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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 That's a quotation from--and a description of--this inspiring story_ The city was enchanted.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That's a quotation from--and a description of--this inspiring story_ The city was enchanted.
behold
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From this reading It was a magic nursery through which eager-eyed children swarmed to behold a sparkling new toy.
blaring
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From this reading It was a colossal music box blaring forth a thousand chants of victory.
box
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From this reading It was a colossal music box blaring forth a thousand chants of victory.
chants
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From this reading It was a colossal music box blaring forth a thousand chants of victory.
children
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From this reading It was a magic nursery through which eager-eyed children swarmed to behold a sparkling new toy.
city
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From this reading That's a quotation from--and a description of--this inspiring story_ The city was enchanted.
colossal
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From this reading It was a colossal music box blaring forth a thousand chants of victory.
description
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From this reading That's a quotation from--and a description of--this inspiring story_ The city was enchanted.
down
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From this reading It was a rainbow torn down from the sky and poured over the earth.
eager-eyed
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From this reading It was a magic nursery through which eager-eyed children swarmed to behold a sparkling new toy.
earth
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From this reading It was a rainbow torn down from the sky and poured over the earth.
enchantedadjectiveUS /ɪnˈtʃæn.tɪd/
Filled with or placed under the influence of magical power or charm.
From this reading That's a quotation from--and a description of--this inspiring story_ The city was enchanted.
forth
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From this reading It was a colossal music box blaring forth a thousand chants of victory.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading That's a quotation from--and a description of--this inspiring story_ The city was enchanted.
guide
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From this reading _"Man will need signposts to guide the way to infinity."
infinity
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From this reading _"Man will need signposts to guide the way to infinity."
inspiring
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From this reading That's a quotation from--and a description of--this inspiring story_ The city was enchanted.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a colossal music box blaring forth a thousand chants of victory.
magic
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From this reading It was a magic nursery through which eager-eyed children swarmed to behold a sparkling new toy.
Man
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From this reading _"Man will need signposts to guide the way to infinity."
music
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From this reading It was a colossal music box blaring forth a thousand chants of victory.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _"Man will need signposts to guide the way to infinity."
new
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From this reading It was a magic nursery through which eager-eyed children swarmed to behold a sparkling new toy.
nursery
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From this reading It was a magic nursery through which eager-eyed children swarmed to behold a sparkling new toy.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That's a quotation from--and a description of--this inspiring story_ The city was enchanted.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It was a rainbow torn down from the sky and poured over the earth.
poured
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From this reading It was a rainbow torn down from the sky and poured over the earth.
quotation
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From this reading That's a quotation from--and a description of--this inspiring story_ The city was enchanted.
rainbow
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From this reading It was a rainbow torn down from the sky and poured over the earth.
signposts
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From this reading _"Man will need signposts to guide the way to infinity."
sky
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From this reading It was a rainbow torn down from the sky and poured over the earth.
sparkling
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From this reading It was a magic nursery through which eager-eyed children swarmed to behold a sparkling new toy.
story
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From this reading That's a quotation from--and a description of--this inspiring story_ The city was enchanted.
swarmed
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From this reading It was a magic nursery through which eager-eyed children swarmed to behold a sparkling new toy.
That's
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From this reading That's a quotation from--and a description of--this inspiring story_ The city was enchanted.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _"Man will need signposts to guide the way to infinity."
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading That's a quotation from--and a description of--this inspiring story_ The city was enchanted.
thousand
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From this reading It was a colossal music box blaring forth a thousand chants of victory.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was a magic nursery through which eager-eyed children swarmed to behold a sparkling new toy.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _"Man will need signposts to guide the way to infinity."
torn
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From this reading It was a rainbow torn down from the sky and poured over the earth.
toy
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From this reading It was a magic nursery through which eager-eyed children swarmed to behold a sparkling new toy.
victory
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From this reading It was a colossal music box blaring forth a thousand chants of victory.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That's a quotation from--and a description of--this inspiring story_ The city was enchanted.
way
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From this reading _"Man will need signposts to guide the way to infinity."
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was a magic nursery through which eager-eyed children swarmed to behold a sparkling new toy.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading _"Man will need signposts to guide the way to infinity."