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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 They forgot that there was such a condition as emptiness.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading When men became, they marveled at the richness and the beauty about them, and their lives were filled with astonishment at the myriads of things in the air and on the earth and in the sea.
air
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From this reading When men became, they marveled at the richness and the beauty about them, and their lives were filled with astonishment at the myriads of things in the air and on the earth and in the sea.
all
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From this reading In the beginning there was nothing at all, and then things were created, and the wonder of created things was very great.
amounted
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From this reading But there were six people in a certain solar system who really knew what emptiness amounted to.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the beginning there was nothing at all, and then things were created, and the wonder of created things was very great.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They forgot that there was such a condition as emptiness.
astonishment
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From this reading When men became, they marveled at the richness and the beauty about them, and their lives were filled with astonishment at the myriads of things in the air and on the earth and in the sea.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In the beginning there was nothing at all, and then things were created, and the wonder of created things was very great.
beauty
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From this reading When men became, they marveled at the richness and the beauty about them, and their lives were filled with astonishment at the myriads of things in the air and on the earth and in the sea.
became
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From this reading When men became, they marveled at the richness and the beauty about them, and their lives were filled with astonishment at the myriads of things in the air and on the earth and in the sea.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the beginning there was nothing at all, and then things were created, and the wonder of created things was very great.
busy
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From this reading For many centuries they were busy taking note of all the created things that were.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But there were six people in a certain solar system who really knew what emptiness amounted to.
centuries
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From this reading For many centuries they were busy taking note of all the created things that were.
certain
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From this reading But there were six people in a certain solar system who really knew what emptiness amounted to.
condition
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From this reading They forgot that there was such a condition as emptiness.
created
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From this reading In the beginning there was nothing at all, and then things were created, and the wonder of created things was very great.
earth
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From this reading When men became, they marveled at the richness and the beauty about them, and their lives were filled with astonishment at the myriads of things in the air and on the earth and in the sea.
emptiness
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From this reading They forgot that there was such a condition as emptiness.
filled
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From this reading When men became, they marveled at the richness and the beauty about them, and their lives were filled with astonishment at the myriads of things in the air and on the earth and in the sea.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For many centuries they were busy taking note of all the created things that were.
forgot
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From this reading They forgot that there was such a condition as emptiness.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the beginning there was nothing at all, and then things were created, and the wonder of created things was very great.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the beginning there was nothing at all, and then things were created, and the wonder of created things was very great.
knew
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From this reading But there were six people in a certain solar system who really knew what emptiness amounted to.
lives
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From this reading When men became, they marveled at the richness and the beauty about them, and their lives were filled with astonishment at the myriads of things in the air and on the earth and in the sea.
many
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From this reading For many centuries they were busy taking note of all the created things that were.
marveled
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From this reading When men became, they marveled at the richness and the beauty about them, and their lives were filled with astonishment at the myriads of things in the air and on the earth and in the sea.
men
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From this reading When men became, they marveled at the richness and the beauty about them, and their lives were filled with astonishment at the myriads of things in the air and on the earth and in the sea.
myriads
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From this reading When men became, they marveled at the richness and the beauty about them, and their lives were filled with astonishment at the myriads of things in the air and on the earth and in the sea.
note
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From this reading For many centuries they were busy taking note of all the created things that were.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading In the beginning there was nothing at all, and then things were created, and the wonder of created things was very great.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the beginning there was nothing at all, and then things were created, and the wonder of created things was very great.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When men became, they marveled at the richness and the beauty about them, and their lives were filled with astonishment at the myriads of things in the air and on the earth and in the sea.
people
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From this reading But there were six people in a certain solar system who really knew what emptiness amounted to.
really
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From this reading But there were six people in a certain solar system who really knew what emptiness amounted to.
richness
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From this reading When men became, they marveled at the richness and the beauty about them, and their lives were filled with astonishment at the myriads of things in the air and on the earth and in the sea.
sea
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From this reading When men became, they marveled at the richness and the beauty about them, and their lives were filled with astonishment at the myriads of things in the air and on the earth and in the sea.
six
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From this reading But there were six people in a certain solar system who really knew what emptiness amounted to.
solar
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From this reading But there were six people in a certain solar system who really knew what emptiness amounted to.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading They forgot that there was such a condition as emptiness.
system
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From this reading But there were six people in a certain solar system who really knew what emptiness amounted to.
taking
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From this reading For many centuries they were busy taking note of all the created things that were.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For many centuries they were busy taking note of all the created things that were.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the beginning there was nothing at all, and then things were created, and the wonder of created things was very great.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading When men became, they marveled at the richness and the beauty about them, and their lives were filled with astonishment at the myriads of things in the air and on the earth and in the sea.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading When men became, they marveled at the richness and the beauty about them, and their lives were filled with astonishment at the myriads of things in the air and on the earth and in the sea.
then
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From this reading In the beginning there was nothing at all, and then things were created, and the wonder of created things was very great.
there
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From this reading In the beginning there was nothing at all, and then things were created, and the wonder of created things was very great.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When men became, they marveled at the richness and the beauty about them, and their lives were filled with astonishment at the myriads of things in the air and on the earth and in the sea.
things
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From this reading In the beginning there was nothing at all, and then things were created, and the wonder of created things was very great.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But there were six people in a certain solar system who really knew what emptiness amounted to.
very
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From this reading In the beginning there was nothing at all, and then things were created, and the wonder of created things was very great.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the beginning there was nothing at all, and then things were created, and the wonder of created things was very great.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In the beginning there was nothing at all, and then things were created, and the wonder of created things was very great.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But there were six people in a certain solar system who really knew what emptiness amounted to.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When men became, they marveled at the richness and the beauty about them, and their lives were filled with astonishment at the myriads of things in the air and on the earth and in the sea.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading But there were six people in a certain solar system who really knew what emptiness amounted to.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading When men became, they marveled at the richness and the beauty about them, and their lives were filled with astonishment at the myriads of things in the air and on the earth and in the sea.
wonder
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From this reading In the beginning there was nothing at all, and then things were created, and the wonder of created things was very great.
