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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 Six years to a day had passed since Honey-Bee had come to live with the dwarfs.
abreast
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From this reading All three passed through the opening left by the great stone and found themselves in a fissure of rock too narrow for two persons to stand abreast.
advance
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From this reading They walked on for a long time, and at intervals the sides of the rocks came so close together that the young girl was seized with terror lest she should be unable to advance or recede, and so would die there.
All
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From this reading All three passed through the opening left by the great stone and found themselves in a fissure of rock too narrow for two persons to stand abreast.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading King Loc preceded the others along the dim path and Honey-Bee followed him holding to a tip of the royal mantle.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading King Loc called her into his palace and commanded his treasurer to displace a huge stone which seemed cemented into the wall, but which in reality was only lightly placed there.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They walked on for a long time, and at intervals the sides of the rocks came so close together that the young girl was seized with terror lest she should be unable to advance or recede, and so would die there.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They walked on for a long time, and at intervals the sides of the rocks came so close together that the young girl was seized with terror lest she should be unable to advance or recede, and so would die there.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading King Loc called her into his palace and commanded his treasurer to displace a huge stone which seemed cemented into the wall, but which in reality was only lightly placed there.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading All three passed through the opening left by the great stone and found themselves in a fissure of rock too narrow for two persons to stand abreast.
called
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From this reading King Loc called her into his palace and commanded his treasurer to displace a huge stone which seemed cemented into the wall, but which in reality was only lightly placed there.
came
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From this reading They walked on for a long time, and at intervals the sides of the rocks came so close together that the young girl was seized with terror lest she should be unable to advance or recede, and so would die there.
cemented
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From this reading King Loc called her into his palace and commanded his treasurer to displace a huge stone which seemed cemented into the wall, but which in reality was only lightly placed there.
close
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From this reading They walked on for a long time, and at intervals the sides of the rocks came so close together that the young girl was seized with terror lest she should be unable to advance or recede, and so would die there.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Six years to a day had passed since Honey-Bee had come to live with the dwarfs.
commanded
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From this reading King Loc called her into his palace and commanded his treasurer to displace a huge stone which seemed cemented into the wall, but which in reality was only lightly placed there.
day
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From this reading Six years to a day had passed since Honey-Bee had come to live with the dwarfs.
die
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From this reading They walked on for a long time, and at intervals the sides of the rocks came so close together that the young girl was seized with terror lest she should be unable to advance or recede, and so would die there.
dim
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From this reading King Loc preceded the others along the dim path and Honey-Bee followed him holding to a tip of the royal mantle.
displace
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From this reading King Loc called her into his palace and commanded his treasurer to displace a huge stone which seemed cemented into the wall, but which in reality was only lightly placed there.
dwarfs
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From this reading Six years to a day had passed since Honey-Bee had come to live with the dwarfs.
fissure
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From this reading All three passed through the opening left by the great stone and found themselves in a fissure of rock too narrow for two persons to stand abreast.
followed
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From this reading King Loc preceded the others along the dim path and Honey-Bee followed him holding to a tip of the royal mantle.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading All three passed through the opening left by the great stone and found themselves in a fissure of rock too narrow for two persons to stand abreast.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All three passed through the opening left by the great stone and found themselves in a fissure of rock too narrow for two persons to stand abreast.
girl
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From this reading They walked on for a long time, and at intervals the sides of the rocks came so close together that the young girl was seized with terror lest she should be unable to advance or recede, and so would die there.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All three passed through the opening left by the great stone and found themselves in a fissure of rock too narrow for two persons to stand abreast.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Six years to a day had passed since Honey-Bee had come to live with the dwarfs.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading King Loc called her into his palace and commanded his treasurer to displace a huge stone which seemed cemented into the wall, but which in reality was only lightly placed there.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading King Loc preceded the others along the dim path and Honey-Bee followed him holding to a tip of the royal mantle.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading King Loc called her into his palace and commanded his treasurer to displace a huge stone which seemed cemented into the wall, but which in reality was only lightly placed there.
holding
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From this reading King Loc preceded the others along the dim path and Honey-Bee followed him holding to a tip of the royal mantle.
Honey-Bee
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From this reading Six years to a day had passed since Honey-Bee had come to live with the dwarfs.
huge
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From this reading King Loc called her into his palace and commanded his treasurer to displace a huge stone which seemed cemented into the wall, but which in reality was only lightly placed there.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading King Loc called her into his palace and commanded his treasurer to displace a huge stone which seemed cemented into the wall, but which in reality was only lightly placed there.
intervals
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From this reading They walked on for a long time, and at intervals the sides of the rocks came so close together that the young girl was seized with terror lest she should be unable to advance or recede, and so would die there.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading King Loc called her into his palace and commanded his treasurer to displace a huge stone which seemed cemented into the wall, but which in reality was only lightly placed there.
King
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From this reading King Loc called her into his palace and commanded his treasurer to displace a huge stone which seemed cemented into the wall, but which in reality was only lightly placed there.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All three passed through the opening left by the great stone and found themselves in a fissure of rock too narrow for two persons to stand abreast.
lestconjunctionUS /lest/
in order that something should not happen
From this reading They walked on for a long time, and at intervals the sides of the rocks came so close together that the young girl was seized with terror lest she should be unable to advance or recede, and so would die there.
lightly
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From this reading King Loc called her into his palace and commanded his treasurer to displace a huge stone which seemed cemented into the wall, but which in reality was only lightly placed there.
live
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From this reading Six years to a day had passed since Honey-Bee had come to live with the dwarfs.
Loc
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From this reading King Loc called her into his palace and commanded his treasurer to displace a huge stone which seemed cemented into the wall, but which in reality was only lightly placed there.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They walked on for a long time, and at intervals the sides of the rocks came so close together that the young girl was seized with terror lest she should be unable to advance or recede, and so would die there.
mantlenounUS /ˈmæntəl/
a loose covering like a cloak
From this reading King Loc preceded the others along the dim path and Honey-Bee followed him holding to a tip of the royal mantle.
narrow
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From this reading All three passed through the opening left by the great stone and found themselves in a fissure of rock too narrow for two persons to stand abreast.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All three passed through the opening left by the great stone and found themselves in a fissure of rock too narrow for two persons to stand abreast.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They walked on for a long time, and at intervals the sides of the rocks came so close together that the young girl was seized with terror lest she should be unable to advance or recede, and so would die there.
only
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From this reading King Loc called her into his palace and commanded his treasurer to displace a huge stone which seemed cemented into the wall, but which in reality was only lightly placed there.
opening
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From this reading All three passed through the opening left by the great stone and found themselves in a fissure of rock too narrow for two persons to stand abreast.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading They walked on for a long time, and at intervals the sides of the rocks came so close together that the young girl was seized with terror lest she should be unable to advance or recede, and so would die there.
others
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From this reading King Loc preceded the others along the dim path and Honey-Bee followed him holding to a tip of the royal mantle.
palace
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From this reading King Loc called her into his palace and commanded his treasurer to displace a huge stone which seemed cemented into the wall, but which in reality was only lightly placed there.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Six years to a day had passed since Honey-Bee had come to live with the dwarfs.
path
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From this reading King Loc preceded the others along the dim path and Honey-Bee followed him holding to a tip of the royal mantle.
persons
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From this reading All three passed through the opening left by the great stone and found themselves in a fissure of rock too narrow for two persons to stand abreast.
placed
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From this reading King Loc called her into his palace and commanded his treasurer to displace a huge stone which seemed cemented into the wall, but which in reality was only lightly placed there.
preceded
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From this reading King Loc preceded the others along the dim path and Honey-Bee followed him holding to a tip of the royal mantle.
reality
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From this reading King Loc called her into his palace and commanded his treasurer to displace a huge stone which seemed cemented into the wall, but which in reality was only lightly placed there.
recede
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From this reading They walked on for a long time, and at intervals the sides of the rocks came so close together that the young girl was seized with terror lest she should be unable to advance or recede, and so would die there.
rock
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From this reading All three passed through the opening left by the great stone and found themselves in a fissure of rock too narrow for two persons to stand abreast.
rocks
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From this reading They walked on for a long time, and at intervals the sides of the rocks came so close together that the young girl was seized with terror lest she should be unable to advance or recede, and so would die there.
royal
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From this reading King Loc preceded the others along the dim path and Honey-Bee followed him holding to a tip of the royal mantle.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading King Loc called her into his palace and commanded his treasurer to displace a huge stone which seemed cemented into the wall, but which in reality was only lightly placed there.
seized
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From this reading They walked on for a long time, and at intervals the sides of the rocks came so close together that the young girl was seized with terror lest she should be unable to advance or recede, and so would die there.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They walked on for a long time, and at intervals the sides of the rocks came so close together that the young girl was seized with terror lest she should be unable to advance or recede, and so would die there.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading They walked on for a long time, and at intervals the sides of the rocks came so close together that the young girl was seized with terror lest she should be unable to advance or recede, and so would die there.
sides
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From this reading They walked on for a long time, and at intervals the sides of the rocks came so close together that the young girl was seized with terror lest she should be unable to advance or recede, and so would die there.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Six years to a day had passed since Honey-Bee had come to live with the dwarfs.
Six
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From this reading Six years to a day had passed since Honey-Bee had come to live with the dwarfs.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They walked on for a long time, and at intervals the sides of the rocks came so close together that the young girl was seized with terror lest she should be unable to advance or recede, and so would die there.
stand
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From this reading All three passed through the opening left by the great stone and found themselves in a fissure of rock too narrow for two persons to stand abreast.
stone
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From this reading King Loc called her into his palace and commanded his treasurer to displace a huge stone which seemed cemented into the wall, but which in reality was only lightly placed there.
terror
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From this reading They walked on for a long time, and at intervals the sides of the rocks came so close together that the young girl was seized with terror lest she should be unable to advance or recede, and so would die there.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They walked on for a long time, and at intervals the sides of the rocks came so close together that the young girl was seized with terror lest she should be unable to advance or recede, and so would die there.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Six years to a day had passed since Honey-Bee had come to live with the dwarfs.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading All three passed through the opening left by the great stone and found themselves in a fissure of rock too narrow for two persons to stand abreast.
there
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From this reading King Loc called her into his palace and commanded his treasurer to displace a huge stone which seemed cemented into the wall, but which in reality was only lightly placed there.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They walked on for a long time, and at intervals the sides of the rocks came so close together that the young girl was seized with terror lest she should be unable to advance or recede, and so would die there.
three
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From this reading All three passed through the opening left by the great stone and found themselves in a fissure of rock too narrow for two persons to stand abreast.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading All three passed through the opening left by the great stone and found themselves in a fissure of rock too narrow for two persons to stand abreast.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They walked on for a long time, and at intervals the sides of the rocks came so close together that the young girl was seized with terror lest she should be unable to advance or recede, and so would die there.
tip
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From this reading King Loc preceded the others along the dim path and Honey-Bee followed him holding to a tip of the royal mantle.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Six years to a day had passed since Honey-Bee had come to live with the dwarfs.
together
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From this reading They walked on for a long time, and at intervals the sides of the rocks came so close together that the young girl was seized with terror lest she should be unable to advance or recede, and so would die there.
too
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From this reading All three passed through the opening left by the great stone and found themselves in a fissure of rock too narrow for two persons to stand abreast.
treasurer
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From this reading King Loc called her into his palace and commanded his treasurer to displace a huge stone which seemed cemented into the wall, but which in reality was only lightly placed there.
two
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From this reading All three passed through the opening left by the great stone and found themselves in a fissure of rock too narrow for two persons to stand abreast.
unable
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From this reading They walked on for a long time, and at intervals the sides of the rocks came so close together that the young girl was seized with terror lest she should be unable to advance or recede, and so would die there.
walked
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From this reading They walked on for a long time, and at intervals the sides of the rocks came so close together that the young girl was seized with terror lest she should be unable to advance or recede, and so would die there.
wall
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From this reading King Loc called her into his palace and commanded his treasurer to displace a huge stone which seemed cemented into the wall, but which in reality was only lightly placed there.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading King Loc called her into his palace and commanded his treasurer to displace a huge stone which seemed cemented into the wall, but which in reality was only lightly placed there.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading King Loc called her into his palace and commanded his treasurer to displace a huge stone which seemed cemented into the wall, but which in reality was only lightly placed there.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Six years to a day had passed since Honey-Bee had come to live with the dwarfs.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading They walked on for a long time, and at intervals the sides of the rocks came so close together that the young girl was seized with terror lest she should be unable to advance or recede, and so would die there.
years
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From this reading Six years to a day had passed since Honey-Bee had come to live with the dwarfs.
young
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From this reading They walked on for a long time, and at intervals the sides of the rocks came so close together that the young girl was seized with terror lest she should be unable to advance or recede, and so would die there.
