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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 LAUNCHED Scarcely was the last word spoken when a sudden glory filled the room.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Nevertheless it seemed to them a good omen, an earnest, an emblem of the purer, whiter light into which the cleansed and pardoned spirit had entered.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So brilliant was the light that mother and son were startled.
apartment
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From this reading Then they saw what had been unnoted before, that day had broken, and that the sun, emerging from a single dark cloud, was shining, full-orbed, into the apartment with a light that, reflected from myriads of snowy crystals, was doubly luminous.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Then they saw what had been unnoted before, that day had broken, and that the sun, emerging from a single dark cloud, was shining, full-orbed, into the apartment with a light that, reflected from myriads of snowy crystals, was doubly luminous.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Then they saw what had been unnoted before, that day had broken, and that the sun, emerging from a single dark cloud, was shining, full-orbed, into the apartment with a light that, reflected from myriads of snowy crystals, was doubly luminous.
bright
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From this reading The snow-wrapped prairie was indeed pure and bright, but it was _cold_.
brilliant
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From this reading So brilliant was the light that mother and son were startled.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then they saw what had been unnoted before, that day had broken, and that the sun, emerging from a single dark cloud, was shining, full-orbed, into the apartment with a light that, reflected from myriads of snowy crystals, was doubly luminous.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The snow-wrapped prairie was indeed pure and bright, but it was _cold_.
cleansed
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From this reading Nevertheless it seemed to them a good omen, an earnest, an emblem of the purer, whiter light into which the cleansed and pardoned spirit had entered.
cloud
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From this reading Then they saw what had been unnoted before, that day had broken, and that the sun, emerging from a single dark cloud, was shining, full-orbed, into the apartment with a light that, reflected from myriads of snowy crystals, was doubly luminous.
cold
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From this reading The snow-wrapped prairie was indeed pure and bright, but it was _cold_.
crystals
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From this reading Then they saw what had been unnoted before, that day had broken, and that the sun, emerging from a single dark cloud, was shining, full-orbed, into the apartment with a light that, reflected from myriads of snowy crystals, was doubly luminous.
dark
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From this reading Then they saw what had been unnoted before, that day had broken, and that the sun, emerging from a single dark cloud, was shining, full-orbed, into the apartment with a light that, reflected from myriads of snowy crystals, was doubly luminous.
day
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From this reading Then they saw what had been unnoted before, that day had broken, and that the sun, emerging from a single dark cloud, was shining, full-orbed, into the apartment with a light that, reflected from myriads of snowy crystals, was doubly luminous.
doubly
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From this reading Then they saw what had been unnoted before, that day had broken, and that the sun, emerging from a single dark cloud, was shining, full-orbed, into the apartment with a light that, reflected from myriads of snowy crystals, was doubly luminous.
earnest
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From this reading Nevertheless it seemed to them a good omen, an earnest, an emblem of the purer, whiter light into which the cleansed and pardoned spirit had entered.
emblem
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From this reading Nevertheless it seemed to them a good omen, an earnest, an emblem of the purer, whiter light into which the cleansed and pardoned spirit had entered.
emerging
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From this reading Then they saw what had been unnoted before, that day had broken, and that the sun, emerging from a single dark cloud, was shining, full-orbed, into the apartment with a light that, reflected from myriads of snowy crystals, was doubly luminous.
entered
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From this reading Nevertheless it seemed to them a good omen, an earnest, an emblem of the purer, whiter light into which the cleansed and pardoned spirit had entered.
filled
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From this reading LAUNCHED Scarcely was the last word spoken when a sudden glory filled the room.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Then they saw what had been unnoted before, that day had broken, and that the sun, emerging from a single dark cloud, was shining, full-orbed, into the apartment with a light that, reflected from myriads of snowy crystals, was doubly luminous.
full-orbed
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From this reading Then they saw what had been unnoted before, that day had broken, and that the sun, emerging from a single dark cloud, was shining, full-orbed, into the apartment with a light that, reflected from myriads of snowy crystals, was doubly luminous.
glory
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From this reading LAUNCHED Scarcely was the last word spoken when a sudden glory filled the room.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nevertheless it seemed to them a good omen, an earnest, an emblem of the purer, whiter light into which the cleansed and pardoned spirit had entered.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Then they saw what had been unnoted before, that day had broken, and that the sun, emerging from a single dark cloud, was shining, full-orbed, into the apartment with a light that, reflected from myriads of snowy crystals, was doubly luminous.
indeed
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From this reading The snow-wrapped prairie was indeed pure and bright, but it was _cold_.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Then they saw what had been unnoted before, that day had broken, and that the sun, emerging from a single dark cloud, was shining, full-orbed, into the apartment with a light that, reflected from myriads of snowy crystals, was doubly luminous.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Nevertheless it seemed to them a good omen, an earnest, an emblem of the purer, whiter light into which the cleansed and pardoned spirit had entered.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LAUNCHED Scarcely was the last word spoken when a sudden glory filled the room.
LAUNCHED
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From this reading LAUNCHED Scarcely was the last word spoken when a sudden glory filled the room.
light
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From this reading So brilliant was the light that mother and son were startled.
luminous
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From this reading Then they saw what had been unnoted before, that day had broken, and that the sun, emerging from a single dark cloud, was shining, full-orbed, into the apartment with a light that, reflected from myriads of snowy crystals, was doubly luminous.
mother
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From this reading So brilliant was the light that mother and son were startled.
myriads
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From this reading Then they saw what had been unnoted before, that day had broken, and that the sun, emerging from a single dark cloud, was shining, full-orbed, into the apartment with a light that, reflected from myriads of snowy crystals, was doubly luminous.
NeverthelessadverbUS /ˌnevərðəˈles/
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading Nevertheless it seemed to them a good omen, an earnest, an emblem of the purer, whiter light into which the cleansed and pardoned spirit had entered.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then they saw what had been unnoted before, that day had broken, and that the sun, emerging from a single dark cloud, was shining, full-orbed, into the apartment with a light that, reflected from myriads of snowy crystals, was doubly luminous.
omen
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From this reading Nevertheless it seemed to them a good omen, an earnest, an emblem of the purer, whiter light into which the cleansed and pardoned spirit had entered.
pardoned
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From this reading Nevertheless it seemed to them a good omen, an earnest, an emblem of the purer, whiter light into which the cleansed and pardoned spirit had entered.
prairie
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From this reading The snow-wrapped prairie was indeed pure and bright, but it was _cold_.
pure
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From this reading The snow-wrapped prairie was indeed pure and bright, but it was _cold_.
purer
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From this reading Nevertheless it seemed to them a good omen, an earnest, an emblem of the purer, whiter light into which the cleansed and pardoned spirit had entered.
reflected
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From this reading Then they saw what had been unnoted before, that day had broken, and that the sun, emerging from a single dark cloud, was shining, full-orbed, into the apartment with a light that, reflected from myriads of snowy crystals, was doubly luminous.
room
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From this reading LAUNCHED Scarcely was the last word spoken when a sudden glory filled the room.
saw
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From this reading Then they saw what had been unnoted before, that day had broken, and that the sun, emerging from a single dark cloud, was shining, full-orbed, into the apartment with a light that, reflected from myriads of snowy crystals, was doubly luminous.
Scarcely
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From this reading LAUNCHED Scarcely was the last word spoken when a sudden glory filled the room.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nevertheless it seemed to them a good omen, an earnest, an emblem of the purer, whiter light into which the cleansed and pardoned spirit had entered.
shining
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From this reading Then they saw what had been unnoted before, that day had broken, and that the sun, emerging from a single dark cloud, was shining, full-orbed, into the apartment with a light that, reflected from myriads of snowy crystals, was doubly luminous.
single
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From this reading Then they saw what had been unnoted before, that day had broken, and that the sun, emerging from a single dark cloud, was shining, full-orbed, into the apartment with a light that, reflected from myriads of snowy crystals, was doubly luminous.
snow-wrapped
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From this reading The snow-wrapped prairie was indeed pure and bright, but it was _cold_.
snowy
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From this reading Then they saw what had been unnoted before, that day had broken, and that the sun, emerging from a single dark cloud, was shining, full-orbed, into the apartment with a light that, reflected from myriads of snowy crystals, was doubly luminous.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So brilliant was the light that mother and son were startled.
son
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From this reading So brilliant was the light that mother and son were startled.
spirit
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From this reading Nevertheless it seemed to them a good omen, an earnest, an emblem of the purer, whiter light into which the cleansed and pardoned spirit had entered.
spoken
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From this reading LAUNCHED Scarcely was the last word spoken when a sudden glory filled the room.
startled
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From this reading So brilliant was the light that mother and son were startled.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LAUNCHED Scarcely was the last word spoken when a sudden glory filled the room.
sun
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From this reading Then they saw what had been unnoted before, that day had broken, and that the sun, emerging from a single dark cloud, was shining, full-orbed, into the apartment with a light that, reflected from myriads of snowy crystals, was doubly luminous.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So brilliant was the light that mother and son were startled.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LAUNCHED Scarcely was the last word spoken when a sudden glory filled the room.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Nevertheless it seemed to them a good omen, an earnest, an emblem of the purer, whiter light into which the cleansed and pardoned spirit had entered.
Then
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From this reading Then they saw what had been unnoted before, that day had broken, and that the sun, emerging from a single dark cloud, was shining, full-orbed, into the apartment with a light that, reflected from myriads of snowy crystals, was doubly luminous.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then they saw what had been unnoted before, that day had broken, and that the sun, emerging from a single dark cloud, was shining, full-orbed, into the apartment with a light that, reflected from myriads of snowy crystals, was doubly luminous.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Nevertheless it seemed to them a good omen, an earnest, an emblem of the purer, whiter light into which the cleansed and pardoned spirit had entered.
unnoted
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From this reading Then they saw what had been unnoted before, that day had broken, and that the sun, emerging from a single dark cloud, was shining, full-orbed, into the apartment with a light that, reflected from myriads of snowy crystals, was doubly luminous.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading LAUNCHED Scarcely was the last word spoken when a sudden glory filled the room.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading So brilliant was the light that mother and son were startled.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Then they saw what had been unnoted before, that day had broken, and that the sun, emerging from a single dark cloud, was shining, full-orbed, into the apartment with a light that, reflected from myriads of snowy crystals, was doubly luminous.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading LAUNCHED Scarcely was the last word spoken when a sudden glory filled the room.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Nevertheless it seemed to them a good omen, an earnest, an emblem of the purer, whiter light into which the cleansed and pardoned spirit had entered.
whiter
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From this reading Nevertheless it seemed to them a good omen, an earnest, an emblem of the purer, whiter light into which the cleansed and pardoned spirit had entered.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then they saw what had been unnoted before, that day had broken, and that the sun, emerging from a single dark cloud, was shining, full-orbed, into the apartment with a light that, reflected from myriads of snowy crystals, was doubly luminous.
word
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From this reading LAUNCHED Scarcely was the last word spoken when a sudden glory filled the room.
