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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 At this he smiled grimly there in the dark, well knowing that among all the forest-folk there was not one, not even the panther himself, so imprudent as to climb through a small window into a shut-up place, all reeking with the fresh and ominous scent of man.
all
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From this reading At this he smiled grimly there in the dark, well knowing that among all the forest-folk there was not one, not even the panther himself, so imprudent as to climb through a small window into a shut-up place, all reeking with the fresh and ominous scent of man.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading At this he smiled grimly there in the dark, well knowing that among all the forest-folk there was not one, not even the panther himself, so imprudent as to climb through a small window into a shut-up place, all reeking with the fresh and ominous scent of man.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He saw the two dim squares of the windows, and once imagined that one of them was for an instant shadowed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He followed the immemorial fashion of the folk of the wood, and just kept still, waiting to learn by watching.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading At this he smiled grimly there in the dark, well knowing that among all the forest-folk there was not one, not even the panther himself, so imprudent as to climb through a small window into a shut-up place, all reeking with the fresh and ominous scent of man.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At this he smiled grimly there in the dark, well knowing that among all the forest-folk there was not one, not even the panther himself, so imprudent as to climb through a small window into a shut-up place, all reeking with the fresh and ominous scent of man.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He followed the immemorial fashion of the folk of the wood, and just kept still, waiting to learn by watching.
ceased
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From this reading The scurrying of the mice had ceased.
climb
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From this reading At this he smiled grimly there in the dark, well knowing that among all the forest-folk there was not one, not even the panther himself, so imprudent as to climb through a small window into a shut-up place, all reeking with the fresh and ominous scent of man.
dark
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dim
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even
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From this reading At this he smiled grimly there in the dark, well knowing that among all the forest-folk there was not one, not even the panther himself, so imprudent as to climb through a small window into a shut-up place, all reeking with the fresh and ominous scent of man.
fashion
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From this reading He followed the immemorial fashion of the folk of the wood, and just kept still, waiting to learn by watching.
folk
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From this reading He followed the immemorial fashion of the folk of the wood, and just kept still, waiting to learn by watching.
followed
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From this reading He followed the immemorial fashion of the folk of the wood, and just kept still, waiting to learn by watching.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He saw the two dim squares of the windows, and once imagined that one of them was for an instant shadowed.
forest-folk
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From this reading At this he smiled grimly there in the dark, well knowing that among all the forest-folk there was not one, not even the panther himself, so imprudent as to climb through a small window into a shut-up place, all reeking with the fresh and ominous scent of man.
fresh
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From this reading At this he smiled grimly there in the dark, well knowing that among all the forest-folk there was not one, not even the panther himself, so imprudent as to climb through a small window into a shut-up place, all reeking with the fresh and ominous scent of man.
grimly
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From this reading At this he smiled grimly there in the dark, well knowing that among all the forest-folk there was not one, not even the panther himself, so imprudent as to climb through a small window into a shut-up place, all reeking with the fresh and ominous scent of man.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Still he listened, in that movelessness which the haunted neighbourhood had taught him.
haunted
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From this reading Still he listened, in that movelessness which the haunted neighbourhood had taught him.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He followed the immemorial fashion of the folk of the wood, and just kept still, waiting to learn by watching.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Still he listened, in that movelessness which the haunted neighbourhood had taught him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading At this he smiled grimly there in the dark, well knowing that among all the forest-folk there was not one, not even the panther himself, so imprudent as to climb through a small window into a shut-up place, all reeking with the fresh and ominous scent of man.
imagined
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From this reading He saw the two dim squares of the windows, and once imagined that one of them was for an instant shadowed.
immemorial
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From this reading He followed the immemorial fashion of the folk of the wood, and just kept still, waiting to learn by watching.
imprudent
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From this reading At this he smiled grimly there in the dark, well knowing that among all the forest-folk there was not one, not even the panther himself, so imprudent as to climb through a small window into a shut-up place, all reeking with the fresh and ominous scent of man.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At this he smiled grimly there in the dark, well knowing that among all the forest-folk there was not one, not even the panther himself, so imprudent as to climb through a small window into a shut-up place, all reeking with the fresh and ominous scent of man.
instant
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From this reading He saw the two dim squares of the windows, and once imagined that one of them was for an instant shadowed.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading At this he smiled grimly there in the dark, well knowing that among all the forest-folk there was not one, not even the panther himself, so imprudent as to climb through a small window into a shut-up place, all reeking with the fresh and ominous scent of man.
just
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kept
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From this reading He followed the immemorial fashion of the folk of the wood, and just kept still, waiting to learn by watching.
knowing
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From this reading At this he smiled grimly there in the dark, well knowing that among all the forest-folk there was not one, not even the panther himself, so imprudent as to climb through a small window into a shut-up place, all reeking with the fresh and ominous scent of man.
learn
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From this reading He followed the immemorial fashion of the folk of the wood, and just kept still, waiting to learn by watching.
listened
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From this reading Still he listened, in that movelessness which the haunted neighbourhood had taught him.
man
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From this reading At this he smiled grimly there in the dark, well knowing that among all the forest-folk there was not one, not even the panther himself, so imprudent as to climb through a small window into a shut-up place, all reeking with the fresh and ominous scent of man.
mice
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From this reading The scurrying of the mice had ceased.
movelessness
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From this reading Still he listened, in that movelessness which the haunted neighbourhood had taught him.
neighbourhood
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From this reading Still he listened, in that movelessness which the haunted neighbourhood had taught him.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading At this he smiled grimly there in the dark, well knowing that among all the forest-folk there was not one, not even the panther himself, so imprudent as to climb through a small window into a shut-up place, all reeking with the fresh and ominous scent of man.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He followed the immemorial fashion of the folk of the wood, and just kept still, waiting to learn by watching.
ominous
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From this reading At this he smiled grimly there in the dark, well knowing that among all the forest-folk there was not one, not even the panther himself, so imprudent as to climb through a small window into a shut-up place, all reeking with the fresh and ominous scent of man.
once
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From this reading He saw the two dim squares of the windows, and once imagined that one of them was for an instant shadowed.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He saw the two dim squares of the windows, and once imagined that one of them was for an instant shadowed.
panther
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From this reading At this he smiled grimly there in the dark, well knowing that among all the forest-folk there was not one, not even the panther himself, so imprudent as to climb through a small window into a shut-up place, all reeking with the fresh and ominous scent of man.
place
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From this reading At this he smiled grimly there in the dark, well knowing that among all the forest-folk there was not one, not even the panther himself, so imprudent as to climb through a small window into a shut-up place, all reeking with the fresh and ominous scent of man.
reeking
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From this reading At this he smiled grimly there in the dark, well knowing that among all the forest-folk there was not one, not even the panther himself, so imprudent as to climb through a small window into a shut-up place, all reeking with the fresh and ominous scent of man.
saw
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From this reading He saw the two dim squares of the windows, and once imagined that one of them was for an instant shadowed.
scentnounUS /sɛnt/
A distinctive smell or aroma.
From this reading At this he smiled grimly there in the dark, well knowing that among all the forest-folk there was not one, not even the panther himself, so imprudent as to climb through a small window into a shut-up place, all reeking with the fresh and ominous scent of man.
scurrying
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From this reading The scurrying of the mice had ceased.
shadowed
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shut-up
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From this reading At this he smiled grimly there in the dark, well knowing that among all the forest-folk there was not one, not even the panther himself, so imprudent as to climb through a small window into a shut-up place, all reeking with the fresh and ominous scent of man.
small
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From this reading At this he smiled grimly there in the dark, well knowing that among all the forest-folk there was not one, not even the panther himself, so imprudent as to climb through a small window into a shut-up place, all reeking with the fresh and ominous scent of man.
smiled
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From this reading At this he smiled grimly there in the dark, well knowing that among all the forest-folk there was not one, not even the panther himself, so imprudent as to climb through a small window into a shut-up place, all reeking with the fresh and ominous scent of man.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading At this he smiled grimly there in the dark, well knowing that among all the forest-folk there was not one, not even the panther himself, so imprudent as to climb through a small window into a shut-up place, all reeking with the fresh and ominous scent of man.
squares
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still
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From this reading He followed the immemorial fashion of the folk of the wood, and just kept still, waiting to learn by watching.
taught
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From this reading Still he listened, in that movelessness which the haunted neighbourhood had taught him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He saw the two dim squares of the windows, and once imagined that one of them was for an instant shadowed.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He followed the immemorial fashion of the folk of the wood, and just kept still, waiting to learn by watching.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He saw the two dim squares of the windows, and once imagined that one of them was for an instant shadowed.
there
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From this reading At this he smiled grimly there in the dark, well knowing that among all the forest-folk there was not one, not even the panther himself, so imprudent as to climb through a small window into a shut-up place, all reeking with the fresh and ominous scent of man.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At this he smiled grimly there in the dark, well knowing that among all the forest-folk there was not one, not even the panther himself, so imprudent as to climb through a small window into a shut-up place, all reeking with the fresh and ominous scent of man.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading At this he smiled grimly there in the dark, well knowing that among all the forest-folk there was not one, not even the panther himself, so imprudent as to climb through a small window into a shut-up place, all reeking with the fresh and ominous scent of man.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He followed the immemorial fashion of the folk of the wood, and just kept still, waiting to learn by watching.
two
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From this reading He saw the two dim squares of the windows, and once imagined that one of them was for an instant shadowed.
waiting
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From this reading He followed the immemorial fashion of the folk of the wood, and just kept still, waiting to learn by watching.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He saw the two dim squares of the windows, and once imagined that one of them was for an instant shadowed.
watching
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From this reading He followed the immemorial fashion of the folk of the wood, and just kept still, waiting to learn by watching.
well
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From this reading At this he smiled grimly there in the dark, well knowing that among all the forest-folk there was not one, not even the panther himself, so imprudent as to climb through a small window into a shut-up place, all reeking with the fresh and ominous scent of man.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Still he listened, in that movelessness which the haunted neighbourhood had taught him.
window
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From this reading At this he smiled grimly there in the dark, well knowing that among all the forest-folk there was not one, not even the panther himself, so imprudent as to climb through a small window into a shut-up place, all reeking with the fresh and ominous scent of man.
windows
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From this reading He saw the two dim squares of the windows, and once imagined that one of them was for an instant shadowed.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading At this he smiled grimly there in the dark, well knowing that among all the forest-folk there was not one, not even the panther himself, so imprudent as to climb through a small window into a shut-up place, all reeking with the fresh and ominous scent of man.
wood
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