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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 I replenished the lamps and the ring in front, thriftily, heedfully; but when I came to the sixth lamp, not a drop in the vessel that fed them was left.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Look now without fear on the space beyond; the eyes that appalled thee are again lost in air, as lightnings that fleet back into cloud."
air
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From this reading Look now without fear on the space beyond; the eyes that appalled thee are again lost in air, as lightnings that fleet back into cloud."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I looked up, and the spectres had vanished.
appalled
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From this reading Look now without fear on the space beyond; the eyes that appalled thee are again lost in air, as lightnings that fleet back into cloud."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Look now without fear on the space beyond; the eyes that appalled thee are again lost in air, as lightnings that fleet back into cloud."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Look now without fear on the space beyond; the eyes that appalled thee are again lost in air, as lightnings that fleet back into cloud."
away
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From this reading The fifth hour had passed away, when Ayesha said to me, "Lo! the circle is fading; the lamps grow dim.
Ayesha
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From this reading The fifth hour had passed away, when Ayesha said to me, "Lo! the circle is fading; the lamps grow dim.
back
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From this reading Look now without fear on the space beyond; the eyes that appalled thee are again lost in air, as lightnings that fleet back into cloud."
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Look now without fear on the space beyond; the eyes that appalled thee are again lost in air, as lightnings that fleet back into cloud."
black
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From this reading The sky was tinged with sulphurous hues, the red and the black intermixed.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I replenished the lamps and the ring in front, thriftily, heedfully; but when I came to the sixth lamp, not a drop in the vessel that fed them was left.
came
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From this reading I replenished the lamps and the ring in front, thriftily, heedfully; but when I came to the sixth lamp, not a drop in the vessel that fed them was left.
circle
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From this reading The fifth hour had passed away, when Ayesha said to me, "Lo! the circle is fading; the lamps grow dim.
cloud
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From this reading Look now without fear on the space beyond; the eyes that appalled thee are again lost in air, as lightnings that fleet back into cloud."
dim
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From this reading The fifth hour had passed away, when Ayesha said to me, "Lo! the circle is fading; the lamps grow dim.
drop
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From this reading I replenished the lamps and the ring in front, thriftily, heedfully; but when I came to the sixth lamp, not a drop in the vessel that fed them was left.
eyes
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From this reading Look now without fear on the space beyond; the eyes that appalled thee are again lost in air, as lightnings that fleet back into cloud."
fading
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From this reading The fifth hour had passed away, when Ayesha said to me, "Lo! the circle is fading; the lamps grow dim.
fear
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From this reading Look now without fear on the space beyond; the eyes that appalled thee are again lost in air, as lightnings that fleet back into cloud."
fed
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From this reading I replenished the lamps and the ring in front, thriftily, heedfully; but when I came to the sixth lamp, not a drop in the vessel that fed them was left.
fifth
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From this reading The fifth hour had passed away, when Ayesha said to me, "Lo! the circle is fading; the lamps grow dim.
fleet
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From this reading Look now without fear on the space beyond; the eyes that appalled thee are again lost in air, as lightnings that fleet back into cloud."
front
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From this reading I replenished the lamps and the ring in front, thriftily, heedfully; but when I came to the sixth lamp, not a drop in the vessel that fed them was left.
grow
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From this reading The fifth hour had passed away, when Ayesha said to me, "Lo! the circle is fading; the lamps grow dim.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The fifth hour had passed away, when Ayesha said to me, "Lo! the circle is fading; the lamps grow dim.
heedfully
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From this reading I replenished the lamps and the ring in front, thriftily, heedfully; but when I came to the sixth lamp, not a drop in the vessel that fed them was left.
hour
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From this reading The fifth hour had passed away, when Ayesha said to me, "Lo! the circle is fading; the lamps grow dim.
hues
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From this reading The sky was tinged with sulphurous hues, the red and the black intermixed.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I looked up, and the spectres had vanished.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Look now without fear on the space beyond; the eyes that appalled thee are again lost in air, as lightnings that fleet back into cloud."
intermixed
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From this reading The sky was tinged with sulphurous hues, the red and the black intermixed.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Look now without fear on the space beyond; the eyes that appalled thee are again lost in air, as lightnings that fleet back into cloud."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The fifth hour had passed away, when Ayesha said to me, "Lo! the circle is fading; the lamps grow dim.
lamp
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From this reading I replenished the lamps and the ring in front, thriftily, heedfully; but when I came to the sixth lamp, not a drop in the vessel that fed them was left.
lamps
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From this reading The fifth hour had passed away, when Ayesha said to me, "Lo! the circle is fading; the lamps grow dim.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I replenished the lamps and the ring in front, thriftily, heedfully; but when I came to the sixth lamp, not a drop in the vessel that fed them was left.
lightnings
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From this reading Look now without fear on the space beyond; the eyes that appalled thee are again lost in air, as lightnings that fleet back into cloud."
Lo
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From this reading The fifth hour had passed away, when Ayesha said to me, "Lo! the circle is fading; the lamps grow dim.
LooknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Look now without fear on the space beyond; the eyes that appalled thee are again lost in air, as lightnings that fleet back into cloud."
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I looked up, and the spectres had vanished.
lost
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From this reading Look now without fear on the space beyond; the eyes that appalled thee are again lost in air, as lightnings that fleet back into cloud."
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The fifth hour had passed away, when Ayesha said to me, "Lo! the circle is fading; the lamps grow dim.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I replenished the lamps and the ring in front, thriftily, heedfully; but when I came to the sixth lamp, not a drop in the vessel that fed them was left.
now
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From this reading Look now without fear on the space beyond; the eyes that appalled thee are again lost in air, as lightnings that fleet back into cloud."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Look now without fear on the space beyond; the eyes that appalled thee are again lost in air, as lightnings that fleet back into cloud."
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The fifth hour had passed away, when Ayesha said to me, "Lo! the circle is fading; the lamps grow dim.
red
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From this reading The sky was tinged with sulphurous hues, the red and the black intermixed.
replenished
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From this reading I replenished the lamps and the ring in front, thriftily, heedfully; but when I came to the sixth lamp, not a drop in the vessel that fed them was left.
ring
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From this reading I replenished the lamps and the ring in front, thriftily, heedfully; but when I came to the sixth lamp, not a drop in the vessel that fed them was left.
said
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From this reading The fifth hour had passed away, when Ayesha said to me, "Lo! the circle is fading; the lamps grow dim.
sixthnounUS /sixth/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I replenished the lamps and the ring in front, thriftily, heedfully; but when I came to the sixth lamp, not a drop in the vessel that fed them was left.
sky
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From this reading The sky was tinged with sulphurous hues, the red and the black intermixed.
space
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From this reading Look now without fear on the space beyond; the eyes that appalled thee are again lost in air, as lightnings that fleet back into cloud."
spectres
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From this reading I looked up, and the spectres had vanished.
sulphurous
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From this reading The sky was tinged with sulphurous hues, the red and the black intermixed.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Look now without fear on the space beyond; the eyes that appalled thee are again lost in air, as lightnings that fleet back into cloud."
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The fifth hour had passed away, when Ayesha said to me, "Lo! the circle is fading; the lamps grow dim.
theepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Look now without fear on the space beyond; the eyes that appalled thee are again lost in air, as lightnings that fleet back into cloud."
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I replenished the lamps and the ring in front, thriftily, heedfully; but when I came to the sixth lamp, not a drop in the vessel that fed them was left.
thriftily
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From this reading I replenished the lamps and the ring in front, thriftily, heedfully; but when I came to the sixth lamp, not a drop in the vessel that fed them was left.
tinged
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From this reading The sky was tinged with sulphurous hues, the red and the black intermixed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The fifth hour had passed away, when Ayesha said to me, "Lo! the circle is fading; the lamps grow dim.
up
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From this reading I looked up, and the spectres had vanished.
vanished
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From this reading I looked up, and the spectres had vanished.
vessel
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From this reading I replenished the lamps and the ring in front, thriftily, heedfully; but when I came to the sixth lamp, not a drop in the vessel that fed them was left.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sky was tinged with sulphurous hues, the red and the black intermixed.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The fifth hour had passed away, when Ayesha said to me, "Lo! the circle is fading; the lamps grow dim.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The sky was tinged with sulphurous hues, the red and the black intermixed.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Look now without fear on the space beyond; the eyes that appalled thee are again lost in air, as lightnings that fleet back into cloud."
