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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Presently he threw them clanking to the floor, and lifted the man to his feet, as Jack, with trembling fingers, unbuckled the straps about Yale’s legs.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading They led him to his chair, and he fell heavily into its depths, passing his hand across his forehead.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Parr bent down, and snatched the saturated towel from the detective’s face, and he opened his eyes, and stared around.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Parr bent down, and snatched the saturated towel from the detective’s face, and he opened his eyes, and stared around.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Presently he threw them clanking to the floor, and lifted the man to his feet, as Jack, with trembling fingers, unbuckled the straps about Yale’s legs.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What is it?” he asked thickly, but the inspector was busy unscrewing the handcuffs.
bent
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From this reading Parr bent down, and snatched the saturated towel from the detective’s face, and he opened his eyes, and stared around.
busy
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From this reading “What is it?” he asked thickly, but the inspector was busy unscrewing the handcuffs.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “What is it?” he asked thickly, but the inspector was busy unscrewing the handcuffs.
chair
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From this reading They led him to his chair, and he fell heavily into its depths, passing his hand across his forehead.
clanking
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From this reading Presently he threw them clanking to the floor, and lifted the man to his feet, as Jack, with trembling fingers, unbuckled the straps about Yale’s legs.
depths
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From this reading They led him to his chair, and he fell heavily into its depths, passing his hand across his forehead.
detective's
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From this reading Parr bent down, and snatched the saturated towel from the detective’s face, and he opened his eyes, and stared around.
down
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From this reading Parr bent down, and snatched the saturated towel from the detective’s face, and he opened his eyes, and stared around.
eyes
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From this reading Parr bent down, and snatched the saturated towel from the detective’s face, and he opened his eyes, and stared around.
face
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From this reading Parr bent down, and snatched the saturated towel from the detective’s face, and he opened his eyes, and stared around.
feet
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From this reading Presently he threw them clanking to the floor, and lifted the man to his feet, as Jack, with trembling fingers, unbuckled the straps about Yale’s legs.
fell
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From this reading They led him to his chair, and he fell heavily into its depths, passing his hand across his forehead.
fingers
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From this reading Presently he threw them clanking to the floor, and lifted the man to his feet, as Jack, with trembling fingers, unbuckled the straps about Yale’s legs.
floor
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From this reading Presently he threw them clanking to the floor, and lifted the man to his feet, as Jack, with trembling fingers, unbuckled the straps about Yale’s legs.
forehead
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From this reading They led him to his chair, and he fell heavily into its depths, passing his hand across his forehead.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Parr bent down, and snatched the saturated towel from the detective’s face, and he opened his eyes, and stared around.
hand
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From this reading They led him to his chair, and he fell heavily into its depths, passing his hand across his forehead.
handcuffs
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From this reading “What is it?” he asked thickly, but the inspector was busy unscrewing the handcuffs.
happened
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From this reading “What happened?” he asked.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Parr bent down, and snatched the saturated towel from the detective’s face, and he opened his eyes, and stared around.
heavily
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From this reading They led him to his chair, and he fell heavily into its depths, passing his hand across his forehead.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They led him to his chair, and he fell heavily into its depths, passing his hand across his forehead.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Parr bent down, and snatched the saturated towel from the detective’s face, and he opened his eyes, and stared around.
inspector
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From this reading “What is it?” he asked thickly, but the inspector was busy unscrewing the handcuffs.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading They led him to his chair, and he fell heavily into its depths, passing his hand across his forehead.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What is it?” he asked thickly, but the inspector was busy unscrewing the handcuffs.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “What is it?” he asked thickly, but the inspector was busy unscrewing the handcuffs.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading They led him to his chair, and he fell heavily into its depths, passing his hand across his forehead.
Jack
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From this reading Presently he threw them clanking to the floor, and lifted the man to his feet, as Jack, with trembling fingers, unbuckled the straps about Yale’s legs.
led
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From this reading They led him to his chair, and he fell heavily into its depths, passing his hand across his forehead.
legs
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From this reading Presently he threw them clanking to the floor, and lifted the man to his feet, as Jack, with trembling fingers, unbuckled the straps about Yale’s legs.
lifted
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From this reading Presently he threw them clanking to the floor, and lifted the man to his feet, as Jack, with trembling fingers, unbuckled the straps about Yale’s legs.
man
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From this reading Presently he threw them clanking to the floor, and lifted the man to his feet, as Jack, with trembling fingers, unbuckled the straps about Yale’s legs.
opened
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From this reading Parr bent down, and snatched the saturated towel from the detective’s face, and he opened his eyes, and stared around.
Parr
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From this reading Parr bent down, and snatched the saturated towel from the detective’s face, and he opened his eyes, and stared around.
passing
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From this reading They led him to his chair, and he fell heavily into its depths, passing his hand across his forehead.
Presently
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From this reading Presently he threw them clanking to the floor, and lifted the man to his feet, as Jack, with trembling fingers, unbuckled the straps about Yale’s legs.
saturated
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From this reading Parr bent down, and snatched the saturated towel from the detective’s face, and he opened his eyes, and stared around.
snatched
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From this reading Parr bent down, and snatched the saturated towel from the detective’s face, and he opened his eyes, and stared around.
stared
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From this reading Parr bent down, and snatched the saturated towel from the detective’s face, and he opened his eyes, and stared around.
straps
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From this reading Presently he threw them clanking to the floor, and lifted the man to his feet, as Jack, with trembling fingers, unbuckled the straps about Yale’s legs.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Parr bent down, and snatched the saturated towel from the detective’s face, and he opened his eyes, and stared around.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Presently he threw them clanking to the floor, and lifted the man to his feet, as Jack, with trembling fingers, unbuckled the straps about Yale’s legs.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They led him to his chair, and he fell heavily into its depths, passing his hand across his forehead.
thickly
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From this reading “What is it?” he asked thickly, but the inspector was busy unscrewing the handcuffs.
threw
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From this reading Presently he threw them clanking to the floor, and lifted the man to his feet, as Jack, with trembling fingers, unbuckled the straps about Yale’s legs.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Presently he threw them clanking to the floor, and lifted the man to his feet, as Jack, with trembling fingers, unbuckled the straps about Yale’s legs.
towel
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From this reading Parr bent down, and snatched the saturated towel from the detective’s face, and he opened his eyes, and stared around.
trembling
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From this reading Presently he threw them clanking to the floor, and lifted the man to his feet, as Jack, with trembling fingers, unbuckled the straps about Yale’s legs.
unbuckled
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From this reading Presently he threw them clanking to the floor, and lifted the man to his feet, as Jack, with trembling fingers, unbuckled the straps about Yale’s legs.
unscrewing
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From this reading “What is it?” he asked thickly, but the inspector was busy unscrewing the handcuffs.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What is it?” he asked thickly, but the inspector was busy unscrewing the handcuffs.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What is it?” he asked thickly, but the inspector was busy unscrewing the handcuffs.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Presently he threw them clanking to the floor, and lifted the man to his feet, as Jack, with trembling fingers, unbuckled the straps about Yale’s legs.
Yale's
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From this reading Presently he threw them clanking to the floor, and lifted the man to his feet, as Jack, with trembling fingers, unbuckled the straps about Yale’s legs.
