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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 They Reach the Crescent Moon As the jolly party sped along through the heavens Tom began to find his eyes bothering him a trifle.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading They Reach the Crescent Moon As the jolly party sped along through the heavens Tom began to find his eyes bothering him a trifle.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "It's blinding!" he cried, his eyes blinking and filling with water as he gazed upon the scene.
approached
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From this reading Brilliant as many of the sunshiny days had been at home, particularly when the snow was on the ground, nothing so dazzlingly bright as this great golden arc in the sky was getting to be, as they approached closer, had ever greeted his sight.
arc
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From this reading Brilliant as many of the sunshiny days had been at home, particularly when the snow was on the ground, nothing so dazzlingly bright as this great golden arc in the sky was getting to be, as they approached closer, had ever greeted his sight.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They Reach the Crescent Moon As the jolly party sped along through the heavens Tom began to find his eyes bothering him a trifle.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Brilliant as many of the sunshiny days had been at home, particularly when the snow was on the ground, nothing so dazzlingly bright as this great golden arc in the sky was getting to be, as they approached closer, had ever greeted his sight.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Brilliant as many of the sunshiny days had been at home, particularly when the snow was on the ground, nothing so dazzlingly bright as this great golden arc in the sky was getting to be, as they approached closer, had ever greeted his sight.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Brilliant as many of the sunshiny days had been at home, particularly when the snow was on the ground, nothing so dazzlingly bright as this great golden arc in the sky was getting to be, as they approached closer, had ever greeted his sight.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They Reach the Crescent Moon As the jolly party sped along through the heavens Tom began to find his eyes bothering him a trifle.
blinding
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From this reading "It's blinding!" he cried, his eyes blinking and filling with water as he gazed upon the scene.
blinking
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From this reading "It's blinding!" he cried, his eyes blinking and filling with water as he gazed upon the scene.
bothering
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From this reading They Reach the Crescent Moon As the jolly party sped along through the heavens Tom began to find his eyes bothering him a trifle.
bright
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From this reading Brilliant as many of the sunshiny days had been at home, particularly when the snow was on the ground, nothing so dazzlingly bright as this great golden arc in the sky was getting to be, as they approached closer, had ever greeted his sight.
Brilliant
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From this reading Brilliant as many of the sunshiny days had been at home, particularly when the snow was on the ground, nothing so dazzlingly bright as this great golden arc in the sky was getting to be, as they approached closer, had ever greeted his sight.
can't
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From this reading "I can't stand it.
closer
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From this reading Brilliant as many of the sunshiny days had been at home, particularly when the snow was on the ground, nothing so dazzlingly bright as this great golden arc in the sky was getting to be, as they approached closer, had ever greeted his sight.
Crescent
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From this reading They Reach the Crescent Moon As the jolly party sped along through the heavens Tom began to find his eyes bothering him a trifle.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It's blinding!" he cried, his eyes blinking and filling with water as he gazed upon the scene.
days
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From this reading Brilliant as many of the sunshiny days had been at home, particularly when the snow was on the ground, nothing so dazzlingly bright as this great golden arc in the sky was getting to be, as they approached closer, had ever greeted his sight.
dazzlingly
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From this reading Brilliant as many of the sunshiny days had been at home, particularly when the snow was on the ground, nothing so dazzlingly bright as this great golden arc in the sky was getting to be, as they approached closer, had ever greeted his sight.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What shall I do, Lefty?"
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Brilliant as many of the sunshiny days had been at home, particularly when the snow was on the ground, nothing so dazzlingly bright as this great golden arc in the sky was getting to be, as they approached closer, had ever greeted his sight.
eyes
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From this reading They Reach the Crescent Moon As the jolly party sped along through the heavens Tom began to find his eyes bothering him a trifle.
filling
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From this reading "It's blinding!" he cried, his eyes blinking and filling with water as he gazed upon the scene.
find
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From this reading They Reach the Crescent Moon As the jolly party sped along through the heavens Tom began to find his eyes bothering him a trifle.
gazed
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From this reading "It's blinding!" he cried, his eyes blinking and filling with water as he gazed upon the scene.
getting
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From this reading Brilliant as many of the sunshiny days had been at home, particularly when the snow was on the ground, nothing so dazzlingly bright as this great golden arc in the sky was getting to be, as they approached closer, had ever greeted his sight.
golden
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From this reading Brilliant as many of the sunshiny days had been at home, particularly when the snow was on the ground, nothing so dazzlingly bright as this great golden arc in the sky was getting to be, as they approached closer, had ever greeted his sight.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Brilliant as many of the sunshiny days had been at home, particularly when the snow was on the ground, nothing so dazzlingly bright as this great golden arc in the sky was getting to be, as they approached closer, had ever greeted his sight.
greeted
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From this reading Brilliant as many of the sunshiny days had been at home, particularly when the snow was on the ground, nothing so dazzlingly bright as this great golden arc in the sky was getting to be, as they approached closer, had ever greeted his sight.
ground
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From this reading Brilliant as many of the sunshiny days had been at home, particularly when the snow was on the ground, nothing so dazzlingly bright as this great golden arc in the sky was getting to be, as they approached closer, had ever greeted his sight.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Brilliant as many of the sunshiny days had been at home, particularly when the snow was on the ground, nothing so dazzlingly bright as this great golden arc in the sky was getting to be, as they approached closer, had ever greeted his sight.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It's blinding!" he cried, his eyes blinking and filling with water as he gazed upon the scene.
heavens
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From this reading They Reach the Crescent Moon As the jolly party sped along through the heavens Tom began to find his eyes bothering him a trifle.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They Reach the Crescent Moon As the jolly party sped along through the heavens Tom began to find his eyes bothering him a trifle.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They Reach the Crescent Moon As the jolly party sped along through the heavens Tom began to find his eyes bothering him a trifle.
home
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From this reading Brilliant as many of the sunshiny days had been at home, particularly when the snow was on the ground, nothing so dazzlingly bright as this great golden arc in the sky was getting to be, as they approached closer, had ever greeted his sight.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I can't stand it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Brilliant as many of the sunshiny days had been at home, particularly when the snow was on the ground, nothing so dazzlingly bright as this great golden arc in the sky was getting to be, as they approached closer, had ever greeted his sight.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I can't stand it.
It's
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From this reading "It's blinding!" he cried, his eyes blinking and filling with water as he gazed upon the scene.
jolly
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From this reading They Reach the Crescent Moon As the jolly party sped along through the heavens Tom began to find his eyes bothering him a trifle.
Lefty
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From this reading What shall I do, Lefty?"
many
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From this reading Brilliant as many of the sunshiny days had been at home, particularly when the snow was on the ground, nothing so dazzlingly bright as this great golden arc in the sky was getting to be, as they approached closer, had ever greeted his sight.
Moon
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From this reading They Reach the Crescent Moon As the jolly party sped along through the heavens Tom began to find his eyes bothering him a trifle.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Brilliant as many of the sunshiny days had been at home, particularly when the snow was on the ground, nothing so dazzlingly bright as this great golden arc in the sky was getting to be, as they approached closer, had ever greeted his sight.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Brilliant as many of the sunshiny days had been at home, particularly when the snow was on the ground, nothing so dazzlingly bright as this great golden arc in the sky was getting to be, as they approached closer, had ever greeted his sight.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Brilliant as many of the sunshiny days had been at home, particularly when the snow was on the ground, nothing so dazzlingly bright as this great golden arc in the sky was getting to be, as they approached closer, had ever greeted his sight.
particularly
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From this reading Brilliant as many of the sunshiny days had been at home, particularly when the snow was on the ground, nothing so dazzlingly bright as this great golden arc in the sky was getting to be, as they approached closer, had ever greeted his sight.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They Reach the Crescent Moon As the jolly party sped along through the heavens Tom began to find his eyes bothering him a trifle.
Reach
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From this reading They Reach the Crescent Moon As the jolly party sped along through the heavens Tom began to find his eyes bothering him a trifle.
scene
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From this reading "It's blinding!" he cried, his eyes blinking and filling with water as he gazed upon the scene.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading What shall I do, Lefty?"
sight
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From this reading Brilliant as many of the sunshiny days had been at home, particularly when the snow was on the ground, nothing so dazzlingly bright as this great golden arc in the sky was getting to be, as they approached closer, had ever greeted his sight.
sky
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From this reading Brilliant as many of the sunshiny days had been at home, particularly when the snow was on the ground, nothing so dazzlingly bright as this great golden arc in the sky was getting to be, as they approached closer, had ever greeted his sight.
snow
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From this reading Brilliant as many of the sunshiny days had been at home, particularly when the snow was on the ground, nothing so dazzlingly bright as this great golden arc in the sky was getting to be, as they approached closer, had ever greeted his sight.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Brilliant as many of the sunshiny days had been at home, particularly when the snow was on the ground, nothing so dazzlingly bright as this great golden arc in the sky was getting to be, as they approached closer, had ever greeted his sight.
sped
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From this reading They Reach the Crescent Moon As the jolly party sped along through the heavens Tom began to find his eyes bothering him a trifle.
stand
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From this reading "I can't stand it.
sunshiny
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From this reading Brilliant as many of the sunshiny days had been at home, particularly when the snow was on the ground, nothing so dazzlingly bright as this great golden arc in the sky was getting to be, as they approached closer, had ever greeted his sight.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They Reach the Crescent Moon As the jolly party sped along through the heavens Tom began to find his eyes bothering him a trifle.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They Reach the Crescent Moon As the jolly party sped along through the heavens Tom began to find his eyes bothering him a trifle.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Brilliant as many of the sunshiny days had been at home, particularly when the snow was on the ground, nothing so dazzlingly bright as this great golden arc in the sky was getting to be, as they approached closer, had ever greeted his sight.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They Reach the Crescent Moon As the jolly party sped along through the heavens Tom began to find his eyes bothering him a trifle.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They Reach the Crescent Moon As the jolly party sped along through the heavens Tom began to find his eyes bothering him a trifle.
Tom
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From this reading They Reach the Crescent Moon As the jolly party sped along through the heavens Tom began to find his eyes bothering him a trifle.
triflenounUS /ˈtraɪfəl/
something that needs very little effort
From this reading They Reach the Crescent Moon As the jolly party sped along through the heavens Tom began to find his eyes bothering him a trifle.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "It's blinding!" he cried, his eyes blinking and filling with water as he gazed upon the scene.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Brilliant as many of the sunshiny days had been at home, particularly when the snow was on the ground, nothing so dazzlingly bright as this great golden arc in the sky was getting to be, as they approached closer, had ever greeted his sight.
water
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From this reading "It's blinding!" he cried, his eyes blinking and filling with water as he gazed upon the scene.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What shall I do, Lefty?"
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Brilliant as many of the sunshiny days had been at home, particularly when the snow was on the ground, nothing so dazzlingly bright as this great golden arc in the sky was getting to be, as they approached closer, had ever greeted his sight.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "It's blinding!" he cried, his eyes blinking and filling with water as he gazed upon the scene.
