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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 Was it one of the campers he had seen slipping along in a bent-over attitude, or could it have been a shadow moving?
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Dick’s heart was thumping against his ribs, for he was more or less excited over the occurrence, especially after what had happened on the preceding night.
afterwards
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From this reading THE MYSTERY GROWS DEEPER “Why, it’s gone!” muttered Dick, immediately afterwards, for the object that he had seen so dimly had now vanished.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Dick’s heart was thumping against his ribs, for he was more or less excited over the occurrence, especially after what had happened on the preceding night.
allowed
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From this reading He stepped over to the red ashes and threw on some small stuff that, taking fire immediately, blazed up brightly and allowed him to see much better.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Was it one of the campers he had seen slipping along in a bent-over attitude, or could it have been a shadow moving?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He stepped over to the red ashes and threw on some small stuff that, taking fire immediately, blazed up brightly and allowed him to see much better.
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading “I wonder if it slipped into those bushes, or went around another way?” he asked himself.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “I wonder if it slipped into those bushes, or went around another way?” he asked himself.
ashesnounUS /ˈæʃ.ɪz/
The powdery residue left after the burning of a substance.
From this reading He stepped over to the red ashes and threw on some small stuff that, taking fire immediately, blazed up brightly and allowed him to see much better.
asked
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From this reading “I wonder if it slipped into those bushes, or went around another way?” he asked himself.
attitude
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From this reading Was it one of the campers he had seen slipping along in a bent-over attitude, or could it have been a shadow moving?
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Was it one of the campers he had seen slipping along in a bent-over attitude, or could it have been a shadow moving?
bent-over
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better
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From this reading He stepped over to the red ashes and threw on some small stuff that, taking fire immediately, blazed up brightly and allowed him to see much better.
blazed
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From this reading He stepped over to the red ashes and threw on some small stuff that, taking fire immediately, blazed up brightly and allowed him to see much better.
brightly
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From this reading He stepped over to the red ashes and threw on some small stuff that, taking fire immediately, blazed up brightly and allowed him to see much better.
bushes
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From this reading “I wonder if it slipped into those bushes, or went around another way?” he asked himself.
campers
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From this reading Was it one of the campers he had seen slipping along in a bent-over attitude, or could it have been a shadow moving?
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Was it one of the campers he had seen slipping along in a bent-over attitude, or could it have been a shadow moving?
DEEPER
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From this reading THE MYSTERY GROWS DEEPER “Why, it’s gone!” muttered Dick, immediately afterwards, for the object that he had seen so dimly had now vanished.
Dick
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From this reading THE MYSTERY GROWS DEEPER “Why, it’s gone!” muttered Dick, immediately afterwards, for the object that he had seen so dimly had now vanished.
Dick's
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From this reading Dick’s heart was thumping against his ribs, for he was more or less excited over the occurrence, especially after what had happened on the preceding night.
dimly
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From this reading THE MYSTERY GROWS DEEPER “Why, it’s gone!” muttered Dick, immediately afterwards, for the object that he had seen so dimly had now vanished.
especially
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From this reading Dick’s heart was thumping against his ribs, for he was more or less excited over the occurrence, especially after what had happened on the preceding night.
excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading Dick’s heart was thumping against his ribs, for he was more or less excited over the occurrence, especially after what had happened on the preceding night.
fire
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From this reading He stepped over to the red ashes and threw on some small stuff that, taking fire immediately, blazed up brightly and allowed him to see much better.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE MYSTERY GROWS DEEPER “Why, it’s gone!” muttered Dick, immediately afterwards, for the object that he had seen so dimly had now vanished.
gone
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From this reading THE MYSTERY GROWS DEEPER “Why, it’s gone!” muttered Dick, immediately afterwards, for the object that he had seen so dimly had now vanished.
GROWS
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From this reading THE MYSTERY GROWS DEEPER “Why, it’s gone!” muttered Dick, immediately afterwards, for the object that he had seen so dimly had now vanished.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE MYSTERY GROWS DEEPER “Why, it’s gone!” muttered Dick, immediately afterwards, for the object that he had seen so dimly had now vanished.
happened
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From this reading Dick’s heart was thumping against his ribs, for he was more or less excited over the occurrence, especially after what had happened on the preceding night.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Was it one of the campers he had seen slipping along in a bent-over attitude, or could it have been a shadow moving?
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE MYSTERY GROWS DEEPER “Why, it’s gone!” muttered Dick, immediately afterwards, for the object that he had seen so dimly had now vanished.
heart
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From this reading Dick’s heart was thumping against his ribs, for he was more or less excited over the occurrence, especially after what had happened on the preceding night.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He stepped over to the red ashes and threw on some small stuff that, taking fire immediately, blazed up brightly and allowed him to see much better.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “I wonder if it slipped into those bushes, or went around another way?” he asked himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Dick’s heart was thumping against his ribs, for he was more or less excited over the occurrence, especially after what had happened on the preceding night.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I wonder if it slipped into those bushes, or went around another way?” he asked himself.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “I wonder if it slipped into those bushes, or went around another way?” he asked himself.
immediately
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From this reading THE MYSTERY GROWS DEEPER “Why, it’s gone!” muttered Dick, immediately afterwards, for the object that he had seen so dimly had now vanished.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Was it one of the campers he had seen slipping along in a bent-over attitude, or could it have been a shadow moving?
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “I wonder if it slipped into those bushes, or went around another way?” he asked himself.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I wonder if it slipped into those bushes, or went around another way?” he asked himself.
it's
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From this reading THE MYSTERY GROWS DEEPER “Why, it’s gone!” muttered Dick, immediately afterwards, for the object that he had seen so dimly had now vanished.
less
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From this reading Dick’s heart was thumping against his ribs, for he was more or less excited over the occurrence, especially after what had happened on the preceding night.
more
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moving
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much
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From this reading He stepped over to the red ashes and threw on some small stuff that, taking fire immediately, blazed up brightly and allowed him to see much better.
mutteredverbUS /ˈmʌtərd/
spoke in a low voice that was difficult to hear
From this reading THE MYSTERY GROWS DEEPER “Why, it’s gone!” muttered Dick, immediately afterwards, for the object that he had seen so dimly had now vanished.
MYSTERY
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From this reading THE MYSTERY GROWS DEEPER “Why, it’s gone!” muttered Dick, immediately afterwards, for the object that he had seen so dimly had now vanished.
night
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From this reading Dick’s heart was thumping against his ribs, for he was more or less excited over the occurrence, especially after what had happened on the preceding night.
now
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From this reading THE MYSTERY GROWS DEEPER “Why, it’s gone!” muttered Dick, immediately afterwards, for the object that he had seen so dimly had now vanished.
object
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From this reading THE MYSTERY GROWS DEEPER “Why, it’s gone!” muttered Dick, immediately afterwards, for the object that he had seen so dimly had now vanished.
occurrence
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From this reading Dick’s heart was thumping against his ribs, for he was more or less excited over the occurrence, especially after what had happened on the preceding night.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Was it one of the campers he had seen slipping along in a bent-over attitude, or could it have been a shadow moving?
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He stepped over to the red ashes and threw on some small stuff that, taking fire immediately, blazed up brightly and allowed him to see much better.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Was it one of the campers he had seen slipping along in a bent-over attitude, or could it have been a shadow moving?
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “I wonder if it slipped into those bushes, or went around another way?” he asked himself.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He stepped over to the red ashes and threw on some small stuff that, taking fire immediately, blazed up brightly and allowed him to see much better.
preceding
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red
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From this reading He stepped over to the red ashes and threw on some small stuff that, taking fire immediately, blazed up brightly and allowed him to see much better.
ribs
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see
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From this reading He stepped over to the red ashes and threw on some small stuff that, taking fire immediately, blazed up brightly and allowed him to see much better.
seen
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From this reading THE MYSTERY GROWS DEEPER “Why, it’s gone!” muttered Dick, immediately afterwards, for the object that he had seen so dimly had now vanished.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading Was it one of the campers he had seen slipping along in a bent-over attitude, or could it have been a shadow moving?
slipped
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From this reading “I wonder if it slipped into those bushes, or went around another way?” he asked himself.
slipping
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small
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From this reading He stepped over to the red ashes and threw on some small stuff that, taking fire immediately, blazed up brightly and allowed him to see much better.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
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some
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From this reading He stepped over to the red ashes and threw on some small stuff that, taking fire immediately, blazed up brightly and allowed him to see much better.
stepped
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From this reading He stepped over to the red ashes and threw on some small stuff that, taking fire immediately, blazed up brightly and allowed him to see much better.
stuff
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From this reading He stepped over to the red ashes and threw on some small stuff that, taking fire immediately, blazed up brightly and allowed him to see much better.
taking
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From this reading He stepped over to the red ashes and threw on some small stuff that, taking fire immediately, blazed up brightly and allowed him to see much better.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE MYSTERY GROWS DEEPER “Why, it’s gone!” muttered Dick, immediately afterwards, for the object that he had seen so dimly had now vanished.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MYSTERY GROWS DEEPER “Why, it’s gone!” muttered Dick, immediately afterwards, for the object that he had seen so dimly had now vanished.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “I wonder if it slipped into those bushes, or went around another way?” he asked himself.
threw
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From this reading He stepped over to the red ashes and threw on some small stuff that, taking fire immediately, blazed up brightly and allowed him to see much better.
thumping
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From this reading Dick’s heart was thumping against his ribs, for he was more or less excited over the occurrence, especially after what had happened on the preceding night.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He stepped over to the red ashes and threw on some small stuff that, taking fire immediately, blazed up brightly and allowed him to see much better.
up
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From this reading He stepped over to the red ashes and threw on some small stuff that, taking fire immediately, blazed up brightly and allowed him to see much better.
vanished
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From this reading THE MYSTERY GROWS DEEPER “Why, it’s gone!” muttered Dick, immediately afterwards, for the object that he had seen so dimly had now vanished.
Wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Was it one of the campers he had seen slipping along in a bent-over attitude, or could it have been a shadow moving?
way
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From this reading “I wonder if it slipped into those bushes, or went around another way?” he asked himself.
went
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From this reading “I wonder if it slipped into those bushes, or went around another way?” he asked himself.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Dick’s heart was thumping against his ribs, for he was more or less excited over the occurrence, especially after what had happened on the preceding night.
Why
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From this reading THE MYSTERY GROWS DEEPER “Why, it’s gone!” muttered Dick, immediately afterwards, for the object that he had seen so dimly had now vanished.
wonder
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From this reading “I wonder if it slipped into those bushes, or went around another way?” he asked himself.
