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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading THE ESCAPE "What about that fire?" asked Mr. Bellmore, as he galloped on beside Dave.
ahead
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From this reading "What's that?" called back the foreman, his eyes never leaving the dim figure that was racing on ahead.
answer
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From this reading "I don't know," was the doubtful answer.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE ESCAPE "What about that fire?" asked Mr. Bellmore, as he galloped on beside Dave.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE ESCAPE "What about that fire?" asked Mr. Bellmore, as he galloped on beside Dave.
back
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From this reading "What's that?" called back the foreman, his eyes never leaving the dim figure that was racing on ahead.
Bellmore
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From this reading THE ESCAPE "What about that fire?" asked Mr. Bellmore, as he galloped on beside Dave.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading THE ESCAPE "What about that fire?" asked Mr. Bellmore, as he galloped on beside Dave.
called
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From this reading "What's that?" called back the foreman, his eyes never leaving the dim figure that was racing on ahead.
Dave
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From this reading THE ESCAPE "What about that fire?" asked Mr. Bellmore, as he galloped on beside Dave.
dim
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From this reading "What's that?" called back the foreman, his eyes never leaving the dim figure that was racing on ahead.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What do you say, Pete?"
don't
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From this reading "I don't know," was the doubtful answer.
doubtful
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From this reading "I don't know," was the doubtful answer.
ESCAPE
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From this reading THE ESCAPE "What about that fire?" asked Mr. Bellmore, as he galloped on beside Dave.
eyes
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figure
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From this reading "What's that?" called back the foreman, his eyes never leaving the dim figure that was racing on ahead.
fire
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From this reading THE ESCAPE "What about that fire?" asked Mr. Bellmore, as he galloped on beside Dave.
foreman
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galloped
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From this reading THE ESCAPE "What about that fire?" asked Mr. Bellmore, as he galloped on beside Dave.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE ESCAPE "What about that fire?" asked Mr. Bellmore, as he galloped on beside Dave.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "What's that?" called back the foreman, his eyes never leaving the dim figure that was racing on ahead.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't know," was the doubtful answer.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I don't know," was the doubtful answer.
leaving
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Mr
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From this reading THE ESCAPE "What about that fire?" asked Mr. Bellmore, as he galloped on beside Dave.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What's that?" called back the foreman, his eyes never leaving the dim figure that was racing on ahead.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE ESCAPE "What about that fire?" asked Mr. Bellmore, as he galloped on beside Dave.
Pete
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From this reading "What do you say, Pete?"
racing
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From this reading "What's that?" called back the foreman, his eyes never leaving the dim figure that was racing on ahead.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The fire he started," replied Dave.
say
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From this reading "What do you say, Pete?"
started
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From this reading "The fire he started," replied Dave.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE ESCAPE "What about that fire?" asked Mr. Bellmore, as he galloped on beside Dave.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ESCAPE "What about that fire?" asked Mr. Bellmore, as he galloped on beside Dave.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I don't know," was the doubtful answer.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading THE ESCAPE "What about that fire?" asked Mr. Bellmore, as he galloped on beside Dave.
What's
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From this reading "What's that?" called back the foreman, his eyes never leaving the dim figure that was racing on ahead.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What do you say, Pete?"