Chapter XXVIII
CAUGHT IN THE TRAP. “’Sh!” “Everything’s quiet.” “Are you sure the guns are loaded?” “Yes!
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Chapter XXVIII
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CAUGHT
IN
THE
TRAP.
“’Sh!”
“Everything’s
quiet.”
“Are
you
sure
the
guns
are
loaded?”
“Yes!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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CAUGHT
IN
THE
TRAP.
Line 2
“’Sh!”
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“Everything’s
quiet.”
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“Are
you
sure
the
guns
are
loaded?”
Line 5
“Yes!
Learner Dictionary
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Sure
noun
US /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Are you sure the guns are loaded?””
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Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Are you sure the guns are loaded?”
CAUGHT
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From this reading CAUGHT IN THE TRAP.
Everything's
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From this reading “Everything’s quiet.”
guns
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From this reading “Are you sure the guns are loaded?”
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading CAUGHT IN THE TRAP.
loaded
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From this reading “Are you sure the guns are loaded?”
quiet
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From this reading “Everything’s quiet.”
Sh
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From this reading “’Sh!”
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Are you sure the guns are loaded?”
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CAUGHT IN THE TRAP.
TRAP
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From this reading CAUGHT IN THE TRAP.
Yes
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From this reading “Yes!
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Are you sure the guns are loaded?”