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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 Screams of terror rent the air, and to these the brown bear added a growl which was both deep and angry.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Screams of terror rent the air, and to these the brown bear added a growl which was both deep and angry.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading For the moment after the brown bear crashed through the glass and landed in the show window of the auction store Matt was too astonished to move.
air
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From this reading Screams of terror rent the air, and to these the brown bear added a growl which was both deep and angry.
all
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From this reading The entrance of the great beast, which had undoubtedly escaped from the circus men during the parade, was so totally unexpected that all in the place were too paralyzed with fear to move.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For the moment after the brown bear crashed through the glass and landed in the show window of the auction store Matt was too astonished to move.
Andy
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From this reading Andy, who stood some distance behind Matt, was the first to do any rational talking.
angry
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From this reading Screams of terror rent the air, and to these the brown bear added a growl which was both deep and angry.
any
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From this reading Andy, who stood some distance behind Matt, was the first to do any rational talking.
astonishedadjectiveUS /əˈstɑːnɪʃt/
very surprised
From this reading For the moment after the brown bear crashed through the glass and landed in the show window of the auction store Matt was too astonished to move.
auction
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From this reading For the moment after the brown bear crashed through the glass and landed in the show window of the auction store Matt was too astonished to move.
bear
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From this reading For the moment after the brown bear crashed through the glass and landed in the show window of the auction store Matt was too astonished to move.
beast
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From this reading The entrance of the great beast, which had undoubtedly escaped from the circus men during the parade, was so totally unexpected that all in the place were too paralyzed with fear to move.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Andy, who stood some distance behind Matt, was the first to do any rational talking.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Screams of terror rent the air, and to these the brown bear added a growl which was both deep and angry.
brown
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From this reading For the moment after the brown bear crashed through the glass and landed in the show window of the auction store Matt was too astonished to move.
CHARMS
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From this reading THE CHARMS OF MUSIC.
circus
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From this reading The entrance of the great beast, which had undoubtedly escaped from the circus men during the parade, was so totally unexpected that all in the place were too paralyzed with fear to move.
crashed
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From this reading For the moment after the brown bear crashed through the glass and landed in the show window of the auction store Matt was too astonished to move.
deep
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From this reading Screams of terror rent the air, and to these the brown bear added a growl which was both deep and angry.
distance
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From this reading Andy, who stood some distance behind Matt, was the first to do any rational talking.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Andy, who stood some distance behind Matt, was the first to do any rational talking.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading The entrance of the great beast, which had undoubtedly escaped from the circus men during the parade, was so totally unexpected that all in the place were too paralyzed with fear to move.
entrance
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From this reading The entrance of the great beast, which had undoubtedly escaped from the circus men during the parade, was so totally unexpected that all in the place were too paralyzed with fear to move.
escaped
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From this reading The entrance of the great beast, which had undoubtedly escaped from the circus men during the parade, was so totally unexpected that all in the place were too paralyzed with fear to move.
fear
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From this reading The entrance of the great beast, which had undoubtedly escaped from the circus men during the parade, was so totally unexpected that all in the place were too paralyzed with fear to move.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Andy, who stood some distance behind Matt, was the first to do any rational talking.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the moment after the brown bear crashed through the glass and landed in the show window of the auction store Matt was too astonished to move.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The entrance of the great beast, which had undoubtedly escaped from the circus men during the parade, was so totally unexpected that all in the place were too paralyzed with fear to move.
glass
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From this reading For the moment after the brown bear crashed through the glass and landed in the show window of the auction store Matt was too astonished to move.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The entrance of the great beast, which had undoubtedly escaped from the circus men during the parade, was so totally unexpected that all in the place were too paralyzed with fear to move.
growl
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From this reading Screams of terror rent the air, and to these the brown bear added a growl which was both deep and angry.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The entrance of the great beast, which had undoubtedly escaped from the circus men during the parade, was so totally unexpected that all in the place were too paralyzed with fear to move.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For the moment after the brown bear crashed through the glass and landed in the show window of the auction store Matt was too astonished to move.
landed
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From this reading For the moment after the brown bear crashed through the glass and landed in the show window of the auction store Matt was too astonished to move.
Matt
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From this reading For the moment after the brown bear crashed through the glass and landed in the show window of the auction store Matt was too astonished to move.
men
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From this reading The entrance of the great beast, which had undoubtedly escaped from the circus men during the parade, was so totally unexpected that all in the place were too paralyzed with fear to move.
moment
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From this reading For the moment after the brown bear crashed through the glass and landed in the show window of the auction store Matt was too astonished to move.
move
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From this reading For the moment after the brown bear crashed through the glass and landed in the show window of the auction store Matt was too astonished to move.
MUSIC
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From this reading THE CHARMS OF MUSIC.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE CHARMS OF MUSIC.
parade
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From this reading The entrance of the great beast, which had undoubtedly escaped from the circus men during the parade, was so totally unexpected that all in the place were too paralyzed with fear to move.
paralyzed
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From this reading The entrance of the great beast, which had undoubtedly escaped from the circus men during the parade, was so totally unexpected that all in the place were too paralyzed with fear to move.
place
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From this reading The entrance of the great beast, which had undoubtedly escaped from the circus men during the parade, was so totally unexpected that all in the place were too paralyzed with fear to move.
rationaladjectiveUS /ˈræʃ.ən.əl/
Based on or in accordance with reason or logic rather than turbulent emotions.
From this reading Andy, who stood some distance behind Matt, was the first to do any rational talking.
rent
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From this reading Screams of terror rent the air, and to these the brown bear added a growl which was both deep and angry.
Screams
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From this reading Screams of terror rent the air, and to these the brown bear added a growl which was both deep and angry.
show
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From this reading For the moment after the brown bear crashed through the glass and landed in the show window of the auction store Matt was too astonished to move.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The entrance of the great beast, which had undoubtedly escaped from the circus men during the parade, was so totally unexpected that all in the place were too paralyzed with fear to move.
some
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From this reading Andy, who stood some distance behind Matt, was the first to do any rational talking.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Andy, who stood some distance behind Matt, was the first to do any rational talking.
store
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From this reading For the moment after the brown bear crashed through the glass and landed in the show window of the auction store Matt was too astonished to move.
talking
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From this reading Andy, who stood some distance behind Matt, was the first to do any rational talking.
terror
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From this reading Screams of terror rent the air, and to these the brown bear added a growl which was both deep and angry.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The entrance of the great beast, which had undoubtedly escaped from the circus men during the parade, was so totally unexpected that all in the place were too paralyzed with fear to move.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CHARMS OF MUSIC.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Screams of terror rent the air, and to these the brown bear added a growl which was both deep and angry.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For the moment after the brown bear crashed through the glass and landed in the show window of the auction store Matt was too astonished to move.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For the moment after the brown bear crashed through the glass and landed in the show window of the auction store Matt was too astonished to move.
too
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From this reading For the moment after the brown bear crashed through the glass and landed in the show window of the auction store Matt was too astonished to move.
totally
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From this reading The entrance of the great beast, which had undoubtedly escaped from the circus men during the parade, was so totally unexpected that all in the place were too paralyzed with fear to move.
undoubtedly
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From this reading The entrance of the great beast, which had undoubtedly escaped from the circus men during the parade, was so totally unexpected that all in the place were too paralyzed with fear to move.
unexpected
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From this reading The entrance of the great beast, which had undoubtedly escaped from the circus men during the parade, was so totally unexpected that all in the place were too paralyzed with fear to move.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For the moment after the brown bear crashed through the glass and landed in the show window of the auction store Matt was too astonished to move.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The entrance of the great beast, which had undoubtedly escaped from the circus men during the parade, was so totally unexpected that all in the place were too paralyzed with fear to move.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The entrance of the great beast, which had undoubtedly escaped from the circus men during the parade, was so totally unexpected that all in the place were too paralyzed with fear to move.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Andy, who stood some distance behind Matt, was the first to do any rational talking.
window
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From this reading For the moment after the brown bear crashed through the glass and landed in the show window of the auction store Matt was too astonished to move.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The entrance of the great beast, which had undoubtedly escaped from the circus men during the parade, was so totally unexpected that all in the place were too paralyzed with fear to move.
