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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 But the moment his eyes fell on the scene beneath, everything fled far from his thoughts, Leoline among the rest; and nothing remained but a profound and absorbing feeling of intensest amaze.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Evidently it was one of a range of lower vaults, and as he was at least fourteen feet above it, and his corner somewhat in shadow, there was little danger of his being seen.
absorbing
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From this reading But the moment his eyes fell on the scene beneath, everything fled far from his thoughts, Leoline among the rest; and nothing remained but a profound and absorbing feeling of intensest amaze.
amaze
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From this reading But the moment his eyes fell on the scene beneath, everything fled far from his thoughts, Leoline among the rest; and nothing remained but a profound and absorbing feeling of intensest amaze.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading But the moment his eyes fell on the scene beneath, everything fled far from his thoughts, Leoline among the rest; and nothing remained but a profound and absorbing feeling of intensest amaze.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Right below him he beheld an immense room, of which the flag he had raised seemed to form part of the ceiling, in a remote corner.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading When Sir Norman Kingsley entered the ancient ruin, his head was full of Leoline--when he knelt down to look through the aperture in the flagged floor, head and heart were full of her still.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Sir Norman Kingsley entered the ancient ruin, his head was full of Leoline--when he knelt down to look through the aperture in the flagged floor, head and heart were full of her still.
aperture
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From this reading When Sir Norman Kingsley entered the ancient ruin, his head was full of Leoline--when he knelt down to look through the aperture in the flagged floor, head and heart were full of her still.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Evidently it was one of a range of lower vaults, and as he was at least fourteen feet above it, and his corner somewhat in shadow, there was little danger of his being seen.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Evidently it was one of a range of lower vaults, and as he was at least fourteen feet above it, and his corner somewhat in shadow, there was little danger of his being seen.
beheld
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From this reading Right below him he beheld an immense room, of which the flag he had raised seemed to form part of the ceiling, in a remote corner.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Evidently it was one of a range of lower vaults, and as he was at least fourteen feet above it, and his corner somewhat in shadow, there was little danger of his being seen.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Right below him he beheld an immense room, of which the flag he had raised seemed to form part of the ceiling, in a remote corner.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading But the moment his eyes fell on the scene beneath, everything fled far from his thoughts, Leoline among the rest; and nothing remained but a profound and absorbing feeling of intensest amaze.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the moment his eyes fell on the scene beneath, everything fled far from his thoughts, Leoline among the rest; and nothing remained but a profound and absorbing feeling of intensest amaze.
ceiling
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From this reading Right below him he beheld an immense room, of which the flag he had raised seemed to form part of the ceiling, in a remote corner.
content
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From this reading So, leaning far down to look at his leisure, he took the goods the gods provided him, and stared to his heart's content.
corner
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From this reading Right below him he beheld an immense room, of which the flag he had raised seemed to form part of the ceiling, in a remote corner.
danger
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From this reading Evidently it was one of a range of lower vaults, and as he was at least fourteen feet above it, and his corner somewhat in shadow, there was little danger of his being seen.
down
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From this reading When Sir Norman Kingsley entered the ancient ruin, his head was full of Leoline--when he knelt down to look through the aperture in the flagged floor, head and heart were full of her still.
entered
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From this reading When Sir Norman Kingsley entered the ancient ruin, his head was full of Leoline--when he knelt down to look through the aperture in the flagged floor, head and heart were full of her still.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading But the moment his eyes fell on the scene beneath, everything fled far from his thoughts, Leoline among the rest; and nothing remained but a profound and absorbing feeling of intensest amaze.
Evidently
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From this reading Evidently it was one of a range of lower vaults, and as he was at least fourteen feet above it, and his corner somewhat in shadow, there was little danger of his being seen.
eyes
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From this reading But the moment his eyes fell on the scene beneath, everything fled far from his thoughts, Leoline among the rest; and nothing remained but a profound and absorbing feeling of intensest amaze.
far
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From this reading But the moment his eyes fell on the scene beneath, everything fled far from his thoughts, Leoline among the rest; and nothing remained but a profound and absorbing feeling of intensest amaze.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But the moment his eyes fell on the scene beneath, everything fled far from his thoughts, Leoline among the rest; and nothing remained but a profound and absorbing feeling of intensest amaze.
feet
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From this reading Evidently it was one of a range of lower vaults, and as he was at least fourteen feet above it, and his corner somewhat in shadow, there was little danger of his being seen.
fell
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From this reading But the moment his eyes fell on the scene beneath, everything fled far from his thoughts, Leoline among the rest; and nothing remained but a profound and absorbing feeling of intensest amaze.
flag
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From this reading Right below him he beheld an immense room, of which the flag he had raised seemed to form part of the ceiling, in a remote corner.
flagged
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From this reading When Sir Norman Kingsley entered the ancient ruin, his head was full of Leoline--when he knelt down to look through the aperture in the flagged floor, head and heart were full of her still.
fled
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From this reading But the moment his eyes fell on the scene beneath, everything fled far from his thoughts, Leoline among the rest; and nothing remained but a profound and absorbing feeling of intensest amaze.
floor
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From this reading When Sir Norman Kingsley entered the ancient ruin, his head was full of Leoline--when he knelt down to look through the aperture in the flagged floor, head and heart were full of her still.
form
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From this reading Right below him he beheld an immense room, of which the flag he had raised seemed to form part of the ceiling, in a remote corner.
fourteen
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From this reading Evidently it was one of a range of lower vaults, and as he was at least fourteen feet above it, and his corner somewhat in shadow, there was little danger of his being seen.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But the moment his eyes fell on the scene beneath, everything fled far from his thoughts, Leoline among the rest; and nothing remained but a profound and absorbing feeling of intensest amaze.
full
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From this reading When Sir Norman Kingsley entered the ancient ruin, his head was full of Leoline--when he knelt down to look through the aperture in the flagged floor, head and heart were full of her still.
gods
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From this reading So, leaning far down to look at his leisure, he took the goods the gods provided him, and stared to his heart's content.
goods
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From this reading So, leaning far down to look at his leisure, he took the goods the gods provided him, and stared to his heart's content.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Right below him he beheld an immense room, of which the flag he had raised seemed to form part of the ceiling, in a remote corner.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Sir Norman Kingsley entered the ancient ruin, his head was full of Leoline--when he knelt down to look through the aperture in the flagged floor, head and heart were full of her still.
head
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From this reading When Sir Norman Kingsley entered the ancient ruin, his head was full of Leoline--when he knelt down to look through the aperture in the flagged floor, head and heart were full of her still.
heart
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From this reading When Sir Norman Kingsley entered the ancient ruin, his head was full of Leoline--when he knelt down to look through the aperture in the flagged floor, head and heart were full of her still.
heart's
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From this reading So, leaning far down to look at his leisure, he took the goods the gods provided him, and stared to his heart's content.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When Sir Norman Kingsley entered the ancient ruin, his head was full of Leoline--when he knelt down to look through the aperture in the flagged floor, head and heart were full of her still.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Right below him he beheld an immense room, of which the flag he had raised seemed to form part of the ceiling, in a remote corner.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When Sir Norman Kingsley entered the ancient ruin, his head was full of Leoline--when he knelt down to look through the aperture in the flagged floor, head and heart were full of her still.
immense
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From this reading Right below him he beheld an immense room, of which the flag he had raised seemed to form part of the ceiling, in a remote corner.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When Sir Norman Kingsley entered the ancient ruin, his head was full of Leoline--when he knelt down to look through the aperture in the flagged floor, head and heart were full of her still.
intensest
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From this reading But the moment his eyes fell on the scene beneath, everything fled far from his thoughts, Leoline among the rest; and nothing remained but a profound and absorbing feeling of intensest amaze.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Evidently it was one of a range of lower vaults, and as he was at least fourteen feet above it, and his corner somewhat in shadow, there was little danger of his being seen.
Kingsley
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From this reading When Sir Norman Kingsley entered the ancient ruin, his head was full of Leoline--when he knelt down to look through the aperture in the flagged floor, head and heart were full of her still.
knelt
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From this reading When Sir Norman Kingsley entered the ancient ruin, his head was full of Leoline--when he knelt down to look through the aperture in the flagged floor, head and heart were full of her still.
leaning
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From this reading So, leaning far down to look at his leisure, he took the goods the gods provided him, and stared to his heart's content.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Evidently it was one of a range of lower vaults, and as he was at least fourteen feet above it, and his corner somewhat in shadow, there was little danger of his being seen.
leisure
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From this reading So, leaning far down to look at his leisure, he took the goods the gods provided him, and stared to his heart's content.
Leoline
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From this reading When Sir Norman Kingsley entered the ancient ruin, his head was full of Leoline--when he knelt down to look through the aperture in the flagged floor, head and heart were full of her still.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Evidently it was one of a range of lower vaults, and as he was at least fourteen feet above it, and his corner somewhat in shadow, there was little danger of his being seen.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Sir Norman Kingsley entered the ancient ruin, his head was full of Leoline--when he knelt down to look through the aperture in the flagged floor, head and heart were full of her still.
lower
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From this reading Evidently it was one of a range of lower vaults, and as he was at least fourteen feet above it, and his corner somewhat in shadow, there was little danger of his being seen.
moment
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From this reading But the moment his eyes fell on the scene beneath, everything fled far from his thoughts, Leoline among the rest; and nothing remained but a profound and absorbing feeling of intensest amaze.
Norman
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From this reading When Sir Norman Kingsley entered the ancient ruin, his head was full of Leoline--when he knelt down to look through the aperture in the flagged floor, head and heart were full of her still.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading But the moment his eyes fell on the scene beneath, everything fled far from his thoughts, Leoline among the rest; and nothing remained but a profound and absorbing feeling of intensest amaze.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When Sir Norman Kingsley entered the ancient ruin, his head was full of Leoline--when he knelt down to look through the aperture in the flagged floor, head and heart were full of her still.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But the moment his eyes fell on the scene beneath, everything fled far from his thoughts, Leoline among the rest; and nothing remained but a profound and absorbing feeling of intensest amaze.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Evidently it was one of a range of lower vaults, and as he was at least fourteen feet above it, and his corner somewhat in shadow, there was little danger of his being seen.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Right below him he beheld an immense room, of which the flag he had raised seemed to form part of the ceiling, in a remote corner.
profound
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From this reading But the moment his eyes fell on the scene beneath, everything fled far from his thoughts, Leoline among the rest; and nothing remained but a profound and absorbing feeling of intensest amaze.
provided
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From this reading So, leaning far down to look at his leisure, he took the goods the gods provided him, and stared to his heart's content.
raised
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From this reading Right below him he beheld an immense room, of which the flag he had raised seemed to form part of the ceiling, in a remote corner.
range
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From this reading Evidently it was one of a range of lower vaults, and as he was at least fourteen feet above it, and his corner somewhat in shadow, there was little danger of his being seen.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But the moment his eyes fell on the scene beneath, everything fled far from his thoughts, Leoline among the rest; and nothing remained but a profound and absorbing feeling of intensest amaze.
remote
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From this reading Right below him he beheld an immense room, of which the flag he had raised seemed to form part of the ceiling, in a remote corner.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the moment his eyes fell on the scene beneath, everything fled far from his thoughts, Leoline among the rest; and nothing remained but a profound and absorbing feeling of intensest amaze.
RightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Right below him he beheld an immense room, of which the flag he had raised seemed to form part of the ceiling, in a remote corner.
room
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From this reading Right below him he beheld an immense room, of which the flag he had raised seemed to form part of the ceiling, in a remote corner.
ruin
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From this reading When Sir Norman Kingsley entered the ancient ruin, his head was full of Leoline--when he knelt down to look through the aperture in the flagged floor, head and heart were full of her still.
scene
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From this reading But the moment his eyes fell on the scene beneath, everything fled far from his thoughts, Leoline among the rest; and nothing remained but a profound and absorbing feeling of intensest amaze.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Right below him he beheld an immense room, of which the flag he had raised seemed to form part of the ceiling, in a remote corner.
seen
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From this reading Evidently it was one of a range of lower vaults, and as he was at least fourteen feet above it, and his corner somewhat in shadow, there was little danger of his being seen.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading Evidently it was one of a range of lower vaults, and as he was at least fourteen feet above it, and his corner somewhat in shadow, there was little danger of his being seen.
Sir
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From this reading When Sir Norman Kingsley entered the ancient ruin, his head was full of Leoline--when he knelt down to look through the aperture in the flagged floor, head and heart were full of her still.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So, leaning far down to look at his leisure, he took the goods the gods provided him, and stared to his heart's content.
somewhat
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From this reading Evidently it was one of a range of lower vaults, and as he was at least fourteen feet above it, and his corner somewhat in shadow, there was little danger of his being seen.
stared
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From this reading So, leaning far down to look at his leisure, he took the goods the gods provided him, and stared to his heart's content.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Sir Norman Kingsley entered the ancient ruin, his head was full of Leoline--when he knelt down to look through the aperture in the flagged floor, head and heart were full of her still.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Sir Norman Kingsley entered the ancient ruin, his head was full of Leoline--when he knelt down to look through the aperture in the flagged floor, head and heart were full of her still.
there
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From this reading Evidently it was one of a range of lower vaults, and as he was at least fourteen feet above it, and his corner somewhat in shadow, there was little danger of his being seen.
thoughts
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From this reading But the moment his eyes fell on the scene beneath, everything fled far from his thoughts, Leoline among the rest; and nothing remained but a profound and absorbing feeling of intensest amaze.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When Sir Norman Kingsley entered the ancient ruin, his head was full of Leoline--when he knelt down to look through the aperture in the flagged floor, head and heart were full of her still.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Sir Norman Kingsley entered the ancient ruin, his head was full of Leoline--when he knelt down to look through the aperture in the flagged floor, head and heart were full of her still.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So, leaning far down to look at his leisure, he took the goods the gods provided him, and stared to his heart's content.
vaults
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From this reading Evidently it was one of a range of lower vaults, and as he was at least fourteen feet above it, and his corner somewhat in shadow, there was little danger of his being seen.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Sir Norman Kingsley entered the ancient ruin, his head was full of Leoline--when he knelt down to look through the aperture in the flagged floor, head and heart were full of her still.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When Sir Norman Kingsley entered the ancient ruin, his head was full of Leoline--when he knelt down to look through the aperture in the flagged floor, head and heart were full of her still.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Sir Norman Kingsley entered the ancient ruin, his head was full of Leoline--when he knelt down to look through the aperture in the flagged floor, head and heart were full of her still.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Right below him he beheld an immense room, of which the flag he had raised seemed to form part of the ceiling, in a remote corner.
