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From this reading The fate of ages and of empires hangs On this dread hour.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The fate of ages and of empires hangs On this dread hour.
appeared
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From this reading MASSINGER The two launches were still sailing side by side, and Eve now appeared at the open window next the seat of Paul.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Her face was pale as when the scene of the cabin occurred, and her lip trembled.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading MASSINGER The two launches were still sailing side by side, and Eve now appeared at the open window next the seat of Paul.
awake
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From this reading The soul of battle is awake within me.
battle
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From this reading The soul of battle is awake within me.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading MASSINGER The two launches were still sailing side by side, and Eve now appeared at the open window next the seat of Paul.
cabin
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From this reading Her face was pale as when the scene of the cabin occurred, and her lip trembled.
dread
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From this reading The fate of ages and of empires hangs On this dread hour.
empires
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From this reading The fate of ages and of empires hangs On this dread hour.
Eve
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From this reading MASSINGER The two launches were still sailing side by side, and Eve now appeared at the open window next the seat of Paul.
face
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From this reading Her face was pale as when the scene of the cabin occurred, and her lip trembled.
fate
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From this reading The fate of ages and of empires hangs On this dread hour.
hangs
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From this reading The fate of ages and of empires hangs On this dread hour.
Hark
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From this reading Hark! was it not the trumpet's voice I heard?
heard
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From this reading Hark! was it not the trumpet's voice I heard?
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her face was pale as when the scene of the cabin occurred, and her lip trembled.
hour
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From this reading The fate of ages and of empires hangs On this dread hour.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Hark! was it not the trumpet's voice I heard?
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The soul of battle is awake within me.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Hark! was it not the trumpet's voice I heard?
launches
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From this reading MASSINGER The two launches were still sailing side by side, and Eve now appeared at the open window next the seat of Paul.
lip
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From this reading Her face was pale as when the scene of the cabin occurred, and her lip trembled.
MASSINGER
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From this reading MASSINGER The two launches were still sailing side by side, and Eve now appeared at the open window next the seat of Paul.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The soul of battle is awake within me.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MASSINGER The two launches were still sailing side by side, and Eve now appeared at the open window next the seat of Paul.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Hark! was it not the trumpet's voice I heard?
now
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From this reading MASSINGER The two launches were still sailing side by side, and Eve now appeared at the open window next the seat of Paul.
occurred
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From this reading Her face was pale as when the scene of the cabin occurred, and her lip trembled.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The soul of battle is awake within me.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The fate of ages and of empires hangs On this dread hour.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading MASSINGER The two launches were still sailing side by side, and Eve now appeared at the open window next the seat of Paul.
pale
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From this reading Her face was pale as when the scene of the cabin occurred, and her lip trembled.
Paul
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From this reading MASSINGER The two launches were still sailing side by side, and Eve now appeared at the open window next the seat of Paul.
sailing
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From this reading MASSINGER The two launches were still sailing side by side, and Eve now appeared at the open window next the seat of Paul.
scene
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From this reading Her face was pale as when the scene of the cabin occurred, and her lip trembled.
seat
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From this reading MASSINGER The two launches were still sailing side by side, and Eve now appeared at the open window next the seat of Paul.
side
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From this reading MASSINGER The two launches were still sailing side by side, and Eve now appeared at the open window next the seat of Paul.
soul
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From this reading The soul of battle is awake within me.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MASSINGER The two launches were still sailing side by side, and Eve now appeared at the open window next the seat of Paul.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Hark! was it not the trumpet's voice I heard?
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The fate of ages and of empires hangs On this dread hour.
trembled
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From this reading Her face was pale as when the scene of the cabin occurred, and her lip trembled.
trumpet's
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From this reading Hark! was it not the trumpet's voice I heard?
two
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From this reading MASSINGER The two launches were still sailing side by side, and Eve now appeared at the open window next the seat of Paul.
voice
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From this reading Hark! was it not the trumpet's voice I heard?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Hark! was it not the trumpet's voice I heard?
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading MASSINGER The two launches were still sailing side by side, and Eve now appeared at the open window next the seat of Paul.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Her face was pale as when the scene of the cabin occurred, and her lip trembled.
window
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From this reading MASSINGER The two launches were still sailing side by side, and Eve now appeared at the open window next the seat of Paul.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading The soul of battle is awake within me.