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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 THE MOTHER OF GOLD As the Fairy Queen spoke, she descended from the coach and held out a hand each to Lulu and Zuzu.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading From directly at their feet, entirely across the Valley as far as they could see, there ran a great ledge or dam of pure gold, which yet did not seem solid, for it seemed to rise and fall and flutter as though it were almost ready to melt and flow; but it never did so.
air
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From this reading She led them onward through a sort of hedge of dense trees which lay before them, and beyond which there arose the flickering light, yellow and warm, that had appeared to color all the air of the Secret Valley.
all
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From this reading She led them onward through a sort of hedge of dense trees which lay before them, and beyond which there arose the flickering light, yellow and warm, that had appeared to color all the air of the Secret Valley.
almost
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From this reading From directly at their feet, entirely across the Valley as far as they could see, there ran a great ledge or dam of pure gold, which yet did not seem solid, for it seemed to rise and fall and flutter as though it were almost ready to melt and flow; but it never did so.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE MOTHER OF GOLD As the Fairy Queen spoke, she descended from the coach and held out a hand each to Lulu and Zuzu.
appeared
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From this reading She led them onward through a sort of hedge of dense trees which lay before them, and beyond which there arose the flickering light, yellow and warm, that had appeared to color all the air of the Secret Valley.
arose
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From this reading She led them onward through a sort of hedge of dense trees which lay before them, and beyond which there arose the flickering light, yellow and warm, that had appeared to color all the air of the Secret Valley.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE MOTHER OF GOLD As the Fairy Queen spoke, she descended from the coach and held out a hand each to Lulu and Zuzu.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At length they stepped out in full view of the great source of all this light, and saw before them the most strange and wonderful thing they had ever seen in all their lives.
back
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From this reading This great vein of gold was many miles in length, so far as they could tell; and how far back at each end it ran into the foot of the walls of the Valley no one could tell.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She led them onward through a sort of hedge of dense trees which lay before them, and beyond which there arose the flickering light, yellow and warm, that had appeared to color all the air of the Secret Valley.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading She led them onward through a sort of hedge of dense trees which lay before them, and beyond which there arose the flickering light, yellow and warm, that had appeared to color all the air of the Secret Valley.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading From directly at their feet, entirely across the Valley as far as they could see, there ran a great ledge or dam of pure gold, which yet did not seem solid, for it seemed to rise and fall and flutter as though it were almost ready to melt and flow; but it never did so.
coach
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From this reading THE MOTHER OF GOLD As the Fairy Queen spoke, she descended from the coach and held out a hand each to Lulu and Zuzu.
color
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From this reading She led them onward through a sort of hedge of dense trees which lay before them, and beyond which there arose the flickering light, yellow and warm, that had appeared to color all the air of the Secret Valley.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading From directly at their feet, entirely across the Valley as far as they could see, there ran a great ledge or dam of pure gold, which yet did not seem solid, for it seemed to rise and fall and flutter as though it were almost ready to melt and flow; but it never did so.
dam
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From this reading From directly at their feet, entirely across the Valley as far as they could see, there ran a great ledge or dam of pure gold, which yet did not seem solid, for it seemed to rise and fall and flutter as though it were almost ready to melt and flow; but it never did so.
dense
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From this reading She led them onward through a sort of hedge of dense trees which lay before them, and beyond which there arose the flickering light, yellow and warm, that had appeared to color all the air of the Secret Valley.
descendednounUS /ˈdescended/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE MOTHER OF GOLD As the Fairy Queen spoke, she descended from the coach and held out a hand each to Lulu and Zuzu.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading From directly at their feet, entirely across the Valley as far as they could see, there ran a great ledge or dam of pure gold, which yet did not seem solid, for it seemed to rise and fall and flutter as though it were almost ready to melt and flow; but it never did so.
directlynounUS /ˈdirectly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading From directly at their feet, entirely across the Valley as far as they could see, there ran a great ledge or dam of pure gold, which yet did not seem solid, for it seemed to rise and fall and flutter as though it were almost ready to melt and flow; but it never did so.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading THE MOTHER OF GOLD As the Fairy Queen spoke, she descended from the coach and held out a hand each to Lulu and Zuzu.
end
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From this reading This great vein of gold was many miles in length, so far as they could tell; and how far back at each end it ran into the foot of the walls of the Valley no one could tell.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading From directly at their feet, entirely across the Valley as far as they could see, there ran a great ledge or dam of pure gold, which yet did not seem solid, for it seemed to rise and fall and flutter as though it were almost ready to melt and flow; but it never did so.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At length they stepped out in full view of the great source of all this light, and saw before them the most strange and wonderful thing they had ever seen in all their lives.
Fairy
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From this reading THE MOTHER OF GOLD As the Fairy Queen spoke, she descended from the coach and held out a hand each to Lulu and Zuzu.
fall
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From this reading From directly at their feet, entirely across the Valley as far as they could see, there ran a great ledge or dam of pure gold, which yet did not seem solid, for it seemed to rise and fall and flutter as though it were almost ready to melt and flow; but it never did so.
far
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From this reading From directly at their feet, entirely across the Valley as far as they could see, there ran a great ledge or dam of pure gold, which yet did not seem solid, for it seemed to rise and fall and flutter as though it were almost ready to melt and flow; but it never did so.
feet
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From this reading From directly at their feet, entirely across the Valley as far as they could see, there ran a great ledge or dam of pure gold, which yet did not seem solid, for it seemed to rise and fall and flutter as though it were almost ready to melt and flow; but it never did so.
flickering
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From this reading She led them onward through a sort of hedge of dense trees which lay before them, and beyond which there arose the flickering light, yellow and warm, that had appeared to color all the air of the Secret Valley.
flow
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From this reading From directly at their feet, entirely across the Valley as far as they could see, there ran a great ledge or dam of pure gold, which yet did not seem solid, for it seemed to rise and fall and flutter as though it were almost ready to melt and flow; but it never did so.
flutter
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From this reading From directly at their feet, entirely across the Valley as far as they could see, there ran a great ledge or dam of pure gold, which yet did not seem solid, for it seemed to rise and fall and flutter as though it were almost ready to melt and flow; but it never did so.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This great vein of gold was many miles in length, so far as they could tell; and how far back at each end it ran into the foot of the walls of the Valley no one could tell.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading From directly at their feet, entirely across the Valley as far as they could see, there ran a great ledge or dam of pure gold, which yet did not seem solid, for it seemed to rise and fall and flutter as though it were almost ready to melt and flow; but it never did so.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE MOTHER OF GOLD As the Fairy Queen spoke, she descended from the coach and held out a hand each to Lulu and Zuzu.
full
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From this reading At length they stepped out in full view of the great source of all this light, and saw before them the most strange and wonderful thing they had ever seen in all their lives.
GOLD
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From this reading THE MOTHER OF GOLD As the Fairy Queen spoke, she descended from the coach and held out a hand each to Lulu and Zuzu.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At length they stepped out in full view of the great source of all this light, and saw before them the most strange and wonderful thing they had ever seen in all their lives.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She led them onward through a sort of hedge of dense trees which lay before them, and beyond which there arose the flickering light, yellow and warm, that had appeared to color all the air of the Secret Valley.
hand
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From this reading THE MOTHER OF GOLD As the Fairy Queen spoke, she descended from the coach and held out a hand each to Lulu and Zuzu.
hedge
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From this reading She led them onward through a sort of hedge of dense trees which lay before them, and beyond which there arose the flickering light, yellow and warm, that had appeared to color all the air of the Secret Valley.
held
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From this reading THE MOTHER OF GOLD As the Fairy Queen spoke, she descended from the coach and held out a hand each to Lulu and Zuzu.
how
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From this reading This great vein of gold was many miles in length, so far as they could tell; and how far back at each end it ran into the foot of the walls of the Valley no one could tell.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At length they stepped out in full view of the great source of all this light, and saw before them the most strange and wonderful thing they had ever seen in all their lives.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading This great vein of gold was many miles in length, so far as they could tell; and how far back at each end it ran into the foot of the walls of the Valley no one could tell.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading From directly at their feet, entirely across the Valley as far as they could see, there ran a great ledge or dam of pure gold, which yet did not seem solid, for it seemed to rise and fall and flutter as though it were almost ready to melt and flow; but it never did so.
lay
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From this reading She led them onward through a sort of hedge of dense trees which lay before them, and beyond which there arose the flickering light, yellow and warm, that had appeared to color all the air of the Secret Valley.
led
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From this reading She led them onward through a sort of hedge of dense trees which lay before them, and beyond which there arose the flickering light, yellow and warm, that had appeared to color all the air of the Secret Valley.
ledge
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From this reading From directly at their feet, entirely across the Valley as far as they could see, there ran a great ledge or dam of pure gold, which yet did not seem solid, for it seemed to rise and fall and flutter as though it were almost ready to melt and flow; but it never did so.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading At length they stepped out in full view of the great source of all this light, and saw before them the most strange and wonderful thing they had ever seen in all their lives.
light
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From this reading She led them onward through a sort of hedge of dense trees which lay before them, and beyond which there arose the flickering light, yellow and warm, that had appeared to color all the air of the Secret Valley.
lives
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From this reading At length they stepped out in full view of the great source of all this light, and saw before them the most strange and wonderful thing they had ever seen in all their lives.
Lulu
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From this reading THE MOTHER OF GOLD As the Fairy Queen spoke, she descended from the coach and held out a hand each to Lulu and Zuzu.
many
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From this reading This great vein of gold was many miles in length, so far as they could tell; and how far back at each end it ran into the foot of the walls of the Valley no one could tell.
melt
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From this reading From directly at their feet, entirely across the Valley as far as they could see, there ran a great ledge or dam of pure gold, which yet did not seem solid, for it seemed to rise and fall and flutter as though it were almost ready to melt and flow; but it never did so.
miles
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From this reading This great vein of gold was many miles in length, so far as they could tell; and how far back at each end it ran into the foot of the walls of the Valley no one could tell.
most
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From this reading At length they stepped out in full view of the great source of all this light, and saw before them the most strange and wonderful thing they had ever seen in all their lives.
MOTHER
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From this reading THE MOTHER OF GOLD As the Fairy Queen spoke, she descended from the coach and held out a hand each to Lulu and Zuzu.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From directly at their feet, entirely across the Valley as far as they could see, there ran a great ledge or dam of pure gold, which yet did not seem solid, for it seemed to rise and fall and flutter as though it were almost ready to melt and flow; but it never did so.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading This great vein of gold was many miles in length, so far as they could tell; and how far back at each end it ran into the foot of the walls of the Valley no one could tell.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading From directly at their feet, entirely across the Valley as far as they could see, there ran a great ledge or dam of pure gold, which yet did not seem solid, for it seemed to rise and fall and flutter as though it were almost ready to melt and flow; but it never did so.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MOTHER OF GOLD As the Fairy Queen spoke, she descended from the coach and held out a hand each to Lulu and Zuzu.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading This great vein of gold was many miles in length, so far as they could tell; and how far back at each end it ran into the foot of the walls of the Valley no one could tell.
onward
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From this reading She led them onward through a sort of hedge of dense trees which lay before them, and beyond which there arose the flickering light, yellow and warm, that had appeared to color all the air of the Secret Valley.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading From directly at their feet, entirely across the Valley as far as they could see, there ran a great ledge or dam of pure gold, which yet did not seem solid, for it seemed to rise and fall and flutter as though it were almost ready to melt and flow; but it never did so.
out
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From this reading THE MOTHER OF GOLD As the Fairy Queen spoke, she descended from the coach and held out a hand each to Lulu and Zuzu.
pure
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From this reading From directly at their feet, entirely across the Valley as far as they could see, there ran a great ledge or dam of pure gold, which yet did not seem solid, for it seemed to rise and fall and flutter as though it were almost ready to melt and flow; but it never did so.
Queen
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From this reading THE MOTHER OF GOLD As the Fairy Queen spoke, she descended from the coach and held out a hand each to Lulu and Zuzu.
ran
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From this reading From directly at their feet, entirely across the Valley as far as they could see, there ran a great ledge or dam of pure gold, which yet did not seem solid, for it seemed to rise and fall and flutter as though it were almost ready to melt and flow; but it never did so.
ready
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From this reading From directly at their feet, entirely across the Valley as far as they could see, there ran a great ledge or dam of pure gold, which yet did not seem solid, for it seemed to rise and fall and flutter as though it were almost ready to melt and flow; but it never did so.
rise
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From this reading From directly at their feet, entirely across the Valley as far as they could see, there ran a great ledge or dam of pure gold, which yet did not seem solid, for it seemed to rise and fall and flutter as though it were almost ready to melt and flow; but it never did so.
saw
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From this reading At length they stepped out in full view of the great source of all this light, and saw before them the most strange and wonderful thing they had ever seen in all their lives.
SecretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading She led them onward through a sort of hedge of dense trees which lay before them, and beyond which there arose the flickering light, yellow and warm, that had appeared to color all the air of the Secret Valley.
see
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From this reading From directly at their feet, entirely across the Valley as far as they could see, there ran a great ledge or dam of pure gold, which yet did not seem solid, for it seemed to rise and fall and flutter as though it were almost ready to melt and flow; but it never did so.
seem
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From this reading From directly at their feet, entirely across the Valley as far as they could see, there ran a great ledge or dam of pure gold, which yet did not seem solid, for it seemed to rise and fall and flutter as though it were almost ready to melt and flow; but it never did so.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From directly at their feet, entirely across the Valley as far as they could see, there ran a great ledge or dam of pure gold, which yet did not seem solid, for it seemed to rise and fall and flutter as though it were almost ready to melt and flow; but it never did so.
seen
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From this reading At length they stepped out in full view of the great source of all this light, and saw before them the most strange and wonderful thing they had ever seen in all their lives.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE MOTHER OF GOLD As the Fairy Queen spoke, she descended from the coach and held out a hand each to Lulu and Zuzu.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading From directly at their feet, entirely across the Valley as far as they could see, there ran a great ledge or dam of pure gold, which yet did not seem solid, for it seemed to rise and fall and flutter as though it were almost ready to melt and flow; but it never did so.
solid
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From this reading From directly at their feet, entirely across the Valley as far as they could see, there ran a great ledge or dam of pure gold, which yet did not seem solid, for it seemed to rise and fall and flutter as though it were almost ready to melt and flow; but it never did so.
sort
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From this reading She led them onward through a sort of hedge of dense trees which lay before them, and beyond which there arose the flickering light, yellow and warm, that had appeared to color all the air of the Secret Valley.
source
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From this reading At length they stepped out in full view of the great source of all this light, and saw before them the most strange and wonderful thing they had ever seen in all their lives.
spoke
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From this reading THE MOTHER OF GOLD As the Fairy Queen spoke, she descended from the coach and held out a hand each to Lulu and Zuzu.
stepped
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From this reading At length they stepped out in full view of the great source of all this light, and saw before them the most strange and wonderful thing they had ever seen in all their lives.
strange
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From this reading At length they stepped out in full view of the great source of all this light, and saw before them the most strange and wonderful thing they had ever seen in all their lives.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This great vein of gold was many miles in length, so far as they could tell; and how far back at each end it ran into the foot of the walls of the Valley no one could tell.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She led them onward through a sort of hedge of dense trees which lay before them, and beyond which there arose the flickering light, yellow and warm, that had appeared to color all the air of the Secret Valley.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MOTHER OF GOLD As the Fairy Queen spoke, she descended from the coach and held out a hand each to Lulu and Zuzu.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading At length they stepped out in full view of the great source of all this light, and saw before them the most strange and wonderful thing they had ever seen in all their lives.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She led them onward through a sort of hedge of dense trees which lay before them, and beyond which there arose the flickering light, yellow and warm, that had appeared to color all the air of the Secret Valley.
there
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From this reading She led them onward through a sort of hedge of dense trees which lay before them, and beyond which there arose the flickering light, yellow and warm, that had appeared to color all the air of the Secret Valley.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At length they stepped out in full view of the great source of all this light, and saw before them the most strange and wonderful thing they had ever seen in all their lives.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At length they stepped out in full view of the great source of all this light, and saw before them the most strange and wonderful thing they had ever seen in all their lives.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At length they stepped out in full view of the great source of all this light, and saw before them the most strange and wonderful thing they had ever seen in all their lives.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading From directly at their feet, entirely across the Valley as far as they could see, there ran a great ledge or dam of pure gold, which yet did not seem solid, for it seemed to rise and fall and flutter as though it were almost ready to melt and flow; but it never did so.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She led them onward through a sort of hedge of dense trees which lay before them, and beyond which there arose the flickering light, yellow and warm, that had appeared to color all the air of the Secret Valley.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE MOTHER OF GOLD As the Fairy Queen spoke, she descended from the coach and held out a hand each to Lulu and Zuzu.
trees
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From this reading She led them onward through a sort of hedge of dense trees which lay before them, and beyond which there arose the flickering light, yellow and warm, that had appeared to color all the air of the Secret Valley.
Valley
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From this reading She led them onward through a sort of hedge of dense trees which lay before them, and beyond which there arose the flickering light, yellow and warm, that had appeared to color all the air of the Secret Valley.
vein
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From this reading This great vein of gold was many miles in length, so far as they could tell; and how far back at each end it ran into the foot of the walls of the Valley no one could tell.
view
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From this reading At length they stepped out in full view of the great source of all this light, and saw before them the most strange and wonderful thing they had ever seen in all their lives.
walls
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From this reading This great vein of gold was many miles in length, so far as they could tell; and how far back at each end it ran into the foot of the walls of the Valley no one could tell.
warm
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From this reading She led them onward through a sort of hedge of dense trees which lay before them, and beyond which there arose the flickering light, yellow and warm, that had appeared to color all the air of the Secret Valley.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This great vein of gold was many miles in length, so far as they could tell; and how far back at each end it ran into the foot of the walls of the Valley no one could tell.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading From directly at their feet, entirely across the Valley as far as they could see, there ran a great ledge or dam of pure gold, which yet did not seem solid, for it seemed to rise and fall and flutter as though it were almost ready to melt and flow; but it never did so.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She led them onward through a sort of hedge of dense trees which lay before them, and beyond which there arose the flickering light, yellow and warm, that had appeared to color all the air of the Secret Valley.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At length they stepped out in full view of the great source of all this light, and saw before them the most strange and wonderful thing they had ever seen in all their lives.
yellow
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From this reading She led them onward through a sort of hedge of dense trees which lay before them, and beyond which there arose the flickering light, yellow and warm, that had appeared to color all the air of the Secret Valley.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading From directly at their feet, entirely across the Valley as far as they could see, there ran a great ledge or dam of pure gold, which yet did not seem solid, for it seemed to rise and fall and flutter as though it were almost ready to melt and flow; but it never did so.
Zuzu
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From this reading THE MOTHER OF GOLD As the Fairy Queen spoke, she descended from the coach and held out a hand each to Lulu and Zuzu.
