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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 Then all at once Goodenough flashed on the light for a fraction of a second and the shirt showed like a phantom out of blackness.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading We all surged after them, but there was a sudden check, followed by a babel worse than when a dozen pi-dogs fight over a rubbish- heap.
all
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From this reading Then all at once Goodenough flashed on the light for a fraction of a second and the shirt showed like a phantom out of blackness.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then all at once Goodenough flashed on the light for a fraction of a second and the shirt showed like a phantom out of blackness.
answer
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From this reading The instant answer to that was a regular volley of shots from in front.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The shirt fell, shot loose from its moorings, and the leading Sikhs gave a shout as they started to rush forward.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Then all at once Goodenough flashed on the light for a fraction of a second and the shirt showed like a phantom out of blackness.
babel
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From this reading We all surged after them, but there was a sudden check, followed by a babel worse than when a dozen pi-dogs fight over a rubbish- heap.
blackness
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From this reading Then all at once Goodenough flashed on the light for a fraction of a second and the shirt showed like a phantom out of blackness.
bullets
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From this reading The flash of several pistols lit up the tunnel, and bullets rattled off the walls and roof.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We all surged after them, but there was a sudden check, followed by a babel worse than when a dozen pi-dogs fight over a rubbish- heap.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading We all surged after them, but there was a sudden check, followed by a babel worse than when a dozen pi-dogs fight over a rubbish- heap.
check
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From this reading We all surged after them, but there was a sudden check, followed by a babel worse than when a dozen pi-dogs fight over a rubbish- heap.
dozen
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From this reading We all surged after them, but there was a sudden check, followed by a babel worse than when a dozen pi-dogs fight over a rubbish- heap.
fell
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From this reading The shirt fell, shot loose from its moorings, and the leading Sikhs gave a shout as they started to rush forward.
fight
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From this reading We all surged after them, but there was a sudden check, followed by a babel worse than when a dozen pi-dogs fight over a rubbish- heap.
flash
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From this reading The flash of several pistols lit up the tunnel, and bullets rattled off the walls and roof.
flashed
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From this reading Then all at once Goodenough flashed on the light for a fraction of a second and the shirt showed like a phantom out of blackness.
followed
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From this reading We all surged after them, but there was a sudden check, followed by a babel worse than when a dozen pi-dogs fight over a rubbish- heap.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Then all at once Goodenough flashed on the light for a fraction of a second and the shirt showed like a phantom out of blackness.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The shirt fell, shot loose from its moorings, and the leading Sikhs gave a shout as they started to rush forward.
fraction
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From this reading Then all at once Goodenough flashed on the light for a fraction of a second and the shirt showed like a phantom out of blackness.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The instant answer to that was a regular volley of shots from in front.
front
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From this reading The instant answer to that was a regular volley of shots from in front.
gave
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From this reading The shirt fell, shot loose from its moorings, and the leading Sikhs gave a shout as they started to rush forward.
Goodenough
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From this reading Then all at once Goodenough flashed on the light for a fraction of a second and the shirt showed like a phantom out of blackness.
heap
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From this reading We all surged after them, but there was a sudden check, followed by a babel worse than when a dozen pi-dogs fight over a rubbish- heap.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The instant answer to that was a regular volley of shots from in front.
instant
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From this reading The instant answer to that was a regular volley of shots from in front.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The shirt fell, shot loose from its moorings, and the leading Sikhs gave a shout as they started to rush forward.
leading
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From this reading The shirt fell, shot loose from its moorings, and the leading Sikhs gave a shout as they started to rush forward.
light
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From this reading Then all at once Goodenough flashed on the light for a fraction of a second and the shirt showed like a phantom out of blackness.
like
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From this reading Then all at once Goodenough flashed on the light for a fraction of a second and the shirt showed like a phantom out of blackness.
lit
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From this reading The flash of several pistols lit up the tunnel, and bullets rattled off the walls and roof.
loose
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From this reading The shirt fell, shot loose from its moorings, and the leading Sikhs gave a shout as they started to rush forward.
moorings
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From this reading The shirt fell, shot loose from its moorings, and the leading Sikhs gave a shout as they started to rush forward.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then all at once Goodenough flashed on the light for a fraction of a second and the shirt showed like a phantom out of blackness.
off
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From this reading The flash of several pistols lit up the tunnel, and bullets rattled off the walls and roof.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then all at once Goodenough flashed on the light for a fraction of a second and the shirt showed like a phantom out of blackness.
once
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From this reading Then all at once Goodenough flashed on the light for a fraction of a second and the shirt showed like a phantom out of blackness.
out
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From this reading Then all at once Goodenough flashed on the light for a fraction of a second and the shirt showed like a phantom out of blackness.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading We all surged after them, but there was a sudden check, followed by a babel worse than when a dozen pi-dogs fight over a rubbish- heap.
phantomnounUS /ˈfæn.təm/
A ghost or apparition; a figment of the imagination or a hidden dweller.
From this reading Then all at once Goodenough flashed on the light for a fraction of a second and the shirt showed like a phantom out of blackness.
pi-dogs
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From this reading We all surged after them, but there was a sudden check, followed by a babel worse than when a dozen pi-dogs fight over a rubbish- heap.
pistols
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From this reading The flash of several pistols lit up the tunnel, and bullets rattled off the walls and roof.
rattled
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From this reading The flash of several pistols lit up the tunnel, and bullets rattled off the walls and roof.
regular
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From this reading The instant answer to that was a regular volley of shots from in front.
roof
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From this reading The flash of several pistols lit up the tunnel, and bullets rattled off the walls and roof.
rubbish
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From this reading We all surged after them, but there was a sudden check, followed by a babel worse than when a dozen pi-dogs fight over a rubbish- heap.
rush
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From this reading The shirt fell, shot loose from its moorings, and the leading Sikhs gave a shout as they started to rush forward.
second
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From this reading Then all at once Goodenough flashed on the light for a fraction of a second and the shirt showed like a phantom out of blackness.
several
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From this reading The flash of several pistols lit up the tunnel, and bullets rattled off the walls and roof.
shirt
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From this reading Then all at once Goodenough flashed on the light for a fraction of a second and the shirt showed like a phantom out of blackness.
shot
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From this reading The shirt fell, shot loose from its moorings, and the leading Sikhs gave a shout as they started to rush forward.
shots
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From this reading The instant answer to that was a regular volley of shots from in front.
shout
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From this reading The shirt fell, shot loose from its moorings, and the leading Sikhs gave a shout as they started to rush forward.
showed
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From this reading Then all at once Goodenough flashed on the light for a fraction of a second and the shirt showed like a phantom out of blackness.
Sikhs
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From this reading The shirt fell, shot loose from its moorings, and the leading Sikhs gave a shout as they started to rush forward.
started
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From this reading The shirt fell, shot loose from its moorings, and the leading Sikhs gave a shout as they started to rush forward.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We all surged after them, but there was a sudden check, followed by a babel worse than when a dozen pi-dogs fight over a rubbish- heap.
surged
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From this reading We all surged after them, but there was a sudden check, followed by a babel worse than when a dozen pi-dogs fight over a rubbish- heap.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading We all surged after them, but there was a sudden check, followed by a babel worse than when a dozen pi-dogs fight over a rubbish- heap.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The instant answer to that was a regular volley of shots from in front.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then all at once Goodenough flashed on the light for a fraction of a second and the shirt showed like a phantom out of blackness.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading We all surged after them, but there was a sudden check, followed by a babel worse than when a dozen pi-dogs fight over a rubbish- heap.
Then
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From this reading Then all at once Goodenough flashed on the light for a fraction of a second and the shirt showed like a phantom out of blackness.
there
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From this reading We all surged after them, but there was a sudden check, followed by a babel worse than when a dozen pi-dogs fight over a rubbish- heap.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The shirt fell, shot loose from its moorings, and the leading Sikhs gave a shout as they started to rush forward.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The instant answer to that was a regular volley of shots from in front.
tunnel
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From this reading The flash of several pistols lit up the tunnel, and bullets rattled off the walls and roof.
up
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From this reading The flash of several pistols lit up the tunnel, and bullets rattled off the walls and roof.
volley
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From this reading The instant answer to that was a regular volley of shots from in front.
walls
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From this reading The flash of several pistols lit up the tunnel, and bullets rattled off the walls and roof.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The instant answer to that was a regular volley of shots from in front.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We all surged after them, but there was a sudden check, followed by a babel worse than when a dozen pi-dogs fight over a rubbish- heap.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading We all surged after them, but there was a sudden check, followed by a babel worse than when a dozen pi-dogs fight over a rubbish- heap.
worse
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From this reading We all surged after them, but there was a sudden check, followed by a babel worse than when a dozen pi-dogs fight over a rubbish- heap.
