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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 There was a sudden rush of jumbled, panic-stricken footsteps.
accord
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From this reading The tide of self-preservation ebbed back into their bodies; with one accord they reared their arms upward across their faces to ward off the shock of that accursed sound, as though its very effluvium scorched its scar into their flesh.
accursed
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From this reading The tide of self-preservation ebbed back into their bodies; with one accord they reared their arms upward across their faces to ward off the shock of that accursed sound, as though its very effluvium scorched its scar into their flesh.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The tide of self-preservation ebbed back into their bodies; with one accord they reared their arms upward across their faces to ward off the shock of that accursed sound, as though its very effluvium scorched its scar into their flesh.
action
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From this reading It startled the three to instant action.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE FLIGHT Human senses could not withstand such an onslaught.
arms
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From this reading The tide of self-preservation ebbed back into their bodies; with one accord they reared their arms upward across their faces to ward off the shock of that accursed sound, as though its very effluvium scorched its scar into their flesh.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The tide of self-preservation ebbed back into their bodies; with one accord they reared their arms upward across their faces to ward off the shock of that accursed sound, as though its very effluvium scorched its scar into their flesh.
back
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From this reading The tide of self-preservation ebbed back into their bodies; with one accord they reared their arms upward across their faces to ward off the shock of that accursed sound, as though its very effluvium scorched its scar into their flesh.
bodies
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From this reading The tide of self-preservation ebbed back into their bodies; with one accord they reared their arms upward across their faces to ward off the shock of that accursed sound, as though its very effluvium scorched its scar into their flesh.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading THE FLIGHT Human senses could not withstand such an onslaught.
ebbed
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From this reading The tide of self-preservation ebbed back into their bodies; with one accord they reared their arms upward across their faces to ward off the shock of that accursed sound, as though its very effluvium scorched its scar into their flesh.
effluvium
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From this reading The tide of self-preservation ebbed back into their bodies; with one accord they reared their arms upward across their faces to ward off the shock of that accursed sound, as though its very effluvium scorched its scar into their flesh.
faces
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From this reading The tide of self-preservation ebbed back into their bodies; with one accord they reared their arms upward across their faces to ward off the shock of that accursed sound, as though its very effluvium scorched its scar into their flesh.
flesh
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From this reading The tide of self-preservation ebbed back into their bodies; with one accord they reared their arms upward across their faces to ward off the shock of that accursed sound, as though its very effluvium scorched its scar into their flesh.
FLIGHT
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From this reading THE FLIGHT Human senses could not withstand such an onslaught.
footsteps
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From this reading There was a sudden rush of jumbled, panic-stricken footsteps.
gasps
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From this reading There was an utterance of mingled gasps.
Human
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From this reading THE FLIGHT Human senses could not withstand such an onslaught.
instant
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From this reading It startled the three to instant action.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The tide of self-preservation ebbed back into their bodies; with one accord they reared their arms upward across their faces to ward off the shock of that accursed sound, as though its very effluvium scorched its scar into their flesh.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It startled the three to instant action.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The tide of self-preservation ebbed back into their bodies; with one accord they reared their arms upward across their faces to ward off the shock of that accursed sound, as though its very effluvium scorched its scar into their flesh.
jumbled
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From this reading There was a sudden rush of jumbled, panic-stricken footsteps.
mingled
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From this reading There was an utterance of mingled gasps.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE FLIGHT Human senses could not withstand such an onslaught.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The tide of self-preservation ebbed back into their bodies; with one accord they reared their arms upward across their faces to ward off the shock of that accursed sound, as though its very effluvium scorched its scar into their flesh.
off
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From this reading The tide of self-preservation ebbed back into their bodies; with one accord they reared their arms upward across their faces to ward off the shock of that accursed sound, as though its very effluvium scorched its scar into their flesh.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The tide of self-preservation ebbed back into their bodies; with one accord they reared their arms upward across their faces to ward off the shock of that accursed sound, as though its very effluvium scorched its scar into their flesh.
onslaught
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From this reading THE FLIGHT Human senses could not withstand such an onslaught.
panic-stricken
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From this reading There was a sudden rush of jumbled, panic-stricken footsteps.
reared
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From this reading The tide of self-preservation ebbed back into their bodies; with one accord they reared their arms upward across their faces to ward off the shock of that accursed sound, as though its very effluvium scorched its scar into their flesh.
rush
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From this reading There was a sudden rush of jumbled, panic-stricken footsteps.
scar
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From this reading The tide of self-preservation ebbed back into their bodies; with one accord they reared their arms upward across their faces to ward off the shock of that accursed sound, as though its very effluvium scorched its scar into their flesh.
scorchedadjectiveUS /skɔːrtʃt/
Burned by flames or heat; blackened by intense magical or physical fire.
From this reading The tide of self-preservation ebbed back into their bodies; with one accord they reared their arms upward across their faces to ward off the shock of that accursed sound, as though its very effluvium scorched its scar into their flesh.
self-preservation
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From this reading The tide of self-preservation ebbed back into their bodies; with one accord they reared their arms upward across their faces to ward off the shock of that accursed sound, as though its very effluvium scorched its scar into their flesh.
senses
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From this reading THE FLIGHT Human senses could not withstand such an onslaught.
shock
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From this reading The tide of self-preservation ebbed back into their bodies; with one accord they reared their arms upward across their faces to ward off the shock of that accursed sound, as though its very effluvium scorched its scar into their flesh.
sound
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From this reading The tide of self-preservation ebbed back into their bodies; with one accord they reared their arms upward across their faces to ward off the shock of that accursed sound, as though its very effluvium scorched its scar into their flesh.
startled
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From this reading It startled the three to instant action.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading THE FLIGHT Human senses could not withstand such an onslaught.
sudden
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From this reading There was a sudden rush of jumbled, panic-stricken footsteps.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The tide of self-preservation ebbed back into their bodies; with one accord they reared their arms upward across their faces to ward off the shock of that accursed sound, as though its very effluvium scorched its scar into their flesh.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FLIGHT Human senses could not withstand such an onslaught.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The tide of self-preservation ebbed back into their bodies; with one accord they reared their arms upward across their faces to ward off the shock of that accursed sound, as though its very effluvium scorched its scar into their flesh.
There
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From this reading There was an utterance of mingled gasps.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The tide of self-preservation ebbed back into their bodies; with one accord they reared their arms upward across their faces to ward off the shock of that accursed sound, as though its very effluvium scorched its scar into their flesh.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The tide of self-preservation ebbed back into their bodies; with one accord they reared their arms upward across their faces to ward off the shock of that accursed sound, as though its very effluvium scorched its scar into their flesh.
three
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From this reading It startled the three to instant action.
tide
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From this reading The tide of self-preservation ebbed back into their bodies; with one accord they reared their arms upward across their faces to ward off the shock of that accursed sound, as though its very effluvium scorched its scar into their flesh.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It startled the three to instant action.
upward
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From this reading The tide of self-preservation ebbed back into their bodies; with one accord they reared their arms upward across their faces to ward off the shock of that accursed sound, as though its very effluvium scorched its scar into their flesh.
utterance
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From this reading There was an utterance of mingled gasps.
very
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From this reading The tide of self-preservation ebbed back into their bodies; with one accord they reared their arms upward across their faces to ward off the shock of that accursed sound, as though its very effluvium scorched its scar into their flesh.
ward
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From this reading The tide of self-preservation ebbed back into their bodies; with one accord they reared their arms upward across their faces to ward off the shock of that accursed sound, as though its very effluvium scorched its scar into their flesh.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was an utterance of mingled gasps.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The tide of self-preservation ebbed back into their bodies; with one accord they reared their arms upward across their faces to ward off the shock of that accursed sound, as though its very effluvium scorched its scar into their flesh.
withstand
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From this reading THE FLIGHT Human senses could not withstand such an onslaught.
