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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 DOWN THE SLOPE During the time that Billings was making his preparations for the last act of his life, Sam and Fred remained seated a short distance from the cut which led to Skip's hiding place.
act
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From this reading DOWN THE SLOPE During the time that Billings was making his preparations for the last act of his life, Sam and Fred remained seated a short distance from the cut which led to Skip's hiding place.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DOWN THE SLOPE During the time that Billings was making his preparations for the last act of his life, Sam and Fred remained seated a short distance from the cut which led to Skip's hiding place.
arouse
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From this reading "That won't do, for there's no chance Billings would come back if he once got out, and we should arouse suspicions."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Both were listening intently for the first sound which should betoken the coming of the miners, and the falling earth which was displaced by Billings' feet as he worked in the cutting attracted their attention.
attention
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From this reading Both were listening intently for the first sound which should betoken the coming of the miners, and the falling earth which was displaced by Billings' feet as he worked in the cutting attracted their attention.
attracted
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From this reading Both were listening intently for the first sound which should betoken the coming of the miners, and the falling earth which was displaced by Billings' feet as he worked in the cutting attracted their attention.
back
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From this reading "That won't do, for there's no chance Billings would come back if he once got out, and we should arouse suspicions."
betoken
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From this reading Both were listening intently for the first sound which should betoken the coming of the miners, and the falling earth which was displaced by Billings' feet as he worked in the cutting attracted their attention.
Billings
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From this reading DOWN THE SLOPE During the time that Billings was making his preparations for the last act of his life, Sam and Fred remained seated a short distance from the cut which led to Skip's hiding place.
BothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Both were listening intently for the first sound which should betoken the coming of the miners, and the falling earth which was displaced by Billings' feet as he worked in the cutting attracted their attention.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Both were listening intently for the first sound which should betoken the coming of the miners, and the falling earth which was displaced by Billings' feet as he worked in the cutting attracted their attention.
chance
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From this reading "That won't do, for there's no chance Billings would come back if he once got out, and we should arouse suspicions."
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "That won't do, for there's no chance Billings would come back if he once got out, and we should arouse suspicions."
coming
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From this reading Both were listening intently for the first sound which should betoken the coming of the miners, and the falling earth which was displaced by Billings' feet as he worked in the cutting attracted their attention.
creep
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From this reading "Let's creep up and find out who it is."
cut
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From this reading DOWN THE SLOPE During the time that Billings was making his preparations for the last act of his life, Sam and Fred remained seated a short distance from the cut which led to Skip's hiding place.
cutting
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From this reading Both were listening intently for the first sound which should betoken the coming of the miners, and the falling earth which was displaced by Billings' feet as he worked in the cutting attracted their attention.
displaced
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From this reading Both were listening intently for the first sound which should betoken the coming of the miners, and the falling earth which was displaced by Billings' feet as he worked in the cutting attracted their attention.
distance
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From this reading DOWN THE SLOPE During the time that Billings was making his preparations for the last act of his life, Sam and Fred remained seated a short distance from the cut which led to Skip's hiding place.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "That won't do, for there's no chance Billings would come back if he once got out, and we should arouse suspicions."
DOWN
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From this reading DOWN THE SLOPE During the time that Billings was making his preparations for the last act of his life, Sam and Fred remained seated a short distance from the cut which led to Skip's hiding place.
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading DOWN THE SLOPE During the time that Billings was making his preparations for the last act of his life, Sam and Fred remained seated a short distance from the cut which led to Skip's hiding place.
earth
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From this reading Both were listening intently for the first sound which should betoken the coming of the miners, and the falling earth which was displaced by Billings' feet as he worked in the cutting attracted their attention.
falling
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From this reading Both were listening intently for the first sound which should betoken the coming of the miners, and the falling earth which was displaced by Billings' feet as he worked in the cutting attracted their attention.
feet
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From this reading Both were listening intently for the first sound which should betoken the coming of the miners, and the falling earth which was displaced by Billings' feet as he worked in the cutting attracted their attention.
find
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From this reading "Let's creep up and find out who it is."
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Both were listening intently for the first sound which should betoken the coming of the miners, and the falling earth which was displaced by Billings' feet as he worked in the cutting attracted their attention.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading DOWN THE SLOPE During the time that Billings was making his preparations for the last act of his life, Sam and Fred remained seated a short distance from the cut which led to Skip's hiding place.
Fred
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From this reading DOWN THE SLOPE During the time that Billings was making his preparations for the last act of his life, Sam and Fred remained seated a short distance from the cut which led to Skip's hiding place.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading DOWN THE SLOPE During the time that Billings was making his preparations for the last act of his life, Sam and Fred remained seated a short distance from the cut which led to Skip's hiding place.
got
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From this reading "That won't do, for there's no chance Billings would come back if he once got out, and we should arouse suspicions."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Both were listening intently for the first sound which should betoken the coming of the miners, and the falling earth which was displaced by Billings' feet as he worked in the cutting attracted their attention.
hiding
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From this reading DOWN THE SLOPE During the time that Billings was making his preparations for the last act of his life, Sam and Fred remained seated a short distance from the cut which led to Skip's hiding place.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading DOWN THE SLOPE During the time that Billings was making his preparations for the last act of his life, Sam and Fred remained seated a short distance from the cut which led to Skip's hiding place.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "That won't do, for there's no chance Billings would come back if he once got out, and we should arouse suspicions."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Both were listening intently for the first sound which should betoken the coming of the miners, and the falling earth which was displaced by Billings' feet as he worked in the cutting attracted their attention.
intently
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From this reading Both were listening intently for the first sound which should betoken the coming of the miners, and the falling earth which was displaced by Billings' feet as he worked in the cutting attracted their attention.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Let's creep up and find out who it is."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Let's creep up and find out who it is."
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DOWN THE SLOPE During the time that Billings was making his preparations for the last act of his life, Sam and Fred remained seated a short distance from the cut which led to Skip's hiding place.
led
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From this reading DOWN THE SLOPE During the time that Billings was making his preparations for the last act of his life, Sam and Fred remained seated a short distance from the cut which led to Skip's hiding place.
Let's
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From this reading "Let's creep up and find out who it is."
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DOWN THE SLOPE During the time that Billings was making his preparations for the last act of his life, Sam and Fred remained seated a short distance from the cut which led to Skip's hiding place.
listening
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From this reading Both were listening intently for the first sound which should betoken the coming of the miners, and the falling earth which was displaced by Billings' feet as he worked in the cutting attracted their attention.
made
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From this reading "There's some one in the tunnel we made," Sam whispered.
making
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From this reading DOWN THE SLOPE During the time that Billings was making his preparations for the last act of his life, Sam and Fred remained seated a short distance from the cut which led to Skip's hiding place.
miners
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From this reading Both were listening intently for the first sound which should betoken the coming of the miners, and the falling earth which was displaced by Billings' feet as he worked in the cutting attracted their attention.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "That won't do, for there's no chance Billings would come back if he once got out, and we should arouse suspicions."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading DOWN THE SLOPE During the time that Billings was making his preparations for the last act of his life, Sam and Fred remained seated a short distance from the cut which led to Skip's hiding place.
once
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From this reading "That won't do, for there's no chance Billings would come back if he once got out, and we should arouse suspicions."
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "There's some one in the tunnel we made," Sam whispered.
out
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From this reading "Let's creep up and find out who it is."
place
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From this reading DOWN THE SLOPE During the time that Billings was making his preparations for the last act of his life, Sam and Fred remained seated a short distance from the cut which led to Skip's hiding place.
preparations
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From this reading DOWN THE SLOPE During the time that Billings was making his preparations for the last act of his life, Sam and Fred remained seated a short distance from the cut which led to Skip's hiding place.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading DOWN THE SLOPE During the time that Billings was making his preparations for the last act of his life, Sam and Fred remained seated a short distance from the cut which led to Skip's hiding place.
Sam
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From this reading DOWN THE SLOPE During the time that Billings was making his preparations for the last act of his life, Sam and Fred remained seated a short distance from the cut which led to Skip's hiding place.
seated
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From this reading DOWN THE SLOPE During the time that Billings was making his preparations for the last act of his life, Sam and Fred remained seated a short distance from the cut which led to Skip's hiding place.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading DOWN THE SLOPE During the time that Billings was making his preparations for the last act of his life, Sam and Fred remained seated a short distance from the cut which led to Skip's hiding place.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Both were listening intently for the first sound which should betoken the coming of the miners, and the falling earth which was displaced by Billings' feet as he worked in the cutting attracted their attention.
Skip's
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From this reading DOWN THE SLOPE During the time that Billings was making his preparations for the last act of his life, Sam and Fred remained seated a short distance from the cut which led to Skip's hiding place.
SLOPE
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From this reading DOWN THE SLOPE During the time that Billings was making his preparations for the last act of his life, Sam and Fred remained seated a short distance from the cut which led to Skip's hiding place.
some
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From this reading "There's some one in the tunnel we made," Sam whispered.
sound
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From this reading Both were listening intently for the first sound which should betoken the coming of the miners, and the falling earth which was displaced by Billings' feet as he worked in the cutting attracted their attention.
suspicions
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From this reading "That won't do, for there's no chance Billings would come back if he once got out, and we should arouse suspicions."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading DOWN THE SLOPE During the time that Billings was making his preparations for the last act of his life, Sam and Fred remained seated a short distance from the cut which led to Skip's hiding place.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DOWN THE SLOPE During the time that Billings was making his preparations for the last act of his life, Sam and Fred remained seated a short distance from the cut which led to Skip's hiding place.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Both were listening intently for the first sound which should betoken the coming of the miners, and the falling earth which was displaced by Billings' feet as he worked in the cutting attracted their attention.
There's
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From this reading "There's some one in the tunnel we made," Sam whispered.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DOWN THE SLOPE During the time that Billings was making his preparations for the last act of his life, Sam and Fred remained seated a short distance from the cut which led to Skip's hiding place.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading DOWN THE SLOPE During the time that Billings was making his preparations for the last act of his life, Sam and Fred remained seated a short distance from the cut which led to Skip's hiding place.
tunnel
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From this reading "There's some one in the tunnel we made," Sam whispered.
up
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From this reading "Let's creep up and find out who it is."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading DOWN THE SLOPE During the time that Billings was making his preparations for the last act of his life, Sam and Fred remained seated a short distance from the cut which led to Skip's hiding place.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "There's some one in the tunnel we made," Sam whispered.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Both were listening intently for the first sound which should betoken the coming of the miners, and the falling earth which was displaced by Billings' feet as he worked in the cutting attracted their attention.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading DOWN THE SLOPE During the time that Billings was making his preparations for the last act of his life, Sam and Fred remained seated a short distance from the cut which led to Skip's hiding place.
whispered
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From this reading "There's some one in the tunnel we made," Sam whispered.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "Let's creep up and find out who it is."
won't
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From this reading "That won't do, for there's no chance Billings would come back if he once got out, and we should arouse suspicions."
worked
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From this reading Both were listening intently for the first sound which should betoken the coming of the miners, and the falling earth which was displaced by Billings' feet as he worked in the cutting attracted their attention.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "That won't do, for there's no chance Billings would come back if he once got out, and we should arouse suspicions."
