Chapter X
ON THE BUCK'S TRACK. Thirty-six hours of fast had followed upon the meal of clay in Yvon's hut. Hunger gnawed again at the family's entrails. During these thirty-six hours a heavy snow had fallen. Yvon went out.
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Chapter X
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ON
THE
BUCK'S
TRACK.
Thirty-six
hours
of
fast
had
followed
upon
the
meal
of
clay
in
Yvon's
hut.
Hunger
gnawed
again
at
the
family's
entrails.
During
these
thirty-six
hours
a
heavy
snow
had
fallen.
Yvon
went
out.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
ON
THE
BUCK'S
TRACK.
Line 2
Thirty-six
hours
of
fast
had
followed
upon
the
meal
of
clay
in
Yvon's
hut.
Line 3
Hunger
gnawed
again
at
the
family's
entrails.
Line 4
During
these
thirty-six
hours
a
heavy
snow
had
fallen.
Line 5
Yvon
went
out.
Learner Dictionary
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Again
noun
US /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Hunger gnawed again at the family's entrails.”
During
preposition
US /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading “During these thirty-six hours a heavy snow had fallen.”
These
determiner
US /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “During these thirty-six hours a heavy snow had fallen.”
TRACK
noun
US /træk/
a route or signs showing the way someone went
From this reading “ON THE BUCK'S TRACK.”
Upon
preposition
US /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Thirty-six hours of fast had followed upon the meal of clay in Yvon's hut.”
Went
noun
US /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yvon went out.”
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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 During these thirty-six hours a heavy snow had fallen.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hunger gnawed again at the family's entrails.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Hunger gnawed again at the family's entrails.
BUCK'S
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From this reading ON THE BUCK'S TRACK.
clay
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From this reading Thirty-six hours of fast had followed upon the meal of clay in Yvon's hut.
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During these thirty-six hours a heavy snow had fallen.
entrails
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From this reading Hunger gnawed again at the family's entrails.
fallen
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From this reading During these thirty-six hours a heavy snow had fallen.
family's
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From this reading Hunger gnawed again at the family's entrails.
fast
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From this reading Thirty-six hours of fast had followed upon the meal of clay in Yvon's hut.
followed
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From this reading Thirty-six hours of fast had followed upon the meal of clay in Yvon's hut.
gnawed
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From this reading Hunger gnawed again at the family's entrails.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Thirty-six hours of fast had followed upon the meal of clay in Yvon's hut.
heavy
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From this reading During these thirty-six hours a heavy snow had fallen.
hours
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From this reading Thirty-six hours of fast had followed upon the meal of clay in Yvon's hut.
Hunger
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From this reading Hunger gnawed again at the family's entrails.
hut
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From this reading Thirty-six hours of fast had followed upon the meal of clay in Yvon's hut.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Thirty-six hours of fast had followed upon the meal of clay in Yvon's hut.
meal
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From this reading Thirty-six hours of fast had followed upon the meal of clay in Yvon's hut.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Thirty-six hours of fast had followed upon the meal of clay in Yvon's hut.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON THE BUCK'S TRACK.
out
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From this reading Yvon went out.
snow
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From this reading During these thirty-six hours a heavy snow had fallen.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON THE BUCK'S TRACK.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading During these thirty-six hours a heavy snow had fallen.
Thirty-six
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From this reading Thirty-six hours of fast had followed upon the meal of clay in Yvon's hut.
TRACKnounUS /træk/
a route or signs showing the way someone went
From this reading ON THE BUCK'S TRACK.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Thirty-six hours of fast had followed upon the meal of clay in Yvon's hut.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yvon went out.
Yvon
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From this reading Yvon went out.
Yvon's
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From this reading Thirty-six hours of fast had followed upon the meal of clay in Yvon's hut.