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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 walked over a pavement of the same green marble, and where the blocks were joined together were rows of emeralds, set closely, and glittering in the brightness of the sun.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There were many people—men, women, and children—walking about, and these were all dressed in green clothes and had greenish skins.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The window panes were of green glass; even the sky above the City had a green tint, and the rays of the sun were green.
all
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From this reading The streets were lined with beautiful houses all built of green marble and studded everywhere with sparkling emeralds.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Wonderful City of Oz Even with eyes protected by the green spectacles, Dorothy and her friends were at first dazzled by the brilliancy of the wonderful City.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Wonderful City of Oz Even with eyes protected by the green spectacles, Dorothy and her friends were at first dazzled by the brilliancy of the wonderful City.
beautiful
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From this reading The streets were lined with beautiful houses all built of green marble and studded everywhere with sparkling emeralds.
blocks
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From this reading They walked over a pavement of the same green marble, and where the blocks were joined together were rows of emeralds, set closely, and glittering in the brightness of the sun.
brightness
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From this reading They walked over a pavement of the same green marble, and where the blocks were joined together were rows of emeralds, set closely, and glittering in the brightness of the sun.
brilliancy
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From this reading The Wonderful City of Oz Even with eyes protected by the green spectacles, Dorothy and her friends were at first dazzled by the brilliancy of the wonderful City.
built
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From this reading The streets were lined with beautiful houses all built of green marble and studded everywhere with sparkling emeralds.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Wonderful City of Oz Even with eyes protected by the green spectacles, Dorothy and her friends were at first dazzled by the brilliancy of the wonderful City.
children
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From this reading There were many people—men, women, and children—walking about, and these were all dressed in green clothes and had greenish skins.
City
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From this reading The Wonderful City of Oz Even with eyes protected by the green spectacles, Dorothy and her friends were at first dazzled by the brilliancy of the wonderful City.
closely
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From this reading They walked over a pavement of the same green marble, and where the blocks were joined together were rows of emeralds, set closely, and glittering in the brightness of the sun.
clothes
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From this reading There were many people—men, women, and children—walking about, and these were all dressed in green clothes and had greenish skins.
dazzled
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From this reading The Wonderful City of Oz Even with eyes protected by the green spectacles, Dorothy and her friends were at first dazzled by the brilliancy of the wonderful City.
Dorothy
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From this reading The Wonderful City of Oz Even with eyes protected by the green spectacles, Dorothy and her friends were at first dazzled by the brilliancy of the wonderful City.
dressed
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From this reading There were many people—men, women, and children—walking about, and these were all dressed in green clothes and had greenish skins.
emeralds
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From this reading The streets were lined with beautiful houses all built of green marble and studded everywhere with sparkling emeralds.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Wonderful City of Oz Even with eyes protected by the green spectacles, Dorothy and her friends were at first dazzled by the brilliancy of the wonderful City.
everywhere
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From this reading The streets were lined with beautiful houses all built of green marble and studded everywhere with sparkling emeralds.
eyes
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From this reading The Wonderful City of Oz Even with eyes protected by the green spectacles, Dorothy and her friends were at first dazzled by the brilliancy of the wonderful City.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Wonderful City of Oz Even with eyes protected by the green spectacles, Dorothy and her friends were at first dazzled by the brilliancy of the wonderful City.
friends
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From this reading The Wonderful City of Oz Even with eyes protected by the green spectacles, Dorothy and her friends were at first dazzled by the brilliancy of the wonderful City.
glass
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From this reading The window panes were of green glass; even the sky above the City had a green tint, and the rays of the sun were green.
glittering
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From this reading They walked over a pavement of the same green marble, and where the blocks were joined together were rows of emeralds, set closely, and glittering in the brightness of the sun.
green
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From this reading The Wonderful City of Oz Even with eyes protected by the green spectacles, Dorothy and her friends were at first dazzled by the brilliancy of the wonderful City.
greenish
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From this reading There were many people—men, women, and children—walking about, and these were all dressed in green clothes and had greenish skins.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The window panes were of green glass; even the sky above the City had a green tint, and the rays of the sun were green.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The Wonderful City of Oz Even with eyes protected by the green spectacles, Dorothy and her friends were at first dazzled by the brilliancy of the wonderful City.
houses
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From this reading The streets were lined with beautiful houses all built of green marble and studded everywhere with sparkling emeralds.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They walked over a pavement of the same green marble, and where the blocks were joined together were rows of emeralds, set closely, and glittering in the brightness of the sun.
joined
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From this reading They walked over a pavement of the same green marble, and where the blocks were joined together were rows of emeralds, set closely, and glittering in the brightness of the sun.
lined
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From this reading The streets were lined with beautiful houses all built of green marble and studded everywhere with sparkling emeralds.
many
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From this reading There were many people—men, women, and children—walking about, and these were all dressed in green clothes and had greenish skins.
marble
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From this reading The streets were lined with beautiful houses all built of green marble and studded everywhere with sparkling emeralds.
men
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From this reading There were many people—men, women, and children—walking about, and these were all dressed in green clothes and had greenish skins.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Wonderful City of Oz Even with eyes protected by the green spectacles, Dorothy and her friends were at first dazzled by the brilliancy of the wonderful City.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading They walked over a pavement of the same green marble, and where the blocks were joined together were rows of emeralds, set closely, and glittering in the brightness of the sun.
Oz
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From this reading The Wonderful City of Oz Even with eyes protected by the green spectacles, Dorothy and her friends were at first dazzled by the brilliancy of the wonderful City.
panes
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From this reading The window panes were of green glass; even the sky above the City had a green tint, and the rays of the sun were green.
pavement
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From this reading They walked over a pavement of the same green marble, and where the blocks were joined together were rows of emeralds, set closely, and glittering in the brightness of the sun.
people
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From this reading There were many people—men, women, and children—walking about, and these were all dressed in green clothes and had greenish skins.
protected
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From this reading The Wonderful City of Oz Even with eyes protected by the green spectacles, Dorothy and her friends were at first dazzled by the brilliancy of the wonderful City.
rays
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From this reading The window panes were of green glass; even the sky above the City had a green tint, and the rays of the sun were green.
rows
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From this reading They walked over a pavement of the same green marble, and where the blocks were joined together were rows of emeralds, set closely, and glittering in the brightness of the sun.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They walked over a pavement of the same green marble, and where the blocks were joined together were rows of emeralds, set closely, and glittering in the brightness of the sun.
set
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From this reading They walked over a pavement of the same green marble, and where the blocks were joined together were rows of emeralds, set closely, and glittering in the brightness of the sun.
skins
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From this reading There were many people—men, women, and children—walking about, and these were all dressed in green clothes and had greenish skins.
sky
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From this reading The window panes were of green glass; even the sky above the City had a green tint, and the rays of the sun were green.
sparkling
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From this reading The streets were lined with beautiful houses all built of green marble and studded everywhere with sparkling emeralds.
spectacles
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From this reading The Wonderful City of Oz Even with eyes protected by the green spectacles, Dorothy and her friends were at first dazzled by the brilliancy of the wonderful City.
streets
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From this reading The streets were lined with beautiful houses all built of green marble and studded everywhere with sparkling emeralds.
studded
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From this reading The streets were lined with beautiful houses all built of green marble and studded everywhere with sparkling emeralds.
sun
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From this reading They walked over a pavement of the same green marble, and where the blocks were joined together were rows of emeralds, set closely, and glittering in the brightness of the sun.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Wonderful City of Oz Even with eyes protected by the green spectacles, Dorothy and her friends were at first dazzled by the brilliancy of the wonderful City.
There
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From this reading There were many people—men, women, and children—walking about, and these were all dressed in green clothes and had greenish skins.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading There were many people—men, women, and children—walking about, and these were all dressed in green clothes and had greenish skins.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They walked over a pavement of the same green marble, and where the blocks were joined together were rows of emeralds, set closely, and glittering in the brightness of the sun.
tint
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From this reading The window panes were of green glass; even the sky above the City had a green tint, and the rays of the sun were green.
together
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From this reading They walked over a pavement of the same green marble, and where the blocks were joined together were rows of emeralds, set closely, and glittering in the brightness of the sun.
walked
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From this reading They walked over a pavement of the same green marble, and where the blocks were joined together were rows of emeralds, set closely, and glittering in the brightness of the sun.
walking
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From this reading There were many people—men, women, and children—walking about, and these were all dressed in green clothes and had greenish skins.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Wonderful City of Oz Even with eyes protected by the green spectacles, Dorothy and her friends were at first dazzled by the brilliancy of the wonderful City.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading They walked over a pavement of the same green marble, and where the blocks were joined together were rows of emeralds, set closely, and glittering in the brightness of the sun.
window
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From this reading The window panes were of green glass; even the sky above the City had a green tint, and the rays of the sun were green.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Wonderful City of Oz Even with eyes protected by the green spectacles, Dorothy and her friends were at first dazzled by the brilliancy of the wonderful City.
women
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From this reading There were many people—men, women, and children—walking about, and these were all dressed in green clothes and had greenish skins.
WonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Wonderful City of Oz Even with eyes protected by the green spectacles, Dorothy and her friends were at first dazzled by the brilliancy of the wonderful City.
