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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 A jeweled tiara, nodding in spray, looks flowery Flozella, approached from the sea.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading While, within, zone above zone, thrice zoned in belts of bloom, all the isle, as a hanging-garden soars; its tapering cone blending aloft, with heaven’s own blue.
all
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From this reading For, lo you! the glittering foam all round its white marge; where, forcing themselves underneath the coral ledge, and up through its crevices, in fountains, the blue billows gush.
aloft
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From this reading While, within, zone above zone, thrice zoned in belts of bloom, all the isle, as a hanging-garden soars; its tapering cone blending aloft, with heaven’s own blue.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For, lo you! the glittering foam all round its white marge; where, forcing themselves underneath the coral ledge, and up through its crevices, in fountains, the blue billows gush.
approached
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From this reading A jeweled tiara, nodding in spray, looks flowery Flozella, approached from the sea.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading While, within, zone above zone, thrice zoned in belts of bloom, all the isle, as a hanging-garden soars; its tapering cone blending aloft, with heaven’s own blue.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Ha! you wild breeze! you have been plundering the gardens of Hautia,” cried Yoomy.
belts
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From this reading While, within, zone above zone, thrice zoned in belts of bloom, all the isle, as a hanging-garden soars; its tapering cone blending aloft, with heaven’s own blue.
billows
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From this reading For, lo you! the glittering foam all round its white marge; where, forcing themselves underneath the coral ledge, and up through its crevices, in fountains, the blue billows gush.
blending
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From this reading While, within, zone above zone, thrice zoned in belts of bloom, all the isle, as a hanging-garden soars; its tapering cone blending aloft, with heaven’s own blue.
bloom
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From this reading While, within, zone above zone, thrice zoned in belts of bloom, all the isle, as a hanging-garden soars; its tapering cone blending aloft, with heaven’s own blue.
blue
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From this reading For, lo you! the glittering foam all round its white marge; where, forcing themselves underneath the coral ledge, and up through its crevices, in fountains, the blue billows gush.
breeze
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From this reading “Ha! you wild breeze! you have been plundering the gardens of Hautia,” cried Yoomy.
cone
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From this reading While, within, zone above zone, thrice zoned in belts of bloom, all the isle, as a hanging-garden soars; its tapering cone blending aloft, with heaven’s own blue.
coral
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From this reading For, lo you! the glittering foam all round its white marge; where, forcing themselves underneath the coral ledge, and up through its crevices, in fountains, the blue billows gush.
crevices
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From this reading For, lo you! the glittering foam all round its white marge; where, forcing themselves underneath the coral ledge, and up through its crevices, in fountains, the blue billows gush.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What flies through the spray! what incense is this?” cried Media.
flies
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From this reading “What flies through the spray! what incense is this?” cried Media.
flowery
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From this reading A jeweled tiara, nodding in spray, looks flowery Flozella, approached from the sea.
Flozella
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From this reading A jeweled tiara, nodding in spray, looks flowery Flozella, approached from the sea.
foam
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From this reading For, lo you! the glittering foam all round its white marge; where, forcing themselves underneath the coral ledge, and up through its crevices, in fountains, the blue billows gush.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For, lo you! the glittering foam all round its white marge; where, forcing themselves underneath the coral ledge, and up through its crevices, in fountains, the blue billows gush.
forcing
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From this reading For, lo you! the glittering foam all round its white marge; where, forcing themselves underneath the coral ledge, and up through its crevices, in fountains, the blue billows gush.
fountains
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From this reading For, lo you! the glittering foam all round its white marge; where, forcing themselves underneath the coral ledge, and up through its crevices, in fountains, the blue billows gush.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A jeweled tiara, nodding in spray, looks flowery Flozella, approached from the sea.
gardens
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From this reading “Ha! you wild breeze! you have been plundering the gardens of Hautia,” cried Yoomy.
glittering
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From this reading For, lo you! the glittering foam all round its white marge; where, forcing themselves underneath the coral ledge, and up through its crevices, in fountains, the blue billows gush.
gush
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From this reading For, lo you! the glittering foam all round its white marge; where, forcing themselves underneath the coral ledge, and up through its crevices, in fountains, the blue billows gush.
Ha
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From this reading “Ha! you wild breeze! you have been plundering the gardens of Hautia,” cried Yoomy.
hanging-garden
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From this reading While, within, zone above zone, thrice zoned in belts of bloom, all the isle, as a hanging-garden soars; its tapering cone blending aloft, with heaven’s own blue.
Hautia
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From this reading “Ha! you wild breeze! you have been plundering the gardens of Hautia,” cried Yoomy.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Ha! you wild breeze! you have been plundering the gardens of Hautia,” cried Yoomy.
heaven's
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From this reading While, within, zone above zone, thrice zoned in belts of bloom, all the isle, as a hanging-garden soars; its tapering cone blending aloft, with heaven’s own blue.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A jeweled tiara, nodding in spray, looks flowery Flozella, approached from the sea.
incense
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From this reading “What flies through the spray! what incense is this?” cried Media.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What flies through the spray! what incense is this?” cried Media.
isle
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From this reading While, within, zone above zone, thrice zoned in belts of bloom, all the isle, as a hanging-garden soars; its tapering cone blending aloft, with heaven’s own blue.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading For, lo you! the glittering foam all round its white marge; where, forcing themselves underneath the coral ledge, and up through its crevices, in fountains, the blue billows gush.
jeweledadjectiveUS /ˈdʒuː.əld/
Adorned or decorated with precious gems, diamonds, and emeralds.
From this reading A jeweled tiara, nodding in spray, looks flowery Flozella, approached from the sea.
ledge
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From this reading For, lo you! the glittering foam all round its white marge; where, forcing themselves underneath the coral ledge, and up through its crevices, in fountains, the blue billows gush.
lo
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From this reading For, lo you! the glittering foam all round its white marge; where, forcing themselves underneath the coral ledge, and up through its crevices, in fountains, the blue billows gush.
looks
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From this reading A jeweled tiara, nodding in spray, looks flowery Flozella, approached from the sea.
marge
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From this reading For, lo you! the glittering foam all round its white marge; where, forcing themselves underneath the coral ledge, and up through its crevices, in fountains, the blue billows gush.
Media
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From this reading “What flies through the spray! what incense is this?” cried Media.
nodding
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From this reading A jeweled tiara, nodding in spray, looks flowery Flozella, approached from the sea.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading While, within, zone above zone, thrice zoned in belts of bloom, all the isle, as a hanging-garden soars; its tapering cone blending aloft, with heaven’s own blue.
own
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From this reading While, within, zone above zone, thrice zoned in belts of bloom, all the isle, as a hanging-garden soars; its tapering cone blending aloft, with heaven’s own blue.
plundering
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From this reading “Ha! you wild breeze! you have been plundering the gardens of Hautia,” cried Yoomy.
round
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From this reading For, lo you! the glittering foam all round its white marge; where, forcing themselves underneath the coral ledge, and up through its crevices, in fountains, the blue billows gush.
sea
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From this reading A jeweled tiara, nodding in spray, looks flowery Flozella, approached from the sea.
soars
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From this reading While, within, zone above zone, thrice zoned in belts of bloom, all the isle, as a hanging-garden soars; its tapering cone blending aloft, with heaven’s own blue.
spray
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From this reading A jeweled tiara, nodding in spray, looks flowery Flozella, approached from the sea.
tapering
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From this reading While, within, zone above zone, thrice zoned in belts of bloom, all the isle, as a hanging-garden soars; its tapering cone blending aloft, with heaven’s own blue.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A jeweled tiara, nodding in spray, looks flowery Flozella, approached from the sea.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading For, lo you! the glittering foam all round its white marge; where, forcing themselves underneath the coral ledge, and up through its crevices, in fountains, the blue billows gush.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “What flies through the spray! what incense is this?” cried Media.
thrice
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From this reading While, within, zone above zone, thrice zoned in belts of bloom, all the isle, as a hanging-garden soars; its tapering cone blending aloft, with heaven’s own blue.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For, lo you! the glittering foam all round its white marge; where, forcing themselves underneath the coral ledge, and up through its crevices, in fountains, the blue billows gush.
tiara
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From this reading A jeweled tiara, nodding in spray, looks flowery Flozella, approached from the sea.
underneathprepositionUS /ˌʌndərˈniːθ/
directly under, often hidden by what is above
From this reading For, lo you! the glittering foam all round its white marge; where, forcing themselves underneath the coral ledge, and up through its crevices, in fountains, the blue billows gush.
up
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From this reading For, lo you! the glittering foam all round its white marge; where, forcing themselves underneath the coral ledge, and up through its crevices, in fountains, the blue billows gush.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What flies through the spray! what incense is this?” cried Media.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading For, lo you! the glittering foam all round its white marge; where, forcing themselves underneath the coral ledge, and up through its crevices, in fountains, the blue billows gush.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While, within, zone above zone, thrice zoned in belts of bloom, all the isle, as a hanging-garden soars; its tapering cone blending aloft, with heaven’s own blue.
white
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From this reading For, lo you! the glittering foam all round its white marge; where, forcing themselves underneath the coral ledge, and up through its crevices, in fountains, the blue billows gush.
wild
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From this reading “Ha! you wild breeze! you have been plundering the gardens of Hautia,” cried Yoomy.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading While, within, zone above zone, thrice zoned in belts of bloom, all the isle, as a hanging-garden soars; its tapering cone blending aloft, with heaven’s own blue.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading While, within, zone above zone, thrice zoned in belts of bloom, all the isle, as a hanging-garden soars; its tapering cone blending aloft, with heaven’s own blue.
Yoomy
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From this reading “Ha! you wild breeze! you have been plundering the gardens of Hautia,” cried Yoomy.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading For, lo you! the glittering foam all round its white marge; where, forcing themselves underneath the coral ledge, and up through its crevices, in fountains, the blue billows gush.
zone
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From this reading While, within, zone above zone, thrice zoned in belts of bloom, all the isle, as a hanging-garden soars; its tapering cone blending aloft, with heaven’s own blue.
zoned
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From this reading While, within, zone above zone, thrice zoned in belts of bloom, all the isle, as a hanging-garden soars; its tapering cone blending aloft, with heaven’s own blue.
