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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 OF A PRIVATE BRAWL.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading I was so overcome with fury that I could not stay to mark his enormous stature, yet his head seemed to live among the hams in the roof.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I TAKE PROFIT AT THE COST OF REPUTATION BEFORE I could draw my sword my challenger was on his feet, had kicked away the stool on which he had sat, and had bared his own weapon.
arm
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From this reading The pure reputation of this noble heart I was defending nerved my right arm with unimaginable strength.
ask
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From this reading This was the first occasion I had drawn my sword in a quarrel, but I needed to ask no better.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I TAKE PROFIT AT THE COST OF REPUTATION BEFORE I could draw my sword my challenger was on his feet, had kicked away the stool on which he had sat, and had bared his own weapon.
away
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From this reading I TAKE PROFIT AT THE COST OF REPUTATION BEFORE I could draw my sword my challenger was on his feet, had kicked away the stool on which he had sat, and had bared his own weapon.
bared
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From this reading I TAKE PROFIT AT THE COST OF REPUTATION BEFORE I could draw my sword my challenger was on his feet, had kicked away the stool on which he had sat, and had bared his own weapon.
BEFOREprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I TAKE PROFIT AT THE COST OF REPUTATION BEFORE I could draw my sword my challenger was on his feet, had kicked away the stool on which he had sat, and had bared his own weapon.
better
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From this reading This was the first occasion I had drawn my sword in a quarrel, but I needed to ask no better.
BRAWL
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From this reading OF A PRIVATE BRAWL.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading This was the first occasion I had drawn my sword in a quarrel, but I needed to ask no better.
challenger
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From this reading I TAKE PROFIT AT THE COST OF REPUTATION BEFORE I could draw my sword my challenger was on his feet, had kicked away the stool on which he had sat, and had bared his own weapon.
COST
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From this reading I TAKE PROFIT AT THE COST OF REPUTATION BEFORE I could draw my sword my challenger was on his feet, had kicked away the stool on which he had sat, and had bared his own weapon.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I TAKE PROFIT AT THE COST OF REPUTATION BEFORE I could draw my sword my challenger was on his feet, had kicked away the stool on which he had sat, and had bared his own weapon.
defending
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From this reading The pure reputation of this noble heart I was defending nerved my right arm with unimaginable strength.
draw
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From this reading I TAKE PROFIT AT THE COST OF REPUTATION BEFORE I could draw my sword my challenger was on his feet, had kicked away the stool on which he had sat, and had bared his own weapon.
drawn
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From this reading This was the first occasion I had drawn my sword in a quarrel, but I needed to ask no better.
enormous
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From this reading I was so overcome with fury that I could not stay to mark his enormous stature, yet his head seemed to live among the hams in the roof.
feet
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From this reading I TAKE PROFIT AT THE COST OF REPUTATION BEFORE I could draw my sword my challenger was on his feet, had kicked away the stool on which he had sat, and had bared his own weapon.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This was the first occasion I had drawn my sword in a quarrel, but I needed to ask no better.
fury
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From this reading I was so overcome with fury that I could not stay to mark his enormous stature, yet his head seemed to live among the hams in the roof.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I TAKE PROFIT AT THE COST OF REPUTATION BEFORE I could draw my sword my challenger was on his feet, had kicked away the stool on which he had sat, and had bared his own weapon.
hams
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From this reading I was so overcome with fury that I could not stay to mark his enormous stature, yet his head seemed to live among the hams in the roof.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I TAKE PROFIT AT THE COST OF REPUTATION BEFORE I could draw my sword my challenger was on his feet, had kicked away the stool on which he had sat, and had bared his own weapon.
head
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From this reading I was so overcome with fury that I could not stay to mark his enormous stature, yet his head seemed to live among the hams in the roof.
heart
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From this reading The pure reputation of this noble heart I was defending nerved my right arm with unimaginable strength.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I TAKE PROFIT AT THE COST OF REPUTATION BEFORE I could draw my sword my challenger was on his feet, had kicked away the stool on which he had sat, and had bared his own weapon.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I TAKE PROFIT AT THE COST OF REPUTATION BEFORE I could draw my sword my challenger was on his feet, had kicked away the stool on which he had sat, and had bared his own weapon.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I was so overcome with fury that I could not stay to mark his enormous stature, yet his head seemed to live among the hams in the roof.
kicked
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From this reading I TAKE PROFIT AT THE COST OF REPUTATION BEFORE I could draw my sword my challenger was on his feet, had kicked away the stool on which he had sat, and had bared his own weapon.
live
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From this reading I was so overcome with fury that I could not stay to mark his enormous stature, yet his head seemed to live among the hams in the roof.
mark
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From this reading I was so overcome with fury that I could not stay to mark his enormous stature, yet his head seemed to live among the hams in the roof.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I TAKE PROFIT AT THE COST OF REPUTATION BEFORE I could draw my sword my challenger was on his feet, had kicked away the stool on which he had sat, and had bared his own weapon.
needed
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From this reading This was the first occasion I had drawn my sword in a quarrel, but I needed to ask no better.
nerved
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From this reading The pure reputation of this noble heart I was defending nerved my right arm with unimaginable strength.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading This was the first occasion I had drawn my sword in a quarrel, but I needed to ask no better.
noble
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From this reading The pure reputation of this noble heart I was defending nerved my right arm with unimaginable strength.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I was so overcome with fury that I could not stay to mark his enormous stature, yet his head seemed to live among the hams in the roof.
occasion
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From this reading This was the first occasion I had drawn my sword in a quarrel, but I needed to ask no better.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading OF A PRIVATE BRAWL.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I TAKE PROFIT AT THE COST OF REPUTATION BEFORE I could draw my sword my challenger was on his feet, had kicked away the stool on which he had sat, and had bared his own weapon.
overcome
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From this reading I was so overcome with fury that I could not stay to mark his enormous stature, yet his head seemed to live among the hams in the roof.
own
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From this reading I TAKE PROFIT AT THE COST OF REPUTATION BEFORE I could draw my sword my challenger was on his feet, had kicked away the stool on which he had sat, and had bared his own weapon.
PRIVATE
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From this reading OF A PRIVATE BRAWL.
PROFIT
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From this reading I TAKE PROFIT AT THE COST OF REPUTATION BEFORE I could draw my sword my challenger was on his feet, had kicked away the stool on which he had sat, and had bared his own weapon.
pure
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From this reading The pure reputation of this noble heart I was defending nerved my right arm with unimaginable strength.
quarrelnounUS /ˈkwɔːrəl/
an angry argument or disagreement
From this reading This was the first occasion I had drawn my sword in a quarrel, but I needed to ask no better.
REPUTATION
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From this reading I TAKE PROFIT AT THE COST OF REPUTATION BEFORE I could draw my sword my challenger was on his feet, had kicked away the stool on which he had sat, and had bared his own weapon.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The pure reputation of this noble heart I was defending nerved my right arm with unimaginable strength.
roof
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From this reading I was so overcome with fury that I could not stay to mark his enormous stature, yet his head seemed to live among the hams in the roof.
sat
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From this reading I TAKE PROFIT AT THE COST OF REPUTATION BEFORE I could draw my sword my challenger was on his feet, had kicked away the stool on which he had sat, and had bared his own weapon.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was so overcome with fury that I could not stay to mark his enormous stature, yet his head seemed to live among the hams in the roof.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I was so overcome with fury that I could not stay to mark his enormous stature, yet his head seemed to live among the hams in the roof.
stature
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From this reading I was so overcome with fury that I could not stay to mark his enormous stature, yet his head seemed to live among the hams in the roof.
stay
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From this reading I was so overcome with fury that I could not stay to mark his enormous stature, yet his head seemed to live among the hams in the roof.
stool
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From this reading I TAKE PROFIT AT THE COST OF REPUTATION BEFORE I could draw my sword my challenger was on his feet, had kicked away the stool on which he had sat, and had bared his own weapon.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The pure reputation of this noble heart I was defending nerved my right arm with unimaginable strength.
sword
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From this reading I TAKE PROFIT AT THE COST OF REPUTATION BEFORE I could draw my sword my challenger was on his feet, had kicked away the stool on which he had sat, and had bared his own weapon.
TAKEnounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I TAKE PROFIT AT THE COST OF REPUTATION BEFORE I could draw my sword my challenger was on his feet, had kicked away the stool on which he had sat, and had bared his own weapon.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I was so overcome with fury that I could not stay to mark his enormous stature, yet his head seemed to live among the hams in the roof.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I TAKE PROFIT AT THE COST OF REPUTATION BEFORE I could draw my sword my challenger was on his feet, had kicked away the stool on which he had sat, and had bared his own weapon.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was the first occasion I had drawn my sword in a quarrel, but I needed to ask no better.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I was so overcome with fury that I could not stay to mark his enormous stature, yet his head seemed to live among the hams in the roof.
unimaginable
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From this reading The pure reputation of this noble heart I was defending nerved my right arm with unimaginable strength.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I TAKE PROFIT AT THE COST OF REPUTATION BEFORE I could draw my sword my challenger was on his feet, had kicked away the stool on which he had sat, and had bared his own weapon.
weapon
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From this reading I TAKE PROFIT AT THE COST OF REPUTATION BEFORE I could draw my sword my challenger was on his feet, had kicked away the stool on which he had sat, and had bared his own weapon.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I TAKE PROFIT AT THE COST OF REPUTATION BEFORE I could draw my sword my challenger was on his feet, had kicked away the stool on which he had sat, and had bared his own weapon.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I was so overcome with fury that I could not stay to mark his enormous stature, yet his head seemed to live among the hams in the roof.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading I was so overcome with fury that I could not stay to mark his enormous stature, yet his head seemed to live among the hams in the roof.
