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aching
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From this reading Johnse lifted his aching eyes toward the moon.
again
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From this reading His whole body was racked with shooting pains traversing from his head down and back again.
agonynounUS /ˈæɡ.ə.ni/
Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading His left arm held him in an agony of torture.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He calculated that he had lain there fully an hour or more.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HATFIELD OVERTAKES THE TRAITOR By and by, Hatfield opened his eyes to find that his horse was nosing his face with his warm, rough lips as if bent on waking him up.
arm
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From this reading His left arm held him in an agony of torture.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading HATFIELD OVERTAKES THE TRAITOR By and by, Hatfield opened his eyes to find that his horse was nosing his face with his warm, rough lips as if bent on waking him up.
back
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From this reading His whole body was racked with shooting pains traversing from his head down and back again.
bent
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From this reading HATFIELD OVERTAKES THE TRAITOR By and by, Hatfield opened his eyes to find that his horse was nosing his face with his warm, rough lips as if bent on waking him up.
body
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From this reading His whole body was racked with shooting pains traversing from his head down and back again.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading HATFIELD OVERTAKES THE TRAITOR By and by, Hatfield opened his eyes to find that his horse was nosing his face with his warm, rough lips as if bent on waking him up.
calculated
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From this reading He calculated that he had lain there fully an hour or more.
down
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From this reading His whole body was racked with shooting pains traversing from his head down and back again.
eyes
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From this reading HATFIELD OVERTAKES THE TRAITOR By and by, Hatfield opened his eyes to find that his horse was nosing his face with his warm, rough lips as if bent on waking him up.
face
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From this reading HATFIELD OVERTAKES THE TRAITOR By and by, Hatfield opened his eyes to find that his horse was nosing his face with his warm, rough lips as if bent on waking him up.
find
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From this reading HATFIELD OVERTAKES THE TRAITOR By and by, Hatfield opened his eyes to find that his horse was nosing his face with his warm, rough lips as if bent on waking him up.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading His whole body was racked with shooting pains traversing from his head down and back again.
fully
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From this reading He calculated that he had lain there fully an hour or more.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He calculated that he had lain there fully an hour or more.
HATFIELD
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From this reading HATFIELD OVERTAKES THE TRAITOR By and by, Hatfield opened his eyes to find that his horse was nosing his face with his warm, rough lips as if bent on waking him up.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He calculated that he had lain there fully an hour or more.
head
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From this reading His whole body was racked with shooting pains traversing from his head down and back again.
held
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From this reading His left arm held him in an agony of torture.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading HATFIELD OVERTAKES THE TRAITOR By and by, Hatfield opened his eyes to find that his horse was nosing his face with his warm, rough lips as if bent on waking him up.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading HATFIELD OVERTAKES THE TRAITOR By and by, Hatfield opened his eyes to find that his horse was nosing his face with his warm, rough lips as if bent on waking him up.
horse
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From this reading HATFIELD OVERTAKES THE TRAITOR By and by, Hatfield opened his eyes to find that his horse was nosing his face with his warm, rough lips as if bent on waking him up.
hour
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From this reading He calculated that he had lain there fully an hour or more.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading HATFIELD OVERTAKES THE TRAITOR By and by, Hatfield opened his eyes to find that his horse was nosing his face with his warm, rough lips as if bent on waking him up.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His left arm held him in an agony of torture.
Johnse
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From this reading Johnse lifted his aching eyes toward the moon.
lain
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From this reading He calculated that he had lain there fully an hour or more.
left
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From this reading His left arm held him in an agony of torture.
lifted
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From this reading Johnse lifted his aching eyes toward the moon.
lips
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From this reading HATFIELD OVERTAKES THE TRAITOR By and by, Hatfield opened his eyes to find that his horse was nosing his face with his warm, rough lips as if bent on waking him up.
moon
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From this reading Johnse lifted his aching eyes toward the moon.
more
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From this reading He calculated that he had lain there fully an hour or more.
nosing
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From this reading HATFIELD OVERTAKES THE TRAITOR By and by, Hatfield opened his eyes to find that his horse was nosing his face with his warm, rough lips as if bent on waking him up.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His left arm held him in an agony of torture.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading HATFIELD OVERTAKES THE TRAITOR By and by, Hatfield opened his eyes to find that his horse was nosing his face with his warm, rough lips as if bent on waking him up.
opened
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From this reading HATFIELD OVERTAKES THE TRAITOR By and by, Hatfield opened his eyes to find that his horse was nosing his face with his warm, rough lips as if bent on waking him up.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He calculated that he had lain there fully an hour or more.
OVERTAKES
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From this reading HATFIELD OVERTAKES THE TRAITOR By and by, Hatfield opened his eyes to find that his horse was nosing his face with his warm, rough lips as if bent on waking him up.
pains
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From this reading His whole body was racked with shooting pains traversing from his head down and back again.
racked
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From this reading His whole body was racked with shooting pains traversing from his head down and back again.
rough
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From this reading HATFIELD OVERTAKES THE TRAITOR By and by, Hatfield opened his eyes to find that his horse was nosing his face with his warm, rough lips as if bent on waking him up.
shootingnounUS /ˈshooting/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His whole body was racked with shooting pains traversing from his head down and back again.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading HATFIELD OVERTAKES THE TRAITOR By and by, Hatfield opened his eyes to find that his horse was nosing his face with his warm, rough lips as if bent on waking him up.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HATFIELD OVERTAKES THE TRAITOR By and by, Hatfield opened his eyes to find that his horse was nosing his face with his warm, rough lips as if bent on waking him up.
there
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From this reading He calculated that he had lain there fully an hour or more.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HATFIELD OVERTAKES THE TRAITOR By and by, Hatfield opened his eyes to find that his horse was nosing his face with his warm, rough lips as if bent on waking him up.
torture
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From this reading His left arm held him in an agony of torture.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Johnse lifted his aching eyes toward the moon.
TRAITOR
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From this reading HATFIELD OVERTAKES THE TRAITOR By and by, Hatfield opened his eyes to find that his horse was nosing his face with his warm, rough lips as if bent on waking him up.
traversing
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From this reading His whole body was racked with shooting pains traversing from his head down and back again.
up
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From this reading HATFIELD OVERTAKES THE TRAITOR By and by, Hatfield opened his eyes to find that his horse was nosing his face with his warm, rough lips as if bent on waking him up.
wakingadjectiveUS /ˈweɪ.kɪŋ/
Risen from sleep; conscious.
From this reading HATFIELD OVERTAKES THE TRAITOR By and by, Hatfield opened his eyes to find that his horse was nosing his face with his warm, rough lips as if bent on waking him up.
warm
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From this reading HATFIELD OVERTAKES THE TRAITOR By and by, Hatfield opened his eyes to find that his horse was nosing his face with his warm, rough lips as if bent on waking him up.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HATFIELD OVERTAKES THE TRAITOR By and by, Hatfield opened his eyes to find that his horse was nosing his face with his warm, rough lips as if bent on waking him up.
whole
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From this reading His whole body was racked with shooting pains traversing from his head down and back again.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading HATFIELD OVERTAKES THE TRAITOR By and by, Hatfield opened his eyes to find that his horse was nosing his face with his warm, rough lips as if bent on waking him up.
