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abandoned
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From this reading At the bottom of the shaft the abandoned wretches were yelling with terror.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The noise of the torrent dazed them, the final falling in of the tubbing sounded like the last crack of doom; and their bewilderment was completed by the neighing of the horses shut up in the stable, the terrible, unforgettable death-cry of an animal that is being slaughtered.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The noise of the torrent dazed them, the final falling in of the tubbing sounded like the last crack of doom; and their bewilderment was completed by the neighing of the horses shut up in the stable, the terrible, unforgettable death-cry of an animal that is being slaughtered.
animal
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From this reading The noise of the torrent dazed them, the final falling in of the tubbing sounded like the last crack of doom; and their bewilderment was completed by the neighing of the horses shut up in the stable, the terrible, unforgettable death-cry of an animal that is being slaughtered.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the bottom of the shaft the abandoned wretches were yelling with terror.
Bataille
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From this reading Mouque had let go Bataille.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The noise of the torrent dazed them, the final falling in of the tubbing sounded like the last crack of doom; and their bewilderment was completed by the neighing of the horses shut up in the stable, the terrible, unforgettable death-cry of an animal that is being slaughtered.
bewilderment
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From this reading The noise of the torrent dazed them, the final falling in of the tubbing sounded like the last crack of doom; and their bewilderment was completed by the neighing of the horses shut up in the stable, the terrible, unforgettable death-cry of an animal that is being slaughtered.
bottom
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From this reading At the bottom of the shaft the abandoned wretches were yelling with terror.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The noise of the torrent dazed them, the final falling in of the tubbing sounded like the last crack of doom; and their bewilderment was completed by the neighing of the horses shut up in the stable, the terrible, unforgettable death-cry of an animal that is being slaughtered.
came
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From this reading The water now came up to their hips.
completed
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From this reading The noise of the torrent dazed them, the final falling in of the tubbing sounded like the last crack of doom; and their bewilderment was completed by the neighing of the horses shut up in the stable, the terrible, unforgettable death-cry of an animal that is being slaughtered.
constantly
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From this reading The old horse was there, trembling, with its dilated eye fixed on this water which was constantly rising.
crack
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From this reading The noise of the torrent dazed them, the final falling in of the tubbing sounded like the last crack of doom; and their bewilderment was completed by the neighing of the horses shut up in the stable, the terrible, unforgettable death-cry of an animal that is being slaughtered.
dazed
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From this reading The noise of the torrent dazed them, the final falling in of the tubbing sounded like the last crack of doom; and their bewilderment was completed by the neighing of the horses shut up in the stable, the terrible, unforgettable death-cry of an animal that is being slaughtered.
death-cry
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From this reading The noise of the torrent dazed them, the final falling in of the tubbing sounded like the last crack of doom; and their bewilderment was completed by the neighing of the horses shut up in the stable, the terrible, unforgettable death-cry of an animal that is being slaughtered.
dilated
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From this reading The old horse was there, trembling, with its dilated eye fixed on this water which was constantly rising.
doom
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From this reading The noise of the torrent dazed them, the final falling in of the tubbing sounded like the last crack of doom; and their bewilderment was completed by the neighing of the horses shut up in the stable, the terrible, unforgettable death-cry of an animal that is being slaughtered.
eye
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From this reading The old horse was there, trembling, with its dilated eye fixed on this water which was constantly rising.
falling
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From this reading The noise of the torrent dazed them, the final falling in of the tubbing sounded like the last crack of doom; and their bewilderment was completed by the neighing of the horses shut up in the stable, the terrible, unforgettable death-cry of an animal that is being slaughtered.
final
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From this reading The noise of the torrent dazed them, the final falling in of the tubbing sounded like the last crack of doom; and their bewilderment was completed by the neighing of the horses shut up in the stable, the terrible, unforgettable death-cry of an animal that is being slaughtered.
fixed
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From this reading The old horse was there, trembling, with its dilated eye fixed on this water which was constantly rising.
go
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From this reading Mouque had let go Bataille.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mouque had let go Bataille.
hips
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From this reading The water now came up to their hips.
horse
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From this reading The old horse was there, trembling, with its dilated eye fixed on this water which was constantly rising.
horses
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From this reading The noise of the torrent dazed them, the final falling in of the tubbing sounded like the last crack of doom; and their bewilderment was completed by the neighing of the horses shut up in the stable, the terrible, unforgettable death-cry of an animal that is being slaughtered.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The noise of the torrent dazed them, the final falling in of the tubbing sounded like the last crack of doom; and their bewilderment was completed by the neighing of the horses shut up in the stable, the terrible, unforgettable death-cry of an animal that is being slaughtered.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The noise of the torrent dazed them, the final falling in of the tubbing sounded like the last crack of doom; and their bewilderment was completed by the neighing of the horses shut up in the stable, the terrible, unforgettable death-cry of an animal that is being slaughtered.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The old horse was there, trembling, with its dilated eye fixed on this water which was constantly rising.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The noise of the torrent dazed them, the final falling in of the tubbing sounded like the last crack of doom; and their bewilderment was completed by the neighing of the horses shut up in the stable, the terrible, unforgettable death-cry of an animal that is being slaughtered.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Mouque had let go Bataille.
like
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From this reading The noise of the torrent dazed them, the final falling in of the tubbing sounded like the last crack of doom; and their bewilderment was completed by the neighing of the horses shut up in the stable, the terrible, unforgettable death-cry of an animal that is being slaughtered.
Mouque
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From this reading Mouque had let go Bataille.
neighing
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From this reading The noise of the torrent dazed them, the final falling in of the tubbing sounded like the last crack of doom; and their bewilderment was completed by the neighing of the horses shut up in the stable, the terrible, unforgettable death-cry of an animal that is being slaughtered.
noise
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From this reading The noise of the torrent dazed them, the final falling in of the tubbing sounded like the last crack of doom; and their bewilderment was completed by the neighing of the horses shut up in the stable, the terrible, unforgettable death-cry of an animal that is being slaughtered.
now
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From this reading The water now came up to their hips.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the bottom of the shaft the abandoned wretches were yelling with terror.
old
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From this reading The old horse was there, trembling, with its dilated eye fixed on this water which was constantly rising.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The old horse was there, trembling, with its dilated eye fixed on this water which was constantly rising.
rising
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From this reading The old horse was there, trembling, with its dilated eye fixed on this water which was constantly rising.
shaft
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From this reading At the bottom of the shaft the abandoned wretches were yelling with terror.
shut
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From this reading The noise of the torrent dazed them, the final falling in of the tubbing sounded like the last crack of doom; and their bewilderment was completed by the neighing of the horses shut up in the stable, the terrible, unforgettable death-cry of an animal that is being slaughtered.
slaughtered
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From this reading The noise of the torrent dazed them, the final falling in of the tubbing sounded like the last crack of doom; and their bewilderment was completed by the neighing of the horses shut up in the stable, the terrible, unforgettable death-cry of an animal that is being slaughtered.
sounded
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From this reading The noise of the torrent dazed them, the final falling in of the tubbing sounded like the last crack of doom; and their bewilderment was completed by the neighing of the horses shut up in the stable, the terrible, unforgettable death-cry of an animal that is being slaughtered.
stable
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From this reading The noise of the torrent dazed them, the final falling in of the tubbing sounded like the last crack of doom; and their bewilderment was completed by the neighing of the horses shut up in the stable, the terrible, unforgettable death-cry of an animal that is being slaughtered.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The noise of the torrent dazed them, the final falling in of the tubbing sounded like the last crack of doom; and their bewilderment was completed by the neighing of the horses shut up in the stable, the terrible, unforgettable death-cry of an animal that is being slaughtered.
terror
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From this reading At the bottom of the shaft the abandoned wretches were yelling with terror.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The noise of the torrent dazed them, the final falling in of the tubbing sounded like the last crack of doom; and their bewilderment was completed by the neighing of the horses shut up in the stable, the terrible, unforgettable death-cry of an animal that is being slaughtered.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At the bottom of the shaft the abandoned wretches were yelling with terror.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The water now came up to their hips.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The noise of the torrent dazed them, the final falling in of the tubbing sounded like the last crack of doom; and their bewilderment was completed by the neighing of the horses shut up in the stable, the terrible, unforgettable death-cry of an animal that is being slaughtered.
there
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From this reading The old horse was there, trembling, with its dilated eye fixed on this water which was constantly rising.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The old horse was there, trembling, with its dilated eye fixed on this water which was constantly rising.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The water now came up to their hips.
torrent
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From this reading The noise of the torrent dazed them, the final falling in of the tubbing sounded like the last crack of doom; and their bewilderment was completed by the neighing of the horses shut up in the stable, the terrible, unforgettable death-cry of an animal that is being slaughtered.
trembling
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From this reading The old horse was there, trembling, with its dilated eye fixed on this water which was constantly rising.
tubbing
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From this reading The noise of the torrent dazed them, the final falling in of the tubbing sounded like the last crack of doom; and their bewilderment was completed by the neighing of the horses shut up in the stable, the terrible, unforgettable death-cry of an animal that is being slaughtered.
unforgettable
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From this reading The noise of the torrent dazed them, the final falling in of the tubbing sounded like the last crack of doom; and their bewilderment was completed by the neighing of the horses shut up in the stable, the terrible, unforgettable death-cry of an animal that is being slaughtered.
up
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From this reading The water now came up to their hips.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The noise of the torrent dazed them, the final falling in of the tubbing sounded like the last crack of doom; and their bewilderment was completed by the neighing of the horses shut up in the stable, the terrible, unforgettable death-cry of an animal that is being slaughtered.
water
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From this reading The water now came up to their hips.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading At the bottom of the shaft the abandoned wretches were yelling with terror.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The old horse was there, trembling, with its dilated eye fixed on this water which was constantly rising.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading At the bottom of the shaft the abandoned wretches were yelling with terror.
wretches
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From this reading At the bottom of the shaft the abandoned wretches were yelling with terror.
yelling
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From this reading At the bottom of the shaft the abandoned wretches were yelling with terror.
