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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 His eyes seemed to take in everything, gauging, measuring, speculating; now and then he asked a question to which she returned a brief, illuminating answer.
agent
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From this reading THE HOUND STRIKES THE TRAIL Old Nanon led the secret agent through the rear of the house and then up the stairs from floor to floor and room to room.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE HOUND STRIKES THE TRAIL Old Nanon led the secret agent through the rear of the house and then up the stairs from floor to floor and room to room.
answer
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From this reading His eyes seemed to take in everything, gauging, measuring, speculating; now and then he asked a question to which she returned a brief, illuminating answer.
Ashton-Kirk
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From this reading Finally they descended and Ashton-Kirk examined the front door.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His eyes seemed to take in everything, gauging, measuring, speculating; now and then he asked a question to which she returned a brief, illuminating answer.
back
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From this reading "When you left the step and went back into the kitchen to prepare the coffee, did you close this door?" he asked.
BesideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading Beside the ordinary spring lock it had a heavy bolt.
bolt
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From this reading Beside the ordinary spring lock it had a heavy bolt.
brief
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From this reading His eyes seemed to take in everything, gauging, measuring, speculating; now and then he asked a question to which she returned a brief, illuminating answer.
close
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From this reading "When you left the step and went back into the kitchen to prepare the coffee, did you close this door?" he asked.
coffee
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From this reading "When you left the step and went back into the kitchen to prepare the coffee, did you close this door?" he asked.
descendednounUS /ˈdescended/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Finally they descended and Ashton-Kirk examined the front door.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "When you left the step and went back into the kitchen to prepare the coffee, did you close this door?" he asked.
door
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From this reading Finally they descended and Ashton-Kirk examined the front door.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading His eyes seemed to take in everything, gauging, measuring, speculating; now and then he asked a question to which she returned a brief, illuminating answer.
examined
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From this reading Finally they descended and Ashton-Kirk examined the front door.
eyes
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From this reading His eyes seemed to take in everything, gauging, measuring, speculating; now and then he asked a question to which she returned a brief, illuminating answer.
Finally
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From this reading Finally they descended and Ashton-Kirk examined the front door.
floor
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From this reading THE HOUND STRIKES THE TRAIL Old Nanon led the secret agent through the rear of the house and then up the stairs from floor to floor and room to room.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE HOUND STRIKES THE TRAIL Old Nanon led the secret agent through the rear of the house and then up the stairs from floor to floor and room to room.
front
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From this reading Finally they descended and Ashton-Kirk examined the front door.
gauging
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From this reading His eyes seemed to take in everything, gauging, measuring, speculating; now and then he asked a question to which she returned a brief, illuminating answer.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Beside the ordinary spring lock it had a heavy bolt.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His eyes seemed to take in everything, gauging, measuring, speculating; now and then he asked a question to which she returned a brief, illuminating answer.
heavy
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From this reading Beside the ordinary spring lock it had a heavy bolt.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His eyes seemed to take in everything, gauging, measuring, speculating; now and then he asked a question to which she returned a brief, illuminating answer.
HOUND
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From this reading THE HOUND STRIKES THE TRAIL Old Nanon led the secret agent through the rear of the house and then up the stairs from floor to floor and room to room.
house
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From this reading THE HOUND STRIKES THE TRAIL Old Nanon led the secret agent through the rear of the house and then up the stairs from floor to floor and room to room.
illuminating
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From this reading His eyes seemed to take in everything, gauging, measuring, speculating; now and then he asked a question to which she returned a brief, illuminating answer.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His eyes seemed to take in everything, gauging, measuring, speculating; now and then he asked a question to which she returned a brief, illuminating answer.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "When you left the step and went back into the kitchen to prepare the coffee, did you close this door?" he asked.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Beside the ordinary spring lock it had a heavy bolt.
kitchen
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From this reading "When you left the step and went back into the kitchen to prepare the coffee, did you close this door?" he asked.
led
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From this reading THE HOUND STRIKES THE TRAIL Old Nanon led the secret agent through the rear of the house and then up the stairs from floor to floor and room to room.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "When you left the step and went back into the kitchen to prepare the coffee, did you close this door?" he asked.
lock
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From this reading Beside the ordinary spring lock it had a heavy bolt.
measuring
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From this reading His eyes seemed to take in everything, gauging, measuring, speculating; now and then he asked a question to which she returned a brief, illuminating answer.
Nanon
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From this reading THE HOUND STRIKES THE TRAIL Old Nanon led the secret agent through the rear of the house and then up the stairs from floor to floor and room to room.
now
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From this reading His eyes seemed to take in everything, gauging, measuring, speculating; now and then he asked a question to which she returned a brief, illuminating answer.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE HOUND STRIKES THE TRAIL Old Nanon led the secret agent through the rear of the house and then up the stairs from floor to floor and room to room.
Old
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From this reading THE HOUND STRIKES THE TRAIL Old Nanon led the secret agent through the rear of the house and then up the stairs from floor to floor and room to room.
ordinary
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From this reading Beside the ordinary spring lock it had a heavy bolt.
prepare
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From this reading "When you left the step and went back into the kitchen to prepare the coffee, did you close this door?" he asked.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His eyes seemed to take in everything, gauging, measuring, speculating; now and then he asked a question to which she returned a brief, illuminating answer.
rear
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From this reading THE HOUND STRIKES THE TRAIL Old Nanon led the secret agent through the rear of the house and then up the stairs from floor to floor and room to room.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His eyes seemed to take in everything, gauging, measuring, speculating; now and then he asked a question to which she returned a brief, illuminating answer.
room
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From this reading THE HOUND STRIKES THE TRAIL Old Nanon led the secret agent through the rear of the house and then up the stairs from floor to floor and room to room.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading THE HOUND STRIKES THE TRAIL Old Nanon led the secret agent through the rear of the house and then up the stairs from floor to floor and room to room.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His eyes seemed to take in everything, gauging, measuring, speculating; now and then he asked a question to which she returned a brief, illuminating answer.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His eyes seemed to take in everything, gauging, measuring, speculating; now and then he asked a question to which she returned a brief, illuminating answer.
speculating
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From this reading His eyes seemed to take in everything, gauging, measuring, speculating; now and then he asked a question to which she returned a brief, illuminating answer.
spring
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From this reading Beside the ordinary spring lock it had a heavy bolt.
stairs
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From this reading THE HOUND STRIKES THE TRAIL Old Nanon led the secret agent through the rear of the house and then up the stairs from floor to floor and room to room.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "When you left the step and went back into the kitchen to prepare the coffee, did you close this door?" he asked.
STRIKES
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From this reading THE HOUND STRIKES THE TRAIL Old Nanon led the secret agent through the rear of the house and then up the stairs from floor to floor and room to room.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His eyes seemed to take in everything, gauging, measuring, speculating; now and then he asked a question to which she returned a brief, illuminating answer.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HOUND STRIKES THE TRAIL Old Nanon led the secret agent through the rear of the house and then up the stairs from floor to floor and room to room.
then
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From this reading THE HOUND STRIKES THE TRAIL Old Nanon led the secret agent through the rear of the house and then up the stairs from floor to floor and room to room.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Finally they descended and Ashton-Kirk examined the front door.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "When you left the step and went back into the kitchen to prepare the coffee, did you close this door?" he asked.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE HOUND STRIKES THE TRAIL Old Nanon led the secret agent through the rear of the house and then up the stairs from floor to floor and room to room.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE HOUND STRIKES THE TRAIL Old Nanon led the secret agent through the rear of the house and then up the stairs from floor to floor and room to room.
TRAIL
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From this reading THE HOUND STRIKES THE TRAIL Old Nanon led the secret agent through the rear of the house and then up the stairs from floor to floor and room to room.
up
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From this reading THE HOUND STRIKES THE TRAIL Old Nanon led the secret agent through the rear of the house and then up the stairs from floor to floor and room to room.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "When you left the step and went back into the kitchen to prepare the coffee, did you close this door?" he asked.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "When you left the step and went back into the kitchen to prepare the coffee, did you close this door?" he asked.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading His eyes seemed to take in everything, gauging, measuring, speculating; now and then he asked a question to which she returned a brief, illuminating answer.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "When you left the step and went back into the kitchen to prepare the coffee, did you close this door?" he asked.
