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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 Allison, a heavy-jowled, powerful man, was standing at bay behind the dining-room table.
Allison
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From this reading Allison, a heavy-jowled, powerful man, was standing at bay behind the dining-room table.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Allison, a heavy-jowled, powerful man, was standing at bay behind the dining-room table.
bay
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From this reading Allison, a heavy-jowled, powerful man, was standing at bay behind the dining-room table.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Allison, a heavy-jowled, powerful man, was standing at bay behind the dining-room table.
Bob
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From this reading Bob darted by him.
BRIDGE
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From this reading THE HERO OF THE BRIDGE OLSEN leaped in through the opening, kicking the pieces of the wrecked door that interfered with his passage from his path.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They ran into the front room, which, in this instance, was the parlor, but found it vacant.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Bob darted by him.
darted
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From this reading Bob darted by him.
dining
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From this reading Next Jarvis dived into the dining room.
dining-room
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From this reading Allison, a heavy-jowled, powerful man, was standing at bay behind the dining-room table.
dived
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From this reading Next Jarvis dived into the dining room.
door
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From this reading THE HERO OF THE BRIDGE OLSEN leaped in through the opening, kicking the pieces of the wrecked door that interfered with his passage from his path.
found
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From this reading They ran into the front room, which, in this instance, was the parlor, but found it vacant.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE HERO OF THE BRIDGE OLSEN leaped in through the opening, kicking the pieces of the wrecked door that interfered with his passage from his path.
front
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From this reading They ran into the front room, which, in this instance, was the parlor, but found it vacant.
heavy-jowled
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From this reading Allison, a heavy-jowled, powerful man, was standing at bay behind the dining-room table.
HERO
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From this reading THE HERO OF THE BRIDGE OLSEN leaped in through the opening, kicking the pieces of the wrecked door that interfered with his passage from his path.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Bob darted by him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE HERO OF THE BRIDGE OLSEN leaped in through the opening, kicking the pieces of the wrecked door that interfered with his passage from his path.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE HERO OF THE BRIDGE OLSEN leaped in through the opening, kicking the pieces of the wrecked door that interfered with his passage from his path.
instance
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From this reading They ran into the front room, which, in this instance, was the parlor, but found it vacant.
interfered
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From this reading THE HERO OF THE BRIDGE OLSEN leaped in through the opening, kicking the pieces of the wrecked door that interfered with his passage from his path.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading They ran into the front room, which, in this instance, was the parlor, but found it vacant.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They ran into the front room, which, in this instance, was the parlor, but found it vacant.
Jarvis
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From this reading Next Jarvis dived into the dining room.
kicking
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From this reading THE HERO OF THE BRIDGE OLSEN leaped in through the opening, kicking the pieces of the wrecked door that interfered with his passage from his path.
leaped
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From this reading THE HERO OF THE BRIDGE OLSEN leaped in through the opening, kicking the pieces of the wrecked door that interfered with his passage from his path.
man
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From this reading Allison, a heavy-jowled, powerful man, was standing at bay behind the dining-room table.
Next
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From this reading Next Jarvis dived into the dining room.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE HERO OF THE BRIDGE OLSEN leaped in through the opening, kicking the pieces of the wrecked door that interfered with his passage from his path.
OLSEN
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From this reading THE HERO OF THE BRIDGE OLSEN leaped in through the opening, kicking the pieces of the wrecked door that interfered with his passage from his path.
opening
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From this reading THE HERO OF THE BRIDGE OLSEN leaped in through the opening, kicking the pieces of the wrecked door that interfered with his passage from his path.
parlornounUS /ˈpɑːrlər/
an old-fashioned sitting room
From this reading They ran into the front room, which, in this instance, was the parlor, but found it vacant.
passage
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From this reading THE HERO OF THE BRIDGE OLSEN leaped in through the opening, kicking the pieces of the wrecked door that interfered with his passage from his path.
path
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From this reading THE HERO OF THE BRIDGE OLSEN leaped in through the opening, kicking the pieces of the wrecked door that interfered with his passage from his path.
pieces
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From this reading THE HERO OF THE BRIDGE OLSEN leaped in through the opening, kicking the pieces of the wrecked door that interfered with his passage from his path.
powerful
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From this reading Allison, a heavy-jowled, powerful man, was standing at bay behind the dining-room table.
ran
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From this reading They ran into the front room, which, in this instance, was the parlor, but found it vacant.
room
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From this reading They ran into the front room, which, in this instance, was the parlor, but found it vacant.
standing
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From this reading Allison, a heavy-jowled, powerful man, was standing at bay behind the dining-room table.
table
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From this reading Allison, a heavy-jowled, powerful man, was standing at bay behind the dining-room table.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE HERO OF THE BRIDGE OLSEN leaped in through the opening, kicking the pieces of the wrecked door that interfered with his passage from his path.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HERO OF THE BRIDGE OLSEN leaped in through the opening, kicking the pieces of the wrecked door that interfered with his passage from his path.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They ran into the front room, which, in this instance, was the parlor, but found it vacant.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading They ran into the front room, which, in this instance, was the parlor, but found it vacant.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading THE HERO OF THE BRIDGE OLSEN leaped in through the opening, kicking the pieces of the wrecked door that interfered with his passage from his path.
vacant
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From this reading They ran into the front room, which, in this instance, was the parlor, but found it vacant.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They ran into the front room, which, in this instance, was the parlor, but found it vacant.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They ran into the front room, which, in this instance, was the parlor, but found it vacant.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE HERO OF THE BRIDGE OLSEN leaped in through the opening, kicking the pieces of the wrecked door that interfered with his passage from his path.
wrecked
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From this reading THE HERO OF THE BRIDGE OLSEN leaped in through the opening, kicking the pieces of the wrecked door that interfered with his passage from his path.
