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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 If he had not had the fists of a giant, those enormous shoulders and that expression of a man who has few friends, how soon the entire _vega_ would have settled with him!
Ah
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From this reading Ah!
AlreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Already close to the farm-house, when he heard the barkings of the dog who had scented his approach, he saw a boy, an overgrown youth, seated on a sloping bank with the sickle between his legs, and holding some piles of cut brushwood at his side, who stood up to greet him.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Already close to the farm-house, when he heard the barkings of the dog who had scented his approach, he saw a boy, an overgrown youth, seated on a sloping bank with the sickle between his legs, and holding some piles of cut brushwood at his side, who stood up to greet him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If he had not had the fists of a giant, those enormous shoulders and that expression of a man who has few friends, how soon the entire _vega_ would have settled with him!
approach
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From this reading Already close to the farm-house, when he heard the barkings of the dog who had scented his approach, he saw a boy, an overgrown youth, seated on a sloping bank with the sickle between his legs, and holding some piles of cut brushwood at his side, who stood up to greet him.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Already close to the farm-house, when he heard the barkings of the dog who had scented his approach, he saw a boy, an overgrown youth, seated on a sloping bank with the sickle between his legs, and holding some piles of cut brushwood at his side, who stood up to greet him.
bank
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From this reading Already close to the farm-house, when he heard the barkings of the dog who had scented his approach, he saw a boy, an overgrown youth, seated on a sloping bank with the sickle between his legs, and holding some piles of cut brushwood at his side, who stood up to greet him.
barkings
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From this reading Already close to the farm-house, when he heard the barkings of the dog who had scented his approach, he saw a boy, an overgrown youth, seated on a sloping bank with the sickle between his legs, and holding some piles of cut brushwood at his side, who stood up to greet him.
Batiste
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From this reading Batiste, in the midst of the sadness which this solitude inspired in him, experienced one slight satisfaction.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Each one hoping that the other would be the first to dare, they contented themselves with insulting him from a distance.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Already close to the farm-house, when he heard the barkings of the dog who had scented his approach, he saw a boy, an overgrown youth, seated on a sloping bank with the sickle between his legs, and holding some piles of cut brushwood at his side, who stood up to greet him.
boy
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From this reading Already close to the farm-house, when he heard the barkings of the dog who had scented his approach, he saw a boy, an overgrown youth, seated on a sloping bank with the sickle between his legs, and holding some piles of cut brushwood at his side, who stood up to greet him.
brushwood
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From this reading Already close to the farm-house, when he heard the barkings of the dog who had scented his approach, he saw a boy, an overgrown youth, seated on a sloping bank with the sickle between his legs, and holding some piles of cut brushwood at his side, who stood up to greet him.
close
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From this reading Already close to the farm-house, when he heard the barkings of the dog who had scented his approach, he saw a boy, an overgrown youth, seated on a sloping bank with the sickle between his legs, and holding some piles of cut brushwood at his side, who stood up to greet him.
contented
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From this reading Each one hoping that the other would be the first to dare, they contented themselves with insulting him from a distance.
cut
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From this reading Already close to the farm-house, when he heard the barkings of the dog who had scented his approach, he saw a boy, an overgrown youth, seated on a sloping bank with the sickle between his legs, and holding some piles of cut brushwood at his side, who stood up to greet him.
dare
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From this reading Each one hoping that the other would be the first to dare, they contented themselves with insulting him from a distance.
distance
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From this reading Each one hoping that the other would be the first to dare, they contented themselves with insulting him from a distance.
dog
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From this reading Already close to the farm-house, when he heard the barkings of the dog who had scented his approach, he saw a boy, an overgrown youth, seated on a sloping bank with the sickle between his legs, and holding some piles of cut brushwood at his side, who stood up to greet him.
EachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Each one hoping that the other would be the first to dare, they contented themselves with insulting him from a distance.
enormous
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From this reading If he had not had the fists of a giant, those enormous shoulders and that expression of a man who has few friends, how soon the entire _vega_ would have settled with him!
entire
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From this reading If he had not had the fists of a giant, those enormous shoulders and that expression of a man who has few friends, how soon the entire _vega_ would have settled with him!
experienced
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From this reading Batiste, in the midst of the sadness which this solitude inspired in him, experienced one slight satisfaction.
expression
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From this reading If he had not had the fists of a giant, those enormous shoulders and that expression of a man who has few friends, how soon the entire _vega_ would have settled with him!
farm-house
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From this reading Already close to the farm-house, when he heard the barkings of the dog who had scented his approach, he saw a boy, an overgrown youth, seated on a sloping bank with the sickle between his legs, and holding some piles of cut brushwood at his side, who stood up to greet him.
few
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From this reading If he had not had the fists of a giant, those enormous shoulders and that expression of a man who has few friends, how soon the entire _vega_ would have settled with him!
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Each one hoping that the other would be the first to dare, they contented themselves with insulting him from a distance.
fists
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From this reading If he had not had the fists of a giant, those enormous shoulders and that expression of a man who has few friends, how soon the entire _vega_ would have settled with him!
friends
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From this reading If he had not had the fists of a giant, those enormous shoulders and that expression of a man who has few friends, how soon the entire _vega_ would have settled with him!
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Each one hoping that the other would be the first to dare, they contented themselves with insulting him from a distance.
giant
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From this reading If he had not had the fists of a giant, those enormous shoulders and that expression of a man who has few friends, how soon the entire _vega_ would have settled with him!
greet
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From this reading Already close to the farm-house, when he heard the barkings of the dog who had scented his approach, he saw a boy, an overgrown youth, seated on a sloping bank with the sickle between his legs, and holding some piles of cut brushwood at his side, who stood up to greet him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If he had not had the fists of a giant, those enormous shoulders and that expression of a man who has few friends, how soon the entire _vega_ would have settled with him!
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If he had not had the fists of a giant, those enormous shoulders and that expression of a man who has few friends, how soon the entire _vega_ would have settled with him!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If he had not had the fists of a giant, those enormous shoulders and that expression of a man who has few friends, how soon the entire _vega_ would have settled with him!
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If he had not had the fists of a giant, those enormous shoulders and that expression of a man who has few friends, how soon the entire _vega_ would have settled with him!
heard
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From this reading Already close to the farm-house, when he heard the barkings of the dog who had scented his approach, he saw a boy, an overgrown youth, seated on a sloping bank with the sickle between his legs, and holding some piles of cut brushwood at his side, who stood up to greet him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If he had not had the fists of a giant, those enormous shoulders and that expression of a man who has few friends, how soon the entire _vega_ would have settled with him!
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Already close to the farm-house, when he heard the barkings of the dog who had scented his approach, he saw a boy, an overgrown youth, seated on a sloping bank with the sickle between his legs, and holding some piles of cut brushwood at his side, who stood up to greet him.
holding
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From this reading Already close to the farm-house, when he heard the barkings of the dog who had scented his approach, he saw a boy, an overgrown youth, seated on a sloping bank with the sickle between his legs, and holding some piles of cut brushwood at his side, who stood up to greet him.
hoping
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From this reading Each one hoping that the other would be the first to dare, they contented themselves with insulting him from a distance.
how
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From this reading If he had not had the fists of a giant, those enormous shoulders and that expression of a man who has few friends, how soon the entire _vega_ would have settled with him!
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If he had not had the fists of a giant, those enormous shoulders and that expression of a man who has few friends, how soon the entire _vega_ would have settled with him!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Batiste, in the midst of the sadness which this solitude inspired in him, experienced one slight satisfaction.
inspired
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From this reading Batiste, in the midst of the sadness which this solitude inspired in him, experienced one slight satisfaction.
insulting
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From this reading Each one hoping that the other would be the first to dare, they contented themselves with insulting him from a distance.
legs
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From this reading Already close to the farm-house, when he heard the barkings of the dog who had scented his approach, he saw a boy, an overgrown youth, seated on a sloping bank with the sickle between his legs, and holding some piles of cut brushwood at his side, who stood up to greet him.
man
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From this reading If he had not had the fists of a giant, those enormous shoulders and that expression of a man who has few friends, how soon the entire _vega_ would have settled with him!
midst
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From this reading Batiste, in the midst of the sadness which this solitude inspired in him, experienced one slight satisfaction.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading If he had not had the fists of a giant, those enormous shoulders and that expression of a man who has few friends, how soon the entire _vega_ would have settled with him!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If he had not had the fists of a giant, those enormous shoulders and that expression of a man who has few friends, how soon the entire _vega_ would have settled with him!
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Already close to the farm-house, when he heard the barkings of the dog who had scented his approach, he saw a boy, an overgrown youth, seated on a sloping bank with the sickle between his legs, and holding some piles of cut brushwood at his side, who stood up to greet him.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Each one hoping that the other would be the first to dare, they contented themselves with insulting him from a distance.
other
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From this reading Each one hoping that the other would be the first to dare, they contented themselves with insulting him from a distance.
overgrown
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From this reading Already close to the farm-house, when he heard the barkings of the dog who had scented his approach, he saw a boy, an overgrown youth, seated on a sloping bank with the sickle between his legs, and holding some piles of cut brushwood at his side, who stood up to greet him.
piles
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From this reading Already close to the farm-house, when he heard the barkings of the dog who had scented his approach, he saw a boy, an overgrown youth, seated on a sloping bank with the sickle between his legs, and holding some piles of cut brushwood at his side, who stood up to greet him.
sadness
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From this reading Batiste, in the midst of the sadness which this solitude inspired in him, experienced one slight satisfaction.
satisfaction
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From this reading Batiste, in the midst of the sadness which this solitude inspired in him, experienced one slight satisfaction.
saw
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From this reading Already close to the farm-house, when he heard the barkings of the dog who had scented his approach, he saw a boy, an overgrown youth, seated on a sloping bank with the sickle between his legs, and holding some piles of cut brushwood at his side, who stood up to greet him.
scented
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From this reading Already close to the farm-house, when he heard the barkings of the dog who had scented his approach, he saw a boy, an overgrown youth, seated on a sloping bank with the sickle between his legs, and holding some piles of cut brushwood at his side, who stood up to greet him.
seated
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From this reading Already close to the farm-house, when he heard the barkings of the dog who had scented his approach, he saw a boy, an overgrown youth, seated on a sloping bank with the sickle between his legs, and holding some piles of cut brushwood at his side, who stood up to greet him.
settled
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From this reading If he had not had the fists of a giant, those enormous shoulders and that expression of a man who has few friends, how soon the entire _vega_ would have settled with him!
shoulders
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From this reading If he had not had the fists of a giant, those enormous shoulders and that expression of a man who has few friends, how soon the entire _vega_ would have settled with him!
sicklenounUS /ˈsɪkəl/
a hand tool with a curved blade for cutting grass
From this reading Already close to the farm-house, when he heard the barkings of the dog who had scented his approach, he saw a boy, an overgrown youth, seated on a sloping bank with the sickle between his legs, and holding some piles of cut brushwood at his side, who stood up to greet him.
side
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From this reading Already close to the farm-house, when he heard the barkings of the dog who had scented his approach, he saw a boy, an overgrown youth, seated on a sloping bank with the sickle between his legs, and holding some piles of cut brushwood at his side, who stood up to greet him.
slight
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From this reading Batiste, in the midst of the sadness which this solitude inspired in him, experienced one slight satisfaction.
sloping
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From this reading Already close to the farm-house, when he heard the barkings of the dog who had scented his approach, he saw a boy, an overgrown youth, seated on a sloping bank with the sickle between his legs, and holding some piles of cut brushwood at his side, who stood up to greet him.
solitude
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From this reading Batiste, in the midst of the sadness which this solitude inspired in him, experienced one slight satisfaction.
some
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From this reading Already close to the farm-house, when he heard the barkings of the dog who had scented his approach, he saw a boy, an overgrown youth, seated on a sloping bank with the sickle between his legs, and holding some piles of cut brushwood at his side, who stood up to greet him.
soon
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From this reading If he had not had the fists of a giant, those enormous shoulders and that expression of a man who has few friends, how soon the entire _vega_ would have settled with him!
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Already close to the farm-house, when he heard the barkings of the dog who had scented his approach, he saw a boy, an overgrown youth, seated on a sloping bank with the sickle between his legs, and holding some piles of cut brushwood at his side, who stood up to greet him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If he had not had the fists of a giant, those enormous shoulders and that expression of a man who has few friends, how soon the entire _vega_ would have settled with him!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If he had not had the fists of a giant, those enormous shoulders and that expression of a man who has few friends, how soon the entire _vega_ would have settled with him!
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Each one hoping that the other would be the first to dare, they contented themselves with insulting him from a distance.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Each one hoping that the other would be the first to dare, they contented themselves with insulting him from a distance.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Batiste, in the midst of the sadness which this solitude inspired in him, experienced one slight satisfaction.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading If he had not had the fists of a giant, those enormous shoulders and that expression of a man who has few friends, how soon the entire _vega_ would have settled with him!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Each one hoping that the other would be the first to dare, they contented themselves with insulting him from a distance.
up
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From this reading Already close to the farm-house, when he heard the barkings of the dog who had scented his approach, he saw a boy, an overgrown youth, seated on a sloping bank with the sickle between his legs, and holding some piles of cut brushwood at his side, who stood up to greet him.
vega
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From this reading If he had not had the fists of a giant, those enormous shoulders and that expression of a man who has few friends, how soon the entire _vega_ would have settled with him!
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Already close to the farm-house, when he heard the barkings of the dog who had scented his approach, he saw a boy, an overgrown youth, seated on a sloping bank with the sickle between his legs, and holding some piles of cut brushwood at his side, who stood up to greet him.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Batiste, in the midst of the sadness which this solitude inspired in him, experienced one slight satisfaction.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading If he had not had the fists of a giant, those enormous shoulders and that expression of a man who has few friends, how soon the entire _vega_ would have settled with him!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading If he had not had the fists of a giant, those enormous shoulders and that expression of a man who has few friends, how soon the entire _vega_ would have settled with him!
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If he had not had the fists of a giant, those enormous shoulders and that expression of a man who has few friends, how soon the entire _vega_ would have settled with him!
youth
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From this reading Already close to the farm-house, when he heard the barkings of the dog who had scented his approach, he saw a boy, an overgrown youth, seated on a sloping bank with the sickle between his legs, and holding some piles of cut brushwood at his side, who stood up to greet him.
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