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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 But the case of the Vanishing Delinquents was at least as bad...._= The sidewalk was as soft as a good bed.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Malone lay curled on it thinking about nothing at all.
all
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From this reading Malone lay curled on it thinking about nothing at all.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading =_Kenneth Malone--sometimes known as Sir Kenneth of The Queen's Own FBI--had had problems with telepathic spies, and more than somewhat nutty telepathic counterspies.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading There was this girl, a beautiful girl, more wonderful than anything he had ever imagined, with big blue eyes and long blond hair and a figure that made the average pin-up girl look like a man.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading =_Kenneth Malone--sometimes known as Sir Kenneth of The Queen's Own FBI--had had problems with telepathic spies, and more than somewhat nutty telepathic counterspies.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But the case of the Vanishing Delinquents was at least as bad...._= The sidewalk was as soft as a good bed.
average
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From this reading There was this girl, a beautiful girl, more wonderful than anything he had ever imagined, with big blue eyes and long blond hair and a figure that made the average pin-up girl look like a man.
bad
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From this reading But the case of the Vanishing Delinquents was at least as bad...._= The sidewalk was as soft as a good bed.
beautiful
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From this reading There was this girl, a beautiful girl, more wonderful than anything he had ever imagined, with big blue eyes and long blond hair and a figure that made the average pin-up girl look like a man.
bed
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From this reading But the case of the Vanishing Delinquents was at least as bad...._= The sidewalk was as soft as a good bed.
big
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From this reading There was this girl, a beautiful girl, more wonderful than anything he had ever imagined, with big blue eyes and long blond hair and a figure that made the average pin-up girl look like a man.
blond
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From this reading There was this girl, a beautiful girl, more wonderful than anything he had ever imagined, with big blue eyes and long blond hair and a figure that made the average pin-up girl look like a man.
blue
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From this reading There was this girl, a beautiful girl, more wonderful than anything he had ever imagined, with big blue eyes and long blond hair and a figure that made the average pin-up girl look like a man.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the case of the Vanishing Delinquents was at least as bad...._= The sidewalk was as soft as a good bed.
case
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From this reading But the case of the Vanishing Delinquents was at least as bad...._= The sidewalk was as soft as a good bed.
counterspies
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From this reading =_Kenneth Malone--sometimes known as Sir Kenneth of The Queen's Own FBI--had had problems with telepathic spies, and more than somewhat nutty telepathic counterspies.
curled
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From this reading Malone lay curled on it thinking about nothing at all.
Delinquents
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From this reading But the case of the Vanishing Delinquents was at least as bad...._= The sidewalk was as soft as a good bed.
didn't
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From this reading He was drifting off into a wonderful dream and he didn't want to interrupt it.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading He was drifting off into a wonderful dream and he didn't want to interrupt it.
drifting
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From this reading He was drifting off into a wonderful dream and he didn't want to interrupt it.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was this girl, a beautiful girl, more wonderful than anything he had ever imagined, with big blue eyes and long blond hair and a figure that made the average pin-up girl look like a man.
eyes
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From this reading There was this girl, a beautiful girl, more wonderful than anything he had ever imagined, with big blue eyes and long blond hair and a figure that made the average pin-up girl look like a man.
FBI
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From this reading =_Kenneth Malone--sometimes known as Sir Kenneth of The Queen's Own FBI--had had problems with telepathic spies, and more than somewhat nutty telepathic counterspies.
figure
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From this reading There was this girl, a beautiful girl, more wonderful than anything he had ever imagined, with big blue eyes and long blond hair and a figure that made the average pin-up girl look like a man.
girl
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From this reading There was this girl, a beautiful girl, more wonderful than anything he had ever imagined, with big blue eyes and long blond hair and a figure that made the average pin-up girl look like a man.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the case of the Vanishing Delinquents was at least as bad...._= The sidewalk was as soft as a good bed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading =_Kenneth Malone--sometimes known as Sir Kenneth of The Queen's Own FBI--had had problems with telepathic spies, and more than somewhat nutty telepathic counterspies.
hair
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From this reading There was this girl, a beautiful girl, more wonderful than anything he had ever imagined, with big blue eyes and long blond hair and a figure that made the average pin-up girl look like a man.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was drifting off into a wonderful dream and he didn't want to interrupt it.
imagined
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From this reading There was this girl, a beautiful girl, more wonderful than anything he had ever imagined, with big blue eyes and long blond hair and a figure that made the average pin-up girl look like a man.
interrupt
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From this reading He was drifting off into a wonderful dream and he didn't want to interrupt it.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He was drifting off into a wonderful dream and he didn't want to interrupt it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Malone lay curled on it thinking about nothing at all.
Kenneth
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From this reading =_Kenneth Malone--sometimes known as Sir Kenneth of The Queen's Own FBI--had had problems with telepathic spies, and more than somewhat nutty telepathic counterspies.
known
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From this reading =_Kenneth Malone--sometimes known as Sir Kenneth of The Queen's Own FBI--had had problems with telepathic spies, and more than somewhat nutty telepathic counterspies.
lay
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From this reading Malone lay curled on it thinking about nothing at all.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the case of the Vanishing Delinquents was at least as bad...._= The sidewalk was as soft as a good bed.
like
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From this reading There was this girl, a beautiful girl, more wonderful than anything he had ever imagined, with big blue eyes and long blond hair and a figure that made the average pin-up girl look like a man.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was this girl, a beautiful girl, more wonderful than anything he had ever imagined, with big blue eyes and long blond hair and a figure that made the average pin-up girl look like a man.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was this girl, a beautiful girl, more wonderful than anything he had ever imagined, with big blue eyes and long blond hair and a figure that made the average pin-up girl look like a man.
made
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From this reading There was this girl, a beautiful girl, more wonderful than anything he had ever imagined, with big blue eyes and long blond hair and a figure that made the average pin-up girl look like a man.
Malone
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From this reading =_Kenneth Malone--sometimes known as Sir Kenneth of The Queen's Own FBI--had had problems with telepathic spies, and more than somewhat nutty telepathic counterspies.
man
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From this reading There was this girl, a beautiful girl, more wonderful than anything he had ever imagined, with big blue eyes and long blond hair and a figure that made the average pin-up girl look like a man.
more
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From this reading =_Kenneth Malone--sometimes known as Sir Kenneth of The Queen's Own FBI--had had problems with telepathic spies, and more than somewhat nutty telepathic counterspies.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Malone lay curled on it thinking about nothing at all.
nutty
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From this reading =_Kenneth Malone--sometimes known as Sir Kenneth of The Queen's Own FBI--had had problems with telepathic spies, and more than somewhat nutty telepathic counterspies.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading =_Kenneth Malone--sometimes known as Sir Kenneth of The Queen's Own FBI--had had problems with telepathic spies, and more than somewhat nutty telepathic counterspies.
off
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From this reading He was drifting off into a wonderful dream and he didn't want to interrupt it.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Malone lay curled on it thinking about nothing at all.
Own
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From this reading =_Kenneth Malone--sometimes known as Sir Kenneth of The Queen's Own FBI--had had problems with telepathic spies, and more than somewhat nutty telepathic counterspies.
pin-up
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From this reading There was this girl, a beautiful girl, more wonderful than anything he had ever imagined, with big blue eyes and long blond hair and a figure that made the average pin-up girl look like a man.
problems
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From this reading =_Kenneth Malone--sometimes known as Sir Kenneth of The Queen's Own FBI--had had problems with telepathic spies, and more than somewhat nutty telepathic counterspies.
Queen's
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From this reading =_Kenneth Malone--sometimes known as Sir Kenneth of The Queen's Own FBI--had had problems with telepathic spies, and more than somewhat nutty telepathic counterspies.
sidewalk
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From this reading But the case of the Vanishing Delinquents was at least as bad...._= The sidewalk was as soft as a good bed.
Sir
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From this reading =_Kenneth Malone--sometimes known as Sir Kenneth of The Queen's Own FBI--had had problems with telepathic spies, and more than somewhat nutty telepathic counterspies.
soft
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From this reading But the case of the Vanishing Delinquents was at least as bad...._= The sidewalk was as soft as a good bed.
sometimes
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From this reading =_Kenneth Malone--sometimes known as Sir Kenneth of The Queen's Own FBI--had had problems with telepathic spies, and more than somewhat nutty telepathic counterspies.
somewhat
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From this reading =_Kenneth Malone--sometimes known as Sir Kenneth of The Queen's Own FBI--had had problems with telepathic spies, and more than somewhat nutty telepathic counterspies.
spies
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From this reading =_Kenneth Malone--sometimes known as Sir Kenneth of The Queen's Own FBI--had had problems with telepathic spies, and more than somewhat nutty telepathic counterspies.
telepathic
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From this reading =_Kenneth Malone--sometimes known as Sir Kenneth of The Queen's Own FBI--had had problems with telepathic spies, and more than somewhat nutty telepathic counterspies.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading =_Kenneth Malone--sometimes known as Sir Kenneth of The Queen's Own FBI--had had problems with telepathic spies, and more than somewhat nutty telepathic counterspies.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was this girl, a beautiful girl, more wonderful than anything he had ever imagined, with big blue eyes and long blond hair and a figure that made the average pin-up girl look like a man.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading =_Kenneth Malone--sometimes known as Sir Kenneth of The Queen's Own FBI--had had problems with telepathic spies, and more than somewhat nutty telepathic counterspies.
There
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From this reading There was this girl, a beautiful girl, more wonderful than anything he had ever imagined, with big blue eyes and long blond hair and a figure that made the average pin-up girl look like a man.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Malone lay curled on it thinking about nothing at all.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There was this girl, a beautiful girl, more wonderful than anything he had ever imagined, with big blue eyes and long blond hair and a figure that made the average pin-up girl look like a man.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was drifting off into a wonderful dream and he didn't want to interrupt it.
Vanishing
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From this reading But the case of the Vanishing Delinquents was at least as bad...._= The sidewalk was as soft as a good bed.
want
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From this reading He was drifting off into a wonderful dream and he didn't want to interrupt it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But the case of the Vanishing Delinquents was at least as bad...._= The sidewalk was as soft as a good bed.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading =_Kenneth Malone--sometimes known as Sir Kenneth of The Queen's Own FBI--had had problems with telepathic spies, and more than somewhat nutty telepathic counterspies.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was drifting off into a wonderful dream and he didn't want to interrupt it.
