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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 They also made it perfectly plain that they considered me a dangerous creature, and that having wiped the slate clean in so far as they were under obligations to me, they now considered me fair prey.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Should I again fall into their hands, they intimated it would go ill with me.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading They would not tell me in which direction Hooja had set forth with Dian, so I departed from Phutra, filled with bitterness against the Mahars, and rage toward the Sly One who had once again robbed me of my greatest treasure.
also
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From this reading They also made it perfectly plain that they considered me a dangerous creature, and that having wiped the slate clean in so far as they were under obligations to me, they now considered me fair prey.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They also made it perfectly plain that they considered me a dangerous creature, and that having wiped the slate clean in so far as they were under obligations to me, they now considered me fair prey.
Anoroc
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From this reading At first I was minded to go directly back to Anoroc; but upon second thought turned my face toward Sari, as I felt that somewhere in that direction Hooja would travel, his own country lying in that general direction.
any
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From this reading The Mahars set me free as they had promised, but with strict injunctions never to approach Phutra or any other Mahar city.
approach
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From this reading The Mahars set me free as they had promised, but with strict injunctions never to approach Phutra or any other Mahar city.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Mahars set me free as they had promised, but with strict injunctions never to approach Phutra or any other Mahar city.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At first I was minded to go directly back to Anoroc; but upon second thought turned my face toward Sari, as I felt that somewhere in that direction Hooja would travel, his own country lying in that general direction.
back
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From this reading At first I was minded to go directly back to Anoroc; but upon second thought turned my face toward Sari, as I felt that somewhere in that direction Hooja would travel, his own country lying in that general direction.
bitterness
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From this reading They would not tell me in which direction Hooja had set forth with Dian, so I departed from Phutra, filled with bitterness against the Mahars, and rage toward the Sly One who had once again robbed me of my greatest treasure.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The Mahars set me free as they had promised, but with strict injunctions never to approach Phutra or any other Mahar city.
city
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From this reading The Mahars set me free as they had promised, but with strict injunctions never to approach Phutra or any other Mahar city.
clean
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From this reading They also made it perfectly plain that they considered me a dangerous creature, and that having wiped the slate clean in so far as they were under obligations to me, they now considered me fair prey.
considered
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From this reading They also made it perfectly plain that they considered me a dangerous creature, and that having wiped the slate clean in so far as they were under obligations to me, they now considered me fair prey.
country
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From this reading At first I was minded to go directly back to Anoroc; but upon second thought turned my face toward Sari, as I felt that somewhere in that direction Hooja would travel, his own country lying in that general direction.
creaturenounUS /ˈcreature/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They also made it perfectly plain that they considered me a dangerous creature, and that having wiped the slate clean in so far as they were under obligations to me, they now considered me fair prey.
dangerous
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From this reading They also made it perfectly plain that they considered me a dangerous creature, and that having wiped the slate clean in so far as they were under obligations to me, they now considered me fair prey.
departed
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From this reading They would not tell me in which direction Hooja had set forth with Dian, so I departed from Phutra, filled with bitterness against the Mahars, and rage toward the Sly One who had once again robbed me of my greatest treasure.
Dian
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From this reading They would not tell me in which direction Hooja had set forth with Dian, so I departed from Phutra, filled with bitterness against the Mahars, and rage toward the Sly One who had once again robbed me of my greatest treasure.
direction
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From this reading They would not tell me in which direction Hooja had set forth with Dian, so I departed from Phutra, filled with bitterness against the Mahars, and rage toward the Sly One who had once again robbed me of my greatest treasure.
directlynounUS /ˈdirectly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At first I was minded to go directly back to Anoroc; but upon second thought turned my face toward Sari, as I felt that somewhere in that direction Hooja would travel, his own country lying in that general direction.
face
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From this reading At first I was minded to go directly back to Anoroc; but upon second thought turned my face toward Sari, as I felt that somewhere in that direction Hooja would travel, his own country lying in that general direction.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They also made it perfectly plain that they considered me a dangerous creature, and that having wiped the slate clean in so far as they were under obligations to me, they now considered me fair prey.
fall
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From this reading Should I again fall into their hands, they intimated it would go ill with me.
far
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From this reading They also made it perfectly plain that they considered me a dangerous creature, and that having wiped the slate clean in so far as they were under obligations to me, they now considered me fair prey.
felt
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From this reading At first I was minded to go directly back to Anoroc; but upon second thought turned my face toward Sari, as I felt that somewhere in that direction Hooja would travel, his own country lying in that general direction.
filled
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From this reading They would not tell me in which direction Hooja had set forth with Dian, so I departed from Phutra, filled with bitterness against the Mahars, and rage toward the Sly One who had once again robbed me of my greatest treasure.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At first I was minded to go directly back to Anoroc; but upon second thought turned my face toward Sari, as I felt that somewhere in that direction Hooja would travel, his own country lying in that general direction.
forth
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From this reading They would not tell me in which direction Hooja had set forth with Dian, so I departed from Phutra, filled with bitterness against the Mahars, and rage toward the Sly One who had once again robbed me of my greatest treasure.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading The Mahars set me free as they had promised, but with strict injunctions never to approach Phutra or any other Mahar city.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They would not tell me in which direction Hooja had set forth with Dian, so I departed from Phutra, filled with bitterness against the Mahars, and rage toward the Sly One who had once again robbed me of my greatest treasure.
general
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From this reading At first I was minded to go directly back to Anoroc; but upon second thought turned my face toward Sari, as I felt that somewhere in that direction Hooja would travel, his own country lying in that general direction.
go
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From this reading Should I again fall into their hands, they intimated it would go ill with me.
greatest
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From this reading They would not tell me in which direction Hooja had set forth with Dian, so I departed from Phutra, filled with bitterness against the Mahars, and rage toward the Sly One who had once again robbed me of my greatest treasure.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Mahars set me free as they had promised, but with strict injunctions never to approach Phutra or any other Mahar city.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Should I again fall into their hands, they intimated it would go ill with me.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading They also made it perfectly plain that they considered me a dangerous creature, and that having wiped the slate clean in so far as they were under obligations to me, they now considered me fair prey.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At first I was minded to go directly back to Anoroc; but upon second thought turned my face toward Sari, as I felt that somewhere in that direction Hooja would travel, his own country lying in that general direction.
Hooja
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From this reading They would not tell me in which direction Hooja had set forth with Dian, so I departed from Phutra, filled with bitterness against the Mahars, and rage toward the Sly One who had once again robbed me of my greatest treasure.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Should I again fall into their hands, they intimated it would go ill with me.
ill
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From this reading Should I again fall into their hands, they intimated it would go ill with me.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They also made it perfectly plain that they considered me a dangerous creature, and that having wiped the slate clean in so far as they were under obligations to me, they now considered me fair prey.
injunctions
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From this reading The Mahars set me free as they had promised, but with strict injunctions never to approach Phutra or any other Mahar city.
intimated
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From this reading Should I again fall into their hands, they intimated it would go ill with me.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Should I again fall into their hands, they intimated it would go ill with me.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They also made it perfectly plain that they considered me a dangerous creature, and that having wiped the slate clean in so far as they were under obligations to me, they now considered me fair prey.
lying
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From this reading At first I was minded to go directly back to Anoroc; but upon second thought turned my face toward Sari, as I felt that somewhere in that direction Hooja would travel, his own country lying in that general direction.
made
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From this reading They also made it perfectly plain that they considered me a dangerous creature, and that having wiped the slate clean in so far as they were under obligations to me, they now considered me fair prey.
Mahar
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From this reading The Mahars set me free as they had promised, but with strict injunctions never to approach Phutra or any other Mahar city.
Mahars
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From this reading The Mahars set me free as they had promised, but with strict injunctions never to approach Phutra or any other Mahar city.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Mahars set me free as they had promised, but with strict injunctions never to approach Phutra or any other Mahar city.
minded
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From this reading At first I was minded to go directly back to Anoroc; but upon second thought turned my face toward Sari, as I felt that somewhere in that direction Hooja would travel, his own country lying in that general direction.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading They would not tell me in which direction Hooja had set forth with Dian, so I departed from Phutra, filled with bitterness against the Mahars, and rage toward the Sly One who had once again robbed me of my greatest treasure.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Mahars set me free as they had promised, but with strict injunctions never to approach Phutra or any other Mahar city.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They would not tell me in which direction Hooja had set forth with Dian, so I departed from Phutra, filled with bitterness against the Mahars, and rage toward the Sly One who had once again robbed me of my greatest treasure.
now
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From this reading They also made it perfectly plain that they considered me a dangerous creature, and that having wiped the slate clean in so far as they were under obligations to me, they now considered me fair prey.
obligations
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From this reading They also made it perfectly plain that they considered me a dangerous creature, and that having wiped the slate clean in so far as they were under obligations to me, they now considered me fair prey.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They would not tell me in which direction Hooja had set forth with Dian, so I departed from Phutra, filled with bitterness against the Mahars, and rage toward the Sly One who had once again robbed me of my greatest treasure.
once
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From this reading They would not tell me in which direction Hooja had set forth with Dian, so I departed from Phutra, filled with bitterness against the Mahars, and rage toward the Sly One who had once again robbed me of my greatest treasure.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They would not tell me in which direction Hooja had set forth with Dian, so I departed from Phutra, filled with bitterness against the Mahars, and rage toward the Sly One who had once again robbed me of my greatest treasure.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The Mahars set me free as they had promised, but with strict injunctions never to approach Phutra or any other Mahar city.
other
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From this reading The Mahars set me free as they had promised, but with strict injunctions never to approach Phutra or any other Mahar city.
own
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From this reading At first I was minded to go directly back to Anoroc; but upon second thought turned my face toward Sari, as I felt that somewhere in that direction Hooja would travel, his own country lying in that general direction.
perfectly
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From this reading They also made it perfectly plain that they considered me a dangerous creature, and that having wiped the slate clean in so far as they were under obligations to me, they now considered me fair prey.
Phutra
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From this reading The Mahars set me free as they had promised, but with strict injunctions never to approach Phutra or any other Mahar city.
plain
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From this reading They also made it perfectly plain that they considered me a dangerous creature, and that having wiped the slate clean in so far as they were under obligations to me, they now considered me fair prey.
prey
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From this reading They also made it perfectly plain that they considered me a dangerous creature, and that having wiped the slate clean in so far as they were under obligations to me, they now considered me fair prey.
promised
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From this reading The Mahars set me free as they had promised, but with strict injunctions never to approach Phutra or any other Mahar city.
rage
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From this reading They would not tell me in which direction Hooja had set forth with Dian, so I departed from Phutra, filled with bitterness against the Mahars, and rage toward the Sly One who had once again robbed me of my greatest treasure.
robbed
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From this reading They would not tell me in which direction Hooja had set forth with Dian, so I departed from Phutra, filled with bitterness against the Mahars, and rage toward the Sly One who had once again robbed me of my greatest treasure.
Sari
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From this reading At first I was minded to go directly back to Anoroc; but upon second thought turned my face toward Sari, as I felt that somewhere in that direction Hooja would travel, his own country lying in that general direction.
second
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From this reading At first I was minded to go directly back to Anoroc; but upon second thought turned my face toward Sari, as I felt that somewhere in that direction Hooja would travel, his own country lying in that general direction.
set
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From this reading The Mahars set me free as they had promised, but with strict injunctions never to approach Phutra or any other Mahar city.
Shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Should I again fall into their hands, they intimated it would go ill with me.
slate
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From this reading They also made it perfectly plain that they considered me a dangerous creature, and that having wiped the slate clean in so far as they were under obligations to me, they now considered me fair prey.
Sly
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From this reading They would not tell me in which direction Hooja had set forth with Dian, so I departed from Phutra, filled with bitterness against the Mahars, and rage toward the Sly One who had once again robbed me of my greatest treasure.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They also made it perfectly plain that they considered me a dangerous creature, and that having wiped the slate clean in so far as they were under obligations to me, they now considered me fair prey.
somewhere
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From this reading At first I was minded to go directly back to Anoroc; but upon second thought turned my face toward Sari, as I felt that somewhere in that direction Hooja would travel, his own country lying in that general direction.
strict
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From this reading The Mahars set me free as they had promised, but with strict injunctions never to approach Phutra or any other Mahar city.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They would not tell me in which direction Hooja had set forth with Dian, so I departed from Phutra, filled with bitterness against the Mahars, and rage toward the Sly One who had once again robbed me of my greatest treasure.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They also made it perfectly plain that they considered me a dangerous creature, and that having wiped the slate clean in so far as they were under obligations to me, they now considered me fair prey.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Mahars set me free as they had promised, but with strict injunctions never to approach Phutra or any other Mahar city.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Should I again fall into their hands, they intimated it would go ill with me.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Mahars set me free as they had promised, but with strict injunctions never to approach Phutra or any other Mahar city.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At first I was minded to go directly back to Anoroc; but upon second thought turned my face toward Sari, as I felt that somewhere in that direction Hooja would travel, his own country lying in that general direction.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Mahars set me free as they had promised, but with strict injunctions never to approach Phutra or any other Mahar city.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading They would not tell me in which direction Hooja had set forth with Dian, so I departed from Phutra, filled with bitterness against the Mahars, and rage toward the Sly One who had once again robbed me of my greatest treasure.
travel
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From this reading At first I was minded to go directly back to Anoroc; but upon second thought turned my face toward Sari, as I felt that somewhere in that direction Hooja would travel, his own country lying in that general direction.
treasure
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From this reading They would not tell me in which direction Hooja had set forth with Dian, so I departed from Phutra, filled with bitterness against the Mahars, and rage toward the Sly One who had once again robbed me of my greatest treasure.
turned
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From this reading At first I was minded to go directly back to Anoroc; but upon second thought turned my face toward Sari, as I felt that somewhere in that direction Hooja would travel, his own country lying in that general direction.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading They also made it perfectly plain that they considered me a dangerous creature, and that having wiped the slate clean in so far as they were under obligations to me, they now considered me fair prey.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading At first I was minded to go directly back to Anoroc; but upon second thought turned my face toward Sari, as I felt that somewhere in that direction Hooja would travel, his own country lying in that general direction.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At first I was minded to go directly back to Anoroc; but upon second thought turned my face toward Sari, as I felt that somewhere in that direction Hooja would travel, his own country lying in that general direction.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They also made it perfectly plain that they considered me a dangerous creature, and that having wiped the slate clean in so far as they were under obligations to me, they now considered me fair prey.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They would not tell me in which direction Hooja had set forth with Dian, so I departed from Phutra, filled with bitterness against the Mahars, and rage toward the Sly One who had once again robbed me of my greatest treasure.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading They would not tell me in which direction Hooja had set forth with Dian, so I departed from Phutra, filled with bitterness against the Mahars, and rage toward the Sly One who had once again robbed me of my greatest treasure.
wiped
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From this reading They also made it perfectly plain that they considered me a dangerous creature, and that having wiped the slate clean in so far as they were under obligations to me, they now considered me fair prey.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Mahars set me free as they had promised, but with strict injunctions never to approach Phutra or any other Mahar city.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Should I again fall into their hands, they intimated it would go ill with me.
