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64
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From this reading {Chapter heading picture: p64.jpg} _The Prince and the Firedrake_.
air
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From this reading It was dreadfully hot, even high up in the air, where the prince hung invisible.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading {Chapter heading picture: p64.jpg} _The Prince and the Firedrake_.
ashesnounUS /ˈæʃ.ɪz/
The powdery residue left after the burning of a substance.
From this reading The sides of the hill, too, were covered with the blackened ashes of his victims, whom he had roasted when they came out to kill him.
blackenedadjectiveUS /ˈblækənd/
made dark by burning or soot made dark by soot, burning, or black marks
From this reading The sides of the hill, too, were covered with the blackened ashes of his victims, whom he had roasted when they came out to kill him.
bravest
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From this reading Moreover, the steam and smoke, and the flames which the Firedrake spouted like foam from his nostrils, would have daunted even the bravest man.
burning
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From this reading Great burning stones were tossed up by the volcano, and nearly hit him several times.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Great burning stones were tossed up by the volcano, and nearly hit him several times.
came
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From this reading The sides of the hill, too, were covered with the blackened ashes of his victims, whom he had roasted when they came out to kill him.
Chapter
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From this reading {Chapter heading picture: p64.jpg} _The Prince and the Firedrake_.
covered
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From this reading The sides of the hill, too, were covered with the blackened ashes of his victims, whom he had roasted when they came out to kill him.
daunted
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From this reading Moreover, the steam and smoke, and the flames which the Firedrake spouted like foam from his nostrils, would have daunted even the bravest man.
dreadfully
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From this reading It was dreadfully hot, even high up in the air, where the prince hung invisible.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was dreadfully hot, even high up in the air, where the prince hung invisible.
Firedrake
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From this reading {Chapter heading picture: p64.jpg} _The Prince and the Firedrake_.
flames
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From this reading Moreover, the steam and smoke, and the flames which the Firedrake spouted like foam from his nostrils, would have daunted even the bravest man.
foam
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From this reading Moreover, the steam and smoke, and the flames which the Firedrake spouted like foam from his nostrils, would have daunted even the bravest man.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Moreover, the steam and smoke, and the flames which the Firedrake spouted like foam from his nostrils, would have daunted even the bravest man.
GreatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Great burning stones were tossed up by the volcano, and nearly hit him several times.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The sides of the hill, too, were covered with the blackened ashes of his victims, whom he had roasted when they came out to kill him.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Moreover, the steam and smoke, and the flames which the Firedrake spouted like foam from his nostrils, would have daunted even the bravest man.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The sides of the hill, too, were covered with the blackened ashes of his victims, whom he had roasted when they came out to kill him.
heading
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From this reading {Chapter heading picture: p64.jpg} _The Prince and the Firedrake_.
high
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From this reading It was dreadfully hot, even high up in the air, where the prince hung invisible.
hill
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From this reading The sides of the hill, too, were covered with the blackened ashes of his victims, whom he had roasted when they came out to kill him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Great burning stones were tossed up by the volcano, and nearly hit him several times.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Moreover, the steam and smoke, and the flames which the Firedrake spouted like foam from his nostrils, would have daunted even the bravest man.
hit
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From this reading Great burning stones were tossed up by the volcano, and nearly hit him several times.
hot
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From this reading It was dreadfully hot, even high up in the air, where the prince hung invisible.
hung
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From this reading It was dreadfully hot, even high up in the air, where the prince hung invisible.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was dreadfully hot, even high up in the air, where the prince hung invisible.
invisible
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From this reading It was dreadfully hot, even high up in the air, where the prince hung invisible.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was dreadfully hot, even high up in the air, where the prince hung invisible.
jpg
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From this reading {Chapter heading picture: p64.jpg} _The Prince and the Firedrake_.
kill
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From this reading The sides of the hill, too, were covered with the blackened ashes of his victims, whom he had roasted when they came out to kill him.
like
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From this reading Moreover, the steam and smoke, and the flames which the Firedrake spouted like foam from his nostrils, would have daunted even the bravest man.
man
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From this reading Moreover, the steam and smoke, and the flames which the Firedrake spouted like foam from his nostrils, would have daunted even the bravest man.
MoreoveradverbUS /mɔːˈroʊvər/
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading Moreover, the steam and smoke, and the flames which the Firedrake spouted like foam from his nostrils, would have daunted even the bravest man.
nearly
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From this reading Great burning stones were tossed up by the volcano, and nearly hit him several times.
nostrils
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From this reading Moreover, the steam and smoke, and the flames which the Firedrake spouted like foam from his nostrils, would have daunted even the bravest man.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The sides of the hill, too, were covered with the blackened ashes of his victims, whom he had roasted when they came out to kill him.
out
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From this reading The sides of the hill, too, were covered with the blackened ashes of his victims, whom he had roasted when they came out to kill him.
p
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From this reading {Chapter heading picture: p64.jpg} _The Prince and the Firedrake_.
picture
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From this reading {Chapter heading picture: p64.jpg} _The Prince and the Firedrake_.
Prince
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From this reading {Chapter heading picture: p64.jpg} _The Prince and the Firedrake_.
roasted
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From this reading The sides of the hill, too, were covered with the blackened ashes of his victims, whom he had roasted when they came out to kill him.
several
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From this reading Great burning stones were tossed up by the volcano, and nearly hit him several times.
sides
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From this reading The sides of the hill, too, were covered with the blackened ashes of his victims, whom he had roasted when they came out to kill him.
smoke
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From this reading Moreover, the steam and smoke, and the flames which the Firedrake spouted like foam from his nostrils, would have daunted even the bravest man.
spouted
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From this reading Moreover, the steam and smoke, and the flames which the Firedrake spouted like foam from his nostrils, would have daunted even the bravest man.
steam
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From this reading Moreover, the steam and smoke, and the flames which the Firedrake spouted like foam from his nostrils, would have daunted even the bravest man.
stones
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From this reading Great burning stones were tossed up by the volcano, and nearly hit him several times.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading {Chapter heading picture: p64.jpg} _The Prince and the Firedrake_.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The sides of the hill, too, were covered with the blackened ashes of his victims, whom he had roasted when they came out to kill him.
times
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From this reading Great burning stones were tossed up by the volcano, and nearly hit him several times.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The sides of the hill, too, were covered with the blackened ashes of his victims, whom he had roasted when they came out to kill him.
too
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From this reading The sides of the hill, too, were covered with the blackened ashes of his victims, whom he had roasted when they came out to kill him.
tossed
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From this reading Great burning stones were tossed up by the volcano, and nearly hit him several times.
up
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From this reading It was dreadfully hot, even high up in the air, where the prince hung invisible.
victims
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From this reading The sides of the hill, too, were covered with the blackened ashes of his victims, whom he had roasted when they came out to kill him.
volcano
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From this reading Great burning stones were tossed up by the volcano, and nearly hit him several times.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was dreadfully hot, even high up in the air, where the prince hung invisible.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Great burning stones were tossed up by the volcano, and nearly hit him several times.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The sides of the hill, too, were covered with the blackened ashes of his victims, whom he had roasted when they came out to kill him.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading It was dreadfully hot, even high up in the air, where the prince hung invisible.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Moreover, the steam and smoke, and the flames which the Firedrake spouted like foam from his nostrils, would have daunted even the bravest man.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The sides of the hill, too, were covered with the blackened ashes of his victims, whom he had roasted when they came out to kill him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The sides of the hill, too, were covered with the blackened ashes of his victims, whom he had roasted when they came out to kill him.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Moreover, the steam and smoke, and the flames which the Firedrake spouted like foam from his nostrils, would have daunted even the bravest man.
