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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 sergeant, who was a great raw-boned west-countryman, pushed the gate open, and we were advancing up the winding pathway, when a stream of yellow light flooded out from a suddenly opened door, and we saw a dark squat figure dart through it into the inside of the house.
advancing
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From this reading The sergeant, who was a great raw-boned west-countryman, pushed the gate open, and we were advancing up the winding pathway, when a stream of yellow light flooded out from a suddenly opened door, and we saw a dark squat figure dart through it into the inside of the house.
all
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From this reading At this sudden uproar we all three ran at our topmost speed up the pathway and peered in through the open door, where we saw a scene such as I shall never forget while this old memory of mine can conjure up any picture of the past.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The sergeant, who was a great raw-boned west-countryman, pushed the gate open, and we were advancing up the winding pathway, when a stream of yellow light flooded out from a suddenly opened door, and we saw a dark squat figure dart through it into the inside of the house.
any
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading At this sudden uproar we all three ran at our topmost speed up the pathway and peered in through the open door, where we saw a scene such as I shall never forget while this old memory of mine can conjure up any picture of the past.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the same moment there rose up a babel of sounds, followed by two pistol shots, and a roaring, gasping hubbub, with clash of swords and storm of oaths.
babel
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From this reading At the same moment there rose up a babel of sounds, followed by two pistol shots, and a roaring, gasping hubbub, with clash of swords and storm of oaths.
black
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From this reading A high black clock ticked in a corner, and a rude table, with plates and dishes laid out as for a meal, stood in the centre.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading At the same moment there rose up a babel of sounds, followed by two pistol shots, and a roaring, gasping hubbub, with clash of swords and storm of oaths.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading At this sudden uproar we all three ran at our topmost speed up the pathway and peered in through the open door, where we saw a scene such as I shall never forget while this old memory of mine can conjure up any picture of the past.
centre
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From this reading A high black clock ticked in a corner, and a rude table, with plates and dishes laid out as for a meal, stood in the centre.
clashnounUS /klæʃ/
A violent confrontation or disagreement between opposing forces or factions.
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clock
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From this reading A high black clock ticked in a corner, and a rude table, with plates and dishes laid out as for a meal, stood in the centre.
conjure
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corner
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From this reading A high black clock ticked in a corner, and a rude table, with plates and dishes laid out as for a meal, stood in the centre.
dangling
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From this reading The room was large and lofty, with long rows of hams and salted meats dangling from the smoke-browned rafters, as is usual in Somersetshire farmhouses.
dark
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From this reading The sergeant, who was a great raw-boned west-countryman, pushed the gate open, and we were advancing up the winding pathway, when a stream of yellow light flooded out from a suddenly opened door, and we saw a dark squat figure dart through it into the inside of the house.
dart
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dishes
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From this reading A high black clock ticked in a corner, and a rude table, with plates and dishes laid out as for a meal, stood in the centre.
door
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farmhouses
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From this reading The room was large and lofty, with long rows of hams and salted meats dangling from the smoke-browned rafters, as is usual in Somersetshire farmhouses.
figure
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flooded
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followed
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A high black clock ticked in a corner, and a rude table, with plates and dishes laid out as for a meal, stood in the centre.
forget
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The sergeant, who was a great raw-boned west-countryman, pushed the gate open, and we were advancing up the winding pathway, when a stream of yellow light flooded out from a suddenly opened door, and we saw a dark squat figure dart through it into the inside of the house.
gasping
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gate
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From this reading The sergeant, who was a great raw-boned west-countryman, pushed the gate open, and we were advancing up the winding pathway, when a stream of yellow light flooded out from a suddenly opened door, and we saw a dark squat figure dart through it into the inside of the house.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sergeant, who was a great raw-boned west-countryman, pushed the gate open, and we were advancing up the winding pathway, when a stream of yellow light flooded out from a suddenly opened door, and we saw a dark squat figure dart through it into the inside of the house.
hams
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From this reading The room was large and lofty, with long rows of hams and salted meats dangling from the smoke-browned rafters, as is usual in Somersetshire farmhouses.
high
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From this reading A high black clock ticked in a corner, and a rude table, with plates and dishes laid out as for a meal, stood in the centre.
house
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hubbub
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading At this sudden uproar we all three ran at our topmost speed up the pathway and peered in through the open door, where we saw a scene such as I shall never forget while this old memory of mine can conjure up any picture of the past.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At this sudden uproar we all three ran at our topmost speed up the pathway and peered in through the open door, where we saw a scene such as I shall never forget while this old memory of mine can conjure up any picture of the past.
inside
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From this reading The sergeant, who was a great raw-boned west-countryman, pushed the gate open, and we were advancing up the winding pathway, when a stream of yellow light flooded out from a suddenly opened door, and we saw a dark squat figure dart through it into the inside of the house.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The sergeant, who was a great raw-boned west-countryman, pushed the gate open, and we were advancing up the winding pathway, when a stream of yellow light flooded out from a suddenly opened door, and we saw a dark squat figure dart through it into the inside of the house.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The room was large and lofty, with long rows of hams and salted meats dangling from the smoke-browned rafters, as is usual in Somersetshire farmhouses.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The sergeant, who was a great raw-boned west-countryman, pushed the gate open, and we were advancing up the winding pathway, when a stream of yellow light flooded out from a suddenly opened door, and we saw a dark squat figure dart through it into the inside of the house.
laid
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From this reading A high black clock ticked in a corner, and a rude table, with plates and dishes laid out as for a meal, stood in the centre.
large
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From this reading The room was large and lofty, with long rows of hams and salted meats dangling from the smoke-browned rafters, as is usual in Somersetshire farmhouses.
light
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From this reading The sergeant, who was a great raw-boned west-countryman, pushed the gate open, and we were advancing up the winding pathway, when a stream of yellow light flooded out from a suddenly opened door, and we saw a dark squat figure dart through it into the inside of the house.
lofty
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From this reading The room was large and lofty, with long rows of hams and salted meats dangling from the smoke-browned rafters, as is usual in Somersetshire farmhouses.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The room was large and lofty, with long rows of hams and salted meats dangling from the smoke-browned rafters, as is usual in Somersetshire farmhouses.
meal
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From this reading A high black clock ticked in a corner, and a rude table, with plates and dishes laid out as for a meal, stood in the centre.
meats
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From this reading The room was large and lofty, with long rows of hams and salted meats dangling from the smoke-browned rafters, as is usual in Somersetshire farmhouses.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading At this sudden uproar we all three ran at our topmost speed up the pathway and peered in through the open door, where we saw a scene such as I shall never forget while this old memory of mine can conjure up any picture of the past.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading At this sudden uproar we all three ran at our topmost speed up the pathway and peered in through the open door, where we saw a scene such as I shall never forget while this old memory of mine can conjure up any picture of the past.
moment
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nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At this sudden uproar we all three ran at our topmost speed up the pathway and peered in through the open door, where we saw a scene such as I shall never forget while this old memory of mine can conjure up any picture of the past.
oaths
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The sergeant, who was a great raw-boned west-countryman, pushed the gate open, and we were advancing up the winding pathway, when a stream of yellow light flooded out from a suddenly opened door, and we saw a dark squat figure dart through it into the inside of the house.
old
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openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The sergeant, who was a great raw-boned west-countryman, pushed the gate open, and we were advancing up the winding pathway, when a stream of yellow light flooded out from a suddenly opened door, and we saw a dark squat figure dart through it into the inside of the house.
opened
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ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading At this sudden uproar we all three ran at our topmost speed up the pathway and peered in through the open door, where we saw a scene such as I shall never forget while this old memory of mine can conjure up any picture of the past.
out
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From this reading The sergeant, who was a great raw-boned west-countryman, pushed the gate open, and we were advancing up the winding pathway, when a stream of yellow light flooded out from a suddenly opened door, and we saw a dark squat figure dart through it into the inside of the house.
past
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pathway
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peered
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picture
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pistol
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From this reading At the same moment there rose up a babel of sounds, followed by two pistol shots, and a roaring, gasping hubbub, with clash of swords and storm of oaths.
plates
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From this reading A high black clock ticked in a corner, and a rude table, with plates and dishes laid out as for a meal, stood in the centre.
pushed
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From this reading The sergeant, who was a great raw-boned west-countryman, pushed the gate open, and we were advancing up the winding pathway, when a stream of yellow light flooded out from a suddenly opened door, and we saw a dark squat figure dart through it into the inside of the house.
rafters
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From this reading The room was large and lofty, with long rows of hams and salted meats dangling from the smoke-browned rafters, as is usual in Somersetshire farmhouses.
ran
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raw-boned
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From this reading The sergeant, who was a great raw-boned west-countryman, pushed the gate open, and we were advancing up the winding pathway, when a stream of yellow light flooded out from a suddenly opened door, and we saw a dark squat figure dart through it into the inside of the house.
roaring
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room
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From this reading The room was large and lofty, with long rows of hams and salted meats dangling from the smoke-browned rafters, as is usual in Somersetshire farmhouses.
rose
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rows
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From this reading The room was large and lofty, with long rows of hams and salted meats dangling from the smoke-browned rafters, as is usual in Somersetshire farmhouses.
rude
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From this reading A high black clock ticked in a corner, and a rude table, with plates and dishes laid out as for a meal, stood in the centre.
salted
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samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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saw
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From this reading The sergeant, who was a great raw-boned west-countryman, pushed the gate open, and we were advancing up the winding pathway, when a stream of yellow light flooded out from a suddenly opened door, and we saw a dark squat figure dart through it into the inside of the house.
scene
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sergeant
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shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading At this sudden uproar we all three ran at our topmost speed up the pathway and peered in through the open door, where we saw a scene such as I shall never forget while this old memory of mine can conjure up any picture of the past.
shots
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smoke-browned
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Somersetshire
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sounds
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speed
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squat
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From this reading The sergeant, who was a great raw-boned west-countryman, pushed the gate open, and we were advancing up the winding pathway, when a stream of yellow light flooded out from a suddenly opened door, and we saw a dark squat figure dart through it into the inside of the house.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A high black clock ticked in a corner, and a rude table, with plates and dishes laid out as for a meal, stood in the centre.
storm
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stream
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From this reading The sergeant, who was a great raw-boned west-countryman, pushed the gate open, and we were advancing up the winding pathway, when a stream of yellow light flooded out from a suddenly opened door, and we saw a dark squat figure dart through it into the inside of the house.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading At this sudden uproar we all three ran at our topmost speed up the pathway and peered in through the open door, where we saw a scene such as I shall never forget while this old memory of mine can conjure up any picture of the past.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At this sudden uproar we all three ran at our topmost speed up the pathway and peered in through the open door, where we saw a scene such as I shall never forget while this old memory of mine can conjure up any picture of the past.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The sergeant, who was a great raw-boned west-countryman, pushed the gate open, and we were advancing up the winding pathway, when a stream of yellow light flooded out from a suddenly opened door, and we saw a dark squat figure dart through it into the inside of the house.
swords
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table
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From this reading A high black clock ticked in a corner, and a rude table, with plates and dishes laid out as for a meal, stood in the centre.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The sergeant, who was a great raw-boned west-countryman, pushed the gate open, and we were advancing up the winding pathway, when a stream of yellow light flooded out from a suddenly opened door, and we saw a dark squat figure dart through it into the inside of the house.
there
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thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At this sudden uproar we all three ran at our topmost speed up the pathway and peered in through the open door, where we saw a scene such as I shall never forget while this old memory of mine can conjure up any picture of the past.
three
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throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The sergeant, who was a great raw-boned west-countryman, pushed the gate open, and we were advancing up the winding pathway, when a stream of yellow light flooded out from a suddenly opened door, and we saw a dark squat figure dart through it into the inside of the house.
ticked
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From this reading A high black clock ticked in a corner, and a rude table, with plates and dishes laid out as for a meal, stood in the centre.
topmost
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two
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up
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From this reading The sergeant, who was a great raw-boned west-countryman, pushed the gate open, and we were advancing up the winding pathway, when a stream of yellow light flooded out from a suddenly opened door, and we saw a dark squat figure dart through it into the inside of the house.
uproar
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usual
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From this reading The room was large and lofty, with long rows of hams and salted meats dangling from the smoke-browned rafters, as is usual in Somersetshire farmhouses.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sergeant, who was a great raw-boned west-countryman, pushed the gate open, and we were advancing up the winding pathway, when a stream of yellow light flooded out from a suddenly opened door, and we saw a dark squat figure dart through it into the inside of the house.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The sergeant, who was a great raw-boned west-countryman, pushed the gate open, and we were advancing up the winding pathway, when a stream of yellow light flooded out from a suddenly opened door, and we saw a dark squat figure dart through it into the inside of the house.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The sergeant, who was a great raw-boned west-countryman, pushed the gate open, and we were advancing up the winding pathway, when a stream of yellow light flooded out from a suddenly opened door, and we saw a dark squat figure dart through it into the inside of the house.
west-countryman
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From this reading The sergeant, who was a great raw-boned west-countryman, pushed the gate open, and we were advancing up the winding pathway, when a stream of yellow light flooded out from a suddenly opened door, and we saw a dark squat figure dart through it into the inside of the house.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The sergeant, who was a great raw-boned west-countryman, pushed the gate open, and we were advancing up the winding pathway, when a stream of yellow light flooded out from a suddenly opened door, and we saw a dark squat figure dart through it into the inside of the house.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading At this sudden uproar we all three ran at our topmost speed up the pathway and peered in through the open door, where we saw a scene such as I shall never forget while this old memory of mine can conjure up any picture of the past.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading At this sudden uproar we all three ran at our topmost speed up the pathway and peered in through the open door, where we saw a scene such as I shall never forget while this old memory of mine can conjure up any picture of the past.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The sergeant, who was a great raw-boned west-countryman, pushed the gate open, and we were advancing up the winding pathway, when a stream of yellow light flooded out from a suddenly opened door, and we saw a dark squat figure dart through it into the inside of the house.
winding
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From this reading The sergeant, who was a great raw-boned west-countryman, pushed the gate open, and we were advancing up the winding pathway, when a stream of yellow light flooded out from a suddenly opened door, and we saw a dark squat figure dart through it into the inside of the house.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading At the same moment there rose up a babel of sounds, followed by two pistol shots, and a roaring, gasping hubbub, with clash of swords and storm of oaths.
yellow
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From this reading The sergeant, who was a great raw-boned west-countryman, pushed the gate open, and we were advancing up the winding pathway, when a stream of yellow light flooded out from a suddenly opened door, and we saw a dark squat figure dart through it into the inside of the house.
