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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 “We will now go to the Milky Way, that broad stream of sparkling stars that sweeps through the heavens like a mighty river and on either side of which are reared the palaces of the gods, goddesses, and heroes of Greece and Rome,” said Mercury.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “We will now go to the Milky Way, that broad stream of sparkling stars that sweeps through the heavens like a mighty river and on either side of which are reared the palaces of the gods, goddesses, and heroes of Greece and Rome,” said Mercury.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “We will now go to the Milky Way, that broad stream of sparkling stars that sweeps through the heavens like a mighty river and on either side of which are reared the palaces of the gods, goddesses, and heroes of Greece and Rome,” said Mercury.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Certainly I do; and they live in regal splendor as of yore.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading What is more, you are going to be in time to see them start on their yearly journey to Mount Olympus.
broad
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From this reading “We will now go to the Milky Way, that broad stream of sparkling stars that sweeps through the heavens like a mighty river and on either side of which are reared the palaces of the gods, goddesses, and heroes of Greece and Rome,” said Mercury.
Certainly
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From this reading “Certainly I do; and they live in regal splendor as of yore.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Certainly I do; and they live in regal splendor as of yore.
don't
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From this reading You don’t mean to tell us that the gods and goddesses of old live here?” exclaimed Ione.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading “We will now go to the Milky Way, that broad stream of sparkling stars that sweeps through the heavens like a mighty river and on either side of which are reared the palaces of the gods, goddesses, and heroes of Greece and Rome,” said Mercury.
exclaimed
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go
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From this reading “We will now go to the Milky Way, that broad stream of sparkling stars that sweeps through the heavens like a mighty river and on either side of which are reared the palaces of the gods, goddesses, and heroes of Greece and Rome,” said Mercury.
goddesses
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From this reading “We will now go to the Milky Way, that broad stream of sparkling stars that sweeps through the heavens like a mighty river and on either side of which are reared the palaces of the gods, goddesses, and heroes of Greece and Rome,” said Mercury.
gods
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From this reading “We will now go to the Milky Way, that broad stream of sparkling stars that sweeps through the heavens like a mighty river and on either side of which are reared the palaces of the gods, goddesses, and heroes of Greece and Rome,” said Mercury.
going
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From this reading What is more, you are going to be in time to see them start on their yearly journey to Mount Olympus.
Greece
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From this reading “We will now go to the Milky Way, that broad stream of sparkling stars that sweeps through the heavens like a mighty river and on either side of which are reared the palaces of the gods, goddesses, and heroes of Greece and Rome,” said Mercury.
heavens
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From this reading “We will now go to the Milky Way, that broad stream of sparkling stars that sweeps through the heavens like a mighty river and on either side of which are reared the palaces of the gods, goddesses, and heroes of Greece and Rome,” said Mercury.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You don’t mean to tell us that the gods and goddesses of old live here?” exclaimed Ione.
heroes
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From this reading “We will now go to the Milky Way, that broad stream of sparkling stars that sweeps through the heavens like a mighty river and on either side of which are reared the palaces of the gods, goddesses, and heroes of Greece and Rome,” said Mercury.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Certainly I do; and they live in regal splendor as of yore.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Certainly I do; and they live in regal splendor as of yore.
Ione
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From this reading You don’t mean to tell us that the gods and goddesses of old live here?” exclaimed Ione.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What is more, you are going to be in time to see them start on their yearly journey to Mount Olympus.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading What is more, you are going to be in time to see them start on their yearly journey to Mount Olympus.
like
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From this reading “We will now go to the Milky Way, that broad stream of sparkling stars that sweeps through the heavens like a mighty river and on either side of which are reared the palaces of the gods, goddesses, and heroes of Greece and Rome,” said Mercury.
live
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mean
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From this reading You don’t mean to tell us that the gods and goddesses of old live here?” exclaimed Ione.
Mercury
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From this reading “We will now go to the Milky Way, that broad stream of sparkling stars that sweeps through the heavens like a mighty river and on either side of which are reared the palaces of the gods, goddesses, and heroes of Greece and Rome,” said Mercury.
mighty
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From this reading “We will now go to the Milky Way, that broad stream of sparkling stars that sweeps through the heavens like a mighty river and on either side of which are reared the palaces of the gods, goddesses, and heroes of Greece and Rome,” said Mercury.
Milky
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From this reading “We will now go to the Milky Way, that broad stream of sparkling stars that sweeps through the heavens like a mighty river and on either side of which are reared the palaces of the gods, goddesses, and heroes of Greece and Rome,” said Mercury.
more
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From this reading What is more, you are going to be in time to see them start on their yearly journey to Mount Olympus.
Mount
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From this reading What is more, you are going to be in time to see them start on their yearly journey to Mount Olympus.
now
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From this reading “We will now go to the Milky Way, that broad stream of sparkling stars that sweeps through the heavens like a mighty river and on either side of which are reared the palaces of the gods, goddesses, and heroes of Greece and Rome,” said Mercury.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “We will now go to the Milky Way, that broad stream of sparkling stars that sweeps through the heavens like a mighty river and on either side of which are reared the palaces of the gods, goddesses, and heroes of Greece and Rome,” said Mercury.
old
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Olympus
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From this reading What is more, you are going to be in time to see them start on their yearly journey to Mount Olympus.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “We will now go to the Milky Way, that broad stream of sparkling stars that sweeps through the heavens like a mighty river and on either side of which are reared the palaces of the gods, goddesses, and heroes of Greece and Rome,” said Mercury.
palaces
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From this reading “We will now go to the Milky Way, that broad stream of sparkling stars that sweeps through the heavens like a mighty river and on either side of which are reared the palaces of the gods, goddesses, and heroes of Greece and Rome,” said Mercury.
reared
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From this reading “We will now go to the Milky Way, that broad stream of sparkling stars that sweeps through the heavens like a mighty river and on either side of which are reared the palaces of the gods, goddesses, and heroes of Greece and Rome,” said Mercury.
regal
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From this reading “Certainly I do; and they live in regal splendor as of yore.
river
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From this reading “We will now go to the Milky Way, that broad stream of sparkling stars that sweeps through the heavens like a mighty river and on either side of which are reared the palaces of the gods, goddesses, and heroes of Greece and Rome,” said Mercury.
Rome
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From this reading “We will now go to the Milky Way, that broad stream of sparkling stars that sweeps through the heavens like a mighty river and on either side of which are reared the palaces of the gods, goddesses, and heroes of Greece and Rome,” said Mercury.
said
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From this reading “We will now go to the Milky Way, that broad stream of sparkling stars that sweeps through the heavens like a mighty river and on either side of which are reared the palaces of the gods, goddesses, and heroes of Greece and Rome,” said Mercury.
see
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From this reading What is more, you are going to be in time to see them start on their yearly journey to Mount Olympus.
side
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From this reading “We will now go to the Milky Way, that broad stream of sparkling stars that sweeps through the heavens like a mighty river and on either side of which are reared the palaces of the gods, goddesses, and heroes of Greece and Rome,” said Mercury.
sparkling
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From this reading “We will now go to the Milky Way, that broad stream of sparkling stars that sweeps through the heavens like a mighty river and on either side of which are reared the palaces of the gods, goddesses, and heroes of Greece and Rome,” said Mercury.
splendornounUS /ˈsplen.dər/
Magnificent and splendid appearance; grandeur and brilliance.
From this reading “Certainly I do; and they live in regal splendor as of yore.
stars
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From this reading “We will now go to the Milky Way, that broad stream of sparkling stars that sweeps through the heavens like a mighty river and on either side of which are reared the palaces of the gods, goddesses, and heroes of Greece and Rome,” said Mercury.
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What is more, you are going to be in time to see them start on their yearly journey to Mount Olympus.
stream
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From this reading “We will now go to the Milky Way, that broad stream of sparkling stars that sweeps through the heavens like a mighty river and on either side of which are reared the palaces of the gods, goddesses, and heroes of Greece and Rome,” said Mercury.
sweeps
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From this reading “We will now go to the Milky Way, that broad stream of sparkling stars that sweeps through the heavens like a mighty river and on either side of which are reared the palaces of the gods, goddesses, and heroes of Greece and Rome,” said Mercury.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You don’t mean to tell us that the gods and goddesses of old live here?” exclaimed Ione.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “We will now go to the Milky Way, that broad stream of sparkling stars that sweeps through the heavens like a mighty river and on either side of which are reared the palaces of the gods, goddesses, and heroes of Greece and Rome,” said Mercury.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “We will now go to the Milky Way, that broad stream of sparkling stars that sweeps through the heavens like a mighty river and on either side of which are reared the palaces of the gods, goddesses, and heroes of Greece and Rome,” said Mercury.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading What is more, you are going to be in time to see them start on their yearly journey to Mount Olympus.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading What is more, you are going to be in time to see them start on their yearly journey to Mount Olympus.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Certainly I do; and they live in regal splendor as of yore.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “We will now go to the Milky Way, that broad stream of sparkling stars that sweeps through the heavens like a mighty river and on either side of which are reared the palaces of the gods, goddesses, and heroes of Greece and Rome,” said Mercury.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What is more, you are going to be in time to see them start on their yearly journey to Mount Olympus.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “We will now go to the Milky Way, that broad stream of sparkling stars that sweeps through the heavens like a mighty river and on either side of which are reared the palaces of the gods, goddesses, and heroes of Greece and Rome,” said Mercury.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You don’t mean to tell us that the gods and goddesses of old live here?” exclaimed Ione.
Way
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From this reading “We will now go to the Milky Way, that broad stream of sparkling stars that sweeps through the heavens like a mighty river and on either side of which are reared the palaces of the gods, goddesses, and heroes of Greece and Rome,” said Mercury.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We will now go to the Milky Way, that broad stream of sparkling stars that sweeps through the heavens like a mighty river and on either side of which are reared the palaces of the gods, goddesses, and heroes of Greece and Rome,” said Mercury.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What!
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “We will now go to the Milky Way, that broad stream of sparkling stars that sweeps through the heavens like a mighty river and on either side of which are reared the palaces of the gods, goddesses, and heroes of Greece and Rome,” said Mercury.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “We will now go to the Milky Way, that broad stream of sparkling stars that sweeps through the heavens like a mighty river and on either side of which are reared the palaces of the gods, goddesses, and heroes of Greece and Rome,” said Mercury.
yearly
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From this reading What is more, you are going to be in time to see them start on their yearly journey to Mount Olympus.
yore
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From this reading “Certainly I do; and they live in regal splendor as of yore.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You don’t mean to tell us that the gods and goddesses of old live here?” exclaimed Ione.
