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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 DEALS WITH SOME HAPPENINGS OF THE NEXT DAY The remainder of the night passed without incident; and next morning, Scanlon accompanied by Kretz, who carried the light, made a complete tour of the regions beneath the castle.
accompanied
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From this reading DEALS WITH SOME HAPPENINGS OF THE NEXT DAY The remainder of the night passed without incident; and next morning, Scanlon accompanied by Kretz, who carried the light, made a complete tour of the regions beneath the castle.
additional
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From this reading “So, with your permission, we’ll have a few additional precautions.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DEALS WITH SOME HAPPENINGS OF THE NEXT DAY The remainder of the night passed without incident; and next morning, Scanlon accompanied by Kretz, who carried the light, made a complete tour of the regions beneath the castle.
arches
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From this reading No one was hidden there; there were only the massive walls and arches, the damp and the echo.
Bat
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From this reading “Locks and bolts seem to offer no hindrance to housebreakers,” said Bat, speaking to Campe who met them when they came up.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading DEALS WITH SOME HAPPENINGS OF THE NEXT DAY The remainder of the night passed without incident; and next morning, Scanlon accompanied by Kretz, who carried the light, made a complete tour of the regions beneath the castle.
bolts
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From this reading “Locks and bolts seem to offer no hindrance to housebreakers,” said Bat, speaking to Campe who met them when they came up.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading DEALS WITH SOME HAPPENINGS OF THE NEXT DAY The remainder of the night passed without incident; and next morning, Scanlon accompanied by Kretz, who carried the light, made a complete tour of the regions beneath the castle.
came
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From this reading “Locks and bolts seem to offer no hindrance to housebreakers,” said Bat, speaking to Campe who met them when they came up.
Campe
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From this reading “Locks and bolts seem to offer no hindrance to housebreakers,” said Bat, speaking to Campe who met them when they came up.
carried
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From this reading DEALS WITH SOME HAPPENINGS OF THE NEXT DAY The remainder of the night passed without incident; and next morning, Scanlon accompanied by Kretz, who carried the light, made a complete tour of the regions beneath the castle.
castle
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From this reading DEALS WITH SOME HAPPENINGS OF THE NEXT DAY The remainder of the night passed without incident; and next morning, Scanlon accompanied by Kretz, who carried the light, made a complete tour of the regions beneath the castle.
complete
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From this reading DEALS WITH SOME HAPPENINGS OF THE NEXT DAY The remainder of the night passed without incident; and next morning, Scanlon accompanied by Kretz, who carried the light, made a complete tour of the regions beneath the castle.
damp
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From this reading No one was hidden there; there were only the massive walls and arches, the damp and the echo.
DAY
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From this reading DEALS WITH SOME HAPPENINGS OF THE NEXT DAY The remainder of the night passed without incident; and next morning, Scanlon accompanied by Kretz, who carried the light, made a complete tour of the regions beneath the castle.
DEALS
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From this reading DEALS WITH SOME HAPPENINGS OF THE NEXT DAY The remainder of the night passed without incident; and next morning, Scanlon accompanied by Kretz, who carried the light, made a complete tour of the regions beneath the castle.
door
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From this reading Procuring a hammer and some heavy nails, the door to the vaults was made fast.
echo
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From this reading No one was hidden there; there were only the massive walls and arches, the damp and the echo.
fast
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From this reading Procuring a hammer and some heavy nails, the door to the vaults was made fast.
few
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From this reading “So, with your permission, we’ll have a few additional precautions.”
hammer
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From this reading Procuring a hammer and some heavy nails, the door to the vaults was made fast.
HAPPENINGS
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From this reading DEALS WITH SOME HAPPENINGS OF THE NEXT DAY The remainder of the night passed without incident; and next morning, Scanlon accompanied by Kretz, who carried the light, made a complete tour of the regions beneath the castle.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “So, with your permission, we’ll have a few additional precautions.”
heavy
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From this reading Procuring a hammer and some heavy nails, the door to the vaults was made fast.
hidden
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From this reading No one was hidden there; there were only the massive walls and arches, the damp and the echo.
hindrance
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From this reading “Locks and bolts seem to offer no hindrance to housebreakers,” said Bat, speaking to Campe who met them when they came up.
housebreakers
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From this reading “Locks and bolts seem to offer no hindrance to housebreakers,” said Bat, speaking to Campe who met them when they came up.
incident
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From this reading DEALS WITH SOME HAPPENINGS OF THE NEXT DAY The remainder of the night passed without incident; and next morning, Scanlon accompanied by Kretz, who carried the light, made a complete tour of the regions beneath the castle.
Kretz
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From this reading DEALS WITH SOME HAPPENINGS OF THE NEXT DAY The remainder of the night passed without incident; and next morning, Scanlon accompanied by Kretz, who carried the light, made a complete tour of the regions beneath the castle.
light
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From this reading DEALS WITH SOME HAPPENINGS OF THE NEXT DAY The remainder of the night passed without incident; and next morning, Scanlon accompanied by Kretz, who carried the light, made a complete tour of the regions beneath the castle.
Locks
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From this reading “Locks and bolts seem to offer no hindrance to housebreakers,” said Bat, speaking to Campe who met them when they came up.
made
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From this reading DEALS WITH SOME HAPPENINGS OF THE NEXT DAY The remainder of the night passed without incident; and next morning, Scanlon accompanied by Kretz, who carried the light, made a complete tour of the regions beneath the castle.
massive
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From this reading No one was hidden there; there were only the massive walls and arches, the damp and the echo.
met
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From this reading “Locks and bolts seem to offer no hindrance to housebreakers,” said Bat, speaking to Campe who met them when they came up.
morning
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From this reading DEALS WITH SOME HAPPENINGS OF THE NEXT DAY The remainder of the night passed without incident; and next morning, Scanlon accompanied by Kretz, who carried the light, made a complete tour of the regions beneath the castle.
nails
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From this reading Procuring a hammer and some heavy nails, the door to the vaults was made fast.
NEXT
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From this reading DEALS WITH SOME HAPPENINGS OF THE NEXT DAY The remainder of the night passed without incident; and next morning, Scanlon accompanied by Kretz, who carried the light, made a complete tour of the regions beneath the castle.
night
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From this reading DEALS WITH SOME HAPPENINGS OF THE NEXT DAY The remainder of the night passed without incident; and next morning, Scanlon accompanied by Kretz, who carried the light, made a complete tour of the regions beneath the castle.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No one was hidden there; there were only the massive walls and arches, the damp and the echo.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading DEALS WITH SOME HAPPENINGS OF THE NEXT DAY The remainder of the night passed without incident; and next morning, Scanlon accompanied by Kretz, who carried the light, made a complete tour of the regions beneath the castle.
offer
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From this reading “Locks and bolts seem to offer no hindrance to housebreakers,” said Bat, speaking to Campe who met them when they came up.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No one was hidden there; there were only the massive walls and arches, the damp and the echo.
only
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From this reading No one was hidden there; there were only the massive walls and arches, the damp and the echo.
passed
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From this reading DEALS WITH SOME HAPPENINGS OF THE NEXT DAY The remainder of the night passed without incident; and next morning, Scanlon accompanied by Kretz, who carried the light, made a complete tour of the regions beneath the castle.
permission
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From this reading “So, with your permission, we’ll have a few additional precautions.”
precautions
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From this reading “So, with your permission, we’ll have a few additional precautions.”
Procuring
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From this reading Procuring a hammer and some heavy nails, the door to the vaults was made fast.
regions
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From this reading DEALS WITH SOME HAPPENINGS OF THE NEXT DAY The remainder of the night passed without incident; and next morning, Scanlon accompanied by Kretz, who carried the light, made a complete tour of the regions beneath the castle.
remainder
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From this reading DEALS WITH SOME HAPPENINGS OF THE NEXT DAY The remainder of the night passed without incident; and next morning, Scanlon accompanied by Kretz, who carried the light, made a complete tour of the regions beneath the castle.
said
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From this reading “Locks and bolts seem to offer no hindrance to housebreakers,” said Bat, speaking to Campe who met them when they came up.
Scanlon
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From this reading DEALS WITH SOME HAPPENINGS OF THE NEXT DAY The remainder of the night passed without incident; and next morning, Scanlon accompanied by Kretz, who carried the light, made a complete tour of the regions beneath the castle.
seem
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From this reading “Locks and bolts seem to offer no hindrance to housebreakers,” said Bat, speaking to Campe who met them when they came up.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “So, with your permission, we’ll have a few additional precautions.”
SOME
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From this reading DEALS WITH SOME HAPPENINGS OF THE NEXT DAY The remainder of the night passed without incident; and next morning, Scanlon accompanied by Kretz, who carried the light, made a complete tour of the regions beneath the castle.
speaking
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From this reading “Locks and bolts seem to offer no hindrance to housebreakers,” said Bat, speaking to Campe who met them when they came up.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DEALS WITH SOME HAPPENINGS OF THE NEXT DAY The remainder of the night passed without incident; and next morning, Scanlon accompanied by Kretz, who carried the light, made a complete tour of the regions beneath the castle.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “Locks and bolts seem to offer no hindrance to housebreakers,” said Bat, speaking to Campe who met them when they came up.
there
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From this reading No one was hidden there; there were only the massive walls and arches, the damp and the echo.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Locks and bolts seem to offer no hindrance to housebreakers,” said Bat, speaking to Campe who met them when they came up.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Locks and bolts seem to offer no hindrance to housebreakers,” said Bat, speaking to Campe who met them when they came up.
tour
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From this reading DEALS WITH SOME HAPPENINGS OF THE NEXT DAY The remainder of the night passed without incident; and next morning, Scanlon accompanied by Kretz, who carried the light, made a complete tour of the regions beneath the castle.
up
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From this reading “Locks and bolts seem to offer no hindrance to housebreakers,” said Bat, speaking to Campe who met them when they came up.
vaults
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From this reading Procuring a hammer and some heavy nails, the door to the vaults was made fast.
walls
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From this reading No one was hidden there; there were only the massive walls and arches, the damp and the echo.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No one was hidden there; there were only the massive walls and arches, the damp and the echo.
we'll
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From this reading “So, with your permission, we’ll have a few additional precautions.”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading No one was hidden there; there were only the massive walls and arches, the damp and the echo.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “Locks and bolts seem to offer no hindrance to housebreakers,” said Bat, speaking to Campe who met them when they came up.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading DEALS WITH SOME HAPPENINGS OF THE NEXT DAY The remainder of the night passed without incident; and next morning, Scanlon accompanied by Kretz, who carried the light, made a complete tour of the regions beneath the castle.
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading DEALS WITH SOME HAPPENINGS OF THE NEXT DAY The remainder of the night passed without incident; and next morning, Scanlon accompanied by Kretz, who carried the light, made a complete tour of the regions beneath the castle.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading DEALS WITH SOME HAPPENINGS OF THE NEXT DAY The remainder of the night passed without incident; and next morning, Scanlon accompanied by Kretz, who carried the light, made a complete tour of the regions beneath the castle.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “So, with your permission, we’ll have a few additional precautions.”
