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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 A WOMAN'S PRISONER The scene before me, the expression on the three faces, caused me to smile.
action
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From this reading I came forth with no definite plan of action, trusting, as one must at such times, wholly to luck.
advantage
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From this reading There was no means of escape apparent, yet my mind was cool, and I was prepared to take advantage of any opportunity.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was no means of escape apparent, yet my mind was cool, and I was prepared to take advantage of any opportunity.
any
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From this reading There was no means of escape apparent, yet my mind was cool, and I was prepared to take advantage of any opportunity.
apparent
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From this reading There was no means of escape apparent, yet my mind was cool, and I was prepared to take advantage of any opportunity.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I came forth with no definite plan of action, trusting, as one must at such times, wholly to luck.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I came forth with no definite plan of action, trusting, as one must at such times, wholly to luck.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading A WOMAN'S PRISONER The scene before me, the expression on the three faces, caused me to smile.
Billie's
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From this reading I saw the flash of the sergeant's revolver, the captain's sudden recoil, his hand tugging at his sword-hilt, and glimpsed something in the depths of Billie's eyes that puzzled me.
came
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From this reading I came forth with no definite plan of action, trusting, as one must at such times, wholly to luck.
captain's
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From this reading I saw the flash of the sergeant's revolver, the captain's sudden recoil, his hand tugging at his sword-hilt, and glimpsed something in the depths of Billie's eyes that puzzled me.
caused
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From this reading A WOMAN'S PRISONER The scene before me, the expression on the three faces, caused me to smile.
cool
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From this reading There was no means of escape apparent, yet my mind was cool, and I was prepared to take advantage of any opportunity.
definite
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From this reading I came forth with no definite plan of action, trusting, as one must at such times, wholly to luck.
depths
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From this reading I saw the flash of the sergeant's revolver, the captain's sudden recoil, his hand tugging at his sword-hilt, and glimpsed something in the depths of Billie's eyes that puzzled me.
easily
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From this reading "Good-morning, gentlemen," I said easily.
escape
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From this reading There was no means of escape apparent, yet my mind was cool, and I was prepared to take advantage of any opportunity.
expression
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From this reading A WOMAN'S PRISONER The scene before me, the expression on the three faces, caused me to smile.
eyes
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From this reading I saw the flash of the sergeant's revolver, the captain's sudden recoil, his hand tugging at his sword-hilt, and glimpsed something in the depths of Billie's eyes that puzzled me.
faces
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From this reading A WOMAN'S PRISONER The scene before me, the expression on the three faces, caused me to smile.
flash
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From this reading I saw the flash of the sergeant's revolver, the captain's sudden recoil, his hand tugging at his sword-hilt, and glimpsed something in the depths of Billie's eyes that puzzled me.
forth
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From this reading I came forth with no definite plan of action, trusting, as one must at such times, wholly to luck.
gentlemennounUS /gentlemen/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Good-morning, gentlemen," I said easily.
glimpsed
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From this reading I saw the flash of the sergeant's revolver, the captain's sudden recoil, his hand tugging at his sword-hilt, and glimpsed something in the depths of Billie's eyes that puzzled me.
Good-morning
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From this reading "Good-morning, gentlemen," I said easily.
hand
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From this reading I saw the flash of the sergeant's revolver, the captain's sudden recoil, his hand tugging at his sword-hilt, and glimpsed something in the depths of Billie's eyes that puzzled me.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I saw the flash of the sergeant's revolver, the captain's sudden recoil, his hand tugging at his sword-hilt, and glimpsed something in the depths of Billie's eyes that puzzled me.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I came forth with no definite plan of action, trusting, as one must at such times, wholly to luck.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I saw the flash of the sergeant's revolver, the captain's sudden recoil, his hand tugging at his sword-hilt, and glimpsed something in the depths of Billie's eyes that puzzled me.
luck
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From this reading I came forth with no definite plan of action, trusting, as one must at such times, wholly to luck.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A WOMAN'S PRISONER The scene before me, the expression on the three faces, caused me to smile.
means
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From this reading There was no means of escape apparent, yet my mind was cool, and I was prepared to take advantage of any opportunity.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was no means of escape apparent, yet my mind was cool, and I was prepared to take advantage of any opportunity.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I came forth with no definite plan of action, trusting, as one must at such times, wholly to luck.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading There was no means of escape apparent, yet my mind was cool, and I was prepared to take advantage of any opportunity.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I came forth with no definite plan of action, trusting, as one must at such times, wholly to luck.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I came forth with no definite plan of action, trusting, as one must at such times, wholly to luck.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A WOMAN'S PRISONER The scene before me, the expression on the three faces, caused me to smile.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I came forth with no definite plan of action, trusting, as one must at such times, wholly to luck.
opportunity
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From this reading There was no means of escape apparent, yet my mind was cool, and I was prepared to take advantage of any opportunity.
plan
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From this reading I came forth with no definite plan of action, trusting, as one must at such times, wholly to luck.
prepared
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From this reading There was no means of escape apparent, yet my mind was cool, and I was prepared to take advantage of any opportunity.
PRISONER
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From this reading A WOMAN'S PRISONER The scene before me, the expression on the three faces, caused me to smile.
puzzled
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From this reading I saw the flash of the sergeant's revolver, the captain's sudden recoil, his hand tugging at his sword-hilt, and glimpsed something in the depths of Billie's eyes that puzzled me.
recoil
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From this reading I saw the flash of the sergeant's revolver, the captain's sudden recoil, his hand tugging at his sword-hilt, and glimpsed something in the depths of Billie's eyes that puzzled me.
revolver
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From this reading I saw the flash of the sergeant's revolver, the captain's sudden recoil, his hand tugging at his sword-hilt, and glimpsed something in the depths of Billie's eyes that puzzled me.
said
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From this reading "Good-morning, gentlemen," I said easily.
saw
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From this reading I saw the flash of the sergeant's revolver, the captain's sudden recoil, his hand tugging at his sword-hilt, and glimpsed something in the depths of Billie's eyes that puzzled me.
scene
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From this reading A WOMAN'S PRISONER The scene before me, the expression on the three faces, caused me to smile.
sergeant's
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From this reading I saw the flash of the sergeant's revolver, the captain's sudden recoil, his hand tugging at his sword-hilt, and glimpsed something in the depths of Billie's eyes that puzzled me.
smile
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From this reading A WOMAN'S PRISONER The scene before me, the expression on the three faces, caused me to smile.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I saw the flash of the sergeant's revolver, the captain's sudden recoil, his hand tugging at his sword-hilt, and glimpsed something in the depths of Billie's eyes that puzzled me.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading I came forth with no definite plan of action, trusting, as one must at such times, wholly to luck.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I saw the flash of the sergeant's revolver, the captain's sudden recoil, his hand tugging at his sword-hilt, and glimpsed something in the depths of Billie's eyes that puzzled me.
sword-hilt
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From this reading I saw the flash of the sergeant's revolver, the captain's sudden recoil, his hand tugging at his sword-hilt, and glimpsed something in the depths of Billie's eyes that puzzled me.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was no means of escape apparent, yet my mind was cool, and I was prepared to take advantage of any opportunity.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I saw the flash of the sergeant's revolver, the captain's sudden recoil, his hand tugging at his sword-hilt, and glimpsed something in the depths of Billie's eyes that puzzled me.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A WOMAN'S PRISONER The scene before me, the expression on the three faces, caused me to smile.
There
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From this reading There was no means of escape apparent, yet my mind was cool, and I was prepared to take advantage of any opportunity.
three
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From this reading A WOMAN'S PRISONER The scene before me, the expression on the three faces, caused me to smile.
times
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From this reading I came forth with no definite plan of action, trusting, as one must at such times, wholly to luck.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A WOMAN'S PRISONER The scene before me, the expression on the three faces, caused me to smile.
trusting
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From this reading I came forth with no definite plan of action, trusting, as one must at such times, wholly to luck.
tugging
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From this reading I saw the flash of the sergeant's revolver, the captain's sudden recoil, his hand tugging at his sword-hilt, and glimpsed something in the depths of Billie's eyes that puzzled me.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no means of escape apparent, yet my mind was cool, and I was prepared to take advantage of any opportunity.
wholly
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From this reading I came forth with no definite plan of action, trusting, as one must at such times, wholly to luck.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I came forth with no definite plan of action, trusting, as one must at such times, wholly to luck.
WOMAN'S
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From this reading A WOMAN'S PRISONER The scene before me, the expression on the three faces, caused me to smile.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading There was no means of escape apparent, yet my mind was cool, and I was prepared to take advantage of any opportunity.
