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all
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From this reading They had taken all the men out of the houses; therefore the man with the bad wound must have been left somewhere by the plantation.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading John shouted out, "Hold on, McClane, there's another tram coming," and set off up the street.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading John shouted out, "Hold on, McClane, there's another tram coming," and set off up the street.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As they looked for him the tram from Lokeren slid in, Red Cross men on the steps, clinging.
bad
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From this reading They had taken all the men out of the houses; therefore the man with the bad wound must have been left somewhere by the plantation.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They had taken all the men out of the houses; therefore the man with the bad wound must have been left somewhere by the plantation.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They had taken all the men out of the houses; therefore the man with the bad wound must have been left somewhere by the plantation.
carrying
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From this reading They went there, carrying their stretcher, going, going up to the last minute, in delight, in the undying thrill of the danger.
clinging
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From this reading As they looked for him the tram from Lokeren slid in, Red Cross men on the steps, clinging.
coming
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From this reading John shouted out, "Hold on, McClane, there's another tram coming," and set off up the street.
Cross
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From this reading As they looked for him the tram from Lokeren slid in, Red Cross men on the steps, clinging.
danger
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From this reading They went there, carrying their stretcher, going, going up to the last minute, in delight, in the undying thrill of the danger.
delight
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From this reading They went there, carrying their stretcher, going, going up to the last minute, in delight, in the undying thrill of the danger.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As they looked for him the tram from Lokeren slid in, Red Cross men on the steps, clinging.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As they looked for him the tram from Lokeren slid in, Red Cross men on the steps, clinging.
going
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From this reading They went there, carrying their stretcher, going, going up to the last minute, in delight, in the undying thrill of the danger.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had taken all the men out of the houses; therefore the man with the bad wound must have been left somewhere by the plantation.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They had taken all the men out of the houses; therefore the man with the bad wound must have been left somewhere by the plantation.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As they looked for him the tram from Lokeren slid in, Red Cross men on the steps, clinging.
Hold
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From this reading John shouted out, "Hold on, McClane, there's another tram coming," and set off up the street.
houses
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From this reading They had taken all the men out of the houses; therefore the man with the bad wound must have been left somewhere by the plantation.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They went there, carrying their stretcher, going, going up to the last minute, in delight, in the undying thrill of the danger.
John
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From this reading John shouted out, "Hold on, McClane, there's another tram coming," and set off up the street.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They went there, carrying their stretcher, going, going up to the last minute, in delight, in the undying thrill of the danger.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had taken all the men out of the houses; therefore the man with the bad wound must have been left somewhere by the plantation.
Lokeren
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From this reading As they looked for him the tram from Lokeren slid in, Red Cross men on the steps, clinging.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As they looked for him the tram from Lokeren slid in, Red Cross men on the steps, clinging.
man
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From this reading They had taken all the men out of the houses; therefore the man with the bad wound must have been left somewhere by the plantation.
McClane
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From this reading John shouted out, "Hold on, McClane, there's another tram coming," and set off up the street.
men
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From this reading They had taken all the men out of the houses; therefore the man with the bad wound must have been left somewhere by the plantation.
minute
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From this reading They went there, carrying their stretcher, going, going up to the last minute, in delight, in the undying thrill of the danger.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading They had taken all the men out of the houses; therefore the man with the bad wound must have been left somewhere by the plantation.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The wounded man was not in the plantation.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They had taken all the men out of the houses; therefore the man with the bad wound must have been left somewhere by the plantation.
off
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From this reading John shouted out, "Hold on, McClane, there's another tram coming," and set off up the street.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading John shouted out, "Hold on, McClane, there's another tram coming," and set off up the street.
out
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From this reading John shouted out, "Hold on, McClane, there's another tram coming," and set off up the street.
plantation
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From this reading They had taken all the men out of the houses; therefore the man with the bad wound must have been left somewhere by the plantation.
Red
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From this reading As they looked for him the tram from Lokeren slid in, Red Cross men on the steps, clinging.
set
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From this reading John shouted out, "Hold on, McClane, there's another tram coming," and set off up the street.
shoutednounUS /shouted/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading John shouted out, "Hold on, McClane, there's another tram coming," and set off up the street.
slid
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From this reading As they looked for him the tram from Lokeren slid in, Red Cross men on the steps, clinging.
somewhere
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From this reading They had taken all the men out of the houses; therefore the man with the bad wound must have been left somewhere by the plantation.
steps
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From this reading As they looked for him the tram from Lokeren slid in, Red Cross men on the steps, clinging.
street
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From this reading John shouted out, "Hold on, McClane, there's another tram coming," and set off up the street.
stretcher
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From this reading They went there, carrying their stretcher, going, going up to the last minute, in delight, in the undying thrill of the danger.
taken
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From this reading They had taken all the men out of the houses; therefore the man with the bad wound must have been left somewhere by the plantation.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading John shouted out, "Hold on, McClane, there's another tram coming," and set off up the street.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They went there, carrying their stretcher, going, going up to the last minute, in delight, in the undying thrill of the danger.
there
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From this reading They went there, carrying their stretcher, going, going up to the last minute, in delight, in the undying thrill of the danger.
there's
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From this reading John shouted out, "Hold on, McClane, there's another tram coming," and set off up the street.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading They had taken all the men out of the houses; therefore the man with the bad wound must have been left somewhere by the plantation.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had taken all the men out of the houses; therefore the man with the bad wound must have been left somewhere by the plantation.
thrill
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From this reading They went there, carrying their stretcher, going, going up to the last minute, in delight, in the undying thrill of the danger.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They went there, carrying their stretcher, going, going up to the last minute, in delight, in the undying thrill of the danger.
tram
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From this reading John shouted out, "Hold on, McClane, there's another tram coming," and set off up the street.
undying
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From this reading They went there, carrying their stretcher, going, going up to the last minute, in delight, in the undying thrill of the danger.
up
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From this reading John shouted out, "Hold on, McClane, there's another tram coming," and set off up the street.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The wounded man was not in the plantation.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They went there, carrying their stretcher, going, going up to the last minute, in delight, in the undying thrill of the danger.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They had taken all the men out of the houses; therefore the man with the bad wound must have been left somewhere by the plantation.
wound
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From this reading They had taken all the men out of the houses; therefore the man with the bad wound must have been left somewhere by the plantation.
wounded
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From this reading The wounded man was not in the plantation.
