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adjusting
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From this reading After closing the sliding panel behind him, and carefully adjusting it in its place, Malcolm took the hand of his companion to guide her down the narrow, steep and dangerous steps that led to the secret passage.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After closing the sliding panel behind him, and carefully adjusting it in its place, Malcolm took the hand of his companion to guide her down the narrow, steep and dangerous steps that led to the secret passage.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The moor is wild and waste, The hound of blood is close behind, Haste! gentle lady, haste!”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This caution was the more needful, as it was so dark that only Malcolm’s previous knowledge of the passage enabled him to feel his own way and guide his companion through it.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Fly, lady, fly before the wind!
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The moor is wild and waste, The hound of blood is close behind, Haste! gentle lady, haste!”
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The moor is wild and waste, The hound of blood is close behind, Haste! gentle lady, haste!”
carefully
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From this reading After closing the sliding panel behind him, and carefully adjusting it in its place, Malcolm took the hand of his companion to guide her down the narrow, steep and dangerous steps that led to the secret passage.
caution
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From this reading This caution was the more needful, as it was so dark that only Malcolm’s previous knowledge of the passage enabled him to feel his own way and guide his companion through it.
close
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From this reading The moor is wild and waste, The hound of blood is close behind, Haste! gentle lady, haste!”
closing
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From this reading After closing the sliding panel behind him, and carefully adjusting it in its place, Malcolm took the hand of his companion to guide her down the narrow, steep and dangerous steps that led to the secret passage.
companion
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From this reading After closing the sliding panel behind him, and carefully adjusting it in its place, Malcolm took the hand of his companion to guide her down the narrow, steep and dangerous steps that led to the secret passage.
dangerous
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From this reading After closing the sliding panel behind him, and carefully adjusting it in its place, Malcolm took the hand of his companion to guide her down the narrow, steep and dangerous steps that led to the secret passage.
dark
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From this reading This caution was the more needful, as it was so dark that only Malcolm’s previous knowledge of the passage enabled him to feel his own way and guide his companion through it.
down
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From this reading After closing the sliding panel behind him, and carefully adjusting it in its place, Malcolm took the hand of his companion to guide her down the narrow, steep and dangerous steps that led to the secret passage.
enabled
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From this reading This caution was the more needful, as it was so dark that only Malcolm’s previous knowledge of the passage enabled him to feel his own way and guide his companion through it.
feel
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From this reading This caution was the more needful, as it was so dark that only Malcolm’s previous knowledge of the passage enabled him to feel his own way and guide his companion through it.
FLIGHT
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From this reading THE FLIGHT.
Fly
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From this reading “Fly, lady, fly before the wind!
gentle
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From this reading The moor is wild and waste, The hound of blood is close behind, Haste! gentle lady, haste!”
guide
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From this reading After closing the sliding panel behind him, and carefully adjusting it in its place, Malcolm took the hand of his companion to guide her down the narrow, steep and dangerous steps that led to the secret passage.
hand
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From this reading After closing the sliding panel behind him, and carefully adjusting it in its place, Malcolm took the hand of his companion to guide her down the narrow, steep and dangerous steps that led to the secret passage.
Haste
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From this reading The moor is wild and waste, The hound of blood is close behind, Haste! gentle lady, haste!”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading After closing the sliding panel behind him, and carefully adjusting it in its place, Malcolm took the hand of his companion to guide her down the narrow, steep and dangerous steps that led to the secret passage.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading After closing the sliding panel behind him, and carefully adjusting it in its place, Malcolm took the hand of his companion to guide her down the narrow, steep and dangerous steps that led to the secret passage.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading After closing the sliding panel behind him, and carefully adjusting it in its place, Malcolm took the hand of his companion to guide her down the narrow, steep and dangerous steps that led to the secret passage.
hound
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From this reading The moor is wild and waste, The hound of blood is close behind, Haste! gentle lady, haste!”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading After closing the sliding panel behind him, and carefully adjusting it in its place, Malcolm took the hand of his companion to guide her down the narrow, steep and dangerous steps that led to the secret passage.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The moor is wild and waste, The hound of blood is close behind, Haste! gentle lady, haste!”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading After closing the sliding panel behind him, and carefully adjusting it in its place, Malcolm took the hand of his companion to guide her down the narrow, steep and dangerous steps that led to the secret passage.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading After closing the sliding panel behind him, and carefully adjusting it in its place, Malcolm took the hand of his companion to guide her down the narrow, steep and dangerous steps that led to the secret passage.
knowledge
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From this reading This caution was the more needful, as it was so dark that only Malcolm’s previous knowledge of the passage enabled him to feel his own way and guide his companion through it.
lady
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From this reading “Fly, lady, fly before the wind!
led
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From this reading After closing the sliding panel behind him, and carefully adjusting it in its place, Malcolm took the hand of his companion to guide her down the narrow, steep and dangerous steps that led to the secret passage.
Malcolm
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From this reading After closing the sliding panel behind him, and carefully adjusting it in its place, Malcolm took the hand of his companion to guide her down the narrow, steep and dangerous steps that led to the secret passage.
Malcolm's
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From this reading This caution was the more needful, as it was so dark that only Malcolm’s previous knowledge of the passage enabled him to feel his own way and guide his companion through it.
moor
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From this reading The moor is wild and waste, The hound of blood is close behind, Haste! gentle lady, haste!”
more
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From this reading This caution was the more needful, as it was so dark that only Malcolm’s previous knowledge of the passage enabled him to feel his own way and guide his companion through it.
narrow
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From this reading After closing the sliding panel behind him, and carefully adjusting it in its place, Malcolm took the hand of his companion to guide her down the narrow, steep and dangerous steps that led to the secret passage.
needful
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From this reading This caution was the more needful, as it was so dark that only Malcolm’s previous knowledge of the passage enabled him to feel his own way and guide his companion through it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The moor is wild and waste, The hound of blood is close behind, Haste! gentle lady, haste!”
only
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From this reading This caution was the more needful, as it was so dark that only Malcolm’s previous knowledge of the passage enabled him to feel his own way and guide his companion through it.
own
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From this reading This caution was the more needful, as it was so dark that only Malcolm’s previous knowledge of the passage enabled him to feel his own way and guide his companion through it.
panel
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From this reading After closing the sliding panel behind him, and carefully adjusting it in its place, Malcolm took the hand of his companion to guide her down the narrow, steep and dangerous steps that led to the secret passage.
passagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading After closing the sliding panel behind him, and carefully adjusting it in its place, Malcolm took the hand of his companion to guide her down the narrow, steep and dangerous steps that led to the secret passage.
place
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From this reading After closing the sliding panel behind him, and carefully adjusting it in its place, Malcolm took the hand of his companion to guide her down the narrow, steep and dangerous steps that led to the secret passage.
previous
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From this reading This caution was the more needful, as it was so dark that only Malcolm’s previous knowledge of the passage enabled him to feel his own way and guide his companion through it.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading After closing the sliding panel behind him, and carefully adjusting it in its place, Malcolm took the hand of his companion to guide her down the narrow, steep and dangerous steps that led to the secret passage.
sliding
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From this reading After closing the sliding panel behind him, and carefully adjusting it in its place, Malcolm took the hand of his companion to guide her down the narrow, steep and dangerous steps that led to the secret passage.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading This caution was the more needful, as it was so dark that only Malcolm’s previous knowledge of the passage enabled him to feel his own way and guide his companion through it.
steep
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From this reading After closing the sliding panel behind him, and carefully adjusting it in its place, Malcolm took the hand of his companion to guide her down the narrow, steep and dangerous steps that led to the secret passage.
steps
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From this reading After closing the sliding panel behind him, and carefully adjusting it in its place, Malcolm took the hand of his companion to guide her down the narrow, steep and dangerous steps that led to the secret passage.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading After closing the sliding panel behind him, and carefully adjusting it in its place, Malcolm took the hand of his companion to guide her down the narrow, steep and dangerous steps that led to the secret passage.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FLIGHT.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This caution was the more needful, as it was so dark that only Malcolm’s previous knowledge of the passage enabled him to feel his own way and guide his companion through it.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This caution was the more needful, as it was so dark that only Malcolm’s previous knowledge of the passage enabled him to feel his own way and guide his companion through it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After closing the sliding panel behind him, and carefully adjusting it in its place, Malcolm took the hand of his companion to guide her down the narrow, steep and dangerous steps that led to the secret passage.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After closing the sliding panel behind him, and carefully adjusting it in its place, Malcolm took the hand of his companion to guide her down the narrow, steep and dangerous steps that led to the secret passage.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This caution was the more needful, as it was so dark that only Malcolm’s previous knowledge of the passage enabled him to feel his own way and guide his companion through it.
wastenounUS /weɪst/
an empty, uncultivated area of land
From this reading The moor is wild and waste, The hound of blood is close behind, Haste! gentle lady, haste!”
way
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From this reading This caution was the more needful, as it was so dark that only Malcolm’s previous knowledge of the passage enabled him to feel his own way and guide his companion through it.
wild
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From this reading The moor is wild and waste, The hound of blood is close behind, Haste! gentle lady, haste!”
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Fly, lady, fly before the wind!
