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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 Poet wrote some verses for the purpose of creating a legend to account for the fact that the Monarch Geyser ceased to spout some ten years ago.
account
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From this reading The Poet wrote some verses for the purpose of creating a legend to account for the fact that the Monarch Geyser ceased to spout some ten years ago.
Aconite
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From this reading At the behest of Aconite, the party refrained from expressions of more than mild interest at the Norris Basin.
Aconite's
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From this reading But Aconite's advice to economize language until the Lower Geyser Basin should be reached was followed so far as superlatives were concerned.
advice
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From this reading But Aconite's advice to economize language until the Lower Geyser Basin should be reached was followed so far as superlatives were concerned.
ago
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From this reading The Poet wrote some verses for the purpose of creating a legend to account for the fact that the Monarch Geyser ceased to spout some ten years ago.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But when he came to the Growler, and the Hurricane, and the new Roaring Holes, which are really gigantic steam whistles, he dismounted from his Pegasus and threaded his way through the dead forest--killed by escaping steam--in a trance of wonder.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But when he came to the Growler, and the Hurricane, and the new Roaring Holes, which are really gigantic steam whistles, he dismounted from his Pegasus and threaded his way through the dead forest--killed by escaping steam--in a trance of wonder.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But Aconite's advice to economize language until the Lower Geyser Basin should be reached was followed so far as superlatives were concerned.
assured
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From this reading Aconite assured them that they ought to save their strong expressions for things farther on.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the behest of Aconite, the party refrained from expressions of more than mild interest at the Norris Basin.
Basin
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From this reading At the behest of Aconite, the party refrained from expressions of more than mild interest at the Norris Basin.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But Aconite's advice to economize language until the Lower Geyser Basin should be reached was followed so far as superlatives were concerned.
behest
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From this reading At the behest of Aconite, the party refrained from expressions of more than mild interest at the Norris Basin.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But when he came to the Growler, and the Hurricane, and the new Roaring Holes, which are really gigantic steam whistles, he dismounted from his Pegasus and threaded his way through the dead forest--killed by escaping steam--in a trance of wonder.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But when he came to the Growler, and the Hurricane, and the new Roaring Holes, which are really gigantic steam whistles, he dismounted from his Pegasus and threaded his way through the dead forest--killed by escaping steam--in a trance of wonder.
came
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From this reading But when he came to the Growler, and the Hurricane, and the new Roaring Holes, which are really gigantic steam whistles, he dismounted from his Pegasus and threaded his way through the dead forest--killed by escaping steam--in a trance of wonder.
ceased
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From this reading The Poet wrote some verses for the purpose of creating a legend to account for the fact that the Monarch Geyser ceased to spout some ten years ago.
concerned
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From this reading But Aconite's advice to economize language until the Lower Geyser Basin should be reached was followed so far as superlatives were concerned.
creating
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From this reading The Poet wrote some verses for the purpose of creating a legend to account for the fact that the Monarch Geyser ceased to spout some ten years ago.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But when he came to the Growler, and the Hurricane, and the new Roaring Holes, which are really gigantic steam whistles, he dismounted from his Pegasus and threaded his way through the dead forest--killed by escaping steam--in a trance of wonder.
dismounted
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From this reading But when he came to the Growler, and the Hurricane, and the new Roaring Holes, which are really gigantic steam whistles, he dismounted from his Pegasus and threaded his way through the dead forest--killed by escaping steam--in a trance of wonder.
economize
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From this reading But Aconite's advice to economize language until the Lower Geyser Basin should be reached was followed so far as superlatives were concerned.
escaping
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From this reading But when he came to the Growler, and the Hurricane, and the new Roaring Holes, which are really gigantic steam whistles, he dismounted from his Pegasus and threaded his way through the dead forest--killed by escaping steam--in a trance of wonder.
expressions
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From this reading At the behest of Aconite, the party refrained from expressions of more than mild interest at the Norris Basin.
fact
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From this reading The Poet wrote some verses for the purpose of creating a legend to account for the fact that the Monarch Geyser ceased to spout some ten years ago.
far
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From this reading But Aconite's advice to economize language until the Lower Geyser Basin should be reached was followed so far as superlatives were concerned.
farther
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From this reading Aconite assured them that they ought to save their strong expressions for things farther on.
followed
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From this reading But Aconite's advice to economize language until the Lower Geyser Basin should be reached was followed so far as superlatives were concerned.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Aconite assured them that they ought to save their strong expressions for things farther on.
forest
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From this reading But when he came to the Growler, and the Hurricane, and the new Roaring Holes, which are really gigantic steam whistles, he dismounted from his Pegasus and threaded his way through the dead forest--killed by escaping steam--in a trance of wonder.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At the behest of Aconite, the party refrained from expressions of more than mild interest at the Norris Basin.
Geyser
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From this reading The Poet wrote some verses for the purpose of creating a legend to account for the fact that the Monarch Geyser ceased to spout some ten years ago.
gigantic
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From this reading But when he came to the Growler, and the Hurricane, and the new Roaring Holes, which are really gigantic steam whistles, he dismounted from his Pegasus and threaded his way through the dead forest--killed by escaping steam--in a trance of wonder.
Growler
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From this reading But when he came to the Growler, and the Hurricane, and the new Roaring Holes, which are really gigantic steam whistles, he dismounted from his Pegasus and threaded his way through the dead forest--killed by escaping steam--in a trance of wonder.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But when he came to the Growler, and the Hurricane, and the new Roaring Holes, which are really gigantic steam whistles, he dismounted from his Pegasus and threaded his way through the dead forest--killed by escaping steam--in a trance of wonder.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But when he came to the Growler, and the Hurricane, and the new Roaring Holes, which are really gigantic steam whistles, he dismounted from his Pegasus and threaded his way through the dead forest--killed by escaping steam--in a trance of wonder.
Holes
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From this reading But when he came to the Growler, and the Hurricane, and the new Roaring Holes, which are really gigantic steam whistles, he dismounted from his Pegasus and threaded his way through the dead forest--killed by escaping steam--in a trance of wonder.
Hurricane
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From this reading But when he came to the Growler, and the Hurricane, and the new Roaring Holes, which are really gigantic steam whistles, he dismounted from his Pegasus and threaded his way through the dead forest--killed by escaping steam--in a trance of wonder.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But when he came to the Growler, and the Hurricane, and the new Roaring Holes, which are really gigantic steam whistles, he dismounted from his Pegasus and threaded his way through the dead forest--killed by escaping steam--in a trance of wonder.
interest
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From this reading At the behest of Aconite, the party refrained from expressions of more than mild interest at the Norris Basin.
killed
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From this reading But when he came to the Growler, and the Hurricane, and the new Roaring Holes, which are really gigantic steam whistles, he dismounted from his Pegasus and threaded his way through the dead forest--killed by escaping steam--in a trance of wonder.
language
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From this reading But Aconite's advice to economize language until the Lower Geyser Basin should be reached was followed so far as superlatives were concerned.
legend
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From this reading The Poet wrote some verses for the purpose of creating a legend to account for the fact that the Monarch Geyser ceased to spout some ten years ago.
Lower
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From this reading But Aconite's advice to economize language until the Lower Geyser Basin should be reached was followed so far as superlatives were concerned.
mild
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From this reading At the behest of Aconite, the party refrained from expressions of more than mild interest at the Norris Basin.
Monarch
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From this reading The Poet wrote some verses for the purpose of creating a legend to account for the fact that the Monarch Geyser ceased to spout some ten years ago.
more
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From this reading At the behest of Aconite, the party refrained from expressions of more than mild interest at the Norris Basin.
new
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From this reading But when he came to the Growler, and the Hurricane, and the new Roaring Holes, which are really gigantic steam whistles, he dismounted from his Pegasus and threaded his way through the dead forest--killed by escaping steam--in a trance of wonder.
Norris
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From this reading At the behest of Aconite, the party refrained from expressions of more than mild interest at the Norris Basin.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the behest of Aconite, the party refrained from expressions of more than mild interest at the Norris Basin.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Aconite assured them that they ought to save their strong expressions for things farther on.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading Aconite assured them that they ought to save their strong expressions for things farther on.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the behest of Aconite, the party refrained from expressions of more than mild interest at the Norris Basin.
Pegasus
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From this reading But when he came to the Growler, and the Hurricane, and the new Roaring Holes, which are really gigantic steam whistles, he dismounted from his Pegasus and threaded his way through the dead forest--killed by escaping steam--in a trance of wonder.
Poet
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From this reading The Poet wrote some verses for the purpose of creating a legend to account for the fact that the Monarch Geyser ceased to spout some ten years ago.
purpose
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From this reading The Poet wrote some verses for the purpose of creating a legend to account for the fact that the Monarch Geyser ceased to spout some ten years ago.
reached
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From this reading But Aconite's advice to economize language until the Lower Geyser Basin should be reached was followed so far as superlatives were concerned.
really
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From this reading But when he came to the Growler, and the Hurricane, and the new Roaring Holes, which are really gigantic steam whistles, he dismounted from his Pegasus and threaded his way through the dead forest--killed by escaping steam--in a trance of wonder.
refrained
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From this reading At the behest of Aconite, the party refrained from expressions of more than mild interest at the Norris Basin.
Roaring
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From this reading But when he came to the Growler, and the Hurricane, and the new Roaring Holes, which are really gigantic steam whistles, he dismounted from his Pegasus and threaded his way through the dead forest--killed by escaping steam--in a trance of wonder.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading Aconite assured them that they ought to save their strong expressions for things farther on.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading But Aconite's advice to economize language until the Lower Geyser Basin should be reached was followed so far as superlatives were concerned.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But Aconite's advice to economize language until the Lower Geyser Basin should be reached was followed so far as superlatives were concerned.
some
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From this reading The Poet wrote some verses for the purpose of creating a legend to account for the fact that the Monarch Geyser ceased to spout some ten years ago.
spout
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From this reading The Poet wrote some verses for the purpose of creating a legend to account for the fact that the Monarch Geyser ceased to spout some ten years ago.
steam
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From this reading But when he came to the Growler, and the Hurricane, and the new Roaring Holes, which are really gigantic steam whistles, he dismounted from his Pegasus and threaded his way through the dead forest--killed by escaping steam--in a trance of wonder.
strong
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From this reading Aconite assured them that they ought to save their strong expressions for things farther on.
superlatives
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From this reading But Aconite's advice to economize language until the Lower Geyser Basin should be reached was followed so far as superlatives were concerned.
ten
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From this reading The Poet wrote some verses for the purpose of creating a legend to account for the fact that the Monarch Geyser ceased to spout some ten years ago.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading At the behest of Aconite, the party refrained from expressions of more than mild interest at the Norris Basin.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Aconite assured them that they ought to save their strong expressions for things farther on.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At the behest of Aconite, the party refrained from expressions of more than mild interest at the Norris Basin.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Aconite assured them that they ought to save their strong expressions for things farther on.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Aconite assured them that they ought to save their strong expressions for things farther on.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Aconite assured them that they ought to save their strong expressions for things farther on.
things
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From this reading Aconite assured them that they ought to save their strong expressions for things farther on.
threaded
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From this reading But when he came to the Growler, and the Hurricane, and the new Roaring Holes, which are really gigantic steam whistles, he dismounted from his Pegasus and threaded his way through the dead forest--killed by escaping steam--in a trance of wonder.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But when he came to the Growler, and the Hurricane, and the new Roaring Holes, which are really gigantic steam whistles, he dismounted from his Pegasus and threaded his way through the dead forest--killed by escaping steam--in a trance of wonder.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Aconite assured them that they ought to save their strong expressions for things farther on.
trance
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From this reading But when he came to the Growler, and the Hurricane, and the new Roaring Holes, which are really gigantic steam whistles, he dismounted from his Pegasus and threaded his way through the dead forest--killed by escaping steam--in a trance of wonder.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading But Aconite's advice to economize language until the Lower Geyser Basin should be reached was followed so far as superlatives were concerned.
verses
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From this reading The Poet wrote some verses for the purpose of creating a legend to account for the fact that the Monarch Geyser ceased to spout some ten years ago.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But Aconite's advice to economize language until the Lower Geyser Basin should be reached was followed so far as superlatives were concerned.
way
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From this reading But when he came to the Growler, and the Hurricane, and the new Roaring Holes, which are really gigantic steam whistles, he dismounted from his Pegasus and threaded his way through the dead forest--killed by escaping steam--in a trance of wonder.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But Aconite's advice to economize language until the Lower Geyser Basin should be reached was followed so far as superlatives were concerned.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading But when he came to the Growler, and the Hurricane, and the new Roaring Holes, which are really gigantic steam whistles, he dismounted from his Pegasus and threaded his way through the dead forest--killed by escaping steam--in a trance of wonder.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But when he came to the Growler, and the Hurricane, and the new Roaring Holes, which are really gigantic steam whistles, he dismounted from his Pegasus and threaded his way through the dead forest--killed by escaping steam--in a trance of wonder.
whistles
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From this reading But when he came to the Growler, and the Hurricane, and the new Roaring Holes, which are really gigantic steam whistles, he dismounted from his Pegasus and threaded his way through the dead forest--killed by escaping steam--in a trance of wonder.
wonder
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From this reading But when he came to the Growler, and the Hurricane, and the new Roaring Holes, which are really gigantic steam whistles, he dismounted from his Pegasus and threaded his way through the dead forest--killed by escaping steam--in a trance of wonder.
wrote
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From this reading The Poet wrote some verses for the purpose of creating a legend to account for the fact that the Monarch Geyser ceased to spout some ten years ago.
years
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From this reading The Poet wrote some verses for the purpose of creating a legend to account for the fact that the Monarch Geyser ceased to spout some ten years ago.
