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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 He glanced quickly up and down the corridor, then ducked again in a wall niche where he gave his whole attention to his arm.
again
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From this reading He glanced quickly up and down the corridor, then ducked again in a wall niche where he gave his whole attention to his arm.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading * * * * * Tommy darted back through the color rays and out of the strange room so fast that he was far down the marble hall before his mind told him he was running.
arm
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From this reading He looked down at his wounded arm.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Then he stopped as suddenly as he had started.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He looked down at his wounded arm.
attention
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From this reading He glanced quickly up and down the corridor, then ducked again in a wall niche where he gave his whole attention to his arm.
back
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From this reading * * * * * Tommy darted back through the color rays and out of the strange room so fast that he was far down the marble hall before his mind told him he was running.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading * * * * * Tommy darted back through the color rays and out of the strange room so fast that he was far down the marble hall before his mind told him he was running.
color
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From this reading * * * * * Tommy darted back through the color rays and out of the strange room so fast that he was far down the marble hall before his mind told him he was running.
corridor
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From this reading He glanced quickly up and down the corridor, then ducked again in a wall niche where he gave his whole attention to his arm.
darted
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From this reading * * * * * Tommy darted back through the color rays and out of the strange room so fast that he was far down the marble hall before his mind told him he was running.
down
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From this reading * * * * * Tommy darted back through the color rays and out of the strange room so fast that he was far down the marble hall before his mind told him he was running.
ducked
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From this reading He glanced quickly up and down the corridor, then ducked again in a wall niche where he gave his whole attention to his arm.
far
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From this reading * * * * * Tommy darted back through the color rays and out of the strange room so fast that he was far down the marble hall before his mind told him he was running.
fast
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From this reading * * * * * Tommy darted back through the color rays and out of the strange room so fast that he was far down the marble hall before his mind told him he was running.
gave
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From this reading He glanced quickly up and down the corridor, then ducked again in a wall niche where he gave his whole attention to his arm.
glanced
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From this reading He glanced quickly up and down the corridor, then ducked again in a wall niche where he gave his whole attention to his arm.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Then he stopped as suddenly as he had started.
hall
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From this reading * * * * * Tommy darted back through the color rays and out of the strange room so fast that he was far down the marble hall before his mind told him he was running.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading * * * * * Tommy darted back through the color rays and out of the strange room so fast that he was far down the marble hall before his mind told him he was running.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading * * * * * Tommy darted back through the color rays and out of the strange room so fast that he was far down the marble hall before his mind told him he was running.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading * * * * * Tommy darted back through the color rays and out of the strange room so fast that he was far down the marble hall before his mind told him he was running.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He glanced quickly up and down the corridor, then ducked again in a wall niche where he gave his whole attention to his arm.
kept
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From this reading He kept on running.
looked
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From this reading He looked down at his wounded arm.
marble
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From this reading * * * * * Tommy darted back through the color rays and out of the strange room so fast that he was far down the marble hall before his mind told him he was running.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading * * * * * Tommy darted back through the color rays and out of the strange room so fast that he was far down the marble hall before his mind told him he was running.
niche
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From this reading He glanced quickly up and down the corridor, then ducked again in a wall niche where he gave his whole attention to his arm.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading * * * * * Tommy darted back through the color rays and out of the strange room so fast that he was far down the marble hall before his mind told him he was running.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He kept on running.
out
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From this reading * * * * * Tommy darted back through the color rays and out of the strange room so fast that he was far down the marble hall before his mind told him he was running.
quickly
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From this reading He glanced quickly up and down the corridor, then ducked again in a wall niche where he gave his whole attention to his arm.
rays
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From this reading * * * * * Tommy darted back through the color rays and out of the strange room so fast that he was far down the marble hall before his mind told him he was running.
room
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From this reading * * * * * Tommy darted back through the color rays and out of the strange room so fast that he was far down the marble hall before his mind told him he was running.
running
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From this reading * * * * * Tommy darted back through the color rays and out of the strange room so fast that he was far down the marble hall before his mind told him he was running.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading * * * * * Tommy darted back through the color rays and out of the strange room so fast that he was far down the marble hall before his mind told him he was running.
started
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From this reading Then he stopped as suddenly as he had started.
stopped
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From this reading Then he stopped as suddenly as he had started.
strange
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From this reading * * * * * Tommy darted back through the color rays and out of the strange room so fast that he was far down the marble hall before his mind told him he was running.
suddenly
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From this reading Then he stopped as suddenly as he had started.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading * * * * * Tommy darted back through the color rays and out of the strange room so fast that he was far down the marble hall before his mind told him he was running.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading * * * * * Tommy darted back through the color rays and out of the strange room so fast that he was far down the marble hall before his mind told him he was running.
Then
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From this reading Then he stopped as suddenly as he had started.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading * * * * * Tommy darted back through the color rays and out of the strange room so fast that he was far down the marble hall before his mind told him he was running.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He glanced quickly up and down the corridor, then ducked again in a wall niche where he gave his whole attention to his arm.
told
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From this reading * * * * * Tommy darted back through the color rays and out of the strange room so fast that he was far down the marble hall before his mind told him he was running.
Tommy
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From this reading * * * * * Tommy darted back through the color rays and out of the strange room so fast that he was far down the marble hall before his mind told him he was running.
up
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From this reading He glanced quickly up and down the corridor, then ducked again in a wall niche where he gave his whole attention to his arm.
wall
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From this reading He glanced quickly up and down the corridor, then ducked again in a wall niche where he gave his whole attention to his arm.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading * * * * * Tommy darted back through the color rays and out of the strange room so fast that he was far down the marble hall before his mind told him he was running.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading He glanced quickly up and down the corridor, then ducked again in a wall niche where he gave his whole attention to his arm.
whole
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From this reading He glanced quickly up and down the corridor, then ducked again in a wall niche where he gave his whole attention to his arm.
wounded
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From this reading He looked down at his wounded arm.
