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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 Jim Takes a Prisoner After Goodheart left the room where his prisoner was confined, Clanton waited a few moments till the sound of his footsteps had died away.
accustomed
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From this reading The young fellow descended into the cellar and stood there without moving till his eyes became accustomed to the darkness.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading He rose, moved noiselessly across the floor, and raised the trapdoor slowly.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Jim Takes a Prisoner After Goodheart left the room where his prisoner was confined, Clanton waited a few moments till the sound of his footsteps had died away.
aloud
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From this reading The creaking of the rusty hinges seemed to Jim to be shouting aloud the news of his escape.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He groped his way to the door, which Pauline had left open an inch or two.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He rose, moved noiselessly across the floor, and raised the trapdoor slowly.
away
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From this reading Jim Takes a Prisoner After Goodheart left the room where his prisoner was confined, Clanton waited a few moments till the sound of his footsteps had died away.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The creaking of the rusty hinges seemed to Jim to be shouting aloud the news of his escape.
became
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From this reading The young fellow descended into the cellar and stood there without moving till his eyes became accustomed to the darkness.
cellar
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From this reading The young fellow descended into the cellar and stood there without moving till his eyes became accustomed to the darkness.
Clanton
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From this reading Jim Takes a Prisoner After Goodheart left the room where his prisoner was confined, Clanton waited a few moments till the sound of his footsteps had died away.
confined
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From this reading Jim Takes a Prisoner After Goodheart left the room where his prisoner was confined, Clanton waited a few moments till the sound of his footsteps had died away.
creaking
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From this reading The creaking of the rusty hinges seemed to Jim to be shouting aloud the news of his escape.
darkness
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From this reading The young fellow descended into the cellar and stood there without moving till his eyes became accustomed to the darkness.
descendednounUS /ˈdescended/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The young fellow descended into the cellar and stood there without moving till his eyes became accustomed to the darkness.
died
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From this reading Jim Takes a Prisoner After Goodheart left the room where his prisoner was confined, Clanton waited a few moments till the sound of his footsteps had died away.
door
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From this reading He groped his way to the door, which Pauline had left open an inch or two.
escape
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From this reading The creaking of the rusty hinges seemed to Jim to be shouting aloud the news of his escape.
eyes
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From this reading The young fellow descended into the cellar and stood there without moving till his eyes became accustomed to the darkness.
fellow
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From this reading The young fellow descended into the cellar and stood there without moving till his eyes became accustomed to the darkness.
few
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From this reading Jim Takes a Prisoner After Goodheart left the room where his prisoner was confined, Clanton waited a few moments till the sound of his footsteps had died away.
floor
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From this reading He rose, moved noiselessly across the floor, and raised the trapdoor slowly.
footsteps
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From this reading Jim Takes a Prisoner After Goodheart left the room where his prisoner was confined, Clanton waited a few moments till the sound of his footsteps had died away.
Goodheart
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From this reading Jim Takes a Prisoner After Goodheart left the room where his prisoner was confined, Clanton waited a few moments till the sound of his footsteps had died away.
groped
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From this reading He groped his way to the door, which Pauline had left open an inch or two.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Jim Takes a Prisoner After Goodheart left the room where his prisoner was confined, Clanton waited a few moments till the sound of his footsteps had died away.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He rose, moved noiselessly across the floor, and raised the trapdoor slowly.
hinges
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From this reading The creaking of the rusty hinges seemed to Jim to be shouting aloud the news of his escape.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jim Takes a Prisoner After Goodheart left the room where his prisoner was confined, Clanton waited a few moments till the sound of his footsteps had died away.
inch
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From this reading He groped his way to the door, which Pauline had left open an inch or two.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The young fellow descended into the cellar and stood there without moving till his eyes became accustomed to the darkness.
Jim
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From this reading Jim Takes a Prisoner After Goodheart left the room where his prisoner was confined, Clanton waited a few moments till the sound of his footsteps had died away.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jim Takes a Prisoner After Goodheart left the room where his prisoner was confined, Clanton waited a few moments till the sound of his footsteps had died away.
moments
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From this reading Jim Takes a Prisoner After Goodheart left the room where his prisoner was confined, Clanton waited a few moments till the sound of his footsteps had died away.
moved
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From this reading He rose, moved noiselessly across the floor, and raised the trapdoor slowly.
moving
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From this reading The young fellow descended into the cellar and stood there without moving till his eyes became accustomed to the darkness.
news
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From this reading The creaking of the rusty hinges seemed to Jim to be shouting aloud the news of his escape.
noiselessly
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From this reading He rose, moved noiselessly across the floor, and raised the trapdoor slowly.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Jim Takes a Prisoner After Goodheart left the room where his prisoner was confined, Clanton waited a few moments till the sound of his footsteps had died away.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading He groped his way to the door, which Pauline had left open an inch or two.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He groped his way to the door, which Pauline had left open an inch or two.
Pauline
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From this reading He groped his way to the door, which Pauline had left open an inch or two.
Prisoner
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From this reading Jim Takes a Prisoner After Goodheart left the room where his prisoner was confined, Clanton waited a few moments till the sound of his footsteps had died away.
raised
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From this reading He rose, moved noiselessly across the floor, and raised the trapdoor slowly.
room
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From this reading Jim Takes a Prisoner After Goodheart left the room where his prisoner was confined, Clanton waited a few moments till the sound of his footsteps had died away.
rose
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From this reading He rose, moved noiselessly across the floor, and raised the trapdoor slowly.
rusty
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From this reading The creaking of the rusty hinges seemed to Jim to be shouting aloud the news of his escape.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The creaking of the rusty hinges seemed to Jim to be shouting aloud the news of his escape.
shouting
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From this reading The creaking of the rusty hinges seemed to Jim to be shouting aloud the news of his escape.
slowly
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From this reading He rose, moved noiselessly across the floor, and raised the trapdoor slowly.
sound
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From this reading Jim Takes a Prisoner After Goodheart left the room where his prisoner was confined, Clanton waited a few moments till the sound of his footsteps had died away.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The young fellow descended into the cellar and stood there without moving till his eyes became accustomed to the darkness.
Takes
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From this reading Jim Takes a Prisoner After Goodheart left the room where his prisoner was confined, Clanton waited a few moments till the sound of his footsteps had died away.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jim Takes a Prisoner After Goodheart left the room where his prisoner was confined, Clanton waited a few moments till the sound of his footsteps had died away.
there
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From this reading The young fellow descended into the cellar and stood there without moving till his eyes became accustomed to the darkness.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Jim Takes a Prisoner After Goodheart left the room where his prisoner was confined, Clanton waited a few moments till the sound of his footsteps had died away.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The creaking of the rusty hinges seemed to Jim to be shouting aloud the news of his escape.
trapdoor
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From this reading He rose, moved noiselessly across the floor, and raised the trapdoor slowly.
two
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From this reading He groped his way to the door, which Pauline had left open an inch or two.
waited
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From this reading Jim Takes a Prisoner After Goodheart left the room where his prisoner was confined, Clanton waited a few moments till the sound of his footsteps had died away.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jim Takes a Prisoner After Goodheart left the room where his prisoner was confined, Clanton waited a few moments till the sound of his footsteps had died away.
way
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From this reading He groped his way to the door, which Pauline had left open an inch or two.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Jim Takes a Prisoner After Goodheart left the room where his prisoner was confined, Clanton waited a few moments till the sound of his footsteps had died away.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He groped his way to the door, which Pauline had left open an inch or two.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The young fellow descended into the cellar and stood there without moving till his eyes became accustomed to the darkness.
young
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From this reading The young fellow descended into the cellar and stood there without moving till his eyes became accustomed to the darkness.
