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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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action
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Amos
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then, crouching down, she managed to peep between the dusty panes and the side of the staircase, and saw the top of the librarian’s head, which moved from side to side as he scanned the pages of a discolored MS.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Marion crept softly up the tower staircase as far as the window.
away
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beautifully
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betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
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came
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carried
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caused
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coat
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corridor
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crept
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crouching
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cry
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discolored
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down
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dusty
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eye
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far
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Then, crouching down, she managed to peep between the dusty panes and the side of the staircase, and saw the top of the librarian’s head, which moved from side to side as he scanned the pages of a discolored MS.
girlish
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girls
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hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
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head
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hide
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high
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hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Suddenly, ringing down the corridor came a cry in a high, girlish voice, which caused Amos to start and mechanically to hide away under his coat the paper he was reading.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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librarian's
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managed
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Marion
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mechanically
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moved
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MS
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noted
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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out
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pages
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panes
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paper
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peep
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plan
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reading
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ringing
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saw
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scanned
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shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then, crouching down, she managed to peep between the dusty panes and the side of the staircase, and saw the top of the librarian’s head, which moved from side to side as he scanned the pages of a discolored MS.
side
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softly
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staircase
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start
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Suddenly
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suspicious
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ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The two girls carried out their plan beautifully.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The two girls carried out their plan beautifully.
Then
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thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Marion noted this action with a suspicious eye.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then, crouching down, she managed to peep between the dusty panes and the side of the staircase, and saw the top of the librarian’s head, which moved from side to side as he scanned the pages of a discolored MS.
top
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tower
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two
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underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Suddenly, ringing down the corridor came a cry in a high, girlish voice, which caused Amos to start and mechanically to hide away under his coat the paper he was reading.
up
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voice
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Suddenly, ringing down the corridor came a cry in a high, girlish voice, which caused Amos to start and mechanically to hide away under his coat the paper he was reading.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Then, crouching down, she managed to peep between the dusty panes and the side of the staircase, and saw the top of the librarian’s head, which moved from side to side as he scanned the pages of a discolored MS.
window
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From this reading Marion crept softly up the tower staircase as far as the window.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Marion noted this action with a suspicious eye.
