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Code Three

Chapter III

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Context Illustration Reading 1/102 · 5 lines
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"Kelly," Ben yelled into his helmet transmitter.
"Maternity!"
The dispensary ramp was halfway down before Ben had finished calling.
Kelly jumped to the ground and sprinted around the corner of the patrol car, medical bag in hand.
She shoved Clay out of the way and opened the door on the passenger side.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Code Three

Chapter III

Reading 1/102 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"Kelly," Ben yelled into his helmet transmitter.
Line 2
"Maternity!"
Line 3
The dispensary ramp was halfway down before Ben had finished calling.
Line 4
Kelly jumped to the ground and sprinted around the corner of the patrol car, medical bag in hand.
Line 5
She shoved Clay out of the way and opened the door on the passenger side.

Learner Dictionary

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Around preposition US /ərˈaʊnd/

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading “Kelly jumped to the ground and sprinted around the corner of the patrol car, medical bag in hand.”

Before preposition US /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading “The dispensary ramp was halfway down before Ben had finished calling.”

Hand noun US /hand/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Kelly jumped to the ground and sprinted around the corner of the patrol car, medical bag in hand.”

All words in this reading · 42

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Kelly jumped to the ground and sprinted around the corner of the patrol car, medical bag in hand.

aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading Kelly jumped to the ground and sprinted around the corner of the patrol car, medical bag in hand.

bag

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From this reading Kelly jumped to the ground and sprinted around the corner of the patrol car, medical bag in hand.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading The dispensary ramp was halfway down before Ben had finished calling.

Ben

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From this reading "Kelly," Ben yelled into his helmet transmitter.

calling

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From this reading The dispensary ramp was halfway down before Ben had finished calling.

car

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From this reading Kelly jumped to the ground and sprinted around the corner of the patrol car, medical bag in hand.

Clay

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From this reading She shoved Clay out of the way and opened the door on the passenger side.

corner

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From this reading Kelly jumped to the ground and sprinted around the corner of the patrol car, medical bag in hand.

dispensary

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From this reading The dispensary ramp was halfway down before Ben had finished calling.

door

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From this reading She shoved Clay out of the way and opened the door on the passenger side.

down

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From this reading The dispensary ramp was halfway down before Ben had finished calling.

finished

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From this reading The dispensary ramp was halfway down before Ben had finished calling.

ground

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From this reading Kelly jumped to the ground and sprinted around the corner of the patrol car, medical bag in hand.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading The dispensary ramp was halfway down before Ben had finished calling.

halfway

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From this reading The dispensary ramp was halfway down before Ben had finished calling.

hand

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From this reading Kelly jumped to the ground and sprinted around the corner of the patrol car, medical bag in hand.

helmet

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From this reading "Kelly," Ben yelled into his helmet transmitter.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading "Kelly," Ben yelled into his helmet transmitter.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Kelly jumped to the ground and sprinted around the corner of the patrol car, medical bag in hand.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading "Kelly," Ben yelled into his helmet transmitter.

jumped

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From this reading Kelly jumped to the ground and sprinted around the corner of the patrol car, medical bag in hand.

Kelly

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From this reading "Kelly," Ben yelled into his helmet transmitter.

Maternity

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From this reading "Maternity!"

medical

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From this reading Kelly jumped to the ground and sprinted around the corner of the patrol car, medical bag in hand.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Kelly jumped to the ground and sprinted around the corner of the patrol car, medical bag in hand.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading She shoved Clay out of the way and opened the door on the passenger side.

opened

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From this reading She shoved Clay out of the way and opened the door on the passenger side.

out

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From this reading She shoved Clay out of the way and opened the door on the passenger side.

passenger

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From this reading She shoved Clay out of the way and opened the door on the passenger side.

patrol

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From this reading Kelly jumped to the ground and sprinted around the corner of the patrol car, medical bag in hand.

ramp

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From this reading The dispensary ramp was halfway down before Ben had finished calling.

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She shoved Clay out of the way and opened the door on the passenger side.

shoved

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From this reading She shoved Clay out of the way and opened the door on the passenger side.

side

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From this reading She shoved Clay out of the way and opened the door on the passenger side.

sprinted

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From this reading Kelly jumped to the ground and sprinted around the corner of the patrol car, medical bag in hand.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The dispensary ramp was halfway down before Ben had finished calling.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Kelly jumped to the ground and sprinted around the corner of the patrol car, medical bag in hand.

transmitter

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From this reading "Kelly," Ben yelled into his helmet transmitter.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The dispensary ramp was halfway down before Ben had finished calling.

way

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From this reading She shoved Clay out of the way and opened the door on the passenger side.

yelled

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From this reading "Kelly," Ben yelled into his helmet transmitter.