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ABBEY
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From this reading THE ABBEY OF THE FOUNTAIN MORNING broke.
Adventures
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From this reading Adventures they had, perils and escapes.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They rose and travelled on.
approached
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From this reading These were approached, endured, passed.
breath
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From this reading This day they passed definitely from the dragon’s present reach, though yet they were in lands of Roche-de-Frêne, done into ruin by him, poisoned by his breath.
broke
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From this reading THE ABBEY OF THE FOUNTAIN MORNING broke.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading This day they passed definitely from the dragon’s present reach, though yet they were in lands of Roche-de-Frêne, done into ruin by him, poisoned by his breath.
day
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From this reading This day they passed definitely from the dragon’s present reach, though yet they were in lands of Roche-de-Frêne, done into ruin by him, poisoned by his breath.
definitely
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From this reading This day they passed definitely from the dragon’s present reach, though yet they were in lands of Roche-de-Frêne, done into ruin by him, poisoned by his breath.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This day they passed definitely from the dragon’s present reach, though yet they were in lands of Roche-de-Frêne, done into ruin by him, poisoned by his breath.
dragon's
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From this reading This day they passed definitely from the dragon’s present reach, though yet they were in lands of Roche-de-Frêne, done into ruin by him, poisoned by his breath.
endured
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From this reading These were approached, endured, passed.
escapes
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From this reading Adventures they had, perils and escapes.
FOUNTAIN
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From this reading THE ABBEY OF THE FOUNTAIN MORNING broke.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading This day they passed definitely from the dragon’s present reach, though yet they were in lands of Roche-de-Frêne, done into ruin by him, poisoned by his breath.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Adventures they had, perils and escapes.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This day they passed definitely from the dragon’s present reach, though yet they were in lands of Roche-de-Frêne, done into ruin by him, poisoned by his breath.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading This day they passed definitely from the dragon’s present reach, though yet they were in lands of Roche-de-Frêne, done into ruin by him, poisoned by his breath.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This day they passed definitely from the dragon’s present reach, though yet they were in lands of Roche-de-Frêne, done into ruin by him, poisoned by his breath.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading This day they passed definitely from the dragon’s present reach, though yet they were in lands of Roche-de-Frêne, done into ruin by him, poisoned by his breath.
lands
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From this reading This day they passed definitely from the dragon’s present reach, though yet they were in lands of Roche-de-Frêne, done into ruin by him, poisoned by his breath.
MORNINGnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE ABBEY OF THE FOUNTAIN MORNING broke.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE ABBEY OF THE FOUNTAIN MORNING broke.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They rose and travelled on.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This day they passed definitely from the dragon’s present reach, though yet they were in lands of Roche-de-Frêne, done into ruin by him, poisoned by his breath.
perils
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From this reading Adventures they had, perils and escapes.
poisoned
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From this reading This day they passed definitely from the dragon’s present reach, though yet they were in lands of Roche-de-Frêne, done into ruin by him, poisoned by his breath.
present
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From this reading This day they passed definitely from the dragon’s present reach, though yet they were in lands of Roche-de-Frêne, done into ruin by him, poisoned by his breath.
reach
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From this reading This day they passed definitely from the dragon’s present reach, though yet they were in lands of Roche-de-Frêne, done into ruin by him, poisoned by his breath.
Roche-de-Frêne
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From this reading This day they passed definitely from the dragon’s present reach, though yet they were in lands of Roche-de-Frêne, done into ruin by him, poisoned by his breath.
rose
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From this reading They rose and travelled on.
ruin
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From this reading This day they passed definitely from the dragon’s present reach, though yet they were in lands of Roche-de-Frêne, done into ruin by him, poisoned by his breath.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ABBEY OF THE FOUNTAIN MORNING broke.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These were approached, endured, passed.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They rose and travelled on.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This day they passed definitely from the dragon’s present reach, though yet they were in lands of Roche-de-Frêne, done into ruin by him, poisoned by his breath.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading This day they passed definitely from the dragon’s present reach, though yet they were in lands of Roche-de-Frêne, done into ruin by him, poisoned by his breath.
travelled
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From this reading They rose and travelled on.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading This day they passed definitely from the dragon’s present reach, though yet they were in lands of Roche-de-Frêne, done into ruin by him, poisoned by his breath.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading This day they passed definitely from the dragon’s present reach, though yet they were in lands of Roche-de-Frêne, done into ruin by him, poisoned by his breath.