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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 The prisoner walked ahead, handcuffed to a deputy who was a head shorter than he and half his size.
ahead
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From this reading The prisoner walked ahead, handcuffed to a deputy who was a head shorter than he and half his size.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The prisoner walked ahead, handcuffed to a deputy who was a head shorter than he and half his size.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading When they had formed in line on the sidewalk I followed behind the posse, crossing the street with them to the Court-house.
came
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From this reading I waited in the Warden's office until the deputies came for the prisoner.
close
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From this reading A second officer walked behind; I kept close to this rear deputy and could see every movement he made.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading A second officer walked behind; I kept close to this rear deputy and could see every movement he made.
Court-house
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From this reading When they had formed in line on the sidewalk I followed behind the posse, crossing the street with them to the Court-house.
crossing
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From this reading When they had formed in line on the sidewalk I followed behind the posse, crossing the street with them to the Court-house.
deputies
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From this reading I waited in the Warden's office until the deputies came for the prisoner.
deputy
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From this reading The prisoner walked ahead, handcuffed to a deputy who was a head shorter than he and half his size.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading A second officer walked behind; I kept close to this rear deputy and could see every movement he made.
eye
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From this reading I noticed that his fingers never left his hip pocket and that his eye never wavered from the slouch hat on the prisoner's head.
fingers
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From this reading I noticed that his fingers never left his hip pocket and that his eye never wavered from the slouch hat on the prisoner's head.
followed
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From this reading When they had formed in line on the sidewalk I followed behind the posse, crossing the street with them to the Court-house.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I waited in the Warden's office until the deputies came for the prisoner.
formed
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From this reading When they had formed in line on the sidewalk I followed behind the posse, crossing the street with them to the Court-house.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I noticed that his fingers never left his hip pocket and that his eye never wavered from the slouch hat on the prisoner's head.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When they had formed in line on the sidewalk I followed behind the posse, crossing the street with them to the Court-house.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The prisoner walked ahead, handcuffed to a deputy who was a head shorter than he and half his size.
handcuffed
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From this reading The prisoner walked ahead, handcuffed to a deputy who was a head shorter than he and half his size.
hat
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From this reading I noticed that his fingers never left his hip pocket and that his eye never wavered from the slouch hat on the prisoner's head.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The prisoner walked ahead, handcuffed to a deputy who was a head shorter than he and half his size.
head
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From this reading The prisoner walked ahead, handcuffed to a deputy who was a head shorter than he and half his size.
hip
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From this reading I noticed that his fingers never left his hip pocket and that his eye never wavered from the slouch hat on the prisoner's head.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The prisoner walked ahead, handcuffed to a deputy who was a head shorter than he and half his size.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I waited in the Warden's office until the deputies came for the prisoner.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I waited in the Warden's office until the deputies came for the prisoner.
kept
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From this reading A second officer walked behind; I kept close to this rear deputy and could see every movement he made.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I noticed that his fingers never left his hip pocket and that his eye never wavered from the slouch hat on the prisoner's head.
line
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From this reading When they had formed in line on the sidewalk I followed behind the posse, crossing the street with them to the Court-house.
made
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From this reading A second officer walked behind; I kept close to this rear deputy and could see every movement he made.
movement
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From this reading A second officer walked behind; I kept close to this rear deputy and could see every movement he made.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I noticed that his fingers never left his hip pocket and that his eye never wavered from the slouch hat on the prisoner's head.
noticed
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From this reading I noticed that his fingers never left his hip pocket and that his eye never wavered from the slouch hat on the prisoner's head.
office
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From this reading I waited in the Warden's office until the deputies came for the prisoner.
officer
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From this reading A second officer walked behind; I kept close to this rear deputy and could see every movement he made.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When they had formed in line on the sidewalk I followed behind the posse, crossing the street with them to the Court-house.
pocket
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From this reading I noticed that his fingers never left his hip pocket and that his eye never wavered from the slouch hat on the prisoner's head.
posse
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From this reading When they had formed in line on the sidewalk I followed behind the posse, crossing the street with them to the Court-house.
prisoner
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From this reading I waited in the Warden's office until the deputies came for the prisoner.
prisoner's
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From this reading I noticed that his fingers never left his hip pocket and that his eye never wavered from the slouch hat on the prisoner's head.
rear
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From this reading A second officer walked behind; I kept close to this rear deputy and could see every movement he made.
second
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From this reading A second officer walked behind; I kept close to this rear deputy and could see every movement he made.
see
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From this reading A second officer walked behind; I kept close to this rear deputy and could see every movement he made.
shorter
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From this reading The prisoner walked ahead, handcuffed to a deputy who was a head shorter than he and half his size.
sidewalk
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From this reading When they had formed in line on the sidewalk I followed behind the posse, crossing the street with them to the Court-house.
size
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From this reading The prisoner walked ahead, handcuffed to a deputy who was a head shorter than he and half his size.
slouch
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From this reading I noticed that his fingers never left his hip pocket and that his eye never wavered from the slouch hat on the prisoner's head.
street
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From this reading When they had formed in line on the sidewalk I followed behind the posse, crossing the street with them to the Court-house.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The prisoner walked ahead, handcuffed to a deputy who was a head shorter than he and half his size.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I noticed that his fingers never left his hip pocket and that his eye never wavered from the slouch hat on the prisoner's head.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I waited in the Warden's office until the deputies came for the prisoner.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading When they had formed in line on the sidewalk I followed behind the posse, crossing the street with them to the Court-house.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When they had formed in line on the sidewalk I followed behind the posse, crossing the street with them to the Court-house.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A second officer walked behind; I kept close to this rear deputy and could see every movement he made.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When they had formed in line on the sidewalk I followed behind the posse, crossing the street with them to the Court-house.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading I waited in the Warden's office until the deputies came for the prisoner.
waited
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From this reading I waited in the Warden's office until the deputies came for the prisoner.
walked
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From this reading The prisoner walked ahead, handcuffed to a deputy who was a head shorter than he and half his size.
Warden's
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From this reading I waited in the Warden's office until the deputies came for the prisoner.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The prisoner walked ahead, handcuffed to a deputy who was a head shorter than he and half his size.
wavered
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From this reading I noticed that his fingers never left his hip pocket and that his eye never wavered from the slouch hat on the prisoner's head.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When they had formed in line on the sidewalk I followed behind the posse, crossing the street with them to the Court-house.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The prisoner walked ahead, handcuffed to a deputy who was a head shorter than he and half his size.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading When they had formed in line on the sidewalk I followed behind the posse, crossing the street with them to the Court-house.
