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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 Clif had but a moment, but he was quick to think; he sprang back to his old position, slipping his feet into the iron ring and putting his hands behind him.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He turned the key again and then faced about; touching low and muttering to himself, he stole swiftly across the floor.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading He turned the key again and then faced about; touching low and muttering to himself, he stole swiftly across the floor.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He turned the key again and then faced about; touching low and muttering to himself, he stole swiftly across the floor.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The furious Spaniard came in like some wild beast, fairly gnashing his teeth and snarling to himself in his rage.
any
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From this reading And Ignacio never noticed any difference, in fact he did not look at Clif until he had set down the lantern and shut the heavy door.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And Ignacio never noticed any difference, in fact he did not look at Clif until he had set down the lantern and shut the heavy door.
back
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From this reading Clif had but a moment, but he was quick to think; he sprang back to his old position, slipping his feet into the iron ring and putting his hands behind him.
beast
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From this reading The furious Spaniard came in like some wild beast, fairly gnashing his teeth and snarling to himself in his rage.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Clif had but a moment, but he was quick to think; he sprang back to his old position, slipping his feet into the iron ring and putting his hands behind him.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Clif had but a moment, but he was quick to think; he sprang back to his old position, slipping his feet into the iron ring and putting his hands behind him.
came
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From this reading The furious Spaniard came in like some wild beast, fairly gnashing his teeth and snarling to himself in his rage.
Clif
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From this reading Clif had but a moment, but he was quick to think; he sprang back to his old position, slipping his feet into the iron ring and putting his hands behind him.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading And Ignacio never noticed any difference, in fact he did not look at Clif until he had set down the lantern and shut the heavy door.
difference
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From this reading And Ignacio never noticed any difference, in fact he did not look at Clif until he had set down the lantern and shut the heavy door.
door
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From this reading And Ignacio never noticed any difference, in fact he did not look at Clif until he had set down the lantern and shut the heavy door.
down
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From this reading And Ignacio never noticed any difference, in fact he did not look at Clif until he had set down the lantern and shut the heavy door.
DUNGEON
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From this reading OUT OF THE DUNGEON.
faced
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From this reading He turned the key again and then faced about; touching low and muttering to himself, he stole swiftly across the floor.
fact
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From this reading And Ignacio never noticed any difference, in fact he did not look at Clif until he had set down the lantern and shut the heavy door.
fairly
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From this reading The furious Spaniard came in like some wild beast, fairly gnashing his teeth and snarling to himself in his rage.
feet
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From this reading Clif had but a moment, but he was quick to think; he sprang back to his old position, slipping his feet into the iron ring and putting his hands behind him.
floor
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From this reading He turned the key again and then faced about; touching low and muttering to himself, he stole swiftly across the floor.
furious
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From this reading The furious Spaniard came in like some wild beast, fairly gnashing his teeth and snarling to himself in his rage.
gnashing
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From this reading The furious Spaniard came in like some wild beast, fairly gnashing his teeth and snarling to himself in his rage.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Clif had but a moment, but he was quick to think; he sprang back to his old position, slipping his feet into the iron ring and putting his hands behind him.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Clif had but a moment, but he was quick to think; he sprang back to his old position, slipping his feet into the iron ring and putting his hands behind him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Clif had but a moment, but he was quick to think; he sprang back to his old position, slipping his feet into the iron ring and putting his hands behind him.
heavy
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From this reading And Ignacio never noticed any difference, in fact he did not look at Clif until he had set down the lantern and shut the heavy door.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Clif had but a moment, but he was quick to think; he sprang back to his old position, slipping his feet into the iron ring and putting his hands behind him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The furious Spaniard came in like some wild beast, fairly gnashing his teeth and snarling to himself in his rage.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The furious Spaniard came in like some wild beast, fairly gnashing his teeth and snarling to himself in his rage.
Ignacio
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From this reading And Ignacio never noticed any difference, in fact he did not look at Clif until he had set down the lantern and shut the heavy door.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The furious Spaniard came in like some wild beast, fairly gnashing his teeth and snarling to himself in his rage.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Clif had but a moment, but he was quick to think; he sprang back to his old position, slipping his feet into the iron ring and putting his hands behind him.
iron
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From this reading Clif had but a moment, but he was quick to think; he sprang back to his old position, slipping his feet into the iron ring and putting his hands behind him.
key
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From this reading He turned the key again and then faced about; touching low and muttering to himself, he stole swiftly across the floor.
lantern
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From this reading And Ignacio never noticed any difference, in fact he did not look at Clif until he had set down the lantern and shut the heavy door.
like
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From this reading The furious Spaniard came in like some wild beast, fairly gnashing his teeth and snarling to himself in his rage.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And Ignacio never noticed any difference, in fact he did not look at Clif until he had set down the lantern and shut the heavy door.
low
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From this reading He turned the key again and then faced about; touching low and muttering to himself, he stole swiftly across the floor.
moment
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From this reading Clif had but a moment, but he was quick to think; he sprang back to his old position, slipping his feet into the iron ring and putting his hands behind him.
muttering
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From this reading He turned the key again and then faced about; touching low and muttering to himself, he stole swiftly across the floor.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And Ignacio never noticed any difference, in fact he did not look at Clif until he had set down the lantern and shut the heavy door.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And Ignacio never noticed any difference, in fact he did not look at Clif until he had set down the lantern and shut the heavy door.
noticed
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From this reading And Ignacio never noticed any difference, in fact he did not look at Clif until he had set down the lantern and shut the heavy door.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading OUT OF THE DUNGEON.
old
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From this reading Clif had but a moment, but he was quick to think; he sprang back to his old position, slipping his feet into the iron ring and putting his hands behind him.
OUT
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From this reading OUT OF THE DUNGEON.
position
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From this reading Clif had but a moment, but he was quick to think; he sprang back to his old position, slipping his feet into the iron ring and putting his hands behind him.
putting
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From this reading Clif had but a moment, but he was quick to think; he sprang back to his old position, slipping his feet into the iron ring and putting his hands behind him.
quick
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From this reading Clif had but a moment, but he was quick to think; he sprang back to his old position, slipping his feet into the iron ring and putting his hands behind him.
rage
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From this reading The furious Spaniard came in like some wild beast, fairly gnashing his teeth and snarling to himself in his rage.
ring
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From this reading Clif had but a moment, but he was quick to think; he sprang back to his old position, slipping his feet into the iron ring and putting his hands behind him.
set
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From this reading And Ignacio never noticed any difference, in fact he did not look at Clif until he had set down the lantern and shut the heavy door.
shut
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From this reading And Ignacio never noticed any difference, in fact he did not look at Clif until he had set down the lantern and shut the heavy door.
slipping
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From this reading Clif had but a moment, but he was quick to think; he sprang back to his old position, slipping his feet into the iron ring and putting his hands behind him.
snarling
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From this reading The furious Spaniard came in like some wild beast, fairly gnashing his teeth and snarling to himself in his rage.
some
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From this reading The furious Spaniard came in like some wild beast, fairly gnashing his teeth and snarling to himself in his rage.
Spaniard
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From this reading The furious Spaniard came in like some wild beast, fairly gnashing his teeth and snarling to himself in his rage.
sprang
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From this reading Clif had but a moment, but he was quick to think; he sprang back to his old position, slipping his feet into the iron ring and putting his hands behind him.
stole
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From this reading He turned the key again and then faced about; touching low and muttering to himself, he stole swiftly across the floor.
swiftly
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From this reading He turned the key again and then faced about; touching low and muttering to himself, he stole swiftly across the floor.
teeth
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From this reading The furious Spaniard came in like some wild beast, fairly gnashing his teeth and snarling to himself in his rage.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OUT OF THE DUNGEON.
then
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From this reading He turned the key again and then faced about; touching low and muttering to himself, he stole swiftly across the floor.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Clif had but a moment, but he was quick to think; he sprang back to his old position, slipping his feet into the iron ring and putting his hands behind him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The furious Spaniard came in like some wild beast, fairly gnashing his teeth and snarling to himself in his rage.
touching
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From this reading He turned the key again and then faced about; touching low and muttering to himself, he stole swiftly across the floor.
turned
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From this reading He turned the key again and then faced about; touching low and muttering to himself, he stole swiftly across the floor.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading And Ignacio never noticed any difference, in fact he did not look at Clif until he had set down the lantern and shut the heavy door.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Clif had but a moment, but he was quick to think; he sprang back to his old position, slipping his feet into the iron ring and putting his hands behind him.
wild
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From this reading The furious Spaniard came in like some wild beast, fairly gnashing his teeth and snarling to himself in his rage.
