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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 WILL HENDERSON REACHES THE END Will Henderson stalked his prey with a caution, a deliberateness, as though he were dealing with a grown man, a man who could resist, one whose power to retaliate was as great as was his to attack.
actions
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From this reading It was the fell intent to murder that now cast its furtive, suspicious, even apprehensive spell over his mind, and so influenced his actions.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was the fell intent to murder that now cast its furtive, suspicious, even apprehensive spell over his mind, and so influenced his actions.
apprehensive
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From this reading It was the fell intent to murder that now cast its furtive, suspicious, even apprehensive spell over his mind, and so influenced his actions.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading WILL HENDERSON REACHES THE END Will Henderson stalked his prey with a caution, a deliberateness, as though he were dealing with a grown man, a man who could resist, one whose power to retaliate was as great as was his to attack.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As Elia at one time had trailed him, so he was now tracking Elia.
attack
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From this reading WILL HENDERSON REACHES THE END Will Henderson stalked his prey with a caution, a deliberateness, as though he were dealing with a grown man, a man who could resist, one whose power to retaliate was as great as was his to attack.
bluff
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From this reading From bush to bush and shadow to shadow he searched the bluff for the hunter of jack-rabbits.
bush
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From this reading From bush to bush and shadow to shadow he searched the bluff for the hunter of jack-rabbits.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But nothing of this was in his thoughts.
cast
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From this reading It was the fell intent to murder that now cast its furtive, suspicious, even apprehensive spell over his mind, and so influenced his actions.
caution
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From this reading WILL HENDERSON REACHES THE END Will Henderson stalked his prey with a caution, a deliberateness, as though he were dealing with a grown man, a man who could resist, one whose power to retaliate was as great as was his to attack.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading WILL HENDERSON REACHES THE END Will Henderson stalked his prey with a caution, a deliberateness, as though he were dealing with a grown man, a man who could resist, one whose power to retaliate was as great as was his to attack.
dealing
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From this reading WILL HENDERSON REACHES THE END Will Henderson stalked his prey with a caution, a deliberateness, as though he were dealing with a grown man, a man who could resist, one whose power to retaliate was as great as was his to attack.
deliberateness
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From this reading WILL HENDERSON REACHES THE END Will Henderson stalked his prey with a caution, a deliberateness, as though he were dealing with a grown man, a man who could resist, one whose power to retaliate was as great as was his to attack.
Elia
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From this reading As Elia at one time had trailed him, so he was now tracking Elia.
END
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From this reading WILL HENDERSON REACHES THE END Will Henderson stalked his prey with a caution, a deliberateness, as though he were dealing with a grown man, a man who could resist, one whose power to retaliate was as great as was his to attack.
even
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From this reading It was the fell intent to murder that now cast its furtive, suspicious, even apprehensive spell over his mind, and so influenced his actions.
fell
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From this reading It was the fell intent to murder that now cast its furtive, suspicious, even apprehensive spell over his mind, and so influenced his actions.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading From bush to bush and shadow to shadow he searched the bluff for the hunter of jack-rabbits.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From bush to bush and shadow to shadow he searched the bluff for the hunter of jack-rabbits.
furtive
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From this reading It was the fell intent to murder that now cast its furtive, suspicious, even apprehensive spell over his mind, and so influenced his actions.
great
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From this reading WILL HENDERSON REACHES THE END Will Henderson stalked his prey with a caution, a deliberateness, as though he were dealing with a grown man, a man who could resist, one whose power to retaliate was as great as was his to attack.
grown
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From this reading WILL HENDERSON REACHES THE END Will Henderson stalked his prey with a caution, a deliberateness, as though he were dealing with a grown man, a man who could resist, one whose power to retaliate was as great as was his to attack.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As Elia at one time had trailed him, so he was now tracking Elia.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading WILL HENDERSON REACHES THE END Will Henderson stalked his prey with a caution, a deliberateness, as though he were dealing with a grown man, a man who could resist, one whose power to retaliate was as great as was his to attack.
HENDERSON
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From this reading WILL HENDERSON REACHES THE END Will Henderson stalked his prey with a caution, a deliberateness, as though he were dealing with a grown man, a man who could resist, one whose power to retaliate was as great as was his to attack.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As Elia at one time had trailed him, so he was now tracking Elia.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading WILL HENDERSON REACHES THE END Will Henderson stalked his prey with a caution, a deliberateness, as though he were dealing with a grown man, a man who could resist, one whose power to retaliate was as great as was his to attack.
hunter
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From this reading From bush to bush and shadow to shadow he searched the bluff for the hunter of jack-rabbits.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But nothing of this was in his thoughts.
influenced
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From this reading It was the fell intent to murder that now cast its furtive, suspicious, even apprehensive spell over his mind, and so influenced his actions.
intent
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From this reading It was the fell intent to murder that now cast its furtive, suspicious, even apprehensive spell over his mind, and so influenced his actions.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the fell intent to murder that now cast its furtive, suspicious, even apprehensive spell over his mind, and so influenced his actions.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It was the fell intent to murder that now cast its furtive, suspicious, even apprehensive spell over his mind, and so influenced his actions.
jack-rabbits
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From this reading From bush to bush and shadow to shadow he searched the bluff for the hunter of jack-rabbits.
man
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From this reading WILL HENDERSON REACHES THE END Will Henderson stalked his prey with a caution, a deliberateness, as though he were dealing with a grown man, a man who could resist, one whose power to retaliate was as great as was his to attack.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading It was the fell intent to murder that now cast its furtive, suspicious, even apprehensive spell over his mind, and so influenced his actions.
murder
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From this reading It was the fell intent to murder that now cast its furtive, suspicious, even apprehensive spell over his mind, and so influenced his actions.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading But nothing of this was in his thoughts.
now
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From this reading It was the fell intent to murder that now cast its furtive, suspicious, even apprehensive spell over his mind, and so influenced his actions.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But nothing of this was in his thoughts.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading WILL HENDERSON REACHES THE END Will Henderson stalked his prey with a caution, a deliberateness, as though he were dealing with a grown man, a man who could resist, one whose power to retaliate was as great as was his to attack.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It was the fell intent to murder that now cast its furtive, suspicious, even apprehensive spell over his mind, and so influenced his actions.
power
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From this reading WILL HENDERSON REACHES THE END Will Henderson stalked his prey with a caution, a deliberateness, as though he were dealing with a grown man, a man who could resist, one whose power to retaliate was as great as was his to attack.
prey
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From this reading WILL HENDERSON REACHES THE END Will Henderson stalked his prey with a caution, a deliberateness, as though he were dealing with a grown man, a man who could resist, one whose power to retaliate was as great as was his to attack.
REACHES
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From this reading WILL HENDERSON REACHES THE END Will Henderson stalked his prey with a caution, a deliberateness, as though he were dealing with a grown man, a man who could resist, one whose power to retaliate was as great as was his to attack.
resist
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From this reading WILL HENDERSON REACHES THE END Will Henderson stalked his prey with a caution, a deliberateness, as though he were dealing with a grown man, a man who could resist, one whose power to retaliate was as great as was his to attack.
retaliate
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From this reading WILL HENDERSON REACHES THE END Will Henderson stalked his prey with a caution, a deliberateness, as though he were dealing with a grown man, a man who could resist, one whose power to retaliate was as great as was his to attack.
searched
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From this reading From bush to bush and shadow to shadow he searched the bluff for the hunter of jack-rabbits.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading From bush to bush and shadow to shadow he searched the bluff for the hunter of jack-rabbits.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was the fell intent to murder that now cast its furtive, suspicious, even apprehensive spell over his mind, and so influenced his actions.
spell
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From this reading It was the fell intent to murder that now cast its furtive, suspicious, even apprehensive spell over his mind, and so influenced his actions.
stalked
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From this reading WILL HENDERSON REACHES THE END Will Henderson stalked his prey with a caution, a deliberateness, as though he were dealing with a grown man, a man who could resist, one whose power to retaliate was as great as was his to attack.
suspicious
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From this reading It was the fell intent to murder that now cast its furtive, suspicious, even apprehensive spell over his mind, and so influenced his actions.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was the fell intent to murder that now cast its furtive, suspicious, even apprehensive spell over his mind, and so influenced his actions.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WILL HENDERSON REACHES THE END Will Henderson stalked his prey with a caution, a deliberateness, as though he were dealing with a grown man, a man who could resist, one whose power to retaliate was as great as was his to attack.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But nothing of this was in his thoughts.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading WILL HENDERSON REACHES THE END Will Henderson stalked his prey with a caution, a deliberateness, as though he were dealing with a grown man, a man who could resist, one whose power to retaliate was as great as was his to attack.
thoughts
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From this reading But nothing of this was in his thoughts.
time
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From this reading As Elia at one time had trailed him, so he was now tracking Elia.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WILL HENDERSON REACHES THE END Will Henderson stalked his prey with a caution, a deliberateness, as though he were dealing with a grown man, a man who could resist, one whose power to retaliate was as great as was his to attack.
tracking
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From this reading As Elia at one time had trailed him, so he was now tracking Elia.
trailed
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From this reading As Elia at one time had trailed him, so he was now tracking Elia.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WILL HENDERSON REACHES THE END Will Henderson stalked his prey with a caution, a deliberateness, as though he were dealing with a grown man, a man who could resist, one whose power to retaliate was as great as was his to attack.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading WILL HENDERSON REACHES THE END Will Henderson stalked his prey with a caution, a deliberateness, as though he were dealing with a grown man, a man who could resist, one whose power to retaliate was as great as was his to attack.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading WILL HENDERSON REACHES THE END Will Henderson stalked his prey with a caution, a deliberateness, as though he were dealing with a grown man, a man who could resist, one whose power to retaliate was as great as was his to attack.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading WILL HENDERSON REACHES THE END Will Henderson stalked his prey with a caution, a deliberateness, as though he were dealing with a grown man, a man who could resist, one whose power to retaliate was as great as was his to attack.
WILLmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading WILL HENDERSON REACHES THE END Will Henderson stalked his prey with a caution, a deliberateness, as though he were dealing with a grown man, a man who could resist, one whose power to retaliate was as great as was his to attack.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading WILL HENDERSON REACHES THE END Will Henderson stalked his prey with a caution, a deliberateness, as though he were dealing with a grown man, a man who could resist, one whose power to retaliate was as great as was his to attack.
