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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 had been with Potter as if he had stood upon a lofty height surveying wonders and had fallen with incredible swiftness through darkness to strike the ground with frightful impetus.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading _Defiled!_ The word was stamped in letters that burnt across his consciousness; his brain groped and fumbled about it as if it were some strange, monstrous thing no intelligence could grasp.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading _Defiled!_ The word was stamped in letters that burnt across his consciousness; his brain groped and fumbled about it as if it were some strange, monstrous thing no intelligence could grasp.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It had been with Potter as if he had stood upon a lofty height surveying wonders and had fallen with incredible swiftness through darkness to strike the ground with frightful impetus.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It had been with Potter as if he had stood upon a lofty height surveying wonders and had fallen with incredible swiftness through darkness to strike the ground with frightful impetus.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It had been with Potter as if he had stood upon a lofty height surveying wonders and had fallen with incredible swiftness through darkness to strike the ground with frightful impetus.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He felt the shock of that impact as if his physical body had been in collision instead of his soul....
brain
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burnt
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collision
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consciousness
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From this reading _Defiled!_ The word was stamped in letters that burnt across his consciousness; his brain groped and fumbled about it as if it were some strange, monstrous thing no intelligence could grasp.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading _Defiled!_ The word was stamped in letters that burnt across his consciousness; his brain groped and fumbled about it as if it were some strange, monstrous thing no intelligence could grasp.
created
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From this reading Every other created thing was obliterated.
darkness
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Defiled
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From this reading _Defiled!_ The word was stamped in letters that burnt across his consciousness; his brain groped and fumbled about it as if it were some strange, monstrous thing no intelligence could grasp.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every other created thing was obliterated.
fallen
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felt
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From this reading He felt the shock of that impact as if his physical body had been in collision instead of his soul....
flamenounUS /fleɪm/
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading That word stood isolated in the middle of his universe, and his thoughts, mothlike, fluttered about it, singeing their wings in its flame.
fluttered
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frightful
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fumbled
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graspnounUS /ɡræsp/
a firm hold in a specific situation in this story
From this reading _Defiled!_ The word was stamped in letters that burnt across his consciousness; his brain groped and fumbled about it as if it were some strange, monstrous thing no intelligence could grasp.
groped
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ground
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From this reading It had been with Potter as if he had stood upon a lofty height surveying wonders and had fallen with incredible swiftness through darkness to strike the ground with frightful impetus.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had been with Potter as if he had stood upon a lofty height surveying wonders and had fallen with incredible swiftness through darkness to strike the ground with frightful impetus.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It had been with Potter as if he had stood upon a lofty height surveying wonders and had fallen with incredible swiftness through darkness to strike the ground with frightful impetus.
height
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hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He felt the shock of that impact as if his physical body had been in collision instead of his soul....
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It had been with Potter as if he had stood upon a lofty height surveying wonders and had fallen with incredible swiftness through darkness to strike the ground with frightful impetus.
impact
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impetus
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From this reading It had been with Potter as if he had stood upon a lofty height surveying wonders and had fallen with incredible swiftness through darkness to strike the ground with frightful impetus.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He felt the shock of that impact as if his physical body had been in collision instead of his soul....
incredible
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instead
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intelligence
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From this reading _Defiled!_ The word was stamped in letters that burnt across his consciousness; his brain groped and fumbled about it as if it were some strange, monstrous thing no intelligence could grasp.
isolated
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From this reading That word stood isolated in the middle of his universe, and his thoughts, mothlike, fluttered about it, singeing their wings in its flame.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had been with Potter as if he had stood upon a lofty height surveying wonders and had fallen with incredible swiftness through darkness to strike the ground with frightful impetus.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading That word stood isolated in the middle of his universe, and his thoughts, mothlike, fluttered about it, singeing their wings in its flame.
letters
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lofty
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middle
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From this reading That word stood isolated in the middle of his universe, and his thoughts, mothlike, fluttered about it, singeing their wings in its flame.
monstrous
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mothlike
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From this reading That word stood isolated in the middle of his universe, and his thoughts, mothlike, fluttered about it, singeing their wings in its flame.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading _Defiled!_ The word was stamped in letters that burnt across his consciousness; his brain groped and fumbled about it as if it were some strange, monstrous thing no intelligence could grasp.
obliterated
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From this reading Every other created thing was obliterated.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He felt the shock of that impact as if his physical body had been in collision instead of his soul....
other
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physical
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Potter
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shock
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singeing
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From this reading That word stood isolated in the middle of his universe, and his thoughts, mothlike, fluttered about it, singeing their wings in its flame.
some
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soul
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stamped
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From this reading _Defiled!_ The word was stamped in letters that burnt across his consciousness; his brain groped and fumbled about it as if it were some strange, monstrous thing no intelligence could grasp.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had been with Potter as if he had stood upon a lofty height surveying wonders and had fallen with incredible swiftness through darkness to strike the ground with frightful impetus.
strange
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strike
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From this reading It had been with Potter as if he had stood upon a lofty height surveying wonders and had fallen with incredible swiftness through darkness to strike the ground with frightful impetus.
surveying
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swiftness
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From this reading It had been with Potter as if he had stood upon a lofty height surveying wonders and had fallen with incredible swiftness through darkness to strike the ground with frightful impetus.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He felt the shock of that impact as if his physical body had been in collision instead of his soul....
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It had been with Potter as if he had stood upon a lofty height surveying wonders and had fallen with incredible swiftness through darkness to strike the ground with frightful impetus.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading That word stood isolated in the middle of his universe, and his thoughts, mothlike, fluttered about it, singeing their wings in its flame.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Defiled!_ The word was stamped in letters that burnt across his consciousness; his brain groped and fumbled about it as if it were some strange, monstrous thing no intelligence could grasp.
thoughts
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From this reading That word stood isolated in the middle of his universe, and his thoughts, mothlike, fluttered about it, singeing their wings in its flame.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It had been with Potter as if he had stood upon a lofty height surveying wonders and had fallen with incredible swiftness through darkness to strike the ground with frightful impetus.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It had been with Potter as if he had stood upon a lofty height surveying wonders and had fallen with incredible swiftness through darkness to strike the ground with frightful impetus.
universe
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From this reading That word stood isolated in the middle of his universe, and his thoughts, mothlike, fluttered about it, singeing their wings in its flame.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It had been with Potter as if he had stood upon a lofty height surveying wonders and had fallen with incredible swiftness through darkness to strike the ground with frightful impetus.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Defiled!_ The word was stamped in letters that burnt across his consciousness; his brain groped and fumbled about it as if it were some strange, monstrous thing no intelligence could grasp.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _Defiled!_ The word was stamped in letters that burnt across his consciousness; his brain groped and fumbled about it as if it were some strange, monstrous thing no intelligence could grasp.
wings
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From this reading That word stood isolated in the middle of his universe, and his thoughts, mothlike, fluttered about it, singeing their wings in its flame.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It had been with Potter as if he had stood upon a lofty height surveying wonders and had fallen with incredible swiftness through darkness to strike the ground with frightful impetus.
wonders
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word
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From this reading _Defiled!_ The word was stamped in letters that burnt across his consciousness; his brain groped and fumbled about it as if it were some strange, monstrous thing no intelligence could grasp.
