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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 It had kindled him into a man; it had developed within him an intelligence which was no native characteristic of the Donatello whom we have heretofore known.
accord
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From this reading THE FAUN’S TRANSFORMATION The door of the courtyard swung slowly, and closed itself of its own accord.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Miriam and Donatello were now alone there.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It had kindled him into a man; it had developed within him an intelligence which was no native characteristic of the Donatello whom we have heretofore known.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE FAUN’S TRANSFORMATION The door of the courtyard swung slowly, and closed itself of its own accord.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She clasped her hands, and looked wildly at the young man, whose form seemed to have dilated, and whose eyes blazed with the fierce energy that had suddenly inspired him.
blazed
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From this reading She clasped her hands, and looked wildly at the young man, whose form seemed to have dilated, and whose eyes blazed with the fierce energy that had suddenly inspired him.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But that simple and joyous creature was gone forever.
characteristic
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From this reading It had kindled him into a man; it had developed within him an intelligence which was no native characteristic of the Donatello whom we have heretofore known.
clasped
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From this reading She clasped her hands, and looked wildly at the young man, whose form seemed to have dilated, and whose eyes blazed with the fierce energy that had suddenly inspired him.
closed
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From this reading THE FAUN’S TRANSFORMATION The door of the courtyard swung slowly, and closed itself of its own accord.
courtyardnounUS /ˈkɔːrtjɑːrd/
an open area surrounded by the walls of a building
From this reading THE FAUN’S TRANSFORMATION The door of the courtyard swung slowly, and closed itself of its own accord.
creaturenounUS /ˈcreature/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But that simple and joyous creature was gone forever.
developed
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From this reading It had kindled him into a man; it had developed within him an intelligence which was no native characteristic of the Donatello whom we have heretofore known.
dilated
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From this reading She clasped her hands, and looked wildly at the young man, whose form seemed to have dilated, and whose eyes blazed with the fierce energy that had suddenly inspired him.
Donatello
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From this reading Miriam and Donatello were now alone there.
door
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From this reading THE FAUN’S TRANSFORMATION The door of the courtyard swung slowly, and closed itself of its own accord.
energy
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From this reading She clasped her hands, and looked wildly at the young man, whose form seemed to have dilated, and whose eyes blazed with the fierce energy that had suddenly inspired him.
eyes
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From this reading She clasped her hands, and looked wildly at the young man, whose form seemed to have dilated, and whose eyes blazed with the fierce energy that had suddenly inspired him.
FAUN'S
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From this reading THE FAUN’S TRANSFORMATION The door of the courtyard swung slowly, and closed itself of its own accord.
fierce
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From this reading She clasped her hands, and looked wildly at the young man, whose form seemed to have dilated, and whose eyes blazed with the fierce energy that had suddenly inspired him.
forever
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From this reading But that simple and joyous creature was gone forever.
form
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From this reading She clasped her hands, and looked wildly at the young man, whose form seemed to have dilated, and whose eyes blazed with the fierce energy that had suddenly inspired him.
gone
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From this reading But that simple and joyous creature was gone forever.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She clasped her hands, and looked wildly at the young man, whose form seemed to have dilated, and whose eyes blazed with the fierce energy that had suddenly inspired him.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading She clasped her hands, and looked wildly at the young man, whose form seemed to have dilated, and whose eyes blazed with the fierce energy that had suddenly inspired him.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She clasped her hands, and looked wildly at the young man, whose form seemed to have dilated, and whose eyes blazed with the fierce energy that had suddenly inspired him.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She clasped her hands, and looked wildly at the young man, whose form seemed to have dilated, and whose eyes blazed with the fierce energy that had suddenly inspired him.
heretofore
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From this reading It had kindled him into a man; it had developed within him an intelligence which was no native characteristic of the Donatello whom we have heretofore known.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She clasped her hands, and looked wildly at the young man, whose form seemed to have dilated, and whose eyes blazed with the fierce energy that had suddenly inspired him.
inspired
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From this reading She clasped her hands, and looked wildly at the young man, whose form seemed to have dilated, and whose eyes blazed with the fierce energy that had suddenly inspired him.
intelligence
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From this reading It had kindled him into a man; it had developed within him an intelligence which was no native characteristic of the Donatello whom we have heretofore known.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It had kindled him into a man; it had developed within him an intelligence which was no native characteristic of the Donatello whom we have heretofore known.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had kindled him into a man; it had developed within him an intelligence which was no native characteristic of the Donatello whom we have heretofore known.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading THE FAUN’S TRANSFORMATION The door of the courtyard swung slowly, and closed itself of its own accord.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading THE FAUN’S TRANSFORMATION The door of the courtyard swung slowly, and closed itself of its own accord.
joyous
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From this reading But that simple and joyous creature was gone forever.
kindled
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From this reading It had kindled him into a man; it had developed within him an intelligence which was no native characteristic of the Donatello whom we have heretofore known.
known
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From this reading It had kindled him into a man; it had developed within him an intelligence which was no native characteristic of the Donatello whom we have heretofore known.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She clasped her hands, and looked wildly at the young man, whose form seemed to have dilated, and whose eyes blazed with the fierce energy that had suddenly inspired him.
man
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From this reading She clasped her hands, and looked wildly at the young man, whose form seemed to have dilated, and whose eyes blazed with the fierce energy that had suddenly inspired him.
Miriam
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From this reading Miriam and Donatello were now alone there.
native
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From this reading It had kindled him into a man; it had developed within him an intelligence which was no native characteristic of the Donatello whom we have heretofore known.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It had kindled him into a man; it had developed within him an intelligence which was no native characteristic of the Donatello whom we have heretofore known.
now
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From this reading Miriam and Donatello were now alone there.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE FAUN’S TRANSFORMATION The door of the courtyard swung slowly, and closed itself of its own accord.
own
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From this reading THE FAUN’S TRANSFORMATION The door of the courtyard swung slowly, and closed itself of its own accord.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She clasped her hands, and looked wildly at the young man, whose form seemed to have dilated, and whose eyes blazed with the fierce energy that had suddenly inspired him.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She clasped her hands, and looked wildly at the young man, whose form seemed to have dilated, and whose eyes blazed with the fierce energy that had suddenly inspired him.
simple
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From this reading But that simple and joyous creature was gone forever.
slowly
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From this reading THE FAUN’S TRANSFORMATION The door of the courtyard swung slowly, and closed itself of its own accord.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She clasped her hands, and looked wildly at the young man, whose form seemed to have dilated, and whose eyes blazed with the fierce energy that had suddenly inspired him.
swung
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From this reading THE FAUN’S TRANSFORMATION The door of the courtyard swung slowly, and closed itself of its own accord.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She clasped her hands, and looked wildly at the young man, whose form seemed to have dilated, and whose eyes blazed with the fierce energy that had suddenly inspired him.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FAUN’S TRANSFORMATION The door of the courtyard swung slowly, and closed itself of its own accord.
there
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From this reading Miriam and Donatello were now alone there.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She clasped her hands, and looked wildly at the young man, whose form seemed to have dilated, and whose eyes blazed with the fierce energy that had suddenly inspired him.
TRANSFORMATION
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From this reading THE FAUN’S TRANSFORMATION The door of the courtyard swung slowly, and closed itself of its own accord.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It had kindled him into a man; it had developed within him an intelligence which was no native characteristic of the Donatello whom we have heretofore known.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It had kindled him into a man; it had developed within him an intelligence which was no native characteristic of the Donatello whom we have heretofore known.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Miriam and Donatello were now alone there.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It had kindled him into a man; it had developed within him an intelligence which was no native characteristic of the Donatello whom we have heretofore known.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It had kindled him into a man; it had developed within him an intelligence which was no native characteristic of the Donatello whom we have heretofore known.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading She clasped her hands, and looked wildly at the young man, whose form seemed to have dilated, and whose eyes blazed with the fierce energy that had suddenly inspired him.
wildly
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From this reading She clasped her hands, and looked wildly at the young man, whose form seemed to have dilated, and whose eyes blazed with the fierce energy that had suddenly inspired him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She clasped her hands, and looked wildly at the young man, whose form seemed to have dilated, and whose eyes blazed with the fierce energy that had suddenly inspired him.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading It had kindled him into a man; it had developed within him an intelligence which was no native characteristic of the Donatello whom we have heretofore known.
young
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From this reading She clasped her hands, and looked wildly at the young man, whose form seemed to have dilated, and whose eyes blazed with the fierce energy that had suddenly inspired him.
