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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 Its rays, reflected from the surface of the Peel River just beyond, shone with a pale luster such as they had never before known.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With some sort of common feeling which neither of them could have explained, each of the three boys took off his cap and laid it on the bench beside him as he stood looking at that strange spectacle given to so few travelers to see--the unsinking Midnight Sun!
Arctic
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From this reading The Midnight Sun of the Arctic hung low on the horizon, but not lower now than it had been for some time.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The three of them looked as he pointed.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading With some sort of common feeling which neither of them could have explained, each of the three boys took off his cap and laid it on the bench beside him as he stood looking at that strange spectacle given to so few travelers to see--the unsinking Midnight Sun!
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The Midnight Sun of the Arctic hung low on the horizon, but not lower now than it had been for some time.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Its rays, reflected from the surface of the Peel River just beyond, shone with a pale luster such as they had never before known.
bench
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From this reading With some sort of common feeling which neither of them could have explained, each of the three boys took off his cap and laid it on the bench beside him as he stood looking at that strange spectacle given to so few travelers to see--the unsinking Midnight Sun!
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading With some sort of common feeling which neither of them could have explained, each of the three boys took off his cap and laid it on the bench beside him as he stood looking at that strange spectacle given to so few travelers to see--the unsinking Midnight Sun!
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Its rays, reflected from the surface of the Peel River just beyond, shone with a pale luster such as they had never before known.
boys
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From this reading With some sort of common feeling which neither of them could have explained, each of the three boys took off his cap and laid it on the bench beside him as he stood looking at that strange spectacle given to so few travelers to see--the unsinking Midnight Sun!
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The Midnight Sun of the Arctic hung low on the horizon, but not lower now than it had been for some time.
cap
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From this reading With some sort of common feeling which neither of them could have explained, each of the three boys took off his cap and laid it on the bench beside him as he stood looking at that strange spectacle given to so few travelers to see--the unsinking Midnight Sun!
common
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From this reading With some sort of common feeling which neither of them could have explained, each of the three boys took off his cap and laid it on the bench beside him as he stood looking at that strange spectacle given to so few travelers to see--the unsinking Midnight Sun!
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading With some sort of common feeling which neither of them could have explained, each of the three boys took off his cap and laid it on the bench beside him as he stood looking at that strange spectacle given to so few travelers to see--the unsinking Midnight Sun!
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading With some sort of common feeling which neither of them could have explained, each of the three boys took off his cap and laid it on the bench beside him as he stood looking at that strange spectacle given to so few travelers to see--the unsinking Midnight Sun!
explained
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From this reading With some sort of common feeling which neither of them could have explained, each of the three boys took off his cap and laid it on the bench beside him as he stood looking at that strange spectacle given to so few travelers to see--the unsinking Midnight Sun!
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading With some sort of common feeling which neither of them could have explained, each of the three boys took off his cap and laid it on the bench beside him as he stood looking at that strange spectacle given to so few travelers to see--the unsinking Midnight Sun!
few
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From this reading With some sort of common feeling which neither of them could have explained, each of the three boys took off his cap and laid it on the bench beside him as he stood looking at that strange spectacle given to so few travelers to see--the unsinking Midnight Sun!
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Midnight Sun of the Arctic hung low on the horizon, but not lower now than it had been for some time.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Its rays, reflected from the surface of the Peel River just beyond, shone with a pale luster such as they had never before known.
given
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From this reading With some sort of common feeling which neither of them could have explained, each of the three boys took off his cap and laid it on the bench beside him as he stood looking at that strange spectacle given to so few travelers to see--the unsinking Midnight Sun!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Midnight Sun of the Arctic hung low on the horizon, but not lower now than it had been for some time.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading With some sort of common feeling which neither of them could have explained, each of the three boys took off his cap and laid it on the bench beside him as he stood looking at that strange spectacle given to so few travelers to see--the unsinking Midnight Sun!
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The three of them looked as he pointed.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading With some sort of common feeling which neither of them could have explained, each of the three boys took off his cap and laid it on the bench beside him as he stood looking at that strange spectacle given to so few travelers to see--the unsinking Midnight Sun!
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading With some sort of common feeling which neither of them could have explained, each of the three boys took off his cap and laid it on the bench beside him as he stood looking at that strange spectacle given to so few travelers to see--the unsinking Midnight Sun!
horizon
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From this reading The Midnight Sun of the Arctic hung low on the horizon, but not lower now than it had been for some time.
hung
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From this reading The Midnight Sun of the Arctic hung low on the horizon, but not lower now than it had been for some time.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading XI THE MIDNIGHT SUN It was two o'clock in the morning.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The Midnight Sun of the Arctic hung low on the horizon, but not lower now than it had been for some time.
ItsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Its rays, reflected from the surface of the Peel River just beyond, shone with a pale luster such as they had never before known.
just
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From this reading Its rays, reflected from the surface of the Peel River just beyond, shone with a pale luster such as they had never before known.
known
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From this reading Its rays, reflected from the surface of the Peel River just beyond, shone with a pale luster such as they had never before known.
laid
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From this reading With some sort of common feeling which neither of them could have explained, each of the three boys took off his cap and laid it on the bench beside him as he stood looking at that strange spectacle given to so few travelers to see--the unsinking Midnight Sun!
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The three of them looked as he pointed.
looking
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From this reading With some sort of common feeling which neither of them could have explained, each of the three boys took off his cap and laid it on the bench beside him as he stood looking at that strange spectacle given to so few travelers to see--the unsinking Midnight Sun!
low
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From this reading The Midnight Sun of the Arctic hung low on the horizon, but not lower now than it had been for some time.
lower
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From this reading The Midnight Sun of the Arctic hung low on the horizon, but not lower now than it had been for some time.
luster
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From this reading Its rays, reflected from the surface of the Peel River just beyond, shone with a pale luster such as they had never before known.
Midnight
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From this reading The Midnight Sun of the Arctic hung low on the horizon, but not lower now than it had been for some time.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading XI THE MIDNIGHT SUN It was two o'clock in the morning.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading With some sort of common feeling which neither of them could have explained, each of the three boys took off his cap and laid it on the bench beside him as he stood looking at that strange spectacle given to so few travelers to see--the unsinking Midnight Sun!
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Its rays, reflected from the surface of the Peel River just beyond, shone with a pale luster such as they had never before known.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Midnight Sun of the Arctic hung low on the horizon, but not lower now than it had been for some time.
now
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From this reading The Midnight Sun of the Arctic hung low on the horizon, but not lower now than it had been for some time.
o'clock
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From this reading XI THE MIDNIGHT SUN It was two o'clock in the morning.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The three of them looked as he pointed.
off
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From this reading With some sort of common feeling which neither of them could have explained, each of the three boys took off his cap and laid it on the bench beside him as he stood looking at that strange spectacle given to so few travelers to see--the unsinking Midnight Sun!
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Midnight Sun of the Arctic hung low on the horizon, but not lower now than it had been for some time.
pale
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From this reading Its rays, reflected from the surface of the Peel River just beyond, shone with a pale luster such as they had never before known.
Peel
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From this reading Its rays, reflected from the surface of the Peel River just beyond, shone with a pale luster such as they had never before known.
pointed
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From this reading The three of them looked as he pointed.
rays
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From this reading Its rays, reflected from the surface of the Peel River just beyond, shone with a pale luster such as they had never before known.
reflected
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From this reading Its rays, reflected from the surface of the Peel River just beyond, shone with a pale luster such as they had never before known.
River
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From this reading Its rays, reflected from the surface of the Peel River just beyond, shone with a pale luster such as they had never before known.
see
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From this reading With some sort of common feeling which neither of them could have explained, each of the three boys took off his cap and laid it on the bench beside him as he stood looking at that strange spectacle given to so few travelers to see--the unsinking Midnight Sun!
shone
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From this reading Its rays, reflected from the surface of the Peel River just beyond, shone with a pale luster such as they had never before known.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading With some sort of common feeling which neither of them could have explained, each of the three boys took off his cap and laid it on the bench beside him as he stood looking at that strange spectacle given to so few travelers to see--the unsinking Midnight Sun!
some
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From this reading The Midnight Sun of the Arctic hung low on the horizon, but not lower now than it had been for some time.
sort
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From this reading With some sort of common feeling which neither of them could have explained, each of the three boys took off his cap and laid it on the bench beside him as he stood looking at that strange spectacle given to so few travelers to see--the unsinking Midnight Sun!
spectacle
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From this reading With some sort of common feeling which neither of them could have explained, each of the three boys took off his cap and laid it on the bench beside him as he stood looking at that strange spectacle given to so few travelers to see--the unsinking Midnight Sun!
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With some sort of common feeling which neither of them could have explained, each of the three boys took off his cap and laid it on the bench beside him as he stood looking at that strange spectacle given to so few travelers to see--the unsinking Midnight Sun!
strange
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From this reading With some sort of common feeling which neither of them could have explained, each of the three boys took off his cap and laid it on the bench beside him as he stood looking at that strange spectacle given to so few travelers to see--the unsinking Midnight Sun!
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Its rays, reflected from the surface of the Peel River just beyond, shone with a pale luster such as they had never before known.
Sun
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From this reading The Midnight Sun of the Arctic hung low on the horizon, but not lower now than it had been for some time.
surface
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From this reading Its rays, reflected from the surface of the Peel River just beyond, shone with a pale luster such as they had never before known.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The Midnight Sun of the Arctic hung low on the horizon, but not lower now than it had been for some time.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading With some sort of common feeling which neither of them could have explained, each of the three boys took off his cap and laid it on the bench beside him as he stood looking at that strange spectacle given to so few travelers to see--the unsinking Midnight Sun!
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The three of them looked as he pointed.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The three of them looked as he pointed.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Its rays, reflected from the surface of the Peel River just beyond, shone with a pale luster such as they had never before known.
three
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From this reading The three of them looked as he pointed.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Midnight Sun of the Arctic hung low on the horizon, but not lower now than it had been for some time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With some sort of common feeling which neither of them could have explained, each of the three boys took off his cap and laid it on the bench beside him as he stood looking at that strange spectacle given to so few travelers to see--the unsinking Midnight Sun!
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With some sort of common feeling which neither of them could have explained, each of the three boys took off his cap and laid it on the bench beside him as he stood looking at that strange spectacle given to so few travelers to see--the unsinking Midnight Sun!
travelers
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From this reading With some sort of common feeling which neither of them could have explained, each of the three boys took off his cap and laid it on the bench beside him as he stood looking at that strange spectacle given to so few travelers to see--the unsinking Midnight Sun!
two
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From this reading XI THE MIDNIGHT SUN It was two o'clock in the morning.
unsinking
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From this reading With some sort of common feeling which neither of them could have explained, each of the three boys took off his cap and laid it on the bench beside him as he stood looking at that strange spectacle given to so few travelers to see--the unsinking Midnight Sun!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading XI THE MIDNIGHT SUN It was two o'clock in the morning.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading With some sort of common feeling which neither of them could have explained, each of the three boys took off his cap and laid it on the bench beside him as he stood looking at that strange spectacle given to so few travelers to see--the unsinking Midnight Sun!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Its rays, reflected from the surface of the Peel River just beyond, shone with a pale luster such as they had never before known.
XI
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From this reading XI THE MIDNIGHT SUN It was two o'clock in the morning.
