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Chapter III
THE FUGITIVE Inside the forge all was still, whilst the last of the muffled sounds died away in the distance. John Stich had not resumed work. It was his turn now to stare moodily before him. The young man had thrown the bellows aside, and was pacing the rough earthen floor of the forge like some caged animal. "Tracked!" he murmured at last between clenched teeth, "tracked like some wild beast! perhaps shot anon like a dangerous cur behind a hedge!"
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “It was his turn now to stare moodily before him.”
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “"Tracked!" he murmured at last between clenched teeth, "tracked like some wild beast! perhaps shot anon like a dangerous cur behind a hedge!"”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “"Tracked!" he murmured at last between clenched teeth, "tracked like some wild beast! perhaps shot anon like a dangerous cur behind a hedge!"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “John Stich had not resumed work.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE FUGITIVE Inside the forge all was still, whilst the last of the muffled sounds died away in the distance.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Tracked!" he murmured at last between clenched teeth, "tracked like some wild beast! perhaps shot anon like a dangerous cur behind a hedge!"”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “John Stich had not resumed work.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE FUGITIVE Inside the forge all was still, whilst the last of the muffled sounds died away in the distance.”
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading “THE FUGITIVE Inside the forge all was still, whilst the last of the muffled sounds died away in the distance.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Tracked!" he murmured at last between clenched teeth, "tracked like some wild beast! perhaps shot anon like a dangerous cur behind a hedge!"
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From this reading THE FUGITIVE Inside the forge all was still, whilst the last of the muffled sounds died away in the distance.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The young man had thrown the bellows aside, and was pacing the rough earthen floor of the forge like some caged animal.
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From this reading The young man had thrown the bellows aside, and was pacing the rough earthen floor of the forge like some caged animal.
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From this reading "Tracked!" he murmured at last between clenched teeth, "tracked like some wild beast! perhaps shot anon like a dangerous cur behind a hedge!"
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From this reading The young man had thrown the bellows aside, and was pacing the rough earthen floor of the forge like some caged animal.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Tracked!" he murmured at last between clenched teeth, "tracked like some wild beast! perhaps shot anon like a dangerous cur behind a hedge!"
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From this reading THE FUGITIVE Inside the forge all was still, whilst the last of the muffled sounds died away in the distance.
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From this reading "Tracked!" he murmured at last between clenched teeth, "tracked like some wild beast! perhaps shot anon like a dangerous cur behind a hedge!"
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was his turn now to stare moodily before him.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading "Tracked!" he murmured at last between clenched teeth, "tracked like some wild beast! perhaps shot anon like a dangerous cur behind a hedge!"
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From this reading The young man had thrown the bellows aside, and was pacing the rough earthen floor of the forge like some caged animal.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading "Tracked!" he murmured at last between clenched teeth, "tracked like some wild beast! perhaps shot anon like a dangerous cur behind a hedge!"
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From this reading The young man had thrown the bellows aside, and was pacing the rough earthen floor of the forge like some caged animal.
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From this reading "Tracked!" he murmured at last between clenched teeth, "tracked like some wild beast! perhaps shot anon like a dangerous cur behind a hedge!"
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From this reading "Tracked!" he murmured at last between clenched teeth, "tracked like some wild beast! perhaps shot anon like a dangerous cur behind a hedge!"
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From this reading "Tracked!" he murmured at last between clenched teeth, "tracked like some wild beast! perhaps shot anon like a dangerous cur behind a hedge!"
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From this reading THE FUGITIVE Inside the forge all was still, whilst the last of the muffled sounds died away in the distance.
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From this reading THE FUGITIVE Inside the forge all was still, whilst the last of the muffled sounds died away in the distance.
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From this reading The young man had thrown the bellows aside, and was pacing the rough earthen floor of the forge like some caged animal.
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From this reading The young man had thrown the bellows aside, and was pacing the rough earthen floor of the forge like some caged animal.
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From this reading THE FUGITIVE Inside the forge all was still, whilst the last of the muffled sounds died away in the distance.
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From this reading THE FUGITIVE Inside the forge all was still, whilst the last of the muffled sounds died away in the distance.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading John Stich had not resumed work.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Tracked!" he murmured at last between clenched teeth, "tracked like some wild beast! perhaps shot anon like a dangerous cur behind a hedge!"
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From this reading "Tracked!" he murmured at last between clenched teeth, "tracked like some wild beast! perhaps shot anon like a dangerous cur behind a hedge!"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was his turn now to stare moodily before him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was his turn now to stare moodily before him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE FUGITIVE Inside the forge all was still, whilst the last of the muffled sounds died away in the distance.
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From this reading THE FUGITIVE Inside the forge all was still, whilst the last of the muffled sounds died away in the distance.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was his turn now to stare moodily before him.
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From this reading John Stich had not resumed work.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE FUGITIVE Inside the forge all was still, whilst the last of the muffled sounds died away in the distance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The young man had thrown the bellows aside, and was pacing the rough earthen floor of the forge like some caged animal.
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From this reading The young man had thrown the bellows aside, and was pacing the rough earthen floor of the forge like some caged animal.
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From this reading It was his turn now to stare moodily before him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE FUGITIVE Inside the forge all was still, whilst the last of the muffled sounds died away in the distance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Tracked!" he murmured at last between clenched teeth, "tracked like some wild beast! perhaps shot anon like a dangerous cur behind a hedge!"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading John Stich had not resumed work.
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From this reading It was his turn now to stare moodily before him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE FUGITIVE Inside the forge all was still, whilst the last of the muffled sounds died away in the distance.
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From this reading The young man had thrown the bellows aside, and was pacing the rough earthen floor of the forge like some caged animal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Tracked!" he murmured at last between clenched teeth, "tracked like some wild beast! perhaps shot anon like a dangerous cur behind a hedge!"
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading John Stich had not resumed work.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The young man had thrown the bellows aside, and was pacing the rough earthen floor of the forge like some caged animal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Tracked!" he murmured at last between clenched teeth, "tracked like some wild beast! perhaps shot anon like a dangerous cur behind a hedge!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The young man had thrown the bellows aside, and was pacing the rough earthen floor of the forge like some caged animal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE FUGITIVE Inside the forge all was still, whilst the last of the muffled sounds died away in the distance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was his turn now to stare moodily before him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading John Stich had not resumed work.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE FUGITIVE Inside the forge all was still, whilst the last of the muffled sounds died away in the distance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Tracked!" he murmured at last between clenched teeth, "tracked like some wild beast! perhaps shot anon like a dangerous cur behind a hedge!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FUGITIVE Inside the forge all was still, whilst the last of the muffled sounds died away in the distance.
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From this reading The young man had thrown the bellows aside, and was pacing the rough earthen floor of the forge like some caged animal.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was his turn now to stare moodily before him.
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From this reading "Tracked!" he murmured at last between clenched teeth, "tracked like some wild beast! perhaps shot anon like a dangerous cur behind a hedge!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was his turn now to stare moodily before him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE FUGITIVE Inside the forge all was still, whilst the last of the muffled sounds died away in the distance.
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading THE FUGITIVE Inside the forge all was still, whilst the last of the muffled sounds died away in the distance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Tracked!" he murmured at last between clenched teeth, "tracked like some wild beast! perhaps shot anon like a dangerous cur behind a hedge!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading John Stich had not resumed work.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The young man had thrown the bellows aside, and was pacing the rough earthen floor of the forge like some caged animal.
