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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 Harry had a downtown apartment, only a block and a half from here.
alibi
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From this reading That wouldn't sound suspicious or as though he was trying to establish an alibi because it was a phrase he often used anyway.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading That wouldn't sound suspicious or as though he was trying to establish an alibi because it was a phrase he often used anyway.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Harry had a downtown apartment, only a block and a half from here.
any
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From this reading It was a quotation from a poem or something, and it was a cliché that fitted in any time the question of time came up at or within a minute of midnight.
anyway
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From this reading That wouldn't sound suspicious or as though he was trying to establish an alibi because it was a phrase he often used anyway.
apartment
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From this reading Harry had a downtown apartment, only a block and a half from here.
arrival
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From this reading Five minutes walk and if he left at five of twelve he could establish the time of his arrival by saying "Cold on the stroke of midnight," when he walked into the room.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading That wouldn't sound suspicious or as though he was trying to establish an alibi because it was a phrase he often used anyway.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Five minutes walk and if he left at five of twelve he could establish the time of his arrival by saying "Cold on the stroke of midnight," when he walked into the room.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading That wouldn't sound suspicious or as though he was trying to establish an alibi because it was a phrase he often used anyway.
block
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From this reading Harry had a downtown apartment, only a block and a half from here.
boys
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From this reading So did some of the other boys.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Five minutes walk and if he left at five of twelve he could establish the time of his arrival by saying "Cold on the stroke of midnight," when he walked into the room.
came
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From this reading It was a quotation from a poem or something, and it was a cliché that fitted in any time the question of time came up at or within a minute of midnight.
cliché
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From this reading It was a quotation from a poem or something, and it was a cliché that fitted in any time the question of time came up at or within a minute of midnight.
Cold
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From this reading Five minutes walk and if he left at five of twelve he could establish the time of his arrival by saying "Cold on the stroke of midnight," when he walked into the room.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Five minutes walk and if he left at five of twelve he could establish the time of his arrival by saying "Cold on the stroke of midnight," when he walked into the room.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading So did some of the other boys.
downtown
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From this reading Harry had a downtown apartment, only a block and a half from here.
establish
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From this reading Five minutes walk and if he left at five of twelve he could establish the time of his arrival by saying "Cold on the stroke of midnight," when he walked into the room.
fittedadjectiveUS /ˈfɪtɪd/
prepared and equipped for a particular purpose
From this reading It was a quotation from a poem or something, and it was a cliché that fitted in any time the question of time came up at or within a minute of midnight.
Five
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From this reading Five minutes walk and if he left at five of twelve he could establish the time of his arrival by saying "Cold on the stroke of midnight," when he walked into the room.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Harry had a downtown apartment, only a block and a half from here.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Harry had a downtown apartment, only a block and a half from here.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Harry had a downtown apartment, only a block and a half from here.
Harry
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From this reading Harry had a downtown apartment, only a block and a half from here.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Five minutes walk and if he left at five of twelve he could establish the time of his arrival by saying "Cold on the stroke of midnight," when he walked into the room.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Harry had a downtown apartment, only a block and a half from here.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Five minutes walk and if he left at five of twelve he could establish the time of his arrival by saying "Cold on the stroke of midnight," when he walked into the room.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Five minutes walk and if he left at five of twelve he could establish the time of his arrival by saying "Cold on the stroke of midnight," when he walked into the room.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was a quotation from a poem or something, and it was a cliché that fitted in any time the question of time came up at or within a minute of midnight.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Five minutes walk and if he left at five of twelve he could establish the time of his arrival by saying "Cold on the stroke of midnight," when he walked into the room.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That wouldn't sound suspicious or as though he was trying to establish an alibi because it was a phrase he often used anyway.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Five minutes walk and if he left at five of twelve he could establish the time of his arrival by saying "Cold on the stroke of midnight," when he walked into the room.
midnight
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From this reading Five minutes walk and if he left at five of twelve he could establish the time of his arrival by saying "Cold on the stroke of midnight," when he walked into the room.
minute
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From this reading It was a quotation from a poem or something, and it was a cliché that fitted in any time the question of time came up at or within a minute of midnight.
minutes
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From this reading Five minutes walk and if he left at five of twelve he could establish the time of his arrival by saying "Cold on the stroke of midnight," when he walked into the room.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Five minutes walk and if he left at five of twelve he could establish the time of his arrival by saying "Cold on the stroke of midnight," when he walked into the room.
often
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From this reading That wouldn't sound suspicious or as though he was trying to establish an alibi because it was a phrase he often used anyway.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Five minutes walk and if he left at five of twelve he could establish the time of his arrival by saying "Cold on the stroke of midnight," when he walked into the room.
only
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From this reading Harry had a downtown apartment, only a block and a half from here.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading That wouldn't sound suspicious or as though he was trying to establish an alibi because it was a phrase he often used anyway.
other
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From this reading So did some of the other boys.
phrase
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From this reading That wouldn't sound suspicious or as though he was trying to establish an alibi because it was a phrase he often used anyway.
poem
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From this reading It was a quotation from a poem or something, and it was a cliché that fitted in any time the question of time came up at or within a minute of midnight.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was a quotation from a poem or something, and it was a cliché that fitted in any time the question of time came up at or within a minute of midnight.
quotation
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From this reading It was a quotation from a poem or something, and it was a cliché that fitted in any time the question of time came up at or within a minute of midnight.
room
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From this reading Five minutes walk and if he left at five of twelve he could establish the time of his arrival by saying "Cold on the stroke of midnight," when he walked into the room.
saying
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From this reading Five minutes walk and if he left at five of twelve he could establish the time of his arrival by saying "Cold on the stroke of midnight," when he walked into the room.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So did some of the other boys.
some
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From this reading So did some of the other boys.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading It was a quotation from a poem or something, and it was a cliché that fitted in any time the question of time came up at or within a minute of midnight.
sound
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From this reading That wouldn't sound suspicious or as though he was trying to establish an alibi because it was a phrase he often used anyway.
stroke
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From this reading Five minutes walk and if he left at five of twelve he could establish the time of his arrival by saying "Cold on the stroke of midnight," when he walked into the room.
suspicious
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From this reading That wouldn't sound suspicious or as though he was trying to establish an alibi because it was a phrase he often used anyway.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That wouldn't sound suspicious or as though he was trying to establish an alibi because it was a phrase he often used anyway.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Five minutes walk and if he left at five of twelve he could establish the time of his arrival by saying "Cold on the stroke of midnight," when he walked into the room.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading That wouldn't sound suspicious or as though he was trying to establish an alibi because it was a phrase he often used anyway.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Five minutes walk and if he left at five of twelve he could establish the time of his arrival by saying "Cold on the stroke of midnight," when he walked into the room.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That wouldn't sound suspicious or as though he was trying to establish an alibi because it was a phrase he often used anyway.
trying
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From this reading That wouldn't sound suspicious or as though he was trying to establish an alibi because it was a phrase he often used anyway.
twelve
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From this reading Five minutes walk and if he left at five of twelve he could establish the time of his arrival by saying "Cold on the stroke of midnight," when he walked into the room.
up
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From this reading It was a quotation from a poem or something, and it was a cliché that fitted in any time the question of time came up at or within a minute of midnight.
used
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From this reading That wouldn't sound suspicious or as though he was trying to establish an alibi because it was a phrase he often used anyway.
walk
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From this reading Five minutes walk and if he left at five of twelve he could establish the time of his arrival by saying "Cold on the stroke of midnight," when he walked into the room.
walked
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From this reading Five minutes walk and if he left at five of twelve he could establish the time of his arrival by saying "Cold on the stroke of midnight," when he walked into the room.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That wouldn't sound suspicious or as though he was trying to establish an alibi because it was a phrase he often used anyway.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Five minutes walk and if he left at five of twelve he could establish the time of his arrival by saying "Cold on the stroke of midnight," when he walked into the room.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading It was a quotation from a poem or something, and it was a cliché that fitted in any time the question of time came up at or within a minute of midnight.
wouldn't
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From this reading That wouldn't sound suspicious or as though he was trying to establish an alibi because it was a phrase he often used anyway.
