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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 A road agent who had heard the cry of the dog owl from the hut, and wondered about it, came over to investigate, and appeared so suddenly and inopportunely that he discovered what Pizen Jane had done.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading A road agent who had heard the cry of the dog owl from the hut, and wondered about it, came over to investigate, and appeared so suddenly and inopportunely that he discovered what Pizen Jane had done.
agent
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From this reading A road agent who had heard the cry of the dog owl from the hut, and wondered about it, came over to investigate, and appeared so suddenly and inopportunely that he discovered what Pizen Jane had done.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A road agent who had heard the cry of the dog owl from the hut, and wondered about it, came over to investigate, and appeared so suddenly and inopportunely that he discovered what Pizen Jane had done.
appeared
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From this reading A road agent who had heard the cry of the dog owl from the hut, and wondered about it, came over to investigate, and appeared so suddenly and inopportunely that he discovered what Pizen Jane had done.
arms
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From this reading Under ordinary conditions, Nomad might have engaged this desperado successfully; but now his arms and legs were benumbed, and his whole body was sore and stiff, from the long congestion of blood caused by the bonds that had been on him.
aside
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From this reading With a yell of astonishment and wrath, he hurled the woman aside and leaped on the old trapper.
astonishment
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From this reading With a yell of astonishment and wrath, he hurled the woman aside and leaped on the old trapper.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In one way, it was unfortunate that Pizen Jane had released old Nomad at that time.
BARRICADE
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From this reading THE LIVING BARRICADE.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Under ordinary conditions, Nomad might have engaged this desperado successfully; but now his arms and legs were benumbed, and his whole body was sore and stiff, from the long congestion of blood caused by the bonds that had been on him.
benumbed
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From this reading Under ordinary conditions, Nomad might have engaged this desperado successfully; but now his arms and legs were benumbed, and his whole body was sore and stiff, from the long congestion of blood caused by the bonds that had been on him.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Under ordinary conditions, Nomad might have engaged this desperado successfully; but now his arms and legs were benumbed, and his whole body was sore and stiff, from the long congestion of blood caused by the bonds that had been on him.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Under ordinary conditions, Nomad might have engaged this desperado successfully; but now his arms and legs were benumbed, and his whole body was sore and stiff, from the long congestion of blood caused by the bonds that had been on him.
bonds
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From this reading Under ordinary conditions, Nomad might have engaged this desperado successfully; but now his arms and legs were benumbed, and his whole body was sore and stiff, from the long congestion of blood caused by the bonds that had been on him.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Under ordinary conditions, Nomad might have engaged this desperado successfully; but now his arms and legs were benumbed, and his whole body was sore and stiff, from the long congestion of blood caused by the bonds that had been on him.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Under ordinary conditions, Nomad might have engaged this desperado successfully; but now his arms and legs were benumbed, and his whole body was sore and stiff, from the long congestion of blood caused by the bonds that had been on him.
came
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From this reading A road agent who had heard the cry of the dog owl from the hut, and wondered about it, came over to investigate, and appeared so suddenly and inopportunely that he discovered what Pizen Jane had done.
caused
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From this reading Under ordinary conditions, Nomad might have engaged this desperado successfully; but now his arms and legs were benumbed, and his whole body was sore and stiff, from the long congestion of blood caused by the bonds that had been on him.
conditions
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From this reading Under ordinary conditions, Nomad might have engaged this desperado successfully; but now his arms and legs were benumbed, and his whole body was sore and stiff, from the long congestion of blood caused by the bonds that had been on him.
congestion
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From this reading Under ordinary conditions, Nomad might have engaged this desperado successfully; but now his arms and legs were benumbed, and his whole body was sore and stiff, from the long congestion of blood caused by the bonds that had been on him.
cry
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From this reading A road agent who had heard the cry of the dog owl from the hut, and wondered about it, came over to investigate, and appeared so suddenly and inopportunely that he discovered what Pizen Jane had done.
desperado
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From this reading Under ordinary conditions, Nomad might have engaged this desperado successfully; but now his arms and legs were benumbed, and his whole body was sore and stiff, from the long congestion of blood caused by the bonds that had been on him.
discovered
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From this reading A road agent who had heard the cry of the dog owl from the hut, and wondered about it, came over to investigate, and appeared so suddenly and inopportunely that he discovered what Pizen Jane had done.
dog
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From this reading A road agent who had heard the cry of the dog owl from the hut, and wondered about it, came over to investigate, and appeared so suddenly and inopportunely that he discovered what Pizen Jane had done.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A road agent who had heard the cry of the dog owl from the hut, and wondered about it, came over to investigate, and appeared so suddenly and inopportunely that he discovered what Pizen Jane had done.
engaged
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From this reading Under ordinary conditions, Nomad might have engaged this desperado successfully; but now his arms and legs were benumbed, and his whole body was sore and stiff, from the long congestion of blood caused by the bonds that had been on him.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A road agent who had heard the cry of the dog owl from the hut, and wondered about it, came over to investigate, and appeared so suddenly and inopportunely that he discovered what Pizen Jane had done.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In one way, it was unfortunate that Pizen Jane had released old Nomad at that time.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Under ordinary conditions, Nomad might have engaged this desperado successfully; but now his arms and legs were benumbed, and his whole body was sore and stiff, from the long congestion of blood caused by the bonds that had been on him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A road agent who had heard the cry of the dog owl from the hut, and wondered about it, came over to investigate, and appeared so suddenly and inopportunely that he discovered what Pizen Jane had done.
heard
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From this reading A road agent who had heard the cry of the dog owl from the hut, and wondered about it, came over to investigate, and appeared so suddenly and inopportunely that he discovered what Pizen Jane had done.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Under ordinary conditions, Nomad might have engaged this desperado successfully; but now his arms and legs were benumbed, and his whole body was sore and stiff, from the long congestion of blood caused by the bonds that had been on him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Under ordinary conditions, Nomad might have engaged this desperado successfully; but now his arms and legs were benumbed, and his whole body was sore and stiff, from the long congestion of blood caused by the bonds that had been on him.
hurled
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From this reading With a yell of astonishment and wrath, he hurled the woman aside and leaped on the old trapper.
hut
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From this reading A road agent who had heard the cry of the dog owl from the hut, and wondered about it, came over to investigate, and appeared so suddenly and inopportunely that he discovered what Pizen Jane had done.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In one way, it was unfortunate that Pizen Jane had released old Nomad at that time.
inopportunely
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From this reading A road agent who had heard the cry of the dog owl from the hut, and wondered about it, came over to investigate, and appeared so suddenly and inopportunely that he discovered what Pizen Jane had done.
investigate
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From this reading A road agent who had heard the cry of the dog owl from the hut, and wondered about it, came over to investigate, and appeared so suddenly and inopportunely that he discovered what Pizen Jane had done.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In one way, it was unfortunate that Pizen Jane had released old Nomad at that time.
Jane
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From this reading In one way, it was unfortunate that Pizen Jane had released old Nomad at that time.
leaped
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From this reading With a yell of astonishment and wrath, he hurled the woman aside and leaped on the old trapper.
legs
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From this reading Under ordinary conditions, Nomad might have engaged this desperado successfully; but now his arms and legs were benumbed, and his whole body was sore and stiff, from the long congestion of blood caused by the bonds that had been on him.
LIVING
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From this reading THE LIVING BARRICADE.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Under ordinary conditions, Nomad might have engaged this desperado successfully; but now his arms and legs were benumbed, and his whole body was sore and stiff, from the long congestion of blood caused by the bonds that had been on him.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Under ordinary conditions, Nomad might have engaged this desperado successfully; but now his arms and legs were benumbed, and his whole body was sore and stiff, from the long congestion of blood caused by the bonds that had been on him.
Nomad
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From this reading In one way, it was unfortunate that Pizen Jane had released old Nomad at that time.
now
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From this reading Under ordinary conditions, Nomad might have engaged this desperado successfully; but now his arms and legs were benumbed, and his whole body was sore and stiff, from the long congestion of blood caused by the bonds that had been on him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A road agent who had heard the cry of the dog owl from the hut, and wondered about it, came over to investigate, and appeared so suddenly and inopportunely that he discovered what Pizen Jane had done.
old
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From this reading In one way, it was unfortunate that Pizen Jane had released old Nomad at that time.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading With a yell of astonishment and wrath, he hurled the woman aside and leaped on the old trapper.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In one way, it was unfortunate that Pizen Jane had released old Nomad at that time.
ordinary
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From this reading Under ordinary conditions, Nomad might have engaged this desperado successfully; but now his arms and legs were benumbed, and his whole body was sore and stiff, from the long congestion of blood caused by the bonds that had been on him.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading A road agent who had heard the cry of the dog owl from the hut, and wondered about it, came over to investigate, and appeared so suddenly and inopportunely that he discovered what Pizen Jane had done.
owl
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From this reading A road agent who had heard the cry of the dog owl from the hut, and wondered about it, came over to investigate, and appeared so suddenly and inopportunely that he discovered what Pizen Jane had done.
Pizen
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From this reading In one way, it was unfortunate that Pizen Jane had released old Nomad at that time.
released
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From this reading In one way, it was unfortunate that Pizen Jane had released old Nomad at that time.
road
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From this reading A road agent who had heard the cry of the dog owl from the hut, and wondered about it, came over to investigate, and appeared so suddenly and inopportunely that he discovered what Pizen Jane had done.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading A road agent who had heard the cry of the dog owl from the hut, and wondered about it, came over to investigate, and appeared so suddenly and inopportunely that he discovered what Pizen Jane had done.
sore
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From this reading Under ordinary conditions, Nomad might have engaged this desperado successfully; but now his arms and legs were benumbed, and his whole body was sore and stiff, from the long congestion of blood caused by the bonds that had been on him.
stiff
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From this reading Under ordinary conditions, Nomad might have engaged this desperado successfully; but now his arms and legs were benumbed, and his whole body was sore and stiff, from the long congestion of blood caused by the bonds that had been on him.
successfully
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From this reading Under ordinary conditions, Nomad might have engaged this desperado successfully; but now his arms and legs were benumbed, and his whole body was sore and stiff, from the long congestion of blood caused by the bonds that had been on him.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A road agent who had heard the cry of the dog owl from the hut, and wondered about it, came over to investigate, and appeared so suddenly and inopportunely that he discovered what Pizen Jane had done.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In one way, it was unfortunate that Pizen Jane had released old Nomad at that time.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LIVING BARRICADE.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Under ordinary conditions, Nomad might have engaged this desperado successfully; but now his arms and legs were benumbed, and his whole body was sore and stiff, from the long congestion of blood caused by the bonds that had been on him.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In one way, it was unfortunate that Pizen Jane had released old Nomad at that time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A road agent who had heard the cry of the dog owl from the hut, and wondered about it, came over to investigate, and appeared so suddenly and inopportunely that he discovered what Pizen Jane had done.
trapper
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From this reading With a yell of astonishment and wrath, he hurled the woman aside and leaped on the old trapper.
UnderprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Under ordinary conditions, Nomad might have engaged this desperado successfully; but now his arms and legs were benumbed, and his whole body was sore and stiff, from the long congestion of blood caused by the bonds that had been on him.
unfortunate
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From this reading In one way, it was unfortunate that Pizen Jane had released old Nomad at that time.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In one way, it was unfortunate that Pizen Jane had released old Nomad at that time.
way
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From this reading In one way, it was unfortunate that Pizen Jane had released old Nomad at that time.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Under ordinary conditions, Nomad might have engaged this desperado successfully; but now his arms and legs were benumbed, and his whole body was sore and stiff, from the long congestion of blood caused by the bonds that had been on him.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading A road agent who had heard the cry of the dog owl from the hut, and wondered about it, came over to investigate, and appeared so suddenly and inopportunely that he discovered what Pizen Jane had done.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading A road agent who had heard the cry of the dog owl from the hut, and wondered about it, came over to investigate, and appeared so suddenly and inopportunely that he discovered what Pizen Jane had done.
whole
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From this reading Under ordinary conditions, Nomad might have engaged this desperado successfully; but now his arms and legs were benumbed, and his whole body was sore and stiff, from the long congestion of blood caused by the bonds that had been on him.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With a yell of astonishment and wrath, he hurled the woman aside and leaped on the old trapper.
woman
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From this reading With a yell of astonishment and wrath, he hurled the woman aside and leaped on the old trapper.
wonderednounUS /wondered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A road agent who had heard the cry of the dog owl from the hut, and wondered about it, came over to investigate, and appeared so suddenly and inopportunely that he discovered what Pizen Jane had done.
wrath
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From this reading With a yell of astonishment and wrath, he hurled the woman aside and leaped on the old trapper.
yell
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From this reading With a yell of astonishment and wrath, he hurled the woman aside and leaped on the old trapper.
