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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 Here, where there was a smaller control board and two seats placed closely together, the odd, unpleasant odor clung and became stronger to Ross's senses as he waited tensely for the climbers to appear.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ross dropped from the web-slung chair to the floor and made himself as small as possible under the platform at the front of the cabin.
appear
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From this reading Here, where there was a smaller control board and two seats placed closely together, the odd, unpleasant odor clung and became stronger to Ross's senses as he waited tensely for the climbers to appear.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Ross dropped from the web-slung chair to the floor and made himself as small as possible under the platform at the front of the cabin.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Ross dropped from the web-slung chair to the floor and made himself as small as possible under the platform at the front of the cabin.
back
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From this reading In a last desperate bid for freedom he crept back to the stairwell.
became
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From this reading Here, where there was a smaller control board and two seats placed closely together, the odd, unpleasant odor clung and became stronger to Ross's senses as he waited tensely for the climbers to appear.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been taught a blow during his training period, one which required a precise delivery and, he had been warned, was often fatal.
bid
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From this reading In a last desperate bid for freedom he crept back to the stairwell.
blow
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From this reading He had been taught a blow during his training period, one which required a precise delivery and, he had been warned, was often fatal.
board
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From this reading Here, where there was a smaller control board and two seats placed closely together, the odd, unpleasant odor clung and became stronger to Ross's senses as he waited tensely for the climbers to appear.
cabin
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From this reading Ross dropped from the web-slung chair to the floor and made himself as small as possible under the platform at the front of the cabin.
chair
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From this reading Ross dropped from the web-slung chair to the floor and made himself as small as possible under the platform at the front of the cabin.
climbers
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From this reading Here, where there was a smaller control board and two seats placed closely together, the odd, unpleasant odor clung and became stronger to Ross's senses as he waited tensely for the climbers to appear.
closely
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From this reading Here, where there was a smaller control board and two seats placed closely together, the odd, unpleasant odor clung and became stronger to Ross's senses as he waited tensely for the climbers to appear.
clungnounUS /clung/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here, where there was a smaller control board and two seats placed closely together, the odd, unpleasant odor clung and became stronger to Ross's senses as he waited tensely for the climbers to appear.
control
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From this reading Here, where there was a smaller control board and two seats placed closely together, the odd, unpleasant odor clung and became stronger to Ross's senses as he waited tensely for the climbers to appear.
crept
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From this reading In a last desperate bid for freedom he crept back to the stairwell.
delivery
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From this reading He had been taught a blow during his training period, one which required a precise delivery and, he had been warned, was often fatal.
desperate
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From this reading In a last desperate bid for freedom he crept back to the stairwell.
dropped
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From this reading Ross dropped from the web-slung chair to the floor and made himself as small as possible under the platform at the front of the cabin.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading He had been taught a blow during his training period, one which required a precise delivery and, he had been warned, was often fatal.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Though he had searched, there was nothing in sight even faintly resembling a weapon.
faintly
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From this reading Though he had searched, there was nothing in sight even faintly resembling a weapon.
fatal
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From this reading He had been taught a blow during his training period, one which required a precise delivery and, he had been warned, was often fatal.
floor
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From this reading Ross dropped from the web-slung chair to the floor and made himself as small as possible under the platform at the front of the cabin.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Here, where there was a smaller control board and two seats placed closely together, the odd, unpleasant odor clung and became stronger to Ross's senses as he waited tensely for the climbers to appear.
freedom
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From this reading In a last desperate bid for freedom he crept back to the stairwell.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Ross dropped from the web-slung chair to the floor and made himself as small as possible under the platform at the front of the cabin.
front
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From this reading Ross dropped from the web-slung chair to the floor and made himself as small as possible under the platform at the front of the cabin.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Though he had searched, there was nothing in sight even faintly resembling a weapon.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Here, where there was a smaller control board and two seats placed closely together, the odd, unpleasant odor clung and became stronger to Ross's senses as he waited tensely for the climbers to appear.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here, where there was a smaller control board and two seats placed closely together, the odd, unpleasant odor clung and became stronger to Ross's senses as he waited tensely for the climbers to appear.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Ross dropped from the web-slung chair to the floor and made himself as small as possible under the platform at the front of the cabin.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had been taught a blow during his training period, one which required a precise delivery and, he had been warned, was often fatal.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Though he had searched, there was nothing in sight even faintly resembling a weapon.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In a last desperate bid for freedom he crept back to the stairwell.
made
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From this reading Ross dropped from the web-slung chair to the floor and made himself as small as possible under the platform at the front of the cabin.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Though he had searched, there was nothing in sight even faintly resembling a weapon.
odd
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From this reading Here, where there was a smaller control board and two seats placed closely together, the odd, unpleasant odor clung and became stronger to Ross's senses as he waited tensely for the climbers to appear.
odor
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From this reading Here, where there was a smaller control board and two seats placed closely together, the odd, unpleasant odor clung and became stronger to Ross's senses as he waited tensely for the climbers to appear.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ross dropped from the web-slung chair to the floor and made himself as small as possible under the platform at the front of the cabin.
often
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From this reading He had been taught a blow during his training period, one which required a precise delivery and, he had been warned, was often fatal.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He had been taught a blow during his training period, one which required a precise delivery and, he had been warned, was often fatal.
period
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From this reading He had been taught a blow during his training period, one which required a precise delivery and, he had been warned, was often fatal.
placed
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From this reading Here, where there was a smaller control board and two seats placed closely together, the odd, unpleasant odor clung and became stronger to Ross's senses as he waited tensely for the climbers to appear.
platform
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From this reading Ross dropped from the web-slung chair to the floor and made himself as small as possible under the platform at the front of the cabin.
possible
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From this reading Ross dropped from the web-slung chair to the floor and made himself as small as possible under the platform at the front of the cabin.
precise
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From this reading He had been taught a blow during his training period, one which required a precise delivery and, he had been warned, was often fatal.
requirednounUS /required/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had been taught a blow during his training period, one which required a precise delivery and, he had been warned, was often fatal.
resembling
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From this reading Though he had searched, there was nothing in sight even faintly resembling a weapon.
Ross
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From this reading Ross dropped from the web-slung chair to the floor and made himself as small as possible under the platform at the front of the cabin.
Ross's
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From this reading Here, where there was a smaller control board and two seats placed closely together, the odd, unpleasant odor clung and became stronger to Ross's senses as he waited tensely for the climbers to appear.
searched
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From this reading Though he had searched, there was nothing in sight even faintly resembling a weapon.
seats
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From this reading Here, where there was a smaller control board and two seats placed closely together, the odd, unpleasant odor clung and became stronger to Ross's senses as he waited tensely for the climbers to appear.
sensesplural nounUS /ˈsɛnsɪz/
powers of perception and awareness
From this reading Here, where there was a smaller control board and two seats placed closely together, the odd, unpleasant odor clung and became stronger to Ross's senses as he waited tensely for the climbers to appear.
sight
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From this reading Though he had searched, there was nothing in sight even faintly resembling a weapon.
small
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From this reading Ross dropped from the web-slung chair to the floor and made himself as small as possible under the platform at the front of the cabin.
smaller
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From this reading Here, where there was a smaller control board and two seats placed closely together, the odd, unpleasant odor clung and became stronger to Ross's senses as he waited tensely for the climbers to appear.
stairwell
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From this reading In a last desperate bid for freedom he crept back to the stairwell.
stronger
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From this reading Here, where there was a smaller control board and two seats placed closely together, the odd, unpleasant odor clung and became stronger to Ross's senses as he waited tensely for the climbers to appear.
taught
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From this reading He had been taught a blow during his training period, one which required a precise delivery and, he had been warned, was often fatal.
tensely
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From this reading Here, where there was a smaller control board and two seats placed closely together, the odd, unpleasant odor clung and became stronger to Ross's senses as he waited tensely for the climbers to appear.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ross dropped from the web-slung chair to the floor and made himself as small as possible under the platform at the front of the cabin.
there
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From this reading Here, where there was a smaller control board and two seats placed closely together, the odd, unpleasant odor clung and became stronger to Ross's senses as he waited tensely for the climbers to appear.
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though he had searched, there was nothing in sight even faintly resembling a weapon.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ross dropped from the web-slung chair to the floor and made himself as small as possible under the platform at the front of the cabin.
together
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From this reading Here, where there was a smaller control board and two seats placed closely together, the odd, unpleasant odor clung and became stronger to Ross's senses as he waited tensely for the climbers to appear.
training
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From this reading He had been taught a blow during his training period, one which required a precise delivery and, he had been warned, was often fatal.
two
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From this reading Here, where there was a smaller control board and two seats placed closely together, the odd, unpleasant odor clung and became stronger to Ross's senses as he waited tensely for the climbers to appear.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Ross dropped from the web-slung chair to the floor and made himself as small as possible under the platform at the front of the cabin.
unpleasant
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From this reading Here, where there was a smaller control board and two seats placed closely together, the odd, unpleasant odor clung and became stronger to Ross's senses as he waited tensely for the climbers to appear.
waited
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From this reading Here, where there was a smaller control board and two seats placed closely together, the odd, unpleasant odor clung and became stronger to Ross's senses as he waited tensely for the climbers to appear.
warned
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From this reading He had been taught a blow during his training period, one which required a precise delivery and, he had been warned, was often fatal.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Here, where there was a smaller control board and two seats placed closely together, the odd, unpleasant odor clung and became stronger to Ross's senses as he waited tensely for the climbers to appear.
weapon
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From this reading Though he had searched, there was nothing in sight even faintly resembling a weapon.
web-slung
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From this reading Ross dropped from the web-slung chair to the floor and made himself as small as possible under the platform at the front of the cabin.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Here, where there was a smaller control board and two seats placed closely together, the odd, unpleasant odor clung and became stronger to Ross's senses as he waited tensely for the climbers to appear.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He had been taught a blow during his training period, one which required a precise delivery and, he had been warned, was often fatal.
