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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 For a long time the Bloodhound and Coleola had lived at knife-points, and even in times of peace had attempted each other’s life.
aloof
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From this reading But that noble prey came not; some unseen power held Swamp Oak aloof from the snare, and, when tired of lying in ambush, the Snake Queen left the cave, and sought for the Yellow Bloodhound and his pale prisoners.
ambush
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From this reading But that noble prey came not; some unseen power held Swamp Oak aloof from the snare, and, when tired of lying in ambush, the Snake Queen left the cave, and sought for the Yellow Bloodhound and his pale prisoners.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Between these two ferocious characters an inseparable gulf had ever rolled, and each succeeding year it grew wider.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But that noble prey came not; some unseen power held Swamp Oak aloof from the snare, and, when tired of lying in ambush, the Snake Queen left the cave, and sought for the Yellow Bloodhound and his pale prisoners.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was far from Coleola’s intention to leave the country when she parted in rage from the war-party on the banks of Cahokia Creek, as described in chapter sixth.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For a long time the Bloodhound and Coleola had lived at knife-points, and even in times of peace had attempted each other’s life.
attempted
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From this reading For a long time the Bloodhound and Coleola had lived at knife-points, and even in times of peace had attempted each other’s life.
banks
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From this reading It was far from Coleola’s intention to leave the country when she parted in rage from the war-party on the banks of Cahokia Creek, as described in chapter sixth.
BetweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Between these two ferocious characters an inseparable gulf had ever rolled, and each succeeding year it grew wider.
Bloodhound
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From this reading But that noble prey came not; some unseen power held Swamp Oak aloof from the snare, and, when tired of lying in ambush, the Snake Queen left the cave, and sought for the Yellow Bloodhound and his pale prisoners.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But that noble prey came not; some unseen power held Swamp Oak aloof from the snare, and, when tired of lying in ambush, the Snake Queen left the cave, and sought for the Yellow Bloodhound and his pale prisoners.
Cahokia
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From this reading It was far from Coleola’s intention to leave the country when she parted in rage from the war-party on the banks of Cahokia Creek, as described in chapter sixth.
came
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From this reading But that noble prey came not; some unseen power held Swamp Oak aloof from the snare, and, when tired of lying in ambush, the Snake Queen left the cave, and sought for the Yellow Bloodhound and his pale prisoners.
cave
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From this reading But that noble prey came not; some unseen power held Swamp Oak aloof from the snare, and, when tired of lying in ambush, the Snake Queen left the cave, and sought for the Yellow Bloodhound and his pale prisoners.
chapter
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From this reading It was far from Coleola’s intention to leave the country when she parted in rage from the war-party on the banks of Cahokia Creek, as described in chapter sixth.
characters
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From this reading Between these two ferocious characters an inseparable gulf had ever rolled, and each succeeding year it grew wider.
Coleola
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From this reading For a long time the Bloodhound and Coleola had lived at knife-points, and even in times of peace had attempted each other’s life.
Coleola's
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From this reading It was far from Coleola’s intention to leave the country when she parted in rage from the war-party on the banks of Cahokia Creek, as described in chapter sixth.
country
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From this reading It was far from Coleola’s intention to leave the country when she parted in rage from the war-party on the banks of Cahokia Creek, as described in chapter sixth.
Creek
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From this reading It was far from Coleola’s intention to leave the country when she parted in rage from the war-party on the banks of Cahokia Creek, as described in chapter sixth.
described
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From this reading It was far from Coleola’s intention to leave the country when she parted in rage from the war-party on the banks of Cahokia Creek, as described in chapter sixth.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Between these two ferocious characters an inseparable gulf had ever rolled, and each succeeding year it grew wider.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a long time the Bloodhound and Coleola had lived at knife-points, and even in times of peace had attempted each other’s life.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Between these two ferocious characters an inseparable gulf had ever rolled, and each succeeding year it grew wider.
far
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From this reading It was far from Coleola’s intention to leave the country when she parted in rage from the war-party on the banks of Cahokia Creek, as described in chapter sixth.
ferocious
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From this reading Between these two ferocious characters an inseparable gulf had ever rolled, and each succeeding year it grew wider.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She retraced her steps to the hunted Peoria’s hidden home, where for many hours, like the jungle-tiger, she lay in wait for her prey.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was far from Coleola’s intention to leave the country when she parted in rage from the war-party on the banks of Cahokia Creek, as described in chapter sixth.
grew
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From this reading Between these two ferocious characters an inseparable gulf had ever rolled, and each succeeding year it grew wider.
gulf
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From this reading Between these two ferocious characters an inseparable gulf had ever rolled, and each succeeding year it grew wider.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Between these two ferocious characters an inseparable gulf had ever rolled, and each succeeding year it grew wider.
held
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From this reading But that noble prey came not; some unseen power held Swamp Oak aloof from the snare, and, when tired of lying in ambush, the Snake Queen left the cave, and sought for the Yellow Bloodhound and his pale prisoners.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She retraced her steps to the hunted Peoria’s hidden home, where for many hours, like the jungle-tiger, she lay in wait for her prey.
hidden
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From this reading She retraced her steps to the hunted Peoria’s hidden home, where for many hours, like the jungle-tiger, she lay in wait for her prey.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But that noble prey came not; some unseen power held Swamp Oak aloof from the snare, and, when tired of lying in ambush, the Snake Queen left the cave, and sought for the Yellow Bloodhound and his pale prisoners.
home
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From this reading She retraced her steps to the hunted Peoria’s hidden home, where for many hours, like the jungle-tiger, she lay in wait for her prey.
hours
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From this reading She retraced her steps to the hunted Peoria’s hidden home, where for many hours, like the jungle-tiger, she lay in wait for her prey.
hunted
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From this reading She retraced her steps to the hunted Peoria’s hidden home, where for many hours, like the jungle-tiger, she lay in wait for her prey.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was far from Coleola’s intention to leave the country when she parted in rage from the war-party on the banks of Cahokia Creek, as described in chapter sixth.
inseparable
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From this reading Between these two ferocious characters an inseparable gulf had ever rolled, and each succeeding year it grew wider.
intention
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From this reading It was far from Coleola’s intention to leave the country when she parted in rage from the war-party on the banks of Cahokia Creek, as described in chapter sixth.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was far from Coleola’s intention to leave the country when she parted in rage from the war-party on the banks of Cahokia Creek, as described in chapter sixth.
jungle-tiger
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From this reading She retraced her steps to the hunted Peoria’s hidden home, where for many hours, like the jungle-tiger, she lay in wait for her prey.
knife-points
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From this reading For a long time the Bloodhound and Coleola had lived at knife-points, and even in times of peace had attempted each other’s life.
lay
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From this reading She retraced her steps to the hunted Peoria’s hidden home, where for many hours, like the jungle-tiger, she lay in wait for her prey.
leave
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From this reading It was far from Coleola’s intention to leave the country when she parted in rage from the war-party on the banks of Cahokia Creek, as described in chapter sixth.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But that noble prey came not; some unseen power held Swamp Oak aloof from the snare, and, when tired of lying in ambush, the Snake Queen left the cave, and sought for the Yellow Bloodhound and his pale prisoners.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a long time the Bloodhound and Coleola had lived at knife-points, and even in times of peace had attempted each other’s life.
like
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From this reading She retraced her steps to the hunted Peoria’s hidden home, where for many hours, like the jungle-tiger, she lay in wait for her prey.
lived
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From this reading For a long time the Bloodhound and Coleola had lived at knife-points, and even in times of peace had attempted each other’s life.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a long time the Bloodhound and Coleola had lived at knife-points, and even in times of peace had attempted each other’s life.
lying
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From this reading But that noble prey came not; some unseen power held Swamp Oak aloof from the snare, and, when tired of lying in ambush, the Snake Queen left the cave, and sought for the Yellow Bloodhound and his pale prisoners.
many
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From this reading She retraced her steps to the hunted Peoria’s hidden home, where for many hours, like the jungle-tiger, she lay in wait for her prey.
noble
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From this reading But that noble prey came not; some unseen power held Swamp Oak aloof from the snare, and, when tired of lying in ambush, the Snake Queen left the cave, and sought for the Yellow Bloodhound and his pale prisoners.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But that noble prey came not; some unseen power held Swamp Oak aloof from the snare, and, when tired of lying in ambush, the Snake Queen left the cave, and sought for the Yellow Bloodhound and his pale prisoners.
Oak
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From this reading But that noble prey came not; some unseen power held Swamp Oak aloof from the snare, and, when tired of lying in ambush, the Snake Queen left the cave, and sought for the Yellow Bloodhound and his pale prisoners.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was far from Coleola’s intention to leave the country when she parted in rage from the war-party on the banks of Cahokia Creek, as described in chapter sixth.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was far from Coleola’s intention to leave the country when she parted in rage from the war-party on the banks of Cahokia Creek, as described in chapter sixth.
other's
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From this reading For a long time the Bloodhound and Coleola had lived at knife-points, and even in times of peace had attempted each other’s life.
pale
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From this reading But that noble prey came not; some unseen power held Swamp Oak aloof from the snare, and, when tired of lying in ambush, the Snake Queen left the cave, and sought for the Yellow Bloodhound and his pale prisoners.
parted
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From this reading It was far from Coleola’s intention to leave the country when she parted in rage from the war-party on the banks of Cahokia Creek, as described in chapter sixth.
peace
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From this reading For a long time the Bloodhound and Coleola had lived at knife-points, and even in times of peace had attempted each other’s life.
Peoria's
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From this reading She retraced her steps to the hunted Peoria’s hidden home, where for many hours, like the jungle-tiger, she lay in wait for her prey.
power
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From this reading But that noble prey came not; some unseen power held Swamp Oak aloof from the snare, and, when tired of lying in ambush, the Snake Queen left the cave, and sought for the Yellow Bloodhound and his pale prisoners.
prey
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From this reading She retraced her steps to the hunted Peoria’s hidden home, where for many hours, like the jungle-tiger, she lay in wait for her prey.
prisoners
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From this reading But that noble prey came not; some unseen power held Swamp Oak aloof from the snare, and, when tired of lying in ambush, the Snake Queen left the cave, and sought for the Yellow Bloodhound and his pale prisoners.
Queen
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From this reading But that noble prey came not; some unseen power held Swamp Oak aloof from the snare, and, when tired of lying in ambush, the Snake Queen left the cave, and sought for the Yellow Bloodhound and his pale prisoners.
rage
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From this reading It was far from Coleola’s intention to leave the country when she parted in rage from the war-party on the banks of Cahokia Creek, as described in chapter sixth.
retraced
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From this reading She retraced her steps to the hunted Peoria’s hidden home, where for many hours, like the jungle-tiger, she lay in wait for her prey.
rolled
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From this reading Between these two ferocious characters an inseparable gulf had ever rolled, and each succeeding year it grew wider.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was far from Coleola’s intention to leave the country when she parted in rage from the war-party on the banks of Cahokia Creek, as described in chapter sixth.
sixthnounUS /sixth/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was far from Coleola’s intention to leave the country when she parted in rage from the war-party on the banks of Cahokia Creek, as described in chapter sixth.
Snake
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From this reading But that noble prey came not; some unseen power held Swamp Oak aloof from the snare, and, when tired of lying in ambush, the Snake Queen left the cave, and sought for the Yellow Bloodhound and his pale prisoners.
snare
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From this reading But that noble prey came not; some unseen power held Swamp Oak aloof from the snare, and, when tired of lying in ambush, the Snake Queen left the cave, and sought for the Yellow Bloodhound and his pale prisoners.
some
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From this reading But that noble prey came not; some unseen power held Swamp Oak aloof from the snare, and, when tired of lying in ambush, the Snake Queen left the cave, and sought for the Yellow Bloodhound and his pale prisoners.
sought
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From this reading But that noble prey came not; some unseen power held Swamp Oak aloof from the snare, and, when tired of lying in ambush, the Snake Queen left the cave, and sought for the Yellow Bloodhound and his pale prisoners.
steps
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From this reading She retraced her steps to the hunted Peoria’s hidden home, where for many hours, like the jungle-tiger, she lay in wait for her prey.
succeeding
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From this reading Between these two ferocious characters an inseparable gulf had ever rolled, and each succeeding year it grew wider.
Swamp
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From this reading But that noble prey came not; some unseen power held Swamp Oak aloof from the snare, and, when tired of lying in ambush, the Snake Queen left the cave, and sought for the Yellow Bloodhound and his pale prisoners.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But that noble prey came not; some unseen power held Swamp Oak aloof from the snare, and, when tired of lying in ambush, the Snake Queen left the cave, and sought for the Yellow Bloodhound and his pale prisoners.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was far from Coleola’s intention to leave the country when she parted in rage from the war-party on the banks of Cahokia Creek, as described in chapter sixth.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Between these two ferocious characters an inseparable gulf had ever rolled, and each succeeding year it grew wider.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a long time the Bloodhound and Coleola had lived at knife-points, and even in times of peace had attempted each other’s life.
times
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From this reading For a long time the Bloodhound and Coleola had lived at knife-points, and even in times of peace had attempted each other’s life.
tired
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From this reading But that noble prey came not; some unseen power held Swamp Oak aloof from the snare, and, when tired of lying in ambush, the Snake Queen left the cave, and sought for the Yellow Bloodhound and his pale prisoners.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was far from Coleola’s intention to leave the country when she parted in rage from the war-party on the banks of Cahokia Creek, as described in chapter sixth.
two
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From this reading Between these two ferocious characters an inseparable gulf had ever rolled, and each succeeding year it grew wider.
unseen
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From this reading But that noble prey came not; some unseen power held Swamp Oak aloof from the snare, and, when tired of lying in ambush, the Snake Queen left the cave, and sought for the Yellow Bloodhound and his pale prisoners.
wait
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From this reading She retraced her steps to the hunted Peoria’s hidden home, where for many hours, like the jungle-tiger, she lay in wait for her prey.
war-party
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From this reading It was far from Coleola’s intention to leave the country when she parted in rage from the war-party on the banks of Cahokia Creek, as described in chapter sixth.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was far from Coleola’s intention to leave the country when she parted in rage from the war-party on the banks of Cahokia Creek, as described in chapter sixth.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was far from Coleola’s intention to leave the country when she parted in rage from the war-party on the banks of Cahokia Creek, as described in chapter sixth.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading She retraced her steps to the hunted Peoria’s hidden home, where for many hours, like the jungle-tiger, she lay in wait for her prey.
wider
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From this reading Between these two ferocious characters an inseparable gulf had ever rolled, and each succeeding year it grew wider.
year
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From this reading Between these two ferocious characters an inseparable gulf had ever rolled, and each succeeding year it grew wider.
Yellow
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From this reading But that noble prey came not; some unseen power held Swamp Oak aloof from the snare, and, when tired of lying in ambush, the Snake Queen left the cave, and sought for the Yellow Bloodhound and his pale prisoners.
