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ACCOUNT
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From this reading AN ACCOUNT BALANCED.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading At last he pulled up, fairly exhausted, and leaned against the wall on the roadside to rest and regain his breath.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN ACCOUNT BALANCED.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Lamport left Halsa unconscious on the roadside and escaped into darkness, he ran on without stopping for nearly half an hour.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The run and the excitement had sobered him, and as he rested he began to think over his next move.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last he pulled up, fairly exhausted, and leaned against the wall on the roadside to rest and regain his breath.
BALANCED
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From this reading AN ACCOUNT BALANCED.
began
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From this reading The run and the excitement had sobered him, and as he rested he began to think over his next move.
Bill's
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From this reading Bill's knife was still in his hand.
breath
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From this reading At last he pulled up, fairly exhausted, and leaned against the wall on the roadside to rest and regain his breath.
darkness
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From this reading When Lamport left Halsa unconscious on the roadside and escaped into darkness, he ran on without stopping for nearly half an hour.
escaped
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From this reading When Lamport left Halsa unconscious on the roadside and escaped into darkness, he ran on without stopping for nearly half an hour.
excitement
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From this reading The run and the excitement had sobered him, and as he rested he began to think over his next move.
exhausted
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From this reading At last he pulled up, fairly exhausted, and leaned against the wall on the roadside to rest and regain his breath.
fairly
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From this reading At last he pulled up, fairly exhausted, and leaned against the wall on the roadside to rest and regain his breath.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When Lamport left Halsa unconscious on the roadside and escaped into darkness, he ran on without stopping for nearly half an hour.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The run and the excitement had sobered him, and as he rested he began to think over his next move.
half
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From this reading When Lamport left Halsa unconscious on the roadside and escaped into darkness, he ran on without stopping for nearly half an hour.
Halsa
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From this reading When Lamport left Halsa unconscious on the roadside and escaped into darkness, he ran on without stopping for nearly half an hour.
hand
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From this reading Bill's knife was still in his hand.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Lamport left Halsa unconscious on the roadside and escaped into darkness, he ran on without stopping for nearly half an hour.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The run and the excitement had sobered him, and as he rested he began to think over his next move.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At last he pulled up, fairly exhausted, and leaned against the wall on the roadside to rest and regain his breath.
hour
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From this reading When Lamport left Halsa unconscious on the roadside and escaped into darkness, he ran on without stopping for nearly half an hour.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Bill's knife was still in his hand.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When Lamport left Halsa unconscious on the roadside and escaped into darkness, he ran on without stopping for nearly half an hour.
knife
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From this reading Bill's knife was still in his hand.
Lamport
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From this reading When Lamport left Halsa unconscious on the roadside and escaped into darkness, he ran on without stopping for nearly half an hour.
last
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From this reading At last he pulled up, fairly exhausted, and leaned against the wall on the roadside to rest and regain his breath.
leaned
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From this reading At last he pulled up, fairly exhausted, and leaned against the wall on the roadside to rest and regain his breath.
left
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From this reading When Lamport left Halsa unconscious on the roadside and escaped into darkness, he ran on without stopping for nearly half an hour.
move
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From this reading The run and the excitement had sobered him, and as he rested he began to think over his next move.
nearly
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From this reading When Lamport left Halsa unconscious on the roadside and escaped into darkness, he ran on without stopping for nearly half an hour.
next
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From this reading The run and the excitement had sobered him, and as he rested he began to think over his next move.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When Lamport left Halsa unconscious on the roadside and escaped into darkness, he ran on without stopping for nearly half an hour.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The run and the excitement had sobered him, and as he rested he began to think over his next move.
pulled
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From this reading At last he pulled up, fairly exhausted, and leaned against the wall on the roadside to rest and regain his breath.
ran
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From this reading When Lamport left Halsa unconscious on the roadside and escaped into darkness, he ran on without stopping for nearly half an hour.
regain
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From this reading At last he pulled up, fairly exhausted, and leaned against the wall on the roadside to rest and regain his breath.
rest
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From this reading At last he pulled up, fairly exhausted, and leaned against the wall on the roadside to rest and regain his breath.
rested
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From this reading The run and the excitement had sobered him, and as he rested he began to think over his next move.
roadside
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From this reading When Lamport left Halsa unconscious on the roadside and escaped into darkness, he ran on without stopping for nearly half an hour.
run
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From this reading The run and the excitement had sobered him, and as he rested he began to think over his next move.
sobered
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From this reading The run and the excitement had sobered him, and as he rested he began to think over his next move.
still
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From this reading Bill's knife was still in his hand.
stopping
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From this reading When Lamport left Halsa unconscious on the roadside and escaped into darkness, he ran on without stopping for nearly half an hour.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Lamport left Halsa unconscious on the roadside and escaped into darkness, he ran on without stopping for nearly half an hour.
think
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From this reading The run and the excitement had sobered him, and as he rested he began to think over his next move.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At last he pulled up, fairly exhausted, and leaned against the wall on the roadside to rest and regain his breath.
unconscious
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From this reading When Lamport left Halsa unconscious on the roadside and escaped into darkness, he ran on without stopping for nearly half an hour.
up
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From this reading At last he pulled up, fairly exhausted, and leaned against the wall on the roadside to rest and regain his breath.
wall
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From this reading At last he pulled up, fairly exhausted, and leaned against the wall on the roadside to rest and regain his breath.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Bill's knife was still in his hand.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Lamport left Halsa unconscious on the roadside and escaped into darkness, he ran on without stopping for nearly half an hour.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading When Lamport left Halsa unconscious on the roadside and escaped into darkness, he ran on without stopping for nearly half an hour.
