Chapter XXXIII
SNOW-BLIND West grinned up at the officer, his yellow canines showing like tusks. His matted face was an unlovely sight. In it stark, naked fear struggled with craftiness and cruelty. "Good you came back--good for you. I ain't blind.
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SNOW-BLIND
West
grinned
up
at
the
officer,
his
yellow
canines
showing
like
tusks.
His
matted
face
was
an
unlovely
sight.
In
it
stark,
naked
fear
struggled
with
craftiness
and
cruelty.
"Good
you
came
back--good
for
you.
I
ain't
blind.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
SNOW-BLIND
West
grinned
up
at
the
officer,
his
yellow
canines
showing
like
tusks.
Line 2
His
matted
face
was
an
unlovely
sight.
Line 3
In
it
stark,
naked
fear
struggled
with
craftiness
and
cruelty.
Line 4
"Good
you
came
back--good
for
you.
Line 5
I
ain't
blind.
Learner Dictionary
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Good
noun
US /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Good you came back--good for you.”
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ain't
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From this reading I ain't blind.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading His matted face was an unlovely sight.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In it stark, naked fear struggled with craftiness and cruelty.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
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back
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blind
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came
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canines
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craftiness
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cruelty
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face
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fear
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Good you came back--good for you.
GoodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Good you came back--good for you.
grinned
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hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading SNOW-BLIND West grinned up at the officer, his yellow canines showing like tusks.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I ain't blind.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In it stark, naked fear struggled with craftiness and cruelty.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In it stark, naked fear struggled with craftiness and cruelty.
like
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matted
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naked
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officer
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showing
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sight
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SNOW-BLIND
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stark
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struggled
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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tusks
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unlovely
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up
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His matted face was an unlovely sight.
West
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withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In it stark, naked fear struggled with craftiness and cruelty.
yellow
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From this reading SNOW-BLIND West grinned up at the officer, his yellow canines showing like tusks.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Good you came back--good for you.