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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 Roget Germyn, banker, of Wheeling, West Virginia, a Citizen, woke gently from a Citizen's dreamless sleep.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Citizen Germyn dressed himself in the clothes proper for the appreciation of great works--such as viewing the Empire State ruins against storm clouds from a small boat, or walking in silent single file across the remaining course of the Golden Gate Bridge.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Citizen Germyn dressed himself in the clothes proper for the appreciation of great works--such as viewing the Empire State ruins against storm clouds from a small boat, or walking in silent single file across the remaining course of the Golden Gate Bridge.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Appallingly, the Earth and the Moon had been kidnapped from the Solar System--but who were the kidnappers and what ransom did they want?
Appallingly
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From this reading Appallingly, the Earth and the Moon had been kidnapped from the Solar System--but who were the kidnappers and what ransom did they want?
appreciate
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From this reading It was the third-hour-rising time, the time proper to a day of exceptional opportunity to appreciate.
appreciation
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From this reading Citizen Germyn dressed himself in the clothes proper for the appreciation of great works--such as viewing the Empire State ruins against storm clouds from a small boat, or walking in silent single file across the remaining course of the Golden Gate Bridge.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Citizen Germyn dressed himself in the clothes proper for the appreciation of great works--such as viewing the Empire State ruins against storm clouds from a small boat, or walking in silent single file across the remaining course of the Golden Gate Bridge.
banker
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From this reading Roget Germyn, banker, of Wheeling, West Virginia, a Citizen, woke gently from a Citizen's dreamless sleep.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Appallingly, the Earth and the Moon had been kidnapped from the Solar System--but who were the kidnappers and what ransom did they want?
boat
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From this reading Citizen Germyn dressed himself in the clothes proper for the appreciation of great works--such as viewing the Empire State ruins against storm clouds from a small boat, or walking in silent single file across the remaining course of the Golden Gate Bridge.
Bridge
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From this reading Citizen Germyn dressed himself in the clothes proper for the appreciation of great works--such as viewing the Empire State ruins against storm clouds from a small boat, or walking in silent single file across the remaining course of the Golden Gate Bridge.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Appallingly, the Earth and the Moon had been kidnapped from the Solar System--but who were the kidnappers and what ransom did they want?
Citizen
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From this reading Roget Germyn, banker, of Wheeling, West Virginia, a Citizen, woke gently from a Citizen's dreamless sleep.
Citizen's
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From this reading Roget Germyn, banker, of Wheeling, West Virginia, a Citizen, woke gently from a Citizen's dreamless sleep.
clothes
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clouds
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From this reading Citizen Germyn dressed himself in the clothes proper for the appreciation of great works--such as viewing the Empire State ruins against storm clouds from a small boat, or walking in silent single file across the remaining course of the Golden Gate Bridge.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Citizen Germyn dressed himself in the clothes proper for the appreciation of great works--such as viewing the Empire State ruins against storm clouds from a small boat, or walking in silent single file across the remaining course of the Golden Gate Bridge.
day
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From this reading It was the third-hour-rising time, the time proper to a day of exceptional opportunity to appreciate.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Appallingly, the Earth and the Moon had been kidnapped from the Solar System--but who were the kidnappers and what ransom did they want?
dreamless
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From this reading Roget Germyn, banker, of Wheeling, West Virginia, a Citizen, woke gently from a Citizen's dreamless sleep.
dressed
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From this reading Citizen Germyn dressed himself in the clothes proper for the appreciation of great works--such as viewing the Empire State ruins against storm clouds from a small boat, or walking in silent single file across the remaining course of the Golden Gate Bridge.
Earth
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From this reading Appallingly, the Earth and the Moon had been kidnapped from the Solar System--but who were the kidnappers and what ransom did they want?
Empire
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exceptional
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From this reading It was the third-hour-rising time, the time proper to a day of exceptional opportunity to appreciate.
file
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From this reading Citizen Germyn dressed himself in the clothes proper for the appreciation of great works--such as viewing the Empire State ruins against storm clouds from a small boat, or walking in silent single file across the remaining course of the Golden Gate Bridge.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Citizen Germyn dressed himself in the clothes proper for the appreciation of great works--such as viewing the Empire State ruins against storm clouds from a small boat, or walking in silent single file across the remaining course of the Golden Gate Bridge.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Appallingly, the Earth and the Moon had been kidnapped from the Solar System--but who were the kidnappers and what ransom did they want?
Gate
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From this reading Citizen Germyn dressed himself in the clothes proper for the appreciation of great works--such as viewing the Empire State ruins against storm clouds from a small boat, or walking in silent single file across the remaining course of the Golden Gate Bridge.
gently
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From this reading Roget Germyn, banker, of Wheeling, West Virginia, a Citizen, woke gently from a Citizen's dreamless sleep.
Germyn
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From this reading Roget Germyn, banker, of Wheeling, West Virginia, a Citizen, woke gently from a Citizen's dreamless sleep.
Golden
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From this reading Citizen Germyn dressed himself in the clothes proper for the appreciation of great works--such as viewing the Empire State ruins against storm clouds from a small boat, or walking in silent single file across the remaining course of the Golden Gate Bridge.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Citizen Germyn dressed himself in the clothes proper for the appreciation of great works--such as viewing the Empire State ruins against storm clouds from a small boat, or walking in silent single file across the remaining course of the Golden Gate Bridge.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Appallingly, the Earth and the Moon had been kidnapped from the Solar System--but who were the kidnappers and what ransom did they want?
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Citizen Germyn dressed himself in the clothes proper for the appreciation of great works--such as viewing the Empire State ruins against storm clouds from a small boat, or walking in silent single file across the remaining course of the Golden Gate Bridge.
hoped
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From this reading Or as today--one hoped--witnessing the Re-creation of the Sun.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Citizen Germyn dressed himself in the clothes proper for the appreciation of great works--such as viewing the Empire State ruins against storm clouds from a small boat, or walking in silent single file across the remaining course of the Golden Gate Bridge.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the third-hour-rising time, the time proper to a day of exceptional opportunity to appreciate.
kidnapped
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From this reading Appallingly, the Earth and the Moon had been kidnapped from the Solar System--but who were the kidnappers and what ransom did they want?
kidnappers
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From this reading Appallingly, the Earth and the Moon had been kidnapped from the Solar System--but who were the kidnappers and what ransom did they want?
Moon
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From this reading Appallingly, the Earth and the Moon had been kidnapped from the Solar System--but who were the kidnappers and what ransom did they want?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Roget Germyn, banker, of Wheeling, West Virginia, a Citizen, woke gently from a Citizen's dreamless sleep.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Or as today--one hoped--witnessing the Re-creation of the Sun.
opportunity
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From this reading It was the third-hour-rising time, the time proper to a day of exceptional opportunity to appreciate.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Citizen Germyn dressed himself in the clothes proper for the appreciation of great works--such as viewing the Empire State ruins against storm clouds from a small boat, or walking in silent single file across the remaining course of the Golden Gate Bridge.
proper
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From this reading It was the third-hour-rising time, the time proper to a day of exceptional opportunity to appreciate.
ransom
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From this reading Appallingly, the Earth and the Moon had been kidnapped from the Solar System--but who were the kidnappers and what ransom did they want?
Re-creation
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From this reading Or as today--one hoped--witnessing the Re-creation of the Sun.
remaining
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From this reading Citizen Germyn dressed himself in the clothes proper for the appreciation of great works--such as viewing the Empire State ruins against storm clouds from a small boat, or walking in silent single file across the remaining course of the Golden Gate Bridge.
Roget
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From this reading Roget Germyn, banker, of Wheeling, West Virginia, a Citizen, woke gently from a Citizen's dreamless sleep.
ruins
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silent
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single
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sleep
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From this reading Roget Germyn, banker, of Wheeling, West Virginia, a Citizen, woke gently from a Citizen's dreamless sleep.
small
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From this reading Citizen Germyn dressed himself in the clothes proper for the appreciation of great works--such as viewing the Empire State ruins against storm clouds from a small boat, or walking in silent single file across the remaining course of the Golden Gate Bridge.
Solar
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From this reading Appallingly, the Earth and the Moon had been kidnapped from the Solar System--but who were the kidnappers and what ransom did they want?
State
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storm
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From this reading Citizen Germyn dressed himself in the clothes proper for the appreciation of great works--such as viewing the Empire State ruins against storm clouds from a small boat, or walking in silent single file across the remaining course of the Golden Gate Bridge.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Citizen Germyn dressed himself in the clothes proper for the appreciation of great works--such as viewing the Empire State ruins against storm clouds from a small boat, or walking in silent single file across the remaining course of the Golden Gate Bridge.
Sun
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From this reading Or as today--one hoped--witnessing the Re-creation of the Sun.
System
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From this reading Appallingly, the Earth and the Moon had been kidnapped from the Solar System--but who were the kidnappers and what ransom did they want?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Appallingly, the Earth and the Moon had been kidnapped from the Solar System--but who were the kidnappers and what ransom did they want?
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Appallingly, the Earth and the Moon had been kidnapped from the Solar System--but who were the kidnappers and what ransom did they want?
third-hour-rising
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From this reading It was the third-hour-rising time, the time proper to a day of exceptional opportunity to appreciate.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the third-hour-rising time, the time proper to a day of exceptional opportunity to appreciate.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was the third-hour-rising time, the time proper to a day of exceptional opportunity to appreciate.
today
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From this reading Or as today--one hoped--witnessing the Re-creation of the Sun.
viewing
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From this reading Citizen Germyn dressed himself in the clothes proper for the appreciation of great works--such as viewing the Empire State ruins against storm clouds from a small boat, or walking in silent single file across the remaining course of the Golden Gate Bridge.
Virginia
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From this reading Roget Germyn, banker, of Wheeling, West Virginia, a Citizen, woke gently from a Citizen's dreamless sleep.
walking
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From this reading Citizen Germyn dressed himself in the clothes proper for the appreciation of great works--such as viewing the Empire State ruins against storm clouds from a small boat, or walking in silent single file across the remaining course of the Golden Gate Bridge.
want
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From this reading Appallingly, the Earth and the Moon had been kidnapped from the Solar System--but who were the kidnappers and what ransom did they want?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the third-hour-rising time, the time proper to a day of exceptional opportunity to appreciate.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Appallingly, the Earth and the Moon had been kidnapped from the Solar System--but who were the kidnappers and what ransom did they want?
West
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From this reading Roget Germyn, banker, of Wheeling, West Virginia, a Citizen, woke gently from a Citizen's dreamless sleep.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Appallingly, the Earth and the Moon had been kidnapped from the Solar System--but who were the kidnappers and what ransom did they want?
WheelingnounUS /ˈwheeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Roget Germyn, banker, of Wheeling, West Virginia, a Citizen, woke gently from a Citizen's dreamless sleep.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Appallingly, the Earth and the Moon had been kidnapped from the Solar System--but who were the kidnappers and what ransom did they want?
witnessing
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From this reading Or as today--one hoped--witnessing the Re-creation of the Sun.
woke
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From this reading Roget Germyn, banker, of Wheeling, West Virginia, a Citizen, woke gently from a Citizen's dreamless sleep.
works
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From this reading Citizen Germyn dressed himself in the clothes proper for the appreciation of great works--such as viewing the Empire State ruins against storm clouds from a small boat, or walking in silent single file across the remaining course of the Golden Gate Bridge.
