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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 _Von Kettler's End_ Fredegonde took command, repressing her agitation with a visible effort.
agitation
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From this reading _Von Kettler's End_ Fredegonde took command, repressing her agitation with a visible effort.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "They cannot break down that door," she said, "and they dare not ask for another key.
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading "They cannot break down that door," she said, "and they dare not ask for another key.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading It will take them a minute or two to go back and reach us around the building.
ask
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From this reading "They cannot break down that door," she said, "and they dare not ask for another key.
back
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From this reading It will take them a minute or two to go back and reach us around the building.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But there may be a score of people watching us.
break
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From this reading "They cannot break down that door," she said, "and they dare not ask for another key.
building
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From this reading It will take them a minute or two to go back and reach us around the building.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But there may be a score of people watching us.
cannot
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From this reading "They cannot break down that door," she said, "and they dare not ask for another key.
command
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From this reading _Von Kettler's End_ Fredegonde took command, repressing her agitation with a visible effort.
dare
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From this reading "They cannot break down that door," she said, "and they dare not ask for another key.
door
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From this reading "They cannot break down that door," she said, "and they dare not ask for another key.
down
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From this reading "They cannot break down that door," she said, "and they dare not ask for another key.
effort
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From this reading _Von Kettler's End_ Fredegonde took command, repressing her agitation with a visible effort.
End
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From this reading _Von Kettler's End_ Fredegonde took command, repressing her agitation with a visible effort.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "They cannot break down that door," she said, "and they dare not ask for another key.
Fredegonde
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From this reading _Von Kettler's End_ Fredegonde took command, repressing her agitation with a visible effort.
go
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From this reading It will take them a minute or two to go back and reach us around the building.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading _Von Kettler's End_ Fredegonde took command, repressing her agitation with a visible effort.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It will take them a minute or two to go back and reach us around the building.
Kettler's
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From this reading _Von Kettler's End_ Fredegonde took command, repressing her agitation with a visible effort.
key
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From this reading "They cannot break down that door," she said, "and they dare not ask for another key.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let us walk quietly toward the thickets.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading But there may be a score of people watching us.
minute
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From this reading It will take them a minute or two to go back and reach us around the building.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "They cannot break down that door," she said, "and they dare not ask for another key.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But there may be a score of people watching us.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It will take them a minute or two to go back and reach us around the building.
people
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From this reading But there may be a score of people watching us.
quietly
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From this reading Let us walk quietly toward the thickets.
reach
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From this reading It will take them a minute or two to go back and reach us around the building.
repressing
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From this reading _Von Kettler's End_ Fredegonde took command, repressing her agitation with a visible effort.
said
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From this reading "They cannot break down that door," she said, "and they dare not ask for another key.
score
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From this reading But there may be a score of people watching us.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They cannot break down that door," she said, "and they dare not ask for another key.
take
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From this reading It will take them a minute or two to go back and reach us around the building.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "They cannot break down that door," she said, "and they dare not ask for another key.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It will take them a minute or two to go back and reach us around the building.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It will take them a minute or two to go back and reach us around the building.
there
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From this reading But there may be a score of people watching us.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They cannot break down that door," she said, "and they dare not ask for another key.
thickets
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From this reading Let us walk quietly toward the thickets.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It will take them a minute or two to go back and reach us around the building.
took
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From this reading _Von Kettler's End_ Fredegonde took command, repressing her agitation with a visible effort.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Let us walk quietly toward the thickets.
two
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From this reading It will take them a minute or two to go back and reach us around the building.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It will take them a minute or two to go back and reach us around the building.
visible
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From this reading _Von Kettler's End_ Fredegonde took command, repressing her agitation with a visible effort.
Von
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From this reading _Von Kettler's End_ Fredegonde took command, repressing her agitation with a visible effort.
walk
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From this reading Let us walk quietly toward the thickets.
watching
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From this reading But there may be a score of people watching us.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading It will take them a minute or two to go back and reach us around the building.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading _Von Kettler's End_ Fredegonde took command, repressing her agitation with a visible effort.
