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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 went away, and by and by Harper came back with a flask of red wine and a roll of matting, which he spread out at the top of the stairway.
alert
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From this reading He was apparently asleep in five minutes, but Appleby lay motionless in his chair with every sense alert.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The laughter and hum of voices had died away, and only an occasional hoarse shouting rose from the town.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He went away, and by and by Harper came back with a flask of red wine and a roll of matting, which he spread out at the top of the stairway.
anybodypronounUS /ˈenibədi/
any person at all
From this reading “I’m pretty big, and anybody who treads on me will get a little surprise,” he said.
apparently
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From this reading He was apparently asleep in five minutes, but Appleby lay motionless in his chair with every sense alert.
Appleby
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From this reading He was apparently asleep in five minutes, but Appleby lay motionless in his chair with every sense alert.
asleep
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From this reading He was apparently asleep in five minutes, but Appleby lay motionless in his chair with every sense alert.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He went away, and by and by Harper came back with a flask of red wine and a roll of matting, which he spread out at the top of the stairway.
away
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From this reading He went away, and by and by Harper came back with a flask of red wine and a roll of matting, which he spread out at the top of the stairway.
back
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From this reading He went away, and by and by Harper came back with a flask of red wine and a roll of matting, which he spread out at the top of the stairway.
big
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From this reading “I’m pretty big, and anybody who treads on me will get a little surprise,” he said.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He was apparently asleep in five minutes, but Appleby lay motionless in his chair with every sense alert.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He went away, and by and by Harper came back with a flask of red wine and a roll of matting, which he spread out at the top of the stairway.
came
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From this reading He went away, and by and by Harper came back with a flask of red wine and a roll of matting, which he spread out at the top of the stairway.
chair
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From this reading He was apparently asleep in five minutes, but Appleby lay motionless in his chair with every sense alert.
died
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From this reading The laughter and hum of voices had died away, and only an occasional hoarse shouting rose from the town.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading He was apparently asleep in five minutes, but Appleby lay motionless in his chair with every sense alert.
five
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From this reading He was apparently asleep in five minutes, but Appleby lay motionless in his chair with every sense alert.
flask
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From this reading He went away, and by and by Harper came back with a flask of red wine and a roll of matting, which he spread out at the top of the stairway.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The laughter and hum of voices had died away, and only an occasional hoarse shouting rose from the town.
get
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From this reading “I’m pretty big, and anybody who treads on me will get a little surprise,” he said.
got
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From this reading “You have just got to say ‘Gunboat’ if you want me.”
Gunboat
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From this reading “You have just got to say ‘Gunboat’ if you want me.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The laughter and hum of voices had died away, and only an occasional hoarse shouting rose from the town.
Harper
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From this reading He went away, and by and by Harper came back with a flask of red wine and a roll of matting, which he spread out at the top of the stairway.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You have just got to say ‘Gunboat’ if you want me.”
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He went away, and by and by Harper came back with a flask of red wine and a roll of matting, which he spread out at the top of the stairway.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was apparently asleep in five minutes, but Appleby lay motionless in his chair with every sense alert.
hoarse
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From this reading The laughter and hum of voices had died away, and only an occasional hoarse shouting rose from the town.
hum
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From this reading The laughter and hum of voices had died away, and only an occasional hoarse shouting rose from the town.
I'm
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From this reading “I’m pretty big, and anybody who treads on me will get a little surprise,” he said.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “You have just got to say ‘Gunboat’ if you want me.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was apparently asleep in five minutes, but Appleby lay motionless in his chair with every sense alert.
just
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From this reading “You have just got to say ‘Gunboat’ if you want me.”
laughter
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From this reading The laughter and hum of voices had died away, and only an occasional hoarse shouting rose from the town.
lay
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From this reading He was apparently asleep in five minutes, but Appleby lay motionless in his chair with every sense alert.
little
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From this reading “I’m pretty big, and anybody who treads on me will get a little surprise,” he said.
matting
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From this reading He went away, and by and by Harper came back with a flask of red wine and a roll of matting, which he spread out at the top of the stairway.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I’m pretty big, and anybody who treads on me will get a little surprise,” he said.
minutes
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From this reading He was apparently asleep in five minutes, but Appleby lay motionless in his chair with every sense alert.
motionless
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From this reading He was apparently asleep in five minutes, but Appleby lay motionless in his chair with every sense alert.
occasional
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From this reading The laughter and hum of voices had died away, and only an occasional hoarse shouting rose from the town.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He went away, and by and by Harper came back with a flask of red wine and a roll of matting, which he spread out at the top of the stairway.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “I’m pretty big, and anybody who treads on me will get a little surprise,” he said.
only
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From this reading The laughter and hum of voices had died away, and only an occasional hoarse shouting rose from the town.
out
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From this reading He went away, and by and by Harper came back with a flask of red wine and a roll of matting, which he spread out at the top of the stairway.
pretty
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From this reading “I’m pretty big, and anybody who treads on me will get a little surprise,” he said.
red
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From this reading He went away, and by and by Harper came back with a flask of red wine and a roll of matting, which he spread out at the top of the stairway.
roll
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From this reading He went away, and by and by Harper came back with a flask of red wine and a roll of matting, which he spread out at the top of the stairway.
rose
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From this reading The laughter and hum of voices had died away, and only an occasional hoarse shouting rose from the town.
said
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From this reading “I’m pretty big, and anybody who treads on me will get a little surprise,” he said.
say
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From this reading “You have just got to say ‘Gunboat’ if you want me.”
sense
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From this reading He was apparently asleep in five minutes, but Appleby lay motionless in his chair with every sense alert.
shouting
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From this reading The laughter and hum of voices had died away, and only an occasional hoarse shouting rose from the town.
spread
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From this reading He went away, and by and by Harper came back with a flask of red wine and a roll of matting, which he spread out at the top of the stairway.
stairway
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From this reading He went away, and by and by Harper came back with a flask of red wine and a roll of matting, which he spread out at the top of the stairway.
surprise
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From this reading “I’m pretty big, and anybody who treads on me will get a little surprise,” he said.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He went away, and by and by Harper came back with a flask of red wine and a roll of matting, which he spread out at the top of the stairway.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “You have just got to say ‘Gunboat’ if you want me.”
top
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From this reading He went away, and by and by Harper came back with a flask of red wine and a roll of matting, which he spread out at the top of the stairway.
town
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From this reading The laughter and hum of voices had died away, and only an occasional hoarse shouting rose from the town.
treads
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From this reading “I’m pretty big, and anybody who treads on me will get a little surprise,” he said.
voices
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From this reading The laughter and hum of voices had died away, and only an occasional hoarse shouting rose from the town.
want
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From this reading “You have just got to say ‘Gunboat’ if you want me.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was apparently asleep in five minutes, but Appleby lay motionless in his chair with every sense alert.
went
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From this reading He went away, and by and by Harper came back with a flask of red wine and a roll of matting, which he spread out at the top of the stairway.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He went away, and by and by Harper came back with a flask of red wine and a roll of matting, which he spread out at the top of the stairway.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “I’m pretty big, and anybody who treads on me will get a little surprise,” he said.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “I’m pretty big, and anybody who treads on me will get a little surprise,” he said.
wine
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From this reading He went away, and by and by Harper came back with a flask of red wine and a roll of matting, which he spread out at the top of the stairway.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He went away, and by and by Harper came back with a flask of red wine and a roll of matting, which he spread out at the top of the stairway.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You have just got to say ‘Gunboat’ if you want me.”
