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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 Cavern of the Shining Ones Layroh's hiring of husky down-and-outers for his expedition is part of a plan made ages past.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was shortly after midnight when a persistent nightmare aroused Don Foster from sleep.
ages
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From this reading The Cavern of the Shining Ones Layroh's hiring of husky down-and-outers for his expedition is part of a plan made ages past.
aroused
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From this reading It was shortly after midnight when a persistent nightmare aroused Don Foster from sleep.
battling
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From this reading It had been a monstrous flying thing like a giant blue-bottle fly that he had been battling in his sleep.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It had been a monstrous flying thing like a giant blue-bottle fly that he had been battling in his sleep.
blankets
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From this reading For a moment he lay drowsily in his blankets there on the sand, with memory of the nightmare still vivid.
blue-bottle
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From this reading It had been a monstrous flying thing like a giant blue-bottle fly that he had been battling in his sleep.
buzz
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From this reading Memory of the thing's high-pitched, droning buzz still rang in his ears.
CavernnounUS /ˈkæv.ərn/
A large, vast underground cave, often filled with forgotten ancient treasures.
From this reading The Cavern of the Shining Ones Layroh's hiring of husky down-and-outers for his expedition is part of a plan made ages past.
Don
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From this reading It was shortly after midnight when a persistent nightmare aroused Don Foster from sleep.
down-and-outers
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droning
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drowsily
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From this reading For a moment he lay drowsily in his blankets there on the sand, with memory of the nightmare still vivid.
ears
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expedition
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fly
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From this reading It had been a monstrous flying thing like a giant blue-bottle fly that he had been battling in his sleep.
flying
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From this reading It had been a monstrous flying thing like a giant blue-bottle fly that he had been battling in his sleep.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Cavern of the Shining Ones Layroh's hiring of husky down-and-outers for his expedition is part of a plan made ages past.
Foster
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From this reading It was shortly after midnight when a persistent nightmare aroused Don Foster from sleep.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was shortly after midnight when a persistent nightmare aroused Don Foster from sleep.
giant
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From this reading It had been a monstrous flying thing like a giant blue-bottle fly that he had been battling in his sleep.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had been a monstrous flying thing like a giant blue-bottle fly that he had been battling in his sleep.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For a moment he lay drowsily in his blankets there on the sand, with memory of the nightmare still vivid.
high-pitched
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From this reading Memory of the thing's high-pitched, droning buzz still rang in his ears.
hiring
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From this reading The Cavern of the Shining Ones Layroh's hiring of husky down-and-outers for his expedition is part of a plan made ages past.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Cavern of the Shining Ones Layroh's hiring of husky down-and-outers for his expedition is part of a plan made ages past.
husky
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From this reading The Cavern of the Shining Ones Layroh's hiring of husky down-and-outers for his expedition is part of a plan made ages past.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For a moment he lay drowsily in his blankets there on the sand, with memory of the nightmare still vivid.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Cavern of the Shining Ones Layroh's hiring of husky down-and-outers for his expedition is part of a plan made ages past.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was shortly after midnight when a persistent nightmare aroused Don Foster from sleep.
lay
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From this reading For a moment he lay drowsily in his blankets there on the sand, with memory of the nightmare still vivid.
Layroh's
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like
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From this reading It had been a monstrous flying thing like a giant blue-bottle fly that he had been battling in his sleep.
made
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From this reading The Cavern of the Shining Ones Layroh's hiring of husky down-and-outers for his expedition is part of a plan made ages past.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading For a moment he lay drowsily in his blankets there on the sand, with memory of the nightmare still vivid.
midnight
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From this reading It was shortly after midnight when a persistent nightmare aroused Don Foster from sleep.
moment
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From this reading For a moment he lay drowsily in his blankets there on the sand, with memory of the nightmare still vivid.
monstrous
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From this reading It had been a monstrous flying thing like a giant blue-bottle fly that he had been battling in his sleep.
nightmarenounUS /ˈnaɪt.mɛr/
A terrifying or distressing dream.
From this reading It was shortly after midnight when a persistent nightmare aroused Don Foster from sleep.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Cavern of the Shining Ones Layroh's hiring of husky down-and-outers for his expedition is part of a plan made ages past.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading For a moment he lay drowsily in his blankets there on the sand, with memory of the nightmare still vivid.
Ones
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From this reading The Cavern of the Shining Ones Layroh's hiring of husky down-and-outers for his expedition is part of a plan made ages past.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Cavern of the Shining Ones Layroh's hiring of husky down-and-outers for his expedition is part of a plan made ages past.
past
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From this reading The Cavern of the Shining Ones Layroh's hiring of husky down-and-outers for his expedition is part of a plan made ages past.
persistent
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plan
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From this reading The Cavern of the Shining Ones Layroh's hiring of husky down-and-outers for his expedition is part of a plan made ages past.
rang
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From this reading Memory of the thing's high-pitched, droning buzz still rang in his ears.
sand
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From this reading For a moment he lay drowsily in his blankets there on the sand, with memory of the nightmare still vivid.
Shining
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From this reading The Cavern of the Shining Ones Layroh's hiring of husky down-and-outers for his expedition is part of a plan made ages past.
shortly
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From this reading It was shortly after midnight when a persistent nightmare aroused Don Foster from sleep.
sleep
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From this reading It was shortly after midnight when a persistent nightmare aroused Don Foster from sleep.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a moment he lay drowsily in his blankets there on the sand, with memory of the nightmare still vivid.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It had been a monstrous flying thing like a giant blue-bottle fly that he had been battling in his sleep.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Cavern of the Shining Ones Layroh's hiring of husky down-and-outers for his expedition is part of a plan made ages past.
there
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From this reading For a moment he lay drowsily in his blankets there on the sand, with memory of the nightmare still vivid.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had been a monstrous flying thing like a giant blue-bottle fly that he had been battling in his sleep.
thing's
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From this reading Memory of the thing's high-pitched, droning buzz still rang in his ears.
vivid
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From this reading For a moment he lay drowsily in his blankets there on the sand, with memory of the nightmare still vivid.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was shortly after midnight when a persistent nightmare aroused Don Foster from sleep.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was shortly after midnight when a persistent nightmare aroused Don Foster from sleep.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading For a moment he lay drowsily in his blankets there on the sand, with memory of the nightmare still vivid.
