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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 Directly under the window was a roof, as near as he could judge, that of the stable.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SPEAKS OF THE MANNER IN WHICH THE GATES OF SCHWARTZBERG WERE OPENED Through the fragments of the window sash and the shreds of the blind, Bat Scanlon looked out upon the moonlit night.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Directly under the window was a roof, as near as he could judge, that of the stable.
Bat
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From this reading SPEAKS OF THE MANNER IN WHICH THE GATES OF SCHWARTZBERG WERE OPENED Through the fragments of the window sash and the shreds of the blind, Bat Scanlon looked out upon the moonlit night.
BetweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Between this and the top of the wall there was a space of some twelve feet.
blind
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From this reading SPEAKS OF THE MANNER IN WHICH THE GATES OF SCHWARTZBERG WERE OPENED Through the fragments of the window sash and the shreds of the blind, Bat Scanlon looked out upon the moonlit night.
broad
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From this reading “And the fellow with the cough took it like a broad jumper,” commented Bat.
commented
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From this reading “And the fellow with the cough took it like a broad jumper,” commented Bat.
cough
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From this reading “And the fellow with the cough took it like a broad jumper,” commented Bat.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Directly under the window was a roof, as near as he could judge, that of the stable.
Directly
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From this reading Directly under the window was a roof, as near as he could judge, that of the stable.
feet
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From this reading Between this and the top of the wall there was a space of some twelve feet.
fellow
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From this reading “And the fellow with the cough took it like a broad jumper,” commented Bat.
fragments
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From this reading SPEAKS OF THE MANNER IN WHICH THE GATES OF SCHWARTZBERG WERE OPENED Through the fragments of the window sash and the shreds of the blind, Bat Scanlon looked out upon the moonlit night.
GATES
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From this reading SPEAKS OF THE MANNER IN WHICH THE GATES OF SCHWARTZBERG WERE OPENED Through the fragments of the window sash and the shreds of the blind, Bat Scanlon looked out upon the moonlit night.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Directly under the window was a roof, as near as he could judge, that of the stable.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SPEAKS OF THE MANNER IN WHICH THE GATES OF SCHWARTZBERG WERE OPENED Through the fragments of the window sash and the shreds of the blind, Bat Scanlon looked out upon the moonlit night.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “And the fellow with the cough took it like a broad jumper,” commented Bat.
judge
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From this reading Directly under the window was a roof, as near as he could judge, that of the stable.
jumper
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From this reading “And the fellow with the cough took it like a broad jumper,” commented Bat.
learn
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From this reading “Well, well, we live and learn.”
like
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From this reading “And the fellow with the cough took it like a broad jumper,” commented Bat.
live
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From this reading “Well, well, we live and learn.”
looked
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From this reading SPEAKS OF THE MANNER IN WHICH THE GATES OF SCHWARTZBERG WERE OPENED Through the fragments of the window sash and the shreds of the blind, Bat Scanlon looked out upon the moonlit night.
MANNER
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From this reading SPEAKS OF THE MANNER IN WHICH THE GATES OF SCHWARTZBERG WERE OPENED Through the fragments of the window sash and the shreds of the blind, Bat Scanlon looked out upon the moonlit night.
moonlit
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From this reading SPEAKS OF THE MANNER IN WHICH THE GATES OF SCHWARTZBERG WERE OPENED Through the fragments of the window sash and the shreds of the blind, Bat Scanlon looked out upon the moonlit night.
near
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From this reading Directly under the window was a roof, as near as he could judge, that of the stable.
night
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From this reading SPEAKS OF THE MANNER IN WHICH THE GATES OF SCHWARTZBERG WERE OPENED Through the fragments of the window sash and the shreds of the blind, Bat Scanlon looked out upon the moonlit night.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SPEAKS OF THE MANNER IN WHICH THE GATES OF SCHWARTZBERG WERE OPENED Through the fragments of the window sash and the shreds of the blind, Bat Scanlon looked out upon the moonlit night.
OPENED
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From this reading SPEAKS OF THE MANNER IN WHICH THE GATES OF SCHWARTZBERG WERE OPENED Through the fragments of the window sash and the shreds of the blind, Bat Scanlon looked out upon the moonlit night.
out
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From this reading SPEAKS OF THE MANNER IN WHICH THE GATES OF SCHWARTZBERG WERE OPENED Through the fragments of the window sash and the shreds of the blind, Bat Scanlon looked out upon the moonlit night.
roof
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From this reading Directly under the window was a roof, as near as he could judge, that of the stable.
sash
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From this reading SPEAKS OF THE MANNER IN WHICH THE GATES OF SCHWARTZBERG WERE OPENED Through the fragments of the window sash and the shreds of the blind, Bat Scanlon looked out upon the moonlit night.
Scanlon
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From this reading SPEAKS OF THE MANNER IN WHICH THE GATES OF SCHWARTZBERG WERE OPENED Through the fragments of the window sash and the shreds of the blind, Bat Scanlon looked out upon the moonlit night.
SCHWARTZBERG
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From this reading SPEAKS OF THE MANNER IN WHICH THE GATES OF SCHWARTZBERG WERE OPENED Through the fragments of the window sash and the shreds of the blind, Bat Scanlon looked out upon the moonlit night.
shreds
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From this reading SPEAKS OF THE MANNER IN WHICH THE GATES OF SCHWARTZBERG WERE OPENED Through the fragments of the window sash and the shreds of the blind, Bat Scanlon looked out upon the moonlit night.
some
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From this reading Between this and the top of the wall there was a space of some twelve feet.
space
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From this reading Between this and the top of the wall there was a space of some twelve feet.
SPEAKS
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From this reading SPEAKS OF THE MANNER IN WHICH THE GATES OF SCHWARTZBERG WERE OPENED Through the fragments of the window sash and the shreds of the blind, Bat Scanlon looked out upon the moonlit night.
stable
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From this reading Directly under the window was a roof, as near as he could judge, that of the stable.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Directly under the window was a roof, as near as he could judge, that of the stable.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SPEAKS OF THE MANNER IN WHICH THE GATES OF SCHWARTZBERG WERE OPENED Through the fragments of the window sash and the shreds of the blind, Bat Scanlon looked out upon the moonlit night.
there
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From this reading Between this and the top of the wall there was a space of some twelve feet.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Between this and the top of the wall there was a space of some twelve feet.
ThroughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading SPEAKS OF THE MANNER IN WHICH THE GATES OF SCHWARTZBERG WERE OPENED Through the fragments of the window sash and the shreds of the blind, Bat Scanlon looked out upon the moonlit night.
took
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From this reading “And the fellow with the cough took it like a broad jumper,” commented Bat.
top
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From this reading Between this and the top of the wall there was a space of some twelve feet.
twelve
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From this reading Between this and the top of the wall there was a space of some twelve feet.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Directly under the window was a roof, as near as he could judge, that of the stable.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading SPEAKS OF THE MANNER IN WHICH THE GATES OF SCHWARTZBERG WERE OPENED Through the fragments of the window sash and the shreds of the blind, Bat Scanlon looked out upon the moonlit night.
wall
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From this reading Between this and the top of the wall there was a space of some twelve feet.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Directly under the window was a roof, as near as he could judge, that of the stable.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Well, well, we live and learn.”
Well
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From this reading “Well, well, we live and learn.”
WEREauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading SPEAKS OF THE MANNER IN WHICH THE GATES OF SCHWARTZBERG WERE OPENED Through the fragments of the window sash and the shreds of the blind, Bat Scanlon looked out upon the moonlit night.
WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading SPEAKS OF THE MANNER IN WHICH THE GATES OF SCHWARTZBERG WERE OPENED Through the fragments of the window sash and the shreds of the blind, Bat Scanlon looked out upon the moonlit night.
window
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From this reading SPEAKS OF THE MANNER IN WHICH THE GATES OF SCHWARTZBERG WERE OPENED Through the fragments of the window sash and the shreds of the blind, Bat Scanlon looked out upon the moonlit night.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “And the fellow with the cough took it like a broad jumper,” commented Bat.
