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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 GENIUS OF EVIL The next evening, about nine o’clock, a man might be seen walking along the Puits-Sarrasin road and making for the Osiéres forest-path.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading THE GENIUS OF EVIL The next evening, about nine o’clock, a man might be seen walking along the Puits-Sarrasin road and making for the Osiéres forest-path.
all
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From this reading As Thibault entered the circle, all the wolves gave simultaneously a long and sinister sounding howl, as if to make him understand that they were ready to help in avenging him.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A heap of smoking cinders alone marked the place where it had stood; and as Thibault came in sight of it, he saw the wolves, as if he had appointed them to meet him there, forming an immense circle round the ruins, and looking upon them with an expression of mournful anger.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading THE GENIUS OF EVIL The next evening, about nine o’clock, a man might be seen walking along the Puits-Sarrasin road and making for the Osiéres forest-path.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A heap of smoking cinders alone marked the place where it had stood; and as Thibault came in sight of it, he saw the wolves, as if he had appointed them to meet him there, forming an immense circle round the ruins, and looking upon them with an expression of mournful anger.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE GENIUS OF EVIL The next evening, about nine o’clock, a man might be seen walking along the Puits-Sarrasin road and making for the Osiéres forest-path.
anger
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From this reading A heap of smoking cinders alone marked the place where it had stood; and as Thibault came in sight of it, he saw the wolves, as if he had appointed them to meet him there, forming an immense circle round the ruins, and looking upon them with an expression of mournful anger.
any
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From this reading It was Thibault, on his way to pay a last visit to the hut, and to see if any remains of it had been left by the fire.
appointed
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From this reading A heap of smoking cinders alone marked the place where it had stood; and as Thibault came in sight of it, he saw the wolves, as if he had appointed them to meet him there, forming an immense circle round the ruins, and looking upon them with an expression of mournful anger.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A heap of smoking cinders alone marked the place where it had stood; and as Thibault came in sight of it, he saw the wolves, as if he had appointed them to meet him there, forming an immense circle round the ruins, and looking upon them with an expression of mournful anger.
avenging
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From this reading As Thibault entered the circle, all the wolves gave simultaneously a long and sinister sounding howl, as if to make him understand that they were ready to help in avenging him.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE GENIUS OF EVIL The next evening, about nine o’clock, a man might be seen walking along the Puits-Sarrasin road and making for the Osiéres forest-path.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was Thibault, on his way to pay a last visit to the hut, and to see if any remains of it had been left by the fire.
black
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From this reading They seemed to understand that by destroying this poor hut, made of earth and branches, the one who, by the compact with the black wolf, had been given them for master, had been made a victim.
branches
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From this reading They seemed to understand that by destroying this poor hut, made of earth and branches, the one who, by the compact with the black wolf, had been given them for master, had been made a victim.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was Thibault, on his way to pay a last visit to the hut, and to see if any remains of it had been left by the fire.
came
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From this reading A heap of smoking cinders alone marked the place where it had stood; and as Thibault came in sight of it, he saw the wolves, as if he had appointed them to meet him there, forming an immense circle round the ruins, and looking upon them with an expression of mournful anger.
cinders
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From this reading A heap of smoking cinders alone marked the place where it had stood; and as Thibault came in sight of it, he saw the wolves, as if he had appointed them to meet him there, forming an immense circle round the ruins, and looking upon them with an expression of mournful anger.
circle
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From this reading A heap of smoking cinders alone marked the place where it had stood; and as Thibault came in sight of it, he saw the wolves, as if he had appointed them to meet him there, forming an immense circle round the ruins, and looking upon them with an expression of mournful anger.
compact
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From this reading They seemed to understand that by destroying this poor hut, made of earth and branches, the one who, by the compact with the black wolf, had been given them for master, had been made a victim.
destroying
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From this reading They seemed to understand that by destroying this poor hut, made of earth and branches, the one who, by the compact with the black wolf, had been given them for master, had been made a victim.
earth
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From this reading They seemed to understand that by destroying this poor hut, made of earth and branches, the one who, by the compact with the black wolf, had been given them for master, had been made a victim.
entered
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From this reading As Thibault entered the circle, all the wolves gave simultaneously a long and sinister sounding howl, as if to make him understand that they were ready to help in avenging him.
evening
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From this reading THE GENIUS OF EVIL The next evening, about nine o’clock, a man might be seen walking along the Puits-Sarrasin road and making for the Osiéres forest-path.
EVIL
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From this reading THE GENIUS OF EVIL The next evening, about nine o’clock, a man might be seen walking along the Puits-Sarrasin road and making for the Osiéres forest-path.
expression
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From this reading A heap of smoking cinders alone marked the place where it had stood; and as Thibault came in sight of it, he saw the wolves, as if he had appointed them to meet him there, forming an immense circle round the ruins, and looking upon them with an expression of mournful anger.
fire
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From this reading It was Thibault, on his way to pay a last visit to the hut, and to see if any remains of it had been left by the fire.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE GENIUS OF EVIL The next evening, about nine o’clock, a man might be seen walking along the Puits-Sarrasin road and making for the Osiéres forest-path.
forest-path
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From this reading THE GENIUS OF EVIL The next evening, about nine o’clock, a man might be seen walking along the Puits-Sarrasin road and making for the Osiéres forest-path.
forming
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From this reading A heap of smoking cinders alone marked the place where it had stood; and as Thibault came in sight of it, he saw the wolves, as if he had appointed them to meet him there, forming an immense circle round the ruins, and looking upon them with an expression of mournful anger.
gave
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From this reading As Thibault entered the circle, all the wolves gave simultaneously a long and sinister sounding howl, as if to make him understand that they were ready to help in avenging him.
GENIUS
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From this reading THE GENIUS OF EVIL The next evening, about nine o’clock, a man might be seen walking along the Puits-Sarrasin road and making for the Osiéres forest-path.
given
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From this reading They seemed to understand that by destroying this poor hut, made of earth and branches, the one who, by the compact with the black wolf, had been given them for master, had been made a victim.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was Thibault, on his way to pay a last visit to the hut, and to see if any remains of it had been left by the fire.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A heap of smoking cinders alone marked the place where it had stood; and as Thibault came in sight of it, he saw the wolves, as if he had appointed them to meet him there, forming an immense circle round the ruins, and looking upon them with an expression of mournful anger.
heap
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From this reading A heap of smoking cinders alone marked the place where it had stood; and as Thibault came in sight of it, he saw the wolves, as if he had appointed them to meet him there, forming an immense circle round the ruins, and looking upon them with an expression of mournful anger.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As Thibault entered the circle, all the wolves gave simultaneously a long and sinister sounding howl, as if to make him understand that they were ready to help in avenging him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A heap of smoking cinders alone marked the place where it had stood; and as Thibault came in sight of it, he saw the wolves, as if he had appointed them to meet him there, forming an immense circle round the ruins, and looking upon them with an expression of mournful anger.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was Thibault, on his way to pay a last visit to the hut, and to see if any remains of it had been left by the fire.
howl
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From this reading As Thibault entered the circle, all the wolves gave simultaneously a long and sinister sounding howl, as if to make him understand that they were ready to help in avenging him.
hut
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From this reading It was Thibault, on his way to pay a last visit to the hut, and to see if any remains of it had been left by the fire.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It was Thibault, on his way to pay a last visit to the hut, and to see if any remains of it had been left by the fire.
immense
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From this reading A heap of smoking cinders alone marked the place where it had stood; and as Thibault came in sight of it, he saw the wolves, as if he had appointed them to meet him there, forming an immense circle round the ruins, and looking upon them with an expression of mournful anger.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A heap of smoking cinders alone marked the place where it had stood; and as Thibault came in sight of it, he saw the wolves, as if he had appointed them to meet him there, forming an immense circle round the ruins, and looking upon them with an expression of mournful anger.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Thibault, on his way to pay a last visit to the hut, and to see if any remains of it had been left by the fire.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was Thibault, on his way to pay a last visit to the hut, and to see if any remains of it had been left by the fire.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was Thibault, on his way to pay a last visit to the hut, and to see if any remains of it had been left by the fire.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As Thibault entered the circle, all the wolves gave simultaneously a long and sinister sounding howl, as if to make him understand that they were ready to help in avenging him.
looking
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From this reading A heap of smoking cinders alone marked the place where it had stood; and as Thibault came in sight of it, he saw the wolves, as if he had appointed them to meet him there, forming an immense circle round the ruins, and looking upon them with an expression of mournful anger.
made
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From this reading They seemed to understand that by destroying this poor hut, made of earth and branches, the one who, by the compact with the black wolf, had been given them for master, had been made a victim.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As Thibault entered the circle, all the wolves gave simultaneously a long and sinister sounding howl, as if to make him understand that they were ready to help in avenging him.
making
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From this reading THE GENIUS OF EVIL The next evening, about nine o’clock, a man might be seen walking along the Puits-Sarrasin road and making for the Osiéres forest-path.
man
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From this reading THE GENIUS OF EVIL The next evening, about nine o’clock, a man might be seen walking along the Puits-Sarrasin road and making for the Osiéres forest-path.
marked
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From this reading A heap of smoking cinders alone marked the place where it had stood; and as Thibault came in sight of it, he saw the wolves, as if he had appointed them to meet him there, forming an immense circle round the ruins, and looking upon them with an expression of mournful anger.
master
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From this reading They seemed to understand that by destroying this poor hut, made of earth and branches, the one who, by the compact with the black wolf, had been given them for master, had been made a victim.
meet
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From this reading A heap of smoking cinders alone marked the place where it had stood; and as Thibault came in sight of it, he saw the wolves, as if he had appointed them to meet him there, forming an immense circle round the ruins, and looking upon them with an expression of mournful anger.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading THE GENIUS OF EVIL The next evening, about nine o’clock, a man might be seen walking along the Puits-Sarrasin road and making for the Osiéres forest-path.
mournful
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From this reading A heap of smoking cinders alone marked the place where it had stood; and as Thibault came in sight of it, he saw the wolves, as if he had appointed them to meet him there, forming an immense circle round the ruins, and looking upon them with an expression of mournful anger.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE GENIUS OF EVIL The next evening, about nine o’clock, a man might be seen walking along the Puits-Sarrasin road and making for the Osiéres forest-path.
nine
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From this reading THE GENIUS OF EVIL The next evening, about nine o’clock, a man might be seen walking along the Puits-Sarrasin road and making for the Osiéres forest-path.
o'clock
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From this reading THE GENIUS OF EVIL The next evening, about nine o’clock, a man might be seen walking along the Puits-Sarrasin road and making for the Osiéres forest-path.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE GENIUS OF EVIL The next evening, about nine o’clock, a man might be seen walking along the Puits-Sarrasin road and making for the Osiéres forest-path.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was Thibault, on his way to pay a last visit to the hut, and to see if any remains of it had been left by the fire.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They seemed to understand that by destroying this poor hut, made of earth and branches, the one who, by the compact with the black wolf, had been given them for master, had been made a victim.
Osiéres
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From this reading THE GENIUS OF EVIL The next evening, about nine o’clock, a man might be seen walking along the Puits-Sarrasin road and making for the Osiéres forest-path.
pay
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From this reading It was Thibault, on his way to pay a last visit to the hut, and to see if any remains of it had been left by the fire.
place
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From this reading A heap of smoking cinders alone marked the place where it had stood; and as Thibault came in sight of it, he saw the wolves, as if he had appointed them to meet him there, forming an immense circle round the ruins, and looking upon them with an expression of mournful anger.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They seemed to understand that by destroying this poor hut, made of earth and branches, the one who, by the compact with the black wolf, had been given them for master, had been made a victim.
Puits-Sarrasin
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From this reading THE GENIUS OF EVIL The next evening, about nine o’clock, a man might be seen walking along the Puits-Sarrasin road and making for the Osiéres forest-path.
ready
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From this reading As Thibault entered the circle, all the wolves gave simultaneously a long and sinister sounding howl, as if to make him understand that they were ready to help in avenging him.
remains
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From this reading It was Thibault, on his way to pay a last visit to the hut, and to see if any remains of it had been left by the fire.
road
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From this reading THE GENIUS OF EVIL The next evening, about nine o’clock, a man might be seen walking along the Puits-Sarrasin road and making for the Osiéres forest-path.
round
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From this reading A heap of smoking cinders alone marked the place where it had stood; and as Thibault came in sight of it, he saw the wolves, as if he had appointed them to meet him there, forming an immense circle round the ruins, and looking upon them with an expression of mournful anger.
ruins
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From this reading A heap of smoking cinders alone marked the place where it had stood; and as Thibault came in sight of it, he saw the wolves, as if he had appointed them to meet him there, forming an immense circle round the ruins, and looking upon them with an expression of mournful anger.
saw
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From this reading A heap of smoking cinders alone marked the place where it had stood; and as Thibault came in sight of it, he saw the wolves, as if he had appointed them to meet him there, forming an immense circle round the ruins, and looking upon them with an expression of mournful anger.
see
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From this reading It was Thibault, on his way to pay a last visit to the hut, and to see if any remains of it had been left by the fire.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They seemed to understand that by destroying this poor hut, made of earth and branches, the one who, by the compact with the black wolf, had been given them for master, had been made a victim.
seen
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From this reading THE GENIUS OF EVIL The next evening, about nine o’clock, a man might be seen walking along the Puits-Sarrasin road and making for the Osiéres forest-path.
sight
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From this reading A heap of smoking cinders alone marked the place where it had stood; and as Thibault came in sight of it, he saw the wolves, as if he had appointed them to meet him there, forming an immense circle round the ruins, and looking upon them with an expression of mournful anger.
simultaneously
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From this reading As Thibault entered the circle, all the wolves gave simultaneously a long and sinister sounding howl, as if to make him understand that they were ready to help in avenging him.
sinister
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From this reading As Thibault entered the circle, all the wolves gave simultaneously a long and sinister sounding howl, as if to make him understand that they were ready to help in avenging him.
smokingnounUS /ˈsmoking/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A heap of smoking cinders alone marked the place where it had stood; and as Thibault came in sight of it, he saw the wolves, as if he had appointed them to meet him there, forming an immense circle round the ruins, and looking upon them with an expression of mournful anger.
sounding
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From this reading As Thibault entered the circle, all the wolves gave simultaneously a long and sinister sounding howl, as if to make him understand that they were ready to help in avenging him.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A heap of smoking cinders alone marked the place where it had stood; and as Thibault came in sight of it, he saw the wolves, as if he had appointed them to meet him there, forming an immense circle round the ruins, and looking upon them with an expression of mournful anger.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They seemed to understand that by destroying this poor hut, made of earth and branches, the one who, by the compact with the black wolf, had been given them for master, had been made a victim.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GENIUS OF EVIL The next evening, about nine o’clock, a man might be seen walking along the Puits-Sarrasin road and making for the Osiéres forest-path.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading A heap of smoking cinders alone marked the place where it had stood; and as Thibault came in sight of it, he saw the wolves, as if he had appointed them to meet him there, forming an immense circle round the ruins, and looking upon them with an expression of mournful anger.
there
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From this reading A heap of smoking cinders alone marked the place where it had stood; and as Thibault came in sight of it, he saw the wolves, as if he had appointed them to meet him there, forming an immense circle round the ruins, and looking upon them with an expression of mournful anger.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They seemed to understand that by destroying this poor hut, made of earth and branches, the one who, by the compact with the black wolf, had been given them for master, had been made a victim.
Thibault
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From this reading It was Thibault, on his way to pay a last visit to the hut, and to see if any remains of it had been left by the fire.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading They seemed to understand that by destroying this poor hut, made of earth and branches, the one who, by the compact with the black wolf, had been given them for master, had been made a victim.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was Thibault, on his way to pay a last visit to the hut, and to see if any remains of it had been left by the fire.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They seemed to understand that by destroying this poor hut, made of earth and branches, the one who, by the compact with the black wolf, had been given them for master, had been made a victim.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading A heap of smoking cinders alone marked the place where it had stood; and as Thibault came in sight of it, he saw the wolves, as if he had appointed them to meet him there, forming an immense circle round the ruins, and looking upon them with an expression of mournful anger.
victim
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From this reading They seemed to understand that by destroying this poor hut, made of earth and branches, the one who, by the compact with the black wolf, had been given them for master, had been made a victim.
visit
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From this reading It was Thibault, on his way to pay a last visit to the hut, and to see if any remains of it had been left by the fire.
walking
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From this reading THE GENIUS OF EVIL The next evening, about nine o’clock, a man might be seen walking along the Puits-Sarrasin road and making for the Osiéres forest-path.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Thibault, on his way to pay a last visit to the hut, and to see if any remains of it had been left by the fire.
way
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From this reading It was Thibault, on his way to pay a last visit to the hut, and to see if any remains of it had been left by the fire.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading As Thibault entered the circle, all the wolves gave simultaneously a long and sinister sounding howl, as if to make him understand that they were ready to help in avenging him.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading A heap of smoking cinders alone marked the place where it had stood; and as Thibault came in sight of it, he saw the wolves, as if he had appointed them to meet him there, forming an immense circle round the ruins, and looking upon them with an expression of mournful anger.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading They seemed to understand that by destroying this poor hut, made of earth and branches, the one who, by the compact with the black wolf, had been given them for master, had been made a victim.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A heap of smoking cinders alone marked the place where it had stood; and as Thibault came in sight of it, he saw the wolves, as if he had appointed them to meet him there, forming an immense circle round the ruins, and looking upon them with an expression of mournful anger.
wolf
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From this reading They seemed to understand that by destroying this poor hut, made of earth and branches, the one who, by the compact with the black wolf, had been given them for master, had been made a victim.
wolves
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From this reading A heap of smoking cinders alone marked the place where it had stood; and as Thibault came in sight of it, he saw the wolves, as if he had appointed them to meet him there, forming an immense circle round the ruins, and looking upon them with an expression of mournful anger.
