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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 Pabo was hurried away, along a corridor, down a flight of steps, through the courtyard, and was thrust into a dungeon at the base of a tower on the east side of the castle.
admitted
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From this reading One slit, far up, admitted a ray of light, and beneath the door was a space of as much as two finger-breadths between it and the stone sill.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Pabo was hurried away, along a corridor, down a flight of steps, through the courtyard, and was thrust into a dungeon at the base of a tower on the east side of the castle.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Pabo was hurried away, along a corridor, down a flight of steps, through the courtyard, and was thrust into a dungeon at the base of a tower on the east side of the castle.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading One slit, far up, admitted a ray of light, and beneath the door was a space of as much as two finger-breadths between it and the stone sill.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Pabo was hurried away, along a corridor, down a flight of steps, through the courtyard, and was thrust into a dungeon at the base of a tower on the east side of the castle.
away
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From this reading Pabo was hurried away, along a corridor, down a flight of steps, through the courtyard, and was thrust into a dungeon at the base of a tower on the east side of the castle.
base
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From this reading Pabo was hurried away, along a corridor, down a flight of steps, through the courtyard, and was thrust into a dungeon at the base of a tower on the east side of the castle.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading One slit, far up, admitted a ray of light, and beneath the door was a space of as much as two finger-breadths between it and the stone sill.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading One slit, far up, admitted a ray of light, and beneath the door was a space of as much as two finger-breadths between it and the stone sill.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He had to descend into it by steps, and then the heavy oak door was shut and locked.
castle
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From this reading Pabo was hurried away, along a corridor, down a flight of steps, through the courtyard, and was thrust into a dungeon at the base of a tower on the east side of the castle.
corridor
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From this reading Pabo was hurried away, along a corridor, down a flight of steps, through the courtyard, and was thrust into a dungeon at the base of a tower on the east side of the castle.
courtyardnounUS /ˈkɔːrtjɑːrd/
an open area surrounded by the walls of a building
From this reading Pabo was hurried away, along a corridor, down a flight of steps, through the courtyard, and was thrust into a dungeon at the base of a tower on the east side of the castle.
descend
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From this reading He had to descend into it by steps, and then the heavy oak door was shut and locked.
door
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From this reading He had to descend into it by steps, and then the heavy oak door was shut and locked.
down
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From this reading Pabo was hurried away, along a corridor, down a flight of steps, through the courtyard, and was thrust into a dungeon at the base of a tower on the east side of the castle.
dungeon
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From this reading Pabo was hurried away, along a corridor, down a flight of steps, through the courtyard, and was thrust into a dungeon at the base of a tower on the east side of the castle.
earth
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From this reading The floor was of the limestone rock, with some earth on it; the walls new, and smelling of mortar.
east
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From this reading Pabo was hurried away, along a corridor, down a flight of steps, through the courtyard, and was thrust into a dungeon at the base of a tower on the east side of the castle.
far
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From this reading One slit, far up, admitted a ray of light, and beneath the door was a space of as much as two finger-breadths between it and the stone sill.
finger-breadths
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From this reading One slit, far up, admitted a ray of light, and beneath the door was a space of as much as two finger-breadths between it and the stone sill.
flight
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From this reading Pabo was hurried away, along a corridor, down a flight of steps, through the courtyard, and was thrust into a dungeon at the base of a tower on the east side of the castle.
floor
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From this reading The floor was of the limestone rock, with some earth on it; the walls new, and smelling of mortar.
FORGOTTENadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading FORGOTTEN?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had to descend into it by steps, and then the heavy oak door was shut and locked.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had to descend into it by steps, and then the heavy oak door was shut and locked.
heavy
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From this reading He had to descend into it by steps, and then the heavy oak door was shut and locked.
hurried
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From this reading Pabo was hurried away, along a corridor, down a flight of steps, through the courtyard, and was thrust into a dungeon at the base of a tower on the east side of the castle.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Pabo was hurried away, along a corridor, down a flight of steps, through the courtyard, and was thrust into a dungeon at the base of a tower on the east side of the castle.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had to descend into it by steps, and then the heavy oak door was shut and locked.
light
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From this reading One slit, far up, admitted a ray of light, and beneath the door was a space of as much as two finger-breadths between it and the stone sill.
limestone
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From this reading The floor was of the limestone rock, with some earth on it; the walls new, and smelling of mortar.
locked
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From this reading He had to descend into it by steps, and then the heavy oak door was shut and locked.
mortar
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From this reading The floor was of the limestone rock, with some earth on it; the walls new, and smelling of mortar.
much
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From this reading One slit, far up, admitted a ray of light, and beneath the door was a space of as much as two finger-breadths between it and the stone sill.
new
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From this reading The floor was of the limestone rock, with some earth on it; the walls new, and smelling of mortar.
oak
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From this reading He had to descend into it by steps, and then the heavy oak door was shut and locked.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Pabo was hurried away, along a corridor, down a flight of steps, through the courtyard, and was thrust into a dungeon at the base of a tower on the east side of the castle.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Pabo was hurried away, along a corridor, down a flight of steps, through the courtyard, and was thrust into a dungeon at the base of a tower on the east side of the castle.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One slit, far up, admitted a ray of light, and beneath the door was a space of as much as two finger-breadths between it and the stone sill.
Pabo
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From this reading Pabo was hurried away, along a corridor, down a flight of steps, through the courtyard, and was thrust into a dungeon at the base of a tower on the east side of the castle.
ray
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From this reading One slit, far up, admitted a ray of light, and beneath the door was a space of as much as two finger-breadths between it and the stone sill.
rock
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From this reading The floor was of the limestone rock, with some earth on it; the walls new, and smelling of mortar.
shut
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From this reading He had to descend into it by steps, and then the heavy oak door was shut and locked.
side
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From this reading Pabo was hurried away, along a corridor, down a flight of steps, through the courtyard, and was thrust into a dungeon at the base of a tower on the east side of the castle.
sill
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From this reading One slit, far up, admitted a ray of light, and beneath the door was a space of as much as two finger-breadths between it and the stone sill.
slit
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From this reading One slit, far up, admitted a ray of light, and beneath the door was a space of as much as two finger-breadths between it and the stone sill.
smelling
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From this reading The floor was of the limestone rock, with some earth on it; the walls new, and smelling of mortar.
some
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From this reading The floor was of the limestone rock, with some earth on it; the walls new, and smelling of mortar.
space
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From this reading One slit, far up, admitted a ray of light, and beneath the door was a space of as much as two finger-breadths between it and the stone sill.
steps
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From this reading Pabo was hurried away, along a corridor, down a flight of steps, through the courtyard, and was thrust into a dungeon at the base of a tower on the east side of the castle.
stone
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From this reading One slit, far up, admitted a ray of light, and beneath the door was a space of as much as two finger-breadths between it and the stone sill.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Pabo was hurried away, along a corridor, down a flight of steps, through the courtyard, and was thrust into a dungeon at the base of a tower on the east side of the castle.
then
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From this reading He had to descend into it by steps, and then the heavy oak door was shut and locked.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Pabo was hurried away, along a corridor, down a flight of steps, through the courtyard, and was thrust into a dungeon at the base of a tower on the east side of the castle.
thrust
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From this reading Pabo was hurried away, along a corridor, down a flight of steps, through the courtyard, and was thrust into a dungeon at the base of a tower on the east side of the castle.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had to descend into it by steps, and then the heavy oak door was shut and locked.
tower
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From this reading Pabo was hurried away, along a corridor, down a flight of steps, through the courtyard, and was thrust into a dungeon at the base of a tower on the east side of the castle.
two
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From this reading One slit, far up, admitted a ray of light, and beneath the door was a space of as much as two finger-breadths between it and the stone sill.
up
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From this reading One slit, far up, admitted a ray of light, and beneath the door was a space of as much as two finger-breadths between it and the stone sill.
walls
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From this reading The floor was of the limestone rock, with some earth on it; the walls new, and smelling of mortar.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Pabo was hurried away, along a corridor, down a flight of steps, through the courtyard, and was thrust into a dungeon at the base of a tower on the east side of the castle.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The floor was of the limestone rock, with some earth on it; the walls new, and smelling of mortar.
