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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 There was a wild fury in my heart at thought of Carette in Torode's hands, which ravened for opposition--for something, anything, to rend and tear and overcome.
account
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From this reading I whirled up to the Gale de Jacob before prudence told me that two men armed are of more account than one man with nothing but a heart on fire, and that it would have been good to run round for Le Marchant.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading If I had come across Torode himself I would have hurled myself at his throat, though all his ruffians stood between; and had I clutched it they had hacked my hands off before I had let go.
all
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From this reading If I had come across Torode himself I would have hurled myself at his throat, though all his ruffians stood between; and had I clutched it they had hacked my hands off before I had let go.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was a wild fury in my heart at thought of Carette in Torode's hands, which ravened for opposition--for something, anything, to rend and tear and overcome.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading There was a wild fury in my heart at thought of Carette in Torode's hands, which ravened for opposition--for something, anything, to rend and tear and overcome.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I whirled up to the Gale de Jacob before prudence told me that two men armed are of more account than one man with nothing but a heart on fire, and that it would have been good to run round for Le Marchant.
armed
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From this reading I whirled up to the Gale de Jacob before prudence told me that two men armed are of more account than one man with nothing but a heart on fire, and that it would have been good to run round for Le Marchant.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading HOW THE HAWK SWOOPED DOWN ON BRECQHOU The Race was running furiously through the Gouliot, but I would have got through it if it had been twice as strong.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There was a wild fury in my heart at thought of Carette in Torode's hands, which ravened for opposition--for something, anything, to rend and tear and overcome.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading HOW THE HAWK SWOOPED DOWN ON BRECQHOU The Race was running furiously through the Gouliot, but I would have got through it if it had been twice as strong.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading If I had come across Torode himself I would have hurled myself at his throat, though all his ruffians stood between; and had I clutched it they had hacked my hands off before I had let go.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading If I had come across Torode himself I would have hurled myself at his throat, though all his ruffians stood between; and had I clutched it they had hacked my hands off before I had let go.
BRECQHOU
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From this reading HOW THE HAWK SWOOPED DOWN ON BRECQHOU The Race was running furiously through the Gouliot, but I would have got through it if it had been twice as strong.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading HOW THE HAWK SWOOPED DOWN ON BRECQHOU The Race was running furiously through the Gouliot, but I would have got through it if it had been twice as strong.
Carette
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From this reading There was a wild fury in my heart at thought of Carette in Torode's hands, which ravened for opposition--for something, anything, to rend and tear and overcome.
clutched
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From this reading If I had come across Torode himself I would have hurled myself at his throat, though all his ruffians stood between; and had I clutched it they had hacked my hands off before I had let go.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If I had come across Torode himself I would have hurled myself at his throat, though all his ruffians stood between; and had I clutched it they had hacked my hands off before I had let go.
de
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From this reading I whirled up to the Gale de Jacob before prudence told me that two men armed are of more account than one man with nothing but a heart on fire, and that it would have been good to run round for Le Marchant.
DOWN
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From this reading HOW THE HAWK SWOOPED DOWN ON BRECQHOU The Race was running furiously through the Gouliot, but I would have got through it if it had been twice as strong.
encounter
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From this reading But my one thought had been to get to the place where Carette was in extremity, and the fire within me felt equal to all it might encounter.
equal
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From this reading But my one thought had been to get to the place where Carette was in extremity, and the fire within me felt equal to all it might encounter.
extremity
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From this reading But my one thought had been to get to the place where Carette was in extremity, and the fire within me felt equal to all it might encounter.
felt
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From this reading But my one thought had been to get to the place where Carette was in extremity, and the fire within me felt equal to all it might encounter.
fire
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From this reading I whirled up to the Gale de Jacob before prudence told me that two men armed are of more account than one man with nothing but a heart on fire, and that it would have been good to run round for Le Marchant.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was a wild fury in my heart at thought of Carette in Torode's hands, which ravened for opposition--for something, anything, to rend and tear and overcome.
furiously
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From this reading HOW THE HAWK SWOOPED DOWN ON BRECQHOU The Race was running furiously through the Gouliot, but I would have got through it if it had been twice as strong.
fury
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From this reading There was a wild fury in my heart at thought of Carette in Torode's hands, which ravened for opposition--for something, anything, to rend and tear and overcome.
Gale
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From this reading I whirled up to the Gale de Jacob before prudence told me that two men armed are of more account than one man with nothing but a heart on fire, and that it would have been good to run round for Le Marchant.
get
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From this reading But my one thought had been to get to the place where Carette was in extremity, and the fire within me felt equal to all it might encounter.
go
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From this reading If I had come across Torode himself I would have hurled myself at his throat, though all his ruffians stood between; and had I clutched it they had hacked my hands off before I had let go.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I whirled up to the Gale de Jacob before prudence told me that two men armed are of more account than one man with nothing but a heart on fire, and that it would have been good to run round for Le Marchant.
got
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From this reading HOW THE HAWK SWOOPED DOWN ON BRECQHOU The Race was running furiously through the Gouliot, but I would have got through it if it had been twice as strong.
Gouliot
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hacked
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From this reading If I had come across Torode himself I would have hurled myself at his throat, though all his ruffians stood between; and had I clutched it they had hacked my hands off before I had let go.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading HOW THE HAWK SWOOPED DOWN ON BRECQHOU The Race was running furiously through the Gouliot, but I would have got through it if it had been twice as strong.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading There was a wild fury in my heart at thought of Carette in Torode's hands, which ravened for opposition--for something, anything, to rend and tear and overcome.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading HOW THE HAWK SWOOPED DOWN ON BRECQHOU The Race was running furiously through the Gouliot, but I would have got through it if it had been twice as strong.
HAWK
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From this reading HOW THE HAWK SWOOPED DOWN ON BRECQHOU The Race was running furiously through the Gouliot, but I would have got through it if it had been twice as strong.
heart
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From this reading There was a wild fury in my heart at thought of Carette in Torode's hands, which ravened for opposition--for something, anything, to rend and tear and overcome.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading If I had come across Torode himself I would have hurled myself at his throat, though all his ruffians stood between; and had I clutched it they had hacked my hands off before I had let go.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading If I had come across Torode himself I would have hurled myself at his throat, though all his ruffians stood between; and had I clutched it they had hacked my hands off before I had let go.
HOW
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From this reading HOW THE HAWK SWOOPED DOWN ON BRECQHOU The Race was running furiously through the Gouliot, but I would have got through it if it had been twice as strong.
hurled
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From this reading If I had come across Torode himself I would have hurled myself at his throat, though all his ruffians stood between; and had I clutched it they had hacked my hands off before I had let go.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading HOW THE HAWK SWOOPED DOWN ON BRECQHOU The Race was running furiously through the Gouliot, but I would have got through it if it had been twice as strong.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading HOW THE HAWK SWOOPED DOWN ON BRECQHOU The Race was running furiously through the Gouliot, but I would have got through it if it had been twice as strong.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was a wild fury in my heart at thought of Carette in Torode's hands, which ravened for opposition--for something, anything, to rend and tear and overcome.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading HOW THE HAWK SWOOPED DOWN ON BRECQHOU The Race was running furiously through the Gouliot, but I would have got through it if it had been twice as strong.
Jacob
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From this reading I whirled up to the Gale de Jacob before prudence told me that two men armed are of more account than one man with nothing but a heart on fire, and that it would have been good to run round for Le Marchant.
Le
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From this reading I whirled up to the Gale de Jacob before prudence told me that two men armed are of more account than one man with nothing but a heart on fire, and that it would have been good to run round for Le Marchant.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading If I had come across Torode himself I would have hurled myself at his throat, though all his ruffians stood between; and had I clutched it they had hacked my hands off before I had let go.
man
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From this reading I whirled up to the Gale de Jacob before prudence told me that two men armed are of more account than one man with nothing but a heart on fire, and that it would have been good to run round for Le Marchant.
Marchant
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From this reading I whirled up to the Gale de Jacob before prudence told me that two men armed are of more account than one man with nothing but a heart on fire, and that it would have been good to run round for Le Marchant.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I whirled up to the Gale de Jacob before prudence told me that two men armed are of more account than one man with nothing but a heart on fire, and that it would have been good to run round for Le Marchant.
men
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From this reading I whirled up to the Gale de Jacob before prudence told me that two men armed are of more account than one man with nothing but a heart on fire, and that it would have been good to run round for Le Marchant.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading But my one thought had been to get to the place where Carette was in extremity, and the fire within me felt equal to all it might encounter.
more
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From this reading I whirled up to the Gale de Jacob before prudence told me that two men armed are of more account than one man with nothing but a heart on fire, and that it would have been good to run round for Le Marchant.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading There was a wild fury in my heart at thought of Carette in Torode's hands, which ravened for opposition--for something, anything, to rend and tear and overcome.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading If I had come across Torode himself I would have hurled myself at his throat, though all his ruffians stood between; and had I clutched it they had hacked my hands off before I had let go.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I whirled up to the Gale de Jacob before prudence told me that two men armed are of more account than one man with nothing but a heart on fire, and that it would have been good to run round for Le Marchant.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was a wild fury in my heart at thought of Carette in Torode's hands, which ravened for opposition--for something, anything, to rend and tear and overcome.
off
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From this reading If I had come across Torode himself I would have hurled myself at his throat, though all his ruffians stood between; and had I clutched it they had hacked my hands off before I had let go.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading HOW THE HAWK SWOOPED DOWN ON BRECQHOU The Race was running furiously through the Gouliot, but I would have got through it if it had been twice as strong.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I whirled up to the Gale de Jacob before prudence told me that two men armed are of more account than one man with nothing but a heart on fire, and that it would have been good to run round for Le Marchant.
opposition
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From this reading There was a wild fury in my heart at thought of Carette in Torode's hands, which ravened for opposition--for something, anything, to rend and tear and overcome.
overcome
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From this reading There was a wild fury in my heart at thought of Carette in Torode's hands, which ravened for opposition--for something, anything, to rend and tear and overcome.
place
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From this reading But my one thought had been to get to the place where Carette was in extremity, and the fire within me felt equal to all it might encounter.
prudence
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From this reading I whirled up to the Gale de Jacob before prudence told me that two men armed are of more account than one man with nothing but a heart on fire, and that it would have been good to run round for Le Marchant.
Race
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From this reading HOW THE HAWK SWOOPED DOWN ON BRECQHOU The Race was running furiously through the Gouliot, but I would have got through it if it had been twice as strong.
ravened
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From this reading There was a wild fury in my heart at thought of Carette in Torode's hands, which ravened for opposition--for something, anything, to rend and tear and overcome.
rend
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From this reading There was a wild fury in my heart at thought of Carette in Torode's hands, which ravened for opposition--for something, anything, to rend and tear and overcome.
round
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From this reading I whirled up to the Gale de Jacob before prudence told me that two men armed are of more account than one man with nothing but a heart on fire, and that it would have been good to run round for Le Marchant.
ruffians
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From this reading If I had come across Torode himself I would have hurled myself at his throat, though all his ruffians stood between; and had I clutched it they had hacked my hands off before I had let go.
run
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From this reading I whirled up to the Gale de Jacob before prudence told me that two men armed are of more account than one man with nothing but a heart on fire, and that it would have been good to run round for Le Marchant.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading HOW THE HAWK SWOOPED DOWN ON BRECQHOU The Race was running furiously through the Gouliot, but I would have got through it if it had been twice as strong.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading There was a wild fury in my heart at thought of Carette in Torode's hands, which ravened for opposition--for something, anything, to rend and tear and overcome.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If I had come across Torode himself I would have hurled myself at his throat, though all his ruffians stood between; and had I clutched it they had hacked my hands off before I had let go.
strong
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From this reading HOW THE HAWK SWOOPED DOWN ON BRECQHOU The Race was running furiously through the Gouliot, but I would have got through it if it had been twice as strong.
SWOOPED
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From this reading HOW THE HAWK SWOOPED DOWN ON BRECQHOU The Race was running furiously through the Gouliot, but I would have got through it if it had been twice as strong.
tear
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From this reading There was a wild fury in my heart at thought of Carette in Torode's hands, which ravened for opposition--for something, anything, to rend and tear and overcome.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I whirled up to the Gale de Jacob before prudence told me that two men armed are of more account than one man with nothing but a heart on fire, and that it would have been good to run round for Le Marchant.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I whirled up to the Gale de Jacob before prudence told me that two men armed are of more account than one man with nothing but a heart on fire, and that it would have been good to run round for Le Marchant.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW THE HAWK SWOOPED DOWN ON BRECQHOU The Race was running furiously through the Gouliot, but I would have got through it if it had been twice as strong.
There
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From this reading There was a wild fury in my heart at thought of Carette in Torode's hands, which ravened for opposition--for something, anything, to rend and tear and overcome.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If I had come across Torode himself I would have hurled myself at his throat, though all his ruffians stood between; and had I clutched it they had hacked my hands off before I had let go.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading If I had come across Torode himself I would have hurled myself at his throat, though all his ruffians stood between; and had I clutched it they had hacked my hands off before I had let go.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a wild fury in my heart at thought of Carette in Torode's hands, which ravened for opposition--for something, anything, to rend and tear and overcome.
throatnounUS /θroʊt/
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading If I had come across Torode himself I would have hurled myself at his throat, though all his ruffians stood between; and had I clutched it they had hacked my hands off before I had let go.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading HOW THE HAWK SWOOPED DOWN ON BRECQHOU The Race was running furiously through the Gouliot, but I would have got through it if it had been twice as strong.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was a wild fury in my heart at thought of Carette in Torode's hands, which ravened for opposition--for something, anything, to rend and tear and overcome.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I whirled up to the Gale de Jacob before prudence told me that two men armed are of more account than one man with nothing but a heart on fire, and that it would have been good to run round for Le Marchant.
Torode
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From this reading If I had come across Torode himself I would have hurled myself at his throat, though all his ruffians stood between; and had I clutched it they had hacked my hands off before I had let go.
Torode's
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From this reading There was a wild fury in my heart at thought of Carette in Torode's hands, which ravened for opposition--for something, anything, to rend and tear and overcome.
twice
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From this reading HOW THE HAWK SWOOPED DOWN ON BRECQHOU The Race was running furiously through the Gouliot, but I would have got through it if it had been twice as strong.
two
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From this reading I whirled up to the Gale de Jacob before prudence told me that two men armed are of more account than one man with nothing but a heart on fire, and that it would have been good to run round for Le Marchant.
up
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From this reading I whirled up to the Gale de Jacob before prudence told me that two men armed are of more account than one man with nothing but a heart on fire, and that it would have been good to run round for Le Marchant.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HOW THE HAWK SWOOPED DOWN ON BRECQHOU The Race was running furiously through the Gouliot, but I would have got through it if it had been twice as strong.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading But my one thought had been to get to the place where Carette was in extremity, and the fire within me felt equal to all it might encounter.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was a wild fury in my heart at thought of Carette in Torode's hands, which ravened for opposition--for something, anything, to rend and tear and overcome.
whirled
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From this reading I whirled up to the Gale de Jacob before prudence told me that two men armed are of more account than one man with nothing but a heart on fire, and that it would have been good to run round for Le Marchant.
wild
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From this reading There was a wild fury in my heart at thought of Carette in Torode's hands, which ravened for opposition--for something, anything, to rend and tear and overcome.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I whirled up to the Gale de Jacob before prudence told me that two men armed are of more account than one man with nothing but a heart on fire, and that it would have been good to run round for Le Marchant.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading But my one thought had been to get to the place where Carette was in extremity, and the fire within me felt equal to all it might encounter.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading HOW THE HAWK SWOOPED DOWN ON BRECQHOU The Race was running furiously through the Gouliot, but I would have got through it if it had been twice as strong.
