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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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Abu
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From this reading "To the Stele of Abu I have come in peace to sepulchre this of eternity which I have made in the horizon western of the home of Abydos--" Her voice halted and trembled into silence and she stood listening with every nerve strained.
Abydos
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accompanied
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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anger
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attacked
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away
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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
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beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
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belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
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Betty
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butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
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came
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comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "To the Stele of Abu I have come in peace to sepulchre this of eternity which I have made in the horizon western of the home of Abydos--" Her voice halted and trembled into silence and she stood listening with every nerve strained.
crash
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disposing
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door
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From this reading Hastily disposing of her work she extinguished the light and groping her way to the door, opened it.
dull
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enthusiasm
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eternity
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evening
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everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "To the Stele of Abu I have come in peace to sepulchre this of eternity which I have made in the horizon western of the home of Abydos--" Her voice halted and trembled into silence and she stood listening with every nerve strained.
expostulation
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extinguished
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Face
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fell
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few
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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groping
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From this reading Hastily disposing of her work she extinguished the light and groping her way to the door, opened it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
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halted
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From this reading "To the Stele of Abu I have come in peace to sepulchre this of eternity which I have made in the horizon western of the home of Abydos--" Her voice halted and trembled into silence and she stood listening with every nerve strained.
harsh
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Hastily
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From this reading Hastily disposing of her work she extinguished the light and groping her way to the door, opened it.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "To the Stele of Abu I have come in peace to sepulchre this of eternity which I have made in the horizon western of the home of Abydos--" Her voice halted and trembled into silence and she stood listening with every nerve strained.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
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home
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horizon
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "To the Stele of Abu I have come in peace to sepulchre this of eternity which I have made in the horizon western of the home of Abydos--" Her voice halted and trembled into silence and she stood listening with every nerve strained.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "To the Stele of Abu I have come in peace to sepulchre this of eternity which I have made in the horizon western of the home of Abydos--" Her voice halted and trembled into silence and she stood listening with every nerve strained.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "To the Stele of Abu I have come in peace to sepulchre this of eternity which I have made in the horizon western of the home of Abydos--" Her voice halted and trembled into silence and she stood listening with every nerve strained.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Hastily disposing of her work she extinguished the light and groping her way to the door, opened it.
jarring
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labors
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light
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lines
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lips
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listening
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made
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man's
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meager
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midnight
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mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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muffled
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nerve
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new
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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opened
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From this reading Hastily disposing of her work she extinguished the light and groping her way to the door, opened it.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading A dull jarring crash had sounded from below accompanied by the muffled but harsh tones of a man's voice raised in anger or expostulation.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She paused to read them over before putting them away and the quaint phraseology fell strangely from her lips upon the stillness of the room.
paused
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peace
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phraseology
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proved
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putting
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quaint
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raised
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read
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result
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room
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sepulchre
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ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She paused to read them over before putting them away and the quaint phraseology fell strangely from her lips upon the stillness of the room.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading "To the Stele of Abu I have come in peace to sepulchre this of eternity which I have made in the horizon western of the home of Abydos--" Her voice halted and trembled into silence and she stood listening with every nerve strained.
sounded
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Stele
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stillness
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stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "To the Stele of Abu I have come in peace to sepulchre this of eternity which I have made in the horizon western of the home of Abydos--" Her voice halted and trembled into silence and she stood listening with every nerve strained.
strained
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strangelynounUS /ˈstrangely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She paused to read them over before putting them away and the quaint phraseology fell strangely from her lips upon the stillness of the room.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "To the Stele of Abu I have come in peace to sepulchre this of eternity which I have made in the horizon western of the home of Abydos--" Her voice halted and trembled into silence and she stood listening with every nerve strained.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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tones
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translation
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trembled
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undiminished
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uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
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voice
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wandered
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way
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western
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whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
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whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "To the Stele of Abu I have come in peace to sepulchre this of eternity which I have made in the horizon western of the home of Abydos--" Her voice halted and trembled into silence and she stood listening with every nerve strained.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
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work
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From this reading Hastily disposing of her work she extinguished the light and groping her way to the door, opened it.
