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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 He picked it up, put a finger through a bullet-hole, and stuck it on again.
account
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From this reading I didn’t run so fast entirely on account of those bullets, but because I wanted to let the ’Gnome’ know what I had seen round that corner.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He picked it up, put a finger through a bullet-hole, and stuck it on again.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They had commenced firing at us now from the Casino; one of our chaps kneeling in the road dropped his rifle and fell backwards, the ’Gnome’s’ big hat spun round and fell on the ground.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They had commenced firing at us now from the Casino; one of our chaps kneeling in the road dropped his rifle and fell backwards, the ’Gnome’s’ big hat spun round and fell on the ground.
backwards
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From this reading They had commenced firing at us now from the Casino; one of our chaps kneeling in the road dropped his rifle and fell backwards, the ’Gnome’s’ big hat spun round and fell on the ground.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading I didn’t run so fast entirely on account of those bullets, but because I wanted to let the ’Gnome’ know what I had seen round that corner.
big
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From this reading They had commenced firing at us now from the Casino; one of our chaps kneeling in the road dropped his rifle and fell backwards, the ’Gnome’s’ big hat spun round and fell on the ground.
bullet-hole
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From this reading He picked it up, put a finger through a bullet-hole, and stuck it on again.
bullets
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From this reading I didn’t run so fast entirely on account of those bullets, but because I wanted to let the ’Gnome’ know what I had seen round that corner.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I didn’t run so fast entirely on account of those bullets, but because I wanted to let the ’Gnome’ know what I had seen round that corner.
Casino
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From this reading They had commenced firing at us now from the Casino; one of our chaps kneeling in the road dropped his rifle and fell backwards, the ’Gnome’s’ big hat spun round and fell on the ground.
chaps
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From this reading They had commenced firing at us now from the Casino; one of our chaps kneeling in the road dropped his rifle and fell backwards, the ’Gnome’s’ big hat spun round and fell on the ground.
commenced
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From this reading They had commenced firing at us now from the Casino; one of our chaps kneeling in the road dropped his rifle and fell backwards, the ’Gnome’s’ big hat spun round and fell on the ground.
corner
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From this reading I didn’t run so fast entirely on account of those bullets, but because I wanted to let the ’Gnome’ know what I had seen round that corner.
didn't
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From this reading I didn’t run so fast entirely on account of those bullets, but because I wanted to let the ’Gnome’ know what I had seen round that corner.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading He didn’t look frightened, but muddled—he didn’t seem to know what to do.
dropped
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From this reading They had commenced firing at us now from the Casino; one of our chaps kneeling in the road dropped his rifle and fell backwards, the ’Gnome’s’ big hat spun round and fell on the ground.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I didn’t run so fast entirely on account of those bullets, but because I wanted to let the ’Gnome’ know what I had seen round that corner.
fast
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From this reading I didn’t run so fast entirely on account of those bullets, but because I wanted to let the ’Gnome’ know what I had seen round that corner.
fell
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From this reading They had commenced firing at us now from the Casino; one of our chaps kneeling in the road dropped his rifle and fell backwards, the ’Gnome’s’ big hat spun round and fell on the ground.
finger
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From this reading He picked it up, put a finger through a bullet-hole, and stuck it on again.
firing
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From this reading They had commenced firing at us now from the Casino; one of our chaps kneeling in the road dropped his rifle and fell backwards, the ’Gnome’s’ big hat spun round and fell on the ground.
frightened
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From this reading He didn’t look frightened, but muddled—he didn’t seem to know what to do.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They had commenced firing at us now from the Casino; one of our chaps kneeling in the road dropped his rifle and fell backwards, the ’Gnome’s’ big hat spun round and fell on the ground.
Gnome
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From this reading I didn’t run so fast entirely on account of those bullets, but because I wanted to let the ’Gnome’ know what I had seen round that corner.
Gnome's
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From this reading They had commenced firing at us now from the Casino; one of our chaps kneeling in the road dropped his rifle and fell backwards, the ’Gnome’s’ big hat spun round and fell on the ground.
ground
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From this reading They had commenced firing at us now from the Casino; one of our chaps kneeling in the road dropped his rifle and fell backwards, the ’Gnome’s’ big hat spun round and fell on the ground.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I didn’t run so fast entirely on account of those bullets, but because I wanted to let the ’Gnome’ know what I had seen round that corner.
hat
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From this reading They had commenced firing at us now from the Casino; one of our chaps kneeling in the road dropped his rifle and fell backwards, the ’Gnome’s’ big hat spun round and fell on the ground.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He picked it up, put a finger through a bullet-hole, and stuck it on again.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading José told him, pointing up the road.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They had commenced firing at us now from the Casino; one of our chaps kneeling in the road dropped his rifle and fell backwards, the ’Gnome’s’ big hat spun round and fell on the ground.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I didn’t run so fast entirely on account of those bullets, but because I wanted to let the ’Gnome’ know what I had seen round that corner.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They had commenced firing at us now from the Casino; one of our chaps kneeling in the road dropped his rifle and fell backwards, the ’Gnome’s’ big hat spun round and fell on the ground.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He picked it up, put a finger through a bullet-hole, and stuck it on again.
José
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From this reading José told him, pointing up the road.
kneeling
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From this reading They had commenced firing at us now from the Casino; one of our chaps kneeling in the road dropped his rifle and fell backwards, the ’Gnome’s’ big hat spun round and fell on the ground.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I didn’t run so fast entirely on account of those bullets, but because I wanted to let the ’Gnome’ know what I had seen round that corner.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading I didn’t run so fast entirely on account of those bullets, but because I wanted to let the ’Gnome’ know what I had seen round that corner.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He didn’t look frightened, but muddled—he didn’t seem to know what to do.
muddled
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From this reading He didn’t look frightened, but muddled—he didn’t seem to know what to do.
now
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From this reading They had commenced firing at us now from the Casino; one of our chaps kneeling in the road dropped his rifle and fell backwards, the ’Gnome’s’ big hat spun round and fell on the ground.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I didn’t run so fast entirely on account of those bullets, but because I wanted to let the ’Gnome’ know what I had seen round that corner.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I didn’t run so fast entirely on account of those bullets, but because I wanted to let the ’Gnome’ know what I had seen round that corner.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They had commenced firing at us now from the Casino; one of our chaps kneeling in the road dropped his rifle and fell backwards, the ’Gnome’s’ big hat spun round and fell on the ground.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading They had commenced firing at us now from the Casino; one of our chaps kneeling in the road dropped his rifle and fell backwards, the ’Gnome’s’ big hat spun round and fell on the ground.
picked
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From this reading He picked it up, put a finger through a bullet-hole, and stuck it on again.
pointing
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From this reading José told him, pointing up the road.
put
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From this reading He picked it up, put a finger through a bullet-hole, and stuck it on again.
rifle
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From this reading They had commenced firing at us now from the Casino; one of our chaps kneeling in the road dropped his rifle and fell backwards, the ’Gnome’s’ big hat spun round and fell on the ground.
road
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From this reading José told him, pointing up the road.
round
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From this reading I didn’t run so fast entirely on account of those bullets, but because I wanted to let the ’Gnome’ know what I had seen round that corner.
run
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From this reading I didn’t run so fast entirely on account of those bullets, but because I wanted to let the ’Gnome’ know what I had seen round that corner.
seem
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From this reading He didn’t look frightened, but muddled—he didn’t seem to know what to do.
seen
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From this reading I didn’t run so fast entirely on account of those bullets, but because I wanted to let the ’Gnome’ know what I had seen round that corner.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I didn’t run so fast entirely on account of those bullets, but because I wanted to let the ’Gnome’ know what I had seen round that corner.
spun
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From this reading They had commenced firing at us now from the Casino; one of our chaps kneeling in the road dropped his rifle and fell backwards, the ’Gnome’s’ big hat spun round and fell on the ground.
stuck
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From this reading He picked it up, put a finger through a bullet-hole, and stuck it on again.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I didn’t run so fast entirely on account of those bullets, but because I wanted to let the ’Gnome’ know what I had seen round that corner.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I didn’t run so fast entirely on account of those bullets, but because I wanted to let the ’Gnome’ know what I had seen round that corner.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had commenced firing at us now from the Casino; one of our chaps kneeling in the road dropped his rifle and fell backwards, the ’Gnome’s’ big hat spun round and fell on the ground.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading I didn’t run so fast entirely on account of those bullets, but because I wanted to let the ’Gnome’ know what I had seen round that corner.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He picked it up, put a finger through a bullet-hole, and stuck it on again.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I didn’t run so fast entirely on account of those bullets, but because I wanted to let the ’Gnome’ know what I had seen round that corner.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading José told him, pointing up the road.
up
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From this reading José told him, pointing up the road.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They had commenced firing at us now from the Casino; one of our chaps kneeling in the road dropped his rifle and fell backwards, the ’Gnome’s’ big hat spun round and fell on the ground.
wanted
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From this reading I didn’t run so fast entirely on account of those bullets, but because I wanted to let the ’Gnome’ know what I had seen round that corner.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I didn’t run so fast entirely on account of those bullets, but because I wanted to let the ’Gnome’ know what I had seen round that corner.
