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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/ stood, holding the half-swooning girl, peering into the face he could only see by the reflected light of his lantern, and then suddenly the safe fell back from him without warning, leaving a gaping cavern.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading He lifted her in his arms, ran across the vestibule into the open air.
air
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From this reading He lifted her in his arms, ran across the vestibule into the open air.
alive
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From this reading She was alive… breathing… her breath fanned his cheek and gave him new strength.…
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading /He/ stood, holding the half-swooning girl, peering into the face he could only see by the reflected light of his lantern, and then suddenly the safe fell back from him without warning, leaving a gaping cavern.
appeared
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From this reading Once he stumbled over a great crack that had appeared in the earth, but managed to recover himself, though he was forced to release his grip of the girl.
arms
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From this reading He lifted her in his arms, ran across the vestibule into the open air.
back
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From this reading /He/ stood, holding the half-swooning girl, peering into the face he could only see by the reflected light of his lantern, and then suddenly the safe fell back from him without warning, leaving a gaping cavern.
blindly
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From this reading Somebody shouted his name in the distance, and he ran blindly towards the voice.
breath
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From this reading She was alive… breathing… her breath fanned his cheek and gave him new strength.…
breathing
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From this reading She was alive… breathing… her breath fanned his cheek and gave him new strength.…
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Once he stumbled over a great crack that had appeared in the earth, but managed to recover himself, though he was forced to release his grip of the girl.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading /He/ stood, holding the half-swooning girl, peering into the face he could only see by the reflected light of his lantern, and then suddenly the safe fell back from him without warning, leaving a gaping cavern.
cavernnounUS /ˈkæv.ərn/
A large, vast underground cave, often filled with forgotten ancient treasures.
From this reading /He/ stood, holding the half-swooning girl, peering into the face he could only see by the reflected light of his lantern, and then suddenly the safe fell back from him without warning, leaving a gaping cavern.
cheek
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From this reading She was alive… breathing… her breath fanned his cheek and gave him new strength.…
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading /He/ stood, holding the half-swooning girl, peering into the face he could only see by the reflected light of his lantern, and then suddenly the safe fell back from him without warning, leaving a gaping cavern.
crack
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From this reading Once he stumbled over a great crack that had appeared in the earth, but managed to recover himself, though he was forced to release his grip of the girl.
distance
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From this reading Somebody shouted his name in the distance, and he ran blindly towards the voice.
earth
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From this reading Once he stumbled over a great crack that had appeared in the earth, but managed to recover himself, though he was forced to release his grip of the girl.
face
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From this reading /He/ stood, holding the half-swooning girl, peering into the face he could only see by the reflected light of his lantern, and then suddenly the safe fell back from him without warning, leaving a gaping cavern.
fanned
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From this reading She was alive… breathing… her breath fanned his cheek and gave him new strength.…
fell
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From this reading /He/ stood, holding the half-swooning girl, peering into the face he could only see by the reflected light of his lantern, and then suddenly the safe fell back from him without warning, leaving a gaping cavern.
forced
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From this reading Once he stumbled over a great crack that had appeared in the earth, but managed to recover himself, though he was forced to release his grip of the girl.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading /He/ stood, holding the half-swooning girl, peering into the face he could only see by the reflected light of his lantern, and then suddenly the safe fell back from him without warning, leaving a gaping cavern.
gapingadjectiveUS /ˈɡeɪpɪŋ/
wide open
From this reading /He/ stood, holding the half-swooning girl, peering into the face he could only see by the reflected light of his lantern, and then suddenly the safe fell back from him without warning, leaving a gaping cavern.
gave
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From this reading She was alive… breathing… her breath fanned his cheek and gave him new strength.…
girl
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From this reading /He/ stood, holding the half-swooning girl, peering into the face he could only see by the reflected light of his lantern, and then suddenly the safe fell back from him without warning, leaving a gaping cavern.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Once he stumbled over a great crack that had appeared in the earth, but managed to recover himself, though he was forced to release his grip of the girl.
grip
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From this reading Once he stumbled over a great crack that had appeared in the earth, but managed to recover himself, though he was forced to release his grip of the girl.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Once he stumbled over a great crack that had appeared in the earth, but managed to recover himself, though he was forced to release his grip of the girl.
half-swooning
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From this reading /He/ stood, holding the half-swooning girl, peering into the face he could only see by the reflected light of his lantern, and then suddenly the safe fell back from him without warning, leaving a gaping cavern.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading /He/ stood, holding the half-swooning girl, peering into the face he could only see by the reflected light of his lantern, and then suddenly the safe fell back from him without warning, leaving a gaping cavern.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He lifted her in his arms, ran across the vestibule into the open air.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading /He/ stood, holding the half-swooning girl, peering into the face he could only see by the reflected light of his lantern, and then suddenly the safe fell back from him without warning, leaving a gaping cavern.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Once he stumbled over a great crack that had appeared in the earth, but managed to recover himself, though he was forced to release his grip of the girl.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading /He/ stood, holding the half-swooning girl, peering into the face he could only see by the reflected light of his lantern, and then suddenly the safe fell back from him without warning, leaving a gaping cavern.
holding
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From this reading /He/ stood, holding the half-swooning girl, peering into the face he could only see by the reflected light of his lantern, and then suddenly the safe fell back from him without warning, leaving a gaping cavern.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He lifted her in his arms, ran across the vestibule into the open air.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading /He/ stood, holding the half-swooning girl, peering into the face he could only see by the reflected light of his lantern, and then suddenly the safe fell back from him without warning, leaving a gaping cavern.
lantern
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From this reading /He/ stood, holding the half-swooning girl, peering into the face he could only see by the reflected light of his lantern, and then suddenly the safe fell back from him without warning, leaving a gaping cavern.
leaving
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From this reading /He/ stood, holding the half-swooning girl, peering into the face he could only see by the reflected light of his lantern, and then suddenly the safe fell back from him without warning, leaving a gaping cavern.
lifted
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From this reading He lifted her in his arms, ran across the vestibule into the open air.
light
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From this reading /He/ stood, holding the half-swooning girl, peering into the face he could only see by the reflected light of his lantern, and then suddenly the safe fell back from him without warning, leaving a gaping cavern.
managed
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From this reading Once he stumbled over a great crack that had appeared in the earth, but managed to recover himself, though he was forced to release his grip of the girl.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Somebody shouted his name in the distance, and he ran blindly towards the voice.
new
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From this reading She was alive… breathing… her breath fanned his cheek and gave him new strength.…
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading /He/ stood, holding the half-swooning girl, peering into the face he could only see by the reflected light of his lantern, and then suddenly the safe fell back from him without warning, leaving a gaping cavern.
Once
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From this reading Once he stumbled over a great crack that had appeared in the earth, but managed to recover himself, though he was forced to release his grip of the girl.
only
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From this reading /He/ stood, holding the half-swooning girl, peering into the face he could only see by the reflected light of his lantern, and then suddenly the safe fell back from him without warning, leaving a gaping cavern.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading He lifted her in his arms, ran across the vestibule into the open air.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Once he stumbled over a great crack that had appeared in the earth, but managed to recover himself, though he was forced to release his grip of the girl.
peeringverbUS /ˈpɪrɪŋ/
looking closely or carefully
From this reading /He/ stood, holding the half-swooning girl, peering into the face he could only see by the reflected light of his lantern, and then suddenly the safe fell back from him without warning, leaving a gaping cavern.
ran
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From this reading He lifted her in his arms, ran across the vestibule into the open air.
recover
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From this reading Once he stumbled over a great crack that had appeared in the earth, but managed to recover himself, though he was forced to release his grip of the girl.
reflected
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From this reading /He/ stood, holding the half-swooning girl, peering into the face he could only see by the reflected light of his lantern, and then suddenly the safe fell back from him without warning, leaving a gaping cavern.
release
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From this reading Once he stumbled over a great crack that had appeared in the earth, but managed to recover himself, though he was forced to release his grip of the girl.
safe
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From this reading /He/ stood, holding the half-swooning girl, peering into the face he could only see by the reflected light of his lantern, and then suddenly the safe fell back from him without warning, leaving a gaping cavern.
see
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From this reading /He/ stood, holding the half-swooning girl, peering into the face he could only see by the reflected light of his lantern, and then suddenly the safe fell back from him without warning, leaving a gaping cavern.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was alive… breathing… her breath fanned his cheek and gave him new strength.…
shoutednounUS /shouted/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Somebody shouted his name in the distance, and he ran blindly towards the voice.
SomebodypronounUS /ˈsʌmbɑːdi/
a person, without saying who
From this reading Somebody shouted his name in the distance, and he ran blindly towards the voice.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading /He/ stood, holding the half-swooning girl, peering into the face he could only see by the reflected light of his lantern, and then suddenly the safe fell back from him without warning, leaving a gaping cavern.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She was alive… breathing… her breath fanned his cheek and gave him new strength.…
stumbled
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From this reading Once he stumbled over a great crack that had appeared in the earth, but managed to recover himself, though he was forced to release his grip of the girl.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading /He/ stood, holding the half-swooning girl, peering into the face he could only see by the reflected light of his lantern, and then suddenly the safe fell back from him without warning, leaving a gaping cavern.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Once he stumbled over a great crack that had appeared in the earth, but managed to recover himself, though he was forced to release his grip of the girl.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading /He/ stood, holding the half-swooning girl, peering into the face he could only see by the reflected light of his lantern, and then suddenly the safe fell back from him without warning, leaving a gaping cavern.
then
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From this reading /He/ stood, holding the half-swooning girl, peering into the face he could only see by the reflected light of his lantern, and then suddenly the safe fell back from him without warning, leaving a gaping cavern.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Once he stumbled over a great crack that had appeared in the earth, but managed to recover himself, though he was forced to release his grip of the girl.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Once he stumbled over a great crack that had appeared in the earth, but managed to recover himself, though he was forced to release his grip of the girl.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Somebody shouted his name in the distance, and he ran blindly towards the voice.
vestibule
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From this reading He lifted her in his arms, ran across the vestibule into the open air.
voice
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From this reading Somebody shouted his name in the distance, and he ran blindly towards the voice.
warning
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From this reading /He/ stood, holding the half-swooning girl, peering into the face he could only see by the reflected light of his lantern, and then suddenly the safe fell back from him without warning, leaving a gaping cavern.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Once he stumbled over a great crack that had appeared in the earth, but managed to recover himself, though he was forced to release his grip of the girl.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading /He/ stood, holding the half-swooning girl, peering into the face he could only see by the reflected light of his lantern, and then suddenly the safe fell back from him without warning, leaving a gaping cavern.
