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all
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From this reading He could do nothing at all to damage his antagonist, and the Jaguar hurt him, keeping his teeth jammed into the very tenderest spot in his whole body.
Alligator
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From this reading As it may well be imagined, the Alligator soon began to be very tired of this sort of thing.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He could do nothing at all to damage his antagonist, and the Jaguar hurt him, keeping his teeth jammed into the very tenderest spot in his whole body.
antagonist
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From this reading He could do nothing at all to damage his antagonist, and the Jaguar hurt him, keeping his teeth jammed into the very tenderest spot in his whole body.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As it may well be imagined, the Alligator soon began to be very tired of this sort of thing.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He could do nothing at all to damage his antagonist, and the Jaguar hurt him, keeping his teeth jammed into the very tenderest spot in his whole body.
banks
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From this reading So, gradually, he pulled himself, Jaguar and all, down to the river, and, as the banks sloped quite suddenly at this place, he soon plunged into deep water, with his bloodthirsty enemy still hanging fiercely to him.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading As it may well be imagined, the Alligator soon began to be very tired of this sort of thing.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As it may well be imagined, the Alligator soon began to be very tired of this sort of thing.
bloodthirsty
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From this reading So, gradually, he pulled himself, Jaguar and all, down to the river, and, as the banks sloped quite suddenly at this place, he soon plunged into deep water, with his bloodthirsty enemy still hanging fiercely to him.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He could do nothing at all to damage his antagonist, and the Jaguar hurt him, keeping his teeth jammed into the very tenderest spot in his whole body.
came
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From this reading So he came to the conclusion that, if he could do nothing else, he would go home.
chose
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From this reading If the Jaguar chose to follow him, he could not help it, of course.
conclusion
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From this reading So he came to the conclusion that, if he could do nothing else, he would go home.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He could do nothing at all to damage his antagonist, and the Jaguar hurt him, keeping his teeth jammed into the very tenderest spot in his whole body.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If the Jaguar chose to follow him, he could not help it, of course.
damage
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From this reading He could do nothing at all to damage his antagonist, and the Jaguar hurt him, keeping his teeth jammed into the very tenderest spot in his whole body.
deep
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From this reading So, gradually, he pulled himself, Jaguar and all, down to the river, and, as the banks sloped quite suddenly at this place, he soon plunged into deep water, with his bloodthirsty enemy still hanging fiercely to him.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading He could do nothing at all to damage his antagonist, and the Jaguar hurt him, keeping his teeth jammed into the very tenderest spot in his whole body.
down
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From this reading So, gradually, he pulled himself, Jaguar and all, down to the river, and, as the banks sloped quite suddenly at this place, he soon plunged into deep water, with his bloodthirsty enemy still hanging fiercely to him.
else
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From this reading So he came to the conclusion that, if he could do nothing else, he would go home.
enemy
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From this reading So, gradually, he pulled himself, Jaguar and all, down to the river, and, as the banks sloped quite suddenly at this place, he soon plunged into deep water, with his bloodthirsty enemy still hanging fiercely to him.
fiercely
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From this reading So, gradually, he pulled himself, Jaguar and all, down to the river, and, as the banks sloped quite suddenly at this place, he soon plunged into deep water, with his bloodthirsty enemy still hanging fiercely to him.
follow
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From this reading If the Jaguar chose to follow him, he could not help it, of course.
go
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From this reading So he came to the conclusion that, if he could do nothing else, he would go home.
gradually
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From this reading So, gradually, he pulled himself, Jaguar and all, down to the river, and, as the banks sloped quite suddenly at this place, he soon plunged into deep water, with his bloodthirsty enemy still hanging fiercely to him.
hanging
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From this reading So, gradually, he pulled himself, Jaguar and all, down to the river, and, as the banks sloped quite suddenly at this place, he soon plunged into deep water, with his bloodthirsty enemy still hanging fiercely to him.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He could do nothing at all to damage his antagonist, and the Jaguar hurt him, keeping his teeth jammed into the very tenderest spot in his whole body.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If the Jaguar chose to follow him, he could not help it, of course.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He could do nothing at all to damage his antagonist, and the Jaguar hurt him, keeping his teeth jammed into the very tenderest spot in his whole body.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading So, gradually, he pulled himself, Jaguar and all, down to the river, and, as the banks sloped quite suddenly at this place, he soon plunged into deep water, with his bloodthirsty enemy still hanging fiercely to him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He could do nothing at all to damage his antagonist, and the Jaguar hurt him, keeping his teeth jammed into the very tenderest spot in his whole body.
home
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From this reading So he came to the conclusion that, if he could do nothing else, he would go home.
hurt
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From this reading He could do nothing at all to damage his antagonist, and the Jaguar hurt him, keeping his teeth jammed into the very tenderest spot in his whole body.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading So he came to the conclusion that, if he could do nothing else, he would go home.
imagined
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From this reading As it may well be imagined, the Alligator soon began to be very tired of this sort of thing.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He could do nothing at all to damage his antagonist, and the Jaguar hurt him, keeping his teeth jammed into the very tenderest spot in his whole body.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He could do nothing at all to damage his antagonist, and the Jaguar hurt him, keeping his teeth jammed into the very tenderest spot in his whole body.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As it may well be imagined, the Alligator soon began to be very tired of this sort of thing.
Jaguar
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From this reading He could do nothing at all to damage his antagonist, and the Jaguar hurt him, keeping his teeth jammed into the very tenderest spot in his whole body.
jammed
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From this reading He could do nothing at all to damage his antagonist, and the Jaguar hurt him, keeping his teeth jammed into the very tenderest spot in his whole body.
keeping
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From this reading He could do nothing at all to damage his antagonist, and the Jaguar hurt him, keeping his teeth jammed into the very tenderest spot in his whole body.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading As it may well be imagined, the Alligator soon began to be very tired of this sort of thing.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading If the Jaguar chose to follow him, he could not help it, of course.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading He could do nothing at all to damage his antagonist, and the Jaguar hurt him, keeping his teeth jammed into the very tenderest spot in his whole body.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As it may well be imagined, the Alligator soon began to be very tired of this sort of thing.
place
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From this reading So, gradually, he pulled himself, Jaguar and all, down to the river, and, as the banks sloped quite suddenly at this place, he soon plunged into deep water, with his bloodthirsty enemy still hanging fiercely to him.
plunged
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From this reading So, gradually, he pulled himself, Jaguar and all, down to the river, and, as the banks sloped quite suddenly at this place, he soon plunged into deep water, with his bloodthirsty enemy still hanging fiercely to him.
pullednounUS /pulled/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So, gradually, he pulled himself, Jaguar and all, down to the river, and, as the banks sloped quite suddenly at this place, he soon plunged into deep water, with his bloodthirsty enemy still hanging fiercely to him.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So, gradually, he pulled himself, Jaguar and all, down to the river, and, as the banks sloped quite suddenly at this place, he soon plunged into deep water, with his bloodthirsty enemy still hanging fiercely to him.
river
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From this reading So, gradually, he pulled himself, Jaguar and all, down to the river, and, as the banks sloped quite suddenly at this place, he soon plunged into deep water, with his bloodthirsty enemy still hanging fiercely to him.
sloped
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From this reading So, gradually, he pulled himself, Jaguar and all, down to the river, and, as the banks sloped quite suddenly at this place, he soon plunged into deep water, with his bloodthirsty enemy still hanging fiercely to him.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So he came to the conclusion that, if he could do nothing else, he would go home.
soon
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From this reading As it may well be imagined, the Alligator soon began to be very tired of this sort of thing.
sort
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From this reading As it may well be imagined, the Alligator soon began to be very tired of this sort of thing.
spot
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From this reading He could do nothing at all to damage his antagonist, and the Jaguar hurt him, keeping his teeth jammed into the very tenderest spot in his whole body.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So, gradually, he pulled himself, Jaguar and all, down to the river, and, as the banks sloped quite suddenly at this place, he soon plunged into deep water, with his bloodthirsty enemy still hanging fiercely to him.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading So, gradually, he pulled himself, Jaguar and all, down to the river, and, as the banks sloped quite suddenly at this place, he soon plunged into deep water, with his bloodthirsty enemy still hanging fiercely to him.
teeth
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From this reading He could do nothing at all to damage his antagonist, and the Jaguar hurt him, keeping his teeth jammed into the very tenderest spot in his whole body.
tenderest
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From this reading He could do nothing at all to damage his antagonist, and the Jaguar hurt him, keeping his teeth jammed into the very tenderest spot in his whole body.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So he came to the conclusion that, if he could do nothing else, he would go home.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As it may well be imagined, the Alligator soon began to be very tired of this sort of thing.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As it may well be imagined, the Alligator soon began to be very tired of this sort of thing.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading As it may well be imagined, the Alligator soon began to be very tired of this sort of thing.
tired
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From this reading As it may well be imagined, the Alligator soon began to be very tired of this sort of thing.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As it may well be imagined, the Alligator soon began to be very tired of this sort of thing.
very
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From this reading As it may well be imagined, the Alligator soon began to be very tired of this sort of thing.
water
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From this reading So, gradually, he pulled himself, Jaguar and all, down to the river, and, as the banks sloped quite suddenly at this place, he soon plunged into deep water, with his bloodthirsty enemy still hanging fiercely to him.
well
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From this reading As it may well be imagined, the Alligator soon began to be very tired of this sort of thing.
whole
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From this reading He could do nothing at all to damage his antagonist, and the Jaguar hurt him, keeping his teeth jammed into the very tenderest spot in his whole body.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading So, gradually, he pulled himself, Jaguar and all, down to the river, and, as the banks sloped quite suddenly at this place, he soon plunged into deep water, with his bloodthirsty enemy still hanging fiercely to him.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading So he came to the conclusion that, if he could do nothing else, he would go home.
