a
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almost
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From this reading He almost felt the island shake when Flambeau collided with the huge gardener; he merely imagined how it would whirl round them as they wrestled.
also
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From this reading He heard also the water broken by the paddles of a canoe; the girl’s voice giving orders, the voices of gipsies answering and coming nearer, the plumping and sucking noise of empty buckets plunged into a full stream; and finally the sound of many feet around the fire.
and
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From this reading He never turned his head to look at the strange fight that followed between the foes and friends of the mysterious fire.
answering
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around
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as
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From this reading He almost felt the island shake when Flambeau collided with the huge gardener; he merely imagined how it would whirl round them as they wrestled.
at
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between
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blacks
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From this reading He heard the crashing fall; and his friend’s gasp of triumph as he dashed on to the first negro; and the cries of both the blacks as Flambeau and Fanshaw bound them.
both
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bound
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broken
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buckets
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by
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canoe
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collided
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coming
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crashing
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cries
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dashed
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empty
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enormous
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From this reading Flambeau’s enormous strength more than redressed the odds in the fight, especially as the fourth man still hovered near the house, only a shadow and a voice.
especially
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From this reading Flambeau’s enormous strength more than redressed the odds in the fight, especially as the fourth man still hovered near the house, only a shadow and a voice.
fall
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Fanshaw
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feet
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felt
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From this reading He almost felt the island shake when Flambeau collided with the huge gardener; he merely imagined how it would whirl round them as they wrestled.
fight
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From this reading He never turned his head to look at the strange fight that followed between the foes and friends of the mysterious fire.
finally
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fire
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From this reading He never turned his head to look at the strange fight that followed between the foes and friends of the mysterious fire.
first
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Flambeau
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From this reading He almost felt the island shake when Flambeau collided with the huge gardener; he merely imagined how it would whirl round them as they wrestled.
Flambeau's
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From this reading Flambeau’s enormous strength more than redressed the odds in the fight, especially as the fourth man still hovered near the house, only a shadow and a voice.
foes
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From this reading He never turned his head to look at the strange fight that followed between the foes and friends of the mysterious fire.
followed
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From this reading He never turned his head to look at the strange fight that followed between the foes and friends of the mysterious fire.
fourth
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From this reading Flambeau’s enormous strength more than redressed the odds in the fight, especially as the fourth man still hovered near the house, only a shadow and a voice.
friend's
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friends
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From this reading He never turned his head to look at the strange fight that followed between the foes and friends of the mysterious fire.
full
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gardener
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From this reading He almost felt the island shake when Flambeau collided with the huge gardener; he merely imagined how it would whirl round them as they wrestled.
gasp
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gipsies
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girl's
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giving
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He
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From this reading He never turned his head to look at the strange fight that followed between the foes and friends of the mysterious fire.
head
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From this reading He never turned his head to look at the strange fight that followed between the foes and friends of the mysterious fire.
heard
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From this reading He heard the crashing fall; and his friend’s gasp of triumph as he dashed on to the first negro; and the cries of both the blacks as Flambeau and Fanshaw bound them.
his
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From this reading He never turned his head to look at the strange fight that followed between the foes and friends of the mysterious fire.
house
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From this reading Flambeau’s enormous strength more than redressed the odds in the fight, especially as the fourth man still hovered near the house, only a shadow and a voice.
hovered
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From this reading Flambeau’s enormous strength more than redressed the odds in the fight, especially as the fourth man still hovered near the house, only a shadow and a voice.
how
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From this reading He almost felt the island shake when Flambeau collided with the huge gardener; he merely imagined how it would whirl round them as they wrestled.
huge
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From this reading He almost felt the island shake when Flambeau collided with the huge gardener; he merely imagined how it would whirl round them as they wrestled.
imagined
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From this reading He almost felt the island shake when Flambeau collided with the huge gardener; he merely imagined how it would whirl round them as they wrestled.
in
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From this reading Flambeau’s enormous strength more than redressed the odds in the fight, especially as the fourth man still hovered near the house, only a shadow and a voice.
into
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From this reading He heard also the water broken by the paddles of a canoe; the girl’s voice giving orders, the voices of gipsies answering and coming nearer, the plumping and sucking noise of empty buckets plunged into a full stream; and finally the sound of many feet around the fire.
island
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From this reading He almost felt the island shake when Flambeau collided with the huge gardener; he merely imagined how it would whirl round them as they wrestled.
it
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From this reading He almost felt the island shake when Flambeau collided with the huge gardener; he merely imagined how it would whirl round them as they wrestled.
look
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From this reading He never turned his head to look at the strange fight that followed between the foes and friends of the mysterious fire.
man
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From this reading Flambeau’s enormous strength more than redressed the odds in the fight, especially as the fourth man still hovered near the house, only a shadow and a voice.
many
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From this reading He heard also the water broken by the paddles of a canoe; the girl’s voice giving orders, the voices of gipsies answering and coming nearer, the plumping and sucking noise of empty buckets plunged into a full stream; and finally the sound of many feet around the fire.
merely
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From this reading He almost felt the island shake when Flambeau collided with the huge gardener; he merely imagined how it would whirl round them as they wrestled.
more
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mysterious
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From this reading He never turned his head to look at the strange fight that followed between the foes and friends of the mysterious fire.
near
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From this reading Flambeau’s enormous strength more than redressed the odds in the fight, especially as the fourth man still hovered near the house, only a shadow and a voice.
nearer
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From this reading He heard also the water broken by the paddles of a canoe; the girl’s voice giving orders, the voices of gipsies answering and coming nearer, the plumping and sucking noise of empty buckets plunged into a full stream; and finally the sound of many feet around the fire.
negro
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From this reading He heard the crashing fall; and his friend’s gasp of triumph as he dashed on to the first negro; and the cries of both the blacks as Flambeau and Fanshaw bound them.
never
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From this reading He never turned his head to look at the strange fight that followed between the foes and friends of the mysterious fire.
noise
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From this reading He heard also the water broken by the paddles of a canoe; the girl’s voice giving orders, the voices of gipsies answering and coming nearer, the plumping and sucking noise of empty buckets plunged into a full stream; and finally the sound of many feet around the fire.
odds
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From this reading Flambeau’s enormous strength more than redressed the odds in the fight, especially as the fourth man still hovered near the house, only a shadow and a voice.
of
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From this reading He never turned his head to look at the strange fight that followed between the foes and friends of the mysterious fire.
on
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From this reading He heard the crashing fall; and his friend’s gasp of triumph as he dashed on to the first negro; and the cries of both the blacks as Flambeau and Fanshaw bound them.
only
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From this reading Flambeau’s enormous strength more than redressed the odds in the fight, especially as the fourth man still hovered near the house, only a shadow and a voice.
orders
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From this reading He heard also the water broken by the paddles of a canoe; the girl’s voice giving orders, the voices of gipsies answering and coming nearer, the plumping and sucking noise of empty buckets plunged into a full stream; and finally the sound of many feet around the fire.
paddles
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plumping
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plunged
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redressed
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From this reading Flambeau’s enormous strength more than redressed the odds in the fight, especially as the fourth man still hovered near the house, only a shadow and a voice.
round
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From this reading He almost felt the island shake when Flambeau collided with the huge gardener; he merely imagined how it would whirl round them as they wrestled.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading Flambeau’s enormous strength more than redressed the odds in the fight, especially as the fourth man still hovered near the house, only a shadow and a voice.
shake
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From this reading He almost felt the island shake when Flambeau collided with the huge gardener; he merely imagined how it would whirl round them as they wrestled.
sound
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still
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From this reading Flambeau’s enormous strength more than redressed the odds in the fight, especially as the fourth man still hovered near the house, only a shadow and a voice.
strange
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From this reading He never turned his head to look at the strange fight that followed between the foes and friends of the mysterious fire.
stream
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From this reading He heard also the water broken by the paddles of a canoe; the girl’s voice giving orders, the voices of gipsies answering and coming nearer, the plumping and sucking noise of empty buckets plunged into a full stream; and finally the sound of many feet around the fire.
strength
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From this reading Flambeau’s enormous strength more than redressed the odds in the fight, especially as the fourth man still hovered near the house, only a shadow and a voice.
sucking
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From this reading He heard also the water broken by the paddles of a canoe; the girl’s voice giving orders, the voices of gipsies answering and coming nearer, the plumping and sucking noise of empty buckets plunged into a full stream; and finally the sound of many feet around the fire.
than
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From this reading Flambeau’s enormous strength more than redressed the odds in the fight, especially as the fourth man still hovered near the house, only a shadow and a voice.
that
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From this reading He never turned his head to look at the strange fight that followed between the foes and friends of the mysterious fire.
the
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From this reading He never turned his head to look at the strange fight that followed between the foes and friends of the mysterious fire.
them
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From this reading He almost felt the island shake when Flambeau collided with the huge gardener; he merely imagined how it would whirl round them as they wrestled.
they
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From this reading He almost felt the island shake when Flambeau collided with the huge gardener; he merely imagined how it would whirl round them as they wrestled.
to
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From this reading He never turned his head to look at the strange fight that followed between the foes and friends of the mysterious fire.
triumph
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From this reading He heard the crashing fall; and his friend’s gasp of triumph as he dashed on to the first negro; and the cries of both the blacks as Flambeau and Fanshaw bound them.
turned
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From this reading He never turned his head to look at the strange fight that followed between the foes and friends of the mysterious fire.
voice
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From this reading Flambeau’s enormous strength more than redressed the odds in the fight, especially as the fourth man still hovered near the house, only a shadow and a voice.
voices
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From this reading He heard also the water broken by the paddles of a canoe; the girl’s voice giving orders, the voices of gipsies answering and coming nearer, the plumping and sucking noise of empty buckets plunged into a full stream; and finally the sound of many feet around the fire.
water
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when
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From this reading He almost felt the island shake when Flambeau collided with the huge gardener; he merely imagined how it would whirl round them as they wrestled.
whirl
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From this reading He almost felt the island shake when Flambeau collided with the huge gardener; he merely imagined how it would whirl round them as they wrestled.
with
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From this reading He almost felt the island shake when Flambeau collided with the huge gardener; he merely imagined how it would whirl round them as they wrestled.
would
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From this reading He almost felt the island shake when Flambeau collided with the huge gardener; he merely imagined how it would whirl round them as they wrestled.
wrestled
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From this reading He almost felt the island shake when Flambeau collided with the huge gardener; he merely imagined how it would whirl round them as they wrestled.
