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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 The watcher, whether he had seen them or not, was in no hurry; for with chin propped among the weeds, he held a pose at once alert and peaceful, mischievous and leisurely, as though he were master of that hollow, and might lie all night drowsing or waking, as the humor prompted.
acute
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From this reading The uncertainty grew, with Rudolph, into an acute distress.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Wutzler pressed his face against the earth, and shivered in the stifling heat.
alert
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From this reading The watcher, whether he had seen them or not, was in no hurry; for with chin propped among the weeds, he held a pose at once alert and peaceful, mischievous and leisurely, as though he were master of that hollow, and might lie all night drowsing or waking, as the humor prompted.
all
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From this reading The watcher, whether he had seen them or not, was in no hurry; for with chin propped among the weeds, he held a pose at once alert and peaceful, mischievous and leisurely, as though he were master of that hollow, and might lie all night drowsing or waking, as the humor prompted.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading LAMP OF HEAVEN The white men peered from among the oil-jars, like two of the Forty Thieves.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The uncertainty grew, with Rudolph, into an acute distress.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The watcher, whether he had seen them or not, was in no hurry; for with chin propped among the weeds, he held a pose at once alert and peaceful, mischievous and leisurely, as though he were master of that hollow, and might lie all night drowsing or waking, as the humor prompted.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The watcher, whether he had seen them or not, was in no hurry; for with chin propped among the weeds, he held a pose at once alert and peaceful, mischievous and leisurely, as though he were master of that hollow, and might lie all night drowsing or waking, as the humor prompted.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The watcher, whether he had seen them or not, was in no hurry; for with chin propped among the weeds, he held a pose at once alert and peaceful, mischievous and leisurely, as though he were master of that hollow, and might lie all night drowsing or waking, as the humor prompted.
black
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From this reading They could detect no movement, friendly or hostile: the black head lodged there without stirring.
chin
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From this reading The watcher, whether he had seen them or not, was in no hurry; for with chin propped among the weeds, he held a pose at once alert and peaceful, mischievous and leisurely, as though he were master of that hollow, and might lie all night drowsing or waking, as the humor prompted.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading They could detect no movement, friendly or hostile: the black head lodged there without stirring.
detect
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From this reading They could detect no movement, friendly or hostile: the black head lodged there without stirring.
distressnounUS /dɪˈstrɛs/
extreme sadness or suffering
From this reading The uncertainty grew, with Rudolph, into an acute distress.
drowsing
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From this reading The watcher, whether he had seen them or not, was in no hurry; for with chin propped among the weeds, he held a pose at once alert and peaceful, mischievous and leisurely, as though he were master of that hollow, and might lie all night drowsing or waking, as the humor prompted.
earth
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From this reading Wutzler pressed his face against the earth, and shivered in the stifling heat.
face
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From this reading Wutzler pressed his face against the earth, and shivered in the stifling heat.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The watcher, whether he had seen them or not, was in no hurry; for with chin propped among the weeds, he held a pose at once alert and peaceful, mischievous and leisurely, as though he were master of that hollow, and might lie all night drowsing or waking, as the humor prompted.
Forty
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From this reading LAMP OF HEAVEN The white men peered from among the oil-jars, like two of the Forty Thieves.
friendly
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From this reading They could detect no movement, friendly or hostile: the black head lodged there without stirring.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading LAMP OF HEAVEN The white men peered from among the oil-jars, like two of the Forty Thieves.
grew
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From this reading The uncertainty grew, with Rudolph, into an acute distress.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The watcher, whether he had seen them or not, was in no hurry; for with chin propped among the weeds, he held a pose at once alert and peaceful, mischievous and leisurely, as though he were master of that hollow, and might lie all night drowsing or waking, as the humor prompted.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The watcher, whether he had seen them or not, was in no hurry; for with chin propped among the weeds, he held a pose at once alert and peaceful, mischievous and leisurely, as though he were master of that hollow, and might lie all night drowsing or waking, as the humor prompted.
head
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From this reading They could detect no movement, friendly or hostile: the black head lodged there without stirring.
heat
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From this reading Wutzler pressed his face against the earth, and shivered in the stifling heat.
HEAVEN
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From this reading LAMP OF HEAVEN The white men peered from among the oil-jars, like two of the Forty Thieves.
held
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From this reading The watcher, whether he had seen them or not, was in no hurry; for with chin propped among the weeds, he held a pose at once alert and peaceful, mischievous and leisurely, as though he were master of that hollow, and might lie all night drowsing or waking, as the humor prompted.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Wutzler pressed his face against the earth, and shivered in the stifling heat.
hollow
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From this reading The watcher, whether he had seen them or not, was in no hurry; for with chin propped among the weeds, he held a pose at once alert and peaceful, mischievous and leisurely, as though he were master of that hollow, and might lie all night drowsing or waking, as the humor prompted.
hostile
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From this reading They could detect no movement, friendly or hostile: the black head lodged there without stirring.
humor
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From this reading The watcher, whether he had seen them or not, was in no hurry; for with chin propped among the weeds, he held a pose at once alert and peaceful, mischievous and leisurely, as though he were master of that hollow, and might lie all night drowsing or waking, as the humor prompted.
hurry
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From this reading The watcher, whether he had seen them or not, was in no hurry; for with chin propped among the weeds, he held a pose at once alert and peaceful, mischievous and leisurely, as though he were master of that hollow, and might lie all night drowsing or waking, as the humor prompted.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The watcher, whether he had seen them or not, was in no hurry; for with chin propped among the weeds, he held a pose at once alert and peaceful, mischievous and leisurely, as though he were master of that hollow, and might lie all night drowsing or waking, as the humor prompted.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The uncertainty grew, with Rudolph, into an acute distress.
LAMP
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From this reading LAMP OF HEAVEN The white men peered from among the oil-jars, like two of the Forty Thieves.
leisurely
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From this reading The watcher, whether he had seen them or not, was in no hurry; for with chin propped among the weeds, he held a pose at once alert and peaceful, mischievous and leisurely, as though he were master of that hollow, and might lie all night drowsing or waking, as the humor prompted.
lie
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From this reading The watcher, whether he had seen them or not, was in no hurry; for with chin propped among the weeds, he held a pose at once alert and peaceful, mischievous and leisurely, as though he were master of that hollow, and might lie all night drowsing or waking, as the humor prompted.
like
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From this reading LAMP OF HEAVEN The white men peered from among the oil-jars, like two of the Forty Thieves.
lodged
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From this reading They could detect no movement, friendly or hostile: the black head lodged there without stirring.
master
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From this reading The watcher, whether he had seen them or not, was in no hurry; for with chin propped among the weeds, he held a pose at once alert and peaceful, mischievous and leisurely, as though he were master of that hollow, and might lie all night drowsing or waking, as the humor prompted.
men
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From this reading LAMP OF HEAVEN The white men peered from among the oil-jars, like two of the Forty Thieves.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The watcher, whether he had seen them or not, was in no hurry; for with chin propped among the weeds, he held a pose at once alert and peaceful, mischievous and leisurely, as though he were master of that hollow, and might lie all night drowsing or waking, as the humor prompted.
mischievous
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From this reading The watcher, whether he had seen them or not, was in no hurry; for with chin propped among the weeds, he held a pose at once alert and peaceful, mischievous and leisurely, as though he were master of that hollow, and might lie all night drowsing or waking, as the humor prompted.
movement
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From this reading They could detect no movement, friendly or hostile: the black head lodged there without stirring.
night
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From this reading The watcher, whether he had seen them or not, was in no hurry; for with chin propped among the weeds, he held a pose at once alert and peaceful, mischievous and leisurely, as though he were master of that hollow, and might lie all night drowsing or waking, as the humor prompted.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading They could detect no movement, friendly or hostile: the black head lodged there without stirring.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The watcher, whether he had seen them or not, was in no hurry; for with chin propped among the weeds, he held a pose at once alert and peaceful, mischievous and leisurely, as though he were master of that hollow, and might lie all night drowsing or waking, as the humor prompted.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading LAMP OF HEAVEN The white men peered from among the oil-jars, like two of the Forty Thieves.
oil-jars
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From this reading LAMP OF HEAVEN The white men peered from among the oil-jars, like two of the Forty Thieves.
once
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From this reading The watcher, whether he had seen them or not, was in no hurry; for with chin propped among the weeds, he held a pose at once alert and peaceful, mischievous and leisurely, as though he were master of that hollow, and might lie all night drowsing or waking, as the humor prompted.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading They could detect no movement, friendly or hostile: the black head lodged there without stirring.
peaceful
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From this reading The watcher, whether he had seen them or not, was in no hurry; for with chin propped among the weeds, he held a pose at once alert and peaceful, mischievous and leisurely, as though he were master of that hollow, and might lie all night drowsing or waking, as the humor prompted.
peered
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From this reading LAMP OF HEAVEN The white men peered from among the oil-jars, like two of the Forty Thieves.
pose
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From this reading The watcher, whether he had seen them or not, was in no hurry; for with chin propped among the weeds, he held a pose at once alert and peaceful, mischievous and leisurely, as though he were master of that hollow, and might lie all night drowsing or waking, as the humor prompted.
pressed
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From this reading Wutzler pressed his face against the earth, and shivered in the stifling heat.
prompted
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From this reading The watcher, whether he had seen them or not, was in no hurry; for with chin propped among the weeds, he held a pose at once alert and peaceful, mischievous and leisurely, as though he were master of that hollow, and might lie all night drowsing or waking, as the humor prompted.
propped
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From this reading The watcher, whether he had seen them or not, was in no hurry; for with chin propped among the weeds, he held a pose at once alert and peaceful, mischievous and leisurely, as though he were master of that hollow, and might lie all night drowsing or waking, as the humor prompted.
Rudolph
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From this reading The uncertainty grew, with Rudolph, into an acute distress.
seen
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From this reading The watcher, whether he had seen them or not, was in no hurry; for with chin propped among the weeds, he held a pose at once alert and peaceful, mischievous and leisurely, as though he were master of that hollow, and might lie all night drowsing or waking, as the humor prompted.
shivered
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From this reading Wutzler pressed his face against the earth, and shivered in the stifling heat.
stifling
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From this reading Wutzler pressed his face against the earth, and shivered in the stifling heat.
stirring
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From this reading They could detect no movement, friendly or hostile: the black head lodged there without stirring.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The watcher, whether he had seen them or not, was in no hurry; for with chin propped among the weeds, he held a pose at once alert and peaceful, mischievous and leisurely, as though he were master of that hollow, and might lie all night drowsing or waking, as the humor prompted.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LAMP OF HEAVEN The white men peered from among the oil-jars, like two of the Forty Thieves.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The watcher, whether he had seen them or not, was in no hurry; for with chin propped among the weeds, he held a pose at once alert and peaceful, mischievous and leisurely, as though he were master of that hollow, and might lie all night drowsing or waking, as the humor prompted.
there
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From this reading They could detect no movement, friendly or hostile: the black head lodged there without stirring.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They could detect no movement, friendly or hostile: the black head lodged there without stirring.
Thieves
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From this reading LAMP OF HEAVEN The white men peered from among the oil-jars, like two of the Forty Thieves.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The watcher, whether he had seen them or not, was in no hurry; for with chin propped among the weeds, he held a pose at once alert and peaceful, mischievous and leisurely, as though he were master of that hollow, and might lie all night drowsing or waking, as the humor prompted.
two
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From this reading LAMP OF HEAVEN The white men peered from among the oil-jars, like two of the Forty Thieves.
uncertainty
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From this reading The uncertainty grew, with Rudolph, into an acute distress.
wakingadjectiveUS /ˈweɪ.kɪŋ/
Risen from sleep; conscious.
From this reading The watcher, whether he had seen them or not, was in no hurry; for with chin propped among the weeds, he held a pose at once alert and peaceful, mischievous and leisurely, as though he were master of that hollow, and might lie all night drowsing or waking, as the humor prompted.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The watcher, whether he had seen them or not, was in no hurry; for with chin propped among the weeds, he held a pose at once alert and peaceful, mischievous and leisurely, as though he were master of that hollow, and might lie all night drowsing or waking, as the humor prompted.
watcher
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From this reading The watcher, whether he had seen them or not, was in no hurry; for with chin propped among the weeds, he held a pose at once alert and peaceful, mischievous and leisurely, as though he were master of that hollow, and might lie all night drowsing or waking, as the humor prompted.
weeds
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From this reading The watcher, whether he had seen them or not, was in no hurry; for with chin propped among the weeds, he held a pose at once alert and peaceful, mischievous and leisurely, as though he were master of that hollow, and might lie all night drowsing or waking, as the humor prompted.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The watcher, whether he had seen them or not, was in no hurry; for with chin propped among the weeds, he held a pose at once alert and peaceful, mischievous and leisurely, as though he were master of that hollow, and might lie all night drowsing or waking, as the humor prompted.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading The watcher, whether he had seen them or not, was in no hurry; for with chin propped among the weeds, he held a pose at once alert and peaceful, mischievous and leisurely, as though he were master of that hollow, and might lie all night drowsing or waking, as the humor prompted.
white
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From this reading LAMP OF HEAVEN The white men peered from among the oil-jars, like two of the Forty Thieves.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The watcher, whether he had seen them or not, was in no hurry; for with chin propped among the weeds, he held a pose at once alert and peaceful, mischievous and leisurely, as though he were master of that hollow, and might lie all night drowsing or waking, as the humor prompted.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading They could detect no movement, friendly or hostile: the black head lodged there without stirring.
Wutzler
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From this reading Wutzler pressed his face against the earth, and shivered in the stifling heat.
