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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 A great arm encircled the beast's neck as it reared and turned to rend this new assailant.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading He saw an almost naked man drop from the tree above them full upon the lion's back.
aghast
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From this reading He saw the lion wheel to spring upon Orman; then he saw something that left him stunned, aghast.
almost
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From this reading He saw an almost naked man drop from the tree above them full upon the lion's back.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He saw an almost naked man drop from the tree above them full upon the lion's back.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A great arm encircled the beast's neck as it reared and turned to rend this new assailant.
arm
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From this reading A great arm encircled the beast's neck as it reared and turned to rend this new assailant.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A great arm encircled the beast's neck as it reared and turned to rend this new assailant.
assailant
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From this reading A great arm encircled the beast's neck as it reared and turned to rend this new assailant.
back
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From this reading He saw an almost naked man drop from the tree above them full upon the lion's back.
beast's
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From this reading A great arm encircled the beast's neck as it reared and turned to rend this new assailant.
belly
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From this reading Bronzed legs locked quickly beneath its belly.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Bronzed legs locked quickly beneath its belly.
Bronzed
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From this reading Bronzed legs locked quickly beneath its belly.
clutched
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From this reading West stood paralyzed, his useless weapon clutched in his hands.
drop
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From this reading He saw an almost naked man drop from the tree above them full upon the lion's back.
encircled
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From this reading A great arm encircled the beast's neck as it reared and turned to rend this new assailant.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He saw an almost naked man drop from the tree above them full upon the lion's back.
full
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From this reading He saw an almost naked man drop from the tree above them full upon the lion's back.
great
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From this reading A great arm encircled the beast's neck as it reared and turned to rend this new assailant.
hands
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From this reading West stood paralyzed, his useless weapon clutched in his hands.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He saw the lion wheel to spring upon Orman; then he saw something that left him stunned, aghast.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He saw the lion wheel to spring upon Orman; then he saw something that left him stunned, aghast.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading West stood paralyzed, his useless weapon clutched in his hands.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading West stood paralyzed, his useless weapon clutched in his hands.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A great arm encircled the beast's neck as it reared and turned to rend this new assailant.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Bronzed legs locked quickly beneath its belly.
left
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From this reading He saw the lion wheel to spring upon Orman; then he saw something that left him stunned, aghast.
legs
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From this reading Bronzed legs locked quickly beneath its belly.
lion
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From this reading He saw the lion wheel to spring upon Orman; then he saw something that left him stunned, aghast.
lion's
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From this reading He saw an almost naked man drop from the tree above them full upon the lion's back.
locked
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From this reading Bronzed legs locked quickly beneath its belly.
man
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From this reading He saw an almost naked man drop from the tree above them full upon the lion's back.
naked
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From this reading He saw an almost naked man drop from the tree above them full upon the lion's back.
neck
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From this reading A great arm encircled the beast's neck as it reared and turned to rend this new assailant.
new
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From this reading A great arm encircled the beast's neck as it reared and turned to rend this new assailant.
Orman
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From this reading He saw the lion wheel to spring upon Orman; then he saw something that left him stunned, aghast.
paralyzed
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From this reading West stood paralyzed, his useless weapon clutched in his hands.
quickly
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From this reading Bronzed legs locked quickly beneath its belly.
reared
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From this reading A great arm encircled the beast's neck as it reared and turned to rend this new assailant.
rend
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From this reading A great arm encircled the beast's neck as it reared and turned to rend this new assailant.
saw
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From this reading He saw the lion wheel to spring upon Orman; then he saw something that left him stunned, aghast.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading He saw the lion wheel to spring upon Orman; then he saw something that left him stunned, aghast.
spring
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From this reading He saw the lion wheel to spring upon Orman; then he saw something that left him stunned, aghast.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading West stood paralyzed, his useless weapon clutched in his hands.
stunned
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From this reading He saw the lion wheel to spring upon Orman; then he saw something that left him stunned, aghast.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He saw the lion wheel to spring upon Orman; then he saw something that left him stunned, aghast.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He saw the lion wheel to spring upon Orman; then he saw something that left him stunned, aghast.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He saw an almost naked man drop from the tree above them full upon the lion's back.
then
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From this reading He saw the lion wheel to spring upon Orman; then he saw something that left him stunned, aghast.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A great arm encircled the beast's neck as it reared and turned to rend this new assailant.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He saw the lion wheel to spring upon Orman; then he saw something that left him stunned, aghast.
tree
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From this reading He saw an almost naked man drop from the tree above them full upon the lion's back.
turned
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From this reading A great arm encircled the beast's neck as it reared and turned to rend this new assailant.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He saw the lion wheel to spring upon Orman; then he saw something that left him stunned, aghast.
useless
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From this reading West stood paralyzed, his useless weapon clutched in his hands.
weapon
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From this reading West stood paralyzed, his useless weapon clutched in his hands.
West
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From this reading West stood paralyzed, his useless weapon clutched in his hands.
wheel
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From this reading He saw the lion wheel to spring upon Orman; then he saw something that left him stunned, aghast.
