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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 The little lamp in Isaiah’s hand shed only a tiny gleam that made the shadows behind and before tenfold the blacker.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The darkness, deeper than that of deepest night, crowded about the three.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The last glimmer of light from above had vanished.
air
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From this reading As they descended the air grew foul, so that the lamp sank to a poor spark, and all were gasping.
alive
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From this reading It was like passing alive into Sheol, and threading the avenues of the dead.
all
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From this reading As they descended the air grew foul, so that the lamp sank to a poor spark, and all were gasping.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The little lamp in Isaiah’s hand shed only a tiny gleam that made the shadows behind and before tenfold the blacker.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As they descended the air grew foul, so that the lamp sank to a poor spark, and all were gasping.
avenues
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From this reading It was like passing alive into Sheol, and threading the avenues of the dead.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The little lamp in Isaiah’s hand shed only a tiny gleam that made the shadows behind and before tenfold the blacker.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The little lamp in Isaiah’s hand shed only a tiny gleam that made the shadows behind and before tenfold the blacker.
blacker
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From this reading The little lamp in Isaiah’s hand shed only a tiny gleam that made the shadows behind and before tenfold the blacker.
crowded
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From this reading The darkness, deeper than that of deepest night, crowded about the three.
darkness
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From this reading The darkness, deeper than that of deepest night, crowded about the three.
dead
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From this reading It was like passing alive into Sheol, and threading the avenues of the dead.
deeper
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From this reading The darkness, deeper than that of deepest night, crowded about the three.
deepest
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From this reading The darkness, deeper than that of deepest night, crowded about the three.
descended
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From this reading As they descended the air grew foul, so that the lamp sank to a poor spark, and all were gasping.
foul
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From this reading As they descended the air grew foul, so that the lamp sank to a poor spark, and all were gasping.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The last glimmer of light from above had vanished.
gasping
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From this reading As they descended the air grew foul, so that the lamp sank to a poor spark, and all were gasping.
gleam
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From this reading The little lamp in Isaiah’s hand shed only a tiny gleam that made the shadows behind and before tenfold the blacker.
glimmer
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From this reading The last glimmer of light from above had vanished.
grew
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From this reading As they descended the air grew foul, so that the lamp sank to a poor spark, and all were gasping.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The last glimmer of light from above had vanished.
hand
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From this reading The little lamp in Isaiah’s hand shed only a tiny gleam that made the shadows behind and before tenfold the blacker.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The little lamp in Isaiah’s hand shed only a tiny gleam that made the shadows behind and before tenfold the blacker.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was like passing alive into Sheol, and threading the avenues of the dead.
Isaiah's
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From this reading The little lamp in Isaiah’s hand shed only a tiny gleam that made the shadows behind and before tenfold the blacker.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was like passing alive into Sheol, and threading the avenues of the dead.
lamp
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From this reading The little lamp in Isaiah’s hand shed only a tiny gleam that made the shadows behind and before tenfold the blacker.
last
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From this reading The last glimmer of light from above had vanished.
light
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From this reading The last glimmer of light from above had vanished.
like
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From this reading It was like passing alive into Sheol, and threading the avenues of the dead.
little
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From this reading The little lamp in Isaiah’s hand shed only a tiny gleam that made the shadows behind and before tenfold the blacker.
made
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From this reading The little lamp in Isaiah’s hand shed only a tiny gleam that made the shadows behind and before tenfold the blacker.
night
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From this reading The darkness, deeper than that of deepest night, crowded about the three.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The last glimmer of light from above had vanished.
only
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From this reading The little lamp in Isaiah’s hand shed only a tiny gleam that made the shadows behind and before tenfold the blacker.
passing
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From this reading It was like passing alive into Sheol, and threading the avenues of the dead.
poor
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From this reading As they descended the air grew foul, so that the lamp sank to a poor spark, and all were gasping.
sank
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From this reading As they descended the air grew foul, so that the lamp sank to a poor spark, and all were gasping.
shadows
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From this reading The little lamp in Isaiah’s hand shed only a tiny gleam that made the shadows behind and before tenfold the blacker.
shed
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From this reading The little lamp in Isaiah’s hand shed only a tiny gleam that made the shadows behind and before tenfold the blacker.
Sheol
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From this reading It was like passing alive into Sheol, and threading the avenues of the dead.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading As they descended the air grew foul, so that the lamp sank to a poor spark, and all were gasping.
spark
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From this reading As they descended the air grew foul, so that the lamp sank to a poor spark, and all were gasping.
tenfold
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From this reading The little lamp in Isaiah’s hand shed only a tiny gleam that made the shadows behind and before tenfold the blacker.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The darkness, deeper than that of deepest night, crowded about the three.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The darkness, deeper than that of deepest night, crowded about the three.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The last glimmer of light from above had vanished.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As they descended the air grew foul, so that the lamp sank to a poor spark, and all were gasping.
threading
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From this reading It was like passing alive into Sheol, and threading the avenues of the dead.
three
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From this reading The darkness, deeper than that of deepest night, crowded about the three.
tiny
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From this reading The little lamp in Isaiah’s hand shed only a tiny gleam that made the shadows behind and before tenfold the blacker.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As they descended the air grew foul, so that the lamp sank to a poor spark, and all were gasping.
vanished
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From this reading The last glimmer of light from above had vanished.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was like passing alive into Sheol, and threading the avenues of the dead.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading As they descended the air grew foul, so that the lamp sank to a poor spark, and all were gasping.
