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aimed
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From this reading Quickly I released myself from his arm and flew to kneel in front of the metal mother, with the electric torch aimed directly into the little window that revealed all her inmost processes.
all
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From this reading Quickly I released myself from his arm and flew to kneel in front of the metal mother, with the electric torch aimed directly into the little window that revealed all her inmost processes.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Quickly I released myself from his arm and flew to kneel in front of the metal mother, with the electric torch aimed directly into the little window that revealed all her inmost processes.
arm
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From this reading Quickly I released myself from his arm and flew to kneel in front of the metal mother, with the electric torch aimed directly into the little window that revealed all her inmost processes.
astonishedadjectiveUS /əˈstɑːnɪʃt/
very surprised
From this reading Behold, the first baby Bird stepped forth into the world right before my astonished and enraptured eyes!
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Peckerwood Pan hovered just at my shoulder, and together we beheld what was to me the most wonderful phenomenon of nature that had ever come my way.
baby
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From this reading Behold, the first baby Bird stepped forth into the world right before my astonished and enraptured eyes!
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Behold, the first baby Bird stepped forth into the world right before my astonished and enraptured eyes!
beheld
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From this reading The Peckerwood Pan hovered just at my shoulder, and together we beheld what was to me the most wonderful phenomenon of nature that had ever come my way.
Behold
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From this reading Behold, the first baby Bird stepped forth into the world right before my astonished and enraptured eyes!
Bird
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From this reading Behold, the first baby Bird stepped forth into the world right before my astonished and enraptured eyes!
Caruso
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From this reading No sunset from Pike's Peak or high note from the throat of Caruso could equal it in my estimation.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Peckerwood Pan hovered just at my shoulder, and together we beheld what was to me the most wonderful phenomenon of nature that had ever come my way.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading No sunset from Pike's Peak or high note from the throat of Caruso could equal it in my estimation.
directlynounUS /ˈdirectly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Quickly I released myself from his arm and flew to kneel in front of the metal mother, with the electric torch aimed directly into the little window that revealed all her inmost processes.
electric
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From this reading Quickly I released myself from his arm and flew to kneel in front of the metal mother, with the electric torch aimed directly into the little window that revealed all her inmost processes.
enraptured
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From this reading Behold, the first baby Bird stepped forth into the world right before my astonished and enraptured eyes!
equal
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From this reading No sunset from Pike's Peak or high note from the throat of Caruso could equal it in my estimation.
estimation
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From this reading No sunset from Pike's Peak or high note from the throat of Caruso could equal it in my estimation.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Peckerwood Pan hovered just at my shoulder, and together we beheld what was to me the most wonderful phenomenon of nature that had ever come my way.
eyes
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From this reading Behold, the first baby Bird stepped forth into the world right before my astonished and enraptured eyes!
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Behold, the first baby Bird stepped forth into the world right before my astonished and enraptured eyes!
flew
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From this reading Quickly I released myself from his arm and flew to kneel in front of the metal mother, with the electric torch aimed directly into the little window that revealed all her inmost processes.
forth
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From this reading Behold, the first baby Bird stepped forth into the world right before my astonished and enraptured eyes!
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Quickly I released myself from his arm and flew to kneel in front of the metal mother, with the electric torch aimed directly into the little window that revealed all her inmost processes.
front
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From this reading Quickly I released myself from his arm and flew to kneel in front of the metal mother, with the electric torch aimed directly into the little window that revealed all her inmost processes.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Peckerwood Pan hovered just at my shoulder, and together we beheld what was to me the most wonderful phenomenon of nature that had ever come my way.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Quickly I released myself from his arm and flew to kneel in front of the metal mother, with the electric torch aimed directly into the little window that revealed all her inmost processes.
high
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From this reading No sunset from Pike's Peak or high note from the throat of Caruso could equal it in my estimation.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Quickly I released myself from his arm and flew to kneel in front of the metal mother, with the electric torch aimed directly into the little window that revealed all her inmost processes.
hovered
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From this reading The Peckerwood Pan hovered just at my shoulder, and together we beheld what was to me the most wonderful phenomenon of nature that had ever come my way.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Quickly I released myself from his arm and flew to kneel in front of the metal mother, with the electric torch aimed directly into the little window that revealed all her inmost processes.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Quickly I released myself from his arm and flew to kneel in front of the metal mother, with the electric torch aimed directly into the little window that revealed all her inmost processes.
inmost
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From this reading Quickly I released myself from his arm and flew to kneel in front of the metal mother, with the electric torch aimed directly into the little window that revealed all her inmost processes.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Quickly I released myself from his arm and flew to kneel in front of the metal mother, with the electric torch aimed directly into the little window that revealed all her inmost processes.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading No sunset from Pike's Peak or high note from the throat of Caruso could equal it in my estimation.
just
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From this reading The Peckerwood Pan hovered just at my shoulder, and together we beheld what was to me the most wonderful phenomenon of nature that had ever come my way.
kneel
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From this reading Quickly I released myself from his arm and flew to kneel in front of the metal mother, with the electric torch aimed directly into the little window that revealed all her inmost processes.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Quickly I released myself from his arm and flew to kneel in front of the metal mother, with the electric torch aimed directly into the little window that revealed all her inmost processes.
manner
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From this reading It was in this manner.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Peckerwood Pan hovered just at my shoulder, and together we beheld what was to me the most wonderful phenomenon of nature that had ever come my way.
metal
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From this reading Quickly I released myself from his arm and flew to kneel in front of the metal mother, with the electric torch aimed directly into the little window that revealed all her inmost processes.
most
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From this reading The Peckerwood Pan hovered just at my shoulder, and together we beheld what was to me the most wonderful phenomenon of nature that had ever come my way.
mother
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From this reading Quickly I released myself from his arm and flew to kneel in front of the metal mother, with the electric torch aimed directly into the little window that revealed all her inmost processes.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The Peckerwood Pan hovered just at my shoulder, and together we beheld what was to me the most wonderful phenomenon of nature that had ever come my way.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Quickly I released myself from his arm and flew to kneel in front of the metal mother, with the electric torch aimed directly into the little window that revealed all her inmost processes.
nature
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From this reading The Peckerwood Pan hovered just at my shoulder, and together we beheld what was to me the most wonderful phenomenon of nature that had ever come my way.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No sunset from Pike's Peak or high note from the throat of Caruso could equal it in my estimation.
note
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From this reading No sunset from Pike's Peak or high note from the throat of Caruso could equal it in my estimation.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Quickly I released myself from his arm and flew to kneel in front of the metal mother, with the electric torch aimed directly into the little window that revealed all her inmost processes.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading No sunset from Pike's Peak or high note from the throat of Caruso could equal it in my estimation.
Pan
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From this reading The Peckerwood Pan hovered just at my shoulder, and together we beheld what was to me the most wonderful phenomenon of nature that had ever come my way.
Peak
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From this reading No sunset from Pike's Peak or high note from the throat of Caruso could equal it in my estimation.
Peckerwood
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From this reading The Peckerwood Pan hovered just at my shoulder, and together we beheld what was to me the most wonderful phenomenon of nature that had ever come my way.
phenomenon
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From this reading The Peckerwood Pan hovered just at my shoulder, and together we beheld what was to me the most wonderful phenomenon of nature that had ever come my way.
Pike's
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From this reading No sunset from Pike's Peak or high note from the throat of Caruso could equal it in my estimation.
processes
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From this reading Quickly I released myself from his arm and flew to kneel in front of the metal mother, with the electric torch aimed directly into the little window that revealed all her inmost processes.
Quickly
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From this reading Quickly I released myself from his arm and flew to kneel in front of the metal mother, with the electric torch aimed directly into the little window that revealed all her inmost processes.
released
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From this reading Quickly I released myself from his arm and flew to kneel in front of the metal mother, with the electric torch aimed directly into the little window that revealed all her inmost processes.
revealed
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From this reading Quickly I released myself from his arm and flew to kneel in front of the metal mother, with the electric torch aimed directly into the little window that revealed all her inmost processes.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Behold, the first baby Bird stepped forth into the world right before my astonished and enraptured eyes!
shoulder
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From this reading The Peckerwood Pan hovered just at my shoulder, and together we beheld what was to me the most wonderful phenomenon of nature that had ever come my way.
stepped
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From this reading Behold, the first baby Bird stepped forth into the world right before my astonished and enraptured eyes!
sunset
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From this reading No sunset from Pike's Peak or high note from the throat of Caruso could equal it in my estimation.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Quickly I released myself from his arm and flew to kneel in front of the metal mother, with the electric torch aimed directly into the little window that revealed all her inmost processes.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Quickly I released myself from his arm and flew to kneel in front of the metal mother, with the electric torch aimed directly into the little window that revealed all her inmost processes.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was in this manner.
throatnounUS /θroʊt/
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading No sunset from Pike's Peak or high note from the throat of Caruso could equal it in my estimation.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Quickly I released myself from his arm and flew to kneel in front of the metal mother, with the electric torch aimed directly into the little window that revealed all her inmost processes.
together
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From this reading The Peckerwood Pan hovered just at my shoulder, and together we beheld what was to me the most wonderful phenomenon of nature that had ever come my way.
torch
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From this reading Quickly I released myself from his arm and flew to kneel in front of the metal mother, with the electric torch aimed directly into the little window that revealed all her inmost processes.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Peckerwood Pan hovered just at my shoulder, and together we beheld what was to me the most wonderful phenomenon of nature that had ever come my way.
way
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From this reading The Peckerwood Pan hovered just at my shoulder, and together we beheld what was to me the most wonderful phenomenon of nature that had ever come my way.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The Peckerwood Pan hovered just at my shoulder, and together we beheld what was to me the most wonderful phenomenon of nature that had ever come my way.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The Peckerwood Pan hovered just at my shoulder, and together we beheld what was to me the most wonderful phenomenon of nature that had ever come my way.
window
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From this reading Quickly I released myself from his arm and flew to kneel in front of the metal mother, with the electric torch aimed directly into the little window that revealed all her inmost processes.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Quickly I released myself from his arm and flew to kneel in front of the metal mother, with the electric torch aimed directly into the little window that revealed all her inmost processes.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Peckerwood Pan hovered just at my shoulder, and together we beheld what was to me the most wonderful phenomenon of nature that had ever come my way.
world
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From this reading Behold, the first baby Bird stepped forth into the world right before my astonished and enraptured eyes!
