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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 There was still room to move about and select a standing-site; most of the heavy thronging was still at the entrances, the wide, squat arches giving egress to the fifteen block-long arcades that radiated from the center of the temple like the spokes of a gigantic wheel.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading _From Light-of-Day to Ultrablack, the people of the Hive went about their rigid lives in ignorance of their real ruler, of their true history.
all
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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arcades
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arches
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arm
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Between the pillars that framed these arches, long unbroken walls served as firm backdrops for the Vote Boxes, twenty-five to a wall, three hundred seventy-five in all, to service a building that could hold five thousand.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There was still room to move about and select a standing-site; most of the heavy thronging was still at the entrances, the wide, squat arches giving egress to the fifteen block-long arcades that radiated from the center of the temple like the spokes of a gigantic wheel.
backdrops
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BetweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Between the pillars that framed these arches, long unbroken walls served as firm backdrops for the Vote Boxes, twenty-five to a wall, three hundred seventy-five in all, to service a building that could hold five thousand.
block-long
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blonde
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bluewhite
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Bodger
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Boxes
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building
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centernounUS /ˈsɛn.tər/
The middle point or core of an area.
From this reading There was still room to move about and select a standing-site; most of the heavy thronging was still at the entrances, the wide, squat arches giving egress to the fifteen block-long arcades that radiated from the center of the temple like the spokes of a gigantic wheel.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading How could one slender blonde girl crack this powerful monolithic structure?_ Under the stark bluewhite glow that glittered from hidden niches onto the faceted undersurface of the vast vaulted crystal dome, the people milled and jockeyed for position near the dais.
crack
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crystal
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dais
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dome
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egress
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elbow-room
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entrances
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faceted
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fifteen
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firm
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five
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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framed
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FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _From Light-of-Day to Ultrablack, the people of the Hive went about their rigid lives in ignorance of their real ruler, of their true history.
gigantic
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girl
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giving
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glittered
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glow
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heavy
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hidden
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hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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history
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Hive
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hold
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How
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hundred
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ignorance
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _From Light-of-Day to Ultrablack, the people of the Hive went about their rigid lives in ignorance of their real ruler, of their true history.
jockeyed
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lift
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Light-of-Day
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like
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lives
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Lloyd
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longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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milled
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From this reading How could one slender blonde girl crack this powerful monolithic structure?_ Under the stark bluewhite glow that glittered from hidden niches onto the faceted undersurface of the vast vaulted crystal dome, the people milled and jockeyed for position near the dais.
monolithic
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most
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move
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near
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niches
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _From Light-of-Day to Ultrablack, the people of the Hive went about their rigid lives in ignorance of their real ruler, of their true history.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading How could one slender blonde girl crack this powerful monolithic structure?_ Under the stark bluewhite glow that glittered from hidden niches onto the faceted undersurface of the vast vaulted crystal dome, the people milled and jockeyed for position near the dais.
ontoprepositionUS /ˈɑːntuː/
moving to a position on a surface
From this reading How could one slender blonde girl crack this powerful monolithic structure?_ Under the stark bluewhite glow that glittered from hidden niches onto the faceted undersurface of the vast vaulted crystal dome, the people milled and jockeyed for position near the dais.
people
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pillars
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position
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powerful
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quick
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radiated
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real
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rigid
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room
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From this reading There was still room to move about and select a standing-site; most of the heavy thronging was still at the entrances, the wide, squat arches giving egress to the fifteen block-long arcades that radiated from the center of the temple like the spokes of a gigantic wheel.
ruler
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select
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served
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service
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seventy-five
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slender
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spokes
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squat
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standing-site
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stark
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stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was still room to move about and select a standing-site; most of the heavy thronging was still at the entrances, the wide, squat arches giving egress to the fifteen block-long arcades that radiated from the center of the temple like the spokes of a gigantic wheel.
structure
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sufficient
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temple
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading How could one slender blonde girl crack this powerful monolithic structure?_ Under the stark bluewhite glow that glittered from hidden niches onto the faceted undersurface of the vast vaulted crystal dome, the people milled and jockeyed for position near the dais.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _From Light-of-Day to Ultrablack, the people of the Hive went about their rigid lives in ignorance of their real ruler, of their true history.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading _From Light-of-Day to Ultrablack, the people of the Hive went about their rigid lives in ignorance of their real ruler, of their true history.
There
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thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
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thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading How could one slender blonde girl crack this powerful monolithic structure?_ Under the stark bluewhite glow that glittered from hidden niches onto the faceted undersurface of the vast vaulted crystal dome, the people milled and jockeyed for position near the dais.
thousand
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three
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thronging
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From this reading There was still room to move about and select a standing-site; most of the heavy thronging was still at the entrances, the wide, squat arches giving egress to the fifteen block-long arcades that radiated from the center of the temple like the spokes of a gigantic wheel.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _From Light-of-Day to Ultrablack, the people of the Hive went about their rigid lives in ignorance of their real ruler, of their true history.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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true
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twenty-five
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Ultrablack
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unbroken
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UnderprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading How could one slender blonde girl crack this powerful monolithic structure?_ Under the stark bluewhite glow that glittered from hidden niches onto the faceted undersurface of the vast vaulted crystal dome, the people milled and jockeyed for position near the dais.
undersurface
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vast
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vaulted
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Vote
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wall
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From this reading Between the pillars that framed these arches, long unbroken walls served as firm backdrops for the Vote Boxes, twenty-five to a wall, three hundred seventy-five in all, to service a building that could hold five thousand.
walls
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From this reading Between the pillars that framed these arches, long unbroken walls served as firm backdrops for the Vote Boxes, twenty-five to a wall, three hundred seventy-five in all, to service a building that could hold five thousand.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was still room to move about and select a standing-site; most of the heavy thronging was still at the entrances, the wide, squat arches giving egress to the fifteen block-long arcades that radiated from the center of the temple like the spokes of a gigantic wheel.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _From Light-of-Day to Ultrablack, the people of the Hive went about their rigid lives in ignorance of their real ruler, of their true history.
wheel
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From this reading There was still room to move about and select a standing-site; most of the heavy thronging was still at the entrances, the wide, squat arches giving egress to the fifteen block-long arcades that radiated from the center of the temple like the spokes of a gigantic wheel.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Lloyd Bodger took a quick look at his wristwatch while there was still sufficient elbow-room to lift his arm.
wide
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From this reading There was still room to move about and select a standing-site; most of the heavy thronging was still at the entrances, the wide, squat arches giving egress to the fifteen block-long arcades that radiated from the center of the temple like the spokes of a gigantic wheel.
wristwatch
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From this reading Lloyd Bodger took a quick look at his wristwatch while there was still sufficient elbow-room to lift his arm.
