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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He turned and went swiftly through the door.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Chapter Fifteen _The Girl Thief_ Before that death sentence had been passed on him Ronicky Doone stood before the door of his room, with the trembling girl beside him.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Chapter Fifteen _The Girl Thief_ Before that death sentence had been passed on him Ronicky Doone stood before the door of his room, with the trembling girl beside him.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading Chapter Fifteen _The Girl Thief_ Before that death sentence had been passed on him Ronicky Doone stood before the door of his room, with the trembling girl beside him.
buried
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From this reading The moment it was closed the girl buried her face in her hands.
Chapter
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From this reading Chapter Fifteen _The Girl Thief_ Before that death sentence had been passed on him Ronicky Doone stood before the door of his room, with the trembling girl beside him.
closed
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From this reading The moment it was closed the girl buried her face in her hands.
death
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From this reading Chapter Fifteen _The Girl Thief_ Before that death sentence had been passed on him Ronicky Doone stood before the door of his room, with the trembling girl beside him.
Doone
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From this reading Chapter Fifteen _The Girl Thief_ Before that death sentence had been passed on him Ronicky Doone stood before the door of his room, with the trembling girl beside him.
door
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From this reading He turned and went swiftly through the door.
face
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From this reading The moment it was closed the girl buried her face in her hands.
Fifteen
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From this reading Chapter Fifteen _The Girl Thief_ Before that death sentence had been passed on him Ronicky Doone stood before the door of his room, with the trembling girl beside him.
girl
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From this reading The moment it was closed the girl buried her face in her hands.
go
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From this reading "Wait here while I go in and wake him up.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Chapter Fifteen _The Girl Thief_ Before that death sentence had been passed on him Ronicky Doone stood before the door of his room, with the trembling girl beside him.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading The moment it was closed the girl buried her face in her hands.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He turned and went swiftly through the door.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The moment it was closed the girl buried her face in her hands.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Wait here," he whispered to her.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Chapter Fifteen _The Girl Thief_ Before that death sentence had been passed on him Ronicky Doone stood before the door of his room, with the trembling girl beside him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Chapter Fifteen _The Girl Thief_ Before that death sentence had been passed on him Ronicky Doone stood before the door of his room, with the trembling girl beside him.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Wait here while I go in and wake him up.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The moment it was closed the girl buried her face in her hands.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The moment it was closed the girl buried her face in her hands.
moment
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From this reading The moment it was closed the girl buried her face in her hands.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Chapter Fifteen _The Girl Thief_ Before that death sentence had been passed on him Ronicky Doone stood before the door of his room, with the trembling girl beside him.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Chapter Fifteen _The Girl Thief_ Before that death sentence had been passed on him Ronicky Doone stood before the door of his room, with the trembling girl beside him.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Chapter Fifteen _The Girl Thief_ Before that death sentence had been passed on him Ronicky Doone stood before the door of his room, with the trembling girl beside him.
Ronicky
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From this reading Chapter Fifteen _The Girl Thief_ Before that death sentence had been passed on him Ronicky Doone stood before the door of his room, with the trembling girl beside him.
room
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From this reading Chapter Fifteen _The Girl Thief_ Before that death sentence had been passed on him Ronicky Doone stood before the door of his room, with the trembling girl beside him.
sentence
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From this reading Chapter Fifteen _The Girl Thief_ Before that death sentence had been passed on him Ronicky Doone stood before the door of his room, with the trembling girl beside him.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Chapter Fifteen _The Girl Thief_ Before that death sentence had been passed on him Ronicky Doone stood before the door of his room, with the trembling girl beside him.
swiftly
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From this reading He turned and went swiftly through the door.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Chapter Fifteen _The Girl Thief_ Before that death sentence had been passed on him Ronicky Doone stood before the door of his room, with the trembling girl beside him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He turned and went swiftly through the door.
Thief
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From this reading Chapter Fifteen _The Girl Thief_ Before that death sentence had been passed on him Ronicky Doone stood before the door of his room, with the trembling girl beside him.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He turned and went swiftly through the door.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Wait here," he whispered to her.
trembling
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From this reading Chapter Fifteen _The Girl Thief_ Before that death sentence had been passed on him Ronicky Doone stood before the door of his room, with the trembling girl beside him.
turned
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From this reading He turned and went swiftly through the door.
up
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From this reading "Wait here while I go in and wake him up.
Wait
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From this reading "Wait here," he whispered to her.
wake
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From this reading "Wait here while I go in and wake him up.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The moment it was closed the girl buried her face in her hands.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He turned and went swiftly through the door.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading "Wait here while I go in and wake him up.
whispered
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From this reading "Wait here," he whispered to her.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Chapter Fifteen _The Girl Thief_ Before that death sentence had been passed on him Ronicky Doone stood before the door of his room, with the trembling girl beside him.