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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 Then, excited by the brandy, the old man seized the pugilist round the waist, shook him for a few moments as he would have done with a little child, and pitched him at random to the other side of the road.
adversary
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From this reading The Prussian approached, his head down, making a lunge with his sword, sure of killing his adversary.
afresh
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From this reading Then, satisfied with this piece of work, he crossed his arms and began to laugh afresh.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading When he saw him coming the peasant seized his whip by the top of the handle, his big holly wood whip, straight, strong and supple as the sinew of an ox.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then, excited by the brandy, the old man seized the pugilist round the waist, shook him for a few moments as he would have done with a little child, and pitched him at random to the other side of the road.
Anthony
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From this reading But the soldier picked himself up in a hurry, his head bare, his helmet having rolled off, and drawing his sword he rushed over to Father Anthony.
approached
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From this reading The Prussian approached, his head down, making a lunge with his sword, sure of killing his adversary.
arms
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From this reading Then, satisfied with this piece of work, he crossed his arms and began to laugh afresh.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Then, excited by the brandy, the old man seized the pugilist round the waist, shook him for a few moments as he would have done with a little child, and pitched him at random to the other side of the road.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Then, excited by the brandy, the old man seized the pugilist round the waist, shook him for a few moments as he would have done with a little child, and pitched him at random to the other side of the road.
bare
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From this reading But the soldier picked himself up in a hurry, his head bare, his helmet having rolled off, and drawing his sword he rushed over to Father Anthony.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then, satisfied with this piece of work, he crossed his arms and began to laugh afresh.
big
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From this reading When he saw him coming the peasant seized his whip by the top of the handle, his big holly wood whip, straight, strong and supple as the sinew of an ox.
brandynounUS /ˈbrændi/
a strong alcoholic drink distilled from wine
From this reading Then, excited by the brandy, the old man seized the pugilist round the waist, shook him for a few moments as he would have done with a little child, and pitched him at random to the other side of the road.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the soldier picked himself up in a hurry, his head bare, his helmet having rolled off, and drawing his sword he rushed over to Father Anthony.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Then, excited by the brandy, the old man seized the pugilist round the waist, shook him for a few moments as he would have done with a little child, and pitched him at random to the other side of the road.
child
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From this reading Then, excited by the brandy, the old man seized the pugilist round the waist, shook him for a few moments as he would have done with a little child, and pitched him at random to the other side of the road.
coming
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From this reading When he saw him coming the peasant seized his whip by the top of the handle, his big holly wood whip, straight, strong and supple as the sinew of an ox.
crossed
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From this reading Then, satisfied with this piece of work, he crossed his arms and began to laugh afresh.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then, excited by the brandy, the old man seized the pugilist round the waist, shook him for a few moments as he would have done with a little child, and pitched him at random to the other side of the road.
down
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From this reading The Prussian approached, his head down, making a lunge with his sword, sure of killing his adversary.
drawing
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From this reading But the soldier picked himself up in a hurry, his head bare, his helmet having rolled off, and drawing his sword he rushed over to Father Anthony.
excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading Then, excited by the brandy, the old man seized the pugilist round the waist, shook him for a few moments as he would have done with a little child, and pitched him at random to the other side of the road.
Father
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From this reading But the soldier picked himself up in a hurry, his head bare, his helmet having rolled off, and drawing his sword he rushed over to Father Anthony.
few
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From this reading Then, excited by the brandy, the old man seized the pugilist round the waist, shook him for a few moments as he would have done with a little child, and pitched him at random to the other side of the road.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Then, excited by the brandy, the old man seized the pugilist round the waist, shook him for a few moments as he would have done with a little child, and pitched him at random to the other side of the road.
handle
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From this reading When he saw him coming the peasant seized his whip by the top of the handle, his big holly wood whip, straight, strong and supple as the sinew of an ox.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Then, excited by the brandy, the old man seized the pugilist round the waist, shook him for a few moments as he would have done with a little child, and pitched him at random to the other side of the road.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading But the soldier picked himself up in a hurry, his head bare, his helmet having rolled off, and drawing his sword he rushed over to Father Anthony.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then, excited by the brandy, the old man seized the pugilist round the waist, shook him for a few moments as he would have done with a little child, and pitched him at random to the other side of the road.
head
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From this reading But the soldier picked himself up in a hurry, his head bare, his helmet having rolled off, and drawing his sword he rushed over to Father Anthony.
helmet
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From this reading But the soldier picked himself up in a hurry, his head bare, his helmet having rolled off, and drawing his sword he rushed over to Father Anthony.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then, excited by the brandy, the old man seized the pugilist round the waist, shook him for a few moments as he would have done with a little child, and pitched him at random to the other side of the road.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading But the soldier picked himself up in a hurry, his head bare, his helmet having rolled off, and drawing his sword he rushed over to Father Anthony.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then, satisfied with this piece of work, he crossed his arms and began to laugh afresh.
holly
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From this reading When he saw him coming the peasant seized his whip by the top of the handle, his big holly wood whip, straight, strong and supple as the sinew of an ox.
hurry
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From this reading But the soldier picked himself up in a hurry, his head bare, his helmet having rolled off, and drawing his sword he rushed over to Father Anthony.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But the soldier picked himself up in a hurry, his head bare, his helmet having rolled off, and drawing his sword he rushed over to Father Anthony.
killing
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From this reading The Prussian approached, his head down, making a lunge with his sword, sure of killing his adversary.
laugh
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From this reading Then, satisfied with this piece of work, he crossed his arms and began to laugh afresh.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then, excited by the brandy, the old man seized the pugilist round the waist, shook him for a few moments as he would have done with a little child, and pitched him at random to the other side of the road.
lunge
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From this reading The Prussian approached, his head down, making a lunge with his sword, sure of killing his adversary.
making
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From this reading The Prussian approached, his head down, making a lunge with his sword, sure of killing his adversary.
man
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From this reading Then, excited by the brandy, the old man seized the pugilist round the waist, shook him for a few moments as he would have done with a little child, and pitched him at random to the other side of the road.
moments
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From this reading Then, excited by the brandy, the old man seized the pugilist round the waist, shook him for a few moments as he would have done with a little child, and pitched him at random to the other side of the road.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then, excited by the brandy, the old man seized the pugilist round the waist, shook him for a few moments as he would have done with a little child, and pitched him at random to the other side of the road.
off
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From this reading But the soldier picked himself up in a hurry, his head bare, his helmet having rolled off, and drawing his sword he rushed over to Father Anthony.
old
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From this reading Then, excited by the brandy, the old man seized the pugilist round the waist, shook him for a few moments as he would have done with a little child, and pitched him at random to the other side of the road.
other
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From this reading Then, excited by the brandy, the old man seized the pugilist round the waist, shook him for a few moments as he would have done with a little child, and pitched him at random to the other side of the road.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading But the soldier picked himself up in a hurry, his head bare, his helmet having rolled off, and drawing his sword he rushed over to Father Anthony.
ox
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From this reading When he saw him coming the peasant seized his whip by the top of the handle, his big holly wood whip, straight, strong and supple as the sinew of an ox.
peasant
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From this reading When he saw him coming the peasant seized his whip by the top of the handle, his big holly wood whip, straight, strong and supple as the sinew of an ox.
picked
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From this reading But the soldier picked himself up in a hurry, his head bare, his helmet having rolled off, and drawing his sword he rushed over to Father Anthony.
piece
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From this reading Then, satisfied with this piece of work, he crossed his arms and began to laugh afresh.
pitchednounUS /pitched/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then, excited by the brandy, the old man seized the pugilist round the waist, shook him for a few moments as he would have done with a little child, and pitched him at random to the other side of the road.
Prussian
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From this reading The Prussian approached, his head down, making a lunge with his sword, sure of killing his adversary.
pugilist
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From this reading Then, excited by the brandy, the old man seized the pugilist round the waist, shook him for a few moments as he would have done with a little child, and pitched him at random to the other side of the road.
random
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From this reading Then, excited by the brandy, the old man seized the pugilist round the waist, shook him for a few moments as he would have done with a little child, and pitched him at random to the other side of the road.
road
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From this reading Then, excited by the brandy, the old man seized the pugilist round the waist, shook him for a few moments as he would have done with a little child, and pitched him at random to the other side of the road.
rolled
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From this reading But the soldier picked himself up in a hurry, his head bare, his helmet having rolled off, and drawing his sword he rushed over to Father Anthony.
round
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From this reading Then, excited by the brandy, the old man seized the pugilist round the waist, shook him for a few moments as he would have done with a little child, and pitched him at random to the other side of the road.
rushed
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From this reading But the soldier picked himself up in a hurry, his head bare, his helmet having rolled off, and drawing his sword he rushed over to Father Anthony.
satisfied
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From this reading Then, satisfied with this piece of work, he crossed his arms and began to laugh afresh.
saw
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From this reading When he saw him coming the peasant seized his whip by the top of the handle, his big holly wood whip, straight, strong and supple as the sinew of an ox.
seized
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From this reading Then, excited by the brandy, the old man seized the pugilist round the waist, shook him for a few moments as he would have done with a little child, and pitched him at random to the other side of the road.
shook
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From this reading Then, excited by the brandy, the old man seized the pugilist round the waist, shook him for a few moments as he would have done with a little child, and pitched him at random to the other side of the road.
side
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From this reading Then, excited by the brandy, the old man seized the pugilist round the waist, shook him for a few moments as he would have done with a little child, and pitched him at random to the other side of the road.
sinew
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From this reading When he saw him coming the peasant seized his whip by the top of the handle, his big holly wood whip, straight, strong and supple as the sinew of an ox.
soldier
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From this reading But the soldier picked himself up in a hurry, his head bare, his helmet having rolled off, and drawing his sword he rushed over to Father Anthony.
straight
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From this reading When he saw him coming the peasant seized his whip by the top of the handle, his big holly wood whip, straight, strong and supple as the sinew of an ox.
strong
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From this reading When he saw him coming the peasant seized his whip by the top of the handle, his big holly wood whip, straight, strong and supple as the sinew of an ox.
supple
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From this reading When he saw him coming the peasant seized his whip by the top of the handle, his big holly wood whip, straight, strong and supple as the sinew of an ox.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Prussian approached, his head down, making a lunge with his sword, sure of killing his adversary.
sword
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From this reading But the soldier picked himself up in a hurry, his head bare, his helmet having rolled off, and drawing his sword he rushed over to Father Anthony.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then, excited by the brandy, the old man seized the pugilist round the waist, shook him for a few moments as he would have done with a little child, and pitched him at random to the other side of the road.
Then
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From this reading Then, excited by the brandy, the old man seized the pugilist round the waist, shook him for a few moments as he would have done with a little child, and pitched him at random to the other side of the road.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Then, satisfied with this piece of work, he crossed his arms and began to laugh afresh.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then, excited by the brandy, the old man seized the pugilist round the waist, shook him for a few moments as he would have done with a little child, and pitched him at random to the other side of the road.
top
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From this reading When he saw him coming the peasant seized his whip by the top of the handle, his big holly wood whip, straight, strong and supple as the sinew of an ox.
up
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From this reading But the soldier picked himself up in a hurry, his head bare, his helmet having rolled off, and drawing his sword he rushed over to Father Anthony.
waist
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From this reading Then, excited by the brandy, the old man seized the pugilist round the waist, shook him for a few moments as he would have done with a little child, and pitched him at random to the other side of the road.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When he saw him coming the peasant seized his whip by the top of the handle, his big holly wood whip, straight, strong and supple as the sinew of an ox.
whip
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From this reading When he saw him coming the peasant seized his whip by the top of the handle, his big holly wood whip, straight, strong and supple as the sinew of an ox.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then, excited by the brandy, the old man seized the pugilist round the waist, shook him for a few moments as he would have done with a little child, and pitched him at random to the other side of the road.
wood
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From this reading When he saw him coming the peasant seized his whip by the top of the handle, his big holly wood whip, straight, strong and supple as the sinew of an ox.
work
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From this reading Then, satisfied with this piece of work, he crossed his arms and began to laugh afresh.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Then, excited by the brandy, the old man seized the pugilist round the waist, shook him for a few moments as he would have done with a little child, and pitched him at random to the other side of the road.
