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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 A SEA ABOVE A SEA When Alfred Brightwood had tilted the nose of the _Stormy Petrel_ upward and away from the threatening bank of clouds she rose rapidly.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading As they mounted, the stars, swinging about in the sky, like incandescent bulbs strung on a wire, made their appearance here and there.
ABOVEprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading A SEA ABOVE A SEA When Alfred Brightwood had tilted the nose of the _Stormy Petrel_ upward and away from the threatening bank of clouds she rose rapidly.
Alfred
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From this reading A SEA ABOVE A SEA When Alfred Brightwood had tilted the nose of the _Stormy Petrel_ upward and away from the threatening bank of clouds she rose rapidly.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A SEA ABOVE A SEA When Alfred Brightwood had tilted the nose of the _Stormy Petrel_ upward and away from the threatening bank of clouds she rose rapidly.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As they mounted, the stars, swinging about in the sky, like incandescent bulbs strung on a wire, made their appearance here and there.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As they mounted, the stars, swinging about in the sky, like incandescent bulbs strung on a wire, made their appearance here and there.
away
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From this reading A SEA ABOVE A SEA When Alfred Brightwood had tilted the nose of the _Stormy Petrel_ upward and away from the threatening bank of clouds she rose rapidly.
bank
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From this reading A SEA ABOVE A SEA When Alfred Brightwood had tilted the nose of the _Stormy Petrel_ upward and away from the threatening bank of clouds she rose rapidly.
Brightwood
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From this reading A SEA ABOVE A SEA When Alfred Brightwood had tilted the nose of the _Stormy Petrel_ upward and away from the threatening bank of clouds she rose rapidly.
bulbs
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From this reading As they mounted, the stars, swinging about in the sky, like incandescent bulbs strung on a wire, made their appearance here and there.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They came out rapidly, by twos and threes, by scores and hundreds.
came
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From this reading They came out rapidly, by twos and threes, by scores and hundreds.
clouds
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From this reading A SEA ABOVE A SEA When Alfred Brightwood had tilted the nose of the _Stormy Petrel_ upward and away from the threatening bank of clouds she rose rapidly.
clusters
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From this reading In clusters and fantastic figures they swam about in the purple night.
dizzy
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From this reading A thousand, two thousand, three, four, five thousand feet she mounted to dizzy heights above the sea.
fantastic
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From this reading In clusters and fantastic figures they swam about in the purple night.
feet
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From this reading A thousand, two thousand, three, four, five thousand feet she mounted to dizzy heights above the sea.
figures
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From this reading In clusters and fantastic figures they swam about in the purple night.
five
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From this reading A thousand, two thousand, three, four, five thousand feet she mounted to dizzy heights above the sea.
four
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From this reading A thousand, two thousand, three, four, five thousand feet she mounted to dizzy heights above the sea.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A SEA ABOVE A SEA When Alfred Brightwood had tilted the nose of the _Stormy Petrel_ upward and away from the threatening bank of clouds she rose rapidly.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A SEA ABOVE A SEA When Alfred Brightwood had tilted the nose of the _Stormy Petrel_ upward and away from the threatening bank of clouds she rose rapidly.
heights
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From this reading A thousand, two thousand, three, four, five thousand feet she mounted to dizzy heights above the sea.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As they mounted, the stars, swinging about in the sky, like incandescent bulbs strung on a wire, made their appearance here and there.
hundreds
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From this reading They came out rapidly, by twos and threes, by scores and hundreds.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As they mounted, the stars, swinging about in the sky, like incandescent bulbs strung on a wire, made their appearance here and there.
incandescent
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From this reading As they mounted, the stars, swinging about in the sky, like incandescent bulbs strung on a wire, made their appearance here and there.
like
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From this reading As they mounted, the stars, swinging about in the sky, like incandescent bulbs strung on a wire, made their appearance here and there.
made
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From this reading As they mounted, the stars, swinging about in the sky, like incandescent bulbs strung on a wire, made their appearance here and there.
mounted
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From this reading A thousand, two thousand, three, four, five thousand feet she mounted to dizzy heights above the sea.
night
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From this reading In clusters and fantastic figures they swam about in the purple night.
nose
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From this reading A SEA ABOVE A SEA When Alfred Brightwood had tilted the nose of the _Stormy Petrel_ upward and away from the threatening bank of clouds she rose rapidly.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A SEA ABOVE A SEA When Alfred Brightwood had tilted the nose of the _Stormy Petrel_ upward and away from the threatening bank of clouds she rose rapidly.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As they mounted, the stars, swinging about in the sky, like incandescent bulbs strung on a wire, made their appearance here and there.
out
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From this reading They came out rapidly, by twos and threes, by scores and hundreds.
Petrel
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From this reading A SEA ABOVE A SEA When Alfred Brightwood had tilted the nose of the _Stormy Petrel_ upward and away from the threatening bank of clouds she rose rapidly.
purple
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From this reading In clusters and fantastic figures they swam about in the purple night.
rapidly
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From this reading A SEA ABOVE A SEA When Alfred Brightwood had tilted the nose of the _Stormy Petrel_ upward and away from the threatening bank of clouds she rose rapidly.
rose
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From this reading A SEA ABOVE A SEA When Alfred Brightwood had tilted the nose of the _Stormy Petrel_ upward and away from the threatening bank of clouds she rose rapidly.
scores
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From this reading They came out rapidly, by twos and threes, by scores and hundreds.
SEA
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From this reading A SEA ABOVE A SEA When Alfred Brightwood had tilted the nose of the _Stormy Petrel_ upward and away from the threatening bank of clouds she rose rapidly.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A SEA ABOVE A SEA When Alfred Brightwood had tilted the nose of the _Stormy Petrel_ upward and away from the threatening bank of clouds she rose rapidly.
sky
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From this reading As they mounted, the stars, swinging about in the sky, like incandescent bulbs strung on a wire, made their appearance here and there.
stars
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From this reading As they mounted, the stars, swinging about in the sky, like incandescent bulbs strung on a wire, made their appearance here and there.
Stormy
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From this reading A SEA ABOVE A SEA When Alfred Brightwood had tilted the nose of the _Stormy Petrel_ upward and away from the threatening bank of clouds she rose rapidly.
strung
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From this reading As they mounted, the stars, swinging about in the sky, like incandescent bulbs strung on a wire, made their appearance here and there.
swam
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From this reading In clusters and fantastic figures they swam about in the purple night.
swinging
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From this reading As they mounted, the stars, swinging about in the sky, like incandescent bulbs strung on a wire, made their appearance here and there.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A SEA ABOVE A SEA When Alfred Brightwood had tilted the nose of the _Stormy Petrel_ upward and away from the threatening bank of clouds she rose rapidly.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading As they mounted, the stars, swinging about in the sky, like incandescent bulbs strung on a wire, made their appearance here and there.
there
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From this reading As they mounted, the stars, swinging about in the sky, like incandescent bulbs strung on a wire, made their appearance here and there.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As they mounted, the stars, swinging about in the sky, like incandescent bulbs strung on a wire, made their appearance here and there.
thousand
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From this reading A thousand, two thousand, three, four, five thousand feet she mounted to dizzy heights above the sea.
threatening
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From this reading A SEA ABOVE A SEA When Alfred Brightwood had tilted the nose of the _Stormy Petrel_ upward and away from the threatening bank of clouds she rose rapidly.
three
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From this reading A thousand, two thousand, three, four, five thousand feet she mounted to dizzy heights above the sea.
threes
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From this reading They came out rapidly, by twos and threes, by scores and hundreds.
tilted
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From this reading A SEA ABOVE A SEA When Alfred Brightwood had tilted the nose of the _Stormy Petrel_ upward and away from the threatening bank of clouds she rose rapidly.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A thousand, two thousand, three, four, five thousand feet she mounted to dizzy heights above the sea.
two
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From this reading A thousand, two thousand, three, four, five thousand feet she mounted to dizzy heights above the sea.
twos
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From this reading They came out rapidly, by twos and threes, by scores and hundreds.
upward
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From this reading A SEA ABOVE A SEA When Alfred Brightwood had tilted the nose of the _Stormy Petrel_ upward and away from the threatening bank of clouds she rose rapidly.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading A SEA ABOVE A SEA When Alfred Brightwood had tilted the nose of the _Stormy Petrel_ upward and away from the threatening bank of clouds she rose rapidly.
wire
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From this reading As they mounted, the stars, swinging about in the sky, like incandescent bulbs strung on a wire, made their appearance here and there.
