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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 It seemed to Alan that in an instant a sudden change had come over the world.
Alan
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From this reading It seemed to Alan that in an instant a sudden change had come over the world.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It seemed to Alan that in an instant a sudden change had come over the world.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was silence in the cabin, except for the breath which came like a sob to the girl’s lips as she turned to the window and looked out into the blaze of golden sunlight that filled the tundra.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He heard Tautuk’s voice, calling to Keok away over near the reindeer corral, and he heard clearly Keok’s merry laughter as she answered him.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There was silence in the cabin, except for the breath which came like a sob to the girl’s lips as she turned to the window and looked out into the blaze of golden sunlight that filled the tundra.
away
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From this reading He heard Tautuk’s voice, calling to Keok away over near the reindeer corral, and he heard clearly Keok’s merry laughter as she answered him.
beauty
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From this reading It was as if these things had come as a message to both of them, relieving a tension, and significant of the beauty and glory and undying hope of life.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A gray-cheeked thrush flew up to the roof of Sokwenna’s cabin and began to sing.
blaze
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From this reading There was silence in the cabin, except for the breath which came like a sob to the girl’s lips as she turned to the window and looked out into the blaze of golden sunlight that filled the tundra.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading It was as if these things had come as a message to both of them, relieving a tension, and significant of the beauty and glory and undying hope of life.
breath
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From this reading There was silence in the cabin, except for the breath which came like a sob to the girl’s lips as she turned to the window and looked out into the blaze of golden sunlight that filled the tundra.
cabin
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From this reading There was silence in the cabin, except for the breath which came like a sob to the girl’s lips as she turned to the window and looked out into the blaze of golden sunlight that filled the tundra.
calling
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From this reading He heard Tautuk’s voice, calling to Keok away over near the reindeer corral, and he heard clearly Keok’s merry laughter as she answered him.
came
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From this reading There was silence in the cabin, except for the breath which came like a sob to the girl’s lips as she turned to the window and looked out into the blaze of golden sunlight that filled the tundra.
change
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From this reading It seemed to Alan that in an instant a sudden change had come over the world.
clearly
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From this reading He heard Tautuk’s voice, calling to Keok away over near the reindeer corral, and he heard clearly Keok’s merry laughter as she answered him.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed to Alan that in an instant a sudden change had come over the world.
corral
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From this reading He heard Tautuk’s voice, calling to Keok away over near the reindeer corral, and he heard clearly Keok’s merry laughter as she answered him.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading There was silence in the cabin, except for the breath which came like a sob to the girl’s lips as she turned to the window and looked out into the blaze of golden sunlight that filled the tundra.
filled
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From this reading There was silence in the cabin, except for the breath which came like a sob to the girl’s lips as she turned to the window and looked out into the blaze of golden sunlight that filled the tundra.
flew
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From this reading A gray-cheeked thrush flew up to the roof of Sokwenna’s cabin and began to sing.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was silence in the cabin, except for the breath which came like a sob to the girl’s lips as she turned to the window and looked out into the blaze of golden sunlight that filled the tundra.
girl's
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From this reading There was silence in the cabin, except for the breath which came like a sob to the girl’s lips as she turned to the window and looked out into the blaze of golden sunlight that filled the tundra.
glory
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From this reading It was as if these things had come as a message to both of them, relieving a tension, and significant of the beauty and glory and undying hope of life.
golden
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From this reading There was silence in the cabin, except for the breath which came like a sob to the girl’s lips as she turned to the window and looked out into the blaze of golden sunlight that filled the tundra.
gray-cheeked
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From this reading A gray-cheeked thrush flew up to the roof of Sokwenna’s cabin and began to sing.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It seemed to Alan that in an instant a sudden change had come over the world.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He heard Tautuk’s voice, calling to Keok away over near the reindeer corral, and he heard clearly Keok’s merry laughter as she answered him.
heard
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From this reading He heard Tautuk’s voice, calling to Keok away over near the reindeer corral, and he heard clearly Keok’s merry laughter as she answered him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He heard Tautuk’s voice, calling to Keok away over near the reindeer corral, and he heard clearly Keok’s merry laughter as she answered him.
hope
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From this reading It was as if these things had come as a message to both of them, relieving a tension, and significant of the beauty and glory and undying hope of life.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It was as if these things had come as a message to both of them, relieving a tension, and significant of the beauty and glory and undying hope of life.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It seemed to Alan that in an instant a sudden change had come over the world.
instant
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From this reading It seemed to Alan that in an instant a sudden change had come over the world.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading There was silence in the cabin, except for the breath which came like a sob to the girl’s lips as she turned to the window and looked out into the blaze of golden sunlight that filled the tundra.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seemed to Alan that in an instant a sudden change had come over the world.
Keok
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From this reading He heard Tautuk’s voice, calling to Keok away over near the reindeer corral, and he heard clearly Keok’s merry laughter as she answered him.
Keok's
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From this reading He heard Tautuk’s voice, calling to Keok away over near the reindeer corral, and he heard clearly Keok’s merry laughter as she answered him.
laughter
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From this reading He heard Tautuk’s voice, calling to Keok away over near the reindeer corral, and he heard clearly Keok’s merry laughter as she answered him.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was as if these things had come as a message to both of them, relieving a tension, and significant of the beauty and glory and undying hope of life.
like
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From this reading There was silence in the cabin, except for the breath which came like a sob to the girl’s lips as she turned to the window and looked out into the blaze of golden sunlight that filled the tundra.
lips
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From this reading There was silence in the cabin, except for the breath which came like a sob to the girl’s lips as she turned to the window and looked out into the blaze of golden sunlight that filled the tundra.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was silence in the cabin, except for the breath which came like a sob to the girl’s lips as she turned to the window and looked out into the blaze of golden sunlight that filled the tundra.
merry
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From this reading He heard Tautuk’s voice, calling to Keok away over near the reindeer corral, and he heard clearly Keok’s merry laughter as she answered him.
message
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From this reading It was as if these things had come as a message to both of them, relieving a tension, and significant of the beauty and glory and undying hope of life.
near
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From this reading He heard Tautuk’s voice, calling to Keok away over near the reindeer corral, and he heard clearly Keok’s merry laughter as she answered him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was silence in the cabin, except for the breath which came like a sob to the girl’s lips as she turned to the window and looked out into the blaze of golden sunlight that filled the tundra.
out
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From this reading There was silence in the cabin, except for the breath which came like a sob to the girl’s lips as she turned to the window and looked out into the blaze of golden sunlight that filled the tundra.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It seemed to Alan that in an instant a sudden change had come over the world.
reindeer
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From this reading He heard Tautuk’s voice, calling to Keok away over near the reindeer corral, and he heard clearly Keok’s merry laughter as she answered him.
relieving
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From this reading It was as if these things had come as a message to both of them, relieving a tension, and significant of the beauty and glory and undying hope of life.
roof
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From this reading A gray-cheeked thrush flew up to the roof of Sokwenna’s cabin and began to sing.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed to Alan that in an instant a sudden change had come over the world.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was silence in the cabin, except for the breath which came like a sob to the girl’s lips as she turned to the window and looked out into the blaze of golden sunlight that filled the tundra.
significant
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From this reading It was as if these things had come as a message to both of them, relieving a tension, and significant of the beauty and glory and undying hope of life.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading There was silence in the cabin, except for the breath which came like a sob to the girl’s lips as she turned to the window and looked out into the blaze of golden sunlight that filled the tundra.
sing
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From this reading A gray-cheeked thrush flew up to the roof of Sokwenna’s cabin and began to sing.
sobnounUS /sɒb/
a sudden deep breath caused by emotion
From this reading There was silence in the cabin, except for the breath which came like a sob to the girl’s lips as she turned to the window and looked out into the blaze of golden sunlight that filled the tundra.
Sokwenna's
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From this reading A gray-cheeked thrush flew up to the roof of Sokwenna’s cabin and began to sing.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed to Alan that in an instant a sudden change had come over the world.
sunlight
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From this reading There was silence in the cabin, except for the breath which came like a sob to the girl’s lips as she turned to the window and looked out into the blaze of golden sunlight that filled the tundra.
Tautuk's
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From this reading He heard Tautuk’s voice, calling to Keok away over near the reindeer corral, and he heard clearly Keok’s merry laughter as she answered him.
tension
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From this reading It was as if these things had come as a message to both of them, relieving a tension, and significant of the beauty and glory and undying hope of life.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It seemed to Alan that in an instant a sudden change had come over the world.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It seemed to Alan that in an instant a sudden change had come over the world.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It was as if these things had come as a message to both of them, relieving a tension, and significant of the beauty and glory and undying hope of life.
There
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From this reading There was silence in the cabin, except for the breath which came like a sob to the girl’s lips as she turned to the window and looked out into the blaze of golden sunlight that filled the tundra.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading It was as if these things had come as a message to both of them, relieving a tension, and significant of the beauty and glory and undying hope of life.
things
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From this reading It was as if these things had come as a message to both of them, relieving a tension, and significant of the beauty and glory and undying hope of life.
thrush
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From this reading A gray-cheeked thrush flew up to the roof of Sokwenna’s cabin and began to sing.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It seemed to Alan that in an instant a sudden change had come over the world.
tundra
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From this reading There was silence in the cabin, except for the breath which came like a sob to the girl’s lips as she turned to the window and looked out into the blaze of golden sunlight that filled the tundra.
turned
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From this reading There was silence in the cabin, except for the breath which came like a sob to the girl’s lips as she turned to the window and looked out into the blaze of golden sunlight that filled the tundra.
undying
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From this reading It was as if these things had come as a message to both of them, relieving a tension, and significant of the beauty and glory and undying hope of life.
up
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From this reading A gray-cheeked thrush flew up to the roof of Sokwenna’s cabin and began to sing.
voice
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From this reading He heard Tautuk’s voice, calling to Keok away over near the reindeer corral, and he heard clearly Keok’s merry laughter as she answered him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was silence in the cabin, except for the breath which came like a sob to the girl’s lips as she turned to the window and looked out into the blaze of golden sunlight that filled the tundra.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was silence in the cabin, except for the breath which came like a sob to the girl’s lips as she turned to the window and looked out into the blaze of golden sunlight that filled the tundra.
window
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From this reading There was silence in the cabin, except for the breath which came like a sob to the girl’s lips as she turned to the window and looked out into the blaze of golden sunlight that filled the tundra.
world
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From this reading It seemed to Alan that in an instant a sudden change had come over the world.
