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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 "We shall have peace for to-day at any rate from that audacious fellow," muttered he to himself, "and perhaps to-morrow too, for his blue bruises will be a greeting from me.
ago
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From this reading The grip, with which I flung him, I learned--how long ago?--from the chief-gymnast at Delphi.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "She will attract the attention of Damianus or Salathiel or one of the others up there," thought Paulus as he heard Sirona's call once more, and, following her voice, he went hastily and excitedly down the mountainside.
any
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From this reading "We shall have peace for to-day at any rate from that audacious fellow," muttered he to himself, "and perhaps to-morrow too, for his blue bruises will be a greeting from me.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "She will attract the attention of Damianus or Salathiel or one of the others up there," thought Paulus as he heard Sirona's call once more, and, following her voice, he went hastily and excitedly down the mountainside.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "We shall have peace for to-day at any rate from that audacious fellow," muttered he to himself, "and perhaps to-morrow too, for his blue bruises will be a greeting from me.
attention
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From this reading "She will attract the attention of Damianus or Salathiel or one of the others up there," thought Paulus as he heard Sirona's call once more, and, following her voice, he went hastily and excitedly down the mountainside.
attract
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From this reading "She will attract the attention of Damianus or Salathiel or one of the others up there," thought Paulus as he heard Sirona's call once more, and, following her voice, he went hastily and excitedly down the mountainside.
audacious
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From this reading "We shall have peace for to-day at any rate from that audacious fellow," muttered he to himself, "and perhaps to-morrow too, for his blue bruises will be a greeting from me.
back
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From this reading My marrow is not yet quite dried up, and that I will prove to the boy with these fists, if he comes back with three or four of the same mettle."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "We shall have peace for to-day at any rate from that audacious fellow," muttered he to himself, "and perhaps to-morrow too, for his blue bruises will be a greeting from me.
blue
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From this reading "We shall have peace for to-day at any rate from that audacious fellow," muttered he to himself, "and perhaps to-morrow too, for his blue bruises will be a greeting from me.
boy
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From this reading My marrow is not yet quite dried up, and that I will prove to the boy with these fists, if he comes back with three or four of the same mettle."
bruises
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From this reading "We shall have peace for to-day at any rate from that audacious fellow," muttered he to himself, "and perhaps to-morrow too, for his blue bruises will be a greeting from me.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But how difficult it is to forget what we have once known!
call
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From this reading "She will attract the attention of Damianus or Salathiel or one of the others up there," thought Paulus as he heard Sirona's call once more, and, following her voice, he went hastily and excitedly down the mountainside.
chief-gymnast
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From this reading The grip, with which I flung him, I learned--how long ago?--from the chief-gymnast at Delphi.
comes
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From this reading My marrow is not yet quite dried up, and that I will prove to the boy with these fists, if he comes back with three or four of the same mettle."
Damianus
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From this reading "She will attract the attention of Damianus or Salathiel or one of the others up there," thought Paulus as he heard Sirona's call once more, and, following her voice, he went hastily and excitedly down the mountainside.
Delphi
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From this reading The grip, with which I flung him, I learned--how long ago?--from the chief-gymnast at Delphi.
difficult
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From this reading But how difficult it is to forget what we have once known!
down
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From this reading "She will attract the attention of Damianus or Salathiel or one of the others up there," thought Paulus as he heard Sirona's call once more, and, following her voice, he went hastily and excitedly down the mountainside.
dried
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From this reading My marrow is not yet quite dried up, and that I will prove to the boy with these fists, if he comes back with three or four of the same mettle."
excitedly
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From this reading "She will attract the attention of Damianus or Salathiel or one of the others up there," thought Paulus as he heard Sirona's call once more, and, following her voice, he went hastily and excitedly down the mountainside.
fellow
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From this reading "We shall have peace for to-day at any rate from that audacious fellow," muttered he to himself, "and perhaps to-morrow too, for his blue bruises will be a greeting from me.
fists
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From this reading My marrow is not yet quite dried up, and that I will prove to the boy with these fists, if he comes back with three or four of the same mettle."
flung
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From this reading The grip, with which I flung him, I learned--how long ago?--from the chief-gymnast at Delphi.
following
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From this reading "She will attract the attention of Damianus or Salathiel or one of the others up there," thought Paulus as he heard Sirona's call once more, and, following her voice, he went hastily and excitedly down the mountainside.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "We shall have peace for to-day at any rate from that audacious fellow," muttered he to himself, "and perhaps to-morrow too, for his blue bruises will be a greeting from me.
forget
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From this reading But how difficult it is to forget what we have once known!
four
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From this reading My marrow is not yet quite dried up, and that I will prove to the boy with these fists, if he comes back with three or four of the same mettle."
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "We shall have peace for to-day at any rate from that audacious fellow," muttered he to himself, "and perhaps to-morrow too, for his blue bruises will be a greeting from me.
greeting
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From this reading "We shall have peace for to-day at any rate from that audacious fellow," muttered he to himself, "and perhaps to-morrow too, for his blue bruises will be a greeting from me.
grip
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From this reading The grip, with which I flung him, I learned--how long ago?--from the chief-gymnast at Delphi.
hastily
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From this reading "She will attract the attention of Damianus or Salathiel or one of the others up there," thought Paulus as he heard Sirona's call once more, and, following her voice, he went hastily and excitedly down the mountainside.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "We shall have peace for to-day at any rate from that audacious fellow," muttered he to himself, "and perhaps to-morrow too, for his blue bruises will be a greeting from me.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She will attract the attention of Damianus or Salathiel or one of the others up there," thought Paulus as he heard Sirona's call once more, and, following her voice, he went hastily and excitedly down the mountainside.
heard
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From this reading "She will attract the attention of Damianus or Salathiel or one of the others up there," thought Paulus as he heard Sirona's call once more, and, following her voice, he went hastily and excitedly down the mountainside.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "She will attract the attention of Damianus or Salathiel or one of the others up there," thought Paulus as he heard Sirona's call once more, and, following her voice, he went hastily and excitedly down the mountainside.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The grip, with which I flung him, I learned--how long ago?--from the chief-gymnast at Delphi.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "We shall have peace for to-day at any rate from that audacious fellow," muttered he to himself, "and perhaps to-morrow too, for his blue bruises will be a greeting from me.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "We shall have peace for to-day at any rate from that audacious fellow," muttered he to himself, "and perhaps to-morrow too, for his blue bruises will be a greeting from me.
how
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From this reading But how difficult it is to forget what we have once known!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The grip, with which I flung him, I learned--how long ago?--from the chief-gymnast at Delphi.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading My marrow is not yet quite dried up, and that I will prove to the boy with these fists, if he comes back with three or four of the same mettle."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But how difficult it is to forget what we have once known!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But how difficult it is to forget what we have once known!
known
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From this reading But how difficult it is to forget what we have once known!
learned
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From this reading The grip, with which I flung him, I learned--how long ago?--from the chief-gymnast at Delphi.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The grip, with which I flung him, I learned--how long ago?--from the chief-gymnast at Delphi.
marrow
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From this reading My marrow is not yet quite dried up, and that I will prove to the boy with these fists, if he comes back with three or four of the same mettle."
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "We shall have peace for to-day at any rate from that audacious fellow," muttered he to himself, "and perhaps to-morrow too, for his blue bruises will be a greeting from me.
mettle
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From this reading My marrow is not yet quite dried up, and that I will prove to the boy with these fists, if he comes back with three or four of the same mettle."
more
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From this reading "She will attract the attention of Damianus or Salathiel or one of the others up there," thought Paulus as he heard Sirona's call once more, and, following her voice, he went hastily and excitedly down the mountainside.
mountainside
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From this reading "She will attract the attention of Damianus or Salathiel or one of the others up there," thought Paulus as he heard Sirona's call once more, and, following her voice, he went hastily and excitedly down the mountainside.
mutteredverbUS /ˈmʌtərd/
spoke in a low voice that was difficult to hear
From this reading "We shall have peace for to-day at any rate from that audacious fellow," muttered he to himself, "and perhaps to-morrow too, for his blue bruises will be a greeting from me.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My marrow is not yet quite dried up, and that I will prove to the boy with these fists, if he comes back with three or four of the same mettle."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading My marrow is not yet quite dried up, and that I will prove to the boy with these fists, if he comes back with three or four of the same mettle."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "She will attract the attention of Damianus or Salathiel or one of the others up there," thought Paulus as he heard Sirona's call once more, and, following her voice, he went hastily and excitedly down the mountainside.
once
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From this reading "She will attract the attention of Damianus or Salathiel or one of the others up there," thought Paulus as he heard Sirona's call once more, and, following her voice, he went hastily and excitedly down the mountainside.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "She will attract the attention of Damianus or Salathiel or one of the others up there," thought Paulus as he heard Sirona's call once more, and, following her voice, he went hastily and excitedly down the mountainside.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "She will attract the attention of Damianus or Salathiel or one of the others up there," thought Paulus as he heard Sirona's call once more, and, following her voice, he went hastily and excitedly down the mountainside.
others
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From this reading "She will attract the attention of Damianus or Salathiel or one of the others up there," thought Paulus as he heard Sirona's call once more, and, following her voice, he went hastily and excitedly down the mountainside.
Paulus
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From this reading "She will attract the attention of Damianus or Salathiel or one of the others up there," thought Paulus as he heard Sirona's call once more, and, following her voice, he went hastily and excitedly down the mountainside.
peace
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From this reading "We shall have peace for to-day at any rate from that audacious fellow," muttered he to himself, "and perhaps to-morrow too, for his blue bruises will be a greeting from me.
perhaps
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From this reading "We shall have peace for to-day at any rate from that audacious fellow," muttered he to himself, "and perhaps to-morrow too, for his blue bruises will be a greeting from me.
prove
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From this reading My marrow is not yet quite dried up, and that I will prove to the boy with these fists, if he comes back with three or four of the same mettle."
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My marrow is not yet quite dried up, and that I will prove to the boy with these fists, if he comes back with three or four of the same mettle."
rate
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From this reading "We shall have peace for to-day at any rate from that audacious fellow," muttered he to himself, "and perhaps to-morrow too, for his blue bruises will be a greeting from me.
Salathiel
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From this reading "She will attract the attention of Damianus or Salathiel or one of the others up there," thought Paulus as he heard Sirona's call once more, and, following her voice, he went hastily and excitedly down the mountainside.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My marrow is not yet quite dried up, and that I will prove to the boy with these fists, if he comes back with three or four of the same mettle."
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "We shall have peace for to-day at any rate from that audacious fellow," muttered he to himself, "and perhaps to-morrow too, for his blue bruises will be a greeting from me.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She will attract the attention of Damianus or Salathiel or one of the others up there," thought Paulus as he heard Sirona's call once more, and, following her voice, he went hastily and excitedly down the mountainside.
Sirona's
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From this reading "She will attract the attention of Damianus or Salathiel or one of the others up there," thought Paulus as he heard Sirona's call once more, and, following her voice, he went hastily and excitedly down the mountainside.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "We shall have peace for to-day at any rate from that audacious fellow," muttered he to himself, "and perhaps to-morrow too, for his blue bruises will be a greeting from me.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "She will attract the attention of Damianus or Salathiel or one of the others up there," thought Paulus as he heard Sirona's call once more, and, following her voice, he went hastily and excitedly down the mountainside.
there
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From this reading "She will attract the attention of Damianus or Salathiel or one of the others up there," thought Paulus as he heard Sirona's call once more, and, following her voice, he went hastily and excitedly down the mountainside.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading My marrow is not yet quite dried up, and that I will prove to the boy with these fists, if he comes back with three or four of the same mettle."
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "She will attract the attention of Damianus or Salathiel or one of the others up there," thought Paulus as he heard Sirona's call once more, and, following her voice, he went hastily and excitedly down the mountainside.
three
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From this reading My marrow is not yet quite dried up, and that I will prove to the boy with these fists, if he comes back with three or four of the same mettle."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "We shall have peace for to-day at any rate from that audacious fellow," muttered he to himself, "and perhaps to-morrow too, for his blue bruises will be a greeting from me.
to-day
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From this reading "We shall have peace for to-day at any rate from that audacious fellow," muttered he to himself, "and perhaps to-morrow too, for his blue bruises will be a greeting from me.
to-morrow
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From this reading "We shall have peace for to-day at any rate from that audacious fellow," muttered he to himself, "and perhaps to-morrow too, for his blue bruises will be a greeting from me.
too
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From this reading "We shall have peace for to-day at any rate from that audacious fellow," muttered he to himself, "and perhaps to-morrow too, for his blue bruises will be a greeting from me.
up
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From this reading "She will attract the attention of Damianus or Salathiel or one of the others up there," thought Paulus as he heard Sirona's call once more, and, following her voice, he went hastily and excitedly down the mountainside.
voice
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From this reading "She will attract the attention of Damianus or Salathiel or one of the others up there," thought Paulus as he heard Sirona's call once more, and, following her voice, he went hastily and excitedly down the mountainside.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We shall have peace for to-day at any rate from that audacious fellow," muttered he to himself, "and perhaps to-morrow too, for his blue bruises will be a greeting from me.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "She will attract the attention of Damianus or Salathiel or one of the others up there," thought Paulus as he heard Sirona's call once more, and, following her voice, he went hastily and excitedly down the mountainside.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But how difficult it is to forget what we have once known!
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The grip, with which I flung him, I learned--how long ago?--from the chief-gymnast at Delphi.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "She will attract the attention of Damianus or Salathiel or one of the others up there," thought Paulus as he heard Sirona's call once more, and, following her voice, he went hastily and excitedly down the mountainside.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The grip, with which I flung him, I learned--how long ago?--from the chief-gymnast at Delphi.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading My marrow is not yet quite dried up, and that I will prove to the boy with these fists, if he comes back with three or four of the same mettle."
