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A backwoods princess
A backwoods princess

Chapter XIII · The Fur Goes Out

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Loseis and Paul Conacher sat on the great white bear rug before the fire.
Said Loseis, concluding her tale: “He gave me to understand through Moale, that he would stop at nothing.”
“The scoundrel!” muttered Conacher.
“He was trying to terrorize you.
In reality he cannot touch your rights here, unless you sign them away.”
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/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A backwoods princess

Chapter XIII · The Fur Goes Out

Reading 1/62 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Loseis and Paul Conacher sat on the great white bear rug before the fire.
Line 2
Said Loseis, concluding her tale: “He gave me to understand through Moale, that he would stop at nothing.”
Line 3
“The scoundrel!” muttered Conacher.
Line 4
“He was trying to terrorize you.
Line 5
In reality he cannot touch your rights here, unless you sign them away.”

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Before preposition US /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading “Loseis and Paul Conacher sat on the great white bear rug before the fire.”

Great noun US /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Loseis and Paul Conacher sat on the great white bear rug before the fire.”

Here noun US /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “In reality he cannot touch your rights here, unless you sign them away.””

Muttered verb US /ˈmʌtərd/

spoke in a low voice that was difficult to hear

From this reading ““The scoundrel!” muttered Conacher.”

Nothing pronoun US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading “Said Loseis, concluding her tale: “He gave me to understand through Moale, that he would stop at nothing.””

Scoundrel noun US /ˈskaʊndrəl/

a dishonest or unscrupulous person

From this reading ““The scoundrel!” muttered Conacher.”

Through noun US /ˈthrough/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “Said Loseis, concluding her tale: “He gave me to understand through Moale, that he would stop at nothing.””

Understand noun US /understand/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Said Loseis, concluding her tale: “He gave me to understand through Moale, that he would stop at nothing.””

Unless conjunction US /ənˈles/

except if; if not

From this reading “In reality he cannot touch your rights here, unless you sign them away.””

Would modal verb US /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading “Said Loseis, concluding her tale: “He gave me to understand through Moale, that he would stop at nothing.””

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Loseis and Paul Conacher sat on the great white bear rug before the fire.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Said Loseis, concluding her tale: “He gave me to understand through Moale, that he would stop at nothing.”

away

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From this reading In reality he cannot touch your rights here, unless you sign them away.”

bear

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From this reading Loseis and Paul Conacher sat on the great white bear rug before the fire.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Loseis and Paul Conacher sat on the great white bear rug before the fire.

cannot

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From this reading In reality he cannot touch your rights here, unless you sign them away.”

Conacher

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From this reading Loseis and Paul Conacher sat on the great white bear rug before the fire.

concluding

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From this reading Said Loseis, concluding her tale: “He gave me to understand through Moale, that he would stop at nothing.”

fire

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From this reading Loseis and Paul Conacher sat on the great white bear rug before the fire.

gave

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From this reading Said Loseis, concluding her tale: “He gave me to understand through Moale, that he would stop at nothing.”

greatnounUS /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Loseis and Paul Conacher sat on the great white bear rug before the fire.

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Said Loseis, concluding her tale: “He gave me to understand through Moale, that he would stop at nothing.”

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Said Loseis, concluding her tale: “He gave me to understand through Moale, that he would stop at nothing.”

herenounUS /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading In reality he cannot touch your rights here, unless you sign them away.”

InprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading In reality he cannot touch your rights here, unless you sign them away.”

Loseis

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From this reading Loseis and Paul Conacher sat on the great white bear rug before the fire.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Said Loseis, concluding her tale: “He gave me to understand through Moale, that he would stop at nothing.”

Moale

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From this reading Said Loseis, concluding her tale: “He gave me to understand through Moale, that he would stop at nothing.”

mutteredverbUS /ˈmʌtərd/

spoke in a low voice that was difficult to hear

From this reading “The scoundrel!” muttered Conacher.

nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading Said Loseis, concluding her tale: “He gave me to understand through Moale, that he would stop at nothing.”

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Loseis and Paul Conacher sat on the great white bear rug before the fire.

Paul

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From this reading Loseis and Paul Conacher sat on the great white bear rug before the fire.

reality

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From this reading In reality he cannot touch your rights here, unless you sign them away.”

rights

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From this reading In reality he cannot touch your rights here, unless you sign them away.”

rug

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From this reading Loseis and Paul Conacher sat on the great white bear rug before the fire.

Said

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From this reading Said Loseis, concluding her tale: “He gave me to understand through Moale, that he would stop at nothing.”

sat

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From this reading Loseis and Paul Conacher sat on the great white bear rug before the fire.

scoundrelnounUS /ˈskaʊndrəl/

a dishonest or unscrupulous person

From this reading “The scoundrel!” muttered Conacher.

sign

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From this reading In reality he cannot touch your rights here, unless you sign them away.”

stop

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From this reading Said Loseis, concluding her tale: “He gave me to understand through Moale, that he would stop at nothing.”

tale

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From this reading Said Loseis, concluding her tale: “He gave me to understand through Moale, that he would stop at nothing.”

terrorize

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From this reading “He was trying to terrorize you.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Said Loseis, concluding her tale: “He gave me to understand through Moale, that he would stop at nothing.”

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Loseis and Paul Conacher sat on the great white bear rug before the fire.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading In reality he cannot touch your rights here, unless you sign them away.”

throughnounUS /ˈthrough/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading Said Loseis, concluding her tale: “He gave me to understand through Moale, that he would stop at nothing.”

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Said Loseis, concluding her tale: “He gave me to understand through Moale, that he would stop at nothing.”

touch

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From this reading In reality he cannot touch your rights here, unless you sign them away.”

trying

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From this reading “He was trying to terrorize you.

understandnounUS /understand/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Said Loseis, concluding her tale: “He gave me to understand through Moale, that he would stop at nothing.”

unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/

except if; if not

From this reading In reality he cannot touch your rights here, unless you sign them away.”

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “He was trying to terrorize you.

white

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Loseis and Paul Conacher sat on the great white bear rug before the fire.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Said Loseis, concluding her tale: “He gave me to understand through Moale, that he would stop at nothing.”

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “He was trying to terrorize you.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading In reality he cannot touch your rights here, unless you sign them away.”