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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 XXII AS the laggard sun crept stealthily out of the east, a vision of extraordinary loveliness burst upon them.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading There, within but the length of a single hill and field from them, the ragged peaks of the old Temple Tokiwa raised a lordly head above the sun-flecked pines.
age
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From this reading Stripped of its wealth, but not its beauty, showing the ravages of fire and assault upon its burnished walls, deserted, falling to the decay of neglected age, it was more compellingly majestic than any of the famous structures the Tojin-san had seen.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There, within but the length of a single hill and field from them, the ragged peaks of the old Temple Tokiwa raised a lordly head above the sun-flecked pines.
any
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From this reading Stripped of its wealth, but not its beauty, showing the ravages of fire and assault upon its burnished walls, deserted, falling to the decay of neglected age, it was more compellingly majestic than any of the famous structures the Tojin-san had seen.
approach
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From this reading The approach was over terraces made of countless stone steps, many of them now loose and entirely overgrown with grass and weeds.
ASconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading XXII AS the laggard sun crept stealthily out of the east, a vision of extraordinary loveliness burst upon them.
assault
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From this reading Stripped of its wealth, but not its beauty, showing the ravages of fire and assault upon its burnished walls, deserted, falling to the decay of neglected age, it was more compellingly majestic than any of the famous structures the Tojin-san had seen.
beauty
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From this reading Stripped of its wealth, but not its beauty, showing the ravages of fire and assault upon its burnished walls, deserted, falling to the decay of neglected age, it was more compellingly majestic than any of the famous structures the Tojin-san had seen.
burnished
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burst
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From this reading XXII AS the laggard sun crept stealthily out of the east, a vision of extraordinary loveliness burst upon them.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There, within but the length of a single hill and field from them, the ragged peaks of the old Temple Tokiwa raised a lordly head above the sun-flecked pines.
compellingly
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From this reading Stripped of its wealth, but not its beauty, showing the ravages of fire and assault upon its burnished walls, deserted, falling to the decay of neglected age, it was more compellingly majestic than any of the famous structures the Tojin-san had seen.
countless
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From this reading The approach was over terraces made of countless stone steps, many of them now loose and entirely overgrown with grass and weeds.
crept
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From this reading XXII AS the laggard sun crept stealthily out of the east, a vision of extraordinary loveliness burst upon them.
crimson
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From this reading The pagoda was of seven stories, its crimson eaves still fringed with shattered wind-bells.
decay
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From this reading Stripped of its wealth, but not its beauty, showing the ravages of fire and assault upon its burnished walls, deserted, falling to the decay of neglected age, it was more compellingly majestic than any of the famous structures the Tojin-san had seen.
desertedverbUS /dɪˈzɜːrtɪd/
left a place or vessel without intending to return
From this reading Stripped of its wealth, but not its beauty, showing the ravages of fire and assault upon its burnished walls, deserted, falling to the decay of neglected age, it was more compellingly majestic than any of the famous structures the Tojin-san had seen.
east
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From this reading XXII AS the laggard sun crept stealthily out of the east, a vision of extraordinary loveliness burst upon them.
eaves
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From this reading The pagoda was of seven stories, its crimson eaves still fringed with shattered wind-bells.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The approach was over terraces made of countless stone steps, many of them now loose and entirely overgrown with grass and weeds.
extraordinary
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From this reading XXII AS the laggard sun crept stealthily out of the east, a vision of extraordinary loveliness burst upon them.
falling
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From this reading Stripped of its wealth, but not its beauty, showing the ravages of fire and assault upon its burnished walls, deserted, falling to the decay of neglected age, it was more compellingly majestic than any of the famous structures the Tojin-san had seen.
famous
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From this reading Stripped of its wealth, but not its beauty, showing the ravages of fire and assault upon its burnished walls, deserted, falling to the decay of neglected age, it was more compellingly majestic than any of the famous structures the Tojin-san had seen.
field
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From this reading There, within but the length of a single hill and field from them, the ragged peaks of the old Temple Tokiwa raised a lordly head above the sun-flecked pines.
fire
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From this reading Stripped of its wealth, but not its beauty, showing the ravages of fire and assault upon its burnished walls, deserted, falling to the decay of neglected age, it was more compellingly majestic than any of the famous structures the Tojin-san had seen.
fringed
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From this reading The pagoda was of seven stories, its crimson eaves still fringed with shattered wind-bells.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There, within but the length of a single hill and field from them, the ragged peaks of the old Temple Tokiwa raised a lordly head above the sun-flecked pines.
grass
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From this reading The approach was over terraces made of countless stone steps, many of them now loose and entirely overgrown with grass and weeds.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Stripped of its wealth, but not its beauty, showing the ravages of fire and assault upon its burnished walls, deserted, falling to the decay of neglected age, it was more compellingly majestic than any of the famous structures the Tojin-san had seen.
head
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From this reading There, within but the length of a single hill and field from them, the ragged peaks of the old Temple Tokiwa raised a lordly head above the sun-flecked pines.
hill
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From this reading There, within but the length of a single hill and field from them, the ragged peaks of the old Temple Tokiwa raised a lordly head above the sun-flecked pines.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Stripped of its wealth, but not its beauty, showing the ravages of fire and assault upon its burnished walls, deserted, falling to the decay of neglected age, it was more compellingly majestic than any of the famous structures the Tojin-san had seen.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Stripped of its wealth, but not its beauty, showing the ravages of fire and assault upon its burnished walls, deserted, falling to the decay of neglected age, it was more compellingly majestic than any of the famous structures the Tojin-san had seen.
laggard
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From this reading XXII AS the laggard sun crept stealthily out of the east, a vision of extraordinary loveliness burst upon them.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading There, within but the length of a single hill and field from them, the ragged peaks of the old Temple Tokiwa raised a lordly head above the sun-flecked pines.
loose
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From this reading The approach was over terraces made of countless stone steps, many of them now loose and entirely overgrown with grass and weeds.
lordly
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From this reading There, within but the length of a single hill and field from them, the ragged peaks of the old Temple Tokiwa raised a lordly head above the sun-flecked pines.
loveliness
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From this reading XXII AS the laggard sun crept stealthily out of the east, a vision of extraordinary loveliness burst upon them.
made
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From this reading The approach was over terraces made of countless stone steps, many of them now loose and entirely overgrown with grass and weeds.
majestic
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From this reading Stripped of its wealth, but not its beauty, showing the ravages of fire and assault upon its burnished walls, deserted, falling to the decay of neglected age, it was more compellingly majestic than any of the famous structures the Tojin-san had seen.
many
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From this reading The approach was over terraces made of countless stone steps, many of them now loose and entirely overgrown with grass and weeds.
more
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From this reading Stripped of its wealth, but not its beauty, showing the ravages of fire and assault upon its burnished walls, deserted, falling to the decay of neglected age, it was more compellingly majestic than any of the famous structures the Tojin-san had seen.
neglected
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From this reading Stripped of its wealth, but not its beauty, showing the ravages of fire and assault upon its burnished walls, deserted, falling to the decay of neglected age, it was more compellingly majestic than any of the famous structures the Tojin-san had seen.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Stripped of its wealth, but not its beauty, showing the ravages of fire and assault upon its burnished walls, deserted, falling to the decay of neglected age, it was more compellingly majestic than any of the famous structures the Tojin-san had seen.
now
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From this reading The approach was over terraces made of countless stone steps, many of them now loose and entirely overgrown with grass and weeds.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading XXII AS the laggard sun crept stealthily out of the east, a vision of extraordinary loveliness burst upon them.
old
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From this reading There, within but the length of a single hill and field from them, the ragged peaks of the old Temple Tokiwa raised a lordly head above the sun-flecked pines.
out
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From this reading XXII AS the laggard sun crept stealthily out of the east, a vision of extraordinary loveliness burst upon them.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The approach was over terraces made of countless stone steps, many of them now loose and entirely overgrown with grass and weeds.
overgrown
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From this reading The approach was over terraces made of countless stone steps, many of them now loose and entirely overgrown with grass and weeds.
pagoda
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From this reading The pagoda was of seven stories, its crimson eaves still fringed with shattered wind-bells.
peaks
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From this reading There, within but the length of a single hill and field from them, the ragged peaks of the old Temple Tokiwa raised a lordly head above the sun-flecked pines.
pines
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From this reading There, within but the length of a single hill and field from them, the ragged peaks of the old Temple Tokiwa raised a lordly head above the sun-flecked pines.
ragged
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From this reading There, within but the length of a single hill and field from them, the ragged peaks of the old Temple Tokiwa raised a lordly head above the sun-flecked pines.
raised
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From this reading There, within but the length of a single hill and field from them, the ragged peaks of the old Temple Tokiwa raised a lordly head above the sun-flecked pines.
ravages
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From this reading Stripped of its wealth, but not its beauty, showing the ravages of fire and assault upon its burnished walls, deserted, falling to the decay of neglected age, it was more compellingly majestic than any of the famous structures the Tojin-san had seen.
seen
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From this reading Stripped of its wealth, but not its beauty, showing the ravages of fire and assault upon its burnished walls, deserted, falling to the decay of neglected age, it was more compellingly majestic than any of the famous structures the Tojin-san had seen.
seven
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From this reading The pagoda was of seven stories, its crimson eaves still fringed with shattered wind-bells.
shattered
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From this reading The pagoda was of seven stories, its crimson eaves still fringed with shattered wind-bells.
showing
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From this reading Stripped of its wealth, but not its beauty, showing the ravages of fire and assault upon its burnished walls, deserted, falling to the decay of neglected age, it was more compellingly majestic than any of the famous structures the Tojin-san had seen.
single
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From this reading There, within but the length of a single hill and field from them, the ragged peaks of the old Temple Tokiwa raised a lordly head above the sun-flecked pines.
stealthily
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From this reading XXII AS the laggard sun crept stealthily out of the east, a vision of extraordinary loveliness burst upon them.
steps
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From this reading The approach was over terraces made of countless stone steps, many of them now loose and entirely overgrown with grass and weeds.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The pagoda was of seven stories, its crimson eaves still fringed with shattered wind-bells.
stone
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From this reading The approach was over terraces made of countless stone steps, many of them now loose and entirely overgrown with grass and weeds.
stories
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From this reading The pagoda was of seven stories, its crimson eaves still fringed with shattered wind-bells.
Stripped
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From this reading Stripped of its wealth, but not its beauty, showing the ravages of fire and assault upon its burnished walls, deserted, falling to the decay of neglected age, it was more compellingly majestic than any of the famous structures the Tojin-san had seen.
structures
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From this reading Stripped of its wealth, but not its beauty, showing the ravages of fire and assault upon its burnished walls, deserted, falling to the decay of neglected age, it was more compellingly majestic than any of the famous structures the Tojin-san had seen.
sun
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From this reading XXII AS the laggard sun crept stealthily out of the east, a vision of extraordinary loveliness burst upon them.
sun-flecked
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From this reading There, within but the length of a single hill and field from them, the ragged peaks of the old Temple Tokiwa raised a lordly head above the sun-flecked pines.
Temple
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From this reading There, within but the length of a single hill and field from them, the ragged peaks of the old Temple Tokiwa raised a lordly head above the sun-flecked pines.
terraces
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From this reading The approach was over terraces made of countless stone steps, many of them now loose and entirely overgrown with grass and weeds.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Stripped of its wealth, but not its beauty, showing the ravages of fire and assault upon its burnished walls, deserted, falling to the decay of neglected age, it was more compellingly majestic than any of the famous structures the Tojin-san had seen.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading XXII AS the laggard sun crept stealthily out of the east, a vision of extraordinary loveliness burst upon them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading XXII AS the laggard sun crept stealthily out of the east, a vision of extraordinary loveliness burst upon them.
There
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From this reading There, within but the length of a single hill and field from them, the ragged peaks of the old Temple Tokiwa raised a lordly head above the sun-flecked pines.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Stripped of its wealth, but not its beauty, showing the ravages of fire and assault upon its burnished walls, deserted, falling to the decay of neglected age, it was more compellingly majestic than any of the famous structures the Tojin-san had seen.
Tojin-san
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From this reading Stripped of its wealth, but not its beauty, showing the ravages of fire and assault upon its burnished walls, deserted, falling to the decay of neglected age, it was more compellingly majestic than any of the famous structures the Tojin-san had seen.
Tokiwa
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From this reading There, within but the length of a single hill and field from them, the ragged peaks of the old Temple Tokiwa raised a lordly head above the sun-flecked pines.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading XXII AS the laggard sun crept stealthily out of the east, a vision of extraordinary loveliness burst upon them.
vision
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From this reading XXII AS the laggard sun crept stealthily out of the east, a vision of extraordinary loveliness burst upon them.
walls
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From this reading Stripped of its wealth, but not its beauty, showing the ravages of fire and assault upon its burnished walls, deserted, falling to the decay of neglected age, it was more compellingly majestic than any of the famous structures the Tojin-san had seen.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Stripped of its wealth, but not its beauty, showing the ravages of fire and assault upon its burnished walls, deserted, falling to the decay of neglected age, it was more compellingly majestic than any of the famous structures the Tojin-san had seen.
wealth
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From this reading Stripped of its wealth, but not its beauty, showing the ravages of fire and assault upon its burnished walls, deserted, falling to the decay of neglected age, it was more compellingly majestic than any of the famous structures the Tojin-san had seen.
weeds
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From this reading The approach was over terraces made of countless stone steps, many of them now loose and entirely overgrown with grass and weeds.
wind-bells
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From this reading The pagoda was of seven stories, its crimson eaves still fringed with shattered wind-bells.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The approach was over terraces made of countless stone steps, many of them now loose and entirely overgrown with grass and weeds.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading There, within but the length of a single hill and field from them, the ragged peaks of the old Temple Tokiwa raised a lordly head above the sun-flecked pines.
XXII
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From this reading XXII AS the laggard sun crept stealthily out of the east, a vision of extraordinary loveliness burst upon them.
