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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 THE GAME OF THE GODS ONCE upon a time the immortal gods, desirous of playing their favorite game, in which mortals are used as pawns, cast down upon the surface of the earth their great chessboard.
AcrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Across this line at right angles they put down yet another indefinite line to finish off their board.
afterwards
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From this reading It lay somewhere near what men afterwards came to call the one-hundredth meridian.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading They traced a wandering and wavering line two thousand miles in length along the indefinite line between the tall grass of the prairies and the bunch grass of the plains.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They traced a wandering and wavering line two thousand miles in length along the indefinite line between the tall grass of the prairies and the bunch grass of the plains.
angles
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From this reading Across this line at right angles they put down yet another indefinite line to finish off their board.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Across this line at right angles they put down yet another indefinite line to finish off their board.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE GAME OF THE GODS ONCE upon a time the immortal gods, desirous of playing their favorite game, in which mortals are used as pawns, cast down upon the surface of the earth their great chessboard.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE GAME OF THE GODS ONCE upon a time the immortal gods, desirous of playing their favorite game, in which mortals are used as pawns, cast down upon the surface of the earth their great chessboard.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Across this line at right angles they put down yet another indefinite line to finish off their board.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading They traced a wandering and wavering line two thousand miles in length along the indefinite line between the tall grass of the prairies and the bunch grass of the plains.
board
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From this reading Across this line at right angles they put down yet another indefinite line to finish off their board.
bunch
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From this reading They traced a wandering and wavering line two thousand miles in length along the indefinite line between the tall grass of the prairies and the bunch grass of the plains.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was simple, having but four squares.
call
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From this reading It lay somewhere near what men afterwards came to call the one-hundredth meridian.
came
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From this reading It lay somewhere near what men afterwards came to call the one-hundredth meridian.
cast
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From this reading THE GAME OF THE GODS ONCE upon a time the immortal gods, desirous of playing their favorite game, in which mortals are used as pawns, cast down upon the surface of the earth their great chessboard.
chessboard
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From this reading THE GAME OF THE GODS ONCE upon a time the immortal gods, desirous of playing their favorite game, in which mortals are used as pawns, cast down upon the surface of the earth their great chessboard.
desirousadjectiveUS /dɪˈzaɪərəs/
having a strong wish to do or obtain something
From this reading THE GAME OF THE GODS ONCE upon a time the immortal gods, desirous of playing their favorite game, in which mortals are used as pawns, cast down upon the surface of the earth their great chessboard.
down
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From this reading THE GAME OF THE GODS ONCE upon a time the immortal gods, desirous of playing their favorite game, in which mortals are used as pawns, cast down upon the surface of the earth their great chessboard.
earth
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From this reading THE GAME OF THE GODS ONCE upon a time the immortal gods, desirous of playing their favorite game, in which mortals are used as pawns, cast down upon the surface of the earth their great chessboard.
favorite
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From this reading THE GAME OF THE GODS ONCE upon a time the immortal gods, desirous of playing their favorite game, in which mortals are used as pawns, cast down upon the surface of the earth their great chessboard.
finish
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From this reading Across this line at right angles they put down yet another indefinite line to finish off their board.
four
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From this reading It was simple, having but four squares.
GAME
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From this reading THE GAME OF THE GODS ONCE upon a time the immortal gods, desirous of playing their favorite game, in which mortals are used as pawns, cast down upon the surface of the earth their great chessboard.
GODS
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From this reading THE GAME OF THE GODS ONCE upon a time the immortal gods, desirous of playing their favorite game, in which mortals are used as pawns, cast down upon the surface of the earth their great chessboard.
grass
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From this reading They traced a wandering and wavering line two thousand miles in length along the indefinite line between the tall grass of the prairies and the bunch grass of the plains.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE GAME OF THE GODS ONCE upon a time the immortal gods, desirous of playing their favorite game, in which mortals are used as pawns, cast down upon the surface of the earth their great chessboard.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading It was simple, having but four squares.
immortaladjUS /ɪˈmɔːr.t̬əl/
Living forever; never dying or decaying. (Bất tử, trường tồn vĩnh cửu.)
From this reading THE GAME OF THE GODS ONCE upon a time the immortal gods, desirous of playing their favorite game, in which mortals are used as pawns, cast down upon the surface of the earth their great chessboard.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE GAME OF THE GODS ONCE upon a time the immortal gods, desirous of playing their favorite game, in which mortals are used as pawns, cast down upon the surface of the earth their great chessboard.
indefinite
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From this reading They traced a wandering and wavering line two thousand miles in length along the indefinite line between the tall grass of the prairies and the bunch grass of the plains.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was simple, having but four squares.
lay
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From this reading It lay somewhere near what men afterwards came to call the one-hundredth meridian.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading They traced a wandering and wavering line two thousand miles in length along the indefinite line between the tall grass of the prairies and the bunch grass of the plains.
line
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From this reading They traced a wandering and wavering line two thousand miles in length along the indefinite line between the tall grass of the prairies and the bunch grass of the plains.
men
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From this reading It lay somewhere near what men afterwards came to call the one-hundredth meridian.
meridian
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From this reading It lay somewhere near what men afterwards came to call the one-hundredth meridian.
miles
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From this reading They traced a wandering and wavering line two thousand miles in length along the indefinite line between the tall grass of the prairies and the bunch grass of the plains.
mortals
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From this reading THE GAME OF THE GODS ONCE upon a time the immortal gods, desirous of playing their favorite game, in which mortals are used as pawns, cast down upon the surface of the earth their great chessboard.
near
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From this reading It lay somewhere near what men afterwards came to call the one-hundredth meridian.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE GAME OF THE GODS ONCE upon a time the immortal gods, desirous of playing their favorite game, in which mortals are used as pawns, cast down upon the surface of the earth their great chessboard.
off
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From this reading Across this line at right angles they put down yet another indefinite line to finish off their board.
ONCE
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From this reading THE GAME OF THE GODS ONCE upon a time the immortal gods, desirous of playing their favorite game, in which mortals are used as pawns, cast down upon the surface of the earth their great chessboard.
one-hundredth
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From this reading It lay somewhere near what men afterwards came to call the one-hundredth meridian.
pawns
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From this reading THE GAME OF THE GODS ONCE upon a time the immortal gods, desirous of playing their favorite game, in which mortals are used as pawns, cast down upon the surface of the earth their great chessboard.
plains
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From this reading They traced a wandering and wavering line two thousand miles in length along the indefinite line between the tall grass of the prairies and the bunch grass of the plains.
playing
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From this reading THE GAME OF THE GODS ONCE upon a time the immortal gods, desirous of playing their favorite game, in which mortals are used as pawns, cast down upon the surface of the earth their great chessboard.
prairies
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From this reading They traced a wandering and wavering line two thousand miles in length along the indefinite line between the tall grass of the prairies and the bunch grass of the plains.
put
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From this reading Across this line at right angles they put down yet another indefinite line to finish off their board.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Across this line at right angles they put down yet another indefinite line to finish off their board.
simple
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From this reading It was simple, having but four squares.
somewhere
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From this reading It lay somewhere near what men afterwards came to call the one-hundredth meridian.
squares
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From this reading It was simple, having but four squares.
surface
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From this reading THE GAME OF THE GODS ONCE upon a time the immortal gods, desirous of playing their favorite game, in which mortals are used as pawns, cast down upon the surface of the earth their great chessboard.
tall
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From this reading They traced a wandering and wavering line two thousand miles in length along the indefinite line between the tall grass of the prairies and the bunch grass of the plains.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GAME OF THE GODS ONCE upon a time the immortal gods, desirous of playing their favorite game, in which mortals are used as pawns, cast down upon the surface of the earth their great chessboard.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE GAME OF THE GODS ONCE upon a time the immortal gods, desirous of playing their favorite game, in which mortals are used as pawns, cast down upon the surface of the earth their great chessboard.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They traced a wandering and wavering line two thousand miles in length along the indefinite line between the tall grass of the prairies and the bunch grass of the plains.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Across this line at right angles they put down yet another indefinite line to finish off their board.
thousand
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From this reading They traced a wandering and wavering line two thousand miles in length along the indefinite line between the tall grass of the prairies and the bunch grass of the plains.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE GAME OF THE GODS ONCE upon a time the immortal gods, desirous of playing their favorite game, in which mortals are used as pawns, cast down upon the surface of the earth their great chessboard.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It lay somewhere near what men afterwards came to call the one-hundredth meridian.
traced
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From this reading They traced a wandering and wavering line two thousand miles in length along the indefinite line between the tall grass of the prairies and the bunch grass of the plains.
two
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From this reading They traced a wandering and wavering line two thousand miles in length along the indefinite line between the tall grass of the prairies and the bunch grass of the plains.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading THE GAME OF THE GODS ONCE upon a time the immortal gods, desirous of playing their favorite game, in which mortals are used as pawns, cast down upon the surface of the earth their great chessboard.
used
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From this reading THE GAME OF THE GODS ONCE upon a time the immortal gods, desirous of playing their favorite game, in which mortals are used as pawns, cast down upon the surface of the earth their great chessboard.
wandering
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From this reading They traced a wandering and wavering line two thousand miles in length along the indefinite line between the tall grass of the prairies and the bunch grass of the plains.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was simple, having but four squares.
wavering
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From this reading They traced a wandering and wavering line two thousand miles in length along the indefinite line between the tall grass of the prairies and the bunch grass of the plains.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It lay somewhere near what men afterwards came to call the one-hundredth meridian.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE GAME OF THE GODS ONCE upon a time the immortal gods, desirous of playing their favorite game, in which mortals are used as pawns, cast down upon the surface of the earth their great chessboard.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Across this line at right angles they put down yet another indefinite line to finish off their board.
