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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 The room was like a prison--at least to Adam Crag.
acknowledged
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Adam
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alert
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From this reading Silent alert men who never spoke to Crag--seldom acknowledged his movements to and from the building--yet never let a stranger approach the weathered dorm without sharp challenge.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a square with a narrow bunk, a battered desk, two straight-back chairs and little else.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There was a sentry at the front of the building, another at the rear.
approach
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From this reading Silent alert men who never spoke to Crag--seldom acknowledged his movements to and from the building--yet never let a stranger approach the weathered dorm without sharp challenge.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The room was like a prison--at least to Adam Crag.
Base
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From this reading Its one small window overlooked the myriad quonsets and buildings of Burning Sands Base from the second floor of a nearly empty dormitory.
battered
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building
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buildings
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bunk
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Burning
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chairs
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challenge
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Crag
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desk
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dorm
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dormitory
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else
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empty
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floor
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Its one small window overlooked the myriad quonsets and buildings of Burning Sands Base from the second floor of a nearly empty dormitory.
front
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From this reading There was a sentry at the front of the building, another at the rear.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Silent alert men who never spoke to Crag--seldom acknowledged his movements to and from the building--yet never let a stranger approach the weathered dorm without sharp challenge.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a square with a narrow bunk, a battered desk, two straight-back chairs and little else.
ItsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Its one small window overlooked the myriad quonsets and buildings of Burning Sands Base from the second floor of a nearly empty dormitory.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The room was like a prison--at least to Adam Crag.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Silent alert men who never spoke to Crag--seldom acknowledged his movements to and from the building--yet never let a stranger approach the weathered dorm without sharp challenge.
like
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From this reading The room was like a prison--at least to Adam Crag.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a square with a narrow bunk, a battered desk, two straight-back chairs and little else.
men
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movements
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myriad
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narrow
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nearly
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From this reading Its one small window overlooked the myriad quonsets and buildings of Burning Sands Base from the second floor of a nearly empty dormitory.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Silent alert men who never spoke to Crag--seldom acknowledged his movements to and from the building--yet never let a stranger approach the weathered dorm without sharp challenge.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Its one small window overlooked the myriad quonsets and buildings of Burning Sands Base from the second floor of a nearly empty dormitory.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Its one small window overlooked the myriad quonsets and buildings of Burning Sands Base from the second floor of a nearly empty dormitory.
overlooked
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From this reading Its one small window overlooked the myriad quonsets and buildings of Burning Sands Base from the second floor of a nearly empty dormitory.
prison
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From this reading The room was like a prison--at least to Adam Crag.
quonsets
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rear
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room
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Sands
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second
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seldom
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sentry
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sharp
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Silent
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small
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spoke
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square
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From this reading It was a square with a narrow bunk, a battered desk, two straight-back chairs and little else.
straight-back
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From this reading It was a square with a narrow bunk, a battered desk, two straight-back chairs and little else.
stranger
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From this reading Silent alert men who never spoke to Crag--seldom acknowledged his movements to and from the building--yet never let a stranger approach the weathered dorm without sharp challenge.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The room was like a prison--at least to Adam Crag.
There
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From this reading There was a sentry at the front of the building, another at the rear.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The room was like a prison--at least to Adam Crag.
two
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From this reading It was a square with a narrow bunk, a battered desk, two straight-back chairs and little else.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The room was like a prison--at least to Adam Crag.
weathered
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From this reading Silent alert men who never spoke to Crag--seldom acknowledged his movements to and from the building--yet never let a stranger approach the weathered dorm without sharp challenge.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Silent alert men who never spoke to Crag--seldom acknowledged his movements to and from the building--yet never let a stranger approach the weathered dorm without sharp challenge.
window
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From this reading Its one small window overlooked the myriad quonsets and buildings of Burning Sands Base from the second floor of a nearly empty dormitory.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was a square with a narrow bunk, a battered desk, two straight-back chairs and little else.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Silent alert men who never spoke to Crag--seldom acknowledged his movements to and from the building--yet never let a stranger approach the weathered dorm without sharp challenge.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Silent alert men who never spoke to Crag--seldom acknowledged his movements to and from the building--yet never let a stranger approach the weathered dorm without sharp challenge.
