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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 He led the two adventurers through a door in the base of the dome.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading At first they were dazed by a brilliant light from above, and looking up they beheld a marvel of kaleidoscopic colors formed by a myriad of electric-lighted prisms sloping gradually from the floor to the apex of the dome.
adventurers
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From this reading He led the two adventurers through a door in the base of the dome.
advised
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From this reading “Don't look at it now,” advised Tradmos, in an undertone; “it was constructed to be seen from below, and to light the great rotunda.”
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “Don't look at it now,” advised Tradmos, in an undertone; “it was constructed to be seen from below, and to light the great rotunda.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Follow me,” said the captain stiffly, for there were several guards in white and gold uniforms pacing to and fro on the battlement-like walls.
apex
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From this reading At first they were dazed by a brilliant light from above, and looking up they beheld a marvel of kaleidoscopic colors formed by a myriad of electric-lighted prisms sloping gradually from the floor to the apex of the dome.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At first they were dazed by a brilliant light from above, and looking up they beheld a marvel of kaleidoscopic colors formed by a myriad of electric-lighted prisms sloping gradually from the floor to the apex of the dome.
base
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From this reading He led the two adventurers through a door in the base of the dome.
battlement-like
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From this reading “Follow me,” said the captain stiffly, for there were several guards in white and gold uniforms pacing to and fro on the battlement-like walls.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Don't look at it now,” advised Tradmos, in an undertone; “it was constructed to be seen from below, and to light the great rotunda.”
beheld
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From this reading At first they were dazed by a brilliant light from above, and looking up they beheld a marvel of kaleidoscopic colors formed by a myriad of electric-lighted prisms sloping gradually from the floor to the apex of the dome.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading “Don't look at it now,” advised Tradmos, in an undertone; “it was constructed to be seen from below, and to light the great rotunda.”
brilliant
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From this reading At first they were dazed by a brilliant light from above, and looking up they beheld a marvel of kaleidoscopic colors formed by a myriad of electric-lighted prisms sloping gradually from the floor to the apex of the dome.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Thorndyke could compare it to nothing but a stupendous diamond, the very heart of which the eye penetrated.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading At first they were dazed by a brilliant light from above, and looking up they beheld a marvel of kaleidoscopic colors formed by a myriad of electric-lighted prisms sloping gradually from the floor to the apex of the dome.
captainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Follow me,” said the captain stiffly, for there were several guards in white and gold uniforms pacing to and fro on the battlement-like walls.
colors
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From this reading At first they were dazed by a brilliant light from above, and looking up they beheld a marvel of kaleidoscopic colors formed by a myriad of electric-lighted prisms sloping gradually from the floor to the apex of the dome.
compare
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From this reading Thorndyke could compare it to nothing but a stupendous diamond, the very heart of which the eye penetrated.
constructed
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From this reading “Don't look at it now,” advised Tradmos, in an undertone; “it was constructed to be seen from below, and to light the great rotunda.”
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Thorndyke could compare it to nothing but a stupendous diamond, the very heart of which the eye penetrated.
dazed
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From this reading At first they were dazed by a brilliant light from above, and looking up they beheld a marvel of kaleidoscopic colors formed by a myriad of electric-lighted prisms sloping gradually from the floor to the apex of the dome.
diamond
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From this reading Thorndyke could compare it to nothing but a stupendous diamond, the very heart of which the eye penetrated.
dome
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From this reading He led the two adventurers through a door in the base of the dome.
Don't
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From this reading “Don't look at it now,” advised Tradmos, in an undertone; “it was constructed to be seen from below, and to light the great rotunda.”
door
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From this reading He led the two adventurers through a door in the base of the dome.
electric-lighted
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From this reading At first they were dazed by a brilliant light from above, and looking up they beheld a marvel of kaleidoscopic colors formed by a myriad of electric-lighted prisms sloping gradually from the floor to the apex of the dome.
eye
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From this reading Thorndyke could compare it to nothing but a stupendous diamond, the very heart of which the eye penetrated.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At first they were dazed by a brilliant light from above, and looking up they beheld a marvel of kaleidoscopic colors formed by a myriad of electric-lighted prisms sloping gradually from the floor to the apex of the dome.
floor
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From this reading At first they were dazed by a brilliant light from above, and looking up they beheld a marvel of kaleidoscopic colors formed by a myriad of electric-lighted prisms sloping gradually from the floor to the apex of the dome.
Follow
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From this reading “Follow me,” said the captain stiffly, for there were several guards in white and gold uniforms pacing to and fro on the battlement-like walls.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Follow me,” said the captain stiffly, for there were several guards in white and gold uniforms pacing to and fro on the battlement-like walls.
formed
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From this reading At first they were dazed by a brilliant light from above, and looking up they beheld a marvel of kaleidoscopic colors formed by a myriad of electric-lighted prisms sloping gradually from the floor to the apex of the dome.
fro
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From this reading “Follow me,” said the captain stiffly, for there were several guards in white and gold uniforms pacing to and fro on the battlement-like walls.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At first they were dazed by a brilliant light from above, and looking up they beheld a marvel of kaleidoscopic colors formed by a myriad of electric-lighted prisms sloping gradually from the floor to the apex of the dome.
gold
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From this reading “Follow me,” said the captain stiffly, for there were several guards in white and gold uniforms pacing to and fro on the battlement-like walls.
gradually
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From this reading At first they were dazed by a brilliant light from above, and looking up they beheld a marvel of kaleidoscopic colors formed by a myriad of electric-lighted prisms sloping gradually from the floor to the apex of the dome.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Don't look at it now,” advised Tradmos, in an undertone; “it was constructed to be seen from below, and to light the great rotunda.”
guards
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From this reading “Follow me,” said the captain stiffly, for there were several guards in white and gold uniforms pacing to and fro on the battlement-like walls.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He led the two adventurers through a door in the base of the dome.
heart
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From this reading Thorndyke could compare it to nothing but a stupendous diamond, the very heart of which the eye penetrated.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Follow me,” said the captain stiffly, for there were several guards in white and gold uniforms pacing to and fro on the battlement-like walls.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Thorndyke could compare it to nothing but a stupendous diamond, the very heart of which the eye penetrated.
kaleidoscopic
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From this reading At first they were dazed by a brilliant light from above, and looking up they beheld a marvel of kaleidoscopic colors formed by a myriad of electric-lighted prisms sloping gradually from the floor to the apex of the dome.
led
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From this reading He led the two adventurers through a door in the base of the dome.
light
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From this reading At first they were dazed by a brilliant light from above, and looking up they beheld a marvel of kaleidoscopic colors formed by a myriad of electric-lighted prisms sloping gradually from the floor to the apex of the dome.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Don't look at it now,” advised Tradmos, in an undertone; “it was constructed to be seen from below, and to light the great rotunda.”
looking
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From this reading At first they were dazed by a brilliant light from above, and looking up they beheld a marvel of kaleidoscopic colors formed by a myriad of electric-lighted prisms sloping gradually from the floor to the apex of the dome.
marvel
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From this reading At first they were dazed by a brilliant light from above, and looking up they beheld a marvel of kaleidoscopic colors formed by a myriad of electric-lighted prisms sloping gradually from the floor to the apex of the dome.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Follow me,” said the captain stiffly, for there were several guards in white and gold uniforms pacing to and fro on the battlement-like walls.
myriad
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From this reading At first they were dazed by a brilliant light from above, and looking up they beheld a marvel of kaleidoscopic colors formed by a myriad of electric-lighted prisms sloping gradually from the floor to the apex of the dome.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Thorndyke could compare it to nothing but a stupendous diamond, the very heart of which the eye penetrated.
now
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From this reading “Don't look at it now,” advised Tradmos, in an undertone; “it was constructed to be seen from below, and to light the great rotunda.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He led the two adventurers through a door in the base of the dome.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Follow me,” said the captain stiffly, for there were several guards in white and gold uniforms pacing to and fro on the battlement-like walls.
pacing
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From this reading “Follow me,” said the captain stiffly, for there were several guards in white and gold uniforms pacing to and fro on the battlement-like walls.
penetrated
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From this reading Thorndyke could compare it to nothing but a stupendous diamond, the very heart of which the eye penetrated.
prisms
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From this reading At first they were dazed by a brilliant light from above, and looking up they beheld a marvel of kaleidoscopic colors formed by a myriad of electric-lighted prisms sloping gradually from the floor to the apex of the dome.
rotunda
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From this reading “Don't look at it now,” advised Tradmos, in an undertone; “it was constructed to be seen from below, and to light the great rotunda.”
said
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From this reading “Follow me,” said the captain stiffly, for there were several guards in white and gold uniforms pacing to and fro on the battlement-like walls.
seen
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From this reading “Don't look at it now,” advised Tradmos, in an undertone; “it was constructed to be seen from below, and to light the great rotunda.”
several
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From this reading “Follow me,” said the captain stiffly, for there were several guards in white and gold uniforms pacing to and fro on the battlement-like walls.
sloping
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From this reading At first they were dazed by a brilliant light from above, and looking up they beheld a marvel of kaleidoscopic colors formed by a myriad of electric-lighted prisms sloping gradually from the floor to the apex of the dome.
stiffly
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From this reading “Follow me,” said the captain stiffly, for there were several guards in white and gold uniforms pacing to and fro on the battlement-like walls.
stupendous
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From this reading Thorndyke could compare it to nothing but a stupendous diamond, the very heart of which the eye penetrated.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Follow me,” said the captain stiffly, for there were several guards in white and gold uniforms pacing to and fro on the battlement-like walls.
there
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From this reading “Follow me,” said the captain stiffly, for there were several guards in white and gold uniforms pacing to and fro on the battlement-like walls.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At first they were dazed by a brilliant light from above, and looking up they beheld a marvel of kaleidoscopic colors formed by a myriad of electric-lighted prisms sloping gradually from the floor to the apex of the dome.
Thorndyke
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From this reading Thorndyke could compare it to nothing but a stupendous diamond, the very heart of which the eye penetrated.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He led the two adventurers through a door in the base of the dome.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Follow me,” said the captain stiffly, for there were several guards in white and gold uniforms pacing to and fro on the battlement-like walls.
Tradmos
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From this reading “Don't look at it now,” advised Tradmos, in an undertone; “it was constructed to be seen from below, and to light the great rotunda.”
two
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From this reading He led the two adventurers through a door in the base of the dome.
undertone
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From this reading “Don't look at it now,” advised Tradmos, in an undertone; “it was constructed to be seen from below, and to light the great rotunda.”
uniforms
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From this reading “Follow me,” said the captain stiffly, for there were several guards in white and gold uniforms pacing to and fro on the battlement-like walls.
up
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From this reading At first they were dazed by a brilliant light from above, and looking up they beheld a marvel of kaleidoscopic colors formed by a myriad of electric-lighted prisms sloping gradually from the floor to the apex of the dome.
very
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From this reading Thorndyke could compare it to nothing but a stupendous diamond, the very heart of which the eye penetrated.
walls
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From this reading “Follow me,” said the captain stiffly, for there were several guards in white and gold uniforms pacing to and fro on the battlement-like walls.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Don't look at it now,” advised Tradmos, in an undertone; “it was constructed to be seen from below, and to light the great rotunda.”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Follow me,” said the captain stiffly, for there were several guards in white and gold uniforms pacing to and fro on the battlement-like walls.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Thorndyke could compare it to nothing but a stupendous diamond, the very heart of which the eye penetrated.
white
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From this reading “Follow me,” said the captain stiffly, for there were several guards in white and gold uniforms pacing to and fro on the battlement-like walls.
