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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 Hilary shot no more than a cursory glance around; he had left the slide slightly ajar; he was listening intently.
ajar
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From this reading But Hilary shot no more than a cursory glance around; he had left the slide slightly ajar; he was listening intently.
all
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From this reading Thin, crinkly draperies of heavy silk impregnated with lead in colloidal solution, covered all the walls, the door itself.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _The Kidnapping of Joan_ The Earthmen moved quickly and quietly into Joan's room.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading But Hilary shot no more than a cursory glance around; he had left the slide slightly ajar; he was listening intently.
bullets
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From this reading There were only two bullets in the chambers--all that were left of the thousands of rounds the expedition had started out with.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Hilary shot no more than a cursory glance around; he had left the slide slightly ajar; he was listening intently.
chambers
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From this reading There were only two bullets in the chambers--all that were left of the thousands of rounds the expedition had started out with.
colloidal
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From this reading Thin, crinkly draperies of heavy silk impregnated with lead in colloidal solution, covered all the walls, the door itself.
covered
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From this reading Thin, crinkly draperies of heavy silk impregnated with lead in colloidal solution, covered all the walls, the door itself.
crinkly
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From this reading Thin, crinkly draperies of heavy silk impregnated with lead in colloidal solution, covered all the walls, the door itself.
cursory
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From this reading But Hilary shot no more than a cursory glance around; he had left the slide slightly ajar; he was listening intently.
door
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From this reading Thin, crinkly draperies of heavy silk impregnated with lead in colloidal solution, covered all the walls, the door itself.
draperies
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From this reading Thin, crinkly draperies of heavy silk impregnated with lead in colloidal solution, covered all the walls, the door itself.
Earthmen
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From this reading _The Kidnapping of Joan_ The Earthmen moved quickly and quietly into Joan's room.
expedition
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From this reading There were only two bullets in the chambers--all that were left of the thousands of rounds the expedition had started out with.
glance
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From this reading But Hilary shot no more than a cursory glance around; he had left the slide slightly ajar; he was listening intently.
gun
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From this reading The gun was in his hand.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But Hilary shot no more than a cursory glance around; he had left the slide slightly ajar; he was listening intently.
hand
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From this reading The gun was in his hand.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But Hilary shot no more than a cursory glance around; he had left the slide slightly ajar; he was listening intently.
heavy
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From this reading Thin, crinkly draperies of heavy silk impregnated with lead in colloidal solution, covered all the walls, the door itself.
Hilary
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From this reading But Hilary shot no more than a cursory glance around; he had left the slide slightly ajar; he was listening intently.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The gun was in his hand.
impregnated
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From this reading Thin, crinkly draperies of heavy silk impregnated with lead in colloidal solution, covered all the walls, the door itself.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Thin, crinkly draperies of heavy silk impregnated with lead in colloidal solution, covered all the walls, the door itself.
intently
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From this reading But Hilary shot no more than a cursory glance around; he had left the slide slightly ajar; he was listening intently.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading _The Kidnapping of Joan_ The Earthmen moved quickly and quietly into Joan's room.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Thin, crinkly draperies of heavy silk impregnated with lead in colloidal solution, covered all the walls, the door itself.
Joan
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From this reading _The Kidnapping of Joan_ The Earthmen moved quickly and quietly into Joan's room.
Joan's
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From this reading _The Kidnapping of Joan_ The Earthmen moved quickly and quietly into Joan's room.
Kidnapping
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From this reading _The Kidnapping of Joan_ The Earthmen moved quickly and quietly into Joan's room.
lead
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From this reading Thin, crinkly draperies of heavy silk impregnated with lead in colloidal solution, covered all the walls, the door itself.
left
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From this reading But Hilary shot no more than a cursory glance around; he had left the slide slightly ajar; he was listening intently.
listening
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From this reading But Hilary shot no more than a cursory glance around; he had left the slide slightly ajar; he was listening intently.
more
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From this reading But Hilary shot no more than a cursory glance around; he had left the slide slightly ajar; he was listening intently.
moved
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From this reading _The Kidnapping of Joan_ The Earthmen moved quickly and quietly into Joan's room.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But Hilary shot no more than a cursory glance around; he had left the slide slightly ajar; he was listening intently.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _The Kidnapping of Joan_ The Earthmen moved quickly and quietly into Joan's room.
only
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From this reading There were only two bullets in the chambers--all that were left of the thousands of rounds the expedition had started out with.
out
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From this reading There were only two bullets in the chambers--all that were left of the thousands of rounds the expedition had started out with.
quickly
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From this reading _The Kidnapping of Joan_ The Earthmen moved quickly and quietly into Joan's room.
quietly
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From this reading _The Kidnapping of Joan_ The Earthmen moved quickly and quietly into Joan's room.
room
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From this reading _The Kidnapping of Joan_ The Earthmen moved quickly and quietly into Joan's room.
rounds
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From this reading There were only two bullets in the chambers--all that were left of the thousands of rounds the expedition had started out with.
shot
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From this reading But Hilary shot no more than a cursory glance around; he had left the slide slightly ajar; he was listening intently.
silk
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From this reading Thin, crinkly draperies of heavy silk impregnated with lead in colloidal solution, covered all the walls, the door itself.
slide
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From this reading But Hilary shot no more than a cursory glance around; he had left the slide slightly ajar; he was listening intently.
slightly
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From this reading But Hilary shot no more than a cursory glance around; he had left the slide slightly ajar; he was listening intently.
solution
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From this reading Thin, crinkly draperies of heavy silk impregnated with lead in colloidal solution, covered all the walls, the door itself.
started
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From this reading There were only two bullets in the chambers--all that were left of the thousands of rounds the expedition had started out with.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading But Hilary shot no more than a cursory glance around; he had left the slide slightly ajar; he was listening intently.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There were only two bullets in the chambers--all that were left of the thousands of rounds the expedition had started out with.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The Kidnapping of Joan_ The Earthmen moved quickly and quietly into Joan's room.
There
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From this reading There were only two bullets in the chambers--all that were left of the thousands of rounds the expedition had started out with.
ThinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading Thin, crinkly draperies of heavy silk impregnated with lead in colloidal solution, covered all the walls, the door itself.
thousands
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From this reading There were only two bullets in the chambers--all that were left of the thousands of rounds the expedition had started out with.
two
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From this reading There were only two bullets in the chambers--all that were left of the thousands of rounds the expedition had started out with.
walls
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From this reading Thin, crinkly draperies of heavy silk impregnated with lead in colloidal solution, covered all the walls, the door itself.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But Hilary shot no more than a cursory glance around; he had left the slide slightly ajar; he was listening intently.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were only two bullets in the chambers--all that were left of the thousands of rounds the expedition had started out with.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Thin, crinkly draperies of heavy silk impregnated with lead in colloidal solution, covered all the walls, the door itself.
