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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 A SCENE of commotion immediately followed these startling words of Jack Armitage.
air
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From this reading There was a rush for the exit, and in the confusion, just as might have been expected, the scouts became wedged in the doorway, so that there was a brief delay in gaining the open air.
amidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading They had just glimpsed some dim figure amid the cloud of dust that followed the breaking down of the frail floor of the little platform at the rear of the shop.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was a rush for the exit, and in the confusion, just as might have been expected, the scouts became wedged in the doorway, so that there was a brief delay in gaining the open air.
Armitage
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From this reading A SCENE of commotion immediately followed these startling words of Jack Armitage.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There was a rush for the exit, and in the confusion, just as might have been expected, the scouts became wedged in the doorway, so that there was a brief delay in gaining the open air.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They had just glimpsed some dim figure amid the cloud of dust that followed the breaking down of the frail floor of the little platform at the rear of the shop.
avoided
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From this reading Shouts outside presently told that some of the wiser ones had avoided this combined rush, and sought the open air by the same means taken by the unknown.
became
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From this reading There was a rush for the exit, and in the confusion, just as might have been expected, the scouts became wedged in the doorway, so that there was a brief delay in gaining the open air.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There was a rush for the exit, and in the confusion, just as might have been expected, the scouts became wedged in the doorway, so that there was a brief delay in gaining the open air.
breaking
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From this reading They had just glimpsed some dim figure amid the cloud of dust that followed the breaking down of the frail floor of the little platform at the rear of the shop.
brief
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From this reading There was a rush for the exit, and in the confusion, just as might have been expected, the scouts became wedged in the doorway, so that there was a brief delay in gaining the open air.
BUTTON
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From this reading THE LITTLE RED BUTTON.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Shouts outside presently told that some of the wiser ones had avoided this combined rush, and sought the open air by the same means taken by the unknown.
cloud
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From this reading They had just glimpsed some dim figure amid the cloud of dust that followed the breaking down of the frail floor of the little platform at the rear of the shop.
combined
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From this reading Shouts outside presently told that some of the wiser ones had avoided this combined rush, and sought the open air by the same means taken by the unknown.
commotion
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From this reading A SCENE of commotion immediately followed these startling words of Jack Armitage.
confusion
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From this reading There was a rush for the exit, and in the confusion, just as might have been expected, the scouts became wedged in the doorway, so that there was a brief delay in gaining the open air.
delay
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From this reading There was a rush for the exit, and in the confusion, just as might have been expected, the scouts became wedged in the doorway, so that there was a brief delay in gaining the open air.
dim
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From this reading They had just glimpsed some dim figure amid the cloud of dust that followed the breaking down of the frail floor of the little platform at the rear of the shop.
doorway
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From this reading There was a rush for the exit, and in the confusion, just as might have been expected, the scouts became wedged in the doorway, so that there was a brief delay in gaining the open air.
down
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From this reading They had just glimpsed some dim figure amid the cloud of dust that followed the breaking down of the frail floor of the little platform at the rear of the shop.
dust
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From this reading They had just glimpsed some dim figure amid the cloud of dust that followed the breaking down of the frail floor of the little platform at the rear of the shop.
exit
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From this reading There was a rush for the exit, and in the confusion, just as might have been expected, the scouts became wedged in the doorway, so that there was a brief delay in gaining the open air.
expected
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From this reading There was a rush for the exit, and in the confusion, just as might have been expected, the scouts became wedged in the doorway, so that there was a brief delay in gaining the open air.
figure
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From this reading They had just glimpsed some dim figure amid the cloud of dust that followed the breaking down of the frail floor of the little platform at the rear of the shop.
floor
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From this reading They had just glimpsed some dim figure amid the cloud of dust that followed the breaking down of the frail floor of the little platform at the rear of the shop.
followed
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From this reading A SCENE of commotion immediately followed these startling words of Jack Armitage.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was a rush for the exit, and in the confusion, just as might have been expected, the scouts became wedged in the doorway, so that there was a brief delay in gaining the open air.
frail
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From this reading They had just glimpsed some dim figure amid the cloud of dust that followed the breaking down of the frail floor of the little platform at the rear of the shop.
gaining
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From this reading There was a rush for the exit, and in the confusion, just as might have been expected, the scouts became wedged in the doorway, so that there was a brief delay in gaining the open air.
glimpsed
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From this reading They had just glimpsed some dim figure amid the cloud of dust that followed the breaking down of the frail floor of the little platform at the rear of the shop.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Shouts outside presently told that some of the wiser ones had avoided this combined rush, and sought the open air by the same means taken by the unknown.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There was a rush for the exit, and in the confusion, just as might have been expected, the scouts became wedged in the doorway, so that there was a brief delay in gaining the open air.
immediately
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From this reading A SCENE of commotion immediately followed these startling words of Jack Armitage.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was a rush for the exit, and in the confusion, just as might have been expected, the scouts became wedged in the doorway, so that there was a brief delay in gaining the open air.
Jack
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From this reading A SCENE of commotion immediately followed these startling words of Jack Armitage.
just
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From this reading There was a rush for the exit, and in the confusion, just as might have been expected, the scouts became wedged in the doorway, so that there was a brief delay in gaining the open air.
LITTLEnounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE LITTLE RED BUTTON.
means
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From this reading Shouts outside presently told that some of the wiser ones had avoided this combined rush, and sought the open air by the same means taken by the unknown.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading There was a rush for the exit, and in the confusion, just as might have been expected, the scouts became wedged in the doorway, so that there was a brief delay in gaining the open air.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A SCENE of commotion immediately followed these startling words of Jack Armitage.
ones
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From this reading Shouts outside presently told that some of the wiser ones had avoided this combined rush, and sought the open air by the same means taken by the unknown.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading There was a rush for the exit, and in the confusion, just as might have been expected, the scouts became wedged in the doorway, so that there was a brief delay in gaining the open air.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Shouts outside presently told that some of the wiser ones had avoided this combined rush, and sought the open air by the same means taken by the unknown.
platform
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From this reading They had just glimpsed some dim figure amid the cloud of dust that followed the breaking down of the frail floor of the little platform at the rear of the shop.
presently
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From this reading Shouts outside presently told that some of the wiser ones had avoided this combined rush, and sought the open air by the same means taken by the unknown.
rear
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From this reading They had just glimpsed some dim figure amid the cloud of dust that followed the breaking down of the frail floor of the little platform at the rear of the shop.
RED
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From this reading THE LITTLE RED BUTTON.
rush
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From this reading There was a rush for the exit, and in the confusion, just as might have been expected, the scouts became wedged in the doorway, so that there was a brief delay in gaining the open air.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Shouts outside presently told that some of the wiser ones had avoided this combined rush, and sought the open air by the same means taken by the unknown.
SCENE
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From this reading A SCENE of commotion immediately followed these startling words of Jack Armitage.
scouts
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From this reading There was a rush for the exit, and in the confusion, just as might have been expected, the scouts became wedged in the doorway, so that there was a brief delay in gaining the open air.
shop
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From this reading They had just glimpsed some dim figure amid the cloud of dust that followed the breaking down of the frail floor of the little platform at the rear of the shop.
Shouts
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From this reading Shouts outside presently told that some of the wiser ones had avoided this combined rush, and sought the open air by the same means taken by the unknown.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There was a rush for the exit, and in the confusion, just as might have been expected, the scouts became wedged in the doorway, so that there was a brief delay in gaining the open air.
some
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From this reading Shouts outside presently told that some of the wiser ones had avoided this combined rush, and sought the open air by the same means taken by the unknown.
sought
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From this reading Shouts outside presently told that some of the wiser ones had avoided this combined rush, and sought the open air by the same means taken by the unknown.
startling
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From this reading A SCENE of commotion immediately followed these startling words of Jack Armitage.
taken
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From this reading Shouts outside presently told that some of the wiser ones had avoided this combined rush, and sought the open air by the same means taken by the unknown.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was a rush for the exit, and in the confusion, just as might have been expected, the scouts became wedged in the doorway, so that there was a brief delay in gaining the open air.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LITTLE RED BUTTON.
There
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From this reading There was a rush for the exit, and in the confusion, just as might have been expected, the scouts became wedged in the doorway, so that there was a brief delay in gaining the open air.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading A SCENE of commotion immediately followed these startling words of Jack Armitage.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had just glimpsed some dim figure amid the cloud of dust that followed the breaking down of the frail floor of the little platform at the rear of the shop.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Shouts outside presently told that some of the wiser ones had avoided this combined rush, and sought the open air by the same means taken by the unknown.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Shouts outside presently told that some of the wiser ones had avoided this combined rush, and sought the open air by the same means taken by the unknown.
unknown
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From this reading Shouts outside presently told that some of the wiser ones had avoided this combined rush, and sought the open air by the same means taken by the unknown.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a rush for the exit, and in the confusion, just as might have been expected, the scouts became wedged in the doorway, so that there was a brief delay in gaining the open air.
wedged
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From this reading There was a rush for the exit, and in the confusion, just as might have been expected, the scouts became wedged in the doorway, so that there was a brief delay in gaining the open air.
wiser
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From this reading Shouts outside presently told that some of the wiser ones had avoided this combined rush, and sought the open air by the same means taken by the unknown.
words
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From this reading A SCENE of commotion immediately followed these startling words of Jack Armitage.
