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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 Polter rushed to Dr. Kent's laboratory door, looked in, and in a moment banged it shut.
alarm
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From this reading We heard the alarm in the palace on the island.
almost
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From this reading To Babs and me the ride in the golden cage strapped to Polter's chest as he made his escape outward into largeness was an experience awesome and frightening almost beyond description.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading To Babs and me the ride in the golden cage strapped to Polter's chest as he made his escape outward into largeness was an experience awesome and frightening almost beyond description.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To Babs and me the ride in the golden cage strapped to Polter's chest as he made his escape outward into largeness was an experience awesome and frightening almost beyond description.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading To Babs and me the ride in the golden cage strapped to Polter's chest as he made his escape outward into largeness was an experience awesome and frightening almost beyond description.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We knew only that something terrible had happened; we could see only a blur with formless things in the void beneath our bars; and there were the choking fumes of chemicals surging at us.
awesome
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From this reading To Babs and me the ride in the golden cage strapped to Polter's chest as he made his escape outward into largeness was an experience awesome and frightening almost beyond description.
Babs
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From this reading To Babs and me the ride in the golden cage strapped to Polter's chest as he made his escape outward into largeness was an experience awesome and frightening almost beyond description.
banged
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From this reading Polter rushed to Dr. Kent's laboratory door, looked in, and in a moment banged it shut.
bars
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From this reading We knew only that something terrible had happened; we could see only a blur with formless things in the void beneath our bars; and there were the choking fumes of chemicals surging at us.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading We knew only that something terrible had happened; we could see only a blur with formless things in the void beneath our bars; and there were the choking fumes of chemicals surging at us.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading To Babs and me the ride in the golden cage strapped to Polter's chest as he made his escape outward into largeness was an experience awesome and frightening almost beyond description.
blur
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From this reading We knew only that something terrible had happened; we could see only a blur with formless things in the void beneath our bars; and there were the choking fumes of chemicals surging at us.
cage
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From this reading To Babs and me the ride in the golden cage strapped to Polter's chest as he made his escape outward into largeness was an experience awesome and frightening almost beyond description.
chemicals
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From this reading We knew only that something terrible had happened; we could see only a blur with formless things in the void beneath our bars; and there were the choking fumes of chemicals surging at us.
chest
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From this reading To Babs and me the ride in the golden cage strapped to Polter's chest as he made his escape outward into largeness was an experience awesome and frightening almost beyond description.
chokingadjectiveUS /ˈtʃoʊ.kɪŋ/
Causing difficulty in breathing.
From this reading We knew only that something terrible had happened; we could see only a blur with formless things in the void beneath our bars; and there were the choking fumes of chemicals surging at us.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading We knew only that something terrible had happened; we could see only a blur with formless things in the void beneath our bars; and there were the choking fumes of chemicals surging at us.
description
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From this reading To Babs and me the ride in the golden cage strapped to Polter's chest as he made his escape outward into largeness was an experience awesome and frightening almost beyond description.
door
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From this reading Polter rushed to Dr. Kent's laboratory door, looked in, and in a moment banged it shut.
Dr
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From this reading Polter rushed to Dr. Kent's laboratory door, looked in, and in a moment banged it shut.
escape
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From this reading To Babs and me the ride in the golden cage strapped to Polter's chest as he made his escape outward into largeness was an experience awesome and frightening almost beyond description.
experience
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From this reading To Babs and me the ride in the golden cage strapped to Polter's chest as he made his escape outward into largeness was an experience awesome and frightening almost beyond description.
formless
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From this reading We knew only that something terrible had happened; we could see only a blur with formless things in the void beneath our bars; and there were the choking fumes of chemicals surging at us.
frightening
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From this reading To Babs and me the ride in the golden cage strapped to Polter's chest as he made his escape outward into largeness was an experience awesome and frightening almost beyond description.
fumes
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From this reading We knew only that something terrible had happened; we could see only a blur with formless things in the void beneath our bars; and there were the choking fumes of chemicals surging at us.
golden
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From this reading To Babs and me the ride in the golden cage strapped to Polter's chest as he made his escape outward into largeness was an experience awesome and frightening almost beyond description.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We knew only that something terrible had happened; we could see only a blur with formless things in the void beneath our bars; and there were the choking fumes of chemicals surging at us.
happened
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From this reading We knew only that something terrible had happened; we could see only a blur with formless things in the void beneath our bars; and there were the choking fumes of chemicals surging at us.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To Babs and me the ride in the golden cage strapped to Polter's chest as he made his escape outward into largeness was an experience awesome and frightening almost beyond description.
heard
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From this reading We heard the alarm in the palace on the island.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading To Babs and me the ride in the golden cage strapped to Polter's chest as he made his escape outward into largeness was an experience awesome and frightening almost beyond description.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Babs and I saw very little.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To Babs and me the ride in the golden cage strapped to Polter's chest as he made his escape outward into largeness was an experience awesome and frightening almost beyond description.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading To Babs and me the ride in the golden cage strapped to Polter's chest as he made his escape outward into largeness was an experience awesome and frightening almost beyond description.
island
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From this reading We heard the alarm in the palace on the island.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Polter rushed to Dr. Kent's laboratory door, looked in, and in a moment banged it shut.
Kent's
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From this reading Polter rushed to Dr. Kent's laboratory door, looked in, and in a moment banged it shut.
knew
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From this reading We knew only that something terrible had happened; we could see only a blur with formless things in the void beneath our bars; and there were the choking fumes of chemicals surging at us.
laboratory
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From this reading Polter rushed to Dr. Kent's laboratory door, looked in, and in a moment banged it shut.
largeness
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From this reading To Babs and me the ride in the golden cage strapped to Polter's chest as he made his escape outward into largeness was an experience awesome and frightening almost beyond description.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Babs and I saw very little.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Polter rushed to Dr. Kent's laboratory door, looked in, and in a moment banged it shut.
made
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From this reading To Babs and me the ride in the golden cage strapped to Polter's chest as he made his escape outward into largeness was an experience awesome and frightening almost beyond description.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To Babs and me the ride in the golden cage strapped to Polter's chest as he made his escape outward into largeness was an experience awesome and frightening almost beyond description.
moment
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From this reading Polter rushed to Dr. Kent's laboratory door, looked in, and in a moment banged it shut.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We knew only that something terrible had happened; we could see only a blur with formless things in the void beneath our bars; and there were the choking fumes of chemicals surging at us.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We heard the alarm in the palace on the island.
only
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From this reading We knew only that something terrible had happened; we could see only a blur with formless things in the void beneath our bars; and there were the choking fumes of chemicals surging at us.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We knew only that something terrible had happened; we could see only a blur with formless things in the void beneath our bars; and there were the choking fumes of chemicals surging at us.
outward
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From this reading To Babs and me the ride in the golden cage strapped to Polter's chest as he made his escape outward into largeness was an experience awesome and frightening almost beyond description.
palace
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From this reading We heard the alarm in the palace on the island.
Polter
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From this reading Polter rushed to Dr. Kent's laboratory door, looked in, and in a moment banged it shut.
Polter's
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From this reading To Babs and me the ride in the golden cage strapped to Polter's chest as he made his escape outward into largeness was an experience awesome and frightening almost beyond description.
ride
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From this reading To Babs and me the ride in the golden cage strapped to Polter's chest as he made his escape outward into largeness was an experience awesome and frightening almost beyond description.
rushed
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From this reading Polter rushed to Dr. Kent's laboratory door, looked in, and in a moment banged it shut.
saw
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From this reading Babs and I saw very little.
see
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From this reading We knew only that something terrible had happened; we could see only a blur with formless things in the void beneath our bars; and there were the choking fumes of chemicals surging at us.
shut
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From this reading Polter rushed to Dr. Kent's laboratory door, looked in, and in a moment banged it shut.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading We knew only that something terrible had happened; we could see only a blur with formless things in the void beneath our bars; and there were the choking fumes of chemicals surging at us.
strapped
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From this reading To Babs and me the ride in the golden cage strapped to Polter's chest as he made his escape outward into largeness was an experience awesome and frightening almost beyond description.
surging
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From this reading We knew only that something terrible had happened; we could see only a blur with formless things in the void beneath our bars; and there were the choking fumes of chemicals surging at us.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We knew only that something terrible had happened; we could see only a blur with formless things in the void beneath our bars; and there were the choking fumes of chemicals surging at us.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We knew only that something terrible had happened; we could see only a blur with formless things in the void beneath our bars; and there were the choking fumes of chemicals surging at us.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To Babs and me the ride in the golden cage strapped to Polter's chest as he made his escape outward into largeness was an experience awesome and frightening almost beyond description.
there
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From this reading We knew only that something terrible had happened; we could see only a blur with formless things in the void beneath our bars; and there were the choking fumes of chemicals surging at us.
things
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From this reading We knew only that something terrible had happened; we could see only a blur with formless things in the void beneath our bars; and there were the choking fumes of chemicals surging at us.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To Babs and me the ride in the golden cage strapped to Polter's chest as he made his escape outward into largeness was an experience awesome and frightening almost beyond description.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We knew only that something terrible had happened; we could see only a blur with formless things in the void beneath our bars; and there were the choking fumes of chemicals surging at us.
very
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From this reading Babs and I saw very little.
void
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From this reading We knew only that something terrible had happened; we could see only a blur with formless things in the void beneath our bars; and there were the choking fumes of chemicals surging at us.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To Babs and me the ride in the golden cage strapped to Polter's chest as he made his escape outward into largeness was an experience awesome and frightening almost beyond description.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We heard the alarm in the palace on the island.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We knew only that something terrible had happened; we could see only a blur with formless things in the void beneath our bars; and there were the choking fumes of chemicals surging at us.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading We knew only that something terrible had happened; we could see only a blur with formless things in the void beneath our bars; and there were the choking fumes of chemicals surging at us.
