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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 From below they could hear the thunder of weapons and fits upon the door of the inn amid a great clamour of. tongues.
AboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Above this roar, Coleman's quick words sounded in Marjory's ear.
amidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading From below they could hear the thunder of weapons and fits upon the door of the inn amid a great clamour of. tongues.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading From below they could hear the thunder of weapons and fits upon the door of the inn amid a great clamour of. tongues.
argumtntative
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From this reading Sometimes there arose the argumtntative howl of the innkeeper.
arose
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From this reading Sometimes there arose the argumtntative howl of the innkeeper.
back
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From this reading I've got to go back to the boys, but -I love you."
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading From below they could hear the thunder of weapons and fits upon the door of the inn amid a great clamour of. tongues.
boys
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From this reading I've got to go back to the boys, but -I love you."
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I've got to go back to the boys, but -I love you."
clamour
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From this reading From below they could hear the thunder of weapons and fits upon the door of the inn amid a great clamour of. tongues.
Coleman's
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From this reading Above this roar, Coleman's quick words sounded in Marjory's ear.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading From below they could hear the thunder of weapons and fits upon the door of the inn amid a great clamour of. tongues.
door
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From this reading From below they could hear the thunder of weapons and fits upon the door of the inn amid a great clamour of. tongues.
ear
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From this reading Above this roar, Coleman's quick words sounded in Marjory's ear.
fits
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From this reading From below they could hear the thunder of weapons and fits upon the door of the inn amid a great clamour of. tongues.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From below they could hear the thunder of weapons and fits upon the door of the inn amid a great clamour of. tongues.
go
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From this reading " I've got to go.
got
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From this reading " I've got to go.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From below they could hear the thunder of weapons and fits upon the door of the inn amid a great clamour of. tongues.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From below they could hear the thunder of weapons and fits upon the door of the inn amid a great clamour of. tongues.
howl
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From this reading Sometimes there arose the argumtntative howl of the innkeeper.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I've got to go back to the boys, but -I love you."
I've
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From this reading " I've got to go.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Above this roar, Coleman's quick words sounded in Marjory's ear.
inn
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From this reading From below they could hear the thunder of weapons and fits upon the door of the inn amid a great clamour of. tongues.
innkeeper
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From this reading Sometimes there arose the argumtntative howl of the innkeeper.
love
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From this reading I've got to go back to the boys, but -I love you."
Marjory's
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From this reading Above this roar, Coleman's quick words sounded in Marjory's ear.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading From below they could hear the thunder of weapons and fits upon the door of the inn amid a great clamour of. tongues.
quick
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From this reading Above this roar, Coleman's quick words sounded in Marjory's ear.
roar
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From this reading Above this roar, Coleman's quick words sounded in Marjory's ear.
Sometimes
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From this reading Sometimes there arose the argumtntative howl of the innkeeper.
sounded
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From this reading Above this roar, Coleman's quick words sounded in Marjory's ear.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading From below they could hear the thunder of weapons and fits upon the door of the inn amid a great clamour of. tongues.
there
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From this reading Sometimes there arose the argumtntative howl of the innkeeper.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading From below they could hear the thunder of weapons and fits upon the door of the inn amid a great clamour of. tongues.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Above this roar, Coleman's quick words sounded in Marjory's ear.
thundernounUS /ˈthunder/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading From below they could hear the thunder of weapons and fits upon the door of the inn amid a great clamour of. tongues.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading " I've got to go.
tongues
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From this reading From below they could hear the thunder of weapons and fits upon the door of the inn amid a great clamour of. tongues.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading From below they could hear the thunder of weapons and fits upon the door of the inn amid a great clamour of. tongues.
weapons
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From this reading From below they could hear the thunder of weapons and fits upon the door of the inn amid a great clamour of. tongues.
words
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From this reading Above this roar, Coleman's quick words sounded in Marjory's ear.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I've got to go back to the boys, but -I love you."