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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 FORTUNE KNOCKS AT THE DOOR “I swan! what’s the matter, partner—my sakes; is it a _rattler_ you uncovered, I wanter know?”
abject
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From this reading As he saw its nature Perk’s jaw dropped, and he was the picture of abject astonishment—but it was far from being any poisonous reptile that Jack was thus exhibiting with such a grand flourish; just as though he might be some necromancer or magician, and drawing all manner of amazing things out of an apparently empty stove-pipe hat.
action
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From this reading He had already started to scramble to his knees, being doubtless bent on taking some aggressive action, when he saw Jack reach forward and deliberately pluck some object from the hole under the displaced adobe fire brick, and hold it up to view.
adobe
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From this reading He had already started to scramble to his knees, being doubtless bent on taking some aggressive action, when he saw Jack reach forward and deliberately pluck some object from the hole under the displaced adobe fire brick, and hold it up to view.
aggressive
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From this reading He had already started to scramble to his knees, being doubtless bent on taking some aggressive action, when he saw Jack reach forward and deliberately pluck some object from the hole under the displaced adobe fire brick, and hold it up to view.
all
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From this reading As he saw its nature Perk’s jaw dropped, and he was the picture of abject astonishment—but it was far from being any poisonous reptile that Jack was thus exhibiting with such a grand flourish; just as though he might be some necromancer or magician, and drawing all manner of amazing things out of an apparently empty stove-pipe hat.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Perk on his part was already sharing the excitement of his pal, although apparently from an entirely different reason.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Perk on his part was already sharing the excitement of his pal, although apparently from an entirely different reason.
amazing
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From this reading As he saw its nature Perk’s jaw dropped, and he was the picture of abject astonishment—but it was far from being any poisonous reptile that Jack was thus exhibiting with such a grand flourish; just as though he might be some necromancer or magician, and drawing all manner of amazing things out of an apparently empty stove-pipe hat.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Perk on his part was already sharing the excitement of his pal, although apparently from an entirely different reason.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had already started to scramble to his knees, being doubtless bent on taking some aggressive action, when he saw Jack reach forward and deliberately pluck some object from the hole under the displaced adobe fire brick, and hold it up to view.
any
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From this reading As he saw its nature Perk’s jaw dropped, and he was the picture of abject astonishment—but it was far from being any poisonous reptile that Jack was thus exhibiting with such a grand flourish; just as though he might be some necromancer or magician, and drawing all manner of amazing things out of an apparently empty stove-pipe hat.
apparently
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From this reading Perk on his part was already sharing the excitement of his pal, although apparently from an entirely different reason.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he saw its nature Perk’s jaw dropped, and he was the picture of abject astonishment—but it was far from being any poisonous reptile that Jack was thus exhibiting with such a grand flourish; just as though he might be some necromancer or magician, and drawing all manner of amazing things out of an apparently empty stove-pipe hat.
astonishment
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From this reading As he saw its nature Perk’s jaw dropped, and he was the picture of abject astonishment—but it was far from being any poisonous reptile that Jack was thus exhibiting with such a grand flourish; just as though he might be some necromancer or magician, and drawing all manner of amazing things out of an apparently empty stove-pipe hat.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading FORTUNE KNOCKS AT THE DOOR “I swan! what’s the matter, partner—my sakes; is it a _rattler_ you uncovered, I wanter know?”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading As he saw its nature Perk’s jaw dropped, and he was the picture of abject astonishment—but it was far from being any poisonous reptile that Jack was thus exhibiting with such a grand flourish; just as though he might be some necromancer or magician, and drawing all manner of amazing things out of an apparently empty stove-pipe hat.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading He had already started to scramble to his knees, being doubtless bent on taking some aggressive action, when he saw Jack reach forward and deliberately pluck some object from the hole under the displaced adobe fire brick, and hold it up to view.
bent
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From this reading He had already started to scramble to his knees, being doubtless bent on taking some aggressive action, when he saw Jack reach forward and deliberately pluck some object from the hole under the displaced adobe fire brick, and hold it up to view.
brick
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From this reading He had already started to scramble to his knees, being doubtless bent on taking some aggressive action, when he saw Jack reach forward and deliberately pluck some object from the hole under the displaced adobe fire brick, and hold it up to view.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading As he saw its nature Perk’s jaw dropped, and he was the picture of abject astonishment—but it was far from being any poisonous reptile that Jack was thus exhibiting with such a grand flourish; just as though he might be some necromancer or magician, and drawing all manner of amazing things out of an apparently empty stove-pipe hat.
deliberately
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From this reading He had already started to scramble to his knees, being doubtless bent on taking some aggressive action, when he saw Jack reach forward and deliberately pluck some object from the hole under the displaced adobe fire brick, and hold it up to view.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Perk on his part was already sharing the excitement of his pal, although apparently from an entirely different reason.
displaced
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From this reading He had already started to scramble to his knees, being doubtless bent on taking some aggressive action, when he saw Jack reach forward and deliberately pluck some object from the hole under the displaced adobe fire brick, and hold it up to view.
DOOR
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From this reading FORTUNE KNOCKS AT THE DOOR “I swan! what’s the matter, partner—my sakes; is it a _rattler_ you uncovered, I wanter know?”
doubtless
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From this reading He had already started to scramble to his knees, being doubtless bent on taking some aggressive action, when he saw Jack reach forward and deliberately pluck some object from the hole under the displaced adobe fire brick, and hold it up to view.
drawing
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From this reading As he saw its nature Perk’s jaw dropped, and he was the picture of abject astonishment—but it was far from being any poisonous reptile that Jack was thus exhibiting with such a grand flourish; just as though he might be some necromancer or magician, and drawing all manner of amazing things out of an apparently empty stove-pipe hat.
dropped
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From this reading As he saw its nature Perk’s jaw dropped, and he was the picture of abject astonishment—but it was far from being any poisonous reptile that Jack was thus exhibiting with such a grand flourish; just as though he might be some necromancer or magician, and drawing all manner of amazing things out of an apparently empty stove-pipe hat.
empty
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From this reading As he saw its nature Perk’s jaw dropped, and he was the picture of abject astonishment—but it was far from being any poisonous reptile that Jack was thus exhibiting with such a grand flourish; just as though he might be some necromancer or magician, and drawing all manner of amazing things out of an apparently empty stove-pipe hat.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Perk on his part was already sharing the excitement of his pal, although apparently from an entirely different reason.
excitement
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From this reading Perk on his part was already sharing the excitement of his pal, although apparently from an entirely different reason.
exhibiting
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From this reading As he saw its nature Perk’s jaw dropped, and he was the picture of abject astonishment—but it was far from being any poisonous reptile that Jack was thus exhibiting with such a grand flourish; just as though he might be some necromancer or magician, and drawing all manner of amazing things out of an apparently empty stove-pipe hat.
far
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From this reading As he saw its nature Perk’s jaw dropped, and he was the picture of abject astonishment—but it was far from being any poisonous reptile that Jack was thus exhibiting with such a grand flourish; just as though he might be some necromancer or magician, and drawing all manner of amazing things out of an apparently empty stove-pipe hat.
fire
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From this reading He had already started to scramble to his knees, being doubtless bent on taking some aggressive action, when he saw Jack reach forward and deliberately pluck some object from the hole under the displaced adobe fire brick, and hold it up to view.
flourish
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From this reading As he saw its nature Perk’s jaw dropped, and he was the picture of abject astonishment—but it was far from being any poisonous reptile that Jack was thus exhibiting with such a grand flourish; just as though he might be some necromancer or magician, and drawing all manner of amazing things out of an apparently empty stove-pipe hat.
FORTUNEnounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading FORTUNE KNOCKS AT THE DOOR “I swan! what’s the matter, partner—my sakes; is it a _rattler_ you uncovered, I wanter know?”
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had already started to scramble to his knees, being doubtless bent on taking some aggressive action, when he saw Jack reach forward and deliberately pluck some object from the hole under the displaced adobe fire brick, and hold it up to view.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Perk on his part was already sharing the excitement of his pal, although apparently from an entirely different reason.
Gosh-a-mighty
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From this reading “Gosh-a-mighty! that looks like real money!
grand
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From this reading As he saw its nature Perk’s jaw dropped, and he was the picture of abject astonishment—but it was far from being any poisonous reptile that Jack was thus exhibiting with such a grand flourish; just as though he might be some necromancer or magician, and drawing all manner of amazing things out of an apparently empty stove-pipe hat.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had already started to scramble to his knees, being doubtless bent on taking some aggressive action, when he saw Jack reach forward and deliberately pluck some object from the hole under the displaced adobe fire brick, and hold it up to view.
hat
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From this reading As he saw its nature Perk’s jaw dropped, and he was the picture of abject astonishment—but it was far from being any poisonous reptile that Jack was thus exhibiting with such a grand flourish; just as though he might be some necromancer or magician, and drawing all manner of amazing things out of an apparently empty stove-pipe hat.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had already started to scramble to his knees, being doubtless bent on taking some aggressive action, when he saw Jack reach forward and deliberately pluck some object from the hole under the displaced adobe fire brick, and hold it up to view.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Perk on his part was already sharing the excitement of his pal, although apparently from an entirely different reason.
hold
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From this reading He had already started to scramble to his knees, being doubtless bent on taking some aggressive action, when he saw Jack reach forward and deliberately pluck some object from the hole under the displaced adobe fire brick, and hold it up to view.
hole
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From this reading He had already started to scramble to his knees, being doubtless bent on taking some aggressive action, when he saw Jack reach forward and deliberately pluck some object from the hole under the displaced adobe fire brick, and hold it up to view.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading FORTUNE KNOCKS AT THE DOOR “I swan! what’s the matter, partner—my sakes; is it a _rattler_ you uncovered, I wanter know?”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading FORTUNE KNOCKS AT THE DOOR “I swan! what’s the matter, partner—my sakes; is it a _rattler_ you uncovered, I wanter know?”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading FORTUNE KNOCKS AT THE DOOR “I swan! what’s the matter, partner—my sakes; is it a _rattler_ you uncovered, I wanter know?”
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading As he saw its nature Perk’s jaw dropped, and he was the picture of abject astonishment—but it was far from being any poisonous reptile that Jack was thus exhibiting with such a grand flourish; just as though he might be some necromancer or magician, and drawing all manner of amazing things out of an apparently empty stove-pipe hat.
Jack
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From this reading He had already started to scramble to his knees, being doubtless bent on taking some aggressive action, when he saw Jack reach forward and deliberately pluck some object from the hole under the displaced adobe fire brick, and hold it up to view.
jaw
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From this reading As he saw its nature Perk’s jaw dropped, and he was the picture of abject astonishment—but it was far from being any poisonous reptile that Jack was thus exhibiting with such a grand flourish; just as though he might be some necromancer or magician, and drawing all manner of amazing things out of an apparently empty stove-pipe hat.
just
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From this reading As he saw its nature Perk’s jaw dropped, and he was the picture of abject astonishment—but it was far from being any poisonous reptile that Jack was thus exhibiting with such a grand flourish; just as though he might be some necromancer or magician, and drawing all manner of amazing things out of an apparently empty stove-pipe hat.
knees
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From this reading He had already started to scramble to his knees, being doubtless bent on taking some aggressive action, when he saw Jack reach forward and deliberately pluck some object from the hole under the displaced adobe fire brick, and hold it up to view.
KNOCKS
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From this reading FORTUNE KNOCKS AT THE DOOR “I swan! what’s the matter, partner—my sakes; is it a _rattler_ you uncovered, I wanter know?”
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FORTUNE KNOCKS AT THE DOOR “I swan! what’s the matter, partner—my sakes; is it a _rattler_ you uncovered, I wanter know?”
like
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From this reading “Gosh-a-mighty! that looks like real money!
looks
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From this reading “Gosh-a-mighty! that looks like real money!
magiciannounUS /məˈdʒɪʃ.ən/
A practitioner of magic and ancient arcane arts, often wielding deception and powerful spells.
From this reading As he saw its nature Perk’s jaw dropped, and he was the picture of abject astonishment—but it was far from being any poisonous reptile that Jack was thus exhibiting with such a grand flourish; just as though he might be some necromancer or magician, and drawing all manner of amazing things out of an apparently empty stove-pipe hat.
manner
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From this reading As he saw its nature Perk’s jaw dropped, and he was the picture of abject astonishment—but it was far from being any poisonous reptile that Jack was thus exhibiting with such a grand flourish; just as though he might be some necromancer or magician, and drawing all manner of amazing things out of an apparently empty stove-pipe hat.
matter
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From this reading FORTUNE KNOCKS AT THE DOOR “I swan! what’s the matter, partner—my sakes; is it a _rattler_ you uncovered, I wanter know?”
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading As he saw its nature Perk’s jaw dropped, and he was the picture of abject astonishment—but it was far from being any poisonous reptile that Jack was thus exhibiting with such a grand flourish; just as though he might be some necromancer or magician, and drawing all manner of amazing things out of an apparently empty stove-pipe hat.
money
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From this reading “Gosh-a-mighty! that looks like real money!
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading FORTUNE KNOCKS AT THE DOOR “I swan! what’s the matter, partner—my sakes; is it a _rattler_ you uncovered, I wanter know?”
nature
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From this reading As he saw its nature Perk’s jaw dropped, and he was the picture of abject astonishment—but it was far from being any poisonous reptile that Jack was thus exhibiting with such a grand flourish; just as though he might be some necromancer or magician, and drawing all manner of amazing things out of an apparently empty stove-pipe hat.
necromancer
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From this reading As he saw its nature Perk’s jaw dropped, and he was the picture of abject astonishment—but it was far from being any poisonous reptile that Jack was thus exhibiting with such a grand flourish; just as though he might be some necromancer or magician, and drawing all manner of amazing things out of an apparently empty stove-pipe hat.
object
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From this reading He had already started to scramble to his knees, being doubtless bent on taking some aggressive action, when he saw Jack reach forward and deliberately pluck some object from the hole under the displaced adobe fire brick, and hold it up to view.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Perk on his part was already sharing the excitement of his pal, although apparently from an entirely different reason.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Perk on his part was already sharing the excitement of his pal, although apparently from an entirely different reason.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading As he saw its nature Perk’s jaw dropped, and he was the picture of abject astonishment—but it was far from being any poisonous reptile that Jack was thus exhibiting with such a grand flourish; just as though he might be some necromancer or magician, and drawing all manner of amazing things out of an apparently empty stove-pipe hat.
out
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From this reading As he saw its nature Perk’s jaw dropped, and he was the picture of abject astonishment—but it was far from being any poisonous reptile that Jack was thus exhibiting with such a grand flourish; just as though he might be some necromancer or magician, and drawing all manner of amazing things out of an apparently empty stove-pipe hat.
pal
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From this reading Perk on his part was already sharing the excitement of his pal, although apparently from an entirely different reason.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Perk on his part was already sharing the excitement of his pal, although apparently from an entirely different reason.
partner
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From this reading FORTUNE KNOCKS AT THE DOOR “I swan! what’s the matter, partner—my sakes; is it a _rattler_ you uncovered, I wanter know?”
Perk
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From this reading Perk on his part was already sharing the excitement of his pal, although apparently from an entirely different reason.
Perk's
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From this reading As he saw its nature Perk’s jaw dropped, and he was the picture of abject astonishment—but it was far from being any poisonous reptile that Jack was thus exhibiting with such a grand flourish; just as though he might be some necromancer or magician, and drawing all manner of amazing things out of an apparently empty stove-pipe hat.
picture
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From this reading As he saw its nature Perk’s jaw dropped, and he was the picture of abject astonishment—but it was far from being any poisonous reptile that Jack was thus exhibiting with such a grand flourish; just as though he might be some necromancer or magician, and drawing all manner of amazing things out of an apparently empty stove-pipe hat.
pluck
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From this reading He had already started to scramble to his knees, being doubtless bent on taking some aggressive action, when he saw Jack reach forward and deliberately pluck some object from the hole under the displaced adobe fire brick, and hold it up to view.
poisonous
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From this reading As he saw its nature Perk’s jaw dropped, and he was the picture of abject astonishment—but it was far from being any poisonous reptile that Jack was thus exhibiting with such a grand flourish; just as though he might be some necromancer or magician, and drawing all manner of amazing things out of an apparently empty stove-pipe hat.
rattler
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From this reading FORTUNE KNOCKS AT THE DOOR “I swan! what’s the matter, partner—my sakes; is it a _rattler_ you uncovered, I wanter know?”
reach
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From this reading He had already started to scramble to his knees, being doubtless bent on taking some aggressive action, when he saw Jack reach forward and deliberately pluck some object from the hole under the displaced adobe fire brick, and hold it up to view.
real
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From this reading “Gosh-a-mighty! that looks like real money!
reason
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From this reading Perk on his part was already sharing the excitement of his pal, although apparently from an entirely different reason.
reptile
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From this reading As he saw its nature Perk’s jaw dropped, and he was the picture of abject astonishment—but it was far from being any poisonous reptile that Jack was thus exhibiting with such a grand flourish; just as though he might be some necromancer or magician, and drawing all manner of amazing things out of an apparently empty stove-pipe hat.
sakes
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From this reading FORTUNE KNOCKS AT THE DOOR “I swan! what’s the matter, partner—my sakes; is it a _rattler_ you uncovered, I wanter know?”
saw
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From this reading He had already started to scramble to his knees, being doubtless bent on taking some aggressive action, when he saw Jack reach forward and deliberately pluck some object from the hole under the displaced adobe fire brick, and hold it up to view.
scramble
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From this reading He had already started to scramble to his knees, being doubtless bent on taking some aggressive action, when he saw Jack reach forward and deliberately pluck some object from the hole under the displaced adobe fire brick, and hold it up to view.
sharing
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From this reading Perk on his part was already sharing the excitement of his pal, although apparently from an entirely different reason.
some
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From this reading He had already started to scramble to his knees, being doubtless bent on taking some aggressive action, when he saw Jack reach forward and deliberately pluck some object from the hole under the displaced adobe fire brick, and hold it up to view.
started
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From this reading He had already started to scramble to his knees, being doubtless bent on taking some aggressive action, when he saw Jack reach forward and deliberately pluck some object from the hole under the displaced adobe fire brick, and hold it up to view.
stove-pipe
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From this reading As he saw its nature Perk’s jaw dropped, and he was the picture of abject astonishment—but it was far from being any poisonous reptile that Jack was thus exhibiting with such a grand flourish; just as though he might be some necromancer or magician, and drawing all manner of amazing things out of an apparently empty stove-pipe hat.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading As he saw its nature Perk’s jaw dropped, and he was the picture of abject astonishment—but it was far from being any poisonous reptile that Jack was thus exhibiting with such a grand flourish; just as though he might be some necromancer or magician, and drawing all manner of amazing things out of an apparently empty stove-pipe hat.
swan
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From this reading FORTUNE KNOCKS AT THE DOOR “I swan! what’s the matter, partner—my sakes; is it a _rattler_ you uncovered, I wanter know?”
taking
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From this reading He had already started to scramble to his knees, being doubtless bent on taking some aggressive action, when he saw Jack reach forward and deliberately pluck some object from the hole under the displaced adobe fire brick, and hold it up to view.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As he saw its nature Perk’s jaw dropped, and he was the picture of abject astonishment—but it was far from being any poisonous reptile that Jack was thus exhibiting with such a grand flourish; just as though he might be some necromancer or magician, and drawing all manner of amazing things out of an apparently empty stove-pipe hat.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FORTUNE KNOCKS AT THE DOOR “I swan! what’s the matter, partner—my sakes; is it a _rattler_ you uncovered, I wanter know?”
things
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From this reading As he saw its nature Perk’s jaw dropped, and he was the picture of abject astonishment—but it was far from being any poisonous reptile that Jack was thus exhibiting with such a grand flourish; just as though he might be some necromancer or magician, and drawing all manner of amazing things out of an apparently empty stove-pipe hat.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading As he saw its nature Perk’s jaw dropped, and he was the picture of abject astonishment—but it was far from being any poisonous reptile that Jack was thus exhibiting with such a grand flourish; just as though he might be some necromancer or magician, and drawing all manner of amazing things out of an apparently empty stove-pipe hat.
thus
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From this reading As he saw its nature Perk’s jaw dropped, and he was the picture of abject astonishment—but it was far from being any poisonous reptile that Jack was thus exhibiting with such a grand flourish; just as though he might be some necromancer or magician, and drawing all manner of amazing things out of an apparently empty stove-pipe hat.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had already started to scramble to his knees, being doubtless bent on taking some aggressive action, when he saw Jack reach forward and deliberately pluck some object from the hole under the displaced adobe fire brick, and hold it up to view.
uncovered
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From this reading FORTUNE KNOCKS AT THE DOOR “I swan! what’s the matter, partner—my sakes; is it a _rattler_ you uncovered, I wanter know?”
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading He had already started to scramble to his knees, being doubtless bent on taking some aggressive action, when he saw Jack reach forward and deliberately pluck some object from the hole under the displaced adobe fire brick, and hold it up to view.
up
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From this reading He had already started to scramble to his knees, being doubtless bent on taking some aggressive action, when he saw Jack reach forward and deliberately pluck some object from the hole under the displaced adobe fire brick, and hold it up to view.
view
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From this reading He had already started to scramble to his knees, being doubtless bent on taking some aggressive action, when he saw Jack reach forward and deliberately pluck some object from the hole under the displaced adobe fire brick, and hold it up to view.
wanter
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From this reading FORTUNE KNOCKS AT THE DOOR “I swan! what’s the matter, partner—my sakes; is it a _rattler_ you uncovered, I wanter know?”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Perk on his part was already sharing the excitement of his pal, although apparently from an entirely different reason.
what's
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From this reading FORTUNE KNOCKS AT THE DOOR “I swan! what’s the matter, partner—my sakes; is it a _rattler_ you uncovered, I wanter know?”
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He had already started to scramble to his knees, being doubtless bent on taking some aggressive action, when he saw Jack reach forward and deliberately pluck some object from the hole under the displaced adobe fire brick, and hold it up to view.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading As he saw its nature Perk’s jaw dropped, and he was the picture of abject astonishment—but it was far from being any poisonous reptile that Jack was thus exhibiting with such a grand flourish; just as though he might be some necromancer or magician, and drawing all manner of amazing things out of an apparently empty stove-pipe hat.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading FORTUNE KNOCKS AT THE DOOR “I swan! what’s the matter, partner—my sakes; is it a _rattler_ you uncovered, I wanter know?”
