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Kora in Hell: Improvisations
Kora in Hell: Improvisations

Chapter I

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The Tempers Al Que Quiere!
Kora in Hell The Four Seas Press Boston, Mass., U. S. A.
Her voice was like rose-fragrance waltzing in the wind.
She seemed a shadow, stained with shadow colors, Swimming through waves of sunlight.…
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Kora in Hell: Improvisations

Chapter I

Reading 1/92 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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The Tempers Al Que Quiere!
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Kora in Hell The Four Seas Press Boston, Mass., U. S. A.
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Her voice was like rose-fragrance waltzing in the wind.
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She seemed a shadow, stained with shadow colors, Swimming through waves of sunlight.…

Learner Dictionary

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Between preposition US /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

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Seemed noun US /seemed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “She seemed a shadow, stained with shadow colors, Swimming through waves of sunlight.…”

Shadow noun US /ˈʃæd.oʊ/

A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.

From this reading “She seemed a shadow, stained with shadow colors, Swimming through waves of sunlight.…”

Through noun US /ˈthrough/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “She seemed a shadow, stained with shadow colors, Swimming through waves of sunlight.…”

Wind noun US /wind/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Her voice was like rose-fragrance waltzing in the wind.”

All words in this reading · 59

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2003

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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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Al

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

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author's

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betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

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Boston

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character

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colors

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created

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e-text

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EM

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extra

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features

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Following

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Four

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Hell

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HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

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inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

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including

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intent

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Kora

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like

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Mass

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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading She seemed a shadow, stained with shadow colors, Swimming through waves of sunlight.…

original's

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preserves

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Press

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Que

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From this reading The Tempers Al Que Quiere!

Quiere

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rose-fragrance

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row

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S

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Seas

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seemednounUS /seemed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading She seemed a shadow, stained with shadow colors, Swimming through waves of sunlight.…

shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/

A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.

From this reading She seemed a shadow, stained with shadow colors, Swimming through waves of sunlight.…

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She seemed a shadow, stained with shadow colors, Swimming through waves of sunlight.…

SPACE

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spacing

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spelling

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stained

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stylistic

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sunlight

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Swimming

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Tempers

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From this reading The Tempers Al Que Quiere!

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

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thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

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three

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throughnounUS /ˈthrough/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

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times

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U

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using

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voice

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From this reading Her voice was like rose-fragrance waltzing in the wind.

waltzing

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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 Her voice was like rose-fragrance waltzing in the wind.

waves

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windnounUS /wind/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Her voice was like rose-fragrance waltzing in the wind.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading She seemed a shadow, stained with shadow colors, Swimming through waves of sunlight.…

words

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