Chapter XII
SEVEN BURGLARS IN A SCRAPE. The scene that followed beggars description. Mark had leaped forward to seize the Texan’s hand, shouting aloud: “Stop! stop! It’s Grace Fuller!”
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Chapter XII
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SEVEN
BURGLARS
IN
A
SCRAPE.
The
scene
that
followed
beggars
description.
Mark
had
leaped
forward
to
seize
the
Texan’s
hand,
shouting
aloud:
“Stop!
stop!
It’s
Grace
Fuller!”
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/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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SEVEN
BURGLARS
IN
A
SCRAPE.
Line 2
The
scene
that
followed
beggars
description.
Line 3
Mark
had
leaped
forward
to
seize
the
Texan’s
hand,
shouting
aloud:
Line 4
“Stop!
stop!
Line 5
It’s
Grace
Fuller!”
Learner Dictionary
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Forward
noun
US /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mark had leaped forward to seize the Texan’s hand, shouting aloud:”
Hand
noun
US /hand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mark had leaped forward to seize the Texan’s hand, shouting aloud:”
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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 SEVEN BURGLARS IN A SCRAPE.
aloud
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beggars
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BURGLARS
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description
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followed
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forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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Fuller
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Grace
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From this reading It’s Grace Fuller!”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mark had leaped forward to seize the Texan’s hand, shouting aloud:
hand
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From this reading Mark had leaped forward to seize the Texan’s hand, shouting aloud:
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SEVEN BURGLARS IN A SCRAPE.
It's
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From this reading It’s Grace Fuller!”
leaped
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From this reading Mark had leaped forward to seize the Texan’s hand, shouting aloud:
Mark
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scene
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SCRAPE
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seize
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SEVEN
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From this reading SEVEN BURGLARS IN A SCRAPE.
shouting
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Stop
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From this reading “Stop! stop!
Texan's
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The scene that followed beggars description.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The scene that followed beggars description.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mark had leaped forward to seize the Texan’s hand, shouting aloud: