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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 But a great sadness was on them; they felt as men feel who come whole away from periods of peril.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They overtook thunders that they had heard already, and passed them, and came again to the silent spaces which the thunders of the Sun are unable to cross, so that even Mercury is undisturbed by them.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They overtook thunders that they had heard already, and passed them, and came again to the silent spaces which the thunders of the Sun are unable to cross, so that even Mercury is undisturbed by them.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And now the Professor's spell gripped them in earnest: rapidly the Sun grew smaller.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They overtook thunders that they had heard already, and passed them, and came again to the silent spaces which the thunders of the Sun are unable to cross, so that even Mercury is undisturbed by them.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As swiftly as he had sent them upon that journey he was now drawing them home.
away
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From this reading But a great sadness was on them; they felt as men feel who come whole away from periods of peril.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But a great sadness was on them; they felt as men feel who come whole away from periods of peril.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They overtook thunders that they had heard already, and passed them, and came again to the silent spaces which the thunders of the Sun are unable to cross, so that even Mercury is undisturbed by them.
came
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From this reading They overtook thunders that they had heard already, and passed them, and came again to the silent spaces which the thunders of the Sun are unable to cross, so that even Mercury is undisturbed by them.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But a great sadness was on them; they felt as men feel who come whole away from periods of peril.
cross
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From this reading They overtook thunders that they had heard already, and passed them, and came again to the silent spaces which the thunders of the Sun are unable to cross, so that even Mercury is undisturbed by them.
drawing
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From this reading As swiftly as he had sent them upon that journey he was now drawing them home.
earnest
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From this reading And now the Professor's spell gripped them in earnest: rapidly the Sun grew smaller.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They overtook thunders that they had heard already, and passed them, and came again to the silent spaces which the thunders of the Sun are unable to cross, so that even Mercury is undisturbed by them.
fade
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From this reading I have said that spirits neither fade nor weary.
feel
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From this reading But a great sadness was on them; they felt as men feel who come whole away from periods of peril.
felt
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From this reading But a great sadness was on them; they felt as men feel who come whole away from periods of peril.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But a great sadness was on them; they felt as men feel who come whole away from periods of peril.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But a great sadness was on them; they felt as men feel who come whole away from periods of peril.
grew
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From this reading And now the Professor's spell gripped them in earnest: rapidly the Sun grew smaller.
gripped
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From this reading And now the Professor's spell gripped them in earnest: rapidly the Sun grew smaller.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As swiftly as he had sent them upon that journey he was now drawing them home.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have said that spirits neither fade nor weary.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As swiftly as he had sent them upon that journey he was now drawing them home.
heard
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From this reading They overtook thunders that they had heard already, and passed them, and came again to the silent spaces which the thunders of the Sun are unable to cross, so that even Mercury is undisturbed by them.
home
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From this reading As swiftly as he had sent them upon that journey he was now drawing them home.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have said that spirits neither fade nor weary.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And now the Professor's spell gripped them in earnest: rapidly the Sun grew smaller.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They overtook thunders that they had heard already, and passed them, and came again to the silent spaces which the thunders of the Sun are unable to cross, so that even Mercury is undisturbed by them.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As swiftly as he had sent them upon that journey he was now drawing them home.
men
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From this reading But a great sadness was on them; they felt as men feel who come whole away from periods of peril.
Mercury
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From this reading They overtook thunders that they had heard already, and passed them, and came again to the silent spaces which the thunders of the Sun are unable to cross, so that even Mercury is undisturbed by them.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading I have said that spirits neither fade nor weary.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading I have said that spirits neither fade nor weary.
now
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From this reading And now the Professor's spell gripped them in earnest: rapidly the Sun grew smaller.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They overtook thunders that they had heard already, and passed them, and came again to the silent spaces which the thunders of the Sun are unable to cross, so that even Mercury is undisturbed by them.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But a great sadness was on them; they felt as men feel who come whole away from periods of peril.
overtook
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From this reading They overtook thunders that they had heard already, and passed them, and came again to the silent spaces which the thunders of the Sun are unable to cross, so that even Mercury is undisturbed by them.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They overtook thunders that they had heard already, and passed them, and came again to the silent spaces which the thunders of the Sun are unable to cross, so that even Mercury is undisturbed by them.
peril
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From this reading But a great sadness was on them; they felt as men feel who come whole away from periods of peril.
periods
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From this reading But a great sadness was on them; they felt as men feel who come whole away from periods of peril.
Professor's
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From this reading And now the Professor's spell gripped them in earnest: rapidly the Sun grew smaller.
rapidly
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From this reading And now the Professor's spell gripped them in earnest: rapidly the Sun grew smaller.
sadness
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From this reading But a great sadness was on them; they felt as men feel who come whole away from periods of peril.
said
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From this reading I have said that spirits neither fade nor weary.
sent
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From this reading As swiftly as he had sent them upon that journey he was now drawing them home.
silent
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From this reading They overtook thunders that they had heard already, and passed them, and came again to the silent spaces which the thunders of the Sun are unable to cross, so that even Mercury is undisturbed by them.
smaller
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From this reading And now the Professor's spell gripped them in earnest: rapidly the Sun grew smaller.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They overtook thunders that they had heard already, and passed them, and came again to the silent spaces which the thunders of the Sun are unable to cross, so that even Mercury is undisturbed by them.
spaces
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From this reading They overtook thunders that they had heard already, and passed them, and came again to the silent spaces which the thunders of the Sun are unable to cross, so that even Mercury is undisturbed by them.
spell
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From this reading And now the Professor's spell gripped them in earnest: rapidly the Sun grew smaller.
spirits
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From this reading I have said that spirits neither fade nor weary.
Sun
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From this reading And now the Professor's spell gripped them in earnest: rapidly the Sun grew smaller.
swiftly
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From this reading As swiftly as he had sent them upon that journey he was now drawing them home.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As swiftly as he had sent them upon that journey he was now drawing them home.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And now the Professor's spell gripped them in earnest: rapidly the Sun grew smaller.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading And now the Professor's spell gripped them in earnest: rapidly the Sun grew smaller.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They overtook thunders that they had heard already, and passed them, and came again to the silent spaces which the thunders of the Sun are unable to cross, so that even Mercury is undisturbed by them.
thunders
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From this reading They overtook thunders that they had heard already, and passed them, and came again to the silent spaces which the thunders of the Sun are unable to cross, so that even Mercury is undisturbed by them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They overtook thunders that they had heard already, and passed them, and came again to the silent spaces which the thunders of the Sun are unable to cross, so that even Mercury is undisturbed by them.
unable
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From this reading They overtook thunders that they had heard already, and passed them, and came again to the silent spaces which the thunders of the Sun are unable to cross, so that even Mercury is undisturbed by them.
undisturbed
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From this reading They overtook thunders that they had heard already, and passed them, and came again to the silent spaces which the thunders of the Sun are unable to cross, so that even Mercury is undisturbed by them.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading As swiftly as he had sent them upon that journey he was now drawing them home.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As swiftly as he had sent them upon that journey he was now drawing them home.
weary
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From this reading I have said that spirits neither fade nor weary.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They overtook thunders that they had heard already, and passed them, and came again to the silent spaces which the thunders of the Sun are unable to cross, so that even Mercury is undisturbed by them.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading But a great sadness was on them; they felt as men feel who come whole away from periods of peril.
whole
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From this reading But a great sadness was on them; they felt as men feel who come whole away from periods of peril.
