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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 Of course, this was taking a chance on the occupants; but whoever they were, they discreetly kept out of the fight.
accordingly
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From this reading But he realized that almost any moment they were likely to attack him from the roofs of the surrounding houses; and, accordingly, as soon as he had momentarily cleared the street, he withdrew into the house at its end.
adjoining
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From this reading The narrow window openings, which are typical of Porovian architecture, afforded ideal loopholes, and enabled Cabot to pick off with ease any black form which showed itself, either at the opening of the street or at the edge of any of the adjoining roofs.
afforded
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From this reading The narrow window openings, which are typical of Porovian architecture, afforded ideal loopholes, and enabled Cabot to pick off with ease any black form which showed itself, either at the opening of the street or at the edge of any of the adjoining roofs.
almost
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From this reading But he realized that almost any moment they were likely to attack him from the roofs of the surrounding houses; and, accordingly, as soon as he had momentarily cleared the street, he withdrew into the house at its end.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But he realized that almost any moment they were likely to attack him from the roofs of the surrounding houses; and, accordingly, as soon as he had momentarily cleared the street, he withdrew into the house at its end.
any
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From this reading But he realized that almost any moment they were likely to attack him from the roofs of the surrounding houses; and, accordingly, as soon as he had momentarily cleared the street, he withdrew into the house at its end.
architecture
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From this reading The narrow window openings, which are typical of Porovian architecture, afforded ideal loopholes, and enabled Cabot to pick off with ease any black form which showed itself, either at the opening of the street or at the edge of any of the adjoining roofs.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The narrow window openings, which are typical of Porovian architecture, afforded ideal loopholes, and enabled Cabot to pick off with ease any black form which showed itself, either at the opening of the street or at the edge of any of the adjoining roofs.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But he realized that almost any moment they were likely to attack him from the roofs of the surrounding houses; and, accordingly, as soon as he had momentarily cleared the street, he withdrew into the house at its end.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But he realized that almost any moment they were likely to attack him from the roofs of the surrounding houses; and, accordingly, as soon as he had momentarily cleared the street, he withdrew into the house at its end.
attack
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From this reading But he realized that almost any moment they were likely to attack him from the roofs of the surrounding houses; and, accordingly, as soon as he had momentarily cleared the street, he withdrew into the house at its end.
bandolier
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From this reading Even the bandolier which he had taken from the dead driver of the kerkool would in time become exhausted.
become
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From this reading Even the bandolier which he had taken from the dead driver of the kerkool would in time become exhausted.
black
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From this reading The narrow window openings, which are typical of Porovian architecture, afforded ideal loopholes, and enabled Cabot to pick off with ease any black form which showed itself, either at the opening of the street or at the edge of any of the adjoining roofs.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he realized that almost any moment they were likely to attack him from the roofs of the surrounding houses; and, accordingly, as soon as he had momentarily cleared the street, he withdrew into the house at its end.
Cabot
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From this reading The narrow window openings, which are typical of Porovian architecture, afforded ideal loopholes, and enabled Cabot to pick off with ease any black form which showed itself, either at the opening of the street or at the edge of any of the adjoining roofs.
chance
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From this reading Of course, this was taking a chance on the occupants; but whoever they were, they discreetly kept out of the fight.
cleared
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From this reading But he realized that almost any moment they were likely to attack him from the roofs of the surrounding houses; and, accordingly, as soon as he had momentarily cleared the street, he withdrew into the house at its end.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But this could not keep on forever.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course, this was taking a chance on the occupants; but whoever they were, they discreetly kept out of the fight.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even the bandolier which he had taken from the dead driver of the kerkool would in time become exhausted.
discreetly
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From this reading Of course, this was taking a chance on the occupants; but whoever they were, they discreetly kept out of the fight.
driver
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From this reading Even the bandolier which he had taken from the dead driver of the kerkool would in time become exhausted.
ease
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From this reading The narrow window openings, which are typical of Porovian architecture, afforded ideal loopholes, and enabled Cabot to pick off with ease any black form which showed itself, either at the opening of the street or at the edge of any of the adjoining roofs.
edge
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From this reading The narrow window openings, which are typical of Porovian architecture, afforded ideal loopholes, and enabled Cabot to pick off with ease any black form which showed itself, either at the opening of the street or at the edge of any of the adjoining roofs.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading The narrow window openings, which are typical of Porovian architecture, afforded ideal loopholes, and enabled Cabot to pick off with ease any black form which showed itself, either at the opening of the street or at the edge of any of the adjoining roofs.
enabled
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From this reading The narrow window openings, which are typical of Porovian architecture, afforded ideal loopholes, and enabled Cabot to pick off with ease any black form which showed itself, either at the opening of the street or at the edge of any of the adjoining roofs.
end
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From this reading But he realized that almost any moment they were likely to attack him from the roofs of the surrounding houses; and, accordingly, as soon as he had momentarily cleared the street, he withdrew into the house at its end.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even the bandolier which he had taken from the dead driver of the kerkool would in time become exhausted.
exhausted
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From this reading Even the bandolier which he had taken from the dead driver of the kerkool would in time become exhausted.
fight
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From this reading Of course, this was taking a chance on the occupants; but whoever they were, they discreetly kept out of the fight.
forever
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From this reading But this could not keep on forever.
form
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From this reading The narrow window openings, which are typical of Porovian architecture, afforded ideal loopholes, and enabled Cabot to pick off with ease any black form which showed itself, either at the opening of the street or at the edge of any of the adjoining roofs.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But he realized that almost any moment they were likely to attack him from the roofs of the surrounding houses; and, accordingly, as soon as he had momentarily cleared the street, he withdrew into the house at its end.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But he realized that almost any moment they were likely to attack him from the roofs of the surrounding houses; and, accordingly, as soon as he had momentarily cleared the street, he withdrew into the house at its end.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But he realized that almost any moment they were likely to attack him from the roofs of the surrounding houses; and, accordingly, as soon as he had momentarily cleared the street, he withdrew into the house at its end.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But he realized that almost any moment they were likely to attack him from the roofs of the surrounding houses; and, accordingly, as soon as he had momentarily cleared the street, he withdrew into the house at its end.
house
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From this reading But he realized that almost any moment they were likely to attack him from the roofs of the surrounding houses; and, accordingly, as soon as he had momentarily cleared the street, he withdrew into the house at its end.
houses
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From this reading But he realized that almost any moment they were likely to attack him from the roofs of the surrounding houses; and, accordingly, as soon as he had momentarily cleared the street, he withdrew into the house at its end.
ideal
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From this reading The narrow window openings, which are typical of Porovian architecture, afforded ideal loopholes, and enabled Cabot to pick off with ease any black form which showed itself, either at the opening of the street or at the edge of any of the adjoining roofs.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Even the bandolier which he had taken from the dead driver of the kerkool would in time become exhausted.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But he realized that almost any moment they were likely to attack him from the roofs of the surrounding houses; and, accordingly, as soon as he had momentarily cleared the street, he withdrew into the house at its end.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading But he realized that almost any moment they were likely to attack him from the roofs of the surrounding houses; and, accordingly, as soon as he had momentarily cleared the street, he withdrew into the house at its end.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The narrow window openings, which are typical of Porovian architecture, afforded ideal loopholes, and enabled Cabot to pick off with ease any black form which showed itself, either at the opening of the street or at the edge of any of the adjoining roofs.
keep
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From this reading But this could not keep on forever.
kept
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From this reading Of course, this was taking a chance on the occupants; but whoever they were, they discreetly kept out of the fight.
kerkool
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From this reading Even the bandolier which he had taken from the dead driver of the kerkool would in time become exhausted.
likely
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From this reading But he realized that almost any moment they were likely to attack him from the roofs of the surrounding houses; and, accordingly, as soon as he had momentarily cleared the street, he withdrew into the house at its end.
loopholesnounUS /ˈloopholes/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The narrow window openings, which are typical of Porovian architecture, afforded ideal loopholes, and enabled Cabot to pick off with ease any black form which showed itself, either at the opening of the street or at the edge of any of the adjoining roofs.
moment
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From this reading But he realized that almost any moment they were likely to attack him from the roofs of the surrounding houses; and, accordingly, as soon as he had momentarily cleared the street, he withdrew into the house at its end.
momentarily
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From this reading But he realized that almost any moment they were likely to attack him from the roofs of the surrounding houses; and, accordingly, as soon as he had momentarily cleared the street, he withdrew into the house at its end.
narrow
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From this reading The narrow window openings, which are typical of Porovian architecture, afforded ideal loopholes, and enabled Cabot to pick off with ease any black form which showed itself, either at the opening of the street or at the edge of any of the adjoining roofs.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But this could not keep on forever.
occupants
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From this reading Of course, this was taking a chance on the occupants; but whoever they were, they discreetly kept out of the fight.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But he realized that almost any moment they were likely to attack him from the roofs of the surrounding houses; and, accordingly, as soon as he had momentarily cleared the street, he withdrew into the house at its end.
off
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From this reading The narrow window openings, which are typical of Porovian architecture, afforded ideal loopholes, and enabled Cabot to pick off with ease any black form which showed itself, either at the opening of the street or at the edge of any of the adjoining roofs.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Of course, this was taking a chance on the occupants; but whoever they were, they discreetly kept out of the fight.
opening
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From this reading The narrow window openings, which are typical of Porovian architecture, afforded ideal loopholes, and enabled Cabot to pick off with ease any black form which showed itself, either at the opening of the street or at the edge of any of the adjoining roofs.
openings
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From this reading The narrow window openings, which are typical of Porovian architecture, afforded ideal loopholes, and enabled Cabot to pick off with ease any black form which showed itself, either at the opening of the street or at the edge of any of the adjoining roofs.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The narrow window openings, which are typical of Porovian architecture, afforded ideal loopholes, and enabled Cabot to pick off with ease any black form which showed itself, either at the opening of the street or at the edge of any of the adjoining roofs.
out
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From this reading Of course, this was taking a chance on the occupants; but whoever they were, they discreetly kept out of the fight.
pick
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From this reading The narrow window openings, which are typical of Porovian architecture, afforded ideal loopholes, and enabled Cabot to pick off with ease any black form which showed itself, either at the opening of the street or at the edge of any of the adjoining roofs.
Porovian
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From this reading The narrow window openings, which are typical of Porovian architecture, afforded ideal loopholes, and enabled Cabot to pick off with ease any black form which showed itself, either at the opening of the street or at the edge of any of the adjoining roofs.
realized
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From this reading But he realized that almost any moment they were likely to attack him from the roofs of the surrounding houses; and, accordingly, as soon as he had momentarily cleared the street, he withdrew into the house at its end.
roofs
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From this reading But he realized that almost any moment they were likely to attack him from the roofs of the surrounding houses; and, accordingly, as soon as he had momentarily cleared the street, he withdrew into the house at its end.
showed
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From this reading The narrow window openings, which are typical of Porovian architecture, afforded ideal loopholes, and enabled Cabot to pick off with ease any black form which showed itself, either at the opening of the street or at the edge of any of the adjoining roofs.
soon
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From this reading But he realized that almost any moment they were likely to attack him from the roofs of the surrounding houses; and, accordingly, as soon as he had momentarily cleared the street, he withdrew into the house at its end.
street
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From this reading But he realized that almost any moment they were likely to attack him from the roofs of the surrounding houses; and, accordingly, as soon as he had momentarily cleared the street, he withdrew into the house at its end.
surrounding
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From this reading But he realized that almost any moment they were likely to attack him from the roofs of the surrounding houses; and, accordingly, as soon as he had momentarily cleared the street, he withdrew into the house at its end.
taken
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From this reading Even the bandolier which he had taken from the dead driver of the kerkool would in time become exhausted.
taking
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From this reading Of course, this was taking a chance on the occupants; but whoever they were, they discreetly kept out of the fight.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But he realized that almost any moment they were likely to attack him from the roofs of the surrounding houses; and, accordingly, as soon as he had momentarily cleared the street, he withdrew into the house at its end.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But he realized that almost any moment they were likely to attack him from the roofs of the surrounding houses; and, accordingly, as soon as he had momentarily cleared the street, he withdrew into the house at its end.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But he realized that almost any moment they were likely to attack him from the roofs of the surrounding houses; and, accordingly, as soon as he had momentarily cleared the street, he withdrew into the house at its end.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Of course, this was taking a chance on the occupants; but whoever they were, they discreetly kept out of the fight.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even the bandolier which he had taken from the dead driver of the kerkool would in time become exhausted.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But he realized that almost any moment they were likely to attack him from the roofs of the surrounding houses; and, accordingly, as soon as he had momentarily cleared the street, he withdrew into the house at its end.
typical
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From this reading The narrow window openings, which are typical of Porovian architecture, afforded ideal loopholes, and enabled Cabot to pick off with ease any black form which showed itself, either at the opening of the street or at the edge of any of the adjoining roofs.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Of course, this was taking a chance on the occupants; but whoever they were, they discreetly kept out of the fight.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But he realized that almost any moment they were likely to attack him from the roofs of the surrounding houses; and, accordingly, as soon as he had momentarily cleared the street, he withdrew into the house at its end.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The narrow window openings, which are typical of Porovian architecture, afforded ideal loopholes, and enabled Cabot to pick off with ease any black form which showed itself, either at the opening of the street or at the edge of any of the adjoining roofs.
whoever
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From this reading Of course, this was taking a chance on the occupants; but whoever they were, they discreetly kept out of the fight.
window
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From this reading The narrow window openings, which are typical of Porovian architecture, afforded ideal loopholes, and enabled Cabot to pick off with ease any black form which showed itself, either at the opening of the street or at the edge of any of the adjoining roofs.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The narrow window openings, which are typical of Porovian architecture, afforded ideal loopholes, and enabled Cabot to pick off with ease any black form which showed itself, either at the opening of the street or at the edge of any of the adjoining roofs.
withdrew
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From this reading But he realized that almost any moment they were likely to attack him from the roofs of the surrounding houses; and, accordingly, as soon as he had momentarily cleared the street, he withdrew into the house at its end.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Even the bandolier which he had taken from the dead driver of the kerkool would in time become exhausted.
