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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 month later, he arrived on Borlaam via the freighter _Dawnlight_, as scheduled, and passed through customs without difficulty despite the fact that he was concealing more than three hundred thousand stellors' worth of proscribed starstones on his person.
activities
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From this reading He explained crisply and briefly his activities since leaving Borlaam, neglecting to mention the matter of the shipboard romance with the Lady Moaris.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A month later, he arrived on Borlaam via the freighter _Dawnlight_, as scheduled, and passed through customs without difficulty despite the fact that he was concealing more than three hundred thousand stellors' worth of proscribed starstones on his person.
arrived
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From this reading A month later, he arrived on Borlaam via the freighter _Dawnlight_, as scheduled, and passed through customs without difficulty despite the fact that he was concealing more than three hundred thousand stellors' worth of proscribed starstones on his person.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A month later, he arrived on Borlaam via the freighter _Dawnlight_, as scheduled, and passed through customs without difficulty despite the fact that he was concealing more than three hundred thousand stellors' worth of proscribed starstones on his person.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading While he spoke, both Benjin and Oversk stared eagerly at him, and when he told of intimidating Brennt and killing the treacherous Mardlin they beamed.
Avenue
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From this reading His first stop was the Avenue of Bronze, where he sought out Benjin and the Heitman Oversk.
beamed
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From this reading While he spoke, both Benjin and Oversk stared eagerly at him, and when he told of intimidating Brennt and killing the treacherous Mardlin they beamed.
Benjin
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From this reading His first stop was the Avenue of Bronze, where he sought out Benjin and the Heitman Oversk.
Borlaam
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From this reading A month later, he arrived on Borlaam via the freighter _Dawnlight_, as scheduled, and passed through customs without difficulty despite the fact that he was concealing more than three hundred thousand stellors' worth of proscribed starstones on his person.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading While he spoke, both Benjin and Oversk stared eagerly at him, and when he told of intimidating Brennt and killing the treacherous Mardlin they beamed.
Brennt
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From this reading While he spoke, both Benjin and Oversk stared eagerly at him, and when he told of intimidating Brennt and killing the treacherous Mardlin they beamed.
briefly
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From this reading He explained crisply and briefly his activities since leaving Borlaam, neglecting to mention the matter of the shipboard romance with the Lady Moaris.
Bronze
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From this reading His first stop was the Avenue of Bronze, where he sought out Benjin and the Heitman Oversk.
cloak
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From this reading Herndon drew the packet of starstones from his cloak and laid them on the wooden table.
concealing
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From this reading A month later, he arrived on Borlaam via the freighter _Dawnlight_, as scheduled, and passed through customs without difficulty despite the fact that he was concealing more than three hundred thousand stellors' worth of proscribed starstones on his person.
crisply
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From this reading He explained crisply and briefly his activities since leaving Borlaam, neglecting to mention the matter of the shipboard romance with the Lady Moaris.
customs
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From this reading A month later, he arrived on Borlaam via the freighter _Dawnlight_, as scheduled, and passed through customs without difficulty despite the fact that he was concealing more than three hundred thousand stellors' worth of proscribed starstones on his person.
Dawnlight
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From this reading A month later, he arrived on Borlaam via the freighter _Dawnlight_, as scheduled, and passed through customs without difficulty despite the fact that he was concealing more than three hundred thousand stellors' worth of proscribed starstones on his person.
despiteprepositionUS /dɪˈspaɪt/
although something is true; in spite of
From this reading A month later, he arrived on Borlaam via the freighter _Dawnlight_, as scheduled, and passed through customs without difficulty despite the fact that he was concealing more than three hundred thousand stellors' worth of proscribed starstones on his person.
difficulty
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From this reading A month later, he arrived on Borlaam via the freighter _Dawnlight_, as scheduled, and passed through customs without difficulty despite the fact that he was concealing more than three hundred thousand stellors' worth of proscribed starstones on his person.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Herndon drew the packet of starstones from his cloak and laid them on the wooden table.
eagerly
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From this reading While he spoke, both Benjin and Oversk stared eagerly at him, and when he told of intimidating Brennt and killing the treacherous Mardlin they beamed.
explained
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From this reading He explained crisply and briefly his activities since leaving Borlaam, neglecting to mention the matter of the shipboard romance with the Lady Moaris.
fact
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From this reading A month later, he arrived on Borlaam via the freighter _Dawnlight_, as scheduled, and passed through customs without difficulty despite the fact that he was concealing more than three hundred thousand stellors' worth of proscribed starstones on his person.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His first stop was the Avenue of Bronze, where he sought out Benjin and the Heitman Oversk.
freighter
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From this reading A month later, he arrived on Borlaam via the freighter _Dawnlight_, as scheduled, and passed through customs without difficulty despite the fact that he was concealing more than three hundred thousand stellors' worth of proscribed starstones on his person.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Herndon drew the packet of starstones from his cloak and laid them on the wooden table.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A month later, he arrived on Borlaam via the freighter _Dawnlight_, as scheduled, and passed through customs without difficulty despite the fact that he was concealing more than three hundred thousand stellors' worth of proscribed starstones on his person.
Heitman
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From this reading His first stop was the Avenue of Bronze, where he sought out Benjin and the Heitman Oversk.
Herndon
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From this reading Herndon drew the packet of starstones from his cloak and laid them on the wooden table.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading While he spoke, both Benjin and Oversk stared eagerly at him, and when he told of intimidating Brennt and killing the treacherous Mardlin they beamed.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A month later, he arrived on Borlaam via the freighter _Dawnlight_, as scheduled, and passed through customs without difficulty despite the fact that he was concealing more than three hundred thousand stellors' worth of proscribed starstones on his person.
hundred
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From this reading A month later, he arrived on Borlaam via the freighter _Dawnlight_, as scheduled, and passed through customs without difficulty despite the fact that he was concealing more than three hundred thousand stellors' worth of proscribed starstones on his person.
intimidating
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From this reading While he spoke, both Benjin and Oversk stared eagerly at him, and when he told of intimidating Brennt and killing the treacherous Mardlin they beamed.
killing
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From this reading While he spoke, both Benjin and Oversk stared eagerly at him, and when he told of intimidating Brennt and killing the treacherous Mardlin they beamed.
Lady
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From this reading He explained crisply and briefly his activities since leaving Borlaam, neglecting to mention the matter of the shipboard romance with the Lady Moaris.
laid
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From this reading Herndon drew the packet of starstones from his cloak and laid them on the wooden table.
later
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From this reading A month later, he arrived on Borlaam via the freighter _Dawnlight_, as scheduled, and passed through customs without difficulty despite the fact that he was concealing more than three hundred thousand stellors' worth of proscribed starstones on his person.
leaving
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From this reading He explained crisply and briefly his activities since leaving Borlaam, neglecting to mention the matter of the shipboard romance with the Lady Moaris.
Mardlin
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From this reading While he spoke, both Benjin and Oversk stared eagerly at him, and when he told of intimidating Brennt and killing the treacherous Mardlin they beamed.
matter
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From this reading He explained crisply and briefly his activities since leaving Borlaam, neglecting to mention the matter of the shipboard romance with the Lady Moaris.
mention
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From this reading He explained crisply and briefly his activities since leaving Borlaam, neglecting to mention the matter of the shipboard romance with the Lady Moaris.
Moaris
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From this reading He explained crisply and briefly his activities since leaving Borlaam, neglecting to mention the matter of the shipboard romance with the Lady Moaris.
month
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From this reading A month later, he arrived on Borlaam via the freighter _Dawnlight_, as scheduled, and passed through customs without difficulty despite the fact that he was concealing more than three hundred thousand stellors' worth of proscribed starstones on his person.
more
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From this reading A month later, he arrived on Borlaam via the freighter _Dawnlight_, as scheduled, and passed through customs without difficulty despite the fact that he was concealing more than three hundred thousand stellors' worth of proscribed starstones on his person.
neglecting
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From this reading He explained crisply and briefly his activities since leaving Borlaam, neglecting to mention the matter of the shipboard romance with the Lady Moaris.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A month later, he arrived on Borlaam via the freighter _Dawnlight_, as scheduled, and passed through customs without difficulty despite the fact that he was concealing more than three hundred thousand stellors' worth of proscribed starstones on his person.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A month later, he arrived on Borlaam via the freighter _Dawnlight_, as scheduled, and passed through customs without difficulty despite the fact that he was concealing more than three hundred thousand stellors' worth of proscribed starstones on his person.
out
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From this reading His first stop was the Avenue of Bronze, where he sought out Benjin and the Heitman Oversk.
Oversk
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From this reading His first stop was the Avenue of Bronze, where he sought out Benjin and the Heitman Oversk.
packet
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From this reading Herndon drew the packet of starstones from his cloak and laid them on the wooden table.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A month later, he arrived on Borlaam via the freighter _Dawnlight_, as scheduled, and passed through customs without difficulty despite the fact that he was concealing more than three hundred thousand stellors' worth of proscribed starstones on his person.
person
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From this reading A month later, he arrived on Borlaam via the freighter _Dawnlight_, as scheduled, and passed through customs without difficulty despite the fact that he was concealing more than three hundred thousand stellors' worth of proscribed starstones on his person.
proscribed
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From this reading A month later, he arrived on Borlaam via the freighter _Dawnlight_, as scheduled, and passed through customs without difficulty despite the fact that he was concealing more than three hundred thousand stellors' worth of proscribed starstones on his person.
romance
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From this reading He explained crisply and briefly his activities since leaving Borlaam, neglecting to mention the matter of the shipboard romance with the Lady Moaris.
scheduled
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From this reading A month later, he arrived on Borlaam via the freighter _Dawnlight_, as scheduled, and passed through customs without difficulty despite the fact that he was concealing more than three hundred thousand stellors' worth of proscribed starstones on his person.
shipboard
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From this reading He explained crisply and briefly his activities since leaving Borlaam, neglecting to mention the matter of the shipboard romance with the Lady Moaris.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading He explained crisply and briefly his activities since leaving Borlaam, neglecting to mention the matter of the shipboard romance with the Lady Moaris.
sought
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From this reading His first stop was the Avenue of Bronze, where he sought out Benjin and the Heitman Oversk.
spoke
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From this reading While he spoke, both Benjin and Oversk stared eagerly at him, and when he told of intimidating Brennt and killing the treacherous Mardlin they beamed.
stared
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From this reading While he spoke, both Benjin and Oversk stared eagerly at him, and when he told of intimidating Brennt and killing the treacherous Mardlin they beamed.
starstones
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From this reading A month later, he arrived on Borlaam via the freighter _Dawnlight_, as scheduled, and passed through customs without difficulty despite the fact that he was concealing more than three hundred thousand stellors' worth of proscribed starstones on his person.
stellors
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From this reading A month later, he arrived on Borlaam via the freighter _Dawnlight_, as scheduled, and passed through customs without difficulty despite the fact that he was concealing more than three hundred thousand stellors' worth of proscribed starstones on his person.
stop
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From this reading His first stop was the Avenue of Bronze, where he sought out Benjin and the Heitman Oversk.
table
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From this reading Herndon drew the packet of starstones from his cloak and laid them on the wooden table.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading A month later, he arrived on Borlaam via the freighter _Dawnlight_, as scheduled, and passed through customs without difficulty despite the fact that he was concealing more than three hundred thousand stellors' worth of proscribed starstones on his person.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A month later, he arrived on Borlaam via the freighter _Dawnlight_, as scheduled, and passed through customs without difficulty despite the fact that he was concealing more than three hundred thousand stellors' worth of proscribed starstones on his person.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A month later, he arrived on Borlaam via the freighter _Dawnlight_, as scheduled, and passed through customs without difficulty despite the fact that he was concealing more than three hundred thousand stellors' worth of proscribed starstones on his person.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Herndon drew the packet of starstones from his cloak and laid them on the wooden table.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading While he spoke, both Benjin and Oversk stared eagerly at him, and when he told of intimidating Brennt and killing the treacherous Mardlin they beamed.
thousand
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From this reading A month later, he arrived on Borlaam via the freighter _Dawnlight_, as scheduled, and passed through customs without difficulty despite the fact that he was concealing more than three hundred thousand stellors' worth of proscribed starstones on his person.
three
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From this reading A month later, he arrived on Borlaam via the freighter _Dawnlight_, as scheduled, and passed through customs without difficulty despite the fact that he was concealing more than three hundred thousand stellors' worth of proscribed starstones on his person.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A month later, he arrived on Borlaam via the freighter _Dawnlight_, as scheduled, and passed through customs without difficulty despite the fact that he was concealing more than three hundred thousand stellors' worth of proscribed starstones on his person.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He explained crisply and briefly his activities since leaving Borlaam, neglecting to mention the matter of the shipboard romance with the Lady Moaris.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading While he spoke, both Benjin and Oversk stared eagerly at him, and when he told of intimidating Brennt and killing the treacherous Mardlin they beamed.
treacherous
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From this reading While he spoke, both Benjin and Oversk stared eagerly at him, and when he told of intimidating Brennt and killing the treacherous Mardlin they beamed.
viaprepositionUS /ˈvaɪə/
by way of; passing through
From this reading A month later, he arrived on Borlaam via the freighter _Dawnlight_, as scheduled, and passed through customs without difficulty despite the fact that he was concealing more than three hundred thousand stellors' worth of proscribed starstones on his person.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A month later, he arrived on Borlaam via the freighter _Dawnlight_, as scheduled, and passed through customs without difficulty despite the fact that he was concealing more than three hundred thousand stellors' worth of proscribed starstones on his person.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading While he spoke, both Benjin and Oversk stared eagerly at him, and when he told of intimidating Brennt and killing the treacherous Mardlin they beamed.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading His first stop was the Avenue of Bronze, where he sought out Benjin and the Heitman Oversk.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While he spoke, both Benjin and Oversk stared eagerly at him, and when he told of intimidating Brennt and killing the treacherous Mardlin they beamed.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He explained crisply and briefly his activities since leaving Borlaam, neglecting to mention the matter of the shipboard romance with the Lady Moaris.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading A month later, he arrived on Borlaam via the freighter _Dawnlight_, as scheduled, and passed through customs without difficulty despite the fact that he was concealing more than three hundred thousand stellors' worth of proscribed starstones on his person.
wooden
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From this reading Herndon drew the packet of starstones from his cloak and laid them on the wooden table.
worth
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From this reading A month later, he arrived on Borlaam via the freighter _Dawnlight_, as scheduled, and passed through customs without difficulty despite the fact that he was concealing more than three hundred thousand stellors' worth of proscribed starstones on his person.
