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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 A small, wiry, red-haired man scrambled through the thick growth of brush, half slid and half plunged down a steep declivity and halted in the middle of the hard, worn road where he drew a deep breath, wiped the sweat from his face and consulted a huge silver watch.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It’s seven miles from our camp here by this short cut, and I’ve done it in one hour and a half, and I win five from Goliath, and then from Hank,” he muttered, after which he grinned cheerfully, rolled a cigarette, and planted himself in an attitude of repose on a roadside boulder.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Author of “Sleeping Dogs,” “An Honest Troubador,” Etc.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With the help of Goliath, David doubles in _Sherlock Holmes_ and _The Good Samaritan_.
attitude
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From this reading It’s seven miles from our camp here by this short cut, and I’ve done it in one hour and a half, and I win five from Goliath, and then from Hank,” he muttered, after which he grinned cheerfully, rolled a cigarette, and planted himself in an attitude of repose on a roadside boulder.
Author
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From this reading Author of “Sleeping Dogs,” “An Honest Troubador,” Etc.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Quarter past ten and I sure ought to be in time for the down stage.
boulder
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From this reading It’s seven miles from our camp here by this short cut, and I’ve done it in one hour and a half, and I win five from Goliath, and then from Hank,” he muttered, after which he grinned cheerfully, rolled a cigarette, and planted himself in an attitude of repose on a roadside boulder.
breath
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From this reading A small, wiry, red-haired man scrambled through the thick growth of brush, half slid and half plunged down a steep declivity and halted in the middle of the hard, worn road where he drew a deep breath, wiped the sweat from his face and consulted a huge silver watch.
brush
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From this reading A small, wiry, red-haired man scrambled through the thick growth of brush, half slid and half plunged down a steep declivity and halted in the middle of the hard, worn road where he drew a deep breath, wiped the sweat from his face and consulted a huge silver watch.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It’s seven miles from our camp here by this short cut, and I’ve done it in one hour and a half, and I win five from Goliath, and then from Hank,” he muttered, after which he grinned cheerfully, rolled a cigarette, and planted himself in an attitude of repose on a roadside boulder.
camp
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From this reading It’s seven miles from our camp here by this short cut, and I’ve done it in one hour and a half, and I win five from Goliath, and then from Hank,” he muttered, after which he grinned cheerfully, rolled a cigarette, and planted himself in an attitude of repose on a roadside boulder.
cheerfully
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From this reading It’s seven miles from our camp here by this short cut, and I’ve done it in one hour and a half, and I win five from Goliath, and then from Hank,” he muttered, after which he grinned cheerfully, rolled a cigarette, and planted himself in an attitude of repose on a roadside boulder.
cigarette
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From this reading It’s seven miles from our camp here by this short cut, and I’ve done it in one hour and a half, and I win five from Goliath, and then from Hank,” he muttered, after which he grinned cheerfully, rolled a cigarette, and planted himself in an attitude of repose on a roadside boulder.
consulted
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From this reading A small, wiry, red-haired man scrambled through the thick growth of brush, half slid and half plunged down a steep declivity and halted in the middle of the hard, worn road where he drew a deep breath, wiped the sweat from his face and consulted a huge silver watch.
cut
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From this reading It’s seven miles from our camp here by this short cut, and I’ve done it in one hour and a half, and I win five from Goliath, and then from Hank,” he muttered, after which he grinned cheerfully, rolled a cigarette, and planted himself in an attitude of repose on a roadside boulder.
David
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From this reading With the help of Goliath, David doubles in _Sherlock Holmes_ and _The Good Samaritan_.
declivity
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From this reading A small, wiry, red-haired man scrambled through the thick growth of brush, half slid and half plunged down a steep declivity and halted in the middle of the hard, worn road where he drew a deep breath, wiped the sweat from his face and consulted a huge silver watch.
deep
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From this reading A small, wiry, red-haired man scrambled through the thick growth of brush, half slid and half plunged down a steep declivity and halted in the middle of the hard, worn road where he drew a deep breath, wiped the sweat from his face and consulted a huge silver watch.
Dogs
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From this reading Author of “Sleeping Dogs,” “An Honest Troubador,” Etc.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It’s seven miles from our camp here by this short cut, and I’ve done it in one hour and a half, and I win five from Goliath, and then from Hank,” he muttered, after which he grinned cheerfully, rolled a cigarette, and planted himself in an attitude of repose on a roadside boulder.
doubles
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From this reading With the help of Goliath, David doubles in _Sherlock Holmes_ and _The Good Samaritan_.
down
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From this reading A small, wiry, red-haired man scrambled through the thick growth of brush, half slid and half plunged down a steep declivity and halted in the middle of the hard, worn road where he drew a deep breath, wiped the sweat from his face and consulted a huge silver watch.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A small, wiry, red-haired man scrambled through the thick growth of brush, half slid and half plunged down a steep declivity and halted in the middle of the hard, worn road where he drew a deep breath, wiped the sweat from his face and consulted a huge silver watch.
Etc
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From this reading Author of “Sleeping Dogs,” “An Honest Troubador,” Etc.
face
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From this reading A small, wiry, red-haired man scrambled through the thick growth of brush, half slid and half plunged down a steep declivity and halted in the middle of the hard, worn road where he drew a deep breath, wiped the sweat from his face and consulted a huge silver watch.
five
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From this reading It’s seven miles from our camp here by this short cut, and I’ve done it in one hour and a half, and I win five from Goliath, and then from Hank,” he muttered, after which he grinned cheerfully, rolled a cigarette, and planted himself in an attitude of repose on a roadside boulder.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Quarter past ten and I sure ought to be in time for the down stage.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A small, wiry, red-haired man scrambled through the thick growth of brush, half slid and half plunged down a steep declivity and halted in the middle of the hard, worn road where he drew a deep breath, wiped the sweat from his face and consulted a huge silver watch.
Goliath
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From this reading With the help of Goliath, David doubles in _Sherlock Holmes_ and _The Good Samaritan_.
GoodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With the help of Goliath, David doubles in _Sherlock Holmes_ and _The Good Samaritan_.
grinned
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From this reading It’s seven miles from our camp here by this short cut, and I’ve done it in one hour and a half, and I win five from Goliath, and then from Hank,” he muttered, after which he grinned cheerfully, rolled a cigarette, and planted himself in an attitude of repose on a roadside boulder.
growth
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From this reading A small, wiry, red-haired man scrambled through the thick growth of brush, half slid and half plunged down a steep declivity and halted in the middle of the hard, worn road where he drew a deep breath, wiped the sweat from his face and consulted a huge silver watch.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A small, wiry, red-haired man scrambled through the thick growth of brush, half slid and half plunged down a steep declivity and halted in the middle of the hard, worn road where he drew a deep breath, wiped the sweat from his face and consulted a huge silver watch.
halted
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From this reading A small, wiry, red-haired man scrambled through the thick growth of brush, half slid and half plunged down a steep declivity and halted in the middle of the hard, worn road where he drew a deep breath, wiped the sweat from his face and consulted a huge silver watch.
Hank
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From this reading It’s seven miles from our camp here by this short cut, and I’ve done it in one hour and a half, and I win five from Goliath, and then from Hank,” he muttered, after which he grinned cheerfully, rolled a cigarette, and planted himself in an attitude of repose on a roadside boulder.
hard
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From this reading A small, wiry, red-haired man scrambled through the thick growth of brush, half slid and half plunged down a steep declivity and halted in the middle of the hard, worn road where he drew a deep breath, wiped the sweat from his face and consulted a huge silver watch.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A small, wiry, red-haired man scrambled through the thick growth of brush, half slid and half plunged down a steep declivity and halted in the middle of the hard, worn road where he drew a deep breath, wiped the sweat from his face and consulted a huge silver watch.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With the help of Goliath, David doubles in _Sherlock Holmes_ and _The Good Samaritan_.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It’s seven miles from our camp here by this short cut, and I’ve done it in one hour and a half, and I win five from Goliath, and then from Hank,” he muttered, after which he grinned cheerfully, rolled a cigarette, and planted himself in an attitude of repose on a roadside boulder.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading It’s seven miles from our camp here by this short cut, and I’ve done it in one hour and a half, and I win five from Goliath, and then from Hank,” he muttered, after which he grinned cheerfully, rolled a cigarette, and planted himself in an attitude of repose on a roadside boulder.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A small, wiry, red-haired man scrambled through the thick growth of brush, half slid and half plunged down a steep declivity and halted in the middle of the hard, worn road where he drew a deep breath, wiped the sweat from his face and consulted a huge silver watch.
Holmes
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From this reading With the help of Goliath, David doubles in _Sherlock Holmes_ and _The Good Samaritan_.
HonestadjectiveUS /ˈɑnɪst/
truthful and trustworthy
From this reading Author of “Sleeping Dogs,” “An Honest Troubador,” Etc.
hour
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From this reading It’s seven miles from our camp here by this short cut, and I’ve done it in one hour and a half, and I win five from Goliath, and then from Hank,” he muttered, after which he grinned cheerfully, rolled a cigarette, and planted himself in an attitude of repose on a roadside boulder.
huge
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From this reading A small, wiry, red-haired man scrambled through the thick growth of brush, half slid and half plunged down a steep declivity and halted in the middle of the hard, worn road where he drew a deep breath, wiped the sweat from his face and consulted a huge silver watch.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Quarter past ten and I sure ought to be in time for the down stage.
I've
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From this reading It’s seven miles from our camp here by this short cut, and I’ve done it in one hour and a half, and I win five from Goliath, and then from Hank,” he muttered, after which he grinned cheerfully, rolled a cigarette, and planted himself in an attitude of repose on a roadside boulder.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading With the help of Goliath, David doubles in _Sherlock Holmes_ and _The Good Samaritan_.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It’s seven miles from our camp here by this short cut, and I’ve done it in one hour and a half, and I win five from Goliath, and then from Hank,” he muttered, after which he grinned cheerfully, rolled a cigarette, and planted himself in an attitude of repose on a roadside boulder.
It's
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From this reading It’s seven miles from our camp here by this short cut, and I’ve done it in one hour and a half, and I win five from Goliath, and then from Hank,” he muttered, after which he grinned cheerfully, rolled a cigarette, and planted himself in an attitude of repose on a roadside boulder.
man
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From this reading A small, wiry, red-haired man scrambled through the thick growth of brush, half slid and half plunged down a steep declivity and halted in the middle of the hard, worn road where he drew a deep breath, wiped the sweat from his face and consulted a huge silver watch.
middle
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From this reading A small, wiry, red-haired man scrambled through the thick growth of brush, half slid and half plunged down a steep declivity and halted in the middle of the hard, worn road where he drew a deep breath, wiped the sweat from his face and consulted a huge silver watch.
miles
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From this reading It’s seven miles from our camp here by this short cut, and I’ve done it in one hour and a half, and I win five from Goliath, and then from Hank,” he muttered, after which he grinned cheerfully, rolled a cigarette, and planted himself in an attitude of repose on a roadside boulder.
mutteredverbUS /ˈmʌtərd/
spoke in a low voice that was difficult to hear
From this reading It’s seven miles from our camp here by this short cut, and I’ve done it in one hour and a half, and I win five from Goliath, and then from Hank,” he muttered, after which he grinned cheerfully, rolled a cigarette, and planted himself in an attitude of repose on a roadside boulder.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author of “Sleeping Dogs,” “An Honest Troubador,” Etc.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It’s seven miles from our camp here by this short cut, and I’ve done it in one hour and a half, and I win five from Goliath, and then from Hank,” he muttered, after which he grinned cheerfully, rolled a cigarette, and planted himself in an attitude of repose on a roadside boulder.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It’s seven miles from our camp here by this short cut, and I’ve done it in one hour and a half, and I win five from Goliath, and then from Hank,” he muttered, after which he grinned cheerfully, rolled a cigarette, and planted himself in an attitude of repose on a roadside boulder.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “Quarter past ten and I sure ought to be in time for the down stage.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading It’s seven miles from our camp here by this short cut, and I’ve done it in one hour and a half, and I win five from Goliath, and then from Hank,” he muttered, after which he grinned cheerfully, rolled a cigarette, and planted himself in an attitude of repose on a roadside boulder.
past
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From this reading “Quarter past ten and I sure ought to be in time for the down stage.
planted
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From this reading It’s seven miles from our camp here by this short cut, and I’ve done it in one hour and a half, and I win five from Goliath, and then from Hank,” he muttered, after which he grinned cheerfully, rolled a cigarette, and planted himself in an attitude of repose on a roadside boulder.
plunged
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From this reading A small, wiry, red-haired man scrambled through the thick growth of brush, half slid and half plunged down a steep declivity and halted in the middle of the hard, worn road where he drew a deep breath, wiped the sweat from his face and consulted a huge silver watch.
Quarter
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From this reading “Quarter past ten and I sure ought to be in time for the down stage.
red-haired
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From this reading A small, wiry, red-haired man scrambled through the thick growth of brush, half slid and half plunged down a steep declivity and halted in the middle of the hard, worn road where he drew a deep breath, wiped the sweat from his face and consulted a huge silver watch.
repose
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From this reading It’s seven miles from our camp here by this short cut, and I’ve done it in one hour and a half, and I win five from Goliath, and then from Hank,” he muttered, after which he grinned cheerfully, rolled a cigarette, and planted himself in an attitude of repose on a roadside boulder.
road
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From this reading A small, wiry, red-haired man scrambled through the thick growth of brush, half slid and half plunged down a steep declivity and halted in the middle of the hard, worn road where he drew a deep breath, wiped the sweat from his face and consulted a huge silver watch.
roadside
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From this reading It’s seven miles from our camp here by this short cut, and I’ve done it in one hour and a half, and I win five from Goliath, and then from Hank,” he muttered, after which he grinned cheerfully, rolled a cigarette, and planted himself in an attitude of repose on a roadside boulder.
rolled
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From this reading It’s seven miles from our camp here by this short cut, and I’ve done it in one hour and a half, and I win five from Goliath, and then from Hank,” he muttered, after which he grinned cheerfully, rolled a cigarette, and planted himself in an attitude of repose on a roadside boulder.
Samaritan
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From this reading With the help of Goliath, David doubles in _Sherlock Holmes_ and _The Good Samaritan_.
scrambled
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From this reading A small, wiry, red-haired man scrambled through the thick growth of brush, half slid and half plunged down a steep declivity and halted in the middle of the hard, worn road where he drew a deep breath, wiped the sweat from his face and consulted a huge silver watch.
seven
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From this reading It’s seven miles from our camp here by this short cut, and I’ve done it in one hour and a half, and I win five from Goliath, and then from Hank,” he muttered, after which he grinned cheerfully, rolled a cigarette, and planted himself in an attitude of repose on a roadside boulder.
Sherlock
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From this reading With the help of Goliath, David doubles in _Sherlock Holmes_ and _The Good Samaritan_.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading It’s seven miles from our camp here by this short cut, and I’ve done it in one hour and a half, and I win five from Goliath, and then from Hank,” he muttered, after which he grinned cheerfully, rolled a cigarette, and planted himself in an attitude of repose on a roadside boulder.
silver
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From this reading A small, wiry, red-haired man scrambled through the thick growth of brush, half slid and half plunged down a steep declivity and halted in the middle of the hard, worn road where he drew a deep breath, wiped the sweat from his face and consulted a huge silver watch.
Sleeping
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From this reading Author of “Sleeping Dogs,” “An Honest Troubador,” Etc.
slid
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From this reading A small, wiry, red-haired man scrambled through the thick growth of brush, half slid and half plunged down a steep declivity and halted in the middle of the hard, worn road where he drew a deep breath, wiped the sweat from his face and consulted a huge silver watch.
small
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From this reading A small, wiry, red-haired man scrambled through the thick growth of brush, half slid and half plunged down a steep declivity and halted in the middle of the hard, worn road where he drew a deep breath, wiped the sweat from his face and consulted a huge silver watch.
stage
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From this reading “Quarter past ten and I sure ought to be in time for the down stage.
steep
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From this reading A small, wiry, red-haired man scrambled through the thick growth of brush, half slid and half plunged down a steep declivity and halted in the middle of the hard, worn road where he drew a deep breath, wiped the sweat from his face and consulted a huge silver watch.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Quarter past ten and I sure ought to be in time for the down stage.
sweat
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From this reading A small, wiry, red-haired man scrambled through the thick growth of brush, half slid and half plunged down a steep declivity and halted in the middle of the hard, worn road where he drew a deep breath, wiped the sweat from his face and consulted a huge silver watch.
ten
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From this reading “Quarter past ten and I sure ought to be in time for the down stage.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With the help of Goliath, David doubles in _Sherlock Holmes_ and _The Good Samaritan_.
then
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From this reading It’s seven miles from our camp here by this short cut, and I’ve done it in one hour and a half, and I win five from Goliath, and then from Hank,” he muttered, after which he grinned cheerfully, rolled a cigarette, and planted himself in an attitude of repose on a roadside boulder.
thick
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From this reading A small, wiry, red-haired man scrambled through the thick growth of brush, half slid and half plunged down a steep declivity and halted in the middle of the hard, worn road where he drew a deep breath, wiped the sweat from his face and consulted a huge silver watch.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It’s seven miles from our camp here by this short cut, and I’ve done it in one hour and a half, and I win five from Goliath, and then from Hank,” he muttered, after which he grinned cheerfully, rolled a cigarette, and planted himself in an attitude of repose on a roadside boulder.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A small, wiry, red-haired man scrambled through the thick growth of brush, half slid and half plunged down a steep declivity and halted in the middle of the hard, worn road where he drew a deep breath, wiped the sweat from his face and consulted a huge silver watch.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Quarter past ten and I sure ought to be in time for the down stage.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Quarter past ten and I sure ought to be in time for the down stage.
Troubador
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From this reading Author of “Sleeping Dogs,” “An Honest Troubador,” Etc.
watch
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From this reading A small, wiry, red-haired man scrambled through the thick growth of brush, half slid and half plunged down a steep declivity and halted in the middle of the hard, worn road where he drew a deep breath, wiped the sweat from his face and consulted a huge silver watch.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading A small, wiry, red-haired man scrambled through the thick growth of brush, half slid and half plunged down a steep declivity and halted in the middle of the hard, worn road where he drew a deep breath, wiped the sweat from his face and consulted a huge silver watch.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It’s seven miles from our camp here by this short cut, and I’ve done it in one hour and a half, and I win five from Goliath, and then from Hank,” he muttered, after which he grinned cheerfully, rolled a cigarette, and planted himself in an attitude of repose on a roadside boulder.
win
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From this reading It’s seven miles from our camp here by this short cut, and I’ve done it in one hour and a half, and I win five from Goliath, and then from Hank,” he muttered, after which he grinned cheerfully, rolled a cigarette, and planted himself in an attitude of repose on a roadside boulder.
wiped
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From this reading A small, wiry, red-haired man scrambled through the thick growth of brush, half slid and half plunged down a steep declivity and halted in the middle of the hard, worn road where he drew a deep breath, wiped the sweat from his face and consulted a huge silver watch.
wiry
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From this reading A small, wiry, red-haired man scrambled through the thick growth of brush, half slid and half plunged down a steep declivity and halted in the middle of the hard, worn road where he drew a deep breath, wiped the sweat from his face and consulted a huge silver watch.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With the help of Goliath, David doubles in _Sherlock Holmes_ and _The Good Samaritan_.
wornverbUS /wɔːrn/
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading A small, wiry, red-haired man scrambled through the thick growth of brush, half slid and half plunged down a steep declivity and halted in the middle of the hard, worn road where he drew a deep breath, wiped the sweat from his face and consulted a huge silver watch.
