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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 A CLUE Grant's companions sat and looked at him in amazement not unmixed with alarm.
alarm
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From this reading A CLUE Grant's companions sat and looked at him in amazement not unmixed with alarm.
amazement
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From this reading A CLUE Grant's companions sat and looked at him in amazement not unmixed with alarm.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A CLUE Grant's companions sat and looked at him in amazement not unmixed with alarm.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading They watched their comrade execute a war dance around the entrance to the cave for some moments and finally disappear within, uttering one last triumphant whoop.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A CLUE Grant's companions sat and looked at him in amazement not unmixed with alarm.
behavior
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From this reading They could see no reason for his strange behavior and were at a complete loss what to make of it.
cave
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From this reading They watched their comrade execute a war dance around the entrance to the cave for some moments and finally disappear within, uttering one last triumphant whoop.
CLUE
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From this reading A CLUE Grant's companions sat and looked at him in amazement not unmixed with alarm.
companions
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From this reading A CLUE Grant's companions sat and looked at him in amazement not unmixed with alarm.
complete
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comrade
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From this reading They watched their comrade execute a war dance around the entrance to the cave for some moments and finally disappear within, uttering one last triumphant whoop.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading They could see no reason for his strange behavior and were at a complete loss what to make of it.
crazy
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From this reading "He's gone crazy I guess," said Fred.
dance
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From this reading They watched their comrade execute a war dance around the entrance to the cave for some moments and finally disappear within, uttering one last triumphant whoop.
disappear
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From this reading They watched their comrade execute a war dance around the entrance to the cave for some moments and finally disappear within, uttering one last triumphant whoop.
entrance
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From this reading They watched their comrade execute a war dance around the entrance to the cave for some moments and finally disappear within, uttering one last triumphant whoop.
exclaimed
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From this reading "What struck him?" exclaimed John in perplexity.
execute
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From this reading They watched their comrade execute a war dance around the entrance to the cave for some moments and finally disappear within, uttering one last triumphant whoop.
finally
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From this reading They watched their comrade execute a war dance around the entrance to the cave for some moments and finally disappear within, uttering one last triumphant whoop.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They could see no reason for his strange behavior and were at a complete loss what to make of it.
Fred
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From this reading "He's gone crazy I guess," said Fred.
gone
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From this reading "He's gone crazy I guess," said Fred.
Grant's
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From this reading A CLUE Grant's companions sat and looked at him in amazement not unmixed with alarm.
guess
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From this reading "He's gone crazy I guess," said Fred.
He's
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From this reading "He's gone crazy I guess," said Fred.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A CLUE Grant's companions sat and looked at him in amazement not unmixed with alarm.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They could see no reason for his strange behavior and were at a complete loss what to make of it.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "He's gone crazy I guess," said Fred.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A CLUE Grant's companions sat and looked at him in amazement not unmixed with alarm.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They could see no reason for his strange behavior and were at a complete loss what to make of it.
John
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From this reading "What struck him?" exclaimed John in perplexity.
last
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From this reading They watched their comrade execute a war dance around the entrance to the cave for some moments and finally disappear within, uttering one last triumphant whoop.
looked
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From this reading A CLUE Grant's companions sat and looked at him in amazement not unmixed with alarm.
loss
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make
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moments
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From this reading They watched their comrade execute a war dance around the entrance to the cave for some moments and finally disappear within, uttering one last triumphant whoop.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading They could see no reason for his strange behavior and were at a complete loss what to make of it.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A CLUE Grant's companions sat and looked at him in amazement not unmixed with alarm.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They could see no reason for his strange behavior and were at a complete loss what to make of it.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They watched their comrade execute a war dance around the entrance to the cave for some moments and finally disappear within, uttering one last triumphant whoop.
perplexity
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From this reading "What struck him?" exclaimed John in perplexity.
reason
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said
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From this reading "He's gone crazy I guess," said Fred.
sat
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From this reading A CLUE Grant's companions sat and looked at him in amazement not unmixed with alarm.
see
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some
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From this reading They watched their comrade execute a war dance around the entrance to the cave for some moments and finally disappear within, uttering one last triumphant whoop.
strange
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struck
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From this reading "What struck him?" exclaimed John in perplexity.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They watched their comrade execute a war dance around the entrance to the cave for some moments and finally disappear within, uttering one last triumphant whoop.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They watched their comrade execute a war dance around the entrance to the cave for some moments and finally disappear within, uttering one last triumphant whoop.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They could see no reason for his strange behavior and were at a complete loss what to make of it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They could see no reason for his strange behavior and were at a complete loss what to make of it.
triumphant
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From this reading They watched their comrade execute a war dance around the entrance to the cave for some moments and finally disappear within, uttering one last triumphant whoop.
unmixed
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From this reading A CLUE Grant's companions sat and looked at him in amazement not unmixed with alarm.
uttering
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From this reading They watched their comrade execute a war dance around the entrance to the cave for some moments and finally disappear within, uttering one last triumphant whoop.
war
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From this reading They watched their comrade execute a war dance around the entrance to the cave for some moments and finally disappear within, uttering one last triumphant whoop.
watched
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From this reading They watched their comrade execute a war dance around the entrance to the cave for some moments and finally disappear within, uttering one last triumphant whoop.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They could see no reason for his strange behavior and were at a complete loss what to make of it.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading They could see no reason for his strange behavior and were at a complete loss what to make of it.
whoop
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From this reading They watched their comrade execute a war dance around the entrance to the cave for some moments and finally disappear within, uttering one last triumphant whoop.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A CLUE Grant's companions sat and looked at him in amazement not unmixed with alarm.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading They watched their comrade execute a war dance around the entrance to the cave for some moments and finally disappear within, uttering one last triumphant whoop.
