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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 man at the wheel must have heard his companion cry out behind him, but he was too intent on getting away to waste even a glance behind.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading It never came, and when at last he glanced round, three great planes were close upon him, and his companion, thrice hit, lay dead across his bombs.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Twice after that he must have heard shots.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The sharpshooter therein opened fire at once, and showed an intelligent grasp of the situation by disabling the passenger first.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The sharpshooter therein opened fire at once, and showed an intelligent grasp of the situation by disabling the passenger first.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The sharpshooter therein opened fire at once, and showed an intelligent grasp of the situation by disabling the passenger first.
away
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From this reading The man at the wheel must have heard his companion cry out behind him, but he was too intent on getting away to waste even a glance behind.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The man at the wheel must have heard his companion cry out behind him, but he was too intent on getting away to waste even a glance behind.
bombs
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From this reading It never came, and when at last he glanced round, three great planes were close upon him, and his companion, thrice hit, lay dead across his bombs.
bullet
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From this reading He let his engine go, he crouched down, and for twenty minutes he must have steered in the continual expectation of a bullet.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The man at the wheel must have heard his companion cry out behind him, but he was too intent on getting away to waste even a glance behind.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The sharpshooter therein opened fire at once, and showed an intelligent grasp of the situation by disabling the passenger first.
came
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From this reading It never came, and when at last he glanced round, three great planes were close upon him, and his companion, thrice hit, lay dead across his bombs.
close
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From this reading It never came, and when at last he glanced round, three great planes were close upon him, and his companion, thrice hit, lay dead across his bombs.
companion
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From this reading The man at the wheel must have heard his companion cry out behind him, but he was too intent on getting away to waste even a glance behind.
continual
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From this reading He let his engine go, he crouched down, and for twenty minutes he must have steered in the continual expectation of a bullet.
crouched
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From this reading He let his engine go, he crouched down, and for twenty minutes he must have steered in the continual expectation of a bullet.
cry
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From this reading The man at the wheel must have heard his companion cry out behind him, but he was too intent on getting away to waste even a glance behind.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It never came, and when at last he glanced round, three great planes were close upon him, and his companion, thrice hit, lay dead across his bombs.
disabling
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From this reading The sharpshooter therein opened fire at once, and showed an intelligent grasp of the situation by disabling the passenger first.
down
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From this reading He let his engine go, he crouched down, and for twenty minutes he must have steered in the continual expectation of a bullet.
engine
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From this reading He let his engine go, he crouched down, and for twenty minutes he must have steered in the continual expectation of a bullet.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The man at the wheel must have heard his companion cry out behind him, but he was too intent on getting away to waste even a glance behind.
expectation
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From this reading He let his engine go, he crouched down, and for twenty minutes he must have steered in the continual expectation of a bullet.
fire
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From this reading The sharpshooter therein opened fire at once, and showed an intelligent grasp of the situation by disabling the passenger first.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sharpshooter therein opened fire at once, and showed an intelligent grasp of the situation by disabling the passenger first.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He let his engine go, he crouched down, and for twenty minutes he must have steered in the continual expectation of a bullet.
getting
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From this reading The man at the wheel must have heard his companion cry out behind him, but he was too intent on getting away to waste even a glance behind.
glance
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From this reading The man at the wheel must have heard his companion cry out behind him, but he was too intent on getting away to waste even a glance behind.
glanced
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From this reading It never came, and when at last he glanced round, three great planes were close upon him, and his companion, thrice hit, lay dead across his bombs.
go
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From this reading He let his engine go, he crouched down, and for twenty minutes he must have steered in the continual expectation of a bullet.
graspnounUS /ɡræsp/
a firm hold in a specific situation in this story
From this reading The sharpshooter therein opened fire at once, and showed an intelligent grasp of the situation by disabling the passenger first.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It never came, and when at last he glanced round, three great planes were close upon him, and his companion, thrice hit, lay dead across his bombs.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The man at the wheel must have heard his companion cry out behind him, but he was too intent on getting away to waste even a glance behind.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The man at the wheel must have heard his companion cry out behind him, but he was too intent on getting away to waste even a glance behind.
heard
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From this reading The man at the wheel must have heard his companion cry out behind him, but he was too intent on getting away to waste even a glance behind.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The man at the wheel must have heard his companion cry out behind him, but he was too intent on getting away to waste even a glance behind.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The man at the wheel must have heard his companion cry out behind him, but he was too intent on getting away to waste even a glance behind.
hit
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From this reading It never came, and when at last he glanced round, three great planes were close upon him, and his companion, thrice hit, lay dead across his bombs.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He let his engine go, he crouched down, and for twenty minutes he must have steered in the continual expectation of a bullet.
intelligent
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From this reading The sharpshooter therein opened fire at once, and showed an intelligent grasp of the situation by disabling the passenger first.
intent
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From this reading The man at the wheel must have heard his companion cry out behind him, but he was too intent on getting away to waste even a glance behind.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It never came, and when at last he glanced round, three great planes were close upon him, and his companion, thrice hit, lay dead across his bombs.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It never came, and when at last he glanced round, three great planes were close upon him, and his companion, thrice hit, lay dead across his bombs.
lay
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From this reading It never came, and when at last he glanced round, three great planes were close upon him, and his companion, thrice hit, lay dead across his bombs.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading He let his engine go, he crouched down, and for twenty minutes he must have steered in the continual expectation of a bullet.
man
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From this reading The man at the wheel must have heard his companion cry out behind him, but he was too intent on getting away to waste even a glance behind.
minutes
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From this reading He let his engine go, he crouched down, and for twenty minutes he must have steered in the continual expectation of a bullet.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The man at the wheel must have heard his companion cry out behind him, but he was too intent on getting away to waste even a glance behind.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It never came, and when at last he glanced round, three great planes were close upon him, and his companion, thrice hit, lay dead across his bombs.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The sharpshooter therein opened fire at once, and showed an intelligent grasp of the situation by disabling the passenger first.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The man at the wheel must have heard his companion cry out behind him, but he was too intent on getting away to waste even a glance behind.
once
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From this reading The sharpshooter therein opened fire at once, and showed an intelligent grasp of the situation by disabling the passenger first.
opened
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From this reading The sharpshooter therein opened fire at once, and showed an intelligent grasp of the situation by disabling the passenger first.
out
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From this reading The man at the wheel must have heard his companion cry out behind him, but he was too intent on getting away to waste even a glance behind.
passenger
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From this reading The sharpshooter therein opened fire at once, and showed an intelligent grasp of the situation by disabling the passenger first.
planes
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From this reading It never came, and when at last he glanced round, three great planes were close upon him, and his companion, thrice hit, lay dead across his bombs.
round
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From this reading It never came, and when at last he glanced round, three great planes were close upon him, and his companion, thrice hit, lay dead across his bombs.
sharpshooter
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From this reading The sharpshooter therein opened fire at once, and showed an intelligent grasp of the situation by disabling the passenger first.
shots
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From this reading Twice after that he must have heard shots.
showed
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From this reading The sharpshooter therein opened fire at once, and showed an intelligent grasp of the situation by disabling the passenger first.
situation
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From this reading The sharpshooter therein opened fire at once, and showed an intelligent grasp of the situation by disabling the passenger first.
steered
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From this reading He let his engine go, he crouched down, and for twenty minutes he must have steered in the continual expectation of a bullet.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Twice after that he must have heard shots.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The sharpshooter therein opened fire at once, and showed an intelligent grasp of the situation by disabling the passenger first.
therein
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From this reading The sharpshooter therein opened fire at once, and showed an intelligent grasp of the situation by disabling the passenger first.
three
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From this reading It never came, and when at last he glanced round, three great planes were close upon him, and his companion, thrice hit, lay dead across his bombs.
thrice
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From this reading It never came, and when at last he glanced round, three great planes were close upon him, and his companion, thrice hit, lay dead across his bombs.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The man at the wheel must have heard his companion cry out behind him, but he was too intent on getting away to waste even a glance behind.
too
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From this reading The man at the wheel must have heard his companion cry out behind him, but he was too intent on getting away to waste even a glance behind.
twenty
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From this reading He let his engine go, he crouched down, and for twenty minutes he must have steered in the continual expectation of a bullet.
Twice
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From this reading Twice after that he must have heard shots.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It never came, and when at last he glanced round, three great planes were close upon him, and his companion, thrice hit, lay dead across his bombs.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The man at the wheel must have heard his companion cry out behind him, but he was too intent on getting away to waste even a glance behind.
wastenounUS /weɪst/
an empty, uncultivated area of land
From this reading The man at the wheel must have heard his companion cry out behind him, but he was too intent on getting away to waste even a glance behind.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It never came, and when at last he glanced round, three great planes were close upon him, and his companion, thrice hit, lay dead across his bombs.
wheel
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From this reading The man at the wheel must have heard his companion cry out behind him, but he was too intent on getting away to waste even a glance behind.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It never came, and when at last he glanced round, three great planes were close upon him, and his companion, thrice hit, lay dead across his bombs.
