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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 A wooden structure, made up of tied fagots dragged in from the woodland, grew taller beyond the big tribal camp.
adult
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From this reading Though the older men carried minor commands among the horsemen, because Ennar was the closest of blood kin among the adult males, he was in charge of the coming ceremony.
all
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From this reading Ross had been left under guard where he could watch it all, a refinement of torture which he would earlier have believed too subtle for Ennar.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Though the older men carried minor commands among the horsemen, because Ennar was the closest of blood kin among the adult males, he was in charge of the coming ceremony.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Though the older men carried minor commands among the horsemen, because Ennar was the closest of blood kin among the adult males, he was in charge of the coming ceremony.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Ross had been left under guard where he could watch it all, a refinement of torture which he would earlier have believed too subtle for Ennar.
believed
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From this reading Ross had been left under guard where he could watch it all, a refinement of torture which he would earlier have believed too subtle for Ennar.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading A wooden structure, made up of tied fagots dragged in from the woodland, grew taller beyond the big tribal camp.
big
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From this reading A wooden structure, made up of tied fagots dragged in from the woodland, grew taller beyond the big tribal camp.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Though the older men carried minor commands among the horsemen, because Ennar was the closest of blood kin among the adult males, he was in charge of the coming ceremony.
camp
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From this reading A wooden structure, made up of tied fagots dragged in from the woodland, grew taller beyond the big tribal camp.
carried
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From this reading Though the older men carried minor commands among the horsemen, because Ennar was the closest of blood kin among the adult males, he was in charge of the coming ceremony.
ceremony
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From this reading Though the older men carried minor commands among the horsemen, because Ennar was the closest of blood kin among the adult males, he was in charge of the coming ceremony.
charge
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From this reading Though the older men carried minor commands among the horsemen, because Ennar was the closest of blood kin among the adult males, he was in charge of the coming ceremony.
closest
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From this reading Though the older men carried minor commands among the horsemen, because Ennar was the closest of blood kin among the adult males, he was in charge of the coming ceremony.
coming
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From this reading Though the older men carried minor commands among the horsemen, because Ennar was the closest of blood kin among the adult males, he was in charge of the coming ceremony.
commands
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From this reading Though the older men carried minor commands among the horsemen, because Ennar was the closest of blood kin among the adult males, he was in charge of the coming ceremony.
constant
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From this reading The constant crooning wail of the women in the tents produced a minor murmur of sound, enough to drive a man to the edge of madness.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Ross had been left under guard where he could watch it all, a refinement of torture which he would earlier have believed too subtle for Ennar.
crooning
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From this reading The constant crooning wail of the women in the tents produced a minor murmur of sound, enough to drive a man to the edge of madness.
dragged
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From this reading A wooden structure, made up of tied fagots dragged in from the woodland, grew taller beyond the big tribal camp.
drive
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From this reading The constant crooning wail of the women in the tents produced a minor murmur of sound, enough to drive a man to the edge of madness.
earlier
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From this reading Ross had been left under guard where he could watch it all, a refinement of torture which he would earlier have believed too subtle for Ennar.
edge
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From this reading The constant crooning wail of the women in the tents produced a minor murmur of sound, enough to drive a man to the edge of madness.
Ennar
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From this reading Ross had been left under guard where he could watch it all, a refinement of torture which he would earlier have believed too subtle for Ennar.
enough
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From this reading The constant crooning wail of the women in the tents produced a minor murmur of sound, enough to drive a man to the edge of madness.
fagots
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From this reading A wooden structure, made up of tied fagots dragged in from the woodland, grew taller beyond the big tribal camp.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The preparations for Foscar's funeral went on through the night.
Foscar's
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From this reading The preparations for Foscar's funeral went on through the night.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A wooden structure, made up of tied fagots dragged in from the woodland, grew taller beyond the big tribal camp.
funeral
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From this reading The preparations for Foscar's funeral went on through the night.
grew
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From this reading A wooden structure, made up of tied fagots dragged in from the woodland, grew taller beyond the big tribal camp.
guard
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From this reading Ross had been left under guard where he could watch it all, a refinement of torture which he would earlier have believed too subtle for Ennar.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Ross had been left under guard where he could watch it all, a refinement of torture which he would earlier have believed too subtle for Ennar.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Ross had been left under guard where he could watch it all, a refinement of torture which he would earlier have believed too subtle for Ennar.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ross had been left under guard where he could watch it all, a refinement of torture which he would earlier have believed too subtle for Ennar.
horsemen
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From this reading Though the older men carried minor commands among the horsemen, because Ennar was the closest of blood kin among the adult males, he was in charge of the coming ceremony.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A wooden structure, made up of tied fagots dragged in from the woodland, grew taller beyond the big tribal camp.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Ross had been left under guard where he could watch it all, a refinement of torture which he would earlier have believed too subtle for Ennar.
kin
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From this reading Though the older men carried minor commands among the horsemen, because Ennar was the closest of blood kin among the adult males, he was in charge of the coming ceremony.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ross had been left under guard where he could watch it all, a refinement of torture which he would earlier have believed too subtle for Ennar.
made
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From this reading A wooden structure, made up of tied fagots dragged in from the woodland, grew taller beyond the big tribal camp.
madness
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From this reading The constant crooning wail of the women in the tents produced a minor murmur of sound, enough to drive a man to the edge of madness.
males
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From this reading Though the older men carried minor commands among the horsemen, because Ennar was the closest of blood kin among the adult males, he was in charge of the coming ceremony.
man
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From this reading The constant crooning wail of the women in the tents produced a minor murmur of sound, enough to drive a man to the edge of madness.
men
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From this reading Though the older men carried minor commands among the horsemen, because Ennar was the closest of blood kin among the adult males, he was in charge of the coming ceremony.
minor
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From this reading The constant crooning wail of the women in the tents produced a minor murmur of sound, enough to drive a man to the edge of madness.
murmur
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From this reading The constant crooning wail of the women in the tents produced a minor murmur of sound, enough to drive a man to the edge of madness.
night
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From this reading The preparations for Foscar's funeral went on through the night.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A wooden structure, made up of tied fagots dragged in from the woodland, grew taller beyond the big tribal camp.
older
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From this reading Though the older men carried minor commands among the horsemen, because Ennar was the closest of blood kin among the adult males, he was in charge of the coming ceremony.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The preparations for Foscar's funeral went on through the night.
preparations
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From this reading The preparations for Foscar's funeral went on through the night.
produced
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From this reading The constant crooning wail of the women in the tents produced a minor murmur of sound, enough to drive a man to the edge of madness.
refinement
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From this reading Ross had been left under guard where he could watch it all, a refinement of torture which he would earlier have believed too subtle for Ennar.
Ross
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From this reading Ross had been left under guard where he could watch it all, a refinement of torture which he would earlier have believed too subtle for Ennar.
sound
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From this reading The constant crooning wail of the women in the tents produced a minor murmur of sound, enough to drive a man to the edge of madness.
structure
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From this reading A wooden structure, made up of tied fagots dragged in from the woodland, grew taller beyond the big tribal camp.
subtle
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From this reading Ross had been left under guard where he could watch it all, a refinement of torture which he would earlier have believed too subtle for Ennar.
taller
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From this reading A wooden structure, made up of tied fagots dragged in from the woodland, grew taller beyond the big tribal camp.
tents
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From this reading The constant crooning wail of the women in the tents produced a minor murmur of sound, enough to drive a man to the edge of madness.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The preparations for Foscar's funeral went on through the night.
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though the older men carried minor commands among the horsemen, because Ennar was the closest of blood kin among the adult males, he was in charge of the coming ceremony.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The preparations for Foscar's funeral went on through the night.
tied
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From this reading A wooden structure, made up of tied fagots dragged in from the woodland, grew taller beyond the big tribal camp.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The constant crooning wail of the women in the tents produced a minor murmur of sound, enough to drive a man to the edge of madness.
too
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From this reading Ross had been left under guard where he could watch it all, a refinement of torture which he would earlier have believed too subtle for Ennar.
torture
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From this reading Ross had been left under guard where he could watch it all, a refinement of torture which he would earlier have believed too subtle for Ennar.
tribal
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From this reading A wooden structure, made up of tied fagots dragged in from the woodland, grew taller beyond the big tribal camp.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Ross had been left under guard where he could watch it all, a refinement of torture which he would earlier have believed too subtle for Ennar.
up
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From this reading A wooden structure, made up of tied fagots dragged in from the woodland, grew taller beyond the big tribal camp.
wail
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From this reading The constant crooning wail of the women in the tents produced a minor murmur of sound, enough to drive a man to the edge of madness.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Though the older men carried minor commands among the horsemen, because Ennar was the closest of blood kin among the adult males, he was in charge of the coming ceremony.
watch
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From this reading Ross had been left under guard where he could watch it all, a refinement of torture which he would earlier have believed too subtle for Ennar.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The preparations for Foscar's funeral went on through the night.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Ross had been left under guard where he could watch it all, a refinement of torture which he would earlier have believed too subtle for Ennar.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Ross had been left under guard where he could watch it all, a refinement of torture which he would earlier have believed too subtle for Ennar.
women
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From this reading The constant crooning wail of the women in the tents produced a minor murmur of sound, enough to drive a man to the edge of madness.
wooden
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From this reading A wooden structure, made up of tied fagots dragged in from the woodland, grew taller beyond the big tribal camp.
woodland
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From this reading A wooden structure, made up of tied fagots dragged in from the woodland, grew taller beyond the big tribal camp.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Ross had been left under guard where he could watch it all, a refinement of torture which he would earlier have believed too subtle for Ennar.
