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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 There was a crashing fall, groans and then silence.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And, picking up their suit cases again, they started to retrace their steps.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They caught the man between them, rushed him to the steps and flung him headlong down.
away
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From this reading Chapter Seven _The First Clue_ They did not refer to the incidents of that odd reception in New York until they had located a small hotel for themselves, not three blocks away.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading They caught the man between them, rushed him to the steps and flung him headlong down.
blocks
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From this reading Chapter Seven _The First Clue_ They did not refer to the incidents of that odd reception in New York until they had located a small hotel for themselves, not three blocks away.
bone
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From this reading "He'll have a broken bone or two, maybe," said Ronicky, peering calmly into the darkness, "but he'll live to trap somebody else, curse him!"
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "He'll have a broken bone or two, maybe," said Ronicky, peering calmly into the darkness, "but he'll live to trap somebody else, curse him!"
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "He'll have a broken bone or two, maybe," said Ronicky, peering calmly into the darkness, "but he'll live to trap somebody else, curse him!"
calmly
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From this reading "He'll have a broken bone or two, maybe," said Ronicky, peering calmly into the darkness, "but he'll live to trap somebody else, curse him!"
cases
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From this reading And, picking up their suit cases again, they started to retrace their steps.
caught
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From this reading They caught the man between them, rushed him to the steps and flung him headlong down.
Chapter
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From this reading Chapter Seven _The First Clue_ They did not refer to the incidents of that odd reception in New York until they had located a small hotel for themselves, not three blocks away.
Clue
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From this reading Chapter Seven _The First Clue_ They did not refer to the incidents of that odd reception in New York until they had located a small hotel for themselves, not three blocks away.
crashing
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From this reading There was a crashing fall, groans and then silence.
curse
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From this reading "He'll have a broken bone or two, maybe," said Ronicky, peering calmly into the darkness, "but he'll live to trap somebody else, curse him!"
darkness
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From this reading "He'll have a broken bone or two, maybe," said Ronicky, peering calmly into the darkness, "but he'll live to trap somebody else, curse him!"
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Chapter Seven _The First Clue_ They did not refer to the incidents of that odd reception in New York until they had located a small hotel for themselves, not three blocks away.
down
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From this reading They caught the man between them, rushed him to the steps and flung him headlong down.
else
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From this reading "He'll have a broken bone or two, maybe," said Ronicky, peering calmly into the darkness, "but he'll live to trap somebody else, curse him!"
fall
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From this reading There was a crashing fall, groans and then silence.
FirstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Chapter Seven _The First Clue_ They did not refer to the incidents of that odd reception in New York until they had located a small hotel for themselves, not three blocks away.
flung
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From this reading They caught the man between them, rushed him to the steps and flung him headlong down.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Chapter Seven _The First Clue_ They did not refer to the incidents of that odd reception in New York until they had located a small hotel for themselves, not three blocks away.
groans
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From this reading There was a crashing fall, groans and then silence.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Chapter Seven _The First Clue_ They did not refer to the incidents of that odd reception in New York until they had located a small hotel for themselves, not three blocks away.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "He'll have a broken bone or two, maybe," said Ronicky, peering calmly into the darkness, "but he'll live to trap somebody else, curse him!"
He'll
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From this reading "He'll have a broken bone or two, maybe," said Ronicky, peering calmly into the darkness, "but he'll live to trap somebody else, curse him!"
headlong
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From this reading They caught the man between them, rushed him to the steps and flung him headlong down.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They caught the man between them, rushed him to the steps and flung him headlong down.
hotel
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From this reading Chapter Seven _The First Clue_ They did not refer to the incidents of that odd reception in New York until they had located a small hotel for themselves, not three blocks away.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Chapter Seven _The First Clue_ They did not refer to the incidents of that odd reception in New York until they had located a small hotel for themselves, not three blocks away.
incidents
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From this reading Chapter Seven _The First Clue_ They did not refer to the incidents of that odd reception in New York until they had located a small hotel for themselves, not three blocks away.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "He'll have a broken bone or two, maybe," said Ronicky, peering calmly into the darkness, "but he'll live to trap somebody else, curse him!"
live
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From this reading "He'll have a broken bone or two, maybe," said Ronicky, peering calmly into the darkness, "but he'll live to trap somebody else, curse him!"
located
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From this reading Chapter Seven _The First Clue_ They did not refer to the incidents of that odd reception in New York until they had located a small hotel for themselves, not three blocks away.
man
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From this reading They caught the man between them, rushed him to the steps and flung him headlong down.
maybe
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From this reading "He'll have a broken bone or two, maybe," said Ronicky, peering calmly into the darkness, "but he'll live to trap somebody else, curse him!"
New
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From this reading Chapter Seven _The First Clue_ They did not refer to the incidents of that odd reception in New York until they had located a small hotel for themselves, not three blocks away.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Chapter Seven _The First Clue_ They did not refer to the incidents of that odd reception in New York until they had located a small hotel for themselves, not three blocks away.
odd
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From this reading Chapter Seven _The First Clue_ They did not refer to the incidents of that odd reception in New York until they had located a small hotel for themselves, not three blocks away.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Chapter Seven _The First Clue_ They did not refer to the incidents of that odd reception in New York until they had located a small hotel for themselves, not three blocks away.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "He'll have a broken bone or two, maybe," said Ronicky, peering calmly into the darkness, "but he'll live to trap somebody else, curse him!"
peeringverbUS /ˈpɪrɪŋ/
looking closely or carefully
From this reading "He'll have a broken bone or two, maybe," said Ronicky, peering calmly into the darkness, "but he'll live to trap somebody else, curse him!"
picking
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From this reading And, picking up their suit cases again, they started to retrace their steps.
reception
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From this reading Chapter Seven _The First Clue_ They did not refer to the incidents of that odd reception in New York until they had located a small hotel for themselves, not three blocks away.
refer
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From this reading Chapter Seven _The First Clue_ They did not refer to the incidents of that odd reception in New York until they had located a small hotel for themselves, not three blocks away.
retrace
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From this reading And, picking up their suit cases again, they started to retrace their steps.
Ronicky
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From this reading "He'll have a broken bone or two, maybe," said Ronicky, peering calmly into the darkness, "but he'll live to trap somebody else, curse him!"
rushed
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From this reading They caught the man between them, rushed him to the steps and flung him headlong down.
said
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From this reading "He'll have a broken bone or two, maybe," said Ronicky, peering calmly into the darkness, "but he'll live to trap somebody else, curse him!"
Seven
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From this reading Chapter Seven _The First Clue_ They did not refer to the incidents of that odd reception in New York until they had located a small hotel for themselves, not three blocks away.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading There was a crashing fall, groans and then silence.
small
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From this reading Chapter Seven _The First Clue_ They did not refer to the incidents of that odd reception in New York until they had located a small hotel for themselves, not three blocks away.
somebodypronounUS /ˈsʌmbɑːdi/
a person, without saying who
From this reading "He'll have a broken bone or two, maybe," said Ronicky, peering calmly into the darkness, "but he'll live to trap somebody else, curse him!"
started
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From this reading And, picking up their suit cases again, they started to retrace their steps.
steps
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From this reading They caught the man between them, rushed him to the steps and flung him headlong down.
suit
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From this reading And, picking up their suit cases again, they started to retrace their steps.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Chapter Seven _The First Clue_ They did not refer to the incidents of that odd reception in New York until they had located a small hotel for themselves, not three blocks away.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They caught the man between them, rushed him to the steps and flung him headlong down.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading And, picking up their suit cases again, they started to retrace their steps.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They caught the man between them, rushed him to the steps and flung him headlong down.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Chapter Seven _The First Clue_ They did not refer to the incidents of that odd reception in New York until they had located a small hotel for themselves, not three blocks away.
then
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From this reading There was a crashing fall, groans and then silence.
There
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From this reading There was a crashing fall, groans and then silence.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They caught the man between them, rushed him to the steps and flung him headlong down.
three
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From this reading Chapter Seven _The First Clue_ They did not refer to the incidents of that odd reception in New York until they had located a small hotel for themselves, not three blocks away.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They caught the man between them, rushed him to the steps and flung him headlong down.
trap
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From this reading "He'll have a broken bone or two, maybe," said Ronicky, peering calmly into the darkness, "but he'll live to trap somebody else, curse him!"
two
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From this reading "He'll have a broken bone or two, maybe," said Ronicky, peering calmly into the darkness, "but he'll live to trap somebody else, curse him!"
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Chapter Seven _The First Clue_ They did not refer to the incidents of that odd reception in New York until they had located a small hotel for themselves, not three blocks away.
up
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From this reading And, picking up their suit cases again, they started to retrace their steps.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a crashing fall, groans and then silence.
York
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From this reading Chapter Seven _The First Clue_ They did not refer to the incidents of that odd reception in New York until they had located a small hotel for themselves, not three blocks away.
