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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 region of rolling country beneath its snow and ice.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Invisible Assailants_ We did not locate the source of the bomb, and no others rose to assail us.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The mountain defiles, so far as our lights could illuminate them, seemed deserted.
assail
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From this reading _Invisible Assailants_ We did not locate the source of the bomb, and no others rose to assail us.
Assailants
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From this reading _Invisible Assailants_ We did not locate the source of the bomb, and no others rose to assail us.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading A region of rolling country beneath its snow and ice.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading We passed over the Divide, and on the plateau beyond, we landed.
bomb
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From this reading _Invisible Assailants_ We did not locate the source of the bomb, and no others rose to assail us.
came
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From this reading The mountains came down sharply to the inner plain--a crescent of mountain range stretching off into the dimness of distance, half encircling this white plateau in the center of which stood the City of Ice.
centernounUS /ˈsɛn.tər/
The middle point or core of an area.
From this reading The mountains came down sharply to the inner plain--a crescent of mountain range stretching off into the dimness of distance, half encircling this white plateau in the center of which stood the City of Ice.
City
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From this reading The mountains came down sharply to the inner plain--a crescent of mountain range stretching off into the dimness of distance, half encircling this white plateau in the center of which stood the City of Ice.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The mountain defiles, so far as our lights could illuminate them, seemed deserted.
country
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From this reading A region of rolling country beneath its snow and ice.
crescent
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From this reading The mountains came down sharply to the inner plain--a crescent of mountain range stretching off into the dimness of distance, half encircling this white plateau in the center of which stood the City of Ice.
defiles
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From this reading The mountain defiles, so far as our lights could illuminate them, seemed deserted.
desertedverbUS /dɪˈzɜːrtɪd/
left a place or vessel without intending to return
From this reading The mountain defiles, so far as our lights could illuminate them, seemed deserted.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading _Invisible Assailants_ We did not locate the source of the bomb, and no others rose to assail us.
dimness
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From this reading The mountains came down sharply to the inner plain--a crescent of mountain range stretching off into the dimness of distance, half encircling this white plateau in the center of which stood the City of Ice.
distance
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From this reading The mountains came down sharply to the inner plain--a crescent of mountain range stretching off into the dimness of distance, half encircling this white plateau in the center of which stood the City of Ice.
Divide
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From this reading We passed over the Divide, and on the plateau beyond, we landed.
down
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From this reading The mountains came down sharply to the inner plain--a crescent of mountain range stretching off into the dimness of distance, half encircling this white plateau in the center of which stood the City of Ice.
encircling
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From this reading The mountains came down sharply to the inner plain--a crescent of mountain range stretching off into the dimness of distance, half encircling this white plateau in the center of which stood the City of Ice.
far
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From this reading The mountain defiles, so far as our lights could illuminate them, seemed deserted.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The mountains came down sharply to the inner plain--a crescent of mountain range stretching off into the dimness of distance, half encircling this white plateau in the center of which stood the City of Ice.
ice
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From this reading A region of rolling country beneath its snow and ice.
illuminateverbUS /ɪˈluː.mɪ.neɪt/
To light up or make clear; to decorate a manuscript with gold, silver, or brilliant colors.
From this reading The mountain defiles, so far as our lights could illuminate them, seemed deserted.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The mountains came down sharply to the inner plain--a crescent of mountain range stretching off into the dimness of distance, half encircling this white plateau in the center of which stood the City of Ice.
inner
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From this reading The mountains came down sharply to the inner plain--a crescent of mountain range stretching off into the dimness of distance, half encircling this white plateau in the center of which stood the City of Ice.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The mountains came down sharply to the inner plain--a crescent of mountain range stretching off into the dimness of distance, half encircling this white plateau in the center of which stood the City of Ice.
Invisible
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From this reading _Invisible Assailants_ We did not locate the source of the bomb, and no others rose to assail us.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading A region of rolling country beneath its snow and ice.
landed
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From this reading We passed over the Divide, and on the plateau beyond, we landed.
lights
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From this reading The mountain defiles, so far as our lights could illuminate them, seemed deserted.
locate
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From this reading _Invisible Assailants_ We did not locate the source of the bomb, and no others rose to assail us.
mountain
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From this reading The mountain defiles, so far as our lights could illuminate them, seemed deserted.
mountains
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From this reading The mountains came down sharply to the inner plain--a crescent of mountain range stretching off into the dimness of distance, half encircling this white plateau in the center of which stood the City of Ice.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading _Invisible Assailants_ We did not locate the source of the bomb, and no others rose to assail us.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _Invisible Assailants_ We did not locate the source of the bomb, and no others rose to assail us.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Invisible Assailants_ We did not locate the source of the bomb, and no others rose to assail us.
off
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From this reading The mountains came down sharply to the inner plain--a crescent of mountain range stretching off into the dimness of distance, half encircling this white plateau in the center of which stood the City of Ice.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We passed over the Divide, and on the plateau beyond, we landed.
others
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From this reading _Invisible Assailants_ We did not locate the source of the bomb, and no others rose to assail us.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The mountain defiles, so far as our lights could illuminate them, seemed deserted.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading We passed over the Divide, and on the plateau beyond, we landed.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We passed over the Divide, and on the plateau beyond, we landed.
plain
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From this reading The mountains came down sharply to the inner plain--a crescent of mountain range stretching off into the dimness of distance, half encircling this white plateau in the center of which stood the City of Ice.
plateaunounUS /plateau/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We passed over the Divide, and on the plateau beyond, we landed.
range
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From this reading The mountains came down sharply to the inner plain--a crescent of mountain range stretching off into the dimness of distance, half encircling this white plateau in the center of which stood the City of Ice.
region
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From this reading A region of rolling country beneath its snow and ice.
rolling
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From this reading A region of rolling country beneath its snow and ice.
rose
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From this reading _Invisible Assailants_ We did not locate the source of the bomb, and no others rose to assail us.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The mountain defiles, so far as our lights could illuminate them, seemed deserted.
sharplynounUS /ˈsharply/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The mountains came down sharply to the inner plain--a crescent of mountain range stretching off into the dimness of distance, half encircling this white plateau in the center of which stood the City of Ice.
snow
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From this reading A region of rolling country beneath its snow and ice.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The mountain defiles, so far as our lights could illuminate them, seemed deserted.
source
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From this reading _Invisible Assailants_ We did not locate the source of the bomb, and no others rose to assail us.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The mountains came down sharply to the inner plain--a crescent of mountain range stretching off into the dimness of distance, half encircling this white plateau in the center of which stood the City of Ice.
stretching
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From this reading The mountains came down sharply to the inner plain--a crescent of mountain range stretching off into the dimness of distance, half encircling this white plateau in the center of which stood the City of Ice.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Invisible Assailants_ We did not locate the source of the bomb, and no others rose to assail us.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The mountain defiles, so far as our lights could illuminate them, seemed deserted.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The mountains came down sharply to the inner plain--a crescent of mountain range stretching off into the dimness of distance, half encircling this white plateau in the center of which stood the City of Ice.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Invisible Assailants_ We did not locate the source of the bomb, and no others rose to assail us.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Invisible Assailants_ We did not locate the source of the bomb, and no others rose to assail us.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading _Invisible Assailants_ We did not locate the source of the bomb, and no others rose to assail us.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The mountains came down sharply to the inner plain--a crescent of mountain range stretching off into the dimness of distance, half encircling this white plateau in the center of which stood the City of Ice.
white
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From this reading The mountains came down sharply to the inner plain--a crescent of mountain range stretching off into the dimness of distance, half encircling this white plateau in the center of which stood the City of Ice.
