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acted
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From this reading Mr. Michael Angelo Spickles had looked, talked, and acted as though he regarded his prisoner with the utmost contempt.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dory Dornwood had made no promises in order to procure his release from the bonds with which he had been secured, and he felt free to fight his way out of the scrape into which he had fallen, if he could.
Angelo
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From this reading Mr. Michael Angelo Spickles had looked, talked, and acted as though he regarded his prisoner with the utmost contempt.
arms
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From this reading By taking him in the rear, he had twice overcome him, and tied his arms behind him.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mr. Michael Angelo Spickles had looked, talked, and acted as though he regarded his prisoner with the utmost contempt.
atmosphere
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From this reading They did not live in the same moral atmosphere, in the first place; and the leader of the robbers had heard something of the prowess of Dory from Matt Randolph.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Dory Dornwood had made no promises in order to procure his release from the bonds with which he had been secured, and he felt free to fight his way out of the scrape into which he had fallen, if he could.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading By taking him in the rear, he had twice overcome him, and tied his arms behind him.
bonds
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From this reading Dory Dornwood had made no promises in order to procure his release from the bonds with which he had been secured, and he felt free to fight his way out of the scrape into which he had fallen, if he could.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By taking him in the rear, he had twice overcome him, and tied his arms behind him.
contempt
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From this reading Mr. Michael Angelo Spickles had looked, talked, and acted as though he regarded his prisoner with the utmost contempt.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Dory Dornwood had made no promises in order to procure his release from the bonds with which he had been secured, and he felt free to fight his way out of the scrape into which he had fallen, if he could.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading They did not live in the same moral atmosphere, in the first place; and the leader of the robbers had heard something of the prowess of Dory from Matt Randolph.
Dornwood
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From this reading Dory Dornwood had made no promises in order to procure his release from the bonds with which he had been secured, and he felt free to fight his way out of the scrape into which he had fallen, if he could.
Dory
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From this reading Dory Dornwood had made no promises in order to procure his release from the bonds with which he had been secured, and he felt free to fight his way out of the scrape into which he had fallen, if he could.
fallen
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From this reading Dory Dornwood had made no promises in order to procure his release from the bonds with which he had been secured, and he felt free to fight his way out of the scrape into which he had fallen, if he could.
felt
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From this reading Dory Dornwood had made no promises in order to procure his release from the bonds with which he had been secured, and he felt free to fight his way out of the scrape into which he had fallen, if he could.
fight
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From this reading Dory Dornwood had made no promises in order to procure his release from the bonds with which he had been secured, and he felt free to fight his way out of the scrape into which he had fallen, if he could.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They did not live in the same moral atmosphere, in the first place; and the leader of the robbers had heard something of the prowess of Dory from Matt Randolph.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading Dory Dornwood had made no promises in order to procure his release from the bonds with which he had been secured, and he felt free to fight his way out of the scrape into which he had fallen, if he could.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Dory Dornwood had made no promises in order to procure his release from the bonds with which he had been secured, and he felt free to fight his way out of the scrape into which he had fallen, if he could.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Dory Dornwood had made no promises in order to procure his release from the bonds with which he had been secured, and he felt free to fight his way out of the scrape into which he had fallen, if he could.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Dory Dornwood had made no promises in order to procure his release from the bonds with which he had been secured, and he felt free to fight his way out of the scrape into which he had fallen, if he could.
heard
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From this reading They did not live in the same moral atmosphere, in the first place; and the leader of the robbers had heard something of the prowess of Dory from Matt Randolph.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading By taking him in the rear, he had twice overcome him, and tied his arms behind him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Dory Dornwood had made no promises in order to procure his release from the bonds with which he had been secured, and he felt free to fight his way out of the scrape into which he had fallen, if he could.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Dory Dornwood had made no promises in order to procure his release from the bonds with which he had been secured, and he felt free to fight his way out of the scrape into which he had fallen, if he could.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Dory Dornwood had made no promises in order to procure his release from the bonds with which he had been secured, and he felt free to fight his way out of the scrape into which he had fallen, if he could.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Dory Dornwood had made no promises in order to procure his release from the bonds with which he had been secured, and he felt free to fight his way out of the scrape into which he had fallen, if he could.
leader
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From this reading They did not live in the same moral atmosphere, in the first place; and the leader of the robbers had heard something of the prowess of Dory from Matt Randolph.
live
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From this reading They did not live in the same moral atmosphere, in the first place; and the leader of the robbers had heard something of the prowess of Dory from Matt Randolph.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Michael Angelo Spickles had looked, talked, and acted as though he regarded his prisoner with the utmost contempt.
made
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From this reading Dory Dornwood had made no promises in order to procure his release from the bonds with which he had been secured, and he felt free to fight his way out of the scrape into which he had fallen, if he could.
Matt
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From this reading They did not live in the same moral atmosphere, in the first place; and the leader of the robbers had heard something of the prowess of Dory from Matt Randolph.
Michael
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From this reading Mr. Michael Angelo Spickles had looked, talked, and acted as though he regarded his prisoner with the utmost contempt.
moral
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From this reading They did not live in the same moral atmosphere, in the first place; and the leader of the robbers had heard something of the prowess of Dory from Matt Randolph.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Michael Angelo Spickles had looked, talked, and acted as though he regarded his prisoner with the utmost contempt.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Dory Dornwood had made no promises in order to procure his release from the bonds with which he had been secured, and he felt free to fight his way out of the scrape into which he had fallen, if he could.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They did not live in the same moral atmosphere, in the first place; and the leader of the robbers had heard something of the prowess of Dory from Matt Randolph.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE TURNING OF THE TABLES.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dory Dornwood had made no promises in order to procure his release from the bonds with which he had been secured, and he felt free to fight his way out of the scrape into which he had fallen, if he could.
out
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From this reading Dory Dornwood had made no promises in order to procure his release from the bonds with which he had been secured, and he felt free to fight his way out of the scrape into which he had fallen, if he could.
overcome
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From this reading By taking him in the rear, he had twice overcome him, and tied his arms behind him.
place
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From this reading They did not live in the same moral atmosphere, in the first place; and the leader of the robbers had heard something of the prowess of Dory from Matt Randolph.
prisoner
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From this reading Mr. Michael Angelo Spickles had looked, talked, and acted as though he regarded his prisoner with the utmost contempt.
procure
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From this reading Dory Dornwood had made no promises in order to procure his release from the bonds with which he had been secured, and he felt free to fight his way out of the scrape into which he had fallen, if he could.
promises
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From this reading Dory Dornwood had made no promises in order to procure his release from the bonds with which he had been secured, and he felt free to fight his way out of the scrape into which he had fallen, if he could.
prowess
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From this reading They did not live in the same moral atmosphere, in the first place; and the leader of the robbers had heard something of the prowess of Dory from Matt Randolph.
Randolph
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From this reading They did not live in the same moral atmosphere, in the first place; and the leader of the robbers had heard something of the prowess of Dory from Matt Randolph.
rear
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From this reading By taking him in the rear, he had twice overcome him, and tied his arms behind him.
regarded
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From this reading Mr. Michael Angelo Spickles had looked, talked, and acted as though he regarded his prisoner with the utmost contempt.
release
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From this reading Dory Dornwood had made no promises in order to procure his release from the bonds with which he had been secured, and he felt free to fight his way out of the scrape into which he had fallen, if he could.
robbersnounUS /ˈrɒb.ərz/
Persons who steal from a person or place, especially using violence or threats.
From this reading They did not live in the same moral atmosphere, in the first place; and the leader of the robbers had heard something of the prowess of Dory from Matt Randolph.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They did not live in the same moral atmosphere, in the first place; and the leader of the robbers had heard something of the prowess of Dory from Matt Randolph.
scrape
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From this reading Dory Dornwood had made no promises in order to procure his release from the bonds with which he had been secured, and he felt free to fight his way out of the scrape into which he had fallen, if he could.
secured
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From this reading Dory Dornwood had made no promises in order to procure his release from the bonds with which he had been secured, and he felt free to fight his way out of the scrape into which he had fallen, if he could.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading They did not live in the same moral atmosphere, in the first place; and the leader of the robbers had heard something of the prowess of Dory from Matt Randolph.
Spickles
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From this reading Mr. Michael Angelo Spickles had looked, talked, and acted as though he regarded his prisoner with the utmost contempt.
TABLES
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From this reading THE TURNING OF THE TABLES.
taking
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From this reading By taking him in the rear, he had twice overcome him, and tied his arms behind him.
talked
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From this reading Mr. Michael Angelo Spickles had looked, talked, and acted as though he regarded his prisoner with the utmost contempt.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TURNING OF THE TABLES.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They did not live in the same moral atmosphere, in the first place; and the leader of the robbers had heard something of the prowess of Dory from Matt Randolph.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Mr. Michael Angelo Spickles had looked, talked, and acted as though he regarded his prisoner with the utmost contempt.
tied
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From this reading By taking him in the rear, he had twice overcome him, and tied his arms behind him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Dory Dornwood had made no promises in order to procure his release from the bonds with which he had been secured, and he felt free to fight his way out of the scrape into which he had fallen, if he could.
TURNING
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From this reading THE TURNING OF THE TABLES.
twice
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From this reading By taking him in the rear, he had twice overcome him, and tied his arms behind him.
utmost
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From this reading Mr. Michael Angelo Spickles had looked, talked, and acted as though he regarded his prisoner with the utmost contempt.
way
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From this reading Dory Dornwood had made no promises in order to procure his release from the bonds with which he had been secured, and he felt free to fight his way out of the scrape into which he had fallen, if he could.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Dory Dornwood had made no promises in order to procure his release from the bonds with which he had been secured, and he felt free to fight his way out of the scrape into which he had fallen, if he could.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Dory Dornwood had made no promises in order to procure his release from the bonds with which he had been secured, and he felt free to fight his way out of the scrape into which he had fallen, if he could.
