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acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
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age
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altogether
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analyze
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ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He had read too much of things as they are, and talked with too many people.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
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away
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beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
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butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
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caravans
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Carter
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cities
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columns
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couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
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cut
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dreams
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elephant
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ethereal
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excursions
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fancies
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felt
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
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galleys
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garden
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gate
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gilded
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
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hardened
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hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
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himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
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hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
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ivory
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jungles
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key
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Kled
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lands
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lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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liberties
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lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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logical
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looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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lost
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lovely
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made
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many
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middle
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moon
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more
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much
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nightly
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NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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off
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orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
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Oukranos
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palaces
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past
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people
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perfumed
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philosophers
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Prior
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processes
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prosiness
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Randolph
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read
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relations
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river
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sailnounUS /sail/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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seas
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shaped
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sleep
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slipping
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space
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spires
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strange
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talked
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taught
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
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theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
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things
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thirty
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thoughts
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Thran
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throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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too
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tramp
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unbelievable
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unbroken
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underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
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untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
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up
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uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
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veined
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From this reading No more could his galleys sail up the river Oukranos past the gilded spires of Thran, or his elephant caravans tramp through perfumed jungles in Kled, where forgotten palaces with veined ivory columns sleep lovely and unbroken under the moon.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Randolph Carter was thirty he lost the key to the gate of dreams.
Well-meaning
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From this reading Well-meaning philosophers had taught him to look into the logical relations of things, and analyze the processes which shaped his thoughts and fancies.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Randolph Carter was thirty he lost the key to the gate of dreams.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading No more could his galleys sail up the river Oukranos past the gilded spires of Thran, or his elephant caravans tramp through perfumed jungles in Kled, where forgotten palaces with veined ivory columns sleep lovely and unbroken under the moon.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Well-meaning philosophers had taught him to look into the logical relations of things, and analyze the processes which shaped his thoughts and fancies.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading No more could his galleys sail up the river Oukranos past the gilded spires of Thran, or his elephant caravans tramp through perfumed jungles in Kled, where forgotten palaces with veined ivory columns sleep lovely and unbroken under the moon.
