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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 figure lay at the bottom--a figure dressed in a blue smock, loose trousers, heavy shoes and a cap.
advised
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From this reading Al Torrance advised, hearing Whistler’s cry of surprise.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading But Whistler Morgan, after his startled exclamation, burst through the bushes and hurried down the bank of the hollow.
Al
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From this reading Al Torrance advised, hearing Whistler’s cry of surprise.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But Whistler Morgan, after his startled exclamation, burst through the bushes and hurried down the bank of the hollow.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A figure lay at the bottom--a figure dressed in a blue smock, loose trousers, heavy shoes and a cap.
away
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From this reading “Want to give us away to that Heinie if he is in hearing?”
bank
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From this reading But Whistler Morgan, after his startled exclamation, burst through the bushes and hurried down the bank of the hollow.
blue
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From this reading A figure lay at the bottom--a figure dressed in a blue smock, loose trousers, heavy shoes and a cap.
bottom
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From this reading A figure lay at the bottom--a figure dressed in a blue smock, loose trousers, heavy shoes and a cap.
boy
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From this reading “Easy, boy!”
burst
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From this reading But Whistler Morgan, after his startled exclamation, burst through the bushes and hurried down the bank of the hollow.
bushes
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From this reading But Whistler Morgan, after his startled exclamation, burst through the bushes and hurried down the bank of the hollow.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Whistler Morgan, after his startled exclamation, burst through the bushes and hurried down the bank of the hollow.
cap
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From this reading A figure lay at the bottom--a figure dressed in a blue smock, loose trousers, heavy shoes and a cap.
cry
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From this reading Al Torrance advised, hearing Whistler’s cry of surprise.
down
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From this reading But Whistler Morgan, after his startled exclamation, burst through the bushes and hurried down the bank of the hollow.
dressed
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From this reading A figure lay at the bottom--a figure dressed in a blue smock, loose trousers, heavy shoes and a cap.
Easy
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From this reading “Easy, boy!”
exclamation
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From this reading But Whistler Morgan, after his startled exclamation, burst through the bushes and hurried down the bank of the hollow.
figure
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From this reading A figure lay at the bottom--a figure dressed in a blue smock, loose trousers, heavy shoes and a cap.
give
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From this reading “Want to give us away to that Heinie if he is in hearing?”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Want to give us away to that Heinie if he is in hearing?”
hearing
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From this reading Al Torrance advised, hearing Whistler’s cry of surprise.
heavy
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From this reading A figure lay at the bottom--a figure dressed in a blue smock, loose trousers, heavy shoes and a cap.
Heinie
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From this reading “Want to give us away to that Heinie if he is in hearing?”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But Whistler Morgan, after his startled exclamation, burst through the bushes and hurried down the bank of the hollow.
hollow
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From this reading But Whistler Morgan, after his startled exclamation, burst through the bushes and hurried down the bank of the hollow.
hurried
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From this reading But Whistler Morgan, after his startled exclamation, burst through the bushes and hurried down the bank of the hollow.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Want to give us away to that Heinie if he is in hearing?”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Want to give us away to that Heinie if he is in hearing?”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Want to give us away to that Heinie if he is in hearing?”
lay
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From this reading A figure lay at the bottom--a figure dressed in a blue smock, loose trousers, heavy shoes and a cap.
loose
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From this reading A figure lay at the bottom--a figure dressed in a blue smock, loose trousers, heavy shoes and a cap.
Morgan
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From this reading But Whistler Morgan, after his startled exclamation, burst through the bushes and hurried down the bank of the hollow.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Al Torrance advised, hearing Whistler’s cry of surprise.
shoes
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From this reading A figure lay at the bottom--a figure dressed in a blue smock, loose trousers, heavy shoes and a cap.
smock
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From this reading A figure lay at the bottom--a figure dressed in a blue smock, loose trousers, heavy shoes and a cap.
startled
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From this reading But Whistler Morgan, after his startled exclamation, burst through the bushes and hurried down the bank of the hollow.
surprise
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From this reading Al Torrance advised, hearing Whistler’s cry of surprise.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Want to give us away to that Heinie if he is in hearing?”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But Whistler Morgan, after his startled exclamation, burst through the bushes and hurried down the bank of the hollow.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading But Whistler Morgan, after his startled exclamation, burst through the bushes and hurried down the bank of the hollow.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Want to give us away to that Heinie if he is in hearing?”
Torrance
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From this reading Al Torrance advised, hearing Whistler’s cry of surprise.
trousers
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From this reading A figure lay at the bottom--a figure dressed in a blue smock, loose trousers, heavy shoes and a cap.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Want to give us away to that Heinie if he is in hearing?”
Want
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From this reading “Want to give us away to that Heinie if he is in hearing?”
Whistler
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From this reading But Whistler Morgan, after his startled exclamation, burst through the bushes and hurried down the bank of the hollow.
Whistler's
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From this reading Al Torrance advised, hearing Whistler’s cry of surprise.