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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 For a long time she had not believed in the taboos or the Earth-god.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading And that can be dangerous!_ Mryna Brill intended to ride the god-car above the rain mist.
always
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From this reading _It's not always "The Truth shall set you free!"
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And that can be dangerous!_ Mryna Brill intended to ride the god-car above the rain mist.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And that can be dangerous!_ Mryna Brill intended to ride the god-car above the rain mist.
believed
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From this reading For a long time she had not believed in the taboos or the Earth-god.
Brill
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From this reading And that can be dangerous!_ Mryna Brill intended to ride the god-car above the rain mist.
BYprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY IRVING COX, JR.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading And that can be dangerous!_ Mryna Brill intended to ride the god-car above the rain mist.
COX
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From this reading BY IRVING COX, JR.
dangerous
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From this reading And that can be dangerous!_ Mryna Brill intended to ride the god-car above the rain mist.
drive
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From this reading Sometimes it's "Want of the Truth shall drive you to escape!"
Earth-god
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From this reading For a long time she had not believed in the taboos or the Earth-god.
escape
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From this reading Sometimes it's "Want of the Truth shall drive you to escape!"
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a long time she had not believed in the taboos or the Earth-god.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading _It's not always "The Truth shall set you free!"
god-car
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From this reading And that can be dangerous!_ Mryna Brill intended to ride the god-car above the rain mist.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For a long time she had not believed in the taboos or the Earth-god.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For a long time she had not believed in the taboos or the Earth-god.
intended
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From this reading And that can be dangerous!_ Mryna Brill intended to ride the god-car above the rain mist.
IRVING
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From this reading BY IRVING COX, JR.
It's
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From this reading _It's not always "The Truth shall set you free!"
JR
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From this reading BY IRVING COX, JR.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a long time she had not believed in the taboos or the Earth-god.
mist
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From this reading And that can be dangerous!_ Mryna Brill intended to ride the god-car above the rain mist.
Mryna
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From this reading And that can be dangerous!_ Mryna Brill intended to ride the god-car above the rain mist.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _It's not always "The Truth shall set you free!"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sometimes it's "Want of the Truth shall drive you to escape!"
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading For a long time she had not believed in the taboos or the Earth-god.
rain
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From this reading And that can be dangerous!_ Mryna Brill intended to ride the god-car above the rain mist.
ride
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From this reading And that can be dangerous!_ Mryna Brill intended to ride the god-car above the rain mist.
set
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From this reading _It's not always "The Truth shall set you free!"
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading _It's not always "The Truth shall set you free!"
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For a long time she had not believed in the taboos or the Earth-god.
Sometimes
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From this reading Sometimes it's "Want of the Truth shall drive you to escape!"
taboos
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From this reading For a long time she had not believed in the taboos or the Earth-god.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And that can be dangerous!_ Mryna Brill intended to ride the god-car above the rain mist.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _It's not always "The Truth shall set you free!"
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a long time she had not believed in the taboos or the Earth-god.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sometimes it's "Want of the Truth shall drive you to escape!"
Truth
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From this reading _It's not always "The Truth shall set you free!"
Want
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From this reading Sometimes it's "Want of the Truth shall drive you to escape!"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _It's not always "The Truth shall set you free!"