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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 Sun’s Satellite Island was most glorious to behold, being bathed in dancing sunbeams which twirled in and around everything and threw a veil of splendor over all.
abounded
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From this reading Gold mines abounded, formed as it seemed of petrified sunbeams.
afar
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From this reading This was called the Isle of Gold, as it looked like one gigantic ball of that precious metal when seen from afar.
all
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From this reading The Sun’s Satellite Island was most glorious to behold, being bathed in dancing sunbeams which twirled in and around everything and threw a veil of splendor over all.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Sun’s Satellite Island was most glorious to behold, being bathed in dancing sunbeams which twirled in and around everything and threw a veil of splendor over all.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The Sun’s Satellite Island was most glorious to behold, being bathed in dancing sunbeams which twirled in and around everything and threw a veil of splendor over all.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This was called the Isle of Gold, as it looked like one gigantic ball of that precious metal when seen from afar.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The flowers and leaves of plants and trees opened and shut at the rising and setting of the Sun as do the lotus and marigold.
ball
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From this reading This was called the Isle of Gold, as it looked like one gigantic ball of that precious metal when seen from afar.
bathed
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From this reading The Sun’s Satellite Island was most glorious to behold, being bathed in dancing sunbeams which twirled in and around everything and threw a veil of splendor over all.
behold
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From this reading The Sun’s Satellite Island was most glorious to behold, being bathed in dancing sunbeams which twirled in and around everything and threw a veil of splendor over all.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The Sun’s Satellite Island was most glorious to behold, being bathed in dancing sunbeams which twirled in and around everything and threw a veil of splendor over all.
birds
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From this reading The birds too, sang at sunrise to herald the coming of the messenger of day.
called
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From this reading This was called the Isle of Gold, as it looked like one gigantic ball of that precious metal when seen from afar.
coming
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From this reading The birds too, sang at sunrise to herald the coming of the messenger of day.
dancing
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From this reading The Sun’s Satellite Island was most glorious to behold, being bathed in dancing sunbeams which twirled in and around everything and threw a veil of splendor over all.
day
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From this reading The birds too, sang at sunrise to herald the coming of the messenger of day.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The flowers and leaves of plants and trees opened and shut at the rising and setting of the Sun as do the lotus and marigold.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading The Sun’s Satellite Island was most glorious to behold, being bathed in dancing sunbeams which twirled in and around everything and threw a veil of splendor over all.
flowers
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From this reading The flowers and leaves of plants and trees opened and shut at the rising and setting of the Sun as do the lotus and marigold.
formed
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From this reading Gold mines abounded, formed as it seemed of petrified sunbeams.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading This was called the Isle of Gold, as it looked like one gigantic ball of that precious metal when seen from afar.
gigantic
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From this reading This was called the Isle of Gold, as it looked like one gigantic ball of that precious metal when seen from afar.
glorious
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From this reading The Sun’s Satellite Island was most glorious to behold, being bathed in dancing sunbeams which twirled in and around everything and threw a veil of splendor over all.
Gold
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From this reading This was called the Isle of Gold, as it looked like one gigantic ball of that precious metal when seen from afar.
herald
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From this reading The birds too, sang at sunrise to herald the coming of the messenger of day.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Sun’s Satellite Island was most glorious to behold, being bathed in dancing sunbeams which twirled in and around everything and threw a veil of splendor over all.
Island
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From this reading The Sun’s Satellite Island was most glorious to behold, being bathed in dancing sunbeams which twirled in and around everything and threw a veil of splendor over all.
Isle
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From this reading This was called the Isle of Gold, as it looked like one gigantic ball of that precious metal when seen from afar.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This was called the Isle of Gold, as it looked like one gigantic ball of that precious metal when seen from afar.
leaves
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From this reading The flowers and leaves of plants and trees opened and shut at the rising and setting of the Sun as do the lotus and marigold.
like
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From this reading This was called the Isle of Gold, as it looked like one gigantic ball of that precious metal when seen from afar.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This was called the Isle of Gold, as it looked like one gigantic ball of that precious metal when seen from afar.
lotus
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From this reading The flowers and leaves of plants and trees opened and shut at the rising and setting of the Sun as do the lotus and marigold.
marigold
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From this reading The flowers and leaves of plants and trees opened and shut at the rising and setting of the Sun as do the lotus and marigold.
messenger
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From this reading The birds too, sang at sunrise to herald the coming of the messenger of day.
metal
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From this reading This was called the Isle of Gold, as it looked like one gigantic ball of that precious metal when seen from afar.
mines
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From this reading Gold mines abounded, formed as it seemed of petrified sunbeams.
most
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From this reading The Sun’s Satellite Island was most glorious to behold, being bathed in dancing sunbeams which twirled in and around everything and threw a veil of splendor over all.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Sun’s Satellite Island was most glorious to behold, being bathed in dancing sunbeams which twirled in and around everything and threw a veil of splendor over all.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading This was called the Isle of Gold, as it looked like one gigantic ball of that precious metal when seen from afar.
opened
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From this reading The flowers and leaves of plants and trees opened and shut at the rising and setting of the Sun as do the lotus and marigold.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The Sun’s Satellite Island was most glorious to behold, being bathed in dancing sunbeams which twirled in and around everything and threw a veil of splendor over all.
petrified
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From this reading Gold mines abounded, formed as it seemed of petrified sunbeams.
plants
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From this reading The flowers and leaves of plants and trees opened and shut at the rising and setting of the Sun as do the lotus and marigold.
preciousadjectiveUS /ˈpreʃəs/
rare and worth a great deal
From this reading This was called the Isle of Gold, as it looked like one gigantic ball of that precious metal when seen from afar.
rising
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From this reading The flowers and leaves of plants and trees opened and shut at the rising and setting of the Sun as do the lotus and marigold.
sang
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From this reading The birds too, sang at sunrise to herald the coming of the messenger of day.
Satellite
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From this reading The Sun’s Satellite Island was most glorious to behold, being bathed in dancing sunbeams which twirled in and around everything and threw a veil of splendor over all.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Gold mines abounded, formed as it seemed of petrified sunbeams.
seen
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From this reading This was called the Isle of Gold, as it looked like one gigantic ball of that precious metal when seen from afar.
setting
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From this reading The flowers and leaves of plants and trees opened and shut at the rising and setting of the Sun as do the lotus and marigold.
shut
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From this reading The flowers and leaves of plants and trees opened and shut at the rising and setting of the Sun as do the lotus and marigold.
splendornounUS /ˈsplen.dər/
Magnificent and splendid appearance; grandeur and brilliance.
From this reading The Sun’s Satellite Island was most glorious to behold, being bathed in dancing sunbeams which twirled in and around everything and threw a veil of splendor over all.
Sun
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From this reading The flowers and leaves of plants and trees opened and shut at the rising and setting of the Sun as do the lotus and marigold.
Sun's
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From this reading The Sun’s Satellite Island was most glorious to behold, being bathed in dancing sunbeams which twirled in and around everything and threw a veil of splendor over all.
sunbeams
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From this reading The Sun’s Satellite Island was most glorious to behold, being bathed in dancing sunbeams which twirled in and around everything and threw a veil of splendor over all.
sunrise
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From this reading The birds too, sang at sunrise to herald the coming of the messenger of day.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This was called the Isle of Gold, as it looked like one gigantic ball of that precious metal when seen from afar.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Sun’s Satellite Island was most glorious to behold, being bathed in dancing sunbeams which twirled in and around everything and threw a veil of splendor over all.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was called the Isle of Gold, as it looked like one gigantic ball of that precious metal when seen from afar.
threw
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From this reading The Sun’s Satellite Island was most glorious to behold, being bathed in dancing sunbeams which twirled in and around everything and threw a veil of splendor over all.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Sun’s Satellite Island was most glorious to behold, being bathed in dancing sunbeams which twirled in and around everything and threw a veil of splendor over all.
too
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From this reading The birds too, sang at sunrise to herald the coming of the messenger of day.
trees
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From this reading The flowers and leaves of plants and trees opened and shut at the rising and setting of the Sun as do the lotus and marigold.
twirled
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From this reading The Sun’s Satellite Island was most glorious to behold, being bathed in dancing sunbeams which twirled in and around everything and threw a veil of splendor over all.
veil
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From this reading The Sun’s Satellite Island was most glorious to behold, being bathed in dancing sunbeams which twirled in and around everything and threw a veil of splendor over all.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Sun’s Satellite Island was most glorious to behold, being bathed in dancing sunbeams which twirled in and around everything and threw a veil of splendor over all.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading This was called the Isle of Gold, as it looked like one gigantic ball of that precious metal when seen from afar.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The Sun’s Satellite Island was most glorious to behold, being bathed in dancing sunbeams which twirled in and around everything and threw a veil of splendor over all.
