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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 He trembled in every limb as he fled before my onslaught, and cried out aloud for pity, as I jabbed at him in a kind of vicious frenzy.
aloud
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From this reading He trembled in every limb as he fled before my onslaught, and cried out aloud for pity, as I jabbed at him in a kind of vicious frenzy.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I sprang at him with my sword, the rusty blade that I had filched from those grim and whitened bones.
approached
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From this reading He was unarmed, having laid aside his rifle before he approached the Tomb.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He trembled in every limb as he fled before my onslaught, and cried out aloud for pity, as I jabbed at him in a kind of vicious frenzy.
aside
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From this reading He was unarmed, having laid aside his rifle before he approached the Tomb.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I sprang at him with my sword, the rusty blade that I had filched from those grim and whitened bones.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He was unarmed, having laid aside his rifle before he approached the Tomb.
blade
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From this reading I sprang at him with my sword, the rusty blade that I had filched from those grim and whitened bones.
bones
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From this reading I sprang at him with my sword, the rusty blade that I had filched from those grim and whitened bones.
colouring
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From this reading In the twilight his face looked pale-green in colouring, and his little pig-like eyes seemed in danger of springing from his head.
cried
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From this reading He trembled in every limb as he fled before my onslaught, and cried out aloud for pity, as I jabbed at him in a kind of vicious frenzy.
danger
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From this reading In the twilight his face looked pale-green in colouring, and his little pig-like eyes seemed in danger of springing from his head.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading He trembled in every limb as he fled before my onslaught, and cried out aloud for pity, as I jabbed at him in a kind of vicious frenzy.
eyes
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From this reading In the twilight his face looked pale-green in colouring, and his little pig-like eyes seemed in danger of springing from his head.
face
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From this reading In the twilight his face looked pale-green in colouring, and his little pig-like eyes seemed in danger of springing from his head.
filched
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From this reading I sprang at him with my sword, the rusty blade that I had filched from those grim and whitened bones.
fled
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From this reading He trembled in every limb as he fled before my onslaught, and cried out aloud for pity, as I jabbed at him in a kind of vicious frenzy.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He trembled in every limb as he fled before my onslaught, and cried out aloud for pity, as I jabbed at him in a kind of vicious frenzy.
frenzy
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From this reading He trembled in every limb as he fled before my onslaught, and cried out aloud for pity, as I jabbed at him in a kind of vicious frenzy.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I sprang at him with my sword, the rusty blade that I had filched from those grim and whitened bones.
grim
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From this reading I sprang at him with my sword, the rusty blade that I had filched from those grim and whitened bones.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I sprang at him with my sword, the rusty blade that I had filched from those grim and whitened bones.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading He was unarmed, having laid aside his rifle before he approached the Tomb.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was unarmed, having laid aside his rifle before he approached the Tomb.
head
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From this reading In the twilight his face looked pale-green in colouring, and his little pig-like eyes seemed in danger of springing from his head.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I sprang at him with my sword, the rusty blade that I had filched from those grim and whitened bones.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was unarmed, having laid aside his rifle before he approached the Tomb.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I sprang at him with my sword, the rusty blade that I had filched from those grim and whitened bones.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He trembled in every limb as he fled before my onslaught, and cried out aloud for pity, as I jabbed at him in a kind of vicious frenzy.
jabbed
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From this reading He trembled in every limb as he fled before my onslaught, and cried out aloud for pity, as I jabbed at him in a kind of vicious frenzy.
kind
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From this reading He trembled in every limb as he fled before my onslaught, and cried out aloud for pity, as I jabbed at him in a kind of vicious frenzy.
laid
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From this reading He was unarmed, having laid aside his rifle before he approached the Tomb.
limb
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From this reading He trembled in every limb as he fled before my onslaught, and cried out aloud for pity, as I jabbed at him in a kind of vicious frenzy.
little
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From this reading In the twilight his face looked pale-green in colouring, and his little pig-like eyes seemed in danger of springing from his head.
looked
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From this reading In the twilight his face looked pale-green in colouring, and his little pig-like eyes seemed in danger of springing from his head.
man
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From this reading The man was at my mercy.
mercy
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From this reading The man was at my mercy.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I sprang at him with my sword, the rusty blade that I had filched from those grim and whitened bones.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He trembled in every limb as he fled before my onslaught, and cried out aloud for pity, as I jabbed at him in a kind of vicious frenzy.
onslaught
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From this reading He trembled in every limb as he fled before my onslaught, and cried out aloud for pity, as I jabbed at him in a kind of vicious frenzy.
out
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From this reading He trembled in every limb as he fled before my onslaught, and cried out aloud for pity, as I jabbed at him in a kind of vicious frenzy.
pale-green
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From this reading In the twilight his face looked pale-green in colouring, and his little pig-like eyes seemed in danger of springing from his head.
pig-like
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From this reading In the twilight his face looked pale-green in colouring, and his little pig-like eyes seemed in danger of springing from his head.
pity
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From this reading He trembled in every limb as he fled before my onslaught, and cried out aloud for pity, as I jabbed at him in a kind of vicious frenzy.
rifle
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From this reading He was unarmed, having laid aside his rifle before he approached the Tomb.
rusty
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From this reading I sprang at him with my sword, the rusty blade that I had filched from those grim and whitened bones.
seemed
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From this reading In the twilight his face looked pale-green in colouring, and his little pig-like eyes seemed in danger of springing from his head.
sprang
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From this reading I sprang at him with my sword, the rusty blade that I had filched from those grim and whitened bones.
springing
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From this reading In the twilight his face looked pale-green in colouring, and his little pig-like eyes seemed in danger of springing from his head.
sword
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From this reading I sprang at him with my sword, the rusty blade that I had filched from those grim and whitened bones.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I sprang at him with my sword, the rusty blade that I had filched from those grim and whitened bones.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I sprang at him with my sword, the rusty blade that I had filched from those grim and whitened bones.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading I sprang at him with my sword, the rusty blade that I had filched from those grim and whitened bones.
Tomb
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From this reading He was unarmed, having laid aside his rifle before he approached the Tomb.
trembled
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From this reading He trembled in every limb as he fled before my onslaught, and cried out aloud for pity, as I jabbed at him in a kind of vicious frenzy.
twilightnounUS /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/
the dim light before night or sunrise
From this reading In the twilight his face looked pale-green in colouring, and his little pig-like eyes seemed in danger of springing from his head.
unarmed
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From this reading He was unarmed, having laid aside his rifle before he approached the Tomb.
vicious
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From this reading He trembled in every limb as he fled before my onslaught, and cried out aloud for pity, as I jabbed at him in a kind of vicious frenzy.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The man was at my mercy.
whitened
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From this reading I sprang at him with my sword, the rusty blade that I had filched from those grim and whitened bones.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I sprang at him with my sword, the rusty blade that I had filched from those grim and whitened bones.
