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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 It came with a vertical spray of light rising from the ice wall which encircled the city.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The beams spread fan-shape, so that within fifty feet above their source they met and merged into a thin sheet of effulgence rising into the sky.
activity
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From this reading That night--I call it that though the constant weak daylight made the term incongruous--activity showed in the City of Ice.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Spreading light beams rising from points a hundred feet apart along the wall.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The beams spread fan-shape, so that within fifty feet above their source they met and merged into a thin sheet of effulgence rising into the sky.
apart
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From this reading Spreading light beams rising from points a hundred feet apart along the wall.
attack
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From this reading _City of Ice Besieged_ We were not greatly harmed by this surprise attack; the power house was superficially damaged, but soon repaired.
beams
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From this reading Spreading light beams rising from points a hundred feet apart along the wall.
Besieged
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From this reading _City of Ice Besieged_ We were not greatly harmed by this surprise attack; the power house was superficially damaged, but soon repaired.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _City of Ice Besieged_ We were not greatly harmed by this surprise attack; the power house was superficially damaged, but soon repaired.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _City of Ice Besieged_ We were not greatly harmed by this surprise attack; the power house was superficially damaged, but soon repaired.
call
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From this reading That night--I call it that though the constant weak daylight made the term incongruous--activity showed in the City of Ice.
came
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From this reading It came with a vertical spray of light rising from the ice wall which encircled the city.
City
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From this reading _City of Ice Besieged_ We were not greatly harmed by this surprise attack; the power house was superficially damaged, but soon repaired.
constant
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From this reading That night--I call it that though the constant weak daylight made the term incongruous--activity showed in the City of Ice.
damaged
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From this reading _City of Ice Besieged_ We were not greatly harmed by this surprise attack; the power house was superficially damaged, but soon repaired.
daylight
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From this reading That night--I call it that though the constant weak daylight made the term incongruous--activity showed in the City of Ice.
effulgence
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From this reading The beams spread fan-shape, so that within fifty feet above their source they met and merged into a thin sheet of effulgence rising into the sky.
encircled
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From this reading It came with a vertical spray of light rising from the ice wall which encircled the city.
fan-shape
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From this reading The beams spread fan-shape, so that within fifty feet above their source they met and merged into a thin sheet of effulgence rising into the sky.
feet
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From this reading Spreading light beams rising from points a hundred feet apart along the wall.
fifty
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From this reading The beams spread fan-shape, so that within fifty feet above their source they met and merged into a thin sheet of effulgence rising into the sky.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It came with a vertical spray of light rising from the ice wall which encircled the city.
greatly
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From this reading _City of Ice Besieged_ We were not greatly harmed by this surprise attack; the power house was superficially damaged, but soon repaired.
harmed
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From this reading _City of Ice Besieged_ We were not greatly harmed by this surprise attack; the power house was superficially damaged, but soon repaired.
house
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From this reading _City of Ice Besieged_ We were not greatly harmed by this surprise attack; the power house was superficially damaged, but soon repaired.
hundred
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From this reading Spreading light beams rising from points a hundred feet apart along the wall.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading That night--I call it that though the constant weak daylight made the term incongruous--activity showed in the City of Ice.
Ice
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From this reading _City of Ice Besieged_ We were not greatly harmed by this surprise attack; the power house was superficially damaged, but soon repaired.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That night--I call it that though the constant weak daylight made the term incongruous--activity showed in the City of Ice.
incongruous
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From this reading That night--I call it that though the constant weak daylight made the term incongruous--activity showed in the City of Ice.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The beams spread fan-shape, so that within fifty feet above their source they met and merged into a thin sheet of effulgence rising into the sky.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That night--I call it that though the constant weak daylight made the term incongruous--activity showed in the City of Ice.
light
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From this reading It came with a vertical spray of light rising from the ice wall which encircled the city.
made
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From this reading That night--I call it that though the constant weak daylight made the term incongruous--activity showed in the City of Ice.
merged
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From this reading The beams spread fan-shape, so that within fifty feet above their source they met and merged into a thin sheet of effulgence rising into the sky.
met
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From this reading The beams spread fan-shape, so that within fifty feet above their source they met and merged into a thin sheet of effulgence rising into the sky.
night
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From this reading That night--I call it that though the constant weak daylight made the term incongruous--activity showed in the City of Ice.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _City of Ice Besieged_ We were not greatly harmed by this surprise attack; the power house was superficially damaged, but soon repaired.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _City of Ice Besieged_ We were not greatly harmed by this surprise attack; the power house was superficially damaged, but soon repaired.
points
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From this reading Spreading light beams rising from points a hundred feet apart along the wall.
power
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From this reading _City of Ice Besieged_ We were not greatly harmed by this surprise attack; the power house was superficially damaged, but soon repaired.
repaired
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From this reading _City of Ice Besieged_ We were not greatly harmed by this surprise attack; the power house was superficially damaged, but soon repaired.
rising
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From this reading It came with a vertical spray of light rising from the ice wall which encircled the city.
sheet
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From this reading The beams spread fan-shape, so that within fifty feet above their source they met and merged into a thin sheet of effulgence rising into the sky.
showed
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From this reading That night--I call it that though the constant weak daylight made the term incongruous--activity showed in the City of Ice.
sky
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From this reading The beams spread fan-shape, so that within fifty feet above their source they met and merged into a thin sheet of effulgence rising into the sky.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The beams spread fan-shape, so that within fifty feet above their source they met and merged into a thin sheet of effulgence rising into the sky.
soon
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From this reading _City of Ice Besieged_ We were not greatly harmed by this surprise attack; the power house was superficially damaged, but soon repaired.
source
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From this reading The beams spread fan-shape, so that within fifty feet above their source they met and merged into a thin sheet of effulgence rising into the sky.
spray
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From this reading It came with a vertical spray of light rising from the ice wall which encircled the city.
spread
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From this reading The beams spread fan-shape, so that within fifty feet above their source they met and merged into a thin sheet of effulgence rising into the sky.
Spreading
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From this reading Spreading light beams rising from points a hundred feet apart along the wall.
superficially
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From this reading _City of Ice Besieged_ We were not greatly harmed by this surprise attack; the power house was superficially damaged, but soon repaired.
surprise
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From this reading _City of Ice Besieged_ We were not greatly harmed by this surprise attack; the power house was superficially damaged, but soon repaired.
term
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From this reading That night--I call it that though the constant weak daylight made the term incongruous--activity showed in the City of Ice.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That night--I call it that though the constant weak daylight made the term incongruous--activity showed in 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 _City of Ice Besieged_ We were not greatly harmed by this surprise attack; the power house was superficially damaged, but soon repaired.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The beams spread fan-shape, so that within fifty feet above their source they met and merged into a thin sheet of effulgence rising into the sky.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The beams spread fan-shape, so that within fifty feet above their source they met and merged into a thin sheet of effulgence rising into the sky.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading The beams spread fan-shape, so that within fifty feet above their source they met and merged into a thin sheet of effulgence rising into the sky.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _City of Ice Besieged_ We were not greatly harmed by this surprise attack; the power house was superficially damaged, but soon repaired.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading That night--I call it that though the constant weak daylight made the term incongruous--activity showed in the City of Ice.
vertical
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From this reading It came with a vertical spray of light rising from the ice wall which encircled the city.
wall
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From this reading It came with a vertical spray of light rising from the ice wall which encircled the city.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _City of Ice Besieged_ We were not greatly harmed by this surprise attack; the power house was superficially damaged, but soon repaired.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading _City of Ice Besieged_ We were not greatly harmed by this surprise attack; the power house was superficially damaged, but soon repaired.
weak
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From this reading That night--I call it that though the constant weak daylight made the term incongruous--activity showed in the City of Ice.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _City of Ice Besieged_ We were not greatly harmed by this surprise attack; the power house was superficially damaged, but soon repaired.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It came with a vertical spray of light rising from the ice wall which encircled the city.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It came with a vertical spray of light rising from the ice wall which encircled the city.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading The beams spread fan-shape, so that within fifty feet above their source they met and merged into a thin sheet of effulgence rising into the sky.
