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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I came to myself on the broad divan and found Elza bending over me.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading _Tara_ I must revert now to those moments in the tower room when Tarrano dissolved the isolation barrage which Wolfgar had thrown around us.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Georg escaped, as I have recounted.
barrage
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bending
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broad
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came
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dissolved
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divan
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dizzily
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Elza
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escaped
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foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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Georg
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From this reading Georg escaped, as I have recounted.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _Tara_ I must revert now to those moments in the tower room when Tarrano dissolved the isolation barrage which Wolfgar had thrown around us.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Georg escaped, as I have recounted.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Tara_ I must revert now to those moments in the tower room when Tarrano dissolved the isolation barrage which Wolfgar had thrown around us.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Tara_ I must revert now to those moments in the tower room when Tarrano dissolved the isolation barrage which Wolfgar had thrown around us.
isolation
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mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Tarrano--there in the tower room--rendered me unconscious.
moments
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mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading _Tara_ I must revert now to those moments in the tower room when Tarrano dissolved the isolation barrage which Wolfgar had thrown around us.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I came to myself on the broad divan and found Elza bending over me.
now
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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I came to myself on the broad divan and found Elza bending over me.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I came to myself on the broad divan and found Elza bending over me.
recounted
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reeling
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rendered
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revert
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room
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sat
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Tara
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Tarrano
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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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there
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thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
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thrown
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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tower
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unconscious
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up
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From this reading I sat up, dizzily, with the room reeling.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Tara_ I must revert now to those moments in the tower room when Tarrano dissolved the isolation barrage which Wolfgar had thrown around us.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading _Tara_ I must revert now to those moments in the tower room when Tarrano dissolved the isolation barrage which Wolfgar had thrown around us.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading _Tara_ I must revert now to those moments in the tower room when Tarrano dissolved the isolation barrage which Wolfgar had thrown around us.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I sat up, dizzily, with the room reeling.
Wolfgar
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