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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 So quickly had Schlump given his captor the slip that, for a moment, every one was stunned.
accustomed
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From this reading Even Tom Swift, accustomed as he was to emergencies, did not know what to do.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Instantly the scene just outside the hangar where the plane and the car were kept was in confusion.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Even Tom Swift, accustomed as he was to emergencies, did not know what to do.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But this hesitation was only momentary.
captor
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From this reading So quickly had Schlump given his captor the slip that, for a moment, every one was stunned.
car
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From this reading Instantly the scene just outside the hangar where the plane and the car were kept was in confusion.
confusion
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From this reading Instantly the scene just outside the hangar where the plane and the car were kept was in confusion.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Even Tom Swift, accustomed as he was to emergencies, did not know what to do.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Even Tom Swift, accustomed as he was to emergencies, did not know what to do.
emergencies
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From this reading Even Tom Swift, accustomed as he was to emergencies, did not know what to do.
Even
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From this reading Even Tom Swift, accustomed as he was to emergencies, did not know what to do.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading So quickly had Schlump given his captor the slip that, for a moment, every one was stunned.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading So quickly had Schlump given his captor the slip that, for a moment, every one was stunned.
Get
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From this reading “Get him!” shouted the young inventor.
given
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From this reading So quickly had Schlump given his captor the slip that, for a moment, every one was stunned.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading So quickly had Schlump given his captor the slip that, for a moment, every one was stunned.
hangar
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From this reading Instantly the scene just outside the hangar where the plane and the car were kept was in confusion.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Even Tom Swift, accustomed as he was to emergencies, did not know what to do.
hesitation
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From this reading But this hesitation was only momentary.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Get him!” shouted the young inventor.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading So quickly had Schlump given his captor the slip that, for a moment, every one was stunned.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Instantly the scene just outside the hangar where the plane and the car were kept was in confusion.
Instantly
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From this reading Instantly the scene just outside the hangar where the plane and the car were kept was in confusion.
inventor
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From this reading “Get him!” shouted the young inventor.
just
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From this reading Instantly the scene just outside the hangar where the plane and the car were kept was in confusion.
kept
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From this reading Instantly the scene just outside the hangar where the plane and the car were kept was in confusion.
know
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From this reading Even Tom Swift, accustomed as he was to emergencies, did not know what to do.
moment
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From this reading So quickly had Schlump given his captor the slip that, for a moment, every one was stunned.
momentary
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From this reading But this hesitation was only momentary.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Even Tom Swift, accustomed as he was to emergencies, did not know what to do.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading So quickly had Schlump given his captor the slip that, for a moment, every one was stunned.
only
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From this reading But this hesitation was only momentary.
outside
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From this reading Instantly the scene just outside the hangar where the plane and the car were kept was in confusion.
plane
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From this reading Instantly the scene just outside the hangar where the plane and the car were kept was in confusion.
quickly
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From this reading So quickly had Schlump given his captor the slip that, for a moment, every one was stunned.
scene
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From this reading Instantly the scene just outside the hangar where the plane and the car were kept was in confusion.
Schlump
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shouted
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From this reading “Get him!” shouted the young inventor.
slip
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From this reading So quickly had Schlump given his captor the slip that, for a moment, every one was stunned.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So quickly had Schlump given his captor the slip that, for a moment, every one was stunned.
stunned
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From this reading So quickly had Schlump given his captor the slip that, for a moment, every one was stunned.
Swift
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From this reading Even Tom Swift, accustomed as he was to emergencies, did not know what to do.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So quickly had Schlump given his captor the slip that, for a moment, every one was stunned.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Instantly the scene just outside the hangar where the plane and the car were kept was in confusion.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But this hesitation was only momentary.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Even Tom Swift, accustomed as he was to emergencies, did not know what to do.
Tom
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From this reading Even Tom Swift, accustomed as he was to emergencies, did not know what to do.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Instantly the scene just outside the hangar where the plane and the car were kept was in confusion.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Instantly the scene just outside the hangar where the plane and the car were kept was in confusion.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Even Tom Swift, accustomed as he was to emergencies, did not know what to do.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Instantly the scene just outside the hangar where the plane and the car were kept was in confusion.
young
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From this reading “Get him!” shouted the young inventor.
