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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 great Sagoth came and spoke some words of command to those who watched over me.
allotted
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From this reading But at last the allotted moment arrived—the moment for which I had been trying to prepare myself, for how long I could not even guess.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Out into the broad avenue they conducted me, where, amid huge throngs of Mahars, Sagoths, and heavily guarded slaves, I was led, or, rather, pushed and shoved roughly, along in the same direction that the mob moved.
amidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading Out into the broad avenue they conducted me, where, amid huge throngs of Mahars, Sagoths, and heavily guarded slaves, I was led, or, rather, pushed and shoved roughly, along in the same direction that the mob moved.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A great Sagoth came and spoke some words of command to those who watched over me.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I had seen such a concourse of people once before in the buried city of Phutra; I guessed, and rightly, that we were bound for the great arena where slaves who are condemned to death meet their end.
arena
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From this reading I had seen such a concourse of people once before in the buried city of Phutra; I guessed, and rightly, that we were bound for the great arena where slaves who are condemned to death meet their end.
arrived
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From this reading But at last the allotted moment arrived—the moment for which I had been trying to prepare myself, for how long I could not even guess.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But at last the allotted moment arrived—the moment for which I had been trying to prepare myself, for how long I could not even guess.
avenue
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From this reading Out into the broad avenue they conducted me, where, amid huge throngs of Mahars, Sagoths, and heavily guarded slaves, I was led, or, rather, pushed and shoved roughly, along in the same direction that the mob moved.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But at last the allotted moment arrived—the moment for which I had been trying to prepare myself, for how long I could not even guess.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I had seen such a concourse of people once before in the buried city of Phutra; I guessed, and rightly, that we were bound for the great arena where slaves who are condemned to death meet their end.
bound
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broad
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From this reading Out into the broad avenue they conducted me, where, amid huge throngs of Mahars, Sagoths, and heavily guarded slaves, I was led, or, rather, pushed and shoved roughly, along in the same direction that the mob moved.
buried
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From this reading I had seen such a concourse of people once before in the buried city of Phutra; I guessed, and rightly, that we were bound for the great arena where slaves who are condemned to death meet their end.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But at last the allotted moment arrived—the moment for which I had been trying to prepare myself, for how long I could not even guess.
came
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From this reading A great Sagoth came and spoke some words of command to those who watched over me.
city
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command
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From this reading A great Sagoth came and spoke some words of command to those who watched over me.
concourse
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From this reading I had seen such a concourse of people once before in the buried city of Phutra; I guessed, and rightly, that we were bound for the great arena where slaves who are condemned to death meet their end.
condemned
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conducted
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From this reading Out into the broad avenue they conducted me, where, amid huge throngs of Mahars, Sagoths, and heavily guarded slaves, I was led, or, rather, pushed and shoved roughly, along in the same direction that the mob moved.
consideration
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From this reading I was jerked roughly to my feet and with little consideration hustled upward toward the higher levels.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But at last the allotted moment arrived—the moment for which I had been trying to prepare myself, for how long I could not even guess.
death
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From this reading I had seen such a concourse of people once before in the buried city of Phutra; I guessed, and rightly, that we were bound for the great arena where slaves who are condemned to death meet their end.
direction
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From this reading Out into the broad avenue they conducted me, where, amid huge throngs of Mahars, Sagoths, and heavily guarded slaves, I was led, or, rather, pushed and shoved roughly, along in the same direction that the mob moved.
end
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From this reading I had seen such a concourse of people once before in the buried city of Phutra; I guessed, and rightly, that we were bound for the great arena where slaves who are condemned to death meet their end.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But at last the allotted moment arrived—the moment for which I had been trying to prepare myself, for how long I could not even guess.
feet
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From this reading I was jerked roughly to my feet and with little consideration hustled upward toward the higher levels.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But at last the allotted moment arrived—the moment for which I had been trying to prepare myself, for how long I could not even guess.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A great Sagoth came and spoke some words of command to those who watched over me.
guarded
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From this reading Out into the broad avenue they conducted me, where, amid huge throngs of Mahars, Sagoths, and heavily guarded slaves, I was led, or, rather, pushed and shoved roughly, along in the same direction that the mob moved.
guess
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From this reading But at last the allotted moment arrived—the moment for which I had been trying to prepare myself, for how long I could not even guess.
guessed
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From this reading I had seen such a concourse of people once before in the buried city of Phutra; I guessed, and rightly, that we were bound for the great arena where slaves who are condemned to death meet their end.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But at last the allotted moment arrived—the moment for which I had been trying to prepare myself, for how long I could not even guess.
heavily
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From this reading Out into the broad avenue they conducted me, where, amid huge throngs of Mahars, Sagoths, and heavily guarded slaves, I was led, or, rather, pushed and shoved roughly, along in the same direction that the mob moved.
higher
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From this reading I was jerked roughly to my feet and with little consideration hustled upward toward the higher levels.
how
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From this reading But at last the allotted moment arrived—the moment for which I had been trying to prepare myself, for how long I could not even guess.
huge
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From this reading Out into the broad avenue they conducted me, where, amid huge throngs of Mahars, Sagoths, and heavily guarded slaves, I was led, or, rather, pushed and shoved roughly, along in the same direction that the mob moved.
hustled
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From this reading I was jerked roughly to my feet and with little consideration hustled upward toward the higher levels.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But at last the allotted moment arrived—the moment for which I had been trying to prepare myself, for how long I could not even guess.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Out into the broad avenue they conducted me, where, amid huge throngs of Mahars, Sagoths, and heavily guarded slaves, I was led, or, rather, pushed and shoved roughly, along in the same direction that the mob moved.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Out into the broad avenue they conducted me, where, amid huge throngs of Mahars, Sagoths, and heavily guarded slaves, I was led, or, rather, pushed and shoved roughly, along in the same direction that the mob moved.
jerked
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From this reading I was jerked roughly to my feet and with little consideration hustled upward toward the higher levels.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But at last the allotted moment arrived—the moment for which I had been trying to prepare myself, for how long I could not even guess.
led
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From this reading Out into the broad avenue they conducted me, where, amid huge throngs of Mahars, Sagoths, and heavily guarded slaves, I was led, or, rather, pushed and shoved roughly, along in the same direction that the mob moved.
levels
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From this reading I was jerked roughly to my feet and with little consideration hustled upward toward the higher levels.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was jerked roughly to my feet and with little consideration hustled upward toward the higher levels.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But at last the allotted moment arrived—the moment for which I had been trying to prepare myself, for how long I could not even guess.
Mahars
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From this reading Out into the broad avenue they conducted me, where, amid huge throngs of Mahars, Sagoths, and heavily guarded slaves, I was led, or, rather, pushed and shoved roughly, along in the same direction that the mob moved.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A great Sagoth came and spoke some words of command to those who watched over me.
meet
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From this reading I had seen such a concourse of people once before in the buried city of Phutra; I guessed, and rightly, that we were bound for the great arena where slaves who are condemned to death meet their end.
mob
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From this reading Out into the broad avenue they conducted me, where, amid huge throngs of Mahars, Sagoths, and heavily guarded slaves, I was led, or, rather, pushed and shoved roughly, along in the same direction that the mob moved.
moment
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From this reading But at last the allotted moment arrived—the moment for which I had been trying to prepare myself, for how long I could not even guess.
moved
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From this reading Out into the broad avenue they conducted me, where, amid huge throngs of Mahars, Sagoths, and heavily guarded slaves, I was led, or, rather, pushed and shoved roughly, along in the same direction that the mob moved.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I was jerked roughly to my feet and with little consideration hustled upward toward the higher levels.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading But at last the allotted moment arrived—the moment for which I had been trying to prepare myself, for how long I could not even guess.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But at last the allotted moment arrived—the moment for which I had been trying to prepare myself, for how long I could not even guess.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A great Sagoth came and spoke some words of command to those who watched over me.
once
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From this reading I had seen such a concourse of people once before in the buried city of Phutra; I guessed, and rightly, that we were bound for the great arena where slaves who are condemned to death meet their end.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Out into the broad avenue they conducted me, where, amid huge throngs of Mahars, Sagoths, and heavily guarded slaves, I was led, or, rather, pushed and shoved roughly, along in the same direction that the mob moved.
Out
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From this reading Out into the broad avenue they conducted me, where, amid huge throngs of Mahars, Sagoths, and heavily guarded slaves, I was led, or, rather, pushed and shoved roughly, along in the same direction that the mob moved.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading A great Sagoth came and spoke some words of command to those who watched over me.
people
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From this reading I had seen such a concourse of people once before in the buried city of Phutra; I guessed, and rightly, that we were bound for the great arena where slaves who are condemned to death meet their end.
Phutra
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prepare
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From this reading But at last the allotted moment arrived—the moment for which I had been trying to prepare myself, for how long I could not even guess.
pushed
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From this reading Out into the broad avenue they conducted me, where, amid huge throngs of Mahars, Sagoths, and heavily guarded slaves, I was led, or, rather, pushed and shoved roughly, along in the same direction that the mob moved.
rather
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From this reading Out into the broad avenue they conducted me, where, amid huge throngs of Mahars, Sagoths, and heavily guarded slaves, I was led, or, rather, pushed and shoved roughly, along in the same direction that the mob moved.
rightly
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From this reading I had seen such a concourse of people once before in the buried city of Phutra; I guessed, and rightly, that we were bound for the great arena where slaves who are condemned to death meet their end.
roughly
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From this reading I was jerked roughly to my feet and with little consideration hustled upward toward the higher levels.
Sagoth
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From this reading A great Sagoth came and spoke some words of command to those who watched over me.
Sagoths
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From this reading Out into the broad avenue they conducted me, where, amid huge throngs of Mahars, Sagoths, and heavily guarded slaves, I was led, or, rather, pushed and shoved roughly, along in the same direction that the mob moved.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Out into the broad avenue they conducted me, where, amid huge throngs of Mahars, Sagoths, and heavily guarded slaves, I was led, or, rather, pushed and shoved roughly, along in the same direction that the mob moved.
seen
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From this reading I had seen such a concourse of people once before in the buried city of Phutra; I guessed, and rightly, that we were bound for the great arena where slaves who are condemned to death meet their end.
shoved
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From this reading Out into the broad avenue they conducted me, where, amid huge throngs of Mahars, Sagoths, and heavily guarded slaves, I was led, or, rather, pushed and shoved roughly, along in the same direction that the mob moved.
slaves
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From this reading Out into the broad avenue they conducted me, where, amid huge throngs of Mahars, Sagoths, and heavily guarded slaves, I was led, or, rather, pushed and shoved roughly, along in the same direction that the mob moved.
some
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From this reading A great Sagoth came and spoke some words of command to those who watched over me.
spoke
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From this reading A great Sagoth came and spoke some words of command to those who watched over me.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading I had seen such a concourse of people once before in the buried city of Phutra; I guessed, and rightly, that we were bound for the great arena where slaves who are condemned to death meet their end.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Out into the broad avenue they conducted me, where, amid huge throngs of Mahars, Sagoths, and heavily guarded slaves, I was led, or, rather, pushed and shoved roughly, along in the same direction that the mob moved.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But at last the allotted moment arrived—the moment for which I had been trying to prepare myself, for how long I could not even guess.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading I had seen such a concourse of people once before in the buried city of Phutra; I guessed, and rightly, that we were bound for the great arena where slaves who are condemned to death meet their end.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Out into the broad avenue they conducted me, where, amid huge throngs of Mahars, Sagoths, and heavily guarded slaves, I was led, or, rather, pushed and shoved roughly, along in the same direction that the mob moved.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading A great Sagoth came and spoke some words of command to those who watched over me.
throngs
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From this reading Out into the broad avenue they conducted me, where, amid huge throngs of Mahars, Sagoths, and heavily guarded slaves, I was led, or, rather, pushed and shoved roughly, along in the same direction that the mob moved.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But at last the allotted moment arrived—the moment for which I had been trying to prepare myself, for how long I could not even guess.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading I was jerked roughly to my feet and with little consideration hustled upward toward the higher levels.
trying
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From this reading But at last the allotted moment arrived—the moment for which I had been trying to prepare myself, for how long I could not even guess.
upward
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From this reading I was jerked roughly to my feet and with little consideration hustled upward toward the higher levels.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was jerked roughly to my feet and with little consideration hustled upward toward the higher levels.
watched
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From this reading A great Sagoth came and spoke some words of command to those who watched over me.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I had seen such a concourse of people once before in the buried city of Phutra; I guessed, and rightly, that we were bound for the great arena where slaves who are condemned to death meet their end.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I had seen such a concourse of people once before in the buried city of Phutra; I guessed, and rightly, that we were bound for the great arena where slaves who are condemned to death meet their end.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Out into the broad avenue they conducted me, where, amid huge throngs of Mahars, Sagoths, and heavily guarded slaves, I was led, or, rather, pushed and shoved roughly, along in the same direction that the mob moved.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But at last the allotted moment arrived—the moment for which I had been trying to prepare myself, for how long I could not even guess.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading A great Sagoth came and spoke some words of command to those who watched over me.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I was jerked roughly to my feet and with little consideration hustled upward toward the higher levels.
words
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From this reading A great Sagoth came and spoke some words of command to those who watched over me.
