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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 As the plane, responding perfectly to Bill's touch, soared upward, it seemed as though they were rising on gossamer wings out of a well of darkness and mists.
actually
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From this reading They actually rose to greet the sun whose first rays were gilding the tops of the hills.
all
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From this reading They went up in the very face of the great orb whose light, first striking the upper wings, turned all the delicate wires and cords to gold.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As the plane, responding perfectly to Bill's touch, soared upward, it seemed as though they were rising on gossamer wings out of a well of darkness and mists.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the plane, responding perfectly to Bill's touch, soared upward, it seemed as though they were rising on gossamer wings out of a well of darkness and mists.
Bill
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From this reading As the pace increased, Bill felt rather than heard the delicate humming of the wires.
Bill's
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From this reading As the plane, responding perfectly to Bill's touch, soared upward, it seemed as though they were rising on gossamer wings out of a well of darkness and mists.
clear
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From this reading How they shone in the clear early sunlight!
cords
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From this reading They went up in the very face of the great orb whose light, first striking the upper wings, turned all the delicate wires and cords to gold.
darkness
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From this reading As the plane, responding perfectly to Bill's touch, soared upward, it seemed as though they were rising on gossamer wings out of a well of darkness and mists.
delicate
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From this reading They went up in the very face of the great orb whose light, first striking the upper wings, turned all the delicate wires and cords to gold.
early
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face
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From this reading They went up in the very face of the great orb whose light, first striking the upper wings, turned all the delicate wires and cords to gold.
felt
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From this reading As the pace increased, Bill felt rather than heard the delicate humming of the wires.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They actually rose to greet the sun whose first rays were gilding the tops of the hills.
gilding
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From this reading They actually rose to greet the sun whose first rays were gilding the tops of the hills.
gold
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From this reading They went up in the very face of the great orb whose light, first striking the upper wings, turned all the delicate wires and cords to gold.
gossamer
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From this reading As the plane, responding perfectly to Bill's touch, soared upward, it seemed as though they were rising on gossamer wings out of a well of darkness and mists.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They went up in the very face of the great orb whose light, first striking the upper wings, turned all the delicate wires and cords to gold.
greet
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From this reading They actually rose to greet the sun whose first rays were gilding the tops of the hills.
heard
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From this reading As the pace increased, Bill felt rather than heard the delicate humming of the wires.
hills
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From this reading They actually rose to greet the sun whose first rays were gilding the tops of the hills.
How
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From this reading How they shone in the clear early sunlight!
humming
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From this reading As the pace increased, Bill felt rather than heard the delicate humming of the wires.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They went up in the very face of the great orb whose light, first striking the upper wings, turned all the delicate wires and cords to gold.
increased
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From this reading As the pace increased, Bill felt rather than heard the delicate humming of the wires.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As the plane, responding perfectly to Bill's touch, soared upward, it seemed as though they were rising on gossamer wings out of a well of darkness and mists.
light
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From this reading They went up in the very face of the great orb whose light, first striking the upper wings, turned all the delicate wires and cords to gold.
mists
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From this reading As the plane, responding perfectly to Bill's touch, soared upward, it seemed as though they were rising on gossamer wings out of a well of darkness and mists.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As the plane, responding perfectly to Bill's touch, soared upward, it seemed as though they were rising on gossamer wings out of a well of darkness and mists.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As the plane, responding perfectly to Bill's touch, soared upward, it seemed as though they were rising on gossamer wings out of a well of darkness and mists.
orb
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From this reading They went up in the very face of the great orb whose light, first striking the upper wings, turned all the delicate wires and cords to gold.
out
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From this reading As the plane, responding perfectly to Bill's touch, soared upward, it seemed as though they were rising on gossamer wings out of a well of darkness and mists.
pace
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From this reading As the pace increased, Bill felt rather than heard the delicate humming of the wires.
perfectly
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From this reading As the plane, responding perfectly to Bill's touch, soared upward, it seemed as though they were rising on gossamer wings out of a well of darkness and mists.
plane
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From this reading As the plane, responding perfectly to Bill's touch, soared upward, it seemed as though they were rising on gossamer wings out of a well of darkness and mists.
rather
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From this reading As the pace increased, Bill felt rather than heard the delicate humming of the wires.
rays
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From this reading They actually rose to greet the sun whose first rays were gilding the tops of the hills.
responding
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From this reading As the plane, responding perfectly to Bill's touch, soared upward, it seemed as though they were rising on gossamer wings out of a well of darkness and mists.
rising
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From this reading As the plane, responding perfectly to Bill's touch, soared upward, it seemed as though they were rising on gossamer wings out of a well of darkness and mists.
rose
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From this reading They actually rose to greet the sun whose first rays were gilding the tops of the hills.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As the plane, responding perfectly to Bill's touch, soared upward, it seemed as though they were rising on gossamer wings out of a well of darkness and mists.
shone
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From this reading How they shone in the clear early sunlight!
soared
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From this reading As the plane, responding perfectly to Bill's touch, soared upward, it seemed as though they were rising on gossamer wings out of a well of darkness and mists.
striking
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From this reading They went up in the very face of the great orb whose light, first striking the upper wings, turned all the delicate wires and cords to gold.
sun
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From this reading They actually rose to greet the sun whose first rays were gilding the tops of the hills.
sunlight
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From this reading How they shone in the clear early sunlight!
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading As the pace increased, Bill felt rather than heard the delicate humming of the wires.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As the plane, responding perfectly to Bill's touch, soared upward, it seemed as though they were rising on gossamer wings out of a well of darkness and mists.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As the plane, responding perfectly to Bill's touch, soared upward, it seemed as though they were rising on gossamer wings out of a well of darkness and mists.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading As the plane, responding perfectly to Bill's touch, soared upward, it seemed as though they were rising on gossamer wings out of a well of darkness and mists.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As the plane, responding perfectly to Bill's touch, soared upward, it seemed as though they were rising on gossamer wings out of a well of darkness and mists.
tops
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From this reading They actually rose to greet the sun whose first rays were gilding the tops of the hills.
touch
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From this reading As the plane, responding perfectly to Bill's touch, soared upward, it seemed as though they were rising on gossamer wings out of a well of darkness and mists.
turned
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From this reading They went up in the very face of the great orb whose light, first striking the upper wings, turned all the delicate wires and cords to gold.
up
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From this reading They went up in the very face of the great orb whose light, first striking the upper wings, turned all the delicate wires and cords to gold.
upper
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From this reading They went up in the very face of the great orb whose light, first striking the upper wings, turned all the delicate wires and cords to gold.
upward
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From this reading As the plane, responding perfectly to Bill's touch, soared upward, it seemed as though they were rising on gossamer wings out of a well of darkness and mists.
very
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From this reading They went up in the very face of the great orb whose light, first striking the upper wings, turned all the delicate wires and cords to gold.
well
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From this reading As the plane, responding perfectly to Bill's touch, soared upward, it seemed as though they were rising on gossamer wings out of a well of darkness and mists.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They went up in the very face of the great orb whose light, first striking the upper wings, turned all the delicate wires and cords to gold.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading As the plane, responding perfectly to Bill's touch, soared upward, it seemed as though they were rising on gossamer wings out of a well of darkness and mists.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading They actually rose to greet the sun whose first rays were gilding the tops of the hills.
wings
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From this reading As the plane, responding perfectly to Bill's touch, soared upward, it seemed as though they were rising on gossamer wings out of a well of darkness and mists.
wires
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From this reading They went up in the very face of the great orb whose light, first striking the upper wings, turned all the delicate wires and cords to gold.
