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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 _Human Sacrifice_ In a great open space, flanked by temples and colonnades, the flight had come to rest.
America
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From this reading These men were civilized to a degree that even modern America has not attained.
American
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From this reading Jim's hopes were rising fast, for between the Atlanteans and the savage Drilgoes there was as much difference as between a modern American and a blackfellow from the Australian bush.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Human Sacrifice_ In a great open space, flanked by temples and colonnades, the flight had come to rest.
artificial
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From this reading There, under the soft artificial light that made the whole city as bright as day, Jim, Lucille, and her father were set down before a sort of rostrum, on which were gathered the dignitaries of the city.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There, under the soft artificial light that made the whole city as bright as day, Jim, Lucille, and her father were set down before a sort of rostrum, on which were gathered the dignitaries of the city.
Atlanteans
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From this reading Jim's hopes were rising fast, for between the Atlanteans and the savage Drilgoes there was as much difference as between a modern American and a blackfellow from the Australian bush.
attained
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From this reading These men were civilized to a degree that even modern America has not attained.
Australian
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From this reading Jim's hopes were rising fast, for between the Atlanteans and the savage Drilgoes there was as much difference as between a modern American and a blackfellow from the Australian bush.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Nowhere was there a speck of dirt to be seen.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading There, under the soft artificial light that made the whole city as bright as day, Jim, Lucille, and her father were set down before a sort of rostrum, on which were gathered the dignitaries of the city.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Jim's hopes were rising fast, for between the Atlanteans and the savage Drilgoes there was as much difference as between a modern American and a blackfellow from the Australian bush.
blackfellow
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From this reading Jim's hopes were rising fast, for between the Atlanteans and the savage Drilgoes there was as much difference as between a modern American and a blackfellow from the Australian bush.
bright
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From this reading There, under the soft artificial light that made the whole city as bright as day, Jim, Lucille, and her father were set down before a sort of rostrum, on which were gathered the dignitaries of the city.
bush
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From this reading Jim's hopes were rising fast, for between the Atlanteans and the savage Drilgoes there was as much difference as between a modern American and a blackfellow from the Australian bush.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _Human Sacrifice_ In a great open space, flanked by temples and colonnades, the flight had come to rest.
city
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From this reading There, under the soft artificial light that made the whole city as bright as day, Jim, Lucille, and her father were set down before a sort of rostrum, on which were gathered the dignitaries of the city.
civilized
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From this reading These men were civilized to a degree that even modern America has not attained.
colonnades
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From this reading _Human Sacrifice_ In a great open space, flanked by temples and colonnades, the flight had come to rest.
come
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From this reading _Human Sacrifice_ In a great open space, flanked by temples and colonnades, the flight had come to rest.
day
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From this reading There, under the soft artificial light that made the whole city as bright as day, Jim, Lucille, and her father were set down before a sort of rostrum, on which were gathered the dignitaries of the city.
degree
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From this reading These men were civilized to a degree that even modern America has not attained.
difference
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From this reading Jim's hopes were rising fast, for between the Atlanteans and the savage Drilgoes there was as much difference as between a modern American and a blackfellow from the Australian bush.
dignitaries
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From this reading There, under the soft artificial light that made the whole city as bright as day, Jim, Lucille, and her father were set down before a sort of rostrum, on which were gathered the dignitaries of the city.
dirt
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From this reading Nowhere was there a speck of dirt to be seen.
down
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From this reading There, under the soft artificial light that made the whole city as bright as day, Jim, Lucille, and her father were set down before a sort of rostrum, on which were gathered the dignitaries of the city.
Drilgoes
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From this reading Jim's hopes were rising fast, for between the Atlanteans and the savage Drilgoes there was as much difference as between a modern American and a blackfellow from the Australian bush.
even
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From this reading These men were civilized to a degree that even modern America has not attained.
fast
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From this reading Jim's hopes were rising fast, for between the Atlanteans and the savage Drilgoes there was as much difference as between a modern American and a blackfellow from the Australian bush.
father
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From this reading There, under the soft artificial light that made the whole city as bright as day, Jim, Lucille, and her father were set down before a sort of rostrum, on which were gathered the dignitaries of the city.
flanked
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From this reading _Human Sacrifice_ In a great open space, flanked by temples and colonnades, the flight had come to rest.
flight
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From this reading _Human Sacrifice_ In a great open space, flanked by temples and colonnades, the flight had come to rest.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Jim's hopes were rising fast, for between the Atlanteans and the savage Drilgoes there was as much difference as between a modern American and a blackfellow from the Australian bush.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Jim's hopes were rising fast, for between the Atlanteans and the savage Drilgoes there was as much difference as between a modern American and a blackfellow from the Australian bush.
gathered
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From this reading There, under the soft artificial light that made the whole city as bright as day, Jim, Lucille, and her father were set down before a sort of rostrum, on which were gathered the dignitaries of the city.
great
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From this reading _Human Sacrifice_ In a great open space, flanked by temples and colonnades, the flight had come to rest.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _Human Sacrifice_ In a great open space, flanked by temples and colonnades, the flight had come to rest.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading These men were civilized to a degree that even modern America has not attained.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There, under the soft artificial light that made the whole city as bright as day, Jim, Lucille, and her father were set down before a sort of rostrum, on which were gathered the dignitaries of the city.
hopes
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From this reading Jim's hopes were rising fast, for between the Atlanteans and the savage Drilgoes there was as much difference as between a modern American and a blackfellow from the Australian bush.
Human
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From this reading _Human Sacrifice_ In a great open space, flanked by temples and colonnades, the flight had come to rest.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Human Sacrifice_ In a great open space, flanked by temples and colonnades, the flight had come to rest.
Jim
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From this reading There, under the soft artificial light that made the whole city as bright as day, Jim, Lucille, and her father were set down before a sort of rostrum, on which were gathered the dignitaries of the city.
Jim's
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From this reading Jim's hopes were rising fast, for between the Atlanteans and the savage Drilgoes there was as much difference as between a modern American and a blackfellow from the Australian bush.
light
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From this reading There, under the soft artificial light that made the whole city as bright as day, Jim, Lucille, and her father were set down before a sort of rostrum, on which were gathered the dignitaries of the city.
Lucille
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From this reading There, under the soft artificial light that made the whole city as bright as day, Jim, Lucille, and her father were set down before a sort of rostrum, on which were gathered the dignitaries of the city.
made
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From this reading There, under the soft artificial light that made the whole city as bright as day, Jim, Lucille, and her father were set down before a sort of rostrum, on which were gathered the dignitaries of the city.
men
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From this reading These men were civilized to a degree that even modern America has not attained.
modern
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From this reading Jim's hopes were rising fast, for between the Atlanteans and the savage Drilgoes there was as much difference as between a modern American and a blackfellow from the Australian bush.
much
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From this reading Jim's hopes were rising fast, for between the Atlanteans and the savage Drilgoes there was as much difference as between a modern American and a blackfellow from the Australian bush.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading These men were civilized to a degree that even modern America has not attained.
Nowhere
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From this reading Nowhere was there a speck of dirt to be seen.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There, under the soft artificial light that made the whole city as bright as day, Jim, Lucille, and her father were set down before a sort of rostrum, on which were gathered the dignitaries of the city.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There, under the soft artificial light that made the whole city as bright as day, Jim, Lucille, and her father were set down before a sort of rostrum, on which were gathered the dignitaries of the city.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading _Human Sacrifice_ In a great open space, flanked by temples and colonnades, the flight had come to rest.
rest
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From this reading _Human Sacrifice_ In a great open space, flanked by temples and colonnades, the flight had come to rest.
rising
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From this reading Jim's hopes were rising fast, for between the Atlanteans and the savage Drilgoes there was as much difference as between a modern American and a blackfellow from the Australian bush.
rostrum
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From this reading There, under the soft artificial light that made the whole city as bright as day, Jim, Lucille, and her father were set down before a sort of rostrum, on which were gathered the dignitaries of the city.
Sacrifice
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From this reading _Human Sacrifice_ In a great open space, flanked by temples and colonnades, the flight had come to rest.
savage
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From this reading Jim's hopes were rising fast, for between the Atlanteans and the savage Drilgoes there was as much difference as between a modern American and a blackfellow from the Australian bush.
seen
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From this reading Nowhere was there a speck of dirt to be seen.
set
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From this reading There, under the soft artificial light that made the whole city as bright as day, Jim, Lucille, and her father were set down before a sort of rostrum, on which were gathered the dignitaries of the city.
soft
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From this reading There, under the soft artificial light that made the whole city as bright as day, Jim, Lucille, and her father were set down before a sort of rostrum, on which were gathered the dignitaries of the city.
sort
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From this reading There, under the soft artificial light that made the whole city as bright as day, Jim, Lucille, and her father were set down before a sort of rostrum, on which were gathered the dignitaries of the city.
space
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From this reading _Human Sacrifice_ In a great open space, flanked by temples and colonnades, the flight had come to rest.
speck
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From this reading Nowhere was there a speck of dirt to be seen.
temples
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From this reading _Human Sacrifice_ In a great open space, flanked by temples and colonnades, the flight had come to rest.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There, under the soft artificial light that made the whole city as bright as day, Jim, Lucille, and her father were set down before a sort of rostrum, on which were gathered the dignitaries of the city.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Human Sacrifice_ In a great open space, flanked by temples and colonnades, the flight had come to rest.
There
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From this reading There, under the soft artificial light that made the whole city as bright as day, Jim, Lucille, and her father were set down before a sort of rostrum, on which were gathered the dignitaries of the city.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These men were civilized to a degree that even modern America has not attained.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Human Sacrifice_ In a great open space, flanked by temples and colonnades, the flight had come to rest.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading There, under the soft artificial light that made the whole city as bright as day, Jim, Lucille, and her father were set down before a sort of rostrum, on which were gathered the dignitaries of the city.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jim's hopes were rising fast, for between the Atlanteans and the savage Drilgoes there was as much difference as between a modern American and a blackfellow from the Australian bush.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There, under the soft artificial light that made the whole city as bright as day, Jim, Lucille, and her father were set down before a sort of rostrum, on which were gathered the dignitaries of the city.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There, under the soft artificial light that made the whole city as bright as day, Jim, Lucille, and her father were set down before a sort of rostrum, on which were gathered the dignitaries of the city.
whole
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From this reading There, under the soft artificial light that made the whole city as bright as day, Jim, Lucille, and her father were set down before a sort of rostrum, on which were gathered the dignitaries of the city.
