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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 After the funeral, in the course of a stroll round the walls, Gerrard and Charteris had refreshed their memory of the various localities.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading But the hole it concealed was by no means easy to reach, since it was about half-way up the great face of wall, which was much higher on the outside than the inside.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After the funeral, in the course of a stroll round the walls, Gerrard and Charteris had refreshed their memory of the various localities.
ago
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From this reading Long ago they had satisfied themselves as to the identity of the tree which masked the exit of the secret passage, and on looking from the parapet they discovered that it had survived the siege uninjured.
all
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From this reading On the evening of the day when the bodies of the two murdered Englishmen had been laid in the grave with all imaginable honour, four figures crept stealthily through the shadows at the base of the ramparts of the palace.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After the funeral, in the course of a stroll round the walls, Gerrard and Charteris had refreshed their memory of the various localities.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Long ago they had satisfied themselves as to the identity of the tree which masked the exit of the secret passage, and on looking from the parapet they discovered that it had survived the siege uninjured.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On the evening of the day when the bodies of the two murdered Englishmen had been laid in the grave with all imaginable honour, four figures crept stealthily through the shadows at the base of the ramparts of the palace.
base
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From this reading On the evening of the day when the bodies of the two murdered Englishmen had been laid in the grave with all imaginable honour, four figures crept stealthily through the shadows at the base of the ramparts of the palace.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading On the evening of the day when the bodies of the two murdered Englishmen had been laid in the grave with all imaginable honour, four figures crept stealthily through the shadows at the base of the ramparts of the palace.
bodies
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From this reading On the evening of the day when the bodies of the two murdered Englishmen had been laid in the grave with all imaginable honour, four figures crept stealthily through the shadows at the base of the ramparts of the palace.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the hole it concealed was by no means easy to reach, since it was about half-way up the great face of wall, which was much higher on the outside than the inside.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But the hole it concealed was by no means easy to reach, since it was about half-way up the great face of wall, which was much higher on the outside than the inside.
Charteris
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From this reading After the funeral, in the course of a stroll round the walls, Gerrard and Charteris had refreshed their memory of the various localities.
concealed
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From this reading But the hole it concealed was by no means easy to reach, since it was about half-way up the great face of wall, which was much higher on the outside than the inside.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After the funeral, in the course of a stroll round the walls, Gerrard and Charteris had refreshed their memory of the various localities.
crept
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From this reading On the evening of the day when the bodies of the two murdered Englishmen had been laid in the grave with all imaginable honour, four figures crept stealthily through the shadows at the base of the ramparts of the palace.
day
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From this reading On the evening of the day when the bodies of the two murdered Englishmen had been laid in the grave with all imaginable honour, four figures crept stealthily through the shadows at the base of the ramparts of the palace.
discovered
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From this reading Long ago they had satisfied themselves as to the identity of the tree which masked the exit of the secret passage, and on looking from the parapet they discovered that it had survived the siege uninjured.
EARTH
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From this reading RUN TO EARTH.
easy
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From this reading But the hole it concealed was by no means easy to reach, since it was about half-way up the great face of wall, which was much higher on the outside than the inside.
Englishmen
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From this reading On the evening of the day when the bodies of the two murdered Englishmen had been laid in the grave with all imaginable honour, four figures crept stealthily through the shadows at the base of the ramparts of the palace.
evening
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From this reading On the evening of the day when the bodies of the two murdered Englishmen had been laid in the grave with all imaginable honour, four figures crept stealthily through the shadows at the base of the ramparts of the palace.
exit
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From this reading Long ago they had satisfied themselves as to the identity of the tree which masked the exit of the secret passage, and on looking from the parapet they discovered that it had survived the siege uninjured.
face
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From this reading But the hole it concealed was by no means easy to reach, since it was about half-way up the great face of wall, which was much higher on the outside than the inside.
figures
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From this reading On the evening of the day when the bodies of the two murdered Englishmen had been laid in the grave with all imaginable honour, four figures crept stealthily through the shadows at the base of the ramparts of the palace.
four
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From this reading On the evening of the day when the bodies of the two murdered Englishmen had been laid in the grave with all imaginable honour, four figures crept stealthily through the shadows at the base of the ramparts of the palace.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Long ago they had satisfied themselves as to the identity of the tree which masked the exit of the secret passage, and on looking from the parapet they discovered that it had survived the siege uninjured.
funeral
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From this reading After the funeral, in the course of a stroll round the walls, Gerrard and Charteris had refreshed their memory of the various localities.
Gerrard
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From this reading After the funeral, in the course of a stroll round the walls, Gerrard and Charteris had refreshed their memory of the various localities.
grave
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From this reading On the evening of the day when the bodies of the two murdered Englishmen had been laid in the grave with all imaginable honour, four figures crept stealthily through the shadows at the base of the ramparts of the palace.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the hole it concealed was by no means easy to reach, since it was about half-way up the great face of wall, which was much higher on the outside than the inside.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading On the evening of the day when the bodies of the two murdered Englishmen had been laid in the grave with all imaginable honour, four figures crept stealthily through the shadows at the base of the ramparts of the palace.
half-waynounUS /half-way/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the hole it concealed was by no means easy to reach, since it was about half-way up the great face of wall, which was much higher on the outside than the inside.
higher
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From this reading But the hole it concealed was by no means easy to reach, since it was about half-way up the great face of wall, which was much higher on the outside than the inside.
hole
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From this reading But the hole it concealed was by no means easy to reach, since it was about half-way up the great face of wall, which was much higher on the outside than the inside.
honour
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From this reading On the evening of the day when the bodies of the two murdered Englishmen had been laid in the grave with all imaginable honour, four figures crept stealthily through the shadows at the base of the ramparts of the palace.
identity
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From this reading Long ago they had satisfied themselves as to the identity of the tree which masked the exit of the secret passage, and on looking from the parapet they discovered that it had survived the siege uninjured.
imaginable
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From this reading On the evening of the day when the bodies of the two murdered Englishmen had been laid in the grave with all imaginable honour, four figures crept stealthily through the shadows at the base of the ramparts of the palace.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On the evening of the day when the bodies of the two murdered Englishmen had been laid in the grave with all imaginable honour, four figures crept stealthily through the shadows at the base of the ramparts of the palace.
inside
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From this reading But the hole it concealed was by no means easy to reach, since it was about half-way up the great face of wall, which was much higher on the outside than the inside.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Long ago they had satisfied themselves as to the identity of the tree which masked the exit of the secret passage, and on looking from the parapet they discovered that it had survived the siege uninjured.
laid
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From this reading On the evening of the day when the bodies of the two murdered Englishmen had been laid in the grave with all imaginable honour, four figures crept stealthily through the shadows at the base of the ramparts of the palace.
localities
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From this reading After the funeral, in the course of a stroll round the walls, Gerrard and Charteris had refreshed their memory of the various localities.
LongnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Long ago they had satisfied themselves as to the identity of the tree which masked the exit of the secret passage, and on looking from the parapet they discovered that it had survived the siege uninjured.
looking
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From this reading Long ago they had satisfied themselves as to the identity of the tree which masked the exit of the secret passage, and on looking from the parapet they discovered that it had survived the siege uninjured.
masked
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From this reading Long ago they had satisfied themselves as to the identity of the tree which masked the exit of the secret passage, and on looking from the parapet they discovered that it had survived the siege uninjured.
means
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From this reading But the hole it concealed was by no means easy to reach, since it was about half-way up the great face of wall, which was much higher on the outside than the inside.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading After the funeral, in the course of a stroll round the walls, Gerrard and Charteris had refreshed their memory of the various localities.
much
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From this reading But the hole it concealed was by no means easy to reach, since it was about half-way up the great face of wall, which was much higher on the outside than the inside.
murdered
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From this reading On the evening of the day when the bodies of the two murdered Englishmen had been laid in the grave with all imaginable honour, four figures crept stealthily through the shadows at the base of the ramparts of the palace.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But the hole it concealed was by no means easy to reach, since it was about half-way up the great face of wall, which was much higher on the outside than the inside.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the evening of the day when the bodies of the two murdered Englishmen had been laid in the grave with all imaginable honour, four figures crept stealthily through the shadows at the base of the ramparts of the palace.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the evening of the day when the bodies of the two murdered Englishmen had been laid in the grave with all imaginable honour, four figures crept stealthily through the shadows at the base of the ramparts of the palace.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But the hole it concealed was by no means easy to reach, since it was about half-way up the great face of wall, which was much higher on the outside than the inside.
palace
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From this reading On the evening of the day when the bodies of the two murdered Englishmen had been laid in the grave with all imaginable honour, four figures crept stealthily through the shadows at the base of the ramparts of the palace.
parapet
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From this reading Long ago they had satisfied themselves as to the identity of the tree which masked the exit of the secret passage, and on looking from the parapet they discovered that it had survived the siege uninjured.
passagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Long ago they had satisfied themselves as to the identity of the tree which masked the exit of the secret passage, and on looking from the parapet they discovered that it had survived the siege uninjured.
ramparts
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From this reading On the evening of the day when the bodies of the two murdered Englishmen had been laid in the grave with all imaginable honour, four figures crept stealthily through the shadows at the base of the ramparts of the palace.
reach
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From this reading But the hole it concealed was by no means easy to reach, since it was about half-way up the great face of wall, which was much higher on the outside than the inside.
refreshed
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From this reading After the funeral, in the course of a stroll round the walls, Gerrard and Charteris had refreshed their memory of the various localities.
round
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From this reading After the funeral, in the course of a stroll round the walls, Gerrard and Charteris had refreshed their memory of the various localities.
RUN
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From this reading RUN TO EARTH.
satisfied
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From this reading Long ago they had satisfied themselves as to the identity of the tree which masked the exit of the secret passage, and on looking from the parapet they discovered that it had survived the siege uninjured.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading Long ago they had satisfied themselves as to the identity of the tree which masked the exit of the secret passage, and on looking from the parapet they discovered that it had survived the siege uninjured.
shadows
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From this reading On the evening of the day when the bodies of the two murdered Englishmen had been laid in the grave with all imaginable honour, four figures crept stealthily through the shadows at the base of the ramparts of the palace.
siege
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From this reading Long ago they had satisfied themselves as to the identity of the tree which masked the exit of the secret passage, and on looking from the parapet they discovered that it had survived the siege uninjured.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading But the hole it concealed was by no means easy to reach, since it was about half-way up the great face of wall, which was much higher on the outside than the inside.
stealthily
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From this reading On the evening of the day when the bodies of the two murdered Englishmen had been laid in the grave with all imaginable honour, four figures crept stealthily through the shadows at the base of the ramparts of the palace.
stroll
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From this reading After the funeral, in the course of a stroll round the walls, Gerrard and Charteris had refreshed their memory of the various localities.
survived
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From this reading Long ago they had satisfied themselves as to the identity of the tree which masked the exit of the secret passage, and on looking from the parapet they discovered that it had survived the siege uninjured.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading But the hole it concealed was by no means easy to reach, since it was about half-way up the great face of wall, which was much higher on the outside than the inside.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Long ago they had satisfied themselves as to the identity of the tree which masked the exit of the secret passage, and on looking from the parapet they discovered that it had survived the siege uninjured.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the evening of the day when the bodies of the two murdered Englishmen had been laid in the grave with all imaginable honour, four figures crept stealthily through the shadows at the base of the ramparts of the palace.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading After the funeral, in the course of a stroll round the walls, Gerrard and Charteris had refreshed their memory of the various localities.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Long ago they had satisfied themselves as to the identity of the tree which masked the exit of the secret passage, and on looking from the parapet they discovered that it had survived the siege uninjured.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Long ago they had satisfied themselves as to the identity of the tree which masked the exit of the secret passage, and on looking from the parapet they discovered that it had survived the siege uninjured.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading On the evening of the day when the bodies of the two murdered Englishmen had been laid in the grave with all imaginable honour, four figures crept stealthily through the shadows at the base of the ramparts of the palace.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading RUN TO EARTH.
tree
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From this reading Long ago they had satisfied themselves as to the identity of the tree which masked the exit of the secret passage, and on looking from the parapet they discovered that it had survived the siege uninjured.
two
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From this reading On the evening of the day when the bodies of the two murdered Englishmen had been laid in the grave with all imaginable honour, four figures crept stealthily through the shadows at the base of the ramparts of the palace.
uninjured
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From this reading Long ago they had satisfied themselves as to the identity of the tree which masked the exit of the secret passage, and on looking from the parapet they discovered that it had survived the siege uninjured.
up
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From this reading But the hole it concealed was by no means easy to reach, since it was about half-way up the great face of wall, which was much higher on the outside than the inside.
various
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From this reading After the funeral, in the course of a stroll round the walls, Gerrard and Charteris had refreshed their memory of the various localities.
wall
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From this reading But the hole it concealed was by no means easy to reach, since it was about half-way up the great face of wall, which was much higher on the outside than the inside.
walls
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From this reading After the funeral, in the course of a stroll round the walls, Gerrard and Charteris had refreshed their memory of the various localities.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But the hole it concealed was by no means easy to reach, since it was about half-way up the great face of wall, which was much higher on the outside than the inside.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading On the evening of the day when the bodies of the two murdered Englishmen had been laid in the grave with all imaginable honour, four figures crept stealthily through the shadows at the base of the ramparts of the palace.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Long ago they had satisfied themselves as to the identity of the tree which masked the exit of the secret passage, and on looking from the parapet they discovered that it had survived the siege uninjured.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading On the evening of the day when the bodies of the two murdered Englishmen had been laid in the grave with all imaginable honour, four figures crept stealthily through the shadows at the base of the ramparts of the palace.
