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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 Carthule was not the Earthman's god, but Carthule protected him while he was a guest in the temple--even if he tore the temple down!
after-meal
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From this reading It was time for the after-meal meditation.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The problem of the Revelation occupied his reveries: why had Carthule, in His infinite wisdom, waited so long to reveal to His people that they were not alone in the universe?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Marik, First Priest of Carthule, finished his frugal meal and went outside to sit in the mid-day breeze and watch the sands blowing gently over the bare flat plains.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Marik looked up at the glowing dot behind the gray wall of the sky.
bare
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From this reading Marik, First Priest of Carthule, finished his frugal meal and went outside to sit in the mid-day breeze and watch the sands blowing gently over the bare flat plains.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Marik looked up at the glowing dot behind the gray wall of the sky.
blowing
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From this reading Marik, First Priest of Carthule, finished his frugal meal and went outside to sit in the mid-day breeze and watch the sands blowing gently over the bare flat plains.
breeze
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From this reading Marik, First Priest of Carthule, finished his frugal meal and went outside to sit in the mid-day breeze and watch the sands blowing gently over the bare flat plains.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Carthule was not the Earthman's god, but Carthule protected him while he was a guest in the temple--even if he tore the temple down!
Carthule
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From this reading Carthule was not the Earthman's god, but Carthule protected him while he was a guest in the temple--even if he tore the temple down!
dot
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From this reading Marik looked up at the glowing dot behind the gray wall of the sky.
down
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From this reading Carthule was not the Earthman's god, but Carthule protected him while he was a guest in the temple--even if he tore the temple down!
Earthman's
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From this reading Carthule was not the Earthman's god, but Carthule protected him while he was a guest in the temple--even if he tore the temple down!
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Carthule was not the Earthman's god, but Carthule protected him while he was a guest in the temple--even if he tore the temple down!
finished
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From this reading Marik, First Priest of Carthule, finished his frugal meal and went outside to sit in the mid-day breeze and watch the sands blowing gently over the bare flat plains.
FirstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Marik, First Priest of Carthule, finished his frugal meal and went outside to sit in the mid-day breeze and watch the sands blowing gently over the bare flat plains.
flat
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From this reading Marik, First Priest of Carthule, finished his frugal meal and went outside to sit in the mid-day breeze and watch the sands blowing gently over the bare flat plains.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was time for the after-meal meditation.
frugal
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From this reading Marik, First Priest of Carthule, finished his frugal meal and went outside to sit in the mid-day breeze and watch the sands blowing gently over the bare flat plains.
gently
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From this reading Marik, First Priest of Carthule, finished his frugal meal and went outside to sit in the mid-day breeze and watch the sands blowing gently over the bare flat plains.
glowingnounUS /ˈglowing/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Marik looked up at the glowing dot behind the gray wall of the sky.
god
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From this reading Carthule was not the Earthman's god, but Carthule protected him while he was a guest in the temple--even if he tore the temple down!
gray
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From this reading Marik looked up at the glowing dot behind the gray wall of the sky.
guest
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From this reading Carthule was not the Earthman's god, but Carthule protected him while he was a guest in the temple--even if he tore the temple down!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The problem of the Revelation occupied his reveries: why had Carthule, in His infinite wisdom, waited so long to reveal to His people that they were not alone in the universe?
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Carthule was not the Earthman's god, but Carthule protected him while he was a guest in the temple--even if he tore the temple down!
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Carthule was not the Earthman's god, but Carthule protected him while he was a guest in the temple--even if he tore the temple down!
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Marik, First Priest of Carthule, finished his frugal meal and went outside to sit in the mid-day breeze and watch the sands blowing gently over the bare flat plains.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Carthule was not the Earthman's god, but Carthule protected him while he was a guest in the temple--even if he tore the temple down!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Carthule was not the Earthman's god, but Carthule protected him while he was a guest in the temple--even if he tore the temple down!
infinite
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From this reading The problem of the Revelation occupied his reveries: why had Carthule, in His infinite wisdom, waited so long to reveal to His people that they were not alone in the universe?
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was time for the after-meal meditation.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The problem of the Revelation occupied his reveries: why had Carthule, in His infinite wisdom, waited so long to reveal to His people that they were not alone in the universe?
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Marik looked up at the glowing dot behind the gray wall of the sky.
Marik
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From this reading Marik, First Priest of Carthule, finished his frugal meal and went outside to sit in the mid-day breeze and watch the sands blowing gently over the bare flat plains.
meal
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From this reading Marik, First Priest of Carthule, finished his frugal meal and went outside to sit in the mid-day breeze and watch the sands blowing gently over the bare flat plains.
meditation
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From this reading It was time for the after-meal meditation.
mid-day
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From this reading Marik, First Priest of Carthule, finished his frugal meal and went outside to sit in the mid-day breeze and watch the sands blowing gently over the bare flat plains.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Carthule was not the Earthman's god, but Carthule protected him while he was a guest in the temple--even if he tore the temple down!
occupied
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From this reading The problem of the Revelation occupied his reveries: why had Carthule, in His infinite wisdom, waited so long to reveal to His people that they were not alone in the universe?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Marik, First Priest of Carthule, finished his frugal meal and went outside to sit in the mid-day breeze and watch the sands blowing gently over the bare flat plains.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Marik, First Priest of Carthule, finished his frugal meal and went outside to sit in the mid-day breeze and watch the sands blowing gently over the bare flat plains.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Marik, First Priest of Carthule, finished his frugal meal and went outside to sit in the mid-day breeze and watch the sands blowing gently over the bare flat plains.
people
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From this reading The problem of the Revelation occupied his reveries: why had Carthule, in His infinite wisdom, waited so long to reveal to His people that they were not alone in the universe?
plains
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From this reading Marik, First Priest of Carthule, finished his frugal meal and went outside to sit in the mid-day breeze and watch the sands blowing gently over the bare flat plains.
Priest
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From this reading Marik, First Priest of Carthule, finished his frugal meal and went outside to sit in the mid-day breeze and watch the sands blowing gently over the bare flat plains.
problem
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From this reading The problem of the Revelation occupied his reveries: why had Carthule, in His infinite wisdom, waited so long to reveal to His people that they were not alone in the universe?
protected
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From this reading Carthule was not the Earthman's god, but Carthule protected him while he was a guest in the temple--even if he tore the temple down!
reveal
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From this reading The problem of the Revelation occupied his reveries: why had Carthule, in His infinite wisdom, waited so long to reveal to His people that they were not alone in the universe?
Revelation
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From this reading The problem of the Revelation occupied his reveries: why had Carthule, in His infinite wisdom, waited so long to reveal to His people that they were not alone in the universe?
reveries
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From this reading The problem of the Revelation occupied his reveries: why had Carthule, in His infinite wisdom, waited so long to reveal to His people that they were not alone in the universe?
sands
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From this reading Marik, First Priest of Carthule, finished his frugal meal and went outside to sit in the mid-day breeze and watch the sands blowing gently over the bare flat plains.
sit
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From this reading Marik, First Priest of Carthule, finished his frugal meal and went outside to sit in the mid-day breeze and watch the sands blowing gently over the bare flat plains.
sky
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From this reading Marik looked up at the glowing dot behind the gray wall of the sky.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The problem of the Revelation occupied his reveries: why had Carthule, in His infinite wisdom, waited so long to reveal to His people that they were not alone in the universe?
temple
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From this reading Carthule was not the Earthman's god, but Carthule protected him while he was a guest in the temple--even if he tore the temple down!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The problem of the Revelation occupied his reveries: why had Carthule, in His infinite wisdom, waited so long to reveal to His people that they were not alone in the universe?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Carthule was not the Earthman's god, but Carthule protected him while he was a guest in the temple--even if he tore the temple down!
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The problem of the Revelation occupied his reveries: why had Carthule, in His infinite wisdom, waited so long to reveal to His people that they were not alone in the universe?
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was time for the after-meal meditation.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Marik, First Priest of Carthule, finished his frugal meal and went outside to sit in the mid-day breeze and watch the sands blowing gently over the bare flat plains.
tore
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From this reading Carthule was not the Earthman's god, but Carthule protected him while he was a guest in the temple--even if he tore the temple down!
universe
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From this reading The problem of the Revelation occupied his reveries: why had Carthule, in His infinite wisdom, waited so long to reveal to His people that they were not alone in the universe?
up
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From this reading Marik looked up at the glowing dot behind the gray wall of the sky.
waited
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From this reading The problem of the Revelation occupied his reveries: why had Carthule, in His infinite wisdom, waited so long to reveal to His people that they were not alone in the universe?
wall
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From this reading Marik looked up at the glowing dot behind the gray wall of the sky.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Carthule was not the Earthman's god, but Carthule protected him while he was a guest in the temple--even if he tore the temple down!
watch
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From this reading Marik, First Priest of Carthule, finished his frugal meal and went outside to sit in the mid-day breeze and watch the sands blowing gently over the bare flat plains.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Marik, First Priest of Carthule, finished his frugal meal and went outside to sit in the mid-day breeze and watch the sands blowing gently over the bare flat plains.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The problem of the Revelation occupied his reveries: why had Carthule, in His infinite wisdom, waited so long to reveal to His people that they were not alone in the universe?
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Carthule was not the Earthman's god, but Carthule protected him while he was a guest in the temple--even if he tore the temple down!
why
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From this reading The problem of the Revelation occupied his reveries: why had Carthule, in His infinite wisdom, waited so long to reveal to His people that they were not alone in the universe?
wisdom
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From this reading The problem of the Revelation occupied his reveries: why had Carthule, in His infinite wisdom, waited so long to reveal to His people that they were not alone in the universe?
