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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 Rivera poured himself against the scoundrels like a torrent.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Doubtless, since my very palms itched to be about that employment, I would have had my hands on others of the rogue crew, but I was granted no chance.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Rivera poured himself against the scoundrels like a torrent.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Quick, catlike, springing in and out, he smote upon two of them as with a poleaxe, and they went to the grass like folk of wood.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Quick, catlike, springing in and out, he smote upon two of them as with a poleaxe, and they went to the grass like folk of wood.
balls
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From this reading The sound of the blows came to my ears as clearly as the click of balls in a billiard game.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Doubtless, since my very palms itched to be about that employment, I would have had my hands on others of the rogue crew, but I was granted no chance.
Beholding
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From this reading Beholding the thunderbolt work of Rivera, the others, losing courage, and with a concert of curses and growling cries, turned tail and ran.
billiard
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From this reading The sound of the blows came to my ears as clearly as the click of balls in a billiard game.
blows
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From this reading The sound of the blows came to my ears as clearly as the click of balls in a billiard game.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Doubtless, since my very palms itched to be about that employment, I would have had my hands on others of the rogue crew, but I was granted no chance.
came
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From this reading The sound of the blows came to my ears as clearly as the click of balls in a billiard game.
catlike
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From this reading Quick, catlike, springing in and out, he smote upon two of them as with a poleaxe, and they went to the grass like folk of wood.
chance
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From this reading Doubtless, since my very palms itched to be about that employment, I would have had my hands on others of the rogue crew, but I was granted no chance.
clearly
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From this reading The sound of the blows came to my ears as clearly as the click of balls in a billiard game.
click
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From this reading The sound of the blows came to my ears as clearly as the click of balls in a billiard game.
concert
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From this reading Beholding the thunderbolt work of Rivera, the others, losing courage, and with a concert of curses and growling cries, turned tail and ran.
courage
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From this reading Beholding the thunderbolt work of Rivera, the others, losing courage, and with a concert of curses and growling cries, turned tail and ran.
crewnounUS /crew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Doubtless, since my very palms itched to be about that employment, I would have had my hands on others of the rogue crew, but I was granted no chance.
cries
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From this reading Beholding the thunderbolt work of Rivera, the others, losing courage, and with a concert of curses and growling cries, turned tail and ran.
curses
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From this reading Beholding the thunderbolt work of Rivera, the others, losing courage, and with a concert of curses and growling cries, turned tail and ran.
Doubtless
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From this reading Doubtless, since my very palms itched to be about that employment, I would have had my hands on others of the rogue crew, but I was granted no chance.
ears
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From this reading The sound of the blows came to my ears as clearly as the click of balls in a billiard game.
employment
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From this reading Doubtless, since my very palms itched to be about that employment, I would have had my hands on others of the rogue crew, but I was granted no chance.
folk
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From this reading Quick, catlike, springing in and out, he smote upon two of them as with a poleaxe, and they went to the grass like folk of wood.
game
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From this reading The sound of the blows came to my ears as clearly as the click of balls in a billiard game.
granted
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From this reading Doubtless, since my very palms itched to be about that employment, I would have had my hands on others of the rogue crew, but I was granted no chance.
grass
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From this reading Quick, catlike, springing in and out, he smote upon two of them as with a poleaxe, and they went to the grass like folk of wood.
growlingnounUS /ˈgrowling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Beholding the thunderbolt work of Rivera, the others, losing courage, and with a concert of curses and growling cries, turned tail and ran.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Doubtless, since my very palms itched to be about that employment, I would have had my hands on others of the rogue crew, but I was granted no chance.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Doubtless, since my very palms itched to be about that employment, I would have had my hands on others of the rogue crew, but I was granted no chance.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Doubtless, since my very palms itched to be about that employment, I would have had my hands on others of the rogue crew, but I was granted no chance.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Quick, catlike, springing in and out, he smote upon two of them as with a poleaxe, and they went to the grass like folk of wood.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Rivera poured himself against the scoundrels like a torrent.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Doubtless, since my very palms itched to be about that employment, I would have had my hands on others of the rogue crew, but I was granted no chance.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Quick, catlike, springing in and out, he smote upon two of them as with a poleaxe, and they went to the grass like folk of wood.
itched
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From this reading Doubtless, since my very palms itched to be about that employment, I would have had my hands on others of the rogue crew, but I was granted no chance.
like
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From this reading Rivera poured himself against the scoundrels like a torrent.
losing
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From this reading Beholding the thunderbolt work of Rivera, the others, losing courage, and with a concert of curses and growling cries, turned tail and ran.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Doubtless, since my very palms itched to be about that employment, I would have had my hands on others of the rogue crew, but I was granted no chance.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Doubtless, since my very palms itched to be about that employment, I would have had my hands on others of the rogue crew, but I was granted no chance.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Doubtless, since my very palms itched to be about that employment, I would have had my hands on others of the rogue crew, but I was granted no chance.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Doubtless, since my very palms itched to be about that employment, I would have had my hands on others of the rogue crew, but I was granted no chance.
others
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From this reading Doubtless, since my very palms itched to be about that employment, I would have had my hands on others of the rogue crew, but I was granted no chance.
out
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From this reading Quick, catlike, springing in and out, he smote upon two of them as with a poleaxe, and they went to the grass like folk of wood.
palms
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From this reading Doubtless, since my very palms itched to be about that employment, I would have had my hands on others of the rogue crew, but I was granted no chance.
poleaxe
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From this reading Quick, catlike, springing in and out, he smote upon two of them as with a poleaxe, and they went to the grass like folk of wood.
poured
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From this reading Rivera poured himself against the scoundrels like a torrent.
Quick
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From this reading Quick, catlike, springing in and out, he smote upon two of them as with a poleaxe, and they went to the grass like folk of wood.
ran
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From this reading Beholding the thunderbolt work of Rivera, the others, losing courage, and with a concert of curses and growling cries, turned tail and ran.
Rivera
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From this reading Rivera poured himself against the scoundrels like a torrent.
rogue
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From this reading Doubtless, since my very palms itched to be about that employment, I would have had my hands on others of the rogue crew, but I was granted no chance.
scoundrels
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From this reading Rivera poured himself against the scoundrels like a torrent.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Doubtless, since my very palms itched to be about that employment, I would have had my hands on others of the rogue crew, but I was granted no chance.
smote
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From this reading Quick, catlike, springing in and out, he smote upon two of them as with a poleaxe, and they went to the grass like folk of wood.
sound
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From this reading The sound of the blows came to my ears as clearly as the click of balls in a billiard game.
springing
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From this reading Quick, catlike, springing in and out, he smote upon two of them as with a poleaxe, and they went to the grass like folk of wood.
tail
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From this reading Beholding the thunderbolt work of Rivera, the others, losing courage, and with a concert of curses and growling cries, turned tail and ran.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Doubtless, since my very palms itched to be about that employment, I would have had my hands on others of the rogue crew, but I was granted no chance.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Doubtless, since my very palms itched to be about that employment, I would have had my hands on others of the rogue crew, but I was granted no chance.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Quick, catlike, springing in and out, he smote upon two of them as with a poleaxe, and they went to the grass like folk of wood.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Quick, catlike, springing in and out, he smote upon two of them as with a poleaxe, and they went to the grass like folk of wood.
thunderbolt
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From this reading Beholding the thunderbolt work of Rivera, the others, losing courage, and with a concert of curses and growling cries, turned tail and ran.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Doubtless, since my very palms itched to be about that employment, I would have had my hands on others of the rogue crew, but I was granted no chance.
torrent
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From this reading Rivera poured himself against the scoundrels like a torrent.
turned
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From this reading Beholding the thunderbolt work of Rivera, the others, losing courage, and with a concert of curses and growling cries, turned tail and ran.
two
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From this reading Quick, catlike, springing in and out, he smote upon two of them as with a poleaxe, and they went to the grass like folk of wood.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Quick, catlike, springing in and out, he smote upon two of them as with a poleaxe, and they went to the grass like folk of wood.
very
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From this reading Doubtless, since my very palms itched to be about that employment, I would have had my hands on others of the rogue crew, but I was granted no chance.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Doubtless, since my very palms itched to be about that employment, I would have had my hands on others of the rogue crew, but I was granted no chance.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Quick, catlike, springing in and out, he smote upon two of them as with a poleaxe, and they went to the grass like folk of wood.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Quick, catlike, springing in and out, he smote upon two of them as with a poleaxe, and they went to the grass like folk of wood.
wood
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From this reading Quick, catlike, springing in and out, he smote upon two of them as with a poleaxe, and they went to the grass like folk of wood.
work
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From this reading Beholding the thunderbolt work of Rivera, the others, losing courage, and with a concert of curses and growling cries, turned tail and ran.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Doubtless, since my very palms itched to be about that employment, I would have had my hands on others of the rogue crew, but I was granted no chance.
