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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hear what little Red-Eye saith: 'Nag, come up and dance with death!'
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the hole where he went in Red-Eye called to Wrinkle-Skin.
bath-rooms
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From this reading (_Woe betide thee, Nag!_) This is the story of the great war that Rikki-tikki-tavi fought single-handed, through the bath-rooms of the big bungalow in Segowlee cantonment.
betide
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From this reading (_Woe betide thee, Nag!_) This is the story of the great war that Rikki-tikki-tavi fought single-handed, through the bath-rooms of the big bungalow in Segowlee cantonment.
big
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From this reading (_Woe betide thee, Nag!_) This is the story of the great war that Rikki-tikki-tavi fought single-handed, through the bath-rooms of the big bungalow in Segowlee cantonment.
bungalow
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From this reading (_Woe betide thee, Nag!_) This is the story of the great war that Rikki-tikki-tavi fought single-handed, through the bath-rooms of the big bungalow in Segowlee cantonment.
called
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From this reading At the hole where he went in Red-Eye called to Wrinkle-Skin.
cantonment
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From this reading (_Woe betide thee, Nag!_) This is the story of the great war that Rikki-tikki-tavi fought single-handed, through the bath-rooms of the big bungalow in Segowlee cantonment.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hear what little Red-Eye saith: 'Nag, come up and dance with death!'
dance
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From this reading Hear what little Red-Eye saith: 'Nag, come up and dance with death!'
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Eye to eye and head to head, (_Keep the measure, Nag_.) This shall end when one is dead; (_At thy pleasure, Nag_.) Turn for turn and twist for twist-- (_Run and hide thee, Nag_.) Hah!
death
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From this reading Hear what little Red-Eye saith: 'Nag, come up and dance with death!'
end
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From this reading Eye to eye and head to head, (_Keep the measure, Nag_.) This shall end when one is dead; (_At thy pleasure, Nag_.) Turn for turn and twist for twist-- (_Run and hide thee, Nag_.) Hah!
Eye
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From this reading Eye to eye and head to head, (_Keep the measure, Nag_.) This shall end when one is dead; (_At thy pleasure, Nag_.) Turn for turn and twist for twist-- (_Run and hide thee, Nag_.) Hah!
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Eye to eye and head to head, (_Keep the measure, Nag_.) This shall end when one is dead; (_At thy pleasure, Nag_.) Turn for turn and twist for twist-- (_Run and hide thee, Nag_.) Hah!
fought
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From this reading (_Woe betide thee, Nag!_) This is the story of the great war that Rikki-tikki-tavi fought single-handed, through the bath-rooms of the big bungalow in Segowlee cantonment.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading (_Woe betide thee, Nag!_) This is the story of the great war that Rikki-tikki-tavi fought single-handed, through the bath-rooms of the big bungalow in Segowlee cantonment.
Hah
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From this reading Eye to eye and head to head, (_Keep the measure, Nag_.) This shall end when one is dead; (_At thy pleasure, Nag_.) Turn for turn and twist for twist-- (_Run and hide thee, Nag_.) Hah!
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The hooded Death has missed!
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At the hole where he went in Red-Eye called to Wrinkle-Skin.
head
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From this reading Eye to eye and head to head, (_Keep the measure, Nag_.) This shall end when one is dead; (_At thy pleasure, Nag_.) Turn for turn and twist for twist-- (_Run and hide thee, Nag_.) Hah!
HearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hear what little Red-Eye saith: 'Nag, come up and dance with death!'
hide
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From this reading Eye to eye and head to head, (_Keep the measure, Nag_.) This shall end when one is dead; (_At thy pleasure, Nag_.) Turn for turn and twist for twist-- (_Run and hide thee, Nag_.) Hah!
hole
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From this reading At the hole where he went in Red-Eye called to Wrinkle-Skin.
hooded
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From this reading The hooded Death has missed!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At the hole where he went in Red-Eye called to Wrinkle-Skin.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Eye to eye and head to head, (_Keep the measure, Nag_.) This shall end when one is dead; (_At thy pleasure, Nag_.) Turn for turn and twist for twist-- (_Run and hide thee, Nag_.) Hah!
Keep
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From this reading Eye to eye and head to head, (_Keep the measure, Nag_.) This shall end when one is dead; (_At thy pleasure, Nag_.) Turn for turn and twist for twist-- (_Run and hide thee, Nag_.) Hah!
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hear what little Red-Eye saith: 'Nag, come up and dance with death!'
measure
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From this reading Eye to eye and head to head, (_Keep the measure, Nag_.) This shall end when one is dead; (_At thy pleasure, Nag_.) Turn for turn and twist for twist-- (_Run and hide thee, Nag_.) Hah!
missed
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From this reading The hooded Death has missed!
Nag
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From this reading Hear what little Red-Eye saith: 'Nag, come up and dance with death!'
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading (_Woe betide thee, Nag!_) This is the story of the great war that Rikki-tikki-tavi fought single-handed, through the bath-rooms of the big bungalow in Segowlee cantonment.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Eye to eye and head to head, (_Keep the measure, Nag_.) This shall end when one is dead; (_At thy pleasure, Nag_.) Turn for turn and twist for twist-- (_Run and hide thee, Nag_.) Hah!
pleasure
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From this reading Eye to eye and head to head, (_Keep the measure, Nag_.) This shall end when one is dead; (_At thy pleasure, Nag_.) Turn for turn and twist for twist-- (_Run and hide thee, Nag_.) Hah!
Red-Eye
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From this reading At the hole where he went in Red-Eye called to Wrinkle-Skin.
Rikki-tikki-tavi
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From this reading (_Woe betide thee, Nag!_) This is the story of the great war that Rikki-tikki-tavi fought single-handed, through the bath-rooms of the big bungalow in Segowlee cantonment.
Run
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From this reading Eye to eye and head to head, (_Keep the measure, Nag_.) This shall end when one is dead; (_At thy pleasure, Nag_.) Turn for turn and twist for twist-- (_Run and hide thee, Nag_.) Hah!
saith
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From this reading Hear what little Red-Eye saith: 'Nag, come up and dance with death!'
Segowlee
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From this reading (_Woe betide thee, Nag!_) This is the story of the great war that Rikki-tikki-tavi fought single-handed, through the bath-rooms of the big bungalow in Segowlee cantonment.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Eye to eye and head to head, (_Keep the measure, Nag_.) This shall end when one is dead; (_At thy pleasure, Nag_.) Turn for turn and twist for twist-- (_Run and hide thee, Nag_.) Hah!
single-handed
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From this reading (_Woe betide thee, Nag!_) This is the story of the great war that Rikki-tikki-tavi fought single-handed, through the bath-rooms of the big bungalow in Segowlee cantonment.
story
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From this reading (_Woe betide thee, Nag!_) This is the story of the great war that Rikki-tikki-tavi fought single-handed, through the bath-rooms of the big bungalow in Segowlee cantonment.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading (_Woe betide thee, Nag!_) This is the story of the great war that Rikki-tikki-tavi fought single-handed, through the bath-rooms of the big bungalow in Segowlee cantonment.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At the hole where he went in Red-Eye called to Wrinkle-Skin.
theepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Eye to eye and head to head, (_Keep the measure, Nag_.) This shall end when one is dead; (_At thy pleasure, Nag_.) Turn for turn and twist for twist-- (_Run and hide thee, Nag_.) Hah!
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Eye to eye and head to head, (_Keep the measure, Nag_.) This shall end when one is dead; (_At thy pleasure, Nag_.) Turn for turn and twist for twist-- (_Run and hide thee, Nag_.) Hah!
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading (_Woe betide thee, Nag!_) This is the story of the great war that Rikki-tikki-tavi fought single-handed, through the bath-rooms of the big bungalow in Segowlee cantonment.
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Eye to eye and head to head, (_Keep the measure, Nag_.) This shall end when one is dead; (_At thy pleasure, Nag_.) Turn for turn and twist for twist-- (_Run and hide thee, Nag_.) Hah!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At the hole where he went in Red-Eye called to Wrinkle-Skin.
Turn
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From this reading Eye to eye and head to head, (_Keep the measure, Nag_.) This shall end when one is dead; (_At thy pleasure, Nag_.) Turn for turn and twist for twist-- (_Run and hide thee, Nag_.) Hah!
twist
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From this reading Eye to eye and head to head, (_Keep the measure, Nag_.) This shall end when one is dead; (_At thy pleasure, Nag_.) Turn for turn and twist for twist-- (_Run and hide thee, Nag_.) Hah!
up
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From this reading Hear what little Red-Eye saith: 'Nag, come up and dance with death!'
war
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From this reading (_Woe betide thee, Nag!_) This is the story of the great war that Rikki-tikki-tavi fought single-handed, through the bath-rooms of the big bungalow in Segowlee cantonment.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the hole where he went in Red-Eye called to Wrinkle-Skin.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Hear what little Red-Eye saith: 'Nag, come up and dance with death!'
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Eye to eye and head to head, (_Keep the measure, Nag_.) This shall end when one is dead; (_At thy pleasure, Nag_.) Turn for turn and twist for twist-- (_Run and hide thee, Nag_.) Hah!
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading At the hole where he went in Red-Eye called to Wrinkle-Skin.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Hear what little Red-Eye saith: 'Nag, come up and dance with death!'
Woe
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From this reading (_Woe betide thee, Nag!_) This is the story of the great war that Rikki-tikki-tavi fought single-handed, through the bath-rooms of the big bungalow in Segowlee cantonment.
Wrinkle-Skin
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From this reading At the hole where he went in Red-Eye called to Wrinkle-Skin.
