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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 “There’s mighty little use rushing into a place where you can’t see a thing, and unless we look sharp the whole crowd will be in from this end.”
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was several seconds before the mate understood what had happened, and then, realizing that the enemy was making an attack, he shouted as he darted into the tunnel:
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was several seconds before the mate understood what had happened, and then, realizing that the enemy was making an attack, he shouted as he darted into the tunnel:
Andy
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From this reading Andy remained motionless, and for this he could not be blamed very severely, since he had no weapons with which to defend himself; therefore he would only be in the way of the others in case a hand-to-hand fight ensued.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was several seconds before the mate understood what had happened, and then, realizing that the enemy was making an attack, he shouted as he darted into the tunnel:
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Keep your eyes open, boys, for it’s certain they’ll try to take us from both sides at the same time.”
attack
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From this reading It was several seconds before the mate understood what had happened, and then, realizing that the enemy was making an attack, he shouted as he darted into the tunnel:
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “There’s mighty little use rushing into a place where you can’t see a thing, and unless we look sharp the whole crowd will be in from this end.”
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was several seconds before the mate understood what had happened, and then, realizing that the enemy was making an attack, he shouted as he darted into the tunnel:
better
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From this reading “I reckon you and I had better hold on here,” Gil said to Nelse.
blamednounUS /blamed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Andy remained motionless, and for this he could not be blamed very severely, since he had no weapons with which to defend himself; therefore he would only be in the way of the others in case a hand-to-hand fight ensued.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading “Keep your eyes open, boys, for it’s certain they’ll try to take us from both sides at the same time.”
boys
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From this reading “Keep your eyes open, boys, for it’s certain they’ll try to take us from both sides at the same time.”
can't
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From this reading “There’s mighty little use rushing into a place where you can’t see a thing, and unless we look sharp the whole crowd will be in from this end.”
case
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From this reading Andy remained motionless, and for this he could not be blamed very severely, since he had no weapons with which to defend himself; therefore he would only be in the way of the others in case a hand-to-hand fight ensued.
certain
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From this reading “Keep your eyes open, boys, for it’s certain they’ll try to take us from both sides at the same time.”
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Andy remained motionless, and for this he could not be blamed very severely, since he had no weapons with which to defend himself; therefore he would only be in the way of the others in case a hand-to-hand fight ensued.
crowd
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From this reading “There’s mighty little use rushing into a place where you can’t see a thing, and unless we look sharp the whole crowd will be in from this end.”
darted
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From this reading It was several seconds before the mate understood what had happened, and then, realizing that the enemy was making an attack, he shouted as he darted into the tunnel:
defend
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From this reading Andy remained motionless, and for this he could not be blamed very severely, since he had no weapons with which to defend himself; therefore he would only be in the way of the others in case a hand-to-hand fight ensued.
end
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From this reading “There’s mighty little use rushing into a place where you can’t see a thing, and unless we look sharp the whole crowd will be in from this end.”
enemy
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From this reading It was several seconds before the mate understood what had happened, and then, realizing that the enemy was making an attack, he shouted as he darted into the tunnel:
ensued
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From this reading Andy remained motionless, and for this he could not be blamed very severely, since he had no weapons with which to defend himself; therefore he would only be in the way of the others in case a hand-to-hand fight ensued.
eyes
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From this reading “Keep your eyes open, boys, for it’s certain they’ll try to take us from both sides at the same time.”
fight
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From this reading Andy remained motionless, and for this he could not be blamed very severely, since he had no weapons with which to defend himself; therefore he would only be in the way of the others in case a hand-to-hand fight ensued.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Keep your eyes open, boys, for it’s certain they’ll try to take us from both sides at the same time.”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Keep your eyes open, boys, for it’s certain they’ll try to take us from both sides at the same time.”
Gil
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From this reading “I reckon you and I had better hold on here,” Gil said to Nelse.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was several seconds before the mate understood what had happened, and then, realizing that the enemy was making an attack, he shouted as he darted into the tunnel:
hand-to-hand
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From this reading Andy remained motionless, and for this he could not be blamed very severely, since he had no weapons with which to defend himself; therefore he would only be in the way of the others in case a hand-to-hand fight ensued.
happened
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From this reading It was several seconds before the mate understood what had happened, and then, realizing that the enemy was making an attack, he shouted as he darted into the tunnel:
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was several seconds before the mate understood what had happened, and then, realizing that the enemy was making an attack, he shouted as he darted into the tunnel:
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I reckon you and I had better hold on here,” Gil said to Nelse.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Andy remained motionless, and for this he could not be blamed very severely, since he had no weapons with which to defend himself; therefore he would only be in the way of the others in case a hand-to-hand fight ensued.
hold
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From this reading “I reckon you and I had better hold on here,” Gil said to Nelse.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I reckon you and I had better hold on here,” Gil said to Nelse.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “There’s mighty little use rushing into a place where you can’t see a thing, and unless we look sharp the whole crowd will be in from this end.”
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was several seconds before the mate understood what had happened, and then, realizing that the enemy was making an attack, he shouted as he darted into the tunnel:
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was several seconds before the mate understood what had happened, and then, realizing that the enemy was making an attack, he shouted as he darted into the tunnel:
it's
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From this reading “Keep your eyes open, boys, for it’s certain they’ll try to take us from both sides at the same time.”
Keep
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From this reading “Keep your eyes open, boys, for it’s certain they’ll try to take us from both sides at the same time.”
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There’s mighty little use rushing into a place where you can’t see a thing, and unless we look sharp the whole crowd will be in from this end.”
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There’s mighty little use rushing into a place where you can’t see a thing, and unless we look sharp the whole crowd will be in from this end.”
making
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From this reading It was several seconds before the mate understood what had happened, and then, realizing that the enemy was making an attack, he shouted as he darted into the tunnel:
mate
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From this reading It was several seconds before the mate understood what had happened, and then, realizing that the enemy was making an attack, he shouted as he darted into the tunnel:
mighty
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From this reading “There’s mighty little use rushing into a place where you can’t see a thing, and unless we look sharp the whole crowd will be in from this end.”
motionless
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From this reading Andy remained motionless, and for this he could not be blamed very severely, since he had no weapons with which to defend himself; therefore he would only be in the way of the others in case a hand-to-hand fight ensued.
Nelse
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From this reading “I reckon you and I had better hold on here,” Gil said to Nelse.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Andy remained motionless, and for this he could not be blamed very severely, since he had no weapons with which to defend himself; therefore he would only be in the way of the others in case a hand-to-hand fight ensued.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Andy remained motionless, and for this he could not be blamed very severely, since he had no weapons with which to defend himself; therefore he would only be in the way of the others in case a hand-to-hand fight ensued.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Andy remained motionless, and for this he could not be blamed very severely, since he had no weapons with which to defend himself; therefore he would only be in the way of the others in case a hand-to-hand fight ensued.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “I reckon you and I had better hold on here,” Gil said to Nelse.
only
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From this reading Andy remained motionless, and for this he could not be blamed very severely, since he had no weapons with which to defend himself; therefore he would only be in the way of the others in case a hand-to-hand fight ensued.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “Keep your eyes open, boys, for it’s certain they’ll try to take us from both sides at the same time.”
others
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From this reading Andy remained motionless, and for this he could not be blamed very severely, since he had no weapons with which to defend himself; therefore he would only be in the way of the others in case a hand-to-hand fight ensued.
place
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From this reading “There’s mighty little use rushing into a place where you can’t see a thing, and unless we look sharp the whole crowd will be in from this end.”
realizing
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From this reading It was several seconds before the mate understood what had happened, and then, realizing that the enemy was making an attack, he shouted as he darted into the tunnel:
reckon
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From this reading “I reckon you and I had better hold on here,” Gil said to Nelse.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Andy remained motionless, and for this he could not be blamed very severely, since he had no weapons with which to defend himself; therefore he would only be in the way of the others in case a hand-to-hand fight ensued.
rushing
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From this reading “There’s mighty little use rushing into a place where you can’t see a thing, and unless we look sharp the whole crowd will be in from this end.”
said
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From this reading “I reckon you and I had better hold on here,” Gil said to Nelse.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Keep your eyes open, boys, for it’s certain they’ll try to take us from both sides at the same time.”
seconds
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From this reading It was several seconds before the mate understood what had happened, and then, realizing that the enemy was making an attack, he shouted as he darted into the tunnel:
see
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From this reading “There’s mighty little use rushing into a place where you can’t see a thing, and unless we look sharp the whole crowd will be in from this end.”
several
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From this reading It was several seconds before the mate understood what had happened, and then, realizing that the enemy was making an attack, he shouted as he darted into the tunnel:
severely
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From this reading Andy remained motionless, and for this he could not be blamed very severely, since he had no weapons with which to defend himself; therefore he would only be in the way of the others in case a hand-to-hand fight ensued.
sharp
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From this reading “There’s mighty little use rushing into a place where you can’t see a thing, and unless we look sharp the whole crowd will be in from this end.”
shoutednounUS /shouted/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was several seconds before the mate understood what had happened, and then, realizing that the enemy was making an attack, he shouted as he darted into the tunnel:
sides
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From this reading “Keep your eyes open, boys, for it’s certain they’ll try to take us from both sides at the same time.”
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Andy remained motionless, and for this he could not be blamed very severely, since he had no weapons with which to defend himself; therefore he would only be in the way of the others in case a hand-to-hand fight ensued.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Keep your eyes open, boys, for it’s certain they’ll try to take us from both sides at the same time.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was several seconds before the mate understood what had happened, and then, realizing that the enemy was making an attack, he shouted as he darted into the tunnel:
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was several seconds before the mate understood what had happened, and then, realizing that the enemy was making an attack, he shouted as he darted into the tunnel:
then
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From this reading It was several seconds before the mate understood what had happened, and then, realizing that the enemy was making an attack, he shouted as he darted into the tunnel:
There's
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From this reading “There’s mighty little use rushing into a place where you can’t see a thing, and unless we look sharp the whole crowd will be in from this end.”
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Andy remained motionless, and for this he could not be blamed very severely, since he had no weapons with which to defend himself; therefore he would only be in the way of the others in case a hand-to-hand fight ensued.
they'll
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From this reading “Keep your eyes open, boys, for it’s certain they’ll try to take us from both sides at the same time.”
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There’s mighty little use rushing into a place where you can’t see a thing, and unless we look sharp the whole crowd will be in from this end.”
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “There’s mighty little use rushing into a place where you can’t see a thing, and unless we look sharp the whole crowd will be in from this end.”
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Keep your eyes open, boys, for it’s certain they’ll try to take us from both sides at the same time.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Keep your eyes open, boys, for it’s certain they’ll try to take us from both sides at the same time.”
try
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From this reading “Keep your eyes open, boys, for it’s certain they’ll try to take us from both sides at the same time.”
tunnel
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From this reading It was several seconds before the mate understood what had happened, and then, realizing that the enemy was making an attack, he shouted as he darted into the tunnel:
understood
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From this reading It was several seconds before the mate understood what had happened, and then, realizing that the enemy was making an attack, he shouted as he darted into the tunnel:
unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading “There’s mighty little use rushing into a place where you can’t see a thing, and unless we look sharp the whole crowd will be in from this end.”
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Keep your eyes open, boys, for it’s certain they’ll try to take us from both sides at the same time.”
use
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From this reading “There’s mighty little use rushing into a place where you can’t see a thing, and unless we look sharp the whole crowd will be in from this end.”
very
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From this reading Andy remained motionless, and for this he could not be blamed very severely, since he had no weapons with which to defend himself; therefore he would only be in the way of the others in case a hand-to-hand fight ensued.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was several seconds before the mate understood what had happened, and then, realizing that the enemy was making an attack, he shouted as he darted into the tunnel:
way
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From this reading Andy remained motionless, and for this he could not be blamed very severely, since he had no weapons with which to defend himself; therefore he would only be in the way of the others in case a hand-to-hand fight ensued.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “There’s mighty little use rushing into a place where you can’t see a thing, and unless we look sharp the whole crowd will be in from this end.”
weapons
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From this reading Andy remained motionless, and for this he could not be blamed very severely, since he had no weapons with which to defend himself; therefore he would only be in the way of the others in case a hand-to-hand fight ensued.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It was several seconds before the mate understood what had happened, and then, realizing that the enemy was making an attack, he shouted as he darted into the tunnel:
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading “There’s mighty little use rushing into a place where you can’t see a thing, and unless we look sharp the whole crowd will be in from this end.”
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Andy remained motionless, and for this he could not be blamed very severely, since he had no weapons with which to defend himself; therefore he would only be in the way of the others in case a hand-to-hand fight ensued.
whole
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From this reading “There’s mighty little use rushing into a place where you can’t see a thing, and unless we look sharp the whole crowd will be in from this end.”
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “There’s mighty little use rushing into a place where you can’t see a thing, and unless we look sharp the whole crowd will be in from this end.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Andy remained motionless, and for this he could not be blamed very severely, since he had no weapons with which to defend himself; therefore he would only be in the way of the others in case a hand-to-hand fight ensued.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Andy remained motionless, and for this he could not be blamed very severely, since he had no weapons with which to defend himself; therefore he would only be in the way of the others in case a hand-to-hand fight ensued.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I reckon you and I had better hold on here,” Gil said to Nelse.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Keep your eyes open, boys, for it’s certain they’ll try to take us from both sides at the same time.”
