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acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading As Sikes growled forth this imprecation, with the most desperate ferocity that his desperate nature was capable of, he rested the body of the wounded boy across his bended knee, and turned his head for an instant to look back at his pursuers.
ADVENTURES
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From this reading LOOKS AFTER OLIVER, AND PROCEEDS WITH HIS ADVENTURES.
AFTERprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading LOOKS AFTER OLIVER, AND PROCEEDS WITH HIS ADVENTURES.
air
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From this reading There was little to be made out in the mist and darkness; but the loud shouting of men vibrated through the air, and the barking of the neighbouring dogs, roused by the sound of the alarm-bell, resounded in every direction.
alarm-bell
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From this reading There was little to be made out in the mist and darkness; but the loud shouting of men vibrated through the air, and the barking of the neighbouring dogs, roused by the sound of the alarm-bell, resounded in every direction.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading “I wish I was among some of you; you’d howl the hoarser for it.”
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading As Sikes growled forth this imprecation, with the most desperate ferocity that his desperate nature was capable of, he rested the body of the wounded boy across his bended knee, and turned his head for an instant to look back at his pursuers.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LOOKS AFTER OLIVER, AND PROCEEDS WITH HIS ADVENTURES.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As Sikes growled forth this imprecation, with the most desperate ferocity that his desperate nature was capable of, he rested the body of the wounded boy across his bended knee, and turned his head for an instant to look back at his pursuers.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As Sikes growled forth this imprecation, with the most desperate ferocity that his desperate nature was capable of, he rested the body of the wounded boy across his bended knee, and turned his head for an instant to look back at his pursuers.
back
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From this reading As Sikes growled forth this imprecation, with the most desperate ferocity that his desperate nature was capable of, he rested the body of the wounded boy across his bended knee, and turned his head for an instant to look back at his pursuers.
barking
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From this reading There was little to be made out in the mist and darkness; but the loud shouting of men vibrated through the air, and the barking of the neighbouring dogs, roused by the sound of the alarm-bell, resounded in every direction.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There was little to be made out in the mist and darkness; but the loud shouting of men vibrated through the air, and the barking of the neighbouring dogs, roused by the sound of the alarm-bell, resounded in every direction.
bended
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From this reading As Sikes growled forth this imprecation, with the most desperate ferocity that his desperate nature was capable of, he rested the body of the wounded boy across his bended knee, and turned his head for an instant to look back at his pursuers.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As Sikes growled forth this imprecation, with the most desperate ferocity that his desperate nature was capable of, he rested the body of the wounded boy across his bended knee, and turned his head for an instant to look back at his pursuers.
boy
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From this reading As Sikes growled forth this imprecation, with the most desperate ferocity that his desperate nature was capable of, he rested the body of the wounded boy across his bended knee, and turned his head for an instant to look back at his pursuers.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There was little to be made out in the mist and darkness; but the loud shouting of men vibrated through the air, and the barking of the neighbouring dogs, roused by the sound of the alarm-bell, resounded in every direction.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There was little to be made out in the mist and darkness; but the loud shouting of men vibrated through the air, and the barking of the neighbouring dogs, roused by the sound of the alarm-bell, resounded in every direction.
capable
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From this reading As Sikes growled forth this imprecation, with the most desperate ferocity that his desperate nature was capable of, he rested the body of the wounded boy across his bended knee, and turned his head for an instant to look back at his pursuers.
darkness
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From this reading There was little to be made out in the mist and darkness; but the loud shouting of men vibrated through the air, and the barking of the neighbouring dogs, roused by the sound of the alarm-bell, resounded in every direction.
desperate
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From this reading As Sikes growled forth this imprecation, with the most desperate ferocity that his desperate nature was capable of, he rested the body of the wounded boy across his bended knee, and turned his head for an instant to look back at his pursuers.
direction
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From this reading There was little to be made out in the mist and darkness; but the loud shouting of men vibrated through the air, and the barking of the neighbouring dogs, roused by the sound of the alarm-bell, resounded in every direction.
dogs
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From this reading There was little to be made out in the mist and darkness; but the loud shouting of men vibrated through the air, and the barking of the neighbouring dogs, roused by the sound of the alarm-bell, resounded in every direction.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading There was little to be made out in the mist and darkness; but the loud shouting of men vibrated through the air, and the barking of the neighbouring dogs, roused by the sound of the alarm-bell, resounded in every direction.
ferocity
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From this reading As Sikes growled forth this imprecation, with the most desperate ferocity that his desperate nature was capable of, he rested the body of the wounded boy across his bended knee, and turned his head for an instant to look back at his pursuers.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I wish I was among some of you; you’d howl the hoarser for it.”
forth
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From this reading As Sikes growled forth this imprecation, with the most desperate ferocity that his desperate nature was capable of, he rested the body of the wounded boy across his bended knee, and turned his head for an instant to look back at his pursuers.
grinding
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From this reading “WOLVES tear your throats!” muttered Sikes, grinding his teeth.
growlednounUS /ˈgrowled/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As Sikes growled forth this imprecation, with the most desperate ferocity that his desperate nature was capable of, he rested the body of the wounded boy across his bended knee, and turned his head for an instant to look back at his pursuers.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As Sikes growled forth this imprecation, with the most desperate ferocity that his desperate nature was capable of, he rested the body of the wounded boy across his bended knee, and turned his head for an instant to look back at his pursuers.
head
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From this reading As Sikes growled forth this imprecation, with the most desperate ferocity that his desperate nature was capable of, he rested the body of the wounded boy across his bended knee, and turned his head for an instant to look back at his pursuers.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading LOOKS AFTER OLIVER, AND PROCEEDS WITH HIS ADVENTURES.
hoarser
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From this reading “I wish I was among some of you; you’d howl the hoarser for it.”
howl
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From this reading “I wish I was among some of you; you’d howl the hoarser for it.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I wish I was among some of you; you’d howl the hoarser for it.”
imprecation
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From this reading As Sikes growled forth this imprecation, with the most desperate ferocity that his desperate nature was capable of, he rested the body of the wounded boy across his bended knee, and turned his head for an instant to look back at his pursuers.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was little to be made out in the mist and darkness; but the loud shouting of men vibrated through the air, and the barking of the neighbouring dogs, roused by the sound of the alarm-bell, resounded in every direction.
instant
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From this reading As Sikes growled forth this imprecation, with the most desperate ferocity that his desperate nature was capable of, he rested the body of the wounded boy across his bended knee, and turned his head for an instant to look back at his pursuers.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I wish I was among some of you; you’d howl the hoarser for it.”
knee
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From this reading As Sikes growled forth this imprecation, with the most desperate ferocity that his desperate nature was capable of, he rested the body of the wounded boy across his bended knee, and turned his head for an instant to look back at his pursuers.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was little to be made out in the mist and darkness; but the loud shouting of men vibrated through the air, and the barking of the neighbouring dogs, roused by the sound of the alarm-bell, resounded in every direction.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As Sikes growled forth this imprecation, with the most desperate ferocity that his desperate nature was capable of, he rested the body of the wounded boy across his bended knee, and turned his head for an instant to look back at his pursuers.
LOOKS
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From this reading LOOKS AFTER OLIVER, AND PROCEEDS WITH HIS ADVENTURES.
loud
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From this reading There was little to be made out in the mist and darkness; but the loud shouting of men vibrated through the air, and the barking of the neighbouring dogs, roused by the sound of the alarm-bell, resounded in every direction.
made
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From this reading There was little to be made out in the mist and darkness; but the loud shouting of men vibrated through the air, and the barking of the neighbouring dogs, roused by the sound of the alarm-bell, resounded in every direction.
men
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From this reading There was little to be made out in the mist and darkness; but the loud shouting of men vibrated through the air, and the barking of the neighbouring dogs, roused by the sound of the alarm-bell, resounded in every direction.
mist
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From this reading There was little to be made out in the mist and darkness; but the loud shouting of men vibrated through the air, and the barking of the neighbouring dogs, roused by the sound of the alarm-bell, resounded in every direction.
most
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From this reading As Sikes growled forth this imprecation, with the most desperate ferocity that his desperate nature was capable of, he rested the body of the wounded boy across his bended knee, and turned his head for an instant to look back at his pursuers.
mutteredverbUS /ˈmʌtərd/
spoke in a low voice that was difficult to hear
From this reading “WOLVES tear your throats!” muttered Sikes, grinding his teeth.
nature
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From this reading As Sikes growled forth this imprecation, with the most desperate ferocity that his desperate nature was capable of, he rested the body of the wounded boy across his bended knee, and turned his head for an instant to look back at his pursuers.
neighbouring
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From this reading There was little to be made out in the mist and darkness; but the loud shouting of men vibrated through the air, and the barking of the neighbouring dogs, roused by the sound of the alarm-bell, resounded in every direction.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I wish I was among some of you; you’d howl the hoarser for it.”
OLIVER
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From this reading LOOKS AFTER OLIVER, AND PROCEEDS WITH HIS ADVENTURES.
out
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From this reading There was little to be made out in the mist and darkness; but the loud shouting of men vibrated through the air, and the barking of the neighbouring dogs, roused by the sound of the alarm-bell, resounded in every direction.
PROCEEDS
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From this reading LOOKS AFTER OLIVER, AND PROCEEDS WITH HIS ADVENTURES.
pursuers
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From this reading As Sikes growled forth this imprecation, with the most desperate ferocity that his desperate nature was capable of, he rested the body of the wounded boy across his bended knee, and turned his head for an instant to look back at his pursuers.
resounded
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From this reading There was little to be made out in the mist and darkness; but the loud shouting of men vibrated through the air, and the barking of the neighbouring dogs, roused by the sound of the alarm-bell, resounded in every direction.
rested
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From this reading As Sikes growled forth this imprecation, with the most desperate ferocity that his desperate nature was capable of, he rested the body of the wounded boy across his bended knee, and turned his head for an instant to look back at his pursuers.
roused
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From this reading There was little to be made out in the mist and darkness; but the loud shouting of men vibrated through the air, and the barking of the neighbouring dogs, roused by the sound of the alarm-bell, resounded in every direction.
shouting
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From this reading There was little to be made out in the mist and darkness; but the loud shouting of men vibrated through the air, and the barking of the neighbouring dogs, roused by the sound of the alarm-bell, resounded in every direction.
Sikes
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From this reading “WOLVES tear your throats!” muttered Sikes, grinding his teeth.
some
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From this reading “I wish I was among some of you; you’d howl the hoarser for it.”
sound
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From this reading There was little to be made out in the mist and darkness; but the loud shouting of men vibrated through the air, and the barking of the neighbouring dogs, roused by the sound of the alarm-bell, resounded in every direction.
tear
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From this reading “WOLVES tear your throats!” muttered Sikes, grinding his teeth.
teeth
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From this reading “WOLVES tear your throats!” muttered Sikes, grinding his teeth.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As Sikes growled forth this imprecation, with the most desperate ferocity that his desperate nature was capable of, he rested the body of the wounded boy across his bended knee, and turned his head for an instant to look back at his pursuers.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I wish I was among some of you; you’d howl the hoarser for it.”
There
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From this reading There was little to be made out in the mist and darkness; but the loud shouting of men vibrated through the air, and the barking of the neighbouring dogs, roused by the sound of the alarm-bell, resounded in every direction.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading As Sikes growled forth this imprecation, with the most desperate ferocity that his desperate nature was capable of, he rested the body of the wounded boy across his bended knee, and turned his head for an instant to look back at his pursuers.
throats
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From this reading “WOLVES tear your throats!” muttered Sikes, grinding his teeth.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There was little to be made out in the mist and darkness; but the loud shouting of men vibrated through the air, and the barking of the neighbouring dogs, roused by the sound of the alarm-bell, resounded in every direction.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As Sikes growled forth this imprecation, with the most desperate ferocity that his desperate nature was capable of, he rested the body of the wounded boy across his bended knee, and turned his head for an instant to look back at his pursuers.
turned
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From this reading As Sikes growled forth this imprecation, with the most desperate ferocity that his desperate nature was capable of, he rested the body of the wounded boy across his bended knee, and turned his head for an instant to look back at his pursuers.
vibrated
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From this reading There was little to be made out in the mist and darkness; but the loud shouting of men vibrated through the air, and the barking of the neighbouring dogs, roused by the sound of the alarm-bell, resounded in every direction.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I wish I was among some of you; you’d howl the hoarser for it.”
wish
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From this reading “I wish I was among some of you; you’d howl the hoarser for it.”
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading LOOKS AFTER OLIVER, AND PROCEEDS WITH HIS ADVENTURES.
WOLVES
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From this reading “WOLVES tear your throats!” muttered Sikes, grinding his teeth.
wounded
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From this reading As Sikes growled forth this imprecation, with the most desperate ferocity that his desperate nature was capable of, he rested the body of the wounded boy across his bended knee, and turned his head for an instant to look back at his pursuers.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I wish I was among some of you; you’d howl the hoarser for it.”
you'd
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From this reading “I wish I was among some of you; you’d howl the hoarser for it.”
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “WOLVES tear your throats!” muttered Sikes, grinding his teeth.
