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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 First he selected a long, straight branch about two inches in diameter at its base.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading First he selected a long, straight branch about two inches in diameter at its base.
adduced
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From this reading And so Tarzan would gamble now, pitting the seemingly wild deductions of his shrewd brain against all the proofs of the bestial ferocity of his antagonists that his experience of them had adduced--against all the age-old folklore and legend that had been handed down for countless generations and passed on to him through the lips of Pan-at-lee.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading And so Tarzan would gamble now, pitting the seemingly wild deductions of his shrewd brain against all the proofs of the bestial ferocity of his antagonists that his experience of them had adduced--against all the age-old folklore and legend that had been handed down for countless generations and passed on to him through the lips of Pan-at-lee.
age-old
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From this reading And so Tarzan would gamble now, pitting the seemingly wild deductions of his shrewd brain against all the proofs of the bestial ferocity of his antagonists that his experience of them had adduced--against all the age-old folklore and legend that had been handed down for countless generations and passed on to him through the lips of Pan-at-lee.
all
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From this reading And so Tarzan would gamble now, pitting the seemingly wild deductions of his shrewd brain against all the proofs of the bestial ferocity of his antagonists that his experience of them had adduced--against all the age-old folklore and legend that had been handed down for countless generations and passed on to him through the lips of Pan-at-lee.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And so Tarzan would gamble now, pitting the seemingly wild deductions of his shrewd brain against all the proofs of the bestial ferocity of his antagonists that his experience of them had adduced--against all the age-old folklore and legend that had been handed down for countless generations and passed on to him through the lips of Pan-at-lee.
antagonists
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From this reading And so Tarzan would gamble now, pitting the seemingly wild deductions of his shrewd brain against all the proofs of the bestial ferocity of his antagonists that his experience of them had adduced--against all the age-old folklore and legend that had been handed down for countless generations and passed on to him through the lips of Pan-at-lee.
any
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From this reading Yet as he worked in preparation for the greatest play that man can make in the game of life, he smiled; nor was there any indication of haste or excitement or nervousness in his demeanor.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Yet as he worked in preparation for the greatest play that man can make in the game of life, he smiled; nor was there any indication of haste or excitement or nervousness in his demeanor.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading First he selected a long, straight branch about two inches in diameter at its base.
base
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From this reading First he selected a long, straight branch about two inches in diameter at its base.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And so Tarzan would gamble now, pitting the seemingly wild deductions of his shrewd brain against all the proofs of the bestial ferocity of his antagonists that his experience of them had adduced--against all the age-old folklore and legend that had been handed down for countless generations and passed on to him through the lips of Pan-at-lee.
bestial
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From this reading And so Tarzan would gamble now, pitting the seemingly wild deductions of his shrewd brain against all the proofs of the bestial ferocity of his antagonists that his experience of them had adduced--against all the age-old folklore and legend that had been handed down for countless generations and passed on to him through the lips of Pan-at-lee.
brain
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From this reading And so Tarzan would gamble now, pitting the seemingly wild deductions of his shrewd brain against all the proofs of the bestial ferocity of his antagonists that his experience of them had adduced--against all the age-old folklore and legend that had been handed down for countless generations and passed on to him through the lips of Pan-at-lee.
branch
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From this reading First he selected a long, straight branch about two inches in diameter at its base.
branches
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From this reading This he cut from the tree with his knife, removed the smaller branches and twigs until he had fashioned a pole about ten feet in length.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Yet as he worked in preparation for the greatest play that man can make in the game of life, he smiled; nor was there any indication of haste or excitement or nervousness in his demeanor.
countless
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From this reading And so Tarzan would gamble now, pitting the seemingly wild deductions of his shrewd brain against all the proofs of the bestial ferocity of his antagonists that his experience of them had adduced--against all the age-old folklore and legend that had been handed down for countless generations and passed on to him through the lips of Pan-at-lee.
cut
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From this reading This he cut from the tree with his knife, removed the smaller branches and twigs until he had fashioned a pole about ten feet in length.
deductions
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From this reading And so Tarzan would gamble now, pitting the seemingly wild deductions of his shrewd brain against all the proofs of the bestial ferocity of his antagonists that his experience of them had adduced--against all the age-old folklore and legend that had been handed down for countless generations and passed on to him through the lips of Pan-at-lee.
demeanor
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From this reading Yet as he worked in preparation for the greatest play that man can make in the game of life, he smiled; nor was there any indication of haste or excitement or nervousness in his demeanor.
diameter
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From this reading First he selected a long, straight branch about two inches in diameter at its base.
down
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From this reading And so Tarzan would gamble now, pitting the seemingly wild deductions of his shrewd brain against all the proofs of the bestial ferocity of his antagonists that his experience of them had adduced--against all the age-old folklore and legend that had been handed down for countless generations and passed on to him through the lips of Pan-at-lee.
end
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From this reading This he sharpened at the smaller end.
excitement
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From this reading Yet as he worked in preparation for the greatest play that man can make in the game of life, he smiled; nor was there any indication of haste or excitement or nervousness in his demeanor.
experience
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From this reading And so Tarzan would gamble now, pitting the seemingly wild deductions of his shrewd brain against all the proofs of the bestial ferocity of his antagonists that his experience of them had adduced--against all the age-old folklore and legend that had been handed down for countless generations and passed on to him through the lips of Pan-at-lee.
fashioned
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From this reading This he cut from the tree with his knife, removed the smaller branches and twigs until he had fashioned a pole about ten feet in length.
feet
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From this reading This he cut from the tree with his knife, removed the smaller branches and twigs until he had fashioned a pole about ten feet in length.
ferocity
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From this reading And so Tarzan would gamble now, pitting the seemingly wild deductions of his shrewd brain against all the proofs of the bestial ferocity of his antagonists that his experience of them had adduced--against all the age-old folklore and legend that had been handed down for countless generations and passed on to him through the lips of Pan-at-lee.
FirstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading First he selected a long, straight branch about two inches in diameter at its base.
folklore
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From this reading And so Tarzan would gamble now, pitting the seemingly wild deductions of his shrewd brain against all the proofs of the bestial ferocity of his antagonists that his experience of them had adduced--against all the age-old folklore and legend that had been handed down for countless generations and passed on to him through the lips of Pan-at-lee.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And so Tarzan would gamble now, pitting the seemingly wild deductions of his shrewd brain against all the proofs of the bestial ferocity of his antagonists that his experience of them had adduced--against all the age-old folklore and legend that had been handed down for countless generations and passed on to him through the lips of Pan-at-lee.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading This he cut from the tree with his knife, removed the smaller branches and twigs until he had fashioned a pole about ten feet in length.
gamble
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From this reading And so Tarzan would gamble now, pitting the seemingly wild deductions of his shrewd brain against all the proofs of the bestial ferocity of his antagonists that his experience of them had adduced--against all the age-old folklore and legend that had been handed down for countless generations and passed on to him through the lips of Pan-at-lee.
game
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From this reading Yet as he worked in preparation for the greatest play that man can make in the game of life, he smiled; nor was there any indication of haste or excitement or nervousness in his demeanor.
generations
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From this reading And so Tarzan would gamble now, pitting the seemingly wild deductions of his shrewd brain against all the proofs of the bestial ferocity of his antagonists that his experience of them had adduced--against all the age-old folklore and legend that had been handed down for countless generations and passed on to him through the lips of Pan-at-lee.
greatest
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From this reading Yet as he worked in preparation for the greatest play that man can make in the game of life, he smiled; nor was there any indication of haste or excitement or nervousness in his demeanor.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And so Tarzan would gamble now, pitting the seemingly wild deductions of his shrewd brain against all the proofs of the bestial ferocity of his antagonists that his experience of them had adduced--against all the age-old folklore and legend that had been handed down for countless generations and passed on to him through the lips of Pan-at-lee.
handed
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From this reading And so Tarzan would gamble now, pitting the seemingly wild deductions of his shrewd brain against all the proofs of the bestial ferocity of his antagonists that his experience of them had adduced--against all the age-old folklore and legend that had been handed down for countless generations and passed on to him through the lips of Pan-at-lee.
haste
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From this reading Yet as he worked in preparation for the greatest play that man can make in the game of life, he smiled; nor was there any indication of haste or excitement or nervousness in his demeanor.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Yet as he worked in preparation for the greatest play that man can make in the game of life, he smiled; nor was there any indication of haste or excitement or nervousness in his demeanor.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And so Tarzan would gamble now, pitting the seemingly wild deductions of his shrewd brain against all the proofs of the bestial ferocity of his antagonists that his experience of them had adduced--against all the age-old folklore and legend that had been handed down for countless generations and passed on to him through the lips of Pan-at-lee.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And so Tarzan would gamble now, pitting the seemingly wild deductions of his shrewd brain against all the proofs of the bestial ferocity of his antagonists that his experience of them had adduced--against all the age-old folklore and legend that had been handed down for countless generations and passed on to him through the lips of Pan-at-lee.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Yet as he worked in preparation for the greatest play that man can make in the game of life, he smiled; nor was there any indication of haste or excitement or nervousness in his demeanor.
inches
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From this reading First he selected a long, straight branch about two inches in diameter at its base.
indication
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From this reading Yet as he worked in preparation for the greatest play that man can make in the game of life, he smiled; nor was there any indication of haste or excitement or nervousness in his demeanor.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading First he selected a long, straight branch about two inches in diameter at its base.
knife
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From this reading This he cut from the tree with his knife, removed the smaller branches and twigs until he had fashioned a pole about ten feet in length.
legend
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From this reading And so Tarzan would gamble now, pitting the seemingly wild deductions of his shrewd brain against all the proofs of the bestial ferocity of his antagonists that his experience of them had adduced--against all the age-old folklore and legend that had been handed down for countless generations and passed on to him through the lips of Pan-at-lee.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading This he cut from the tree with his knife, removed the smaller branches and twigs until he had fashioned a pole about ten feet in length.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet as he worked in preparation for the greatest play that man can make in the game of life, he smiled; nor was there any indication of haste or excitement or nervousness in his demeanor.
lips
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From this reading And so Tarzan would gamble now, pitting the seemingly wild deductions of his shrewd brain against all the proofs of the bestial ferocity of his antagonists that his experience of them had adduced--against all the age-old folklore and legend that had been handed down for countless generations and passed on to him through the lips of Pan-at-lee.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading First he selected a long, straight branch about two inches in diameter at its base.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet as he worked in preparation for the greatest play that man can make in the game of life, he smiled; nor was there any indication of haste or excitement or nervousness in his demeanor.
man
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From this reading Yet as he worked in preparation for the greatest play that man can make in the game of life, he smiled; nor was there any indication of haste or excitement or nervousness in his demeanor.
nervousness
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From this reading Yet as he worked in preparation for the greatest play that man can make in the game of life, he smiled; nor was there any indication of haste or excitement or nervousness in his demeanor.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Yet as he worked in preparation for the greatest play that man can make in the game of life, he smiled; nor was there any indication of haste or excitement or nervousness in his demeanor.
now
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From this reading And so Tarzan would gamble now, pitting the seemingly wild deductions of his shrewd brain against all the proofs of the bestial ferocity of his antagonists that his experience of them had adduced--against all the age-old folklore and legend that had been handed down for countless generations and passed on to him through the lips of Pan-at-lee.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And so Tarzan would gamble now, pitting the seemingly wild deductions of his shrewd brain against all the proofs of the bestial ferocity of his antagonists that his experience of them had adduced--against all the age-old folklore and legend that had been handed down for countless generations and passed on to him through the lips of Pan-at-lee.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And so Tarzan would gamble now, pitting the seemingly wild deductions of his shrewd brain against all the proofs of the bestial ferocity of his antagonists that his experience of them had adduced--against all the age-old folklore and legend that had been handed down for countless generations and passed on to him through the lips of Pan-at-lee.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Yet as he worked in preparation for the greatest play that man can make in the game of life, he smiled; nor was there any indication of haste or excitement or nervousness in his demeanor.
Pan-at-lee
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From this reading And so Tarzan would gamble now, pitting the seemingly wild deductions of his shrewd brain against all the proofs of the bestial ferocity of his antagonists that his experience of them had adduced--against all the age-old folklore and legend that had been handed down for countless generations and passed on to him through the lips of Pan-at-lee.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And so Tarzan would gamble now, pitting the seemingly wild deductions of his shrewd brain against all the proofs of the bestial ferocity of his antagonists that his experience of them had adduced--against all the age-old folklore and legend that had been handed down for countless generations and passed on to him through the lips of Pan-at-lee.
pitting
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From this reading And so Tarzan would gamble now, pitting the seemingly wild deductions of his shrewd brain against all the proofs of the bestial ferocity of his antagonists that his experience of them had adduced--against all the age-old folklore and legend that had been handed down for countless generations and passed on to him through the lips of Pan-at-lee.
play
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From this reading Yet as he worked in preparation for the greatest play that man can make in the game of life, he smiled; nor was there any indication of haste or excitement or nervousness in his demeanor.
pole
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From this reading This he cut from the tree with his knife, removed the smaller branches and twigs until he had fashioned a pole about ten feet in length.
preparation
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From this reading Yet as he worked in preparation for the greatest play that man can make in the game of life, he smiled; nor was there any indication of haste or excitement or nervousness in his demeanor.
proofs
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From this reading And so Tarzan would gamble now, pitting the seemingly wild deductions of his shrewd brain against all the proofs of the bestial ferocity of his antagonists that his experience of them had adduced--against all the age-old folklore and legend that had been handed down for countless generations and passed on to him through the lips of Pan-at-lee.
removed
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From this reading This he cut from the tree with his knife, removed the smaller branches and twigs until he had fashioned a pole about ten feet in length.
seemingly
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From this reading And so Tarzan would gamble now, pitting the seemingly wild deductions of his shrewd brain against all the proofs of the bestial ferocity of his antagonists that his experience of them had adduced--against all the age-old folklore and legend that had been handed down for countless generations and passed on to him through the lips of Pan-at-lee.
selected
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From this reading First he selected a long, straight branch about two inches in diameter at its base.
sharpened
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From this reading This he sharpened at the smaller end.
shrewd
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From this reading And so Tarzan would gamble now, pitting the seemingly wild deductions of his shrewd brain against all the proofs of the bestial ferocity of his antagonists that his experience of them had adduced--against all the age-old folklore and legend that had been handed down for countless generations and passed on to him through the lips of Pan-at-lee.
smaller
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From this reading This he cut from the tree with his knife, removed the smaller branches and twigs until he had fashioned a pole about ten feet in length.
smiled
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From this reading Yet as he worked in preparation for the greatest play that man can make in the game of life, he smiled; nor was there any indication of haste or excitement or nervousness in his demeanor.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And so Tarzan would gamble now, pitting the seemingly wild deductions of his shrewd brain against all the proofs of the bestial ferocity of his antagonists that his experience of them had adduced--against all the age-old folklore and legend that had been handed down for countless generations and passed on to him through the lips of Pan-at-lee.
straight
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From this reading First he selected a long, straight branch about two inches in diameter at its base.
Tarzan
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From this reading And so Tarzan would gamble now, pitting the seemingly wild deductions of his shrewd brain against all the proofs of the bestial ferocity of his antagonists that his experience of them had adduced--against all the age-old folklore and legend that had been handed down for countless generations and passed on to him through the lips of Pan-at-lee.
ten
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From this reading This he cut from the tree with his knife, removed the smaller branches and twigs until he had fashioned a pole about ten feet in length.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And so Tarzan would gamble now, pitting the seemingly wild deductions of his shrewd brain against all the proofs of the bestial ferocity of his antagonists that his experience of them had adduced--against all the age-old folklore and legend that had been handed down for countless generations and passed on to him through the lips of Pan-at-lee.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And so Tarzan would gamble now, pitting the seemingly wild deductions of his shrewd brain against all the proofs of the bestial ferocity of his antagonists that his experience of them had adduced--against all the age-old folklore and legend that had been handed down for countless generations and passed on to him through the lips of Pan-at-lee.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading And so Tarzan would gamble now, pitting the seemingly wild deductions of his shrewd brain against all the proofs of the bestial ferocity of his antagonists that his experience of them had adduced--against all the age-old folklore and legend that had been handed down for countless generations and passed on to him through the lips of Pan-at-lee.
there
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From this reading Yet as he worked in preparation for the greatest play that man can make in the game of life, he smiled; nor was there any indication of haste or excitement or nervousness in his demeanor.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This he cut from the tree with his knife, removed the smaller branches and twigs until he had fashioned a pole about ten feet in length.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And so Tarzan would gamble now, pitting the seemingly wild deductions of his shrewd brain against all the proofs of the bestial ferocity of his antagonists that his experience of them had adduced--against all the age-old folklore and legend that had been handed down for countless generations and passed on to him through the lips of Pan-at-lee.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And so Tarzan would gamble now, pitting the seemingly wild deductions of his shrewd brain against all the proofs of the bestial ferocity of his antagonists that his experience of them had adduced--against all the age-old folklore and legend that had been handed down for countless generations and passed on to him through the lips of Pan-at-lee.
tree
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From this reading This he cut from the tree with his knife, removed the smaller branches and twigs until he had fashioned a pole about ten feet in length.
twigs
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From this reading This he cut from the tree with his knife, removed the smaller branches and twigs until he had fashioned a pole about ten feet in length.
two
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From this reading First he selected a long, straight branch about two inches in diameter at its base.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading This he cut from the tree with his knife, removed the smaller branches and twigs until he had fashioned a pole about ten feet in length.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yet as he worked in preparation for the greatest play that man can make in the game of life, he smiled; nor was there any indication of haste or excitement or nervousness in his demeanor.
wild
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From this reading And so Tarzan would gamble now, pitting the seemingly wild deductions of his shrewd brain against all the proofs of the bestial ferocity of his antagonists that his experience of them had adduced--against all the age-old folklore and legend that had been handed down for countless generations and passed on to him through the lips of Pan-at-lee.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading This he cut from the tree with his knife, removed the smaller branches and twigs until he had fashioned a pole about ten feet in length.
worked
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From this reading Yet as he worked in preparation for the greatest play that man can make in the game of life, he smiled; nor was there any indication of haste or excitement or nervousness in his demeanor.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And so Tarzan would gamble now, pitting the seemingly wild deductions of his shrewd brain against all the proofs of the bestial ferocity of his antagonists that his experience of them had adduced--against all the age-old folklore and legend that had been handed down for countless generations and passed on to him through the lips of Pan-at-lee.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet as he worked in preparation for the greatest play that man can make in the game of life, he smiled; nor was there any indication of haste or excitement or nervousness in his demeanor.
