Chapter III
"Now!" Shane clipped. The slave girl screamed--shrilly, piercingly. Shane poised, the cross-strap mace drawn back and ready. A dim whisper of running feet echoed from the corridor outside.
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Chapter III
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"Now!"
Shane
clipped.
The
slave
girl
screamed--shrilly,
piercingly.
Shane
poised,
the
cross-strap
mace
drawn
back
and
ready.
A
dim
whisper
of
running
feet
echoed
from
the
corridor
outside.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Now!"
Line 2
Shane
clipped.
Line 3
The
slave
girl
screamed--shrilly,
piercingly.
Line 4
Shane
poised,
the
cross-strap
mace
drawn
back
and
ready.
Line 5
A
dim
whisper
of
running
feet
echoed
from
the
corridor
outside.
Learner Dictionary
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Outside
noun
US /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “A dim whisper of running feet echoed from the corridor outside.”
Running
noun
US /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “A dim whisper of running feet echoed from the corridor outside.”
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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 A dim whisper of running feet echoed from the corridor outside.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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back
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clipped
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corridor
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cross-strap
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dim
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drawn
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echoed
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feet
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A dim whisper of running feet echoed from the corridor outside.
girl
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From this reading The slave girl screamed--shrilly, piercingly.
mace
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Now
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A dim whisper of running feet echoed from the corridor outside.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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piercingly
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poised
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ready
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From this reading Shane poised, the cross-strap mace drawn back and ready.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A dim whisper of running feet echoed from the corridor outside.
screamed
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From this reading The slave girl screamed--shrilly, piercingly.
Shane
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From this reading Shane clipped.
shrilly
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slave
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From this reading The slave girl screamed--shrilly, piercingly.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The slave girl screamed--shrilly, piercingly.
whisper
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From this reading A dim whisper of running feet echoed from the corridor outside.