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acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading "I'd like him to see those gold pieces and I'd like him to see what is written across the top of this parchment.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN THE WATER John, Fred and Grant sat and looked at one another and at the two gold pieces which lay glittering in John's hand.
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading IN THE WATER John, Fred and Grant sat and looked at one another and at the two gold pieces which lay glittering in John's hand.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading IN THE WATER John, Fred and Grant sat and looked at one another and at the two gold pieces which lay glittering in John's hand.
code
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From this reading Then they looked at the third copy of the code which had turned up so strangely.
copy
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From this reading Then they looked at the third copy of the code which had turned up so strangely.
Fred
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From this reading IN THE WATER John, Fred and Grant sat and looked at one another and at the two gold pieces which lay glittering in John's hand.
glittering
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gold
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From this reading IN THE WATER John, Fred and Grant sat and looked at one another and at the two gold pieces which lay glittering in John's hand.
Grant
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From this reading IN THE WATER John, Fred and Grant sat and looked at one another and at the two gold pieces which lay glittering in John's hand.
grimly
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From this reading "I wish Pop were here," remarked Grant grimly.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Then they looked at the third copy of the code which had turned up so strangely.
hand
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From this reading IN THE WATER John, Fred and Grant sat and looked at one another and at the two gold pieces which lay glittering in John's hand.
here
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From this reading "I wish Pop were here," remarked Grant grimly.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I'd like him to see those gold pieces and I'd like him to see what is written across the top of this parchment.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I wish Pop were here," remarked Grant grimly.
I'd
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From this reading "I'd like him to see those gold pieces and I'd like him to see what is written across the top of this parchment.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE WATER John, Fred and Grant sat and looked at one another and at the two gold pieces which lay glittering in John's hand.
inquired
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From this reading "Why so?" inquired Fred.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I'd like him to see those gold pieces and I'd like him to see what is written across the top of this parchment.
John
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John's
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lay
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From this reading IN THE WATER John, Fred and Grant sat and looked at one another and at the two gold pieces which lay glittering in John's hand.
like
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From this reading "I'd like him to see those gold pieces and I'd like him to see what is written across the top of this parchment.
looked
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From this reading IN THE WATER John, Fred and Grant sat and looked at one another and at the two gold pieces which lay glittering in John's hand.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then they looked at the third copy of the code which had turned up so strangely.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading IN THE WATER John, Fred and Grant sat and looked at one another and at the two gold pieces which lay glittering in John's hand.
parchmentnounUS /ˈpɑːrtʃ.mənt/
A stiff, flat, thin material made from the prepared skin of an animal, used for writing.
From this reading "I'd like him to see those gold pieces and I'd like him to see what is written across the top of this parchment.
pieces
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From this reading IN THE WATER John, Fred and Grant sat and looked at one another and at the two gold pieces which lay glittering in John's hand.
Pop
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From this reading "I wish Pop were here," remarked Grant grimly.
remarked
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From this reading "I wish Pop were here," remarked Grant grimly.
sat
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From this reading IN THE WATER John, Fred and Grant sat and looked at one another and at the two gold pieces which lay glittering in John's hand.
see
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From this reading "I'd like him to see those gold pieces and I'd like him to see what is written across the top of this parchment.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Then they looked at the third copy of the code which had turned up so strangely.
strangelynounUS /ˈstrangely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Then they looked at the third copy of the code which had turned up so strangely.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE WATER John, Fred and Grant sat and looked at one another and at the two gold pieces which lay glittering in John's hand.
Then
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From this reading Then they looked at the third copy of the code which had turned up so strangely.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then they looked at the third copy of the code which had turned up so strangely.
third
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From this reading Then they looked at the third copy of the code which had turned up so strangely.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I'd like him to see those gold pieces and I'd like him to see what is written across the top of this parchment.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "I'd like him to see those gold pieces and I'd like him to see what is written across the top of this parchment.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I'd like him to see those gold pieces and I'd like him to see what is written across the top of this parchment.
top
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From this reading "I'd like him to see those gold pieces and I'd like him to see what is written across the top of this parchment.
turned
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From this reading Then they looked at the third copy of the code which had turned up so strangely.
two
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From this reading IN THE WATER John, Fred and Grant sat and looked at one another and at the two gold pieces which lay glittering in John's hand.
up
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From this reading Then they looked at the third copy of the code which had turned up so strangely.
WATER
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From this reading IN THE WATER John, Fred and Grant sat and looked at one another and at the two gold pieces which lay glittering in John's hand.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I wish Pop were here," remarked Grant grimly.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "I'd like him to see those gold pieces and I'd like him to see what is written across the top of this parchment.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN THE WATER John, Fred and Grant sat and looked at one another and at the two gold pieces which lay glittering in John's hand.
Why
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From this reading "Why so?" inquired Fred.
wish
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From this reading "I wish Pop were here," remarked Grant grimly.
written
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From this reading "I'd like him to see those gold pieces and I'd like him to see what is written across the top of this parchment.
