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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 The shafts from which it had come were but a few hundred yards below, and the purple gas was still rolling out of the funnels.
all
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From this reading But all that was very vague.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading My mind was too much upset by grief and terror to be capable of intelligent planning, but I knew I wanted to get away from here, and I think I had some notion of reaching the northern pass, and of getting back to an unburned growth of the red vegetation, for I was weak with thirst and hunger.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The shafts from which it had come were but a few hundred yards below, and the purple gas was still rolling out of the funnels.
Austen
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From this reading When Austen Struck I lost little time in the examination of the dead creature.
away
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From this reading My mind was too much upset by grief and terror to be capable of intelligent planning, but I knew I wanted to get away from here, and I think I had some notion of reaching the northern pass, and of getting back to an unburned growth of the red vegetation, for I was weak with thirst and hunger.
back
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From this reading My mind was too much upset by grief and terror to be capable of intelligent planning, but I knew I wanted to get away from here, and I think I had some notion of reaching the northern pass, and of getting back to an unburned growth of the red vegetation, for I was weak with thirst and hunger.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading My mind was too much upset by grief and terror to be capable of intelligent planning, but I knew I wanted to get away from here, and I think I had some notion of reaching the northern pass, and of getting back to an unburned growth of the red vegetation, for I was weak with thirst and hunger.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading The shafts from which it had come were but a few hundred yards below, and the purple gas was still rolling out of the funnels.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The shafts from which it had come were but a few hundred yards below, and the purple gas was still rolling out of the funnels.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading My mind was too much upset by grief and terror to be capable of intelligent planning, but I knew I wanted to get away from here, and I think I had some notion of reaching the northern pass, and of getting back to an unburned growth of the red vegetation, for I was weak with thirst and hunger.
capable
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From this reading My mind was too much upset by grief and terror to be capable of intelligent planning, but I knew I wanted to get away from here, and I think I had some notion of reaching the northern pass, and of getting back to an unburned growth of the red vegetation, for I was weak with thirst and hunger.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The shafts from which it had come were but a few hundred yards below, and the purple gas was still rolling out of the funnels.
creaturenounUS /ˈcreature/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When Austen Struck I lost little time in the examination of the dead creature.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Austen Struck I lost little time in the examination of the dead creature.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I did not know when a second monster might follow the first.
examination
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From this reading When Austen Struck I lost little time in the examination of the dead creature.
few
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From this reading The shafts from which it had come were but a few hundred yards below, and the purple gas was still rolling out of the funnels.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I did not know when a second monster might follow the first.
follow
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From this reading I did not know when a second monster might follow the first.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading My mind was too much upset by grief and terror to be capable of intelligent planning, but I knew I wanted to get away from here, and I think I had some notion of reaching the northern pass, and of getting back to an unburned growth of the red vegetation, for I was weak with thirst and hunger.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The shafts from which it had come were but a few hundred yards below, and the purple gas was still rolling out of the funnels.
funnels
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From this reading The shafts from which it had come were but a few hundred yards below, and the purple gas was still rolling out of the funnels.
gas
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From this reading The shafts from which it had come were but a few hundred yards below, and the purple gas was still rolling out of the funnels.
get
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From this reading My mind was too much upset by grief and terror to be capable of intelligent planning, but I knew I wanted to get away from here, and I think I had some notion of reaching the northern pass, and of getting back to an unburned growth of the red vegetation, for I was weak with thirst and hunger.
getting
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From this reading My mind was too much upset by grief and terror to be capable of intelligent planning, but I knew I wanted to get away from here, and I think I had some notion of reaching the northern pass, and of getting back to an unburned growth of the red vegetation, for I was weak with thirst and hunger.
grief
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From this reading My mind was too much upset by grief and terror to be capable of intelligent planning, but I knew I wanted to get away from here, and I think I had some notion of reaching the northern pass, and of getting back to an unburned growth of the red vegetation, for I was weak with thirst and hunger.
growth
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From this reading My mind was too much upset by grief and terror to be capable of intelligent planning, but I knew I wanted to get away from here, and I think I had some notion of reaching the northern pass, and of getting back to an unburned growth of the red vegetation, for I was weak with thirst and hunger.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The shafts from which it had come were but a few hundred yards below, and the purple gas was still rolling out of the funnels.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My mind was too much upset by grief and terror to be capable of intelligent planning, but I knew I wanted to get away from here, and I think I had some notion of reaching the northern pass, and of getting back to an unburned growth of the red vegetation, for I was weak with thirst and hunger.
hundred
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From this reading The shafts from which it had come were but a few hundred yards below, and the purple gas was still rolling out of the funnels.
hunger
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From this reading My mind was too much upset by grief and terror to be capable of intelligent planning, but I knew I wanted to get away from here, and I think I had some notion of reaching the northern pass, and of getting back to an unburned growth of the red vegetation, for I was weak with thirst and hunger.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When Austen Struck I lost little time in the examination of the dead creature.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When Austen Struck I lost little time in the examination of the dead creature.
intelligent
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From this reading My mind was too much upset by grief and terror to be capable of intelligent planning, but I knew I wanted to get away from here, and I think I had some notion of reaching the northern pass, and of getting back to an unburned growth of the red vegetation, for I was weak with thirst and hunger.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The shafts from which it had come were but a few hundred yards below, and the purple gas was still rolling out of the funnels.
knew
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From this reading My mind was too much upset by grief and terror to be capable of intelligent planning, but I knew I wanted to get away from here, and I think I had some notion of reaching the northern pass, and of getting back to an unburned growth of the red vegetation, for I was weak with thirst and hunger.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I did not know when a second monster might follow the first.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Austen Struck I lost little time in the examination of the dead creature.
lost
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From this reading When Austen Struck I lost little time in the examination of the dead creature.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I did not know when a second monster might follow the first.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My mind was too much upset by grief and terror to be capable of intelligent planning, but I knew I wanted to get away from here, and I think I had some notion of reaching the northern pass, and of getting back to an unburned growth of the red vegetation, for I was weak with thirst and hunger.
monster
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From this reading I did not know when a second monster might follow the first.
much
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From this reading My mind was too much upset by grief and terror to be capable of intelligent planning, but I knew I wanted to get away from here, and I think I had some notion of reaching the northern pass, and of getting back to an unburned growth of the red vegetation, for I was weak with thirst and hunger.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My mind was too much upset by grief and terror to be capable of intelligent planning, but I knew I wanted to get away from here, and I think I had some notion of reaching the northern pass, and of getting back to an unburned growth of the red vegetation, for I was weak with thirst and hunger.
northern
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From this reading My mind was too much upset by grief and terror to be capable of intelligent planning, but I knew I wanted to get away from here, and I think I had some notion of reaching the northern pass, and of getting back to an unburned growth of the red vegetation, for I was weak with thirst and hunger.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I did not know when a second monster might follow the first.
notion
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From this reading My mind was too much upset by grief and terror to be capable of intelligent planning, but I knew I wanted to get away from here, and I think I had some notion of reaching the northern pass, and of getting back to an unburned growth of the red vegetation, for I was weak with thirst and hunger.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When Austen Struck I lost little time in the examination of the dead creature.
out
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From this reading The shafts from which it had come were but a few hundred yards below, and the purple gas was still rolling out of the funnels.
pass
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From this reading My mind was too much upset by grief and terror to be capable of intelligent planning, but I knew I wanted to get away from here, and I think I had some notion of reaching the northern pass, and of getting back to an unburned growth of the red vegetation, for I was weak with thirst and hunger.
planning
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From this reading My mind was too much upset by grief and terror to be capable of intelligent planning, but I knew I wanted to get away from here, and I think I had some notion of reaching the northern pass, and of getting back to an unburned growth of the red vegetation, for I was weak with thirst and hunger.
purple
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From this reading The shafts from which it had come were but a few hundred yards below, and the purple gas was still rolling out of the funnels.
reaching
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From this reading My mind was too much upset by grief and terror to be capable of intelligent planning, but I knew I wanted to get away from here, and I think I had some notion of reaching the northern pass, and of getting back to an unburned growth of the red vegetation, for I was weak with thirst and hunger.
red
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From this reading My mind was too much upset by grief and terror to be capable of intelligent planning, but I knew I wanted to get away from here, and I think I had some notion of reaching the northern pass, and of getting back to an unburned growth of the red vegetation, for I was weak with thirst and hunger.
rolling
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From this reading The shafts from which it had come were but a few hundred yards below, and the purple gas was still rolling out of the funnels.
second
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From this reading I did not know when a second monster might follow the first.
shafts
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From this reading The shafts from which it had come were but a few hundred yards below, and the purple gas was still rolling out of the funnels.
some
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From this reading My mind was too much upset by grief and terror to be capable of intelligent planning, but I knew I wanted to get away from here, and I think I had some notion of reaching the northern pass, and of getting back to an unburned growth of the red vegetation, for I was weak with thirst and hunger.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The shafts from which it had come were but a few hundred yards below, and the purple gas was still rolling out of the funnels.
StrucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Austen Struck I lost little time in the examination of the dead creature.
terror
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From this reading My mind was too much upset by grief and terror to be capable of intelligent planning, but I knew I wanted to get away from here, and I think I had some notion of reaching the northern pass, and of getting back to an unburned growth of the red vegetation, for I was weak with thirst and hunger.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But all that was very vague.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Austen Struck I lost little time in the examination of the dead creature.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My mind was too much upset by grief and terror to be capable of intelligent planning, but I knew I wanted to get away from here, and I think I had some notion of reaching the northern pass, and of getting back to an unburned growth of the red vegetation, for I was weak with thirst and hunger.
thirst
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From this reading My mind was too much upset by grief and terror to be capable of intelligent planning, but I knew I wanted to get away from here, and I think I had some notion of reaching the northern pass, and of getting back to an unburned growth of the red vegetation, for I was weak with thirst and hunger.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Austen Struck I lost little time in the examination of the dead creature.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My mind was too much upset by grief and terror to be capable of intelligent planning, but I knew I wanted to get away from here, and I think I had some notion of reaching the northern pass, and of getting back to an unburned growth of the red vegetation, for I was weak with thirst and hunger.
too
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From this reading My mind was too much upset by grief and terror to be capable of intelligent planning, but I knew I wanted to get away from here, and I think I had some notion of reaching the northern pass, and of getting back to an unburned growth of the red vegetation, for I was weak with thirst and hunger.
unburned
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From this reading My mind was too much upset by grief and terror to be capable of intelligent planning, but I knew I wanted to get away from here, and I think I had some notion of reaching the northern pass, and of getting back to an unburned growth of the red vegetation, for I was weak with thirst and hunger.
upset
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From this reading My mind was too much upset by grief and terror to be capable of intelligent planning, but I knew I wanted to get away from here, and I think I had some notion of reaching the northern pass, and of getting back to an unburned growth of the red vegetation, for I was weak with thirst and hunger.
vague
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From this reading But all that was very vague.
vegetation
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From this reading My mind was too much upset by grief and terror to be capable of intelligent planning, but I knew I wanted to get away from here, and I think I had some notion of reaching the northern pass, and of getting back to an unburned growth of the red vegetation, for I was weak with thirst and hunger.
very
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From this reading But all that was very vague.
wanted
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From this reading My mind was too much upset by grief and terror to be capable of intelligent planning, but I knew I wanted to get away from here, and I think I had some notion of reaching the northern pass, and of getting back to an unburned growth of the red vegetation, for I was weak with thirst and hunger.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The shafts from which it had come were but a few hundred yards below, and the purple gas was still rolling out of the funnels.
weak
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From this reading My mind was too much upset by grief and terror to be capable of intelligent planning, but I knew I wanted to get away from here, and I think I had some notion of reaching the northern pass, and of getting back to an unburned growth of the red vegetation, for I was weak with thirst and hunger.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The shafts from which it had come were but a few hundred yards below, and the purple gas was still rolling out of the funnels.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Austen Struck I lost little time in the examination of the dead creature.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The shafts from which it had come were but a few hundred yards below, and the purple gas was still rolling out of the funnels.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading My mind was too much upset by grief and terror to be capable of intelligent planning, but I knew I wanted to get away from here, and I think I had some notion of reaching the northern pass, and of getting back to an unburned growth of the red vegetation, for I was weak with thirst and hunger.
yards
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From this reading The shafts from which it had come were but a few hundred yards below, and the purple gas was still rolling out of the funnels.
