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alterations
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From this reading They passed slowly from one bracken-dotted field to the next--flushed with pride of ownership, plotting alterations and restorations at each turn; halting in their tracks to argue, spreading apart to embrace two views at once, or closing in to consider one.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We belong to it, and it belongs to the people--our people they call 'em.
apart
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From this reading They passed slowly from one bracken-dotted field to the next--flushed with pride of ownership, plotting alterations and restorations at each turn; halting in their tracks to argue, spreading apart to embrace two views at once, or closing in to consider one.
argue
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From this reading They passed slowly from one bracken-dotted field to the next--flushed with pride of ownership, plotting alterations and restorations at each turn; halting in their tracks to argue, spreading apart to embrace two views at once, or closing in to consider one.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They passed slowly from one bracken-dotted field to the next--flushed with pride of ownership, plotting alterations and restorations at each turn; halting in their tracks to argue, spreading apart to embrace two views at once, or closing in to consider one.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I've been to lunch with the English too.”
belong
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From this reading We belong to it, and it belongs to the people--our people they call 'em.
belongs
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From this reading We belong to it, and it belongs to the people--our people they call 'em.
bracken-dotted
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From this reading They passed slowly from one bracken-dotted field to the next--flushed with pride of ownership, plotting alterations and restorations at each turn; halting in their tracks to argue, spreading apart to embrace two views at once, or closing in to consider one.
call
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From this reading We belong to it, and it belongs to the people--our people they call 'em.
closing
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From this reading They passed slowly from one bracken-dotted field to the next--flushed with pride of ownership, plotting alterations and restorations at each turn; halting in their tracks to argue, spreading apart to embrace two views at once, or closing in to consider one.
consider
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From this reading They passed slowly from one bracken-dotted field to the next--flushed with pride of ownership, plotting alterations and restorations at each turn; halting in their tracks to argue, spreading apart to embrace two views at once, or closing in to consider one.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading They passed slowly from one bracken-dotted field to the next--flushed with pride of ownership, plotting alterations and restorations at each turn; halting in their tracks to argue, spreading apart to embrace two views at once, or closing in to consider one.
em
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From this reading We belong to it, and it belongs to the people--our people they call 'em.
embrace
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From this reading They passed slowly from one bracken-dotted field to the next--flushed with pride of ownership, plotting alterations and restorations at each turn; halting in their tracks to argue, spreading apart to embrace two views at once, or closing in to consider one.
English
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From this reading I've been to lunch with the English too.”
field
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From this reading They passed slowly from one bracken-dotted field to the next--flushed with pride of ownership, plotting alterations and restorations at each turn; halting in their tracks to argue, spreading apart to embrace two views at once, or closing in to consider one.
flushed
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From this reading They passed slowly from one bracken-dotted field to the next--flushed with pride of ownership, plotting alterations and restorations at each turn; halting in their tracks to argue, spreading apart to embrace two views at once, or closing in to consider one.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We've only paid for it.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They passed slowly from one bracken-dotted field to the next--flushed with pride of ownership, plotting alterations and restorations at each turn; halting in their tracks to argue, spreading apart to embrace two views at once, or closing in to consider one.
halting
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From this reading They passed slowly from one bracken-dotted field to the next--flushed with pride of ownership, plotting alterations and restorations at each turn; halting in their tracks to argue, spreading apart to embrace two views at once, or closing in to consider one.
I've
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From this reading I've been to lunch with the English too.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They passed slowly from one bracken-dotted field to the next--flushed with pride of ownership, plotting alterations and restorations at each turn; halting in their tracks to argue, spreading apart to embrace two views at once, or closing in to consider one.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We've only paid for it.
It's
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From this reading “It's not our land.
land
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From this reading “It's not our land.
lunch
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From this reading I've been to lunch with the English too.”
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They passed slowly from one bracken-dotted field to the next--flushed with pride of ownership, plotting alterations and restorations at each turn; halting in their tracks to argue, spreading apart to embrace two views at once, or closing in to consider one.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “It's not our land.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They passed slowly from one bracken-dotted field to the next--flushed with pride of ownership, plotting alterations and restorations at each turn; halting in their tracks to argue, spreading apart to embrace two views at once, or closing in to consider one.
once
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From this reading They passed slowly from one bracken-dotted field to the next--flushed with pride of ownership, plotting alterations and restorations at each turn; halting in their tracks to argue, spreading apart to embrace two views at once, or closing in to consider one.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They passed slowly from one bracken-dotted field to the next--flushed with pride of ownership, plotting alterations and restorations at each turn; halting in their tracks to argue, spreading apart to embrace two views at once, or closing in to consider one.
only
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From this reading We've only paid for it.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading They passed slowly from one bracken-dotted field to the next--flushed with pride of ownership, plotting alterations and restorations at each turn; halting in their tracks to argue, spreading apart to embrace two views at once, or closing in to consider one.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “It's not our land.
ownership
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From this reading They passed slowly from one bracken-dotted field to the next--flushed with pride of ownership, plotting alterations and restorations at each turn; halting in their tracks to argue, spreading apart to embrace two views at once, or closing in to consider one.
paid
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From this reading We've only paid for it.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They passed slowly from one bracken-dotted field to the next--flushed with pride of ownership, plotting alterations and restorations at each turn; halting in their tracks to argue, spreading apart to embrace two views at once, or closing in to consider one.
people
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From this reading We belong to it, and it belongs to the people--our people they call 'em.
plotting
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From this reading They passed slowly from one bracken-dotted field to the next--flushed with pride of ownership, plotting alterations and restorations at each turn; halting in their tracks to argue, spreading apart to embrace two views at once, or closing in to consider one.
pride
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From this reading They passed slowly from one bracken-dotted field to the next--flushed with pride of ownership, plotting alterations and restorations at each turn; halting in their tracks to argue, spreading apart to embrace two views at once, or closing in to consider one.
restorations
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From this reading They passed slowly from one bracken-dotted field to the next--flushed with pride of ownership, plotting alterations and restorations at each turn; halting in their tracks to argue, spreading apart to embrace two views at once, or closing in to consider one.
slowly
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From this reading They passed slowly from one bracken-dotted field to the next--flushed with pride of ownership, plotting alterations and restorations at each turn; halting in their tracks to argue, spreading apart to embrace two views at once, or closing in to consider one.
spreading
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From this reading They passed slowly from one bracken-dotted field to the next--flushed with pride of ownership, plotting alterations and restorations at each turn; halting in their tracks to argue, spreading apart to embrace two views at once, or closing in to consider one.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We belong to it, and it belongs to the people--our people they call 'em.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They passed slowly from one bracken-dotted field to the next--flushed with pride of ownership, plotting alterations and restorations at each turn; halting in their tracks to argue, spreading apart to embrace two views at once, or closing in to consider one.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading We belong to it, and it belongs to the people--our people they call 'em.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We belong to it, and it belongs to the people--our people they call 'em.
too
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From this reading I've been to lunch with the English too.”
tracks
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From this reading They passed slowly from one bracken-dotted field to the next--flushed with pride of ownership, plotting alterations and restorations at each turn; halting in their tracks to argue, spreading apart to embrace two views at once, or closing in to consider one.
turn
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From this reading They passed slowly from one bracken-dotted field to the next--flushed with pride of ownership, plotting alterations and restorations at each turn; halting in their tracks to argue, spreading apart to embrace two views at once, or closing in to consider one.
two
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From this reading They passed slowly from one bracken-dotted field to the next--flushed with pride of ownership, plotting alterations and restorations at each turn; halting in their tracks to argue, spreading apart to embrace two views at once, or closing in to consider one.
views
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From this reading They passed slowly from one bracken-dotted field to the next--flushed with pride of ownership, plotting alterations and restorations at each turn; halting in their tracks to argue, spreading apart to embrace two views at once, or closing in to consider one.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We belong to it, and it belongs to the people--our people they call 'em.
We've
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From this reading We've only paid for it.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I've been to lunch with the English too.”