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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 Just then he heard a harsh, grating sound as of rusty bolts sliding with difficulty out of their sockets, and then faint rays of light, not wider than a hair, began to shine between the heavy plate mirrors.
all
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From this reading Poor thing," continued he, as he filled the drinking-cup, "this is all I have to give you."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Just then he heard a harsh, grating sound as of rusty bolts sliding with difficulty out of their sockets, and then faint rays of light, not wider than a hair, began to shine between the heavy plate mirrors.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Poor thing," continued he, as he filled the drinking-cup, "this is all I have to give you."
began
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From this reading Just then he heard a harsh, grating sound as of rusty bolts sliding with difficulty out of their sockets, and then faint rays of light, not wider than a hair, began to shine between the heavy plate mirrors.
better
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From this reading "That's better than nothing," said the boy.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Just then he heard a harsh, grating sound as of rusty bolts sliding with difficulty out of their sockets, and then faint rays of light, not wider than a hair, began to shine between the heavy plate mirrors.
bolts
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From this reading Just then he heard a harsh, grating sound as of rusty bolts sliding with difficulty out of their sockets, and then faint rays of light, not wider than a hair, began to shine between the heavy plate mirrors.
boy
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From this reading "That's better than nothing," said the boy.
continued
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From this reading Poor thing," continued he, as he filled the drinking-cup, "this is all I have to give you."
difficulty
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From this reading Just then he heard a harsh, grating sound as of rusty bolts sliding with difficulty out of their sockets, and then faint rays of light, not wider than a hair, began to shine between the heavy plate mirrors.
drink
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From this reading "You must need some water to drink.
drinking-cup
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From this reading Poor thing," continued he, as he filled the drinking-cup, "this is all I have to give you."
faint
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From this reading Just then he heard a harsh, grating sound as of rusty bolts sliding with difficulty out of their sockets, and then faint rays of light, not wider than a hair, began to shine between the heavy plate mirrors.
filled
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From this reading Poor thing," continued he, as he filled the drinking-cup, "this is all I have to give you."
give
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From this reading Poor thing," continued he, as he filled the drinking-cup, "this is all I have to give you."
grating
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From this reading Just then he heard a harsh, grating sound as of rusty bolts sliding with difficulty out of their sockets, and then faint rays of light, not wider than a hair, began to shine between the heavy plate mirrors.
hair
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From this reading Just then he heard a harsh, grating sound as of rusty bolts sliding with difficulty out of their sockets, and then faint rays of light, not wider than a hair, began to shine between the heavy plate mirrors.
harsh
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From this reading Just then he heard a harsh, grating sound as of rusty bolts sliding with difficulty out of their sockets, and then faint rays of light, not wider than a hair, began to shine between the heavy plate mirrors.
Harweda
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From this reading Prince Harweda was filled with joy.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Poor thing," continued he, as he filled the drinking-cup, "this is all I have to give you."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Poor thing," continued he, as he filled the drinking-cup, "this is all I have to give you."
heard
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From this reading Just then he heard a harsh, grating sound as of rusty bolts sliding with difficulty out of their sockets, and then faint rays of light, not wider than a hair, began to shine between the heavy plate mirrors.
heavy
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From this reading Just then he heard a harsh, grating sound as of rusty bolts sliding with difficulty out of their sockets, and then faint rays of light, not wider than a hair, began to shine between the heavy plate mirrors.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Poor thing," continued he, as he filled the drinking-cup, "this is all I have to give you."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Poor thing," continued he, as he filled the drinking-cup, "this is all I have to give you."
joy
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From this reading Prince Harweda was filled with joy.
Just
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From this reading Just then he heard a harsh, grating sound as of rusty bolts sliding with difficulty out of their sockets, and then faint rays of light, not wider than a hair, began to shine between the heavy plate mirrors.
light
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From this reading Just then he heard a harsh, grating sound as of rusty bolts sliding with difficulty out of their sockets, and then faint rays of light, not wider than a hair, began to shine between the heavy plate mirrors.
mirrors
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From this reading Just then he heard a harsh, grating sound as of rusty bolts sliding with difficulty out of their sockets, and then faint rays of light, not wider than a hair, began to shine between the heavy plate mirrors.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "You must need some water to drink.
need
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From this reading "You must need some water to drink.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Just then he heard a harsh, grating sound as of rusty bolts sliding with difficulty out of their sockets, and then faint rays of light, not wider than a hair, began to shine between the heavy plate mirrors.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "That's better than nothing," said the boy.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Just then he heard a harsh, grating sound as of rusty bolts sliding with difficulty out of their sockets, and then faint rays of light, not wider than a hair, began to shine between the heavy plate mirrors.
out
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From this reading Just then he heard a harsh, grating sound as of rusty bolts sliding with difficulty out of their sockets, and then faint rays of light, not wider than a hair, began to shine between the heavy plate mirrors.
plate
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From this reading Just then he heard a harsh, grating sound as of rusty bolts sliding with difficulty out of their sockets, and then faint rays of light, not wider than a hair, began to shine between the heavy plate mirrors.
Poor
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From this reading Poor thing," continued he, as he filled the drinking-cup, "this is all I have to give you."
Prince
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From this reading Prince Harweda was filled with joy.
rays
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From this reading Just then he heard a harsh, grating sound as of rusty bolts sliding with difficulty out of their sockets, and then faint rays of light, not wider than a hair, began to shine between the heavy plate mirrors.
rusty
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From this reading Just then he heard a harsh, grating sound as of rusty bolts sliding with difficulty out of their sockets, and then faint rays of light, not wider than a hair, began to shine between the heavy plate mirrors.
said
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From this reading "That's better than nothing," said the boy.
shine
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From this reading Just then he heard a harsh, grating sound as of rusty bolts sliding with difficulty out of their sockets, and then faint rays of light, not wider than a hair, began to shine between the heavy plate mirrors.
sliding
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From this reading Just then he heard a harsh, grating sound as of rusty bolts sliding with difficulty out of their sockets, and then faint rays of light, not wider than a hair, began to shine between the heavy plate mirrors.
sockets
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From this reading Just then he heard a harsh, grating sound as of rusty bolts sliding with difficulty out of their sockets, and then faint rays of light, not wider than a hair, began to shine between the heavy plate mirrors.
some
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From this reading "You must need some water to drink.
sound
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From this reading Just then he heard a harsh, grating sound as of rusty bolts sliding with difficulty out of their sockets, and then faint rays of light, not wider than a hair, began to shine between the heavy plate mirrors.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "That's better than nothing," said the boy.
That's
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From this reading "That's better than nothing," said the boy.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "That's better than nothing," said the boy.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Just then he heard a harsh, grating sound as of rusty bolts sliding with difficulty out of their sockets, and then faint rays of light, not wider than a hair, began to shine between the heavy plate mirrors.
then
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From this reading Just then he heard a harsh, grating sound as of rusty bolts sliding with difficulty out of their sockets, and then faint rays of light, not wider than a hair, began to shine between the heavy plate mirrors.
thing
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From this reading Poor thing," continued he, as he filled the drinking-cup, "this is all I have to give you."
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Poor thing," continued he, as he filled the drinking-cup, "this is all I have to give you."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You must need some water to drink.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Prince Harweda was filled with joy.
water
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From this reading "You must need some water to drink.
wider
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From this reading Just then he heard a harsh, grating sound as of rusty bolts sliding with difficulty out of their sockets, and then faint rays of light, not wider than a hair, began to shine between the heavy plate mirrors.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Just then he heard a harsh, grating sound as of rusty bolts sliding with difficulty out of their sockets, and then faint rays of light, not wider than a hair, began to shine between the heavy plate mirrors.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You must need some water to drink.
