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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 Completely surrounding and protecting the exit stood a double rank of hoplites in bronze armor.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading As the door clanged shut, drowning out the allosauri's furious screams, both aviators, shaken to the depths of their beings, could do nothing but stare about them in surprise.
allosauri's
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From this reading As the door clanged shut, drowning out the allosauri's furious screams, both aviators, shaken to the depths of their beings, could do nothing but stare about them in surprise.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Like unreal automata, they remained utterly motionless, fixed in the various postures of an ancient Macedonian phalanx, their broad backs gleaming dully in the light of the neon flares.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading Like unreal automata, they remained utterly motionless, fixed in the various postures of an ancient Macedonian phalanx, their broad backs gleaming dully in the light of the neon flares.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Completely surrounding and protecting the exit stood a double rank of hoplites in bronze armor.
armor
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From this reading Completely surrounding and protecting the exit stood a double rank of hoplites in bronze armor.
arranged
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From this reading As in a dream, Nelson recognized on top of each spearsman's casque the graceful Atlantean military crest--a metal dolphin from the back of which sprouted a series of bright blue feathers, arranged like a dorsal fin.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the door clanged shut, drowning out the allosauri's furious screams, both aviators, shaken to the depths of their beings, could do nothing but stare about them in surprise.
Atlantean
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From this reading As in a dream, Nelson recognized on top of each spearsman's casque the graceful Atlantean military crest--a metal dolphin from the back of which sprouted a series of bright blue feathers, arranged like a dorsal fin.
automata
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From this reading Like unreal automata, they remained utterly motionless, fixed in the various postures of an ancient Macedonian phalanx, their broad backs gleaming dully in the light of the neon flares.
aviators
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back
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From this reading As in a dream, Nelson recognized on top of each spearsman's casque the graceful Atlantean military crest--a metal dolphin from the back of which sprouted a series of bright blue feathers, arranged like a dorsal fin.
backs
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From this reading Like unreal automata, they remained utterly motionless, fixed in the various postures of an ancient Macedonian phalanx, their broad backs gleaming dully in the light of the neon flares.
beings
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blue
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From this reading As in a dream, Nelson recognized on top of each spearsman's casque the graceful Atlantean military crest--a metal dolphin from the back of which sprouted a series of bright blue feathers, arranged like a dorsal fin.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading As the door clanged shut, drowning out the allosauri's furious screams, both aviators, shaken to the depths of their beings, could do nothing but stare about them in surprise.
bright
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From this reading As in a dream, Nelson recognized on top of each spearsman's casque the graceful Atlantean military crest--a metal dolphin from the back of which sprouted a series of bright blue feathers, arranged like a dorsal fin.
broad
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From this reading Like unreal automata, they remained utterly motionless, fixed in the various postures of an ancient Macedonian phalanx, their broad backs gleaming dully in the light of the neon flares.
bronze
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From this reading Completely surrounding and protecting the exit stood a double rank of hoplites in bronze armor.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading As the door clanged shut, drowning out the allosauri's furious screams, both aviators, shaken to the depths of their beings, could do nothing but stare about them in surprise.
casque
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From this reading As in a dream, Nelson recognized on top of each spearsman's casque the graceful Atlantean military crest--a metal dolphin from the back of which sprouted a series of bright blue feathers, arranged like a dorsal fin.
clanged
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Completely
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From this reading Completely surrounding and protecting the exit stood a double rank of hoplites in bronze armor.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading As the door clanged shut, drowning out the allosauri's furious screams, both aviators, shaken to the depths of their beings, could do nothing but stare about them in surprise.
crest
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From this reading As in a dream, Nelson recognized on top of each spearsman's casque the graceful Atlantean military crest--a metal dolphin from the back of which sprouted a series of bright blue feathers, arranged like a dorsal fin.
cried
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From this reading "Thank Poseidon, ye still live!" cried Hero Giles, gripping their hands eagerly.
depths
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From this reading As the door clanged shut, drowning out the allosauri's furious screams, both aviators, shaken to the depths of their beings, could do nothing but stare about them in surprise.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading As the door clanged shut, drowning out the allosauri's furious screams, both aviators, shaken to the depths of their beings, could do nothing but stare about them in surprise.
dolphin
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From this reading As in a dream, Nelson recognized on top of each spearsman's casque the graceful Atlantean military crest--a metal dolphin from the back of which sprouted a series of bright blue feathers, arranged like a dorsal fin.
door
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From this reading As the door clanged shut, drowning out the allosauri's furious screams, both aviators, shaken to the depths of their beings, could do nothing but stare about them in surprise.
dorsal
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From this reading As in a dream, Nelson recognized on top of each spearsman's casque the graceful Atlantean military crest--a metal dolphin from the back of which sprouted a series of bright blue feathers, arranged like a dorsal fin.
double
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From this reading Completely surrounding and protecting the exit stood a double rank of hoplites in bronze armor.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading As in a dream, Nelson recognized on top of each spearsman's casque the graceful Atlantean military crest--a metal dolphin from the back of which sprouted a series of bright blue feathers, arranged like a dorsal fin.
drowning
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From this reading As the door clanged shut, drowning out the allosauri's furious screams, both aviators, shaken to the depths of their beings, could do nothing but stare about them in surprise.
dully
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From this reading Like unreal automata, they remained utterly motionless, fixed in the various postures of an ancient Macedonian phalanx, their broad backs gleaming dully in the light of the neon flares.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading As in a dream, Nelson recognized on top of each spearsman's casque the graceful Atlantean military crest--a metal dolphin from the back of which sprouted a series of bright blue feathers, arranged like a dorsal fin.
eagerly
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From this reading "Thank Poseidon, ye still live!" cried Hero Giles, gripping their hands eagerly.
exit
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From this reading Completely surrounding and protecting the exit stood a double rank of hoplites in bronze armor.
feathers
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From this reading As in a dream, Nelson recognized on top of each spearsman's casque the graceful Atlantean military crest--a metal dolphin from the back of which sprouted a series of bright blue feathers, arranged like a dorsal fin.
fin
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From this reading As in a dream, Nelson recognized on top of each spearsman's casque the graceful Atlantean military crest--a metal dolphin from the back of which sprouted a series of bright blue feathers, arranged like a dorsal fin.
fixed
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From this reading Like unreal automata, they remained utterly motionless, fixed in the various postures of an ancient Macedonian phalanx, their broad backs gleaming dully in the light of the neon flares.
flares
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From this reading Like unreal automata, they remained utterly motionless, fixed in the various postures of an ancient Macedonian phalanx, their broad backs gleaming dully in the light of the neon flares.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As in a dream, Nelson recognized on top of each spearsman's casque the graceful Atlantean military crest--a metal dolphin from the back of which sprouted a series of bright blue feathers, arranged like a dorsal fin.
furious
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From this reading As the door clanged shut, drowning out the allosauri's furious screams, both aviators, shaken to the depths of their beings, could do nothing but stare about them in surprise.
Giles
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From this reading "Thank Poseidon, ye still live!" cried Hero Giles, gripping their hands eagerly.
gleaming
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From this reading Like unreal automata, they remained utterly motionless, fixed in the various postures of an ancient Macedonian phalanx, their broad backs gleaming dully in the light of the neon flares.
graceful
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From this reading As in a dream, Nelson recognized on top of each spearsman's casque the graceful Atlantean military crest--a metal dolphin from the back of which sprouted a series of bright blue feathers, arranged like a dorsal fin.
gripping
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From this reading "Thank Poseidon, ye still live!" cried Hero Giles, gripping their hands eagerly.
hands
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From this reading "Thank Poseidon, ye still live!" cried Hero Giles, gripping their hands eagerly.
Hero
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From this reading "Thank Poseidon, ye still live!" cried Hero Giles, gripping their hands eagerly.
hoplites
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From this reading Completely surrounding and protecting the exit stood a double rank of hoplites in bronze armor.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As the door clanged shut, drowning out the allosauri's furious screams, both aviators, shaken to the depths of their beings, could do nothing but stare about them in surprise.
light
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From this reading Like unreal automata, they remained utterly motionless, fixed in the various postures of an ancient Macedonian phalanx, their broad backs gleaming dully in the light of the neon flares.
Like
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From this reading Like unreal automata, they remained utterly motionless, fixed in the various postures of an ancient Macedonian phalanx, their broad backs gleaming dully in the light of the neon flares.
live
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From this reading "Thank Poseidon, ye still live!" cried Hero Giles, gripping their hands eagerly.
Macedonian
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From this reading Like unreal automata, they remained utterly motionless, fixed in the various postures of an ancient Macedonian phalanx, their broad backs gleaming dully in the light of the neon flares.
metal
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From this reading As in a dream, Nelson recognized on top of each spearsman's casque the graceful Atlantean military crest--a metal dolphin from the back of which sprouted a series of bright blue feathers, arranged like a dorsal fin.
military
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From this reading As in a dream, Nelson recognized on top of each spearsman's casque the graceful Atlantean military crest--a metal dolphin from the back of which sprouted a series of bright blue feathers, arranged like a dorsal fin.
motionless
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From this reading Like unreal automata, they remained utterly motionless, fixed in the various postures of an ancient Macedonian phalanx, their broad backs gleaming dully in the light of the neon flares.
Nelson
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From this reading As in a dream, Nelson recognized on top of each spearsman's casque the graceful Atlantean military crest--a metal dolphin from the back of which sprouted a series of bright blue feathers, arranged like a dorsal fin.
neon
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From this reading Like unreal automata, they remained utterly motionless, fixed in the various postures of an ancient Macedonian phalanx, their broad backs gleaming dully in the light of the neon flares.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading As the door clanged shut, drowning out the allosauri's furious screams, both aviators, shaken to the depths of their beings, could do nothing but stare about them in surprise.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As the door clanged shut, drowning out the allosauri's furious screams, both aviators, shaken to the depths of their beings, could do nothing but stare about them in surprise.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As in a dream, Nelson recognized on top of each spearsman's casque the graceful Atlantean military crest--a metal dolphin from the back of which sprouted a series of bright blue feathers, arranged like a dorsal fin.
out
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From this reading As the door clanged shut, drowning out the allosauri's furious screams, both aviators, shaken to the depths of their beings, could do nothing but stare about them in surprise.
phalanx
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From this reading Like unreal automata, they remained utterly motionless, fixed in the various postures of an ancient Macedonian phalanx, their broad backs gleaming dully in the light of the neon flares.
Poseidon
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From this reading "Thank Poseidon, ye still live!" cried Hero Giles, gripping their hands eagerly.
postures
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From this reading Like unreal automata, they remained utterly motionless, fixed in the various postures of an ancient Macedonian phalanx, their broad backs gleaming dully in the light of the neon flares.
protecting
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From this reading Completely surrounding and protecting the exit stood a double rank of hoplites in bronze armor.
rank
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From this reading Completely surrounding and protecting the exit stood a double rank of hoplites in bronze armor.
recognized
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From this reading As in a dream, Nelson recognized on top of each spearsman's casque the graceful Atlantean military crest--a metal dolphin from the back of which sprouted a series of bright blue feathers, arranged like a dorsal fin.
remained
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From this reading Like unreal automata, they remained utterly motionless, fixed in the various postures of an ancient Macedonian phalanx, their broad backs gleaming dully in the light of the neon flares.
screams
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From this reading As the door clanged shut, drowning out the allosauri's furious screams, both aviators, shaken to the depths of their beings, could do nothing but stare about them in surprise.
series
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From this reading As in a dream, Nelson recognized on top of each spearsman's casque the graceful Atlantean military crest--a metal dolphin from the back of which sprouted a series of bright blue feathers, arranged like a dorsal fin.
shaken
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From this reading As the door clanged shut, drowning out the allosauri's furious screams, both aviators, shaken to the depths of their beings, could do nothing but stare about them in surprise.
shut
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From this reading As the door clanged shut, drowning out the allosauri's furious screams, both aviators, shaken to the depths of their beings, could do nothing but stare about them in surprise.
spearsman's
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From this reading As in a dream, Nelson recognized on top of each spearsman's casque the graceful Atlantean military crest--a metal dolphin from the back of which sprouted a series of bright blue feathers, arranged like a dorsal fin.
sprouted
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From this reading As in a dream, Nelson recognized on top of each spearsman's casque the graceful Atlantean military crest--a metal dolphin from the back of which sprouted a series of bright blue feathers, arranged like a dorsal fin.
stare
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From this reading As the door clanged shut, drowning out the allosauri's furious screams, both aviators, shaken to the depths of their beings, could do nothing but stare about them in surprise.
still
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From this reading "Thank Poseidon, ye still live!" cried Hero Giles, gripping their hands eagerly.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Completely surrounding and protecting the exit stood a double rank of hoplites in bronze armor.
surprise
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From this reading As the door clanged shut, drowning out the allosauri's furious screams, both aviators, shaken to the depths of their beings, could do nothing but stare about them in surprise.
surrounding
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From this reading Completely surrounding and protecting the exit stood a double rank of hoplites in bronze armor.
Thank
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From this reading "Thank Poseidon, ye still live!" cried Hero Giles, gripping their hands eagerly.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As the door clanged shut, drowning out the allosauri's furious screams, both aviators, shaken to the depths of their beings, could do nothing but stare about them in surprise.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading As the door clanged shut, drowning out the allosauri's furious screams, both aviators, shaken to the depths of their beings, could do nothing but stare about them in surprise.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading As the door clanged shut, drowning out the allosauri's furious screams, both aviators, shaken to the depths of their beings, could do nothing but stare about them in surprise.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Like unreal automata, they remained utterly motionless, fixed in the various postures of an ancient Macedonian phalanx, their broad backs gleaming dully in the light of the neon flares.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As the door clanged shut, drowning out the allosauri's furious screams, both aviators, shaken to the depths of their beings, could do nothing but stare about them in surprise.
top
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From this reading As in a dream, Nelson recognized on top of each spearsman's casque the graceful Atlantean military crest--a metal dolphin from the back of which sprouted a series of bright blue feathers, arranged like a dorsal fin.
unreal
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From this reading Like unreal automata, they remained utterly motionless, fixed in the various postures of an ancient Macedonian phalanx, their broad backs gleaming dully in the light of the neon flares.
utterly
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From this reading Like unreal automata, they remained utterly motionless, fixed in the various postures of an ancient Macedonian phalanx, their broad backs gleaming dully in the light of the neon flares.
various
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From this reading Like unreal automata, they remained utterly motionless, fixed in the various postures of an ancient Macedonian phalanx, their broad backs gleaming dully in the light of the neon flares.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading As in a dream, Nelson recognized on top of each spearsman's casque the graceful Atlantean military crest--a metal dolphin from the back of which sprouted a series of bright blue feathers, arranged like a dorsal fin.
yepronounUS /jiː/
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading "Thank Poseidon, ye still live!" cried Hero Giles, gripping their hands eagerly.
