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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 So east of the heights, which, to the east of Lincoln, extend in a southeasterly direction, they rode, picking their way as they might, and hopeful that now all enemies were thrown off their track.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Although there were those who had looked upon Hugo and Humphrey curiously in the streets of Lincoln, there were none sufficiently interested to observe what direction they took after they had left the town.
all
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From this reading So east of the heights, which, to the east of Lincoln, extend in a southeasterly direction, they rode, picking their way as they might, and hopeful that now all enemies were thrown off their track.
AlthoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Although there were those who had looked upon Hugo and Humphrey curiously in the streets of Lincoln, there were none sufficiently interested to observe what direction they took after they had left the town.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Although there were those who had looked upon Hugo and Humphrey curiously in the streets of Lincoln, there were none sufficiently interested to observe what direction they took after they had left the town.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And none saw them leave the road and betake themselves to the fens as safer for their journey.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "It is a weariness to be pursued so many days," said Hugo.
betake
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From this reading And none saw them leave the road and betake themselves to the fens as safer for their journey.
breatheverbUS /briːð/
to speak or reveal information, especially secretly
From this reading "I would fain breathe easily once more."
curiously
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From this reading Although there were those who had looked upon Hugo and Humphrey curiously in the streets of Lincoln, there were none sufficiently interested to observe what direction they took after they had left the town.
days
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From this reading "It is a weariness to be pursued so many days," said Hugo.
direction
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From this reading Although there were those who had looked upon Hugo and Humphrey curiously in the streets of Lincoln, there were none sufficiently interested to observe what direction they took after they had left the town.
easily
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From this reading "I would fain breathe easily once more."
east
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From this reading So east of the heights, which, to the east of Lincoln, extend in a southeasterly direction, they rode, picking their way as they might, and hopeful that now all enemies were thrown off their track.
enemies
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From this reading So east of the heights, which, to the east of Lincoln, extend in a southeasterly direction, they rode, picking their way as they might, and hopeful that now all enemies were thrown off their track.
extend
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From this reading So east of the heights, which, to the east of Lincoln, extend in a southeasterly direction, they rode, picking their way as they might, and hopeful that now all enemies were thrown off their track.
fain
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From this reading "I would fain breathe easily once more."
fens
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From this reading And none saw them leave the road and betake themselves to the fens as safer for their journey.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And none saw them leave the road and betake themselves to the fens as safer for their journey.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Although there were those who had looked upon Hugo and Humphrey curiously in the streets of Lincoln, there were none sufficiently interested to observe what direction they took after they had left the town.
heights
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From this reading So east of the heights, which, to the east of Lincoln, extend in a southeasterly direction, they rode, picking their way as they might, and hopeful that now all enemies were thrown off their track.
hopeful
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From this reading So east of the heights, which, to the east of Lincoln, extend in a southeasterly direction, they rode, picking their way as they might, and hopeful that now all enemies were thrown off their track.
Hugo
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From this reading Although there were those who had looked upon Hugo and Humphrey curiously in the streets of Lincoln, there were none sufficiently interested to observe what direction they took after they had left the town.
Humphrey
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From this reading Although there were those who had looked upon Hugo and Humphrey curiously in the streets of Lincoln, there were none sufficiently interested to observe what direction they took after they had left the town.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I would fain breathe easily once more."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Although there were those who had looked upon Hugo and Humphrey curiously in the streets of Lincoln, there were none sufficiently interested to observe what direction they took after they had left the town.
interested
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From this reading Although there were those who had looked upon Hugo and Humphrey curiously in the streets of Lincoln, there were none sufficiently interested to observe what direction they took after they had left the town.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is a weariness to be pursued so many days," said Hugo.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is a weariness to be pursued so many days," said Hugo.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And none saw them leave the road and betake themselves to the fens as safer for their journey.
leave
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From this reading And none saw them leave the road and betake themselves to the fens as safer for their journey.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Although there were those who had looked upon Hugo and Humphrey curiously in the streets of Lincoln, there were none sufficiently interested to observe what direction they took after they had left the town.
Lincoln
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From this reading Although there were those who had looked upon Hugo and Humphrey curiously in the streets of Lincoln, there were none sufficiently interested to observe what direction they took after they had left the town.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Although there were those who had looked upon Hugo and Humphrey curiously in the streets of Lincoln, there were none sufficiently interested to observe what direction they took after they had left the town.
many
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From this reading "It is a weariness to be pursued so many days," said Hugo.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading So east of the heights, which, to the east of Lincoln, extend in a southeasterly direction, they rode, picking their way as they might, and hopeful that now all enemies were thrown off their track.
more
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From this reading "I would fain breathe easily once more."
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading Although there were those who had looked upon Hugo and Humphrey curiously in the streets of Lincoln, there were none sufficiently interested to observe what direction they took after they had left the town.
now
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From this reading So east of the heights, which, to the east of Lincoln, extend in a southeasterly direction, they rode, picking their way as they might, and hopeful that now all enemies were thrown off their track.
observe
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From this reading Although there were those who had looked upon Hugo and Humphrey curiously in the streets of Lincoln, there were none sufficiently interested to observe what direction they took after they had left the town.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Although there were those who had looked upon Hugo and Humphrey curiously in the streets of Lincoln, there were none sufficiently interested to observe what direction they took after they had left the town.
off
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From this reading So east of the heights, which, to the east of Lincoln, extend in a southeasterly direction, they rode, picking their way as they might, and hopeful that now all enemies were thrown off their track.
once
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From this reading "I would fain breathe easily once more."
picking
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From this reading So east of the heights, which, to the east of Lincoln, extend in a southeasterly direction, they rode, picking their way as they might, and hopeful that now all enemies were thrown off their track.
pursued
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From this reading "It is a weariness to be pursued so many days," said Hugo.
road
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From this reading And none saw them leave the road and betake themselves to the fens as safer for their journey.
rode
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From this reading So east of the heights, which, to the east of Lincoln, extend in a southeasterly direction, they rode, picking their way as they might, and hopeful that now all enemies were thrown off their track.
safer
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From this reading And none saw them leave the road and betake themselves to the fens as safer for their journey.
said
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From this reading "It is a weariness to be pursued so many days," said Hugo.
saw
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From this reading And none saw them leave the road and betake themselves to the fens as safer for their journey.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So east of the heights, which, to the east of Lincoln, extend in a southeasterly direction, they rode, picking their way as they might, and hopeful that now all enemies were thrown off their track.
southeasterly
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From this reading So east of the heights, which, to the east of Lincoln, extend in a southeasterly direction, they rode, picking their way as they might, and hopeful that now all enemies were thrown off their track.
streets
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From this reading Although there were those who had looked upon Hugo and Humphrey curiously in the streets of Lincoln, there were none sufficiently interested to observe what direction they took after they had left the town.
sufficiently
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From this reading Although there were those who had looked upon Hugo and Humphrey curiously in the streets of Lincoln, there were none sufficiently interested to observe what direction they took after they had left the town.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So east of the heights, which, to the east of Lincoln, extend in a southeasterly direction, they rode, picking their way as they might, and hopeful that now all enemies were thrown off their track.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Although there were those who had looked upon Hugo and Humphrey curiously in the streets of Lincoln, there were none sufficiently interested to observe what direction they took after they had left the town.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading And none saw them leave the road and betake themselves to the fens as safer for their journey.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading And none saw them leave the road and betake themselves to the fens as safer for their journey.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading And none saw them leave the road and betake themselves to the fens as safer for their journey.
there
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From this reading Although there were those who had looked upon Hugo and Humphrey curiously in the streets of Lincoln, there were none sufficiently interested to observe what direction they took after they had left the town.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Although there were those who had looked upon Hugo and Humphrey curiously in the streets of Lincoln, there were none sufficiently interested to observe what direction they took after they had left the town.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Although there were those who had looked upon Hugo and Humphrey curiously in the streets of Lincoln, there were none sufficiently interested to observe what direction they took after they had left the town.
thrown
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From this reading So east of the heights, which, to the east of Lincoln, extend in a southeasterly direction, they rode, picking their way as they might, and hopeful that now all enemies were thrown off their track.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Although there were those who had looked upon Hugo and Humphrey curiously in the streets of Lincoln, there were none sufficiently interested to observe what direction they took after they had left the town.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Although there were those who had looked upon Hugo and Humphrey curiously in the streets of Lincoln, there were none sufficiently interested to observe what direction they took after they had left the town.
town
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From this reading Although there were those who had looked upon Hugo and Humphrey curiously in the streets of Lincoln, there were none sufficiently interested to observe what direction they took after they had left the town.
tracknounUS /træk/
a route or signs showing the way someone went
From this reading So east of the heights, which, to the east of Lincoln, extend in a southeasterly direction, they rode, picking their way as they might, and hopeful that now all enemies were thrown off their track.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Although there were those who had looked upon Hugo and Humphrey curiously in the streets of Lincoln, there were none sufficiently interested to observe what direction they took after they had left the town.
way
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From this reading So east of the heights, which, to the east of Lincoln, extend in a southeasterly direction, they rode, picking their way as they might, and hopeful that now all enemies were thrown off their track.
weariness
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From this reading "It is a weariness to be pursued so many days," said Hugo.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Although there were those who had looked upon Hugo and Humphrey curiously in the streets of Lincoln, there were none sufficiently interested to observe what direction they took after they had left the town.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Although there were those who had looked upon Hugo and Humphrey curiously in the streets of Lincoln, there were none sufficiently interested to observe what direction they took after they had left the town.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading So east of the heights, which, to the east of Lincoln, extend in a southeasterly direction, they rode, picking their way as they might, and hopeful that now all enemies were thrown off their track.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Although there were those who had looked upon Hugo and Humphrey curiously in the streets of Lincoln, there were none sufficiently interested to observe what direction they took after they had left the town.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I would fain breathe easily once more."
