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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 past day had been an eventful one for him, and certain things which had happened to him had evidently been calculated to produce a craving for food.
almost
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From this reading The supper, it must be said, was not quite such a savoury one as he had promised himself, when starting to kill the buck; but the animal, as we know, had not been killed by Thibault, and the ferocious hunger which now consumed him made his black bread taste almost as delicious as venison.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had hardly, however, begun his frugal repast, when he became conscious that his goat--of which I think we have already spoken--was uttering the most plaintive bleatings.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The past day had been an eventful one for him, and certain things which had happened to him had evidently been calculated to produce a craving for food.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The past day had been an eventful one for him, and certain things which had happened to him had evidently been calculated to produce a craving for food.
animal
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From this reading The supper, it must be said, was not quite such a savoury one as he had promised himself, when starting to kill the buck; but the animal, as we know, had not been killed by Thibault, and the ferocious hunger which now consumed him made his black bread taste almost as delicious as venison.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The supper, it must be said, was not quite such a savoury one as he had promised himself, when starting to kill the buck; but the animal, as we know, had not been killed by Thibault, and the ferocious hunger which now consumed him made his black bread taste almost as delicious as venison.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The supper, it must be said, was not quite such a savoury one as he had promised himself, when starting to kill the buck; but the animal, as we know, had not been killed by Thibault, and the ferocious hunger which now consumed him made his black bread taste almost as delicious as venison.
became
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From this reading He had hardly, however, begun his frugal repast, when he became conscious that his goat--of which I think we have already spoken--was uttering the most plaintive bleatings.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The past day had been an eventful one for him, and certain things which had happened to him had evidently been calculated to produce a craving for food.
begun
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From this reading He had hardly, however, begun his frugal repast, when he became conscious that his goat--of which I think we have already spoken--was uttering the most plaintive bleatings.
BLACK
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From this reading THE BLACK WOLF Thibault’s first thought was to get himself some supper, for he was terribly tired.
bleatings
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From this reading He had hardly, however, begun his frugal repast, when he became conscious that his goat--of which I think we have already spoken--was uttering the most plaintive bleatings.
bread
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From this reading The supper, it must be said, was not quite such a savoury one as he had promised himself, when starting to kill the buck; but the animal, as we know, had not been killed by Thibault, and the ferocious hunger which now consumed him made his black bread taste almost as delicious as venison.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Thinking that she, too, was in want of her supper, he went into the lean-to for some fresh grass, which he then carried to her, but as he opened the little door of the shed, out she rushed with such precipitancy that she nearly knocked Thibault over, and without stopping to take the provender he had brought her, ran towards the house.
buck
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From this reading The supper, it must be said, was not quite such a savoury one as he had promised himself, when starting to kill the buck; but the animal, as we know, had not been killed by Thibault, and the ferocious hunger which now consumed him made his black bread taste almost as delicious as venison.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The supper, it must be said, was not quite such a savoury one as he had promised himself, when starting to kill the buck; but the animal, as we know, had not been killed by Thibault, and the ferocious hunger which now consumed him made his black bread taste almost as delicious as venison.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The supper, it must be said, was not quite such a savoury one as he had promised himself, when starting to kill the buck; but the animal, as we know, had not been killed by Thibault, and the ferocious hunger which now consumed him made his black bread taste almost as delicious as venison.
calculated
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From this reading The past day had been an eventful one for him, and certain things which had happened to him had evidently been calculated to produce a craving for food.
carried
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From this reading Thinking that she, too, was in want of her supper, he went into the lean-to for some fresh grass, which he then carried to her, but as he opened the little door of the shed, out she rushed with such precipitancy that she nearly knocked Thibault over, and without stopping to take the provender he had brought her, ran towards the house.
certain
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From this reading The past day had been an eventful one for him, and certain things which had happened to him had evidently been calculated to produce a craving for food.
conscious
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From this reading He had hardly, however, begun his frugal repast, when he became conscious that his goat--of which I think we have already spoken--was uttering the most plaintive bleatings.
consumed
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From this reading The supper, it must be said, was not quite such a savoury one as he had promised himself, when starting to kill the buck; but the animal, as we know, had not been killed by Thibault, and the ferocious hunger which now consumed him made his black bread taste almost as delicious as venison.
craving
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From this reading The past day had been an eventful one for him, and certain things which had happened to him had evidently been calculated to produce a craving for food.
day
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From this reading The past day had been an eventful one for him, and certain things which had happened to him had evidently been calculated to produce a craving for food.
delicious
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From this reading The supper, it must be said, was not quite such a savoury one as he had promised himself, when starting to kill the buck; but the animal, as we know, had not been killed by Thibault, and the ferocious hunger which now consumed him made his black bread taste almost as delicious as venison.
door
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From this reading Thinking that she, too, was in want of her supper, he went into the lean-to for some fresh grass, which he then carried to her, but as he opened the little door of the shed, out she rushed with such precipitancy that she nearly knocked Thibault over, and without stopping to take the provender he had brought her, ran towards the house.
eventful
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From this reading The past day had been an eventful one for him, and certain things which had happened to him had evidently been calculated to produce a craving for food.
evidently
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From this reading The past day had been an eventful one for him, and certain things which had happened to him had evidently been calculated to produce a craving for food.
ferocious
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From this reading The supper, it must be said, was not quite such a savoury one as he had promised himself, when starting to kill the buck; but the animal, as we know, had not been killed by Thibault, and the ferocious hunger which now consumed him made his black bread taste almost as delicious as venison.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE BLACK WOLF Thibault’s first thought was to get himself some supper, for he was terribly tired.
food
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From this reading The past day had been an eventful one for him, and certain things which had happened to him had evidently been calculated to produce a craving for food.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE BLACK WOLF Thibault’s first thought was to get himself some supper, for he was terribly tired.
fresh
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From this reading Thinking that she, too, was in want of her supper, he went into the lean-to for some fresh grass, which he then carried to her, but as he opened the little door of the shed, out she rushed with such precipitancy that she nearly knocked Thibault over, and without stopping to take the provender he had brought her, ran towards the house.
frugal
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From this reading He had hardly, however, begun his frugal repast, when he became conscious that his goat--of which I think we have already spoken--was uttering the most plaintive bleatings.
get
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From this reading THE BLACK WOLF Thibault’s first thought was to get himself some supper, for he was terribly tired.
goat
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From this reading He had hardly, however, begun his frugal repast, when he became conscious that his goat--of which I think we have already spoken--was uttering the most plaintive bleatings.
grass
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From this reading Thinking that she, too, was in want of her supper, he went into the lean-to for some fresh grass, which he then carried to her, but as he opened the little door of the shed, out she rushed with such precipitancy that she nearly knocked Thibault over, and without stopping to take the provender he had brought her, ran towards the house.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The past day had been an eventful one for him, and certain things which had happened to him had evidently been calculated to produce a craving for food.
happened
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From this reading The past day had been an eventful one for him, and certain things which had happened to him had evidently been calculated to produce a craving for food.
hardly
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From this reading He had hardly, however, begun his frugal repast, when he became conscious that his goat--of which I think we have already spoken--was uttering the most plaintive bleatings.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He had hardly, however, begun his frugal repast, when he became conscious that his goat--of which I think we have already spoken--was uttering the most plaintive bleatings.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE BLACK WOLF Thibault’s first thought was to get himself some supper, for he was terribly tired.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Thinking that she, too, was in want of her supper, he went into the lean-to for some fresh grass, which he then carried to her, but as he opened the little door of the shed, out she rushed with such precipitancy that she nearly knocked Thibault over, and without stopping to take the provender he had brought her, ran towards the house.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The past day had been an eventful one for him, and certain things which had happened to him had evidently been calculated to produce a craving for food.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading THE BLACK WOLF Thibault’s first thought was to get himself some supper, for he was terribly tired.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The supper, it must be said, was not quite such a savoury one as he had promised himself, when starting to kill the buck; but the animal, as we know, had not been killed by Thibault, and the ferocious hunger which now consumed him made his black bread taste almost as delicious as venison.
house
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From this reading Thinking that she, too, was in want of her supper, he went into the lean-to for some fresh grass, which he then carried to her, but as he opened the little door of the shed, out she rushed with such precipitancy that she nearly knocked Thibault over, and without stopping to take the provender he had brought her, ran towards the house.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading He had hardly, however, begun his frugal repast, when he became conscious that his goat--of which I think we have already spoken--was uttering the most plaintive bleatings.
hunger
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From this reading The supper, it must be said, was not quite such a savoury one as he had promised himself, when starting to kill the buck; but the animal, as we know, had not been killed by Thibault, and the ferocious hunger which now consumed him made his black bread taste almost as delicious as venison.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading He had hardly, however, begun his frugal repast, when he became conscious that his goat--of which I think we have already spoken--was uttering the most plaintive bleatings.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Thinking that she, too, was in want of her supper, he went into the lean-to for some fresh grass, which he then carried to her, but as he opened the little door of the shed, out she rushed with such precipitancy that she nearly knocked Thibault over, and without stopping to take the provender he had brought her, ran towards the house.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Thinking that she, too, was in want of her supper, he went into the lean-to for some fresh grass, which he then carried to her, but as he opened the little door of the shed, out she rushed with such precipitancy that she nearly knocked Thibault over, and without stopping to take the provender he had brought her, ran towards the house.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The supper, it must be said, was not quite such a savoury one as he had promised himself, when starting to kill the buck; but the animal, as we know, had not been killed by Thibault, and the ferocious hunger which now consumed him made his black bread taste almost as delicious as venison.
kill
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From this reading The supper, it must be said, was not quite such a savoury one as he had promised himself, when starting to kill the buck; but the animal, as we know, had not been killed by Thibault, and the ferocious hunger which now consumed him made his black bread taste almost as delicious as venison.
killed
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From this reading The supper, it must be said, was not quite such a savoury one as he had promised himself, when starting to kill the buck; but the animal, as we know, had not been killed by Thibault, and the ferocious hunger which now consumed him made his black bread taste almost as delicious as venison.
knocked
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From this reading Thinking that she, too, was in want of her supper, he went into the lean-to for some fresh grass, which he then carried to her, but as he opened the little door of the shed, out she rushed with such precipitancy that she nearly knocked Thibault over, and without stopping to take the provender he had brought her, ran towards the house.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The supper, it must be said, was not quite such a savoury one as he had promised himself, when starting to kill the buck; but the animal, as we know, had not been killed by Thibault, and the ferocious hunger which now consumed him made his black bread taste almost as delicious as venison.
lean-to
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From this reading Thinking that she, too, was in want of her supper, he went into the lean-to for some fresh grass, which he then carried to her, but as he opened the little door of the shed, out she rushed with such precipitancy that she nearly knocked Thibault over, and without stopping to take the provender he had brought her, ran towards the house.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thinking that she, too, was in want of her supper, he went into the lean-to for some fresh grass, which he then carried to her, but as he opened the little door of the shed, out she rushed with such precipitancy that she nearly knocked Thibault over, and without stopping to take the provender he had brought her, ran towards the house.
made
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From this reading The supper, it must be said, was not quite such a savoury one as he had promised himself, when starting to kill the buck; but the animal, as we know, had not been killed by Thibault, and the ferocious hunger which now consumed him made his black bread taste almost as delicious as venison.
most
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From this reading He had hardly, however, begun his frugal repast, when he became conscious that his goat--of which I think we have already spoken--was uttering the most plaintive bleatings.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The supper, it must be said, was not quite such a savoury one as he had promised himself, when starting to kill the buck; but the animal, as we know, had not been killed by Thibault, and the ferocious hunger which now consumed him made his black bread taste almost as delicious as venison.
nearly
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From this reading Thinking that she, too, was in want of her supper, he went into the lean-to for some fresh grass, which he then carried to her, but as he opened the little door of the shed, out she rushed with such precipitancy that she nearly knocked Thibault over, and without stopping to take the provender he had brought her, ran towards the house.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The supper, it must be said, was not quite such a savoury one as he had promised himself, when starting to kill the buck; but the animal, as we know, had not been killed by Thibault, and the ferocious hunger which now consumed him made his black bread taste almost as delicious as venison.
now
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From this reading The supper, it must be said, was not quite such a savoury one as he had promised himself, when starting to kill the buck; but the animal, as we know, had not been killed by Thibault, and the ferocious hunger which now consumed him made his black bread taste almost as delicious as venison.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had hardly, however, begun his frugal repast, when he became conscious that his goat--of which I think we have already spoken--was uttering the most plaintive bleatings.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The past day had been an eventful one for him, and certain things which had happened to him had evidently been calculated to produce a craving for food.
opened
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From this reading Thinking that she, too, was in want of her supper, he went into the lean-to for some fresh grass, which he then carried to her, but as he opened the little door of the shed, out she rushed with such precipitancy that she nearly knocked Thibault over, and without stopping to take the provender he had brought her, ran towards the house.
out
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From this reading Thinking that she, too, was in want of her supper, he went into the lean-to for some fresh grass, which he then carried to her, but as he opened the little door of the shed, out she rushed with such precipitancy that she nearly knocked Thibault over, and without stopping to take the provender he had brought her, ran towards the house.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Thinking that she, too, was in want of her supper, he went into the lean-to for some fresh grass, which he then carried to her, but as he opened the little door of the shed, out she rushed with such precipitancy that she nearly knocked Thibault over, and without stopping to take the provender he had brought her, ran towards the house.
past
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From this reading The past day had been an eventful one for him, and certain things which had happened to him had evidently been calculated to produce a craving for food.
plaintive
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From this reading He had hardly, however, begun his frugal repast, when he became conscious that his goat--of which I think we have already spoken--was uttering the most plaintive bleatings.
precipitancy
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From this reading Thinking that she, too, was in want of her supper, he went into the lean-to for some fresh grass, which he then carried to her, but as he opened the little door of the shed, out she rushed with such precipitancy that she nearly knocked Thibault over, and without stopping to take the provender he had brought her, ran towards the house.
produce
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From this reading The past day had been an eventful one for him, and certain things which had happened to him had evidently been calculated to produce a craving for food.
promised
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From this reading The supper, it must be said, was not quite such a savoury one as he had promised himself, when starting to kill the buck; but the animal, as we know, had not been killed by Thibault, and the ferocious hunger which now consumed him made his black bread taste almost as delicious as venison.
provender
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From this reading Thinking that she, too, was in want of her supper, he went into the lean-to for some fresh grass, which he then carried to her, but as he opened the little door of the shed, out she rushed with such precipitancy that she nearly knocked Thibault over, and without stopping to take the provender he had brought her, ran towards the house.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The supper, it must be said, was not quite such a savoury one as he had promised himself, when starting to kill the buck; but the animal, as we know, had not been killed by Thibault, and the ferocious hunger which now consumed him made his black bread taste almost as delicious as venison.
ran
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From this reading Thinking that she, too, was in want of her supper, he went into the lean-to for some fresh grass, which he then carried to her, but as he opened the little door of the shed, out she rushed with such precipitancy that she nearly knocked Thibault over, and without stopping to take the provender he had brought her, ran towards the house.
repast
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From this reading He had hardly, however, begun his frugal repast, when he became conscious that his goat--of which I think we have already spoken--was uttering the most plaintive bleatings.
rushed
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From this reading Thinking that she, too, was in want of her supper, he went into the lean-to for some fresh grass, which he then carried to her, but as he opened the little door of the shed, out she rushed with such precipitancy that she nearly knocked Thibault over, and without stopping to take the provender he had brought her, ran towards the house.
said
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From this reading The supper, it must be said, was not quite such a savoury one as he had promised himself, when starting to kill the buck; but the animal, as we know, had not been killed by Thibault, and the ferocious hunger which now consumed him made his black bread taste almost as delicious as venison.
savoury
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From this reading The supper, it must be said, was not quite such a savoury one as he had promised himself, when starting to kill the buck; but the animal, as we know, had not been killed by Thibault, and the ferocious hunger which now consumed him made his black bread taste almost as delicious as venison.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Thinking that she, too, was in want of her supper, he went into the lean-to for some fresh grass, which he then carried to her, but as he opened the little door of the shed, out she rushed with such precipitancy that she nearly knocked Thibault over, and without stopping to take the provender he had brought her, ran towards the house.
shed
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From this reading Thinking that she, too, was in want of her supper, he went into the lean-to for some fresh grass, which he then carried to her, but as he opened the little door of the shed, out she rushed with such precipitancy that she nearly knocked Thibault over, and without stopping to take the provender he had brought her, ran towards the house.
some
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From this reading THE BLACK WOLF Thibault’s first thought was to get himself some supper, for he was terribly tired.
spoken
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From this reading He had hardly, however, begun his frugal repast, when he became conscious that his goat--of which I think we have already spoken--was uttering the most plaintive bleatings.
starting
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From this reading The supper, it must be said, was not quite such a savoury one as he had promised himself, when starting to kill the buck; but the animal, as we know, had not been killed by Thibault, and the ferocious hunger which now consumed him made his black bread taste almost as delicious as venison.
stopping
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From this reading Thinking that she, too, was in want of her supper, he went into the lean-to for some fresh grass, which he then carried to her, but as he opened the little door of the shed, out she rushed with such precipitancy that she nearly knocked Thibault over, and without stopping to take the provender he had brought her, ran towards the house.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The supper, it must be said, was not quite such a savoury one as he had promised himself, when starting to kill the buck; but the animal, as we know, had not been killed by Thibault, and the ferocious hunger which now consumed him made his black bread taste almost as delicious as venison.
supper
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From this reading THE BLACK WOLF Thibault’s first thought was to get himself some supper, for he was terribly tired.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thinking that she, too, was in want of her supper, he went into the lean-to for some fresh grass, which he then carried to her, but as he opened the little door of the shed, out she rushed with such precipitancy that she nearly knocked Thibault over, and without stopping to take the provender he had brought her, ran towards the house.
tasteverbUS /teɪst/
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading The supper, it must be said, was not quite such a savoury one as he had promised himself, when starting to kill the buck; but the animal, as we know, had not been killed by Thibault, and the ferocious hunger which now consumed him made his black bread taste almost as delicious as venison.
terribly
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From this reading THE BLACK WOLF Thibault’s first thought was to get himself some supper, for he was terribly tired.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had hardly, however, begun his frugal repast, when he became conscious that his goat--of which I think we have already spoken--was uttering the most plaintive bleatings.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BLACK WOLF Thibault’s first thought was to get himself some supper, for he was terribly tired.
then
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From this reading Thinking that she, too, was in want of her supper, he went into the lean-to for some fresh grass, which he then carried to her, but as he opened the little door of the shed, out she rushed with such precipitancy that she nearly knocked Thibault over, and without stopping to take the provender he had brought her, ran towards the house.
Thibault
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From this reading The supper, it must be said, was not quite such a savoury one as he had promised himself, when starting to kill the buck; but the animal, as we know, had not been killed by Thibault, and the ferocious hunger which now consumed him made his black bread taste almost as delicious as venison.
Thibault's
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From this reading THE BLACK WOLF Thibault’s first thought was to get himself some supper, for he was terribly tired.
things
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From this reading The past day had been an eventful one for him, and certain things which had happened to him had evidently been calculated to produce a craving for food.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had hardly, however, begun his frugal repast, when he became conscious that his goat--of which I think we have already spoken--was uttering the most plaintive bleatings.
ThinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thinking that she, too, was in want of her supper, he went into the lean-to for some fresh grass, which he then carried to her, but as he opened the little door of the shed, out she rushed with such precipitancy that she nearly knocked Thibault over, and without stopping to take the provender he had brought her, ran towards the house.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE BLACK WOLF Thibault’s first thought was to get himself some supper, for he was terribly tired.
tired
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From this reading THE BLACK WOLF Thibault’s first thought was to get himself some supper, for he was terribly tired.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE BLACK WOLF Thibault’s first thought was to get himself some supper, for he was terribly tired.
too
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From this reading Thinking that she, too, was in want of her supper, he went into the lean-to for some fresh grass, which he then carried to her, but as he opened the little door of the shed, out she rushed with such precipitancy that she nearly knocked Thibault over, and without stopping to take the provender he had brought her, ran towards the house.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Thinking that she, too, was in want of her supper, he went into the lean-to for some fresh grass, which he then carried to her, but as he opened the little door of the shed, out she rushed with such precipitancy that she nearly knocked Thibault over, and without stopping to take the provender he had brought her, ran towards the house.
uttering
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From this reading He had hardly, however, begun his frugal repast, when he became conscious that his goat--of which I think we have already spoken--was uttering the most plaintive bleatings.
venison
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From this reading The supper, it must be said, was not quite such a savoury one as he had promised himself, when starting to kill the buck; but the animal, as we know, had not been killed by Thibault, and the ferocious hunger which now consumed him made his black bread taste almost as delicious as venison.
want
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From this reading Thinking that she, too, was in want of her supper, he went into the lean-to for some fresh grass, which he then carried to her, but as he opened the little door of the shed, out she rushed with such precipitancy that she nearly knocked Thibault over, and without stopping to take the provender he had brought her, ran towards the house.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE BLACK WOLF Thibault’s first thought was to get himself some supper, for he was terribly tired.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The supper, it must be said, was not quite such a savoury one as he had promised himself, when starting to kill the buck; but the animal, as we know, had not been killed by Thibault, and the ferocious hunger which now consumed him made his black bread taste almost as delicious as venison.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thinking that she, too, was in want of her supper, he went into the lean-to for some fresh grass, which he then carried to her, but as he opened the little door of the shed, out she rushed with such precipitancy that she nearly knocked Thibault over, and without stopping to take the provender he had brought her, ran towards the house.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The supper, it must be said, was not quite such a savoury one as he had promised himself, when starting to kill the buck; but the animal, as we know, had not been killed by Thibault, and the ferocious hunger which now consumed him made his black bread taste almost as delicious as venison.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The past day had been an eventful one for him, and certain things which had happened to him had evidently been calculated to produce a craving for food.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Thinking that she, too, was in want of her supper, he went into the lean-to for some fresh grass, which he then carried to her, but as he opened the little door of the shed, out she rushed with such precipitancy that she nearly knocked Thibault over, and without stopping to take the provender he had brought her, ran towards the house.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Thinking that she, too, was in want of her supper, he went into the lean-to for some fresh grass, which he then carried to her, but as he opened the little door of the shed, out she rushed with such precipitancy that she nearly knocked Thibault over, and without stopping to take the provender he had brought her, ran towards the house.
WOLF
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From this reading THE BLACK WOLF Thibault’s first thought was to get himself some supper, for he was terribly tired.
