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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 On and on and on he poured over rock and tree, as if a frozen river could slide downhill; on and on, till there were miles of him stretching along the valley--miles of the smooth- ribbed, icy creature, crawling and slipping forwards.
advanced
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From this reading The green trees dropped their leaves as he advanced; the birds fell down dead from the sky, slain by his frosty breath!
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading On and on and on he poured over rock and tree, as if a frozen river could slide downhill; on and on, till there were miles of him stretching along the valley--miles of the smooth- ribbed, icy creature, crawling and slipping forwards.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was an awul sight to behold!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On and on and on he poured over rock and tree, as if a frozen river could slide downhill; on and on, till there were miles of him stretching along the valley--miles of the smooth- ribbed, icy creature, crawling and slipping forwards.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading On and on and on he poured over rock and tree, as if a frozen river could slide downhill; on and on, till there were miles of him stretching along the valley--miles of the smooth- ribbed, icy creature, crawling and slipping forwards.
awul
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From this reading It was an awul sight to behold!
Battle
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From this reading _The Battle_.
behold
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From this reading It was an awul sight to behold!
birds
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From this reading The green trees dropped their leaves as he advanced; the birds fell down dead from the sky, slain by his frosty breath!
breath
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From this reading The green trees dropped their leaves as he advanced; the birds fell down dead from the sky, slain by his frosty breath!
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The green trees dropped their leaves as he advanced; the birds fell down dead from the sky, slain by his frosty breath!
cleft
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From this reading When the Remora heard the name of the Firedrake, his hated enemy, he slipped with wonderful speed from the cleft of the mountain into the valley.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading On and on and on he poured over rock and tree, as if a frozen river could slide downhill; on and on, till there were miles of him stretching along the valley--miles of the smooth- ribbed, icy creature, crawling and slipping forwards.
crawling
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From this reading On and on and on he poured over rock and tree, as if a frozen river could slide downhill; on and on, till there were miles of him stretching along the valley--miles of the smooth- ribbed, icy creature, crawling and slipping forwards.
creaturenounUS /ˈcreature/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading On and on and on he poured over rock and tree, as if a frozen river could slide downhill; on and on, till there were miles of him stretching along the valley--miles of the smooth- ribbed, icy creature, crawling and slipping forwards.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The green trees dropped their leaves as he advanced; the birds fell down dead from the sky, slain by his frosty breath!
down
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From this reading The green trees dropped their leaves as he advanced; the birds fell down dead from the sky, slain by his frosty breath!
downhill
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From this reading On and on and on he poured over rock and tree, as if a frozen river could slide downhill; on and on, till there were miles of him stretching along the valley--miles of the smooth- ribbed, icy creature, crawling and slipping forwards.
dropped
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From this reading The green trees dropped their leaves as he advanced; the birds fell down dead from the sky, slain by his frosty breath!
enemy
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From this reading When the Remora heard the name of the Firedrake, his hated enemy, he slipped with wonderful speed from the cleft of the mountain into the valley.
fell
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From this reading The green trees dropped their leaves as he advanced; the birds fell down dead from the sky, slain by his frosty breath!
Firedrake
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From this reading When the Remora heard the name of the Firedrake, his hated enemy, he slipped with wonderful speed from the cleft of the mountain into the valley.
forwardsnounUS /ˈforwards/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading On and on and on he poured over rock and tree, as if a frozen river could slide downhill; on and on, till there were miles of him stretching along the valley--miles of the smooth- ribbed, icy creature, crawling and slipping forwards.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When the Remora heard the name of the Firedrake, his hated enemy, he slipped with wonderful speed from the cleft of the mountain into the valley.
frosty
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From this reading The green trees dropped their leaves as he advanced; the birds fell down dead from the sky, slain by his frosty breath!
frozen
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From this reading On and on and on he poured over rock and tree, as if a frozen river could slide downhill; on and on, till there were miles of him stretching along the valley--miles of the smooth- ribbed, icy creature, crawling and slipping forwards.
green
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From this reading The green trees dropped their leaves as he advanced; the birds fell down dead from the sky, slain by his frosty breath!
hated
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From this reading When the Remora heard the name of the Firedrake, his hated enemy, he slipped with wonderful speed from the cleft of the mountain into the valley.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When the Remora heard the name of the Firedrake, his hated enemy, he slipped with wonderful speed from the cleft of the mountain into the valley.
heard
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From this reading When the Remora heard the name of the Firedrake, his hated enemy, he slipped with wonderful speed from the cleft of the mountain into the valley.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading On and on and on he poured over rock and tree, as if a frozen river could slide downhill; on and on, till there were miles of him stretching along the valley--miles of the smooth- ribbed, icy creature, crawling and slipping forwards.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When the Remora heard the name of the Firedrake, his hated enemy, he slipped with wonderful speed from the cleft of the mountain into the valley.
icy
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From this reading On and on and on he poured over rock and tree, as if a frozen river could slide downhill; on and on, till there were miles of him stretching along the valley--miles of the smooth- ribbed, icy creature, crawling and slipping forwards.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading On and on and on he poured over rock and tree, as if a frozen river could slide downhill; on and on, till there were miles of him stretching along the valley--miles of the smooth- ribbed, icy creature, crawling and slipping forwards.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When the Remora heard the name of the Firedrake, his hated enemy, he slipped with wonderful speed from the cleft of the mountain into the valley.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was an awul sight to behold!
leaves
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From this reading The green trees dropped their leaves as he advanced; the birds fell down dead from the sky, slain by his frosty breath!
miles
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From this reading On and on and on he poured over rock and tree, as if a frozen river could slide downhill; on and on, till there were miles of him stretching along the valley--miles of the smooth- ribbed, icy creature, crawling and slipping forwards.
mountain
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From this reading When the Remora heard the name of the Firedrake, his hated enemy, he slipped with wonderful speed from the cleft of the mountain into the valley.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the Remora heard the name of the Firedrake, his hated enemy, he slipped with wonderful speed from the cleft of the mountain into the valley.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When the Remora heard the name of the Firedrake, his hated enemy, he slipped with wonderful speed from the cleft of the mountain into the valley.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On and on and on he poured over rock and tree, as if a frozen river could slide downhill; on and on, till there were miles of him stretching along the valley--miles of the smooth- ribbed, icy creature, crawling and slipping forwards.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading On and on and on he poured over rock and tree, as if a frozen river could slide downhill; on and on, till there were miles of him stretching along the valley--miles of the smooth- ribbed, icy creature, crawling and slipping forwards.
poured
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From this reading On and on and on he poured over rock and tree, as if a frozen river could slide downhill; on and on, till there were miles of him stretching along the valley--miles of the smooth- ribbed, icy creature, crawling and slipping forwards.
Remora
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From this reading When the Remora heard the name of the Firedrake, his hated enemy, he slipped with wonderful speed from the cleft of the mountain into the valley.
ribbed
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From this reading On and on and on he poured over rock and tree, as if a frozen river could slide downhill; on and on, till there were miles of him stretching along the valley--miles of the smooth- ribbed, icy creature, crawling and slipping forwards.
river
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From this reading On and on and on he poured over rock and tree, as if a frozen river could slide downhill; on and on, till there were miles of him stretching along the valley--miles of the smooth- ribbed, icy creature, crawling and slipping forwards.
rock
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From this reading On and on and on he poured over rock and tree, as if a frozen river could slide downhill; on and on, till there were miles of him stretching along the valley--miles of the smooth- ribbed, icy creature, crawling and slipping forwards.
sight
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From this reading It was an awul sight to behold!
sky
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From this reading The green trees dropped their leaves as he advanced; the birds fell down dead from the sky, slain by his frosty breath!
slain
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From this reading The green trees dropped their leaves as he advanced; the birds fell down dead from the sky, slain by his frosty breath!
slide
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From this reading On and on and on he poured over rock and tree, as if a frozen river could slide downhill; on and on, till there were miles of him stretching along the valley--miles of the smooth- ribbed, icy creature, crawling and slipping forwards.
slipped
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From this reading When the Remora heard the name of the Firedrake, his hated enemy, he slipped with wonderful speed from the cleft of the mountain into the valley.
slipping
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From this reading On and on and on he poured over rock and tree, as if a frozen river could slide downhill; on and on, till there were miles of him stretching along the valley--miles of the smooth- ribbed, icy creature, crawling and slipping forwards.
smooth
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From this reading On and on and on he poured over rock and tree, as if a frozen river could slide downhill; on and on, till there were miles of him stretching along the valley--miles of the smooth- ribbed, icy creature, crawling and slipping forwards.
speed
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From this reading When the Remora heard the name of the Firedrake, his hated enemy, he slipped with wonderful speed from the cleft of the mountain into the valley.
stretching
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From this reading On and on and on he poured over rock and tree, as if a frozen river could slide downhill; on and on, till there were miles of him stretching along the valley--miles of the smooth- ribbed, icy creature, crawling and slipping forwards.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The Battle_.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The green trees dropped their leaves as he advanced; the birds fell down dead from the sky, slain by his frosty breath!
there
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From this reading On and on and on he poured over rock and tree, as if a frozen river could slide downhill; on and on, till there were miles of him stretching along the valley--miles of the smooth- ribbed, icy creature, crawling and slipping forwards.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading On and on and on he poured over rock and tree, as if a frozen river could slide downhill; on and on, till there were miles of him stretching along the valley--miles of the smooth- ribbed, icy creature, crawling and slipping forwards.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was an awul sight to behold!
tree
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From this reading On and on and on he poured over rock and tree, as if a frozen river could slide downhill; on and on, till there were miles of him stretching along the valley--miles of the smooth- ribbed, icy creature, crawling and slipping forwards.
trees
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From this reading The green trees dropped their leaves as he advanced; the birds fell down dead from the sky, slain by his frosty breath!
valley
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From this reading When the Remora heard the name of the Firedrake, his hated enemy, he slipped with wonderful speed from the cleft of the mountain into the valley.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was an awul sight to behold!
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading On and on and on he poured over rock and tree, as if a frozen river could slide downhill; on and on, till there were miles of him stretching along the valley--miles of the smooth- ribbed, icy creature, crawling and slipping forwards.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the Remora heard the name of the Firedrake, his hated enemy, he slipped with wonderful speed from the cleft of the mountain into the valley.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading When the Remora heard the name of the Firedrake, his hated enemy, he slipped with wonderful speed from the cleft of the mountain into the valley.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When the Remora heard the name of the Firedrake, his hated enemy, he slipped with wonderful speed from the cleft of the mountain into the valley.
