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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 sun was a shrunken red disk against the starfields, a distant pale luminosity surrendering to the encroachment of the falling night.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Hoarfrost crunched under Marley's feet as he walked by the still black waters of the canal, and then thin wind whispered over the sand and across the breasts of the ancient hills.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The sun was a shrunken red disk against the starfields, a distant pale luminosity surrendering to the encroachment of the falling night.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Take old Tydore who placed such an inestimably valuable gift in the greed-hands of one he hated.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading Hoarfrost crunched under Marley's feet as he walked by the still black waters of the canal, and then thin wind whispered over the sand and across the breasts of the ancient hills.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hoarfrost crunched under Marley's feet as he walked by the still black waters of the canal, and then thin wind whispered over the sand and across the breasts of the ancient hills.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Hoarfrost crunched under Marley's feet as he walked by the still black waters of the canal, and then thin wind whispered over the sand and across the breasts of the ancient hills.
black
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From this reading Hoarfrost crunched under Marley's feet as he walked by the still black waters of the canal, and then thin wind whispered over the sand and across the breasts of the ancient hills.
breasts
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From this reading Hoarfrost crunched under Marley's feet as he walked by the still black waters of the canal, and then thin wind whispered over the sand and across the breasts of the ancient hills.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Hoarfrost crunched under Marley's feet as he walked by the still black waters of the canal, and then thin wind whispered over the sand and across the breasts of the ancient hills.
canal
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From this reading Hoarfrost crunched under Marley's feet as he walked by the still black waters of the canal, and then thin wind whispered over the sand and across the breasts of the ancient hills.
crunched
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From this reading Hoarfrost crunched under Marley's feet as he walked by the still black waters of the canal, and then thin wind whispered over the sand and across the breasts of the ancient hills.
dark
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From this reading Starlight gleamed in the dark water as the day faded.
day
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From this reading Starlight gleamed in the dark water as the day faded.
dead-world
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From this reading So unpredictable, these dead-world Tower Dwellers!
disk
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From this reading The sun was a shrunken red disk against the starfields, a distant pale luminosity surrendering to the encroachment of the falling night.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading The sun was a shrunken red disk against the starfields, a distant pale luminosity surrendering to the encroachment of the falling night.
Dwellers
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From this reading So unpredictable, these dead-world Tower Dwellers!
encroachment
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From this reading The sun was a shrunken red disk against the starfields, a distant pale luminosity surrendering to the encroachment of the falling night.
faded
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From this reading Starlight gleamed in the dark water as the day faded.
falling
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From this reading The sun was a shrunken red disk against the starfields, a distant pale luminosity surrendering to the encroachment of the falling night.
feet
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From this reading Hoarfrost crunched under Marley's feet as he walked by the still black waters of the canal, and then thin wind whispered over the sand and across the breasts of the ancient hills.
gift
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From this reading Take old Tydore who placed such an inestimably valuable gift in the greed-hands of one he hated.
gleamed
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From this reading Starlight gleamed in the dark water as the day faded.
greed-hands
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From this reading Take old Tydore who placed such an inestimably valuable gift in the greed-hands of one he hated.
hated
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From this reading Take old Tydore who placed such an inestimably valuable gift in the greed-hands of one he hated.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Take old Tydore who placed such an inestimably valuable gift in the greed-hands of one he hated.
hills
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From this reading Hoarfrost crunched under Marley's feet as he walked by the still black waters of the canal, and then thin wind whispered over the sand and across the breasts of the ancient hills.
Hoarfrost
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From this reading Hoarfrost crunched under Marley's feet as he walked by the still black waters of the canal, and then thin wind whispered over the sand and across the breasts of the ancient hills.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Take old Tydore who placed such an inestimably valuable gift in the greed-hands of one he hated.
inestimably
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From this reading Take old Tydore who placed such an inestimably valuable gift in the greed-hands of one he hated.
luminosity
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From this reading The sun was a shrunken red disk against the starfields, a distant pale luminosity surrendering to the encroachment of the falling night.
Marley's
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From this reading Hoarfrost crunched under Marley's feet as he walked by the still black waters of the canal, and then thin wind whispered over the sand and across the breasts of the ancient hills.
night
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From this reading The sun was a shrunken red disk against the starfields, a distant pale luminosity surrendering to the encroachment of the falling night.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Take old Tydore who placed such an inestimably valuable gift in the greed-hands of one he hated.
old
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From this reading Take old Tydore who placed such an inestimably valuable gift in the greed-hands of one he hated.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Take old Tydore who placed such an inestimably valuable gift in the greed-hands of one he hated.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Hoarfrost crunched under Marley's feet as he walked by the still black waters of the canal, and then thin wind whispered over the sand and across the breasts of the ancient hills.
pale
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From this reading The sun was a shrunken red disk against the starfields, a distant pale luminosity surrendering to the encroachment of the falling night.
placed
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From this reading Take old Tydore who placed such an inestimably valuable gift in the greed-hands of one he hated.
red
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From this reading The sun was a shrunken red disk against the starfields, a distant pale luminosity surrendering to the encroachment of the falling night.
sand
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From this reading Hoarfrost crunched under Marley's feet as he walked by the still black waters of the canal, and then thin wind whispered over the sand and across the breasts of the ancient hills.
shrunken
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From this reading The sun was a shrunken red disk against the starfields, a distant pale luminosity surrendering to the encroachment of the falling night.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So unpredictable, these dead-world Tower Dwellers!
starfields
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From this reading The sun was a shrunken red disk against the starfields, a distant pale luminosity surrendering to the encroachment of the falling night.
Starlight
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From this reading Starlight gleamed in the dark water as the day faded.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hoarfrost crunched under Marley's feet as he walked by the still black waters of the canal, and then thin wind whispered over the sand and across the breasts of the ancient hills.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Take old Tydore who placed such an inestimably valuable gift in the greed-hands of one he hated.
sun
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From this reading The sun was a shrunken red disk against the starfields, a distant pale luminosity surrendering to the encroachment of the falling night.
surrendering
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From this reading The sun was a shrunken red disk against the starfields, a distant pale luminosity surrendering to the encroachment of the falling night.
TakenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Take old Tydore who placed such an inestimably valuable gift in the greed-hands of one he hated.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Take old Tydore who placed such an inestimably valuable gift in the greed-hands of one he hated.
then
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From this reading Hoarfrost crunched under Marley's feet as he walked by the still black waters of the canal, and then thin wind whispered over the sand and across the breasts of the ancient hills.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading So unpredictable, these dead-world Tower Dwellers!
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading Hoarfrost crunched under Marley's feet as he walked by the still black waters of the canal, and then thin wind whispered over the sand and across the breasts of the ancient hills.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The sun was a shrunken red disk against the starfields, a distant pale luminosity surrendering to the encroachment of the falling night.
Tower
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From this reading So unpredictable, these dead-world Tower Dwellers!
Tydore
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From this reading Take old Tydore who placed such an inestimably valuable gift in the greed-hands of one he hated.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Hoarfrost crunched under Marley's feet as he walked by the still black waters of the canal, and then thin wind whispered over the sand and across the breasts of the ancient hills.
unpredictable
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From this reading So unpredictable, these dead-world Tower Dwellers!
valuable
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From this reading Take old Tydore who placed such an inestimably valuable gift in the greed-hands of one he hated.
walked
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From this reading Hoarfrost crunched under Marley's feet as he walked by the still black waters of the canal, and then thin wind whispered over the sand and across the breasts of the ancient hills.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sun was a shrunken red disk against the starfields, a distant pale luminosity surrendering to the encroachment of the falling night.
water
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From this reading Starlight gleamed in the dark water as the day faded.
waters
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From this reading Hoarfrost crunched under Marley's feet as he walked by the still black waters of the canal, and then thin wind whispered over the sand and across the breasts of the ancient hills.
whispered
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From this reading Hoarfrost crunched under Marley's feet as he walked by the still black waters of the canal, and then thin wind whispered over the sand and across the breasts of the ancient hills.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Take old Tydore who placed such an inestimably valuable gift in the greed-hands of one he hated.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hoarfrost crunched under Marley's feet as he walked by the still black waters of the canal, and then thin wind whispered over the sand and across the breasts of the ancient hills.
