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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 The deed which would entitle him to a life support was to be perpetrated on that day.
adventurous
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From this reading He shuddered a little when he reflected that a life must be sacrificed, and that the life of the boy who had been for years under his guardianship, who had slept at his side, and borne with him the perils and privations of his adventurous career.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He shuddered a little when he reflected that a life must be sacrificed, and that the life of the boy who had been for years under his guardianship, who had slept at his side, and borne with him the perils and privations of his adventurous career.
any
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From this reading He was a reckless man, but he had never before shed blood, or at any rate taken the life of a human being.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He shuddered a little when he reflected that a life must be sacrificed, and that the life of the boy who had been for years under his guardianship, who had slept at his side, and borne with him the perils and privations of his adventurous career.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The deed which would entitle him to a life support was to be perpetrated on that day.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He shuddered a little when he reflected that a life must be sacrificed, and that the life of the boy who had been for years under his guardianship, who had slept at his side, and borne with him the perils and privations of his adventurous career.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He was a reckless man, but he had never before shed blood, or at any rate taken the life of a human being.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading He was a reckless man, but he had never before shed blood, or at any rate taken the life of a human being.
bloodnounUS /blʌd/
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading He was a reckless man, but he had never before shed blood, or at any rate taken the life of a human being.
borne
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From this reading He shuddered a little when he reflected that a life must be sacrificed, and that the life of the boy who had been for years under his guardianship, who had slept at his side, and borne with him the perils and privations of his adventurous career.
boy
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From this reading He shuddered a little when he reflected that a life must be sacrificed, and that the life of the boy who had been for years under his guardianship, who had slept at his side, and borne with him the perils and privations of his adventurous career.
breakfast
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From this reading IN THE WOODS Rudolph took care to breakfast in good season the next morning.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He was a reckless man, but he had never before shed blood, or at any rate taken the life of a human being.
care
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From this reading IN THE WOODS Rudolph took care to breakfast in good season the next morning.
career
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From this reading He shuddered a little when he reflected that a life must be sacrificed, and that the life of the boy who had been for years under his guardianship, who had slept at his side, and borne with him the perils and privations of his adventurous career.
day
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From this reading He felt that this day was to make his fortune.
deed
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From this reading The deed which would entitle him to a life support was to be perpetrated on that day.
entitle
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From this reading The deed which would entitle him to a life support was to be perpetrated on that day.
felt
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From this reading He felt that this day was to make his fortune.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He shuddered a little when he reflected that a life must be sacrificed, and that the life of the boy who had been for years under his guardianship, who had slept at his side, and borne with him the perils and privations of his adventurous career.
fortune
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From this reading He felt that this day was to make his fortune.
good
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From this reading IN THE WOODS Rudolph took care to breakfast in good season the next morning.
guardianship
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From this reading He shuddered a little when he reflected that a life must be sacrificed, and that the life of the boy who had been for years under his guardianship, who had slept at his side, and borne with him the perils and privations of his adventurous career.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He shuddered a little when he reflected that a life must be sacrificed, and that the life of the boy who had been for years under his guardianship, who had slept at his side, and borne with him the perils and privations of his adventurous career.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He felt that this day was to make his fortune.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The deed which would entitle him to a life support was to be perpetrated on that day.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He felt that this day was to make his fortune.
human
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From this reading He was a reckless man, but he had never before shed blood, or at any rate taken the life of a human being.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE WOODS Rudolph took care to breakfast in good season the next morning.
life
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From this reading The deed which would entitle him to a life support was to be perpetrated on that day.
little
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From this reading He shuddered a little when he reflected that a life must be sacrificed, and that the life of the boy who had been for years under his guardianship, who had slept at his side, and borne with him the perils and privations of his adventurous career.
make
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From this reading He felt that this day was to make his fortune.
man
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From this reading He was a reckless man, but he had never before shed blood, or at any rate taken the life of a human being.
morning
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From this reading IN THE WOODS Rudolph took care to breakfast in good season the next morning.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He shuddered a little when he reflected that a life must be sacrificed, and that the life of the boy who had been for years under his guardianship, who had slept at his side, and borne with him the perils and privations of his adventurous career.
never
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From this reading He was a reckless man, but he had never before shed blood, or at any rate taken the life of a human being.
next
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From this reading IN THE WOODS Rudolph took care to breakfast in good season the next morning.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He shuddered a little when he reflected that a life must be sacrificed, and that the life of the boy who had been for years under his guardianship, who had slept at his side, and borne with him the perils and privations of his adventurous career.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The deed which would entitle him to a life support was to be perpetrated on that day.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He was a reckless man, but he had never before shed blood, or at any rate taken the life of a human being.
perils
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From this reading He shuddered a little when he reflected that a life must be sacrificed, and that the life of the boy who had been for years under his guardianship, who had slept at his side, and borne with him the perils and privations of his adventurous career.
perpetrated
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From this reading The deed which would entitle him to a life support was to be perpetrated on that day.
privations
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From this reading He shuddered a little when he reflected that a life must be sacrificed, and that the life of the boy who had been for years under his guardianship, who had slept at his side, and borne with him the perils and privations of his adventurous career.
rate
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From this reading He was a reckless man, but he had never before shed blood, or at any rate taken the life of a human being.
reckless
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From this reading He was a reckless man, but he had never before shed blood, or at any rate taken the life of a human being.
reflected
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From this reading He shuddered a little when he reflected that a life must be sacrificed, and that the life of the boy who had been for years under his guardianship, who had slept at his side, and borne with him the perils and privations of his adventurous career.
Rudolph
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From this reading IN THE WOODS Rudolph took care to breakfast in good season the next morning.
sacrificed
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From this reading He shuddered a little when he reflected that a life must be sacrificed, and that the life of the boy who had been for years under his guardianship, who had slept at his side, and borne with him the perils and privations of his adventurous career.
season
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From this reading IN THE WOODS Rudolph took care to breakfast in good season the next morning.
shed
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From this reading He was a reckless man, but he had never before shed blood, or at any rate taken the life of a human being.
shuddered
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From this reading He shuddered a little when he reflected that a life must be sacrificed, and that the life of the boy who had been for years under his guardianship, who had slept at his side, and borne with him the perils and privations of his adventurous career.
side
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From this reading He shuddered a little when he reflected that a life must be sacrificed, and that the life of the boy who had been for years under his guardianship, who had slept at his side, and borne with him the perils and privations of his adventurous career.
slept
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From this reading He shuddered a little when he reflected that a life must be sacrificed, and that the life of the boy who had been for years under his guardianship, who had slept at his side, and borne with him the perils and privations of his adventurous career.
supportverbUS /səˈpɔːrt/
to provide what someone needs in order to live
From this reading The deed which would entitle him to a life support was to be perpetrated on that day.
taken
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From this reading He was a reckless man, but he had never before shed blood, or at any rate taken the life of a human being.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He felt that this day was to make his fortune.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE WOODS Rudolph took care to breakfast in good season the next morning.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He felt that this day was to make his fortune.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IN THE WOODS Rudolph took care to breakfast in good season the next morning.
took
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From this reading IN THE WOODS Rudolph took care to breakfast in good season the next morning.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading He shuddered a little when he reflected that a life must be sacrificed, and that the life of the boy who had been for years under his guardianship, who had slept at his side, and borne with him the perils and privations of his adventurous career.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He felt that this day was to make his fortune.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He shuddered a little when he reflected that a life must be sacrificed, and that the life of the boy who had been for years under his guardianship, who had slept at his side, and borne with him the perils and privations of his adventurous career.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The deed which would entitle him to a life support was to be perpetrated on that day.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He shuddered a little when he reflected that a life must be sacrificed, and that the life of the boy who had been for years under his guardianship, who had slept at his side, and borne with him the perils and privations of his adventurous career.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He shuddered a little when he reflected that a life must be sacrificed, and that the life of the boy who had been for years under his guardianship, who had slept at his side, and borne with him the perils and privations of his adventurous career.
WOODS
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From this reading IN THE WOODS Rudolph took care to breakfast in good season the next morning.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The deed which would entitle him to a life support was to be perpetrated on that day.
years
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From this reading He shuddered a little when he reflected that a life must be sacrificed, and that the life of the boy who had been for years under his guardianship, who had slept at his side, and borne with him the perils and privations of his adventurous career.
