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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 For a moment he thought he must be mistaken; that, after all, he had come to the wrong place.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading For a moment he thought he must be mistaken; that, after all, he had come to the wrong place.
alike
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From this reading Dick’s surprise and concern when he found the cache empty and deserted, with papers and motorcycles alike gone, may be imagined.
all
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From this reading For a moment he thought he must be mistaken; that, after all, he had come to the wrong place.
also
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From this reading He could see the tracks made by the wheels of the machine; he could see, also, evidences of the brief struggle between Harry and Graves.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dick’s surprise and concern when he found the cache empty and deserted, with papers and motorcycles alike gone, may be imagined.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Dick’s surprise and concern when he found the cache empty and deserted, with papers and motorcycles alike gone, may be imagined.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading He could see the tracks made by the wheels of the machine; he could see, also, evidences of the brief struggle between Harry and Graves.
brief
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From this reading He could see the tracks made by the wheels of the machine; he could see, also, evidences of the brief struggle between Harry and Graves.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But a quick search of the ground with his flashlight showed him that he had come to the right spot.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He could see the tracks made by the wheels of the machine; he could see, also, evidences of the brief struggle between Harry and Graves.
cachenounUS /kæʃ/
a hidden store of valuable objects or supplies
From this reading Dick’s surprise and concern when he found the cache empty and deserted, with papers and motorcycles alike gone, may be imagined.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a moment he thought he must be mistaken; that, after all, he had come to the wrong place.
concern
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From this reading Dick’s surprise and concern when he found the cache empty and deserted, with papers and motorcycles alike gone, may be imagined.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For a moment his mystification continued.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He could see the tracks made by the wheels of the machine; he could see, also, evidences of the brief struggle between Harry and Graves.
desertedverbUS /dɪˈzɜːrtɪd/
left a place or vessel without intending to return
From this reading Dick’s surprise and concern when he found the cache empty and deserted, with papers and motorcycles alike gone, may be imagined.
Dick's
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From this reading Dick’s surprise and concern when he found the cache empty and deserted, with papers and motorcycles alike gone, may be imagined.
empty
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From this reading Dick’s surprise and concern when he found the cache empty and deserted, with papers and motorcycles alike gone, may be imagined.
evidences
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From this reading He could see the tracks made by the wheels of the machine; he could see, also, evidences of the brief struggle between Harry and Graves.
flashlight
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From this reading But a quick search of the ground with his flashlight showed him that he had come to the right spot.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a moment he thought he must be mistaken; that, after all, he had come to the wrong place.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dick’s surprise and concern when he found the cache empty and deserted, with papers and motorcycles alike gone, may be imagined.
gone
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From this reading Dick’s surprise and concern when he found the cache empty and deserted, with papers and motorcycles alike gone, may be imagined.
Graves
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From this reading He could see the tracks made by the wheels of the machine; he could see, also, evidences of the brief struggle between Harry and Graves.
ground
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From this reading But a quick search of the ground with his flashlight showed him that he had come to the right spot.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For a moment he thought he must be mistaken; that, after all, he had come to the wrong place.
Harry
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From this reading He could see the tracks made by the wheels of the machine; he could see, also, evidences of the brief struggle between Harry and Graves.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Dick’s surprise and concern when he found the cache empty and deserted, with papers and motorcycles alike gone, may be imagined.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But a quick search of the ground with his flashlight showed him that he had come to the right spot.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But a quick search of the ground with his flashlight showed him that he had come to the right spot.
imagined
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From this reading Dick’s surprise and concern when he found the cache empty and deserted, with papers and motorcycles alike gone, may be imagined.
machine
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From this reading He could see the tracks made by the wheels of the machine; he could see, also, evidences of the brief struggle between Harry and Graves.
made
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From this reading He could see the tracks made by the wheels of the machine; he could see, also, evidences of the brief struggle between Harry and Graves.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Dick’s surprise and concern when he found the cache empty and deserted, with papers and motorcycles alike gone, may be imagined.
mistaken
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From this reading For a moment he thought he must be mistaken; that, after all, he had come to the wrong place.
moment
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From this reading For a moment he thought he must be mistaken; that, after all, he had come to the wrong place.
motorcycles
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From this reading Dick’s surprise and concern when he found the cache empty and deserted, with papers and motorcycles alike gone, may be imagined.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading For a moment he thought he must be mistaken; that, after all, he had come to the wrong place.
mystification
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From this reading For a moment his mystification continued.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But a quick search of the ground with his flashlight showed him that he had come to the right spot.
papers
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From this reading Dick’s surprise and concern when he found the cache empty and deserted, with papers and motorcycles alike gone, may be imagined.
place
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From this reading For a moment he thought he must be mistaken; that, after all, he had come to the wrong place.
quick
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From this reading But a quick search of the ground with his flashlight showed him that he had come to the right spot.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But a quick search of the ground with his flashlight showed him that he had come to the right spot.
search
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From this reading But a quick search of the ground with his flashlight showed him that he had come to the right spot.
see
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From this reading He could see the tracks made by the wheels of the machine; he could see, also, evidences of the brief struggle between Harry and Graves.
showed
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From this reading But a quick search of the ground with his flashlight showed him that he had come to the right spot.
spot
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From this reading But a quick search of the ground with his flashlight showed him that he had come to the right spot.
struggle
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From this reading He could see the tracks made by the wheels of the machine; he could see, also, evidences of the brief struggle between Harry and Graves.
surprise
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From this reading Dick’s surprise and concern when he found the cache empty and deserted, with papers and motorcycles alike gone, may be imagined.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For a moment he thought he must be mistaken; that, after all, he had come to the wrong place.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dick’s surprise and concern when he found the cache empty and deserted, with papers and motorcycles alike gone, may be imagined.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a moment he thought he must be mistaken; that, after all, he had come to the wrong place.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For a moment he thought he must be mistaken; that, after all, he had come to the wrong place.
tracks
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From this reading He could see the tracks made by the wheels of the machine; he could see, also, evidences of the brief struggle between Harry and Graves.
wheels
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From this reading He could see the tracks made by the wheels of the machine; he could see, also, evidences of the brief struggle between Harry and Graves.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Dick’s surprise and concern when he found the cache empty and deserted, with papers and motorcycles alike gone, may be imagined.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Dick’s surprise and concern when he found the cache empty and deserted, with papers and motorcycles alike gone, may be imagined.
wrong
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From this reading For a moment he thought he must be mistaken; that, after all, he had come to the wrong place.
