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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Thane was over the fence and picking himself up from the ground after tripping when the last shot was fired.
All
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From this reading ROSABEL All night long bands of men scoured the woods and fields, with lanterns and dogs and guns.
almost
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From this reading The first shot was fired as the man climbed over the fence separating the old-fashioned garden from the wooded district to the west, the second following almost immediately.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ROSABEL All night long bands of men scoured the woods and fields, with lanterns and dogs and guns.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The first shot was fired as the man climbed over the fence separating the old-fashioned garden from the wooded district to the west, the second following almost immediately.
aside
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From this reading He showed them where the masked man vaulted over the porch rail, and the course he took in crossing the terrace, below which Courtney's coat was found where he had cast it aside at the beginning of the chase.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He showed them where the masked man vaulted over the porch rail, and the course he took in crossing the terrace, below which Courtney's coat was found where he had cast it aside at the beginning of the chase.
bands
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From this reading ROSABEL All night long bands of men scoured the woods and fields, with lanterns and dogs and guns.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He showed them where the masked man vaulted over the porch rail, and the course he took in crossing the terrace, below which Courtney's coat was found where he had cast it aside at the beginning of the chase.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading He showed them where the masked man vaulted over the porch rail, and the course he took in crossing the terrace, below which Courtney's coat was found where he had cast it aside at the beginning of the chase.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Courtney Thane, thrilled by that one glorious, overpowering moment of contact, sallied forth with the first of the searchers.
cast
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From this reading He showed them where the masked man vaulted over the porch rail, and the course he took in crossing the terrace, below which Courtney's coat was found where he had cast it aside at the beginning of the chase.
chase
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From this reading He showed them where the masked man vaulted over the porch rail, and the course he took in crossing the terrace, below which Courtney's coat was found where he had cast it aside at the beginning of the chase.
climbed
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From this reading The first shot was fired as the man climbed over the fence separating the old-fashioned garden from the wooded district to the west, the second following almost immediately.
coat
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From this reading He showed them where the masked man vaulted over the porch rail, and the course he took in crossing the terrace, below which Courtney's coat was found where he had cast it aside at the beginning of the chase.
contact
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From this reading Courtney Thane, thrilled by that one glorious, overpowering moment of contact, sallied forth with the first of the searchers.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He showed them where the masked man vaulted over the porch rail, and the course he took in crossing the terrace, below which Courtney's coat was found where he had cast it aside at the beginning of the chase.
Courtney
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From this reading Courtney Thane, thrilled by that one glorious, overpowering moment of contact, sallied forth with the first of the searchers.
Courtney's
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From this reading He showed them where the masked man vaulted over the porch rail, and the course he took in crossing the terrace, below which Courtney's coat was found where he had cast it aside at the beginning of the chase.
crossing
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From this reading He showed them where the masked man vaulted over the porch rail, and the course he took in crossing the terrace, below which Courtney's coat was found where he had cast it aside at the beginning of the chase.
district
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From this reading The first shot was fired as the man climbed over the fence separating the old-fashioned garden from the wooded district to the west, the second following almost immediately.
dogs
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From this reading ROSABEL All night long bands of men scoured the woods and fields, with lanterns and dogs and guns.
fence
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From this reading The first shot was fired as the man climbed over the fence separating the old-fashioned garden from the wooded district to the west, the second following almost immediately.
fields
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From this reading ROSABEL All night long bands of men scoured the woods and fields, with lanterns and dogs and guns.
fired
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From this reading The first shot was fired as the man climbed over the fence separating the old-fashioned garden from the wooded district to the west, the second following almost immediately.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Courtney Thane, thrilled by that one glorious, overpowering moment of contact, sallied forth with the first of the searchers.
following
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From this reading The first shot was fired as the man climbed over the fence separating the old-fashioned garden from the wooded district to the west, the second following almost immediately.
forth
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From this reading Courtney Thane, thrilled by that one glorious, overpowering moment of contact, sallied forth with the first of the searchers.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He showed them where the masked man vaulted over the porch rail, and the course he took in crossing the terrace, below which Courtney's coat was found where he had cast it aside at the beginning of the chase.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The first shot was fired as the man climbed over the fence separating the old-fashioned garden from the wooded district to the west, the second following almost immediately.
garden
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From this reading The first shot was fired as the man climbed over the fence separating the old-fashioned garden from the wooded district to the west, the second following almost immediately.
glorious
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From this reading Courtney Thane, thrilled by that one glorious, overpowering moment of contact, sallied forth with the first of the searchers.
ground
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From this reading Thane was over the fence and picking himself up from the ground after tripping when the last shot was fired.
guns
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From this reading ROSABEL All night long bands of men scoured the woods and fields, with lanterns and dogs and guns.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He showed them where the masked man vaulted over the porch rail, and the course he took in crossing the terrace, below which Courtney's coat was found where he had cast it aside at the beginning of the chase.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He showed them where the masked man vaulted over the porch rail, and the course he took in crossing the terrace, below which Courtney's coat was found where he had cast it aside at the beginning of the chase.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Thane was over the fence and picking himself up from the ground after tripping when the last shot was fired.
immediately
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From this reading The first shot was fired as the man climbed over the fence separating the old-fashioned garden from the wooded district to the west, the second following almost immediately.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He showed them where the masked man vaulted over the porch rail, and the course he took in crossing the terrace, below which Courtney's coat was found where he had cast it aside at the beginning of the chase.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He showed them where the masked man vaulted over the porch rail, and the course he took in crossing the terrace, below which Courtney's coat was found where he had cast it aside at the beginning of the chase.
lanterns
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From this reading ROSABEL All night long bands of men scoured the woods and fields, with lanterns and dogs and guns.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thane was over the fence and picking himself up from the ground after tripping when the last shot was fired.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ROSABEL All night long bands of men scoured the woods and fields, with lanterns and dogs and guns.
man
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From this reading He showed them where the masked man vaulted over the porch rail, and the course he took in crossing the terrace, below which Courtney's coat was found where he had cast it aside at the beginning of the chase.
masked
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From this reading He showed them where the masked man vaulted over the porch rail, and the course he took in crossing the terrace, below which Courtney's coat was found where he had cast it aside at the beginning of the chase.
men
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From this reading ROSABEL All night long bands of men scoured the woods and fields, with lanterns and dogs and guns.
moment
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From this reading Courtney Thane, thrilled by that one glorious, overpowering moment of contact, sallied forth with the first of the searchers.
night
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From this reading ROSABEL All night long bands of men scoured the woods and fields, with lanterns and dogs and guns.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ROSABEL All night long bands of men scoured the woods and fields, with lanterns and dogs and guns.
old-fashioned
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From this reading The first shot was fired as the man climbed over the fence separating the old-fashioned garden from the wooded district to the west, the second following almost immediately.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Courtney Thane, thrilled by that one glorious, overpowering moment of contact, sallied forth with the first of the searchers.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He showed them where the masked man vaulted over the porch rail, and the course he took in crossing the terrace, below which Courtney's coat was found where he had cast it aside at the beginning of the chase.
overpowering
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From this reading Courtney Thane, thrilled by that one glorious, overpowering moment of contact, sallied forth with the first of the searchers.
picking
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From this reading Thane was over the fence and picking himself up from the ground after tripping when the last shot was fired.
porch
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From this reading He showed them where the masked man vaulted over the porch rail, and the course he took in crossing the terrace, below which Courtney's coat was found where he had cast it aside at the beginning of the chase.
rail
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From this reading He showed them where the masked man vaulted over the porch rail, and the course he took in crossing the terrace, below which Courtney's coat was found where he had cast it aside at the beginning of the chase.
ROSABEL
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From this reading ROSABEL All night long bands of men scoured the woods and fields, with lanterns and dogs and guns.
sallied
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From this reading Courtney Thane, thrilled by that one glorious, overpowering moment of contact, sallied forth with the first of the searchers.
scoured
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From this reading ROSABEL All night long bands of men scoured the woods and fields, with lanterns and dogs and guns.
searchers
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From this reading Courtney Thane, thrilled by that one glorious, overpowering moment of contact, sallied forth with the first of the searchers.
second
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From this reading The first shot was fired as the man climbed over the fence separating the old-fashioned garden from the wooded district to the west, the second following almost immediately.
separating
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From this reading The first shot was fired as the man climbed over the fence separating the old-fashioned garden from the wooded district to the west, the second following almost immediately.
shot
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From this reading The first shot was fired as the man climbed over the fence separating the old-fashioned garden from the wooded district to the west, the second following almost immediately.
showed
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From this reading He showed them where the masked man vaulted over the porch rail, and the course he took in crossing the terrace, below which Courtney's coat was found where he had cast it aside at the beginning of the chase.
terrace
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From this reading He showed them where the masked man vaulted over the porch rail, and the course he took in crossing the terrace, below which Courtney's coat was found where he had cast it aside at the beginning of the chase.
Thane
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From this reading Courtney Thane, thrilled by that one glorious, overpowering moment of contact, sallied forth with the first of the searchers.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Courtney Thane, thrilled by that one glorious, overpowering moment of contact, sallied forth with the first of the searchers.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ROSABEL All night long bands of men scoured the woods and fields, with lanterns and dogs and guns.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He showed them where the masked man vaulted over the porch rail, and the course he took in crossing the terrace, below which Courtney's coat was found where he had cast it aside at the beginning of the chase.
thrilled
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From this reading Courtney Thane, thrilled by that one glorious, overpowering moment of contact, sallied forth with the first of the searchers.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The first shot was fired as the man climbed over the fence separating the old-fashioned garden from the wooded district to the west, the second following almost immediately.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He showed them where the masked man vaulted over the porch rail, and the course he took in crossing the terrace, below which Courtney's coat was found where he had cast it aside at the beginning of the chase.
tripping
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From this reading Thane was over the fence and picking himself up from the ground after tripping when the last shot was fired.
up
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From this reading Thane was over the fence and picking himself up from the ground after tripping when the last shot was fired.
vaulted
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From this reading He showed them where the masked man vaulted over the porch rail, and the course he took in crossing the terrace, below which Courtney's coat was found where he had cast it aside at the beginning of the chase.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He showed them where the masked man vaulted over the porch rail, and the course he took in crossing the terrace, below which Courtney's coat was found where he had cast it aside at the beginning of the chase.
west
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From this reading The first shot was fired as the man climbed over the fence separating the old-fashioned garden from the wooded district to the west, the second following almost immediately.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Thane was over the fence and picking himself up from the ground after tripping when the last shot was fired.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading He showed them where the masked man vaulted over the porch rail, and the course he took in crossing the terrace, below which Courtney's coat was found where he had cast it aside at the beginning of the chase.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He showed them where the masked man vaulted over the porch rail, and the course he took in crossing the terrace, below which Courtney's coat was found where he had cast it aside at the beginning of the chase.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading ROSABEL All night long bands of men scoured the woods and fields, with lanterns and dogs and guns.
wooded
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From this reading The first shot was fired as the man climbed over the fence separating the old-fashioned garden from the wooded district to the west, the second following almost immediately.
woods
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From this reading ROSABEL All night long bands of men scoured the woods and fields, with lanterns and dogs and guns.
