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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 It was neither a sentry nor an officer, this stealthy figure that stole out of a tent in the street of Company A. He waited cautiously until the sentry behind his tent had passed on to the other end, and then with the slyness of an Indian he crept down the path.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading On the night of the day we are writing about, there was something unusual happening.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And when he disappeared again, it was the big tent of the first captain that swallowed him up.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was neither a sentry nor an officer, this stealthy figure that stole out of a tent in the street of Company A. He waited cautiously until the sentry behind his tent had passed on to the other end, and then with the slyness of an Indian he crept down the path.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was neither a sentry nor an officer, this stealthy figure that stole out of a tent in the street of Company A. He waited cautiously until the sentry behind his tent had passed on to the other end, and then with the slyness of an Indian he crept down the path.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading On the night of the day we are writing about, there was something unusual happening.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading It was neither a sentry nor an officer, this stealthy figure that stole out of a tent in the street of Company A. He waited cautiously until the sentry behind his tent had passed on to the other end, and then with the slyness of an Indian he crept down the path.
big
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From this reading And when he disappeared again, it was the big tent of the first captain that swallowed him up.
captainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And when he disappeared again, it was the big tent of the first captain that swallowed him up.
cautiously
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From this reading It was neither a sentry nor an officer, this stealthy figure that stole out of a tent in the street of Company A. He waited cautiously until the sentry behind his tent had passed on to the other end, and then with the slyness of an Indian he crept down the path.
Company
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From this reading It was neither a sentry nor an officer, this stealthy figure that stole out of a tent in the street of Company A. He waited cautiously until the sentry behind his tent had passed on to the other end, and then with the slyness of an Indian he crept down the path.
crept
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From this reading It was neither a sentry nor an officer, this stealthy figure that stole out of a tent in the street of Company A. He waited cautiously until the sentry behind his tent had passed on to the other end, and then with the slyness of an Indian he crept down the path.
day
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From this reading On the night of the day we are writing about, there was something unusual happening.
disappearednounUS /ˈdisappeared/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And when he disappeared again, it was the big tent of the first captain that swallowed him up.
down
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From this reading It was neither a sentry nor an officer, this stealthy figure that stole out of a tent in the street of Company A. He waited cautiously until the sentry behind his tent had passed on to the other end, and then with the slyness of an Indian he crept down the path.
end
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From this reading It was neither a sentry nor an officer, this stealthy figure that stole out of a tent in the street of Company A. He waited cautiously until the sentry behind his tent had passed on to the other end, and then with the slyness of an Indian he crept down the path.
expectingverbUS /ɪkˈspektɪŋ/
thinking that somebody or something will arrive
From this reading Fischer was expecting that visit.
figure
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From this reading It was neither a sentry nor an officer, this stealthy figure that stole out of a tent in the street of Company A. He waited cautiously until the sentry behind his tent had passed on to the other end, and then with the slyness of an Indian he crept down the path.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And when he disappeared again, it was the big tent of the first captain that swallowed him up.
Fischer
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From this reading Fischer was expecting that visit.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was neither a sentry nor an officer, this stealthy figure that stole out of a tent in the street of Company A. He waited cautiously until the sentry behind his tent had passed on to the other end, and then with the slyness of an Indian he crept down the path.
happening
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From this reading On the night of the day we are writing about, there was something unusual happening.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was neither a sentry nor an officer, this stealthy figure that stole out of a tent in the street of Company A. He waited cautiously until the sentry behind his tent had passed on to the other end, and then with the slyness of an Indian he crept down the path.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And when he disappeared again, it was the big tent of the first captain that swallowed him up.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was neither a sentry nor an officer, this stealthy figure that stole out of a tent in the street of Company A. He waited cautiously until the sentry behind his tent had passed on to the other end, and then with the slyness of an Indian he crept down the path.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was neither a sentry nor an officer, this stealthy figure that stole out of a tent in the street of Company A. He waited cautiously until the sentry behind his tent had passed on to the other end, and then with the slyness of an Indian he crept down the path.
Indian
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From this reading It was neither a sentry nor an officer, this stealthy figure that stole out of a tent in the street of Company A. He waited cautiously until the sentry behind his tent had passed on to the other end, and then with the slyness of an Indian he crept down the path.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was neither a sentry nor an officer, this stealthy figure that stole out of a tent in the street of Company A. He waited cautiously until the sentry behind his tent had passed on to the other end, and then with the slyness of an Indian he crept down the path.
MIDNIGHT
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From this reading TWO MIDNIGHT PROWLERS.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading It was neither a sentry nor an officer, this stealthy figure that stole out of a tent in the street of Company A. He waited cautiously until the sentry behind his tent had passed on to the other end, and then with the slyness of an Indian he crept down the path.
night
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From this reading On the night of the day we are writing about, there was something unusual happening.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading It was neither a sentry nor an officer, this stealthy figure that stole out of a tent in the street of Company A. He waited cautiously until the sentry behind his tent had passed on to the other end, and then with the slyness of an Indian he crept down the path.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the night of the day we are writing about, there was something unusual happening.
officer
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From this reading It was neither a sentry nor an officer, this stealthy figure that stole out of a tent in the street of Company A. He waited cautiously until the sentry behind his tent had passed on to the other end, and then with the slyness of an Indian he crept down the path.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the night of the day we are writing about, there was something unusual happening.
other
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From this reading It was neither a sentry nor an officer, this stealthy figure that stole out of a tent in the street of Company A. He waited cautiously until the sentry behind his tent had passed on to the other end, and then with the slyness of an Indian he crept down the path.
out
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From this reading It was neither a sentry nor an officer, this stealthy figure that stole out of a tent in the street of Company A. He waited cautiously until the sentry behind his tent had passed on to the other end, and then with the slyness of an Indian he crept down the path.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was neither a sentry nor an officer, this stealthy figure that stole out of a tent in the street of Company A. He waited cautiously until the sentry behind his tent had passed on to the other end, and then with the slyness of an Indian he crept down the path.
path
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From this reading It was neither a sentry nor an officer, this stealthy figure that stole out of a tent in the street of Company A. He waited cautiously until the sentry behind his tent had passed on to the other end, and then with the slyness of an Indian he crept down the path.
PROWLERS
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From this reading TWO MIDNIGHT PROWLERS.
sentry
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From this reading It was neither a sentry nor an officer, this stealthy figure that stole out of a tent in the street of Company A. He waited cautiously until the sentry behind his tent had passed on to the other end, and then with the slyness of an Indian he crept down the path.
slyness
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From this reading It was neither a sentry nor an officer, this stealthy figure that stole out of a tent in the street of Company A. He waited cautiously until the sentry behind his tent had passed on to the other end, and then with the slyness of an Indian he crept down the path.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading On the night of the day we are writing about, there was something unusual happening.
stealthy
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From this reading It was neither a sentry nor an officer, this stealthy figure that stole out of a tent in the street of Company A. He waited cautiously until the sentry behind his tent had passed on to the other end, and then with the slyness of an Indian he crept down the path.
stole
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From this reading It was neither a sentry nor an officer, this stealthy figure that stole out of a tent in the street of Company A. He waited cautiously until the sentry behind his tent had passed on to the other end, and then with the slyness of an Indian he crept down the path.
street
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From this reading It was neither a sentry nor an officer, this stealthy figure that stole out of a tent in the street of Company A. He waited cautiously until the sentry behind his tent had passed on to the other end, and then with the slyness of an Indian he crept down the path.
swallowed
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From this reading And when he disappeared again, it was the big tent of the first captain that swallowed him up.
tent
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From this reading It was neither a sentry nor an officer, this stealthy figure that stole out of a tent in the street of Company A. He waited cautiously until the sentry behind his tent had passed on to the other end, and then with the slyness of an Indian he crept down the path.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was neither a sentry nor an officer, this stealthy figure that stole out of a tent in the street of Company A. He waited cautiously until the sentry behind his tent had passed on to the other end, and then with the slyness of an Indian he crept down the path.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the night of the day we are writing about, there was something unusual happening.
then
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From this reading It was neither a sentry nor an officer, this stealthy figure that stole out of a tent in the street of Company A. He waited cautiously until the sentry behind his tent had passed on to the other end, and then with the slyness of an Indian he crept down the path.
there
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From this reading On the night of the day we are writing about, there was something unusual happening.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was neither a sentry nor an officer, this stealthy figure that stole out of a tent in the street of Company A. He waited cautiously until the sentry behind his tent had passed on to the other end, and then with the slyness of an Indian he crept down the path.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was neither a sentry nor an officer, this stealthy figure that stole out of a tent in the street of Company A. He waited cautiously until the sentry behind his tent had passed on to the other end, and then with the slyness of an Indian he crept down the path.
TWO
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From this reading TWO MIDNIGHT PROWLERS.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading It was neither a sentry nor an officer, this stealthy figure that stole out of a tent in the street of Company A. He waited cautiously until the sentry behind his tent had passed on to the other end, and then with the slyness of an Indian he crept down the path.
unusual
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From this reading On the night of the day we are writing about, there was something unusual happening.
up
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From this reading And when he disappeared again, it was the big tent of the first captain that swallowed him up.
visit
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From this reading Fischer was expecting that visit.
waited
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From this reading It was neither a sentry nor an officer, this stealthy figure that stole out of a tent in the street of Company A. He waited cautiously until the sentry behind his tent had passed on to the other end, and then with the slyness of an Indian he crept down the path.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On the night of the day we are writing about, there was something unusual happening.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading On the night of the day we are writing about, there was something unusual happening.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading And when he disappeared again, it was the big tent of the first captain that swallowed him up.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was neither a sentry nor an officer, this stealthy figure that stole out of a tent in the street of Company A. He waited cautiously until the sentry behind his tent had passed on to the other end, and then with the slyness of an Indian he crept down the path.
writing
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From this reading On the night of the day we are writing about, there was something unusual happening.
