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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading And when the Indian nodded gravely and gave his own hand, the white man's fingers locked about it hard.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still East was East and West was West, and again had two strong men met from the ends of earth.
akin
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From this reading There was in his soul something akin to timidity as he put his hand forth for the hand of Kish Taka.
Alan
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From this reading The Hate of the Hidden People When Alan Howard fully understood, he felt his face go red with shame.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And when the Indian nodded gravely and gave his own hand, the white man's fingers locked about it hard.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There was in his soul something akin to timidity as he put his hand forth for the hand of Kish Taka.
clearly
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From this reading 'I have horses and cows and houses and corn,' said Howard, speaking slowly and simply that the Indian might understand clearly.
corn
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From this reading 'I have horses and cows and houses and corn,' said Howard, speaking slowly and simply that the Indian might understand clearly.
cows
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From this reading 'I have horses and cows and houses and corn,' said Howard, speaking slowly and simply that the Indian might understand clearly.
earth
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From this reading Still East was East and West was West, and again had two strong men met from the ends of earth.
East
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From this reading Still East was East and West was West, and again had two strong men met from the ends of earth.
ends
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From this reading Still East was East and West was West, and again had two strong men met from the ends of earth.
face
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From this reading The Hate of the Hidden People When Alan Howard fully understood, he felt his face go red with shame.
felt
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From this reading The Hate of the Hidden People When Alan Howard fully understood, he felt his face go red with shame.
fingers
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From this reading And when the Indian nodded gravely and gave his own hand, the white man's fingers locked about it hard.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was in his soul something akin to timidity as he put his hand forth for the hand of Kish Taka.
forth
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From this reading There was in his soul something akin to timidity as he put his hand forth for the hand of Kish Taka.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Still East was East and West was West, and again had two strong men met from the ends of earth.
fully
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gave
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go
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gravely
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From this reading And when the Indian nodded gravely and gave his own hand, the white man's fingers locked about it hard.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Still East was East and West was West, and again had two strong men met from the ends of earth.
hand
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From this reading There was in his soul something akin to timidity as he put his hand forth for the hand of Kish Taka.
hard
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From this reading And when the Indian nodded gravely and gave his own hand, the white man's fingers locked about it hard.
Hate
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From this reading The Hate of the Hidden People When Alan Howard fully understood, he felt his face go red with shame.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'I have horses and cows and houses and corn,' said Howard, speaking slowly and simply that the Indian might understand clearly.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Hate of the Hidden People When Alan Howard fully understood, he felt his face go red with shame.
Hidden
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From this reading The Hate of the Hidden People When Alan Howard fully understood, he felt his face go red with shame.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Hate of the Hidden People When Alan Howard fully understood, he felt his face go red with shame.
horses
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From this reading 'I have horses and cows and houses and corn,' said Howard, speaking slowly and simply that the Indian might understand clearly.
houses
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From this reading 'I have horses and cows and houses and corn,' said Howard, speaking slowly and simply that the Indian might understand clearly.
Howard
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From this reading The Hate of the Hidden People When Alan Howard fully understood, he felt his face go red with shame.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I have horses and cows and houses and corn,' said Howard, speaking slowly and simply that the Indian might understand clearly.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was in his soul something akin to timidity as he put his hand forth for the hand of Kish Taka.
Indian
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From this reading And when the Indian nodded gravely and gave his own hand, the white man's fingers locked about it hard.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And when the Indian nodded gravely and gave his own hand, the white man's fingers locked about it hard.
Kish
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From this reading There was in his soul something akin to timidity as he put his hand forth for the hand of Kish Taka.
locked
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From this reading And when the Indian nodded gravely and gave his own hand, the white man's fingers locked about it hard.
man's
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From this reading And when the Indian nodded gravely and gave his own hand, the white man's fingers locked about it hard.
men
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From this reading Still East was East and West was West, and again had two strong men met from the ends of earth.
met
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From this reading Still East was East and West was West, and again had two strong men met from the ends of earth.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading 'I have horses and cows and houses and corn,' said Howard, speaking slowly and simply that the Indian might understand clearly.
noddednounUS /nodded/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And when the Indian nodded gravely and gave his own hand, the white man's fingers locked about it hard.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Hate of the Hidden People When Alan Howard fully understood, he felt his face go red with shame.
own
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From this reading And when the Indian nodded gravely and gave his own hand, the white man's fingers locked about it hard.
People
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put
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From this reading There was in his soul something akin to timidity as he put his hand forth for the hand of Kish Taka.
red
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From this reading The Hate of the Hidden People When Alan Howard fully understood, he felt his face go red with shame.
said
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From this reading 'I have horses and cows and houses and corn,' said Howard, speaking slowly and simply that the Indian might understand clearly.
shame
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From this reading The Hate of the Hidden People When Alan Howard fully understood, he felt his face go red with shame.
simply
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From this reading 'I have horses and cows and houses and corn,' said Howard, speaking slowly and simply that the Indian might understand clearly.
slowly
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From this reading 'I have horses and cows and houses and corn,' said Howard, speaking slowly and simply that the Indian might understand clearly.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading There was in his soul something akin to timidity as he put his hand forth for the hand of Kish Taka.
soul
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From this reading There was in his soul something akin to timidity as he put his hand forth for the hand of Kish Taka.
speaking
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From this reading 'I have horses and cows and houses and corn,' said Howard, speaking slowly and simply that the Indian might understand clearly.
StillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still East was East and West was West, and again had two strong men met from the ends of earth.
strong
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From this reading Still East was East and West was West, and again had two strong men met from the ends of earth.
Taka
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From this reading There was in his soul something akin to timidity as he put his hand forth for the hand of Kish Taka.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'I have horses and cows and houses and corn,' said Howard, speaking slowly and simply that the Indian might understand clearly.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Hate of the Hidden People When Alan Howard fully understood, he felt his face go red with shame.
There
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From this reading There was in his soul something akin to timidity as he put his hand forth for the hand of Kish Taka.
timidity
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From this reading There was in his soul something akin to timidity as he put his hand forth for the hand of Kish Taka.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was in his soul something akin to timidity as he put his hand forth for the hand of Kish Taka.
two
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From this reading Still East was East and West was West, and again had two strong men met from the ends of earth.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'I have horses and cows and houses and corn,' said Howard, speaking slowly and simply that the Indian might understand clearly.
understood
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From this reading The Hate of the Hidden People When Alan Howard fully understood, he felt his face go red with shame.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was in his soul something akin to timidity as he put his hand forth for the hand of Kish Taka.
West
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From this reading Still East was East and West was West, and again had two strong men met from the ends of earth.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The Hate of the Hidden People When Alan Howard fully understood, he felt his face go red with shame.
white
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From this reading And when the Indian nodded gravely and gave his own hand, the white man's fingers locked about it hard.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Hate of the Hidden People When Alan Howard fully understood, he felt his face go red with shame.
