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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 He knew from experience that it would make dark ghost suns swim in front of his eyes for a few moments, and that was mildly interesting.
aliens
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From this reading They are the aliens among us--and their ways and wonders are stranger than extraterrestrials!
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading They are the aliens among us--and their ways and wonders are stranger than extraterrestrials!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They are the aliens among us--and their ways and wonders are stranger than extraterrestrials!
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They are the aliens among us--and their ways and wonders are stranger than extraterrestrials!
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Gummitch peered thoughtfully at the molten silver image of the sun in his little bowl of water on the floor inside the kitchen window.
bowl
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From this reading Gummitch peered thoughtfully at the molten silver image of the sun in his little bowl of water on the floor inside the kitchen window.
breathing
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From this reading Then he slowly thrust his head out over the water, careful not to ruffle its surface by rough breathing, and stared down at the mirror cat--the Gummitch Double--staring up at him.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Then he slowly thrust his head out over the water, careful not to ruffle its surface by rough breathing, and stared down at the mirror cat--the Gummitch Double--staring up at him.
careful
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cat
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dark
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From this reading He knew from experience that it would make dark ghost suns swim in front of his eyes for a few moments, and that was mildly interesting.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Gummitch had early discovered that water mirrors are very different from most glass mirrors.
discovered
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From this reading Gummitch had early discovered that water mirrors are very different from most glass mirrors.
Double
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down
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From this reading Then he slowly thrust his head out over the water, careful not to ruffle its surface by rough breathing, and stared down at the mirror cat--the Gummitch Double--staring up at him.
early
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From this reading Gummitch had early discovered that water mirrors are very different from most glass mirrors.
experience
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From this reading He knew from experience that it would make dark ghost suns swim in front of his eyes for a few moments, and that was mildly interesting.
extraterrestrials
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From this reading They are the aliens among us--and their ways and wonders are stranger than extraterrestrials!
eyes
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From this reading He knew from experience that it would make dark ghost suns swim in front of his eyes for a few moments, and that was mildly interesting.
few
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From this reading He knew from experience that it would make dark ghost suns swim in front of his eyes for a few moments, and that was mildly interesting.
floor
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From this reading Gummitch peered thoughtfully at the molten silver image of the sun in his little bowl of water on the floor inside the kitchen window.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He knew from experience that it would make dark ghost suns swim in front of his eyes for a few moments, and that was mildly interesting.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He knew from experience that it would make dark ghost suns swim in front of his eyes for a few moments, and that was mildly interesting.
front
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From this reading He knew from experience that it would make dark ghost suns swim in front of his eyes for a few moments, and that was mildly interesting.
ghost
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From this reading He knew from experience that it would make dark ghost suns swim in front of his eyes for a few moments, and that was mildly interesting.
glass
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From this reading Gummitch had early discovered that water mirrors are very different from most glass mirrors.
Gummitch
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From this reading Gummitch peered thoughtfully at the molten silver image of the sun in his little bowl of water on the floor inside the kitchen window.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Gummitch had early discovered that water mirrors are very different from most glass mirrors.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He knew from experience that it would make dark ghost suns swim in front of his eyes for a few moments, and that was mildly interesting.
head
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From this reading Then he slowly thrust his head out over the water, careful not to ruffle its surface by rough breathing, and stared down at the mirror cat--the Gummitch Double--staring up at him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then he slowly thrust his head out over the water, careful not to ruffle its surface by rough breathing, and stared down at the mirror cat--the Gummitch Double--staring up at him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Gummitch peered thoughtfully at the molten silver image of the sun in his little bowl of water on the floor inside the kitchen window.
image
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From this reading Gummitch peered thoughtfully at the molten silver image of the sun in his little bowl of water on the floor inside the kitchen window.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Gummitch peered thoughtfully at the molten silver image of the sun in his little bowl of water on the floor inside the kitchen window.
inside
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From this reading Gummitch peered thoughtfully at the molten silver image of the sun in his little bowl of water on the floor inside the kitchen window.
interesting
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From this reading He knew from experience that it would make dark ghost suns swim in front of his eyes for a few moments, and that was mildly interesting.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He knew from experience that it would make dark ghost suns swim in front of his eyes for a few moments, and that was mildly interesting.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Then he slowly thrust his head out over the water, careful not to ruffle its surface by rough breathing, and stared down at the mirror cat--the Gummitch Double--staring up at him.
kitchen
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From this reading Gummitch peered thoughtfully at the molten silver image of the sun in his little bowl of water on the floor inside the kitchen window.
knew
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From this reading He knew from experience that it would make dark ghost suns swim in front of his eyes for a few moments, and that was mildly interesting.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Gummitch peered thoughtfully at the molten silver image of the sun in his little bowl of water on the floor inside the kitchen window.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He knew from experience that it would make dark ghost suns swim in front of his eyes for a few moments, and that was mildly interesting.
mildly
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From this reading He knew from experience that it would make dark ghost suns swim in front of his eyes for a few moments, and that was mildly interesting.
mirror
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From this reading Then he slowly thrust his head out over the water, careful not to ruffle its surface by rough breathing, and stared down at the mirror cat--the Gummitch Double--staring up at him.
mirrors
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From this reading Gummitch had early discovered that water mirrors are very different from most glass mirrors.
molten
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From this reading Gummitch peered thoughtfully at the molten silver image of the sun in his little bowl of water on the floor inside the kitchen window.
moments
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From this reading He knew from experience that it would make dark ghost suns swim in front of his eyes for a few moments, and that was mildly interesting.
most
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From this reading Gummitch had early discovered that water mirrors are very different from most glass mirrors.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Then he slowly thrust his head out over the water, careful not to ruffle its surface by rough breathing, and stared down at the mirror cat--the Gummitch Double--staring up at him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Gummitch peered thoughtfully at the molten silver image of the sun in his little bowl of water on the floor inside the kitchen window.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Gummitch peered thoughtfully at the molten silver image of the sun in his little bowl of water on the floor inside the kitchen window.
out
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From this reading Then he slowly thrust his head out over the water, careful not to ruffle its surface by rough breathing, and stared down at the mirror cat--the Gummitch Double--staring up at him.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Then he slowly thrust his head out over the water, careful not to ruffle its surface by rough breathing, and stared down at the mirror cat--the Gummitch Double--staring up at him.
peered
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From this reading Gummitch peered thoughtfully at the molten silver image of the sun in his little bowl of water on the floor inside the kitchen window.
rough
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From this reading Then he slowly thrust his head out over the water, careful not to ruffle its surface by rough breathing, and stared down at the mirror cat--the Gummitch Double--staring up at him.
ruffle
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From this reading Then he slowly thrust his head out over the water, careful not to ruffle its surface by rough breathing, and stared down at the mirror cat--the Gummitch Double--staring up at him.
silver
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From this reading Gummitch peered thoughtfully at the molten silver image of the sun in his little bowl of water on the floor inside the kitchen window.
slowly
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From this reading Then he slowly thrust his head out over the water, careful not to ruffle its surface by rough breathing, and stared down at the mirror cat--the Gummitch Double--staring up at him.
stared
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staring
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stranger
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From this reading They are the aliens among us--and their ways and wonders are stranger than extraterrestrials!
sun
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From this reading Gummitch peered thoughtfully at the molten silver image of the sun in his little bowl of water on the floor inside the kitchen window.
suns
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From this reading He knew from experience that it would make dark ghost suns swim in front of his eyes for a few moments, and that was mildly interesting.
surface
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From this reading Then he slowly thrust his head out over the water, careful not to ruffle its surface by rough breathing, and stared down at the mirror cat--the Gummitch Double--staring up at him.
swim
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From this reading He knew from experience that it would make dark ghost suns swim in front of his eyes for a few moments, and that was mildly interesting.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading They are the aliens among us--and their ways and wonders are stranger than extraterrestrials!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He knew from experience that it would make dark ghost suns swim in front of his eyes for a few moments, and that was mildly interesting.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They are the aliens among us--and their ways and wonders are stranger than extraterrestrials!
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They are the aliens among us--and their ways and wonders are stranger than extraterrestrials!
Then
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From this reading Then he slowly thrust his head out over the water, careful not to ruffle its surface by rough breathing, and stared down at the mirror cat--the Gummitch Double--staring up at him.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They are the aliens among us--and their ways and wonders are stranger than extraterrestrials!
thoughtfully
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From this reading Gummitch peered thoughtfully at the molten silver image of the sun in his little bowl of water on the floor inside the kitchen window.
thrust
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From this reading Then he slowly thrust his head out over the water, careful not to ruffle its surface by rough breathing, and stared down at the mirror cat--the Gummitch Double--staring up at him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then he slowly thrust his head out over the water, careful not to ruffle its surface by rough breathing, and stared down at the mirror cat--the Gummitch Double--staring up at him.
up
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From this reading Then he slowly thrust his head out over the water, careful not to ruffle its surface by rough breathing, and stared down at the mirror cat--the Gummitch Double--staring up at him.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They are the aliens among us--and their ways and wonders are stranger than extraterrestrials!
very
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From this reading Gummitch had early discovered that water mirrors are very different from most glass mirrors.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He knew from experience that it would make dark ghost suns swim in front of his eyes for a few moments, and that was mildly interesting.
water
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From this reading Gummitch peered thoughtfully at the molten silver image of the sun in his little bowl of water on the floor inside the kitchen window.
ways
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From this reading They are the aliens among us--and their ways and wonders are stranger than extraterrestrials!
window
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From this reading Gummitch peered thoughtfully at the molten silver image of the sun in his little bowl of water on the floor inside the kitchen window.
wonders
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From this reading They are the aliens among us--and their ways and wonders are stranger than extraterrestrials!
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He knew from experience that it would make dark ghost suns swim in front of his eyes for a few moments, and that was mildly interesting.
