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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 There he crouched and listened for a time, but heard nothing save the noise from the ship’s deck and the wash of the sea and singing of the wind through the rigging.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He slipped through and closed the door after him.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LOVE AND MYSTERY.
bales
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From this reading Señor Zorro, having concluded his song, crept over boxes and bales to the little door of the storeroom.
boxes
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From this reading Señor Zorro, having concluded his song, crept over boxes and bales to the little door of the storeroom.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There he crouched and listened for a time, but heard nothing save the noise from the ship’s deck and the wash of the sea and singing of the wind through the rigging.
closed
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From this reading He slipped through and closed the door after him.
concluded
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From this reading Señor Zorro, having concluded his song, crept over boxes and bales to the little door of the storeroom.
crack
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From this reading Presently he opened the door a crack and peered out into a pitch-dark, narrow passage.
crept
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From this reading Señor Zorro, having concluded his song, crept over boxes and bales to the little door of the storeroom.
crouched
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From this reading There he crouched and listened for a time, but heard nothing save the noise from the ship’s deck and the wash of the sea and singing of the wind through the rigging.
deck
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From this reading There he crouched and listened for a time, but heard nothing save the noise from the ship’s deck and the wash of the sea and singing of the wind through the rigging.
door
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From this reading Señor Zorro, having concluded his song, crept over boxes and bales to the little door of the storeroom.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There he crouched and listened for a time, but heard nothing save the noise from the ship’s deck and the wash of the sea and singing of the wind through the rigging.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There he crouched and listened for a time, but heard nothing save the noise from the ship’s deck and the wash of the sea and singing of the wind through the rigging.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Señor Zorro, having concluded his song, crept over boxes and bales to the little door of the storeroom.
henounUS /ˈhe/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There he crouched and listened for a time, but heard nothing save the noise from the ship’s deck and the wash of the sea and singing of the wind through the rigging.
heard
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From this reading There he crouched and listened for a time, but heard nothing save the noise from the ship’s deck and the wash of the sea and singing of the wind through the rigging.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He slipped through and closed the door after him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Señor Zorro, having concluded his song, crept over boxes and bales to the little door of the storeroom.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Presently he opened the door a crack and peered out into a pitch-dark, narrow passage.
listened
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From this reading There he crouched and listened for a time, but heard nothing save the noise from the ship’s deck and the wash of the sea and singing of the wind through the rigging.
little
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From this reading Señor Zorro, having concluded his song, crept over boxes and bales to the little door of the storeroom.
LOVE
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From this reading LOVE AND MYSTERY.
MYSTERY
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From this reading LOVE AND MYSTERY.
narrow
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From this reading Presently he opened the door a crack and peered out into a pitch-dark, narrow passage.
noise
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From this reading There he crouched and listened for a time, but heard nothing save the noise from the ship’s deck and the wash of the sea and singing of the wind through the rigging.
nothingnounUS /ˈnothing/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There he crouched and listened for a time, but heard nothing save the noise from the ship’s deck and the wash of the sea and singing of the wind through the rigging.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Señor Zorro, having concluded his song, crept over boxes and bales to the little door of the storeroom.
opened
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From this reading Presently he opened the door a crack and peered out into a pitch-dark, narrow passage.
out
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From this reading Presently he opened the door a crack and peered out into a pitch-dark, narrow passage.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Señor Zorro, having concluded his song, crept over boxes and bales to the little door of the storeroom.
passage
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From this reading Presently he opened the door a crack and peered out into a pitch-dark, narrow passage.
peered
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From this reading Presently he opened the door a crack and peered out into a pitch-dark, narrow passage.
pitch-dark
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From this reading Presently he opened the door a crack and peered out into a pitch-dark, narrow passage.
Presently
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From this reading Presently he opened the door a crack and peered out into a pitch-dark, narrow passage.
rigging
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From this reading There he crouched and listened for a time, but heard nothing save the noise from the ship’s deck and the wash of the sea and singing of the wind through the rigging.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading There he crouched and listened for a time, but heard nothing save the noise from the ship’s deck and the wash of the sea and singing of the wind through the rigging.
sea
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From this reading There he crouched and listened for a time, but heard nothing save the noise from the ship’s deck and the wash of the sea and singing of the wind through the rigging.
Señor
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From this reading Señor Zorro, having concluded his song, crept over boxes and bales to the little door of the storeroom.
ship's
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From this reading There he crouched and listened for a time, but heard nothing save the noise from the ship’s deck and the wash of the sea and singing of the wind through the rigging.
singing
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From this reading There he crouched and listened for a time, but heard nothing save the noise from the ship’s deck and the wash of the sea and singing of the wind through the rigging.
slipped
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From this reading He slipped through and closed the door after him.
song
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From this reading Señor Zorro, having concluded his song, crept over boxes and bales to the little door of the storeroom.
storeroom
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From this reading Señor Zorro, having concluded his song, crept over boxes and bales to the little door of the storeroom.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Señor Zorro, having concluded his song, crept over boxes and bales to the little door of the storeroom.
There
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From this reading There he crouched and listened for a time, but heard nothing save the noise from the ship’s deck and the wash of the sea and singing of the wind through the rigging.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading There he crouched and listened for a time, but heard nothing save the noise from the ship’s deck and the wash of the sea and singing of the wind through the rigging.
time
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From this reading There he crouched and listened for a time, but heard nothing save the noise from the ship’s deck and the wash of the sea and singing of the wind through the rigging.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Señor Zorro, having concluded his song, crept over boxes and bales to the little door of the storeroom.
wash
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From this reading There he crouched and listened for a time, but heard nothing save the noise from the ship’s deck and the wash of the sea and singing of the wind through the rigging.
wind
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From this reading There he crouched and listened for a time, but heard nothing save the noise from the ship’s deck and the wash of the sea and singing of the wind through the rigging.
Zorro
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From this reading Señor Zorro, having concluded his song, crept over boxes and bales to the little door of the storeroom.
