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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 And he had found a clear block of some kind of greenish crystal, in the heart of which threadlike lines of color wove patterns which were utterly strange.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Once when Dalgard had been very small he had raided his father's trip bag after the next to the last exploring journey the elder Nordis had made.
alien
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From this reading And when he had watched them intently it had seemed that something happened inside his mind and he knew, here and there, a word, a fragment of alien thought--just as he normally communicated with the cub who was Sssuri or the hoppers of the field.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And he had found a clear block of some kind of greenish crystal, in the heart of which threadlike lines of color wove patterns which were utterly strange.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And when he had watched them intently it had seemed that something happened inside his mind and he knew, here and there, a word, a fragment of alien thought--just as he normally communicated with the cub who was Sssuri or the hoppers of the field.
bag
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From this reading Once when Dalgard had been very small he had raided his father's trip bag after the next to the last exploring journey the elder Nordis had made.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Once when Dalgard had been very small he had raided his father's trip bag after the next to the last exploring journey the elder Nordis had made.
block
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From this reading And he had found a clear block of some kind of greenish crystal, in the heart of which threadlike lines of color wove patterns which were utterly strange.
changed
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From this reading When he had turned the block in his hand, those lines had whirled and changed to form new and intricate designs.
clear
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From this reading And he had found a clear block of some kind of greenish crystal, in the heart of which threadlike lines of color wove patterns which were utterly strange.
color
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From this reading And he had found a clear block of some kind of greenish crystal, in the heart of which threadlike lines of color wove patterns which were utterly strange.
communicated
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From this reading And when he had watched them intently it had seemed that something happened inside his mind and he knew, here and there, a word, a fragment of alien thought--just as he normally communicated with the cub who was Sssuri or the hoppers of the field.
crystal
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From this reading And he had found a clear block of some kind of greenish crystal, in the heart of which threadlike lines of color wove patterns which were utterly strange.
cub
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From this reading And when he had watched them intently it had seemed that something happened inside his mind and he knew, here and there, a word, a fragment of alien thought--just as he normally communicated with the cub who was Sssuri or the hoppers of the field.
cube
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From this reading And his surprise had been so great that he had gone running to his father with the cube and the story of what happened when one watched it.
Dalgard
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From this reading Once when Dalgard had been very small he had raided his father's trip bag after the next to the last exploring journey the elder Nordis had made.
designs
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From this reading When he had turned the block in his hand, those lines had whirled and changed to form new and intricate designs.
elder
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From this reading Once when Dalgard had been very small he had raided his father's trip bag after the next to the last exploring journey the elder Nordis had made.
exploring
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father
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From this reading And his surprise had been so great that he had gone running to his father with the cube and the story of what happened when one watched it.
father's
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From this reading Once when Dalgard had been very small he had raided his father's trip bag after the next to the last exploring journey the elder Nordis had made.
field
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From this reading And when he had watched them intently it had seemed that something happened inside his mind and he knew, here and there, a word, a fragment of alien thought--just as he normally communicated with the cub who was Sssuri or the hoppers of the field.
form
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From this reading When he had turned the block in his hand, those lines had whirled and changed to form new and intricate designs.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And he had found a clear block of some kind of greenish crystal, in the heart of which threadlike lines of color wove patterns which were utterly strange.
fragmentnounUS /ˈfræɡ.mənt/
A small part broken or separated off something larger.
From this reading And when he had watched them intently it had seemed that something happened inside his mind and he knew, here and there, a word, a fragment of alien thought--just as he normally communicated with the cub who was Sssuri or the hoppers of the field.
gone
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From this reading And his surprise had been so great that he had gone running to his father with the cube and the story of what happened when one watched it.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And his surprise had been so great that he had gone running to his father with the cube and the story of what happened when one watched it.
greenish
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From this reading And he had found a clear block of some kind of greenish crystal, in the heart of which threadlike lines of color wove patterns which were utterly strange.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Once when Dalgard had been very small he had raided his father's trip bag after the next to the last exploring journey the elder Nordis had made.
hand
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From this reading When he had turned the block in his hand, those lines had whirled and changed to form new and intricate designs.
happened
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From this reading And when he had watched them intently it had seemed that something happened inside his mind and he knew, here and there, a word, a fragment of alien thought--just as he normally communicated with the cub who was Sssuri or the hoppers of the field.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Once when Dalgard had been very small he had raided his father's trip bag after the next to the last exploring journey the elder Nordis had made.
heart
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From this reading And he had found a clear block of some kind of greenish crystal, in the heart of which threadlike lines of color wove patterns which were utterly strange.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And when he had watched them intently it had seemed that something happened inside his mind and he knew, here and there, a word, a fragment of alien thought--just as he normally communicated with the cub who was Sssuri or the hoppers of the field.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Once when Dalgard had been very small he had raided his father's trip bag after the next to the last exploring journey the elder Nordis had made.
hoppers
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From this reading And when he had watched them intently it had seemed that something happened inside his mind and he knew, here and there, a word, a fragment of alien thought--just as he normally communicated with the cub who was Sssuri or the hoppers of the field.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And he had found a clear block of some kind of greenish crystal, in the heart of which threadlike lines of color wove patterns which were utterly strange.
inside
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From this reading And when he had watched them intently it had seemed that something happened inside his mind and he knew, here and there, a word, a fragment of alien thought--just as he normally communicated with the cub who was Sssuri or the hoppers of the field.
intently
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From this reading And when he had watched them intently it had seemed that something happened inside his mind and he knew, here and there, a word, a fragment of alien thought--just as he normally communicated with the cub who was Sssuri or the hoppers of the field.
intricate
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From this reading When he had turned the block in his hand, those lines had whirled and changed to form new and intricate designs.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And when he had watched them intently it had seemed that something happened inside his mind and he knew, here and there, a word, a fragment of alien thought--just as he normally communicated with the cub who was Sssuri or the hoppers of the field.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Once when Dalgard had been very small he had raided his father's trip bag after the next to the last exploring journey the elder Nordis had made.
just
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From this reading And when he had watched them intently it had seemed that something happened inside his mind and he knew, here and there, a word, a fragment of alien thought--just as he normally communicated with the cub who was Sssuri or the hoppers of the field.
kind
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From this reading And he had found a clear block of some kind of greenish crystal, in the heart of which threadlike lines of color wove patterns which were utterly strange.
knew
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From this reading And when he had watched them intently it had seemed that something happened inside his mind and he knew, here and there, a word, a fragment of alien thought--just as he normally communicated with the cub who was Sssuri or the hoppers of the field.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Once when Dalgard had been very small he had raided his father's trip bag after the next to the last exploring journey the elder Nordis had made.
lines
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From this reading And he had found a clear block of some kind of greenish crystal, in the heart of which threadlike lines of color wove patterns which were utterly strange.
made
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From this reading Once when Dalgard had been very small he had raided his father's trip bag after the next to the last exploring journey the elder Nordis had made.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And when he had watched them intently it had seemed that something happened inside his mind and he knew, here and there, a word, a fragment of alien thought--just as he normally communicated with the cub who was Sssuri or the hoppers of the field.
new
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From this reading When he had turned the block in his hand, those lines had whirled and changed to form new and intricate designs.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Once when Dalgard had been very small he had raided his father's trip bag after the next to the last exploring journey the elder Nordis had made.
Nordis
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From this reading Once when Dalgard had been very small he had raided his father's trip bag after the next to the last exploring journey the elder Nordis had made.
normally
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From this reading And when he had watched them intently it had seemed that something happened inside his mind and he knew, here and there, a word, a fragment of alien thought--just as he normally communicated with the cub who was Sssuri or the hoppers of the field.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And he had found a clear block of some kind of greenish crystal, in the heart of which threadlike lines of color wove patterns which were utterly strange.
Once
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From this reading Once when Dalgard had been very small he had raided his father's trip bag after the next to the last exploring journey the elder Nordis had made.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And his surprise had been so great that he had gone running to his father with the cube and the story of what happened when one watched it.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading And when he had watched them intently it had seemed that something happened inside his mind and he knew, here and there, a word, a fragment of alien thought--just as he normally communicated with the cub who was Sssuri or the hoppers of the field.
patterns
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From this reading And he had found a clear block of some kind of greenish crystal, in the heart of which threadlike lines of color wove patterns which were utterly strange.
raided
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From this reading Once when Dalgard had been very small he had raided his father's trip bag after the next to the last exploring journey the elder Nordis had made.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And his surprise had been so great that he had gone running to his father with the cube and the story of what happened when one watched it.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And when he had watched them intently it had seemed that something happened inside his mind and he knew, here and there, a word, a fragment of alien thought--just as he normally communicated with the cub who was Sssuri or the hoppers of the field.
small
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From this reading Once when Dalgard had been very small he had raided his father's trip bag after the next to the last exploring journey the elder Nordis had made.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And his surprise had been so great that he had gone running to his father with the cube and the story of what happened when one watched it.
some
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From this reading And he had found a clear block of some kind of greenish crystal, in the heart of which threadlike lines of color wove patterns which were utterly strange.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading And when he had watched them intently it had seemed that something happened inside his mind and he knew, here and there, a word, a fragment of alien thought--just as he normally communicated with the cub who was Sssuri or the hoppers of the field.
Sssuri
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From this reading And when he had watched them intently it had seemed that something happened inside his mind and he knew, here and there, a word, a fragment of alien thought--just as he normally communicated with the cub who was Sssuri or the hoppers of the field.
story
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From this reading And his surprise had been so great that he had gone running to his father with the cube and the story of what happened when one watched it.
strange
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From this reading And he had found a clear block of some kind of greenish crystal, in the heart of which threadlike lines of color wove patterns which were utterly strange.
surprise
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From this reading And his surprise had been so great that he had gone running to his father with the cube and the story of what happened when one watched it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And when he had watched them intently it had seemed that something happened inside his mind and he knew, here and there, a word, a fragment of alien thought--just as he normally communicated with the cub who was Sssuri or the hoppers of the field.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Once when Dalgard had been very small he had raided his father's trip bag after the next to the last exploring journey the elder Nordis had made.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading And when he had watched them intently it had seemed that something happened inside his mind and he knew, here and there, a word, a fragment of alien thought--just as he normally communicated with the cub who was Sssuri or the hoppers of the field.
there
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From this reading And when he had watched them intently it had seemed that something happened inside his mind and he knew, here and there, a word, a fragment of alien thought--just as he normally communicated with the cub who was Sssuri or the hoppers of the field.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading When he had turned the block in his hand, those lines had whirled and changed to form new and intricate designs.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And when he had watched them intently it had seemed that something happened inside his mind and he knew, here and there, a word, a fragment of alien thought--just as he normally communicated with the cub who was Sssuri or the hoppers of the field.
threadlike
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From this reading And he had found a clear block of some kind of greenish crystal, in the heart of which threadlike lines of color wove patterns which were utterly strange.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Once when Dalgard had been very small he had raided his father's trip bag after the next to the last exploring journey the elder Nordis had made.
trip
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From this reading Once when Dalgard had been very small he had raided his father's trip bag after the next to the last exploring journey the elder Nordis had made.
turned
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From this reading When he had turned the block in his hand, those lines had whirled and changed to form new and intricate designs.
utterly
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From this reading And he had found a clear block of some kind of greenish crystal, in the heart of which threadlike lines of color wove patterns which were utterly strange.
very
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From this reading Once when Dalgard had been very small he had raided his father's trip bag after the next to the last exploring journey the elder Nordis had made.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And when he had watched them intently it had seemed that something happened inside his mind and he knew, here and there, a word, a fragment of alien thought--just as he normally communicated with the cub who was Sssuri or the hoppers of the field.
watched
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From this reading And when he had watched them intently it had seemed that something happened inside his mind and he knew, here and there, a word, a fragment of alien thought--just as he normally communicated with the cub who was Sssuri or the hoppers of the field.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And he had found a clear block of some kind of greenish crystal, in the heart of which threadlike lines of color wove patterns which were utterly strange.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And his surprise had been so great that he had gone running to his father with the cube and the story of what happened when one watched it.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Once when Dalgard had been very small he had raided his father's trip bag after the next to the last exploring journey the elder Nordis had made.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And he had found a clear block of some kind of greenish crystal, in the heart of which threadlike lines of color wove patterns which were utterly strange.
whirled
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From this reading When he had turned the block in his hand, those lines had whirled and changed to form new and intricate designs.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading And when he had watched them intently it had seemed that something happened inside his mind and he knew, here and there, a word, a fragment of alien thought--just as he normally communicated with the cub who was Sssuri or the hoppers of the field.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And when he had watched them intently it had seemed that something happened inside his mind and he knew, here and there, a word, a fragment of alien thought--just as he normally communicated with the cub who was Sssuri or the hoppers of the field.
word
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From this reading And when he had watched them intently it had seemed that something happened inside his mind and he knew, here and there, a word, a fragment of alien thought--just as he normally communicated with the cub who was Sssuri or the hoppers of the field.
wove
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From this reading And he had found a clear block of some kind of greenish crystal, in the heart of which threadlike lines of color wove patterns which were utterly strange.
