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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 That was the very first thing Steve asked on the following morning, when he poked his head out of his "hole in the wall" like a shrewd old tortoise looking around to learn if the coast were clear.
admitted
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From this reading "I was, Max, and I am right now," admitted the other, frankly.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I was, Max, and I am right now," admitted the other, frankly.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I was, Max, and I am right now," admitted the other, frankly.
any
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From this reading "We listened from time to time," explained Max, "but were never sure that we heard any strange sound.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading STEVE'S DREAM COMES TRUE "Did you hear anything, Max?"
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading That was the very first thing Steve asked on the following morning, when he poked his head out of his "hole in the wall" like a shrewd old tortoise looking around to learn if the coast were clear.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That was the very first thing Steve asked on the following morning, when he poked his head out of his "hole in the wall" like a shrewd old tortoise looking around to learn if the coast were clear.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It seems that you must have been impressed with it considerably, Steve, to have it on your mind so?"
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "We listened from time to time," explained Max, "but were never sure that we heard any strange sound.
clear
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From this reading That was the very first thing Steve asked on the following morning, when he poked his head out of his "hole in the wall" like a shrewd old tortoise looking around to learn if the coast were clear.
coast
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From this reading That was the very first thing Steve asked on the following morning, when he poked his head out of his "hole in the wall" like a shrewd old tortoise looking around to learn if the coast were clear.
COMES
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From this reading STEVE'S DREAM COMES TRUE "Did you hear anything, Max?"
considerably
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From this reading It seems that you must have been impressed with it considerably, Steve, to have it on your mind so?"
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading STEVE'S DREAM COMES TRUE "Did you hear anything, Max?"
DREAMnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading STEVE'S DREAM COMES TRUE "Did you hear anything, Max?"
explained
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From this reading "We listened from time to time," explained Max, "but were never sure that we heard any strange sound.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That was the very first thing Steve asked on the following morning, when he poked his head out of his "hole in the wall" like a shrewd old tortoise looking around to learn if the coast were clear.
following
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From this reading That was the very first thing Steve asked on the following morning, when he poked his head out of his "hole in the wall" like a shrewd old tortoise looking around to learn if the coast were clear.
frankly
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From this reading "I was, Max, and I am right now," admitted the other, frankly.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "We listened from time to time," explained Max, "but were never sure that we heard any strange sound.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It seems that you must have been impressed with it considerably, Steve, to have it on your mind so?"
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That was the very first thing Steve asked on the following morning, when he poked his head out of his "hole in the wall" like a shrewd old tortoise looking around to learn if the coast were clear.
head
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From this reading That was the very first thing Steve asked on the following morning, when he poked his head out of his "hole in the wall" like a shrewd old tortoise looking around to learn if the coast were clear.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading STEVE'S DREAM COMES TRUE "Did you hear anything, Max?"
heard
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From this reading "We listened from time to time," explained Max, "but were never sure that we heard any strange sound.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading That was the very first thing Steve asked on the following morning, when he poked his head out of his "hole in the wall" like a shrewd old tortoise looking around to learn if the coast were clear.
hole
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From this reading That was the very first thing Steve asked on the following morning, when he poked his head out of his "hole in the wall" like a shrewd old tortoise looking around to learn if the coast were clear.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I was, Max, and I am right now," admitted the other, frankly.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading That was the very first thing Steve asked on the following morning, when he poked his head out of his "hole in the wall" like a shrewd old tortoise looking around to learn if the coast were clear.
impressed
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From this reading It seems that you must have been impressed with it considerably, Steve, to have it on your mind so?"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That was the very first thing Steve asked on the following morning, when he poked his head out of his "hole in the wall" like a shrewd old tortoise looking around to learn if the coast were clear.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seems that you must have been impressed with it considerably, Steve, to have it on your mind so?"
learn
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From this reading That was the very first thing Steve asked on the following morning, when he poked his head out of his "hole in the wall" like a shrewd old tortoise looking around to learn if the coast were clear.
like
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From this reading That was the very first thing Steve asked on the following morning, when he poked his head out of his "hole in the wall" like a shrewd old tortoise looking around to learn if the coast were clear.
listened
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From this reading "We listened from time to time," explained Max, "but were never sure that we heard any strange sound.
looking
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From this reading That was the very first thing Steve asked on the following morning, when he poked his head out of his "hole in the wall" like a shrewd old tortoise looking around to learn if the coast were clear.
Max
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From this reading STEVE'S DREAM COMES TRUE "Did you hear anything, Max?"
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seems that you must have been impressed with it considerably, Steve, to have it on your mind so?"
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That was the very first thing Steve asked on the following morning, when he poked his head out of his "hole in the wall" like a shrewd old tortoise looking around to learn if the coast were clear.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It seems that you must have been impressed with it considerably, Steve, to have it on your mind so?"
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We listened from time to time," explained Max, "but were never sure that we heard any strange sound.
now
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From this reading "I was, Max, and I am right now," admitted the other, frankly.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That was the very first thing Steve asked on the following morning, when he poked his head out of his "hole in the wall" like a shrewd old tortoise looking around to learn if the coast were clear.
old
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From this reading That was the very first thing Steve asked on the following morning, when he poked his head out of his "hole in the wall" like a shrewd old tortoise looking around to learn if the coast were clear.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading That was the very first thing Steve asked on the following morning, when he poked his head out of his "hole in the wall" like a shrewd old tortoise looking around to learn if the coast were clear.
other
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From this reading "I was, Max, and I am right now," admitted the other, frankly.
out
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From this reading That was the very first thing Steve asked on the following morning, when he poked his head out of his "hole in the wall" like a shrewd old tortoise looking around to learn if the coast were clear.
poked
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From this reading That was the very first thing Steve asked on the following morning, when he poked his head out of his "hole in the wall" like a shrewd old tortoise looking around to learn if the coast were clear.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I was, Max, and I am right now," admitted the other, frankly.
seems
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From this reading It seems that you must have been impressed with it considerably, Steve, to have it on your mind so?"
shrewd
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From this reading That was the very first thing Steve asked on the following morning, when he poked his head out of his "hole in the wall" like a shrewd old tortoise looking around to learn if the coast were clear.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It seems that you must have been impressed with it considerably, Steve, to have it on your mind so?"
sound
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From this reading "We listened from time to time," explained Max, "but were never sure that we heard any strange sound.
Steve
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From this reading That was the very first thing Steve asked on the following morning, when he poked his head out of his "hole in the wall" like a shrewd old tortoise looking around to learn if the coast were clear.
STEVE'S
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From this reading STEVE'S DREAM COMES TRUE "Did you hear anything, Max?"
strange
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From this reading "We listened from time to time," explained Max, "but were never sure that we heard any strange sound.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We listened from time to time," explained Max, "but were never sure that we heard any strange sound.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was the very first thing Steve asked on the following morning, when he poked his head out of his "hole in the wall" like a shrewd old tortoise looking around to learn if the coast were clear.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That was the very first thing Steve asked on the following morning, when he poked his head out of his "hole in the wall" like a shrewd old tortoise looking around to learn if the coast were clear.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That was the very first thing Steve asked on the following morning, when he poked his head out of his "hole in the wall" like a shrewd old tortoise looking around to learn if the coast were clear.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We listened from time to time," explained Max, "but were never sure that we heard any strange sound.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That was the very first thing Steve asked on the following morning, when he poked his head out of his "hole in the wall" like a shrewd old tortoise looking around to learn if the coast were clear.
tortoise
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From this reading That was the very first thing Steve asked on the following morning, when he poked his head out of his "hole in the wall" like a shrewd old tortoise looking around to learn if the coast were clear.
TRUE
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From this reading STEVE'S DREAM COMES TRUE "Did you hear anything, Max?"
very
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From this reading That was the very first thing Steve asked on the following morning, when he poked his head out of his "hole in the wall" like a shrewd old tortoise looking around to learn if the coast were clear.
wall
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From this reading That was the very first thing Steve asked on the following morning, when he poked his head out of his "hole in the wall" like a shrewd old tortoise looking around to learn if the coast were clear.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That was the very first thing Steve asked on the following morning, when he poked his head out of his "hole in the wall" like a shrewd old tortoise looking around to learn if the coast were clear.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We listened from time to time," explained Max, "but were never sure that we heard any strange sound.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading That was the very first thing Steve asked on the following morning, when he poked his head out of his "hole in the wall" like a shrewd old tortoise looking around to learn if the coast were clear.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading That was the very first thing Steve asked on the following morning, when he poked his head out of his "hole in the wall" like a shrewd old tortoise looking around to learn if the coast were clear.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It seems that you must have been impressed with it considerably, Steve, to have it on your mind so?"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading STEVE'S DREAM COMES TRUE "Did you hear anything, Max?"
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It seems that you must have been impressed with it considerably, Steve, to have it on your mind so?"
