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All
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From this reading All around were things like marble statues of men in armour: they were the dead bodies of the knights, horses and all, who had gone out of old to fight the Remora, and who had been frosted up by him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _The Prince and the Remora_.
armour
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From this reading All around were things like marble statues of men in armour: they were the dead bodies of the knights, horses and all, who had gone out of old to fight the Remora, and who had been frosted up by him.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading All around were things like marble statues of men in armour: they were the dead bodies of the knights, horses and all, who had gone out of old to fight the Remora, and who had been frosted up by him.
beast
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From this reading The hill of the Remora was one solid mass of frozen steel, and the cold rushed out of it like the breath of some icy beast, which indeed it _was_.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading If he had been too warm before, the prince was too cold now.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading If he had been too warm before, the prince was too cold now.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The prince felt his blood stand still, and he grew faint; but he took heart, for there was no time to waste.
bodies
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From this reading All around were things like marble statues of men in armour: they were the dead bodies of the knights, horses and all, who had gone out of old to fight the Remora, and who had been frosted up by him.
breath
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From this reading The hill of the Remora was one solid mass of frozen steel, and the cold rushed out of it like the breath of some icy beast, which indeed it _was_.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The prince felt his blood stand still, and he grew faint; but he took heart, for there was no time to waste.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading All around were things like marble statues of men in armour: they were the dead bodies of the knights, horses and all, who had gone out of old to fight the Remora, and who had been frosted up by him.
cold
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From this reading If he had been too warm before, the prince was too cold now.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All around were things like marble statues of men in armour: they were the dead bodies of the knights, horses and all, who had gone out of old to fight the Remora, and who had been frosted up by him.
faint
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From this reading The prince felt his blood stand still, and he grew faint; but he took heart, for there was no time to waste.
felt
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From this reading The prince felt his blood stand still, and he grew faint; but he took heart, for there was no time to waste.
fight
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From this reading All around were things like marble statues of men in armour: they were the dead bodies of the knights, horses and all, who had gone out of old to fight the Remora, and who had been frosted up by him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The prince felt his blood stand still, and he grew faint; but he took heart, for there was no time to waste.
frosted
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From this reading All around were things like marble statues of men in armour: they were the dead bodies of the knights, horses and all, who had gone out of old to fight the Remora, and who had been frosted up by him.
frozen
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From this reading The hill of the Remora was one solid mass of frozen steel, and the cold rushed out of it like the breath of some icy beast, which indeed it _was_.
gone
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From this reading All around were things like marble statues of men in armour: they were the dead bodies of the knights, horses and all, who had gone out of old to fight the Remora, and who had been frosted up by him.
grew
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From this reading The prince felt his blood stand still, and he grew faint; but he took heart, for there was no time to waste.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If he had been too warm before, the prince was too cold now.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If he had been too warm before, the prince was too cold now.
heart
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From this reading The prince felt his blood stand still, and he grew faint; but he took heart, for there was no time to waste.
hill
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From this reading The hill of the Remora was one solid mass of frozen steel, and the cold rushed out of it like the breath of some icy beast, which indeed it _was_.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading All around were things like marble statues of men in armour: they were the dead bodies of the knights, horses and all, who had gone out of old to fight the Remora, and who had been frosted up by him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The prince felt his blood stand still, and he grew faint; but he took heart, for there was no time to waste.
horses
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From this reading All around were things like marble statues of men in armour: they were the dead bodies of the knights, horses and all, who had gone out of old to fight the Remora, and who had been frosted up by him.
icy
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From this reading The hill of the Remora was one solid mass of frozen steel, and the cold rushed out of it like the breath of some icy beast, which indeed it _was_.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If he had been too warm before, the prince was too cold now.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All around were things like marble statues of men in armour: they were the dead bodies of the knights, horses and all, who had gone out of old to fight the Remora, and who had been frosted up by him.
indeed
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From this reading The hill of the Remora was one solid mass of frozen steel, and the cold rushed out of it like the breath of some icy beast, which indeed it _was_.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The hill of the Remora was one solid mass of frozen steel, and the cold rushed out of it like the breath of some icy beast, which indeed it _was_.
knights
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From this reading All around were things like marble statues of men in armour: they were the dead bodies of the knights, horses and all, who had gone out of old to fight the Remora, and who had been frosted up by him.
like
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From this reading The hill of the Remora was one solid mass of frozen steel, and the cold rushed out of it like the breath of some icy beast, which indeed it _was_.
marble
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From this reading All around were things like marble statues of men in armour: they were the dead bodies of the knights, horses and all, who had gone out of old to fight the Remora, and who had been frosted up by him.
mass
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From this reading The hill of the Remora was one solid mass of frozen steel, and the cold rushed out of it like the breath of some icy beast, which indeed it _was_.
men
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From this reading All around were things like marble statues of men in armour: they were the dead bodies of the knights, horses and all, who had gone out of old to fight the Remora, and who had been frosted up by him.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The prince felt his blood stand still, and he grew faint; but he took heart, for there was no time to waste.
now
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From this reading If he had been too warm before, the prince was too cold now.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The hill of the Remora was one solid mass of frozen steel, and the cold rushed out of it like the breath of some icy beast, which indeed it _was_.
old
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From this reading All around were things like marble statues of men in armour: they were the dead bodies of the knights, horses and all, who had gone out of old to fight the Remora, and who had been frosted up by him.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The hill of the Remora was one solid mass of frozen steel, and the cold rushed out of it like the breath of some icy beast, which indeed it _was_.
out
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From this reading The hill of the Remora was one solid mass of frozen steel, and the cold rushed out of it like the breath of some icy beast, which indeed it _was_.
Prince
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From this reading _The Prince and the Remora_.
Remora
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From this reading _The Prince and the Remora_.
rushed
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From this reading The hill of the Remora was one solid mass of frozen steel, and the cold rushed out of it like the breath of some icy beast, which indeed it _was_.
solid
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From this reading The hill of the Remora was one solid mass of frozen steel, and the cold rushed out of it like the breath of some icy beast, which indeed it _was_.
some
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From this reading The hill of the Remora was one solid mass of frozen steel, and the cold rushed out of it like the breath of some icy beast, which indeed it _was_.
stand
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From this reading The prince felt his blood stand still, and he grew faint; but he took heart, for there was no time to waste.
statues
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From this reading All around were things like marble statues of men in armour: they were the dead bodies of the knights, horses and all, who had gone out of old to fight the Remora, and who had been frosted up by him.
steel
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From this reading The hill of the Remora was one solid mass of frozen steel, and the cold rushed out of it like the breath of some icy beast, which indeed it _was_.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The prince felt his blood stand still, and he grew faint; but he took heart, for there was no time to waste.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The Prince and the Remora_.
there
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From this reading The prince felt his blood stand still, and he grew faint; but he took heart, for there was no time to waste.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading All around were things like marble statues of men in armour: they were the dead bodies of the knights, horses and all, who had gone out of old to fight the Remora, and who had been frosted up by him.
things
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From this reading All around were things like marble statues of men in armour: they were the dead bodies of the knights, horses and all, who had gone out of old to fight the Remora, and who had been frosted up by him.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The prince felt his blood stand still, and he grew faint; but he took heart, for there was no time to waste.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All around were things like marble statues of men in armour: they were the dead bodies of the knights, horses and all, who had gone out of old to fight the Remora, and who had been frosted up by him.
too
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From this reading If he had been too warm before, the prince was too cold now.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The prince felt his blood stand still, and he grew faint; but he took heart, for there was no time to waste.
up
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From this reading All around were things like marble statues of men in armour: they were the dead bodies of the knights, horses and all, who had gone out of old to fight the Remora, and who had been frosted up by him.
warm
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From this reading If he had been too warm before, the prince was too cold now.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If he had been too warm before, the prince was too cold now.
wastenounUS /weɪst/
an empty, uncultivated area of land
From this reading The prince felt his blood stand still, and he grew faint; but he took heart, for there was no time to waste.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All around were things like marble statues of men in armour: they were the dead bodies of the knights, horses and all, who had gone out of old to fight the Remora, and who had been frosted up by him.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The hill of the Remora was one solid mass of frozen steel, and the cold rushed out of it like the breath of some icy beast, which indeed it _was_.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading All around were things like marble statues of men in armour: they were the dead bodies of the knights, horses and all, who had gone out of old to fight the Remora, and who had been frosted up by him.
