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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He ran forth as speedily as possible, and one after another the other cadets followed.
almost
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From this reading THE STRANGE FIGURE IN THE HALLWAY At the fearful outcome of the joke Tom had been perpetrating the boys concealed in the bushes were almost struck dumb, and for several seconds nobody could speak or move.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE STRANGE FIGURE IN THE HALLWAY At the fearful outcome of the joke Tom had been perpetrating the boys concealed in the bushes were almost struck dumb, and for several seconds nobody could speak or move.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He ran forth as speedily as possible, and one after another the other cadets followed.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He ran forth as speedily as possible, and one after another the other cadets followed.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE STRANGE FIGURE IN THE HALLWAY At the fearful outcome of the joke Tom had been perpetrating the boys concealed in the bushes were almost struck dumb, and for several seconds nobody could speak or move.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE STRANGE FIGURE IN THE HALLWAY At the fearful outcome of the joke Tom had been perpetrating the boys concealed in the bushes were almost struck dumb, and for several seconds nobody could speak or move.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tom lay as quiet as death, with his eyes closed and the blood trickling over his temple and left cheek.
boys
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From this reading THE STRANGE FIGURE IN THE HALLWAY At the fearful outcome of the joke Tom had been perpetrating the boys concealed in the bushes were almost struck dumb, and for several seconds nobody could speak or move.
burst
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From this reading "Oh, Heavens, Tom is killed!" burst out Dick, who was the first to find his voice.
bushes
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Quickly Dick knelt by his side and felt of his heart.
cadets
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cheek
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From this reading Tom lay as quiet as death, with his eyes closed and the blood trickling over his temple and left cheek.
closed
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From this reading Tom lay as quiet as death, with his eyes closed and the blood trickling over his temple and left cheek.
concealed
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From this reading THE STRANGE FIGURE IN THE HALLWAY At the fearful outcome of the joke Tom had been perpetrating the boys concealed in the bushes were almost struck dumb, and for several seconds nobody could speak or move.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading THE STRANGE FIGURE IN THE HALLWAY At the fearful outcome of the joke Tom had been perpetrating the boys concealed in the bushes were almost struck dumb, and for several seconds nobody could speak or move.
death
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From this reading Tom lay as quiet as death, with his eyes closed and the blood trickling over his temple and left cheek.
Dick
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From this reading "Oh, Heavens, Tom is killed!" burst out Dick, who was the first to find his voice.
dumb
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eyes
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From this reading Tom lay as quiet as death, with his eyes closed and the blood trickling over his temple and left cheek.
fearful
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felt
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From this reading Quickly Dick knelt by his side and felt of his heart.
FIGURE
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find
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From this reading "Oh, Heavens, Tom is killed!" burst out Dick, who was the first to find his voice.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, Heavens, Tom is killed!" burst out Dick, who was the first to find his voice.
followed
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From this reading He ran forth as speedily as possible, and one after another the other cadets followed.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE STRANGE FIGURE IN THE HALLWAY At the fearful outcome of the joke Tom had been perpetrating the boys concealed in the bushes were almost struck dumb, and for several seconds nobody could speak or move.
forth
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From this reading He ran forth as speedily as possible, and one after another the other cadets followed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE STRANGE FIGURE IN THE HALLWAY At the fearful outcome of the joke Tom had been perpetrating the boys concealed in the bushes were almost struck dumb, and for several seconds nobody could speak or move.
HALLWAY
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From this reading THE STRANGE FIGURE IN THE HALLWAY At the fearful outcome of the joke Tom had been perpetrating the boys concealed in the bushes were almost struck dumb, and for several seconds nobody could speak or move.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He ran forth as speedily as possible, and one after another the other cadets followed.
heart
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From this reading Quickly Dick knelt by his side and felt of his heart.
Heavens
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From this reading "Oh, Heavens, Tom is killed!" burst out Dick, who was the first to find his voice.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Oh, Heavens, Tom is killed!" burst out Dick, who was the first to find his voice.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE STRANGE FIGURE IN THE HALLWAY At the fearful outcome of the joke Tom had been perpetrating the boys concealed in the bushes were almost struck dumb, and for several seconds nobody could speak or move.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Oh, Heavens, Tom is killed!" burst out Dick, who was the first to find his voice.
joke
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From this reading THE STRANGE FIGURE IN THE HALLWAY At the fearful outcome of the joke Tom had been perpetrating the boys concealed in the bushes were almost struck dumb, and for several seconds nobody could speak or move.
killed
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From this reading "Oh, Heavens, Tom is killed!" burst out Dick, who was the first to find his voice.
knelt
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From this reading Quickly Dick knelt by his side and felt of his heart.
lay
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From this reading Tom lay as quiet as death, with his eyes closed and the blood trickling over his temple and left cheek.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tom lay as quiet as death, with his eyes closed and the blood trickling over his temple and left cheek.
move
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From this reading THE STRANGE FIGURE IN THE HALLWAY At the fearful outcome of the joke Tom had been perpetrating the boys concealed in the bushes were almost struck dumb, and for several seconds nobody could speak or move.
nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading THE STRANGE FIGURE IN THE HALLWAY At the fearful outcome of the joke Tom had been perpetrating the boys concealed in the bushes were almost struck dumb, and for several seconds nobody could speak or move.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE STRANGE FIGURE IN THE HALLWAY At the fearful outcome of the joke Tom had been perpetrating the boys concealed in the bushes were almost struck dumb, and for several seconds nobody could speak or move.
Oh
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From this reading "Oh, Heavens, Tom is killed!" burst out Dick, who was the first to find his voice.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He ran forth as speedily as possible, and one after another the other cadets followed.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading THE STRANGE FIGURE IN THE HALLWAY At the fearful outcome of the joke Tom had been perpetrating the boys concealed in the bushes were almost struck dumb, and for several seconds nobody could speak or move.
other
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From this reading He ran forth as speedily as possible, and one after another the other cadets followed.
out
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outcome
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overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Tom lay as quiet as death, with his eyes closed and the blood trickling over his temple and left cheek.
perpetrating
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possible
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From this reading He ran forth as speedily as possible, and one after another the other cadets followed.
Quickly
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From this reading Quickly Dick knelt by his side and felt of his heart.
quiet
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From this reading Tom lay as quiet as death, with his eyes closed and the blood trickling over his temple and left cheek.
ran
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From this reading He ran forth as speedily as possible, and one after another the other cadets followed.
seconds
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several
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side
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From this reading Quickly Dick knelt by his side and felt of his heart.
speak
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speedily
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From this reading He ran forth as speedily as possible, and one after another the other cadets followed.
STRANGE
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From this reading THE STRANGE FIGURE IN THE HALLWAY At the fearful outcome of the joke Tom had been perpetrating the boys concealed in the bushes were almost struck dumb, and for several seconds nobody could speak or move.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE STRANGE FIGURE IN THE HALLWAY At the fearful outcome of the joke Tom had been perpetrating the boys concealed in the bushes were almost struck dumb, and for several seconds nobody could speak or move.
temple
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From this reading Tom lay as quiet as death, with his eyes closed and the blood trickling over his temple and left cheek.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE STRANGE FIGURE IN THE HALLWAY At the fearful outcome of the joke Tom had been perpetrating the boys concealed in the bushes were almost struck dumb, and for several seconds nobody could speak or move.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Oh, Heavens, Tom is killed!" burst out Dick, who was the first to find his voice.
Tom
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From this reading THE STRANGE FIGURE IN THE HALLWAY At the fearful outcome of the joke Tom had been perpetrating the boys concealed in the bushes were almost struck dumb, and for several seconds nobody could speak or move.
trickling
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From this reading Tom lay as quiet as death, with his eyes closed and the blood trickling over his temple and left cheek.
voice
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From this reading "Oh, Heavens, Tom is killed!" burst out Dick, who was the first to find his voice.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Oh, Heavens, Tom is killed!" burst out Dick, who was the first to find his voice.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE STRANGE FIGURE IN THE HALLWAY At the fearful outcome of the joke Tom had been perpetrating the boys concealed in the bushes were almost struck dumb, and for several seconds nobody could speak or move.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "Oh, Heavens, Tom is killed!" burst out Dick, who was the first to find his voice.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Tom lay as quiet as death, with his eyes closed and the blood trickling over his temple and left cheek.
