Chapter V
TUG IS “COLLECTED” Tug followed the rails toward Wild Horse. He groped in an abyss of humiliation and self-disgust. Slacker! The cattleman’s scornful word had cut to the quick. The taste of it was bitter.
Ironheart
Chapter V
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TUG
IS
“COLLECTED”
Tug
followed
the
rails
toward
Wild
Horse.
He
groped
in
an
abyss
of
humiliation
and
self-disgust.
Slacker!
The
cattleman’s
scornful
word
had
cut
to
the
quick.
The
taste
of
it
was
bitter.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
TUG
IS
“COLLECTED”
Tug
followed
the
rails
toward
Wild
Horse.
Line 2
He
groped
in
an
abyss
of
humiliation
and
self-disgust.
Line 3
Slacker!
Line 4
The
cattleman’s
scornful
word
had
cut
to
the
quick.
Line 5
The
taste
of
it
was
bitter.
Learner Dictionary
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Taste
verb
US /teɪst/
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading “The taste of it was bitter.”
Toward
preposition
US /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading “TUG IS “COLLECTED” Tug followed the rails toward Wild Horse.”
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abyss
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From this reading He groped in an abyss of humiliation and self-disgust.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He groped in an abyss of humiliation and self-disgust.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He groped in an abyss of humiliation and self-disgust.
bitter
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cattleman's
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COLLECTED
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cut
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followed
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groped
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The cattleman’s scornful word had cut to the quick.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He groped in an abyss of humiliation and self-disgust.
Horse
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humiliation
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He groped in an abyss of humiliation and self-disgust.
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading TUG IS “COLLECTED” Tug followed the rails toward Wild Horse.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The taste of it was bitter.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He groped in an abyss of humiliation and self-disgust.
quick
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rails
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scornful
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self-disgust
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From this reading He groped in an abyss of humiliation and self-disgust.
Slacker
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tasteverbUS /teɪst/
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading The taste of it was bitter.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TUG IS “COLLECTED” Tug followed the rails toward Wild Horse.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The cattleman’s scornful word had cut to the quick.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading TUG IS “COLLECTED” Tug followed the rails toward Wild Horse.
TUG
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From this reading TUG IS “COLLECTED” Tug followed the rails toward Wild Horse.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The taste of it was bitter.
Wild
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word
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From this reading The cattleman’s scornful word had cut to the quick.