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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 “‘AT that moment, the last I ever expected to see on earth, the black girl uttered a sudden cry.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading At the same time four men dashed across the gully and made for him.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The report of a gun was heard, as a bullet passed between me and Brady, flattening itself against the rock where I had been leaning just before.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The report of a gun was heard, as a bullet passed between me and Brady, flattening itself against the rock where I had been leaning just before.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The report of a gun was heard, as a bullet passed between me and Brady, flattening itself against the rock where I had been leaning just before.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “‘AT that moment, the last I ever expected to see on earth, the black girl uttered a sudden cry.
bad
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From this reading Their guns were the old-fashioned tower muskets; they were bad shots at best—so the girl and he disappeared in the thick wood, unhurt as far as I could see.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The report of a gun was heard, as a bullet passed between me and Brady, flattening itself against the rock where I had been leaning just before.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The report of a gun was heard, as a bullet passed between me and Brady, flattening itself against the rock where I had been leaning just before.
best
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From this reading Their guns were the old-fashioned tower muskets; they were bad shots at best—so the girl and he disappeared in the thick wood, unhurt as far as I could see.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The report of a gun was heard, as a bullet passed between me and Brady, flattening itself against the rock where I had been leaning just before.
black
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From this reading “‘AT that moment, the last I ever expected to see on earth, the black girl uttered a sudden cry.
Brady
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From this reading The report of a gun was heard, as a bullet passed between me and Brady, flattening itself against the rock where I had been leaning just before.
bullet
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From this reading The report of a gun was heard, as a bullet passed between me and Brady, flattening itself against the rock where I had been leaning just before.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He looked at me with devilish malignity for a moment, but I suppose, wanting the charge in his gun for his own defence, turned and fled with extraordinary speed towards the forest, the police—for such they were—with a soldier and the informer, firing at him as he went.
charge
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From this reading He looked at me with devilish malignity for a moment, but I suppose, wanting the charge in his gun for his own defence, turned and fled with extraordinary speed towards the forest, the police—for such they were—with a soldier and the informer, firing at him as he went.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Their guns were the old-fashioned tower muskets; they were bad shots at best—so the girl and he disappeared in the thick wood, unhurt as far as I could see.
cry
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From this reading “‘AT that moment, the last I ever expected to see on earth, the black girl uttered a sudden cry.
dashed
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From this reading At the same time four men dashed across the gully and made for him.
defence
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From this reading He looked at me with devilish malignity for a moment, but I suppose, wanting the charge in his gun for his own defence, turned and fled with extraordinary speed towards the forest, the police—for such they were—with a soldier and the informer, firing at him as he went.
devilish
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From this reading He looked at me with devilish malignity for a moment, but I suppose, wanting the charge in his gun for his own defence, turned and fled with extraordinary speed towards the forest, the police—for such they were—with a soldier and the informer, firing at him as he went.
disappearednounUS /ˈdisappeared/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Their guns were the old-fashioned tower muskets; they were bad shots at best—so the girl and he disappeared in the thick wood, unhurt as far as I could see.
earth
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From this reading “‘AT that moment, the last I ever expected to see on earth, the black girl uttered a sudden cry.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘AT that moment, the last I ever expected to see on earth, the black girl uttered a sudden cry.
expected
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From this reading “‘AT that moment, the last I ever expected to see on earth, the black girl uttered a sudden cry.
extraordinary
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From this reading He looked at me with devilish malignity for a moment, but I suppose, wanting the charge in his gun for his own defence, turned and fled with extraordinary speed towards the forest, the police—for such they were—with a soldier and the informer, firing at him as he went.
far
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From this reading Their guns were the old-fashioned tower muskets; they were bad shots at best—so the girl and he disappeared in the thick wood, unhurt as far as I could see.
firing
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From this reading He looked at me with devilish malignity for a moment, but I suppose, wanting the charge in his gun for his own defence, turned and fled with extraordinary speed towards the forest, the police—for such they were—with a soldier and the informer, firing at him as he went.
flattening
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From this reading The report of a gun was heard, as a bullet passed between me and Brady, flattening itself against the rock where I had been leaning just before.
fled
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From this reading He looked at me with devilish malignity for a moment, but I suppose, wanting the charge in his gun for his own defence, turned and fled with extraordinary speed towards the forest, the police—for such they were—with a soldier and the informer, firing at him as he went.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading At the same time four men dashed across the gully and made for him.
forest
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From this reading He looked at me with devilish malignity for a moment, but I suppose, wanting the charge in his gun for his own defence, turned and fled with extraordinary speed towards the forest, the police—for such they were—with a soldier and the informer, firing at him as he went.
four
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From this reading At the same time four men dashed across the gully and made for him.
girl
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From this reading “‘AT that moment, the last I ever expected to see on earth, the black girl uttered a sudden cry.
gully
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From this reading At the same time four men dashed across the gully and made for him.
gun
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From this reading The report of a gun was heard, as a bullet passed between me and Brady, flattening itself against the rock where I had been leaning just before.
guns
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From this reading Their guns were the old-fashioned tower muskets; they were bad shots at best—so the girl and he disappeared in the thick wood, unhurt as far as I could see.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The report of a gun was heard, as a bullet passed between me and Brady, flattening itself against the rock where I had been leaning just before.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He looked at me with devilish malignity for a moment, but I suppose, wanting the charge in his gun for his own defence, turned and fled with extraordinary speed towards the forest, the police—for such they were—with a soldier and the informer, firing at him as he went.
heard
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From this reading The report of a gun was heard, as a bullet passed between me and Brady, flattening itself against the rock where I had been leaning just before.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At the same time four men dashed across the gully and made for him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He looked at me with devilish malignity for a moment, but I suppose, wanting the charge in his gun for his own defence, turned and fled with extraordinary speed towards the forest, the police—for such they were—with a soldier and the informer, firing at him as he went.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “‘AT that moment, the last I ever expected to see on earth, the black girl uttered a sudden cry.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He looked at me with devilish malignity for a moment, but I suppose, wanting the charge in his gun for his own defence, turned and fled with extraordinary speed towards the forest, the police—for such they were—with a soldier and the informer, firing at him as he went.
informer
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From this reading He looked at me with devilish malignity for a moment, but I suppose, wanting the charge in his gun for his own defence, turned and fled with extraordinary speed towards the forest, the police—for such they were—with a soldier and the informer, firing at him as he went.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The report of a gun was heard, as a bullet passed between me and Brady, flattening itself against the rock where I had been leaning just before.
just
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From this reading The report of a gun was heard, as a bullet passed between me and Brady, flattening itself against the rock where I had been leaning just before.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘AT that moment, the last I ever expected to see on earth, the black girl uttered a sudden cry.
leaning
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From this reading The report of a gun was heard, as a bullet passed between me and Brady, flattening itself against the rock where I had been leaning just before.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked at me with devilish malignity for a moment, but I suppose, wanting the charge in his gun for his own defence, turned and fled with extraordinary speed towards the forest, the police—for such they were—with a soldier and the informer, firing at him as he went.
made
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From this reading At the same time four men dashed across the gully and made for him.
malignity
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From this reading He looked at me with devilish malignity for a moment, but I suppose, wanting the charge in his gun for his own defence, turned and fled with extraordinary speed towards the forest, the police—for such they were—with a soldier and the informer, firing at him as he went.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The report of a gun was heard, as a bullet passed between me and Brady, flattening itself against the rock where I had been leaning just before.
men
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From this reading At the same time four men dashed across the gully and made for him.
moment
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From this reading “‘AT that moment, the last I ever expected to see on earth, the black girl uttered a sudden cry.
musketsnounUS /ˈmuskets/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Their guns were the old-fashioned tower muskets; they were bad shots at best—so the girl and he disappeared in the thick wood, unhurt as far as I could see.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The report of a gun was heard, as a bullet passed between me and Brady, flattening itself against the rock where I had been leaning just before.
old-fashioned
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From this reading Their guns were the old-fashioned tower muskets; they were bad shots at best—so the girl and he disappeared in the thick wood, unhurt as far as I could see.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “‘AT that moment, the last I ever expected to see on earth, the black girl uttered a sudden cry.
own
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From this reading He looked at me with devilish malignity for a moment, but I suppose, wanting the charge in his gun for his own defence, turned and fled with extraordinary speed towards the forest, the police—for such they were—with a soldier and the informer, firing at him as he went.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The report of a gun was heard, as a bullet passed between me and Brady, flattening itself against the rock where I had been leaning just before.
police
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From this reading He looked at me with devilish malignity for a moment, but I suppose, wanting the charge in his gun for his own defence, turned and fled with extraordinary speed towards the forest, the police—for such they were—with a soldier and the informer, firing at him as he went.
report
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From this reading The report of a gun was heard, as a bullet passed between me and Brady, flattening itself against the rock where I had been leaning just before.
rock
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From this reading The report of a gun was heard, as a bullet passed between me and Brady, flattening itself against the rock where I had been leaning just before.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the same time four men dashed across the gully and made for him.
see
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From this reading “‘AT that moment, the last I ever expected to see on earth, the black girl uttered a sudden cry.
shots
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From this reading Their guns were the old-fashioned tower muskets; they were bad shots at best—so the girl and he disappeared in the thick wood, unhurt as far as I could see.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Their guns were the old-fashioned tower muskets; they were bad shots at best—so the girl and he disappeared in the thick wood, unhurt as far as I could see.
soldier
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From this reading He looked at me with devilish malignity for a moment, but I suppose, wanting the charge in his gun for his own defence, turned and fled with extraordinary speed towards the forest, the police—for such they were—with a soldier and the informer, firing at him as he went.
speed
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From this reading He looked at me with devilish malignity for a moment, but I suppose, wanting the charge in his gun for his own defence, turned and fled with extraordinary speed towards the forest, the police—for such they were—with a soldier and the informer, firing at him as he went.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading He looked at me with devilish malignity for a moment, but I suppose, wanting the charge in his gun for his own defence, turned and fled with extraordinary speed towards the forest, the police—for such they were—with a soldier and the informer, firing at him as he went.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘AT that moment, the last I ever expected to see on earth, the black girl uttered a sudden cry.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He looked at me with devilish malignity for a moment, but I suppose, wanting the charge in his gun for his own defence, turned and fled with extraordinary speed towards the forest, the police—for such they were—with a soldier and the informer, firing at him as he went.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “‘AT that moment, the last I ever expected to see on earth, the black girl uttered a sudden cry.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “‘AT that moment, the last I ever expected to see on earth, the black girl uttered a sudden cry.
TheirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their guns were the old-fashioned tower muskets; they were bad shots at best—so the girl and he disappeared in the thick wood, unhurt as far as I could see.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He looked at me with devilish malignity for a moment, but I suppose, wanting the charge in his gun for his own defence, turned and fled with extraordinary speed towards the forest, the police—for such they were—with a soldier and the informer, firing at him as he went.
thick
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From this reading Their guns were the old-fashioned tower muskets; they were bad shots at best—so the girl and he disappeared in the thick wood, unhurt as far as I could see.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the same time four men dashed across the gully and made for him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “‘AT that moment, the last I ever expected to see on earth, the black girl uttered a sudden cry.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading He looked at me with devilish malignity for a moment, but I suppose, wanting the charge in his gun for his own defence, turned and fled with extraordinary speed towards the forest, the police—for such they were—with a soldier and the informer, firing at him as he went.
tower
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From this reading Their guns were the old-fashioned tower muskets; they were bad shots at best—so the girl and he disappeared in the thick wood, unhurt as far as I could see.
turned
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From this reading He looked at me with devilish malignity for a moment, but I suppose, wanting the charge in his gun for his own defence, turned and fled with extraordinary speed towards the forest, the police—for such they were—with a soldier and the informer, firing at him as he went.
unhurt
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From this reading Their guns were the old-fashioned tower muskets; they were bad shots at best—so the girl and he disappeared in the thick wood, unhurt as far as I could see.
utterednounUS /ˈuttered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “‘AT that moment, the last I ever expected to see on earth, the black girl uttered a sudden cry.
wanting
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From this reading He looked at me with devilish malignity for a moment, but I suppose, wanting the charge in his gun for his own defence, turned and fled with extraordinary speed towards the forest, the police—for such they were—with a soldier and the informer, firing at him as he went.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The report of a gun was heard, as a bullet passed between me and Brady, flattening itself against the rock where I had been leaning just before.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked at me with devilish malignity for a moment, but I suppose, wanting the charge in his gun for his own defence, turned and fled with extraordinary speed towards the forest, the police—for such they were—with a soldier and the informer, firing at him as he went.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He looked at me with devilish malignity for a moment, but I suppose, wanting the charge in his gun for his own defence, turned and fled with extraordinary speed towards the forest, the police—for such they were—with a soldier and the informer, firing at him as he went.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The report of a gun was heard, as a bullet passed between me and Brady, flattening itself against the rock where I had been leaning just before.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He looked at me with devilish malignity for a moment, but I suppose, wanting the charge in his gun for his own defence, turned and fled with extraordinary speed towards the forest, the police—for such they were—with a soldier and the informer, firing at him as he went.
wood
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From this reading Their guns were the old-fashioned tower muskets; they were bad shots at best—so the girl and he disappeared in the thick wood, unhurt as far as I could see.
