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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 The Major Maintainer was blinking emergency-green and fast, but the code was plain enough for even me to recognize the Spider distress call and for a second I felt just sick.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Then Erich blew out his reserve breath in the middle of "Door" and I gave myself another of those helpful mental boots at the base of the spine and we hurried after them toward the center of the Place along with Mark.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Then Erich blew out his reserve breath in the middle of "Door" and I gave myself another of those helpful mental boots at the base of the spine and we hurried after them toward the center of the Place along with Mark.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading --Eliot SOS FROM NOWHERE I realized the piano had deserted Erich and I cranked my head up and saw Beau, Maud and Sid streaking for the control divan.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Then Erich blew out his reserve breath in the middle of "Door" and I gave myself another of those helpful mental boots at the base of the spine and we hurried after them toward the center of the Place along with Mark.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The blinks faded as we got there and Sid told us not to move because we were making shadows.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Then Erich blew out his reserve breath in the middle of "Door" and I gave myself another of those helpful mental boots at the base of the spine and we hurried after them toward the center of the Place along with Mark.
atoms
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From this reading De Bailhache, Fresca, Mrs. Cammel, whirled Beyond the circuit of the shuddering Bear In fractured atoms.
Bailhache
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From this reading De Bailhache, Fresca, Mrs. Cammel, whirled Beyond the circuit of the shuddering Bear In fractured atoms.
base
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From this reading Then Erich blew out his reserve breath in the middle of "Door" and I gave myself another of those helpful mental boots at the base of the spine and we hurried after them toward the center of the Place along with Mark.
Bear
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From this reading De Bailhache, Fresca, Mrs. Cammel, whirled Beyond the circuit of the shuddering Bear In fractured atoms.
Beau
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From this reading --Eliot SOS FROM NOWHERE I realized the piano had deserted Erich and I cranked my head up and saw Beau, Maud and Sid streaking for the control divan.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading The blinks faded as we got there and Sid told us not to move because we were making shadows.
BeyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading De Bailhache, Fresca, Mrs. Cammel, whirled Beyond the circuit of the shuddering Bear In fractured atoms.
blew
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blinking
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From this reading The Major Maintainer was blinking emergency-green and fast, but the code was plain enough for even me to recognize the Spider distress call and for a second I felt just sick.
blinks
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From this reading The blinks faded as we got there and Sid told us not to move because we were making shadows.
boots
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From this reading Then Erich blew out his reserve breath in the middle of "Door" and I gave myself another of those helpful mental boots at the base of the spine and we hurried after them toward the center of the Place along with Mark.
breath
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From this reading Then Erich blew out his reserve breath in the middle of "Door" and I gave myself another of those helpful mental boots at the base of the spine and we hurried after them toward the center of the Place along with Mark.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The Major Maintainer was blinking emergency-green and fast, but the code was plain enough for even me to recognize the Spider distress call and for a second I felt just sick.
call
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From this reading The Major Maintainer was blinking emergency-green and fast, but the code was plain enough for even me to recognize the Spider distress call and for a second I felt just sick.
Cammel
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From this reading De Bailhache, Fresca, Mrs. Cammel, whirled Beyond the circuit of the shuddering Bear In fractured atoms.
centernounUS /ˈsɛn.tər/
The middle point or core of an area.
From this reading Then Erich blew out his reserve breath in the middle of "Door" and I gave myself another of those helpful mental boots at the base of the spine and we hurried after them toward the center of the Place along with Mark.
circuit
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From this reading De Bailhache, Fresca, Mrs. Cammel, whirled Beyond the circuit of the shuddering Bear In fractured atoms.
code
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control
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From this reading --Eliot SOS FROM NOWHERE I realized the piano had deserted Erich and I cranked my head up and saw Beau, Maud and Sid streaking for the control divan.
cranked
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From this reading --Eliot SOS FROM NOWHERE I realized the piano had deserted Erich and I cranked my head up and saw Beau, Maud and Sid streaking for the control divan.
De
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From this reading De Bailhache, Fresca, Mrs. Cammel, whirled Beyond the circuit of the shuddering Bear In fractured atoms.
desertedverbUS /dɪˈzɜːrtɪd/
left a place or vessel without intending to return
From this reading --Eliot SOS FROM NOWHERE I realized the piano had deserted Erich and I cranked my head up and saw Beau, Maud and Sid streaking for the control divan.
distressnounUS /dɪˈstrɛs/
extreme sadness or suffering
From this reading The Major Maintainer was blinking emergency-green and fast, but the code was plain enough for even me to recognize the Spider distress call and for a second I felt just sick.
divan
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From this reading --Eliot SOS FROM NOWHERE I realized the piano had deserted Erich and I cranked my head up and saw Beau, Maud and Sid streaking for the control divan.
Door
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From this reading Then Erich blew out his reserve breath in the middle of "Door" and I gave myself another of those helpful mental boots at the base of the spine and we hurried after them toward the center of the Place along with Mark.
Eliot
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From this reading --Eliot SOS FROM NOWHERE I realized the piano had deserted Erich and I cranked my head up and saw Beau, Maud and Sid streaking for the control divan.
emergency-green
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From this reading The Major Maintainer was blinking emergency-green and fast, but the code was plain enough for even me to recognize the Spider distress call and for a second I felt just sick.
enough
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From this reading The Major Maintainer was blinking emergency-green and fast, but the code was plain enough for even me to recognize the Spider distress call and for a second I felt just sick.
Erich
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From this reading --Eliot SOS FROM NOWHERE I realized the piano had deserted Erich and I cranked my head up and saw Beau, Maud and Sid streaking for the control divan.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Major Maintainer was blinking emergency-green and fast, but the code was plain enough for even me to recognize the Spider distress call and for a second I felt just sick.
faded
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From this reading The blinks faded as we got there and Sid told us not to move because we were making shadows.
fast
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From this reading The Major Maintainer was blinking emergency-green and fast, but the code was plain enough for even me to recognize the Spider distress call and for a second I felt just sick.
felt
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From this reading The Major Maintainer was blinking emergency-green and fast, but the code was plain enough for even me to recognize the Spider distress call and for a second I felt just sick.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading --Eliot SOS FROM NOWHERE I realized the piano had deserted Erich and I cranked my head up and saw Beau, Maud and Sid streaking for the control divan.
fractured
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From this reading De Bailhache, Fresca, Mrs. Cammel, whirled Beyond the circuit of the shuddering Bear In fractured atoms.
Fresca
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From this reading De Bailhache, Fresca, Mrs. Cammel, whirled Beyond the circuit of the shuddering Bear In fractured atoms.
FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading --Eliot SOS FROM NOWHERE I realized the piano had deserted Erich and I cranked my head up and saw Beau, Maud and Sid streaking for the control divan.
gave
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From this reading Then Erich blew out his reserve breath in the middle of "Door" and I gave myself another of those helpful mental boots at the base of the spine and we hurried after them toward the center of the Place along with Mark.
got
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From this reading The blinks faded as we got there and Sid told us not to move because we were making shadows.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading --Eliot SOS FROM NOWHERE I realized the piano had deserted Erich and I cranked my head up and saw Beau, Maud and Sid streaking for the control divan.
head
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From this reading --Eliot SOS FROM NOWHERE I realized the piano had deserted Erich and I cranked my head up and saw Beau, Maud and Sid streaking for the control divan.
helpful
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From this reading Then Erich blew out his reserve breath in the middle of "Door" and I gave myself another of those helpful mental boots at the base of the spine and we hurried after them toward the center of the Place along with Mark.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then Erich blew out his reserve breath in the middle of "Door" and I gave myself another of those helpful mental boots at the base of the spine and we hurried after them toward the center of the Place along with Mark.
hurried
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From this reading Then Erich blew out his reserve breath in the middle of "Door" and I gave myself another of those helpful mental boots at the base of the spine and we hurried after them toward the center of the Place along with Mark.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading --Eliot SOS FROM NOWHERE I realized the piano had deserted Erich and I cranked my head up and saw Beau, Maud and Sid streaking for the control divan.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading De Bailhache, Fresca, Mrs. Cammel, whirled Beyond the circuit of the shuddering Bear In fractured atoms.
just
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From this reading The Major Maintainer was blinking emergency-green and fast, but the code was plain enough for even me to recognize the Spider distress call and for a second I felt just sick.
Maintainer
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From this reading The Major Maintainer was blinking emergency-green and fast, but the code was plain enough for even me to recognize the Spider distress call and for a second I felt just sick.
Major
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From this reading The Major Maintainer was blinking emergency-green and fast, but the code was plain enough for even me to recognize the Spider distress call and for a second I felt just sick.
making
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From this reading The blinks faded as we got there and Sid told us not to move because we were making shadows.
Mark
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From this reading Then Erich blew out his reserve breath in the middle of "Door" and I gave myself another of those helpful mental boots at the base of the spine and we hurried after them toward the center of the Place along with Mark.
Maud
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From this reading --Eliot SOS FROM NOWHERE I realized the piano had deserted Erich and I cranked my head up and saw Beau, Maud and Sid streaking for the control divan.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Major Maintainer was blinking emergency-green and fast, but the code was plain enough for even me to recognize the Spider distress call and for a second I felt just sick.
mental
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From this reading Then Erich blew out his reserve breath in the middle of "Door" and I gave myself another of those helpful mental boots at the base of the spine and we hurried after them toward the center of the Place along with Mark.
middle
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From this reading Then Erich blew out his reserve breath in the middle of "Door" and I gave myself another of those helpful mental boots at the base of the spine and we hurried after them toward the center of the Place along with Mark.
move
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From this reading The blinks faded as we got there and Sid told us not to move because we were making shadows.
Mrs
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From this reading De Bailhache, Fresca, Mrs. Cammel, whirled Beyond the circuit of the shuddering Bear In fractured atoms.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading --Eliot SOS FROM NOWHERE I realized the piano had deserted Erich and I cranked my head up and saw Beau, Maud and Sid streaking for the control divan.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Then Erich blew out his reserve breath in the middle of "Door" and I gave myself another of those helpful mental boots at the base of the spine and we hurried after them toward the center of the Place along with Mark.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The blinks faded as we got there and Sid told us not to move because we were making shadows.
NOWHERE
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From this reading --Eliot SOS FROM NOWHERE I realized the piano had deserted Erich and I cranked my head up and saw Beau, Maud and Sid streaking for the control divan.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading De Bailhache, Fresca, Mrs. Cammel, whirled Beyond the circuit of the shuddering Bear In fractured atoms.
out
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From this reading Then Erich blew out his reserve breath in the middle of "Door" and I gave myself another of those helpful mental boots at the base of the spine and we hurried after them toward the center of the Place along with Mark.
piano
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From this reading --Eliot SOS FROM NOWHERE I realized the piano had deserted Erich and I cranked my head up and saw Beau, Maud and Sid streaking for the control divan.
Place
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From this reading Then Erich blew out his reserve breath in the middle of "Door" and I gave myself another of those helpful mental boots at the base of the spine and we hurried after them toward the center of the Place along with Mark.
plain
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From this reading The Major Maintainer was blinking emergency-green and fast, but the code was plain enough for even me to recognize the Spider distress call and for a second I felt just sick.
realized
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From this reading --Eliot SOS FROM NOWHERE I realized the piano had deserted Erich and I cranked my head up and saw Beau, Maud and Sid streaking for the control divan.
recognize
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From this reading The Major Maintainer was blinking emergency-green and fast, but the code was plain enough for even me to recognize the Spider distress call and for a second I felt just sick.
reserve
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From this reading Then Erich blew out his reserve breath in the middle of "Door" and I gave myself another of those helpful mental boots at the base of the spine and we hurried after them toward the center of the Place along with Mark.
saw
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From this reading --Eliot SOS FROM NOWHERE I realized the piano had deserted Erich and I cranked my head up and saw Beau, Maud and Sid streaking for the control divan.
second
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From this reading The Major Maintainer was blinking emergency-green and fast, but the code was plain enough for even me to recognize the Spider distress call and for a second I felt just sick.
shadows
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From this reading The blinks faded as we got there and Sid told us not to move because we were making shadows.
shuddering
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From this reading De Bailhache, Fresca, Mrs. Cammel, whirled Beyond the circuit of the shuddering Bear In fractured atoms.
sick
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From this reading The Major Maintainer was blinking emergency-green and fast, but the code was plain enough for even me to recognize the Spider distress call and for a second I felt just sick.
Sid
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From this reading --Eliot SOS FROM NOWHERE I realized the piano had deserted Erich and I cranked my head up and saw Beau, Maud and Sid streaking for the control divan.
SOS
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From this reading --Eliot SOS FROM NOWHERE I realized the piano had deserted Erich and I cranked my head up and saw Beau, Maud and Sid streaking for the control divan.
Spider
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From this reading The Major Maintainer was blinking emergency-green and fast, but the code was plain enough for even me to recognize the Spider distress call and for a second I felt just sick.
spine
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From this reading Then Erich blew out his reserve breath in the middle of "Door" and I gave myself another of those helpful mental boots at the base of the spine and we hurried after them toward the center of the Place along with Mark.
streaking
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From this reading --Eliot SOS FROM NOWHERE I realized the piano had deserted Erich and I cranked my head up and saw Beau, Maud and Sid streaking for the control divan.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading De Bailhache, Fresca, Mrs. Cammel, whirled Beyond the circuit of the shuddering Bear In fractured atoms.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Then Erich blew out his reserve breath in the middle of "Door" and I gave myself another of those helpful mental boots at the base of the spine and we hurried after them toward the center of the Place along with Mark.
Then
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From this reading Then Erich blew out his reserve breath in the middle of "Door" and I gave myself another of those helpful mental boots at the base of the spine and we hurried after them toward the center of the Place along with Mark.
there
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From this reading The blinks faded as we got there and Sid told us not to move because we were making shadows.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Then Erich blew out his reserve breath in the middle of "Door" and I gave myself another of those helpful mental boots at the base of the spine and we hurried after them toward the center of the Place along with Mark.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Major Maintainer was blinking emergency-green and fast, but the code was plain enough for even me to recognize the Spider distress call and for a second I felt just sick.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The blinks faded as we got there and Sid told us not to move because we were making shadows.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Then Erich blew out his reserve breath in the middle of "Door" and I gave myself another of those helpful mental boots at the base of the spine and we hurried after them toward the center of the Place along with Mark.
up
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From this reading --Eliot SOS FROM NOWHERE I realized the piano had deserted Erich and I cranked my head up and saw Beau, Maud and Sid streaking for the control divan.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The blinks faded as we got there and Sid told us not to move because we were making shadows.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Major Maintainer was blinking emergency-green and fast, but the code was plain enough for even me to recognize the Spider distress call and for a second I felt just sick.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Then Erich blew out his reserve breath in the middle of "Door" and I gave myself another of those helpful mental boots at the base of the spine and we hurried after them toward the center of the Place along with Mark.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The blinks faded as we got there and Sid told us not to move because we were making shadows.
whirled
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From this reading De Bailhache, Fresca, Mrs. Cammel, whirled Beyond the circuit of the shuddering Bear In fractured atoms.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then Erich blew out his reserve breath in the middle of "Door" and I gave myself another of those helpful mental boots at the base of the spine and we hurried after them toward the center of the Place along with Mark.
