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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 He seemed to “feel it in his bones” as he told Leslie afterwards, that the terrible mystery with which they had been confronted on their first night in camp, was closing around them with even a tighter grip.
afterwards
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From this reading He seemed to “feel it in his bones” as he told Leslie afterwards, that the terrible mystery with which they had been confronted on their first night in camp, was closing around them with even a tighter grip.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Mr. Holwell had left them to hasten back to his tent Dick and Dan looked at one another with blank expressions on their faces.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When Mr. Holwell had left them to hasten back to his tent Dick and Dan looked at one another with blank expressions on their faces.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading He seemed to “feel it in his bones” as he told Leslie afterwards, that the terrible mystery with which they had been confronted on their first night in camp, was closing around them with even a tighter grip.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He seemed to “feel it in his bones” as he told Leslie afterwards, that the terrible mystery with which they had been confronted on their first night in camp, was closing around them with even a tighter grip.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When Mr. Holwell had left them to hasten back to his tent Dick and Dan looked at one another with blank expressions on their faces.
back
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From this reading When Mr. Holwell had left them to hasten back to his tent Dick and Dan looked at one another with blank expressions on their faces.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He seemed to “feel it in his bones” as he told Leslie afterwards, that the terrible mystery with which they had been confronted on their first night in camp, was closing around them with even a tighter grip.
blank
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From this reading When Mr. Holwell had left them to hasten back to his tent Dick and Dan looked at one another with blank expressions on their faces.
bones
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From this reading He seemed to “feel it in his bones” as he told Leslie afterwards, that the terrible mystery with which they had been confronted on their first night in camp, was closing around them with even a tighter grip.
call
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From this reading “Say, Dick, this is what I call piling it on thick.”
camp
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From this reading He seemed to “feel it in his bones” as he told Leslie afterwards, that the terrible mystery with which they had been confronted on their first night in camp, was closing around them with even a tighter grip.
closing
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From this reading He seemed to “feel it in his bones” as he told Leslie afterwards, that the terrible mystery with which they had been confronted on their first night in camp, was closing around them with even a tighter grip.
come
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confronted
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From this reading He seemed to “feel it in his bones” as he told Leslie afterwards, that the terrible mystery with which they had been confronted on their first night in camp, was closing around them with even a tighter grip.
Dan
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From this reading When Mr. Holwell had left them to hasten back to his tent Dick and Dan looked at one another with blank expressions on their faces.
Dick
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even
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From this reading He seemed to “feel it in his bones” as he told Leslie afterwards, that the terrible mystery with which they had been confronted on their first night in camp, was closing around them with even a tighter grip.
expressions
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From this reading When Mr. Holwell had left them to hasten back to his tent Dick and Dan looked at one another with blank expressions on their faces.
faces
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From this reading When Mr. Holwell had left them to hasten back to his tent Dick and Dan looked at one another with blank expressions on their faces.
feel
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From this reading He seemed to “feel it in his bones” as he told Leslie afterwards, that the terrible mystery with which they had been confronted on their first night in camp, was closing around them with even a tighter grip.
FIGURE
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From this reading TRYING TO FIGURE IT OUT Dick knew it would not come out that way.
first
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From this reading He seemed to “feel it in his bones” as he told Leslie afterwards, that the terrible mystery with which they had been confronted on their first night in camp, was closing around them with even a tighter grip.
gasped
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From this reading “Whew!” gasped the latter.
grip
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From this reading He seemed to “feel it in his bones” as he told Leslie afterwards, that the terrible mystery with which they had been confronted on their first night in camp, was closing around them with even a tighter grip.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He seemed to “feel it in his bones” as he told Leslie afterwards, that the terrible mystery with which they had been confronted on their first night in camp, was closing around them with even a tighter grip.
hasten
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From this reading When Mr. Holwell had left them to hasten back to his tent Dick and Dan looked at one another with blank expressions on their faces.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He seemed to “feel it in his bones” as he told Leslie afterwards, that the terrible mystery with which they had been confronted on their first night in camp, was closing around them with even a tighter grip.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He seemed to “feel it in his bones” as he told Leslie afterwards, that the terrible mystery with which they had been confronted on their first night in camp, was closing around them with even a tighter grip.
Holwell
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From this reading When Mr. Holwell had left them to hasten back to his tent Dick and Dan looked at one another with blank expressions on their faces.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Say, Dick, this is what I call piling it on thick.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He seemed to “feel it in his bones” as he told Leslie afterwards, that the terrible mystery with which they had been confronted on their first night in camp, was closing around them with even a tighter grip.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Say, Dick, this is what I call piling it on thick.”
ITpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading TRYING TO FIGURE IT OUT Dick knew it would not come out that way.
knew
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From this reading TRYING TO FIGURE IT OUT Dick knew it would not come out that way.
latter
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From this reading “Whew!” gasped the latter.
left
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From this reading When Mr. Holwell had left them to hasten back to his tent Dick and Dan looked at one another with blank expressions on their faces.
Leslie
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From this reading He seemed to “feel it in his bones” as he told Leslie afterwards, that the terrible mystery with which they had been confronted on their first night in camp, was closing around them with even a tighter grip.
looked
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From this reading When Mr. Holwell had left them to hasten back to his tent Dick and Dan looked at one another with blank expressions on their faces.
Mr
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From this reading When Mr. Holwell had left them to hasten back to his tent Dick and Dan looked at one another with blank expressions on their faces.
mystery
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From this reading He seemed to “feel it in his bones” as he told Leslie afterwards, that the terrible mystery with which they had been confronted on their first night in camp, was closing around them with even a tighter grip.
night
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From this reading He seemed to “feel it in his bones” as he told Leslie afterwards, that the terrible mystery with which they had been confronted on their first night in camp, was closing around them with even a tighter grip.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading TRYING TO FIGURE IT OUT Dick knew it would not come out that way.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He seemed to “feel it in his bones” as he told Leslie afterwards, that the terrible mystery with which they had been confronted on their first night in camp, was closing around them with even a tighter grip.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading When Mr. Holwell had left them to hasten back to his tent Dick and Dan looked at one another with blank expressions on their faces.
OUT
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From this reading TRYING TO FIGURE IT OUT Dick knew it would not come out that way.
piling
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From this reading “Say, Dick, this is what I call piling it on thick.”
Say
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From this reading “Say, Dick, this is what I call piling it on thick.”
seemed
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From this reading He seemed to “feel it in his bones” as he told Leslie afterwards, that the terrible mystery with which they had been confronted on their first night in camp, was closing around them with even a tighter grip.
tent
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From this reading When Mr. Holwell had left them to hasten back to his tent Dick and Dan looked at one another with blank expressions on their faces.
terrible
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From this reading He seemed to “feel it in his bones” as he told Leslie afterwards, that the terrible mystery with which they had been confronted on their first night in camp, was closing around them with even a tighter grip.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading TRYING TO FIGURE IT OUT Dick knew it would not come out that way.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He seemed to “feel it in his bones” as he told Leslie afterwards, that the terrible mystery with which they had been confronted on their first night in camp, was closing around them with even a tighter grip.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He seemed to “feel it in his bones” as he told Leslie afterwards, that the terrible mystery with which they had been confronted on their first night in camp, was closing around them with even a tighter grip.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He seemed to “feel it in his bones” as he told Leslie afterwards, that the terrible mystery with which they had been confronted on their first night in camp, was closing around them with even a tighter grip.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He seemed to “feel it in his bones” as he told Leslie afterwards, that the terrible mystery with which they had been confronted on their first night in camp, was closing around them with even a tighter grip.
thick
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From this reading “Say, Dick, this is what I call piling it on thick.”
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Say, Dick, this is what I call piling it on thick.”
tighter
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From this reading He seemed to “feel it in his bones” as he told Leslie afterwards, that the terrible mystery with which they had been confronted on their first night in camp, was closing around them with even a tighter grip.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TRYING TO FIGURE IT OUT Dick knew it would not come out that way.
told
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From this reading He seemed to “feel it in his bones” as he told Leslie afterwards, that the terrible mystery with which they had been confronted on their first night in camp, was closing around them with even a tighter grip.
TRYING
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From this reading TRYING TO FIGURE IT OUT Dick knew it would not come out that way.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He seemed to “feel it in his bones” as he told Leslie afterwards, that the terrible mystery with which they had been confronted on their first night in camp, was closing around them with even a tighter grip.
way
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From this reading TRYING TO FIGURE IT OUT Dick knew it would not come out that way.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Say, Dick, this is what I call piling it on thick.”
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Mr. Holwell had left them to hasten back to his tent Dick and Dan looked at one another with blank expressions on their faces.
Whew
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From this reading “Whew!” gasped the latter.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He seemed to “feel it in his bones” as he told Leslie afterwards, that the terrible mystery with which they had been confronted on their first night in camp, was closing around them with even a tighter grip.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He seemed to “feel it in his bones” as he told Leslie afterwards, that the terrible mystery with which they had been confronted on their first night in camp, was closing around them with even a tighter grip.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading TRYING TO FIGURE IT OUT Dick knew it would not come out that way.
