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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 In appearance Mr. Gubb was tall and gaunt, reminding one of a modern Don Quixote or a human flamingo; by nature Mr. Gubb was the gentlest and most simple-minded of men.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading He heard the sharp whistle of Mr. Gubb's breath as it cut against the sharp edge of the crack in the panel, and he knew he was being spied upon.
Agency's
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From this reading Walking close along the wall, to avoid the creaking floor boards, Philo Gubb, paper-hanger and student of the Rising Sun Detective Agency's Correspondence School of Detecting, tiptoed to the door of the bedroom he shared with the mysterious Mr. Critz.
almost
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From this reading Now, bending his long, angular body almost double, he placed his eye to a crack in the door panel and stared into the room.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Walking close along the wall, to avoid the creaking floor boards, Philo Gubb, paper-hanger and student of the Rising Sun Detective Agency's Correspondence School of Detecting, tiptoed to the door of the bedroom he shared with the mysterious Mr. Critz.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Walking close along the wall, to avoid the creaking floor boards, Philo Gubb, paper-hanger and student of the Rising Sun Detective Agency's Correspondence School of Detecting, tiptoed to the door of the bedroom he shared with the mysterious Mr. Critz.
angular
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From this reading Now, bending his long, angular body almost double, he placed his eye to a crack in the door panel and stared into the room.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In appearance Mr. Gubb was tall and gaunt, reminding one of a modern Don Quixote or a human flamingo; by nature Mr. Gubb was the gentlest and most simple-minded of men.
area
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From this reading Within, just out of the limited area of Mr. Gubb's vision, Roscoe Critz paused in his work and listened carefully.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He heard the sharp whistle of Mr. Gubb's breath as it cut against the sharp edge of the crack in the panel, and he knew he was being spied upon.
avoid
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bedroom
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beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading He heard the sharp whistle of Mr. Gubb's breath as it cut against the sharp edge of the crack in the panel, and he knew he was being spied upon.
bending
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From this reading Now, bending his long, angular body almost double, he placed his eye to a crack in the door panel and stared into the room.
boards
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bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now, bending his long, angular body almost double, he placed his eye to a crack in the door panel and stared into the room.
breath
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From this reading He heard the sharp whistle of Mr. Gubb's breath as it cut against the sharp edge of the crack in the panel, and he knew he was being spied upon.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In appearance Mr. Gubb was tall and gaunt, reminding one of a modern Don Quixote or a human flamingo; by nature Mr. Gubb was the gentlest and most simple-minded of men.
carefully
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From this reading Within, just out of the limited area of Mr. Gubb's vision, Roscoe Critz paused in his work and listened carefully.
close
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Correspondence
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crack
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creaking
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Critz
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cut
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Detecting
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Detective
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Don
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From this reading In appearance Mr. Gubb was tall and gaunt, reminding one of a modern Don Quixote or a human flamingo; by nature Mr. Gubb was the gentlest and most simple-minded of men.
door
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double
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From this reading Now, bending his long, angular body almost double, he placed his eye to a crack in the door panel and stared into the room.
edge
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From this reading He heard the sharp whistle of Mr. Gubb's breath as it cut against the sharp edge of the crack in the panel, and he knew he was being spied upon.
eye
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From this reading Now, bending his long, angular body almost double, he placed his eye to a crack in the door panel and stared into the room.
flamingo
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From this reading In appearance Mr. Gubb was tall and gaunt, reminding one of a modern Don Quixote or a human flamingo; by nature Mr. Gubb was the gentlest and most simple-minded of men.
floor
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gaunt
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From this reading In appearance Mr. Gubb was tall and gaunt, reminding one of a modern Don Quixote or a human flamingo; by nature Mr. Gubb was the gentlest and most simple-minded of men.
gentlest
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From this reading In appearance Mr. Gubb was tall and gaunt, reminding one of a modern Don Quixote or a human flamingo; by nature Mr. Gubb was the gentlest and most simple-minded of men.
Gubb
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Gubb's
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From this reading Within, just out of the limited area of Mr. Gubb's vision, Roscoe Critz paused in his work and listened carefully.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Walking close along the wall, to avoid the creaking floor boards, Philo Gubb, paper-hanger and student of the Rising Sun Detective Agency's Correspondence School of Detecting, tiptoed to the door of the bedroom he shared with the mysterious Mr. Critz.
heard
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From this reading He heard the sharp whistle of Mr. Gubb's breath as it cut against the sharp edge of the crack in the panel, and he knew he was being spied upon.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Now, bending his long, angular body almost double, he placed his eye to a crack in the door panel and stared into the room.
human
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From this reading In appearance Mr. Gubb was tall and gaunt, reminding one of a modern Don Quixote or a human flamingo; by nature Mr. Gubb was the gentlest and most simple-minded of men.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In appearance Mr. Gubb was tall and gaunt, reminding one of a modern Don Quixote or a human flamingo; by nature Mr. Gubb was the gentlest and most simple-minded of men.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Now, bending his long, angular body almost double, he placed his eye to a crack in the door panel and stared into the room.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He heard the sharp whistle of Mr. Gubb's breath as it cut against the sharp edge of the crack in the panel, and he knew he was being spied upon.
just
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From this reading Within, just out of the limited area of Mr. Gubb's vision, Roscoe Critz paused in his work and listened carefully.
knew
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From this reading He heard the sharp whistle of Mr. Gubb's breath as it cut against the sharp edge of the crack in the panel, and he knew he was being spied upon.
limited
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From this reading Within, just out of the limited area of Mr. Gubb's vision, Roscoe Critz paused in his work and listened carefully.
listened
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From this reading Within, just out of the limited area of Mr. Gubb's vision, Roscoe Critz paused in his work and listened carefully.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now, bending his long, angular body almost double, he placed his eye to a crack in the door panel and stared into the room.
men
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From this reading In appearance Mr. Gubb was tall and gaunt, reminding one of a modern Don Quixote or a human flamingo; by nature Mr. Gubb was the gentlest and most simple-minded of men.
modern
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From this reading In appearance Mr. Gubb was tall and gaunt, reminding one of a modern Don Quixote or a human flamingo; by nature Mr. Gubb was the gentlest and most simple-minded of men.
most
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From this reading In appearance Mr. Gubb was tall and gaunt, reminding one of a modern Don Quixote or a human flamingo; by nature Mr. Gubb was the gentlest and most simple-minded of men.
Mr
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From this reading Walking close along the wall, to avoid the creaking floor boards, Philo Gubb, paper-hanger and student of the Rising Sun Detective Agency's Correspondence School of Detecting, tiptoed to the door of the bedroom he shared with the mysterious Mr. Critz.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading Walking close along the wall, to avoid the creaking floor boards, Philo Gubb, paper-hanger and student of the Rising Sun Detective Agency's Correspondence School of Detecting, tiptoed to the door of the bedroom he shared with the mysterious Mr. Critz.
nature
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From this reading In appearance Mr. Gubb was tall and gaunt, reminding one of a modern Don Quixote or a human flamingo; by nature Mr. Gubb was the gentlest and most simple-minded of men.
Now
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From this reading Now, bending his long, angular body almost double, he placed his eye to a crack in the door panel and stared into the room.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Walking close along the wall, to avoid the creaking floor boards, Philo Gubb, paper-hanger and student of the Rising Sun Detective Agency's Correspondence School of Detecting, tiptoed to the door of the bedroom he shared with the mysterious Mr. Critz.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In appearance Mr. Gubb was tall and gaunt, reminding one of a modern Don Quixote or a human flamingo; by nature Mr. Gubb was the gentlest and most simple-minded of men.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In appearance Mr. Gubb was tall and gaunt, reminding one of a modern Don Quixote or a human flamingo; by nature Mr. Gubb was the gentlest and most simple-minded of men.
out
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From this reading Within, just out of the limited area of Mr. Gubb's vision, Roscoe Critz paused in his work and listened carefully.
panel
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From this reading Now, bending his long, angular body almost double, he placed his eye to a crack in the door panel and stared into the room.
paper-hanger
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paused
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From this reading Within, just out of the limited area of Mr. Gubb's vision, Roscoe Critz paused in his work and listened carefully.
Philo
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placed
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From this reading Now, bending his long, angular body almost double, he placed his eye to a crack in the door panel and stared into the room.
Quixote
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From this reading In appearance Mr. Gubb was tall and gaunt, reminding one of a modern Don Quixote or a human flamingo; by nature Mr. Gubb was the gentlest and most simple-minded of men.
reminding
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From this reading In appearance Mr. Gubb was tall and gaunt, reminding one of a modern Don Quixote or a human flamingo; by nature Mr. Gubb was the gentlest and most simple-minded of men.
Rising
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room
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From this reading Now, bending his long, angular body almost double, he placed his eye to a crack in the door panel and stared into the room.
Roscoe
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From this reading Within, just out of the limited area of Mr. Gubb's vision, Roscoe Critz paused in his work and listened carefully.
School
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shared
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sharp
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simple-minded
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From this reading In appearance Mr. Gubb was tall and gaunt, reminding one of a modern Don Quixote or a human flamingo; by nature Mr. Gubb was the gentlest and most simple-minded of men.
spied
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From this reading He heard the sharp whistle of Mr. Gubb's breath as it cut against the sharp edge of the crack in the panel, and he knew he was being spied upon.
stared
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From this reading Now, bending his long, angular body almost double, he placed his eye to a crack in the door panel and stared into the room.
student
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Sun
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tall
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From this reading In appearance Mr. Gubb was tall and gaunt, reminding one of a modern Don Quixote or a human flamingo; by nature Mr. Gubb was the gentlest and most simple-minded of men.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Walking close along the wall, to avoid the creaking floor boards, Philo Gubb, paper-hanger and student of the Rising Sun Detective Agency's Correspondence School of Detecting, tiptoed to the door of the bedroom he shared with the mysterious Mr. Critz.
tiptoed
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Walking close along the wall, to avoid the creaking floor boards, Philo Gubb, paper-hanger and student of the Rising Sun Detective Agency's Correspondence School of Detecting, tiptoed to the door of the bedroom he shared with the mysterious Mr. Critz.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He heard the sharp whistle of Mr. Gubb's breath as it cut against the sharp edge of the crack in the panel, and he knew he was being spied upon.
vision
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From this reading Within, just out of the limited area of Mr. Gubb's vision, Roscoe Critz paused in his work and listened carefully.
Walking
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wall
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In appearance Mr. Gubb was tall and gaunt, reminding one of a modern Don Quixote or a human flamingo; by nature Mr. Gubb was the gentlest and most simple-minded of men.
whistlenounUS /ˈwhistle/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He heard the sharp whistle of Mr. Gubb's breath as it cut against the sharp edge of the crack in the panel, and he knew he was being spied upon.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Walking close along the wall, to avoid the creaking floor boards, Philo Gubb, paper-hanger and student of the Rising Sun Detective Agency's Correspondence School of Detecting, tiptoed to the door of the bedroom he shared with the mysterious Mr. Critz.
WithinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Within, just out of the limited area of Mr. Gubb's vision, Roscoe Critz paused in his work and listened carefully.
work
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From this reading Within, just out of the limited area of Mr. Gubb's vision, Roscoe Critz paused in his work and listened carefully.
