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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 momentary shock; a reeling of my head; a sudden sense of vibration within me.
all
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From this reading And then a feeling of lightness, weightlessness; and freedom, as though all my earthly life I had been shackled, but now was free.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The thing was at first terrifying, gruesome; but in a moment those feelings passed and the weightless freedom brought an exuberance of spirit.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And then a feeling of lightness, weightlessness; and freedom, as though all my earthly life I had been shackled, but now was free.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And then a feeling of lightness, weightlessness; and freedom, as though all my earthly life I had been shackled, but now was free.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The thing was at first terrifying, gruesome; but in a moment those feelings passed and the weightless freedom brought an exuberance of spirit.
banana
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From this reading The little banana grove on the Bermuda hilltop began fading.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And then a feeling of lightness, weightlessness; and freedom, as though all my earthly life I had been shackled, but now was free.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The little banana grove on the Bermuda hilltop began fading.
Bermuda
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From this reading The little banana grove on the Bermuda hilltop began fading.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The thing was at first terrifying, gruesome; but in a moment those feelings passed and the weightless freedom brought an exuberance of spirit.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading And then a feeling of lightness, weightlessness; and freedom, as though all my earthly life I had been shackled, but now was free.
earthly
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From this reading And then a feeling of lightness, weightlessness; and freedom, as though all my earthly life I had been shackled, but now was free.
exuberance
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From this reading The thing was at first terrifying, gruesome; but in a moment those feelings passed and the weightless freedom brought an exuberance of spirit.
fading
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From this reading The little banana grove on the Bermuda hilltop began fading.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And then a feeling of lightness, weightlessness; and freedom, as though all my earthly life I had been shackled, but now was free.
feelings
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From this reading The thing was at first terrifying, gruesome; but in a moment those feelings passed and the weightless freedom brought an exuberance of spirit.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The thing was at first terrifying, gruesome; but in a moment those feelings passed and the weightless freedom brought an exuberance of spirit.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading And then a feeling of lightness, weightlessness; and freedom, as though all my earthly life I had been shackled, but now was free.
freedom
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From this reading And then a feeling of lightness, weightlessness; and freedom, as though all my earthly life I had been shackled, but now was free.
grove
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From this reading The little banana grove on the Bermuda hilltop began fading.
gruesome
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From this reading The thing was at first terrifying, gruesome; but in a moment those feelings passed and the weightless freedom brought an exuberance of spirit.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And then a feeling of lightness, weightlessness; and freedom, as though all my earthly life I had been shackled, but now was free.
head
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From this reading There was a momentary shock; a reeling of my head; a sudden sense of vibration within me.
hilltop
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From this reading The little banana grove on the Bermuda hilltop began fading.
how
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From this reading _The Invisible World_ Tako showed us how to operate the transition mechanism.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And then a feeling of lightness, weightlessness; and freedom, as though all my earthly life I had been shackled, but now was free.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The thing was at first terrifying, gruesome; but in a moment those feelings passed and the weightless freedom brought an exuberance of spirit.
Invisible
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From this reading _The Invisible World_ Tako showed us how to operate the transition mechanism.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And then a feeling of lightness, weightlessness; and freedom, as though all my earthly life I had been shackled, but now was free.
lightness
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From this reading And then a feeling of lightness, weightlessness; and freedom, as though all my earthly life I had been shackled, but now was free.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The little banana grove on the Bermuda hilltop began fading.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There was a momentary shock; a reeling of my head; a sudden sense of vibration within me.
mechanism
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From this reading _The Invisible World_ Tako showed us how to operate the transition mechanism.
moment
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From this reading The thing was at first terrifying, gruesome; but in a moment those feelings passed and the weightless freedom brought an exuberance of spirit.
momentary
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From this reading There was a momentary shock; a reeling of my head; a sudden sense of vibration within me.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading There was a momentary shock; a reeling of my head; a sudden sense of vibration within me.
now
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From this reading And then a feeling of lightness, weightlessness; and freedom, as though all my earthly life I had been shackled, but now was free.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was a momentary shock; a reeling of my head; a sudden sense of vibration within me.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The little banana grove on the Bermuda hilltop began fading.
operate
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From this reading _The Invisible World_ Tako showed us how to operate the transition mechanism.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The thing was at first terrifying, gruesome; but in a moment those feelings passed and the weightless freedom brought an exuberance of spirit.
reeling
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From this reading There was a momentary shock; a reeling of my head; a sudden sense of vibration within me.
sense
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From this reading There was a momentary shock; a reeling of my head; a sudden sense of vibration within me.
shackled
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From this reading And then a feeling of lightness, weightlessness; and freedom, as though all my earthly life I had been shackled, but now was free.
shock
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From this reading There was a momentary shock; a reeling of my head; a sudden sense of vibration within me.
showed
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From this reading _The Invisible World_ Tako showed us how to operate the transition mechanism.
spirit
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From this reading The thing was at first terrifying, gruesome; but in a moment those feelings passed and the weightless freedom brought an exuberance of spirit.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a momentary shock; a reeling of my head; a sudden sense of vibration within me.
Tako
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From this reading _The Invisible World_ Tako showed us how to operate the transition mechanism.
terrifying
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From this reading The thing was at first terrifying, gruesome; but in a moment those feelings passed and the weightless freedom brought an exuberance of spirit.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The Invisible World_ Tako showed us how to operate the transition mechanism.
then
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From this reading And then a feeling of lightness, weightlessness; and freedom, as though all my earthly life I had been shackled, but now was free.
There
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From this reading There was a momentary shock; a reeling of my head; a sudden sense of vibration within me.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The thing was at first terrifying, gruesome; but in a moment those feelings passed and the weightless freedom brought an exuberance of spirit.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The thing was at first terrifying, gruesome; but in a moment those feelings passed and the weightless freedom brought an exuberance of spirit.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading And then a feeling of lightness, weightlessness; and freedom, as though all my earthly life I had been shackled, but now was free.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _The Invisible World_ Tako showed us how to operate the transition mechanism.
transition
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From this reading _The Invisible World_ Tako showed us how to operate the transition mechanism.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _The Invisible World_ Tako showed us how to operate the transition mechanism.
vibration
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From this reading There was a momentary shock; a reeling of my head; a sudden sense of vibration within me.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a momentary shock; a reeling of my head; a sudden sense of vibration within me.
weightless
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From this reading The thing was at first terrifying, gruesome; but in a moment those feelings passed and the weightless freedom brought an exuberance of spirit.
weightlessness
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From this reading And then a feeling of lightness, weightlessness; and freedom, as though all my earthly life I had been shackled, but now was free.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading There was a momentary shock; a reeling of my head; a sudden sense of vibration within me.
World
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From this reading _The Invisible World_ Tako showed us how to operate the transition mechanism.
