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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 taps on his leather heels clicked a precise rhythm on the marble floor.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He ignored the door that offered "Information", passed up office after office until he came to the glass paneled door which informed him that behind it functioned the Director of FBI operations in the Los Angeles area.
aliens
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From this reading _The aliens were conducting an experiment under laboratory conditions.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading _The aliens were conducting an experiment under laboratory conditions.
Angeles
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area
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behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading He ignored the door that offered "Information", passed up office after office until he came to the glass paneled door which informed him that behind it functioned the Director of FBI operations in the Los Angeles area.
Brill
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From this reading So, how could they guess that their guinea pigs held the ultimate weapon?_ Dr. Lucifer Brill stepped briskly down the corridor of the Federal Building.
briskly
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From this reading So, how could they guess that their guinea pigs held the ultimate weapon?_ Dr. Lucifer Brill stepped briskly down the corridor of the Federal Building.
Building
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From this reading So, how could they guess that their guinea pigs held the ultimate weapon?_ Dr. Lucifer Brill stepped briskly down the corridor of the Federal Building.
came
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clicked
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From this reading The taps on his leather heels clicked a precise rhythm on the marble floor.
conditions
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From this reading _The aliens were conducting an experiment under laboratory conditions.
conducting
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From this reading _The aliens were conducting an experiment under laboratory conditions.
corridor
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From this reading So, how could they guess that their guinea pigs held the ultimate weapon?_ Dr. Lucifer Brill stepped briskly down the corridor of the Federal Building.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading So, how could they guess that their guinea pigs held the ultimate weapon?_ Dr. Lucifer Brill stepped briskly down the corridor of the Federal Building.
Director
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door
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down
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From this reading So, how could they guess that their guinea pigs held the ultimate weapon?_ Dr. Lucifer Brill stepped briskly down the corridor of the Federal Building.
Dr
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From this reading So, how could they guess that their guinea pigs held the ultimate weapon?_ Dr. Lucifer Brill stepped briskly down the corridor of the Federal Building.
experiment
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FBI
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Federal
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From this reading So, how could they guess that their guinea pigs held the ultimate weapon?_ Dr. Lucifer Brill stepped briskly down the corridor of the Federal Building.
floor
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From this reading The taps on his leather heels clicked a precise rhythm on the marble floor.
functioned
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glass
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guess
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From this reading So, how could they guess that their guinea pigs held the ultimate weapon?_ Dr. Lucifer Brill stepped briskly down the corridor of the Federal Building.
guinea
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HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He ignored the door that offered "Information", passed up office after office until he came to the glass paneled door which informed him that behind it functioned the Director of FBI operations in the Los Angeles area.
heels
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From this reading The taps on his leather heels clicked a precise rhythm on the marble floor.
held
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From this reading So, how could they guess that their guinea pigs held the ultimate weapon?_ Dr. Lucifer Brill stepped briskly down the corridor of the Federal Building.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He ignored the door that offered "Information", passed up office after office until he came to the glass paneled door which informed him that behind it functioned the Director of FBI operations in the Los Angeles area.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The taps on his leather heels clicked a precise rhythm on the marble floor.
how
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From this reading So, how could they guess that their guinea pigs held the ultimate weapon?_ Dr. Lucifer Brill stepped briskly down the corridor of the Federal Building.
ignored
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From this reading He ignored the door that offered "Information", passed up office after office until he came to the glass paneled door which informed him that behind it functioned the Director of FBI operations in the Los Angeles area.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He ignored the door that offered "Information", passed up office after office until he came to the glass paneled door which informed him that behind it functioned the Director of FBI operations in the Los Angeles area.
Information
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informed
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From this reading He ignored the door that offered "Information", passed up office after office until he came to the glass paneled door which informed him that behind it functioned the Director of FBI operations in the Los Angeles area.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He ignored the door that offered "Information", passed up office after office until he came to the glass paneled door which informed him that behind it functioned the Director of FBI operations in the Los Angeles area.
laboratory
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From this reading _The aliens were conducting an experiment under laboratory conditions.
leather
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From this reading The taps on his leather heels clicked a precise rhythm on the marble floor.
locked
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From this reading The door was locked.
Los
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Lucifer
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From this reading So, how could they guess that their guinea pigs held the ultimate weapon?_ Dr. Lucifer Brill stepped briskly down the corridor of the Federal Building.
marble
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From this reading The taps on his leather heels clicked a precise rhythm on the marble floor.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So, how could they guess that their guinea pigs held the ultimate weapon?_ Dr. Lucifer Brill stepped briskly down the corridor of the Federal Building.
offered
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office
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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The taps on his leather heels clicked a precise rhythm on the marble floor.
operations
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From this reading He ignored the door that offered "Information", passed up office after office until he came to the glass paneled door which informed him that behind it functioned the Director of FBI operations in the Los Angeles area.
paneled
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From this reading He ignored the door that offered "Information", passed up office after office until he came to the glass paneled door which informed him that behind it functioned the Director of FBI operations in the Los Angeles area.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He ignored the door that offered "Information", passed up office after office until he came to the glass paneled door which informed him that behind it functioned the Director of FBI operations in the Los Angeles area.
pigs
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From this reading So, how could they guess that their guinea pigs held the ultimate weapon?_ Dr. Lucifer Brill stepped briskly down the corridor of the Federal Building.
precise
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From this reading The taps on his leather heels clicked a precise rhythm on the marble floor.
rhythm
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From this reading The taps on his leather heels clicked a precise rhythm on the marble floor.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So, how could they guess that their guinea pigs held the ultimate weapon?_ Dr. Lucifer Brill stepped briskly down the corridor of the Federal Building.
stepped
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From this reading So, how could they guess that their guinea pigs held the ultimate weapon?_ Dr. Lucifer Brill stepped briskly down the corridor of the Federal Building.
taps
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From this reading The taps on his leather heels clicked a precise rhythm on the marble floor.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So, how could they guess that their guinea pigs held the ultimate weapon?_ Dr. Lucifer Brill stepped briskly down the corridor of the Federal Building.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The aliens were conducting an experiment under laboratory conditions.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading So, how could they guess that their guinea pigs held the ultimate weapon?_ Dr. Lucifer Brill stepped briskly down the corridor of the Federal Building.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So, how could they guess that their guinea pigs held the ultimate weapon?_ Dr. Lucifer Brill stepped briskly down the corridor of the Federal Building.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He ignored the door that offered "Information", passed up office after office until he came to the glass paneled door which informed him that behind it functioned the Director of FBI operations in the Los Angeles area.
ultimate
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From this reading So, how could they guess that their guinea pigs held the ultimate weapon?_ Dr. Lucifer Brill stepped briskly down the corridor of the Federal Building.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading _The aliens were conducting an experiment under laboratory conditions.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading He ignored the door that offered "Information", passed up office after office until he came to the glass paneled door which informed him that behind it functioned the Director of FBI operations in the Los Angeles area.
up
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From this reading He ignored the door that offered "Information", passed up office after office until he came to the glass paneled door which informed him that behind it functioned the Director of FBI operations in the Los Angeles area.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The door was locked.
weapon
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From this reading So, how could they guess that their guinea pigs held the ultimate weapon?_ Dr. Lucifer Brill stepped briskly down the corridor of the Federal Building.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _The aliens were conducting an experiment under laboratory conditions.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He ignored the door that offered "Information", passed up office after office until he came to the glass paneled door which informed him that behind it functioned the Director of FBI operations in the Los Angeles area.
