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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 NARROW ESCAPE With the one thought firm in his mind, to get safely away from the house, Jack gave little heed which way he went.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Naturally he headed away from the village, for he knew, late as it was, nearly midnight now, some one would be about who might know him.
all
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From this reading “If I guess right, the professor will be so mad because I have run away that he’ll have the police in all the nearby places on the lookout for me.
any
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From this reading Nearly every officer in Westville knows me, so I don’t want to meet any of them.”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Naturally he headed away from the village, for he knew, late as it was, nearly midnight now, some one would be about who might know him.
away
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From this reading A NARROW ESCAPE With the one thought firm in his mind, to get safely away from the house, Jack gave little heed which way he went.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Naturally he headed away from the village, for he knew, late as it was, nearly midnight now, some one would be about who might know him.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading “If I guess right, the professor will be so mad because I have run away that he’ll have the police in all the nearby places on the lookout for me.
boy
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From this reading “I’ve got to keep out of sight for a while,” thought the boy.
don't
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From this reading Nearly every officer in Westville knows me, so I don’t want to meet any of them.”
ESCAPE
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From this reading A NARROW ESCAPE With the one thought firm in his mind, to get safely away from the house, Jack gave little heed which way he went.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Nearly every officer in Westville knows me, so I don’t want to meet any of them.”
firm
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From this reading A NARROW ESCAPE With the one thought firm in his mind, to get safely away from the house, Jack gave little heed which way he went.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Naturally he headed away from the village, for he knew, late as it was, nearly midnight now, some one would be about who might know him.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A NARROW ESCAPE With the one thought firm in his mind, to get safely away from the house, Jack gave little heed which way he went.
gave
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From this reading A NARROW ESCAPE With the one thought firm in his mind, to get safely away from the house, Jack gave little heed which way he went.
get
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From this reading A NARROW ESCAPE With the one thought firm in his mind, to get safely away from the house, Jack gave little heed which way he went.
got
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From this reading “I’ve got to keep out of sight for a while,” thought the boy.
guess
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From this reading “If I guess right, the professor will be so mad because I have run away that he’ll have the police in all the nearby places on the lookout for me.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “If I guess right, the professor will be so mad because I have run away that he’ll have the police in all the nearby places on the lookout for me.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A NARROW ESCAPE With the one thought firm in his mind, to get safely away from the house, Jack gave little heed which way he went.
he'll
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From this reading “If I guess right, the professor will be so mad because I have run away that he’ll have the police in all the nearby places on the lookout for me.
headed
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From this reading Naturally he headed away from the village, for he knew, late as it was, nearly midnight now, some one would be about who might know him.
heed
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From this reading A NARROW ESCAPE With the one thought firm in his mind, to get safely away from the house, Jack gave little heed which way he went.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Naturally he headed away from the village, for he knew, late as it was, nearly midnight now, some one would be about who might know him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A NARROW ESCAPE With the one thought firm in his mind, to get safely away from the house, Jack gave little heed which way he went.
house
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From this reading A NARROW ESCAPE With the one thought firm in his mind, to get safely away from the house, Jack gave little heed which way he went.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “If I guess right, the professor will be so mad because I have run away that he’ll have the police in all the nearby places on the lookout for me.
I've
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From this reading “I’ve got to keep out of sight for a while,” thought the boy.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If I guess right, the professor will be so mad because I have run away that he’ll have the police in all the nearby places on the lookout for me.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A NARROW ESCAPE With the one thought firm in his mind, to get safely away from the house, Jack gave little heed which way he went.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Naturally he headed away from the village, for he knew, late as it was, nearly midnight now, some one would be about who might know him.
Jack
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From this reading A NARROW ESCAPE With the one thought firm in his mind, to get safely away from the house, Jack gave little heed which way he went.
keep
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From this reading “I’ve got to keep out of sight for a while,” thought the boy.
knew
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From this reading Naturally he headed away from the village, for he knew, late as it was, nearly midnight now, some one would be about who might know him.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Naturally he headed away from the village, for he knew, late as it was, nearly midnight now, some one would be about who might know him.
knows
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From this reading Nearly every officer in Westville knows me, so I don’t want to meet any of them.”
late
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From this reading Naturally he headed away from the village, for he knew, late as it was, nearly midnight now, some one would be about who might know him.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A NARROW ESCAPE With the one thought firm in his mind, to get safely away from the house, Jack gave little heed which way he went.
lookout
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From this reading “If I guess right, the professor will be so mad because I have run away that he’ll have the police in all the nearby places on the lookout for me.
mad
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From this reading “If I guess right, the professor will be so mad because I have run away that he’ll have the police in all the nearby places on the lookout for me.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “If I guess right, the professor will be so mad because I have run away that he’ll have the police in all the nearby places on the lookout for me.
meet
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From this reading Nearly every officer in Westville knows me, so I don’t want to meet any of them.”
midnight
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From this reading Naturally he headed away from the village, for he knew, late as it was, nearly midnight now, some one would be about who might know him.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Naturally he headed away from the village, for he knew, late as it was, nearly midnight now, some one would be about who might know him.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A NARROW ESCAPE With the one thought firm in his mind, to get safely away from the house, Jack gave little heed which way he went.
NARROW
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From this reading A NARROW ESCAPE With the one thought firm in his mind, to get safely away from the house, Jack gave little heed which way he went.
Naturally
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From this reading Naturally he headed away from the village, for he knew, late as it was, nearly midnight now, some one would be about who might know him.
nearby
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From this reading “If I guess right, the professor will be so mad because I have run away that he’ll have the police in all the nearby places on the lookout for me.
nearly
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From this reading Naturally he headed away from the village, for he knew, late as it was, nearly midnight now, some one would be about who might know him.
now
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From this reading Naturally he headed away from the village, for he knew, late as it was, nearly midnight now, some one would be about who might know him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I’ve got to keep out of sight for a while,” thought the boy.
officer
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From this reading Nearly every officer in Westville knows me, so I don’t want to meet any of them.”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “If I guess right, the professor will be so mad because I have run away that he’ll have the police in all the nearby places on the lookout for me.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A NARROW ESCAPE With the one thought firm in his mind, to get safely away from the house, Jack gave little heed which way he went.
out
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From this reading “I’ve got to keep out of sight for a while,” thought the boy.
places
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From this reading “If I guess right, the professor will be so mad because I have run away that he’ll have the police in all the nearby places on the lookout for me.
police
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From this reading “If I guess right, the professor will be so mad because I have run away that he’ll have the police in all the nearby places on the lookout for me.
professor
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From this reading “If I guess right, the professor will be so mad because I have run away that he’ll have the police in all the nearby places on the lookout for me.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If I guess right, the professor will be so mad because I have run away that he’ll have the police in all the nearby places on the lookout for me.
run
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From this reading “If I guess right, the professor will be so mad because I have run away that he’ll have the police in all the nearby places on the lookout for me.
safely
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From this reading A NARROW ESCAPE With the one thought firm in his mind, to get safely away from the house, Jack gave little heed which way he went.
sight
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From this reading “I’ve got to keep out of sight for a while,” thought the boy.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “If I guess right, the professor will be so mad because I have run away that he’ll have the police in all the nearby places on the lookout for me.
some
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From this reading Naturally he headed away from the village, for he knew, late as it was, nearly midnight now, some one would be about who might know him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “If I guess right, the professor will be so mad because I have run away that he’ll have the police in all the nearby places on the lookout for me.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A NARROW ESCAPE With the one thought firm in his mind, to get safely away from the house, Jack gave little heed which way he went.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Nearly every officer in Westville knows me, so I don’t want to meet any of them.”
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A NARROW ESCAPE With the one thought firm in his mind, to get safely away from the house, Jack gave little heed which way he went.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A NARROW ESCAPE With the one thought firm in his mind, to get safely away from the house, Jack gave little heed which way he went.
village
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From this reading Naturally he headed away from the village, for he knew, late as it was, nearly midnight now, some one would be about who might know him.
want
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From this reading Nearly every officer in Westville knows me, so I don’t want to meet any of them.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Naturally he headed away from the village, for he knew, late as it was, nearly midnight now, some one would be about who might know him.
way
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From this reading A NARROW ESCAPE With the one thought firm in his mind, to get safely away from the house, Jack gave little heed which way he went.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A NARROW ESCAPE With the one thought firm in his mind, to get safely away from the house, Jack gave little heed which way he went.
Westville
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From this reading Nearly every officer in Westville knows me, so I don’t want to meet any of them.”
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A NARROW ESCAPE With the one thought firm in his mind, to get safely away from the house, Jack gave little heed which way he went.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading “I’ve got to keep out of sight for a while,” thought the boy.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Naturally he headed away from the village, for he knew, late as it was, nearly midnight now, some one would be about who might know him.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “If I guess right, the professor will be so mad because I have run away that he’ll have the police in all the nearby places on the lookout for me.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A NARROW ESCAPE With the one thought firm in his mind, to get safely away from the house, Jack gave little heed which way he went.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Naturally he headed away from the village, for he knew, late as it was, nearly midnight now, some one would be about who might know him.
