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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 At the first shot he crouched down in the seat, dragging the Girl with him; at the second, he winced a little and clenched his teeth tightly.
abruptly
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From this reading "Don't do that," he commanded abruptly.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Low-bent over the steering-wheel, the Burglar sent the automobile scuttling breathlessly along the flat road away from Seven Oaks.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At the first shot he crouched down in the seat, dragging the Girl with him; at the second, he winced a little and clenched his teeth tightly.
arm
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From this reading The shouts of pursuers were left behind, and still the Girl clung to his arm.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The car's headlights cut a dazzling pathway through the shadows, and trees flitted by as a solid wall.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the first shot he crouched down in the seat, dragging the Girl with him; at the second, he winced a little and clenched his teeth tightly.
automobile
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From this reading Low-bent over the steering-wheel, the Burglar sent the automobile scuttling breathlessly along the flat road away from Seven Oaks.
away
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From this reading Low-bent over the steering-wheel, the Burglar sent the automobile scuttling breathlessly along the flat road away from Seven Oaks.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The shouts of pursuers were left behind, and still the Girl clung to his arm.
breathlessly
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From this reading Low-bent over the steering-wheel, the Burglar sent the automobile scuttling breathlessly along the flat road away from Seven Oaks.
BurglarnounUS /ˈbɝː.ɡlɚ/
A person who commits illegal entry into a building with intent to steal valuable treasures.
From this reading Low-bent over the steering-wheel, the Burglar sent the automobile scuttling breathlessly along the flat road away from Seven Oaks.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The car's headlights cut a dazzling pathway through the shadows, and trees flitted by as a solid wall.
car's
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From this reading The car's headlights cut a dazzling pathway through the shadows, and trees flitted by as a solid wall.
clenched
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From this reading At the first shot he crouched down in the seat, dragging the Girl with him; at the second, he winced a little and clenched his teeth tightly.
clung
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From this reading The shouts of pursuers were left behind, and still the Girl clung to his arm.
commanded
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From this reading "Don't do that," he commanded abruptly.
crouched
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From this reading At the first shot he crouched down in the seat, dragging the Girl with him; at the second, he winced a little and clenched his teeth tightly.
cut
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From this reading The car's headlights cut a dazzling pathway through the shadows, and trees flitted by as a solid wall.
dazzling
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From this reading The car's headlights cut a dazzling pathway through the shadows, and trees flitted by as a solid wall.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Don't do that," he commanded abruptly.
Don't
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From this reading "Don't do that," he commanded abruptly.
down
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From this reading At the first shot he crouched down in the seat, dragging the Girl with him; at the second, he winced a little and clenched his teeth tightly.
dragging
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From this reading At the first shot he crouched down in the seat, dragging the Girl with him; at the second, he winced a little and clenched his teeth tightly.
first
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From this reading At the first shot he crouched down in the seat, dragging the Girl with him; at the second, he winced a little and clenched his teeth tightly.
flat
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From this reading Low-bent over the steering-wheel, the Burglar sent the automobile scuttling breathlessly along the flat road away from Seven Oaks.
flitted
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From this reading The car's headlights cut a dazzling pathway through the shadows, and trees flitted by as a solid wall.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Low-bent over the steering-wheel, the Burglar sent the automobile scuttling breathlessly along the flat road away from Seven Oaks.
Girl
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From this reading At the first shot he crouched down in the seat, dragging the Girl with him; at the second, he winced a little and clenched his teeth tightly.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At the first shot he crouched down in the seat, dragging the Girl with him; at the second, he winced a little and clenched his teeth tightly.
headlights
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From this reading The car's headlights cut a dazzling pathway through the shadows, and trees flitted by as a solid wall.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At the first shot he crouched down in the seat, dragging the Girl with him; at the second, he winced a little and clenched his teeth tightly.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At the first shot he crouched down in the seat, dragging the Girl with him; at the second, he winced a little and clenched his teeth tightly.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At the first shot he crouched down in the seat, dragging the Girl with him; at the second, he winced a little and clenched his teeth tightly.
left
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From this reading The shouts of pursuers were left behind, and still the Girl clung to his arm.
little
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From this reading At the first shot he crouched down in the seat, dragging the Girl with him; at the second, he winced a little and clenched his teeth tightly.
Low-bent
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From this reading Low-bent over the steering-wheel, the Burglar sent the automobile scuttling breathlessly along the flat road away from Seven Oaks.
Oaks
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From this reading Low-bent over the steering-wheel, the Burglar sent the automobile scuttling breathlessly along the flat road away from Seven Oaks.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The shouts of pursuers were left behind, and still the Girl clung to his arm.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Low-bent over the steering-wheel, the Burglar sent the automobile scuttling breathlessly along the flat road away from Seven Oaks.
pathway
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From this reading The car's headlights cut a dazzling pathway through the shadows, and trees flitted by as a solid wall.
pursuers
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From this reading The shouts of pursuers were left behind, and still the Girl clung to his arm.
road
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From this reading Low-bent over the steering-wheel, the Burglar sent the automobile scuttling breathlessly along the flat road away from Seven Oaks.
scuttling
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From this reading Low-bent over the steering-wheel, the Burglar sent the automobile scuttling breathlessly along the flat road away from Seven Oaks.
seat
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From this reading At the first shot he crouched down in the seat, dragging the Girl with him; at the second, he winced a little and clenched his teeth tightly.
second
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From this reading At the first shot he crouched down in the seat, dragging the Girl with him; at the second, he winced a little and clenched his teeth tightly.
sent
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From this reading Low-bent over the steering-wheel, the Burglar sent the automobile scuttling breathlessly along the flat road away from Seven Oaks.
Seven
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From this reading Low-bent over the steering-wheel, the Burglar sent the automobile scuttling breathlessly along the flat road away from Seven Oaks.
shadows
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From this reading The car's headlights cut a dazzling pathway through the shadows, and trees flitted by as a solid wall.
shot
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From this reading At the first shot he crouched down in the seat, dragging the Girl with him; at the second, he winced a little and clenched his teeth tightly.
shouts
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From this reading The shouts of pursuers were left behind, and still the Girl clung to his arm.
solid
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From this reading The car's headlights cut a dazzling pathway through the shadows, and trees flitted by as a solid wall.
steering-wheel
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From this reading Low-bent over the steering-wheel, the Burglar sent the automobile scuttling breathlessly along the flat road away from Seven Oaks.
still
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From this reading The shouts of pursuers were left behind, and still the Girl clung to his arm.
teeth
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From this reading At the first shot he crouched down in the seat, dragging the Girl with him; at the second, he winced a little and clenched his teeth tightly.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Don't do that," he commanded abruptly.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Low-bent over the steering-wheel, the Burglar sent the automobile scuttling breathlessly along the flat road away from Seven Oaks.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The car's headlights cut a dazzling pathway through the shadows, and trees flitted by as a solid wall.
tightly
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From this reading At the first shot he crouched down in the seat, dragging the Girl with him; at the second, he winced a little and clenched his teeth tightly.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The shouts of pursuers were left behind, and still the Girl clung to his arm.
trees
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From this reading The car's headlights cut a dazzling pathway through the shadows, and trees flitted by as a solid wall.
wall
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From this reading The car's headlights cut a dazzling pathway through the shadows, and trees flitted by as a solid wall.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The shouts of pursuers were left behind, and still the Girl clung to his arm.
winced
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From this reading At the first shot he crouched down in the seat, dragging the Girl with him; at the second, he winced a little and clenched his teeth tightly.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading At the first shot he crouched down in the seat, dragging the Girl with him; at the second, he winced a little and clenched his teeth tightly.
