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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 One of the supporting stones burst with a bang, bars of iron and blazing stumps of images tumbled in a confused roar.
all
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From this reading And soon, all that was left was a fierce glow of red coals of wood, with a medley of half-fused iron.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One of the supporting stones burst with a bang, bars of iron and blazing stumps of images tumbled in a confused roar.
appeared
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From this reading Strange rods of iron appeared out of nowhere, protruding from solid red coals.
aside
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From this reading Ramón stood aside and watched in silence, his dark brow quite expressionless.
bang
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From this reading One of the supporting stones burst with a bang, bars of iron and blazing stumps of images tumbled in a confused roar.
bars
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From this reading One of the supporting stones burst with a bang, bars of iron and blazing stumps of images tumbled in a confused roar.
blazing
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From this reading One of the supporting stones burst with a bang, bars of iron and blazing stumps of images tumbled in a confused roar.
brow
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From this reading Ramón stood aside and watched in silence, his dark brow quite expressionless.
burst
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From this reading One of the supporting stones burst with a bang, bars of iron and blazing stumps of images tumbled in a confused roar.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The glass case had disappeared, but ribbons of iron waved, then curled over red, into the torrent of the sudden fire.
case
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From this reading The glass case had disappeared, but ribbons of iron waved, then curled over red, into the torrent of the sudden fire.
coals
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From this reading Strange rods of iron appeared out of nowhere, protruding from solid red coals.
confused
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From this reading One of the supporting stones burst with a bang, bars of iron and blazing stumps of images tumbled in a confused roar.
curled
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From this reading The glass case had disappeared, but ribbons of iron waved, then curled over red, into the torrent of the sudden fire.
dark
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From this reading Ramón stood aside and watched in silence, his dark brow quite expressionless.
disappearednounUS /ˈdisappeared/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The glass case had disappeared, but ribbons of iron waved, then curled over red, into the torrent of the sudden fire.
expressionless
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From this reading Ramón stood aside and watched in silence, his dark brow quite expressionless.
fierce
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From this reading And soon, all that was left was a fierce glow of red coals of wood, with a medley of half-fused iron.
fire
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From this reading The glass case had disappeared, but ribbons of iron waved, then curled over red, into the torrent of the sudden fire.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Strange rods of iron appeared out of nowhere, protruding from solid red coals.
glass
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From this reading The glass case had disappeared, but ribbons of iron waved, then curled over red, into the torrent of the sudden fire.
glow
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From this reading And soon, all that was left was a fierce glow of red coals of wood, with a medley of half-fused iron.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The glass case had disappeared, but ribbons of iron waved, then curled over red, into the torrent of the sudden fire.
half-fused
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From this reading And soon, all that was left was a fierce glow of red coals of wood, with a medley of half-fused iron.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Ramón stood aside and watched in silence, his dark brow quite expressionless.
images
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From this reading One of the supporting stones burst with a bang, bars of iron and blazing stumps of images tumbled in a confused roar.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One of the supporting stones burst with a bang, bars of iron and blazing stumps of images tumbled in a confused roar.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The glass case had disappeared, but ribbons of iron waved, then curled over red, into the torrent of the sudden fire.
iron
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From this reading One of the supporting stones burst with a bang, bars of iron and blazing stumps of images tumbled in a confused roar.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And soon, all that was left was a fierce glow of red coals of wood, with a medley of half-fused iron.
medley
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From this reading And soon, all that was left was a fierce glow of red coals of wood, with a medley of half-fused iron.
nowhere
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From this reading Strange rods of iron appeared out of nowhere, protruding from solid red coals.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One of the supporting stones burst with a bang, bars of iron and blazing stumps of images tumbled in a confused roar.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of the supporting stones burst with a bang, bars of iron and blazing stumps of images tumbled in a confused roar.
out
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From this reading Strange rods of iron appeared out of nowhere, protruding from solid red coals.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The glass case had disappeared, but ribbons of iron waved, then curled over red, into the torrent of the sudden fire.
protruding
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From this reading Strange rods of iron appeared out of nowhere, protruding from solid red coals.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ramón stood aside and watched in silence, his dark brow quite expressionless.
Ramón
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From this reading Ramón stood aside and watched in silence, his dark brow quite expressionless.
red
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From this reading The glass case had disappeared, but ribbons of iron waved, then curled over red, into the torrent of the sudden fire.
ribbons
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From this reading The glass case had disappeared, but ribbons of iron waved, then curled over red, into the torrent of the sudden fire.
roar
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From this reading One of the supporting stones burst with a bang, bars of iron and blazing stumps of images tumbled in a confused roar.
rods
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From this reading Strange rods of iron appeared out of nowhere, protruding from solid red coals.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Ramón stood aside and watched in silence, his dark brow quite expressionless.
solid
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From this reading Strange rods of iron appeared out of nowhere, protruding from solid red coals.
soon
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From this reading And soon, all that was left was a fierce glow of red coals of wood, with a medley of half-fused iron.
stones
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From this reading One of the supporting stones burst with a bang, bars of iron and blazing stumps of images tumbled in a confused roar.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ramón stood aside and watched in silence, his dark brow quite expressionless.
Strange
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From this reading Strange rods of iron appeared out of nowhere, protruding from solid red coals.
stumps
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From this reading One of the supporting stones burst with a bang, bars of iron and blazing stumps of images tumbled in a confused roar.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The glass case had disappeared, but ribbons of iron waved, then curled over red, into the torrent of the sudden fire.
supporting
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From this reading One of the supporting stones burst with a bang, bars of iron and blazing stumps of images tumbled in a confused roar.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And soon, all that was left was a fierce glow of red coals of wood, with a medley of half-fused iron.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One of the supporting stones burst with a bang, bars of iron and blazing stumps of images tumbled in a confused roar.
then
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From this reading The glass case had disappeared, but ribbons of iron waved, then curled over red, into the torrent of the sudden fire.
torrent
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From this reading The glass case had disappeared, but ribbons of iron waved, then curled over red, into the torrent of the sudden fire.
tumbled
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From this reading One of the supporting stones burst with a bang, bars of iron and blazing stumps of images tumbled in a confused roar.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And soon, all that was left was a fierce glow of red coals of wood, with a medley of half-fused iron.
watched
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From this reading Ramón stood aside and watched in silence, his dark brow quite expressionless.
waved
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From this reading The glass case had disappeared, but ribbons of iron waved, then curled over red, into the torrent of the sudden fire.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading One of the supporting stones burst with a bang, bars of iron and blazing stumps of images tumbled in a confused roar.
wood
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From this reading And soon, all that was left was a fierce glow of red coals of wood, with a medley of half-fused iron.
