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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 Savageness was a part of his make-up, but the savageness thus developed exceeded his make-up.
acquired
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From this reading He acquired a reputation for wickedness amongst the man-animals themselves.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading They did not bother to look after the causes of his conduct.
amongstprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋst/
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading He acquired a reputation for wickedness amongst the man-animals themselves.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE OUTCAST Lip-lip continued so to darken his days that White Fang became wickeder and more ferocious than it was his natural right to be.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Wherever there was trouble and uproar in camp, fighting and squabbling or the outcry of a squaw over a bit of stolen meat, they were sure to find White Fang mixed up in it and usually at the bottom of it.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE OUTCAST Lip-lip continued so to darken his days that White Fang became wickeder and more ferocious than it was his natural right to be.
became
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From this reading THE OUTCAST Lip-lip continued so to darken his days that White Fang became wickeder and more ferocious than it was his natural right to be.
bit
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From this reading Wherever there was trouble and uproar in camp, fighting and squabbling or the outcry of a squaw over a bit of stolen meat, they were sure to find White Fang mixed up in it and usually at the bottom of it.
bother
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From this reading They did not bother to look after the causes of his conduct.
bottom
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From this reading Wherever there was trouble and uproar in camp, fighting and squabbling or the outcry of a squaw over a bit of stolen meat, they were sure to find White Fang mixed up in it and usually at the bottom of it.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Savageness was a part of his make-up, but the savageness thus developed exceeded his make-up.
camp
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From this reading Wherever there was trouble and uproar in camp, fighting and squabbling or the outcry of a squaw over a bit of stolen meat, they were sure to find White Fang mixed up in it and usually at the bottom of it.
causes
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From this reading They did not bother to look after the causes of his conduct.
conduct
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From this reading They did not bother to look after the causes of his conduct.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE OUTCAST Lip-lip continued so to darken his days that White Fang became wickeder and more ferocious than it was his natural right to be.
darken
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From this reading THE OUTCAST Lip-lip continued so to darken his days that White Fang became wickeder and more ferocious than it was his natural right to be.
days
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From this reading THE OUTCAST Lip-lip continued so to darken his days that White Fang became wickeder and more ferocious than it was his natural right to be.
developed
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From this reading Savageness was a part of his make-up, but the savageness thus developed exceeded his make-up.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading They did not bother to look after the causes of his conduct.
exceeded
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From this reading Savageness was a part of his make-up, but the savageness thus developed exceeded his make-up.
Fang
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From this reading THE OUTCAST Lip-lip continued so to darken his days that White Fang became wickeder and more ferocious than it was his natural right to be.
ferocious
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From this reading THE OUTCAST Lip-lip continued so to darken his days that White Fang became wickeder and more ferocious than it was his natural right to be.
fighting
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From this reading Wherever there was trouble and uproar in camp, fighting and squabbling or the outcry of a squaw over a bit of stolen meat, they were sure to find White Fang mixed up in it and usually at the bottom of it.
find
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From this reading Wherever there was trouble and uproar in camp, fighting and squabbling or the outcry of a squaw over a bit of stolen meat, they were sure to find White Fang mixed up in it and usually at the bottom of it.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He acquired a reputation for wickedness amongst the man-animals themselves.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He acquired a reputation for wickedness amongst the man-animals themselves.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE OUTCAST Lip-lip continued so to darken his days that White Fang became wickeder and more ferocious than it was his natural right to be.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Wherever there was trouble and uproar in camp, fighting and squabbling or the outcry of a squaw over a bit of stolen meat, they were sure to find White Fang mixed up in it and usually at the bottom of it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE OUTCAST Lip-lip continued so to darken his days that White Fang became wickeder and more ferocious than it was his natural right to be.
Lip-lip
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From this reading THE OUTCAST Lip-lip continued so to darken his days that White Fang became wickeder and more ferocious than it was his natural right to be.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They did not bother to look after the causes of his conduct.
make-up
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From this reading Savageness was a part of his make-up, but the savageness thus developed exceeded his make-up.
man-animals
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From this reading He acquired a reputation for wickedness amongst the man-animals themselves.
meat
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From this reading Wherever there was trouble and uproar in camp, fighting and squabbling or the outcry of a squaw over a bit of stolen meat, they were sure to find White Fang mixed up in it and usually at the bottom of it.
mixedverbUS /mɪkst/
involved with or connected to
From this reading Wherever there was trouble and uproar in camp, fighting and squabbling or the outcry of a squaw over a bit of stolen meat, they were sure to find White Fang mixed up in it and usually at the bottom of it.
more
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From this reading THE OUTCAST Lip-lip continued so to darken his days that White Fang became wickeder and more ferocious than it was his natural right to be.
natural
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From this reading THE OUTCAST Lip-lip continued so to darken his days that White Fang became wickeder and more ferocious than it was his natural right to be.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They did not bother to look after the causes of his conduct.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Savageness was a part of his make-up, but the savageness thus developed exceeded his make-up.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Wherever there was trouble and uproar in camp, fighting and squabbling or the outcry of a squaw over a bit of stolen meat, they were sure to find White Fang mixed up in it and usually at the bottom of it.
OUTCAST
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From this reading THE OUTCAST Lip-lip continued so to darken his days that White Fang became wickeder and more ferocious than it was his natural right to be.
outcry
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From this reading Wherever there was trouble and uproar in camp, fighting and squabbling or the outcry of a squaw over a bit of stolen meat, they were sure to find White Fang mixed up in it and usually at the bottom of it.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Wherever there was trouble and uproar in camp, fighting and squabbling or the outcry of a squaw over a bit of stolen meat, they were sure to find White Fang mixed up in it and usually at the bottom of it.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Savageness was a part of his make-up, but the savageness thus developed exceeded his make-up.
reputation
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From this reading He acquired a reputation for wickedness amongst the man-animals themselves.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE OUTCAST Lip-lip continued so to darken his days that White Fang became wickeder and more ferocious than it was his natural right to be.
Savageness
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From this reading Savageness was a part of his make-up, but the savageness thus developed exceeded his make-up.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading THE OUTCAST Lip-lip continued so to darken his days that White Fang became wickeder and more ferocious than it was his natural right to be.
squabbling
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From this reading Wherever there was trouble and uproar in camp, fighting and squabbling or the outcry of a squaw over a bit of stolen meat, they were sure to find White Fang mixed up in it and usually at the bottom of it.
squaw
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From this reading Wherever there was trouble and uproar in camp, fighting and squabbling or the outcry of a squaw over a bit of stolen meat, they were sure to find White Fang mixed up in it and usually at the bottom of it.
stolen
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From this reading Wherever there was trouble and uproar in camp, fighting and squabbling or the outcry of a squaw over a bit of stolen meat, they were sure to find White Fang mixed up in it and usually at the bottom of it.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Wherever there was trouble and uproar in camp, fighting and squabbling or the outcry of a squaw over a bit of stolen meat, they were sure to find White Fang mixed up in it and usually at the bottom of it.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading THE OUTCAST Lip-lip continued so to darken his days that White Fang became wickeder and more ferocious than it was his natural right to be.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE OUTCAST Lip-lip continued so to darken his days that White Fang became wickeder and more ferocious than it was his natural right to be.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE OUTCAST Lip-lip continued so to darken his days that White Fang became wickeder and more ferocious than it was his natural right to be.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading He acquired a reputation for wickedness amongst the man-animals themselves.
there
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From this reading Wherever there was trouble and uproar in camp, fighting and squabbling or the outcry of a squaw over a bit of stolen meat, they were sure to find White Fang mixed up in it and usually at the bottom of it.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Wherever there was trouble and uproar in camp, fighting and squabbling or the outcry of a squaw over a bit of stolen meat, they were sure to find White Fang mixed up in it and usually at the bottom of it.
thus
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From this reading Savageness was a part of his make-up, but the savageness thus developed exceeded his make-up.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE OUTCAST Lip-lip continued so to darken his days that White Fang became wickeder and more ferocious than it was his natural right to be.
trouble
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From this reading Wherever there was trouble and uproar in camp, fighting and squabbling or the outcry of a squaw over a bit of stolen meat, they were sure to find White Fang mixed up in it and usually at the bottom of it.
up
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From this reading Wherever there was trouble and uproar in camp, fighting and squabbling or the outcry of a squaw over a bit of stolen meat, they were sure to find White Fang mixed up in it and usually at the bottom of it.
uproar
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From this reading Wherever there was trouble and uproar in camp, fighting and squabbling or the outcry of a squaw over a bit of stolen meat, they were sure to find White Fang mixed up in it and usually at the bottom of it.
usually
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From this reading Wherever there was trouble and uproar in camp, fighting and squabbling or the outcry of a squaw over a bit of stolen meat, they were sure to find White Fang mixed up in it and usually at the bottom of it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE OUTCAST Lip-lip continued so to darken his days that White Fang became wickeder and more ferocious than it was his natural right to be.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Wherever there was trouble and uproar in camp, fighting and squabbling or the outcry of a squaw over a bit of stolen meat, they were sure to find White Fang mixed up in it and usually at the bottom of it.
WhereverconjunctionUS /weˈrevər/
in or to any place at all
From this reading Wherever there was trouble and uproar in camp, fighting and squabbling or the outcry of a squaw over a bit of stolen meat, they were sure to find White Fang mixed up in it and usually at the bottom of it.
White
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From this reading THE OUTCAST Lip-lip continued so to darken his days that White Fang became wickeder and more ferocious than it was his natural right to be.
wickeder
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From this reading THE OUTCAST Lip-lip continued so to darken his days that White Fang became wickeder and more ferocious than it was his natural right to be.
wickedness
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From this reading He acquired a reputation for wickedness amongst the man-animals themselves.
