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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 In the jungle the vicious man-killer is king, but what chance would a tiger have in the Times Square traffic.
air
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From this reading The three shots ripped through the close night air of the prison, sharply, unbelievably.
all
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From this reading He hurled the rope with all his might up the towering rock wall, waited a long eternity as the slim strong line swished through the darkness, and heard the dull "clank" as the hook took hold at the top.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He hurled the rope with all his might up the towering rock wall, waited a long eternity as the slim strong line swished through the darkness, and heard the dull "clank" as the hook took hold at the top.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He hurled the rope with all his might up the towering rock wall, waited a long eternity as the slim strong line swished through the darkness, and heard the dull "clank" as the hook took hold at the top.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He hurled the rope with all his might up the towering rock wall, waited a long eternity as the slim strong line swished through the darkness, and heard the dull "clank" as the hook took hold at the top.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In the jungle the vicious man-killer is king, but what chance would a tiger have in the Times Square traffic.
chance
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From this reading In the jungle the vicious man-killer is king, but what chance would a tiger have in the Times Square traffic.
clank
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From this reading He hurled the rope with all his might up the towering rock wall, waited a long eternity as the slim strong line swished through the darkness, and heard the dull "clank" as the hook took hold at the top.
close
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From this reading The three shots ripped through the close night air of the prison, sharply, unbelievably.
crumpled
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From this reading Three guards crumpled like puppets in the dead silence that followed.
darkness
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From this reading He hurled the rope with all his might up the towering rock wall, waited a long eternity as the slim strong line swished through the darkness, and heard the dull "clank" as the hook took hold at the top.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Three guards crumpled like puppets in the dead silence that followed.
dull
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From this reading He hurled the rope with all his might up the towering rock wall, waited a long eternity as the slim strong line swished through the darkness, and heard the dull "clank" as the hook took hold at the top.
eternity
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flashed
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From this reading The thought flashed through Krenner's mind, incredibly, that possibly no one had heard.
followed
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From this reading Three guards crumpled like puppets in the dead silence that followed.
guards
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From this reading Three guards crumpled like puppets in the dead silence that followed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The thought flashed through Krenner's mind, incredibly, that possibly no one had heard.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading In the jungle the vicious man-killer is king, but what chance would a tiger have in the Times Square traffic.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He hurled the rope with all his might up the towering rock wall, waited a long eternity as the slim strong line swished through the darkness, and heard the dull "clank" as the hook took hold at the top.
heard
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From this reading The thought flashed through Krenner's mind, incredibly, that possibly no one had heard.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He hurled the rope with all his might up the towering rock wall, waited a long eternity as the slim strong line swished through the darkness, and heard the dull "clank" as the hook took hold at the top.
hold
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hook
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From this reading He hurled the rope with all his might up the towering rock wall, waited a long eternity as the slim strong line swished through the darkness, and heard the dull "clank" as the hook took hold at the top.
hurled
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From this reading He hurled the rope with all his might up the towering rock wall, waited a long eternity as the slim strong line swished through the darkness, and heard the dull "clank" as the hook took hold at the top.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the jungle the vicious man-killer is king, but what chance would a tiger have in the Times Square traffic.
incredibly
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From this reading The thought flashed through Krenner's mind, incredibly, that possibly no one had heard.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the jungle the vicious man-killer is king, but what chance would a tiger have in the Times Square traffic.
jungle
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From this reading In the jungle the vicious man-killer is king, but what chance would a tiger have in the Times Square traffic.
king
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From this reading In the jungle the vicious man-killer is king, but what chance would a tiger have in the Times Square traffic.
Krenner's
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From this reading The thought flashed through Krenner's mind, incredibly, that possibly no one had heard.
like
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From this reading Three guards crumpled like puppets in the dead silence that followed.
line
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From this reading He hurled the rope with all his might up the towering rock wall, waited a long eternity as the slim strong line swished through the darkness, and heard the dull "clank" as the hook took hold at the top.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He hurled the rope with all his might up the towering rock wall, waited a long eternity as the slim strong line swished through the darkness, and heard the dull "clank" as the hook took hold at the top.
man-killer
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From this reading In the jungle the vicious man-killer is king, but what chance would a tiger have in the Times Square traffic.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He hurled the rope with all his might up the towering rock wall, waited a long eternity as the slim strong line swished through the darkness, and heard the dull "clank" as the hook took hold at the top.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The thought flashed through Krenner's mind, incredibly, that possibly no one had heard.
night
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From this reading The three shots ripped through the close night air of the prison, sharply, unbelievably.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The thought flashed through Krenner's mind, incredibly, that possibly no one had heard.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The three shots ripped through the close night air of the prison, sharply, unbelievably.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The thought flashed through Krenner's mind, incredibly, that possibly no one had heard.
possibly
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From this reading The thought flashed through Krenner's mind, incredibly, that possibly no one had heard.
prison
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From this reading The three shots ripped through the close night air of the prison, sharply, unbelievably.
puppets
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From this reading Three guards crumpled like puppets in the dead silence that followed.
ripped
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From this reading The three shots ripped through the close night air of the prison, sharply, unbelievably.
rock
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From this reading He hurled the rope with all his might up the towering rock wall, waited a long eternity as the slim strong line swished through the darkness, and heard the dull "clank" as the hook took hold at the top.
rope
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From this reading He hurled the rope with all his might up the towering rock wall, waited a long eternity as the slim strong line swished through the darkness, and heard the dull "clank" as the hook took hold at the top.
sharplynounUS /ˈsharply/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The three shots ripped through the close night air of the prison, sharply, unbelievably.
shots
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From this reading The three shots ripped through the close night air of the prison, sharply, unbelievably.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Three guards crumpled like puppets in the dead silence that followed.
slim
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From this reading He hurled the rope with all his might up the towering rock wall, waited a long eternity as the slim strong line swished through the darkness, and heard the dull "clank" as the hook took hold at the top.
Square
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From this reading In the jungle the vicious man-killer is king, but what chance would a tiger have in the Times Square traffic.
strong
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From this reading He hurled the rope with all his might up the towering rock wall, waited a long eternity as the slim strong line swished through the darkness, and heard the dull "clank" as the hook took hold at the top.
swished
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From this reading He hurled the rope with all his might up the towering rock wall, waited a long eternity as the slim strong line swished through the darkness, and heard the dull "clank" as the hook took hold at the top.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Three guards crumpled like puppets in the dead silence that followed.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the jungle the vicious man-killer is king, but what chance would a tiger have in the Times Square traffic.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The thought flashed through Krenner's mind, incredibly, that possibly no one had heard.
three
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From this reading The three shots ripped through the close night air of the prison, sharply, unbelievably.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The three shots ripped through the close night air of the prison, sharply, unbelievably.
tiger
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From this reading In the jungle the vicious man-killer is king, but what chance would a tiger have in the Times Square traffic.
Times
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From this reading In the jungle the vicious man-killer is king, but what chance would a tiger have in the Times Square traffic.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He hurled the rope with all his might up the towering rock wall, waited a long eternity as the slim strong line swished through the darkness, and heard the dull "clank" as the hook took hold at the top.
top
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towering
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traffic
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From this reading In the jungle the vicious man-killer is king, but what chance would a tiger have in the Times Square traffic.
unbelievably
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From this reading The three shots ripped through the close night air of the prison, sharply, unbelievably.
up
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From this reading He hurled the rope with all his might up the towering rock wall, waited a long eternity as the slim strong line swished through the darkness, and heard the dull "clank" as the hook took hold at the top.
vicious
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From this reading In the jungle the vicious man-killer is king, but what chance would a tiger have in the Times Square traffic.
waited
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From this reading He hurled the rope with all his might up the towering rock wall, waited a long eternity as the slim strong line swished through the darkness, and heard the dull "clank" as the hook took hold at the top.
wall
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From this reading He hurled the rope with all his might up the towering rock wall, waited a long eternity as the slim strong line swished through the darkness, and heard the dull "clank" as the hook took hold at the top.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading In the jungle the vicious man-killer is king, but what chance would a tiger have in the Times Square traffic.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He hurled the rope with all his might up the towering rock wall, waited a long eternity as the slim strong line swished through the darkness, and heard the dull "clank" as the hook took hold at the top.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading In the jungle the vicious man-killer is king, but what chance would a tiger have in the Times Square traffic.
