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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 The several movements, related in the close of the preceding chapter, had passed in so short a space of time, that the old man, while he neglected not to note the smallest incident, had no opportunity of expressing his opinion concerning the stranger’s motives.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After the Pawnee had disappeared, however, he shook his head and muttered, while he walked slowly to the angle of the thicket that the Indian had just quitted— “There are both scents and sounds in the air, though my miserable senses are not good enough to hear the one, or to catch the taint of the other.”
air
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From this reading After the Pawnee had disappeared, however, he shook his head and muttered, while he walked slowly to the angle of the thicket that the Indian had just quitted— “There are both scents and sounds in the air, though my miserable senses are not good enough to hear the one, or to catch the taint of the other.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After the Pawnee had disappeared, however, he shook his head and muttered, while he walked slowly to the angle of the thicket that the Indian had just quitted— “There are both scents and sounds in the air, though my miserable senses are not good enough to hear the one, or to catch the taint of the other.”
angle
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From this reading After the Pawnee had disappeared, however, he shook his head and muttered, while he walked slowly to the angle of the thicket that the Indian had just quitted— “There are both scents and sounds in the air, though my miserable senses are not good enough to hear the one, or to catch the taint of the other.”
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading After the Pawnee had disappeared, however, he shook his head and muttered, while he walked slowly to the angle of the thicket that the Indian had just quitted— “There are both scents and sounds in the air, though my miserable senses are not good enough to hear the one, or to catch the taint of the other.”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “There is nothing to be seen,” cried Middleton, who kept close at his side.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “There is nothing to be seen,” cried Middleton, who kept close at his side.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading After the Pawnee had disappeared, however, he shook his head and muttered, while he walked slowly to the angle of the thicket that the Indian had just quitted— “There are both scents and sounds in the air, though my miserable senses are not good enough to hear the one, or to catch the taint of the other.”
catch
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From this reading After the Pawnee had disappeared, however, he shook his head and muttered, while he walked slowly to the angle of the thicket that the Indian had just quitted— “There are both scents and sounds in the air, though my miserable senses are not good enough to hear the one, or to catch the taint of the other.”
chapter
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From this reading The several movements, related in the close of the preceding chapter, had passed in so short a space of time, that the old man, while he neglected not to note the smallest incident, had no opportunity of expressing his opinion concerning the stranger’s motives.
close
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From this reading The several movements, related in the close of the preceding chapter, had passed in so short a space of time, that the old man, while he neglected not to note the smallest incident, had no opportunity of expressing his opinion concerning the stranger’s motives.
concerning
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From this reading The several movements, related in the close of the preceding chapter, had passed in so short a space of time, that the old man, while he neglected not to note the smallest incident, had no opportunity of expressing his opinion concerning the stranger’s motives.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There is nothing to be seen,” cried Middleton, who kept close at his side.
disappearednounUS /ˈdisappeared/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading After the Pawnee had disappeared, however, he shook his head and muttered, while he walked slowly to the angle of the thicket that the Indian had just quitted— “There are both scents and sounds in the air, though my miserable senses are not good enough to hear the one, or to catch the taint of the other.”
enough
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From this reading After the Pawnee had disappeared, however, he shook his head and muttered, while he walked slowly to the angle of the thicket that the Indian had just quitted— “There are both scents and sounds in the air, though my miserable senses are not good enough to hear the one, or to catch the taint of the other.”
expressing
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From this reading The several movements, related in the close of the preceding chapter, had passed in so short a space of time, that the old man, while he neglected not to note the smallest incident, had no opportunity of expressing his opinion concerning the stranger’s motives.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After the Pawnee had disappeared, however, he shook his head and muttered, while he walked slowly to the angle of the thicket that the Indian had just quitted— “There are both scents and sounds in the air, though my miserable senses are not good enough to hear the one, or to catch the taint of the other.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The several movements, related in the close of the preceding chapter, had passed in so short a space of time, that the old man, while he neglected not to note the smallest incident, had no opportunity of expressing his opinion concerning the stranger’s motives.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How if he will not stand?
head
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From this reading After the Pawnee had disappeared, however, he shook his head and muttered, while he walked slowly to the angle of the thicket that the Indian had just quitted— “There are both scents and sounds in the air, though my miserable senses are not good enough to hear the one, or to catch the taint of the other.”
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After the Pawnee had disappeared, however, he shook his head and muttered, while he walked slowly to the angle of the thicket that the Indian had just quitted— “There are both scents and sounds in the air, though my miserable senses are not good enough to hear the one, or to catch the taint of the other.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The several movements, related in the close of the preceding chapter, had passed in so short a space of time, that the old man, while he neglected not to note the smallest incident, had no opportunity of expressing his opinion concerning the stranger’s motives.
How
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From this reading How if he will not stand?
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading After the Pawnee had disappeared, however, he shook his head and muttered, while he walked slowly to the angle of the thicket that the Indian had just quitted— “There are both scents and sounds in the air, though my miserable senses are not good enough to hear the one, or to catch the taint of the other.”
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading How if he will not stand?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The several movements, related in the close of the preceding chapter, had passed in so short a space of time, that the old man, while he neglected not to note the smallest incident, had no opportunity of expressing his opinion concerning the stranger’s motives.
incident
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From this reading The several movements, related in the close of the preceding chapter, had passed in so short a space of time, that the old man, while he neglected not to note the smallest incident, had no opportunity of expressing his opinion concerning the stranger’s motives.
Indian
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From this reading After the Pawnee had disappeared, however, he shook his head and muttered, while he walked slowly to the angle of the thicket that the Indian had just quitted— “There are both scents and sounds in the air, though my miserable senses are not good enough to hear the one, or to catch the taint of the other.”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “There is nothing to be seen,” cried Middleton, who kept close at his side.
just
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From this reading After the Pawnee had disappeared, however, he shook his head and muttered, while he walked slowly to the angle of the thicket that the Indian had just quitted— “There are both scents and sounds in the air, though my miserable senses are not good enough to hear the one, or to catch the taint of the other.”
kept
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From this reading “There is nothing to be seen,” cried Middleton, who kept close at his side.
man
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From this reading The several movements, related in the close of the preceding chapter, had passed in so short a space of time, that the old man, while he neglected not to note the smallest incident, had no opportunity of expressing his opinion concerning the stranger’s motives.
Middleton
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From this reading “There is nothing to be seen,” cried Middleton, who kept close at his side.
miserable
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From this reading After the Pawnee had disappeared, however, he shook his head and muttered, while he walked slowly to the angle of the thicket that the Indian had just quitted— “There are both scents and sounds in the air, though my miserable senses are not good enough to hear the one, or to catch the taint of the other.”
motives
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From this reading The several movements, related in the close of the preceding chapter, had passed in so short a space of time, that the old man, while he neglected not to note the smallest incident, had no opportunity of expressing his opinion concerning the stranger’s motives.
movements
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From this reading The several movements, related in the close of the preceding chapter, had passed in so short a space of time, that the old man, while he neglected not to note the smallest incident, had no opportunity of expressing his opinion concerning the stranger’s motives.
mutteredverbUS /ˈmʌtərd/
spoke in a low voice that was difficult to hear
From this reading After the Pawnee had disappeared, however, he shook his head and muttered, while he walked slowly to the angle of the thicket that the Indian had just quitted— “There are both scents and sounds in the air, though my miserable senses are not good enough to hear the one, or to catch the taint of the other.”
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading After the Pawnee had disappeared, however, he shook his head and muttered, while he walked slowly to the angle of the thicket that the Indian had just quitted— “There are both scents and sounds in the air, though my miserable senses are not good enough to hear the one, or to catch the taint of the other.”
neglected
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From this reading The several movements, related in the close of the preceding chapter, had passed in so short a space of time, that the old man, while he neglected not to note the smallest incident, had no opportunity of expressing his opinion concerning the stranger’s motives.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The several movements, related in the close of the preceding chapter, had passed in so short a space of time, that the old man, while he neglected not to note the smallest incident, had no opportunity of expressing his opinion concerning the stranger’s motives.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading How if he will not stand?
note
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From this reading The several movements, related in the close of the preceding chapter, had passed in so short a space of time, that the old man, while he neglected not to note the smallest incident, had no opportunity of expressing his opinion concerning the stranger’s motives.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “There is nothing to be seen,” cried Middleton, who kept close at his side.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The several movements, related in the close of the preceding chapter, had passed in so short a space of time, that the old man, while he neglected not to note the smallest incident, had no opportunity of expressing his opinion concerning the stranger’s motives.
old
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From this reading The several movements, related in the close of the preceding chapter, had passed in so short a space of time, that the old man, while he neglected not to note the smallest incident, had no opportunity of expressing his opinion concerning the stranger’s motives.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading After the Pawnee had disappeared, however, he shook his head and muttered, while he walked slowly to the angle of the thicket that the Indian had just quitted— “There are both scents and sounds in the air, though my miserable senses are not good enough to hear the one, or to catch the taint of the other.”
opinion
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From this reading The several movements, related in the close of the preceding chapter, had passed in so short a space of time, that the old man, while he neglected not to note the smallest incident, had no opportunity of expressing his opinion concerning the stranger’s motives.
opportunity
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From this reading The several movements, related in the close of the preceding chapter, had passed in so short a space of time, that the old man, while he neglected not to note the smallest incident, had no opportunity of expressing his opinion concerning the stranger’s motives.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading After the Pawnee had disappeared, however, he shook his head and muttered, while he walked slowly to the angle of the thicket that the Indian had just quitted— “There are both scents and sounds in the air, though my miserable senses are not good enough to hear the one, or to catch the taint of the other.”
other
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From this reading After the Pawnee had disappeared, however, he shook his head and muttered, while he walked slowly to the angle of the thicket that the Indian had just quitted— “There are both scents and sounds in the air, though my miserable senses are not good enough to hear the one, or to catch the taint of the other.”
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The several movements, related in the close of the preceding chapter, had passed in so short a space of time, that the old man, while he neglected not to note the smallest incident, had no opportunity of expressing his opinion concerning the stranger’s motives.
Pawnee
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From this reading After the Pawnee had disappeared, however, he shook his head and muttered, while he walked slowly to the angle of the thicket that the Indian had just quitted— “There are both scents and sounds in the air, though my miserable senses are not good enough to hear the one, or to catch the taint of the other.”
preceding
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From this reading The several movements, related in the close of the preceding chapter, had passed in so short a space of time, that the old man, while he neglected not to note the smallest incident, had no opportunity of expressing his opinion concerning the stranger’s motives.
quitted
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From this reading After the Pawnee had disappeared, however, he shook his head and muttered, while he walked slowly to the angle of the thicket that the Indian had just quitted— “There are both scents and sounds in the air, though my miserable senses are not good enough to hear the one, or to catch the taint of the other.”
related
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From this reading The several movements, related in the close of the preceding chapter, had passed in so short a space of time, that the old man, while he neglected not to note the smallest incident, had no opportunity of expressing his opinion concerning the stranger’s motives.
scents
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From this reading After the Pawnee had disappeared, however, he shook his head and muttered, while he walked slowly to the angle of the thicket that the Indian had just quitted— “There are both scents and sounds in the air, though my miserable senses are not good enough to hear the one, or to catch the taint of the other.”
seen
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From this reading “There is nothing to be seen,” cried Middleton, who kept close at his side.
sensesplural nounUS /ˈsɛnsɪz/
powers of perception and awareness
From this reading After the Pawnee had disappeared, however, he shook his head and muttered, while he walked slowly to the angle of the thicket that the Indian had just quitted— “There are both scents and sounds in the air, though my miserable senses are not good enough to hear the one, or to catch the taint of the other.”
several
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From this reading The several movements, related in the close of the preceding chapter, had passed in so short a space of time, that the old man, while he neglected not to note the smallest incident, had no opportunity of expressing his opinion concerning the stranger’s motives.
Shakespeare
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From this reading —Shakespeare.
shook
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From this reading After the Pawnee had disappeared, however, he shook his head and muttered, while he walked slowly to the angle of the thicket that the Indian had just quitted— “There are both scents and sounds in the air, though my miserable senses are not good enough to hear the one, or to catch the taint of the other.”
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading The several movements, related in the close of the preceding chapter, had passed in so short a space of time, that the old man, while he neglected not to note the smallest incident, had no opportunity of expressing his opinion concerning the stranger’s motives.
side
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From this reading “There is nothing to be seen,” cried Middleton, who kept close at his side.
slowly
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From this reading After the Pawnee had disappeared, however, he shook his head and muttered, while he walked slowly to the angle of the thicket that the Indian had just quitted— “There are both scents and sounds in the air, though my miserable senses are not good enough to hear the one, or to catch the taint of the other.”
smallest
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From this reading The several movements, related in the close of the preceding chapter, had passed in so short a space of time, that the old man, while he neglected not to note the smallest incident, had no opportunity of expressing his opinion concerning the stranger’s motives.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The several movements, related in the close of the preceding chapter, had passed in so short a space of time, that the old man, while he neglected not to note the smallest incident, had no opportunity of expressing his opinion concerning the stranger’s motives.
sounds
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From this reading After the Pawnee had disappeared, however, he shook his head and muttered, while he walked slowly to the angle of the thicket that the Indian had just quitted— “There are both scents and sounds in the air, though my miserable senses are not good enough to hear the one, or to catch the taint of the other.”
space
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From this reading The several movements, related in the close of the preceding chapter, had passed in so short a space of time, that the old man, while he neglected not to note the smallest incident, had no opportunity of expressing his opinion concerning the stranger’s motives.
stand
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From this reading How if he will not stand?
stranger's
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From this reading The several movements, related in the close of the preceding chapter, had passed in so short a space of time, that the old man, while he neglected not to note the smallest incident, had no opportunity of expressing his opinion concerning the stranger’s motives.
taint
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From this reading After the Pawnee had disappeared, however, he shook his head and muttered, while he walked slowly to the angle of the thicket that the Indian had just quitted— “There are both scents and sounds in the air, though my miserable senses are not good enough to hear the one, or to catch the taint of the other.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The several movements, related in the close of the preceding chapter, had passed in so short a space of time, that the old man, while he neglected not to note the smallest incident, had no opportunity of expressing his opinion concerning the stranger’s motives.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The several movements, related in the close of the preceding chapter, had passed in so short a space of time, that the old man, while he neglected not to note the smallest incident, had no opportunity of expressing his opinion concerning the stranger’s motives.
There
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From this reading After the Pawnee had disappeared, however, he shook his head and muttered, while he walked slowly to the angle of the thicket that the Indian had just quitted— “There are both scents and sounds in the air, though my miserable senses are not good enough to hear the one, or to catch the taint of the other.”
thicketnounUS /ˈθɪkɪt/
a dense group of bushes or small trees
From this reading After the Pawnee had disappeared, however, he shook his head and muttered, while he walked slowly to the angle of the thicket that the Indian had just quitted— “There are both scents and sounds in the air, though my miserable senses are not good enough to hear the one, or to catch the taint of the other.”
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading After the Pawnee had disappeared, however, he shook his head and muttered, while he walked slowly to the angle of the thicket that the Indian had just quitted— “There are both scents and sounds in the air, though my miserable senses are not good enough to hear the one, or to catch the taint of the other.”
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The several movements, related in the close of the preceding chapter, had passed in so short a space of time, that the old man, while he neglected not to note the smallest incident, had no opportunity of expressing his opinion concerning the stranger’s motives.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The several movements, related in the close of the preceding chapter, had passed in so short a space of time, that the old man, while he neglected not to note the smallest incident, had no opportunity of expressing his opinion concerning the stranger’s motives.
walked
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From this reading After the Pawnee had disappeared, however, he shook his head and muttered, while he walked slowly to the angle of the thicket that the Indian had just quitted— “There are both scents and sounds in the air, though my miserable senses are not good enough to hear the one, or to catch the taint of the other.”
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The several movements, related in the close of the preceding chapter, had passed in so short a space of time, that the old man, while he neglected not to note the smallest incident, had no opportunity of expressing his opinion concerning the stranger’s motives.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “There is nothing to be seen,” cried Middleton, who kept close at his side.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading How if he will not stand?
