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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 Beyond them to the east there lies a desert, for ever untroubled by man: all yellow it is, and spotted with shadows of stones, and Death is in it, like a leopard lying in the sun.
all
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From this reading Beyond them to the east there lies a desert, for ever untroubled by man: all yellow it is, and spotted with shadows of stones, and Death is in it, like a leopard lying in the sun.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I hope for this book that it may come into the hands of those that were kind to my others and that it may not disappoint them.
anger
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From this reading To the south they are bounded by magic, to the west by a mountain, and to the north by the voice and anger of the Polar wind.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Toldees, Mondath, Arizim, these are the Inner Lands, the lands whose sentinels upon their borders do not behold the sea.
Arizim
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behold
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From this reading Toldees, Mondath, Arizim, these are the Inner Lands, the lands whose sentinels upon their borders do not behold the sea.
BeyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Beyond them to the east there lies a desert, for ever untroubled by man: all yellow it is, and spotted with shadows of stones, and Death is in it, like a leopard lying in the sun.
book
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borders
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From this reading Toldees, Mondath, Arizim, these are the Inner Lands, the lands whose sentinels upon their borders do not behold the sea.
bounded
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From this reading To the south they are bounded by magic, to the west by a mountain, and to the north by the voice and anger of the Polar wind.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Beyond them to the east there lies a desert, for ever untroubled by man: all yellow it is, and spotted with shadows of stones, and Death is in it, like a leopard lying in the sun.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I hope for this book that it may come into the hands of those that were kind to my others and that it may not disappoint them.
Death
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From this reading Beyond them to the east there lies a desert, for ever untroubled by man: all yellow it is, and spotted with shadows of stones, and Death is in it, like a leopard lying in the sun.
desert
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disappoint
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From this reading I hope for this book that it may come into the hands of those that were kind to my others and that it may not disappoint them.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Toldees, Mondath, Arizim, these are the Inner Lands, the lands whose sentinels upon their borders do not behold the sea.
east
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From this reading Beyond them to the east there lies a desert, for ever untroubled by man: all yellow it is, and spotted with shadows of stones, and Death is in it, like a leopard lying in the sun.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Beyond them to the east there lies a desert, for ever untroubled by man: all yellow it is, and spotted with shadows of stones, and Death is in it, like a leopard lying in the sun.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I hope for this book that it may come into the hands of those that were kind to my others and that it may not disappoint them.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Like a great wall is the mountain to the west.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading I hope for this book that it may come into the hands of those that were kind to my others and that it may not disappoint them.
hope
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From this reading I hope for this book that it may come into the hands of those that were kind to my others and that it may not disappoint them.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I hope for this book that it may come into the hands of those that were kind to my others and that it may not disappoint them.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Beyond them to the east there lies a desert, for ever untroubled by man: all yellow it is, and spotted with shadows of stones, and Death is in it, like a leopard lying in the sun.
Inner
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From this reading Toldees, Mondath, Arizim, these are the Inner Lands, the lands whose sentinels upon their borders do not behold the sea.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I hope for this book that it may come into the hands of those that were kind to my others and that it may not disappoint them.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Beyond them to the east there lies a desert, for ever untroubled by man: all yellow it is, and spotted with shadows of stones, and Death is in it, like a leopard lying in the sun.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I hope for this book that it may come into the hands of those that were kind to my others and that it may not disappoint them.
kind
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From this reading I hope for this book that it may come into the hands of those that were kind to my others and that it may not disappoint them.
Lands
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From this reading Toldees, Mondath, Arizim, these are the Inner Lands, the lands whose sentinels upon their borders do not behold the sea.
leopard
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From this reading Beyond them to the east there lies a desert, for ever untroubled by man: all yellow it is, and spotted with shadows of stones, and Death is in it, like a leopard lying in the sun.
lies
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like
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lying
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From this reading Beyond them to the east there lies a desert, for ever untroubled by man: all yellow it is, and spotted with shadows of stones, and Death is in it, like a leopard lying in the sun.
magic
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From this reading To the south they are bounded by magic, to the west by a mountain, and to the north by the voice and anger of the Polar wind.
man
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From this reading Beyond them to the east there lies a desert, for ever untroubled by man: all yellow it is, and spotted with shadows of stones, and Death is in it, like a leopard lying in the sun.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading I hope for this book that it may come into the hands of those that were kind to my others and that it may not disappoint them.
Mondath
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From this reading Toldees, Mondath, Arizim, these are the Inner Lands, the lands whose sentinels upon their borders do not behold the sea.
mountain
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From this reading To the south they are bounded by magic, to the west by a mountain, and to the north by the voice and anger of the Polar wind.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I hope for this book that it may come into the hands of those that were kind to my others and that it may not disappoint them.
north
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From this reading To the south they are bounded by magic, to the west by a mountain, and to the north by the voice and anger of the Polar wind.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I hope for this book that it may come into the hands of those that were kind to my others and that it may not disappoint them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I hope for this book that it may come into the hands of those that were kind to my others and that it may not disappoint them.
others
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From this reading I hope for this book that it may come into the hands of those that were kind to my others and that it may not disappoint them.
Polar
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From this reading To the south they are bounded by magic, to the west by a mountain, and to the north by the voice and anger of the Polar wind.
sea
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From this reading Toldees, Mondath, Arizim, these are the Inner Lands, the lands whose sentinels upon their borders do not behold the sea.
sentinels
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shadows
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From this reading Beyond them to the east there lies a desert, for ever untroubled by man: all yellow it is, and spotted with shadows of stones, and Death is in it, like a leopard lying in the sun.
south
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From this reading To the south they are bounded by magic, to the west by a mountain, and to the north by the voice and anger of the Polar wind.
spotted
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From this reading Beyond them to the east there lies a desert, for ever untroubled by man: all yellow it is, and spotted with shadows of stones, and Death is in it, like a leopard lying in the sun.
stones
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From this reading Beyond them to the east there lies a desert, for ever untroubled by man: all yellow it is, and spotted with shadows of stones, and Death is in it, like a leopard lying in the sun.
sun
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From this reading Beyond them to the east there lies a desert, for ever untroubled by man: all yellow it is, and spotted with shadows of stones, and Death is in it, like a leopard lying in the sun.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I hope for this book that it may come into the hands of those that were kind to my others and that it may not disappoint them.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I hope for this book that it may come into the hands of those that were kind to my others and that it may not disappoint them.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Toldees, Mondath, Arizim, these are the Inner Lands, the lands whose sentinels upon their borders do not behold the sea.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I hope for this book that it may come into the hands of those that were kind to my others and that it may not disappoint them.
there
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From this reading Beyond them to the east there lies a desert, for ever untroubled by man: all yellow it is, and spotted with shadows of stones, and Death is in it, like a leopard lying in the sun.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Toldees, Mondath, Arizim, these are the Inner Lands, the lands whose sentinels upon their borders do not behold the sea.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To the south they are bounded by magic, to the west by a mountain, and to the north by the voice and anger of the Polar wind.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I hope for this book that it may come into the hands of those that were kind to my others and that it may not disappoint them.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading I hope for this book that it may come into the hands of those that were kind to my others and that it may not disappoint them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I hope for this book that it may come into the hands of those that were kind to my others and that it may not disappoint them.
Toldees
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From this reading Toldees, Mondath, Arizim, these are the Inner Lands, the lands whose sentinels upon their borders do not behold the sea.
untroubled
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From this reading Beyond them to the east there lies a desert, for ever untroubled by man: all yellow it is, and spotted with shadows of stones, and Death is in it, like a leopard lying in the sun.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Toldees, Mondath, Arizim, these are the Inner Lands, the lands whose sentinels upon their borders do not behold the sea.
voice
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From this reading To the south they are bounded by magic, to the west by a mountain, and to the north by the voice and anger of the Polar wind.
wall
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From this reading Like a great wall is the mountain to the west.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I hope for this book that it may come into the hands of those that were kind to my others and that it may not disappoint them.
west
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From this reading To the south they are bounded by magic, to the west by a mountain, and to the north by the voice and anger of the Polar wind.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Toldees, Mondath, Arizim, these are the Inner Lands, the lands whose sentinels upon their borders do not behold the sea.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To the south they are bounded by magic, to the west by a mountain, and to the north by the voice and anger of the Polar wind.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Beyond them to the east there lies a desert, for ever untroubled by man: all yellow it is, and spotted with shadows of stones, and Death is in it, like a leopard lying in the sun.
yellow
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