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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 Sick at heart and full of horror as he was from that which he had seen, none the less he felt a swift burst of savagery come upon his own soul.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He paused at the edge of the cover and looked at the picture before him.
appear
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From this reading THE NIGHT IN THE FOREST It was some time before Eddring could trust himself to appear before the companions whom he had left at the little bivouac.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Sick at heart and full of horror as he was from that which he had seen, none the less he felt a swift burst of savagery come upon his own soul.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE NIGHT IN THE FOREST It was some time before Eddring could trust himself to appear before the companions whom he had left at the little bivouac.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading THE NIGHT IN THE FOREST It was some time before Eddring could trust himself to appear before the companions whom he had left at the little bivouac.
bivouac
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From this reading THE NIGHT IN THE FOREST It was some time before Eddring could trust himself to appear before the companions whom he had left at the little bivouac.
burst
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From this reading Sick at heart and full of horror as he was from that which he had seen, none the less he felt a swift burst of savagery come upon his own soul.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Night had practically fallen when he finally emerged into the little glade, now well-lighted by the fire.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sick at heart and full of horror as he was from that which he had seen, none the less he felt a swift burst of savagery come upon his own soul.
companions
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From this reading THE NIGHT IN THE FOREST It was some time before Eddring could trust himself to appear before the companions whom he had left at the little bivouac.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading THE NIGHT IN THE FOREST It was some time before Eddring could trust himself to appear before the companions whom he had left at the little bivouac.
cover
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From this reading He paused at the edge of the cover and looked at the picture before him.
disappointments
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From this reading What was the world to him, its strivings, its disappointments, its paltry successes?
Eddring
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From this reading THE NIGHT IN THE FOREST It was some time before Eddring could trust himself to appear before the companions whom he had left at the little bivouac.
edge
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From this reading He paused at the edge of the cover and looked at the picture before him.
emerged
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From this reading Night had practically fallen when he finally emerged into the little glade, now well-lighted by the fire.
fallen
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From this reading Night had practically fallen when he finally emerged into the little glade, now well-lighted by the fire.
felt
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From this reading Sick at heart and full of horror as he was from that which he had seen, none the less he felt a swift burst of savagery come upon his own soul.
finally
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From this reading Night had practically fallen when he finally emerged into the little glade, now well-lighted by the fire.
fire
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From this reading Night had practically fallen when he finally emerged into the little glade, now well-lighted by the fire.
FOREST
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From this reading THE NIGHT IN THE FOREST It was some time before Eddring could trust himself to appear before the companions whom he had left at the little bivouac.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Sick at heart and full of horror as he was from that which he had seen, none the less he felt a swift burst of savagery come upon his own soul.
full
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From this reading Sick at heart and full of horror as he was from that which he had seen, none the less he felt a swift burst of savagery come upon his own soul.
glade
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From this reading Night had practically fallen when he finally emerged into the little glade, now well-lighted by the fire.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE NIGHT IN THE FOREST It was some time before Eddring could trust himself to appear before the companions whom he had left at the little bivouac.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE NIGHT IN THE FOREST It was some time before Eddring could trust himself to appear before the companions whom he had left at the little bivouac.
heart
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From this reading Sick at heart and full of horror as he was from that which he had seen, none the less he felt a swift burst of savagery come upon his own soul.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He paused at the edge of the cover and looked at the picture before him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading THE NIGHT IN THE FOREST It was some time before Eddring could trust himself to appear before the companions whom he had left at the little bivouac.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Sick at heart and full of horror as he was from that which he had seen, none the less he felt a swift burst of savagery come upon his own soul.
horror
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From this reading Sick at heart and full of horror as he was from that which he had seen, none the less he felt a swift burst of savagery come upon his own soul.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE NIGHT IN THE FOREST It was some time before Eddring could trust himself to appear before the companions whom he had left at the little bivouac.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Night had practically fallen when he finally emerged into the little glade, now well-lighted by the fire.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE NIGHT IN THE FOREST It was some time before Eddring could trust himself to appear before the companions whom he had left at the little bivouac.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading What was the world to him, its strivings, its disappointments, its paltry successes?
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE NIGHT IN THE FOREST It was some time before Eddring could trust himself to appear before the companions whom he had left at the little bivouac.
less
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From this reading Sick at heart and full of horror as he was from that which he had seen, none the less he felt a swift burst of savagery come upon his own soul.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE NIGHT IN THE FOREST It was some time before Eddring could trust himself to appear before the companions whom he had left at the little bivouac.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He paused at the edge of the cover and looked at the picture before him.
NIGHT
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From this reading THE NIGHT IN THE FOREST It was some time before Eddring could trust himself to appear before the companions whom he had left at the little bivouac.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading Sick at heart and full of horror as he was from that which he had seen, none the less he felt a swift burst of savagery come upon his own soul.
now
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From this reading Night had practically fallen when he finally emerged into the little glade, now well-lighted by the fire.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He paused at the edge of the cover and looked at the picture before him.
own
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From this reading Sick at heart and full of horror as he was from that which he had seen, none the less he felt a swift burst of savagery come upon his own soul.
paltry
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From this reading What was the world to him, its strivings, its disappointments, its paltry successes?
paused
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From this reading He paused at the edge of the cover and looked at the picture before him.
picture
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From this reading He paused at the edge of the cover and looked at the picture before him.
practically
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From this reading Night had practically fallen when he finally emerged into the little glade, now well-lighted by the fire.
savagery
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From this reading Sick at heart and full of horror as he was from that which he had seen, none the less he felt a swift burst of savagery come upon his own soul.
seen
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From this reading Sick at heart and full of horror as he was from that which he had seen, none the less he felt a swift burst of savagery come upon his own soul.
Sick
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From this reading Sick at heart and full of horror as he was from that which he had seen, none the less he felt a swift burst of savagery come upon his own soul.
some
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From this reading THE NIGHT IN THE FOREST It was some time before Eddring could trust himself to appear before the companions whom he had left at the little bivouac.
soul
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From this reading Sick at heart and full of horror as he was from that which he had seen, none the less he felt a swift burst of savagery come upon his own soul.
strivings
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From this reading What was the world to him, its strivings, its disappointments, its paltry successes?
successes
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From this reading What was the world to him, its strivings, its disappointments, its paltry successes?
swift
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From this reading Sick at heart and full of horror as he was from that which he had seen, none the less he felt a swift burst of savagery come upon his own soul.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Sick at heart and full of horror as he was from that which he had seen, none the less he felt a swift burst of savagery come upon his own soul.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NIGHT IN THE FOREST It was some time before Eddring could trust himself to appear before the companions whom he had left at the little bivouac.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE NIGHT IN THE FOREST It was some time before Eddring could trust himself to appear before the companions whom he had left at the little bivouac.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE NIGHT IN THE FOREST It was some time before Eddring could trust himself to appear before the companions whom he had left at the little bivouac.
trust
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From this reading THE NIGHT IN THE FOREST It was some time before Eddring could trust himself to appear before the companions whom he had left at the little bivouac.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Sick at heart and full of horror as he was from that which he had seen, none the less he felt a swift burst of savagery come upon his own soul.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE NIGHT IN THE FOREST It was some time before Eddring could trust himself to appear before the companions whom he had left at the little bivouac.
well-lighted
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From this reading Night had practically fallen when he finally emerged into the little glade, now well-lighted by the fire.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What was the world to him, its strivings, its disappointments, its paltry successes?
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Night had practically fallen when he finally emerged into the little glade, now well-lighted by the fire.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Sick at heart and full of horror as he was from that which he had seen, none the less he felt a swift burst of savagery come upon his own soul.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE NIGHT IN THE FOREST It was some time before Eddring could trust himself to appear before the companions whom he had left at the little bivouac.
world
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From this reading What was the world to him, its strivings, its disappointments, its paltry successes?
