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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 VENTRILOQUISTS DO RATTLE THE SERGEANT AND HIS PLATOON AND AGAIN RAISE OLD CAIN IN A MOST REMARKABLE MANNER.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading They were determined to set the two patrolmen right after getting them in such a bad scrape.
AGAINnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE VENTRILOQUISTS DO RATTLE THE SERGEANT AND HIS PLATOON AND AGAIN RAISE OLD CAIN IN A MOST REMARKABLE MANNER.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The whole charge against them was having claimed that they had overheard cries of fire.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE VENTRILOQUISTS DO RATTLE THE SERGEANT AND HIS PLATOON AND AGAIN RAISE OLD CAIN IN A MOST REMARKABLE MANNER.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The sergeant was discussing the matter with the roundsman when suddenly from a private house before which at the moment they were passing came a series of wild, frantic screams, and the next instant the screams were followed by cries of "fire! fire!"
bad
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From this reading They were determined to set the two patrolmen right after getting them in such a bad scrape.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The sergeant was discussing the matter with the roundsman when suddenly from a private house before which at the moment they were passing came a series of wild, frantic screams, and the next instant the screams were followed by cries of "fire! fire!"
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The two vocal experts fell to the trail of the sergeant and his platoon, but kept well out of sight.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The sergeant was discussing the matter with the roundsman when suddenly from a private house before which at the moment they were passing came a series of wild, frantic screams, and the next instant the screams were followed by cries of "fire! fire!"
CAIN
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From this reading THE VENTRILOQUISTS DO RATTLE THE SERGEANT AND HIS PLATOON AND AGAIN RAISE OLD CAIN IN A MOST REMARKABLE MANNER.
came
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From this reading The sergeant was discussing the matter with the roundsman when suddenly from a private house before which at the moment they were passing came a series of wild, frantic screams, and the next instant the screams were followed by cries of "fire! fire!"
charge
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From this reading The whole charge against them was having claimed that they had overheard cries of fire.
claimed
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From this reading The whole charge against them was having claimed that they had overheard cries of fire.
cries
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From this reading The whole charge against them was having claimed that they had overheard cries of fire.
determinedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading They were determined to set the two patrolmen right after getting them in such a bad scrape.
discussing
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From this reading The sergeant was discussing the matter with the roundsman when suddenly from a private house before which at the moment they were passing came a series of wild, frantic screams, and the next instant the screams were followed by cries of "fire! fire!"
DOauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading THE VENTRILOQUISTS DO RATTLE THE SERGEANT AND HIS PLATOON AND AGAIN RAISE OLD CAIN IN A MOST REMARKABLE MANNER.
experts
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From this reading The two vocal experts fell to the trail of the sergeant and his platoon, but kept well out of sight.
fell
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From this reading The two vocal experts fell to the trail of the sergeant and his platoon, but kept well out of sight.
fire
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From this reading The whole charge against them was having claimed that they had overheard cries of fire.
followed
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From this reading The sergeant was discussing the matter with the roundsman when suddenly from a private house before which at the moment they were passing came a series of wild, frantic screams, and the next instant the screams were followed by cries of "fire! fire!"
frantic
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From this reading The sergeant was discussing the matter with the roundsman when suddenly from a private house before which at the moment they were passing came a series of wild, frantic screams, and the next instant the screams were followed by cries of "fire! fire!"
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The sergeant was discussing the matter with the roundsman when suddenly from a private house before which at the moment they were passing came a series of wild, frantic screams, and the next instant the screams were followed by cries of "fire! fire!"
getting
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From this reading They were determined to set the two patrolmen right after getting them in such a bad scrape.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The whole charge against them was having claimed that they had overheard cries of fire.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading The whole charge against them was having claimed that they had overheard cries of fire.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE VENTRILOQUISTS DO RATTLE THE SERGEANT AND HIS PLATOON AND AGAIN RAISE OLD CAIN IN A MOST REMARKABLE MANNER.
house
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From this reading The sergeant was discussing the matter with the roundsman when suddenly from a private house before which at the moment they were passing came a series of wild, frantic screams, and the next instant the screams were followed by cries of "fire! fire!"
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE VENTRILOQUISTS DO RATTLE THE SERGEANT AND HIS PLATOON AND AGAIN RAISE OLD CAIN IN A MOST REMARKABLE MANNER.
instant
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From this reading The sergeant was discussing the matter with the roundsman when suddenly from a private house before which at the moment they were passing came a series of wild, frantic screams, and the next instant the screams were followed by cries of "fire! fire!"
kept
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From this reading The two vocal experts fell to the trail of the sergeant and his platoon, but kept well out of sight.
MANNER
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From this reading THE VENTRILOQUISTS DO RATTLE THE SERGEANT AND HIS PLATOON AND AGAIN RAISE OLD CAIN IN A MOST REMARKABLE MANNER.
matter
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From this reading The sergeant was discussing the matter with the roundsman when suddenly from a private house before which at the moment they were passing came a series of wild, frantic screams, and the next instant the screams were followed by cries of "fire! fire!"
moment
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From this reading The sergeant was discussing the matter with the roundsman when suddenly from a private house before which at the moment they were passing came a series of wild, frantic screams, and the next instant the screams were followed by cries of "fire! fire!"
MOST
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From this reading THE VENTRILOQUISTS DO RATTLE THE SERGEANT AND HIS PLATOON AND AGAIN RAISE OLD CAIN IN A MOST REMARKABLE MANNER.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sergeant was discussing the matter with the roundsman when suddenly from a private house before which at the moment they were passing came a series of wild, frantic screams, and the next instant the screams were followed by cries of "fire! fire!"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The two vocal experts fell to the trail of the sergeant and his platoon, but kept well out of sight.
OLD
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From this reading THE VENTRILOQUISTS DO RATTLE THE SERGEANT AND HIS PLATOON AND AGAIN RAISE OLD CAIN IN A MOST REMARKABLE MANNER.
out
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From this reading The two vocal experts fell to the trail of the sergeant and his platoon, but kept well out of sight.
overheardnounUS /ˈoverheard/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The whole charge against them was having claimed that they had overheard cries of fire.
passing
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From this reading The sergeant was discussing the matter with the roundsman when suddenly from a private house before which at the moment they were passing came a series of wild, frantic screams, and the next instant the screams were followed by cries of "fire! fire!"
patrolmen
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From this reading They were determined to set the two patrolmen right after getting them in such a bad scrape.
PLATOON
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From this reading THE VENTRILOQUISTS DO RATTLE THE SERGEANT AND HIS PLATOON AND AGAIN RAISE OLD CAIN IN A MOST REMARKABLE MANNER.
private
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From this reading The sergeant was discussing the matter with the roundsman when suddenly from a private house before which at the moment they were passing came a series of wild, frantic screams, and the next instant the screams were followed by cries of "fire! fire!"
RAISE
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From this reading THE VENTRILOQUISTS DO RATTLE THE SERGEANT AND HIS PLATOON AND AGAIN RAISE OLD CAIN IN A MOST REMARKABLE MANNER.
RATTLE
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From this reading THE VENTRILOQUISTS DO RATTLE THE SERGEANT AND HIS PLATOON AND AGAIN RAISE OLD CAIN IN A MOST REMARKABLE MANNER.
REMARKABLEnounUS /ˈremarkable/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE VENTRILOQUISTS DO RATTLE THE SERGEANT AND HIS PLATOON AND AGAIN RAISE OLD CAIN IN A MOST REMARKABLE MANNER.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were determined to set the two patrolmen right after getting them in such a bad scrape.
roundsman
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From this reading The sergeant was discussing the matter with the roundsman when suddenly from a private house before which at the moment they were passing came a series of wild, frantic screams, and the next instant the screams were followed by cries of "fire! fire!"
scrape
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From this reading They were determined to set the two patrolmen right after getting them in such a bad scrape.
screams
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From this reading The sergeant was discussing the matter with the roundsman when suddenly from a private house before which at the moment they were passing came a series of wild, frantic screams, and the next instant the screams were followed by cries of "fire! fire!"
SERGEANT
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From this reading THE VENTRILOQUISTS DO RATTLE THE SERGEANT AND HIS PLATOON AND AGAIN RAISE OLD CAIN IN A MOST REMARKABLE MANNER.
series
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From this reading The sergeant was discussing the matter with the roundsman when suddenly from a private house before which at the moment they were passing came a series of wild, frantic screams, and the next instant the screams were followed by cries of "fire! fire!"
set
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From this reading They were determined to set the two patrolmen right after getting them in such a bad scrape.
sight
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From this reading The two vocal experts fell to the trail of the sergeant and his platoon, but kept well out of sight.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading They were determined to set the two patrolmen right after getting them in such a bad scrape.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The sergeant was discussing the matter with the roundsman when suddenly from a private house before which at the moment they were passing came a series of wild, frantic screams, and the next instant the screams were followed by cries of "fire! fire!"
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The whole charge against them was having claimed that they had overheard cries of fire.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE VENTRILOQUISTS DO RATTLE THE SERGEANT AND HIS PLATOON AND AGAIN RAISE OLD CAIN IN A MOST REMARKABLE MANNER.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They were determined to set the two patrolmen right after getting them in such a bad scrape.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were determined to set the two patrolmen right after getting them in such a bad scrape.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The two vocal experts fell to the trail of the sergeant and his platoon, but kept well out of sight.
trail
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From this reading The two vocal experts fell to the trail of the sergeant and his platoon, but kept well out of sight.
two
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From this reading The two vocal experts fell to the trail of the sergeant and his platoon, but kept well out of sight.
VENTRILOQUISTS
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From this reading THE VENTRILOQUISTS DO RATTLE THE SERGEANT AND HIS PLATOON AND AGAIN RAISE OLD CAIN IN A MOST REMARKABLE MANNER.
vocal
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From this reading The two vocal experts fell to the trail of the sergeant and his platoon, but kept well out of sight.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The whole charge against them was having claimed that they had overheard cries of fire.
well
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From this reading The two vocal experts fell to the trail of the sergeant and his platoon, but kept well out of sight.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were determined to set the two patrolmen right after getting them in such a bad scrape.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The sergeant was discussing the matter with the roundsman when suddenly from a private house before which at the moment they were passing came a series of wild, frantic screams, and the next instant the screams were followed by cries of "fire! fire!"
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The sergeant was discussing the matter with the roundsman when suddenly from a private house before which at the moment they were passing came a series of wild, frantic screams, and the next instant the screams were followed by cries of "fire! fire!"
whole
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From this reading The whole charge against them was having claimed that they had overheard cries of fire.
wild
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From this reading The sergeant was discussing the matter with the roundsman when suddenly from a private house before which at the moment they were passing came a series of wild, frantic screams, and the next instant the screams were followed by cries of "fire! fire!"
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The sergeant was discussing the matter with the roundsman when suddenly from a private house before which at the moment they were passing came a series of wild, frantic screams, and the next instant the screams were followed by cries of "fire! fire!"
