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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 Emerald Father and son had seated themselves on a projecting piece of rock at a corner where three galleries met--the one they had come along from their work, one to the right leading out of the mountain, and the other to the left leading far into a portion of it which had been long disused.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Far up they saw a pale green light, whence issuing they could not tell, about halfway between floor and roof of the passage.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The Emerald Father and son had seated themselves on a projecting piece of rock at a corner where three galleries met--the one they had come along from their work, one to the right leading out of the mountain, and the other to the left leading far into a portion of it which had been long disused.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Emerald Father and son had seated themselves on a projecting piece of rock at a corner where three galleries met--the one they had come along from their work, one to the right leading out of the mountain, and the other to the left leading far into a portion of it which had been long disused.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Emerald Father and son had seated themselves on a projecting piece of rock at a corner where three galleries met--the one they had come along from their work, one to the right leading out of the mountain, and the other to the left leading far into a portion of it which had been long disused.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The Emerald Father and son had seated themselves on a projecting piece of rock at a corner where three galleries met--the one they had come along from their work, one to the right leading out of the mountain, and the other to the left leading far into a portion of it which had been long disused.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Far up they saw a pale green light, whence issuing they could not tell, about halfway between floor and roof of the passage.
brighter
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From this reading They saw nothing but the light, which was like a large star, with a point of darker colour yet brighter radiance in the heart of it, whence the rest of the light shot out in rays that faded toward the ends until they vanished.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Since the inundation caused by the goblins, it had indeed been rendered impassable by the settlement of a quantity of the water, forming a small but very deep lake, in a part where there was a considerable descent.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Since the inundation caused by the goblins, it had indeed been rendered impassable by the settlement of a quantity of the water, forming a small but very deep lake, in a part where there was a considerable descent.
caught
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From this reading They had just risen and were turning to the right, when a gleam caught their eyes, and made them look along the whole gallery.
caused
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From this reading Since the inundation caused by the goblins, it had indeed been rendered impassable by the settlement of a quantity of the water, forming a small but very deep lake, in a part where there was a considerable descent.
colour
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From this reading They saw nothing but the light, which was like a large star, with a point of darker colour yet brighter radiance in the heart of it, whence the rest of the light shot out in rays that faded toward the ends until they vanished.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Emerald Father and son had seated themselves on a projecting piece of rock at a corner where three galleries met--the one they had come along from their work, one to the right leading out of the mountain, and the other to the left leading far into a portion of it which had been long disused.
considerable
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From this reading Since the inundation caused by the goblins, it had indeed been rendered impassable by the settlement of a quantity of the water, forming a small but very deep lake, in a part where there was a considerable descent.
corner
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From this reading The Emerald Father and son had seated themselves on a projecting piece of rock at a corner where three galleries met--the one they had come along from their work, one to the right leading out of the mountain, and the other to the left leading far into a portion of it which had been long disused.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Far up they saw a pale green light, whence issuing they could not tell, about halfway between floor and roof of the passage.
darker
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From this reading They saw nothing but the light, which was like a large star, with a point of darker colour yet brighter radiance in the heart of it, whence the rest of the light shot out in rays that faded toward the ends until they vanished.
deep
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From this reading Since the inundation caused by the goblins, it had indeed been rendered impassable by the settlement of a quantity of the water, forming a small but very deep lake, in a part where there was a considerable descent.
descentnounUS /dɪˈsent/
An action of moving downward, dropping, or falling into a deeper place.
From this reading Since the inundation caused by the goblins, it had indeed been rendered impassable by the settlement of a quantity of the water, forming a small but very deep lake, in a part where there was a considerable descent.
disused
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From this reading The Emerald Father and son had seated themselves on a projecting piece of rock at a corner where three galleries met--the one they had come along from their work, one to the right leading out of the mountain, and the other to the left leading far into a portion of it which had been long disused.
EmeraldnounUS /ˈemərəld/
a bright green precious stone
From this reading The Emerald Father and son had seated themselves on a projecting piece of rock at a corner where three galleries met--the one they had come along from their work, one to the right leading out of the mountain, and the other to the left leading far into a portion of it which had been long disused.
ends
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From this reading They saw nothing but the light, which was like a large star, with a point of darker colour yet brighter radiance in the heart of it, whence the rest of the light shot out in rays that faded toward the ends until they vanished.
eyes
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From this reading They had just risen and were turning to the right, when a gleam caught their eyes, and made them look along the whole gallery.
faded
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From this reading They saw nothing but the light, which was like a large star, with a point of darker colour yet brighter radiance in the heart of it, whence the rest of the light shot out in rays that faded toward the ends until they vanished.
far
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From this reading The Emerald Father and son had seated themselves on a projecting piece of rock at a corner where three galleries met--the one they had come along from their work, one to the right leading out of the mountain, and the other to the left leading far into a portion of it which had been long disused.
Father
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From this reading The Emerald Father and son had seated themselves on a projecting piece of rock at a corner where three galleries met--the one they had come along from their work, one to the right leading out of the mountain, and the other to the left leading far into a portion of it which had been long disused.
floor
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From this reading Far up they saw a pale green light, whence issuing they could not tell, about halfway between floor and roof of the passage.
forming
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From this reading Since the inundation caused by the goblins, it had indeed been rendered impassable by the settlement of a quantity of the water, forming a small but very deep lake, in a part where there was a considerable descent.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Emerald Father and son had seated themselves on a projecting piece of rock at a corner where three galleries met--the one they had come along from their work, one to the right leading out of the mountain, and the other to the left leading far into a portion of it which had been long disused.
galleries
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From this reading The Emerald Father and son had seated themselves on a projecting piece of rock at a corner where three galleries met--the one they had come along from their work, one to the right leading out of the mountain, and the other to the left leading far into a portion of it which had been long disused.
gallery
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From this reading They had just risen and were turning to the right, when a gleam caught their eyes, and made them look along the whole gallery.
gleam
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From this reading They had just risen and were turning to the right, when a gleam caught their eyes, and made them look along the whole gallery.
goblins
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From this reading Since the inundation caused by the goblins, it had indeed been rendered impassable by the settlement of a quantity of the water, forming a small but very deep lake, in a part where there was a considerable descent.
green
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From this reading Far up they saw a pale green light, whence issuing they could not tell, about halfway between floor and roof of the passage.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Emerald Father and son had seated themselves on a projecting piece of rock at a corner where three galleries met--the one they had come along from their work, one to the right leading out of the mountain, and the other to the left leading far into a portion of it which had been long disused.
halfway
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From this reading Far up they saw a pale green light, whence issuing they could not tell, about halfway between floor and roof of the passage.
heart
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From this reading They saw nothing but the light, which was like a large star, with a point of darker colour yet brighter radiance in the heart of it, whence the rest of the light shot out in rays that faded toward the ends until they vanished.
impassable
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From this reading Since the inundation caused by the goblins, it had indeed been rendered impassable by the settlement of a quantity of the water, forming a small but very deep lake, in a part where there was a considerable descent.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Since the inundation caused by the goblins, it had indeed been rendered impassable by the settlement of a quantity of the water, forming a small but very deep lake, in a part where there was a considerable descent.
indeed
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From this reading Since the inundation caused by the goblins, it had indeed been rendered impassable by the settlement of a quantity of the water, forming a small but very deep lake, in a part where there was a considerable descent.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The Emerald Father and son had seated themselves on a projecting piece of rock at a corner where three galleries met--the one they had come along from their work, one to the right leading out of the mountain, and the other to the left leading far into a portion of it which had been long disused.
inundation
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From this reading Since the inundation caused by the goblins, it had indeed been rendered impassable by the settlement of a quantity of the water, forming a small but very deep lake, in a part where there was a considerable descent.
issuing
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From this reading Far up they saw a pale green light, whence issuing they could not tell, about halfway between floor and roof of the passage.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The Emerald Father and son had seated themselves on a projecting piece of rock at a corner where three galleries met--the one they had come along from their work, one to the right leading out of the mountain, and the other to the left leading far into a portion of it which had been long disused.
just
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From this reading They had just risen and were turning to the right, when a gleam caught their eyes, and made them look along the whole gallery.
lake
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From this reading Since the inundation caused by the goblins, it had indeed been rendered impassable by the settlement of a quantity of the water, forming a small but very deep lake, in a part where there was a considerable descent.
large
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From this reading They saw nothing but the light, which was like a large star, with a point of darker colour yet brighter radiance in the heart of it, whence the rest of the light shot out in rays that faded toward the ends until they vanished.
leading
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From this reading The Emerald Father and son had seated themselves on a projecting piece of rock at a corner where three galleries met--the one they had come along from their work, one to the right leading out of the mountain, and the other to the left leading far into a portion of it which had been long disused.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Emerald Father and son had seated themselves on a projecting piece of rock at a corner where three galleries met--the one they had come along from their work, one to the right leading out of the mountain, and the other to the left leading far into a portion of it which had been long disused.
light
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From this reading Far up they saw a pale green light, whence issuing they could not tell, about halfway between floor and roof of the passage.
like
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From this reading They saw nothing but the light, which was like a large star, with a point of darker colour yet brighter radiance in the heart of it, whence the rest of the light shot out in rays that faded toward the ends until they vanished.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Emerald Father and son had seated themselves on a projecting piece of rock at a corner where three galleries met--the one they had come along from their work, one to the right leading out of the mountain, and the other to the left leading far into a portion of it which had been long disused.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had just risen and were turning to the right, when a gleam caught their eyes, and made them look along the whole gallery.
made
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From this reading They had just risen and were turning to the right, when a gleam caught their eyes, and made them look along the whole gallery.
met
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From this reading The Emerald Father and son had seated themselves on a projecting piece of rock at a corner where three galleries met--the one they had come along from their work, one to the right leading out of the mountain, and the other to the left leading far into a portion of it which had been long disused.
mountain
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From this reading The Emerald Father and son had seated themselves on a projecting piece of rock at a corner where three galleries met--the one they had come along from their work, one to the right leading out of the mountain, and the other to the left leading far into a portion of it which had been long disused.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Far up they saw a pale green light, whence issuing they could not tell, about halfway between floor and roof of the passage.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading They saw nothing but the light, which was like a large star, with a point of darker colour yet brighter radiance in the heart of it, whence the rest of the light shot out in rays that faded toward the ends until they vanished.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Emerald Father and son had seated themselves on a projecting piece of rock at a corner where three galleries met--the one they had come along from their work, one to the right leading out of the mountain, and the other to the left leading far into a portion of it which had been long disused.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Emerald Father and son had seated themselves on a projecting piece of rock at a corner where three galleries met--the one they had come along from their work, one to the right leading out of the mountain, and the other to the left leading far into a portion of it which had been long disused.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The Emerald Father and son had seated themselves on a projecting piece of rock at a corner where three galleries met--the one they had come along from their work, one to the right leading out of the mountain, and the other to the left leading far into a portion of it which had been long disused.
other
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From this reading The Emerald Father and son had seated themselves on a projecting piece of rock at a corner where three galleries met--the one they had come along from their work, one to the right leading out of the mountain, and the other to the left leading far into a portion of it which had been long disused.
out
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From this reading The Emerald Father and son had seated themselves on a projecting piece of rock at a corner where three galleries met--the one they had come along from their work, one to the right leading out of the mountain, and the other to the left leading far into a portion of it which had been long disused.
pale
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From this reading Far up they saw a pale green light, whence issuing they could not tell, about halfway between floor and roof of the passage.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Since the inundation caused by the goblins, it had indeed been rendered impassable by the settlement of a quantity of the water, forming a small but very deep lake, in a part where there was a considerable descent.
passagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Far up they saw a pale green light, whence issuing they could not tell, about halfway between floor and roof of the passage.
piece
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From this reading The Emerald Father and son had seated themselves on a projecting piece of rock at a corner where three galleries met--the one they had come along from their work, one to the right leading out of the mountain, and the other to the left leading far into a portion of it which had been long disused.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading They saw nothing but the light, which was like a large star, with a point of darker colour yet brighter radiance in the heart of it, whence the rest of the light shot out in rays that faded toward the ends until they vanished.
portion
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From this reading The Emerald Father and son had seated themselves on a projecting piece of rock at a corner where three galleries met--the one they had come along from their work, one to the right leading out of the mountain, and the other to the left leading far into a portion of it which had been long disused.
projecting
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From this reading The Emerald Father and son had seated themselves on a projecting piece of rock at a corner where three galleries met--the one they had come along from their work, one to the right leading out of the mountain, and the other to the left leading far into a portion of it which had been long disused.
quantity
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From this reading Since the inundation caused by the goblins, it had indeed been rendered impassable by the settlement of a quantity of the water, forming a small but very deep lake, in a part where there was a considerable descent.
radiance
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From this reading They saw nothing but the light, which was like a large star, with a point of darker colour yet brighter radiance in the heart of it, whence the rest of the light shot out in rays that faded toward the ends until they vanished.
rays
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From this reading They saw nothing but the light, which was like a large star, with a point of darker colour yet brighter radiance in the heart of it, whence the rest of the light shot out in rays that faded toward the ends until they vanished.
rendered
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From this reading Since the inundation caused by the goblins, it had indeed been rendered impassable by the settlement of a quantity of the water, forming a small but very deep lake, in a part where there was a considerable descent.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They saw nothing but the light, which was like a large star, with a point of darker colour yet brighter radiance in the heart of it, whence the rest of the light shot out in rays that faded toward the ends until they vanished.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Emerald Father and son had seated themselves on a projecting piece of rock at a corner where three galleries met--the one they had come along from their work, one to the right leading out of the mountain, and the other to the left leading far into a portion of it which had been long disused.
risen
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From this reading They had just risen and were turning to the right, when a gleam caught their eyes, and made them look along the whole gallery.
rock
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From this reading The Emerald Father and son had seated themselves on a projecting piece of rock at a corner where three galleries met--the one they had come along from their work, one to the right leading out of the mountain, and the other to the left leading far into a portion of it which had been long disused.
roof
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From this reading Far up they saw a pale green light, whence issuing they could not tell, about halfway between floor and roof of the passage.
saw
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From this reading Far up they saw a pale green light, whence issuing they could not tell, about halfway between floor and roof of the passage.
seated
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From this reading The Emerald Father and son had seated themselves on a projecting piece of rock at a corner where three galleries met--the one they had come along from their work, one to the right leading out of the mountain, and the other to the left leading far into a portion of it which had been long disused.
settlement
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From this reading Since the inundation caused by the goblins, it had indeed been rendered impassable by the settlement of a quantity of the water, forming a small but very deep lake, in a part where there was a considerable descent.
shot
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From this reading They saw nothing but the light, which was like a large star, with a point of darker colour yet brighter radiance in the heart of it, whence the rest of the light shot out in rays that faded toward the ends until they vanished.
SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since the inundation caused by the goblins, it had indeed been rendered impassable by the settlement of a quantity of the water, forming a small but very deep lake, in a part where there was a considerable descent.
small
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From this reading Since the inundation caused by the goblins, it had indeed been rendered impassable by the settlement of a quantity of the water, forming a small but very deep lake, in a part where there was a considerable descent.
son
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From this reading The Emerald Father and son had seated themselves on a projecting piece of rock at a corner where three galleries met--the one they had come along from their work, one to the right leading out of the mountain, and the other to the left leading far into a portion of it which had been long disused.
star
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From this reading They saw nothing but the light, which was like a large star, with a point of darker colour yet brighter radiance in the heart of it, whence the rest of the light shot out in rays that faded toward the ends until they vanished.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Far up they saw a pale green light, whence issuing they could not tell, about halfway between floor and roof of the passage.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They saw nothing but the light, which was like a large star, with a point of darker colour yet brighter radiance in the heart of it, whence the rest of the light shot out in rays that faded toward the ends until they vanished.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Emerald Father and son had seated themselves on a projecting piece of rock at a corner where three galleries met--the one they had come along from their work, one to the right leading out of the mountain, and the other to the left leading far into a portion of it which had been long disused.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The Emerald Father and son had seated themselves on a projecting piece of rock at a corner where three galleries met--the one they had come along from their work, one to the right leading out of the mountain, and the other to the left leading far into a portion of it which had been long disused.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They had just risen and were turning to the right, when a gleam caught their eyes, and made them look along the whole gallery.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The Emerald Father and son had seated themselves on a projecting piece of rock at a corner where three galleries met--the one they had come along from their work, one to the right leading out of the mountain, and the other to the left leading far into a portion of it which had been long disused.
there
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From this reading Since the inundation caused by the goblins, it had indeed been rendered impassable by the settlement of a quantity of the water, forming a small but very deep lake, in a part where there was a considerable descent.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Emerald Father and son had seated themselves on a projecting piece of rock at a corner where three galleries met--the one they had come along from their work, one to the right leading out of the mountain, and the other to the left leading far into a portion of it which had been long disused.
three
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From this reading The Emerald Father and son had seated themselves on a projecting piece of rock at a corner where three galleries met--the one they had come along from their work, one to the right leading out of the mountain, and the other to the left leading far into a portion of it which had been long disused.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Emerald Father and son had seated themselves on a projecting piece of rock at a corner where three galleries met--the one they had come along from their work, one to the right leading out of the mountain, and the other to the left leading far into a portion of it which had been long disused.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading They saw nothing but the light, which was like a large star, with a point of darker colour yet brighter radiance in the heart of it, whence the rest of the light shot out in rays that faded toward the ends until they vanished.
turning
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From this reading They had just risen and were turning to the right, when a gleam caught their eyes, and made them look along the whole gallery.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading They saw nothing but the light, which was like a large star, with a point of darker colour yet brighter radiance in the heart of it, whence the rest of the light shot out in rays that faded toward the ends until they vanished.
up
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From this reading Far up they saw a pale green light, whence issuing they could not tell, about halfway between floor and roof of the passage.
vanished
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From this reading They saw nothing but the light, which was like a large star, with a point of darker colour yet brighter radiance in the heart of it, whence the rest of the light shot out in rays that faded toward the ends until they vanished.
very
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From this reading Since the inundation caused by the goblins, it had indeed been rendered impassable by the settlement of a quantity of the water, forming a small but very deep lake, in a part where there was a considerable descent.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Since the inundation caused by the goblins, it had indeed been rendered impassable by the settlement of a quantity of the water, forming a small but very deep lake, in a part where there was a considerable descent.
water
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From this reading Since the inundation caused by the goblins, it had indeed been rendered impassable by the settlement of a quantity of the water, forming a small but very deep lake, in a part where there was a considerable descent.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They had just risen and were turning to the right, when a gleam caught their eyes, and made them look along the whole gallery.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading They had just risen and were turning to the right, when a gleam caught their eyes, and made them look along the whole gallery.
whenceadverbUS /wens/
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading Far up they saw a pale green light, whence issuing they could not tell, about halfway between floor and roof of the passage.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The Emerald Father and son had seated themselves on a projecting piece of rock at a corner where three galleries met--the one they had come along from their work, one to the right leading out of the mountain, and the other to the left leading far into a portion of it which had been long disused.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The Emerald Father and son had seated themselves on a projecting piece of rock at a corner where three galleries met--the one they had come along from their work, one to the right leading out of the mountain, and the other to the left leading far into a portion of it which had been long disused.
whole
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From this reading They had just risen and were turning to the right, when a gleam caught their eyes, and made them look along the whole gallery.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They saw nothing but the light, which was like a large star, with a point of darker colour yet brighter radiance in the heart of it, whence the rest of the light shot out in rays that faded toward the ends until they vanished.
work
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From this reading The Emerald Father and son had seated themselves on a projecting piece of rock at a corner where three galleries met--the one they had come along from their work, one to the right leading out of the mountain, and the other to the left leading far into a portion of it which had been long disused.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading They saw nothing but the light, which was like a large star, with a point of darker colour yet brighter radiance in the heart of it, whence the rest of the light shot out in rays that faded toward the ends until they vanished.
