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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 ANGUS McRAE DOES HIS DUTY The harsh shout came to them again, and with it a volley of oaths that polluted the night.
advertised
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From this reading The character of Bully West was sufficiently advertised in that single outburst.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ANGUS McRAE DOES HIS DUTY The harsh shout came to them again, and with it a volley of oaths that polluted the night.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ANGUS McRAE DOES HIS DUTY The harsh shout came to them again, and with it a volley of oaths that polluted the night.
ANGUS
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From this reading ANGUS McRAE DOES HIS DUTY The harsh shout came to them again, and with it a volley of oaths that polluted the night.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Hard though this young man was, in spite of her hatred of him, of her doubt as to what lay behind those inscrutable, reddish-brown eyes of his, she would a hundred times rather take chances with him than with Bully West.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Hard though this young man was, in spite of her hatred of him, of her doubt as to what lay behind those inscrutable, reddish-brown eyes of his, she would a hundred times rather take chances with him than with Bully West.
bloated
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From this reading She conceived him bloated, wolfish, malignant, a man whose mind traveled through filthy green swamps breeding fever and disease.
breeding
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From this reading She conceived him bloated, wolfish, malignant, a man whose mind traveled through filthy green swamps breeding fever and disease.
Bully
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From this reading The character of Bully West was sufficiently advertised in that single outburst.
came
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From this reading ANGUS McRAE DOES HIS DUTY The harsh shout came to them again, and with it a volley of oaths that polluted the night.
chances
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From this reading Hard though this young man was, in spite of her hatred of him, of her doubt as to what lay behind those inscrutable, reddish-brown eyes of his, she would a hundred times rather take chances with him than with Bully West.
character
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From this reading The character of Bully West was sufficiently advertised in that single outburst.
conceived
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From this reading She conceived him bloated, wolfish, malignant, a man whose mind traveled through filthy green swamps breeding fever and disease.
Dawn
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From this reading Sleeping Dawn quickened her pace.
disease
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From this reading She conceived him bloated, wolfish, malignant, a man whose mind traveled through filthy green swamps breeding fever and disease.
DOESauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ANGUS McRAE DOES HIS DUTY The harsh shout came to them again, and with it a volley of oaths that polluted the night.
doubt
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From this reading Hard though this young man was, in spite of her hatred of him, of her doubt as to what lay behind those inscrutable, reddish-brown eyes of his, she would a hundred times rather take chances with him than with Bully West.
DUTYnounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading ANGUS McRAE DOES HIS DUTY The harsh shout came to them again, and with it a volley of oaths that polluted the night.
eyes
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From this reading Hard though this young man was, in spite of her hatred of him, of her doubt as to what lay behind those inscrutable, reddish-brown eyes of his, she would a hundred times rather take chances with him than with Bully West.
fever
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From this reading She conceived him bloated, wolfish, malignant, a man whose mind traveled through filthy green swamps breeding fever and disease.
filthy
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From this reading She conceived him bloated, wolfish, malignant, a man whose mind traveled through filthy green swamps breeding fever and disease.
green
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From this reading She conceived him bloated, wolfish, malignant, a man whose mind traveled through filthy green swamps breeding fever and disease.
Hard
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From this reading Hard though this young man was, in spite of her hatred of him, of her doubt as to what lay behind those inscrutable, reddish-brown eyes of his, she would a hundred times rather take chances with him than with Bully West.
harsh
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From this reading ANGUS McRAE DOES HIS DUTY The harsh shout came to them again, and with it a volley of oaths that polluted the night.
hatred
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From this reading Hard though this young man was, in spite of her hatred of him, of her doubt as to what lay behind those inscrutable, reddish-brown eyes of his, she would a hundred times rather take chances with him than with Bully West.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Sleeping Dawn quickened her pace.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She conceived him bloated, wolfish, malignant, a man whose mind traveled through filthy green swamps breeding fever and disease.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ANGUS McRAE DOES HIS DUTY The harsh shout came to them again, and with it a volley of oaths that polluted the night.
hundred
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From this reading Hard though this young man was, in spite of her hatred of him, of her doubt as to what lay behind those inscrutable, reddish-brown eyes of his, she would a hundred times rather take chances with him than with Bully West.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The character of Bully West was sufficiently advertised in that single outburst.
inscrutable
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From this reading Hard though this young man was, in spite of her hatred of him, of her doubt as to what lay behind those inscrutable, reddish-brown eyes of his, she would a hundred times rather take chances with him than with Bully West.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ANGUS McRAE DOES HIS DUTY The harsh shout came to them again, and with it a volley of oaths that polluted the night.
lay
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From this reading Hard though this young man was, in spite of her hatred of him, of her doubt as to what lay behind those inscrutable, reddish-brown eyes of his, she would a hundred times rather take chances with him than with Bully West.
malignant
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From this reading She conceived him bloated, wolfish, malignant, a man whose mind traveled through filthy green swamps breeding fever and disease.
man
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From this reading She conceived him bloated, wolfish, malignant, a man whose mind traveled through filthy green swamps breeding fever and disease.
McRAE
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From this reading ANGUS McRAE DOES HIS DUTY The harsh shout came to them again, and with it a volley of oaths that polluted the night.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She conceived him bloated, wolfish, malignant, a man whose mind traveled through filthy green swamps breeding fever and disease.
night
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From this reading ANGUS McRAE DOES HIS DUTY The harsh shout came to them again, and with it a volley of oaths that polluted the night.
oaths
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From this reading ANGUS McRAE DOES HIS DUTY The harsh shout came to them again, and with it a volley of oaths that polluted the night.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ANGUS McRAE DOES HIS DUTY The harsh shout came to them again, and with it a volley of oaths that polluted the night.
outburst
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From this reading The character of Bully West was sufficiently advertised in that single outburst.
pace
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From this reading Sleeping Dawn quickened her pace.
polluted
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From this reading ANGUS McRAE DOES HIS DUTY The harsh shout came to them again, and with it a volley of oaths that polluted the night.
quickened
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From this reading Sleeping Dawn quickened her pace.
rather
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From this reading Hard though this young man was, in spite of her hatred of him, of her doubt as to what lay behind those inscrutable, reddish-brown eyes of his, she would a hundred times rather take chances with him than with Bully West.
reddish-brown
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From this reading Hard though this young man was, in spite of her hatred of him, of her doubt as to what lay behind those inscrutable, reddish-brown eyes of his, she would a hundred times rather take chances with him than with Bully West.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She conceived him bloated, wolfish, malignant, a man whose mind traveled through filthy green swamps breeding fever and disease.
shout
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From this reading ANGUS McRAE DOES HIS DUTY The harsh shout came to them again, and with it a volley of oaths that polluted the night.
single
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From this reading The character of Bully West was sufficiently advertised in that single outburst.
Sleeping
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From this reading Sleeping Dawn quickened her pace.
spite
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From this reading Hard though this young man was, in spite of her hatred of him, of her doubt as to what lay behind those inscrutable, reddish-brown eyes of his, she would a hundred times rather take chances with him than with Bully West.
sufficiently
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From this reading The character of Bully West was sufficiently advertised in that single outburst.
swamps
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From this reading She conceived him bloated, wolfish, malignant, a man whose mind traveled through filthy green swamps breeding fever and disease.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hard though this young man was, in spite of her hatred of him, of her doubt as to what lay behind those inscrutable, reddish-brown eyes of his, she would a hundred times rather take chances with him than with Bully West.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Hard though this young man was, in spite of her hatred of him, of her doubt as to what lay behind those inscrutable, reddish-brown eyes of his, she would a hundred times rather take chances with him than with Bully West.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ANGUS McRAE DOES HIS DUTY The harsh shout came to them again, and with it a volley of oaths that polluted the night.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ANGUS McRAE DOES HIS DUTY The harsh shout came to them again, and with it a volley of oaths that polluted the night.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading ANGUS McRAE DOES HIS DUTY The harsh shout came to them again, and with it a volley of oaths that polluted the night.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Hard though this young man was, in spite of her hatred of him, of her doubt as to what lay behind those inscrutable, reddish-brown eyes of his, she would a hundred times rather take chances with him than with Bully West.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Hard though this young man was, in spite of her hatred of him, of her doubt as to what lay behind those inscrutable, reddish-brown eyes of his, she would a hundred times rather take chances with him than with Bully West.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Hard though this young man was, in spite of her hatred of him, of her doubt as to what lay behind those inscrutable, reddish-brown eyes of his, she would a hundred times rather take chances with him than with Bully West.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She conceived him bloated, wolfish, malignant, a man whose mind traveled through filthy green swamps breeding fever and disease.
times
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From this reading Hard though this young man was, in spite of her hatred of him, of her doubt as to what lay behind those inscrutable, reddish-brown eyes of his, she would a hundred times rather take chances with him than with Bully West.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ANGUS McRAE DOES HIS DUTY The harsh shout came to them again, and with it a volley of oaths that polluted the night.
traveled
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From this reading She conceived him bloated, wolfish, malignant, a man whose mind traveled through filthy green swamps breeding fever and disease.
volley
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From this reading ANGUS McRAE DOES HIS DUTY The harsh shout came to them again, and with it a volley of oaths that polluted the night.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The character of Bully West was sufficiently advertised in that single outburst.
West
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From this reading The character of Bully West was sufficiently advertised in that single outburst.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Hard though this young man was, in spite of her hatred of him, of her doubt as to what lay behind those inscrutable, reddish-brown eyes of his, she would a hundred times rather take chances with him than with Bully West.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading She conceived him bloated, wolfish, malignant, a man whose mind traveled through filthy green swamps breeding fever and disease.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading ANGUS McRAE DOES HIS DUTY The harsh shout came to them again, and with it a volley of oaths that polluted the night.
wolfish
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From this reading She conceived him bloated, wolfish, malignant, a man whose mind traveled through filthy green swamps breeding fever and disease.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Hard though this young man was, in spite of her hatred of him, of her doubt as to what lay behind those inscrutable, reddish-brown eyes of his, she would a hundred times rather take chances with him than with Bully West.
young
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From this reading Hard though this young man was, in spite of her hatred of him, of her doubt as to what lay behind those inscrutable, reddish-brown eyes of his, she would a hundred times rather take chances with him than with Bully West.
