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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading WHEN THE PIT TRAP WORKED Dick had just succeeded in hurriedly dressing on the following morning, after the regular turn in the lake, when some one nervously gripped his arm.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “Oh, no! if by that you mean I’m to go along with you to the trap,” answered the other, smiling at the look on Dan’s face.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Turning, he discovered, just as he expected, that it was Dan with an eager look of anticipation on his face.
answered
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From this reading “Oh, no! if by that you mean I’m to go along with you to the trap,” answered the other, smiling at the look on Dan’s face.
anticipation
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From this reading Turning, he discovered, just as he expected, that it was Dan with an eager look of anticipation on his face.
anxious
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From this reading “Dick, you haven’t forgotten, I hope?” was his anxious greeting.
arm
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From this reading WHEN THE PIT TRAP WORKED Dick had just succeeded in hurriedly dressing on the following morning, after the regular turn in the lake, when some one nervously gripped his arm.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Turning, he discovered, just as he expected, that it was Dan with an eager look of anticipation on his face.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Oh, no! if by that you mean I’m to go along with you to the trap,” answered the other, smiling at the look on Dan’s face.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “You won’t be long, I hope, Dick?”
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “Oh, no! if by that you mean I’m to go along with you to the trap,” answered the other, smiling at the look on Dan’s face.
Dan
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From this reading Turning, he discovered, just as he expected, that it was Dan with an eager look of anticipation on his face.
Dan's
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From this reading “Oh, no! if by that you mean I’m to go along with you to the trap,” answered the other, smiling at the look on Dan’s face.
Dick
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From this reading WHEN THE PIT TRAP WORKED Dick had just succeeded in hurriedly dressing on the following morning, after the regular turn in the lake, when some one nervously gripped his arm.
discovered
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From this reading Turning, he discovered, just as he expected, that it was Dan with an eager look of anticipation on his face.
dressing
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From this reading WHEN THE PIT TRAP WORKED Dick had just succeeded in hurriedly dressing on the following morning, after the regular turn in the lake, when some one nervously gripped his arm.
eager
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From this reading Turning, he discovered, just as he expected, that it was Dan with an eager look of anticipation on his face.
expected
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From this reading Turning, he discovered, just as he expected, that it was Dan with an eager look of anticipation on his face.
face
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From this reading Turning, he discovered, just as he expected, that it was Dan with an eager look of anticipation on his face.
following
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From this reading WHEN THE PIT TRAP WORKED Dick had just succeeded in hurriedly dressing on the following morning, after the regular turn in the lake, when some one nervously gripped his arm.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading “Dick, you haven’t forgotten, I hope?” was his anxious greeting.
go
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From this reading “Oh, no! if by that you mean I’m to go along with you to the trap,” answered the other, smiling at the look on Dan’s face.
greeting
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From this reading “Dick, you haven’t forgotten, I hope?” was his anxious greeting.
gripped
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From this reading WHEN THE PIT TRAP WORKED Dick had just succeeded in hurriedly dressing on the following morning, after the regular turn in the lake, when some one nervously gripped his arm.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading WHEN THE PIT TRAP WORKED Dick had just succeeded in hurriedly dressing on the following morning, after the regular turn in the lake, when some one nervously gripped his arm.
haven't
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From this reading “Dick, you haven’t forgotten, I hope?” was his anxious greeting.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Turning, he discovered, just as he expected, that it was Dan with an eager look of anticipation on his face.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading WHEN THE PIT TRAP WORKED Dick had just succeeded in hurriedly dressing on the following morning, after the regular turn in the lake, when some one nervously gripped his arm.
hope
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From this reading “Dick, you haven’t forgotten, I hope?” was his anxious greeting.
hurriedly
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From this reading WHEN THE PIT TRAP WORKED Dick had just succeeded in hurriedly dressing on the following morning, after the regular turn in the lake, when some one nervously gripped his arm.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Dick, you haven’t forgotten, I hope?” was his anxious greeting.
I'm
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From this reading “Oh, no! if by that you mean I’m to go along with you to the trap,” answered the other, smiling at the look on Dan’s face.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Oh, no! if by that you mean I’m to go along with you to the trap,” answered the other, smiling at the look on Dan’s face.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WHEN THE PIT TRAP WORKED Dick had just succeeded in hurriedly dressing on the following morning, after the regular turn in the lake, when some one nervously gripped his arm.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Turning, he discovered, just as he expected, that it was Dan with an eager look of anticipation on his face.
just
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From this reading WHEN THE PIT TRAP WORKED Dick had just succeeded in hurriedly dressing on the following morning, after the regular turn in the lake, when some one nervously gripped his arm.
lake
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From this reading WHEN THE PIT TRAP WORKED Dick had just succeeded in hurriedly dressing on the following morning, after the regular turn in the lake, when some one nervously gripped his arm.
long
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From this reading “You won’t be long, I hope, Dick?”
look
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From this reading Turning, he discovered, just as he expected, that it was Dan with an eager look of anticipation on his face.
mean
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From this reading “Oh, no! if by that you mean I’m to go along with you to the trap,” answered the other, smiling at the look on Dan’s face.
morning
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From this reading WHEN THE PIT TRAP WORKED Dick had just succeeded in hurriedly dressing on the following morning, after the regular turn in the lake, when some one nervously gripped his arm.
nervously
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From this reading WHEN THE PIT TRAP WORKED Dick had just succeeded in hurriedly dressing on the following morning, after the regular turn in the lake, when some one nervously gripped his arm.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “Oh, no! if by that you mean I’m to go along with you to the trap,” answered the other, smiling at the look on Dan’s face.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Turning, he discovered, just as he expected, that it was Dan with an eager look of anticipation on his face.
Oh
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From this reading “Oh, no! if by that you mean I’m to go along with you to the trap,” answered the other, smiling at the look on Dan’s face.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading WHEN THE PIT TRAP WORKED Dick had just succeeded in hurriedly dressing on the following morning, after the regular turn in the lake, when some one nervously gripped his arm.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading WHEN THE PIT TRAP WORKED Dick had just succeeded in hurriedly dressing on the following morning, after the regular turn in the lake, when some one nervously gripped his arm.
other
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From this reading “Oh, no! if by that you mean I’m to go along with you to the trap,” answered the other, smiling at the look on Dan’s face.
PITnounUS /pɪt/
A large hole in the ground, or an abyss of darkness and peril.
From this reading WHEN THE PIT TRAP WORKED Dick had just succeeded in hurriedly dressing on the following morning, after the regular turn in the lake, when some one nervously gripped his arm.
regular
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From this reading WHEN THE PIT TRAP WORKED Dick had just succeeded in hurriedly dressing on the following morning, after the regular turn in the lake, when some one nervously gripped his arm.
smiling
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From this reading “Oh, no! if by that you mean I’m to go along with you to the trap,” answered the other, smiling at the look on Dan’s face.
some
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From this reading WHEN THE PIT TRAP WORKED Dick had just succeeded in hurriedly dressing on the following morning, after the regular turn in the lake, when some one nervously gripped his arm.
succeeded
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From this reading WHEN THE PIT TRAP WORKED Dick had just succeeded in hurriedly dressing on the following morning, after the regular turn in the lake, when some one nervously gripped his arm.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Turning, he discovered, just as he expected, that it was Dan with an eager look of anticipation on his face.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHEN THE PIT TRAP WORKED Dick had just succeeded in hurriedly dressing on the following morning, after the regular turn in the lake, when some one nervously gripped his arm.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Oh, no! if by that you mean I’m to go along with you to the trap,” answered the other, smiling at the look on Dan’s face.
TRAP
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From this reading WHEN THE PIT TRAP WORKED Dick had just succeeded in hurriedly dressing on the following morning, after the regular turn in the lake, when some one nervously gripped his arm.
turn
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From this reading WHEN THE PIT TRAP WORKED Dick had just succeeded in hurriedly dressing on the following morning, after the regular turn in the lake, when some one nervously gripped his arm.
Turning
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From this reading Turning, he discovered, just as he expected, that it was Dan with an eager look of anticipation on his face.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Turning, he discovered, just as he expected, that it was Dan with an eager look of anticipation on his face.
WHENconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading WHEN THE PIT TRAP WORKED Dick had just succeeded in hurriedly dressing on the following morning, after the regular turn in the lake, when some one nervously gripped his arm.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Turning, he discovered, just as he expected, that it was Dan with an eager look of anticipation on his face.
won't
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From this reading “You won’t be long, I hope, Dick?”
WORKED
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From this reading WHEN THE PIT TRAP WORKED Dick had just succeeded in hurriedly dressing on the following morning, after the regular turn in the lake, when some one nervously gripped his arm.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Dick, you haven’t forgotten, I hope?” was his anxious greeting.
