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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 rang the bell, which was in a cupola at the top of the building, as the students had been instructed to do in case of fire.
all
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From this reading There was no art or skill to be used in the operation, and the ringer was simply required to make all the noise he could; and Matt made it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Matt Randolph lost no time in discharging his duty at the bell-rope, and he performed it with the utmost vigor and determination.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading There was no art or skill to be used in the operation, and the ringer was simply required to make all the noise he could; and Matt made it.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He rang the bell, which was in a cupola at the top of the building, as the students had been instructed to do in case of fire.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Matt Randolph lost no time in discharging his duty at the bell-rope, and he performed it with the utmost vigor and determination.
avoid
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From this reading Dory reached the rear of the shops in season to escape being shot by the reckless burglars, and even to avoid being shot at.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There was no art or skill to be used in the operation, and the ringer was simply required to make all the noise he could; and Matt made it.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He rang the bell, which was in a cupola at the top of the building, as the students had been instructed to do in case of fire.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Dory reached the rear of the shops in season to escape being shot by the reckless burglars, and even to avoid being shot at.
bell
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From this reading He rang the bell, which was in a cupola at the top of the building, as the students had been instructed to do in case of fire.
bell-rope
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From this reading Matt Randolph lost no time in discharging his duty at the bell-rope, and he performed it with the utmost vigor and determination.
building
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From this reading He rang the bell, which was in a cupola at the top of the building, as the students had been instructed to do in case of fire.
BURGLARS
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From this reading ON THE TRACK OF THE BURGLARS.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Dory reached the rear of the shops in season to escape being shot by the reckless burglars, and even to avoid being shot at.
case
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From this reading He rang the bell, which was in a cupola at the top of the building, as the students had been instructed to do in case of fire.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading There was no art or skill to be used in the operation, and the ringer was simply required to make all the noise he could; and Matt made it.
cupola
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From this reading He rang the bell, which was in a cupola at the top of the building, as the students had been instructed to do in case of fire.
determination
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From this reading Matt Randolph lost no time in discharging his duty at the bell-rope, and he performed it with the utmost vigor and determination.
discharging
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From this reading Matt Randolph lost no time in discharging his duty at the bell-rope, and he performed it with the utmost vigor and determination.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading He rang the bell, which was in a cupola at the top of the building, as the students had been instructed to do in case of fire.
Dory
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From this reading Dory reached the rear of the shops in season to escape being shot by the reckless burglars, and even to avoid being shot at.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading Matt Randolph lost no time in discharging his duty at the bell-rope, and he performed it with the utmost vigor and determination.
escape
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From this reading Dory reached the rear of the shops in season to escape being shot by the reckless burglars, and even to avoid being shot at.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dory reached the rear of the shops in season to escape being shot by the reckless burglars, and even to avoid being shot at.
fire
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From this reading He rang the bell, which was in a cupola at the top of the building, as the students had been instructed to do in case of fire.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He rang the bell, which was in a cupola at the top of the building, as the students had been instructed to do in case of fire.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Matt Randolph lost no time in discharging his duty at the bell-rope, and he performed it with the utmost vigor and determination.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Matt Randolph lost no time in discharging his duty at the bell-rope, and he performed it with the utmost vigor and determination.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Matt Randolph lost no time in discharging his duty at the bell-rope, and he performed it with the utmost vigor and determination.
instructed
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From this reading He rang the bell, which was in a cupola at the top of the building, as the students had been instructed to do in case of fire.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Matt Randolph lost no time in discharging his duty at the bell-rope, and he performed it with the utmost vigor and determination.
lost
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From this reading Matt Randolph lost no time in discharging his duty at the bell-rope, and he performed it with the utmost vigor and determination.
made
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From this reading There was no art or skill to be used in the operation, and the ringer was simply required to make all the noise he could; and Matt made it.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was no art or skill to be used in the operation, and the ringer was simply required to make all the noise he could; and Matt made it.
Matt
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From this reading Matt Randolph lost no time in discharging his duty at the bell-rope, and he performed it with the utmost vigor and determination.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Matt Randolph lost no time in discharging his duty at the bell-rope, and he performed it with the utmost vigor and determination.
noise
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From this reading There was no art or skill to be used in the operation, and the ringer was simply required to make all the noise he could; and Matt made it.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ON THE TRACK OF THE BURGLARS.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON THE TRACK OF THE BURGLARS.
operation
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From this reading There was no art or skill to be used in the operation, and the ringer was simply required to make all the noise he could; and Matt made it.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There was no art or skill to be used in the operation, and the ringer was simply required to make all the noise he could; and Matt made it.
performed
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From this reading Matt Randolph lost no time in discharging his duty at the bell-rope, and he performed it with the utmost vigor and determination.
Randolph
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From this reading Matt Randolph lost no time in discharging his duty at the bell-rope, and he performed it with the utmost vigor and determination.
rang
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From this reading He rang the bell, which was in a cupola at the top of the building, as the students had been instructed to do in case of fire.
reached
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From this reading Dory reached the rear of the shops in season to escape being shot by the reckless burglars, and even to avoid being shot at.
rear
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From this reading Dory reached the rear of the shops in season to escape being shot by the reckless burglars, and even to avoid being shot at.
reckless
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From this reading Dory reached the rear of the shops in season to escape being shot by the reckless burglars, and even to avoid being shot at.
requirednounUS /required/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was no art or skill to be used in the operation, and the ringer was simply required to make all the noise he could; and Matt made it.
ringer
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From this reading There was no art or skill to be used in the operation, and the ringer was simply required to make all the noise he could; and Matt made it.
season
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From this reading Dory reached the rear of the shops in season to escape being shot by the reckless burglars, and even to avoid being shot at.
shops
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From this reading Dory reached the rear of the shops in season to escape being shot by the reckless burglars, and even to avoid being shot at.
shot
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From this reading Dory reached the rear of the shops in season to escape being shot by the reckless burglars, and even to avoid being shot at.
simply
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From this reading There was no art or skill to be used in the operation, and the ringer was simply required to make all the noise he could; and Matt made it.
skill
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From this reading There was no art or skill to be used in the operation, and the ringer was simply required to make all the noise he could; and Matt made it.
students
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From this reading He rang the bell, which was in a cupola at the top of the building, as the students had been instructed to do in case of fire.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON THE TRACK OF THE BURGLARS.
There
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From this reading There was no art or skill to be used in the operation, and the ringer was simply required to make all the noise he could; and Matt made it.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Matt Randolph lost no time in discharging his duty at the bell-rope, and he performed it with the utmost vigor and determination.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He rang the bell, which was in a cupola at the top of the building, as the students had been instructed to do in case of fire.
top
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From this reading He rang the bell, which was in a cupola at the top of the building, as the students had been instructed to do in case of fire.
TRACKnounUS /træk/
a route or signs showing the way someone went
From this reading ON THE TRACK OF THE BURGLARS.
used
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From this reading There was no art or skill to be used in the operation, and the ringer was simply required to make all the noise he could; and Matt made it.
utmost
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From this reading Matt Randolph lost no time in discharging his duty at the bell-rope, and he performed it with the utmost vigor and determination.
vigor
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From this reading Matt Randolph lost no time in discharging his duty at the bell-rope, and he performed it with the utmost vigor and determination.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He rang the bell, which was in a cupola at the top of the building, as the students had been instructed to do in case of fire.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He rang the bell, which was in a cupola at the top of the building, as the students had been instructed to do in case of fire.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Matt Randolph lost no time in discharging his duty at the bell-rope, and he performed it with the utmost vigor and determination.
