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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 His enemy had been brooding over matters for a long time, and despairing of accomplishing his end while Darry was armed with a gun, during his daily visits to the big marsh, he had finally decided to lie in wait and have it out on the road from the village.
accomplishing
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From this reading His enemy had been brooding over matters for a long time, and despairing of accomplishing his end while Darry was armed with a gun, during his daily visits to the big marsh, he had finally decided to lie in wait and have it out on the road from the village.
allies
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From this reading Jim wisely backed himself up with a couple of allies in thus undertaking to give his enemy that long-delayed whipping.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BAD LUCK AND GOOD Of course Darry knew what this attack meant.
apparently
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From this reading He had tried it once by himself and apparently had no relish to repeat the experiment.
armed
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From this reading His enemy had been brooding over matters for a long time, and despairing of accomplishing his end while Darry was armed with a gun, during his daily visits to the big marsh, he had finally decided to lie in wait and have it out on the road from the village.
attack
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From this reading BAD LUCK AND GOOD Of course Darry knew what this attack meant.
backed
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From this reading Jim wisely backed himself up with a couple of allies in thus undertaking to give his enemy that long-delayed whipping.
BAD
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From this reading BAD LUCK AND GOOD Of course Darry knew what this attack meant.
beat
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From this reading Perhaps it would have been the part of wisdom on the part of the young life saver to have taken to his heels and beat a masterly retreat.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading His enemy had been brooding over matters for a long time, and despairing of accomplishing his end while Darry was armed with a gun, during his daily visits to the big marsh, he had finally decided to lie in wait and have it out on the road from the village.
big
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From this reading His enemy had been brooding over matters for a long time, and despairing of accomplishing his end while Darry was armed with a gun, during his daily visits to the big marsh, he had finally decided to lie in wait and have it out on the road from the village.
brooding
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From this reading His enemy had been brooding over matters for a long time, and despairing of accomplishing his end while Darry was armed with a gun, during his daily visits to the big marsh, he had finally decided to lie in wait and have it out on the road from the village.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He had tried it once by himself and apparently had no relish to repeat the experiment.
couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/
two people or things considered together
From this reading Jim wisely backed himself up with a couple of allies in thus undertaking to give his enemy that long-delayed whipping.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BAD LUCK AND GOOD Of course Darry knew what this attack meant.
daily
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From this reading His enemy had been brooding over matters for a long time, and despairing of accomplishing his end while Darry was armed with a gun, during his daily visits to the big marsh, he had finally decided to lie in wait and have it out on the road from the village.
Darry
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From this reading BAD LUCK AND GOOD Of course Darry knew what this attack meant.
decided
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From this reading His enemy had been brooding over matters for a long time, and despairing of accomplishing his end while Darry was armed with a gun, during his daily visits to the big marsh, he had finally decided to lie in wait and have it out on the road from the village.
despairing
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From this reading His enemy had been brooding over matters for a long time, and despairing of accomplishing his end while Darry was armed with a gun, during his daily visits to the big marsh, he had finally decided to lie in wait and have it out on the road from the village.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading His enemy had been brooding over matters for a long time, and despairing of accomplishing his end while Darry was armed with a gun, during his daily visits to the big marsh, he had finally decided to lie in wait and have it out on the road from the village.
end
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From this reading His enemy had been brooding over matters for a long time, and despairing of accomplishing his end while Darry was armed with a gun, during his daily visits to the big marsh, he had finally decided to lie in wait and have it out on the road from the village.
enemy
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From this reading His enemy had been brooding over matters for a long time, and despairing of accomplishing his end while Darry was armed with a gun, during his daily visits to the big marsh, he had finally decided to lie in wait and have it out on the road from the village.
experiment
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From this reading He had tried it once by himself and apparently had no relish to repeat the experiment.
finally
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From this reading His enemy had been brooding over matters for a long time, and despairing of accomplishing his end while Darry was armed with a gun, during his daily visits to the big marsh, he had finally decided to lie in wait and have it out on the road from the village.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading His enemy had been brooding over matters for a long time, and despairing of accomplishing his end while Darry was armed with a gun, during his daily visits to the big marsh, he had finally decided to lie in wait and have it out on the road from the village.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading His enemy had been brooding over matters for a long time, and despairing of accomplishing his end while Darry was armed with a gun, during his daily visits to the big marsh, he had finally decided to lie in wait and have it out on the road from the village.
give
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From this reading Jim wisely backed himself up with a couple of allies in thus undertaking to give his enemy that long-delayed whipping.
GOODnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BAD LUCK AND GOOD Of course Darry knew what this attack meant.
gun
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From this reading His enemy had been brooding over matters for a long time, and despairing of accomplishing his end while Darry was armed with a gun, during his daily visits to the big marsh, he had finally decided to lie in wait and have it out on the road from the village.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His enemy had been brooding over matters for a long time, and despairing of accomplishing his end while Darry was armed with a gun, during his daily visits to the big marsh, he had finally decided to lie in wait and have it out on the road from the village.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading His enemy had been brooding over matters for a long time, and despairing of accomplishing his end while Darry was armed with a gun, during his daily visits to the big marsh, he had finally decided to lie in wait and have it out on the road from the village.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His enemy had been brooding over matters for a long time, and despairing of accomplishing his end while Darry was armed with a gun, during his daily visits to the big marsh, he had finally decided to lie in wait and have it out on the road from the village.
heels
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From this reading Perhaps it would have been the part of wisdom on the part of the young life saver to have taken to his heels and beat a masterly retreat.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Jim wisely backed himself up with a couple of allies in thus undertaking to give his enemy that long-delayed whipping.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His enemy had been brooding over matters for a long time, and despairing of accomplishing his end while Darry was armed with a gun, during his daily visits to the big marsh, he had finally decided to lie in wait and have it out on the road from the village.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His enemy had been brooding over matters for a long time, and despairing of accomplishing his end while Darry was armed with a gun, during his daily visits to the big marsh, he had finally decided to lie in wait and have it out on the road from the village.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading His enemy had been brooding over matters for a long time, and despairing of accomplishing his end while Darry was armed with a gun, during his daily visits to the big marsh, he had finally decided to lie in wait and have it out on the road from the village.
Jim
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From this reading Jim wisely backed himself up with a couple of allies in thus undertaking to give his enemy that long-delayed whipping.
knew
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From this reading BAD LUCK AND GOOD Of course Darry knew what this attack meant.
lie
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From this reading His enemy had been brooding over matters for a long time, and despairing of accomplishing his end while Darry was armed with a gun, during his daily visits to the big marsh, he had finally decided to lie in wait and have it out on the road from the village.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Perhaps it would have been the part of wisdom on the part of the young life saver to have taken to his heels and beat a masterly retreat.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His enemy had been brooding over matters for a long time, and despairing of accomplishing his end while Darry was armed with a gun, during his daily visits to the big marsh, he had finally decided to lie in wait and have it out on the road from the village.
long-delayed
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From this reading Jim wisely backed himself up with a couple of allies in thus undertaking to give his enemy that long-delayed whipping.
LUCK
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From this reading BAD LUCK AND GOOD Of course Darry knew what this attack meant.
marsh
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From this reading His enemy had been brooding over matters for a long time, and despairing of accomplishing his end while Darry was armed with a gun, during his daily visits to the big marsh, he had finally decided to lie in wait and have it out on the road from the village.
masterly
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From this reading Perhaps it would have been the part of wisdom on the part of the young life saver to have taken to his heels and beat a masterly retreat.
matters
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From this reading His enemy had been brooding over matters for a long time, and despairing of accomplishing his end while Darry was armed with a gun, during his daily visits to the big marsh, he had finally decided to lie in wait and have it out on the road from the village.
meant
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From this reading BAD LUCK AND GOOD Of course Darry knew what this attack meant.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He had tried it once by himself and apparently had no relish to repeat the experiment.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BAD LUCK AND GOOD Of course Darry knew what this attack meant.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading His enemy had been brooding over matters for a long time, and despairing of accomplishing his end while Darry was armed with a gun, during his daily visits to the big marsh, he had finally decided to lie in wait and have it out on the road from the village.
once
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From this reading He had tried it once by himself and apparently had no relish to repeat the experiment.
out
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From this reading His enemy had been brooding over matters for a long time, and despairing of accomplishing his end while Darry was armed with a gun, during his daily visits to the big marsh, he had finally decided to lie in wait and have it out on the road from the village.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading His enemy had been brooding over matters for a long time, and despairing of accomplishing his end while Darry was armed with a gun, during his daily visits to the big marsh, he had finally decided to lie in wait and have it out on the road from the village.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Perhaps it would have been the part of wisdom on the part of the young life saver to have taken to his heels and beat a masterly retreat.
Perhaps
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From this reading Perhaps it would have been the part of wisdom on the part of the young life saver to have taken to his heels and beat a masterly retreat.
relish
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From this reading He had tried it once by himself and apparently had no relish to repeat the experiment.
repeat
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From this reading He had tried it once by himself and apparently had no relish to repeat the experiment.
retreat
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From this reading Perhaps it would have been the part of wisdom on the part of the young life saver to have taken to his heels and beat a masterly retreat.
road
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From this reading His enemy had been brooding over matters for a long time, and despairing of accomplishing his end while Darry was armed with a gun, during his daily visits to the big marsh, he had finally decided to lie in wait and have it out on the road from the village.
saver
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From this reading Perhaps it would have been the part of wisdom on the part of the young life saver to have taken to his heels and beat a masterly retreat.
taken
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From this reading Perhaps it would have been the part of wisdom on the part of the young life saver to have taken to his heels and beat a masterly retreat.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Jim wisely backed himself up with a couple of allies in thus undertaking to give his enemy that long-delayed whipping.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading His enemy had been brooding over matters for a long time, and despairing of accomplishing his end while Darry was armed with a gun, during his daily visits to the big marsh, he had finally decided to lie in wait and have it out on the road from the village.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading BAD LUCK AND GOOD Of course Darry knew what this attack meant.
thus
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From this reading Jim wisely backed himself up with a couple of allies in thus undertaking to give his enemy that long-delayed whipping.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His enemy had been brooding over matters for a long time, and despairing of accomplishing his end while Darry was armed with a gun, during his daily visits to the big marsh, he had finally decided to lie in wait and have it out on the road from the village.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His enemy had been brooding over matters for a long time, and despairing of accomplishing his end while Darry was armed with a gun, during his daily visits to the big marsh, he had finally decided to lie in wait and have it out on the road from the village.
tried
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From this reading He had tried it once by himself and apparently had no relish to repeat the experiment.
undertakingnounUS /ˌʌndərˈteɪkɪŋ/
a serious task, project, or venture that someone agrees to do
From this reading Jim wisely backed himself up with a couple of allies in thus undertaking to give his enemy that long-delayed whipping.
up
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From this reading Jim wisely backed himself up with a couple of allies in thus undertaking to give his enemy that long-delayed whipping.
village
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From this reading His enemy had been brooding over matters for a long time, and despairing of accomplishing his end while Darry was armed with a gun, during his daily visits to the big marsh, he had finally decided to lie in wait and have it out on the road from the village.
visits
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From this reading His enemy had been brooding over matters for a long time, and despairing of accomplishing his end while Darry was armed with a gun, during his daily visits to the big marsh, he had finally decided to lie in wait and have it out on the road from the village.
wait
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From this reading His enemy had been brooding over matters for a long time, and despairing of accomplishing his end while Darry was armed with a gun, during his daily visits to the big marsh, he had finally decided to lie in wait and have it out on the road from the village.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His enemy had been brooding over matters for a long time, and despairing of accomplishing his end while Darry was armed with a gun, during his daily visits to the big marsh, he had finally decided to lie in wait and have it out on the road from the village.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading BAD LUCK AND GOOD Of course Darry knew what this attack meant.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading His enemy had been brooding over matters for a long time, and despairing of accomplishing his end while Darry was armed with a gun, during his daily visits to the big marsh, he had finally decided to lie in wait and have it out on the road from the village.
whipping
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From this reading Jim wisely backed himself up with a couple of allies in thus undertaking to give his enemy that long-delayed whipping.
wisdom
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From this reading Perhaps it would have been the part of wisdom on the part of the young life saver to have taken to his heels and beat a masterly retreat.
wisely
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From this reading Jim wisely backed himself up with a couple of allies in thus undertaking to give his enemy that long-delayed whipping.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading His enemy had been brooding over matters for a long time, and despairing of accomplishing his end while Darry was armed with a gun, during his daily visits to the big marsh, he had finally decided to lie in wait and have it out on the road from the village.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Perhaps it would have been the part of wisdom on the part of the young life saver to have taken to his heels and beat a masterly retreat.
young
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From this reading Perhaps it would have been the part of wisdom on the part of the young life saver to have taken to his heels and beat a masterly retreat.
