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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 Though the ropes about his wrists and ankles seemed very tight, he had a feeling as he strained his arms that he was going to get free.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Though the ropes about his wrists and ankles seemed very tight, he had a feeling as he strained his arms that he was going to get free.
airline
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From this reading “They want to put me out of the way so they will have a free hand to wreck my plant and get the plans and models of the airline express cars and airships.
airships
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From this reading “They want to put me out of the way so they will have a free hand to wreck my plant and get the plans and models of the airline express cars and airships.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Desperation gave Tom Swift unusual strength as he lay bound and seemingly helpless in that upper story of the lonely cabin.
ankles
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From this reading Though the ropes about his wrists and ankles seemed very tight, he had a feeling as he strained his arms that he was going to get free.
arms
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From this reading Though the ropes about his wrists and ankles seemed very tight, he had a feeling as he strained his arms that he was going to get free.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Desperation gave Tom Swift unusual strength as he lay bound and seemingly helpless in that upper story of the lonely cabin.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading That talk he heard, floating up from the room below where, through the crack, he could see the conspirators gathered, gave him fierce energy.
blow
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From this reading “So that’s their game, is it?” mused Tom, as he heard the plot to blow up the plant.
bound
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From this reading Desperation gave Tom Swift unusual strength as he lay bound and seemingly helpless in that upper story of the lonely cabin.
cabin
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From this reading Desperation gave Tom Swift unusual strength as he lay bound and seemingly helpless in that upper story of the lonely cabin.
cars
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From this reading “They want to put me out of the way so they will have a free hand to wreck my plant and get the plans and models of the airline express cars and airships.
conspirators
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From this reading That talk he heard, floating up from the room below where, through the crack, he could see the conspirators gathered, gave him fierce energy.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading That talk he heard, floating up from the room below where, through the crack, he could see the conspirators gathered, gave him fierce energy.
crack
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From this reading That talk he heard, floating up from the room below where, through the crack, he could see the conspirators gathered, gave him fierce energy.
Desperation
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From this reading Desperation gave Tom Swift unusual strength as he lay bound and seemingly helpless in that upper story of the lonely cabin.
energy
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From this reading That talk he heard, floating up from the room below where, through the crack, he could see the conspirators gathered, gave him fierce energy.
expressverbUS /ɪkˈspres/
to show or communicate a feeling or idea
From this reading “They want to put me out of the way so they will have a free hand to wreck my plant and get the plans and models of the airline express cars and airships.
feeling
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From this reading Though the ropes about his wrists and ankles seemed very tight, he had a feeling as he strained his arms that he was going to get free.
fierce
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From this reading That talk he heard, floating up from the room below where, through the crack, he could see the conspirators gathered, gave him fierce energy.
floating
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From this reading That talk he heard, floating up from the room below where, through the crack, he could see the conspirators gathered, gave him fierce energy.
free
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From this reading Though the ropes about his wrists and ankles seemed very tight, he had a feeling as he strained his arms that he was going to get free.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading That talk he heard, floating up from the room below where, through the crack, he could see the conspirators gathered, gave him fierce energy.
game
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From this reading “So that’s their game, is it?” mused Tom, as he heard the plot to blow up the plant.
gathered
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From this reading That talk he heard, floating up from the room below where, through the crack, he could see the conspirators gathered, gave him fierce energy.
gave
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get
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From this reading Though the ropes about his wrists and ankles seemed very tight, he had a feeling as he strained his arms that he was going to get free.
going
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From this reading Though the ropes about his wrists and ankles seemed very tight, he had a feeling as he strained his arms that he was going to get free.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Though the ropes about his wrists and ankles seemed very tight, he had a feeling as he strained his arms that he was going to get free.
hand
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From this reading “They want to put me out of the way so they will have a free hand to wreck my plant and get the plans and models of the airline express cars and airships.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “They want to put me out of the way so they will have a free hand to wreck my plant and get the plans and models of the airline express cars and airships.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Desperation gave Tom Swift unusual strength as he lay bound and seemingly helpless in that upper story of the lonely cabin.
heard
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From this reading That talk he heard, floating up from the room below where, through the crack, he could see the conspirators gathered, gave him fierce energy.
helpless
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From this reading Desperation gave Tom Swift unusual strength as he lay bound and seemingly helpless in that upper story of the lonely cabin.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That talk he heard, floating up from the room below where, through the crack, he could see the conspirators gathered, gave him fierce energy.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Though the ropes about his wrists and ankles seemed very tight, he had a feeling as he strained his arms that he was going to get free.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Desperation gave Tom Swift unusual strength as he lay bound and seemingly helpless in that upper story of the lonely cabin.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “So that’s their game, is it?” mused Tom, as he heard the plot to blow up the plant.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “So that’s their game, is it?” mused Tom, as he heard the plot to blow up the plant.
lay
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From this reading Desperation gave Tom Swift unusual strength as he lay bound and seemingly helpless in that upper story of the lonely cabin.
lonely
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From this reading Desperation gave Tom Swift unusual strength as he lay bound and seemingly helpless in that upper story of the lonely cabin.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “They want to put me out of the way so they will have a free hand to wreck my plant and get the plans and models of the airline express cars and airships.
models
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From this reading “They want to put me out of the way so they will have a free hand to wreck my plant and get the plans and models of the airline express cars and airships.
mused
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From this reading “So that’s their game, is it?” mused Tom, as he heard the plot to blow up the plant.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “They want to put me out of the way so they will have a free hand to wreck my plant and get the plans and models of the airline express cars and airships.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Desperation gave Tom Swift unusual strength as he lay bound and seemingly helpless in that upper story of the lonely cabin.
out
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From this reading “They want to put me out of the way so they will have a free hand to wreck my plant and get the plans and models of the airline express cars and airships.
plans
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From this reading “They want to put me out of the way so they will have a free hand to wreck my plant and get the plans and models of the airline express cars and airships.
plant
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From this reading “So that’s their game, is it?” mused Tom, as he heard the plot to blow up the plant.
plot
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From this reading “So that’s their game, is it?” mused Tom, as he heard the plot to blow up the plant.
put
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From this reading “They want to put me out of the way so they will have a free hand to wreck my plant and get the plans and models of the airline express cars and airships.
room
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From this reading That talk he heard, floating up from the room below where, through the crack, he could see the conspirators gathered, gave him fierce energy.
ropes
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From this reading Though the ropes about his wrists and ankles seemed very tight, he had a feeling as he strained his arms that he was going to get free.
see
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From this reading That talk he heard, floating up from the room below where, through the crack, he could see the conspirators gathered, gave him fierce energy.
seemed
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From this reading Though the ropes about his wrists and ankles seemed very tight, he had a feeling as he strained his arms that he was going to get free.
seemingly
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From this reading Desperation gave Tom Swift unusual strength as he lay bound and seemingly helpless in that upper story of the lonely cabin.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “So that’s their game, is it?” mused Tom, as he heard the plot to blow up the plant.
story
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From this reading Desperation gave Tom Swift unusual strength as he lay bound and seemingly helpless in that upper story of the lonely cabin.
strained
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From this reading Though the ropes about his wrists and ankles seemed very tight, he had a feeling as he strained his arms that he was going to get free.
strength
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From this reading Desperation gave Tom Swift unusual strength as he lay bound and seemingly helpless in that upper story of the lonely cabin.
Swift
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From this reading Desperation gave Tom Swift unusual strength as he lay bound and seemingly helpless in that upper story of the lonely cabin.
talk
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From this reading That talk he heard, floating up from the room below where, through the crack, he could see the conspirators gathered, gave him fierce energy.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Desperation gave Tom Swift unusual strength as he lay bound and seemingly helpless in that upper story of the lonely cabin.
that's
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From this reading “So that’s their game, is it?” mused Tom, as he heard the plot to blow up the plant.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Desperation gave Tom Swift unusual strength as he lay bound and seemingly helpless in that upper story of the lonely cabin.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “So that’s their game, is it?” mused Tom, as he heard the plot to blow up the plant.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “They want to put me out of the way so they will have a free hand to wreck my plant and get the plans and models of the airline express cars and airships.
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though the ropes about his wrists and ankles seemed very tight, he had a feeling as he strained his arms that he was going to get free.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading That talk he heard, floating up from the room below where, through the crack, he could see the conspirators gathered, gave him fierce energy.
tight
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From this reading Though the ropes about his wrists and ankles seemed very tight, he had a feeling as he strained his arms that he was going to get free.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Though the ropes about his wrists and ankles seemed very tight, he had a feeling as he strained his arms that he was going to get free.
Tom
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From this reading Desperation gave Tom Swift unusual strength as he lay bound and seemingly helpless in that upper story of the lonely cabin.
unusual
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From this reading Desperation gave Tom Swift unusual strength as he lay bound and seemingly helpless in that upper story of the lonely cabin.
up
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From this reading That talk he heard, floating up from the room below where, through the crack, he could see the conspirators gathered, gave him fierce energy.
upper
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From this reading Desperation gave Tom Swift unusual strength as he lay bound and seemingly helpless in that upper story of the lonely cabin.
very
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From this reading Though the ropes about his wrists and ankles seemed very tight, he had a feeling as he strained his arms that he was going to get free.
want
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From this reading “They want to put me out of the way so they will have a free hand to wreck my plant and get the plans and models of the airline express cars and airships.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Though the ropes about his wrists and ankles seemed very tight, he had a feeling as he strained his arms that he was going to get free.
way
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From this reading “They want to put me out of the way so they will have a free hand to wreck my plant and get the plans and models of the airline express cars and airships.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading That talk he heard, floating up from the room below where, through the crack, he could see the conspirators gathered, gave him fierce energy.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “They want to put me out of the way so they will have a free hand to wreck my plant and get the plans and models of the airline express cars and airships.
wreck
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From this reading “They want to put me out of the way so they will have a free hand to wreck my plant and get the plans and models of the airline express cars and airships.
wrists
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From this reading Though the ropes about his wrists and ankles seemed very tight, he had a feeling as he strained his arms that he was going to get free.
