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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 Soon the riders had a wood at their right, a park at their left.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading --_The English Traveller._ Manifestly the Puritan knew the road, and manifestly it was known to the horses, also; for without decrease of swiftness the few black objects at the roadside--indistinct blurs against the less black stretches of night-sky--seemed to race back toward the men in pursuit.
also
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From this reading --_The English Traveller._ Manifestly the Puritan knew the road, and manifestly it was known to the horses, also; for without decrease of swiftness the few black objects at the roadside--indistinct blurs against the less black stretches of night-sky--seemed to race back toward the men in pursuit.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I have got the start; But ere the goal, 'twill ask both brain and art."
ANNE
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From this reading MISTRESS ANNE HAZLEHURST.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading "I have got the start; But ere the goal, 'twill ask both brain and art."
ascended
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From this reading Then there was perforce a slowing up, for a hill had to be ascended.
ask
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From this reading "I have got the start; But ere the goal, 'twill ask both brain and art."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading --_The English Traveller._ Manifestly the Puritan knew the road, and manifestly it was known to the horses, also; for without decrease of swiftness the few black objects at the roadside--indistinct blurs against the less black stretches of night-sky--seemed to race back toward the men in pursuit.
back
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From this reading --_The English Traveller._ Manifestly the Puritan knew the road, and manifestly it was known to the horses, also; for without decrease of swiftness the few black objects at the roadside--indistinct blurs against the less black stretches of night-sky--seemed to race back toward the men in pursuit.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Then there was perforce a slowing up, for a hill had to be ascended.
black
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From this reading --_The English Traveller._ Manifestly the Puritan knew the road, and manifestly it was known to the horses, also; for without decrease of swiftness the few black objects at the roadside--indistinct blurs against the less black stretches of night-sky--seemed to race back toward the men in pursuit.
blurs
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From this reading --_The English Traveller._ Manifestly the Puritan knew the road, and manifestly it was known to the horses, also; for without decrease of swiftness the few black objects at the roadside--indistinct blurs against the less black stretches of night-sky--seemed to race back toward the men in pursuit.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading "I have got the start; But ere the goal, 'twill ask both brain and art."
brain
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From this reading "I have got the start; But ere the goal, 'twill ask both brain and art."
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I have got the start; But ere the goal, 'twill ask both brain and art."
decrease
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From this reading --_The English Traveller._ Manifestly the Puritan knew the road, and manifestly it was known to the horses, also; for without decrease of swiftness the few black objects at the roadside--indistinct blurs against the less black stretches of night-sky--seemed to race back toward the men in pursuit.
English
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From this reading --_The English Traveller._ Manifestly the Puritan knew the road, and manifestly it was known to the horses, also; for without decrease of swiftness the few black objects at the roadside--indistinct blurs against the less black stretches of night-sky--seemed to race back toward the men in pursuit.
ereconjunctionUS /er/
an old word for “before”
From this reading "I have got the start; But ere the goal, 'twill ask both brain and art."
few
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From this reading --_The English Traveller._ Manifestly the Puritan knew the road, and manifestly it was known to the horses, also; for without decrease of swiftness the few black objects at the roadside--indistinct blurs against the less black stretches of night-sky--seemed to race back toward the men in pursuit.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading --_The English Traveller._ Manifestly the Puritan knew the road, and manifestly it was known to the horses, also; for without decrease of swiftness the few black objects at the roadside--indistinct blurs against the less black stretches of night-sky--seemed to race back toward the men in pursuit.
goal
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From this reading "I have got the start; But ere the goal, 'twill ask both brain and art."
got
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From this reading "I have got the start; But ere the goal, 'twill ask both brain and art."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Soon the riders had a wood at their right, a park at their left.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have got the start; But ere the goal, 'twill ask both brain and art."
HAZLEHURST
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From this reading MISTRESS ANNE HAZLEHURST.
hill
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From this reading Then there was perforce a slowing up, for a hill had to be ascended.
horses
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From this reading --_The English Traveller._ Manifestly the Puritan knew the road, and manifestly it was known to the horses, also; for without decrease of swiftness the few black objects at the roadside--indistinct blurs against the less black stretches of night-sky--seemed to race back toward the men in pursuit.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have got the start; But ere the goal, 'twill ask both brain and art."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading --_The English Traveller._ Manifestly the Puritan knew the road, and manifestly it was known to the horses, also; for without decrease of swiftness the few black objects at the roadside--indistinct blurs against the less black stretches of night-sky--seemed to race back toward the men in pursuit.
indistinct
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From this reading --_The English Traveller._ Manifestly the Puritan knew the road, and manifestly it was known to the horses, also; for without decrease of swiftness the few black objects at the roadside--indistinct blurs against the less black stretches of night-sky--seemed to race back toward the men in pursuit.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading --_The English Traveller._ Manifestly the Puritan knew the road, and manifestly it was known to the horses, also; for without decrease of swiftness the few black objects at the roadside--indistinct blurs against the less black stretches of night-sky--seemed to race back toward the men in pursuit.
knew
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From this reading --_The English Traveller._ Manifestly the Puritan knew the road, and manifestly it was known to the horses, also; for without decrease of swiftness the few black objects at the roadside--indistinct blurs against the less black stretches of night-sky--seemed to race back toward the men in pursuit.
known
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From this reading --_The English Traveller._ Manifestly the Puritan knew the road, and manifestly it was known to the horses, also; for without decrease of swiftness the few black objects at the roadside--indistinct blurs against the less black stretches of night-sky--seemed to race back toward the men in pursuit.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Soon the riders had a wood at their right, a park at their left.
less
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From this reading --_The English Traveller._ Manifestly the Puritan knew the road, and manifestly it was known to the horses, also; for without decrease of swiftness the few black objects at the roadside--indistinct blurs against the less black stretches of night-sky--seemed to race back toward the men in pursuit.
Manifestly
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From this reading --_The English Traveller._ Manifestly the Puritan knew the road, and manifestly it was known to the horses, also; for without decrease of swiftness the few black objects at the roadside--indistinct blurs against the less black stretches of night-sky--seemed to race back toward the men in pursuit.
men
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From this reading --_The English Traveller._ Manifestly the Puritan knew the road, and manifestly it was known to the horses, also; for without decrease of swiftness the few black objects at the roadside--indistinct blurs against the less black stretches of night-sky--seemed to race back toward the men in pursuit.
MISTRESS
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From this reading MISTRESS ANNE HAZLEHURST.
night-sky
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From this reading --_The English Traveller._ Manifestly the Puritan knew the road, and manifestly it was known to the horses, also; for without decrease of swiftness the few black objects at the roadside--indistinct blurs against the less black stretches of night-sky--seemed to race back toward the men in pursuit.
objects
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From this reading --_The English Traveller._ Manifestly the Puritan knew the road, and manifestly it was known to the horses, also; for without decrease of swiftness the few black objects at the roadside--indistinct blurs against the less black stretches of night-sky--seemed to race back toward the men in pursuit.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading --_The English Traveller._ Manifestly the Puritan knew the road, and manifestly it was known to the horses, also; for without decrease of swiftness the few black objects at the roadside--indistinct blurs against the less black stretches of night-sky--seemed to race back toward the men in pursuit.
park
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From this reading Soon the riders had a wood at their right, a park at their left.
perforce
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From this reading Then there was perforce a slowing up, for a hill had to be ascended.
Puritan
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From this reading --_The English Traveller._ Manifestly the Puritan knew the road, and manifestly it was known to the horses, also; for without decrease of swiftness the few black objects at the roadside--indistinct blurs against the less black stretches of night-sky--seemed to race back toward the men in pursuit.
pursuit
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From this reading --_The English Traveller._ Manifestly the Puritan knew the road, and manifestly it was known to the horses, also; for without decrease of swiftness the few black objects at the roadside--indistinct blurs against the less black stretches of night-sky--seemed to race back toward the men in pursuit.
race
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From this reading --_The English Traveller._ Manifestly the Puritan knew the road, and manifestly it was known to the horses, also; for without decrease of swiftness the few black objects at the roadside--indistinct blurs against the less black stretches of night-sky--seemed to race back toward the men in pursuit.
riders
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From this reading Soon the riders had a wood at their right, a park at their left.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Soon the riders had a wood at their right, a park at their left.
road
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From this reading --_The English Traveller._ Manifestly the Puritan knew the road, and manifestly it was known to the horses, also; for without decrease of swiftness the few black objects at the roadside--indistinct blurs against the less black stretches of night-sky--seemed to race back toward the men in pursuit.
roadside
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From this reading --_The English Traveller._ Manifestly the Puritan knew the road, and manifestly it was known to the horses, also; for without decrease of swiftness the few black objects at the roadside--indistinct blurs against the less black stretches of night-sky--seemed to race back toward the men in pursuit.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading --_The English Traveller._ Manifestly the Puritan knew the road, and manifestly it was known to the horses, also; for without decrease of swiftness the few black objects at the roadside--indistinct blurs against the less black stretches of night-sky--seemed to race back toward the men in pursuit.
slowing
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From this reading Then there was perforce a slowing up, for a hill had to be ascended.
Soon
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From this reading Soon the riders had a wood at their right, a park at their left.
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I have got the start; But ere the goal, 'twill ask both brain and art."
stretches
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From this reading --_The English Traveller._ Manifestly the Puritan knew the road, and manifestly it was known to the horses, also; for without decrease of swiftness the few black objects at the roadside--indistinct blurs against the less black stretches of night-sky--seemed to race back toward the men in pursuit.
swiftness
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From this reading --_The English Traveller._ Manifestly the Puritan knew the road, and manifestly it was known to the horses, also; for without decrease of swiftness the few black objects at the roadside--indistinct blurs against the less black stretches of night-sky--seemed to race back toward the men in pursuit.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I have got the start; But ere the goal, 'twill ask both brain and art."
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Soon the riders had a wood at their right, a park at their left.
Then
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From this reading Then there was perforce a slowing up, for a hill had to be ascended.
there
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From this reading Then there was perforce a slowing up, for a hill had to be ascended.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading --_The English Traveller._ Manifestly the Puritan knew the road, and manifestly it was known to the horses, also; for without decrease of swiftness the few black objects at the roadside--indistinct blurs against the less black stretches of night-sky--seemed to race back toward the men in pursuit.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading --_The English Traveller._ Manifestly the Puritan knew the road, and manifestly it was known to the horses, also; for without decrease of swiftness the few black objects at the roadside--indistinct blurs against the less black stretches of night-sky--seemed to race back toward the men in pursuit.
Traveller
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From this reading --_The English Traveller._ Manifestly the Puritan knew the road, and manifestly it was known to the horses, also; for without decrease of swiftness the few black objects at the roadside--indistinct blurs against the less black stretches of night-sky--seemed to race back toward the men in pursuit.
twill
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From this reading "I have got the start; But ere the goal, 'twill ask both brain and art."
up
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From this reading Then there was perforce a slowing up, for a hill had to be ascended.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading --_The English Traveller._ Manifestly the Puritan knew the road, and manifestly it was known to the horses, also; for without decrease of swiftness the few black objects at the roadside--indistinct blurs against the less black stretches of night-sky--seemed to race back toward the men in pursuit.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading --_The English Traveller._ Manifestly the Puritan knew the road, and manifestly it was known to the horses, also; for without decrease of swiftness the few black objects at the roadside--indistinct blurs against the less black stretches of night-sky--seemed to race back toward the men in pursuit.
wood
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From this reading Soon the riders had a wood at their right, a park at their left.
