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again
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From this reading In fact Bob, who had fallen to the ground in tumbling from the hammock, had seized his gun which was standing against the tree, but the commanding voice of the glittering stranger again bade him forebear.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading In fact Bob, who had fallen to the ground in tumbling from the hammock, had seized his gun which was standing against the tree, but the commanding voice of the glittering stranger again bade him forebear.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading And the two young fellows saw in the hands of the score of men ringing them 'round, weapons mounted in silver and gold and ancient in appearance, yet firearms, nevertheless, it was not to be doubted.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Even then Frank and Bob would have fought for their freedom, stupefied though they were.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And the two young fellows saw in the hands of the score of men ringing them 'round, weapons mounted in silver and gold and ancient in appearance, yet firearms, nevertheless, it was not to be doubted.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading He swept his hand again around the clearing.
bade
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From this reading In fact Bob, who had fallen to the ground in tumbling from the hammock, had seized his gun which was standing against the tree, but the commanding voice of the glittering stranger again bade him forebear.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And the two young fellows saw in the hands of the score of men ringing them 'round, weapons mounted in silver and gold and ancient in appearance, yet firearms, nevertheless, it was not to be doubted.
Behold
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From this reading "Behold, we, too, have fire sticks that speak with tongues of flame and carry the unseen death."
Bob
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From this reading Even then Frank and Bob would have fought for their freedom, stupefied though they were.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In fact Bob, who had fallen to the ground in tumbling from the hammock, had seized his gun which was standing against the tree, but the commanding voice of the glittering stranger again bade him forebear.
carry
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From this reading "Behold, we, too, have fire sticks that speak with tongues of flame and carry the unseen death."
clearing
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From this reading He swept his hand again around the clearing.
commanding
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From this reading In fact Bob, who had fallen to the ground in tumbling from the hammock, had seized his gun which was standing against the tree, but the commanding voice of the glittering stranger again bade him forebear.
death
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From this reading "Behold, we, too, have fire sticks that speak with tongues of flame and carry the unseen death."
doubted
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From this reading And the two young fellows saw in the hands of the score of men ringing them 'round, weapons mounted in silver and gold and ancient in appearance, yet firearms, nevertheless, it was not to be doubted.
Even
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From this reading Even then Frank and Bob would have fought for their freedom, stupefied though they were.
fact
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From this reading In fact Bob, who had fallen to the ground in tumbling from the hammock, had seized his gun which was standing against the tree, but the commanding voice of the glittering stranger again bade him forebear.
fallen
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From this reading In fact Bob, who had fallen to the ground in tumbling from the hammock, had seized his gun which was standing against the tree, but the commanding voice of the glittering stranger again bade him forebear.
fellows
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From this reading And the two young fellows saw in the hands of the score of men ringing them 'round, weapons mounted in silver and gold and ancient in appearance, yet firearms, nevertheless, it was not to be doubted.
fire
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From this reading "Behold, we, too, have fire sticks that speak with tongues of flame and carry the unseen death."
firearms
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From this reading And the two young fellows saw in the hands of the score of men ringing them 'round, weapons mounted in silver and gold and ancient in appearance, yet firearms, nevertheless, it was not to be doubted.
flamenounUS /fleɪm/
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading "Behold, we, too, have fire sticks that speak with tongues of flame and carry the unseen death."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Even then Frank and Bob would have fought for their freedom, stupefied though they were.
forebear
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From this reading In fact Bob, who had fallen to the ground in tumbling from the hammock, had seized his gun which was standing against the tree, but the commanding voice of the glittering stranger again bade him forebear.
fought
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From this reading Even then Frank and Bob would have fought for their freedom, stupefied though they were.
Frank
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From this reading Even then Frank and Bob would have fought for their freedom, stupefied though they were.
freedom
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From this reading Even then Frank and Bob would have fought for their freedom, stupefied though they were.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In fact Bob, who had fallen to the ground in tumbling from the hammock, had seized his gun which was standing against the tree, but the commanding voice of the glittering stranger again bade him forebear.
glittering
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From this reading In fact Bob, who had fallen to the ground in tumbling from the hammock, had seized his gun which was standing against the tree, but the commanding voice of the glittering stranger again bade him forebear.
gold
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From this reading And the two young fellows saw in the hands of the score of men ringing them 'round, weapons mounted in silver and gold and ancient in appearance, yet firearms, nevertheless, it was not to be doubted.
ground
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From this reading In fact Bob, who had fallen to the ground in tumbling from the hammock, had seized his gun which was standing against the tree, but the commanding voice of the glittering stranger again bade him forebear.
gun
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From this reading In fact Bob, who had fallen to the ground in tumbling from the hammock, had seized his gun which was standing against the tree, but the commanding voice of the glittering stranger again bade him forebear.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In fact Bob, who had fallen to the ground in tumbling from the hammock, had seized his gun which was standing against the tree, but the commanding voice of the glittering stranger again bade him forebear.
hammock
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From this reading In fact Bob, who had fallen to the ground in tumbling from the hammock, had seized his gun which was standing against the tree, but the commanding voice of the glittering stranger again bade him forebear.
hand
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From this reading He swept his hand again around the clearing.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading And the two young fellows saw in the hands of the score of men ringing them 'round, weapons mounted in silver and gold and ancient in appearance, yet firearms, nevertheless, it was not to be doubted.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Even then Frank and Bob would have fought for their freedom, stupefied though they were.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He swept his hand again around the clearing.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In fact Bob, who had fallen to the ground in tumbling from the hammock, had seized his gun which was standing against the tree, but the commanding voice of the glittering stranger again bade him forebear.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In fact Bob, who had fallen to the ground in tumbling from the hammock, had seized his gun which was standing against the tree, but the commanding voice of the glittering stranger again bade him forebear.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In fact Bob, who had fallen to the ground in tumbling from the hammock, had seized his gun which was standing against the tree, but the commanding voice of the glittering stranger again bade him forebear.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And the two young fellows saw in the hands of the score of men ringing them 'round, weapons mounted in silver and gold and ancient in appearance, yet firearms, nevertheless, it was not to be doubted.
men
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From this reading And the two young fellows saw in the hands of the score of men ringing them 'round, weapons mounted in silver and gold and ancient in appearance, yet firearms, nevertheless, it was not to be doubted.
mounted
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From this reading And the two young fellows saw in the hands of the score of men ringing them 'round, weapons mounted in silver and gold and ancient in appearance, yet firearms, nevertheless, it was not to be doubted.
neverthelessadverbUS /ˌnevərðəˈles/
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading And the two young fellows saw in the hands of the score of men ringing them 'round, weapons mounted in silver and gold and ancient in appearance, yet firearms, nevertheless, it was not to be doubted.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And the two young fellows saw in the hands of the score of men ringing them 'round, weapons mounted in silver and gold and ancient in appearance, yet firearms, nevertheless, it was not to be doubted.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In fact Bob, who had fallen to the ground in tumbling from the hammock, had seized his gun which was standing against the tree, but the commanding voice of the glittering stranger again bade him forebear.
ringing
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From this reading And the two young fellows saw in the hands of the score of men ringing them 'round, weapons mounted in silver and gold and ancient in appearance, yet firearms, nevertheless, it was not to be doubted.
round
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From this reading And the two young fellows saw in the hands of the score of men ringing them 'round, weapons mounted in silver and gold and ancient in appearance, yet firearms, nevertheless, it was not to be doubted.
saw
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From this reading And the two young fellows saw in the hands of the score of men ringing them 'round, weapons mounted in silver and gold and ancient in appearance, yet firearms, nevertheless, it was not to be doubted.
scorenounUS /skɔr/
an unpaid bill or debt in a specific situation in this story
From this reading And the two young fellows saw in the hands of the score of men ringing them 'round, weapons mounted in silver and gold and ancient in appearance, yet firearms, nevertheless, it was not to be doubted.
seized
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From this reading In fact Bob, who had fallen to the ground in tumbling from the hammock, had seized his gun which was standing against the tree, but the commanding voice of the glittering stranger again bade him forebear.
silver
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From this reading And the two young fellows saw in the hands of the score of men ringing them 'round, weapons mounted in silver and gold and ancient in appearance, yet firearms, nevertheless, it was not to be doubted.
speak
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From this reading "Behold, we, too, have fire sticks that speak with tongues of flame and carry the unseen death."
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In fact Bob, who had fallen to the ground in tumbling from the hammock, had seized his gun which was standing against the tree, but the commanding voice of the glittering stranger again bade him forebear.
sticks
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From this reading "Behold, we, too, have fire sticks that speak with tongues of flame and carry the unseen death."
stranger
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From this reading In fact Bob, who had fallen to the ground in tumbling from the hammock, had seized his gun which was standing against the tree, but the commanding voice of the glittering stranger again bade him forebear.
stupefied
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From this reading Even then Frank and Bob would have fought for their freedom, stupefied though they were.
swept
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From this reading He swept his hand again around the clearing.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Behold, we, too, have fire sticks that speak with tongues of flame and carry the unseen death."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In fact Bob, who had fallen to the ground in tumbling from the hammock, had seized his gun which was standing against the tree, but the commanding voice of the glittering stranger again bade him forebear.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Even then Frank and Bob would have fought for their freedom, stupefied though they were.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading And the two young fellows saw in the hands of the score of men ringing them 'round, weapons mounted in silver and gold and ancient in appearance, yet firearms, nevertheless, it was not to be doubted.
then
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From this reading Even then Frank and Bob would have fought for their freedom, stupefied though they were.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Even then Frank and Bob would have fought for their freedom, stupefied though they were.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Even then Frank and Bob would have fought for their freedom, stupefied though they were.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In fact Bob, who had fallen to the ground in tumbling from the hammock, had seized his gun which was standing against the tree, but the commanding voice of the glittering stranger again bade him forebear.
tongues
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From this reading "Behold, we, too, have fire sticks that speak with tongues of flame and carry the unseen death."
too
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From this reading "Behold, we, too, have fire sticks that speak with tongues of flame and carry the unseen death."
tree
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From this reading In fact Bob, who had fallen to the ground in tumbling from the hammock, had seized his gun which was standing against the tree, but the commanding voice of the glittering stranger again bade him forebear.
tumblingnounUS /ˈtumbling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In fact Bob, who had fallen to the ground in tumbling from the hammock, had seized his gun which was standing against the tree, but the commanding voice of the glittering stranger again bade him forebear.
two
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From this reading And the two young fellows saw in the hands of the score of men ringing them 'round, weapons mounted in silver and gold and ancient in appearance, yet firearms, nevertheless, it was not to be doubted.
unseen
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From this reading "Behold, we, too, have fire sticks that speak with tongues of flame and carry the unseen death."
voice
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From this reading In fact Bob, who had fallen to the ground in tumbling from the hammock, had seized his gun which was standing against the tree, but the commanding voice of the glittering stranger again bade him forebear.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In fact Bob, who had fallen to the ground in tumbling from the hammock, had seized his gun which was standing against the tree, but the commanding voice of the glittering stranger again bade him forebear.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Behold, we, too, have fire sticks that speak with tongues of flame and carry the unseen death."
weapons
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From this reading And the two young fellows saw in the hands of the score of men ringing them 'round, weapons mounted in silver and gold and ancient in appearance, yet firearms, nevertheless, it was not to be doubted.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Even then Frank and Bob would have fought for their freedom, stupefied though they were.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In fact Bob, who had fallen to the ground in tumbling from the hammock, had seized his gun which was standing against the tree, but the commanding voice of the glittering stranger again bade him forebear.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading In fact Bob, who had fallen to the ground in tumbling from the hammock, had seized his gun which was standing against the tree, but the commanding voice of the glittering stranger again bade him forebear.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Behold, we, too, have fire sticks that speak with tongues of flame and carry the unseen death."
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Even then Frank and Bob would have fought for their freedom, stupefied though they were.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading And the two young fellows saw in the hands of the score of men ringing them 'round, weapons mounted in silver and gold and ancient in appearance, yet firearms, nevertheless, it was not to be doubted.
young
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From this reading And the two young fellows saw in the hands of the score of men ringing them 'round, weapons mounted in silver and gold and ancient in appearance, yet firearms, nevertheless, it was not to be doubted.
