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affianced
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From this reading "Something is dreadfully wrong, gentlemen," quavered poor Cade Renard; "this is Captain Butler, my daughter's affianced.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now, weaponless and alone, Butler stood confronting us, his blank eyes travelling from one to another, his thin lips twitching in an ever-deepening sneer.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Now, weaponless and alone, Butler stood confronting us, his blank eyes travelling from one to another, his thin lips twitching in an ever-deepening sneer.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading I pray you follow no ancient quarrel under my roof, gentlemen.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He hesitated, poised on the threshold, his yellow eyes contracting, dazzled by the candle; then, like lightning, his sword glittered in his hand, but Mount, behind him, tore the limber blade from his grip and flung it ringing at my feet.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Now, weaponless and alone, Butler stood confronting us, his blank eyes travelling from one to another, his thin lips twitching in an ever-deepening sneer.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He hesitated, poised on the threshold, his yellow eyes contracting, dazzled by the candle; then, like lightning, his sword glittered in his hand, but Mount, behind him, tore the limber blade from his grip and flung it ringing at my feet.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading He hesitated, poised on the threshold, his yellow eyes contracting, dazzled by the candle; then, like lightning, his sword glittered in his hand, but Mount, behind him, tore the limber blade from his grip and flung it ringing at my feet.
blade
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From this reading He hesitated, poised on the threshold, his yellow eyes contracting, dazzled by the candle; then, like lightning, his sword glittered in his hand, but Mount, behind him, tore the limber blade from his grip and flung it ringing at my feet.
blank
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From this reading Now, weaponless and alone, Butler stood confronting us, his blank eyes travelling from one to another, his thin lips twitching in an ever-deepening sneer.
broad
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From this reading Nor did the sneer leave his face when Mount slammed and locked the door behind him, and unsheathed his broad hunting-knife.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He hesitated, poised on the threshold, his yellow eyes contracting, dazzled by the candle; then, like lightning, his sword glittered in his hand, but Mount, behind him, tore the limber blade from his grip and flung it ringing at my feet.
Butler
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From this reading Now, weaponless and alone, Butler stood confronting us, his blank eyes travelling from one to another, his thin lips twitching in an ever-deepening sneer.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He hesitated, poised on the threshold, his yellow eyes contracting, dazzled by the candle; then, like lightning, his sword glittered in his hand, but Mount, behind him, tore the limber blade from his grip and flung it ringing at my feet.
Cade
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From this reading "Something is dreadfully wrong, gentlemen," quavered poor Cade Renard; "this is Captain Butler, my daughter's affianced.
candle
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From this reading He hesitated, poised on the threshold, his yellow eyes contracting, dazzled by the candle; then, like lightning, his sword glittered in his hand, but Mount, behind him, tore the limber blade from his grip and flung it ringing at my feet.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Something is dreadfully wrong, gentlemen," quavered poor Cade Renard; "this is Captain Butler, my daughter's affianced.
confronting
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From this reading Now, weaponless and alone, Butler stood confronting us, his blank eyes travelling from one to another, his thin lips twitching in an ever-deepening sneer.
contracting
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From this reading He hesitated, poised on the threshold, his yellow eyes contracting, dazzled by the candle; then, like lightning, his sword glittered in his hand, but Mount, behind him, tore the limber blade from his grip and flung it ringing at my feet.
daughter's
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From this reading "Something is dreadfully wrong, gentlemen," quavered poor Cade Renard; "this is Captain Butler, my daughter's affianced.
dazzled
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From this reading He hesitated, poised on the threshold, his yellow eyes contracting, dazzled by the candle; then, like lightning, his sword glittered in his hand, but Mount, behind him, tore the limber blade from his grip and flung it ringing at my feet.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Nor did the sneer leave his face when Mount slammed and locked the door behind him, and unsheathed his broad hunting-knife.
door
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From this reading Nor did the sneer leave his face when Mount slammed and locked the door behind him, and unsheathed his broad hunting-knife.
dreadfully
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From this reading "Something is dreadfully wrong, gentlemen," quavered poor Cade Renard; "this is Captain Butler, my daughter's affianced.
ever-deepening
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From this reading Now, weaponless and alone, Butler stood confronting us, his blank eyes travelling from one to another, his thin lips twitching in an ever-deepening sneer.
eyes
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From this reading He hesitated, poised on the threshold, his yellow eyes contracting, dazzled by the candle; then, like lightning, his sword glittered in his hand, but Mount, behind him, tore the limber blade from his grip and flung it ringing at my feet.
face
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From this reading Nor did the sneer leave his face when Mount slammed and locked the door behind him, and unsheathed his broad hunting-knife.
feet
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From this reading He hesitated, poised on the threshold, his yellow eyes contracting, dazzled by the candle; then, like lightning, his sword glittered in his hand, but Mount, behind him, tore the limber blade from his grip and flung it ringing at my feet.
flung
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From this reading He hesitated, poised on the threshold, his yellow eyes contracting, dazzled by the candle; then, like lightning, his sword glittered in his hand, but Mount, behind him, tore the limber blade from his grip and flung it ringing at my feet.
follow
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From this reading I pray you follow no ancient quarrel under my roof, gentlemen.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He hesitated, poised on the threshold, his yellow eyes contracting, dazzled by the candle; then, like lightning, his sword glittered in his hand, but Mount, behind him, tore the limber blade from his grip and flung it ringing at my feet.
gentlemennounUS /gentlemen/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Something is dreadfully wrong, gentlemen," quavered poor Cade Renard; "this is Captain Butler, my daughter's affianced.
glittered
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From this reading He hesitated, poised on the threshold, his yellow eyes contracting, dazzled by the candle; then, like lightning, his sword glittered in his hand, but Mount, behind him, tore the limber blade from his grip and flung it ringing at my feet.
grip
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From this reading He hesitated, poised on the threshold, his yellow eyes contracting, dazzled by the candle; then, like lightning, his sword glittered in his hand, but Mount, behind him, tore the limber blade from his grip and flung it ringing at my feet.
hand
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From this reading He hesitated, poised on the threshold, his yellow eyes contracting, dazzled by the candle; then, like lightning, his sword glittered in his hand, but Mount, behind him, tore the limber blade from his grip and flung it ringing at my feet.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He hesitated, poised on the threshold, his yellow eyes contracting, dazzled by the candle; then, like lightning, his sword glittered in his hand, but Mount, behind him, tore the limber blade from his grip and flung it ringing at my feet.
hesitated
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From this reading He hesitated, poised on the threshold, his yellow eyes contracting, dazzled by the candle; then, like lightning, his sword glittered in his hand, but Mount, behind him, tore the limber blade from his grip and flung it ringing at my feet.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He hesitated, poised on the threshold, his yellow eyes contracting, dazzled by the candle; then, like lightning, his sword glittered in his hand, but Mount, behind him, tore the limber blade from his grip and flung it ringing at my feet.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He hesitated, poised on the threshold, his yellow eyes contracting, dazzled by the candle; then, like lightning, his sword glittered in his hand, but Mount, behind him, tore the limber blade from his grip and flung it ringing at my feet.
hunting-knife
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From this reading Nor did the sneer leave his face when Mount slammed and locked the door behind him, and unsheathed his broad hunting-knife.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I pray you follow no ancient quarrel under my roof, gentlemen.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He hesitated, poised on the threshold, his yellow eyes contracting, dazzled by the candle; then, like lightning, his sword glittered in his hand, but Mount, behind him, tore the limber blade from his grip and flung it ringing at my feet.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Something is dreadfully wrong, gentlemen," quavered poor Cade Renard; "this is Captain Butler, my daughter's affianced.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He hesitated, poised on the threshold, his yellow eyes contracting, dazzled by the candle; then, like lightning, his sword glittered in his hand, but Mount, behind him, tore the limber blade from his grip and flung it ringing at my feet.
leave
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From this reading Nor did the sneer leave his face when Mount slammed and locked the door behind him, and unsheathed his broad hunting-knife.
lightning
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From this reading He hesitated, poised on the threshold, his yellow eyes contracting, dazzled by the candle; then, like lightning, his sword glittered in his hand, but Mount, behind him, tore the limber blade from his grip and flung it ringing at my feet.
like
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From this reading He hesitated, poised on the threshold, his yellow eyes contracting, dazzled by the candle; then, like lightning, his sword glittered in his hand, but Mount, behind him, tore the limber blade from his grip and flung it ringing at my feet.
limber
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From this reading He hesitated, poised on the threshold, his yellow eyes contracting, dazzled by the candle; then, like lightning, his sword glittered in his hand, but Mount, behind him, tore the limber blade from his grip and flung it ringing at my feet.
lips
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From this reading Now, weaponless and alone, Butler stood confronting us, his blank eyes travelling from one to another, his thin lips twitching in an ever-deepening sneer.
locked
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From this reading Nor did the sneer leave his face when Mount slammed and locked the door behind him, and unsheathed his broad hunting-knife.
Mount
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From this reading He hesitated, poised on the threshold, his yellow eyes contracting, dazzled by the candle; then, like lightning, his sword glittered in his hand, but Mount, behind him, tore the limber blade from his grip and flung it ringing at my feet.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading He hesitated, poised on the threshold, his yellow eyes contracting, dazzled by the candle; then, like lightning, his sword glittered in his hand, but Mount, behind him, tore the limber blade from his grip and flung it ringing at my feet.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I pray you follow no ancient quarrel under my roof, gentlemen.
NorconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Nor did the sneer leave his face when Mount slammed and locked the door behind him, and unsheathed his broad hunting-knife.
Now
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From this reading Now, weaponless and alone, Butler stood confronting us, his blank eyes travelling from one to another, his thin lips twitching in an ever-deepening sneer.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He hesitated, poised on the threshold, his yellow eyes contracting, dazzled by the candle; then, like lightning, his sword glittered in his hand, but Mount, behind him, tore the limber blade from his grip and flung it ringing at my feet.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Now, weaponless and alone, Butler stood confronting us, his blank eyes travelling from one to another, his thin lips twitching in an ever-deepening sneer.
poised
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From this reading He hesitated, poised on the threshold, his yellow eyes contracting, dazzled by the candle; then, like lightning, his sword glittered in his hand, but Mount, behind him, tore the limber blade from his grip and flung it ringing at my feet.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Something is dreadfully wrong, gentlemen," quavered poor Cade Renard; "this is Captain Butler, my daughter's affianced.
pray
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From this reading I pray you follow no ancient quarrel under my roof, gentlemen.
quarrelnounUS /ˈkwɔːrəl/
an angry argument or disagreement
From this reading I pray you follow no ancient quarrel under my roof, gentlemen.
quavered
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From this reading "Something is dreadfully wrong, gentlemen," quavered poor Cade Renard; "this is Captain Butler, my daughter's affianced.
Renard
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From this reading "Something is dreadfully wrong, gentlemen," quavered poor Cade Renard; "this is Captain Butler, my daughter's affianced.
ringing
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From this reading He hesitated, poised on the threshold, his yellow eyes contracting, dazzled by the candle; then, like lightning, his sword glittered in his hand, but Mount, behind him, tore the limber blade from his grip and flung it ringing at my feet.
roof
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From this reading I pray you follow no ancient quarrel under my roof, gentlemen.
slammed
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From this reading Nor did the sneer leave his face when Mount slammed and locked the door behind him, and unsheathed his broad hunting-knife.
sneer
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From this reading Now, weaponless and alone, Butler stood confronting us, his blank eyes travelling from one to another, his thin lips twitching in an ever-deepening sneer.
SomethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "Something is dreadfully wrong, gentlemen," quavered poor Cade Renard; "this is Captain Butler, my daughter's affianced.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now, weaponless and alone, Butler stood confronting us, his blank eyes travelling from one to another, his thin lips twitching in an ever-deepening sneer.
sword
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From this reading He hesitated, poised on the threshold, his yellow eyes contracting, dazzled by the candle; then, like lightning, his sword glittered in his hand, but Mount, behind him, tore the limber blade from his grip and flung it ringing at my feet.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He hesitated, poised on the threshold, his yellow eyes contracting, dazzled by the candle; then, like lightning, his sword glittered in his hand, but Mount, behind him, tore the limber blade from his grip and flung it ringing at my feet.
then
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From this reading He hesitated, poised on the threshold, his yellow eyes contracting, dazzled by the candle; then, like lightning, his sword glittered in his hand, but Mount, behind him, tore the limber blade from his grip and flung it ringing at my feet.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading Now, weaponless and alone, Butler stood confronting us, his blank eyes travelling from one to another, his thin lips twitching in an ever-deepening sneer.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Something is dreadfully wrong, gentlemen," quavered poor Cade Renard; "this is Captain Butler, my daughter's affianced.
threshold
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From this reading He hesitated, poised on the threshold, his yellow eyes contracting, dazzled by the candle; then, like lightning, his sword glittered in his hand, but Mount, behind him, tore the limber blade from his grip and flung it ringing at my feet.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now, weaponless and alone, Butler stood confronting us, his blank eyes travelling from one to another, his thin lips twitching in an ever-deepening sneer.
tore
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From this reading He hesitated, poised on the threshold, his yellow eyes contracting, dazzled by the candle; then, like lightning, his sword glittered in his hand, but Mount, behind him, tore the limber blade from his grip and flung it ringing at my feet.
travelling
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From this reading Now, weaponless and alone, Butler stood confronting us, his blank eyes travelling from one to another, his thin lips twitching in an ever-deepening sneer.
twitching
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From this reading Now, weaponless and alone, Butler stood confronting us, his blank eyes travelling from one to another, his thin lips twitching in an ever-deepening sneer.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading I pray you follow no ancient quarrel under my roof, gentlemen.
unsheathed
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From this reading Nor did the sneer leave his face when Mount slammed and locked the door behind him, and unsheathed his broad hunting-knife.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Now, weaponless and alone, Butler stood confronting us, his blank eyes travelling from one to another, his thin lips twitching in an ever-deepening sneer.
weaponless
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From this reading Now, weaponless and alone, Butler stood confronting us, his blank eyes travelling from one to another, his thin lips twitching in an ever-deepening sneer.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Nor did the sneer leave his face when Mount slammed and locked the door behind him, and unsheathed his broad hunting-knife.
wrong
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From this reading "Something is dreadfully wrong, gentlemen," quavered poor Cade Renard; "this is Captain Butler, my daughter's affianced.
yellow
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From this reading He hesitated, poised on the threshold, his yellow eyes contracting, dazzled by the candle; then, like lightning, his sword glittered in his hand, but Mount, behind him, tore the limber blade from his grip and flung it ringing at my feet.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I pray you follow no ancient quarrel under my roof, gentlemen.
