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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 moon was still casting a golden glow over the wonders of a tropical world when Pant and Kirk, closely followed by the giant Carib, emerging from the jungle caught their first look at the last Don’s plantation.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading With eager eyes they sought out the spot where the ancient castle had stood.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The moon was still casting a golden glow over the wonders of a tropical world when Pant and Kirk, closely followed by the giant Carib, emerging from the jungle caught their first look at the last Don’s plantation.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The moon was still casting a golden glow over the wonders of a tropical world when Pant and Kirk, closely followed by the giant Carib, emerging from the jungle caught their first look at the last Don’s plantation.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The magnificent, century old castle was now only a crumbled pile of broken timber, tumbled stone and crumbling mortar.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The moon was still casting a golden glow over the wonders of a tropical world when Pant and Kirk, closely followed by the giant Carib, emerging from the jungle caught their first look at the last Don’s plantation.
Carib
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From this reading The moon was still casting a golden glow over the wonders of a tropical world when Pant and Kirk, closely followed by the giant Carib, emerging from the jungle caught their first look at the last Don’s plantation.
casting
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From this reading The moon was still casting a golden glow over the wonders of a tropical world when Pant and Kirk, closely followed by the giant Carib, emerging from the jungle caught their first look at the last Don’s plantation.
castle
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From this reading With eager eyes they sought out the spot where the ancient castle had stood.
caught
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From this reading The moon was still casting a golden glow over the wonders of a tropical world when Pant and Kirk, closely followed by the giant Carib, emerging from the jungle caught their first look at the last Don’s plantation.
century
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From this reading The magnificent, century old castle was now only a crumbled pile of broken timber, tumbled stone and crumbling mortar.
closely
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From this reading The moon was still casting a golden glow over the wonders of a tropical world when Pant and Kirk, closely followed by the giant Carib, emerging from the jungle caught their first look at the last Don’s plantation.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At a first startled glance Kirk cried out in dismay.
crumbled
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From this reading The magnificent, century old castle was now only a crumbled pile of broken timber, tumbled stone and crumbling mortar.
crumbling
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From this reading The magnificent, century old castle was now only a crumbled pile of broken timber, tumbled stone and crumbling mortar.
dismay
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From this reading At a first startled glance Kirk cried out in dismay.
Don's
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From this reading The moon was still casting a golden glow over the wonders of a tropical world when Pant and Kirk, closely followed by the giant Carib, emerging from the jungle caught their first look at the last Don’s plantation.
eager
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From this reading With eager eyes they sought out the spot where the ancient castle had stood.
edifice
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From this reading Little wonder this, for where a noble edifice had stood a mournful sight now met their eyes.
emerging
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From this reading The moon was still casting a golden glow over the wonders of a tropical world when Pant and Kirk, closely followed by the giant Carib, emerging from the jungle caught their first look at the last Don’s plantation.
eyes
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From this reading With eager eyes they sought out the spot where the ancient castle had stood.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The moon was still casting a golden glow over the wonders of a tropical world when Pant and Kirk, closely followed by the giant Carib, emerging from the jungle caught their first look at the last Don’s plantation.
followed
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From this reading The moon was still casting a golden glow over the wonders of a tropical world when Pant and Kirk, closely followed by the giant Carib, emerging from the jungle caught their first look at the last Don’s plantation.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Little wonder this, for where a noble edifice had stood a mournful sight now met their eyes.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The moon was still casting a golden glow over the wonders of a tropical world when Pant and Kirk, closely followed by the giant Carib, emerging from the jungle caught their first look at the last Don’s plantation.
giant
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From this reading The moon was still casting a golden glow over the wonders of a tropical world when Pant and Kirk, closely followed by the giant Carib, emerging from the jungle caught their first look at the last Don’s plantation.
glance
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From this reading At a first startled glance Kirk cried out in dismay.
glow
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From this reading The moon was still casting a golden glow over the wonders of a tropical world when Pant and Kirk, closely followed by the giant Carib, emerging from the jungle caught their first look at the last Don’s plantation.
golden
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From this reading The moon was still casting a golden glow over the wonders of a tropical world when Pant and Kirk, closely followed by the giant Carib, emerging from the jungle caught their first look at the last Don’s plantation.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading With eager eyes they sought out the spot where the ancient castle had stood.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At a first startled glance Kirk cried out in dismay.
jungle
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From this reading The moon was still casting a golden glow over the wonders of a tropical world when Pant and Kirk, closely followed by the giant Carib, emerging from the jungle caught their first look at the last Don’s plantation.
Kirk
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From this reading The moon was still casting a golden glow over the wonders of a tropical world when Pant and Kirk, closely followed by the giant Carib, emerging from the jungle caught their first look at the last Don’s plantation.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The moon was still casting a golden glow over the wonders of a tropical world when Pant and Kirk, closely followed by the giant Carib, emerging from the jungle caught their first look at the last Don’s plantation.
LittlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Little wonder this, for where a noble edifice had stood a mournful sight now met their eyes.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The moon was still casting a golden glow over the wonders of a tropical world when Pant and Kirk, closely followed by the giant Carib, emerging from the jungle caught their first look at the last Don’s plantation.
magnificent
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From this reading The magnificent, century old castle was now only a crumbled pile of broken timber, tumbled stone and crumbling mortar.
met
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From this reading Little wonder this, for where a noble edifice had stood a mournful sight now met their eyes.
moon
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From this reading The moon was still casting a golden glow over the wonders of a tropical world when Pant and Kirk, closely followed by the giant Carib, emerging from the jungle caught their first look at the last Don’s plantation.
mortar
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From this reading The magnificent, century old castle was now only a crumbled pile of broken timber, tumbled stone and crumbling mortar.
mournful
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From this reading Little wonder this, for where a noble edifice had stood a mournful sight now met their eyes.
noble
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From this reading Little wonder this, for where a noble edifice had stood a mournful sight now met their eyes.
now
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From this reading Little wonder this, for where a noble edifice had stood a mournful sight now met their eyes.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The moon was still casting a golden glow over the wonders of a tropical world when Pant and Kirk, closely followed by the giant Carib, emerging from the jungle caught their first look at the last Don’s plantation.
old
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From this reading The magnificent, century old castle was now only a crumbled pile of broken timber, tumbled stone and crumbling mortar.
only
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From this reading The magnificent, century old castle was now only a crumbled pile of broken timber, tumbled stone and crumbling mortar.
out
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From this reading With eager eyes they sought out the spot where the ancient castle had stood.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The moon was still casting a golden glow over the wonders of a tropical world when Pant and Kirk, closely followed by the giant Carib, emerging from the jungle caught their first look at the last Don’s plantation.
Pant
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From this reading The moon was still casting a golden glow over the wonders of a tropical world when Pant and Kirk, closely followed by the giant Carib, emerging from the jungle caught their first look at the last Don’s plantation.
pile
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From this reading The magnificent, century old castle was now only a crumbled pile of broken timber, tumbled stone and crumbling mortar.
plantation
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From this reading The moon was still casting a golden glow over the wonders of a tropical world when Pant and Kirk, closely followed by the giant Carib, emerging from the jungle caught their first look at the last Don’s plantation.
sight
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From this reading Little wonder this, for where a noble edifice had stood a mournful sight now met their eyes.
sought
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From this reading With eager eyes they sought out the spot where the ancient castle had stood.
spot
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From this reading With eager eyes they sought out the spot where the ancient castle had stood.
startled
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From this reading At a first startled glance Kirk cried out in dismay.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The moon was still casting a golden glow over the wonders of a tropical world when Pant and Kirk, closely followed by the giant Carib, emerging from the jungle caught their first look at the last Don’s plantation.
stone
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From this reading The magnificent, century old castle was now only a crumbled pile of broken timber, tumbled stone and crumbling mortar.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With eager eyes they sought out the spot where the ancient castle had stood.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The moon was still casting a golden glow over the wonders of a tropical world when Pant and Kirk, closely followed by the giant Carib, emerging from the jungle caught their first look at the last Don’s plantation.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The moon was still casting a golden glow over the wonders of a tropical world when Pant and Kirk, closely followed by the giant Carib, emerging from the jungle caught their first look at the last Don’s plantation.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With eager eyes they sought out the spot where the ancient castle had stood.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Little wonder this, for where a noble edifice had stood a mournful sight now met their eyes.
timber
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From this reading The magnificent, century old castle was now only a crumbled pile of broken timber, tumbled stone and crumbling mortar.
tropical
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From this reading The moon was still casting a golden glow over the wonders of a tropical world when Pant and Kirk, closely followed by the giant Carib, emerging from the jungle caught their first look at the last Don’s plantation.
tumbled
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From this reading The magnificent, century old castle was now only a crumbled pile of broken timber, tumbled stone and crumbling mortar.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The moon was still casting a golden glow over the wonders of a tropical world when Pant and Kirk, closely followed by the giant Carib, emerging from the jungle caught their first look at the last Don’s plantation.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The moon was still casting a golden glow over the wonders of a tropical world when Pant and Kirk, closely followed by the giant Carib, emerging from the jungle caught their first look at the last Don’s plantation.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading With eager eyes they sought out the spot where the ancient castle had stood.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With eager eyes they sought out the spot where the ancient castle had stood.
wonder
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From this reading Little wonder this, for where a noble edifice had stood a mournful sight now met their eyes.
wonders
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From this reading The moon was still casting a golden glow over the wonders of a tropical world when Pant and Kirk, closely followed by the giant Carib, emerging from the jungle caught their first look at the last Don’s plantation.
world
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From this reading The moon was still casting a golden glow over the wonders of a tropical world when Pant and Kirk, closely followed by the giant Carib, emerging from the jungle caught their first look at the last Don’s plantation.
