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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 LOST CIGARETTE CASE To other woods the trail leads on, To other worlds and new, Where they who keep the secret here Will keep the promise too.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The man clenched Armitage about the body with his legs while he struck a match on a box he produced from his pocket.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The match spurted fire and he looked into the face of the servant whom he had seen in the room above.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A LOST CIGARETTE CASE To other woods the trail leads on, To other worlds and new, Where they who keep the secret here Will keep the promise too.
Armitage
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From this reading The man clenched Armitage about the body with his legs while he struck a match on a box he produced from his pocket.
arms
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From this reading The suddenness with which he had been flung into the kitchen had knocked the breath out of Armitage, and the huge thighs of his captor pinned his arms tight.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The suddenness with which he had been flung into the kitchen had knocked the breath out of Armitage, and the huge thighs of his captor pinned his arms tight.
Beers
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From this reading —Henry A. Beers.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The man clenched Armitage about the body with his legs while he struck a match on a box he produced from his pocket.
box
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From this reading The man clenched Armitage about the body with his legs while he struck a match on a box he produced from his pocket.
breath
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From this reading The suddenness with which he had been flung into the kitchen had knocked the breath out of Armitage, and the huge thighs of his captor pinned his arms tight.
captor
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From this reading The suddenness with which he had been flung into the kitchen had knocked the breath out of Armitage, and the huge thighs of his captor pinned his arms tight.
CASE
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From this reading A LOST CIGARETTE CASE To other woods the trail leads on, To other worlds and new, Where they who keep the secret here Will keep the promise too.
CIGARETTE
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From this reading A LOST CIGARETTE CASE To other woods the trail leads on, To other worlds and new, Where they who keep the secret here Will keep the promise too.
clenched
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From this reading The man clenched Armitage about the body with his legs while he struck a match on a box he produced from his pocket.
face
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From this reading The match spurted fire and he looked into the face of the servant whom he had seen in the room above.
fire
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From this reading The match spurted fire and he looked into the face of the servant whom he had seen in the room above.
flung
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From this reading The suddenness with which he had been flung into the kitchen had knocked the breath out of Armitage, and the huge thighs of his captor pinned his arms tight.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The man clenched Armitage about the body with his legs while he struck a match on a box he produced from his pocket.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The suddenness with which he had been flung into the kitchen had knocked the breath out of Armitage, and the huge thighs of his captor pinned his arms tight.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The man clenched Armitage about the body with his legs while he struck a match on a box he produced from his pocket.
Henry
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From this reading —Henry A. Beers.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A LOST CIGARETTE CASE To other woods the trail leads on, To other worlds and new, Where they who keep the secret here Will keep the promise too.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The man clenched Armitage about the body with his legs while he struck a match on a box he produced from his pocket.
huge
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From this reading The suddenness with which he had been flung into the kitchen had knocked the breath out of Armitage, and the huge thighs of his captor pinned his arms tight.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The match spurted fire and he looked into the face of the servant whom he had seen in the room above.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The suddenness with which he had been flung into the kitchen had knocked the breath out of Armitage, and the huge thighs of his captor pinned his arms tight.
keep
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From this reading A LOST CIGARETTE CASE To other woods the trail leads on, To other worlds and new, Where they who keep the secret here Will keep the promise too.
kitchen
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From this reading The suddenness with which he had been flung into the kitchen had knocked the breath out of Armitage, and the huge thighs of his captor pinned his arms tight.
knocked
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From this reading The suddenness with which he had been flung into the kitchen had knocked the breath out of Armitage, and the huge thighs of his captor pinned his arms tight.
leads
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From this reading A LOST CIGARETTE CASE To other woods the trail leads on, To other worlds and new, Where they who keep the secret here Will keep the promise too.
legs
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From this reading The man clenched Armitage about the body with his legs while he struck a match on a box he produced from his pocket.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The match spurted fire and he looked into the face of the servant whom he had seen in the room above.
LOST
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From this reading A LOST CIGARETTE CASE To other woods the trail leads on, To other worlds and new, Where they who keep the secret here Will keep the promise too.
man
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From this reading The man clenched Armitage about the body with his legs while he struck a match on a box he produced from his pocket.
match
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From this reading The man clenched Armitage about the body with his legs while he struck a match on a box he produced from his pocket.
new
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From this reading A LOST CIGARETTE CASE To other woods the trail leads on, To other worlds and new, Where they who keep the secret here Will keep the promise too.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The suddenness with which he had been flung into the kitchen had knocked the breath out of Armitage, and the huge thighs of his captor pinned his arms tight.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A LOST CIGARETTE CASE To other woods the trail leads on, To other worlds and new, Where they who keep the secret here Will keep the promise too.
other
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From this reading A LOST CIGARETTE CASE To other woods the trail leads on, To other worlds and new, Where they who keep the secret here Will keep the promise too.
out
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From this reading The suddenness with which he had been flung into the kitchen had knocked the breath out of Armitage, and the huge thighs of his captor pinned his arms tight.
pinned
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From this reading The suddenness with which he had been flung into the kitchen had knocked the breath out of Armitage, and the huge thighs of his captor pinned his arms tight.
pocket
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From this reading The man clenched Armitage about the body with his legs while he struck a match on a box he produced from his pocket.
produced
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From this reading The man clenched Armitage about the body with his legs while he struck a match on a box he produced from his pocket.
promise
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From this reading A LOST CIGARETTE CASE To other woods the trail leads on, To other worlds and new, Where they who keep the secret here Will keep the promise too.
room
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From this reading The match spurted fire and he looked into the face of the servant whom he had seen in the room above.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading A LOST CIGARETTE CASE To other woods the trail leads on, To other worlds and new, Where they who keep the secret here Will keep the promise too.
seen
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From this reading The match spurted fire and he looked into the face of the servant whom he had seen in the room above.
servant
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From this reading The match spurted fire and he looked into the face of the servant whom he had seen in the room above.
spurted
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From this reading The match spurted fire and he looked into the face of the servant whom he had seen in the room above.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The man clenched Armitage about the body with his legs while he struck a match on a box he produced from his pocket.
suddenness
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From this reading The suddenness with which he had been flung into the kitchen had knocked the breath out of Armitage, and the huge thighs of his captor pinned his arms tight.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A LOST CIGARETTE CASE To other woods the trail leads on, To other worlds and new, Where they who keep the secret here Will keep the promise too.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A LOST CIGARETTE CASE To other woods the trail leads on, To other worlds and new, Where they who keep the secret here Will keep the promise too.
thighs
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From this reading The suddenness with which he had been flung into the kitchen had knocked the breath out of Armitage, and the huge thighs of his captor pinned his arms tight.
tight
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From this reading The suddenness with which he had been flung into the kitchen had knocked the breath out of Armitage, and the huge thighs of his captor pinned his arms tight.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A LOST CIGARETTE CASE To other woods the trail leads on, To other worlds and new, Where they who keep the secret here Will keep the promise too.
too
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From this reading A LOST CIGARETTE CASE To other woods the trail leads on, To other worlds and new, Where they who keep the secret here Will keep the promise too.
trail
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From this reading A LOST CIGARETTE CASE To other woods the trail leads on, To other worlds and new, Where they who keep the secret here Will keep the promise too.
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading A LOST CIGARETTE CASE To other woods the trail leads on, To other worlds and new, Where they who keep the secret here Will keep the promise too.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The suddenness with which he had been flung into the kitchen had knocked the breath out of Armitage, and the huge thighs of his captor pinned his arms tight.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The man clenched Armitage about the body with his legs while he struck a match on a box he produced from his pocket.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading A LOST CIGARETTE CASE To other woods the trail leads on, To other worlds and new, Where they who keep the secret here Will keep the promise too.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The match spurted fire and he looked into the face of the servant whom he had seen in the room above.
Willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading A LOST CIGARETTE CASE To other woods the trail leads on, To other worlds and new, Where they who keep the secret here Will keep the promise too.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The man clenched Armitage about the body with his legs while he struck a match on a box he produced from his pocket.
woods
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From this reading A LOST CIGARETTE CASE To other woods the trail leads on, To other worlds and new, Where they who keep the secret here Will keep the promise too.
worlds
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From this reading A LOST CIGARETTE CASE To other woods the trail leads on, To other worlds and new, Where they who keep the secret here Will keep the promise too.
