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air
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From this reading The cats champed their bright bits, and skimmed alike over earth and air with swift, clinging steps, eager and noiseless.
alike
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From this reading The cats champed their bright bits, and skimmed alike over earth and air with swift, clinging steps, eager and noiseless.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The cats champed their bright bits, and skimmed alike over earth and air with swift, clinging steps, eager and noiseless.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "But none of the houses here are good enough for Odur," said Freyja to herself; "I will not ask for him at such doors as these."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "But none of the houses here are good enough for Odur," said Freyja to herself; "I will not ask for him at such doors as these."
ask
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From this reading "But none of the houses here are good enough for Odur," said Freyja to herself; "I will not ask for him at such doors as these."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "But none of the houses here are good enough for Odur," said Freyja to herself; "I will not ask for him at such doors as these."
away
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From this reading The chariot rolled on, and Freyja was carried away up and down into every part of the world, weeping golden tears wherever she went; they fell down from her pale cheeks, and rippled away behind her in little sunshiny rivers, that carried beauty and weeping to every land.
beauty
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From this reading The chariot rolled on, and Freyja was carried away up and down into every part of the world, weeping golden tears wherever she went; they fell down from her pale cheeks, and rippled away behind her in little sunshiny rivers, that carried beauty and weeping to every land.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The chariot rolled on, and Freyja was carried away up and down into every part of the world, weeping golden tears wherever she went; they fell down from her pale cheeks, and rippled away behind her in little sunshiny rivers, that carried beauty and weeping to every land.
bits
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From this reading The cats champed their bright bits, and skimmed alike over earth and air with swift, clinging steps, eager and noiseless.
bright
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From this reading The cats champed their bright bits, and skimmed alike over earth and air with swift, clinging steps, eager and noiseless.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But none of the houses here are good enough for Odur," said Freyja to herself; "I will not ask for him at such doors as these."
came
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From this reading She came to the greatest city in the world, and drove down its wide streets.
carried
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From this reading The chariot rolled on, and Freyja was carried away up and down into every part of the world, weeping golden tears wherever she went; they fell down from her pale cheeks, and rippled away behind her in little sunshiny rivers, that carried beauty and weeping to every land.
catsnounUS /kæts/
plural of “cat” — feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading The cats champed their bright bits, and skimmed alike over earth and air with swift, clinging steps, eager and noiseless.
champed
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From this reading The cats champed their bright bits, and skimmed alike over earth and air with swift, clinging steps, eager and noiseless.
chariot
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From this reading The chariot rolled on, and Freyja was carried away up and down into every part of the world, weeping golden tears wherever she went; they fell down from her pale cheeks, and rippled away behind her in little sunshiny rivers, that carried beauty and weeping to every land.
cheeks
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From this reading The chariot rolled on, and Freyja was carried away up and down into every part of the world, weeping golden tears wherever she went; they fell down from her pale cheeks, and rippled away behind her in little sunshiny rivers, that carried beauty and weeping to every land.
city
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From this reading She came to the greatest city in the world, and drove down its wide streets.
clinging
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From this reading The cats champed their bright bits, and skimmed alike over earth and air with swift, clinging steps, eager and noiseless.
doors
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From this reading "But none of the houses here are good enough for Odur," said Freyja to herself; "I will not ask for him at such doors as these."
down
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From this reading The chariot rolled on, and Freyja was carried away up and down into every part of the world, weeping golden tears wherever she went; they fell down from her pale cheeks, and rippled away behind her in little sunshiny rivers, that carried beauty and weeping to every land.
drove
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From this reading She came to the greatest city in the world, and drove down its wide streets.
eager
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From this reading The cats champed their bright bits, and skimmed alike over earth and air with swift, clinging steps, eager and noiseless.
earth
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From this reading The cats champed their bright bits, and skimmed alike over earth and air with swift, clinging steps, eager and noiseless.
enough
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From this reading "But none of the houses here are good enough for Odur," said Freyja to herself; "I will not ask for him at such doors as these."
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The chariot rolled on, and Freyja was carried away up and down into every part of the world, weeping golden tears wherever she went; they fell down from her pale cheeks, and rippled away behind her in little sunshiny rivers, that carried beauty and weeping to every land.
fell
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From this reading The chariot rolled on, and Freyja was carried away up and down into every part of the world, weeping golden tears wherever she went; they fell down from her pale cheeks, and rippled away behind her in little sunshiny rivers, that carried beauty and weeping to every land.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "But none of the houses here are good enough for Odur," said Freyja to herself; "I will not ask for him at such doors as these."
Freyja
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From this reading The chariot rolled on, and Freyja was carried away up and down into every part of the world, weeping golden tears wherever she went; they fell down from her pale cheeks, and rippled away behind her in little sunshiny rivers, that carried beauty and weeping to every land.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The chariot rolled on, and Freyja was carried away up and down into every part of the world, weeping golden tears wherever she went; they fell down from her pale cheeks, and rippled away behind her in little sunshiny rivers, that carried beauty and weeping to every land.
golden
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From this reading The chariot rolled on, and Freyja was carried away up and down into every part of the world, weeping golden tears wherever she went; they fell down from her pale cheeks, and rippled away behind her in little sunshiny rivers, that carried beauty and weeping to every land.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "But none of the houses here are good enough for Odur," said Freyja to herself; "I will not ask for him at such doors as these."
greatest
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From this reading She came to the greatest city in the world, and drove down its wide streets.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The chariot rolled on, and Freyja was carried away up and down into every part of the world, weeping golden tears wherever she went; they fell down from her pale cheeks, and rippled away behind her in little sunshiny rivers, that carried beauty and weeping to every land.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "But none of the houses here are good enough for Odur," said Freyja to herself; "I will not ask for him at such doors as these."
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading "But none of the houses here are good enough for Odur," said Freyja to herself; "I will not ask for him at such doors as these."
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "But none of the houses here are good enough for Odur," said Freyja to herself; "I will not ask for him at such doors as these."
houses
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From this reading "But none of the houses here are good enough for Odur," said Freyja to herself; "I will not ask for him at such doors as these."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "But none of the houses here are good enough for Odur," said Freyja to herself; "I will not ask for him at such doors as these."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The chariot rolled on, and Freyja was carried away up and down into every part of the world, weeping golden tears wherever she went; they fell down from her pale cheeks, and rippled away behind her in little sunshiny rivers, that carried beauty and weeping to every land.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The chariot rolled on, and Freyja was carried away up and down into every part of the world, weeping golden tears wherever she went; they fell down from her pale cheeks, and rippled away behind her in little sunshiny rivers, that carried beauty and weeping to every land.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading She came to the greatest city in the world, and drove down its wide streets.
king
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From this reading So she went straight on to the palace of the king.
land
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From this reading The chariot rolled on, and Freyja was carried away up and down into every part of the world, weeping golden tears wherever she went; they fell down from her pale cheeks, and rippled away behind her in little sunshiny rivers, that carried beauty and weeping to every land.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The chariot rolled on, and Freyja was carried away up and down into every part of the world, weeping golden tears wherever she went; they fell down from her pale cheeks, and rippled away behind her in little sunshiny rivers, that carried beauty and weeping to every land.
noiseless
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From this reading The cats champed their bright bits, and skimmed alike over earth and air with swift, clinging steps, eager and noiseless.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading "But none of the houses here are good enough for Odur," said Freyja to herself; "I will not ask for him at such doors as these."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "But none of the houses here are good enough for Odur," said Freyja to herself; "I will not ask for him at such doors as these."
Odur
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From this reading "But none of the houses here are good enough for Odur," said Freyja to herself; "I will not ask for him at such doors as these."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The chariot rolled on, and Freyja was carried away up and down into every part of the world, weeping golden tears wherever she went; they fell down from her pale cheeks, and rippled away behind her in little sunshiny rivers, that carried beauty and weeping to every land.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The chariot rolled on, and Freyja was carried away up and down into every part of the world, weeping golden tears wherever she went; they fell down from her pale cheeks, and rippled away behind her in little sunshiny rivers, that carried beauty and weeping to every land.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The cats champed their bright bits, and skimmed alike over earth and air with swift, clinging steps, eager and noiseless.
palace
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From this reading So she went straight on to the palace of the king.
pale
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From this reading The chariot rolled on, and Freyja was carried away up and down into every part of the world, weeping golden tears wherever she went; they fell down from her pale cheeks, and rippled away behind her in little sunshiny rivers, that carried beauty and weeping to every land.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The chariot rolled on, and Freyja was carried away up and down into every part of the world, weeping golden tears wherever she went; they fell down from her pale cheeks, and rippled away behind her in little sunshiny rivers, that carried beauty and weeping to every land.
rippled
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From this reading The chariot rolled on, and Freyja was carried away up and down into every part of the world, weeping golden tears wherever she went; they fell down from her pale cheeks, and rippled away behind her in little sunshiny rivers, that carried beauty and weeping to every land.
rivers
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From this reading The chariot rolled on, and Freyja was carried away up and down into every part of the world, weeping golden tears wherever she went; they fell down from her pale cheeks, and rippled away behind her in little sunshiny rivers, that carried beauty and weeping to every land.
rolled
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From this reading The chariot rolled on, and Freyja was carried away up and down into every part of the world, weeping golden tears wherever she went; they fell down from her pale cheeks, and rippled away behind her in little sunshiny rivers, that carried beauty and weeping to every land.
said
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From this reading "But none of the houses here are good enough for Odur," said Freyja to herself; "I will not ask for him at such doors as these."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The chariot rolled on, and Freyja was carried away up and down into every part of the world, weeping golden tears wherever she went; they fell down from her pale cheeks, and rippled away behind her in little sunshiny rivers, that carried beauty and weeping to every land.
skimmed
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From this reading The cats champed their bright bits, and skimmed alike over earth and air with swift, clinging steps, eager and noiseless.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So she went straight on to the palace of the king.
steps
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From this reading The cats champed their bright bits, and skimmed alike over earth and air with swift, clinging steps, eager and noiseless.
straight
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From this reading So she went straight on to the palace of the king.
streets
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From this reading She came to the greatest city in the world, and drove down its wide streets.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "But none of the houses here are good enough for Odur," said Freyja to herself; "I will not ask for him at such doors as these."
sunshiny
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From this reading The chariot rolled on, and Freyja was carried away up and down into every part of the world, weeping golden tears wherever she went; they fell down from her pale cheeks, and rippled away behind her in little sunshiny rivers, that carried beauty and weeping to every land.
swift
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From this reading The cats champed their bright bits, and skimmed alike over earth and air with swift, clinging steps, eager and noiseless.
tears
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From this reading The chariot rolled on, and Freyja was carried away up and down into every part of the world, weeping golden tears wherever she went; they fell down from her pale cheeks, and rippled away behind her in little sunshiny rivers, that carried beauty and weeping to every land.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The chariot rolled on, and Freyja was carried away up and down into every part of the world, weeping golden tears wherever she went; they fell down from her pale cheeks, and rippled away behind her in little sunshiny rivers, that carried beauty and weeping to every land.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The cats champed their bright bits, and skimmed alike over earth and air with swift, clinging steps, eager and noiseless.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The cats champed their bright bits, and skimmed alike over earth and air with swift, clinging steps, eager and noiseless.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "But none of the houses here are good enough for Odur," said Freyja to herself; "I will not ask for him at such doors as these."
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The chariot rolled on, and Freyja was carried away up and down into every part of the world, weeping golden tears wherever she went; they fell down from her pale cheeks, and rippled away behind her in little sunshiny rivers, that carried beauty and weeping to every land.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The chariot rolled on, and Freyja was carried away up and down into every part of the world, weeping golden tears wherever she went; they fell down from her pale cheeks, and rippled away behind her in little sunshiny rivers, that carried beauty and weeping to every land.
up
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From this reading The chariot rolled on, and Freyja was carried away up and down into every part of the world, weeping golden tears wherever she went; they fell down from her pale cheeks, and rippled away behind her in little sunshiny rivers, that carried beauty and weeping to every land.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The chariot rolled on, and Freyja was carried away up and down into every part of the world, weeping golden tears wherever she went; they fell down from her pale cheeks, and rippled away behind her in little sunshiny rivers, that carried beauty and weeping to every land.
weeping
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From this reading The chariot rolled on, and Freyja was carried away up and down into every part of the world, weeping golden tears wherever she went; they fell down from her pale cheeks, and rippled away behind her in little sunshiny rivers, that carried beauty and weeping to every land.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The chariot rolled on, and Freyja was carried away up and down into every part of the world, weeping golden tears wherever she went; they fell down from her pale cheeks, and rippled away behind her in little sunshiny rivers, that carried beauty and weeping to every land.
whereverconjunctionUS /weˈrevər/
in or to any place at all
From this reading The chariot rolled on, and Freyja was carried away up and down into every part of the world, weeping golden tears wherever she went; they fell down from her pale cheeks, and rippled away behind her in little sunshiny rivers, that carried beauty and weeping to every land.
wide
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From this reading She came to the greatest city in the world, and drove down its wide streets.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "But none of the houses here are good enough for Odur," said Freyja to herself; "I will not ask for him at such doors as these."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The cats champed their bright bits, and skimmed alike over earth and air with swift, clinging steps, eager and noiseless.
world
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From this reading The chariot rolled on, and Freyja was carried away up and down into every part of the world, weeping golden tears wherever she went; they fell down from her pale cheeks, and rippled away behind her in little sunshiny rivers, that carried beauty and weeping to every land.
