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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 Beneath them lay a cold world making ready for sleep.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Behind them glowed the lights of the city, of the city going about its affairs, unconscious of the calamity that threatened.
affairs
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From this reading Behind them glowed the lights of the city, of the city going about its affairs, unconscious of the calamity that threatened.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Richly gowned men and women occupied theater chairs; cafés, restaurants with their gaudy cabarets, were preparing to receive their guests.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Lights were blinking out in the homes of working-men and of millionaire as the inmates retired, conscious of security, for the night.
BehindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Behind them glowed the lights of the city, of the city going about its affairs, unconscious of the calamity that threatened.
BeneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Beneath them lay a cold world making ready for sleep.
blinking
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From this reading Lights were blinking out in the homes of working-men and of millionaire as the inmates retired, conscious of security, for the night.
cabarets
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From this reading Richly gowned men and women occupied theater chairs; cafés, restaurants with their gaudy cabarets, were preparing to receive their guests.
cafés
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From this reading Richly gowned men and women occupied theater chairs; cafés, restaurants with their gaudy cabarets, were preparing to receive their guests.
calamity
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From this reading Behind them glowed the lights of the city, of the city going about its affairs, unconscious of the calamity that threatened.
chairs
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From this reading Richly gowned men and women occupied theater chairs; cafés, restaurants with their gaudy cabarets, were preparing to receive their guests.
city
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From this reading Behind them glowed the lights of the city, of the city going about its affairs, unconscious of the calamity that threatened.
cold
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From this reading Beneath them lay a cold world making ready for sleep.
conscious
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From this reading Lights were blinking out in the homes of working-men and of millionaire as the inmates retired, conscious of security, for the night.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They mounted swiftly into the face of the moon, higher, ever higher.
face
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From this reading They mounted swiftly into the face of the moon, higher, ever higher.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Beneath them lay a cold world making ready for sleep.
gaudy
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From this reading Richly gowned men and women occupied theater chairs; cafés, restaurants with their gaudy cabarets, were preparing to receive their guests.
glowed
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From this reading Behind them glowed the lights of the city, of the city going about its affairs, unconscious of the calamity that threatened.
going
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From this reading Behind them glowed the lights of the city, of the city going about its affairs, unconscious of the calamity that threatened.
gowned
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From this reading Richly gowned men and women occupied theater chairs; cafés, restaurants with their gaudy cabarets, were preparing to receive their guests.
guests
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From this reading Richly gowned men and women occupied theater chairs; cafés, restaurants with their gaudy cabarets, were preparing to receive their guests.
higher
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From this reading They mounted swiftly into the face of the moon, higher, ever higher.
homes
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From this reading Lights were blinking out in the homes of working-men and of millionaire as the inmates retired, conscious of security, for the night.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Lights were blinking out in the homes of working-men and of millionaire as the inmates retired, conscious of security, for the night.
inmates
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From this reading Lights were blinking out in the homes of working-men and of millionaire as the inmates retired, conscious of security, for the night.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading They mounted swiftly into the face of the moon, higher, ever higher.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Behind them glowed the lights of the city, of the city going about its affairs, unconscious of the calamity that threatened.
lay
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From this reading Beneath them lay a cold world making ready for sleep.
lights
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From this reading Behind them glowed the lights of the city, of the city going about its affairs, unconscious of the calamity that threatened.
making
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From this reading Beneath them lay a cold world making ready for sleep.
men
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From this reading Richly gowned men and women occupied theater chairs; cafés, restaurants with their gaudy cabarets, were preparing to receive their guests.
millionaire
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From this reading Lights were blinking out in the homes of working-men and of millionaire as the inmates retired, conscious of security, for the night.
moon
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From this reading They mounted swiftly into the face of the moon, higher, ever higher.
mounted
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From this reading They mounted swiftly into the face of the moon, higher, ever higher.
night
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From this reading Lights were blinking out in the homes of working-men and of millionaire as the inmates retired, conscious of security, for the night.
occupied
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From this reading Richly gowned men and women occupied theater chairs; cafés, restaurants with their gaudy cabarets, were preparing to receive their guests.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They mounted swiftly into the face of the moon, higher, ever higher.
out
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From this reading Lights were blinking out in the homes of working-men and of millionaire as the inmates retired, conscious of security, for the night.
preparing
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From this reading Richly gowned men and women occupied theater chairs; cafés, restaurants with their gaudy cabarets, were preparing to receive their guests.
ready
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From this reading Beneath them lay a cold world making ready for sleep.
receive
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From this reading Richly gowned men and women occupied theater chairs; cafés, restaurants with their gaudy cabarets, were preparing to receive their guests.
restaurants
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From this reading Richly gowned men and women occupied theater chairs; cafés, restaurants with their gaudy cabarets, were preparing to receive their guests.
retiredverbUS /rɪˈtaɪərd/
went away to a private place
From this reading Lights were blinking out in the homes of working-men and of millionaire as the inmates retired, conscious of security, for the night.
Richly
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From this reading Richly gowned men and women occupied theater chairs; cafés, restaurants with their gaudy cabarets, were preparing to receive their guests.
security
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From this reading Lights were blinking out in the homes of working-men and of millionaire as the inmates retired, conscious of security, for the night.
sleep
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From this reading Beneath them lay a cold world making ready for sleep.
swiftly
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From this reading They mounted swiftly into the face of the moon, higher, ever higher.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Behind them glowed the lights of the city, of the city going about its affairs, unconscious of the calamity that threatened.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They mounted swiftly into the face of the moon, higher, ever higher.
theater
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From this reading Richly gowned men and women occupied theater chairs; cafés, restaurants with their gaudy cabarets, were preparing to receive their guests.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Richly gowned men and women occupied theater chairs; cafés, restaurants with their gaudy cabarets, were preparing to receive their guests.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Beneath them lay a cold world making ready for sleep.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They mounted swiftly into the face of the moon, higher, ever higher.
threatened
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From this reading Behind them glowed the lights of the city, of the city going about its affairs, unconscious of the calamity that threatened.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Richly gowned men and women occupied theater chairs; cafés, restaurants with their gaudy cabarets, were preparing to receive their guests.
unconscious
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From this reading Behind them glowed the lights of the city, of the city going about its affairs, unconscious of the calamity that threatened.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Richly gowned men and women occupied theater chairs; cafés, restaurants with their gaudy cabarets, were preparing to receive their guests.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Richly gowned men and women occupied theater chairs; cafés, restaurants with their gaudy cabarets, were preparing to receive their guests.
women
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From this reading Richly gowned men and women occupied theater chairs; cafés, restaurants with their gaudy cabarets, were preparing to receive their guests.
working-men
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From this reading Lights were blinking out in the homes of working-men and of millionaire as the inmates retired, conscious of security, for the night.
world
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From this reading Beneath them lay a cold world making ready for sleep.
