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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 We made a pile in the middle of our hut which had a hole in the middle of the roof to let out the smoke, and when the red flames rose up to the clear, crystal blocks they began to melt, gently, imperceptibly, as if they were sweating.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Our hut, in the shape of a cone, looked like an enormous diamond with a heart of fire which had been suddenly planted there in the midst of the frozen water of the marsh.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We made a pile in the middle of our hut which had a hole in the middle of the roof to let out the smoke, and when the red flames rose up to the clear, crystal blocks they began to melt, gently, imperceptibly, as if they were sweating.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We made a pile in the middle of our hut which had a hole in the middle of the roof to let out the smoke, and when the red flames rose up to the clear, crystal blocks they began to melt, gently, imperceptibly, as if they were sweating.
astonishment
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From this reading I went out of the hut and remained struck with astonishment.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And inside, we saw two fantastic forms, those of our dogs, who were warming themselves at the fire.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Our hut, in the shape of a cone, looked like an enormous diamond with a heart of fire which had been suddenly planted there in the midst of the frozen water of the marsh.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We made a pile in the middle of our hut which had a hole in the middle of the roof to let out the smoke, and when the red flames rose up to the clear, crystal blocks they began to melt, gently, imperceptibly, as if they were sweating.
blocks
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From this reading We made a pile in the middle of our hut which had a hole in the middle of the roof to let out the smoke, and when the red flames rose up to the clear, crystal blocks they began to melt, gently, imperceptibly, as if they were sweating.
called
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From this reading Karl, who had remained outside, called out to me: "Come and look here!"
clear
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From this reading We made a pile in the middle of our hut which had a hole in the middle of the roof to let out the smoke, and when the red flames rose up to the clear, crystal blocks they began to melt, gently, imperceptibly, as if they were sweating.
ComenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Karl, who had remained outside, called out to me: "Come and look here!"
cone
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From this reading Our hut, in the shape of a cone, looked like an enormous diamond with a heart of fire which had been suddenly planted there in the midst of the frozen water of the marsh.
crystal
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From this reading We made a pile in the middle of our hut which had a hole in the middle of the roof to let out the smoke, and when the red flames rose up to the clear, crystal blocks they began to melt, gently, imperceptibly, as if they were sweating.
diamond
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From this reading Our hut, in the shape of a cone, looked like an enormous diamond with a heart of fire which had been suddenly planted there in the midst of the frozen water of the marsh.
dogs
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From this reading And inside, we saw two fantastic forms, those of our dogs, who were warming themselves at the fire.
enormous
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From this reading Our hut, in the shape of a cone, looked like an enormous diamond with a heart of fire which had been suddenly planted there in the midst of the frozen water of the marsh.
fantastic
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From this reading And inside, we saw two fantastic forms, those of our dogs, who were warming themselves at the fire.
fire
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From this reading Our hut, in the shape of a cone, looked like an enormous diamond with a heart of fire which had been suddenly planted there in the midst of the frozen water of the marsh.
flames
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From this reading We made a pile in the middle of our hut which had a hole in the middle of the roof to let out the smoke, and when the red flames rose up to the clear, crystal blocks they began to melt, gently, imperceptibly, as if they were sweating.
forms
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From this reading And inside, we saw two fantastic forms, those of our dogs, who were warming themselves at the fire.
frozen
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From this reading Our hut, in the shape of a cone, looked like an enormous diamond with a heart of fire which had been suddenly planted there in the midst of the frozen water of the marsh.
gently
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From this reading We made a pile in the middle of our hut which had a hole in the middle of the roof to let out the smoke, and when the red flames rose up to the clear, crystal blocks they began to melt, gently, imperceptibly, as if they were sweating.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We made a pile in the middle of our hut which had a hole in the middle of the roof to let out the smoke, and when the red flames rose up to the clear, crystal blocks they began to melt, gently, imperceptibly, as if they were sweating.
heart
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From this reading Our hut, in the shape of a cone, looked like an enormous diamond with a heart of fire which had been suddenly planted there in the midst of the frozen water of the marsh.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Karl, who had remained outside, called out to me: "Come and look here!"
hole
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From this reading We made a pile in the middle of our hut which had a hole in the middle of the roof to let out the smoke, and when the red flames rose up to the clear, crystal blocks they began to melt, gently, imperceptibly, as if they were sweating.
hut
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From this reading We made a pile in the middle of our hut which had a hole in the middle of the roof to let out the smoke, and when the red flames rose up to the clear, crystal blocks they began to melt, gently, imperceptibly, as if they were sweating.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I went out of the hut and remained struck with astonishment.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading We made a pile in the middle of our hut which had a hole in the middle of the roof to let out the smoke, and when the red flames rose up to the clear, crystal blocks they began to melt, gently, imperceptibly, as if they were sweating.
imperceptibly
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From this reading We made a pile in the middle of our hut which had a hole in the middle of the roof to let out the smoke, and when the red flames rose up to the clear, crystal blocks they began to melt, gently, imperceptibly, as if they were sweating.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We made a pile in the middle of our hut which had a hole in the middle of the roof to let out the smoke, and when the red flames rose up to the clear, crystal blocks they began to melt, gently, imperceptibly, as if they were sweating.
inside
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From this reading And inside, we saw two fantastic forms, those of our dogs, who were warming themselves at the fire.
Karl
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From this reading Karl, who had remained outside, called out to me: "Come and look here!"
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading We made a pile in the middle of our hut which had a hole in the middle of the roof to let out the smoke, and when the red flames rose up to the clear, crystal blocks they began to melt, gently, imperceptibly, as if they were sweating.
like
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From this reading Our hut, in the shape of a cone, looked like an enormous diamond with a heart of fire which had been suddenly planted there in the midst of the frozen water of the marsh.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Karl, who had remained outside, called out to me: "Come and look here!"
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Our hut, in the shape of a cone, looked like an enormous diamond with a heart of fire which had been suddenly planted there in the midst of the frozen water of the marsh.
made
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From this reading We made a pile in the middle of our hut which had a hole in the middle of the roof to let out the smoke, and when the red flames rose up to the clear, crystal blocks they began to melt, gently, imperceptibly, as if they were sweating.
marsh
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From this reading Our hut, in the shape of a cone, looked like an enormous diamond with a heart of fire which had been suddenly planted there in the midst of the frozen water of the marsh.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Karl, who had remained outside, called out to me: "Come and look here!"
melt
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From this reading We made a pile in the middle of our hut which had a hole in the middle of the roof to let out the smoke, and when the red flames rose up to the clear, crystal blocks they began to melt, gently, imperceptibly, as if they were sweating.
middle
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From this reading We made a pile in the middle of our hut which had a hole in the middle of the roof to let out the smoke, and when the red flames rose up to the clear, crystal blocks they began to melt, gently, imperceptibly, as if they were sweating.
midst
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From this reading Our hut, in the shape of a cone, looked like an enormous diamond with a heart of fire which had been suddenly planted there in the midst of the frozen water of the marsh.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We made a pile in the middle of our hut which had a hole in the middle of the roof to let out the smoke, and when the red flames rose up to the clear, crystal blocks they began to melt, gently, imperceptibly, as if they were sweating.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We made a pile in the middle of our hut which had a hole in the middle of the roof to let out the smoke, and when the red flames rose up to the clear, crystal blocks they began to melt, gently, imperceptibly, as if they were sweating.
out
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From this reading We made a pile in the middle of our hut which had a hole in the middle of the roof to let out the smoke, and when the red flames rose up to the clear, crystal blocks they began to melt, gently, imperceptibly, as if they were sweating.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Karl, who had remained outside, called out to me: "Come and look here!"
pile
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From this reading We made a pile in the middle of our hut which had a hole in the middle of the roof to let out the smoke, and when the red flames rose up to the clear, crystal blocks they began to melt, gently, imperceptibly, as if they were sweating.
planted
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From this reading Our hut, in the shape of a cone, looked like an enormous diamond with a heart of fire which had been suddenly planted there in the midst of the frozen water of the marsh.
red
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From this reading We made a pile in the middle of our hut which had a hole in the middle of the roof to let out the smoke, and when the red flames rose up to the clear, crystal blocks they began to melt, gently, imperceptibly, as if they were sweating.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Karl, who had remained outside, called out to me: "Come and look here!"
roof
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From this reading We made a pile in the middle of our hut which had a hole in the middle of the roof to let out the smoke, and when the red flames rose up to the clear, crystal blocks they began to melt, gently, imperceptibly, as if they were sweating.
rose
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From this reading We made a pile in the middle of our hut which had a hole in the middle of the roof to let out the smoke, and when the red flames rose up to the clear, crystal blocks they began to melt, gently, imperceptibly, as if they were sweating.
saw
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From this reading And inside, we saw two fantastic forms, those of our dogs, who were warming themselves at the fire.
shape
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From this reading Our hut, in the shape of a cone, looked like an enormous diamond with a heart of fire which had been suddenly planted there in the midst of the frozen water of the marsh.
smoke
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From this reading We made a pile in the middle of our hut which had a hole in the middle of the roof to let out the smoke, and when the red flames rose up to the clear, crystal blocks they began to melt, gently, imperceptibly, as if they were sweating.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I went out of the hut and remained struck with astonishment.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Our hut, in the shape of a cone, looked like an enormous diamond with a heart of fire which had been suddenly planted there in the midst of the frozen water of the marsh.
sweating
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From this reading We made a pile in the middle of our hut which had a hole in the middle of the roof to let out the smoke, and when the red flames rose up to the clear, crystal blocks they began to melt, gently, imperceptibly, as if they were sweating.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We made a pile in the middle of our hut which had a hole in the middle of the roof to let out the smoke, and when the red flames rose up to the clear, crystal blocks they began to melt, gently, imperceptibly, as if they were sweating.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading And inside, we saw two fantastic forms, those of our dogs, who were warming themselves at the fire.
there
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From this reading Our hut, in the shape of a cone, looked like an enormous diamond with a heart of fire which had been suddenly planted there in the midst of the frozen water of the marsh.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading We made a pile in the middle of our hut which had a hole in the middle of the roof to let out the smoke, and when the red flames rose up to the clear, crystal blocks they began to melt, gently, imperceptibly, as if they were sweating.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading And inside, we saw two fantastic forms, those of our dogs, who were warming themselves at the fire.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We made a pile in the middle of our hut which had a hole in the middle of the roof to let out the smoke, and when the red flames rose up to the clear, crystal blocks they began to melt, gently, imperceptibly, as if they were sweating.
two
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From this reading And inside, we saw two fantastic forms, those of our dogs, who were warming themselves at the fire.
up
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From this reading We made a pile in the middle of our hut which had a hole in the middle of the roof to let out the smoke, and when the red flames rose up to the clear, crystal blocks they began to melt, gently, imperceptibly, as if they were sweating.
warming
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From this reading And inside, we saw two fantastic forms, those of our dogs, who were warming themselves at the fire.
water
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From this reading Our hut, in the shape of a cone, looked like an enormous diamond with a heart of fire which had been suddenly planted there in the midst of the frozen water of the marsh.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We made a pile in the middle of our hut which had a hole in the middle of the roof to let out the smoke, and when the red flames rose up to the clear, crystal blocks they began to melt, gently, imperceptibly, as if they were sweating.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I went out of the hut and remained struck with astonishment.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We made a pile in the middle of our hut which had a hole in the middle of the roof to let out the smoke, and when the red flames rose up to the clear, crystal blocks they began to melt, gently, imperceptibly, as if they were sweating.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading We made a pile in the middle of our hut which had a hole in the middle of the roof to let out the smoke, and when the red flames rose up to the clear, crystal blocks they began to melt, gently, imperceptibly, as if they were sweating.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading We made a pile in the middle of our hut which had a hole in the middle of the roof to let out the smoke, and when the red flames rose up to the clear, crystal blocks they began to melt, gently, imperceptibly, as if they were sweating.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Karl, who had remained outside, called out to me: "Come and look here!"
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I went out of the hut and remained struck with astonishment.
