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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 bleeding from a dozen wounds, where the fangs of the wolves had reached to his flesh, and he felt in his breast that old and terrible pain, of which no one knew the meaning but himself.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading He dragged in log after log, piled them on the fire until the flames leaped tip to the crisping needles of the limbs above, and heaped a supply close at hand for use later in the night.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He dragged in log after log, piled them on the fire until the flames leaped tip to the crisping needles of the limbs above, and heaped a supply close at hand for use later in the night.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading JOAN On the edge of the cedar and spruce forest old Pierre Radisson built the fire.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He dragged in log after log, piled them on the fire until the flames leaped tip to the crisping needles of the limbs above, and heaped a supply close at hand for use later in the night.
baby
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From this reading She was holding her baby close to her breast.
bleeding
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From this reading He was bleeding from a dozen wounds, where the fangs of the wolves had reached to his flesh, and he felt in his breast that old and terrible pain, of which no one knew the meaning but himself.
breast
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From this reading He was bleeding from a dozen wounds, where the fangs of the wolves had reached to his flesh, and he felt in his breast that old and terrible pain, of which no one knew the meaning but himself.
built
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From this reading JOAN On the edge of the cedar and spruce forest old Pierre Radisson built the fire.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He was bleeding from a dozen wounds, where the fangs of the wolves had reached to his flesh, and he felt in his breast that old and terrible pain, of which no one knew the meaning but himself.
cedar
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From this reading JOAN On the edge of the cedar and spruce forest old Pierre Radisson built the fire.
close
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From this reading He dragged in log after log, piled them on the fire until the flames leaped tip to the crisping needles of the limbs above, and heaped a supply close at hand for use later in the night.
crisping
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From this reading He dragged in log after log, piled them on the fire until the flames leaped tip to the crisping needles of the limbs above, and heaped a supply close at hand for use later in the night.
dozen
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From this reading He was bleeding from a dozen wounds, where the fangs of the wolves had reached to his flesh, and he felt in his breast that old and terrible pain, of which no one knew the meaning but himself.
dragged
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From this reading He dragged in log after log, piled them on the fire until the flames leaped tip to the crisping needles of the limbs above, and heaped a supply close at hand for use later in the night.
edge
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From this reading JOAN On the edge of the cedar and spruce forest old Pierre Radisson built the fire.
fangs
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From this reading He was bleeding from a dozen wounds, where the fangs of the wolves had reached to his flesh, and he felt in his breast that old and terrible pain, of which no one knew the meaning but himself.
fearful
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From this reading From the sledge Joan watched him, still wild-eyed and fearful, still trembling.
felt
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From this reading He was bleeding from a dozen wounds, where the fangs of the wolves had reached to his flesh, and he felt in his breast that old and terrible pain, of which no one knew the meaning but himself.
fire
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From this reading JOAN On the edge of the cedar and spruce forest old Pierre Radisson built the fire.
flames
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From this reading He dragged in log after log, piled them on the fire until the flames leaped tip to the crisping needles of the limbs above, and heaped a supply close at hand for use later in the night.
flesh
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From this reading He was bleeding from a dozen wounds, where the fangs of the wolves had reached to his flesh, and he felt in his breast that old and terrible pain, of which no one knew the meaning but himself.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He dragged in log after log, piled them on the fire until the flames leaped tip to the crisping needles of the limbs above, and heaped a supply close at hand for use later in the night.
forest
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From this reading JOAN On the edge of the cedar and spruce forest old Pierre Radisson built the fire.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He was bleeding from a dozen wounds, where the fangs of the wolves had reached to his flesh, and he felt in his breast that old and terrible pain, of which no one knew the meaning but himself.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was bleeding from a dozen wounds, where the fangs of the wolves had reached to his flesh, and he felt in his breast that old and terrible pain, of which no one knew the meaning but himself.
hand
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From this reading He dragged in log after log, piled them on the fire until the flames leaped tip to the crisping needles of the limbs above, and heaped a supply close at hand for use later in the night.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was bleeding from a dozen wounds, where the fangs of the wolves had reached to his flesh, and he felt in his breast that old and terrible pain, of which no one knew the meaning but himself.
heaped
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From this reading He dragged in log after log, piled them on the fire until the flames leaped tip to the crisping needles of the limbs above, and heaped a supply close at hand for use later in the night.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was holding her baby close to her breast.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading From the sledge Joan watched him, still wild-eyed and fearful, still trembling.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He was bleeding from a dozen wounds, where the fangs of the wolves had reached to his flesh, and he felt in his breast that old and terrible pain, of which no one knew the meaning but himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was bleeding from a dozen wounds, where the fangs of the wolves had reached to his flesh, and he felt in his breast that old and terrible pain, of which no one knew the meaning but himself.
holding
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From this reading She was holding her baby close to her breast.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was bleeding from a dozen wounds, where the fangs of the wolves had reached to his flesh, and he felt in his breast that old and terrible pain, of which no one knew the meaning but himself.
JOAN
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From this reading JOAN On the edge of the cedar and spruce forest old Pierre Radisson built the fire.
knew
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From this reading He was bleeding from a dozen wounds, where the fangs of the wolves had reached to his flesh, and he felt in his breast that old and terrible pain, of which no one knew the meaning but himself.
later
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From this reading He dragged in log after log, piled them on the fire until the flames leaped tip to the crisping needles of the limbs above, and heaped a supply close at hand for use later in the night.
leaped
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From this reading He dragged in log after log, piled them on the fire until the flames leaped tip to the crisping needles of the limbs above, and heaped a supply close at hand for use later in the night.
limbs
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From this reading He dragged in log after log, piled them on the fire until the flames leaped tip to the crisping needles of the limbs above, and heaped a supply close at hand for use later in the night.
log
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From this reading He dragged in log after log, piled them on the fire until the flames leaped tip to the crisping needles of the limbs above, and heaped a supply close at hand for use later in the night.
meaning
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From this reading He was bleeding from a dozen wounds, where the fangs of the wolves had reached to his flesh, and he felt in his breast that old and terrible pain, of which no one knew the meaning but himself.
needles
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From this reading He dragged in log after log, piled them on the fire until the flames leaped tip to the crisping needles of the limbs above, and heaped a supply close at hand for use later in the night.
night
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From this reading He dragged in log after log, piled them on the fire until the flames leaped tip to the crisping needles of the limbs above, and heaped a supply close at hand for use later in the night.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He was bleeding from a dozen wounds, where the fangs of the wolves had reached to his flesh, and he felt in his breast that old and terrible pain, of which no one knew the meaning but himself.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading JOAN On the edge of the cedar and spruce forest old Pierre Radisson built the fire.
old
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From this reading JOAN On the edge of the cedar and spruce forest old Pierre Radisson built the fire.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading JOAN On the edge of the cedar and spruce forest old Pierre Radisson built the fire.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He was bleeding from a dozen wounds, where the fangs of the wolves had reached to his flesh, and he felt in his breast that old and terrible pain, of which no one knew the meaning but himself.
pain
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From this reading He was bleeding from a dozen wounds, where the fangs of the wolves had reached to his flesh, and he felt in his breast that old and terrible pain, of which no one knew the meaning but himself.
Pierre
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From this reading JOAN On the edge of the cedar and spruce forest old Pierre Radisson built the fire.
piled
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From this reading He dragged in log after log, piled them on the fire until the flames leaped tip to the crisping needles of the limbs above, and heaped a supply close at hand for use later in the night.
Radisson
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From this reading JOAN On the edge of the cedar and spruce forest old Pierre Radisson built the fire.
reached
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From this reading He was bleeding from a dozen wounds, where the fangs of the wolves had reached to his flesh, and he felt in his breast that old and terrible pain, of which no one knew the meaning but himself.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was holding her baby close to her breast.
sledge
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From this reading From the sledge Joan watched him, still wild-eyed and fearful, still trembling.
spruce
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From this reading JOAN On the edge of the cedar and spruce forest old Pierre Radisson built the fire.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From the sledge Joan watched him, still wild-eyed and fearful, still trembling.
supply
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From this reading He dragged in log after log, piled them on the fire until the flames leaped tip to the crisping needles of the limbs above, and heaped a supply close at hand for use later in the night.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was bleeding from a dozen wounds, where the fangs of the wolves had reached to his flesh, and he felt in his breast that old and terrible pain, of which no one knew the meaning but himself.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was bleeding from a dozen wounds, where the fangs of the wolves had reached to his flesh, and he felt in his breast that old and terrible pain, of which no one knew the meaning but himself.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JOAN On the edge of the cedar and spruce forest old Pierre Radisson built the fire.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He dragged in log after log, piled them on the fire until the flames leaped tip to the crisping needles of the limbs above, and heaped a supply close at hand for use later in the night.
tip
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From this reading He dragged in log after log, piled them on the fire until the flames leaped tip to the crisping needles of the limbs above, and heaped a supply close at hand for use later in the night.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was bleeding from a dozen wounds, where the fangs of the wolves had reached to his flesh, and he felt in his breast that old and terrible pain, of which no one knew the meaning but himself.
trembling
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From this reading From the sledge Joan watched him, still wild-eyed and fearful, still trembling.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading He dragged in log after log, piled them on the fire until the flames leaped tip to the crisping needles of the limbs above, and heaped a supply close at hand for use later in the night.
use
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From this reading He dragged in log after log, piled them on the fire until the flames leaped tip to the crisping needles of the limbs above, and heaped a supply close at hand for use later in the night.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was bleeding from a dozen wounds, where the fangs of the wolves had reached to his flesh, and he felt in his breast that old and terrible pain, of which no one knew the meaning but himself.
watched
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From this reading From the sledge Joan watched him, still wild-eyed and fearful, still trembling.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading He was bleeding from a dozen wounds, where the fangs of the wolves had reached to his flesh, and he felt in his breast that old and terrible pain, of which no one knew the meaning but himself.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He was bleeding from a dozen wounds, where the fangs of the wolves had reached to his flesh, and he felt in his breast that old and terrible pain, of which no one knew the meaning but himself.
wild-eyed
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From this reading From the sledge Joan watched him, still wild-eyed and fearful, still trembling.
wolves
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From this reading He was bleeding from a dozen wounds, where the fangs of the wolves had reached to his flesh, and he felt in his breast that old and terrible pain, of which no one knew the meaning but himself.
wounds
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From this reading He was bleeding from a dozen wounds, where the fangs of the wolves had reached to his flesh, and he felt in his breast that old and terrible pain, of which no one knew the meaning but himself.
