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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 So I went up to the ramparts, too, to watch the folk at prayer, minded to keep out of sight, for they don't like being regarded as a curious spectacle; and on the way up I did something that may have had a lot to do with our getting away alive, although I did not give much thought to it and could hardly have explained my motive at the time.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Lying on the floor of the hall within a few feet of the nearest corner was a length of good sound olive-wood, about three inches in thickness, roughly squared and not particularly squared.
accident
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From this reading Having stepped on it accidentally, I picked it up, and discovered more by accident than intention that it was longer than the width of the stairway.
accidentally
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From this reading Having stepped on it accidentally, I picked it up, and discovered more by accident than intention that it was longer than the width of the stairway.
alive
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From this reading So I went up to the ramparts, too, to watch the folk at prayer, minded to keep out of sight, for they don't like being regarded as a curious spectacle; and on the way up I did something that may have had a lot to do with our getting away alive, although I did not give much thought to it and could hardly have explained my motive at the time.
almost
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From this reading It was almost exactly the same width as the stairway, so that when it stood wide open you could not have put your hand between its edge and the stairway wall.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading So I went up to the ramparts, too, to watch the folk at prayer, minded to keep out of sight, for they don't like being regarded as a curious spectacle; and on the way up I did something that may have had a lot to do with our getting away alive, although I did not give much thought to it and could hardly have explained my motive at the time.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So I went up to the ramparts, too, to watch the folk at prayer, minded to keep out of sight, for they don't like being regarded as a curious spectacle; and on the way up I did something that may have had a lot to do with our getting away alive, although I did not give much thought to it and could hardly have explained my motive at the time.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading So I went up to the ramparts, too, to watch the folk at prayer, minded to keep out of sight, for they don't like being regarded as a curious spectacle; and on the way up I did something that may have had a lot to do with our getting away alive, although I did not give much thought to it and could hardly have explained my motive at the time.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading So I went up to the ramparts, too, to watch the folk at prayer, minded to keep out of sight, for they don't like being regarded as a curious spectacle; and on the way up I did something that may have had a lot to do with our getting away alive, although I did not give much thought to it and could hardly have explained my motive at the time.
away
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From this reading So I went up to the ramparts, too, to watch the folk at prayer, minded to keep out of sight, for they don't like being regarded as a curious spectacle; and on the way up I did something that may have had a lot to do with our getting away alive, although I did not give much thought to it and could hardly have explained my motive at the time.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading So I went up to the ramparts, too, to watch the folk at prayer, minded to keep out of sight, for they don't like being regarded as a curious spectacle; and on the way up I did something that may have had a lot to do with our getting away alive, although I did not give much thought to it and could hardly have explained my motive at the time.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading It was almost exactly the same width as the stairway, so that when it stood wide open you could not have put your hand between its edge and the stairway wall.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Having stepped on it accidentally, I picked it up, and discovered more by accident than intention that it was longer than the width of the stairway.
corner
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From this reading Lying on the floor of the hall within a few feet of the nearest corner was a length of good sound olive-wood, about three inches in thickness, roughly squared and not particularly squared.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading So I went up to the ramparts, too, to watch the folk at prayer, minded to keep out of sight, for they don't like being regarded as a curious spectacle; and on the way up I did something that may have had a lot to do with our getting away alive, although I did not give much thought to it and could hardly have explained my motive at the time.
curious
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From this reading So I went up to the ramparts, too, to watch the folk at prayer, minded to keep out of sight, for they don't like being regarded as a curious spectacle; and on the way up I did something that may have had a lot to do with our getting away alive, although I did not give much thought to it and could hardly have explained my motive at the time.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading So I went up to the ramparts, too, to watch the folk at prayer, minded to keep out of sight, for they don't like being regarded as a curious spectacle; and on the way up I did something that may have had a lot to do with our getting away alive, although I did not give much thought to it and could hardly have explained my motive at the time.
discovered
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From this reading Having stepped on it accidentally, I picked it up, and discovered more by accident than intention that it was longer than the width of the stairway.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading So I went up to the ramparts, too, to watch the folk at prayer, minded to keep out of sight, for they don't like being regarded as a curious spectacle; and on the way up I did something that may have had a lot to do with our getting away alive, although I did not give much thought to it and could hardly have explained my motive at the time.
don't
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From this reading So I went up to the ramparts, too, to watch the folk at prayer, minded to keep out of sight, for they don't like being regarded as a curious spectacle; and on the way up I did something that may have had a lot to do with our getting away alive, although I did not give much thought to it and could hardly have explained my motive at the time.
door
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From this reading The door at the foot of the stairs opened inward.
edge
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From this reading It was almost exactly the same width as the stairway, so that when it stood wide open you could not have put your hand between its edge and the stairway wall.
exactly
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From this reading It was almost exactly the same width as the stairway, so that when it stood wide open you could not have put your hand between its edge and the stairway wall.
explained
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From this reading So I went up to the ramparts, too, to watch the folk at prayer, minded to keep out of sight, for they don't like being regarded as a curious spectacle; and on the way up I did something that may have had a lot to do with our getting away alive, although I did not give much thought to it and could hardly have explained my motive at the time.
feet
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From this reading Lying on the floor of the hall within a few feet of the nearest corner was a length of good sound olive-wood, about three inches in thickness, roughly squared and not particularly squared.
few
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From this reading Lying on the floor of the hall within a few feet of the nearest corner was a length of good sound olive-wood, about three inches in thickness, roughly squared and not particularly squared.
floor
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From this reading Lying on the floor of the hall within a few feet of the nearest corner was a length of good sound olive-wood, about three inches in thickness, roughly squared and not particularly squared.
folk
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From this reading So I went up to the ramparts, too, to watch the folk at prayer, minded to keep out of sight, for they don't like being regarded as a curious spectacle; and on the way up I did something that may have had a lot to do with our getting away alive, although I did not give much thought to it and could hardly have explained my motive at the time.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The door at the foot of the stairs opened inward.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading So I went up to the ramparts, too, to watch the folk at prayer, minded to keep out of sight, for they don't like being regarded as a curious spectacle; and on the way up I did something that may have had a lot to do with our getting away alive, although I did not give much thought to it and could hardly have explained my motive at the time.
getting
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From this reading So I went up to the ramparts, too, to watch the folk at prayer, minded to keep out of sight, for they don't like being regarded as a curious spectacle; and on the way up I did something that may have had a lot to do with our getting away alive, although I did not give much thought to it and could hardly have explained my motive at the time.
give
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From this reading So I went up to the ramparts, too, to watch the folk at prayer, minded to keep out of sight, for they don't like being regarded as a curious spectacle; and on the way up I did something that may have had a lot to do with our getting away alive, although I did not give much thought to it and could hardly have explained my motive at the time.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lying on the floor of the hall within a few feet of the nearest corner was a length of good sound olive-wood, about three inches in thickness, roughly squared and not particularly squared.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading So I went up to the ramparts, too, to watch the folk at prayer, minded to keep out of sight, for they don't like being regarded as a curious spectacle; and on the way up I did something that may have had a lot to do with our getting away alive, although I did not give much thought to it and could hardly have explained my motive at the time.
hall
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From this reading Lying on the floor of the hall within a few feet of the nearest corner was a length of good sound olive-wood, about three inches in thickness, roughly squared and not particularly squared.
hand
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From this reading It was almost exactly the same width as the stairway, so that when it stood wide open you could not have put your hand between its edge and the stairway wall.
hardly
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From this reading So I went up to the ramparts, too, to watch the folk at prayer, minded to keep out of sight, for they don't like being regarded as a curious spectacle; and on the way up I did something that may have had a lot to do with our getting away alive, although I did not give much thought to it and could hardly have explained my motive at the time.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading So I went up to the ramparts, too, to watch the folk at prayer, minded to keep out of sight, for they don't like being regarded as a curious spectacle; and on the way up I did something that may have had a lot to do with our getting away alive, although I did not give much thought to it and could hardly have explained my motive at the time.
Havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Having stepped on it accidentally, I picked it up, and discovered more by accident than intention that it was longer than the width of the stairway.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading So I went up to the ramparts, too, to watch the folk at prayer, minded to keep out of sight, for they don't like being regarded as a curious spectacle; and on the way up I did something that may have had a lot to do with our getting away alive, although I did not give much thought to it and could hardly have explained my motive at the time.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Lying on the floor of the hall within a few feet of the nearest corner was a length of good sound olive-wood, about three inches in thickness, roughly squared and not particularly squared.
inches
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From this reading Lying on the floor of the hall within a few feet of the nearest corner was a length of good sound olive-wood, about three inches in thickness, roughly squared and not particularly squared.
intention
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From this reading Having stepped on it accidentally, I picked it up, and discovered more by accident than intention that it was longer than the width of the stairway.
inward
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From this reading The door at the foot of the stairs opened inward.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading So I went up to the ramparts, too, to watch the folk at prayer, minded to keep out of sight, for they don't like being regarded as a curious spectacle; and on the way up I did something that may have had a lot to do with our getting away alive, although I did not give much thought to it and could hardly have explained my motive at the time.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It was almost exactly the same width as the stairway, so that when it stood wide open you could not have put your hand between its edge and the stairway wall.
keep
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From this reading So I went up to the ramparts, too, to watch the folk at prayer, minded to keep out of sight, for they don't like being regarded as a curious spectacle; and on the way up I did something that may have had a lot to do with our getting away alive, although I did not give much thought to it and could hardly have explained my motive at the time.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading Lying on the floor of the hall within a few feet of the nearest corner was a length of good sound olive-wood, about three inches in thickness, roughly squared and not particularly squared.
like
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From this reading So I went up to the ramparts, too, to watch the folk at prayer, minded to keep out of sight, for they don't like being regarded as a curious spectacle; and on the way up I did something that may have had a lot to do with our getting away alive, although I did not give much thought to it and could hardly have explained my motive at the time.
longer
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From this reading Having stepped on it accidentally, I picked it up, and discovered more by accident than intention that it was longer than the width of the stairway.
lot
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From this reading So I went up to the ramparts, too, to watch the folk at prayer, minded to keep out of sight, for they don't like being regarded as a curious spectacle; and on the way up I did something that may have had a lot to do with our getting away alive, although I did not give much thought to it and could hardly have explained my motive at the time.
Lying
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From this reading Lying on the floor of the hall within a few feet of the nearest corner was a length of good sound olive-wood, about three inches in thickness, roughly squared and not particularly squared.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading So I went up to the ramparts, too, to watch the folk at prayer, minded to keep out of sight, for they don't like being regarded as a curious spectacle; and on the way up I did something that may have had a lot to do with our getting away alive, although I did not give much thought to it and could hardly have explained my motive at the time.
minded
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From this reading So I went up to the ramparts, too, to watch the folk at prayer, minded to keep out of sight, for they don't like being regarded as a curious spectacle; and on the way up I did something that may have had a lot to do with our getting away alive, although I did not give much thought to it and could hardly have explained my motive at the time.
more
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From this reading Having stepped on it accidentally, I picked it up, and discovered more by accident than intention that it was longer than the width of the stairway.
motive
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From this reading So I went up to the ramparts, too, to watch the folk at prayer, minded to keep out of sight, for they don't like being regarded as a curious spectacle; and on the way up I did something that may have had a lot to do with our getting away alive, although I did not give much thought to it and could hardly have explained my motive at the time.
much
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From this reading So I went up to the ramparts, too, to watch the folk at prayer, minded to keep out of sight, for they don't like being regarded as a curious spectacle; and on the way up I did something that may have had a lot to do with our getting away alive, although I did not give much thought to it and could hardly have explained my motive at the time.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading So I went up to the ramparts, too, to watch the folk at prayer, minded to keep out of sight, for they don't like being regarded as a curious spectacle; and on the way up I did something that may have had a lot to do with our getting away alive, although I did not give much thought to it and could hardly have explained my motive at the time.
nearest
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From this reading Lying on the floor of the hall within a few feet of the nearest corner was a length of good sound olive-wood, about three inches in thickness, roughly squared and not particularly squared.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading So I went up to the ramparts, too, to watch the folk at prayer, minded to keep out of sight, for they don't like being regarded as a curious spectacle; and on the way up I did something that may have had a lot to do with our getting away alive, although I did not give much thought to it and could hardly have explained my motive at the time.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So I went up to the ramparts, too, to watch the folk at prayer, minded to keep out of sight, for they don't like being regarded as a curious spectacle; and on the way up I did something that may have had a lot to do with our getting away alive, although I did not give much thought to it and could hardly have explained my motive at the time.
olive-wood
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From this reading Lying on the floor of the hall within a few feet of the nearest corner was a length of good sound olive-wood, about three inches in thickness, roughly squared and not particularly squared.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading So I went up to the ramparts, too, to watch the folk at prayer, minded to keep out of sight, for they don't like being regarded as a curious spectacle; and on the way up I did something that may have had a lot to do with our getting away alive, although I did not give much thought to it and could hardly have explained my motive at the time.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading It was almost exactly the same width as the stairway, so that when it stood wide open you could not have put your hand between its edge and the stairway wall.
opened
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From this reading The door at the foot of the stairs opened inward.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading So I went up to the ramparts, too, to watch the folk at prayer, minded to keep out of sight, for they don't like being regarded as a curious spectacle; and on the way up I did something that may have had a lot to do with our getting away alive, although I did not give much thought to it and could hardly have explained my motive at the time.
out
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From this reading So I went up to the ramparts, too, to watch the folk at prayer, minded to keep out of sight, for they don't like being regarded as a curious spectacle; and on the way up I did something that may have had a lot to do with our getting away alive, although I did not give much thought to it and could hardly have explained my motive at the time.
particularly
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From this reading Lying on the floor of the hall within a few feet of the nearest corner was a length of good sound olive-wood, about three inches in thickness, roughly squared and not particularly squared.
picked
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From this reading Having stepped on it accidentally, I picked it up, and discovered more by accident than intention that it was longer than the width of the stairway.
prayer
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From this reading So I went up to the ramparts, too, to watch the folk at prayer, minded to keep out of sight, for they don't like being regarded as a curious spectacle; and on the way up I did something that may have had a lot to do with our getting away alive, although I did not give much thought to it and could hardly have explained my motive at the time.
put
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From this reading It was almost exactly the same width as the stairway, so that when it stood wide open you could not have put your hand between its edge and the stairway wall.
ramparts
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From this reading So I went up to the ramparts, too, to watch the folk at prayer, minded to keep out of sight, for they don't like being regarded as a curious spectacle; and on the way up I did something that may have had a lot to do with our getting away alive, although I did not give much thought to it and could hardly have explained my motive at the time.
regarded
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From this reading So I went up to the ramparts, too, to watch the folk at prayer, minded to keep out of sight, for they don't like being regarded as a curious spectacle; and on the way up I did something that may have had a lot to do with our getting away alive, although I did not give much thought to it and could hardly have explained my motive at the time.
roughly
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From this reading Lying on the floor of the hall within a few feet of the nearest corner was a length of good sound olive-wood, about three inches in thickness, roughly squared and not particularly squared.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was almost exactly the same width as the stairway, so that when it stood wide open you could not have put your hand between its edge and the stairway wall.
sight
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From this reading So I went up to the ramparts, too, to watch the folk at prayer, minded to keep out of sight, for they don't like being regarded as a curious spectacle; and on the way up I did something that may have had a lot to do with our getting away alive, although I did not give much thought to it and could hardly have explained my motive at the time.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So I went up to the ramparts, too, to watch the folk at prayer, minded to keep out of sight, for they don't like being regarded as a curious spectacle; and on the way up I did something that may have had a lot to do with our getting away alive, although I did not give much thought to it and could hardly have explained my motive at the time.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading So I went up to the ramparts, too, to watch the folk at prayer, minded to keep out of sight, for they don't like being regarded as a curious spectacle; and on the way up I did something that may have had a lot to do with our getting away alive, although I did not give much thought to it and could hardly have explained my motive at the time.
sound
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From this reading Lying on the floor of the hall within a few feet of the nearest corner was a length of good sound olive-wood, about three inches in thickness, roughly squared and not particularly squared.
spectacle
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From this reading So I went up to the ramparts, too, to watch the folk at prayer, minded to keep out of sight, for they don't like being regarded as a curious spectacle; and on the way up I did something that may have had a lot to do with our getting away alive, although I did not give much thought to it and could hardly have explained my motive at the time.
squared
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From this reading Lying on the floor of the hall within a few feet of the nearest corner was a length of good sound olive-wood, about three inches in thickness, roughly squared and not particularly squared.
stairs
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From this reading The door at the foot of the stairs opened inward.
stairway
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From this reading It was almost exactly the same width as the stairway, so that when it stood wide open you could not have put your hand between its edge and the stairway wall.
stepped
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From this reading Having stepped on it accidentally, I picked it up, and discovered more by accident than intention that it was longer than the width of the stairway.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was almost exactly the same width as the stairway, so that when it stood wide open you could not have put your hand between its edge and the stairway wall.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Having stepped on it accidentally, I picked it up, and discovered more by accident than intention that it was longer than the width of the stairway.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So I went up to the ramparts, too, to watch the folk at prayer, minded to keep out of sight, for they don't like being regarded as a curious spectacle; and on the way up I did something that may have had a lot to do with our getting away alive, although I did not give much thought to it and could hardly have explained my motive at the time.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So I went up to the ramparts, too, to watch the folk at prayer, minded to keep out of sight, for they don't like being regarded as a curious spectacle; and on the way up I did something that may have had a lot to do with our getting away alive, although I did not give much thought to it and could hardly have explained my motive at the time.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So I went up to the ramparts, too, to watch the folk at prayer, minded to keep out of sight, for they don't like being regarded as a curious spectacle; and on the way up I did something that may have had a lot to do with our getting away alive, although I did not give much thought to it and could hardly have explained my motive at the time.
thickness
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From this reading Lying on the floor of the hall within a few feet of the nearest corner was a length of good sound olive-wood, about three inches in thickness, roughly squared and not particularly squared.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So I went up to the ramparts, too, to watch the folk at prayer, minded to keep out of sight, for they don't like being regarded as a curious spectacle; and on the way up I did something that may have had a lot to do with our getting away alive, although I did not give much thought to it and could hardly have explained my motive at the time.
three
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From this reading Lying on the floor of the hall within a few feet of the nearest corner was a length of good sound olive-wood, about three inches in thickness, roughly squared and not particularly squared.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So I went up to the ramparts, too, to watch the folk at prayer, minded to keep out of sight, for they don't like being regarded as a curious spectacle; and on the way up I did something that may have had a lot to do with our getting away alive, although I did not give much thought to it and could hardly have explained my motive at the time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So I went up to the ramparts, too, to watch the folk at prayer, minded to keep out of sight, for they don't like being regarded as a curious spectacle; and on the way up I did something that may have had a lot to do with our getting away alive, although I did not give much thought to it and could hardly have explained my motive at the time.
too
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From this reading So I went up to the ramparts, too, to watch the folk at prayer, minded to keep out of sight, for they don't like being regarded as a curious spectacle; and on the way up I did something that may have had a lot to do with our getting away alive, although I did not give much thought to it and could hardly have explained my motive at the time.
up
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From this reading So I went up to the ramparts, too, to watch the folk at prayer, minded to keep out of sight, for they don't like being regarded as a curious spectacle; and on the way up I did something that may have had a lot to do with our getting away alive, although I did not give much thought to it and could hardly have explained my motive at the time.
wall
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From this reading It was almost exactly the same width as the stairway, so that when it stood wide open you could not have put your hand between its edge and the stairway wall.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was almost exactly the same width as the stairway, so that when it stood wide open you could not have put your hand between its edge and the stairway wall.
watch
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From this reading So I went up to the ramparts, too, to watch the folk at prayer, minded to keep out of sight, for they don't like being regarded as a curious spectacle; and on the way up I did something that may have had a lot to do with our getting away alive, although I did not give much thought to it and could hardly have explained my motive at the time.
way
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From this reading So I went up to the ramparts, too, to watch the folk at prayer, minded to keep out of sight, for they don't like being regarded as a curious spectacle; and on the way up I did something that may have had a lot to do with our getting away alive, although I did not give much thought to it and could hardly have explained my motive at the time.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So I went up to the ramparts, too, to watch the folk at prayer, minded to keep out of sight, for they don't like being regarded as a curious spectacle; and on the way up I did something that may have had a lot to do with our getting away alive, although I did not give much thought to it and could hardly have explained my motive at the time.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was almost exactly the same width as the stairway, so that when it stood wide open you could not have put your hand between its edge and the stairway wall.
wide
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From this reading It was almost exactly the same width as the stairway, so that when it stood wide open you could not have put your hand between its edge and the stairway wall.
width
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From this reading It was almost exactly the same width as the stairway, so that when it stood wide open you could not have put your hand between its edge and the stairway wall.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading So I went up to the ramparts, too, to watch the folk at prayer, minded to keep out of sight, for they don't like being regarded as a curious spectacle; and on the way up I did something that may have had a lot to do with our getting away alive, although I did not give much thought to it and could hardly have explained my motive at the time.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Lying on the floor of the hall within a few feet of the nearest corner was a length of good sound olive-wood, about three inches in thickness, roughly squared and not particularly squared.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It was almost exactly the same width as the stairway, so that when it stood wide open you could not have put your hand between its edge and the stairway wall.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It was almost exactly the same width as the stairway, so that when it stood wide open you could not have put your hand between its edge and the stairway wall.
