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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 He stood still, whiffed the air hither and thither like a wolf that from afar scents carrion, and looked about in order to ascertain by the last glimmerings of the daylight where he was.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He stood still, whiffed the air hither and thither like a wolf that from afar scents carrion, and looked about in order to ascertain by the last glimmerings of the daylight where he was.
afar
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From this reading He stood still, whiffed the air hither and thither like a wolf that from afar scents carrion, and looked about in order to ascertain by the last glimmerings of the daylight where he was.
air
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From this reading He stood still, whiffed the air hither and thither like a wolf that from afar scents carrion, and looked about in order to ascertain by the last glimmerings of the daylight where he was.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The odor chimed in with the devouring appetite that was troubling his senses, and at least bestowed back upon him the instinct of seeking to satisfy his hunger.
appetitenounUS /ˈæpətaɪt/
a desire for food
From this reading The odor chimed in with the devouring appetite that was troubling his senses, and at least bestowed back upon him the instinct of seeking to satisfy his hunger.
ascertain
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From this reading He stood still, whiffed the air hither and thither like a wolf that from afar scents carrion, and looked about in order to ascertain by the last glimmerings of the daylight where he was.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The odor chimed in with the devouring appetite that was troubling his senses, and at least bestowed back upon him the instinct of seeking to satisfy his hunger.
back
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From this reading The odor chimed in with the devouring appetite that was troubling his senses, and at least bestowed back upon him the instinct of seeking to satisfy his hunger.
bestowed
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From this reading The odor chimed in with the devouring appetite that was troubling his senses, and at least bestowed back upon him the instinct of seeking to satisfy his hunger.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Driven by the gale, the snow continued to fall, when suddenly Yvon's nostrils were struck by the exhalations emitted by frying meat.
carrion
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From this reading He stood still, whiffed the air hither and thither like a wolf that from afar scents carrion, and looked about in order to ascertain by the last glimmerings of the daylight where he was.
chimed
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From this reading The odor chimed in with the devouring appetite that was troubling his senses, and at least bestowed back upon him the instinct of seeking to satisfy his hunger.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Driven by the gale, the snow continued to fall, when suddenly Yvon's nostrils were struck by the exhalations emitted by frying meat.
crossing
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From this reading Yvon was at the crossing of a path in the forest that led from the little village of Ormesson.
daylight
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From this reading He stood still, whiffed the air hither and thither like a wolf that from afar scents carrion, and looked about in order to ascertain by the last glimmerings of the daylight where he was.
devouring
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From this reading The odor chimed in with the devouring appetite that was troubling his senses, and at least bestowed back upon him the instinct of seeking to satisfy his hunger.
Driven
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From this reading Driven by the gale, the snow continued to fall, when suddenly Yvon's nostrils were struck by the exhalations emitted by frying meat.
emitted
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From this reading Driven by the gale, the snow continued to fall, when suddenly Yvon's nostrils were struck by the exhalations emitted by frying meat.
exhalations
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From this reading Driven by the gale, the snow continued to fall, when suddenly Yvon's nostrils were struck by the exhalations emitted by frying meat.
fall
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From this reading Driven by the gale, the snow continued to fall, when suddenly Yvon's nostrils were struck by the exhalations emitted by frying meat.
forest
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From this reading Yvon was at the crossing of a path in the forest that led from the little village of Ormesson.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He stood still, whiffed the air hither and thither like a wolf that from afar scents carrion, and looked about in order to ascertain by the last glimmerings of the daylight where he was.
frying
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From this reading Driven by the gale, the snow continued to fall, when suddenly Yvon's nostrils were struck by the exhalations emitted by frying meat.
gale
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From this reading Driven by the gale, the snow continued to fall, when suddenly Yvon's nostrils were struck by the exhalations emitted by frying meat.
glimmerings
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From this reading He stood still, whiffed the air hither and thither like a wolf that from afar scents carrion, and looked about in order to ascertain by the last glimmerings of the daylight where he was.
GREGORY
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From this reading GREGORY THE HOLLOW-BELLIED.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He stood still, whiffed the air hither and thither like a wolf that from afar scents carrion, and looked about in order to ascertain by the last glimmerings of the daylight where he was.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The odor chimed in with the devouring appetite that was troubling his senses, and at least bestowed back upon him the instinct of seeking to satisfy his hunger.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The odor chimed in with the devouring appetite that was troubling his senses, and at least bestowed back upon him the instinct of seeking to satisfy his hunger.
hitheradverbUS /ˈhɪðər/
an old word meaning “to this place”
From this reading He stood still, whiffed the air hither and thither like a wolf that from afar scents carrion, and looked about in order to ascertain by the last glimmerings of the daylight where he was.
HOLLOW-BELLIED
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From this reading GREGORY THE HOLLOW-BELLIED.
hunger
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From this reading The odor chimed in with the devouring appetite that was troubling his senses, and at least bestowed back upon him the instinct of seeking to satisfy his hunger.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The odor chimed in with the devouring appetite that was troubling his senses, and at least bestowed back upon him the instinct of seeking to satisfy his hunger.
instinct
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From this reading The odor chimed in with the devouring appetite that was troubling his senses, and at least bestowed back upon him the instinct of seeking to satisfy his hunger.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He stood still, whiffed the air hither and thither like a wolf that from afar scents carrion, and looked about in order to ascertain by the last glimmerings of the daylight where he was.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The odor chimed in with the devouring appetite that was troubling his senses, and at least bestowed back upon him the instinct of seeking to satisfy his hunger.
led
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From this reading Yvon was at the crossing of a path in the forest that led from the little village of Ormesson.
like
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From this reading He stood still, whiffed the air hither and thither like a wolf that from afar scents carrion, and looked about in order to ascertain by the last glimmerings of the daylight where he was.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yvon was at the crossing of a path in the forest that led from the little village of Ormesson.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He stood still, whiffed the air hither and thither like a wolf that from afar scents carrion, and looked about in order to ascertain by the last glimmerings of the daylight where he was.
meat
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From this reading Driven by the gale, the snow continued to fall, when suddenly Yvon's nostrils were struck by the exhalations emitted by frying meat.
nostrils
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From this reading Driven by the gale, the snow continued to fall, when suddenly Yvon's nostrils were struck by the exhalations emitted by frying meat.
odor
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From this reading The odor chimed in with the devouring appetite that was troubling his senses, and at least bestowed back upon him the instinct of seeking to satisfy his hunger.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The odor chimed in with the devouring appetite that was troubling his senses, and at least bestowed back upon him the instinct of seeking to satisfy his hunger.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He stood still, whiffed the air hither and thither like a wolf that from afar scents carrion, and looked about in order to ascertain by the last glimmerings of the daylight where he was.
Ormesson
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From this reading Yvon was at the crossing of a path in the forest that led from the little village of Ormesson.
path
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From this reading Yvon was at the crossing of a path in the forest that led from the little village of Ormesson.
satisfy
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From this reading The odor chimed in with the devouring appetite that was troubling his senses, and at least bestowed back upon him the instinct of seeking to satisfy his hunger.
scents
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From this reading He stood still, whiffed the air hither and thither like a wolf that from afar scents carrion, and looked about in order to ascertain by the last glimmerings of the daylight where he was.
seeking
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From this reading The odor chimed in with the devouring appetite that was troubling his senses, and at least bestowed back upon him the instinct of seeking to satisfy his hunger.
sensesplural nounUS /ˈsɛnsɪz/
powers of perception and awareness
From this reading The odor chimed in with the devouring appetite that was troubling his senses, and at least bestowed back upon him the instinct of seeking to satisfy his hunger.
snow
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From this reading Driven by the gale, the snow continued to fall, when suddenly Yvon's nostrils were struck by the exhalations emitted by frying meat.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He stood still, whiffed the air hither and thither like a wolf that from afar scents carrion, and looked about in order to ascertain by the last glimmerings of the daylight where he was.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He stood still, whiffed the air hither and thither like a wolf that from afar scents carrion, and looked about in order to ascertain by the last glimmerings of the daylight where he was.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Driven by the gale, the snow continued to fall, when suddenly Yvon's nostrils were struck by the exhalations emitted by frying meat.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Driven by the gale, the snow continued to fall, when suddenly Yvon's nostrils were struck by the exhalations emitted by frying meat.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The odor chimed in with the devouring appetite that was troubling his senses, and at least bestowed back upon him the instinct of seeking to satisfy his hunger.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GREGORY THE HOLLOW-BELLIED.
thitheradverbUS /ˈðɪθɜːr/
an old word meaning “to that place”
From this reading He stood still, whiffed the air hither and thither like a wolf that from afar scents carrion, and looked about in order to ascertain by the last glimmerings of the daylight where he was.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Driven by the gale, the snow continued to fall, when suddenly Yvon's nostrils were struck by the exhalations emitted by frying meat.
troubling
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From this reading The odor chimed in with the devouring appetite that was troubling his senses, and at least bestowed back upon him the instinct of seeking to satisfy his hunger.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The odor chimed in with the devouring appetite that was troubling his senses, and at least bestowed back upon him the instinct of seeking to satisfy his hunger.
village
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From this reading Yvon was at the crossing of a path in the forest that led from the little village of Ormesson.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The odor chimed in with the devouring appetite that was troubling his senses, and at least bestowed back upon him the instinct of seeking to satisfy his hunger.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Driven by the gale, the snow continued to fall, when suddenly Yvon's nostrils were struck by the exhalations emitted by frying meat.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Driven by the gale, the snow continued to fall, when suddenly Yvon's nostrils were struck by the exhalations emitted by frying meat.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading He stood still, whiffed the air hither and thither like a wolf that from afar scents carrion, and looked about in order to ascertain by the last glimmerings of the daylight where he was.
whiffed
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From this reading He stood still, whiffed the air hither and thither like a wolf that from afar scents carrion, and looked about in order to ascertain by the last glimmerings of the daylight where he was.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The odor chimed in with the devouring appetite that was troubling his senses, and at least bestowed back upon him the instinct of seeking to satisfy his hunger.
wolf
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From this reading He stood still, whiffed the air hither and thither like a wolf that from afar scents carrion, and looked about in order to ascertain by the last glimmerings of the daylight where he was.
Yvon
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From this reading Yvon was at the crossing of a path in the forest that led from the little village of Ormesson.
Yvon's
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From this reading Driven by the gale, the snow continued to fall, when suddenly Yvon's nostrils were struck by the exhalations emitted by frying meat.
