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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 THE TEST I awoke, I knew not how much later, into a world which at first had a certain warm comfort and languid luxury about it.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading THE TEST I awoke, I knew not how much later, into a world which at first had a certain warm comfort and languid luxury about it.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Then I felt a sharp wrenching and a great pain in my neck, to which it seemed my departed head had, after all, returned.
all
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From this reading Then I felt a sharp wrenching and a great pain in my neck, to which it seemed my departed head had, after all, returned.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading He stood frowning, holding in his hand a feathered arrow shaft of willow, grooved along its sides to let the blood run free, sinew-wrapped to hold its feathers tight--a typical arrow of the buffalo tribes.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE TEST I awoke, I knew not how much later, into a world which at first had a certain warm comfort and languid luxury about it.
arrow
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From this reading He stood frowning, holding in his hand a feathered arrow shaft of willow, grooved along its sides to let the blood run free, sinew-wrapped to hold its feathers tight--a typical arrow of the buffalo tribes.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But, as I joined Auberry's gaze, I saw the arrow was headless!
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE TEST I awoke, I knew not how much later, into a world which at first had a certain warm comfort and languid luxury about it.
Auberry
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From this reading Stimulated by this pain, I turned and looked up into the face of Auberry.
Auberry's
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From this reading But, as I joined Auberry's gaze, I saw the arrow was headless!
awoke
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From this reading THE TEST I awoke, I knew not how much later, into a world which at first had a certain warm comfort and languid luxury about it.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He stood frowning, holding in his hand a feathered arrow shaft of willow, grooved along its sides to let the blood run free, sinew-wrapped to hold its feathers tight--a typical arrow of the buffalo tribes.
buffalo
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From this reading He stood frowning, holding in his hand a feathered arrow shaft of willow, grooved along its sides to let the blood run free, sinew-wrapped to hold its feathers tight--a typical arrow of the buffalo tribes.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, as I joined Auberry's gaze, I saw the arrow was headless!
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Stimulated by this pain, I turned and looked up into the face of Auberry.
certain
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From this reading THE TEST I awoke, I knew not how much later, into a world which at first had a certain warm comfort and languid luxury about it.
comfort
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From this reading THE TEST I awoke, I knew not how much later, into a world which at first had a certain warm comfort and languid luxury about it.
departed
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From this reading Then I felt a sharp wrenching and a great pain in my neck, to which it seemed my departed head had, after all, returned.
face
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From this reading Stimulated by this pain, I turned and looked up into the face of Auberry.
feathered
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From this reading He stood frowning, holding in his hand a feathered arrow shaft of willow, grooved along its sides to let the blood run free, sinew-wrapped to hold its feathers tight--a typical arrow of the buffalo tribes.
feathers
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From this reading He stood frowning, holding in his hand a feathered arrow shaft of willow, grooved along its sides to let the blood run free, sinew-wrapped to hold its feathers tight--a typical arrow of the buffalo tribes.
felt
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From this reading Then I felt a sharp wrenching and a great pain in my neck, to which it seemed my departed head had, after all, returned.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE TEST I awoke, I knew not how much later, into a world which at first had a certain warm comfort and languid luxury about it.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading He stood frowning, holding in his hand a feathered arrow shaft of willow, grooved along its sides to let the blood run free, sinew-wrapped to hold its feathers tight--a typical arrow of the buffalo tribes.
frowning
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From this reading He stood frowning, holding in his hand a feathered arrow shaft of willow, grooved along its sides to let the blood run free, sinew-wrapped to hold its feathers tight--a typical arrow of the buffalo tribes.
gaze
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From this reading But, as I joined Auberry's gaze, I saw the arrow was headless!
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then I felt a sharp wrenching and a great pain in my neck, to which it seemed my departed head had, after all, returned.
grooved
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From this reading He stood frowning, holding in his hand a feathered arrow shaft of willow, grooved along its sides to let the blood run free, sinew-wrapped to hold its feathers tight--a typical arrow of the buffalo tribes.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE TEST I awoke, I knew not how much later, into a world which at first had a certain warm comfort and languid luxury about it.
hand
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From this reading He stood frowning, holding in his hand a feathered arrow shaft of willow, grooved along its sides to let the blood run free, sinew-wrapped to hold its feathers tight--a typical arrow of the buffalo tribes.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He stood frowning, holding in his hand a feathered arrow shaft of willow, grooved along its sides to let the blood run free, sinew-wrapped to hold its feathers tight--a typical arrow of the buffalo tribes.
head
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From this reading Then I felt a sharp wrenching and a great pain in my neck, to which it seemed my departed head had, after all, returned.
headless
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From this reading But, as I joined Auberry's gaze, I saw the arrow was headless!
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He stood frowning, holding in his hand a feathered arrow shaft of willow, grooved along its sides to let the blood run free, sinew-wrapped to hold its feathers tight--a typical arrow of the buffalo tribes.
hold
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From this reading He stood frowning, holding in his hand a feathered arrow shaft of willow, grooved along its sides to let the blood run free, sinew-wrapped to hold its feathers tight--a typical arrow of the buffalo tribes.
holding
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From this reading He stood frowning, holding in his hand a feathered arrow shaft of willow, grooved along its sides to let the blood run free, sinew-wrapped to hold its feathers tight--a typical arrow of the buffalo tribes.
how
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From this reading THE TEST I awoke, I knew not how much later, into a world which at first had a certain warm comfort and languid luxury about it.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE TEST I awoke, I knew not how much later, into a world which at first had a certain warm comfort and languid luxury about it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then I felt a sharp wrenching and a great pain in my neck, to which it seemed my departed head had, after all, returned.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE TEST I awoke, I knew not how much later, into a world which at first had a certain warm comfort and languid luxury about it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE TEST I awoke, I knew not how much later, into a world which at first had a certain warm comfort and languid luxury about it.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading He stood frowning, holding in his hand a feathered arrow shaft of willow, grooved along its sides to let the blood run free, sinew-wrapped to hold its feathers tight--a typical arrow of the buffalo tribes.
joined
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From this reading But, as I joined Auberry's gaze, I saw the arrow was headless!
knew
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From this reading THE TEST I awoke, I knew not how much later, into a world which at first had a certain warm comfort and languid luxury about it.
languid
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From this reading THE TEST I awoke, I knew not how much later, into a world which at first had a certain warm comfort and languid luxury about it.
later
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From this reading THE TEST I awoke, I knew not how much later, into a world which at first had a certain warm comfort and languid luxury about it.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading He stood frowning, holding in his hand a feathered arrow shaft of willow, grooved along its sides to let the blood run free, sinew-wrapped to hold its feathers tight--a typical arrow of the buffalo tribes.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Stimulated by this pain, I turned and looked up into the face of Auberry.
luxury
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From this reading THE TEST I awoke, I knew not how much later, into a world which at first had a certain warm comfort and languid luxury about it.
much
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From this reading THE TEST I awoke, I knew not how much later, into a world which at first had a certain warm comfort and languid luxury about it.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Then I felt a sharp wrenching and a great pain in my neck, to which it seemed my departed head had, after all, returned.
neck
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From this reading Then I felt a sharp wrenching and a great pain in my neck, to which it seemed my departed head had, after all, returned.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE TEST I awoke, I knew not how much later, into a world which at first had a certain warm comfort and languid luxury about it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Stimulated by this pain, I turned and looked up into the face of Auberry.
pain
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From this reading Then I felt a sharp wrenching and a great pain in my neck, to which it seemed my departed head had, after all, returned.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Then I felt a sharp wrenching and a great pain in my neck, to which it seemed my departed head had, after all, returned.
run
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From this reading He stood frowning, holding in his hand a feathered arrow shaft of willow, grooved along its sides to let the blood run free, sinew-wrapped to hold its feathers tight--a typical arrow of the buffalo tribes.
saw
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From this reading But, as I joined Auberry's gaze, I saw the arrow was headless!
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then I felt a sharp wrenching and a great pain in my neck, to which it seemed my departed head had, after all, returned.
shaft
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From this reading He stood frowning, holding in his hand a feathered arrow shaft of willow, grooved along its sides to let the blood run free, sinew-wrapped to hold its feathers tight--a typical arrow of the buffalo tribes.
sharp
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From this reading Then I felt a sharp wrenching and a great pain in my neck, to which it seemed my departed head had, after all, returned.
sides
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From this reading He stood frowning, holding in his hand a feathered arrow shaft of willow, grooved along its sides to let the blood run free, sinew-wrapped to hold its feathers tight--a typical arrow of the buffalo tribes.
sinew-wrapped
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From this reading He stood frowning, holding in his hand a feathered arrow shaft of willow, grooved along its sides to let the blood run free, sinew-wrapped to hold its feathers tight--a typical arrow of the buffalo tribes.
Stimulated
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From this reading Stimulated by this pain, I turned and looked up into the face of Auberry.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He stood frowning, holding in his hand a feathered arrow shaft of willow, grooved along its sides to let the blood run free, sinew-wrapped to hold its feathers tight--a typical arrow of the buffalo tribes.
TEST
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From this reading THE TEST I awoke, I knew not how much later, into a world which at first had a certain warm comfort and languid luxury about it.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TEST I awoke, I knew not how much later, into a world which at first had a certain warm comfort and languid luxury about it.
Then
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From this reading Then I felt a sharp wrenching and a great pain in my neck, to which it seemed my departed head had, after all, returned.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Stimulated by this pain, I turned and looked up into the face of Auberry.
tight
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From this reading He stood frowning, holding in his hand a feathered arrow shaft of willow, grooved along its sides to let the blood run free, sinew-wrapped to hold its feathers tight--a typical arrow of the buffalo tribes.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then I felt a sharp wrenching and a great pain in my neck, to which it seemed my departed head had, after all, returned.
tribes
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From this reading He stood frowning, holding in his hand a feathered arrow shaft of willow, grooved along its sides to let the blood run free, sinew-wrapped to hold its feathers tight--a typical arrow of the buffalo tribes.
turned
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From this reading Stimulated by this pain, I turned and looked up into the face of Auberry.
typical
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From this reading He stood frowning, holding in his hand a feathered arrow shaft of willow, grooved along its sides to let the blood run free, sinew-wrapped to hold its feathers tight--a typical arrow of the buffalo tribes.
up
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From this reading Stimulated by this pain, I turned and looked up into the face of Auberry.
warm
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From this reading THE TEST I awoke, I knew not how much later, into a world which at first had a certain warm comfort and languid luxury about it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But, as I joined Auberry's gaze, I saw the arrow was headless!
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE TEST I awoke, I knew not how much later, into a world which at first had a certain warm comfort and languid luxury about it.
willow
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From this reading He stood frowning, holding in his hand a feathered arrow shaft of willow, grooved along its sides to let the blood run free, sinew-wrapped to hold its feathers tight--a typical arrow of the buffalo tribes.
world
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From this reading THE TEST I awoke, I knew not how much later, into a world which at first had a certain warm comfort and languid luxury about it.
wrenching
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From this reading Then I felt a sharp wrenching and a great pain in my neck, to which it seemed my departed head had, after all, returned.
