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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 three Parliament men had their heads together at the board, and one was emphasising an argument by drumming with a forefinger on the papers spread before them.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The three Parliament men had their heads together at the board, and one was emphasising an argument by drumming with a forefinger on the papers spread before them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The three Parliament men had their heads together at the board, and one was emphasising an argument by drumming with a forefinger on the papers spread before them.
argumentnounUS /ˈɑːrɡjəmənt/
a reason or example used to support an idea
From this reading The three Parliament men had their heads together at the board, and one was emphasising an argument by drumming with a forefinger on the papers spread before them.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They turned sharply as the door opened, and reached out for their weapons when they saw Michael step into the room, followed by a lesser giant.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The three Parliament men had their heads together at the board, and one was emphasising an argument by drumming with a forefinger on the papers spread before them.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The three Parliament men had their heads together at the board, and one was emphasising an argument by drumming with a forefinger on the papers spread before them.
board
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From this reading The three Parliament men had their heads together at the board, and one was emphasising an argument by drumming with a forefinger on the papers spread before them.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The three Parliament men had their heads together at the board, and one was emphasising an argument by drumming with a forefinger on the papers spread before them.
ceremony
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From this reading Michael got to his feet, finished his wine in three leisurely gulps, then moved to the closed door, which he opened without ceremony.
closed
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From this reading Michael got to his feet, finished his wine in three leisurely gulps, then moved to the closed door, which he opened without ceremony.
door
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From this reading Michael got to his feet, finished his wine in three leisurely gulps, then moved to the closed door, which he opened without ceremony.
drumming
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From this reading The three Parliament men had their heads together at the board, and one was emphasising an argument by drumming with a forefinger on the papers spread before them.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The three looked at each other with puzzled question.
emphasising
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From this reading The three Parliament men had their heads together at the board, and one was emphasising an argument by drumming with a forefinger on the papers spread before them.
feet
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From this reading Michael got to his feet, finished his wine in three leisurely gulps, then moved to the closed door, which he opened without ceremony.
finished
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From this reading Michael got to his feet, finished his wine in three leisurely gulps, then moved to the closed door, which he opened without ceremony.
followed
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From this reading They turned sharply as the door opened, and reached out for their weapons when they saw Michael step into the room, followed by a lesser giant.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They turned sharply as the door opened, and reached out for their weapons when they saw Michael step into the room, followed by a lesser giant.
forefinger
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From this reading The three Parliament men had their heads together at the board, and one was emphasising an argument by drumming with a forefinger on the papers spread before them.
friends
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From this reading "_Idolatry_, friends," said Michael suavely.
giant
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From this reading They turned sharply as the door opened, and reached out for their weapons when they saw Michael step into the room, followed by a lesser giant.
got
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From this reading Michael got to his feet, finished his wine in three leisurely gulps, then moved to the closed door, which he opened without ceremony.
gulps
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From this reading Michael got to his feet, finished his wine in three leisurely gulps, then moved to the closed door, which he opened without ceremony.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The three Parliament men had their heads together at the board, and one was emphasising an argument by drumming with a forefinger on the papers spread before them.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Michael got to his feet, finished his wine in three leisurely gulps, then moved to the closed door, which he opened without ceremony.
heads
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From this reading The three Parliament men had their heads together at the board, and one was emphasising an argument by drumming with a forefinger on the papers spread before them.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Michael got to his feet, finished his wine in three leisurely gulps, then moved to the closed door, which he opened without ceremony.
Idolatry
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From this reading "_Idolatry_, friends," said Michael suavely.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Michael got to his feet, finished his wine in three leisurely gulps, then moved to the closed door, which he opened without ceremony.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading They turned sharply as the door opened, and reached out for their weapons when they saw Michael step into the room, followed by a lesser giant.
leisurely
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From this reading Michael got to his feet, finished his wine in three leisurely gulps, then moved to the closed door, which he opened without ceremony.
lesser
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From this reading They turned sharply as the door opened, and reached out for their weapons when they saw Michael step into the room, followed by a lesser giant.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The three looked at each other with puzzled question.
men
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From this reading The three Parliament men had their heads together at the board, and one was emphasising an argument by drumming with a forefinger on the papers spread before them.
Michael
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From this reading Michael got to his feet, finished his wine in three leisurely gulps, then moved to the closed door, which he opened without ceremony.
moved
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From this reading Michael got to his feet, finished his wine in three leisurely gulps, then moved to the closed door, which he opened without ceremony.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The three Parliament men had their heads together at the board, and one was emphasising an argument by drumming with a forefinger on the papers spread before them.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The three Parliament men had their heads together at the board, and one was emphasising an argument by drumming with a forefinger on the papers spread before them.
opened
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From this reading Michael got to his feet, finished his wine in three leisurely gulps, then moved to the closed door, which he opened without ceremony.
other
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From this reading The three looked at each other with puzzled question.
out
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From this reading They turned sharply as the door opened, and reached out for their weapons when they saw Michael step into the room, followed by a lesser giant.
papers
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From this reading The three Parliament men had their heads together at the board, and one was emphasising an argument by drumming with a forefinger on the papers spread before them.
Parliament
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From this reading The three Parliament men had their heads together at the board, and one was emphasising an argument by drumming with a forefinger on the papers spread before them.
puzzled
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From this reading The three looked at each other with puzzled question.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The three looked at each other with puzzled question.
reached
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From this reading They turned sharply as the door opened, and reached out for their weapons when they saw Michael step into the room, followed by a lesser giant.
room
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From this reading They turned sharply as the door opened, and reached out for their weapons when they saw Michael step into the room, followed by a lesser giant.
said
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From this reading "_Idolatry_, friends," said Michael suavely.
saw
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From this reading They turned sharply as the door opened, and reached out for their weapons when they saw Michael step into the room, followed by a lesser giant.
sharplynounUS /ˈsharply/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They turned sharply as the door opened, and reached out for their weapons when they saw Michael step into the room, followed by a lesser giant.
spread
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From this reading The three Parliament men had their heads together at the board, and one was emphasising an argument by drumming with a forefinger on the papers spread before them.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They turned sharply as the door opened, and reached out for their weapons when they saw Michael step into the room, followed by a lesser giant.
suavely
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From this reading "_Idolatry_, friends," said Michael suavely.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Michael got to his feet, finished his wine in three leisurely gulps, then moved to the closed door, which he opened without ceremony.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The three Parliament men had their heads together at the board, and one was emphasising an argument by drumming with a forefinger on the papers spread before them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The three Parliament men had their heads together at the board, and one was emphasising an argument by drumming with a forefinger on the papers spread before them.
then
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From this reading Michael got to his feet, finished his wine in three leisurely gulps, then moved to the closed door, which he opened without ceremony.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They turned sharply as the door opened, and reached out for their weapons when they saw Michael step into the room, followed by a lesser giant.
three
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From this reading Michael got to his feet, finished his wine in three leisurely gulps, then moved to the closed door, which he opened without ceremony.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Michael got to his feet, finished his wine in three leisurely gulps, then moved to the closed door, which he opened without ceremony.
together
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From this reading The three Parliament men had their heads together at the board, and one was emphasising an argument by drumming with a forefinger on the papers spread before them.
turned
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From this reading They turned sharply as the door opened, and reached out for their weapons when they saw Michael step into the room, followed by a lesser giant.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The three Parliament men had their heads together at the board, and one was emphasising an argument by drumming with a forefinger on the papers spread before them.
weapons
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From this reading They turned sharply as the door opened, and reached out for their weapons when they saw Michael step into the room, followed by a lesser giant.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading They turned sharply as the door opened, and reached out for their weapons when they saw Michael step into the room, followed by a lesser giant.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Michael got to his feet, finished his wine in three leisurely gulps, then moved to the closed door, which he opened without ceremony.
wine
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From this reading Michael got to his feet, finished his wine in three leisurely gulps, then moved to the closed door, which he opened without ceremony.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The three Parliament men had their heads together at the board, and one was emphasising an argument by drumming with a forefinger on the papers spread before them.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Michael got to his feet, finished his wine in three leisurely gulps, then moved to the closed door, which he opened without ceremony.
