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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 TO "APPREHEND" A MAN As if to make up for its silence of the blast when the two reached it late the night before, Eldara was going full that evening.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading He slipped back, chuckling, among the trees, and waited until the back door slammed and a dark figure ran noiselessly down the steps and out into the night.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He was in time to see a light wink out at an upper window of the two-story shack.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The front of the deputy's house was utterly dark, but Nash, unabashed, knocked loudly on the door, and went immediately to the rear of the place.
APPREHEND
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From this reading TO "APPREHEND" A MAN As if to make up for its silence of the blast when the two reached it late the night before, Eldara was going full that evening.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading TO "APPREHEND" A MAN As if to make up for its silence of the blast when the two reached it late the night before, Eldara was going full that evening.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Kilrain went straight for Doc Young, to bring him later to join Nash at the house of Deputy Glendin.
back
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From this reading He slipped back, chuckling, among the trees, and waited until the back door slammed and a dark figure ran noiselessly down the steps and out into the night.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading TO "APPREHEND" A MAN As if to make up for its silence of the blast when the two reached it late the night before, Eldara was going full that evening.
blast
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From this reading TO "APPREHEND" A MAN As if to make up for its silence of the blast when the two reached it late the night before, Eldara was going full that evening.
bring
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From this reading Kilrain went straight for Doc Young, to bring him later to join Nash at the house of Deputy Glendin.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The front of the deputy's house was utterly dark, but Nash, unabashed, knocked loudly on the door, and went immediately to the rear of the place.
chuckling
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From this reading He slipped back, chuckling, among the trees, and waited until the back door slammed and a dark figure ran noiselessly down the steps and out into the night.
dark
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From this reading The front of the deputy's house was utterly dark, but Nash, unabashed, knocked loudly on the door, and went immediately to the rear of the place.
Deputy
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From this reading Kilrain went straight for Doc Young, to bring him later to join Nash at the house of Deputy Glendin.
deputy's
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From this reading The front of the deputy's house was utterly dark, but Nash, unabashed, knocked loudly on the door, and went immediately to the rear of the place.
Doc
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From this reading Kilrain went straight for Doc Young, to bring him later to join Nash at the house of Deputy Glendin.
door
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From this reading The front of the deputy's house was utterly dark, but Nash, unabashed, knocked loudly on the door, and went immediately to the rear of the place.
down
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From this reading He slipped back, chuckling, among the trees, and waited until the back door slammed and a dark figure ran noiselessly down the steps and out into the night.
Eldara
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From this reading TO "APPREHEND" A MAN As if to make up for its silence of the blast when the two reached it late the night before, Eldara was going full that evening.
evening
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From this reading TO "APPREHEND" A MAN As if to make up for its silence of the blast when the two reached it late the night before, Eldara was going full that evening.
figure
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From this reading He slipped back, chuckling, among the trees, and waited until the back door slammed and a dark figure ran noiselessly down the steps and out into the night.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading TO "APPREHEND" A MAN As if to make up for its silence of the blast when the two reached it late the night before, Eldara was going full that evening.
front
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From this reading The front of the deputy's house was utterly dark, but Nash, unabashed, knocked loudly on the door, and went immediately to the rear of the place.
full
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From this reading TO "APPREHEND" A MAN As if to make up for its silence of the blast when the two reached it late the night before, Eldara was going full that evening.
Glendin
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From this reading Kilrain went straight for Doc Young, to bring him later to join Nash at the house of Deputy Glendin.
going
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From this reading TO "APPREHEND" A MAN As if to make up for its silence of the blast when the two reached it late the night before, Eldara was going full that evening.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was in time to see a light wink out at an upper window of the two-story shack.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Kilrain went straight for Doc Young, to bring him later to join Nash at the house of Deputy Glendin.
house
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From this reading Kilrain went straight for Doc Young, to bring him later to join Nash at the house of Deputy Glendin.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading TO "APPREHEND" A MAN As if to make up for its silence of the blast when the two reached it late the night before, Eldara was going full that evening.
immediately
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From this reading The front of the deputy's house was utterly dark, but Nash, unabashed, knocked loudly on the door, and went immediately to the rear of the place.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was in time to see a light wink out at an upper window of the two-story shack.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He slipped back, chuckling, among the trees, and waited until the back door slammed and a dark figure ran noiselessly down the steps and out into the night.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading TO "APPREHEND" A MAN As if to make up for its silence of the blast when the two reached it late the night before, Eldara was going full that evening.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading TO "APPREHEND" A MAN As if to make up for its silence of the blast when the two reached it late the night before, Eldara was going full that evening.
join
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From this reading Kilrain went straight for Doc Young, to bring him later to join Nash at the house of Deputy Glendin.
Kilrain
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From this reading Kilrain went straight for Doc Young, to bring him later to join Nash at the house of Deputy Glendin.
knocked
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From this reading The front of the deputy's house was utterly dark, but Nash, unabashed, knocked loudly on the door, and went immediately to the rear of the place.
late
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From this reading TO "APPREHEND" A MAN As if to make up for its silence of the blast when the two reached it late the night before, Eldara was going full that evening.
later
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From this reading Kilrain went straight for Doc Young, to bring him later to join Nash at the house of Deputy Glendin.
light
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From this reading He was in time to see a light wink out at an upper window of the two-story shack.
loudly
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From this reading The front of the deputy's house was utterly dark, but Nash, unabashed, knocked loudly on the door, and went immediately to the rear of the place.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TO "APPREHEND" A MAN As if to make up for its silence of the blast when the two reached it late the night before, Eldara was going full that evening.
MAN
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From this reading TO "APPREHEND" A MAN As if to make up for its silence of the blast when the two reached it late the night before, Eldara was going full that evening.
Nash
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From this reading Kilrain went straight for Doc Young, to bring him later to join Nash at the house of Deputy Glendin.
night
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From this reading TO "APPREHEND" A MAN As if to make up for its silence of the blast when the two reached it late the night before, Eldara was going full that evening.
noiselessly
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From this reading He slipped back, chuckling, among the trees, and waited until the back door slammed and a dark figure ran noiselessly down the steps and out into the night.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TO "APPREHEND" A MAN As if to make up for its silence of the blast when the two reached it late the night before, Eldara was going full that evening.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The front of the deputy's house was utterly dark, but Nash, unabashed, knocked loudly on the door, and went immediately to the rear of the place.
out
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From this reading He was in time to see a light wink out at an upper window of the two-story shack.
place
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From this reading The front of the deputy's house was utterly dark, but Nash, unabashed, knocked loudly on the door, and went immediately to the rear of the place.
ran
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From this reading He slipped back, chuckling, among the trees, and waited until the back door slammed and a dark figure ran noiselessly down the steps and out into the night.
reached
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From this reading TO "APPREHEND" A MAN As if to make up for its silence of the blast when the two reached it late the night before, Eldara was going full that evening.
rear
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From this reading The front of the deputy's house was utterly dark, but Nash, unabashed, knocked loudly on the door, and went immediately to the rear of the place.
see
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From this reading He was in time to see a light wink out at an upper window of the two-story shack.
shack
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From this reading He was in time to see a light wink out at an upper window of the two-story shack.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading TO "APPREHEND" A MAN As if to make up for its silence of the blast when the two reached it late the night before, Eldara was going full that evening.
slammed
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From this reading He slipped back, chuckling, among the trees, and waited until the back door slammed and a dark figure ran noiselessly down the steps and out into the night.
slipped
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From this reading He slipped back, chuckling, among the trees, and waited until the back door slammed and a dark figure ran noiselessly down the steps and out into the night.
steps
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From this reading He slipped back, chuckling, among the trees, and waited until the back door slammed and a dark figure ran noiselessly down the steps and out into the night.
straight
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From this reading Kilrain went straight for Doc Young, to bring him later to join Nash at the house of Deputy Glendin.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading TO "APPREHEND" A MAN As if to make up for its silence of the blast when the two reached it late the night before, Eldara was going full that evening.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TO "APPREHEND" A MAN As if to make up for its silence of the blast when the two reached it late the night before, Eldara was going full that evening.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was in time to see a light wink out at an upper window of the two-story shack.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TO "APPREHEND" A MAN As if to make up for its silence of the blast when the two reached it late the night before, Eldara was going full that evening.
trees
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From this reading He slipped back, chuckling, among the trees, and waited until the back door slammed and a dark figure ran noiselessly down the steps and out into the night.
two
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From this reading TO "APPREHEND" A MAN As if to make up for its silence of the blast when the two reached it late the night before, Eldara was going full that evening.
two-story
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From this reading He was in time to see a light wink out at an upper window of the two-story shack.
unabashed
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From this reading The front of the deputy's house was utterly dark, but Nash, unabashed, knocked loudly on the door, and went immediately to the rear of the place.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading He slipped back, chuckling, among the trees, and waited until the back door slammed and a dark figure ran noiselessly down the steps and out into the night.
up
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From this reading TO "APPREHEND" A MAN As if to make up for its silence of the blast when the two reached it late the night before, Eldara was going full that evening.
upper
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From this reading He was in time to see a light wink out at an upper window of the two-story shack.
utterly
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From this reading The front of the deputy's house was utterly dark, but Nash, unabashed, knocked loudly on the door, and went immediately to the rear of the place.
waited
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From this reading He slipped back, chuckling, among the trees, and waited until the back door slammed and a dark figure ran noiselessly down the steps and out into the night.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading TO "APPREHEND" A MAN As if to make up for its silence of the blast when the two reached it late the night before, Eldara was going full that evening.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Kilrain went straight for Doc Young, to bring him later to join Nash at the house of Deputy Glendin.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading TO "APPREHEND" A MAN As if to make up for its silence of the blast when the two reached it late the night before, Eldara was going full that evening.
window
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From this reading He was in time to see a light wink out at an upper window of the two-story shack.
wink
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From this reading He was in time to see a light wink out at an upper window of the two-story shack.
Young
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From this reading Kilrain went straight for Doc Young, to bring him later to join Nash at the house of Deputy Glendin.
