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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 I turned and Sid's face was sticking through the screen like a tinted bas-relief hanging on a gray wall and I got the impression he had peered unexpectedly through a slit in an arras into Queen Elizabeth's bedroom.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I turned and Sid's face was sticking through the screen like a tinted bas-relief hanging on a gray wall and I got the impression he had peered unexpectedly through a slit in an arras into Queen Elizabeth's bedroom.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I turned and Sid's face was sticking through the screen like a tinted bas-relief hanging on a gray wall and I got the impression he had peered unexpectedly through a slit in an arras into Queen Elizabeth's bedroom.
any
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From this reading He didn't have any time to linger on the sensation, even if he'd wanted to, for an elbow with a copper band thrust through the screen and dug his ribs and Kaby marched Lili in by the neck.
arras
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From this reading I turned and Sid's face was sticking through the screen like a tinted bas-relief hanging on a gray wall and I got the impression he had peered unexpectedly through a slit in an arras into Queen Elizabeth's bedroom.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They caught the blue flashes and stopped dead, staring at the long-lost.
band
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From this reading He didn't have any time to linger on the sensation, even if he'd wanted to, for an elbow with a copper band thrust through the screen and dug his ribs and Kaby marched Lili in by the neck.
bas-relief
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From this reading I turned and Sid's face was sticking through the screen like a tinted bas-relief hanging on a gray wall and I got the impression he had peered unexpectedly through a slit in an arras into Queen Elizabeth's bedroom.
bedroom
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From this reading I turned and Sid's face was sticking through the screen like a tinted bas-relief hanging on a gray wall and I got the impression he had peered unexpectedly through a slit in an arras into Queen Elizabeth's bedroom.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Erich, Mark and Illy were right behind.
black
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From this reading black legged spiders with red hearts of hell --marquis LORD SPIDER "Jesu!"
blue
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From this reading They caught the blue flashes and stopped dead, staring at the long-lost.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He didn't have any time to linger on the sensation, even if he'd wanted to, for an elbow with a copper band thrust through the screen and dug his ribs and Kaby marched Lili in by the neck.
caught
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From this reading They caught the blue flashes and stopped dead, staring at the long-lost.
copper
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From this reading He didn't have any time to linger on the sensation, even if he'd wanted to, for an elbow with a copper band thrust through the screen and dug his ribs and Kaby marched Lili in by the neck.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They caught the blue flashes and stopped dead, staring at the long-lost.
didn't
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dug
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elbow
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Elizabeth's
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From this reading I turned and Sid's face was sticking through the screen like a tinted bas-relief hanging on a gray wall and I got the impression he had peered unexpectedly through a slit in an arras into Queen Elizabeth's bedroom.
Erich
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From this reading Erich, Mark and Illy were right behind.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He didn't have any time to linger on the sensation, even if he'd wanted to, for an elbow with a copper band thrust through the screen and dug his ribs and Kaby marched Lili in by the neck.
face
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From this reading I turned and Sid's face was sticking through the screen like a tinted bas-relief hanging on a gray wall and I got the impression he had peered unexpectedly through a slit in an arras into Queen Elizabeth's bedroom.
flashes
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From this reading They caught the blue flashes and stopped dead, staring at the long-lost.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He didn't have any time to linger on the sensation, even if he'd wanted to, for an elbow with a copper band thrust through the screen and dug his ribs and Kaby marched Lili in by the neck.
got
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From this reading I turned and Sid's face was sticking through the screen like a tinted bas-relief hanging on a gray wall and I got the impression he had peered unexpectedly through a slit in an arras into Queen Elizabeth's bedroom.
gray
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From this reading I turned and Sid's face was sticking through the screen like a tinted bas-relief hanging on a gray wall and I got the impression he had peered unexpectedly through a slit in an arras into Queen Elizabeth's bedroom.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I turned and Sid's face was sticking through the screen like a tinted bas-relief hanging on a gray wall and I got the impression he had peered unexpectedly through a slit in an arras into Queen Elizabeth's bedroom.
hanging
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From this reading I turned and Sid's face was sticking through the screen like a tinted bas-relief hanging on a gray wall and I got the impression he had peered unexpectedly through a slit in an arras into Queen Elizabeth's bedroom.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He didn't have any time to linger on the sensation, even if he'd wanted to, for an elbow with a copper band thrust through the screen and dug his ribs and Kaby marched Lili in by the neck.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I turned and Sid's face was sticking through the screen like a tinted bas-relief hanging on a gray wall and I got the impression he had peered unexpectedly through a slit in an arras into Queen Elizabeth's bedroom.
he'd
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From this reading He didn't have any time to linger on the sensation, even if he'd wanted to, for an elbow with a copper band thrust through the screen and dug his ribs and Kaby marched Lili in by the neck.
hearts
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From this reading black legged spiders with red hearts of hell --marquis LORD SPIDER "Jesu!"
hell
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From this reading black legged spiders with red hearts of hell --marquis LORD SPIDER "Jesu!"
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He didn't have any time to linger on the sensation, even if he'd wanted to, for an elbow with a copper band thrust through the screen and dug his ribs and Kaby marched Lili in by the neck.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I turned and Sid's face was sticking through the screen like a tinted bas-relief hanging on a gray wall and I got the impression he had peered unexpectedly through a slit in an arras into Queen Elizabeth's bedroom.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He didn't have any time to linger on the sensation, even if he'd wanted to, for an elbow with a copper band thrust through the screen and dug his ribs and Kaby marched Lili in by the neck.
Illy
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From this reading Erich, Mark and Illy were right behind.
impression
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From this reading I turned and Sid's face was sticking through the screen like a tinted bas-relief hanging on a gray wall and I got the impression he had peered unexpectedly through a slit in an arras into Queen Elizabeth's bedroom.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I turned and Sid's face was sticking through the screen like a tinted bas-relief hanging on a gray wall and I got the impression he had peered unexpectedly through a slit in an arras into Queen Elizabeth's bedroom.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I turned and Sid's face was sticking through the screen like a tinted bas-relief hanging on a gray wall and I got the impression he had peered unexpectedly through a slit in an arras into Queen Elizabeth's bedroom.
Jesu
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From this reading black legged spiders with red hearts of hell --marquis LORD SPIDER "Jesu!"
Kaby
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From this reading He didn't have any time to linger on the sensation, even if he'd wanted to, for an elbow with a copper band thrust through the screen and dug his ribs and Kaby marched Lili in by the neck.
legged
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From this reading black legged spiders with red hearts of hell --marquis LORD SPIDER "Jesu!"
like
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From this reading I turned and Sid's face was sticking through the screen like a tinted bas-relief hanging on a gray wall and I got the impression he had peered unexpectedly through a slit in an arras into Queen Elizabeth's bedroom.
Lili
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linger
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From this reading He didn't have any time to linger on the sensation, even if he'd wanted to, for an elbow with a copper band thrust through the screen and dug his ribs and Kaby marched Lili in by the neck.
long-lost
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From this reading They caught the blue flashes and stopped dead, staring at the long-lost.
LORD
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From this reading black legged spiders with red hearts of hell --marquis LORD SPIDER "Jesu!"
marched
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Mark
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From this reading Erich, Mark and Illy were right behind.
marquis
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From this reading black legged spiders with red hearts of hell --marquis LORD SPIDER "Jesu!"
neck
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From this reading He didn't have any time to linger on the sensation, even if he'd wanted to, for an elbow with a copper band thrust through the screen and dug his ribs and Kaby marched Lili in by the neck.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading black legged spiders with red hearts of hell --marquis LORD SPIDER "Jesu!"
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I turned and Sid's face was sticking through the screen like a tinted bas-relief hanging on a gray wall and I got the impression he had peered unexpectedly through a slit in an arras into Queen Elizabeth's bedroom.
peered
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From this reading I turned and Sid's face was sticking through the screen like a tinted bas-relief hanging on a gray wall and I got the impression he had peered unexpectedly through a slit in an arras into Queen Elizabeth's bedroom.
Queen
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From this reading I turned and Sid's face was sticking through the screen like a tinted bas-relief hanging on a gray wall and I got the impression he had peered unexpectedly through a slit in an arras into Queen Elizabeth's bedroom.
red
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From this reading black legged spiders with red hearts of hell --marquis LORD SPIDER "Jesu!"
ribs
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From this reading He didn't have any time to linger on the sensation, even if he'd wanted to, for an elbow with a copper band thrust through the screen and dug his ribs and Kaby marched Lili in by the neck.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Erich, Mark and Illy were right behind.
screen
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From this reading I turned and Sid's face was sticking through the screen like a tinted bas-relief hanging on a gray wall and I got the impression he had peered unexpectedly through a slit in an arras into Queen Elizabeth's bedroom.
sensation
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From this reading He didn't have any time to linger on the sensation, even if he'd wanted to, for an elbow with a copper band thrust through the screen and dug his ribs and Kaby marched Lili in by the neck.
Sid's
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From this reading I turned and Sid's face was sticking through the screen like a tinted bas-relief hanging on a gray wall and I got the impression he had peered unexpectedly through a slit in an arras into Queen Elizabeth's bedroom.
slit
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From this reading I turned and Sid's face was sticking through the screen like a tinted bas-relief hanging on a gray wall and I got the impression he had peered unexpectedly through a slit in an arras into Queen Elizabeth's bedroom.
SPIDER
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From this reading black legged spiders with red hearts of hell --marquis LORD SPIDER "Jesu!"
spiders
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From this reading black legged spiders with red hearts of hell --marquis LORD SPIDER "Jesu!"
staring
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From this reading They caught the blue flashes and stopped dead, staring at the long-lost.
sticking
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From this reading I turned and Sid's face was sticking through the screen like a tinted bas-relief hanging on a gray wall and I got the impression he had peered unexpectedly through a slit in an arras into Queen Elizabeth's bedroom.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They caught the blue flashes and stopped dead, staring at the long-lost.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I turned and Sid's face was sticking through the screen like a tinted bas-relief hanging on a gray wall and I got the impression he had peered unexpectedly through a slit in an arras into Queen Elizabeth's bedroom.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They caught the blue flashes and stopped dead, staring at the long-lost.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I turned and Sid's face was sticking through the screen like a tinted bas-relief hanging on a gray wall and I got the impression he had peered unexpectedly through a slit in an arras into Queen Elizabeth's bedroom.
thrust
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From this reading He didn't have any time to linger on the sensation, even if he'd wanted to, for an elbow with a copper band thrust through the screen and dug his ribs and Kaby marched Lili in by the neck.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He didn't have any time to linger on the sensation, even if he'd wanted to, for an elbow with a copper band thrust through the screen and dug his ribs and Kaby marched Lili in by the neck.
tinted
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From this reading I turned and Sid's face was sticking through the screen like a tinted bas-relief hanging on a gray wall and I got the impression he had peered unexpectedly through a slit in an arras into Queen Elizabeth's bedroom.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He didn't have any time to linger on the sensation, even if he'd wanted to, for an elbow with a copper band thrust through the screen and dug his ribs and Kaby marched Lili in by the neck.
turned
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From this reading I turned and Sid's face was sticking through the screen like a tinted bas-relief hanging on a gray wall and I got the impression he had peered unexpectedly through a slit in an arras into Queen Elizabeth's bedroom.
unexpectedly
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From this reading I turned and Sid's face was sticking through the screen like a tinted bas-relief hanging on a gray wall and I got the impression he had peered unexpectedly through a slit in an arras into Queen Elizabeth's bedroom.
wall
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From this reading I turned and Sid's face was sticking through the screen like a tinted bas-relief hanging on a gray wall and I got the impression he had peered unexpectedly through a slit in an arras into Queen Elizabeth's bedroom.
wanted
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From this reading He didn't have any time to linger on the sensation, even if he'd wanted to, for an elbow with a copper band thrust through the screen and dug his ribs and Kaby marched Lili in by the neck.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I turned and Sid's face was sticking through the screen like a tinted bas-relief hanging on a gray wall and I got the impression he had peered unexpectedly through a slit in an arras into Queen Elizabeth's bedroom.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Erich, Mark and Illy were right behind.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading black legged spiders with red hearts of hell --marquis LORD SPIDER "Jesu!"
