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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 Tim stopped as quickly as if he had stepped into a pool of glue which had suddenly hardened, holding him prisoner, and peered anxiously ahead, trying to discover where the voice came from.
AgainnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Again Tim tried to discover the speaker, and, failing in the attempt, he asked, in a sort of frightened desperation, “Who are you, anyhow?”
ahead
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From this reading Tim stopped as quickly as if he had stepped into a pool of glue which had suddenly hardened, holding him prisoner, and peered anxiously ahead, trying to discover where the voice came from.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “Call off yer dog, an’ I’ll show yer.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Tim stopped as quickly as if he had stepped into a pool of glue which had suddenly hardened, holding him prisoner, and peered anxiously ahead, trying to discover where the voice came from.
anxiously
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From this reading Tim stopped as quickly as if he had stepped into a pool of glue which had suddenly hardened, holding him prisoner, and peered anxiously ahead, trying to discover where the voice came from.
anybodypronounUS /ˈenibədi/
any person at all
From this reading “Didn’t know there was anybody ’round here, did yer?” continued the voice, while the body still remained hidden from view.
anyhow
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From this reading Again Tim tried to discover the speaker, and, failing in the attempt, he asked, in a sort of frightened desperation, “Who are you, anyhow?”
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Again Tim tried to discover the speaker, and, failing in the attempt, he asked, in a sort of frightened desperation, “Who are you, anyhow?”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Tim stopped as quickly as if he had stepped into a pool of glue which had suddenly hardened, holding him prisoner, and peered anxiously ahead, trying to discover where the voice came from.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Again Tim tried to discover the speaker, and, failing in the attempt, he asked, in a sort of frightened desperation, “Who are you, anyhow?”
attempt
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From this reading Again Tim tried to discover the speaker, and, failing in the attempt, he asked, in a sort of frightened desperation, “Who are you, anyhow?”
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Didn’t know there was anybody ’round here, did yer?” continued the voice, while the body still remained hidden from view.
BOY
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From this reading SAM, THE FAT BOY.
Call
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From this reading “Call off yer dog, an’ I’ll show yer.”
came
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From this reading Tim stopped as quickly as if he had stepped into a pool of glue which had suddenly hardened, holding him prisoner, and peered anxiously ahead, trying to discover where the voice came from.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Didn’t know there was anybody ’round here, did yer?” continued the voice, while the body still remained hidden from view.
desperation
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From this reading Again Tim tried to discover the speaker, and, failing in the attempt, he asked, in a sort of frightened desperation, “Who are you, anyhow?”
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Didn’t know there was anybody ’round here, did yer?” continued the voice, while the body still remained hidden from view.
Didn't
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From this reading “Didn’t know there was anybody ’round here, did yer?” continued the voice, while the body still remained hidden from view.
discover
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From this reading Tim stopped as quickly as if he had stepped into a pool of glue which had suddenly hardened, holding him prisoner, and peered anxiously ahead, trying to discover where the voice came from.
dog
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From this reading “Call off yer dog, an’ I’ll show yer.”
failing
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From this reading Again Tim tried to discover the speaker, and, failing in the attempt, he asked, in a sort of frightened desperation, “Who are you, anyhow?”
FAT
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From this reading SAM, THE FAT BOY.
frightened
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From this reading Again Tim tried to discover the speaker, and, failing in the attempt, he asked, in a sort of frightened desperation, “Who are you, anyhow?”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Tim stopped as quickly as if he had stepped into a pool of glue which had suddenly hardened, holding him prisoner, and peered anxiously ahead, trying to discover where the voice came from.
glue
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From this reading Tim stopped as quickly as if he had stepped into a pool of glue which had suddenly hardened, holding him prisoner, and peered anxiously ahead, trying to discover where the voice came from.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Tim stopped as quickly as if he had stepped into a pool of glue which had suddenly hardened, holding him prisoner, and peered anxiously ahead, trying to discover where the voice came from.
hardened
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From this reading Tim stopped as quickly as if he had stepped into a pool of glue which had suddenly hardened, holding him prisoner, and peered anxiously ahead, trying to discover where the voice came from.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Tim stopped as quickly as if he had stepped into a pool of glue which had suddenly hardened, holding him prisoner, and peered anxiously ahead, trying to discover where the voice came from.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Didn’t know there was anybody ’round here, did yer?” continued the voice, while the body still remained hidden from view.
hidden
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From this reading “Didn’t know there was anybody ’round here, did yer?” continued the voice, while the body still remained hidden from view.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Tim stopped as quickly as if he had stepped into a pool of glue which had suddenly hardened, holding him prisoner, and peered anxiously ahead, trying to discover where the voice came from.
holding
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From this reading Tim stopped as quickly as if he had stepped into a pool of glue which had suddenly hardened, holding him prisoner, and peered anxiously ahead, trying to discover where the voice came from.
I'll
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From this reading “Call off yer dog, an’ I’ll show yer.”
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Tim stopped as quickly as if he had stepped into a pool of glue which had suddenly hardened, holding him prisoner, and peered anxiously ahead, trying to discover where the voice came from.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Again Tim tried to discover the speaker, and, failing in the attempt, he asked, in a sort of frightened desperation, “Who are you, anyhow?”
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Tim stopped as quickly as if he had stepped into a pool of glue which had suddenly hardened, holding him prisoner, and peered anxiously ahead, trying to discover where the voice came from.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Didn’t know there was anybody ’round here, did yer?” continued the voice, while the body still remained hidden from view.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Tim stopped as quickly as if he had stepped into a pool of glue which had suddenly hardened, holding him prisoner, and peered anxiously ahead, trying to discover where the voice came from.
off
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From this reading “Call off yer dog, an’ I’ll show yer.”
peered
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From this reading Tim stopped as quickly as if he had stepped into a pool of glue which had suddenly hardened, holding him prisoner, and peered anxiously ahead, trying to discover where the voice came from.
pool
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From this reading Tim stopped as quickly as if he had stepped into a pool of glue which had suddenly hardened, holding him prisoner, and peered anxiously ahead, trying to discover where the voice came from.
prisoner
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From this reading Tim stopped as quickly as if he had stepped into a pool of glue which had suddenly hardened, holding him prisoner, and peered anxiously ahead, trying to discover where the voice came from.
quickly
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From this reading Tim stopped as quickly as if he had stepped into a pool of glue which had suddenly hardened, holding him prisoner, and peered anxiously ahead, trying to discover where the voice came from.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Didn’t know there was anybody ’round here, did yer?” continued the voice, while the body still remained hidden from view.
round
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From this reading “Didn’t know there was anybody ’round here, did yer?” continued the voice, while the body still remained hidden from view.
SAM
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From this reading SAM, THE FAT BOY.
show
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From this reading “Call off yer dog, an’ I’ll show yer.”
sort
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From this reading Again Tim tried to discover the speaker, and, failing in the attempt, he asked, in a sort of frightened desperation, “Who are you, anyhow?”
speaker
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From this reading Again Tim tried to discover the speaker, and, failing in the attempt, he asked, in a sort of frightened desperation, “Who are you, anyhow?”
stepped
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From this reading Tim stopped as quickly as if he had stepped into a pool of glue which had suddenly hardened, holding him prisoner, and peered anxiously ahead, trying to discover where the voice came from.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Didn’t know there was anybody ’round here, did yer?” continued the voice, while the body still remained hidden from view.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tim stopped as quickly as if he had stepped into a pool of glue which had suddenly hardened, holding him prisoner, and peered anxiously ahead, trying to discover where the voice came from.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Tim stopped as quickly as if he had stepped into a pool of glue which had suddenly hardened, holding him prisoner, and peered anxiously ahead, trying to discover where the voice came from.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SAM, THE FAT BOY.
there
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From this reading “Didn’t know there was anybody ’round here, did yer?” continued the voice, while the body still remained hidden from view.
Tim
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From this reading Tim stopped as quickly as if he had stepped into a pool of glue which had suddenly hardened, holding him prisoner, and peered anxiously ahead, trying to discover where the voice came from.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Tim stopped as quickly as if he had stepped into a pool of glue which had suddenly hardened, holding him prisoner, and peered anxiously ahead, trying to discover where the voice came from.
tried
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From this reading Again Tim tried to discover the speaker, and, failing in the attempt, he asked, in a sort of frightened desperation, “Who are you, anyhow?”
trying
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From this reading Tim stopped as quickly as if he had stepped into a pool of glue which had suddenly hardened, holding him prisoner, and peered anxiously ahead, trying to discover where the voice came from.
view
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From this reading “Didn’t know there was anybody ’round here, did yer?” continued the voice, while the body still remained hidden from view.
voice
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From this reading Tim stopped as quickly as if he had stepped into a pool of glue which had suddenly hardened, holding him prisoner, and peered anxiously ahead, trying to discover where the voice came from.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Didn’t know there was anybody ’round here, did yer?” continued the voice, while the body still remained hidden from view.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Tim stopped as quickly as if he had stepped into a pool of glue which had suddenly hardened, holding him prisoner, and peered anxiously ahead, trying to discover where the voice came from.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Tim stopped as quickly as if he had stepped into a pool of glue which had suddenly hardened, holding him prisoner, and peered anxiously ahead, trying to discover where the voice came from.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading “Didn’t know there was anybody ’round here, did yer?” continued the voice, while the body still remained hidden from view.
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Again Tim tried to discover the speaker, and, failing in the attempt, he asked, in a sort of frightened desperation, “Who are you, anyhow?”
yer
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From this reading “Didn’t know there was anybody ’round here, did yer?” continued the voice, while the body still remained hidden from view.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Again Tim tried to discover the speaker, and, failing in the attempt, he asked, in a sort of frightened desperation, “Who are you, anyhow?”
