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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 Land of Look Behind hopes to be something of a rear-view mirror, at once cocked to reveal our innermost dimensions while transporting that, which by necessity, must lie beyond.
Allow
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From this reading Allow me to detail what you can expect.
althoughconjunctionUS /ˌɔːlˈðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Involving ourselves in any interplay with flickering images, of course, must be more than fireside watching and it is my hope the book will be seen not solely as a collection of short stories, although these do figure prominently in the narrative.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Involving ourselves in any interplay with flickering images, of course, must be more than fireside watching and it is my hope the book will be seen not solely as a collection of short stories, although these do figure prominently in the narrative.
any
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Involving ourselves in any interplay with flickering images, of course, must be more than fireside watching and it is my hope the book will be seen not solely as a collection of short stories, although these do figure prominently in the narrative.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Land of Look Behind hopes to be something of a rear-view mirror, at once cocked to reveal our innermost dimensions while transporting that, which by necessity, must lie beyond.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The Land of Look Behind hopes to be something of a rear-view mirror, at once cocked to reveal our innermost dimensions while transporting that, which by necessity, must lie beyond.
beast
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From this reading Satire, "beast fables," and texts (single-page entries) mingle casually with the longer tales.
BehindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The Land of Look Behind hopes to be something of a rear-view mirror, at once cocked to reveal our innermost dimensions while transporting that, which by necessity, must lie beyond.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading The Land of Look Behind hopes to be something of a rear-view mirror, at once cocked to reveal our innermost dimensions while transporting that, which by necessity, must lie beyond.
book
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Land of Look Behind hopes to be something of a rear-view mirror, at once cocked to reveal our innermost dimensions while transporting that, which by necessity, must lie beyond.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Allow me to detail what you can expect.
casually
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From this reading Satire, "beast fables," and texts (single-page entries) mingle casually with the longer tales.
cocked
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From this reading The Land of Look Behind hopes to be something of a rear-view mirror, at once cocked to reveal our innermost dimensions while transporting that, which by necessity, must lie beyond.
collection
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colours
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From this reading Regardless of the genre, they hope to speak as a unit--to view the conflicting colours of a prism's radiation.
conflicting
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From this reading Regardless of the genre, they hope to speak as a unit--to view the conflicting colours of a prism's radiation.
course
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From this reading Involving ourselves in any interplay with flickering images, of course, must be more than fireside watching and it is my hope the book will be seen not solely as a collection of short stories, although these do figure prominently in the narrative.
detail
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dimensions
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From this reading The Land of Look Behind hopes to be something of a rear-view mirror, at once cocked to reveal our innermost dimensions while transporting that, which by necessity, must lie beyond.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Involving ourselves in any interplay with flickering images, of course, must be more than fireside watching and it is my hope the book will be seen not solely as a collection of short stories, although these do figure prominently in the narrative.
entries
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From this reading Satire, "beast fables," and texts (single-page entries) mingle casually with the longer tales.
expectverbUS /ɪkˈspekt/
to think that something will happen
From this reading Allow me to detail what you can expect.
fables
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From this reading Satire, "beast fables," and texts (single-page entries) mingle casually with the longer tales.
figure
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fireside
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flickering
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From this reading Involving ourselves in any interplay with flickering images, of course, must be more than fireside watching and it is my hope the book will be seen not solely as a collection of short stories, although these do figure prominently in the narrative.
genre
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From this reading Regardless of the genre, they hope to speak as a unit--to view the conflicting colours of a prism's radiation.
hope
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From this reading Involving ourselves in any interplay with flickering images, of course, must be more than fireside watching and it is my hope the book will be seen not solely as a collection of short stories, although these do figure prominently in the narrative.
hopes
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From this reading The Land of Look Behind hopes to be something of a rear-view mirror, at once cocked to reveal our innermost dimensions while transporting that, which by necessity, must lie beyond.
images
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From this reading Involving ourselves in any interplay with flickering images, of course, must be more than fireside watching and it is my hope the book will be seen not solely as a collection of short stories, although these do figure prominently in the narrative.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Involving ourselves in any interplay with flickering images, of course, must be more than fireside watching and it is my hope the book will be seen not solely as a collection of short stories, although these do figure prominently in the narrative.
innermost
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From this reading The Land of Look Behind hopes to be something of a rear-view mirror, at once cocked to reveal our innermost dimensions while transporting that, which by necessity, must lie beyond.
interplay
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From this reading Involving ourselves in any interplay with flickering images, of course, must be more than fireside watching and it is my hope the book will be seen not solely as a collection of short stories, although these do figure prominently in the narrative.
Involving
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From this reading Involving ourselves in any interplay with flickering images, of course, must be more than fireside watching and it is my hope the book will be seen not solely as a collection of short stories, although these do figure prominently in the narrative.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Involving ourselves in any interplay with flickering images, of course, must be more than fireside watching and it is my hope the book will be seen not solely as a collection of short stories, although these do figure prominently in the narrative.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Involving ourselves in any interplay with flickering images, of course, must be more than fireside watching and it is my hope the book will be seen not solely as a collection of short stories, although these do figure prominently in the narrative.
Land
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From this reading The Land of Look Behind hopes to be something of a rear-view mirror, at once cocked to reveal our innermost dimensions while transporting that, which by necessity, must lie beyond.
lie
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From this reading The Land of Look Behind hopes to be something of a rear-view mirror, at once cocked to reveal our innermost dimensions while transporting that, which by necessity, must lie beyond.
longer
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From this reading Satire, "beast fables," and texts (single-page entries) mingle casually with the longer tales.
Look
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From this reading The Land of Look Behind hopes to be something of a rear-view mirror, at once cocked to reveal our innermost dimensions while transporting that, which by necessity, must lie beyond.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Allow me to detail what you can expect.
mingle
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From this reading Satire, "beast fables," and texts (single-page entries) mingle casually with the longer tales.
mirror
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From this reading The Land of Look Behind hopes to be something of a rear-view mirror, at once cocked to reveal our innermost dimensions while transporting that, which by necessity, must lie beyond.
more
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From this reading Involving ourselves in any interplay with flickering images, of course, must be more than fireside watching and it is my hope the book will be seen not solely as a collection of short stories, although these do figure prominently in the narrative.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The Land of Look Behind hopes to be something of a rear-view mirror, at once cocked to reveal our innermost dimensions while transporting that, which by necessity, must lie beyond.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Involving ourselves in any interplay with flickering images, of course, must be more than fireside watching and it is my hope the book will be seen not solely as a collection of short stories, although these do figure prominently in the narrative.
narrative
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necessity
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From this reading The Land of Look Behind hopes to be something of a rear-view mirror, at once cocked to reveal our innermost dimensions while transporting that, which by necessity, must lie beyond.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Involving ourselves in any interplay with flickering images, of course, must be more than fireside watching and it is my hope the book will be seen not solely as a collection of short stories, although these do figure prominently in the narrative.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Land of Look Behind hopes to be something of a rear-view mirror, at once cocked to reveal our innermost dimensions while transporting that, which by necessity, must lie beyond.
once
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From this reading The Land of Look Behind hopes to be something of a rear-view mirror, at once cocked to reveal our innermost dimensions while transporting that, which by necessity, must lie beyond.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The Land of Look Behind hopes to be something of a rear-view mirror, at once cocked to reveal our innermost dimensions while transporting that, which by necessity, must lie beyond.
ourselvespronounUS /aʊərˈselvz/
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading Involving ourselves in any interplay with flickering images, of course, must be more than fireside watching and it is my hope the book will be seen not solely as a collection of short stories, although these do figure prominently in the narrative.
prism's
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From this reading Regardless of the genre, they hope to speak as a unit--to view the conflicting colours of a prism's radiation.
prominently
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radiation
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rear-view
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From this reading The Land of Look Behind hopes to be something of a rear-view mirror, at once cocked to reveal our innermost dimensions while transporting that, which by necessity, must lie beyond.
Regardless
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reveal
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From this reading The Land of Look Behind hopes to be something of a rear-view mirror, at once cocked to reveal our innermost dimensions while transporting that, which by necessity, must lie beyond.
Satire
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From this reading Satire, "beast fables," and texts (single-page entries) mingle casually with the longer tales.
seen
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short
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single-page
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From this reading Satire, "beast fables," and texts (single-page entries) mingle casually with the longer tales.
solely
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somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading The Land of Look Behind hopes to be something of a rear-view mirror, at once cocked to reveal our innermost dimensions while transporting that, which by necessity, must lie beyond.
speak
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From this reading Regardless of the genre, they hope to speak as a unit--to view the conflicting colours of a prism's radiation.
stories
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From this reading Involving ourselves in any interplay with flickering images, of course, must be more than fireside watching and it is my hope the book will be seen not solely as a collection of short stories, although these do figure prominently in the narrative.
tales
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From this reading Satire, "beast fables," and texts (single-page entries) mingle casually with the longer tales.
texts
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From this reading Satire, "beast fables," and texts (single-page entries) mingle casually with the longer tales.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Involving ourselves in any interplay with flickering images, of course, must be more than fireside watching and it is my hope the book will be seen not solely as a collection of short stories, although these do figure prominently in the narrative.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Land of Look Behind hopes to be something of a rear-view mirror, at once cocked to reveal our innermost dimensions while transporting that, which by necessity, must lie beyond.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Land of Look Behind hopes to be something of a rear-view mirror, at once cocked to reveal our innermost dimensions while transporting that, which by necessity, must lie beyond.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Involving ourselves in any interplay with flickering images, of course, must be more than fireside watching and it is my hope the book will be seen not solely as a collection of short stories, although these do figure prominently in the narrative.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Regardless of the genre, they hope to speak as a unit--to view the conflicting colours of a prism's radiation.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Land of Look Behind hopes to be something of a rear-view mirror, at once cocked to reveal our innermost dimensions while transporting that, which by necessity, must lie beyond.
transporting
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From this reading The Land of Look Behind hopes to be something of a rear-view mirror, at once cocked to reveal our innermost dimensions while transporting that, which by necessity, must lie beyond.
unit
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From this reading Regardless of the genre, they hope to speak as a unit--to view the conflicting colours of a prism's radiation.
view
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From this reading Regardless of the genre, they hope to speak as a unit--to view the conflicting colours of a prism's radiation.
watching
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From this reading Involving ourselves in any interplay with flickering images, of course, must be more than fireside watching and it is my hope the book will be seen not solely as a collection of short stories, although these do figure prominently in the narrative.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Allow me to detail what you can expect.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The Land of Look Behind hopes to be something of a rear-view mirror, at once cocked to reveal our innermost dimensions while transporting that, which by necessity, must lie beyond.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The Land of Look Behind hopes to be something of a rear-view mirror, at once cocked to reveal our innermost dimensions while transporting that, which by necessity, must lie beyond.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Involving ourselves in any interplay with flickering images, of course, must be more than fireside watching and it is my hope the book will be seen not solely as a collection of short stories, although these do figure prominently in the narrative.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Involving ourselves in any interplay with flickering images, of course, must be more than fireside watching and it is my hope the book will be seen not solely as a collection of short stories, although these do figure prominently in the narrative.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Allow me to detail what you can expect.
