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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 From a truculent piano it leapt to a titanic crescendo only to find relief again in a fierce growling dissatisfaction.
again
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From this reading From a truculent piano it leapt to a titanic crescendo only to find relief again in a fierce growling dissatisfaction.
all
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From this reading It rose and fell, that was all.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It seemed less of an elemental war than a physical attack upon a shuddering earth.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It rose and fell, that was all.
attack
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From this reading It seemed less of an elemental war than a physical attack upon a shuddering earth.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading The electric fires rifting the darkness of this out-world night were beyond compare in their terror.
compare
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From this reading The electric fires rifting the darkness of this out-world night were beyond compare in their terror.
crescendo
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From this reading From a truculent piano it leapt to a titanic crescendo only to find relief again in a fierce growling dissatisfaction.
darkness
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From this reading The electric fires rifting the darkness of this out-world night were beyond compare in their terror.
dissatisfaction
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From this reading From a truculent piano it leapt to a titanic crescendo only to find relief again in a fierce growling dissatisfaction.
earth
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From this reading It seemed less of an elemental war than a physical attack upon a shuddering earth.
electric
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From this reading The electric fires rifting the darkness of this out-world night were beyond compare in their terror.
elemental
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From this reading It seemed less of an elemental war than a physical attack upon a shuddering earth.
EYES
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From this reading THE EYES OF THE HILLS The thunder roared without intermission.
fell
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From this reading It rose and fell, that was all.
fierce
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From this reading From a truculent piano it leapt to a titanic crescendo only to find relief again in a fierce growling dissatisfaction.
find
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From this reading From a truculent piano it leapt to a titanic crescendo only to find relief again in a fierce growling dissatisfaction.
fires
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From this reading The electric fires rifting the darkness of this out-world night were beyond compare in their terror.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From a truculent piano it leapt to a titanic crescendo only to find relief again in a fierce growling dissatisfaction.
growling
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From this reading From a truculent piano it leapt to a titanic crescendo only to find relief again in a fierce growling dissatisfaction.
HILLS
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From this reading THE EYES OF THE HILLS The thunder roared without intermission.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading From a truculent piano it leapt to a titanic crescendo only to find relief again in a fierce growling dissatisfaction.
intermission
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From this reading THE EYES OF THE HILLS The thunder roared without intermission.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It rose and fell, that was all.
leapt
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From this reading From a truculent piano it leapt to a titanic crescendo only to find relief again in a fierce growling dissatisfaction.
less
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From this reading It seemed less of an elemental war than a physical attack upon a shuddering earth.
night
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From this reading The electric fires rifting the darkness of this out-world night were beyond compare in their terror.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE EYES OF THE HILLS The thunder roared without intermission.
only
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From this reading From a truculent piano it leapt to a titanic crescendo only to find relief again in a fierce growling dissatisfaction.
out-world
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From this reading The electric fires rifting the darkness of this out-world night were beyond compare in their terror.
physical
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From this reading It seemed less of an elemental war than a physical attack upon a shuddering earth.
piano
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From this reading From a truculent piano it leapt to a titanic crescendo only to find relief again in a fierce growling dissatisfaction.
reliefnounUS /rɪˈliːf/
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading From a truculent piano it leapt to a titanic crescendo only to find relief again in a fierce growling dissatisfaction.
rifting
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From this reading The electric fires rifting the darkness of this out-world night were beyond compare in their terror.
roared
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From this reading THE EYES OF THE HILLS The thunder roared without intermission.
rose
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From this reading It rose and fell, that was all.
seemed
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From this reading It seemed less of an elemental war than a physical attack upon a shuddering earth.
shuddering
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From this reading It seemed less of an elemental war than a physical attack upon a shuddering earth.
terror
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From this reading The electric fires rifting the darkness of this out-world night were beyond compare in their terror.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It seemed less of an elemental war than a physical attack upon a shuddering earth.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It rose and fell, that was all.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE EYES OF THE HILLS The thunder roared without intermission.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The electric fires rifting the darkness of this out-world night were beyond compare in their terror.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The electric fires rifting the darkness of this out-world night were beyond compare in their terror.
thunder
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From this reading THE EYES OF THE HILLS The thunder roared without intermission.
titanic
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From this reading From a truculent piano it leapt to a titanic crescendo only to find relief again in a fierce growling dissatisfaction.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading From a truculent piano it leapt to a titanic crescendo only to find relief again in a fierce growling dissatisfaction.
truculent
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From this reading From a truculent piano it leapt to a titanic crescendo only to find relief again in a fierce growling dissatisfaction.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It seemed less of an elemental war than a physical attack upon a shuddering earth.
war
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From this reading It seemed less of an elemental war than a physical attack upon a shuddering earth.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It rose and fell, that was all.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The electric fires rifting the darkness of this out-world night were beyond compare in their terror.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading THE EYES OF THE HILLS The thunder roared without intermission.
