies I might have been guilty, but for a very serious preoccupation which brought me back to practical life.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Instinctively we made our way towards the Central Sea, and I cannot now tell what wild thoughts passed through my mind, nor of what follies I might have been guilty, but for a very serious preoccupation which brought me back to practical life.
forest
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From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS DAGGER During this time, we had left the bright and transparent forest far behind us.
guilty
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From this reading Instinctively we made our way towards the Central Sea, and I cannot now tell what wild thoughts passed through my mind, nor of what follies I might have been guilty, but for a very serious preoccupation which brought me back to practical life.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS DAGGER During this time, we had left the bright and transparent forest far behind us.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Instinctively we made our way towards the Central Sea, and I cannot now tell what wild thoughts passed through my mind, nor of what follies I might have been guilty, but for a very serious preoccupation which brought me back to practical life.
horrible
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From this reading It was a perfect Right, which resembled one of those horrible sensations we sometimes meet with in our dreams.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Instinctively we made our way towards the Central Sea, and I cannot now tell what wild thoughts passed through my mind, nor of what follies I might have been guilty, but for a very serious preoccupation which brought me back to practical life.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We kept running in spite of ourselves.
Instinctively
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From this reading Instinctively we made our way towards the Central Sea, and I cannot now tell what wild thoughts passed through my mind, nor of what follies I might have been guilty, but for a very serious preoccupation which brought me back to practical life.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a perfect Right, which resembled one of those horrible sensations we sometimes meet with in our dreams.
kept
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From this reading We kept running in spite of ourselves.
kind
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From this reading We were mute with astonishment, overcome by a kind of feeling which was next door to apathy.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS DAGGER During this time, we had left the bright and transparent forest far behind us.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Instinctively we made our way towards the Central Sea, and I cannot now tell what wild thoughts passed through my mind, nor of what follies I might have been guilty, but for a very serious preoccupation which brought me back to practical life.
made
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From this reading Instinctively we made our way towards the Central Sea, and I cannot now tell what wild thoughts passed through my mind, nor of what follies I might have been guilty, but for a very serious preoccupation which brought me back to practical life.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Instinctively we made our way towards the Central Sea, and I cannot now tell what wild thoughts passed through my mind, nor of what follies I might have been guilty, but for a very serious preoccupation which brought me back to practical life.
meet
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From this reading It was a perfect Right, which resembled one of those horrible sensations we sometimes meet with in our dreams.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Instinctively we made our way towards the Central Sea, and I cannot now tell what wild thoughts passed through my mind, nor of what follies I might have been guilty, but for a very serious preoccupation which brought me back to practical life.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Instinctively we made our way towards the Central Sea, and I cannot now tell what wild thoughts passed through my mind, nor of what follies I might have been guilty, but for a very serious preoccupation which brought me back to practical life.
mute
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From this reading We were mute with astonishment, overcome by a kind of feeling which was next door to apathy.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Instinctively we made our way towards the Central Sea, and I cannot now tell what wild thoughts passed through my mind, nor of what follies I might have been guilty, but for a very serious preoccupation which brought me back to practical life.
MYSTERIOUSadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS DAGGER During this time, we had left the bright and transparent forest far behind us.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We were mute with astonishment, overcome by a kind of feeling which was next door to apathy.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Instinctively we made our way towards the Central Sea, and I cannot now tell what wild thoughts passed through my mind, nor of what follies I might have been guilty, but for a very serious preoccupation which brought me back to practical life.
now
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From this reading Instinctively we made our way towards the Central Sea, and I cannot now tell what wild thoughts passed through my mind, nor of what follies I might have been guilty, but for a very serious preoccupation which brought me back to practical life.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We were mute with astonishment, overcome by a kind of feeling which was next door to apathy.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was a perfect Right, which resembled one of those horrible sensations we sometimes meet with in our dreams.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading It was a perfect Right, which resembled one of those horrible sensations we sometimes meet with in our dreams.
ourselvespronounUS /aʊərˈselvz/
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading We kept running in spite of ourselves.
overcome
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From this reading We were mute with astonishment, overcome by a kind of feeling which was next door to apathy.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Instinctively we made our way towards the Central Sea, and I cannot now tell what wild thoughts passed through my mind, nor of what follies I might have been guilty, but for a very serious preoccupation which brought me back to practical life.
perfect
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From this reading It was a perfect Right, which resembled one of those horrible sensations we sometimes meet with in our dreams.
practical
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From this reading Instinctively we made our way towards the Central Sea, and I cannot now tell what wild thoughts passed through my mind, nor of what follies I might have been guilty, but for a very serious preoccupation which brought me back to practical life.
preoccupation
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From this reading Instinctively we made our way towards the Central Sea, and I cannot now tell what wild thoughts passed through my mind, nor of what follies I might have been guilty, but for a very serious preoccupation which brought me back to practical life.
resembled
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From this reading It was a perfect Right, which resembled one of those horrible sensations we sometimes meet with in our dreams.
RightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a perfect Right, which resembled one of those horrible sensations we sometimes meet with in our dreams.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We kept running in spite of ourselves.
Sea
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From this reading Instinctively we made our way towards the Central Sea, and I cannot now tell what wild thoughts passed through my mind, nor of what follies I might have been guilty, but for a very serious preoccupation which brought me back to practical life.
sensations
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From this reading It was a perfect Right, which resembled one of those horrible sensations we sometimes meet with in our dreams.
serious
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From this reading Instinctively we made our way towards the Central Sea, and I cannot now tell what wild thoughts passed through my mind, nor of what follies I might have been guilty, but for a very serious preoccupation which brought me back to practical life.
sometimes
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From this reading It was a perfect Right, which resembled one of those horrible sensations we sometimes meet with in our dreams.
spite
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From this reading We kept running in spite of ourselves.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Instinctively we made our way towards the Central Sea, and I cannot now tell what wild thoughts passed through my mind, nor of what follies I might have been guilty, but for a very serious preoccupation which brought me back to practical life.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS DAGGER During this time, we had left the bright and transparent forest far behind us.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS DAGGER During this time, we had left the bright and transparent forest far behind us.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading It was a perfect Right, which resembled one of those horrible sensations we sometimes meet with in our dreams.
thoughts
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From this reading Instinctively we made our way towards the Central Sea, and I cannot now tell what wild thoughts passed through my mind, nor of what follies I might have been guilty, but for a very serious preoccupation which brought me back to practical life.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Instinctively we made our way towards the Central Sea, and I cannot now tell what wild thoughts passed through my mind, nor of what follies I might have been guilty, but for a very serious preoccupation which brought me back to practical life.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS DAGGER During this time, we had left the bright and transparent forest far behind us.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We were mute with astonishment, overcome by a kind of feeling which was next door to apathy.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Instinctively we made our way towards the Central Sea, and I cannot now tell what wild thoughts passed through my mind, nor of what follies I might have been guilty, but for a very serious preoccupation which brought me back to practical life.
transparent
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From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS DAGGER During this time, we had left the bright and transparent forest far behind us.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS DAGGER During this time, we had left the bright and transparent forest far behind us.
very
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From this reading Instinctively we made our way towards the Central Sea, and I cannot now tell what wild thoughts passed through my mind, nor of what follies I might have been guilty, but for a very serious preoccupation which brought me back to practical life.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We were mute with astonishment, overcome by a kind of feeling which was next door to apathy.
way
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From this reading Instinctively we made our way towards the Central Sea, and I cannot now tell what wild thoughts passed through my mind, nor of what follies I might have been guilty, but for a very serious preoccupation which brought me back to practical life.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS DAGGER During this time, we had left the bright and transparent forest far behind us.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were mute with astonishment, overcome by a kind of feeling which was next door to apathy.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Instinctively we made our way towards the Central Sea, and I cannot now tell what wild thoughts passed through my mind, nor of what follies I might have been guilty, but for a very serious preoccupation which brought me back to practical life.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading We were mute with astonishment, overcome by a kind of feeling which was next door to apathy.
wild
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From this reading Instinctively we made our way towards the Central Sea, and I cannot now tell what wild thoughts passed through my mind, nor of what follies I might have been guilty, but for a very serious preoccupation which brought me back to practical life.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading We were mute with astonishment, overcome by a kind of feeling which was next door to apathy.
