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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 fact that our plot was really moving, that Swain was in the enemy's country, so to speak, gave the affair a finality which it had lacked before.
advance
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From this reading I felt as though, after a long period of uncertainty, war had been declared and the advance definitely begun.
affair
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From this reading The fact that our plot was really moving, that Swain was in the enemy's country, so to speak, gave the affair a finality which it had lacked before.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading I felt as though, after a long period of uncertainty, war had been declared and the advance definitely begun.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE SCREAM IN THE NIGHT For some moments, I stood staring up into the darkness, half-expecting that shadowy figure to reappear, descend the ladder, and rejoin me.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I felt as though, after a long period of uncertainty, war had been declared and the advance definitely begun.
back
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From this reading It was too late now to hesitate or turn back; we must press forward.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I felt as though, after a long period of uncertainty, war had been declared and the advance definitely begun.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The fact that our plot was really moving, that Swain was in the enemy's country, so to speak, gave the affair a finality which it had lacked before.
begun
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country
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From this reading The fact that our plot was really moving, that Swain was in the enemy's country, so to speak, gave the affair a finality which it had lacked before.
darkness
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From this reading THE SCREAM IN THE NIGHT For some moments, I stood staring up into the darkness, half-expecting that shadowy figure to reappear, descend the ladder, and rejoin me.
declared
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definitely
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descend
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From this reading THE SCREAM IN THE NIGHT For some moments, I stood staring up into the darkness, half-expecting that shadowy figure to reappear, descend the ladder, and rejoin me.
enemy's
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From this reading The fact that our plot was really moving, that Swain was in the enemy's country, so to speak, gave the affair a finality which it had lacked before.
fact
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From this reading The fact that our plot was really moving, that Swain was in the enemy's country, so to speak, gave the affair a finality which it had lacked before.
felt
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figure
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From this reading THE SCREAM IN THE NIGHT For some moments, I stood staring up into the darkness, half-expecting that shadowy figure to reappear, descend the ladder, and rejoin me.
finality
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From this reading The fact that our plot was really moving, that Swain was in the enemy's country, so to speak, gave the affair a finality which it had lacked before.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE SCREAM IN THE NIGHT For some moments, I stood staring up into the darkness, half-expecting that shadowy figure to reappear, descend the ladder, and rejoin me.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was too late now to hesitate or turn back; we must press forward.
gave
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From this reading The fact that our plot was really moving, that Swain was in the enemy's country, so to speak, gave the affair a finality which it had lacked before.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The fact that our plot was really moving, that Swain was in the enemy's country, so to speak, gave the affair a finality which it had lacked before.
half-expecting
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From this reading THE SCREAM IN THE NIGHT For some moments, I stood staring up into the darkness, half-expecting that shadowy figure to reappear, descend the ladder, and rejoin me.
hesitate
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From this reading It was too late now to hesitate or turn back; we must press forward.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE SCREAM IN THE NIGHT For some moments, I stood staring up into the darkness, half-expecting that shadowy figure to reappear, descend the ladder, and rejoin me.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE SCREAM IN THE NIGHT For some moments, I stood staring up into the darkness, half-expecting that shadowy figure to reappear, descend the ladder, and rejoin me.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE SCREAM IN THE NIGHT For some moments, I stood staring up into the darkness, half-expecting that shadowy figure to reappear, descend the ladder, and rejoin me.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The fact that our plot was really moving, that Swain was in the enemy's country, so to speak, gave the affair a finality which it had lacked before.
lacked
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From this reading The fact that our plot was really moving, that Swain was in the enemy's country, so to speak, gave the affair a finality which it had lacked before.
ladder
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From this reading THE SCREAM IN THE NIGHT For some moments, I stood staring up into the darkness, half-expecting that shadowy figure to reappear, descend the ladder, and rejoin me.
late
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From this reading It was too late now to hesitate or turn back; we must press forward.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I felt as though, after a long period of uncertainty, war had been declared and the advance definitely begun.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE SCREAM IN THE NIGHT For some moments, I stood staring up into the darkness, half-expecting that shadowy figure to reappear, descend the ladder, and rejoin me.
moments
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From this reading THE SCREAM IN THE NIGHT For some moments, I stood staring up into the darkness, half-expecting that shadowy figure to reappear, descend the ladder, and rejoin me.
moving
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From this reading The fact that our plot was really moving, that Swain was in the enemy's country, so to speak, gave the affair a finality which it had lacked before.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It was too late now to hesitate or turn back; we must press forward.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Then I shook myself together.
NIGHT
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From this reading THE SCREAM IN THE NIGHT For some moments, I stood staring up into the darkness, half-expecting that shadowy figure to reappear, descend the ladder, and rejoin me.
now
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From this reading It was too late now to hesitate or turn back; we must press forward.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I felt as though, after a long period of uncertainty, war had been declared and the advance definitely begun.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It was too late now to hesitate or turn back; we must press forward.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The fact that our plot was really moving, that Swain was in the enemy's country, so to speak, gave the affair a finality which it had lacked before.
period
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plot
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From this reading The fact that our plot was really moving, that Swain was in the enemy's country, so to speak, gave the affair a finality which it had lacked before.
press
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From this reading It was too late now to hesitate or turn back; we must press forward.
really
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From this reading The fact that our plot was really moving, that Swain was in the enemy's country, so to speak, gave the affair a finality which it had lacked before.
reappear
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From this reading THE SCREAM IN THE NIGHT For some moments, I stood staring up into the darkness, half-expecting that shadowy figure to reappear, descend the ladder, and rejoin me.
rejoin
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From this reading THE SCREAM IN THE NIGHT For some moments, I stood staring up into the darkness, half-expecting that shadowy figure to reappear, descend the ladder, and rejoin me.
SCREAM
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From this reading THE SCREAM IN THE NIGHT For some moments, I stood staring up into the darkness, half-expecting that shadowy figure to reappear, descend the ladder, and rejoin me.
shadowy
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From this reading THE SCREAM IN THE NIGHT For some moments, I stood staring up into the darkness, half-expecting that shadowy figure to reappear, descend the ladder, and rejoin me.
shook
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From this reading Then I shook myself together.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The fact that our plot was really moving, that Swain was in the enemy's country, so to speak, gave the affair a finality which it had lacked before.
some
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From this reading THE SCREAM IN THE NIGHT For some moments, I stood staring up into the darkness, half-expecting that shadowy figure to reappear, descend the ladder, and rejoin me.
speak
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From this reading The fact that our plot was really moving, that Swain was in the enemy's country, so to speak, gave the affair a finality which it had lacked before.
staring
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From this reading THE SCREAM IN THE NIGHT For some moments, I stood staring up into the darkness, half-expecting that shadowy figure to reappear, descend the ladder, and rejoin me.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE SCREAM IN THE NIGHT For some moments, I stood staring up into the darkness, half-expecting that shadowy figure to reappear, descend the ladder, and rejoin me.
Swain
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From this reading The fact that our plot was really moving, that Swain was in the enemy's country, so to speak, gave the affair a finality which it had lacked before.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE SCREAM IN THE NIGHT For some moments, I stood staring up into the darkness, half-expecting that shadowy figure to reappear, descend the ladder, and rejoin me.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SCREAM IN THE NIGHT For some moments, I stood staring up into the darkness, half-expecting that shadowy figure to reappear, descend the ladder, and rejoin me.
Then
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From this reading Then I shook myself together.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading I felt as though, after a long period of uncertainty, war had been declared and the advance definitely begun.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE SCREAM IN THE NIGHT For some moments, I stood staring up into the darkness, half-expecting that shadowy figure to reappear, descend the ladder, and rejoin me.
together
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From this reading Then I shook myself together.
too
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From this reading It was too late now to hesitate or turn back; we must press forward.
turn
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From this reading It was too late now to hesitate or turn back; we must press forward.
uncertainty
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up
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From this reading THE SCREAM IN THE NIGHT For some moments, I stood staring up into the darkness, half-expecting that shadowy figure to reappear, descend the ladder, and rejoin me.
war
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From this reading I felt as though, after a long period of uncertainty, war had been declared and the advance definitely begun.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The fact that our plot was really moving, that Swain was in the enemy's country, so to speak, gave the affair a finality which it had lacked before.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It was too late now to hesitate or turn back; we must press forward.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The fact that our plot was really moving, that Swain was in the enemy's country, so to speak, gave the affair a finality which it had lacked before.
