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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 A DOWNING STREET SENSATION "Me ride eight miles on an 'orse!" exclaimed Bindle, looking up at the foreman in surprise.
a-comin
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From this reading "An' who's a-comin' to 'old me on?"
adopted
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From this reading The foreman explained in the idiom adopted by foreman that "orders is orders."
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A DOWNING STREET SENSATION "Me ride eight miles on an 'orse!" exclaimed Bindle, looking up at the foreman in surprise.
ang
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From this reading "You can ride on top, run beside, or 'ang on be'ind; but you got to be at Merton at twelve o'clock," he said.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A DOWNING STREET SENSATION "Me ride eight miles on an 'orse!" exclaimed Bindle, looking up at the foreman in surprise.
backs
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From this reading Bindle stood in the yard of Messrs. Empsom & Daley, cartage contractors, regarding a pair of burly cart-horses, ready-harnessed, with the traces thrown over their backs.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "You can ride on top, run beside, or 'ang on be'ind; but you got to be at Merton at twelve o'clock," he said.
be'ind
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From this reading "You can ride on top, run beside, or 'ang on be'ind; but you got to be at Merton at twelve o'clock," he said.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading "You can ride on top, run beside, or 'ang on be'ind; but you got to be at Merton at twelve o'clock," he said.
Bindle
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From this reading A DOWNING STREET SENSATION "Me ride eight miles on an 'orse!" exclaimed Bindle, looking up at the foreman in surprise.
burly
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From this reading Bindle stood in the yard of Messrs. Empsom & Daley, cartage contractors, regarding a pair of burly cart-horses, ready-harnessed, with the traces thrown over their backs.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "You can ride on top, run beside, or 'ang on be'ind; but you got to be at Merton at twelve o'clock," he said.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The foreman explained in the idiom adopted by foreman that "orders is orders."
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "You can ride on top, run beside, or 'ang on be'ind; but you got to be at Merton at twelve o'clock," he said.
cart-horses
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From this reading Bindle stood in the yard of Messrs. Empsom & Daley, cartage contractors, regarding a pair of burly cart-horses, ready-harnessed, with the traces thrown over their backs.
cartage
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From this reading Bindle stood in the yard of Messrs. Empsom & Daley, cartage contractors, regarding a pair of burly cart-horses, ready-harnessed, with the traces thrown over their backs.
contractors
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From this reading Bindle stood in the yard of Messrs. Empsom & Daley, cartage contractors, regarding a pair of burly cart-horses, ready-harnessed, with the traces thrown over their backs.
Daley
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From this reading Bindle stood in the yard of Messrs. Empsom & Daley, cartage contractors, regarding a pair of burly cart-horses, ready-harnessed, with the traces thrown over their backs.
DOWNING
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From this reading A DOWNING STREET SENSATION "Me ride eight miles on an 'orse!" exclaimed Bindle, looking up at the foreman in surprise.
eight
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From this reading A DOWNING STREET SENSATION "Me ride eight miles on an 'orse!" exclaimed Bindle, looking up at the foreman in surprise.
Empsom
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From this reading Bindle stood in the yard of Messrs. Empsom & Daley, cartage contractors, regarding a pair of burly cart-horses, ready-harnessed, with the traces thrown over their backs.
exclaimed
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From this reading A DOWNING STREET SENSATION "Me ride eight miles on an 'orse!" exclaimed Bindle, looking up at the foreman in surprise.
explained
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From this reading The foreman explained in the idiom adopted by foreman that "orders is orders."
foreman
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From this reading A DOWNING STREET SENSATION "Me ride eight miles on an 'orse!" exclaimed Bindle, looking up at the foreman in surprise.
got
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From this reading "You can ride on top, run beside, or 'ang on be'ind; but you got to be at Merton at twelve o'clock," he said.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You can ride on top, run beside, or 'ang on be'ind; but you got to be at Merton at twelve o'clock," he said.
idiom
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From this reading The foreman explained in the idiom adopted by foreman that "orders is orders."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A DOWNING STREET SENSATION "Me ride eight miles on an 'orse!" exclaimed Bindle, looking up at the foreman in surprise.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The foreman explained in the idiom adopted by foreman that "orders is orders."
looking
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From this reading A DOWNING STREET SENSATION "Me ride eight miles on an 'orse!" exclaimed Bindle, looking up at the foreman in surprise.
MepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A DOWNING STREET SENSATION "Me ride eight miles on an 'orse!" exclaimed Bindle, looking up at the foreman in surprise.
Merton
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From this reading "You can ride on top, run beside, or 'ang on be'ind; but you got to be at Merton at twelve o'clock," he said.
Messrs
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From this reading Bindle stood in the yard of Messrs. Empsom & Daley, cartage contractors, regarding a pair of burly cart-horses, ready-harnessed, with the traces thrown over their backs.
miles
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From this reading A DOWNING STREET SENSATION "Me ride eight miles on an 'orse!" exclaimed Bindle, looking up at the foreman in surprise.
o'clock
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From this reading "You can ride on top, run beside, or 'ang on be'ind; but you got to be at Merton at twelve o'clock," he said.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Bindle stood in the yard of Messrs. Empsom & Daley, cartage contractors, regarding a pair of burly cart-horses, ready-harnessed, with the traces thrown over their backs.
old
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From this reading "An' who's a-comin' to 'old me on?"
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A DOWNING STREET SENSATION "Me ride eight miles on an 'orse!" exclaimed Bindle, looking up at the foreman in surprise.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "You can ride on top, run beside, or 'ang on be'ind; but you got to be at Merton at twelve o'clock," he said.
orders
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From this reading The foreman explained in the idiom adopted by foreman that "orders is orders."
orse
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From this reading A DOWNING STREET SENSATION "Me ride eight miles on an 'orse!" exclaimed Bindle, looking up at the foreman in surprise.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Bindle stood in the yard of Messrs. Empsom & Daley, cartage contractors, regarding a pair of burly cart-horses, ready-harnessed, with the traces thrown over their backs.
pair
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From this reading Bindle stood in the yard of Messrs. Empsom & Daley, cartage contractors, regarding a pair of burly cart-horses, ready-harnessed, with the traces thrown over their backs.
ready-harnessed
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From this reading Bindle stood in the yard of Messrs. Empsom & Daley, cartage contractors, regarding a pair of burly cart-horses, ready-harnessed, with the traces thrown over their backs.
regarding
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From this reading Bindle stood in the yard of Messrs. Empsom & Daley, cartage contractors, regarding a pair of burly cart-horses, ready-harnessed, with the traces thrown over their backs.
ride
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From this reading A DOWNING STREET SENSATION "Me ride eight miles on an 'orse!" exclaimed Bindle, looking up at the foreman in surprise.
run
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From this reading "You can ride on top, run beside, or 'ang on be'ind; but you got to be at Merton at twelve o'clock," he said.
said
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From this reading "You can ride on top, run beside, or 'ang on be'ind; but you got to be at Merton at twelve o'clock," he said.
SENSATION
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From this reading A DOWNING STREET SENSATION "Me ride eight miles on an 'orse!" exclaimed Bindle, looking up at the foreman in surprise.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bindle stood in the yard of Messrs. Empsom & Daley, cartage contractors, regarding a pair of burly cart-horses, ready-harnessed, with the traces thrown over their backs.
STREET
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From this reading A DOWNING STREET SENSATION "Me ride eight miles on an 'orse!" exclaimed Bindle, looking up at the foreman in surprise.
surprise
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From this reading A DOWNING STREET SENSATION "Me ride eight miles on an 'orse!" exclaimed Bindle, looking up at the foreman in surprise.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The foreman explained in the idiom adopted by foreman that "orders is orders."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A DOWNING STREET SENSATION "Me ride eight miles on an 'orse!" exclaimed Bindle, looking up at the foreman in surprise.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Bindle stood in the yard of Messrs. Empsom & Daley, cartage contractors, regarding a pair of burly cart-horses, ready-harnessed, with the traces thrown over their backs.
thrown
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From this reading Bindle stood in the yard of Messrs. Empsom & Daley, cartage contractors, regarding a pair of burly cart-horses, ready-harnessed, with the traces thrown over their backs.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "An' who's a-comin' to 'old me on?"
top
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From this reading "You can ride on top, run beside, or 'ang on be'ind; but you got to be at Merton at twelve o'clock," he said.
traces
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From this reading Bindle stood in the yard of Messrs. Empsom & Daley, cartage contractors, regarding a pair of burly cart-horses, ready-harnessed, with the traces thrown over their backs.
twelve
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From this reading "You can ride on top, run beside, or 'ang on be'ind; but you got to be at Merton at twelve o'clock," he said.
up
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From this reading A DOWNING STREET SENSATION "Me ride eight miles on an 'orse!" exclaimed Bindle, looking up at the foreman in surprise.
who's
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From this reading "An' who's a-comin' to 'old me on?"
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Bindle stood in the yard of Messrs. Empsom & Daley, cartage contractors, regarding a pair of burly cart-horses, ready-harnessed, with the traces thrown over their backs.
yard
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From this reading Bindle stood in the yard of Messrs. Empsom & Daley, cartage contractors, regarding a pair of burly cart-horses, ready-harnessed, with the traces thrown over their backs.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You can ride on top, run beside, or 'ang on be'ind; but you got to be at Merton at twelve o'clock," he said.
