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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 For a few tense moments they stood, staring and unmoved, as if glued to the very spot.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The apparition had disappeared within the hollow and it seemed to them that, perhaps after all, it was only a spirit they had seen hovering over the precipice.
all
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From this reading The apparition had disappeared within the hollow and it seemed to them that, perhaps after all, it was only a spirit they had seen hovering over the precipice.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For a few tense moments they stood, staring and unmoved, as if glued to the very spot.
apparition
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From this reading The apparition had disappeared within the hollow and it seemed to them that, perhaps after all, it was only a spirit they had seen hovering over the precipice.
Artie
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From this reading Suddenly Artie broke the spell.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For a few tense moments they stood, staring and unmoved, as if glued to the very spot.
asked
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From this reading “Spirits don’t generally use ropes, do they?” he asked naively, as if he had been thinking it over seriously.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “No, and spirits don’t make a noise running through the Pass at night either!”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Spirits don’t generally use ropes, do they?” he asked naively, as if he had been thinking it over seriously.
broke
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From this reading Suddenly Artie broke the spell.
disappeared
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From this reading The apparition had disappeared within the hollow and it seemed to them that, perhaps after all, it was only a spirit they had seen hovering over the precipice.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Spirits don’t generally use ropes, do they?” he asked naively, as if he had been thinking it over seriously.
don't
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From this reading “Spirits don’t generally use ropes, do they?” he asked naively, as if he had been thinking it over seriously.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading “No, and spirits don’t make a noise running through the Pass at night either!”
few
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From this reading For a few tense moments they stood, staring and unmoved, as if glued to the very spot.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a few tense moments they stood, staring and unmoved, as if glued to the very spot.
generally
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From this reading “Spirits don’t generally use ropes, do they?” he asked naively, as if he had been thinking it over seriously.
glued
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From this reading For a few tense moments they stood, staring and unmoved, as if glued to the very spot.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The apparition had disappeared within the hollow and it seemed to them that, perhaps after all, it was only a spirit they had seen hovering over the precipice.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Spirits don’t generally use ropes, do they?” he asked naively, as if he had been thinking it over seriously.
hollow
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From this reading The apparition had disappeared within the hollow and it seemed to them that, perhaps after all, it was only a spirit they had seen hovering over the precipice.
hovering
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From this reading The apparition had disappeared within the hollow and it seemed to them that, perhaps after all, it was only a spirit they had seen hovering over the precipice.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading For a few tense moments they stood, staring and unmoved, as if glued to the very spot.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The apparition had disappeared within the hollow and it seemed to them that, perhaps after all, it was only a spirit they had seen hovering over the precipice.
make
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From this reading “No, and spirits don’t make a noise running through the Pass at night either!”
moments
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From this reading For a few tense moments they stood, staring and unmoved, as if glued to the very spot.
naively
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From this reading “Spirits don’t generally use ropes, do they?” he asked naively, as if he had been thinking it over seriously.
night
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From this reading “No, and spirits don’t make a noise running through the Pass at night either!”
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “No, and spirits don’t make a noise running through the Pass at night either!”
noise
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From this reading “No, and spirits don’t make a noise running through the Pass at night either!”
only
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From this reading The apparition had disappeared within the hollow and it seemed to them that, perhaps after all, it was only a spirit they had seen hovering over the precipice.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The apparition had disappeared within the hollow and it seemed to them that, perhaps after all, it was only a spirit they had seen hovering over the precipice.
Pass
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From this reading “No, and spirits don’t make a noise running through the Pass at night either!”
perhaps
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From this reading The apparition had disappeared within the hollow and it seemed to them that, perhaps after all, it was only a spirit they had seen hovering over the precipice.
precipice
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From this reading The apparition had disappeared within the hollow and it seemed to them that, perhaps after all, it was only a spirit they had seen hovering over the precipice.
ropes
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From this reading “Spirits don’t generally use ropes, do they?” he asked naively, as if he had been thinking it over seriously.
running
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From this reading “No, and spirits don’t make a noise running through the Pass at night either!”
seemed
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From this reading The apparition had disappeared within the hollow and it seemed to them that, perhaps after all, it was only a spirit they had seen hovering over the precipice.
seen
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From this reading The apparition had disappeared within the hollow and it seemed to them that, perhaps after all, it was only a spirit they had seen hovering over the precipice.
seriously
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From this reading “Spirits don’t generally use ropes, do they?” he asked naively, as if he had been thinking it over seriously.
spell
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From this reading Suddenly Artie broke the spell.
spirit
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From this reading The apparition had disappeared within the hollow and it seemed to them that, perhaps after all, it was only a spirit they had seen hovering over the precipice.
Spirits
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From this reading “Spirits don’t generally use ropes, do they?” he asked naively, as if he had been thinking it over seriously.
spot
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From this reading For a few tense moments they stood, staring and unmoved, as if glued to the very spot.
staring
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From this reading For a few tense moments they stood, staring and unmoved, as if glued to the very spot.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading For a few tense moments they stood, staring and unmoved, as if glued to the very spot.
Suddenly
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From this reading Suddenly Artie broke the spell.
tense
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From this reading For a few tense moments they stood, staring and unmoved, as if glued to the very spot.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The apparition had disappeared within the hollow and it seemed to them that, perhaps after all, it was only a spirit they had seen hovering over the precipice.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For a few tense moments they stood, staring and unmoved, as if glued to the very spot.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The apparition had disappeared within the hollow and it seemed to them that, perhaps after all, it was only a spirit they had seen hovering over the precipice.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For a few tense moments they stood, staring and unmoved, as if glued to the very spot.
thinking
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From this reading “Spirits don’t generally use ropes, do they?” he asked naively, as if he had been thinking it over seriously.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading “No, and spirits don’t make a noise running through the Pass at night either!”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For a few tense moments they stood, staring and unmoved, as if glued to the very spot.
unmoved
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From this reading For a few tense moments they stood, staring and unmoved, as if glued to the very spot.
use
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From this reading “Spirits don’t generally use ropes, do they?” he asked naively, as if he had been thinking it over seriously.
very
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From this reading For a few tense moments they stood, staring and unmoved, as if glued to the very spot.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The apparition had disappeared within the hollow and it seemed to them that, perhaps after all, it was only a spirit they had seen hovering over the precipice.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading The apparition had disappeared within the hollow and it seemed to them that, perhaps after all, it was only a spirit they had seen hovering over the precipice.
