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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 While the men were straining and fighting to get admission into the room, I loaded my revolver, seized a heavy stick that lay in a corner, and opening the window noiselessly and with some little trouble and agility, got into the street.
admission
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From this reading While the men were straining and fighting to get admission into the room, I loaded my revolver, seized a heavy stick that lay in a corner, and opening the window noiselessly and with some little trouble and agility, got into the street.
agility
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From this reading While the men were straining and fighting to get admission into the room, I loaded my revolver, seized a heavy stick that lay in a corner, and opening the window noiselessly and with some little trouble and agility, got into the street.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading While the men were straining and fighting to get admission into the room, I loaded my revolver, seized a heavy stick that lay in a corner, and opening the window noiselessly and with some little trouble and agility, got into the street.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I let myself into the house and then I thundered at the outer door of my own rooms as if seeking immediate admission.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I let myself into the house and then I thundered at the outer door of my own rooms as if seeking immediate admission.
back
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From this reading Instantly there was a great scuffling within, and I knew that the men were making off by the back, in the probable belief that they had been disturbed by some unexpected caller.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Instantly there was a great scuffling within, and I knew that the men were making off by the back, in the probable belief that they had been disturbed by some unexpected caller.
belief
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From this reading Instantly there was a great scuffling within, and I knew that the men were making off by the back, in the probable belief that they had been disturbed by some unexpected caller.
best
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From this reading Judging the time as best I could, so that I might perhaps catch one of them, I rushed in suddenly.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Instantly there was a great scuffling within, and I knew that the men were making off by the back, in the probable belief that they had been disturbed by some unexpected caller.
caller
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From this reading Instantly there was a great scuffling within, and I knew that the men were making off by the back, in the probable belief that they had been disturbed by some unexpected caller.
catch
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From this reading Judging the time as best I could, so that I might perhaps catch one of them, I rushed in suddenly.
CHRISTIAN
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From this reading CHRISTIAN TUESKI.
corner
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From this reading While the men were straining and fighting to get admission into the room, I loaded my revolver, seized a heavy stick that lay in a corner, and opening the window noiselessly and with some little trouble and agility, got into the street.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Judging the time as best I could, so that I might perhaps catch one of them, I rushed in suddenly.
disturbed
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From this reading Instantly there was a great scuffling within, and I knew that the men were making off by the back, in the probable belief that they had been disturbed by some unexpected caller.
door
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From this reading I let myself into the house and then I thundered at the outer door of my own rooms as if seeking immediate admission.
fighting
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From this reading While the men were straining and fighting to get admission into the room, I loaded my revolver, seized a heavy stick that lay in a corner, and opening the window noiselessly and with some little trouble and agility, got into the street.
get
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From this reading While the men were straining and fighting to get admission into the room, I loaded my revolver, seized a heavy stick that lay in a corner, and opening the window noiselessly and with some little trouble and agility, got into the street.
got
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From this reading While the men were straining and fighting to get admission into the room, I loaded my revolver, seized a heavy stick that lay in a corner, and opening the window noiselessly and with some little trouble and agility, got into the street.
great
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From this reading Instantly there was a great scuffling within, and I knew that the men were making off by the back, in the probable belief that they had been disturbed by some unexpected caller.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Instantly there was a great scuffling within, and I knew that the men were making off by the back, in the probable belief that they had been disturbed by some unexpected caller.
heavy
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From this reading While the men were straining and fighting to get admission into the room, I loaded my revolver, seized a heavy stick that lay in a corner, and opening the window noiselessly and with some little trouble and agility, got into the street.
house
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From this reading I let myself into the house and then I thundered at the outer door of my own rooms as if seeking immediate admission.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading While the men were straining and fighting to get admission into the room, I loaded my revolver, seized a heavy stick that lay in a corner, and opening the window noiselessly and with some little trouble and agility, got into the street.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I let myself into the house and then I thundered at the outer door of my own rooms as if seeking immediate admission.
immediate
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From this reading I let myself into the house and then I thundered at the outer door of my own rooms as if seeking immediate admission.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading While the men were straining and fighting to get admission into the room, I loaded my revolver, seized a heavy stick that lay in a corner, and opening the window noiselessly and with some little trouble and agility, got into the street.
Instantly
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From this reading Instantly there was a great scuffling within, and I knew that the men were making off by the back, in the probable belief that they had been disturbed by some unexpected caller.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading While the men were straining and fighting to get admission into the room, I loaded my revolver, seized a heavy stick that lay in a corner, and opening the window noiselessly and with some little trouble and agility, got into the street.
Judging
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From this reading Judging the time as best I could, so that I might perhaps catch one of them, I rushed in suddenly.
knew
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From this reading Instantly there was a great scuffling within, and I knew that the men were making off by the back, in the probable belief that they had been disturbed by some unexpected caller.
lay
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From this reading While the men were straining and fighting to get admission into the room, I loaded my revolver, seized a heavy stick that lay in a corner, and opening the window noiselessly and with some little trouble and agility, got into the street.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading I let myself into the house and then I thundered at the outer door of my own rooms as if seeking immediate admission.
little
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From this reading While the men were straining and fighting to get admission into the room, I loaded my revolver, seized a heavy stick that lay in a corner, and opening the window noiselessly and with some little trouble and agility, got into the street.
loaded
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From this reading While the men were straining and fighting to get admission into the room, I loaded my revolver, seized a heavy stick that lay in a corner, and opening the window noiselessly and with some little trouble and agility, got into the street.
making
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From this reading Instantly there was a great scuffling within, and I knew that the men were making off by the back, in the probable belief that they had been disturbed by some unexpected caller.
men
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From this reading While the men were straining and fighting to get admission into the room, I loaded my revolver, seized a heavy stick that lay in a corner, and opening the window noiselessly and with some little trouble and agility, got into the street.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Judging the time as best I could, so that I might perhaps catch one of them, I rushed in suddenly.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading While the men were straining and fighting to get admission into the room, I loaded my revolver, seized a heavy stick that lay in a corner, and opening the window noiselessly and with some little trouble and agility, got into the street.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I let myself into the house and then I thundered at the outer door of my own rooms as if seeking immediate admission.
noiselessly
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From this reading While the men were straining and fighting to get admission into the room, I loaded my revolver, seized a heavy stick that lay in a corner, and opening the window noiselessly and with some little trouble and agility, got into the street.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I let myself into the house and then I thundered at the outer door of my own rooms as if seeking immediate admission.
off
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From this reading Instantly there was a great scuffling within, and I knew that the men were making off by the back, in the probable belief that they had been disturbed by some unexpected caller.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Judging the time as best I could, so that I might perhaps catch one of them, I rushed in suddenly.
opening
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From this reading While the men were straining and fighting to get admission into the room, I loaded my revolver, seized a heavy stick that lay in a corner, and opening the window noiselessly and with some little trouble and agility, got into the street.
outer
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From this reading I let myself into the house and then I thundered at the outer door of my own rooms as if seeking immediate admission.
own
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From this reading I let myself into the house and then I thundered at the outer door of my own rooms as if seeking immediate admission.
perhaps
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From this reading Judging the time as best I could, so that I might perhaps catch one of them, I rushed in suddenly.
probable
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From this reading Instantly there was a great scuffling within, and I knew that the men were making off by the back, in the probable belief that they had been disturbed by some unexpected caller.
revolver
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From this reading While the men were straining and fighting to get admission into the room, I loaded my revolver, seized a heavy stick that lay in a corner, and opening the window noiselessly and with some little trouble and agility, got into the street.
room
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From this reading While the men were straining and fighting to get admission into the room, I loaded my revolver, seized a heavy stick that lay in a corner, and opening the window noiselessly and with some little trouble and agility, got into the street.
rooms
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From this reading I let myself into the house and then I thundered at the outer door of my own rooms as if seeking immediate admission.
rushed
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From this reading Judging the time as best I could, so that I might perhaps catch one of them, I rushed in suddenly.
scuffling
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From this reading Instantly there was a great scuffling within, and I knew that the men were making off by the back, in the probable belief that they had been disturbed by some unexpected caller.
seeking
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From this reading I let myself into the house and then I thundered at the outer door of my own rooms as if seeking immediate admission.
seized
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From this reading While the men were straining and fighting to get admission into the room, I loaded my revolver, seized a heavy stick that lay in a corner, and opening the window noiselessly and with some little trouble and agility, got into the street.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Judging the time as best I could, so that I might perhaps catch one of them, I rushed in suddenly.
some
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From this reading While the men were straining and fighting to get admission into the room, I loaded my revolver, seized a heavy stick that lay in a corner, and opening the window noiselessly and with some little trouble and agility, got into the street.
stick
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From this reading While the men were straining and fighting to get admission into the room, I loaded my revolver, seized a heavy stick that lay in a corner, and opening the window noiselessly and with some little trouble and agility, got into the street.
straining
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From this reading While the men were straining and fighting to get admission into the room, I loaded my revolver, seized a heavy stick that lay in a corner, and opening the window noiselessly and with some little trouble and agility, got into the street.
street
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From this reading While the men were straining and fighting to get admission into the room, I loaded my revolver, seized a heavy stick that lay in a corner, and opening the window noiselessly and with some little trouble and agility, got into the street.
suddenly
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From this reading Judging the time as best I could, so that I might perhaps catch one of them, I rushed in suddenly.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading While the men were straining and fighting to get admission into the room, I loaded my revolver, seized a heavy stick that lay in a corner, and opening the window noiselessly and with some little trouble and agility, got into the street.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading While the men were straining and fighting to get admission into the room, I loaded my revolver, seized a heavy stick that lay in a corner, and opening the window noiselessly and with some little trouble and agility, got into the street.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Judging the time as best I could, so that I might perhaps catch one of them, I rushed in suddenly.
then
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From this reading I let myself into the house and then I thundered at the outer door of my own rooms as if seeking immediate admission.
there
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From this reading Instantly there was a great scuffling within, and I knew that the men were making off by the back, in the probable belief that they had been disturbed by some unexpected caller.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Instantly there was a great scuffling within, and I knew that the men were making off by the back, in the probable belief that they had been disturbed by some unexpected caller.
thundered
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From this reading I let myself into the house and then I thundered at the outer door of my own rooms as if seeking immediate admission.
time
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From this reading Judging the time as best I could, so that I might perhaps catch one of them, I rushed in suddenly.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading While the men were straining and fighting to get admission into the room, I loaded my revolver, seized a heavy stick that lay in a corner, and opening the window noiselessly and with some little trouble and agility, got into the street.
trouble
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From this reading While the men were straining and fighting to get admission into the room, I loaded my revolver, seized a heavy stick that lay in a corner, and opening the window noiselessly and with some little trouble and agility, got into the street.
TUESKI
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From this reading CHRISTIAN TUESKI.
unexpected
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From this reading Instantly there was a great scuffling within, and I knew that the men were making off by the back, in the probable belief that they had been disturbed by some unexpected caller.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Instantly there was a great scuffling within, and I knew that the men were making off by the back, in the probable belief that they had been disturbed by some unexpected caller.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading While the men were straining and fighting to get admission into the room, I loaded my revolver, seized a heavy stick that lay in a corner, and opening the window noiselessly and with some little trouble and agility, got into the street.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While the men were straining and fighting to get admission into the room, I loaded my revolver, seized a heavy stick that lay in a corner, and opening the window noiselessly and with some little trouble and agility, got into the street.
window
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From this reading While the men were straining and fighting to get admission into the room, I loaded my revolver, seized a heavy stick that lay in a corner, and opening the window noiselessly and with some little trouble and agility, got into the street.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading While the men were straining and fighting to get admission into the room, I loaded my revolver, seized a heavy stick that lay in a corner, and opening the window noiselessly and with some little trouble and agility, got into the street.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Instantly there was a great scuffling within, and I knew that the men were making off by the back, in the probable belief that they had been disturbed by some unexpected caller.
