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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 Does he look like a hero?
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading His head-dress is adorned with a crest of war-eagle's feathers, rising in a waving ridge above his brow, and sweeping far behind him.
adorned
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From this reading His head-dress is adorned with a crest of war-eagle's feathers, rising in a waving ridge above his brow, and sweeping far behind him.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading See him now in the hour of his glory, when at sunset the whole village empties itself to behold him, for to-morrow their favourite young partisan goes out against the enemy.
air
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From this reading See him as he lies there in the sun, kicking his heels in the air and cracking jokes with his brother.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading See him as he lies there in the sun, kicking his heels in the air and cracking jokes with his brother.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading See him as he lies there in the sun, kicking his heels in the air and cracking jokes with his brother.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading See him now in the hour of his glory, when at sunset the whole village empties itself to behold him, for to-morrow their favourite young partisan goes out against the enemy.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading His head-dress is adorned with a crest of war-eagle's feathers, rising in a waving ridge above his brow, and sweeping far behind him.
behold
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From this reading See him now in the hour of his glory, when at sunset the whole village empties itself to behold him, for to-morrow their favourite young partisan goes out against the enemy.
breast
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From this reading His round white shield hangs at his breast, with feathers radiating from the centre like a star.
brother
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brow
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centre
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cracking
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crest
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From this reading His head-dress is adorned with a crest of war-eagle's feathers, rising in a waving ridge above his brow, and sweeping far behind him.
Doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Does he look like a hero?
empties
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From this reading See him now in the hour of his glory, when at sunset the whole village empties itself to behold him, for to-morrow their favourite young partisan goes out against the enemy.
enemy
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From this reading See him now in the hour of his glory, when at sunset the whole village empties itself to behold him, for to-morrow their favourite young partisan goes out against the enemy.
far
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From this reading His head-dress is adorned with a crest of war-eagle's feathers, rising in a waving ridge above his brow, and sweeping far behind him.
favourite
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feathers
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From this reading His head-dress is adorned with a crest of war-eagle's feathers, rising in a waving ridge above his brow, and sweeping far behind him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading See him now in the hour of his glory, when at sunset the whole village empties itself to behold him, for to-morrow their favourite young partisan goes out against the enemy.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading His round white shield hangs at his breast, with feathers radiating from the centre like a star.
glory
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goes
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hangs
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From this reading His round white shield hangs at his breast, with feathers radiating from the centre like a star.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading See him as he lies there in the sun, kicking his heels in the air and cracking jokes with his brother.
head-dress
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From this reading His head-dress is adorned with a crest of war-eagle's feathers, rising in a waving ridge above his brow, and sweeping far behind him.
heels
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hero
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From this reading Does he look like a hero?
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading See him as he lies there in the sun, kicking his heels in the air and cracking jokes with his brother.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading See him as he lies there in the sun, kicking his heels in the air and cracking jokes with his brother.
hour
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From this reading See him now in the hour of his glory, when at sunset the whole village empties itself to behold him, for to-morrow their favourite young partisan goes out against the enemy.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading See him as he lies there in the sun, kicking his heels in the air and cracking jokes with his brother.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His head-dress is adorned with a crest of war-eagle's feathers, rising in a waving ridge above his brow, and sweeping far behind him.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading See him now in the hour of his glory, when at sunset the whole village empties itself to behold him, for to-morrow their favourite young partisan goes out against the enemy.
jokes
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From this reading See him as he lies there in the sun, kicking his heels in the air and cracking jokes with his brother.
kicking
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From this reading See him as he lies there in the sun, kicking his heels in the air and cracking jokes with his brother.
lies
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From this reading See him as he lies there in the sun, kicking his heels in the air and cracking jokes with his brother.
like
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From this reading Does he look like a hero?
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Does he look like a hero?
now
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From this reading See him now in the hour of his glory, when at sunset the whole village empties itself to behold him, for to-morrow their favourite young partisan goes out against the enemy.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading See him now in the hour of his glory, when at sunset the whole village empties itself to behold him, for to-morrow their favourite young partisan goes out against the enemy.
out
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partisan
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radiating
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From this reading His round white shield hangs at his breast, with feathers radiating from the centre like a star.
ridge
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From this reading His head-dress is adorned with a crest of war-eagle's feathers, rising in a waving ridge above his brow, and sweeping far behind him.
rising
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From this reading His head-dress is adorned with a crest of war-eagle's feathers, rising in a waving ridge above his brow, and sweeping far behind him.
round
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From this reading His round white shield hangs at his breast, with feathers radiating from the centre like a star.
See
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shield
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From this reading His round white shield hangs at his breast, with feathers radiating from the centre like a star.
star
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From this reading His round white shield hangs at his breast, with feathers radiating from the centre like a star.
sun
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sunset
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From this reading See him now in the hour of his glory, when at sunset the whole village empties itself to behold him, for to-morrow their favourite young partisan goes out against the enemy.
sweeping
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From this reading His head-dress is adorned with a crest of war-eagle's feathers, rising in a waving ridge above his brow, and sweeping far behind him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading See him as he lies there in the sun, kicking his heels in the air and cracking jokes with his brother.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading See him now in the hour of his glory, when at sunset the whole village empties itself to behold him, for to-morrow their favourite young partisan goes out against the enemy.
there
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From this reading See him as he lies there in the sun, kicking his heels in the air and cracking jokes with his brother.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading See him now in the hour of his glory, when at sunset the whole village empties itself to behold him, for to-morrow their favourite young partisan goes out against the enemy.
to-morrow
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village
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From this reading See him now in the hour of his glory, when at sunset the whole village empties itself to behold him, for to-morrow their favourite young partisan goes out against the enemy.
war-eagle's
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From this reading His head-dress is adorned with a crest of war-eagle's feathers, rising in a waving ridge above his brow, and sweeping far behind him.
waving
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From this reading His head-dress is adorned with a crest of war-eagle's feathers, rising in a waving ridge above his brow, and sweeping far behind him.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading See him now in the hour of his glory, when at sunset the whole village empties itself to behold him, for to-morrow their favourite young partisan goes out against the enemy.
white
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From this reading His round white shield hangs at his breast, with feathers radiating from the centre like a star.
whole
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From this reading See him now in the hour of his glory, when at sunset the whole village empties itself to behold him, for to-morrow their favourite young partisan goes out against the enemy.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading See him as he lies there in the sun, kicking his heels in the air and cracking jokes with his brother.
young
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From this reading See him now in the hour of his glory, when at sunset the whole village empties itself to behold him, for to-morrow their favourite young partisan goes out against the enemy.
