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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 Margaret sweet," whispered a feminine voice from behind the silken mask, "I vow I should have died with fright!"
almost
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From this reading LADIES AND GALLANTS Breathless, half laughing and half crying, very merry, yet wholly frightened, those same two hooded and masked figures had paused almost immediately beneath the platform of Mirrab's tent.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LADIES AND GALLANTS Breathless, half laughing and half crying, very merry, yet wholly frightened, those same two hooded and masked figures had paused almost immediately beneath the platform of Mirrab's tent.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They had been running very fast, and, exhausted, were now clinging to one another, cowering in the deepest shadow of the rough wooden construction.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They had been running very fast, and, exhausted, were now clinging to one another, cowering in the deepest shadow of the rough wooden construction.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Margaret sweet," whispered a feminine voice from behind the silken mask, "I vow I should have died with fright!"
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading LADIES AND GALLANTS Breathless, half laughing and half crying, very merry, yet wholly frightened, those same two hooded and masked figures had paused almost immediately beneath the platform of Mirrab's tent.
Breathless
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From this reading LADIES AND GALLANTS Breathless, half laughing and half crying, very merry, yet wholly frightened, those same two hooded and masked figures had paused almost immediately beneath the platform of Mirrab's tent.
clinging
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From this reading They had been running very fast, and, exhausted, were now clinging to one another, cowering in the deepest shadow of the rough wooden construction.
construction
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From this reading They had been running very fast, and, exhausted, were now clinging to one another, cowering in the deepest shadow of the rough wooden construction.
cowering
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From this reading They had been running very fast, and, exhausted, were now clinging to one another, cowering in the deepest shadow of the rough wooden construction.
crying
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From this reading LADIES AND GALLANTS Breathless, half laughing and half crying, very merry, yet wholly frightened, those same two hooded and masked figures had paused almost immediately beneath the platform of Mirrab's tent.
deepest
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From this reading They had been running very fast, and, exhausted, were now clinging to one another, cowering in the deepest shadow of the rough wooden construction.
died
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From this reading Margaret sweet," whispered a feminine voice from behind the silken mask, "I vow I should have died with fright!"
escaped
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From this reading "Think you we have escaped them?" murmured the other feebly.
exhausted
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From this reading They had been running very fast, and, exhausted, were now clinging to one another, cowering in the deepest shadow of the rough wooden construction.
fast
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From this reading They had been running very fast, and, exhausted, were now clinging to one another, cowering in the deepest shadow of the rough wooden construction.
feebly
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From this reading "Think you we have escaped them?" murmured the other feebly.
feminine
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From this reading Margaret sweet," whispered a feminine voice from behind the silken mask, "I vow I should have died with fright!"
figures
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From this reading LADIES AND GALLANTS Breathless, half laughing and half crying, very merry, yet wholly frightened, those same two hooded and masked figures had paused almost immediately beneath the platform of Mirrab's tent.
fright
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From this reading Margaret sweet," whispered a feminine voice from behind the silken mask, "I vow I should have died with fright!"
frightened
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From this reading LADIES AND GALLANTS Breathless, half laughing and half crying, very merry, yet wholly frightened, those same two hooded and masked figures had paused almost immediately beneath the platform of Mirrab's tent.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Margaret sweet," whispered a feminine voice from behind the silken mask, "I vow I should have died with fright!"
GALLANTS
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From this reading LADIES AND GALLANTS Breathless, half laughing and half crying, very merry, yet wholly frightened, those same two hooded and masked figures had paused almost immediately beneath the platform of Mirrab's tent.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading LADIES AND GALLANTS Breathless, half laughing and half crying, very merry, yet wholly frightened, those same two hooded and masked figures had paused almost immediately beneath the platform of Mirrab's tent.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LADIES AND GALLANTS Breathless, half laughing and half crying, very merry, yet wholly frightened, those same two hooded and masked figures had paused almost immediately beneath the platform of Mirrab's tent.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Margaret sweet," whispered a feminine voice from behind the silken mask, "I vow I should have died with fright!"
hooded
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From this reading LADIES AND GALLANTS Breathless, half laughing and half crying, very merry, yet wholly frightened, those same two hooded and masked figures had paused almost immediately beneath the platform of Mirrab's tent.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Margaret sweet," whispered a feminine voice from behind the silken mask, "I vow I should have died with fright!"
immediately
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From this reading LADIES AND GALLANTS Breathless, half laughing and half crying, very merry, yet wholly frightened, those same two hooded and masked figures had paused almost immediately beneath the platform of Mirrab's tent.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They had been running very fast, and, exhausted, were now clinging to one another, cowering in the deepest shadow of the rough wooden construction.
LADIES
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From this reading LADIES AND GALLANTS Breathless, half laughing and half crying, very merry, yet wholly frightened, those same two hooded and masked figures had paused almost immediately beneath the platform of Mirrab's tent.
laughing
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From this reading LADIES AND GALLANTS Breathless, half laughing and half crying, very merry, yet wholly frightened, those same two hooded and masked figures had paused almost immediately beneath the platform of Mirrab's tent.
Margaret
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From this reading Margaret sweet," whispered a feminine voice from behind the silken mask, "I vow I should have died with fright!"
mask
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From this reading Margaret sweet," whispered a feminine voice from behind the silken mask, "I vow I should have died with fright!"
masked
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From this reading LADIES AND GALLANTS Breathless, half laughing and half crying, very merry, yet wholly frightened, those same two hooded and masked figures had paused almost immediately beneath the platform of Mirrab's tent.
merry
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From this reading LADIES AND GALLANTS Breathless, half laughing and half crying, very merry, yet wholly frightened, those same two hooded and masked figures had paused almost immediately beneath the platform of Mirrab's tent.
Mirrab's
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From this reading LADIES AND GALLANTS Breathless, half laughing and half crying, very merry, yet wholly frightened, those same two hooded and masked figures had paused almost immediately beneath the platform of Mirrab's tent.
murmured
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From this reading "Think you we have escaped them?" murmured the other feebly.
now
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From this reading They had been running very fast, and, exhausted, were now clinging to one another, cowering in the deepest shadow of the rough wooden construction.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading LADIES AND GALLANTS Breathless, half laughing and half crying, very merry, yet wholly frightened, those same two hooded and masked figures had paused almost immediately beneath the platform of Mirrab's tent.
Oh
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From this reading "Oh!
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They had been running very fast, and, exhausted, were now clinging to one another, cowering in the deepest shadow of the rough wooden construction.
other
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From this reading "Think you we have escaped them?" murmured the other feebly.
paused
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From this reading LADIES AND GALLANTS Breathless, half laughing and half crying, very merry, yet wholly frightened, those same two hooded and masked figures had paused almost immediately beneath the platform of Mirrab's tent.
platform
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From this reading LADIES AND GALLANTS Breathless, half laughing and half crying, very merry, yet wholly frightened, those same two hooded and masked figures had paused almost immediately beneath the platform of Mirrab's tent.
rough
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From this reading They had been running very fast, and, exhausted, were now clinging to one another, cowering in the deepest shadow of the rough wooden construction.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They had been running very fast, and, exhausted, were now clinging to one another, cowering in the deepest shadow of the rough wooden construction.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LADIES AND GALLANTS Breathless, half laughing and half crying, very merry, yet wholly frightened, those same two hooded and masked figures had paused almost immediately beneath the platform of Mirrab's tent.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading They had been running very fast, and, exhausted, were now clinging to one another, cowering in the deepest shadow of the rough wooden construction.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Margaret sweet," whispered a feminine voice from behind the silken mask, "I vow I should have died with fright!"
silken
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From this reading Margaret sweet," whispered a feminine voice from behind the silken mask, "I vow I should have died with fright!"
sweet
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From this reading Margaret sweet," whispered a feminine voice from behind the silken mask, "I vow I should have died with fright!"
tent
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From this reading LADIES AND GALLANTS Breathless, half laughing and half crying, very merry, yet wholly frightened, those same two hooded and masked figures had paused almost immediately beneath the platform of Mirrab's tent.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LADIES AND GALLANTS Breathless, half laughing and half crying, very merry, yet wholly frightened, those same two hooded and masked figures had paused almost immediately beneath the platform of Mirrab's tent.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Think you we have escaped them?" murmured the other feebly.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had been running very fast, and, exhausted, were now clinging to one another, cowering in the deepest shadow of the rough wooden construction.
ThinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Think you we have escaped them?" murmured the other feebly.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading LADIES AND GALLANTS Breathless, half laughing and half crying, very merry, yet wholly frightened, those same two hooded and masked figures had paused almost immediately beneath the platform of Mirrab's tent.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They had been running very fast, and, exhausted, were now clinging to one another, cowering in the deepest shadow of the rough wooden construction.
two
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From this reading LADIES AND GALLANTS Breathless, half laughing and half crying, very merry, yet wholly frightened, those same two hooded and masked figures had paused almost immediately beneath the platform of Mirrab's tent.
very
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From this reading LADIES AND GALLANTS Breathless, half laughing and half crying, very merry, yet wholly frightened, those same two hooded and masked figures had paused almost immediately beneath the platform of Mirrab's tent.
voice
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From this reading Margaret sweet," whispered a feminine voice from behind the silken mask, "I vow I should have died with fright!"
vownounUS /vaʊ/
a serious promise
From this reading Margaret sweet," whispered a feminine voice from behind the silken mask, "I vow I should have died with fright!"
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Think you we have escaped them?" murmured the other feebly.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They had been running very fast, and, exhausted, were now clinging to one another, cowering in the deepest shadow of the rough wooden construction.
whispered
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From this reading Margaret sweet," whispered a feminine voice from behind the silken mask, "I vow I should have died with fright!"
wholly
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From this reading LADIES AND GALLANTS Breathless, half laughing and half crying, very merry, yet wholly frightened, those same two hooded and masked figures had paused almost immediately beneath the platform of Mirrab's tent.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Margaret sweet," whispered a feminine voice from behind the silken mask, "I vow I should have died with fright!"
wooden
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From this reading They had been running very fast, and, exhausted, were now clinging to one another, cowering in the deepest shadow of the rough wooden construction.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading LADIES AND GALLANTS Breathless, half laughing and half crying, very merry, yet wholly frightened, those same two hooded and masked figures had paused almost immediately beneath the platform of Mirrab's tent.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Think you we have escaped them?" murmured the other feebly.
