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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 Twenty-four hours had passed since he had slashed open the hand that was now bandaged and held up by a sling to keep the blood out of it.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading In the past White Fang had experienced delayed punishments, and he apprehended that such a one was about to befall him.
advertise
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From this reading THE LOVE-MASTER As White Fang watched Weedon Scott approach, he bristled and snarled to advertise that he would not submit to punishment.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE LOVE-MASTER As White Fang watched Weedon Scott approach, he bristled and snarled to advertise that he would not submit to punishment.
apprehended
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From this reading In the past White Fang had experienced delayed punishments, and he apprehended that such a one was about to befall him.
approach
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From this reading THE LOVE-MASTER As White Fang watched Weedon Scott approach, he bristled and snarled to advertise that he would not submit to punishment.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE LOVE-MASTER As White Fang watched Weedon Scott approach, he bristled and snarled to advertise that he would not submit to punishment.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He had committed what was to him sacrilege, sunk his fangs into the holy flesh of a god, and of a white-skinned superior god at that.
bandaged
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From this reading Twenty-four hours had passed since he had slashed open the hand that was now bandaged and held up by a sling to keep the blood out of it.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading How could it be otherwise?
befall
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From this reading In the past White Fang had experienced delayed punishments, and he apprehended that such a one was about to befall him.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Twenty-four hours had passed since he had slashed open the hand that was now bandaged and held up by a sling to keep the blood out of it.
bristled
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From this reading THE LOVE-MASTER As White Fang watched Weedon Scott approach, he bristled and snarled to advertise that he would not submit to punishment.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Twenty-four hours had passed since he had slashed open the hand that was now bandaged and held up by a sling to keep the blood out of it.
committed
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From this reading He had committed what was to him sacrilege, sunk his fangs into the holy flesh of a god, and of a white-skinned superior god at that.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading How could it be otherwise?
delayed
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From this reading In the past White Fang had experienced delayed punishments, and he apprehended that such a one was about to befall him.
experienced
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From this reading In the past White Fang had experienced delayed punishments, and he apprehended that such a one was about to befall him.
Fang
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From this reading THE LOVE-MASTER As White Fang watched Weedon Scott approach, he bristled and snarled to advertise that he would not submit to punishment.
fangs
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From this reading He had committed what was to him sacrilege, sunk his fangs into the holy flesh of a god, and of a white-skinned superior god at that.
flesh
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From this reading He had committed what was to him sacrilege, sunk his fangs into the holy flesh of a god, and of a white-skinned superior god at that.
god
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From this reading He had committed what was to him sacrilege, sunk his fangs into the holy flesh of a god, and of a white-skinned superior god at that.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Twenty-four hours had passed since he had slashed open the hand that was now bandaged and held up by a sling to keep the blood out of it.
hand
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From this reading Twenty-four hours had passed since he had slashed open the hand that was now bandaged and held up by a sling to keep the blood out of it.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE LOVE-MASTER As White Fang watched Weedon Scott approach, he bristled and snarled to advertise that he would not submit to punishment.
held
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From this reading Twenty-four hours had passed since he had slashed open the hand that was now bandaged and held up by a sling to keep the blood out of it.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In the past White Fang had experienced delayed punishments, and he apprehended that such a one was about to befall him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had committed what was to him sacrilege, sunk his fangs into the holy flesh of a god, and of a white-skinned superior god at that.
holy
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From this reading He had committed what was to him sacrilege, sunk his fangs into the holy flesh of a god, and of a white-skinned superior god at that.
hours
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From this reading Twenty-four hours had passed since he had slashed open the hand that was now bandaged and held up by a sling to keep the blood out of it.
How
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From this reading How could it be otherwise?
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the past White Fang had experienced delayed punishments, and he apprehended that such a one was about to befall him.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He had committed what was to him sacrilege, sunk his fangs into the holy flesh of a god, and of a white-skinned superior god at that.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Twenty-four hours had passed since he had slashed open the hand that was now bandaged and held up by a sling to keep the blood out of it.
keep
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From this reading Twenty-four hours had passed since he had slashed open the hand that was now bandaged and held up by a sling to keep the blood out of it.
LOVE-MASTER
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From this reading THE LOVE-MASTER As White Fang watched Weedon Scott approach, he bristled and snarled to advertise that he would not submit to punishment.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE LOVE-MASTER As White Fang watched Weedon Scott approach, he bristled and snarled to advertise that he would not submit to punishment.
now
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From this reading Twenty-four hours had passed since he had slashed open the hand that was now bandaged and held up by a sling to keep the blood out of it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Twenty-four hours had passed since he had slashed open the hand that was now bandaged and held up by a sling to keep the blood out of it.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In the past White Fang had experienced delayed punishments, and he apprehended that such a one was about to befall him.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Twenty-four hours had passed since he had slashed open the hand that was now bandaged and held up by a sling to keep the blood out of it.
otherwise
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From this reading How could it be otherwise?
out
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From this reading Twenty-four hours had passed since he had slashed open the hand that was now bandaged and held up by a sling to keep the blood out of it.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Twenty-four hours had passed since he had slashed open the hand that was now bandaged and held up by a sling to keep the blood out of it.
past
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From this reading In the past White Fang had experienced delayed punishments, and he apprehended that such a one was about to befall him.
punishment
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From this reading THE LOVE-MASTER As White Fang watched Weedon Scott approach, he bristled and snarled to advertise that he would not submit to punishment.
punishments
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From this reading In the past White Fang had experienced delayed punishments, and he apprehended that such a one was about to befall him.
sacrilege
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From this reading He had committed what was to him sacrilege, sunk his fangs into the holy flesh of a god, and of a white-skinned superior god at that.
Scott
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From this reading THE LOVE-MASTER As White Fang watched Weedon Scott approach, he bristled and snarled to advertise that he would not submit to punishment.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Twenty-four hours had passed since he had slashed open the hand that was now bandaged and held up by a sling to keep the blood out of it.
slashed
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From this reading Twenty-four hours had passed since he had slashed open the hand that was now bandaged and held up by a sling to keep the blood out of it.
sling
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From this reading Twenty-four hours had passed since he had slashed open the hand that was now bandaged and held up by a sling to keep the blood out of it.
snarled
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From this reading THE LOVE-MASTER As White Fang watched Weedon Scott approach, he bristled and snarled to advertise that he would not submit to punishment.
submitverbUS /səbˈmɪt/
to accept another person's control or a difficult situation
From this reading THE LOVE-MASTER As White Fang watched Weedon Scott approach, he bristled and snarled to advertise that he would not submit to punishment.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading In the past White Fang had experienced delayed punishments, and he apprehended that such a one was about to befall him.
sunk
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From this reading He had committed what was to him sacrilege, sunk his fangs into the holy flesh of a god, and of a white-skinned superior god at that.
superior
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From this reading He had committed what was to him sacrilege, sunk his fangs into the holy flesh of a god, and of a white-skinned superior god at that.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE LOVE-MASTER As White Fang watched Weedon Scott approach, he bristled and snarled to advertise that he would not submit to punishment.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LOVE-MASTER As White Fang watched Weedon Scott approach, he bristled and snarled to advertise that he would not submit to punishment.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE LOVE-MASTER As White Fang watched Weedon Scott approach, he bristled and snarled to advertise that he would not submit to punishment.
Twenty-four
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From this reading Twenty-four hours had passed since he had slashed open the hand that was now bandaged and held up by a sling to keep the blood out of it.
up
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From this reading Twenty-four hours had passed since he had slashed open the hand that was now bandaged and held up by a sling to keep the blood out of it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Twenty-four hours had passed since he had slashed open the hand that was now bandaged and held up by a sling to keep the blood out of it.
watchedverbUS /wɑːtʃt/
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading THE LOVE-MASTER As White Fang watched Weedon Scott approach, he bristled and snarled to advertise that he would not submit to punishment.
Weedon
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From this reading THE LOVE-MASTER As White Fang watched Weedon Scott approach, he bristled and snarled to advertise that he would not submit to punishment.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He had committed what was to him sacrilege, sunk his fangs into the holy flesh of a god, and of a white-skinned superior god at that.
White
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From this reading THE LOVE-MASTER As White Fang watched Weedon Scott approach, he bristled and snarled to advertise that he would not submit to punishment.
white-skinned
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From this reading He had committed what was to him sacrilege, sunk his fangs into the holy flesh of a god, and of a white-skinned superior god at that.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading THE LOVE-MASTER As White Fang watched Weedon Scott approach, he bristled and snarled to advertise that he would not submit to punishment.
