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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 But, shutting his lips grimly, holding fast to Jaska's hand, he proceeded on, reached the lower portion of the inner slope, where it dropped off into a seeming black abyss, and dropped, keeping to a safe speed because of the fact that both he and Jaska were attired for movement in the air--though their manner of aerial transportation could scarcely be called flying.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Down they dropped, endlessly it seemed, while all about them, growing gradually, a bluish glow began to make itself manifest.
abyss
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From this reading But, shutting his lips grimly, holding fast to Jaska's hand, he proceeded on, reached the lower portion of the inner slope, where it dropped off into a seeming black abyss, and dropped, keeping to a safe speed because of the fact that both he and Jaska were attired for movement in the air--though their manner of aerial transportation could scarcely be called flying.
aerial
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From this reading But, shutting his lips grimly, holding fast to Jaska's hand, he proceeded on, reached the lower portion of the inner slope, where it dropped off into a seeming black abyss, and dropped, keeping to a safe speed because of the fact that both he and Jaska were attired for movement in the air--though their manner of aerial transportation could scarcely be called flying.
air
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From this reading But, shutting his lips grimly, holding fast to Jaska's hand, he proceeded on, reached the lower portion of the inner slope, where it dropped off into a seeming black abyss, and dropped, keeping to a safe speed because of the fact that both he and Jaska were attired for movement in the air--though their manner of aerial transportation could scarcely be called flying.
all
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From this reading Down they dropped, endlessly it seemed, while all about them, growing gradually, a bluish glow began to make itself manifest.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But, shutting his lips grimly, holding fast to Jaska's hand, he proceeded on, reached the lower portion of the inner slope, where it dropped off into a seeming black abyss, and dropped, keeping to a safe speed because of the fact that both he and Jaska were attired for movement in the air--though their manner of aerial transportation could scarcely be called flying.
anti-gravitational
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From this reading The anti-gravitational ovoids simply rendered ineffectual the law of gravity.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading _The Crater Gnomes_ It seemed to Sarka, as he moved down the inner slope of the crater, that the cubes were somehow making sport of him, laughing at him, though no hint of laughter or anything resembling laughter emanated from them.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _The Crater Gnomes_ It seemed to Sarka, as he moved down the inner slope of the crater, that the cubes were somehow making sport of him, laughing at him, though no hint of laughter or anything resembling laughter emanated from them.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _The Crater Gnomes_ It seemed to Sarka, as he moved down the inner slope of the crater, that the cubes were somehow making sport of him, laughing at him, though no hint of laughter or anything resembling laughter emanated from them.
attired
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From this reading But, shutting his lips grimly, holding fast to Jaska's hand, he proceeded on, reached the lower portion of the inner slope, where it dropped off into a seeming black abyss, and dropped, keeping to a safe speed because of the fact that both he and Jaska were attired for movement in the air--though their manner of aerial transportation could scarcely be called flying.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But, shutting his lips grimly, holding fast to Jaska's hand, he proceeded on, reached the lower portion of the inner slope, where it dropped off into a seeming black abyss, and dropped, keeping to a safe speed because of the fact that both he and Jaska were attired for movement in the air--though their manner of aerial transportation could scarcely be called flying.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading But, shutting his lips grimly, holding fast to Jaska's hand, he proceeded on, reached the lower portion of the inner slope, where it dropped off into a seeming black abyss, and dropped, keeping to a safe speed because of the fact that both he and Jaska were attired for movement in the air--though their manner of aerial transportation could scarcely be called flying.
began
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From this reading Down they dropped, endlessly it seemed, while all about them, growing gradually, a bluish glow began to make itself manifest.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Sarka turned and looked at the face of Jaska and noted that it--all her being--was glowing with this strange radiance.
black
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From this reading But, shutting his lips grimly, holding fast to Jaska's hand, he proceeded on, reached the lower portion of the inner slope, where it dropped off into a seeming black abyss, and dropped, keeping to a safe speed because of the fact that both he and Jaska were attired for movement in the air--though their manner of aerial transportation could scarcely be called flying.
bluish
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From this reading Down they dropped, endlessly it seemed, while all about them, growing gradually, a bluish glow began to make itself manifest.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading But, shutting his lips grimly, holding fast to Jaska's hand, he proceeded on, reached the lower portion of the inner slope, where it dropped off into a seeming black abyss, and dropped, keeping to a safe speed because of the fact that both he and Jaska were attired for movement in the air--though their manner of aerial transportation could scarcely be called flying.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, shutting his lips grimly, holding fast to Jaska's hand, he proceeded on, reached the lower portion of the inner slope, where it dropped off into a seeming black abyss, and dropped, keeping to a safe speed because of the fact that both he and Jaska were attired for movement in the air--though their manner of aerial transportation could scarcely be called flying.
called
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From this reading But, shutting his lips grimly, holding fast to Jaska's hand, he proceeded on, reached the lower portion of the inner slope, where it dropped off into a seeming black abyss, and dropped, keeping to a safe speed because of the fact that both he and Jaska were attired for movement in the air--though their manner of aerial transportation could scarcely be called flying.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But, shutting his lips grimly, holding fast to Jaska's hand, he proceeded on, reached the lower portion of the inner slope, where it dropped off into a seeming black abyss, and dropped, keeping to a safe speed because of the fact that both he and Jaska were attired for movement in the air--though their manner of aerial transportation could scarcely be called flying.
Crater
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From this reading _The Crater Gnomes_ It seemed to Sarka, as he moved down the inner slope of the crater, that the cubes were somehow making sport of him, laughing at him, though no hint of laughter or anything resembling laughter emanated from them.
cubes
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From this reading _The Crater Gnomes_ It seemed to Sarka, as he moved down the inner slope of the crater, that the cubes were somehow making sport of him, laughing at him, though no hint of laughter or anything resembling laughter emanated from them.
down
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From this reading _The Crater Gnomes_ It seemed to Sarka, as he moved down the inner slope of the crater, that the cubes were somehow making sport of him, laughing at him, though no hint of laughter or anything resembling laughter emanated from them.
dropped
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From this reading But, shutting his lips grimly, holding fast to Jaska's hand, he proceeded on, reached the lower portion of the inner slope, where it dropped off into a seeming black abyss, and dropped, keeping to a safe speed because of the fact that both he and Jaska were attired for movement in the air--though their manner of aerial transportation could scarcely be called flying.
emanated
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From this reading _The Crater Gnomes_ It seemed to Sarka, as he moved down the inner slope of the crater, that the cubes were somehow making sport of him, laughing at him, though no hint of laughter or anything resembling laughter emanated from them.
endlessly
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From this reading Down they dropped, endlessly it seemed, while all about them, growing gradually, a bluish glow began to make itself manifest.
face
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From this reading Sarka turned and looked at the face of Jaska and noted that it--all her being--was glowing with this strange radiance.
fact
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From this reading But, shutting his lips grimly, holding fast to Jaska's hand, he proceeded on, reached the lower portion of the inner slope, where it dropped off into a seeming black abyss, and dropped, keeping to a safe speed because of the fact that both he and Jaska were attired for movement in the air--though their manner of aerial transportation could scarcely be called flying.
fast
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From this reading But, shutting his lips grimly, holding fast to Jaska's hand, he proceeded on, reached the lower portion of the inner slope, where it dropped off into a seeming black abyss, and dropped, keeping to a safe speed because of the fact that both he and Jaska were attired for movement in the air--though their manner of aerial transportation could scarcely be called flying.
flying
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From this reading But, shutting his lips grimly, holding fast to Jaska's hand, he proceeded on, reached the lower portion of the inner slope, where it dropped off into a seeming black abyss, and dropped, keeping to a safe speed because of the fact that both he and Jaska were attired for movement in the air--though their manner of aerial transportation could scarcely be called flying.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But, shutting his lips grimly, holding fast to Jaska's hand, he proceeded on, reached the lower portion of the inner slope, where it dropped off into a seeming black abyss, and dropped, keeping to a safe speed because of the fact that both he and Jaska were attired for movement in the air--though their manner of aerial transportation could scarcely be called flying.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _The Crater Gnomes_ It seemed to Sarka, as he moved down the inner slope of the crater, that the cubes were somehow making sport of him, laughing at him, though no hint of laughter or anything resembling laughter emanated from them.
glow
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From this reading Down they dropped, endlessly it seemed, while all about them, growing gradually, a bluish glow began to make itself manifest.
glowing
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From this reading Sarka turned and looked at the face of Jaska and noted that it--all her being--was glowing with this strange radiance.
Gnomes
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From this reading _The Crater Gnomes_ It seemed to Sarka, as he moved down the inner slope of the crater, that the cubes were somehow making sport of him, laughing at him, though no hint of laughter or anything resembling laughter emanated from them.
gradually
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From this reading Down they dropped, endlessly it seemed, while all about them, growing gradually, a bluish glow began to make itself manifest.
gravity
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From this reading The anti-gravitational ovoids simply rendered ineffectual the law of gravity.
grimly
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From this reading But, shutting his lips grimly, holding fast to Jaska's hand, he proceeded on, reached the lower portion of the inner slope, where it dropped off into a seeming black abyss, and dropped, keeping to a safe speed because of the fact that both he and Jaska were attired for movement in the air--though their manner of aerial transportation could scarcely be called flying.
growing
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From this reading Down they dropped, endlessly it seemed, while all about them, growing gradually, a bluish glow began to make itself manifest.
hand
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From this reading But, shutting his lips grimly, holding fast to Jaska's hand, he proceeded on, reached the lower portion of the inner slope, where it dropped off into a seeming black abyss, and dropped, keeping to a safe speed because of the fact that both he and Jaska were attired for movement in the air--though their manner of aerial transportation could scarcely be called flying.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _The Crater Gnomes_ It seemed to Sarka, as he moved down the inner slope of the crater, that the cubes were somehow making sport of him, laughing at him, though no hint of laughter or anything resembling laughter emanated from them.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Sarka turned and looked at the face of Jaska and noted that it--all her being--was glowing with this strange radiance.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _The Crater Gnomes_ It seemed to Sarka, as he moved down the inner slope of the crater, that the cubes were somehow making sport of him, laughing at him, though no hint of laughter or anything resembling laughter emanated from them.
hint
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From this reading _The Crater Gnomes_ It seemed to Sarka, as he moved down the inner slope of the crater, that the cubes were somehow making sport of him, laughing at him, though no hint of laughter or anything resembling laughter emanated from them.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But, shutting his lips grimly, holding fast to Jaska's hand, he proceeded on, reached the lower portion of the inner slope, where it dropped off into a seeming black abyss, and dropped, keeping to a safe speed because of the fact that both he and Jaska were attired for movement in the air--though their manner of aerial transportation could scarcely be called flying.
holding
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From this reading But, shutting his lips grimly, holding fast to Jaska's hand, he proceeded on, reached the lower portion of the inner slope, where it dropped off into a seeming black abyss, and dropped, keeping to a safe speed because of the fact that both he and Jaska were attired for movement in the air--though their manner of aerial transportation could scarcely be called flying.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But, shutting his lips grimly, holding fast to Jaska's hand, he proceeded on, reached the lower portion of the inner slope, where it dropped off into a seeming black abyss, and dropped, keeping to a safe speed because of the fact that both he and Jaska were attired for movement in the air--though their manner of aerial transportation could scarcely be called flying.
ineffectual
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From this reading The anti-gravitational ovoids simply rendered ineffectual the law of gravity.
inner
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From this reading _The Crater Gnomes_ It seemed to Sarka, as he moved down the inner slope of the crater, that the cubes were somehow making sport of him, laughing at him, though no hint of laughter or anything resembling laughter emanated from them.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But, shutting his lips grimly, holding fast to Jaska's hand, he proceeded on, reached the lower portion of the inner slope, where it dropped off into a seeming black abyss, and dropped, keeping to a safe speed because of the fact that both he and Jaska were attired for movement in the air--though their manner of aerial transportation could scarcely be called flying.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _The Crater Gnomes_ It seemed to Sarka, as he moved down the inner slope of the crater, that the cubes were somehow making sport of him, laughing at him, though no hint of laughter or anything resembling laughter emanated from them.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Down they dropped, endlessly it seemed, while all about them, growing gradually, a bluish glow began to make itself manifest.
Jaska
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From this reading But, shutting his lips grimly, holding fast to Jaska's hand, he proceeded on, reached the lower portion of the inner slope, where it dropped off into a seeming black abyss, and dropped, keeping to a safe speed because of the fact that both he and Jaska were attired for movement in the air--though their manner of aerial transportation could scarcely be called flying.
Jaska's
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From this reading But, shutting his lips grimly, holding fast to Jaska's hand, he proceeded on, reached the lower portion of the inner slope, where it dropped off into a seeming black abyss, and dropped, keeping to a safe speed because of the fact that both he and Jaska were attired for movement in the air--though their manner of aerial transportation could scarcely be called flying.
keeping
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From this reading But, shutting his lips grimly, holding fast to Jaska's hand, he proceeded on, reached the lower portion of the inner slope, where it dropped off into a seeming black abyss, and dropped, keeping to a safe speed because of the fact that both he and Jaska were attired for movement in the air--though their manner of aerial transportation could scarcely be called flying.
laughing
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From this reading _The Crater Gnomes_ It seemed to Sarka, as he moved down the inner slope of the crater, that the cubes were somehow making sport of him, laughing at him, though no hint of laughter or anything resembling laughter emanated from them.
laughter
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From this reading _The Crater Gnomes_ It seemed to Sarka, as he moved down the inner slope of the crater, that the cubes were somehow making sport of him, laughing at him, though no hint of laughter or anything resembling laughter emanated from them.
law
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From this reading The anti-gravitational ovoids simply rendered ineffectual the law of gravity.
lips
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From this reading But, shutting his lips grimly, holding fast to Jaska's hand, he proceeded on, reached the lower portion of the inner slope, where it dropped off into a seeming black abyss, and dropped, keeping to a safe speed because of the fact that both he and Jaska were attired for movement in the air--though their manner of aerial transportation could scarcely be called flying.
looked
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From this reading Sarka turned and looked at the face of Jaska and noted that it--all her being--was glowing with this strange radiance.
lower
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From this reading But, shutting his lips grimly, holding fast to Jaska's hand, he proceeded on, reached the lower portion of the inner slope, where it dropped off into a seeming black abyss, and dropped, keeping to a safe speed because of the fact that both he and Jaska were attired for movement in the air--though their manner of aerial transportation could scarcely be called flying.
make
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From this reading Down they dropped, endlessly it seemed, while all about them, growing gradually, a bluish glow began to make itself manifest.
making
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From this reading _The Crater Gnomes_ It seemed to Sarka, as he moved down the inner slope of the crater, that the cubes were somehow making sport of him, laughing at him, though no hint of laughter or anything resembling laughter emanated from them.
manifest
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From this reading Down they dropped, endlessly it seemed, while all about them, growing gradually, a bluish glow began to make itself manifest.
manner
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From this reading But, shutting his lips grimly, holding fast to Jaska's hand, he proceeded on, reached the lower portion of the inner slope, where it dropped off into a seeming black abyss, and dropped, keeping to a safe speed because of the fact that both he and Jaska were attired for movement in the air--though their manner of aerial transportation could scarcely be called flying.
moved
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From this reading _The Crater Gnomes_ It seemed to Sarka, as he moved down the inner slope of the crater, that the cubes were somehow making sport of him, laughing at him, though no hint of laughter or anything resembling laughter emanated from them.
movement
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From this reading But, shutting his lips grimly, holding fast to Jaska's hand, he proceeded on, reached the lower portion of the inner slope, where it dropped off into a seeming black abyss, and dropped, keeping to a safe speed because of the fact that both he and Jaska were attired for movement in the air--though their manner of aerial transportation could scarcely be called flying.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading _The Crater Gnomes_ It seemed to Sarka, as he moved down the inner slope of the crater, that the cubes were somehow making sport of him, laughing at him, though no hint of laughter or anything resembling laughter emanated from them.
noted
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From this reading Sarka turned and looked at the face of Jaska and noted that it--all her being--was glowing with this strange radiance.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _The Crater Gnomes_ It seemed to Sarka, as he moved down the inner slope of the crater, that the cubes were somehow making sport of him, laughing at him, though no hint of laughter or anything resembling laughter emanated from them.
off
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From this reading But, shutting his lips grimly, holding fast to Jaska's hand, he proceeded on, reached the lower portion of the inner slope, where it dropped off into a seeming black abyss, and dropped, keeping to a safe speed because of the fact that both he and Jaska were attired for movement in the air--though their manner of aerial transportation could scarcely be called flying.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But, shutting his lips grimly, holding fast to Jaska's hand, he proceeded on, reached the lower portion of the inner slope, where it dropped off into a seeming black abyss, and dropped, keeping to a safe speed because of the fact that both he and Jaska were attired for movement in the air--though their manner of aerial transportation could scarcely be called flying.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading _The Crater Gnomes_ It seemed to Sarka, as he moved down the inner slope of the crater, that the cubes were somehow making sport of him, laughing at him, though no hint of laughter or anything resembling laughter emanated from them.
ovoids
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From this reading The anti-gravitational ovoids simply rendered ineffectual the law of gravity.
portion
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From this reading But, shutting his lips grimly, holding fast to Jaska's hand, he proceeded on, reached the lower portion of the inner slope, where it dropped off into a seeming black abyss, and dropped, keeping to a safe speed because of the fact that both he and Jaska were attired for movement in the air--though their manner of aerial transportation could scarcely be called flying.
proceeded
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From this reading But, shutting his lips grimly, holding fast to Jaska's hand, he proceeded on, reached the lower portion of the inner slope, where it dropped off into a seeming black abyss, and dropped, keeping to a safe speed because of the fact that both he and Jaska were attired for movement in the air--though their manner of aerial transportation could scarcely be called flying.
radiance
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From this reading Sarka turned and looked at the face of Jaska and noted that it--all her being--was glowing with this strange radiance.
reached
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From this reading But, shutting his lips grimly, holding fast to Jaska's hand, he proceeded on, reached the lower portion of the inner slope, where it dropped off into a seeming black abyss, and dropped, keeping to a safe speed because of the fact that both he and Jaska were attired for movement in the air--though their manner of aerial transportation could scarcely be called flying.
rendered
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From this reading The anti-gravitational ovoids simply rendered ineffectual the law of gravity.
resembling
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From this reading _The Crater Gnomes_ It seemed to Sarka, as he moved down the inner slope of the crater, that the cubes were somehow making sport of him, laughing at him, though no hint of laughter or anything resembling laughter emanated from them.
safe
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From this reading But, shutting his lips grimly, holding fast to Jaska's hand, he proceeded on, reached the lower portion of the inner slope, where it dropped off into a seeming black abyss, and dropped, keeping to a safe speed because of the fact that both he and Jaska were attired for movement in the air--though their manner of aerial transportation could scarcely be called flying.
Sarka
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From this reading _The Crater Gnomes_ It seemed to Sarka, as he moved down the inner slope of the crater, that the cubes were somehow making sport of him, laughing at him, though no hint of laughter or anything resembling laughter emanated from them.
scarcely
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From this reading But, shutting his lips grimly, holding fast to Jaska's hand, he proceeded on, reached the lower portion of the inner slope, where it dropped off into a seeming black abyss, and dropped, keeping to a safe speed because of the fact that both he and Jaska were attired for movement in the air--though their manner of aerial transportation could scarcely be called flying.
seemed
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From this reading _The Crater Gnomes_ It seemed to Sarka, as he moved down the inner slope of the crater, that the cubes were somehow making sport of him, laughing at him, though no hint of laughter or anything resembling laughter emanated from them.
seeming
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From this reading But, shutting his lips grimly, holding fast to Jaska's hand, he proceeded on, reached the lower portion of the inner slope, where it dropped off into a seeming black abyss, and dropped, keeping to a safe speed because of the fact that both he and Jaska were attired for movement in the air--though their manner of aerial transportation could scarcely be called flying.
shutting
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From this reading But, shutting his lips grimly, holding fast to Jaska's hand, he proceeded on, reached the lower portion of the inner slope, where it dropped off into a seeming black abyss, and dropped, keeping to a safe speed because of the fact that both he and Jaska were attired for movement in the air--though their manner of aerial transportation could scarcely be called flying.
simply
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From this reading The anti-gravitational ovoids simply rendered ineffectual the law of gravity.
slope
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From this reading _The Crater Gnomes_ It seemed to Sarka, as he moved down the inner slope of the crater, that the cubes were somehow making sport of him, laughing at him, though no hint of laughter or anything resembling laughter emanated from them.
somehow
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From this reading _The Crater Gnomes_ It seemed to Sarka, as he moved down the inner slope of the crater, that the cubes were somehow making sport of him, laughing at him, though no hint of laughter or anything resembling laughter emanated from them.
speed
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From this reading But, shutting his lips grimly, holding fast to Jaska's hand, he proceeded on, reached the lower portion of the inner slope, where it dropped off into a seeming black abyss, and dropped, keeping to a safe speed because of the fact that both he and Jaska were attired for movement in the air--though their manner of aerial transportation could scarcely be called flying.
sport
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From this reading _The Crater Gnomes_ It seemed to Sarka, as he moved down the inner slope of the crater, that the cubes were somehow making sport of him, laughing at him, though no hint of laughter or anything resembling laughter emanated from them.
strange
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From this reading Sarka turned and looked at the face of Jaska and noted that it--all her being--was glowing with this strange radiance.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _The Crater Gnomes_ It seemed to Sarka, as he moved down the inner slope of the crater, that the cubes were somehow making sport of him, laughing at him, though no hint of laughter or anything resembling laughter emanated from them.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The Crater Gnomes_ It seemed to Sarka, as he moved down the inner slope of the crater, that the cubes were somehow making sport of him, laughing at him, though no hint of laughter or anything resembling laughter emanated from them.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading But, shutting his lips grimly, holding fast to Jaska's hand, he proceeded on, reached the lower portion of the inner slope, where it dropped off into a seeming black abyss, and dropped, keeping to a safe speed because of the fact that both he and Jaska were attired for movement in the air--though their manner of aerial transportation could scarcely be called flying.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading _The Crater Gnomes_ It seemed to Sarka, as he moved down the inner slope of the crater, that the cubes were somehow making sport of him, laughing at him, though no hint of laughter or anything resembling laughter emanated from them.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Down they dropped, endlessly it seemed, while all about them, growing gradually, a bluish glow began to make itself manifest.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Sarka turned and looked at the face of Jaska and noted that it--all her being--was glowing with this strange radiance.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading _The Crater Gnomes_ It seemed to Sarka, as he moved down the inner slope of the crater, that the cubes were somehow making sport of him, laughing at him, though no hint of laughter or anything resembling laughter emanated from them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _The Crater Gnomes_ It seemed to Sarka, as he moved down the inner slope of the crater, that the cubes were somehow making sport of him, laughing at him, though no hint of laughter or anything resembling laughter emanated from them.
transportation
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From this reading But, shutting his lips grimly, holding fast to Jaska's hand, he proceeded on, reached the lower portion of the inner slope, where it dropped off into a seeming black abyss, and dropped, keeping to a safe speed because of the fact that both he and Jaska were attired for movement in the air--though their manner of aerial transportation could scarcely be called flying.
turned
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From this reading Sarka turned and looked at the face of Jaska and noted that it--all her being--was glowing with this strange radiance.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sarka turned and looked at the face of Jaska and noted that it--all her being--was glowing with this strange radiance.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _The Crater Gnomes_ It seemed to Sarka, as he moved down the inner slope of the crater, that the cubes were somehow making sport of him, laughing at him, though no hint of laughter or anything resembling laughter emanated from them.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading But, shutting his lips grimly, holding fast to Jaska's hand, he proceeded on, reached the lower portion of the inner slope, where it dropped off into a seeming black abyss, and dropped, keeping to a safe speed because of the fact that both he and Jaska were attired for movement in the air--though their manner of aerial transportation could scarcely be called flying.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Down they dropped, endlessly it seemed, while all about them, growing gradually, a bluish glow began to make itself manifest.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Sarka turned and looked at the face of Jaska and noted that it--all her being--was glowing with this strange radiance.
