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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 The soldier was standing at the open door of the apartment, looking in with a suspicious eye on the supposed British officer.
air
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From this reading On observing his lieutenant, he fell back with habitual respect; and replied, with an air of puzzled thought:
ALARM
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From this reading THE ALARM AND THE PURSUIT.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading On observing his lieutenant, he fell back with habitual respect; and replied, with an air of puzzled thought:
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE ALARM AND THE PURSUIT.
apartment
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From this reading The soldier was standing at the open door of the apartment, looking in with a suspicious eye on the supposed British officer.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The soldier was standing at the open door of the apartment, looking in with a suspicious eye on the supposed British officer.
back
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From this reading On observing his lieutenant, he fell back with habitual respect; and replied, with an air of puzzled thought:
British
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From this reading The soldier was standing at the open door of the apartment, looking in with a suspicious eye on the supposed British officer.
chambers
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From this reading "Corporal of the guard! corporal of the guard!" shouted the sentinel in the passage to the chambers, "corporal of the guard! corporal of the guard!"
Corporal
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From this reading "Corporal of the guard! corporal of the guard!" shouted the sentinel in the passage to the chambers, "corporal of the guard! corporal of the guard!"
demanded
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From this reading The subaltern flew up the narrow stairway that led to the room of the prisoner, and demanded the meaning of the outcry.
door
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From this reading The soldier was standing at the open door of the apartment, looking in with a suspicious eye on the supposed British officer.
eye
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From this reading The soldier was standing at the open door of the apartment, looking in with a suspicious eye on the supposed British officer.
fell
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From this reading On observing his lieutenant, he fell back with habitual respect; and replied, with an air of puzzled thought:
flew
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From this reading The subaltern flew up the narrow stairway that led to the room of the prisoner, and demanded the meaning of the outcry.
guard
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From this reading "Corporal of the guard! corporal of the guard!" shouted the sentinel in the passage to the chambers, "corporal of the guard! corporal of the guard!"
habitual
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From this reading On observing his lieutenant, he fell back with habitual respect; and replied, with an air of puzzled thought:
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On observing his lieutenant, he fell back with habitual respect; and replied, with an air of puzzled thought:
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On observing his lieutenant, he fell back with habitual respect; and replied, with an air of puzzled thought:
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Corporal of the guard! corporal of the guard!" shouted the sentinel in the passage to the chambers, "corporal of the guard! corporal of the guard!"
led
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From this reading The subaltern flew up the narrow stairway that led to the room of the prisoner, and demanded the meaning of the outcry.
lieutenant
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From this reading On observing his lieutenant, he fell back with habitual respect; and replied, with an air of puzzled thought:
looking
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From this reading The soldier was standing at the open door of the apartment, looking in with a suspicious eye on the supposed British officer.
meaning
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From this reading The subaltern flew up the narrow stairway that led to the room of the prisoner, and demanded the meaning of the outcry.
narrow
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From this reading The subaltern flew up the narrow stairway that led to the room of the prisoner, and demanded the meaning of the outcry.
observing
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From this reading On observing his lieutenant, he fell back with habitual respect; and replied, with an air of puzzled thought:
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Corporal of the guard! corporal of the guard!" shouted the sentinel in the passage to the chambers, "corporal of the guard! corporal of the guard!"
officer
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From this reading The soldier was standing at the open door of the apartment, looking in with a suspicious eye on the supposed British officer.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The soldier was standing at the open door of the apartment, looking in with a suspicious eye on the supposed British officer.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The soldier was standing at the open door of the apartment, looking in with a suspicious eye on the supposed British officer.
outcry
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From this reading The subaltern flew up the narrow stairway that led to the room of the prisoner, and demanded the meaning of the outcry.
passagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Corporal of the guard! corporal of the guard!" shouted the sentinel in the passage to the chambers, "corporal of the guard! corporal of the guard!"
prisoner
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From this reading The subaltern flew up the narrow stairway that led to the room of the prisoner, and demanded the meaning of the outcry.
PURSUIT
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From this reading THE ALARM AND THE PURSUIT.
puzzled
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From this reading On observing his lieutenant, he fell back with habitual respect; and replied, with an air of puzzled thought:
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On observing his lieutenant, he fell back with habitual respect; and replied, with an air of puzzled thought:
respect
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From this reading On observing his lieutenant, he fell back with habitual respect; and replied, with an air of puzzled thought:
room
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From this reading The subaltern flew up the narrow stairway that led to the room of the prisoner, and demanded the meaning of the outcry.
sentinel
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From this reading "Corporal of the guard! corporal of the guard!" shouted the sentinel in the passage to the chambers, "corporal of the guard! corporal of the guard!"
shoutednounUS /shouted/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Corporal of the guard! corporal of the guard!" shouted the sentinel in the passage to the chambers, "corporal of the guard! corporal of the guard!"
soldier
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From this reading The soldier was standing at the open door of the apartment, looking in with a suspicious eye on the supposed British officer.
stairway
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From this reading The subaltern flew up the narrow stairway that led to the room of the prisoner, and demanded the meaning of the outcry.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The soldier was standing at the open door of the apartment, looking in with a suspicious eye on the supposed British officer.
subaltern
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From this reading The subaltern flew up the narrow stairway that led to the room of the prisoner, and demanded the meaning of the outcry.
supposed
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From this reading The soldier was standing at the open door of the apartment, looking in with a suspicious eye on the supposed British officer.
suspicious
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From this reading The soldier was standing at the open door of the apartment, looking in with a suspicious eye on the supposed British officer.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The subaltern flew up the narrow stairway that led to the room of the prisoner, and demanded the meaning of the outcry.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ALARM AND THE PURSUIT.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On observing his lieutenant, he fell back with habitual respect; and replied, with an air of puzzled thought:
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Corporal of the guard! corporal of the guard!" shouted the sentinel in the passage to the chambers, "corporal of the guard! corporal of the guard!"
up
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From this reading The subaltern flew up the narrow stairway that led to the room of the prisoner, and demanded the meaning of the outcry.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The soldier was standing at the open door of the apartment, looking in with a suspicious eye on the supposed British officer.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The soldier was standing at the open door of the apartment, looking in with a suspicious eye on the supposed British officer.
