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almost
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aloud
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From this reading "Ha, ha, ha!" laughed Dean aloud, and then turning sharply he caught excitedly at his cousin's arm, gripping it almost painfully, and dragged at him to hurry him away.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Oh, I say," he whispered, for his laugh had turned into an almost unearthly burst of harsh chuckles and cries which went literally rattling away down the dark passage nearly choked with thick growth and only dimly-seen.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Ha, ha, ha!" laughed Dean aloud, and then turning sharply he caught excitedly at his cousin's arm, gripping it almost painfully, and dragged at him to hurry him away.
arm
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From this reading "Ha, ha, ha!" laughed Dean aloud, and then turning sharply he caught excitedly at his cousin's arm, gripping it almost painfully, and dragged at him to hurry him away.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There must be something watching us--something no canny, as the Scotch people call it.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Ha, ha, ha!" laughed Dean aloud, and then turning sharply he caught excitedly at his cousin's arm, gripping it almost painfully, and dragged at him to hurry him away.
away
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From this reading "Ha, ha, ha!" laughed Dean aloud, and then turning sharply he caught excitedly at his cousin's arm, gripping it almost painfully, and dragged at him to hurry him away.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There must be something watching us--something no canny, as the Scotch people call it.
burst
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From this reading "Oh, I say," he whispered, for his laugh had turned into an almost unearthly burst of harsh chuckles and cries which went literally rattling away down the dark passage nearly choked with thick growth and only dimly-seen.
call
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From this reading There must be something watching us--something no canny, as the Scotch people call it.
came
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From this reading This isn't the passage we came to that day with uncle and the doctor.
canny
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From this reading There must be something watching us--something no canny, as the Scotch people call it.
caught
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From this reading "Ha, ha, ha!" laughed Dean aloud, and then turning sharply he caught excitedly at his cousin's arm, gripping it almost painfully, and dragged at him to hurry him away.
choked
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From this reading "Oh, I say," he whispered, for his laugh had turned into an almost unearthly burst of harsh chuckles and cries which went literally rattling away down the dark passage nearly choked with thick growth and only dimly-seen.
chuckles
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comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, do come away, Mark!
cousin's
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cries
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dark
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day
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From this reading This isn't the passage we came to that day with uncle and the doctor.
Dean
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From this reading "Ha, ha, ha!" laughed Dean aloud, and then turning sharply he caught excitedly at his cousin's arm, gripping it almost painfully, and dragged at him to hurry him away.
dimly-seen
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From this reading "Oh, I say," he whispered, for his laugh had turned into an almost unearthly burst of harsh chuckles and cries which went literally rattling away down the dark passage nearly choked with thick growth and only dimly-seen.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Oh, do come away, Mark!
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This isn't the passage we came to that day with uncle and the doctor.
down
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From this reading "Oh, I say," he whispered, for his laugh had turned into an almost unearthly burst of harsh chuckles and cries which went literally rattling away down the dark passage nearly choked with thick growth and only dimly-seen.
dragged
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From this reading "Ha, ha, ha!" laughed Dean aloud, and then turning sharply he caught excitedly at his cousin's arm, gripping it almost painfully, and dragged at him to hurry him away.
excitedly
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From this reading "Ha, ha, ha!" laughed Dean aloud, and then turning sharply he caught excitedly at his cousin's arm, gripping it almost painfully, and dragged at him to hurry him away.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Oh, I say," he whispered, for his laugh had turned into an almost unearthly burst of harsh chuckles and cries which went literally rattling away down the dark passage nearly choked with thick growth and only dimly-seen.
gripping
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From this reading "Ha, ha, ha!" laughed Dean aloud, and then turning sharply he caught excitedly at his cousin's arm, gripping it almost painfully, and dragged at him to hurry him away.
growth
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From this reading "Oh, I say," he whispered, for his laugh had turned into an almost unearthly burst of harsh chuckles and cries which went literally rattling away down the dark passage nearly choked with thick growth and only dimly-seen.
Ha
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From this reading "Ha, ha, ha!" laughed Dean aloud, and then turning sharply he caught excitedly at his cousin's arm, gripping it almost painfully, and dragged at him to hurry him away.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Oh, I say," he whispered, for his laugh had turned into an almost unearthly burst of harsh chuckles and cries which went literally rattling away down the dark passage nearly choked with thick growth and only dimly-seen.
harsh
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From this reading "Oh, I say," he whispered, for his laugh had turned into an almost unearthly burst of harsh chuckles and cries which went literally rattling away down the dark passage nearly choked with thick growth and only dimly-seen.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Ha, ha, ha!" laughed Dean aloud, and then turning sharply he caught excitedly at his cousin's arm, gripping it almost painfully, and dragged at him to hurry him away.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Ha, ha, ha!" laughed Dean aloud, and then turning sharply he caught excitedly at his cousin's arm, gripping it almost painfully, and dragged at him to hurry him away.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Ha, ha, ha!" laughed Dean aloud, and then turning sharply he caught excitedly at his cousin's arm, gripping it almost painfully, and dragged at him to hurry him away.
hurry
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From this reading "Ha, ha, ha!" laughed Dean aloud, and then turning sharply he caught excitedly at his cousin's arm, gripping it almost painfully, and dragged at him to hurry him away.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, I say," he whispered, for his laugh had turned into an almost unearthly burst of harsh chuckles and cries which went literally rattling away down the dark passage nearly choked with thick growth and only dimly-seen.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Oh, I say," he whispered, for his laugh had turned into an almost unearthly burst of harsh chuckles and cries which went literally rattling away down the dark passage nearly choked with thick growth and only dimly-seen.
isn't
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From this reading This isn't the passage we came to that day with uncle and the doctor.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Ha, ha, ha!" laughed Dean aloud, and then turning sharply he caught excitedly at his cousin's arm, gripping it almost painfully, and dragged at him to hurry him away.
laugh
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From this reading "Oh, I say," he whispered, for his laugh had turned into an almost unearthly burst of harsh chuckles and cries which went literally rattling away down the dark passage nearly choked with thick growth and only dimly-seen.
laughed
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From this reading "Ha, ha, ha!" laughed Dean aloud, and then turning sharply he caught excitedly at his cousin's arm, gripping it almost painfully, and dragged at him to hurry him away.
literally
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From this reading "Oh, I say," he whispered, for his laugh had turned into an almost unearthly burst of harsh chuckles and cries which went literally rattling away down the dark passage nearly choked with thick growth and only dimly-seen.
Mark
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From this reading "Oh, do come away, Mark!
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading There must be something watching us--something no canny, as the Scotch people call it.
nearly
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From this reading "Oh, I say," he whispered, for his laugh had turned into an almost unearthly burst of harsh chuckles and cries which went literally rattling away down the dark passage nearly choked with thick growth and only dimly-seen.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There must be something watching us--something no canny, as the Scotch people call it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Oh, I say," he whispered, for his laugh had turned into an almost unearthly burst of harsh chuckles and cries which went literally rattling away down the dark passage nearly choked with thick growth and only dimly-seen.
Oh
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only
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From this reading "Oh, I say," he whispered, for his laugh had turned into an almost unearthly burst of harsh chuckles and cries which went literally rattling away down the dark passage nearly choked with thick growth and only dimly-seen.
painfully
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From this reading "Ha, ha, ha!" laughed Dean aloud, and then turning sharply he caught excitedly at his cousin's arm, gripping it almost painfully, and dragged at him to hurry him away.
passagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Oh, I say," he whispered, for his laugh had turned into an almost unearthly burst of harsh chuckles and cries which went literally rattling away down the dark passage nearly choked with thick growth and only dimly-seen.
people
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From this reading There must be something watching us--something no canny, as the Scotch people call it.
rattling
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From this reading "Oh, I say," he whispered, for his laugh had turned into an almost unearthly burst of harsh chuckles and cries which went literally rattling away down the dark passage nearly choked with thick growth and only dimly-seen.
say
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From this reading "Oh, I say," he whispered, for his laugh had turned into an almost unearthly burst of harsh chuckles and cries which went literally rattling away down the dark passage nearly choked with thick growth and only dimly-seen.
Scotch
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From this reading There must be something watching us--something no canny, as the Scotch people call it.
sharplynounUS /ˈsharply/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Ha, ha, ha!" laughed Dean aloud, and then turning sharply he caught excitedly at his cousin's arm, gripping it almost painfully, and dragged at him to hurry him away.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading There must be something watching us--something no canny, as the Scotch people call it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This isn't the passage we came to that day with uncle and the doctor.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Oh, I say," he whispered, for his laugh had turned into an almost unearthly burst of harsh chuckles and cries which went literally rattling away down the dark passage nearly choked with thick growth and only dimly-seen.
then
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From this reading "Ha, ha, ha!" laughed Dean aloud, and then turning sharply he caught excitedly at his cousin's arm, gripping it almost painfully, and dragged at him to hurry him away.
There
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From this reading There must be something watching us--something no canny, as the Scotch people call it.
thick
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From this reading "Oh, I say," he whispered, for his laugh had turned into an almost unearthly burst of harsh chuckles and cries which went literally rattling away down the dark passage nearly choked with thick growth and only dimly-seen.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This isn't the passage we came to that day with uncle and the doctor.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Ha, ha, ha!" laughed Dean aloud, and then turning sharply he caught excitedly at his cousin's arm, gripping it almost painfully, and dragged at him to hurry him away.
turned
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From this reading "Oh, I say," he whispered, for his laugh had turned into an almost unearthly burst of harsh chuckles and cries which went literally rattling away down the dark passage nearly choked with thick growth and only dimly-seen.
turning
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From this reading "Ha, ha, ha!" laughed Dean aloud, and then turning sharply he caught excitedly at his cousin's arm, gripping it almost painfully, and dragged at him to hurry him away.
uncle
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From this reading This isn't the passage we came to that day with uncle and the doctor.
unearthly
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From this reading "Oh, I say," he whispered, for his laugh had turned into an almost unearthly burst of harsh chuckles and cries which went literally rattling away down the dark passage nearly choked with thick growth and only dimly-seen.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There must be something watching us--something no canny, as the Scotch people call it.
watching
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From this reading There must be something watching us--something no canny, as the Scotch people call it.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading This isn't the passage we came to that day with uncle and the doctor.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, I say," he whispered, for his laugh had turned into an almost unearthly burst of harsh chuckles and cries which went literally rattling away down the dark passage nearly choked with thick growth and only dimly-seen.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "Oh, I say," he whispered, for his laugh had turned into an almost unearthly burst of harsh chuckles and cries which went literally rattling away down the dark passage nearly choked with thick growth and only dimly-seen.
whispered
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From this reading "Oh, I say," he whispered, for his laugh had turned into an almost unearthly burst of harsh chuckles and cries which went literally rattling away down the dark passage nearly choked with thick growth and only dimly-seen.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Oh, I say," he whispered, for his laugh had turned into an almost unearthly burst of harsh chuckles and cries which went literally rattling away down the dark passage nearly choked with thick growth and only dimly-seen.
