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Chapter XXXIV
THE WILD BEAST LEAPS Tom Morse was chopping wood. He knew how to handle an axe. His strokes fell sure and strong, with the full circling sweep of the expert. The young tree crashed down and he began to lop off its branches. Halfway up the trunk he stopped and raised his head to listen.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The young tree crashed down and he began to lop off its branches.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Halfway up the trunk he stopped and raised his head to listen.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “His strokes fell sure and strong, with the full circling sweep of the expert.”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He knew how to handle an axe.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His strokes fell sure and strong, with the full circling sweep of the expert.
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From this reading He knew how to handle an axe.
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From this reading THE WILD BEAST LEAPS Tom Morse was chopping wood.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The young tree crashed down and he began to lop off its branches.
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From this reading The young tree crashed down and he began to lop off its branches.
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From this reading THE WILD BEAST LEAPS Tom Morse was chopping wood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His strokes fell sure and strong, with the full circling sweep of the expert.
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From this reading The young tree crashed down and he began to lop off its branches.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The young tree crashed down and he began to lop off its branches.
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From this reading His strokes fell sure and strong, with the full circling sweep of the expert.
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From this reading His strokes fell sure and strong, with the full circling sweep of the expert.
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From this reading His strokes fell sure and strong, with the full circling sweep of the expert.
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From this reading Halfway up the trunk he stopped and raised his head to listen.
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From this reading He knew how to handle an axe.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He knew how to handle an axe.
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From this reading Halfway up the trunk he stopped and raised his head to listen.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His strokes fell sure and strong, with the full circling sweep of the expert.
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From this reading He knew how to handle an axe.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The young tree crashed down and he began to lop off its branches.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He knew how to handle an axe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE WILD BEAST LEAPS Tom Morse was chopping wood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Halfway up the trunk he stopped and raised his head to listen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The young tree crashed down and he began to lop off its branches.
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From this reading THE WILD BEAST LEAPS Tom Morse was chopping wood.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His strokes fell sure and strong, with the full circling sweep of the expert.
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From this reading The young tree crashed down and he began to lop off its branches.
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From this reading Halfway up the trunk he stopped and raised his head to listen.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Halfway up the trunk he stopped and raised his head to listen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His strokes fell sure and strong, with the full circling sweep of the expert.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His strokes fell sure and strong, with the full circling sweep of the expert.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His strokes fell sure and strong, with the full circling sweep of the expert.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His strokes fell sure and strong, with the full circling sweep of the expert.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WILD BEAST LEAPS Tom Morse was chopping wood.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He knew how to handle an axe.
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From this reading THE WILD BEAST LEAPS Tom Morse was chopping wood.
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From this reading The young tree crashed down and he began to lop off its branches.
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From this reading Halfway up the trunk he stopped and raised his head to listen.
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From this reading Halfway up the trunk he stopped and raised his head to listen.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE WILD BEAST LEAPS Tom Morse was chopping wood.
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From this reading THE WILD BEAST LEAPS Tom Morse was chopping wood.
in the company of; together with
From this reading His strokes fell sure and strong, with the full circling sweep of the expert.
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From this reading THE WILD BEAST LEAPS Tom Morse was chopping wood.
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From this reading The young tree crashed down and he began to lop off its branches.
