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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 Kurt's boasted immunity to that tracker had not been as good as he had believed, though it had won them a start.
action
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From this reading Heading away from Kurt's rendezvous, Ross had run straight into the search party from the base, had seen in action that mechanical hound that Kurt had said they would put on the fugitives' trail--the thing which would have gone on hunting them until its metal rusted into powder.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Once again Ross sat waiting for others to decide his future.
apprehensive
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From this reading He was as outwardly composed as he had been in Judge Rawle's chambers, but inwardly he was far more apprehensive.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He was as outwardly composed as he had been in Judge Rawle's chambers, but inwardly he was far more apprehensive.
away
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From this reading Heading away from Kurt's rendezvous, Ross had run straight into the search party from the base, had seen in action that mechanical hound that Kurt had said they would put on the fugitives' trail--the thing which would have gone on hunting them until its metal rusted into powder.
base
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From this reading Heading away from Kurt's rendezvous, Ross had run straight into the search party from the base, had seen in action that mechanical hound that Kurt had said they would put on the fugitives' trail--the thing which would have gone on hunting them until its metal rusted into powder.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He was as outwardly composed as he had been in Judge Rawle's chambers, but inwardly he was far more apprehensive.
believed
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From this reading Kurt's boasted immunity to that tracker had not been as good as he had believed, though it had won them a start.
boasted
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From this reading Kurt's boasted immunity to that tracker had not been as good as he had believed, though it had won them a start.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He was as outwardly composed as he had been in Judge Rawle's chambers, but inwardly he was far more apprehensive.
chambers
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From this reading He was as outwardly composed as he had been in Judge Rawle's chambers, but inwardly he was far more apprehensive.
chance
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From this reading Out in the wilderness of the polar night he had had no chance for escape.
composed
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From this reading He was as outwardly composed as he had been in Judge Rawle's chambers, but inwardly he was far more apprehensive.
decide
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From this reading Once again Ross sat waiting for others to decide his future.
escape
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From this reading Out in the wilderness of the polar night he had had no chance for escape.
far
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From this reading He was as outwardly composed as he had been in Judge Rawle's chambers, but inwardly he was far more apprehensive.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Once again Ross sat waiting for others to decide his future.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Heading away from Kurt's rendezvous, Ross had run straight into the search party from the base, had seen in action that mechanical hound that Kurt had said they would put on the fugitives' trail--the thing which would have gone on hunting them until its metal rusted into powder.
fugitives
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From this reading Heading away from Kurt's rendezvous, Ross had run straight into the search party from the base, had seen in action that mechanical hound that Kurt had said they would put on the fugitives' trail--the thing which would have gone on hunting them until its metal rusted into powder.
future
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From this reading Once again Ross sat waiting for others to decide his future.
gone
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From this reading Heading away from Kurt's rendezvous, Ross had run straight into the search party from the base, had seen in action that mechanical hound that Kurt had said they would put on the fugitives' trail--the thing which would have gone on hunting them until its metal rusted into powder.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Kurt's boasted immunity to that tracker had not been as good as he had believed, though it had won them a start.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was as outwardly composed as he had been in Judge Rawle's chambers, but inwardly he was far more apprehensive.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Heading away from Kurt's rendezvous, Ross had run straight into the search party from the base, had seen in action that mechanical hound that Kurt had said they would put on the fugitives' trail--the thing which would have gone on hunting them until its metal rusted into powder.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was as outwardly composed as he had been in Judge Rawle's chambers, but inwardly he was far more apprehensive.
Heading
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From this reading Heading away from Kurt's rendezvous, Ross had run straight into the search party from the base, had seen in action that mechanical hound that Kurt had said they would put on the fugitives' trail--the thing which would have gone on hunting them until its metal rusted into powder.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Once again Ross sat waiting for others to decide his future.
hound
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From this reading Heading away from Kurt's rendezvous, Ross had run straight into the search party from the base, had seen in action that mechanical hound that Kurt had said they would put on the fugitives' trail--the thing which would have gone on hunting them until its metal rusted into powder.
hunting
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From this reading Heading away from Kurt's rendezvous, Ross had run straight into the search party from the base, had seen in action that mechanical hound that Kurt had said they would put on the fugitives' trail--the thing which would have gone on hunting them until its metal rusted into powder.
immunity
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From this reading Kurt's boasted immunity to that tracker had not been as good as he had believed, though it had won them a start.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was as outwardly composed as he had been in Judge Rawle's chambers, but inwardly he was far more apprehensive.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Heading away from Kurt's rendezvous, Ross had run straight into the search party from the base, had seen in action that mechanical hound that Kurt had said they would put on the fugitives' trail--the thing which would have gone on hunting them until its metal rusted into powder.
inwardly
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From this reading He was as outwardly composed as he had been in Judge Rawle's chambers, but inwardly he was far more apprehensive.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Kurt's boasted immunity to that tracker had not been as good as he had believed, though it had won them a start.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Heading away from Kurt's rendezvous, Ross had run straight into the search party from the base, had seen in action that mechanical hound that Kurt had said they would put on the fugitives' trail--the thing which would have gone on hunting them until its metal rusted into powder.
Judge
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From this reading He was as outwardly composed as he had been in Judge Rawle's chambers, but inwardly he was far more apprehensive.
Kurt
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From this reading Heading away from Kurt's rendezvous, Ross had run straight into the search party from the base, had seen in action that mechanical hound that Kurt had said they would put on the fugitives' trail--the thing which would have gone on hunting them until its metal rusted into powder.
Kurt's
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From this reading Heading away from Kurt's rendezvous, Ross had run straight into the search party from the base, had seen in action that mechanical hound that Kurt had said they would put on the fugitives' trail--the thing which would have gone on hunting them until its metal rusted into powder.
mechanical
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From this reading Heading away from Kurt's rendezvous, Ross had run straight into the search party from the base, had seen in action that mechanical hound that Kurt had said they would put on the fugitives' trail--the thing which would have gone on hunting them until its metal rusted into powder.
metal
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From this reading Heading away from Kurt's rendezvous, Ross had run straight into the search party from the base, had seen in action that mechanical hound that Kurt had said they would put on the fugitives' trail--the thing which would have gone on hunting them until its metal rusted into powder.
more
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From this reading He was as outwardly composed as he had been in Judge Rawle's chambers, but inwardly he was far more apprehensive.
night
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From this reading Out in the wilderness of the polar night he had had no chance for escape.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Out in the wilderness of the polar night he had had no chance for escape.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Kurt's boasted immunity to that tracker had not been as good as he had believed, though it had won them a start.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Out in the wilderness of the polar night he had had no chance for escape.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Heading away from Kurt's rendezvous, Ross had run straight into the search party from the base, had seen in action that mechanical hound that Kurt had said they would put on the fugitives' trail--the thing which would have gone on hunting them until its metal rusted into powder.
Once
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From this reading Once again Ross sat waiting for others to decide his future.
others
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From this reading Once again Ross sat waiting for others to decide his future.
Out
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From this reading Out in the wilderness of the polar night he had had no chance for escape.
outwardly
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From this reading He was as outwardly composed as he had been in Judge Rawle's chambers, but inwardly he was far more apprehensive.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Heading away from Kurt's rendezvous, Ross had run straight into the search party from the base, had seen in action that mechanical hound that Kurt had said they would put on the fugitives' trail--the thing which would have gone on hunting them until its metal rusted into powder.
polar
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From this reading Out in the wilderness of the polar night he had had no chance for escape.
powder
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From this reading Heading away from Kurt's rendezvous, Ross had run straight into the search party from the base, had seen in action that mechanical hound that Kurt had said they would put on the fugitives' trail--the thing which would have gone on hunting them until its metal rusted into powder.
put
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From this reading Heading away from Kurt's rendezvous, Ross had run straight into the search party from the base, had seen in action that mechanical hound that Kurt had said they would put on the fugitives' trail--the thing which would have gone on hunting them until its metal rusted into powder.
Rawle's
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From this reading He was as outwardly composed as he had been in Judge Rawle's chambers, but inwardly he was far more apprehensive.
rendezvous
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From this reading Heading away from Kurt's rendezvous, Ross had run straight into the search party from the base, had seen in action that mechanical hound that Kurt had said they would put on the fugitives' trail--the thing which would have gone on hunting them until its metal rusted into powder.
Ross
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From this reading Once again Ross sat waiting for others to decide his future.
run
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From this reading Heading away from Kurt's rendezvous, Ross had run straight into the search party from the base, had seen in action that mechanical hound that Kurt had said they would put on the fugitives' trail--the thing which would have gone on hunting them until its metal rusted into powder.
rusted
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From this reading Heading away from Kurt's rendezvous, Ross had run straight into the search party from the base, had seen in action that mechanical hound that Kurt had said they would put on the fugitives' trail--the thing which would have gone on hunting them until its metal rusted into powder.
said
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From this reading Heading away from Kurt's rendezvous, Ross had run straight into the search party from the base, had seen in action that mechanical hound that Kurt had said they would put on the fugitives' trail--the thing which would have gone on hunting them until its metal rusted into powder.
sat
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From this reading Once again Ross sat waiting for others to decide his future.
search
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From this reading Heading away from Kurt's rendezvous, Ross had run straight into the search party from the base, had seen in action that mechanical hound that Kurt had said they would put on the fugitives' trail--the thing which would have gone on hunting them until its metal rusted into powder.
seen
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From this reading Heading away from Kurt's rendezvous, Ross had run straight into the search party from the base, had seen in action that mechanical hound that Kurt had said they would put on the fugitives' trail--the thing which would have gone on hunting them until its metal rusted into powder.
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Kurt's boasted immunity to that tracker had not been as good as he had believed, though it had won them a start.
straight
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From this reading Heading away from Kurt's rendezvous, Ross had run straight into the search party from the base, had seen in action that mechanical hound that Kurt had said they would put on the fugitives' trail--the thing which would have gone on hunting them until its metal rusted into powder.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Heading away from Kurt's rendezvous, Ross had run straight into the search party from the base, had seen in action that mechanical hound that Kurt had said they would put on the fugitives' trail--the thing which would have gone on hunting them until its metal rusted into powder.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Out in the wilderness of the polar night he had had no chance for escape.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Heading away from Kurt's rendezvous, Ross had run straight into the search party from the base, had seen in action that mechanical hound that Kurt had said they would put on the fugitives' trail--the thing which would have gone on hunting them until its metal rusted into powder.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Heading away from Kurt's rendezvous, Ross had run straight into the search party from the base, had seen in action that mechanical hound that Kurt had said they would put on the fugitives' trail--the thing which would have gone on hunting them until its metal rusted into powder.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Heading away from Kurt's rendezvous, Ross had run straight into the search party from the base, had seen in action that mechanical hound that Kurt had said they would put on the fugitives' trail--the thing which would have gone on hunting them until its metal rusted into powder.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Kurt's boasted immunity to that tracker had not been as good as he had believed, though it had won them a start.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Once again Ross sat waiting for others to decide his future.
tracker
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From this reading Kurt's boasted immunity to that tracker had not been as good as he had believed, though it had won them a start.
trail
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From this reading Heading away from Kurt's rendezvous, Ross had run straight into the search party from the base, had seen in action that mechanical hound that Kurt had said they would put on the fugitives' trail--the thing which would have gone on hunting them until its metal rusted into powder.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Heading away from Kurt's rendezvous, Ross had run straight into the search party from the base, had seen in action that mechanical hound that Kurt had said they would put on the fugitives' trail--the thing which would have gone on hunting them until its metal rusted into powder.
waiting
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From this reading Once again Ross sat waiting for others to decide his future.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was as outwardly composed as he had been in Judge Rawle's chambers, but inwardly he was far more apprehensive.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Heading away from Kurt's rendezvous, Ross had run straight into the search party from the base, had seen in action that mechanical hound that Kurt had said they would put on the fugitives' trail--the thing which would have gone on hunting them until its metal rusted into powder.
wildernessnounUS /ˈwɪldərnəs/
a wild area where few people live
From this reading Out in the wilderness of the polar night he had had no chance for escape.
won
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From this reading Kurt's boasted immunity to that tracker had not been as good as he had believed, though it had won them a start.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Heading away from Kurt's rendezvous, Ross had run straight into the search party from the base, had seen in action that mechanical hound that Kurt had said they would put on the fugitives' trail--the thing which would have gone on hunting them until its metal rusted into powder.
