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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 This Star Shall be Free ----------------------- Tork was a simple man of the caves.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading They inhabited a series of caves in a chalk formation above a river that ran through primordial England and France before it joined the Rhine and emptied into the sea.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The urge was part of an Antarean experiment in artificial ecological imbalance, though of course the cave-folk could not guess that.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They were savages with no interest in science or, indeed, in anything much except filling their bellies and satisfying other primal urges.
Antarean
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From this reading The urge was part of an Antarean experiment in artificial ecological imbalance, though of course the cave-folk could not guess that.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading They were savages with no interest in science or, indeed, in anything much except filling their bellies and satisfying other primal urges.
artificial
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From this reading The urge was part of an Antarean experiment in artificial ecological imbalance, though of course the cave-folk could not guess that.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading This Star Shall be Free ----------------------- Tork was a simple man of the caves.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading They inhabited a series of caves in a chalk formation above a river that ran through primordial England and France before it joined the Rhine and emptied into the sea.
bellies
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From this reading They were savages with no interest in science or, indeed, in anything much except filling their bellies and satisfying other primal urges.
box
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From this reading How could he dream that the star box held the power to make his people gods--or only a lost memory in stone?
cave-folk
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From this reading The urge was part of an Antarean experiment in artificial ecological imbalance, though of course the cave-folk could not guess that.
caves
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From this reading This Star Shall be Free ----------------------- Tork was a simple man of the caves.
chalknounUS /tʃɔːk/
A soft white limestone used for marking doors, stone walls, and slate.
From this reading They inhabited a series of caves in a chalk formation above a river that ran through primordial England and France before it joined the Rhine and emptied into the sea.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading How could he dream that the star box held the power to make his people gods--or only a lost memory in stone?
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The urge was part of an Antarean experiment in artificial ecological imbalance, though of course the cave-folk could not guess that.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading How could he dream that the star box held the power to make his people gods--or only a lost memory in stone?
ecological
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From this reading The urge was part of an Antarean experiment in artificial ecological imbalance, though of course the cave-folk could not guess that.
emptied
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From this reading They inhabited a series of caves in a chalk formation above a river that ran through primordial England and France before it joined the Rhine and emptied into the sea.
England
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From this reading They inhabited a series of caves in a chalk formation above a river that ran through primordial England and France before it joined the Rhine and emptied into the sea.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading They were savages with no interest in science or, indeed, in anything much except filling their bellies and satisfying other primal urges.
experiment
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From this reading The urge was part of an Antarean experiment in artificial ecological imbalance, though of course the cave-folk could not guess that.
filling
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From this reading They were savages with no interest in science or, indeed, in anything much except filling their bellies and satisfying other primal urges.
formation
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From this reading They inhabited a series of caves in a chalk formation above a river that ran through primordial England and France before it joined the Rhine and emptied into the sea.
France
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From this reading They inhabited a series of caves in a chalk formation above a river that ran through primordial England and France before it joined the Rhine and emptied into the sea.
FreeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading This Star Shall be Free ----------------------- Tork was a simple man of the caves.
gods
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guess
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From this reading The urge was part of an Antarean experiment in artificial ecological imbalance, though of course the cave-folk could not guess that.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How could he dream that the star box held the power to make his people gods--or only a lost memory in stone?
held
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From this reading How could he dream that the star box held the power to make his people gods--or only a lost memory in stone?
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading How could he dream that the star box held the power to make his people gods--or only a lost memory in stone?
How
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From this reading How could he dream that the star box held the power to make his people gods--or only a lost memory in stone?
imbalance
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From this reading The urge was part of an Antarean experiment in artificial ecological imbalance, though of course the cave-folk could not guess that.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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indeed
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From this reading They were savages with no interest in science or, indeed, in anything much except filling their bellies and satisfying other primal urges.
inhabited
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From this reading They inhabited a series of caves in a chalk formation above a river that ran through primordial England and France before it joined the Rhine and emptied into the sea.
interest
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From this reading They were savages with no interest in science or, indeed, in anything much except filling their bellies and satisfying other primal urges.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading They inhabited a series of caves in a chalk formation above a river that ran through primordial England and France before it joined the Rhine and emptied into the sea.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They inhabited a series of caves in a chalk formation above a river that ran through primordial England and France before it joined the Rhine and emptied into the sea.
joined
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From this reading They inhabited a series of caves in a chalk formation above a river that ran through primordial England and France before it joined the Rhine and emptied into the sea.
lost
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makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How could he dream that the star box held the power to make his people gods--or only a lost memory in stone?
man
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From this reading This Star Shall be Free ----------------------- Tork was a simple man of the caves.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading How could he dream that the star box held the power to make his people gods--or only a lost memory in stone?
much
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From this reading They were savages with no interest in science or, indeed, in anything much except filling their bellies and satisfying other primal urges.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading They were savages with no interest in science or, indeed, in anything much except filling their bellies and satisfying other primal urges.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The urge was part of an Antarean experiment in artificial ecological imbalance, though of course the cave-folk could not guess that.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This Star Shall be Free ----------------------- Tork was a simple man of the caves.
only
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orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading How could he dream that the star box held the power to make his people gods--or only a lost memory in stone?
other
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From this reading They were savages with no interest in science or, indeed, in anything much except filling their bellies and satisfying other primal urges.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The urge was part of an Antarean experiment in artificial ecological imbalance, though of course the cave-folk could not guess that.
people
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power
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primal
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From this reading They were savages with no interest in science or, indeed, in anything much except filling their bellies and satisfying other primal urges.
primordial
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From this reading They inhabited a series of caves in a chalk formation above a river that ran through primordial England and France before it joined the Rhine and emptied into the sea.
ran
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From this reading They inhabited a series of caves in a chalk formation above a river that ran through primordial England and France before it joined the Rhine and emptied into the sea.
Rhine
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From this reading They inhabited a series of caves in a chalk formation above a river that ran through primordial England and France before it joined the Rhine and emptied into the sea.
river
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From this reading They inhabited a series of caves in a chalk formation above a river that ran through primordial England and France before it joined the Rhine and emptied into the sea.
satisfying
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From this reading They were savages with no interest in science or, indeed, in anything much except filling their bellies and satisfying other primal urges.
savages
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From this reading They were savages with no interest in science or, indeed, in anything much except filling their bellies and satisfying other primal urges.
science
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From this reading They were savages with no interest in science or, indeed, in anything much except filling their bellies and satisfying other primal urges.
sea
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From this reading They inhabited a series of caves in a chalk formation above a river that ran through primordial England and France before it joined the Rhine and emptied into the sea.
series
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From this reading They inhabited a series of caves in a chalk formation above a river that ran through primordial England and France before it joined the Rhine and emptied into the sea.
Shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading This Star Shall be Free ----------------------- Tork was a simple man of the caves.
simple
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From this reading This Star Shall be Free ----------------------- Tork was a simple man of the caves.
Star
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From this reading This Star Shall be Free ----------------------- Tork was a simple man of the caves.
stone
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From this reading How could he dream that the star box held the power to make his people gods--or only a lost memory in stone?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading How could he dream that the star box held the power to make his people gods--or only a lost memory in stone?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This Star Shall be Free ----------------------- Tork was a simple man of the caves.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They were savages with no interest in science or, indeed, in anything much except filling their bellies and satisfying other primal urges.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were savages with no interest in science or, indeed, in anything much except filling their bellies and satisfying other primal urges.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This Star Shall be Free ----------------------- Tork was a simple man of the caves.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The urge was part of an Antarean experiment in artificial ecological imbalance, though of course the cave-folk could not guess that.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They inhabited a series of caves in a chalk formation above a river that ran through primordial England and France before it joined the Rhine and emptied into the sea.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading How could he dream that the star box held the power to make his people gods--or only a lost memory in stone?
Tork
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From this reading This Star Shall be Free ----------------------- Tork was a simple man of the caves.
urge
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From this reading The urge was part of an Antarean experiment in artificial ecological imbalance, though of course the cave-folk could not guess that.
urges
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From this reading They were savages with no interest in science or, indeed, in anything much except filling their bellies and satisfying other primal urges.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This Star Shall be Free ----------------------- Tork was a simple man of the caves.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were savages with no interest in science or, indeed, in anything much except filling their bellies and satisfying other primal urges.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They were savages with no interest in science or, indeed, in anything much except filling their bellies and satisfying other primal urges.
