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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 must have known of his prostrating illness and concluded that he was a much less dangerous individual than when they first met; but there was something in the flash of the captive's eye and a meaning in the act of drawing his knife part way from his girdle, which caused the young Sauk to hesitate.
act
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From this reading He must have known of his prostrating illness and concluded that he was a much less dangerous individual than when they first met; but there was something in the flash of the captive's eye and a meaning in the act of drawing his knife part way from his girdle, which caused the young Sauk to hesitate.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Evidently he concluded that much could be said for and against the prudence of opening hostilities.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It cannot be doubted that the Indian youth intended to make an assault on Jack Carleton.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He must have known of his prostrating illness and concluded that he was a much less dangerous individual than when they first met; but there was something in the flash of the captive's eye and a meaning in the act of drawing his knife part way from his girdle, which caused the young Sauk to hesitate.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Jack strode forward, with his shoulders thrown back and a scowl, as though he preferred that the youth should make the attack.
assault
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From this reading It cannot be doubted that the Indian youth intended to make an assault on Jack Carleton.
attack
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From this reading Jack strode forward, with his shoulders thrown back and a scowl, as though he preferred that the youth should make the attack.
back
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From this reading Jack strode forward, with his shoulders thrown back and a scowl, as though he preferred that the youth should make the attack.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It cannot be doubted that the Indian youth intended to make an assault on Jack Carleton.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He must have known of his prostrating illness and concluded that he was a much less dangerous individual than when they first met; but there was something in the flash of the captive's eye and a meaning in the act of drawing his knife part way from his girdle, which caused the young Sauk to hesitate.
cannot
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From this reading It cannot be doubted that the Indian youth intended to make an assault on Jack Carleton.
captive's
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From this reading He must have known of his prostrating illness and concluded that he was a much less dangerous individual than when they first met; but there was something in the flash of the captive's eye and a meaning in the act of drawing his knife part way from his girdle, which caused the young Sauk to hesitate.
Carleton
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From this reading It cannot be doubted that the Indian youth intended to make an assault on Jack Carleton.
caused
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From this reading He must have known of his prostrating illness and concluded that he was a much less dangerous individual than when they first met; but there was something in the flash of the captive's eye and a meaning in the act of drawing his knife part way from his girdle, which caused the young Sauk to hesitate.
concluded
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From this reading He must have known of his prostrating illness and concluded that he was a much less dangerous individual than when they first met; but there was something in the flash of the captive's eye and a meaning in the act of drawing his knife part way from his girdle, which caused the young Sauk to hesitate.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Evidently he concluded that much could be said for and against the prudence of opening hostilities.
dangerous
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From this reading He must have known of his prostrating illness and concluded that he was a much less dangerous individual than when they first met; but there was something in the flash of the captive's eye and a meaning in the act of drawing his knife part way from his girdle, which caused the young Sauk to hesitate.
doubted
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From this reading It cannot be doubted that the Indian youth intended to make an assault on Jack Carleton.
drawing
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From this reading He must have known of his prostrating illness and concluded that he was a much less dangerous individual than when they first met; but there was something in the flash of the captive's eye and a meaning in the act of drawing his knife part way from his girdle, which caused the young Sauk to hesitate.
Evidently
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From this reading Evidently he concluded that much could be said for and against the prudence of opening hostilities.
eye
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From this reading He must have known of his prostrating illness and concluded that he was a much less dangerous individual than when they first met; but there was something in the flash of the captive's eye and a meaning in the act of drawing his knife part way from his girdle, which caused the young Sauk to hesitate.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He must have known of his prostrating illness and concluded that he was a much less dangerous individual than when they first met; but there was something in the flash of the captive's eye and a meaning in the act of drawing his knife part way from his girdle, which caused the young Sauk to hesitate.
flash
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From this reading He must have known of his prostrating illness and concluded that he was a much less dangerous individual than when they first met; but there was something in the flash of the captive's eye and a meaning in the act of drawing his knife part way from his girdle, which caused the young Sauk to hesitate.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Evidently he concluded that much could be said for and against the prudence of opening hostilities.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jack strode forward, with his shoulders thrown back and a scowl, as though he preferred that the youth should make the attack.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He must have known of his prostrating illness and concluded that he was a much less dangerous individual than when they first met; but there was something in the flash of the captive's eye and a meaning in the act of drawing his knife part way from his girdle, which caused the young Sauk to hesitate.
girdle
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From this reading He must have known of his prostrating illness and concluded that he was a much less dangerous individual than when they first met; but there was something in the flash of the captive's eye and a meaning in the act of drawing his knife part way from his girdle, which caused the young Sauk to hesitate.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He must have known of his prostrating illness and concluded that he was a much less dangerous individual than when they first met; but there was something in the flash of the captive's eye and a meaning in the act of drawing his knife part way from his girdle, which caused the young Sauk to hesitate.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He must have known of his prostrating illness and concluded that he was a much less dangerous individual than when they first met; but there was something in the flash of the captive's eye and a meaning in the act of drawing his knife part way from his girdle, which caused the young Sauk to hesitate.
hesitate
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From this reading He must have known of his prostrating illness and concluded that he was a much less dangerous individual than when they first met; but there was something in the flash of the captive's eye and a meaning in the act of drawing his knife part way from his girdle, which caused the young Sauk to hesitate.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He must have known of his prostrating illness and concluded that he was a much less dangerous individual than when they first met; but there was something in the flash of the captive's eye and a meaning in the act of drawing his knife part way from his girdle, which caused the young Sauk to hesitate.
hostilities
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From this reading Evidently he concluded that much could be said for and against the prudence of opening hostilities.
illness
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From this reading He must have known of his prostrating illness and concluded that he was a much less dangerous individual than when they first met; but there was something in the flash of the captive's eye and a meaning in the act of drawing his knife part way from his girdle, which caused the young Sauk to hesitate.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading OUT IN THE WORLD.
Indian
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From this reading It cannot be doubted that the Indian youth intended to make an assault on Jack Carleton.
individual
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From this reading He must have known of his prostrating illness and concluded that he was a much less dangerous individual than when they first met; but there was something in the flash of the captive's eye and a meaning in the act of drawing his knife part way from his girdle, which caused the young Sauk to hesitate.
intended
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From this reading It cannot be doubted that the Indian youth intended to make an assault on Jack Carleton.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It cannot be doubted that the Indian youth intended to make an assault on Jack Carleton.
Jack
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From this reading It cannot be doubted that the Indian youth intended to make an assault on Jack Carleton.
knife
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From this reading He must have known of his prostrating illness and concluded that he was a much less dangerous individual than when they first met; but there was something in the flash of the captive's eye and a meaning in the act of drawing his knife part way from his girdle, which caused the young Sauk to hesitate.
known
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From this reading He must have known of his prostrating illness and concluded that he was a much less dangerous individual than when they first met; but there was something in the flash of the captive's eye and a meaning in the act of drawing his knife part way from his girdle, which caused the young Sauk to hesitate.
less
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From this reading He must have known of his prostrating illness and concluded that he was a much less dangerous individual than when they first met; but there was something in the flash of the captive's eye and a meaning in the act of drawing his knife part way from his girdle, which caused the young Sauk to hesitate.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It cannot be doubted that the Indian youth intended to make an assault on Jack Carleton.
meaning
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From this reading He must have known of his prostrating illness and concluded that he was a much less dangerous individual than when they first met; but there was something in the flash of the captive's eye and a meaning in the act of drawing his knife part way from his girdle, which caused the young Sauk to hesitate.
met
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From this reading He must have known of his prostrating illness and concluded that he was a much less dangerous individual than when they first met; but there was something in the flash of the captive's eye and a meaning in the act of drawing his knife part way from his girdle, which caused the young Sauk to hesitate.
much
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From this reading He must have known of his prostrating illness and concluded that he was a much less dangerous individual than when they first met; but there was something in the flash of the captive's eye and a meaning in the act of drawing his knife part way from his girdle, which caused the young Sauk to hesitate.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He must have known of his prostrating illness and concluded that he was a much less dangerous individual than when they first met; but there was something in the flash of the captive's eye and a meaning in the act of drawing his knife part way from his girdle, which caused the young Sauk to hesitate.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He must have known of his prostrating illness and concluded that he was a much less dangerous individual than when they first met; but there was something in the flash of the captive's eye and a meaning in the act of drawing his knife part way from his girdle, which caused the young Sauk to hesitate.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It cannot be doubted that the Indian youth intended to make an assault on Jack Carleton.
opening
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From this reading Evidently he concluded that much could be said for and against the prudence of opening hostilities.
OUT
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From this reading OUT IN THE WORLD.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He must have known of his prostrating illness and concluded that he was a much less dangerous individual than when they first met; but there was something in the flash of the captive's eye and a meaning in the act of drawing his knife part way from his girdle, which caused the young Sauk to hesitate.
preferred
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From this reading Jack strode forward, with his shoulders thrown back and a scowl, as though he preferred that the youth should make the attack.
prostrating
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From this reading He must have known of his prostrating illness and concluded that he was a much less dangerous individual than when they first met; but there was something in the flash of the captive's eye and a meaning in the act of drawing his knife part way from his girdle, which caused the young Sauk to hesitate.
prudence
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From this reading Evidently he concluded that much could be said for and against the prudence of opening hostilities.
said
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From this reading Evidently he concluded that much could be said for and against the prudence of opening hostilities.
Sauk
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From this reading He must have known of his prostrating illness and concluded that he was a much less dangerous individual than when they first met; but there was something in the flash of the captive's eye and a meaning in the act of drawing his knife part way from his girdle, which caused the young Sauk to hesitate.
scowl
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From this reading Jack strode forward, with his shoulders thrown back and a scowl, as though he preferred that the youth should make the attack.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Jack strode forward, with his shoulders thrown back and a scowl, as though he preferred that the youth should make the attack.
shoulders
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From this reading Jack strode forward, with his shoulders thrown back and a scowl, as though he preferred that the youth should make the attack.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading He must have known of his prostrating illness and concluded that he was a much less dangerous individual than when they first met; but there was something in the flash of the captive's eye and a meaning in the act of drawing his knife part way from his girdle, which caused the young Sauk to hesitate.
strode
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From this reading Jack strode forward, with his shoulders thrown back and a scowl, as though he preferred that the youth should make the attack.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He must have known of his prostrating illness and concluded that he was a much less dangerous individual than when they first met; but there was something in the flash of the captive's eye and a meaning in the act of drawing his knife part way from his girdle, which caused the young Sauk to hesitate.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It cannot be doubted that the Indian youth intended to make an assault on Jack Carleton.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OUT IN THE WORLD.
there
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From this reading He must have known of his prostrating illness and concluded that he was a much less dangerous individual than when they first met; but there was something in the flash of the captive's eye and a meaning in the act of drawing his knife part way from his girdle, which caused the young Sauk to hesitate.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He must have known of his prostrating illness and concluded that he was a much less dangerous individual than when they first met; but there was something in the flash of the captive's eye and a meaning in the act of drawing his knife part way from his girdle, which caused the young Sauk to hesitate.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Jack strode forward, with his shoulders thrown back and a scowl, as though he preferred that the youth should make the attack.
thrown
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From this reading Jack strode forward, with his shoulders thrown back and a scowl, as though he preferred that the youth should make the attack.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It cannot be doubted that the Indian youth intended to make an assault on Jack Carleton.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He must have known of his prostrating illness and concluded that he was a much less dangerous individual than when they first met; but there was something in the flash of the captive's eye and a meaning in the act of drawing his knife part way from his girdle, which caused the young Sauk to hesitate.
way
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From this reading He must have known of his prostrating illness and concluded that he was a much less dangerous individual than when they first met; but there was something in the flash of the captive's eye and a meaning in the act of drawing his knife part way from his girdle, which caused the young Sauk to hesitate.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He must have known of his prostrating illness and concluded that he was a much less dangerous individual than when they first met; but there was something in the flash of the captive's eye and a meaning in the act of drawing his knife part way from his girdle, which caused the young Sauk to hesitate.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He must have known of his prostrating illness and concluded that he was a much less dangerous individual than when they first met; but there was something in the flash of the captive's eye and a meaning in the act of drawing his knife part way from his girdle, which caused the young Sauk to hesitate.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Jack strode forward, with his shoulders thrown back and a scowl, as though he preferred that the youth should make the attack.
WORLD
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From this reading OUT IN THE WORLD.
young
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From this reading He must have known of his prostrating illness and concluded that he was a much less dangerous individual than when they first met; but there was something in the flash of the captive's eye and a meaning in the act of drawing his knife part way from his girdle, which caused the young Sauk to hesitate.
youth
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From this reading It cannot be doubted that the Indian youth intended to make an assault on Jack Carleton.
