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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 Within the city he heard a sound such as he had never heard before, as if some ancient prophecy of doom had been fulfilled, a wailing "Aiah!
Aiah
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From this reading Within the city he heard a sound such as he had never heard before, as if some ancient prophecy of doom had been fulfilled, a wailing "Aiah!
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading Within the city he heard a sound such as he had never heard before, as if some ancient prophecy of doom had been fulfilled, a wailing "Aiah!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Aiah!" that was caught up from throat to throat and rose upon the wind in a clamor wild and mournful as that of the sea-birds around the broken Eye.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Aiah!" that was caught up from throat to throat and rose upon the wind in a clamor wild and mournful as that of the sea-birds around the broken Eye.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Within the city he heard a sound such as he had never heard before, as if some ancient prophecy of doom had been fulfilled, a wailing "Aiah!
Atlantic
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From this reading It was the death-keening of proud Atlantis, Queen of the Atlantic for fifty thousand years.
Atlantis
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From this reading It was the death-keening of proud Atlantis, Queen of the Atlantic for fifty thousand years.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Within the city he heard a sound such as he had never heard before, as if some ancient prophecy of doom had been fulfilled, a wailing "Aiah!
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Within the city he heard a sound such as he had never heard before, as if some ancient prophecy of doom had been fulfilled, a wailing "Aiah!
broken
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From this reading Aiah!" that was caught up from throat to throat and rose upon the wind in a clamor wild and mournful as that of the sea-birds around the broken Eye.
caught
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From this reading Aiah!" that was caught up from throat to throat and rose upon the wind in a clamor wild and mournful as that of the sea-birds around the broken Eye.
causeway
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From this reading _The Fight in the Dark_ He dropped down softly to the causeway.
city
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From this reading Within the city he heard a sound such as he had never heard before, as if some ancient prophecy of doom had been fulfilled, a wailing "Aiah!
clamor
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From this reading Aiah!" that was caught up from throat to throat and rose upon the wind in a clamor wild and mournful as that of the sea-birds around the broken Eye.
Dark
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From this reading _The Fight in the Dark_ He dropped down softly to the causeway.
death-keening
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From this reading It was the death-keening of proud Atlantis, Queen of the Atlantic for fifty thousand years.
doom
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From this reading Within the city he heard a sound such as he had never heard before, as if some ancient prophecy of doom had been fulfilled, a wailing "Aiah!
down
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From this reading _The Fight in the Dark_ He dropped down softly to the causeway.
dropped
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From this reading _The Fight in the Dark_ He dropped down softly to the causeway.
Eye
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From this reading Aiah!" that was caught up from throat to throat and rose upon the wind in a clamor wild and mournful as that of the sea-birds around the broken Eye.
fifty
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From this reading It was the death-keening of proud Atlantis, Queen of the Atlantic for fifty thousand years.
Fight
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From this reading _The Fight in the Dark_ He dropped down softly to the causeway.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was the death-keening of proud Atlantis, Queen of the Atlantic for fifty thousand years.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Aiah!" that was caught up from throat to throat and rose upon the wind in a clamor wild and mournful as that of the sea-birds around the broken Eye.
fulfilled
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From this reading Within the city he heard a sound such as he had never heard before, as if some ancient prophecy of doom had been fulfilled, a wailing "Aiah!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Within the city he heard a sound such as he had never heard before, as if some ancient prophecy of doom had been fulfilled, a wailing "Aiah!
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _The Fight in the Dark_ He dropped down softly to the causeway.
heard
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From this reading Within the city he heard a sound such as he had never heard before, as if some ancient prophecy of doom had been fulfilled, a wailing "Aiah!
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Within the city he heard a sound such as he had never heard before, as if some ancient prophecy of doom had been fulfilled, a wailing "Aiah!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _The Fight in the Dark_ He dropped down softly to the causeway.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the death-keening of proud Atlantis, Queen of the Atlantic for fifty thousand years.
mournful
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From this reading Aiah!" that was caught up from throat to throat and rose upon the wind in a clamor wild and mournful as that of the sea-birds around the broken Eye.
never
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From this reading Within the city he heard a sound such as he had never heard before, as if some ancient prophecy of doom had been fulfilled, a wailing "Aiah!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Within the city he heard a sound such as he had never heard before, as if some ancient prophecy of doom had been fulfilled, a wailing "Aiah!
prophecynounUS /ˈprɒf.ə.si/
A prediction of what will happen in the future, often divinely or magically inspired.
From this reading Within the city he heard a sound such as he had never heard before, as if some ancient prophecy of doom had been fulfilled, a wailing "Aiah!
proud
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From this reading It was the death-keening of proud Atlantis, Queen of the Atlantic for fifty thousand years.
Queen
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From this reading It was the death-keening of proud Atlantis, Queen of the Atlantic for fifty thousand years.
rose
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From this reading Aiah!" that was caught up from throat to throat and rose upon the wind in a clamor wild and mournful as that of the sea-birds around the broken Eye.
sea-birds
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From this reading Aiah!" that was caught up from throat to throat and rose upon the wind in a clamor wild and mournful as that of the sea-birds around the broken Eye.
softly
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From this reading _The Fight in the Dark_ He dropped down softly to the causeway.
some
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From this reading Within the city he heard a sound such as he had never heard before, as if some ancient prophecy of doom had been fulfilled, a wailing "Aiah!
sound
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From this reading Within the city he heard a sound such as he had never heard before, as if some ancient prophecy of doom had been fulfilled, a wailing "Aiah!
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Within the city he heard a sound such as he had never heard before, as if some ancient prophecy of doom had been fulfilled, a wailing "Aiah!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Aiah!" that was caught up from throat to throat and rose upon the wind in a clamor wild and mournful as that of the sea-birds around the broken Eye.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The Fight in the Dark_ He dropped down softly to the causeway.
thousand
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From this reading It was the death-keening of proud Atlantis, Queen of the Atlantic for fifty thousand years.
throatnounUS /θroʊt/
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading Aiah!" that was caught up from throat to throat and rose upon the wind in a clamor wild and mournful as that of the sea-birds around the broken Eye.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _The Fight in the Dark_ He dropped down softly to the causeway.
up
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From this reading Aiah!" that was caught up from throat to throat and rose upon the wind in a clamor wild and mournful as that of the sea-birds around the broken Eye.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Aiah!" that was caught up from throat to throat and rose upon the wind in a clamor wild and mournful as that of the sea-birds around the broken Eye.
wailing
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From this reading Within the city he heard a sound such as he had never heard before, as if some ancient prophecy of doom had been fulfilled, a wailing "Aiah!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Aiah!" that was caught up from throat to throat and rose upon the wind in a clamor wild and mournful as that of the sea-birds around the broken Eye.
wild
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From this reading Aiah!" that was caught up from throat to throat and rose upon the wind in a clamor wild and mournful as that of the sea-birds around the broken Eye.
wind
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From this reading Aiah!" that was caught up from throat to throat and rose upon the wind in a clamor wild and mournful as that of the sea-birds around the broken Eye.
WithinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Within the city he heard a sound such as he had never heard before, as if some ancient prophecy of doom had been fulfilled, a wailing "Aiah!
years
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From this reading It was the death-keening of proud Atlantis, Queen of the Atlantic for fifty thousand years.
