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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 There is still a fifth tower that would gladly show itself above the silver poplars; this one runs up into a spire and cross, while the others end in a star.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading There is still a fifth tower that would gladly show itself above the silver poplars; this one runs up into a spire and cross, while the others end in a star.
all
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From this reading Its four towers are covered with tin, and when the setting sun shines on them, all four blaze like sheaves of fire.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Its four towers are covered with tin, and when the setting sun shines on them, all four blaze like sheaves of fire.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Its four towers are covered with tin, and when the setting sun shines on them, all four blaze like sheaves of fire.
blaze
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From this reading Its four towers are covered with tin, and when the setting sun shines on them, all four blaze like sheaves of fire.
Castle
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From this reading Opposite the Madocsany Castle gleams forth the Mitosin.
covered
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From this reading Its four towers are covered with tin, and when the setting sun shines on them, all four blaze like sheaves of fire.
cross
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From this reading There is still a fifth tower that would gladly show itself above the silver poplars; this one runs up into a spire and cross, while the others end in a star.
dome-topped
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From this reading They are round and dome-topped in Russian style.
end
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From this reading There is still a fifth tower that would gladly show itself above the silver poplars; this one runs up into a spire and cross, while the others end in a star.
fifth
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From this reading There is still a fifth tower that would gladly show itself above the silver poplars; this one runs up into a spire and cross, while the others end in a star.
fire
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From this reading Its four towers are covered with tin, and when the setting sun shines on them, all four blaze like sheaves of fire.
forth
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From this reading Opposite the Madocsany Castle gleams forth the Mitosin.
four
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From this reading Its four towers are covered with tin, and when the setting sun shines on them, all four blaze like sheaves of fire.
gladly
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From this reading There is still a fifth tower that would gladly show itself above the silver poplars; this one runs up into a spire and cross, while the others end in a star.
gleams
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From this reading Opposite the Madocsany Castle gleams forth the Mitosin.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They are round and dome-topped in Russian style.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading There is still a fifth tower that would gladly show itself above the silver poplars; this one runs up into a spire and cross, while the others end in a star.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is still a fifth tower that would gladly show itself above the silver poplars; this one runs up into a spire and cross, while the others end in a star.
ItsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Its four towers are covered with tin, and when the setting sun shines on them, all four blaze like sheaves of fire.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading There is still a fifth tower that would gladly show itself above the silver poplars; this one runs up into a spire and cross, while the others end in a star.
like
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From this reading Its four towers are covered with tin, and when the setting sun shines on them, all four blaze like sheaves of fire.
LORDS
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From this reading THE LORDS OF MITOSIN.
Madocsany
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From this reading Opposite the Madocsany Castle gleams forth the Mitosin.
MITOSIN
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From this reading THE LORDS OF MITOSIN.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LORDS OF MITOSIN.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Its four towers are covered with tin, and when the setting sun shines on them, all four blaze like sheaves of fire.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There is still a fifth tower that would gladly show itself above the silver poplars; this one runs up into a spire and cross, while the others end in a star.
Opposite
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From this reading Opposite the Madocsany Castle gleams forth the Mitosin.
others
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From this reading There is still a fifth tower that would gladly show itself above the silver poplars; this one runs up into a spire and cross, while the others end in a star.
poplars
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From this reading There is still a fifth tower that would gladly show itself above the silver poplars; this one runs up into a spire and cross, while the others end in a star.
round
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From this reading They are round and dome-topped in Russian style.
runs
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From this reading There is still a fifth tower that would gladly show itself above the silver poplars; this one runs up into a spire and cross, while the others end in a star.
Russian
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From this reading They are round and dome-topped in Russian style.
setting
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From this reading Its four towers are covered with tin, and when the setting sun shines on them, all four blaze like sheaves of fire.
sheaves
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From this reading Its four towers are covered with tin, and when the setting sun shines on them, all four blaze like sheaves of fire.
shines
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From this reading Its four towers are covered with tin, and when the setting sun shines on them, all four blaze like sheaves of fire.
show
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From this reading There is still a fifth tower that would gladly show itself above the silver poplars; this one runs up into a spire and cross, while the others end in a star.
silver
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From this reading There is still a fifth tower that would gladly show itself above the silver poplars; this one runs up into a spire and cross, while the others end in a star.
spire
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From this reading There is still a fifth tower that would gladly show itself above the silver poplars; this one runs up into a spire and cross, while the others end in a star.
star
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From this reading There is still a fifth tower that would gladly show itself above the silver poplars; this one runs up into a spire and cross, while the others end in a star.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There is still a fifth tower that would gladly show itself above the silver poplars; this one runs up into a spire and cross, while the others end in a star.
style
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From this reading They are round and dome-topped in Russian style.
sun
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From this reading Its four towers are covered with tin, and when the setting sun shines on them, all four blaze like sheaves of fire.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There is still a fifth tower that would gladly show itself above the silver poplars; this one runs up into a spire and cross, while the others end in a star.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LORDS OF MITOSIN.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Its four towers are covered with tin, and when the setting sun shines on them, all four blaze like sheaves of fire.
There
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From this reading There is still a fifth tower that would gladly show itself above the silver poplars; this one runs up into a spire and cross, while the others end in a star.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They are round and dome-topped in Russian style.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There is still a fifth tower that would gladly show itself above the silver poplars; this one runs up into a spire and cross, while the others end in a star.
tin
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From this reading Its four towers are covered with tin, and when the setting sun shines on them, all four blaze like sheaves of fire.
tower
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From this reading There is still a fifth tower that would gladly show itself above the silver poplars; this one runs up into a spire and cross, while the others end in a star.
towers
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From this reading Its four towers are covered with tin, and when the setting sun shines on them, all four blaze like sheaves of fire.
up
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From this reading There is still a fifth tower that would gladly show itself above the silver poplars; this one runs up into a spire and cross, while the others end in a star.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Its four towers are covered with tin, and when the setting sun shines on them, all four blaze like sheaves of fire.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading There is still a fifth tower that would gladly show itself above the silver poplars; this one runs up into a spire and cross, while the others end in a star.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Its four towers are covered with tin, and when the setting sun shines on them, all four blaze like sheaves of fire.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading There is still a fifth tower that would gladly show itself above the silver poplars; this one runs up into a spire and cross, while the others end in a star.