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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 _First Assault_ Our spies had informed us that of recent weeks there had arisen about the City of Ice a huge wall behind which Tarrano would make his stand.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading _First Assault_ Our spies had informed us that of recent weeks there had arisen about the City of Ice a huge wall behind which Tarrano would make his stand.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After a few helans our girls ceased flying individually and boarded their appointed vehicles.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was our plan to approach within range of this and establish our power plant as a base from which to direct our offensive.
appointed
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From this reading After a few helans our girls ceased flying individually and boarded their appointed vehicles.
approach
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From this reading It was our plan to approach within range of this and establish our power plant as a base from which to direct our offensive.
arisen
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From this reading _First Assault_ Our spies had informed us that of recent weeks there had arisen about the City of Ice a huge wall behind which Tarrano would make his stand.
armament
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From this reading In a long single line, armament platforms, the towers, our instrument room, with the power plant bringing up the rear, we sailed forward.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was our plan to approach within range of this and establish our power plant as a base from which to direct our offensive.
Assault
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From this reading _First Assault_ Our spies had informed us that of recent weeks there had arisen about the City of Ice a huge wall behind which Tarrano would make his stand.
base
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behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading _First Assault_ Our spies had informed us that of recent weeks there had arisen about the City of Ice a huge wall behind which Tarrano would make his stand.
boarded
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From this reading After a few helans our girls ceased flying individually and boarded their appointed vehicles.
bringing
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From this reading In a long single line, armament platforms, the towers, our instrument room, with the power plant bringing up the rear, we sailed forward.
ceased
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From this reading After a few helans our girls ceased flying individually and boarded their appointed vehicles.
City
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From this reading _First Assault_ Our spies had informed us that of recent weeks there had arisen about the City of Ice a huge wall behind which Tarrano would make his stand.
direct
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From this reading It was our plan to approach within range of this and establish our power plant as a base from which to direct our offensive.
establish
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From this reading It was our plan to approach within range of this and establish our power plant as a base from which to direct our offensive.
few
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From this reading After a few helans our girls ceased flying individually and boarded their appointed vehicles.
FirstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _First Assault_ Our spies had informed us that of recent weeks there had arisen about the City of Ice a huge wall behind which Tarrano would make his stand.
flying
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From this reading After a few helans our girls ceased flying individually and boarded their appointed vehicles.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In a long single line, armament platforms, the towers, our instrument room, with the power plant bringing up the rear, we sailed forward.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was our plan to approach within range of this and establish our power plant as a base from which to direct our offensive.
girls
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From this reading After a few helans our girls ceased flying individually and boarded their appointed vehicles.
GreatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The trip from the Great City was not long.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _First Assault_ Our spies had informed us that of recent weeks there had arisen about the City of Ice a huge wall behind which Tarrano would make his stand.
helans
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From this reading After a few helans our girls ceased flying individually and boarded their appointed vehicles.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _First Assault_ Our spies had informed us that of recent weeks there had arisen about the City of Ice a huge wall behind which Tarrano would make his stand.
huge
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From this reading _First Assault_ Our spies had informed us that of recent weeks there had arisen about the City of Ice a huge wall behind which Tarrano would make his stand.
Ice
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From this reading _First Assault_ Our spies had informed us that of recent weeks there had arisen about the City of Ice a huge wall behind which Tarrano would make his stand.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a long single line, armament platforms, the towers, our instrument room, with the power plant bringing up the rear, we sailed forward.
individually
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From this reading After a few helans our girls ceased flying individually and boarded their appointed vehicles.
informed
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From this reading _First Assault_ Our spies had informed us that of recent weeks there had arisen about the City of Ice a huge wall behind which Tarrano would make his stand.
instrument
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From this reading In a long single line, armament platforms, the towers, our instrument room, with the power plant bringing up the rear, we sailed forward.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was our plan to approach within range of this and establish our power plant as a base from which to direct our offensive.
line
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From this reading In a long single line, armament platforms, the towers, our instrument room, with the power plant bringing up the rear, we sailed forward.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The trip from the Great City was not long.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _First Assault_ Our spies had informed us that of recent weeks there had arisen about the City of Ice a huge wall behind which Tarrano would make his stand.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The trip from the Great City was not long.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _First Assault_ Our spies had informed us that of recent weeks there had arisen about the City of Ice a huge wall behind which Tarrano would make his stand.
offensive
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From this reading It was our plan to approach within range of this and establish our power plant as a base from which to direct our offensive.
OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading _First Assault_ Our spies had informed us that of recent weeks there had arisen about the City of Ice a huge wall behind which Tarrano would make his stand.
plan
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From this reading It was our plan to approach within range of this and establish our power plant as a base from which to direct our offensive.
plant
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From this reading It was our plan to approach within range of this and establish our power plant as a base from which to direct our offensive.
platforms
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From this reading In a long single line, armament platforms, the towers, our instrument room, with the power plant bringing up the rear, we sailed forward.
power
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From this reading It was our plan to approach within range of this and establish our power plant as a base from which to direct our offensive.
range
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From this reading It was our plan to approach within range of this and establish our power plant as a base from which to direct our offensive.
rear
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From this reading In a long single line, armament platforms, the towers, our instrument room, with the power plant bringing up the rear, we sailed forward.
recent
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From this reading _First Assault_ Our spies had informed us that of recent weeks there had arisen about the City of Ice a huge wall behind which Tarrano would make his stand.
room
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From this reading In a long single line, armament platforms, the towers, our instrument room, with the power plant bringing up the rear, we sailed forward.
sailed
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From this reading In a long single line, armament platforms, the towers, our instrument room, with the power plant bringing up the rear, we sailed forward.
single
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From this reading In a long single line, armament platforms, the towers, our instrument room, with the power plant bringing up the rear, we sailed forward.
spies
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From this reading _First Assault_ Our spies had informed us that of recent weeks there had arisen about the City of Ice a huge wall behind which Tarrano would make his stand.
stand
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From this reading _First Assault_ Our spies had informed us that of recent weeks there had arisen about the City of Ice a huge wall behind which Tarrano would make his stand.
Tarrano
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From this reading _First Assault_ Our spies had informed us that of recent weeks there had arisen about the City of Ice a huge wall behind which Tarrano would make his stand.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _First Assault_ Our spies had informed us that of recent weeks there had arisen about the City of Ice a huge wall behind which Tarrano would make his stand.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _First Assault_ Our spies had informed us that of recent weeks there had arisen about the City of Ice a huge wall behind which Tarrano would make his stand.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading After a few helans our girls ceased flying individually and boarded their appointed vehicles.
there
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From this reading _First Assault_ Our spies had informed us that of recent weeks there had arisen about the City of Ice a huge wall behind which Tarrano would make his stand.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was our plan to approach within range of this and establish our power plant as a base from which to direct our offensive.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was our plan to approach within range of this and establish our power plant as a base from which to direct our offensive.
towers
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From this reading In a long single line, armament platforms, the towers, our instrument room, with the power plant bringing up the rear, we sailed forward.
trip
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From this reading The trip from the Great City was not long.
up
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From this reading In a long single line, armament platforms, the towers, our instrument room, with the power plant bringing up the rear, we sailed forward.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _First Assault_ Our spies had informed us that of recent weeks there had arisen about the City of Ice a huge wall behind which Tarrano would make his stand.
vehicles
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From this reading After a few helans our girls ceased flying individually and boarded their appointed vehicles.
wall
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From this reading _First Assault_ Our spies had informed us that of recent weeks there had arisen about the City of Ice a huge wall behind which Tarrano would make his stand.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was our plan to approach within range of this and establish our power plant as a base from which to direct our offensive.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading In a long single line, armament platforms, the towers, our instrument room, with the power plant bringing up the rear, we sailed forward.
weeks
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From this reading _First Assault_ Our spies had informed us that of recent weeks there had arisen about the City of Ice a huge wall behind which Tarrano would make his stand.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading _First Assault_ Our spies had informed us that of recent weeks there had arisen about the City of Ice a huge wall behind which Tarrano would make his stand.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In a long single line, armament platforms, the towers, our instrument room, with the power plant bringing up the rear, we sailed forward.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading It was our plan to approach within range of this and establish our power plant as a base from which to direct our offensive.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading _First Assault_ Our spies had informed us that of recent weeks there had arisen about the City of Ice a huge wall behind which Tarrano would make his stand.
