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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 The interior grew gray, and then brighter, and finally a ray of sun penetrated and touched the dingy hole with glory.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was no dawn in the dark, evil-odored storeroom, but Señor Zorro, by peering through the crack and into the little cabin, could tell of the approach of the day.
approach
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From this reading There was no dawn in the dark, evil-odored storeroom, but Señor Zorro, by peering through the crack and into the little cabin, could tell of the approach of the day.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “_Señorita!_” Her swoon had changed to a deep, unnatural slumber by now, and she came from the midst of it at his sibilant call, bewildered for a moment.
bewilderedadjectiveUS /bɪˈwɪldərd/
very confused and unable to understand
From this reading “_Señorita!_” Her swoon had changed to a deep, unnatural slumber by now, and she came from the midst of it at his sibilant call, bewildered for a moment.
brighter
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From this reading The interior grew gray, and then brighter, and finally a ray of sun penetrated and touched the dingy hole with glory.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There was no dawn in the dark, evil-odored storeroom, but Señor Zorro, by peering through the crack and into the little cabin, could tell of the approach of the day.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There was no dawn in the dark, evil-odored storeroom, but Señor Zorro, by peering through the crack and into the little cabin, could tell of the approach of the day.
cabin
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From this reading There was no dawn in the dark, evil-odored storeroom, but Señor Zorro, by peering through the crack and into the little cabin, could tell of the approach of the day.
call
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From this reading Señor Zorro put his lips close to the tiny opening and whispered his call:
came
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From this reading “_Señorita!_” Her swoon had changed to a deep, unnatural slumber by now, and she came from the midst of it at his sibilant call, bewildered for a moment.
changed
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From this reading “_Señorita!_” Her swoon had changed to a deep, unnatural slumber by now, and she came from the midst of it at his sibilant call, bewildered for a moment.
close
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From this reading Señor Zorro put his lips close to the tiny opening and whispered his call:
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading There was no dawn in the dark, evil-odored storeroom, but Señor Zorro, by peering through the crack and into the little cabin, could tell of the approach of the day.
crack
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From this reading There was no dawn in the dark, evil-odored storeroom, but Señor Zorro, by peering through the crack and into the little cabin, could tell of the approach of the day.
dark
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From this reading There was no dawn in the dark, evil-odored storeroom, but Señor Zorro, by peering through the crack and into the little cabin, could tell of the approach of the day.
dawn
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From this reading There was no dawn in the dark, evil-odored storeroom, but Señor Zorro, by peering through the crack and into the little cabin, could tell of the approach of the day.
day
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From this reading There was no dawn in the dark, evil-odored storeroom, but Señor Zorro, by peering through the crack and into the little cabin, could tell of the approach of the day.
deep
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From this reading “_Señorita!_” Her swoon had changed to a deep, unnatural slumber by now, and she came from the midst of it at his sibilant call, bewildered for a moment.
dingy
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From this reading The interior grew gray, and then brighter, and finally a ray of sun penetrated and touched the dingy hole with glory.
evil-odored
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From this reading There was no dawn in the dark, evil-odored storeroom, but Señor Zorro, by peering through the crack and into the little cabin, could tell of the approach of the day.
finally
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From this reading The interior grew gray, and then brighter, and finally a ray of sun penetrated and touched the dingy hole with glory.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “_Señorita!_” Her swoon had changed to a deep, unnatural slumber by now, and she came from the midst of it at his sibilant call, bewildered for a moment.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “_Señorita!_” Her swoon had changed to a deep, unnatural slumber by now, and she came from the midst of it at his sibilant call, bewildered for a moment.
glory
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From this reading The interior grew gray, and then brighter, and finally a ray of sun penetrated and touched the dingy hole with glory.
gray
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From this reading The interior grew gray, and then brighter, and finally a ray of sun penetrated and touched the dingy hole with glory.
grew
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From this reading The interior grew gray, and then brighter, and finally a ray of sun penetrated and touched the dingy hole with glory.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “_Señorita!_” Her swoon had changed to a deep, unnatural slumber by now, and she came from the midst of it at his sibilant call, bewildered for a moment.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “_Señorita!_” Her swoon had changed to a deep, unnatural slumber by now, and she came from the midst of it at his sibilant call, bewildered for a moment.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Señor Zorro put his lips close to the tiny opening and whispered his call:
hole
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From this reading The interior grew gray, and then brighter, and finally a ray of sun penetrated and touched the dingy hole with glory.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was no dawn in the dark, evil-odored storeroom, but Señor Zorro, by peering through the crack and into the little cabin, could tell of the approach of the day.
interior
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From this reading The interior grew gray, and then brighter, and finally a ray of sun penetrated and touched the dingy hole with glory.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading There was no dawn in the dark, evil-odored storeroom, but Señor Zorro, by peering through the crack and into the little cabin, could tell of the approach of the day.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “_Señorita!_” Her swoon had changed to a deep, unnatural slumber by now, and she came from the midst of it at his sibilant call, bewildered for a moment.
lips
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From this reading Señor Zorro put his lips close to the tiny opening and whispered his call:
little
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From this reading There was no dawn in the dark, evil-odored storeroom, but Señor Zorro, by peering through the crack and into the little cabin, could tell of the approach of the day.
midst
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From this reading “_Señorita!_” Her swoon had changed to a deep, unnatural slumber by now, and she came from the midst of it at his sibilant call, bewildered for a moment.
moment
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From this reading “_Señorita!_” Her swoon had changed to a deep, unnatural slumber by now, and she came from the midst of it at his sibilant call, bewildered for a moment.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was no dawn in the dark, evil-odored storeroom, but Señor Zorro, by peering through the crack and into the little cabin, could tell of the approach of the day.
now
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From this reading “_Señorita!_” Her swoon had changed to a deep, unnatural slumber by now, and she came from the midst of it at his sibilant call, bewildered for a moment.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was no dawn in the dark, evil-odored storeroom, but Señor Zorro, by peering through the crack and into the little cabin, could tell of the approach of the day.
opening
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From this reading Señor Zorro put his lips close to the tiny opening and whispered his call:
peeringverbUS /ˈpɪrɪŋ/
looking closely or carefully
From this reading There was no dawn in the dark, evil-odored storeroom, but Señor Zorro, by peering through the crack and into the little cabin, could tell of the approach of the day.
penetrated
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From this reading The interior grew gray, and then brighter, and finally a ray of sun penetrated and touched the dingy hole with glory.
PLANK
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From this reading ZORRO WALKS THE PLANK.
put
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From this reading Señor Zorro put his lips close to the tiny opening and whispered his call:
ray
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From this reading The interior grew gray, and then brighter, and finally a ray of sun penetrated and touched the dingy hole with glory.
Señor
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From this reading There was no dawn in the dark, evil-odored storeroom, but Señor Zorro, by peering through the crack and into the little cabin, could tell of the approach of the day.
Señorita
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From this reading “_Señorita!_” Her swoon had changed to a deep, unnatural slumber by now, and she came from the midst of it at his sibilant call, bewildered for a moment.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “_Señorita!_” Her swoon had changed to a deep, unnatural slumber by now, and she came from the midst of it at his sibilant call, bewildered for a moment.
sibilant
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From this reading “_Señorita!_” Her swoon had changed to a deep, unnatural slumber by now, and she came from the midst of it at his sibilant call, bewildered for a moment.
slumber
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From this reading “_Señorita!_” Her swoon had changed to a deep, unnatural slumber by now, and she came from the midst of it at his sibilant call, bewildered for a moment.
storeroom
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From this reading There was no dawn in the dark, evil-odored storeroom, but Señor Zorro, by peering through the crack and into the little cabin, could tell of the approach of the day.
sun
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From this reading The interior grew gray, and then brighter, and finally a ray of sun penetrated and touched the dingy hole with glory.
swoon
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From this reading “_Señorita!_” Her swoon had changed to a deep, unnatural slumber by now, and she came from the midst of it at his sibilant call, bewildered for a moment.
tell
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From this reading There was no dawn in the dark, evil-odored storeroom, but Señor Zorro, by peering through the crack and into the little cabin, could tell of the approach of the day.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ZORRO WALKS THE PLANK.
then
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From this reading The interior grew gray, and then brighter, and finally a ray of sun penetrated and touched the dingy hole with glory.
There
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From this reading There was no dawn in the dark, evil-odored storeroom, but Señor Zorro, by peering through the crack and into the little cabin, could tell of the approach of the day.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading There was no dawn in the dark, evil-odored storeroom, but Señor Zorro, by peering through the crack and into the little cabin, could tell of the approach of the day.
tiny
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From this reading Señor Zorro put his lips close to the tiny opening and whispered his call:
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Señor Zorro put his lips close to the tiny opening and whispered his call:
touched
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From this reading The interior grew gray, and then brighter, and finally a ray of sun penetrated and touched the dingy hole with glory.
unnatural
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From this reading “_Señorita!_” Her swoon had changed to a deep, unnatural slumber by now, and she came from the midst of it at his sibilant call, bewildered for a moment.
WALKS
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From this reading ZORRO WALKS THE PLANK.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no dawn in the dark, evil-odored storeroom, but Señor Zorro, by peering through the crack and into the little cabin, could tell of the approach of the day.
whispered
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From this reading Señor Zorro put his lips close to the tiny opening and whispered his call:
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The interior grew gray, and then brighter, and finally a ray of sun penetrated and touched the dingy hole with glory.
ZORRO
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From this reading ZORRO WALKS THE PLANK.
