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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 He walked up and down a half-dozen times, his breast heaving.
all
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From this reading "It's all very well for the man who is brought up to it, and who has seen nothing else.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He walked up and down a half-dozen times, his breast heaving.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Case can exist in four walls; he has been brought up to it and knows nothing different.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading But a man like me-- "They wanted me to canter between hedge-row,--I who have ridden the desert where the sky over me and the plain under me were bigger than the Islander's universe!
bigger
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From this reading But a man like me-- "They wanted me to canter between hedge-row,--I who have ridden the desert where the sky over me and the plain under me were bigger than the Islander's universe!
breast
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From this reading He walked up and down a half-dozen times, his breast heaving.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "It's all very well for the man who is brought up to it, and who has seen nothing else.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But a man like me-- "They wanted me to canter between hedge-row,--I who have ridden the desert where the sky over me and the plain under me were bigger than the Islander's universe!
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Case can exist in four walls; he has been brought up to it and knows nothing different.
canter
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From this reading But a man like me-- "They wanted me to canter between hedge-row,--I who have ridden the desert where the sky over me and the plain under me were bigger than the Islander's universe!
Case
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From this reading Case can exist in four walls; he has been brought up to it and knows nothing different.
desert
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From this reading But a man like me-- "They wanted me to canter between hedge-row,--I who have ridden the desert where the sky over me and the plain under me were bigger than the Islander's universe!
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Case can exist in four walls; he has been brought up to it and knows nothing different.
down
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From this reading He walked up and down a half-dozen times, his breast heaving.
else
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From this reading "It's all very well for the man who is brought up to it, and who has seen nothing else.
exist
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From this reading Case can exist in four walls; he has been brought up to it and knows nothing different.
farms
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From this reading They wanted me to oversee little farms--I who have watched the sun rising over half a world!
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "It's all very well for the man who is brought up to it, and who has seen nothing else.
four
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From this reading Case can exist in four walls; he has been brought up to it and knows nothing different.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They wanted me to oversee little farms--I who have watched the sun rising over half a world!
half-dozen
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From this reading He walked up and down a half-dozen times, his breast heaving.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It's all very well for the man who is brought up to it, and who has seen nothing else.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But a man like me-- "They wanted me to canter between hedge-row,--I who have ridden the desert where the sky over me and the plain under me were bigger than the Islander's universe!
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He walked up and down a half-dozen times, his breast heaving.
heaving
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From this reading He walked up and down a half-dozen times, his breast heaving.
hedge-row
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From this reading But a man like me-- "They wanted me to canter between hedge-row,--I who have ridden the desert where the sky over me and the plain under me were bigger than the Islander's universe!
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He walked up and down a half-dozen times, his breast heaving.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But a man like me-- "They wanted me to canter between hedge-row,--I who have ridden the desert where the sky over me and the plain under me were bigger than the Islander's universe!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Case can exist in four walls; he has been brought up to it and knows nothing different.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It's all very well for the man who is brought up to it, and who has seen nothing else.
Islander's
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From this reading But a man like me-- "They wanted me to canter between hedge-row,--I who have ridden the desert where the sky over me and the plain under me were bigger than the Islander's universe!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It's all very well for the man who is brought up to it, and who has seen nothing else.
It's
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From this reading "It's all very well for the man who is brought up to it, and who has seen nothing else.
knows
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From this reading Case can exist in four walls; he has been brought up to it and knows nothing different.
like
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From this reading But a man like me-- "They wanted me to canter between hedge-row,--I who have ridden the desert where the sky over me and the plain under me were bigger than the Islander's universe!
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They wanted me to oversee little farms--I who have watched the sun rising over half a world!
man
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From this reading "It's all very well for the man who is brought up to it, and who has seen nothing else.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But a man like me-- "They wanted me to canter between hedge-row,--I who have ridden the desert where the sky over me and the plain under me were bigger than the Islander's universe!
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "It's all very well for the man who is brought up to it, and who has seen nothing else.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading But a man like me-- "They wanted me to canter between hedge-row,--I who have ridden the desert where the sky over me and the plain under me were bigger than the Islander's universe!
oversee
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From this reading They wanted me to oversee little farms--I who have watched the sun rising over half a world!
plain
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From this reading But a man like me-- "They wanted me to canter between hedge-row,--I who have ridden the desert where the sky over me and the plain under me were bigger than the Islander's universe!
ridden
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From this reading But a man like me-- "They wanted me to canter between hedge-row,--I who have ridden the desert where the sky over me and the plain under me were bigger than the Islander's universe!
rising
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From this reading They wanted me to oversee little farms--I who have watched the sun rising over half a world!
seen
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From this reading "It's all very well for the man who is brought up to it, and who has seen nothing else.
sky
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From this reading But a man like me-- "They wanted me to canter between hedge-row,--I who have ridden the desert where the sky over me and the plain under me were bigger than the Islander's universe!
sun
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From this reading They wanted me to oversee little farms--I who have watched the sun rising over half a world!
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading But a man like me-- "They wanted me to canter between hedge-row,--I who have ridden the desert where the sky over me and the plain under me were bigger than the Islander's universe!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "It's all very well for the man who is brought up to it, and who has seen nothing else.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But a man like me-- "They wanted me to canter between hedge-row,--I who have ridden the desert where the sky over me and the plain under me were bigger than the Islander's universe!
times
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From this reading He walked up and down a half-dozen times, his breast heaving.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It's all very well for the man who is brought up to it, and who has seen nothing else.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading But a man like me-- "They wanted me to canter between hedge-row,--I who have ridden the desert where the sky over me and the plain under me were bigger than the Islander's universe!
universe
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From this reading But a man like me-- "They wanted me to canter between hedge-row,--I who have ridden the desert where the sky over me and the plain under me were bigger than the Islander's universe!
up
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From this reading He walked up and down a half-dozen times, his breast heaving.
very
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From this reading "It's all very well for the man who is brought up to it, and who has seen nothing else.
walked
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From this reading He walked up and down a half-dozen times, his breast heaving.
walls
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From this reading Case can exist in four walls; he has been brought up to it and knows nothing different.
wanted
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From this reading But a man like me-- "They wanted me to canter between hedge-row,--I who have ridden the desert where the sky over me and the plain under me were bigger than the Islander's universe!
watched
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From this reading They wanted me to oversee little farms--I who have watched the sun rising over half a world!
well
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From this reading "It's all very well for the man who is brought up to it, and who has seen nothing else.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But a man like me-- "They wanted me to canter between hedge-row,--I who have ridden the desert where the sky over me and the plain under me were bigger than the Islander's universe!
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading But a man like me-- "They wanted me to canter between hedge-row,--I who have ridden the desert where the sky over me and the plain under me were bigger than the Islander's universe!
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "It's all very well for the man who is brought up to it, and who has seen nothing else.
world
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From this reading They wanted me to oversee little farms--I who have watched the sun rising over half a world!
