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From this reading {142} {143} The Nineteenth Chapter.
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From this reading {142} {143} The Nineteenth Chapter.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And of the Happy Conclusion to an Exciting Experience._ Crystal lights lit the passage, and seemed to be glowing and glimmering through a great globe set in the black earth above their heads.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading And of the Happy Conclusion to an Exciting Experience._ Crystal lights lit the passage, and seemed to be glowing and glimmering through a great globe set in the black earth above their heads.
in addition
From this reading Also of the Guard at the Gate.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading And of the Happy Conclusion to an Exciting Experience._ Crystal lights lit the passage, and seemed to be glowing and glimmering through a great globe set in the black earth above their heads.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And of the Happy Conclusion to an Exciting Experience._ Crystal lights lit the passage, and seemed to be glowing and glimmering through a great globe set in the black earth above their heads.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _Of what was found at the End of the Passage.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And of the Happy Conclusion to an Exciting Experience._ Crystal lights lit the passage, and seemed to be glowing and glimmering through a great globe set in the black earth above their heads.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading And of the Happy Conclusion to an Exciting Experience._ Crystal lights lit the passage, and seemed to be glowing and glimmering through a great globe set in the black earth above their heads.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
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showing who or what does the action
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a large and stately mansion
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a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading {142} {143} The Nineteenth Chapter.
a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading And of the Happy Conclusion to an Exciting Experience._ Crystal lights lit the passage, and seemed to be glowing and glimmering through a great globe set in the black earth above their heads.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
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CrystalnounUS /ˈkrɪstəl/
a solid formed by the solidification of a chemical and having a highly regular atomic structure
From this reading And of the Happy Conclusion to an Exciting Experience._ Crystal lights lit the passage, and seemed to be glowing and glimmering through a great globe set in the black earth above their heads.
separate with or as if with an instrument
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damenounUS /deɪm/
informal terms for a (young) woman
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dispelledverbUS /dɪˈspeld/
inflected form of “dispel” — force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings
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the state of being unsure of something
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the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading And of the Happy Conclusion to an Exciting Experience._ Crystal lights lit the passage, and seemed to be glowing and glimmering through a great globe set in the black earth above their heads.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading _Of what was found at the End of the Passage.
ExcitingadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ/
creating or arousing excitement
From this reading And of the Happy Conclusion to an Exciting Experience._ Crystal lights lit the passage, and seemed to be glowing and glimmering through a great globe set in the black earth above their heads.
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading And of the Happy Conclusion to an Exciting Experience._ Crystal lights lit the passage, and seemed to be glowing and glimmering through a great globe set in the black earth above their heads.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
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a formation of aircraft in flight
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set up or found
From this reading _Of what was found at the End of the Passage.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading Also of the Guard at the Gate.
United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)
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glimmeringnounUS /ˈɡlɪmərɪŋ/
a slight suggestion or vague understanding
From this reading And of the Happy Conclusion to an Exciting Experience._ Crystal lights lit the passage, and seemed to be glowing and glimmering through a great globe set in the black earth above their heads.
globenounUS /ɡloʊb/
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading And of the Happy Conclusion to an Exciting Experience._ Crystal lights lit the passage, and seemed to be glowing and glimmering through a great globe set in the black earth above their heads.
glowingadjectiveUS /ˈɡloʊɪŋ/
highly enthusiastic
From this reading And of the Happy Conclusion to an Exciting Experience._ Crystal lights lit the passage, and seemed to be glowing and glimmering through a great globe set in the black earth above their heads.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading And of the Happy Conclusion to an Exciting Experience._ Crystal lights lit the passage, and seemed to be glowing and glimmering through a great globe set in the black earth above their heads.
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading Also of the Guard at the Gate.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading And of the Happy Conclusion to an Exciting Experience._ Crystal lights lit the passage, and seemed to be glowing and glimmering through a great globe set in the black earth above their heads.
plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading And of the Happy Conclusion to an Exciting Experience._ Crystal lights lit the passage, and seemed to be glowing and glimmering through a great globe set in the black earth above their heads.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And of the Happy Conclusion to an Exciting Experience._ Crystal lights lit the passage, and seemed to be glowing and glimmering through a great globe set in the black earth above their heads.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
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diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
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plural of “light” — (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
From this reading And of the Happy Conclusion to an Exciting Experience._ Crystal lights lit the passage, and seemed to be glowing and glimmering through a great globe set in the black earth above their heads.
provided with artificial light
From this reading And of the Happy Conclusion to an Exciting Experience._ Crystal lights lit the passage, and seemed to be glowing and glimmering through a great globe set in the black earth above their heads.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
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the message that is intended or expressed or signified
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NineteenthadjectiveUS /ˈnaɪnˈtiːnθ/
coming next after the eighteenth in position
From this reading {142} {143} The Nineteenth Chapter.
not any; not one
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Of what was found at the End of the Passage.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
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used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
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an open or empty space in or between things
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not allowed to continue to bat or run
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a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
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the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading _Of what was found at the End of the Passage.
in the near future
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a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
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only a very short time before
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past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading And of the Happy Conclusion to an Exciting Experience._ Crystal lights lit the passage, and seemed to be glowing and glimmering through a great globe set in the black earth above their heads.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading And of the Happy Conclusion to an Exciting Experience._ Crystal lights lit the passage, and seemed to be glowing and glimmering through a great globe set in the black earth above their heads.
solidadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːləd/
characterized by good substantial quality
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a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
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stone'snounUS /stoʊnz/
possessive form of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
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used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading {142} {143} The Nineteenth Chapter.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading And of the Happy Conclusion to an Exciting Experience._ Crystal lights lit the passage, and seemed to be glowing and glimmering through a great globe set in the black earth above their heads.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading And of the Happy Conclusion to an Exciting Experience._ Crystal lights lit the passage, and seemed to be glowing and glimmering through a great globe set in the black earth above their heads.
propel through the air
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used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And of the Happy Conclusion to an Exciting Experience._ Crystal lights lit the passage, and seemed to be glowing and glimmering through a great globe set in the black earth above their heads.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
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being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Of what was found at the End of the Passage.
how something is done or how it happens
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used to ask for information about something
From this reading _Of what was found at the End of the Passage.
which person or people
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