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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 Joseph and his father were still kneeling when there came unexpectedly a certain happening that changed the whole complexion of the day.
alchemist
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From this reading It came from the alchemist.
all
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From this reading He had been listening attentively through all the talk, he had followed back and forth the give-and-take of conversation, the balancing of argument, the gestures, the decisions, even though his eyes had seemed but half open.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Joseph and his father were still kneeling when there came unexpectedly a certain happening that changed the whole complexion of the day.
argumentnounUS /ˈɑːrɡjəmənt/
a reason or example used to support an idea
From this reading He had been listening attentively through all the talk, he had followed back and forth the give-and-take of conversation, the balancing of argument, the gestures, the decisions, even though his eyes had seemed but half open.
aside
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From this reading Gripping it, he rushed like one gone wholly mad straight for the door, brushing aside a guard who fell back in astonishment.
astonishment
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From this reading Gripping it, he rushed like one gone wholly mad straight for the door, brushing aside a guard who fell back in astonishment.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Just at this final moment he sprang up from his place behind the others like a dog leaping for a bone, and snatched the Tarnov Crystal out of the hands of the King.
attentively
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back
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balancing
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From this reading He had been listening attentively through all the talk, he had followed back and forth the give-and-take of conversation, the balancing of argument, the gestures, the decisions, even though his eyes had seemed but half open.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been listening attentively through all the talk, he had followed back and forth the give-and-take of conversation, the balancing of argument, the gestures, the decisions, even though his eyes had seemed but half open.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Just at this final moment he sprang up from his place behind the others like a dog leaping for a bone, and snatched the Tarnov Crystal out of the hands of the King.
bone
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From this reading Just at this final moment he sprang up from his place behind the others like a dog leaping for a bone, and snatched the Tarnov Crystal out of the hands of the King.
brushing
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From this reading Gripping it, he rushed like one gone wholly mad straight for the door, brushing aside a guard who fell back in astonishment.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had been listening attentively through all the talk, he had followed back and forth the give-and-take of conversation, the balancing of argument, the gestures, the decisions, even though his eyes had seemed but half open.
came
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certain
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changed
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From this reading Joseph and his father were still kneeling when there came unexpectedly a certain happening that changed the whole complexion of the day.
complexion
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From this reading Joseph and his father were still kneeling when there came unexpectedly a certain happening that changed the whole complexion of the day.
conversation
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Crystal
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day
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From this reading Joseph and his father were still kneeling when there came unexpectedly a certain happening that changed the whole complexion of the day.
decisions
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From this reading He had been listening attentively through all the talk, he had followed back and forth the give-and-take of conversation, the balancing of argument, the gestures, the decisions, even though his eyes had seemed but half open.
dog
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From this reading Just at this final moment he sprang up from his place behind the others like a dog leaping for a bone, and snatched the Tarnov Crystal out of the hands of the King.
door
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From this reading Gripping it, he rushed like one gone wholly mad straight for the door, brushing aside a guard who fell back in astonishment.
even
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eyes
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father
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From this reading Joseph and his father were still kneeling when there came unexpectedly a certain happening that changed the whole complexion of the day.
fell
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From this reading Gripping it, he rushed like one gone wholly mad straight for the door, brushing aside a guard who fell back in astonishment.
final
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From this reading Just at this final moment he sprang up from his place behind the others like a dog leaping for a bone, and snatched the Tarnov Crystal out of the hands of the King.
followed
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From this reading He had been listening attentively through all the talk, he had followed back and forth the give-and-take of conversation, the balancing of argument, the gestures, the decisions, even though his eyes had seemed but half open.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Just at this final moment he sprang up from his place behind the others like a dog leaping for a bone, and snatched the Tarnov Crystal out of the hands of the King.
forth
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From this reading He had been listening attentively through all the talk, he had followed back and forth the give-and-take of conversation, the balancing of argument, the gestures, the decisions, even though his eyes had seemed but half open.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It came from the alchemist.
gestures
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From this reading He had been listening attentively through all the talk, he had followed back and forth the give-and-take of conversation, the balancing of argument, the gestures, the decisions, even though his eyes had seemed but half open.
give-and-take
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gone
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From this reading Gripping it, he rushed like one gone wholly mad straight for the door, brushing aside a guard who fell back in astonishment.
Gripping
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From this reading Gripping it, he rushed like one gone wholly mad straight for the door, brushing aside a guard who fell back in astonishment.
guard
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From this reading Gripping it, he rushed like one gone wholly mad straight for the door, brushing aside a guard who fell back in astonishment.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had been listening attentively through all the talk, he had followed back and forth the give-and-take of conversation, the balancing of argument, the gestures, the decisions, even though his eyes had seemed but half open.
half
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hands
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From this reading Just at this final moment he sprang up from his place behind the others like a dog leaping for a bone, and snatched the Tarnov Crystal out of the hands of the King.
happening
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From this reading Joseph and his father were still kneeling when there came unexpectedly a certain happening that changed the whole complexion of the day.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had been listening attentively through all the talk, he had followed back and forth the give-and-take of conversation, the balancing of argument, the gestures, the decisions, even though his eyes had seemed but half open.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Joseph and his father were still kneeling when there came unexpectedly a certain happening that changed the whole complexion of the day.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Gripping it, he rushed like one gone wholly mad straight for the door, brushing aside a guard who fell back in astonishment.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It came from the alchemist.
Joseph
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From this reading Joseph and his father were still kneeling when there came unexpectedly a certain happening that changed the whole complexion of the day.
Just
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From this reading Just at this final moment he sprang up from his place behind the others like a dog leaping for a bone, and snatched the Tarnov Crystal out of the hands of the King.
King
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From this reading Just at this final moment he sprang up from his place behind the others like a dog leaping for a bone, and snatched the Tarnov Crystal out of the hands of the King.
kneeling
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From this reading Joseph and his father were still kneeling when there came unexpectedly a certain happening that changed the whole complexion of the day.
leaping
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From this reading Just at this final moment he sprang up from his place behind the others like a dog leaping for a bone, and snatched the Tarnov Crystal out of the hands of the King.
like
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From this reading Just at this final moment he sprang up from his place behind the others like a dog leaping for a bone, and snatched the Tarnov Crystal out of the hands of the King.
listening
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From this reading He had been listening attentively through all the talk, he had followed back and forth the give-and-take of conversation, the balancing of argument, the gestures, the decisions, even though his eyes had seemed but half open.
mad
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From this reading Gripping it, he rushed like one gone wholly mad straight for the door, brushing aside a guard who fell back in astonishment.
moment
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From this reading Just at this final moment he sprang up from his place behind the others like a dog leaping for a bone, and snatched the Tarnov Crystal out of the hands of the King.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Joseph and his father were still kneeling when there came unexpectedly a certain happening that changed the whole complexion of the day.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Gripping it, he rushed like one gone wholly mad straight for the door, brushing aside a guard who fell back in astonishment.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading He had been listening attentively through all the talk, he had followed back and forth the give-and-take of conversation, the balancing of argument, the gestures, the decisions, even though his eyes had seemed but half open.
others
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From this reading Just at this final moment he sprang up from his place behind the others like a dog leaping for a bone, and snatched the Tarnov Crystal out of the hands of the King.
out
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place
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rushed
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From this reading Gripping it, he rushed like one gone wholly mad straight for the door, brushing aside a guard who fell back in astonishment.
seemed
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From this reading He had been listening attentively through all the talk, he had followed back and forth the give-and-take of conversation, the balancing of argument, the gestures, the decisions, even though his eyes had seemed but half open.
snatched
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From this reading Just at this final moment he sprang up from his place behind the others like a dog leaping for a bone, and snatched the Tarnov Crystal out of the hands of the King.
sprang
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From this reading Just at this final moment he sprang up from his place behind the others like a dog leaping for a bone, and snatched the Tarnov Crystal out of the hands of the King.
still
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From this reading Joseph and his father were still kneeling when there came unexpectedly a certain happening that changed the whole complexion of the day.
straight
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From this reading Gripping it, he rushed like one gone wholly mad straight for the door, brushing aside a guard who fell back in astonishment.
talk
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From this reading He had been listening attentively through all the talk, he had followed back and forth the give-and-take of conversation, the balancing of argument, the gestures, the decisions, even though his eyes had seemed but half open.
Tarnov
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From this reading Just at this final moment he sprang up from his place behind the others like a dog leaping for a bone, and snatched the Tarnov Crystal out of the hands of the King.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Joseph and his father were still kneeling when there came unexpectedly a certain happening that changed the whole complexion of the day.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Joseph and his father were still kneeling when there came unexpectedly a certain happening that changed the whole complexion of the day.
there
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From this reading Joseph and his father were still kneeling when there came unexpectedly a certain happening that changed the whole complexion of the day.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Just at this final moment he sprang up from his place behind the others like a dog leaping for a bone, and snatched the Tarnov Crystal out of the hands of the King.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading He had been listening attentively through all the talk, he had followed back and forth the give-and-take of conversation, the balancing of argument, the gestures, the decisions, even though his eyes had seemed but half open.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading He had been listening attentively through all the talk, he had followed back and forth the give-and-take of conversation, the balancing of argument, the gestures, the decisions, even though his eyes had seemed but half open.
unexpectedly
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From this reading Joseph and his father were still kneeling when there came unexpectedly a certain happening that changed the whole complexion of the day.
up
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From this reading Just at this final moment he sprang up from his place behind the others like a dog leaping for a bone, and snatched the Tarnov Crystal out of the hands of the King.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Joseph and his father were still kneeling when there came unexpectedly a certain happening that changed the whole complexion of the day.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Joseph and his father were still kneeling when there came unexpectedly a certain happening that changed the whole complexion of the day.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Gripping it, he rushed like one gone wholly mad straight for the door, brushing aside a guard who fell back in astonishment.
whole
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From this reading Joseph and his father were still kneeling when there came unexpectedly a certain happening that changed the whole complexion of the day.
wholly
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From this reading Gripping it, he rushed like one gone wholly mad straight for the door, brushing aside a guard who fell back in astonishment.
