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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 As the outlaw's warning cry sounded through the cave Arietta gave a shout of defiance and darted into the passage.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As the outlaw's warning cry sounded through the cave Arietta gave a shout of defiance and darted into the passage.
Arietta
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From this reading As the outlaw's warning cry sounded through the cave Arietta gave a shout of defiance and darted into the passage.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the outlaw's warning cry sounded through the cave Arietta gave a shout of defiance and darted into the passage.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was doubtful if she would be fired at by the villains, she thought, but there was really no telling, so she drew her revolver and looked over her shoulder as she ran.
away
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From this reading Like Wild, she had seen the curtain lifted when she was carried into the cave, and she knew that curtain was not far away.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was doubtful if she would be fired at by the villains, she thought, but there was really no telling, so she drew her revolver and looked over her shoulder as she ran.
BothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Both the man who saw her when she was nearly out and the other villain were now running swiftly through the cave, and each of them had a drawn revolver.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was doubtful if she would be fired at by the villains, she thought, but there was really no telling, so she drew her revolver and looked over her shoulder as she ran.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was doubtful if she would be fired at by the villains, she thought, but there was really no telling, so she drew her revolver and looked over her shoulder as she ran.
carried
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From this reading Like Wild, she had seen the curtain lifted when she was carried into the cave, and she knew that curtain was not far away.
cave
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From this reading As the outlaw's warning cry sounded through the cave Arietta gave a shout of defiance and darted into the passage.
cry
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From this reading As the outlaw's warning cry sounded through the cave Arietta gave a shout of defiance and darted into the passage.
curtain
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From this reading Like Wild, she had seen the curtain lifted when she was carried into the cave, and she knew that curtain was not far away.
darted
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From this reading As the outlaw's warning cry sounded through the cave Arietta gave a shout of defiance and darted into the passage.
defiance
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From this reading As the outlaw's warning cry sounded through the cave Arietta gave a shout of defiance and darted into the passage.
doubtful
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From this reading It was doubtful if she would be fired at by the villains, she thought, but there was really no telling, so she drew her revolver and looked over her shoulder as she ran.
drawn
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From this reading Both the man who saw her when she was nearly out and the other villain were now running swiftly through the cave, and each of them had a drawn revolver.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was doubtful if she would be fired at by the villains, she thought, but there was really no telling, so she drew her revolver and looked over her shoulder as she ran.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Both the man who saw her when she was nearly out and the other villain were now running swiftly through the cave, and each of them had a drawn revolver.
far
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From this reading Like Wild, she had seen the curtain lifted when she was carried into the cave, and she knew that curtain was not far away.
fired
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From this reading It was doubtful if she would be fired at by the villains, she thought, but there was really no telling, so she drew her revolver and looked over her shoulder as she ran.
FOUR
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From this reading "THAT MAKES FOUR OF YOU!"
gave
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From this reading As the outlaw's warning cry sounded through the cave Arietta gave a shout of defiance and darted into the passage.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Like Wild, she had seen the curtain lifted when she was carried into the cave, and she knew that curtain was not far away.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was doubtful if she would be fired at by the villains, she thought, but there was really no telling, so she drew her revolver and looked over her shoulder as she ran.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It was doubtful if she would be fired at by the villains, she thought, but there was really no telling, so she drew her revolver and looked over her shoulder as she ran.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading As the outlaw's warning cry sounded through the cave Arietta gave a shout of defiance and darted into the passage.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was doubtful if she would be fired at by the villains, she thought, but there was really no telling, so she drew her revolver and looked over her shoulder as she ran.
knew
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From this reading Like Wild, she had seen the curtain lifted when she was carried into the cave, and she knew that curtain was not far away.
lifted
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From this reading Like Wild, she had seen the curtain lifted when she was carried into the cave, and she knew that curtain was not far away.
Like
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From this reading Like Wild, she had seen the curtain lifted when she was carried into the cave, and she knew that curtain was not far away.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was doubtful if she would be fired at by the villains, she thought, but there was really no telling, so she drew her revolver and looked over her shoulder as she ran.
MAKES
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From this reading "THAT MAKES FOUR OF YOU!"
man
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From this reading Both the man who saw her when she was nearly out and the other villain were now running swiftly through the cave, and each of them had a drawn revolver.
nearly
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From this reading Both the man who saw her when she was nearly out and the other villain were now running swiftly through the cave, and each of them had a drawn revolver.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It was doubtful if she would be fired at by the villains, she thought, but there was really no telling, so she drew her revolver and looked over her shoulder as she ran.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Like Wild, she had seen the curtain lifted when she was carried into the cave, and she knew that curtain was not far away.
now
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From this reading Both the man who saw her when she was nearly out and the other villain were now running swiftly through the cave, and each of them had a drawn revolver.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "THAT MAKES FOUR OF YOU!"
other
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From this reading Both the man who saw her when she was nearly out and the other villain were now running swiftly through the cave, and each of them had a drawn revolver.
out
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From this reading Both the man who saw her when she was nearly out and the other villain were now running swiftly through the cave, and each of them had a drawn revolver.
outlaw's
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From this reading As the outlaw's warning cry sounded through the cave Arietta gave a shout of defiance and darted into the passage.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It was doubtful if she would be fired at by the villains, she thought, but there was really no telling, so she drew her revolver and looked over her shoulder as she ran.
passagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As the outlaw's warning cry sounded through the cave Arietta gave a shout of defiance and darted into the passage.
ran
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From this reading It was doubtful if she would be fired at by the villains, she thought, but there was really no telling, so she drew her revolver and looked over her shoulder as she ran.
really
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From this reading It was doubtful if she would be fired at by the villains, she thought, but there was really no telling, so she drew her revolver and looked over her shoulder as she ran.
revolver
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From this reading It was doubtful if she would be fired at by the villains, she thought, but there was really no telling, so she drew her revolver and looked over her shoulder as she ran.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Both the man who saw her when she was nearly out and the other villain were now running swiftly through the cave, and each of them had a drawn revolver.
saw
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From this reading Both the man who saw her when she was nearly out and the other villain were now running swiftly through the cave, and each of them had a drawn revolver.
seen
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From this reading Like Wild, she had seen the curtain lifted when she was carried into the cave, and she knew that curtain was not far away.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Like Wild, she had seen the curtain lifted when she was carried into the cave, and she knew that curtain was not far away.
shoulder
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From this reading It was doubtful if she would be fired at by the villains, she thought, but there was really no telling, so she drew her revolver and looked over her shoulder as she ran.
shout
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From this reading As the outlaw's warning cry sounded through the cave Arietta gave a shout of defiance and darted into the passage.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was doubtful if she would be fired at by the villains, she thought, but there was really no telling, so she drew her revolver and looked over her shoulder as she ran.
sounded
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From this reading As the outlaw's warning cry sounded through the cave Arietta gave a shout of defiance and darted into the passage.
swiftly
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From this reading Both the man who saw her when she was nearly out and the other villain were now running swiftly through the cave, and each of them had a drawn revolver.
telling
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From this reading It was doubtful if she would be fired at by the villains, she thought, but there was really no telling, so she drew her revolver and looked over her shoulder as she ran.
THATconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "THAT MAKES FOUR OF YOU!"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As the outlaw's warning cry sounded through the cave Arietta gave a shout of defiance and darted into the passage.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Both the man who saw her when she was nearly out and the other villain were now running swiftly through the cave, and each of them had a drawn revolver.
there
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From this reading It was doubtful if she would be fired at by the villains, she thought, but there was really no telling, so she drew her revolver and looked over her shoulder as she ran.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was doubtful if she would be fired at by the villains, she thought, but there was really no telling, so she drew her revolver and looked over her shoulder as she ran.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As the outlaw's warning cry sounded through the cave Arietta gave a shout of defiance and darted into the passage.
villain
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From this reading Both the man who saw her when she was nearly out and the other villain were now running swiftly through the cave, and each of them had a drawn revolver.
villains
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From this reading It was doubtful if she would be fired at by the villains, she thought, but there was really no telling, so she drew her revolver and looked over her shoulder as she ran.
warning
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From this reading As the outlaw's warning cry sounded through the cave Arietta gave a shout of defiance and darted into the passage.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Like Wild, she had seen the curtain lifted when she was carried into the cave, and she knew that curtain was not far away.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Both the man who saw her when she was nearly out and the other villain were now running swiftly through the cave, and each of them had a drawn revolver.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Like Wild, she had seen the curtain lifted when she was carried into the cave, and she knew that curtain was not far away.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Both the man who saw her when she was nearly out and the other villain were now running swiftly through the cave, and each of them had a drawn revolver.
Wild
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From this reading Like Wild, she had seen the curtain lifted when she was carried into the cave, and she knew that curtain was not far away.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It was doubtful if she would be fired at by the villains, she thought, but there was really no telling, so she drew her revolver and looked over her shoulder as she ran.
YOUpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "THAT MAKES FOUR OF YOU!"
