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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 realized that it was to him a foreign world, and he bore himself with the alert suspiciousness of an alien.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Meantime Ned was timorously skulking about in that strange, unkempt, haggard world known as "behind the scenes."
aisles
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From this reading Once down one of these aisles a sudden veritable scene showed at the end of the perspective, through a wide door opening upon a room tinted in green, the color being very keen amidst the dun shadows without and the brilliant artificial illumination within.
alert
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alien
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amidstprepositionUS /əˈmɪdst/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading Once down one of these aisles a sudden veritable scene showed at the end of the perspective, through a wide door opening upon a room tinted in green, the color being very keen amidst the dun shadows without and the brilliant artificial illumination within.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He realized that it was to him a foreign world, and he bore himself with the alert suspiciousness of an alien.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He realized that it was to him a foreign world, and he bore himself with the alert suspiciousness of an alien.
anxious
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From this reading He kept an anxious lookout for the red jackets of the scene-shifters, and whenever he saw them bespangling the gray shadows of those dreary canvas vistas he dodged dexterously behind other "flats" and into deeper glooms.
artificial
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From this reading Once down one of these aisles a sudden veritable scene showed at the end of the perspective, through a wide door opening upon a room tinted in green, the color being very keen amidst the dun shadows without and the brilliant artificial illumination within.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Meantime Ned was timorously skulking about in that strange, unkempt, haggard world known as "behind the scenes."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Once down one of these aisles a sudden veritable scene showed at the end of the perspective, through a wide door opening upon a room tinted in green, the color being very keen amidst the dun shadows without and the brilliant artificial illumination within.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Meantime Ned was timorously skulking about in that strange, unkempt, haggard world known as "behind the scenes."
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Once down one of these aisles a sudden veritable scene showed at the end of the perspective, through a wide door opening upon a room tinted in green, the color being very keen amidst the dun shadows without and the brilliant artificial illumination within.
bespangling
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bore
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brilliant
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canvas
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color
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deeper
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dexterously
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dodged
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door
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down
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dreary
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dun
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end
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From this reading Once down one of these aisles a sudden veritable scene showed at the end of the perspective, through a wide door opening upon a room tinted in green, the color being very keen amidst the dun shadows without and the brilliant artificial illumination within.
eye
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From this reading "I've got to keep my eye peeled or some o' them fellers will ketch me sure!" he said to himself.
fellers
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From this reading "I've got to keep my eye peeled or some o' them fellers will ketch me sure!" he said to himself.
flats
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He kept an anxious lookout for the red jackets of the scene-shifters, and whenever he saw them bespangling the gray shadows of those dreary canvas vistas he dodged dexterously behind other "flats" and into deeper glooms.
foreign
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glooms
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got
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gray
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green
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haggard
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From this reading Meantime Ned was timorously skulking about in that strange, unkempt, haggard world known as "behind the scenes."
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He realized that it was to him a foreign world, and he bore himself with the alert suspiciousness of an alien.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He realized that it was to him a foreign world, and he bore himself with the alert suspiciousness of an alien.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He realized that it was to him a foreign world, and he bore himself with the alert suspiciousness of an alien.
I've
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illumination
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From this reading Once down one of these aisles a sudden veritable scene showed at the end of the perspective, through a wide door opening upon a room tinted in green, the color being very keen amidst the dun shadows without and the brilliant artificial illumination within.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Meantime Ned was timorously skulking about in that strange, unkempt, haggard world known as "behind the scenes."
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He kept an anxious lookout for the red jackets of the scene-shifters, and whenever he saw them bespangling the gray shadows of those dreary canvas vistas he dodged dexterously behind other "flats" and into deeper glooms.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He realized that it was to him a foreign world, and he bore himself with the alert suspiciousness of an alien.
jackets
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keen
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keep
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kept
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ketch
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known
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lookout
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mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I've got to keep my eye peeled or some o' them fellers will ketch me sure!" he said to himself.
MeantimenounUS /ˈmiːntaɪm/
the period of time while something else is happening
From this reading Meantime Ned was timorously skulking about in that strange, unkempt, haggard world known as "behind the scenes."
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I've got to keep my eye peeled or some o' them fellers will ketch me sure!" he said to himself.
Ned
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o
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He realized that it was to him a foreign world, and he bore himself with the alert suspiciousness of an alien.
Once
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From this reading Once down one of these aisles a sudden veritable scene showed at the end of the perspective, through a wide door opening upon a room tinted in green, the color being very keen amidst the dun shadows without and the brilliant artificial illumination within.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Once down one of these aisles a sudden veritable scene showed at the end of the perspective, through a wide door opening upon a room tinted in green, the color being very keen amidst the dun shadows without and the brilliant artificial illumination within.
opening
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orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "I've got to keep my eye peeled or some o' them fellers will ketch me sure!" he said to himself.
other
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peeled
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perspective
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realized
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red
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room
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said
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saw
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scene
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From this reading Once down one of these aisles a sudden veritable scene showed at the end of the perspective, through a wide door opening upon a room tinted in green, the color being very keen amidst the dun shadows without and the brilliant artificial illumination within.
scene-shifters
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scenes
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shadows
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showed
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skulking
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some
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strange
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suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Once down one of these aisles a sudden veritable scene showed at the end of the perspective, through a wide door opening upon a room tinted in green, the color being very keen amidst the dun shadows without and the brilliant artificial illumination within.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I've got to keep my eye peeled or some o' them fellers will ketch me sure!" he said to himself.
suspiciousness
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From this reading He realized that it was to him a foreign world, and he bore himself with the alert suspiciousness of an alien.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Meantime Ned was timorously skulking about in that strange, unkempt, haggard world known as "behind the scenes."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Meantime Ned was timorously skulking about in that strange, unkempt, haggard world known as "behind the scenes."
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He kept an anxious lookout for the red jackets of the scene-shifters, and whenever he saw them bespangling the gray shadows of those dreary canvas vistas he dodged dexterously behind other "flats" and into deeper glooms.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Once down one of these aisles a sudden veritable scene showed at the end of the perspective, through a wide door opening upon a room tinted in green, the color being very keen amidst the dun shadows without and the brilliant artificial illumination within.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading He kept an anxious lookout for the red jackets of the scene-shifters, and whenever he saw them bespangling the gray shadows of those dreary canvas vistas he dodged dexterously behind other "flats" and into deeper glooms.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Once down one of these aisles a sudden veritable scene showed at the end of the perspective, through a wide door opening upon a room tinted in green, the color being very keen amidst the dun shadows without and the brilliant artificial illumination within.
timorously
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tinted
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He realized that it was to him a foreign world, and he bore himself with the alert suspiciousness of an alien.
unkempt
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uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Once down one of these aisles a sudden veritable scene showed at the end of the perspective, through a wide door opening upon a room tinted in green, the color being very keen amidst the dun shadows without and the brilliant artificial illumination within.
veritable
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very
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vistas
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Meantime Ned was timorously skulking about in that strange, unkempt, haggard world known as "behind the scenes."
wheneverconjunctionUS /weˈnevər/
at any time that; every time that
From this reading He kept an anxious lookout for the red jackets of the scene-shifters, and whenever he saw them bespangling the gray shadows of those dreary canvas vistas he dodged dexterously behind other "flats" and into deeper glooms.
wide
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willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I've got to keep my eye peeled or some o' them fellers will ketch me sure!" he said to himself.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He realized that it was to him a foreign world, and he bore himself with the alert suspiciousness of an alien.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Once down one of these aisles a sudden veritable scene showed at the end of the perspective, through a wide door opening upon a room tinted in green, the color being very keen amidst the dun shadows without and the brilliant artificial illumination within.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Once down one of these aisles a sudden veritable scene showed at the end of the perspective, through a wide door opening upon a room tinted in green, the color being very keen amidst the dun shadows without and the brilliant artificial illumination within.
world
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