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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 Then crossing the waggon yard, they paused a moment to glance in at the forge, where two men were repairing part of a plough.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Oliver must also look for a moment at his mare, after which they directed their steps to the South Gate.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They turned to the left, on getting out of doors, and again to the left, through the covered passage between the steward's store and the kitchen.
also
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From this reading Oliver must also look for a moment at his mare, after which they directed their steps to the South Gate.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE STOCKADE When Oliver and Felix started, they left Philip, the third and youngest of the three brothers, still at breakfast.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE STOCKADE When Oliver and Felix started, they left Philip, the third and youngest of the three brothers, still at breakfast.
back
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From this reading The massive oaken door was open, the bolts having been drawn back at hornblow.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The massive oaken door was open, the bolts having been drawn back at hornblow.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading They turned to the left, on getting out of doors, and again to the left, through the covered passage between the steward's store and the kitchen.
bolts
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From this reading The massive oaken door was open, the bolts having been drawn back at hornblow.
breakfast
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From this reading THE STOCKADE When Oliver and Felix started, they left Philip, the third and youngest of the three brothers, still at breakfast.
brothers
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From this reading THE STOCKADE When Oliver and Felix started, they left Philip, the third and youngest of the three brothers, still at breakfast.
covered
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From this reading They turned to the left, on getting out of doors, and again to the left, through the covered passage between the steward's store and the kitchen.
crossing
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From this reading Then crossing the waggon yard, they paused a moment to glance in at the forge, where two men were repairing part of a plough.
directed
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From this reading Oliver must also look for a moment at his mare, after which they directed their steps to the South Gate.
door
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From this reading The massive oaken door was open, the bolts having been drawn back at hornblow.
doors
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From this reading They turned to the left, on getting out of doors, and again to the left, through the covered passage between the steward's store and the kitchen.
drawn
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From this reading The massive oaken door was open, the bolts having been drawn back at hornblow.
Felix
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From this reading THE STOCKADE When Oliver and Felix started, they left Philip, the third and youngest of the three brothers, still at breakfast.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Oliver must also look for a moment at his mare, after which they directed their steps to the South Gate.
forge
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From this reading Then crossing the waggon yard, they paused a moment to glance in at the forge, where two men were repairing part of a plough.
Gate
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From this reading Oliver must also look for a moment at his mare, after which they directed their steps to the South Gate.
getting
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From this reading They turned to the left, on getting out of doors, and again to the left, through the covered passage between the steward's store and the kitchen.
glance
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From this reading Then crossing the waggon yard, they paused a moment to glance in at the forge, where two men were repairing part of a plough.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading The massive oaken door was open, the bolts having been drawn back at hornblow.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Oliver must also look for a moment at his mare, after which they directed their steps to the South Gate.
hornblow
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From this reading The massive oaken door was open, the bolts having been drawn back at hornblow.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then crossing the waggon yard, they paused a moment to glance in at the forge, where two men were repairing part of a plough.
kitchen
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From this reading They turned to the left, on getting out of doors, and again to the left, through the covered passage between the steward's store and the kitchen.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE STOCKADE When Oliver and Felix started, they left Philip, the third and youngest of the three brothers, still at breakfast.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Oliver must also look for a moment at his mare, after which they directed their steps to the South Gate.
mare
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From this reading Oliver must also look for a moment at his mare, after which they directed their steps to the South Gate.
massive
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From this reading The massive oaken door was open, the bolts having been drawn back at hornblow.
men
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From this reading Then crossing the waggon yard, they paused a moment to glance in at the forge, where two men were repairing part of a plough.
moment
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From this reading Then crossing the waggon yard, they paused a moment to glance in at the forge, where two men were repairing part of a plough.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Oliver must also look for a moment at his mare, after which they directed their steps to the South Gate.
oaken
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From this reading The massive oaken door was open, the bolts having been drawn back at hornblow.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE STOCKADE When Oliver and Felix started, they left Philip, the third and youngest of the three brothers, still at breakfast.
Oliver
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From this reading THE STOCKADE When Oliver and Felix started, they left Philip, the third and youngest of the three brothers, still at breakfast.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They turned to the left, on getting out of doors, and again to the left, through the covered passage between the steward's store and the kitchen.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The massive oaken door was open, the bolts having been drawn back at hornblow.
out
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From this reading They turned to the left, on getting out of doors, and again to the left, through the covered passage between the steward's store and the kitchen.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then crossing the waggon yard, they paused a moment to glance in at the forge, where two men were repairing part of a plough.
passagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They turned to the left, on getting out of doors, and again to the left, through the covered passage between the steward's store and the kitchen.
paused
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From this reading Then crossing the waggon yard, they paused a moment to glance in at the forge, where two men were repairing part of a plough.
Philip
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From this reading THE STOCKADE When Oliver and Felix started, they left Philip, the third and youngest of the three brothers, still at breakfast.
plough
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From this reading Then crossing the waggon yard, they paused a moment to glance in at the forge, where two men were repairing part of a plough.
repairing
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From this reading Then crossing the waggon yard, they paused a moment to glance in at the forge, where two men were repairing part of a plough.
South
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From this reading Oliver must also look for a moment at his mare, after which they directed their steps to the South Gate.
started
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From this reading THE STOCKADE When Oliver and Felix started, they left Philip, the third and youngest of the three brothers, still at breakfast.
steps
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From this reading Oliver must also look for a moment at his mare, after which they directed their steps to the South Gate.
steward's
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From this reading They turned to the left, on getting out of doors, and again to the left, through the covered passage between the steward's store and the kitchen.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE STOCKADE When Oliver and Felix started, they left Philip, the third and youngest of the three brothers, still at breakfast.
STOCKADEnounUS /ˈstockade/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE STOCKADE When Oliver and Felix started, they left Philip, the third and youngest of the three brothers, still at breakfast.
store
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From this reading They turned to the left, on getting out of doors, and again to the left, through the covered passage between the steward's store and the kitchen.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE STOCKADE When Oliver and Felix started, they left Philip, the third and youngest of the three brothers, still at breakfast.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Oliver must also look for a moment at his mare, after which they directed their steps to the South Gate.
Then
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From this reading Then crossing the waggon yard, they paused a moment to glance in at the forge, where two men were repairing part of a plough.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE STOCKADE When Oliver and Felix started, they left Philip, the third and youngest of the three brothers, still at breakfast.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE STOCKADE When Oliver and Felix started, they left Philip, the third and youngest of the three brothers, still at breakfast.
three
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From this reading THE STOCKADE When Oliver and Felix started, they left Philip, the third and youngest of the three brothers, still at breakfast.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They turned to the left, on getting out of doors, and again to the left, through the covered passage between the steward's store and the kitchen.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They turned to the left, on getting out of doors, and again to the left, through the covered passage between the steward's store and the kitchen.
turned
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From this reading They turned to the left, on getting out of doors, and again to the left, through the covered passage between the steward's store and the kitchen.
two
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From this reading Then crossing the waggon yard, they paused a moment to glance in at the forge, where two men were repairing part of a plough.
waggon
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From this reading Then crossing the waggon yard, they paused a moment to glance in at the forge, where two men were repairing part of a plough.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The massive oaken door was open, the bolts having been drawn back at hornblow.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Then crossing the waggon yard, they paused a moment to glance in at the forge, where two men were repairing part of a plough.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE STOCKADE When Oliver and Felix started, they left Philip, the third and youngest of the three brothers, still at breakfast.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Then crossing the waggon yard, they paused a moment to glance in at the forge, where two men were repairing part of a plough.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Oliver must also look for a moment at his mare, after which they directed their steps to the South Gate.
yard
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From this reading Then crossing the waggon yard, they paused a moment to glance in at the forge, where two men were repairing part of a plough.
youngest
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From this reading THE STOCKADE When Oliver and Felix started, they left Philip, the third and youngest of the three brothers, still at breakfast.
