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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 In a second Pollie was across the room, through the door, and on the landing.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading In a second Pollie was across the room, through the door, and on the landing.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was in a dreadful position, not wanting to descend and be murdered as a result of seeing “who that is,” nor daring to remain behind alone.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In a second Pollie was across the room, through the door, and on the landing.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I was in a dreadful position, not wanting to descend and be murdered as a result of seeing “who that is,” nor daring to remain behind alone.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I was in a dreadful position, not wanting to descend and be murdered as a result of seeing “who that is,” nor daring to remain behind alone.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before I could stop her she was tearing down the stairs, crying, “Now we’ll see who that is?”
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading I was in a dreadful position, not wanting to descend and be murdered as a result of seeing “who that is,” nor daring to remain behind alone.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading I did not even venture to call out and try to stay her, not knowing who might hear my voice below.
call
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From this reading I did not even venture to call out and try to stay her, not knowing who might hear my voice below.
candle
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From this reading She had gone off with our only piece of candle and left me in the dark.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Before I could stop her she was tearing down the stairs, crying, “Now we’ll see who that is?”
crying
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From this reading Before I could stop her she was tearing down the stairs, crying, “Now we’ll see who that is?”
daring
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From this reading I was in a dreadful position, not wanting to descend and be murdered as a result of seeing “who that is,” nor daring to remain behind alone.
dark
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From this reading She had gone off with our only piece of candle and left me in the dark.
descend
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From this reading I was in a dreadful position, not wanting to descend and be murdered as a result of seeing “who that is,” nor daring to remain behind alone.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I did not even venture to call out and try to stay her, not knowing who might hear my voice below.
door
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From this reading In a second Pollie was across the room, through the door, and on the landing.
down
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From this reading Before I could stop her she was tearing down the stairs, crying, “Now we’ll see who that is?”
dreadfuladjectiveUS /ˈdrɛdfəl/
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading I was in a dreadful position, not wanting to descend and be murdered as a result of seeing “who that is,” nor daring to remain behind alone.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I did not even venture to call out and try to stay her, not knowing who might hear my voice below.
gone
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From this reading She had gone off with our only piece of candle and left me in the dark.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had gone off with our only piece of candle and left me in the dark.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I did not even venture to call out and try to stay her, not knowing who might hear my voice below.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Before I could stop her she was tearing down the stairs, crying, “Now we’ll see who that is?”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Before I could stop her she was tearing down the stairs, crying, “Now we’ll see who that is?”
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a second Pollie was across the room, through the door, and on the landing.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Before I could stop her she was tearing down the stairs, crying, “Now we’ll see who that is?”
knowing
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From this reading I did not even venture to call out and try to stay her, not knowing who might hear my voice below.
landing
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From this reading In a second Pollie was across the room, through the door, and on the landing.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had gone off with our only piece of candle and left me in the dark.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She had gone off with our only piece of candle and left me in the dark.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I did not even venture to call out and try to stay her, not knowing who might hear my voice below.
murdered
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From this reading I was in a dreadful position, not wanting to descend and be murdered as a result of seeing “who that is,” nor daring to remain behind alone.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I did not even venture to call out and try to stay her, not knowing who might hear my voice below.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading I was in a dreadful position, not wanting to descend and be murdered as a result of seeing “who that is,” nor daring to remain behind alone.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I was in a dreadful position, not wanting to descend and be murdered as a result of seeing “who that is,” nor daring to remain behind alone.
Now
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From this reading Before I could stop her she was tearing down the stairs, crying, “Now we’ll see who that is?”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I was in a dreadful position, not wanting to descend and be murdered as a result of seeing “who that is,” nor daring to remain behind alone.
off
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From this reading She had gone off with our only piece of candle and left me in the dark.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In a second Pollie was across the room, through the door, and on the landing.
only
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From this reading She had gone off with our only piece of candle and left me in the dark.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading She had gone off with our only piece of candle and left me in the dark.
out
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From this reading I did not even venture to call out and try to stay her, not knowing who might hear my voice below.
piece
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From this reading She had gone off with our only piece of candle and left me in the dark.
Pollie
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From this reading In a second Pollie was across the room, through the door, and on the landing.
position
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From this reading I was in a dreadful position, not wanting to descend and be murdered as a result of seeing “who that is,” nor daring to remain behind alone.
remain
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From this reading I was in a dreadful position, not wanting to descend and be murdered as a result of seeing “who that is,” nor daring to remain behind alone.
result
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From this reading I was in a dreadful position, not wanting to descend and be murdered as a result of seeing “who that is,” nor daring to remain behind alone.
room
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From this reading In a second Pollie was across the room, through the door, and on the landing.
second
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From this reading In a second Pollie was across the room, through the door, and on the landing.
see
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From this reading Before I could stop her she was tearing down the stairs, crying, “Now we’ll see who that is?”
seeing
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From this reading I was in a dreadful position, not wanting to descend and be murdered as a result of seeing “who that is,” nor daring to remain behind alone.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Before I could stop her she was tearing down the stairs, crying, “Now we’ll see who that is?”
stairs
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From this reading Before I could stop her she was tearing down the stairs, crying, “Now we’ll see who that is?”
stay
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From this reading I did not even venture to call out and try to stay her, not knowing who might hear my voice below.
stop
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From this reading Before I could stop her she was tearing down the stairs, crying, “Now we’ll see who that is?”
tearing
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From this reading Before I could stop her she was tearing down the stairs, crying, “Now we’ll see who that is?”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Before I could stop her she was tearing down the stairs, crying, “Now we’ll see who that is?”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In a second Pollie was across the room, through the door, and on the landing.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In a second Pollie was across the room, through the door, and on the landing.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I was in a dreadful position, not wanting to descend and be murdered as a result of seeing “who that is,” nor daring to remain behind alone.
try
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From this reading I did not even venture to call out and try to stay her, not knowing who might hear my voice below.
venture
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From this reading I did not even venture to call out and try to stay her, not knowing who might hear my voice below.
voice
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From this reading I did not even venture to call out and try to stay her, not knowing who might hear my voice below.
wanting
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From this reading I was in a dreadful position, not wanting to descend and be murdered as a result of seeing “who that is,” nor daring to remain behind alone.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In a second Pollie was across the room, through the door, and on the landing.
we'll
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From this reading Before I could stop her she was tearing down the stairs, crying, “Now we’ll see who that is?”
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Before I could stop her she was tearing down the stairs, crying, “Now we’ll see who that is?”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She had gone off with our only piece of candle and left me in the dark.
