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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 An exclamation of surprise at his appearance, and the movements of a number of people came from the spacious area below.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Overhead mighty cantilevers sprang together across the huge width of the place, and a tracery of translucent material shut out the sky.
aisle
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From this reading The place into which he looked was an aisle of Titanic buildings, curving spaciously in either direction.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An exclamation of surprise at his appearance, and the movements of a number of people came from the spacious area below.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He went to the railings of the balcony and stared upward.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading An exclamation of surprise at his appearance, and the movements of a number of people came from the spacious area below.
architecture
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From this reading His first impression was of overwhelming architecture.
area
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From this reading An exclamation of surprise at his appearance, and the movements of a number of people came from the spacious area below.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading An exclamation of surprise at his appearance, and the movements of a number of people came from the spacious area below.
balcony
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From this reading He went to the railings of the balcony and stared upward.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading An exclamation of surprise at his appearance, and the movements of a number of people came from the spacious area below.
buildings
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From this reading The place into which he looked was an aisle of Titanic buildings, curving spaciously in either direction.
came
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From this reading An exclamation of surprise at his appearance, and the movements of a number of people came from the spacious area below.
cantilevers
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From this reading Overhead mighty cantilevers sprang together across the huge width of the place, and a tracery of translucent material shut out the sky.
curving
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From this reading The place into which he looked was an aisle of Titanic buildings, curving spaciously in either direction.
direction
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From this reading The place into which he looked was an aisle of Titanic buildings, curving spaciously in either direction.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading The place into which he looked was an aisle of Titanic buildings, curving spaciously in either direction.
exclamation
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From this reading An exclamation of surprise at his appearance, and the movements of a number of people came from the spacious area below.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His first impression was of overwhelming architecture.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading An exclamation of surprise at his appearance, and the movements of a number of people came from the spacious area below.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He went to the railings of the balcony and stared upward.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading An exclamation of surprise at his appearance, and the movements of a number of people came from the spacious area below.
huge
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From this reading Overhead mighty cantilevers sprang together across the huge width of the place, and a tracery of translucent material shut out the sky.
impression
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From this reading His first impression was of overwhelming architecture.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The place into which he looked was an aisle of Titanic buildings, curving spaciously in either direction.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The place into which he looked was an aisle of Titanic buildings, curving spaciously in either direction.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The place into which he looked was an aisle of Titanic buildings, curving spaciously in either direction.
material
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From this reading Overhead mighty cantilevers sprang together across the huge width of the place, and a tracery of translucent material shut out the sky.
mighty
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From this reading Overhead mighty cantilevers sprang together across the huge width of the place, and a tracery of translucent material shut out the sky.
movements
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From this reading An exclamation of surprise at his appearance, and the movements of a number of people came from the spacious area below.
number
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From this reading An exclamation of surprise at his appearance, and the movements of a number of people came from the spacious area below.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He went to the railings of the balcony and stared upward.
out
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From this reading Overhead mighty cantilevers sprang together across the huge width of the place, and a tracery of translucent material shut out the sky.
Overhead
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From this reading Overhead mighty cantilevers sprang together across the huge width of the place, and a tracery of translucent material shut out the sky.
overwhelming
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From this reading His first impression was of overwhelming architecture.
people
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From this reading An exclamation of surprise at his appearance, and the movements of a number of people came from the spacious area below.
place
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From this reading The place into which he looked was an aisle of Titanic buildings, curving spaciously in either direction.
railings
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From this reading He went to the railings of the balcony and stared upward.
shut
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From this reading Overhead mighty cantilevers sprang together across the huge width of the place, and a tracery of translucent material shut out the sky.
sky
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From this reading Overhead mighty cantilevers sprang together across the huge width of the place, and a tracery of translucent material shut out the sky.
spacious
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From this reading An exclamation of surprise at his appearance, and the movements of a number of people came from the spacious area below.
spaciously
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From this reading The place into which he looked was an aisle of Titanic buildings, curving spaciously in either direction.
sprang
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From this reading Overhead mighty cantilevers sprang together across the huge width of the place, and a tracery of translucent material shut out the sky.
stared
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From this reading He went to the railings of the balcony and stared upward.
surprise
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From this reading An exclamation of surprise at his appearance, and the movements of a number of people came from the spacious area below.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He went to the railings of the balcony and stared upward.
Titanic
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From this reading The place into which he looked was an aisle of Titanic buildings, curving spaciously in either direction.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He went to the railings of the balcony and stared upward.
together
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From this reading Overhead mighty cantilevers sprang together across the huge width of the place, and a tracery of translucent material shut out the sky.
tracery
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From this reading Overhead mighty cantilevers sprang together across the huge width of the place, and a tracery of translucent material shut out the sky.
translucent
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From this reading Overhead mighty cantilevers sprang together across the huge width of the place, and a tracery of translucent material shut out the sky.
upward
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From this reading He went to the railings of the balcony and stared upward.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His first impression was of overwhelming architecture.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He went to the railings of the balcony and stared upward.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The place into which he looked was an aisle of Titanic buildings, curving spaciously in either direction.
width
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From this reading Overhead mighty cantilevers sprang together across the huge width of the place, and a tracery of translucent material shut out the sky.
