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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 He was careful as they walked to keep a few inches in the rear of Pound, who, for his part, never let his right hand stray from a certain sheath that hung from the belt under his coat: the two men had preserved these counter-precautions from the moment they quitted the lighted roads.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading If I'd dared to risk it, I'd have blabbed on you quick enough; but there was no bait about Queen's evidence, and I daren't let on a word else--you may thank the devil for that, not me!
account
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From this reading "It is soon told, though it makes me sweat to think of it--all but the end, and that was so mighty neat the rest's of no account," Pound began, with a low laugh.
adrift
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From this reading "Well, you turned me adrift, and I lived like a hunted dingo for very near a year.
all
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From this reading "It is soon told, though it makes me sweat to think of it--all but the end, and that was so mighty neat the rest's of no account," Pound began, with a low laugh.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "It is soon told, though it makes me sweat to think of it--all but the end, and that was so mighty neat the rest's of no account," Pound began, with a low laugh.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He was careful as they walked to keep a few inches in the rear of Pound, who, for his part, never let his right hand stray from a certain sheath that hung from the belt under his coat: the two men had preserved these counter-precautions from the moment they quitted the lighted roads.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Well, I had no money, but I got some work at the stations, though in such mortal terror that I daren't stay long in one place, until at last I got a shepherd's billet, with a hut where no one saw me from week's end to week's end.
bait
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From this reading If I'd dared to risk it, I'd have blabbed on you quick enough; but there was no bait about Queen's evidence, and I daren't let on a word else--you may thank the devil for that, not me!
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It is soon told, though it makes me sweat to think of it--all but the end, and that was so mighty neat the rest's of no account," Pound began, with a low laugh.
belt
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From this reading He was careful as they walked to keep a few inches in the rear of Pound, who, for his part, never let his right hand stray from a certain sheath that hung from the belt under his coat: the two men had preserved these counter-precautions from the moment they quitted the lighted roads.
billet
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From this reading Well, I had no money, but I got some work at the stations, though in such mortal terror that I daren't stay long in one place, until at last I got a shepherd's billet, with a hut where no one saw me from week's end to week's end.
blabbedverbUS /blæbd/
revealed a secret carelessly in this chapter’s sailing situation
From this reading If I'd dared to risk it, I'd have blabbed on you quick enough; but there was no bait about Queen's evidence, and I daren't let on a word else--you may thank the devil for that, not me!
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "It is soon told, though it makes me sweat to think of it--all but the end, and that was so mighty neat the rest's of no account," Pound began, with a low laugh.
careful
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From this reading He was careful as they walked to keep a few inches in the rear of Pound, who, for his part, never let his right hand stray from a certain sheath that hung from the belt under his coat: the two men had preserved these counter-precautions from the moment they quitted the lighted roads.
certain
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From this reading He was careful as they walked to keep a few inches in the rear of Pound, who, for his part, never let his right hand stray from a certain sheath that hung from the belt under his coat: the two men had preserved these counter-precautions from the moment they quitted the lighted roads.
coat
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From this reading He was careful as they walked to keep a few inches in the rear of Pound, who, for his part, never let his right hand stray from a certain sheath that hung from the belt under his coat: the two men had preserved these counter-precautions from the moment they quitted the lighted roads.
counter-precautions
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From this reading He was careful as they walked to keep a few inches in the rear of Pound, who, for his part, never let his right hand stray from a certain sheath that hung from the belt under his coat: the two men had preserved these counter-precautions from the moment they quitted the lighted roads.
dared
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From this reading If I'd dared to risk it, I'd have blabbed on you quick enough; but there was no bait about Queen's evidence, and I daren't let on a word else--you may thank the devil for that, not me!
daren't
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From this reading If I'd dared to risk it, I'd have blabbed on you quick enough; but there was no bait about Queen's evidence, and I daren't let on a word else--you may thank the devil for that, not me!
devil
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From this reading If I'd dared to risk it, I'd have blabbed on you quick enough; but there was no bait about Queen's evidence, and I daren't let on a word else--you may thank the devil for that, not me!
dingo
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From this reading "Well, you turned me adrift, and I lived like a hunted dingo for very near a year.
else
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From this reading If I'd dared to risk it, I'd have blabbed on you quick enough; but there was no bait about Queen's evidence, and I daren't let on a word else--you may thank the devil for that, not me!
end
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From this reading "It is soon told, though it makes me sweat to think of it--all but the end, and that was so mighty neat the rest's of no account," Pound began, with a low laugh.
enough
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From this reading If I'd dared to risk it, I'd have blabbed on you quick enough; but there was no bait about Queen's evidence, and I daren't let on a word else--you may thank the devil for that, not me!
evidence
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From this reading If I'd dared to risk it, I'd have blabbed on you quick enough; but there was no bait about Queen's evidence, and I daren't let on a word else--you may thank the devil for that, not me!
few
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From this reading He was careful as they walked to keep a few inches in the rear of Pound, who, for his part, never let his right hand stray from a certain sheath that hung from the belt under his coat: the two men had preserved these counter-precautions from the moment they quitted the lighted roads.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He was careful as they walked to keep a few inches in the rear of Pound, who, for his part, never let his right hand stray from a certain sheath that hung from the belt under his coat: the two men had preserved these counter-precautions from the moment they quitted the lighted roads.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He was careful as they walked to keep a few inches in the rear of Pound, who, for his part, never let his right hand stray from a certain sheath that hung from the belt under his coat: the two men had preserved these counter-precautions from the moment they quitted the lighted roads.
got
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From this reading Well, I had no money, but I got some work at the stations, though in such mortal terror that I daren't stay long in one place, until at last I got a shepherd's billet, with a hut where no one saw me from week's end to week's end.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was careful as they walked to keep a few inches in the rear of Pound, who, for his part, never let his right hand stray from a certain sheath that hung from the belt under his coat: the two men had preserved these counter-precautions from the moment they quitted the lighted roads.
hand
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From this reading He was careful as they walked to keep a few inches in the rear of Pound, who, for his part, never let his right hand stray from a certain sheath that hung from the belt under his coat: the two men had preserved these counter-precautions from the moment they quitted the lighted roads.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If I'd dared to risk it, I'd have blabbed on you quick enough; but there was no bait about Queen's evidence, and I daren't let on a word else--you may thank the devil for that, not me!
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was careful as they walked to keep a few inches in the rear of Pound, who, for his part, never let his right hand stray from a certain sheath that hung from the belt under his coat: the two men had preserved these counter-precautions from the moment they quitted the lighted roads.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was careful as they walked to keep a few inches in the rear of Pound, who, for his part, never let his right hand stray from a certain sheath that hung from the belt under his coat: the two men had preserved these counter-precautions from the moment they quitted the lighted roads.
hung
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From this reading He was careful as they walked to keep a few inches in the rear of Pound, who, for his part, never let his right hand stray from a certain sheath that hung from the belt under his coat: the two men had preserved these counter-precautions from the moment they quitted the lighted roads.
hunted
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From this reading "Well, you turned me adrift, and I lived like a hunted dingo for very near a year.
hut
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From this reading Well, I had no money, but I got some work at the stations, though in such mortal terror that I daren't stay long in one place, until at last I got a shepherd's billet, with a hut where no one saw me from week's end to week's end.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well, you turned me adrift, and I lived like a hunted dingo for very near a year.
I'd
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From this reading If I'd dared to risk it, I'd have blabbed on you quick enough; but there was no bait about Queen's evidence, and I daren't let on a word else--you may thank the devil for that, not me!
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If I'd dared to risk it, I'd have blabbed on you quick enough; but there was no bait about Queen's evidence, and I daren't let on a word else--you may thank the devil for that, not me!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was careful as they walked to keep a few inches in the rear of Pound, who, for his part, never let his right hand stray from a certain sheath that hung from the belt under his coat: the two men had preserved these counter-precautions from the moment they quitted the lighted roads.
inches
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From this reading He was careful as they walked to keep a few inches in the rear of Pound, who, for his part, never let his right hand stray from a certain sheath that hung from the belt under his coat: the two men had preserved these counter-precautions from the moment they quitted the lighted roads.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is soon told, though it makes me sweat to think of it--all but the end, and that was so mighty neat the rest's of no account," Pound began, with a low laugh.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is soon told, though it makes me sweat to think of it--all but the end, and that was so mighty neat the rest's of no account," Pound began, with a low laugh.
keep
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From this reading He was careful as they walked to keep a few inches in the rear of Pound, who, for his part, never let his right hand stray from a certain sheath that hung from the belt under his coat: the two men had preserved these counter-precautions from the moment they quitted the lighted roads.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Well, I had no money, but I got some work at the stations, though in such mortal terror that I daren't stay long in one place, until at last I got a shepherd's billet, with a hut where no one saw me from week's end to week's end.
laugh
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From this reading "It is soon told, though it makes me sweat to think of it--all but the end, and that was so mighty neat the rest's of no account," Pound began, with a low laugh.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading He was careful as they walked to keep a few inches in the rear of Pound, who, for his part, never let his right hand stray from a certain sheath that hung from the belt under his coat: the two men had preserved these counter-precautions from the moment they quitted the lighted roads.
lighted
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From this reading He was careful as they walked to keep a few inches in the rear of Pound, who, for his part, never let his right hand stray from a certain sheath that hung from the belt under his coat: the two men had preserved these counter-precautions from the moment they quitted the lighted roads.
like
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From this reading "Well, you turned me adrift, and I lived like a hunted dingo for very near a year.
lived
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From this reading "Well, you turned me adrift, and I lived like a hunted dingo for very near a year.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Well, I had no money, but I got some work at the stations, though in such mortal terror that I daren't stay long in one place, until at last I got a shepherd's billet, with a hut where no one saw me from week's end to week's end.
low
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From this reading "It is soon told, though it makes me sweat to think of it--all but the end, and that was so mighty neat the rest's of no account," Pound began, with a low laugh.
makes
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From this reading "It is soon told, though it makes me sweat to think of it--all but the end, and that was so mighty neat the rest's of no account," Pound began, with a low laugh.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading If I'd dared to risk it, I'd have blabbed on you quick enough; but there was no bait about Queen's evidence, and I daren't let on a word else--you may thank the devil for that, not me!
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "It is soon told, though it makes me sweat to think of it--all but the end, and that was so mighty neat the rest's of no account," Pound began, with a low laugh.
men
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From this reading He was careful as they walked to keep a few inches in the rear of Pound, who, for his part, never let his right hand stray from a certain sheath that hung from the belt under his coat: the two men had preserved these counter-precautions from the moment they quitted the lighted roads.
mighty
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From this reading "It is soon told, though it makes me sweat to think of it--all but the end, and that was so mighty neat the rest's of no account," Pound began, with a low laugh.
moment
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From this reading He was careful as they walked to keep a few inches in the rear of Pound, who, for his part, never let his right hand stray from a certain sheath that hung from the belt under his coat: the two men had preserved these counter-precautions from the moment they quitted the lighted roads.
money
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From this reading Well, I had no money, but I got some work at the stations, though in such mortal terror that I daren't stay long in one place, until at last I got a shepherd's billet, with a hut where no one saw me from week's end to week's end.
mortaladjectiveUS /ˈmɔːrtəl/
causing or relating to death
From this reading Well, I had no money, but I got some work at the stations, though in such mortal terror that I daren't stay long in one place, until at last I got a shepherd's billet, with a hut where no one saw me from week's end to week's end.
near
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From this reading "Well, you turned me adrift, and I lived like a hunted dingo for very near a year.
neat
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From this reading "It is soon told, though it makes me sweat to think of it--all but the end, and that was so mighty neat the rest's of no account," Pound began, with a low laugh.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was careful as they walked to keep a few inches in the rear of Pound, who, for his part, never let his right hand stray from a certain sheath that hung from the belt under his coat: the two men had preserved these counter-precautions from the moment they quitted the lighted roads.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "It is soon told, though it makes me sweat to think of it--all but the end, and that was so mighty neat the rest's of no account," Pound began, with a low laugh.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading If I'd dared to risk it, I'd have blabbed on you quick enough; but there was no bait about Queen's evidence, and I daren't let on a word else--you may thank the devil for that, not me!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was careful as they walked to keep a few inches in the rear of Pound, who, for his part, never let his right hand stray from a certain sheath that hung from the belt under his coat: the two men had preserved these counter-precautions from the moment they quitted the lighted roads.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading If I'd dared to risk it, I'd have blabbed on you quick enough; but there was no bait about Queen's evidence, and I daren't let on a word else--you may thank the devil for that, not me!
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Well, I had no money, but I got some work at the stations, though in such mortal terror that I daren't stay long in one place, until at last I got a shepherd's billet, with a hut where no one saw me from week's end to week's end.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was careful as they walked to keep a few inches in the rear of Pound, who, for his part, never let his right hand stray from a certain sheath that hung from the belt under his coat: the two men had preserved these counter-precautions from the moment they quitted the lighted roads.
place
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From this reading Well, I had no money, but I got some work at the stations, though in such mortal terror that I daren't stay long in one place, until at last I got a shepherd's billet, with a hut where no one saw me from week's end to week's end.
Pound
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From this reading He was careful as they walked to keep a few inches in the rear of Pound, who, for his part, never let his right hand stray from a certain sheath that hung from the belt under his coat: the two men had preserved these counter-precautions from the moment they quitted the lighted roads.
preserved
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From this reading He was careful as they walked to keep a few inches in the rear of Pound, who, for his part, never let his right hand stray from a certain sheath that hung from the belt under his coat: the two men had preserved these counter-precautions from the moment they quitted the lighted roads.
Queen's
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From this reading If I'd dared to risk it, I'd have blabbed on you quick enough; but there was no bait about Queen's evidence, and I daren't let on a word else--you may thank the devil for that, not me!
quick
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From this reading If I'd dared to risk it, I'd have blabbed on you quick enough; but there was no bait about Queen's evidence, and I daren't let on a word else--you may thank the devil for that, not me!
quitted
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From this reading He was careful as they walked to keep a few inches in the rear of Pound, who, for his part, never let his right hand stray from a certain sheath that hung from the belt under his coat: the two men had preserved these counter-precautions from the moment they quitted the lighted roads.
rear
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From this reading He was careful as they walked to keep a few inches in the rear of Pound, who, for his part, never let his right hand stray from a certain sheath that hung from the belt under his coat: the two men had preserved these counter-precautions from the moment they quitted the lighted roads.
rest's
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From this reading "It is soon told, though it makes me sweat to think of it--all but the end, and that was so mighty neat the rest's of no account," Pound began, with a low laugh.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was careful as they walked to keep a few inches in the rear of Pound, who, for his part, never let his right hand stray from a certain sheath that hung from the belt under his coat: the two men had preserved these counter-precautions from the moment they quitted the lighted roads.
risk
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From this reading If I'd dared to risk it, I'd have blabbed on you quick enough; but there was no bait about Queen's evidence, and I daren't let on a word else--you may thank the devil for that, not me!
roads
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From this reading He was careful as they walked to keep a few inches in the rear of Pound, who, for his part, never let his right hand stray from a certain sheath that hung from the belt under his coat: the two men had preserved these counter-precautions from the moment they quitted the lighted roads.
saw
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From this reading Well, I had no money, but I got some work at the stations, though in such mortal terror that I daren't stay long in one place, until at last I got a shepherd's billet, with a hut where no one saw me from week's end to week's end.
sheath
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From this reading He was careful as they walked to keep a few inches in the rear of Pound, who, for his part, never let his right hand stray from a certain sheath that hung from the belt under his coat: the two men had preserved these counter-precautions from the moment they quitted the lighted roads.
shepherd's
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From this reading Well, I had no money, but I got some work at the stations, though in such mortal terror that I daren't stay long in one place, until at last I got a shepherd's billet, with a hut where no one saw me from week's end to week's end.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "It is soon told, though it makes me sweat to think of it--all but the end, and that was so mighty neat the rest's of no account," Pound began, with a low laugh.
some
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From this reading Well, I had no money, but I got some work at the stations, though in such mortal terror that I daren't stay long in one place, until at last I got a shepherd's billet, with a hut where no one saw me from week's end to week's end.
soon
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From this reading "It is soon told, though it makes me sweat to think of it--all but the end, and that was so mighty neat the rest's of no account," Pound began, with a low laugh.
stations
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From this reading Well, I had no money, but I got some work at the stations, though in such mortal terror that I daren't stay long in one place, until at last I got a shepherd's billet, with a hut where no one saw me from week's end to week's end.
stay
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From this reading Well, I had no money, but I got some work at the stations, though in such mortal terror that I daren't stay long in one place, until at last I got a shepherd's billet, with a hut where no one saw me from week's end to week's end.
stray
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From this reading He was careful as they walked to keep a few inches in the rear of Pound, who, for his part, never let his right hand stray from a certain sheath that hung from the belt under his coat: the two men had preserved these counter-precautions from the moment they quitted the lighted roads.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Well, I had no money, but I got some work at the stations, though in such mortal terror that I daren't stay long in one place, until at last I got a shepherd's billet, with a hut where no one saw me from week's end to week's end.
sweat
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From this reading "It is soon told, though it makes me sweat to think of it--all but the end, and that was so mighty neat the rest's of no account," Pound began, with a low laugh.
terror
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From this reading Well, I had no money, but I got some work at the stations, though in such mortal terror that I daren't stay long in one place, until at last I got a shepherd's billet, with a hut where no one saw me from week's end to week's end.
thank
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From this reading If I'd dared to risk it, I'd have blabbed on you quick enough; but there was no bait about Queen's evidence, and I daren't let on a word else--you may thank the devil for that, not me!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was careful as they walked to keep a few inches in the rear of Pound, who, for his part, never let his right hand stray from a certain sheath that hung from the belt under his coat: the two men had preserved these counter-precautions from the moment they quitted the lighted roads.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He was careful as they walked to keep a few inches in the rear of Pound, who, for his part, never let his right hand stray from a certain sheath that hung from the belt under his coat: the two men had preserved these counter-precautions from the moment they quitted the lighted roads.
there
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From this reading If I'd dared to risk it, I'd have blabbed on you quick enough; but there was no bait about Queen's evidence, and I daren't let on a word else--you may thank the devil for that, not me!
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading He was careful as they walked to keep a few inches in the rear of Pound, who, for his part, never let his right hand stray from a certain sheath that hung from the belt under his coat: the two men had preserved these counter-precautions from the moment they quitted the lighted roads.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was careful as they walked to keep a few inches in the rear of Pound, who, for his part, never let his right hand stray from a certain sheath that hung from the belt under his coat: the two men had preserved these counter-precautions from the moment they quitted the lighted roads.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It is soon told, though it makes me sweat to think of it--all but the end, and that was so mighty neat the rest's of no account," Pound began, with a low laugh.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "It is soon told, though it makes me sweat to think of it--all but the end, and that was so mighty neat the rest's of no account," Pound began, with a low laugh.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was careful as they walked to keep a few inches in the rear of Pound, who, for his part, never let his right hand stray from a certain sheath that hung from the belt under his coat: the two men had preserved these counter-precautions from the moment they quitted the lighted roads.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It is soon told, though it makes me sweat to think of it--all but the end, and that was so mighty neat the rest's of no account," Pound began, with a low laugh.
turned
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From this reading "Well, you turned me adrift, and I lived like a hunted dingo for very near a year.
two
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From this reading He was careful as they walked to keep a few inches in the rear of Pound, who, for his part, never let his right hand stray from a certain sheath that hung from the belt under his coat: the two men had preserved these counter-precautions from the moment they quitted the lighted roads.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading He was careful as they walked to keep a few inches in the rear of Pound, who, for his part, never let his right hand stray from a certain sheath that hung from the belt under his coat: the two men had preserved these counter-precautions from the moment they quitted the lighted roads.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Well, I had no money, but I got some work at the stations, though in such mortal terror that I daren't stay long in one place, until at last I got a shepherd's billet, with a hut where no one saw me from week's end to week's end.
very
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From this reading "Well, you turned me adrift, and I lived like a hunted dingo for very near a year.
walked
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From this reading He was careful as they walked to keep a few inches in the rear of Pound, who, for his part, never let his right hand stray from a certain sheath that hung from the belt under his coat: the two men had preserved these counter-precautions from the moment they quitted the lighted roads.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was careful as they walked to keep a few inches in the rear of Pound, who, for his part, never let his right hand stray from a certain sheath that hung from the belt under his coat: the two men had preserved these counter-precautions from the moment they quitted the lighted roads.
week's
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From this reading Well, I had no money, but I got some work at the stations, though in such mortal terror that I daren't stay long in one place, until at last I got a shepherd's billet, with a hut where no one saw me from week's end to week's end.
Well
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From this reading "Well, you turned me adrift, and I lived like a hunted dingo for very near a year.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Well, I had no money, but I got some work at the stations, though in such mortal terror that I daren't stay long in one place, until at last I got a shepherd's billet, with a hut where no one saw me from week's end to week's end.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He was careful as they walked to keep a few inches in the rear of Pound, who, for his part, never let his right hand stray from a certain sheath that hung from the belt under his coat: the two men had preserved these counter-precautions from the moment they quitted the lighted roads.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "It is soon told, though it makes me sweat to think of it--all but the end, and that was so mighty neat the rest's of no account," Pound began, with a low laugh.
word
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From this reading If I'd dared to risk it, I'd have blabbed on you quick enough; but there was no bait about Queen's evidence, and I daren't let on a word else--you may thank the devil for that, not me!
work
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From this reading Well, I had no money, but I got some work at the stations, though in such mortal terror that I daren't stay long in one place, until at last I got a shepherd's billet, with a hut where no one saw me from week's end to week's end.
year
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From this reading "Well, you turned me adrift, and I lived like a hunted dingo for very near a year.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, you turned me adrift, and I lived like a hunted dingo for very near a year.
