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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 "It's what I call a tall order, Burton," exclaimed Tom Ellison, who, with the Doctor, had been listening to the police officer's plan to raid the Cave of Hydas.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "I am glad you turned up before eight o'clock, Burton, for it would be difficult to enter the cave and find our way about without your guidance.
all
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From this reading However, we are all here yet, and I expect we shall get the better of Appoyas and his gang if our plans work out properly, and if they don't, then, well--look out for yourselves," said Burton, and he shrugged his shoulders.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am glad you turned up before eight o'clock, Burton, for it would be difficult to enter the cave and find our way about without your guidance.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I am glad you turned up before eight o'clock, Burton, for it would be difficult to enter the cave and find our way about without your guidance.
Appoyas
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From this reading However, we are all here yet, and I expect we shall get the better of Appoyas and his gang if our plans work out properly, and if they don't, then, well--look out for yourselves," said Burton, and he shrugged his shoulders.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading However, we are all here yet, and I expect we shall get the better of Appoyas and his gang if our plans work out properly, and if they don't, then, well--look out for yourselves," said Burton, and he shrugged his shoulders.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I am glad you turned up before eight o'clock, Burton, for it would be difficult to enter the cave and find our way about without your guidance.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "It's what I call a tall order, Burton," exclaimed Tom Ellison, who, with the Doctor, had been listening to the police officer's plan to raid the Cave of Hydas.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "I am glad you turned up before eight o'clock, Burton, for it would be difficult to enter the cave and find our way about without your guidance.
better
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From this reading However, we are all here yet, and I expect we shall get the better of Appoyas and his gang if our plans work out properly, and if they don't, then, well--look out for yourselves," said Burton, and he shrugged his shoulders.
Burton
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From this reading "It's what I call a tall order, Burton," exclaimed Tom Ellison, who, with the Doctor, had been listening to the police officer's plan to raid the Cave of Hydas.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "It would not be easy for you to get in, but had I been caught last night you would have found a clue to my whereabouts in the letter I gave you.
call
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From this reading "It's what I call a tall order, Burton," exclaimed Tom Ellison, who, with the Doctor, had been listening to the police officer's plan to raid the Cave of Hydas.
caught
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From this reading "It would not be easy for you to get in, but had I been caught last night you would have found a clue to my whereabouts in the letter I gave you.
Cave
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From this reading "It's what I call a tall order, Burton," exclaimed Tom Ellison, who, with the Doctor, had been listening to the police officer's plan to raid the Cave of Hydas.
clue
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From this reading "It would not be easy for you to get in, but had I been caught last night you would have found a clue to my whereabouts in the letter I gave you.
cracked
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From this reading It seems a likely place to get one's head cracked in the dark," remarked the Doctor.
dark
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From this reading It seems a likely place to get one's head cracked in the dark," remarked the Doctor.
difficult
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From this reading "I am glad you turned up before eight o'clock, Burton, for it would be difficult to enter the cave and find our way about without your guidance.
DoctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It's what I call a tall order, Burton," exclaimed Tom Ellison, who, with the Doctor, had been listening to the police officer's plan to raid the Cave of Hydas.
don't
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From this reading However, we are all here yet, and I expect we shall get the better of Appoyas and his gang if our plans work out properly, and if they don't, then, well--look out for yourselves," said Burton, and he shrugged his shoulders.
easy
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From this reading "It would not be easy for you to get in, but had I been caught last night you would have found a clue to my whereabouts in the letter I gave you.
eight
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From this reading "I am glad you turned up before eight o'clock, Burton, for it would be difficult to enter the cave and find our way about without your guidance.
Ellison
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From this reading "It's what I call a tall order, Burton," exclaimed Tom Ellison, who, with the Doctor, had been listening to the police officer's plan to raid the Cave of Hydas.
enter
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From this reading "I am glad you turned up before eight o'clock, Burton, for it would be difficult to enter the cave and find our way about without your guidance.
exclaimed
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From this reading "It's what I call a tall order, Burton," exclaimed Tom Ellison, who, with the Doctor, had been listening to the police officer's plan to raid the Cave of Hydas.
expectverbUS /ɪkˈspekt/
to think that something will happen
From this reading However, we are all here yet, and I expect we shall get the better of Appoyas and his gang if our plans work out properly, and if they don't, then, well--look out for yourselves," said Burton, and he shrugged his shoulders.
find
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From this reading "I am glad you turned up before eight o'clock, Burton, for it would be difficult to enter the cave and find our way about without your guidance.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I am glad you turned up before eight o'clock, Burton, for it would be difficult to enter the cave and find our way about without your guidance.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It would not be easy for you to get in, but had I been caught last night you would have found a clue to my whereabouts in the letter I gave you.
gang
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From this reading However, we are all here yet, and I expect we shall get the better of Appoyas and his gang if our plans work out properly, and if they don't, then, well--look out for yourselves," said Burton, and he shrugged his shoulders.
gave
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From this reading "It would not be easy for you to get in, but had I been caught last night you would have found a clue to my whereabouts in the letter I gave you.
get
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From this reading It seems a likely place to get one's head cracked in the dark," remarked the Doctor.
glad
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From this reading "I am glad you turned up before eight o'clock, Burton, for it would be difficult to enter the cave and find our way about without your guidance.
guidance
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From this reading "I am glad you turned up before eight o'clock, Burton, for it would be difficult to enter the cave and find our way about without your guidance.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "It's what I call a tall order, Burton," exclaimed Tom Ellison, who, with the Doctor, had been listening to the police officer's plan to raid the Cave of Hydas.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "It would not be easy for you to get in, but had I been caught last night you would have found a clue to my whereabouts in the letter I gave you.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading However, we are all here yet, and I expect we shall get the better of Appoyas and his gang if our plans work out properly, and if they don't, then, well--look out for yourselves," said Burton, and he shrugged his shoulders.
head
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From this reading It seems a likely place to get one's head cracked in the dark," remarked the Doctor.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading However, we are all here yet, and I expect we shall get the better of Appoyas and his gang if our plans work out properly, and if they don't, then, well--look out for yourselves," said Burton, and he shrugged his shoulders.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading However, we are all here yet, and I expect we shall get the better of Appoyas and his gang if our plans work out properly, and if they don't, then, well--look out for yourselves," said Burton, and he shrugged his shoulders.
HoweveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However, we are all here yet, and I expect we shall get the better of Appoyas and his gang if our plans work out properly, and if they don't, then, well--look out for yourselves," said Burton, and he shrugged his shoulders.
Hydas
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From this reading "It's what I call a tall order, Burton," exclaimed Tom Ellison, who, with the Doctor, had been listening to the police officer's plan to raid the Cave of Hydas.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "It's what I call a tall order, Burton," exclaimed Tom Ellison, who, with the Doctor, had been listening to the police officer's plan to raid the Cave of Hydas.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading However, we are all here yet, and I expect we shall get the better of Appoyas and his gang if our plans work out properly, and if they don't, then, well--look out for yourselves," said Burton, and he shrugged his shoulders.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It seems a likely place to get one's head cracked in the dark," remarked the Doctor.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I am glad you turned up before eight o'clock, Burton, for it would be difficult to enter the cave and find our way about without your guidance.
It's
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From this reading "It's what I call a tall order, Burton," exclaimed Tom Ellison, who, with the Doctor, had been listening to the police officer's plan to raid the Cave of Hydas.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It would not be easy for you to get in, but had I been caught last night you would have found a clue to my whereabouts in the letter I gave you.
letter
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From this reading "It would not be easy for you to get in, but had I been caught last night you would have found a clue to my whereabouts in the letter I gave you.
likely
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From this reading It seems a likely place to get one's head cracked in the dark," remarked the Doctor.
listening
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From this reading "It's what I call a tall order, Burton," exclaimed Tom Ellison, who, with the Doctor, had been listening to the police officer's plan to raid the Cave of Hydas.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading However, we are all here yet, and I expect we shall get the better of Appoyas and his gang if our plans work out properly, and if they don't, then, well--look out for yourselves," said Burton, and he shrugged his shoulders.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "It would not be easy for you to get in, but had I been caught last night you would have found a clue to my whereabouts in the letter I gave you.
night
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From this reading "It would not be easy for you to get in, but had I been caught last night you would have found a clue to my whereabouts in the letter I gave you.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "It would not be easy for you to get in, but had I been caught last night you would have found a clue to my whereabouts in the letter I gave you.
o'clock
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From this reading "I am glad you turned up before eight o'clock, Burton, for it would be difficult to enter the cave and find our way about without your guidance.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "It's what I call a tall order, Burton," exclaimed Tom Ellison, who, with the Doctor, had been listening to the police officer's plan to raid the Cave of Hydas.
officer's
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From this reading "It's what I call a tall order, Burton," exclaimed Tom Ellison, who, with the Doctor, had been listening to the police officer's plan to raid the Cave of Hydas.
one's
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From this reading It seems a likely place to get one's head cracked in the dark," remarked the Doctor.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It's what I call a tall order, Burton," exclaimed Tom Ellison, who, with the Doctor, had been listening to the police officer's plan to raid the Cave of Hydas.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "I am glad you turned up before eight o'clock, Burton, for it would be difficult to enter the cave and find our way about without your guidance.
out
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From this reading However, we are all here yet, and I expect we shall get the better of Appoyas and his gang if our plans work out properly, and if they don't, then, well--look out for yourselves," said Burton, and he shrugged his shoulders.
place
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From this reading It seems a likely place to get one's head cracked in the dark," remarked the Doctor.
plan
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From this reading "It's what I call a tall order, Burton," exclaimed Tom Ellison, who, with the Doctor, had been listening to the police officer's plan to raid the Cave of Hydas.
plans
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From this reading However, we are all here yet, and I expect we shall get the better of Appoyas and his gang if our plans work out properly, and if they don't, then, well--look out for yourselves," said Burton, and he shrugged his shoulders.
police
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From this reading "It's what I call a tall order, Burton," exclaimed Tom Ellison, who, with the Doctor, had been listening to the police officer's plan to raid the Cave of Hydas.
properly
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From this reading However, we are all here yet, and I expect we shall get the better of Appoyas and his gang if our plans work out properly, and if they don't, then, well--look out for yourselves," said Burton, and he shrugged his shoulders.
raid
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From this reading "It's what I call a tall order, Burton," exclaimed Tom Ellison, who, with the Doctor, had been listening to the police officer's plan to raid the Cave of Hydas.
remarked
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From this reading It seems a likely place to get one's head cracked in the dark," remarked the Doctor.
said
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From this reading However, we are all here yet, and I expect we shall get the better of Appoyas and his gang if our plans work out properly, and if they don't, then, well--look out for yourselves," said Burton, and he shrugged his shoulders.
seems
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From this reading It seems a likely place to get one's head cracked in the dark," remarked the Doctor.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading However, we are all here yet, and I expect we shall get the better of Appoyas and his gang if our plans work out properly, and if they don't, then, well--look out for yourselves," said Burton, and he shrugged his shoulders.
shoulders
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From this reading However, we are all here yet, and I expect we shall get the better of Appoyas and his gang if our plans work out properly, and if they don't, then, well--look out for yourselves," said Burton, and he shrugged his shoulders.
shrugged
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From this reading However, we are all here yet, and I expect we shall get the better of Appoyas and his gang if our plans work out properly, and if they don't, then, well--look out for yourselves," said Burton, and he shrugged his shoulders.
tall
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From this reading "It's what I call a tall order, Burton," exclaimed Tom Ellison, who, with the Doctor, had been listening to the police officer's plan to raid the Cave of Hydas.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "It's what I call a tall order, Burton," exclaimed Tom Ellison, who, with the Doctor, had been listening to the police officer's plan to raid the Cave of Hydas.
then
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From this reading However, we are all here yet, and I expect we shall get the better of Appoyas and his gang if our plans work out properly, and if they don't, then, well--look out for yourselves," said Burton, and he shrugged his shoulders.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading However, we are all here yet, and I expect we shall get the better of Appoyas and his gang if our plans work out properly, and if they don't, then, well--look out for yourselves," said Burton, and he shrugged his shoulders.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It's what I call a tall order, Burton," exclaimed Tom Ellison, who, with the Doctor, had been listening to the police officer's plan to raid the Cave of Hydas.
Tom
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From this reading "It's what I call a tall order, Burton," exclaimed Tom Ellison, who, with the Doctor, had been listening to the police officer's plan to raid the Cave of Hydas.
turned
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From this reading "I am glad you turned up before eight o'clock, Burton, for it would be difficult to enter the cave and find our way about without your guidance.
up
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From this reading "I am glad you turned up before eight o'clock, Burton, for it would be difficult to enter the cave and find our way about without your guidance.
way
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From this reading "I am glad you turned up before eight o'clock, Burton, for it would be difficult to enter the cave and find our way about without your guidance.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading However, we are all here yet, and I expect we shall get the better of Appoyas and his gang if our plans work out properly, and if they don't, then, well--look out for yourselves," said Burton, and he shrugged his shoulders.
well
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From this reading However, we are all here yet, and I expect we shall get the better of Appoyas and his gang if our plans work out properly, and if they don't, then, well--look out for yourselves," said Burton, and he shrugged his shoulders.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "It's what I call a tall order, Burton," exclaimed Tom Ellison, who, with the Doctor, had been listening to the police officer's plan to raid the Cave of Hydas.
whereabouts
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From this reading "It would not be easy for you to get in, but had I been caught last night you would have found a clue to my whereabouts in the letter I gave you.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "It's what I call a tall order, Burton," exclaimed Tom Ellison, who, with the Doctor, had been listening to the police officer's plan to raid the Cave of Hydas.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "It's what I call a tall order, Burton," exclaimed Tom Ellison, who, with the Doctor, had been listening to the police officer's plan to raid the Cave of Hydas.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "I am glad you turned up before eight o'clock, Burton, for it would be difficult to enter the cave and find our way about without your guidance.
work
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From this reading However, we are all here yet, and I expect we shall get the better of Appoyas and his gang if our plans work out properly, and if they don't, then, well--look out for yourselves," said Burton, and he shrugged his shoulders.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I am glad you turned up before eight o'clock, Burton, for it would be difficult to enter the cave and find our way about without your guidance.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading However, we are all here yet, and I expect we shall get the better of Appoyas and his gang if our plans work out properly, and if they don't, then, well--look out for yourselves," said Burton, and he shrugged his shoulders.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I am glad you turned up before eight o'clock, Burton, for it would be difficult to enter the cave and find our way about without your guidance.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I am glad you turned up before eight o'clock, Burton, for it would be difficult to enter the cave and find our way about without your guidance.
yourselvespronounUS /jʊrˈselvz/
used when the people spoken to are both doing and receiving the action
From this reading However, we are all here yet, and I expect we shall get the better of Appoyas and his gang if our plans work out properly, and if they don't, then, well--look out for yourselves," said Burton, and he shrugged his shoulders.
