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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 Then, after a time, the soft, persistent footfall thudded behind me again.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Then, after a time, the soft, persistent footfall thudded behind me again.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then, after a time, the soft, persistent footfall thudded behind me again.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
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balconies
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behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
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brushed
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
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children
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chiming
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crept
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cursed
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cut
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dark
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dodging
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doors
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down
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eyes
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familiar
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Far
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feet
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fire
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fled
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flower-decked
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flowing
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footfall
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fountains
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fried
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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furred
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gold
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golden
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goldfish
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greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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hasty
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heard
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hot
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hurry
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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lanterns
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market
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mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then, after a time, the soft, persistent footfall thudded behind me again.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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old
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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
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openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
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orange
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pass
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persistent
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quiet
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raced
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railing
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rivulets
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rolled
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rugs
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sat
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selling
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shone
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soft
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stall
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street
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streets
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striped
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talk
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tap
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From this reading Far behind I heard the familiar uneven hurry: tap-_tap_-tap, tap-_tap_-tap.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
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Then
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thieves
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throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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thudded
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timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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uneven
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veils
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watched
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whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
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whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
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withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
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women
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