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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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alley
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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answer
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back
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BIRD
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From this reading THE BIRD IN THE DEATH TRAP.
building
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From this reading If the detective could have tracked the cab he would have seen it stop in front of a frame building not far from the East River.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
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cab
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Caddy
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café
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Carter
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characters
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cleverly
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coolly
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couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading If the detective could have tracked the cab he would have seen it stop in front of a frame building not far from the East River.
crime
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DEATH
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From this reading THE BIRD IN THE DEATH TRAP.
detective
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discovered
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doom
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door
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From this reading He would have seen the door open and a man step out.
drugged
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East
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encountered
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far
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fared
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frame
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading If the detective could have tracked the cab he would have seen it stop in front of a frame building not far from the East River.
front
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go
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If the detective could have tracked the cab he would have seen it stop in front of a frame building not far from the East River.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If the detective could have tracked the cab he would have seen it stop in front of a frame building not far from the East River.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
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himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
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how
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IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If the detective could have tracked the cab he would have seen it stop in front of a frame building not far from the East River.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE BIRD IN THE DEATH TRAP.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
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itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If the detective could have tracked the cab he would have seen it stop in front of a frame building not far from the East River.
Leaving
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letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
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littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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man
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From this reading He would have seen the door open and a man step out.
Margie
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Marne's
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mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
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net
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notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
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note
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
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openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading He would have seen the door open and a man step out.
other
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ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
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out
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person
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reached
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recollect
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River
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see
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seen
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shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
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shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
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stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He would have seen the door open and a man step out.
stop
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story
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
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THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BIRD IN THE DEATH TRAP.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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tracked
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TRAP
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From this reading THE BIRD IN THE DEATH TRAP.
Trocadero
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uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
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vanished
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visit
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
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whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
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whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
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whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
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willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
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withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
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wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If the detective could have tracked the cab he would have seen it stop in front of a frame building not far from the East River.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
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