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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 “Sounds like a lady,” announced Mr. Damon.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “She will be terribly anxious about Tom—she’s like a mother to him.”
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Footsteps could be heard coming along the hall that led to the private office where Ned, Mr. Damon, and Mr. Swift were conferring over the mysterious disappearance of Tom Swift.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Footsteps could be heard coming along the hall that led to the private office where Ned, Mr. Damon, and Mr. Swift were conferring over the mysterious disappearance of Tom Swift.
announced
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From this reading “Sounds like a lady,” announced Mr. Damon.
anxious
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From this reading “She will be terribly anxious about Tom—she’s like a mother to him.”
Baggert
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From this reading “Probably Mrs. Baggert,” said Mr. Swift.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Footsteps could be heard coming along the hall that led to the private office where Ned, Mr. Damon, and Mr. Swift were conferring over the mysterious disappearance of Tom Swift.
colored
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From this reading “That isn’t Eradicate or Koku,” observed Ned, for well he knew the curious, shuffling gait of the colored man and the heavy tread of the giant.
coming
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From this reading Footsteps could be heard coming along the hall that led to the private office where Ned, Mr. Damon, and Mr. Swift were conferring over the mysterious disappearance of Tom Swift.
conferring
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From this reading Footsteps could be heard coming along the hall that led to the private office where Ned, Mr. Damon, and Mr. Swift were conferring over the mysterious disappearance of Tom Swift.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Footsteps could be heard coming along the hall that led to the private office where Ned, Mr. Damon, and Mr. Swift were conferring over the mysterious disappearance of Tom Swift.
curious
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From this reading “That isn’t Eradicate or Koku,” observed Ned, for well he knew the curious, shuffling gait of the colored man and the heavy tread of the giant.
Damon
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From this reading Footsteps could be heard coming along the hall that led to the private office where Ned, Mr. Damon, and Mr. Swift were conferring over the mysterious disappearance of Tom Swift.
disappearance
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From this reading Footsteps could be heard coming along the hall that led to the private office where Ned, Mr. Damon, and Mr. Swift were conferring over the mysterious disappearance of Tom Swift.
Eradicate
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From this reading “That isn’t Eradicate or Koku,” observed Ned, for well he knew the curious, shuffling gait of the colored man and the heavy tread of the giant.
Footsteps
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From this reading Footsteps could be heard coming along the hall that led to the private office where Ned, Mr. Damon, and Mr. Swift were conferring over the mysterious disappearance of Tom Swift.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “That isn’t Eradicate or Koku,” observed Ned, for well he knew the curious, shuffling gait of the colored man and the heavy tread of the giant.
gait
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From this reading “That isn’t Eradicate or Koku,” observed Ned, for well he knew the curious, shuffling gait of the colored man and the heavy tread of the giant.
giant
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From this reading “That isn’t Eradicate or Koku,” observed Ned, for well he knew the curious, shuffling gait of the colored man and the heavy tread of the giant.
hall
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From this reading Footsteps could be heard coming along the hall that led to the private office where Ned, Mr. Damon, and Mr. Swift were conferring over the mysterious disappearance of Tom Swift.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “That isn’t Eradicate or Koku,” observed Ned, for well he knew the curious, shuffling gait of the colored man and the heavy tread of the giant.
heard
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From this reading Footsteps could be heard coming along the hall that led to the private office where Ned, Mr. Damon, and Mr. Swift were conferring over the mysterious disappearance of Tom Swift.
heavy
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From this reading “That isn’t Eradicate or Koku,” observed Ned, for well he knew the curious, shuffling gait of the colored man and the heavy tread of the giant.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “She will be terribly anxious about Tom—she’s like a mother to him.”
isn't
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From this reading “That isn’t Eradicate or Koku,” observed Ned, for well he knew the curious, shuffling gait of the colored man and the heavy tread of the giant.
knew
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From this reading “That isn’t Eradicate or Koku,” observed Ned, for well he knew the curious, shuffling gait of the colored man and the heavy tread of the giant.
Koku
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From this reading “That isn’t Eradicate or Koku,” observed Ned, for well he knew the curious, shuffling gait of the colored man and the heavy tread of the giant.
lady
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From this reading “Sounds like a lady,” announced Mr. Damon.
led
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From this reading Footsteps could be heard coming along the hall that led to the private office where Ned, Mr. Damon, and Mr. Swift were conferring over the mysterious disappearance of Tom Swift.
like
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From this reading “Sounds like a lady,” announced Mr. Damon.
man
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From this reading “That isn’t Eradicate or Koku,” observed Ned, for well he knew the curious, shuffling gait of the colored man and the heavy tread of the giant.
mother
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From this reading “She will be terribly anxious about Tom—she’s like a mother to him.”
Mr
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From this reading Footsteps could be heard coming along the hall that led to the private office where Ned, Mr. Damon, and Mr. Swift were conferring over the mysterious disappearance of Tom Swift.
Mrs
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From this reading “Probably Mrs. Baggert,” said Mr. Swift.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading Footsteps could be heard coming along the hall that led to the private office where Ned, Mr. Damon, and Mr. Swift were conferring over the mysterious disappearance of Tom Swift.
Ned
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From this reading Footsteps could be heard coming along the hall that led to the private office where Ned, Mr. Damon, and Mr. Swift were conferring over the mysterious disappearance of Tom Swift.
observed
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From this reading “That isn’t Eradicate or Koku,” observed Ned, for well he knew the curious, shuffling gait of the colored man and the heavy tread of the giant.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Footsteps could be heard coming along the hall that led to the private office where Ned, Mr. Damon, and Mr. Swift were conferring over the mysterious disappearance of Tom Swift.
office
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From this reading Footsteps could be heard coming along the hall that led to the private office where Ned, Mr. Damon, and Mr. Swift were conferring over the mysterious disappearance of Tom Swift.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “That isn’t Eradicate or Koku,” observed Ned, for well he knew the curious, shuffling gait of the colored man and the heavy tread of the giant.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Footsteps could be heard coming along the hall that led to the private office where Ned, Mr. Damon, and Mr. Swift were conferring over the mysterious disappearance of Tom Swift.
private
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From this reading Footsteps could be heard coming along the hall that led to the private office where Ned, Mr. Damon, and Mr. Swift were conferring over the mysterious disappearance of Tom Swift.
Probably
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From this reading “Probably Mrs. Baggert,” said Mr. Swift.
said
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From this reading “Probably Mrs. Baggert,” said Mr. Swift.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “She will be terribly anxious about Tom—she’s like a mother to him.”
she's
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From this reading “She will be terribly anxious about Tom—she’s like a mother to him.”
shuffling
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From this reading “That isn’t Eradicate or Koku,” observed Ned, for well he knew the curious, shuffling gait of the colored man and the heavy tread of the giant.
Sounds
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From this reading “Sounds like a lady,” announced Mr. Damon.
Swift
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From this reading Footsteps could be heard coming along the hall that led to the private office where Ned, Mr. Damon, and Mr. Swift were conferring over the mysterious disappearance of Tom Swift.
terribly
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From this reading “She will be terribly anxious about Tom—she’s like a mother to him.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Footsteps could be heard coming along the hall that led to the private office where Ned, Mr. Damon, and Mr. Swift were conferring over the mysterious disappearance of Tom Swift.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Footsteps could be heard coming along the hall that led to the private office where Ned, Mr. Damon, and Mr. Swift were conferring over the mysterious disappearance of Tom Swift.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Footsteps could be heard coming along the hall that led to the private office where Ned, Mr. Damon, and Mr. Swift were conferring over the mysterious disappearance of Tom Swift.
Tom
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From this reading Footsteps could be heard coming along the hall that led to the private office where Ned, Mr. Damon, and Mr. Swift were conferring over the mysterious disappearance of Tom Swift.
tread
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From this reading “That isn’t Eradicate or Koku,” observed Ned, for well he knew the curious, shuffling gait of the colored man and the heavy tread of the giant.
well
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From this reading “That isn’t Eradicate or Koku,” observed Ned, for well he knew the curious, shuffling gait of the colored man and the heavy tread of the giant.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Footsteps could be heard coming along the hall that led to the private office where Ned, Mr. Damon, and Mr. Swift were conferring over the mysterious disappearance of Tom Swift.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Footsteps could be heard coming along the hall that led to the private office where Ned, Mr. Damon, and Mr. Swift were conferring over the mysterious disappearance of Tom Swift.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “She will be terribly anxious about Tom—she’s like a mother to him.”
