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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Anita's metal-gloved hand was on my arm; in my ear diaphragm her voice sounded eager and unmistakable:
Anita's
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From this reading _Anita's Plan_ We crouched in the shadows, the Earthlight filtering down to us.
arm
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From this reading Anita's metal-gloved hand was on my arm; in my ear diaphragm her voice sounded eager and unmistakable:
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The skulking figure of Miko had vanished; but he was out there somewhere on the crags I was sure, lurking, maneuvering to where he could strike us with his ray.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The skulking figure of Miko had vanished; but he was out there somewhere on the crags I was sure, lurking, maneuvering to where he could strike us with his ray.
crags
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From this reading The skulking figure of Miko had vanished; but he was out there somewhere on the crags I was sure, lurking, maneuvering to where he could strike us with his ray.
crouched
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From this reading _Anita's Plan_ We crouched in the shadows, the Earthlight filtering down to us.
diaphragm
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From this reading Anita's metal-gloved hand was on my arm; in my ear diaphragm her voice sounded eager and unmistakable:
down
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From this reading _Anita's Plan_ We crouched in the shadows, the Earthlight filtering down to us.
eager
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From this reading Anita's metal-gloved hand was on my arm; in my ear diaphragm her voice sounded eager and unmistakable:
ear
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From this reading Anita's metal-gloved hand was on my arm; in my ear diaphragm her voice sounded eager and unmistakable:
Earthlight
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From this reading _Anita's Plan_ We crouched in the shadows, the Earthlight filtering down to us.
figure
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From this reading The skulking figure of Miko had vanished; but he was out there somewhere on the crags I was sure, lurking, maneuvering to where he could strike us with his ray.
filtering
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From this reading _Anita's Plan_ We crouched in the shadows, the Earthlight filtering down to us.
Gregg
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From this reading "What was the signal, Gregg?"
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The skulking figure of Miko had vanished; but he was out there somewhere on the crags I was sure, lurking, maneuvering to where he could strike us with his ray.
hand
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From this reading Anita's metal-gloved hand was on my arm; in my ear diaphragm her voice sounded eager and unmistakable:
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The skulking figure of Miko had vanished; but he was out there somewhere on the crags I was sure, lurking, maneuvering to where he could strike us with his ray.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Anita's metal-gloved hand was on my arm; in my ear diaphragm her voice sounded eager and unmistakable:
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The skulking figure of Miko had vanished; but he was out there somewhere on the crags I was sure, lurking, maneuvering to where he could strike us with his ray.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The skulking figure of Miko had vanished; but he was out there somewhere on the crags I was sure, lurking, maneuvering to where he could strike us with his ray.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Anita's Plan_ We crouched in the shadows, the Earthlight filtering down to us.
lights
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From this reading She could not read the semaphore lights.
lurking
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From this reading The skulking figure of Miko had vanished; but he was out there somewhere on the crags I was sure, lurking, maneuvering to where he could strike us with his ray.
maneuvering
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From this reading The skulking figure of Miko had vanished; but he was out there somewhere on the crags I was sure, lurking, maneuvering to where he could strike us with his ray.
metal-gloved
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From this reading Anita's metal-gloved hand was on my arm; in my ear diaphragm her voice sounded eager and unmistakable:
Miko
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From this reading The skulking figure of Miko had vanished; but he was out there somewhere on the crags I was sure, lurking, maneuvering to where he could strike us with his ray.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Anita's metal-gloved hand was on my arm; in my ear diaphragm her voice sounded eager and unmistakable:
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She could not read the semaphore lights.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The skulking figure of Miko had vanished; but he was out there somewhere on the crags I was sure, lurking, maneuvering to where he could strike us with his ray.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The skulking figure of Miko had vanished; but he was out there somewhere on the crags I was sure, lurking, maneuvering to where he could strike us with his ray.
out
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From this reading The skulking figure of Miko had vanished; but he was out there somewhere on the crags I was sure, lurking, maneuvering to where he could strike us with his ray.
Plan
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From this reading _Anita's Plan_ We crouched in the shadows, the Earthlight filtering down to us.
ray
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From this reading The skulking figure of Miko had vanished; but he was out there somewhere on the crags I was sure, lurking, maneuvering to where he could strike us with his ray.
read
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From this reading She could not read the semaphore lights.
semaphore
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From this reading She could not read the semaphore lights.
shadows
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From this reading _Anita's Plan_ We crouched in the shadows, the Earthlight filtering down to us.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She could not read the semaphore lights.
signal
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From this reading "What was the signal, Gregg?"
skulking
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From this reading The skulking figure of Miko had vanished; but he was out there somewhere on the crags I was sure, lurking, maneuvering to where he could strike us with his ray.
somewhere
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From this reading The skulking figure of Miko had vanished; but he was out there somewhere on the crags I was sure, lurking, maneuvering to where he could strike us with his ray.
sounded
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From this reading Anita's metal-gloved hand was on my arm; in my ear diaphragm her voice sounded eager and unmistakable:
strike
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From this reading The skulking figure of Miko had vanished; but he was out there somewhere on the crags I was sure, lurking, maneuvering to where he could strike us with his ray.
sure
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From this reading The skulking figure of Miko had vanished; but he was out there somewhere on the crags I was sure, lurking, maneuvering to where he could strike us with his ray.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Anita's Plan_ We crouched in the shadows, the Earthlight filtering down to us.
there
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From this reading The skulking figure of Miko had vanished; but he was out there somewhere on the crags I was sure, lurking, maneuvering to where he could strike us with his ray.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Anita's Plan_ We crouched in the shadows, the Earthlight filtering down to us.
unmistakable
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From this reading Anita's metal-gloved hand was on my arm; in my ear diaphragm her voice sounded eager and unmistakable:
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Anita's Plan_ We crouched in the shadows, the Earthlight filtering down to us.
vanished
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From this reading The skulking figure of Miko had vanished; but he was out there somewhere on the crags I was sure, lurking, maneuvering to where he could strike us with his ray.
voice
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From this reading Anita's metal-gloved hand was on my arm; in my ear diaphragm her voice sounded eager and unmistakable:
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The skulking figure of Miko had vanished; but he was out there somewhere on the crags I was sure, lurking, maneuvering to where he could strike us with his ray.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading _Anita's Plan_ We crouched in the shadows, the Earthlight filtering down to us.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What was the signal, Gregg?"
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The skulking figure of Miko had vanished; but he was out there somewhere on the crags I was sure, lurking, maneuvering to where he could strike us with his ray.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The skulking figure of Miko had vanished; but he was out there somewhere on the crags I was sure, lurking, maneuvering to where he could strike us with his ray.
