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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 Now he would utter a despondent groan, again a long and resonant string of threatening oaths.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now he would utter a despondent groan, again a long and resonant string of threatening oaths.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hank Bradley, his face stinging from the bruises he had received, his blood boiling with fury and humiliation, slunk deeper and deeper into the wood.
antagonist's
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From this reading To the end of his existence he would see himself sprawling at the feet of the woman whom he had so long and persistently sought--as long as he lived he would see the righteous glare in his antagonist's eyes, the look of grateful relief which lighted the face of the rescued.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he slowly spat the blood from his gashed lips, he solemnly vowed that he would have the man's life who had dared to interfere with him.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading To the end of his existence he would see himself sprawling at the feet of the woman whom he had so long and persistently sought--as long as he lived he would see the righteous glare in his antagonist's eyes, the look of grateful relief which lighted the face of the rescued.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hank Bradley, his face stinging from the bruises he had received, his blood boiling with fury and humiliation, slunk deeper and deeper into the wood.
boiling
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From this reading Hank Bradley, his face stinging from the bruises he had received, his blood boiling with fury and humiliation, slunk deeper and deeper into the wood.
Bradley
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From this reading Hank Bradley, his face stinging from the bruises he had received, his blood boiling with fury and humiliation, slunk deeper and deeper into the wood.
bruises
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From this reading Hank Bradley, his face stinging from the bruises he had received, his blood boiling with fury and humiliation, slunk deeper and deeper into the wood.
came
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From this reading Plunging onward, he came to a mountain-brook which, as clear as crystal, leaped and rippled, gurgled and muttered down the rugged declivity.
clear
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From this reading Plunging onward, he came to a mountain-brook which, as clear as crystal, leaped and rippled, gurgled and muttered down the rugged declivity.
crystal
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From this reading Plunging onward, he came to a mountain-brook which, as clear as crystal, leaped and rippled, gurgled and muttered down the rugged declivity.
dared
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From this reading As he slowly spat the blood from his gashed lips, he solemnly vowed that he would have the man's life who had dared to interfere with him.
declivity
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From this reading Plunging onward, he came to a mountain-brook which, as clear as crystal, leaped and rippled, gurgled and muttered down the rugged declivity.
deeper
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From this reading Hank Bradley, his face stinging from the bruises he had received, his blood boiling with fury and humiliation, slunk deeper and deeper into the wood.
despondent
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From this reading Now he would utter a despondent groan, again a long and resonant string of threatening oaths.
down
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From this reading Plunging onward, he came to a mountain-brook which, as clear as crystal, leaped and rippled, gurgled and muttered down the rugged declivity.
end
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From this reading To the end of his existence he would see himself sprawling at the feet of the woman whom he had so long and persistently sought--as long as he lived he would see the righteous glare in his antagonist's eyes, the look of grateful relief which lighted the face of the rescued.
existence
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From this reading To the end of his existence he would see himself sprawling at the feet of the woman whom he had so long and persistently sought--as long as he lived he would see the righteous glare in his antagonist's eyes, the look of grateful relief which lighted the face of the rescued.
eyes
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From this reading To the end of his existence he would see himself sprawling at the feet of the woman whom he had so long and persistently sought--as long as he lived he would see the righteous glare in his antagonist's eyes, the look of grateful relief which lighted the face of the rescued.
face
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From this reading Hank Bradley, his face stinging from the bruises he had received, his blood boiling with fury and humiliation, slunk deeper and deeper into the wood.
feet
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From this reading To the end of his existence he would see himself sprawling at the feet of the woman whom he had so long and persistently sought--as long as he lived he would see the righteous glare in his antagonist's eyes, the look of grateful relief which lighted the face of the rescued.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Hank Bradley, his face stinging from the bruises he had received, his blood boiling with fury and humiliation, slunk deeper and deeper into the wood.
fury
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From this reading Hank Bradley, his face stinging from the bruises he had received, his blood boiling with fury and humiliation, slunk deeper and deeper into the wood.
gashed
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From this reading As he slowly spat the blood from his gashed lips, he solemnly vowed that he would have the man's life who had dared to interfere with him.
glarenounUS /glare/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To the end of his existence he would see himself sprawling at the feet of the woman whom he had so long and persistently sought--as long as he lived he would see the righteous glare in his antagonist's eyes, the look of grateful relief which lighted the face of the rescued.
grateful
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From this reading To the end of his existence he would see himself sprawling at the feet of the woman whom he had so long and persistently sought--as long as he lived he would see the righteous glare in his antagonist's eyes, the look of grateful relief which lighted the face of the rescued.
groan
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From this reading Now he would utter a despondent groan, again a long and resonant string of threatening oaths.
gurgled
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From this reading Plunging onward, he came to a mountain-brook which, as clear as crystal, leaped and rippled, gurgled and muttered down the rugged declivity.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Hank Bradley, his face stinging from the bruises he had received, his blood boiling with fury and humiliation, slunk deeper and deeper into the wood.
Hank
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From this reading Hank Bradley, his face stinging from the bruises he had received, his blood boiling with fury and humiliation, slunk deeper and deeper into the wood.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading As he slowly spat the blood from his gashed lips, he solemnly vowed that he would have the man's life who had dared to interfere with him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Hank Bradley, his face stinging from the bruises he had received, his blood boiling with fury and humiliation, slunk deeper and deeper into the wood.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As he slowly spat the blood from his gashed lips, he solemnly vowed that he would have the man's life who had dared to interfere with him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading To the end of his existence he would see himself sprawling at the feet of the woman whom he had so long and persistently sought--as long as he lived he would see the righteous glare in his antagonist's eyes, the look of grateful relief which lighted the face of the rescued.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Hank Bradley, his face stinging from the bruises he had received, his blood boiling with fury and humiliation, slunk deeper and deeper into the wood.
humiliation
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From this reading Hank Bradley, his face stinging from the bruises he had received, his blood boiling with fury and humiliation, slunk deeper and deeper into the wood.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To the end of his existence he would see himself sprawling at the feet of the woman whom he had so long and persistently sought--as long as he lived he would see the righteous glare in his antagonist's eyes, the look of grateful relief which lighted the face of the rescued.
interfere
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From this reading As he slowly spat the blood from his gashed lips, he solemnly vowed that he would have the man's life who had dared to interfere with him.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Hank Bradley, his face stinging from the bruises he had received, his blood boiling with fury and humiliation, slunk deeper and deeper into the wood.
leaped
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From this reading Plunging onward, he came to a mountain-brook which, as clear as crystal, leaped and rippled, gurgled and muttered down the rugged declivity.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As he slowly spat the blood from his gashed lips, he solemnly vowed that he would have the man's life who had dared to interfere with him.
lighted
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From this reading To the end of his existence he would see himself sprawling at the feet of the woman whom he had so long and persistently sought--as long as he lived he would see the righteous glare in his antagonist's eyes, the look of grateful relief which lighted the face of the rescued.
lips
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From this reading As he slowly spat the blood from his gashed lips, he solemnly vowed that he would have the man's life who had dared to interfere with him.
lived
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From this reading To the end of his existence he would see himself sprawling at the feet of the woman whom he had so long and persistently sought--as long as he lived he would see the righteous glare in his antagonist's eyes, the look of grateful relief which lighted the face of the rescued.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now he would utter a despondent groan, again a long and resonant string of threatening oaths.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To the end of his existence he would see himself sprawling at the feet of the woman whom he had so long and persistently sought--as long as he lived he would see the righteous glare in his antagonist's eyes, the look of grateful relief which lighted the face of the rescued.
man's
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From this reading As he slowly spat the blood from his gashed lips, he solemnly vowed that he would have the man's life who had dared to interfere with him.
mountain-brook
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From this reading Plunging onward, he came to a mountain-brook which, as clear as crystal, leaped and rippled, gurgled and muttered down the rugged declivity.
mutteredverbUS /ˈmʌtərd/
spoke in a low voice that was difficult to hear
From this reading Plunging onward, he came to a mountain-brook which, as clear as crystal, leaped and rippled, gurgled and muttered down the rugged declivity.
Now
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From this reading Now he would utter a despondent groan, again a long and resonant string of threatening oaths.
oaths
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From this reading Now he would utter a despondent groan, again a long and resonant string of threatening oaths.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Now he would utter a despondent groan, again a long and resonant string of threatening oaths.
onward
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From this reading Plunging onward, he came to a mountain-brook which, as clear as crystal, leaped and rippled, gurgled and muttered down the rugged declivity.
persistently
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From this reading To the end of his existence he would see himself sprawling at the feet of the woman whom he had so long and persistently sought--as long as he lived he would see the righteous glare in his antagonist's eyes, the look of grateful relief which lighted the face of the rescued.
Plunging
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From this reading Plunging onward, he came to a mountain-brook which, as clear as crystal, leaped and rippled, gurgled and muttered down the rugged declivity.
received
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From this reading Hank Bradley, his face stinging from the bruises he had received, his blood boiling with fury and humiliation, slunk deeper and deeper into the wood.
reliefnounUS /rɪˈliːf/
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading To the end of his existence he would see himself sprawling at the feet of the woman whom he had so long and persistently sought--as long as he lived he would see the righteous glare in his antagonist's eyes, the look of grateful relief which lighted the face of the rescued.
rescued
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From this reading To the end of his existence he would see himself sprawling at the feet of the woman whom he had so long and persistently sought--as long as he lived he would see the righteous glare in his antagonist's eyes, the look of grateful relief which lighted the face of the rescued.
resonant
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From this reading Now he would utter a despondent groan, again a long and resonant string of threatening oaths.
righteous
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From this reading To the end of his existence he would see himself sprawling at the feet of the woman whom he had so long and persistently sought--as long as he lived he would see the righteous glare in his antagonist's eyes, the look of grateful relief which lighted the face of the rescued.
rippled
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From this reading Plunging onward, he came to a mountain-brook which, as clear as crystal, leaped and rippled, gurgled and muttered down the rugged declivity.
rugged
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From this reading Plunging onward, he came to a mountain-brook which, as clear as crystal, leaped and rippled, gurgled and muttered down the rugged declivity.
see
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From this reading To the end of his existence he would see himself sprawling at the feet of the woman whom he had so long and persistently sought--as long as he lived he would see the righteous glare in his antagonist's eyes, the look of grateful relief which lighted the face of the rescued.
slowly
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From this reading As he slowly spat the blood from his gashed lips, he solemnly vowed that he would have the man's life who had dared to interfere with him.
slunk
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From this reading Hank Bradley, his face stinging from the bruises he had received, his blood boiling with fury and humiliation, slunk deeper and deeper into the wood.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading To the end of his existence he would see himself sprawling at the feet of the woman whom he had so long and persistently sought--as long as he lived he would see the righteous glare in his antagonist's eyes, the look of grateful relief which lighted the face of the rescued.
solemnlyadverbUS /ˈsɑləmli/
seriously and formally
From this reading As he slowly spat the blood from his gashed lips, he solemnly vowed that he would have the man's life who had dared to interfere with him.
sought
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From this reading To the end of his existence he would see himself sprawling at the feet of the woman whom he had so long and persistently sought--as long as he lived he would see the righteous glare in his antagonist's eyes, the look of grateful relief which lighted the face of the rescued.
spat
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From this reading As he slowly spat the blood from his gashed lips, he solemnly vowed that he would have the man's life who had dared to interfere with him.
sprawling
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From this reading To the end of his existence he would see himself sprawling at the feet of the woman whom he had so long and persistently sought--as long as he lived he would see the righteous glare in his antagonist's eyes, the look of grateful relief which lighted the face of the rescued.
stinging
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From this reading Hank Bradley, his face stinging from the bruises he had received, his blood boiling with fury and humiliation, slunk deeper and deeper into the wood.
string
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From this reading Now he would utter a despondent groan, again a long and resonant string of threatening oaths.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As he slowly spat the blood from his gashed lips, he solemnly vowed that he would have the man's life who had dared to interfere with him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Hank Bradley, his face stinging from the bruises he had received, his blood boiling with fury and humiliation, slunk deeper and deeper into the wood.
threatening
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From this reading Now he would utter a despondent groan, again a long and resonant string of threatening oaths.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As he slowly spat the blood from his gashed lips, he solemnly vowed that he would have the man's life who had dared to interfere with him.
utter
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From this reading Now he would utter a despondent groan, again a long and resonant string of threatening oaths.
vowed
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From this reading As he slowly spat the blood from his gashed lips, he solemnly vowed that he would have the man's life who had dared to interfere with him.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading To the end of his existence he would see himself sprawling at the feet of the woman whom he had so long and persistently sought--as long as he lived he would see the righteous glare in his antagonist's eyes, the look of grateful relief which lighted the face of the rescued.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading As he slowly spat the blood from his gashed lips, he solemnly vowed that he would have the man's life who had dared to interfere with him.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To the end of his existence he would see himself sprawling at the feet of the woman whom he had so long and persistently sought--as long as he lived he would see the righteous glare in his antagonist's eyes, the look of grateful relief which lighted the face of the rescued.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Hank Bradley, his face stinging from the bruises he had received, his blood boiling with fury and humiliation, slunk deeper and deeper into the wood.
woman
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From this reading To the end of his existence he would see himself sprawling at the feet of the woman whom he had so long and persistently sought--as long as he lived he would see the righteous glare in his antagonist's eyes, the look of grateful relief which lighted the face of the rescued.
wood
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From this reading Hank Bradley, his face stinging from the bruises he had received, his blood boiling with fury and humiliation, slunk deeper and deeper into the wood.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Now he would utter a despondent groan, again a long and resonant string of threatening oaths.
