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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 The hounds, too, meeting regularly once a week during the winter months, exercised a repressive influence upon the dingos, so much so, that M.F.H. (not being a sheep-owner) began seriously to think of preserving these much-maligned yet indispensable animals.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After the inauguration, hunting became an organised and well-supported recreation among the dwellers within the influence of the social wavelets of the lake.
all
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From this reading Hence they found ready sale, at an ascending scale of prices, for all the colts they could turn out.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading After the inauguration, hunting became an organised and well-supported recreation among the dwellers within the influence of the social wavelets of the lake.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading After the inauguration, hunting became an organised and well-supported recreation among the dwellers within the influence of the social wavelets of the lake.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After the inauguration, hunting became an organised and well-supported recreation among the dwellers within the influence of the social wavelets of the lake.
animals
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From this reading The hounds, too, meeting regularly once a week during the winter months, exercised a repressive influence upon the dingos, so much so, that M.F.H. (not being a sheep-owner) began seriously to think of preserving these much-maligned yet indispensable animals.
ascending
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From this reading Hence they found ready sale, at an ascending scale of prices, for all the colts they could turn out.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Hence they found ready sale, at an ascending scale of prices, for all the colts they could turn out.
became
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From this reading After the inauguration, hunting became an organised and well-supported recreation among the dwellers within the influence of the social wavelets of the lake.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The Benmohr firm found, on the whole—though the stabling of hunters was not unaccompanied by expense—that it brought their stud prominently before the public.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The hounds, too, meeting regularly once a week during the winter months, exercised a repressive influence upon the dingos, so much so, that M.F.H. (not being a sheep-owner) began seriously to think of preserving these much-maligned yet indispensable animals.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The hounds, too, meeting regularly once a week during the winter months, exercised a repressive influence upon the dingos, so much so, that M.F.H. (not being a sheep-owner) began seriously to think of preserving these much-maligned yet indispensable animals.
Benmohr
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From this reading The Benmohr firm found, on the whole—though the stabling of hunters was not unaccompanied by expense—that it brought their stud prominently before the public.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Benmohr firm found, on the whole—though the stabling of hunters was not unaccompanied by expense—that it brought their stud prominently before the public.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Benmohr firm found, on the whole—though the stabling of hunters was not unaccompanied by expense—that it brought their stud prominently before the public.
came
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From this reading Strangers came for the hunting, and made purchases.
colts
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From this reading Hence they found ready sale, at an ascending scale of prices, for all the colts they could turn out.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Hence they found ready sale, at an ascending scale of prices, for all the colts they could turn out.
dingos
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From this reading The hounds, too, meeting regularly once a week during the winter months, exercised a repressive influence upon the dingos, so much so, that M.F.H. (not being a sheep-owner) began seriously to think of preserving these much-maligned yet indispensable animals.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading The hounds, too, meeting regularly once a week during the winter months, exercised a repressive influence upon the dingos, so much so, that M.F.H. (not being a sheep-owner) began seriously to think of preserving these much-maligned yet indispensable animals.
dwellers
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From this reading After the inauguration, hunting became an organised and well-supported recreation among the dwellers within the influence of the social wavelets of the lake.
exercised
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From this reading The hounds, too, meeting regularly once a week during the winter months, exercised a repressive influence upon the dingos, so much so, that M.F.H. (not being a sheep-owner) began seriously to think of preserving these much-maligned yet indispensable animals.
expense
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From this reading The Benmohr firm found, on the whole—though the stabling of hunters was not unaccompanied by expense—that it brought their stud prominently before the public.
F
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From this reading The hounds, too, meeting regularly once a week during the winter months, exercised a repressive influence upon the dingos, so much so, that M.F.H. (not being a sheep-owner) began seriously to think of preserving these much-maligned yet indispensable animals.
firm
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From this reading The Benmohr firm found, on the whole—though the stabling of hunters was not unaccompanied by expense—that it brought their stud prominently before the public.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Hence they found ready sale, at an ascending scale of prices, for all the colts they could turn out.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Benmohr firm found, on the whole—though the stabling of hunters was not unaccompanied by expense—that it brought their stud prominently before the public.
H
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From this reading The hounds, too, meeting regularly once a week during the winter months, exercised a repressive influence upon the dingos, so much so, that M.F.H. (not being a sheep-owner) began seriously to think of preserving these much-maligned yet indispensable animals.
HenceadverbUS /hens/
for this reason
From this reading Hence they found ready sale, at an ascending scale of prices, for all the colts they could turn out.
hounds
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From this reading The hounds, too, meeting regularly once a week during the winter months, exercised a repressive influence upon the dingos, so much so, that M.F.H. (not being a sheep-owner) began seriously to think of preserving these much-maligned yet indispensable animals.
hunters
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From this reading The Benmohr firm found, on the whole—though the stabling of hunters was not unaccompanied by expense—that it brought their stud prominently before the public.
hunting
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From this reading After the inauguration, hunting became an organised and well-supported recreation among the dwellers within the influence of the social wavelets of the lake.
inauguration
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From this reading After the inauguration, hunting became an organised and well-supported recreation among the dwellers within the influence of the social wavelets of the lake.
indispensable
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From this reading The hounds, too, meeting regularly once a week during the winter months, exercised a repressive influence upon the dingos, so much so, that M.F.H. (not being a sheep-owner) began seriously to think of preserving these much-maligned yet indispensable animals.
influence
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From this reading After the inauguration, hunting became an organised and well-supported recreation among the dwellers within the influence of the social wavelets of the lake.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The Benmohr firm found, on the whole—though the stabling of hunters was not unaccompanied by expense—that it brought their stud prominently before the public.
lake
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From this reading After the inauguration, hunting became an organised and well-supported recreation among the dwellers within the influence of the social wavelets of the lake.
M
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From this reading The hounds, too, meeting regularly once a week during the winter months, exercised a repressive influence upon the dingos, so much so, that M.F.H. (not being a sheep-owner) began seriously to think of preserving these much-maligned yet indispensable animals.
made
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From this reading Strangers came for the hunting, and made purchases.
meeting
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From this reading The hounds, too, meeting regularly once a week during the winter months, exercised a repressive influence upon the dingos, so much so, that M.F.H. (not being a sheep-owner) began seriously to think of preserving these much-maligned yet indispensable animals.
months
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From this reading The hounds, too, meeting regularly once a week during the winter months, exercised a repressive influence upon the dingos, so much so, that M.F.H. (not being a sheep-owner) began seriously to think of preserving these much-maligned yet indispensable animals.
much
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From this reading The hounds, too, meeting regularly once a week during the winter months, exercised a repressive influence upon the dingos, so much so, that M.F.H. (not being a sheep-owner) began seriously to think of preserving these much-maligned yet indispensable animals.
much-maligned
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From this reading The hounds, too, meeting regularly once a week during the winter months, exercised a repressive influence upon the dingos, so much so, that M.F.H. (not being a sheep-owner) began seriously to think of preserving these much-maligned yet indispensable animals.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Benmohr firm found, on the whole—though the stabling of hunters was not unaccompanied by expense—that it brought their stud prominently before the public.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After the inauguration, hunting became an organised and well-supported recreation among the dwellers within the influence of the social wavelets of the lake.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Benmohr firm found, on the whole—though the stabling of hunters was not unaccompanied by expense—that it brought their stud prominently before the public.
once
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From this reading The hounds, too, meeting regularly once a week during the winter months, exercised a repressive influence upon the dingos, so much so, that M.F.H. (not being a sheep-owner) began seriously to think of preserving these much-maligned yet indispensable animals.
organised
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From this reading After the inauguration, hunting became an organised and well-supported recreation among the dwellers within the influence of the social wavelets of the lake.
out
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From this reading Hence they found ready sale, at an ascending scale of prices, for all the colts they could turn out.
preserving
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From this reading The hounds, too, meeting regularly once a week during the winter months, exercised a repressive influence upon the dingos, so much so, that M.F.H. (not being a sheep-owner) began seriously to think of preserving these much-maligned yet indispensable animals.
prices
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From this reading Hence they found ready sale, at an ascending scale of prices, for all the colts they could turn out.
prominently
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From this reading The Benmohr firm found, on the whole—though the stabling of hunters was not unaccompanied by expense—that it brought their stud prominently before the public.
public
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From this reading The Benmohr firm found, on the whole—though the stabling of hunters was not unaccompanied by expense—that it brought their stud prominently before the public.
purchases
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From this reading Strangers came for the hunting, and made purchases.
ready
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From this reading Hence they found ready sale, at an ascending scale of prices, for all the colts they could turn out.
recreation
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From this reading After the inauguration, hunting became an organised and well-supported recreation among the dwellers within the influence of the social wavelets of the lake.
regularly
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From this reading The hounds, too, meeting regularly once a week during the winter months, exercised a repressive influence upon the dingos, so much so, that M.F.H. (not being a sheep-owner) began seriously to think of preserving these much-maligned yet indispensable animals.
repressive
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From this reading The hounds, too, meeting regularly once a week during the winter months, exercised a repressive influence upon the dingos, so much so, that M.F.H. (not being a sheep-owner) began seriously to think of preserving these much-maligned yet indispensable animals.
sale
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From this reading Hence they found ready sale, at an ascending scale of prices, for all the colts they could turn out.
scale
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From this reading Hence they found ready sale, at an ascending scale of prices, for all the colts they could turn out.
seriously
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From this reading The hounds, too, meeting regularly once a week during the winter months, exercised a repressive influence upon the dingos, so much so, that M.F.H. (not being a sheep-owner) began seriously to think of preserving these much-maligned yet indispensable animals.
sheep-owner
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From this reading The hounds, too, meeting regularly once a week during the winter months, exercised a repressive influence upon the dingos, so much so, that M.F.H. (not being a sheep-owner) began seriously to think of preserving these much-maligned yet indispensable animals.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The hounds, too, meeting regularly once a week during the winter months, exercised a repressive influence upon the dingos, so much so, that M.F.H. (not being a sheep-owner) began seriously to think of preserving these much-maligned yet indispensable animals.
social
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From this reading After the inauguration, hunting became an organised and well-supported recreation among the dwellers within the influence of the social wavelets of the lake.
stabling
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From this reading The Benmohr firm found, on the whole—though the stabling of hunters was not unaccompanied by expense—that it brought their stud prominently before the public.
Strangers
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From this reading Strangers came for the hunting, and made purchases.
stud
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From this reading The Benmohr firm found, on the whole—though the stabling of hunters was not unaccompanied by expense—that it brought their stud prominently before the public.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Benmohr firm found, on the whole—though the stabling of hunters was not unaccompanied by expense—that it brought their stud prominently before the public.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After the inauguration, hunting became an organised and well-supported recreation among the dwellers within the influence of the social wavelets of the lake.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The Benmohr firm found, on the whole—though the stabling of hunters was not unaccompanied by expense—that it brought their stud prominently before the public.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The hounds, too, meeting regularly once a week during the winter months, exercised a repressive influence upon the dingos, so much so, that M.F.H. (not being a sheep-owner) began seriously to think of preserving these much-maligned yet indispensable animals.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Hence they found ready sale, at an ascending scale of prices, for all the colts they could turn out.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The hounds, too, meeting regularly once a week during the winter months, exercised a repressive influence upon the dingos, so much so, that M.F.H. (not being a sheep-owner) began seriously to think of preserving these much-maligned yet indispensable animals.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The Benmohr firm found, on the whole—though the stabling of hunters was not unaccompanied by expense—that it brought their stud prominently before the public.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The hounds, too, meeting regularly once a week during the winter months, exercised a repressive influence upon the dingos, so much so, that M.F.H. (not being a sheep-owner) began seriously to think of preserving these much-maligned yet indispensable animals.
too
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From this reading The hounds, too, meeting regularly once a week during the winter months, exercised a repressive influence upon the dingos, so much so, that M.F.H. (not being a sheep-owner) began seriously to think of preserving these much-maligned yet indispensable animals.
turn
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From this reading Hence they found ready sale, at an ascending scale of prices, for all the colts they could turn out.
unaccompanied
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From this reading The Benmohr firm found, on the whole—though the stabling of hunters was not unaccompanied by expense—that it brought their stud prominently before the public.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The hounds, too, meeting regularly once a week during the winter months, exercised a repressive influence upon the dingos, so much so, that M.F.H. (not being a sheep-owner) began seriously to think of preserving these much-maligned yet indispensable animals.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Benmohr firm found, on the whole—though the stabling of hunters was not unaccompanied by expense—that it brought their stud prominently before the public.
wavelets
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From this reading After the inauguration, hunting became an organised and well-supported recreation among the dwellers within the influence of the social wavelets of the lake.
week
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From this reading The hounds, too, meeting regularly once a week during the winter months, exercised a repressive influence upon the dingos, so much so, that M.F.H. (not being a sheep-owner) began seriously to think of preserving these much-maligned yet indispensable animals.
well-supported
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From this reading After the inauguration, hunting became an organised and well-supported recreation among the dwellers within the influence of the social wavelets of the lake.
whole
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From this reading The Benmohr firm found, on the whole—though the stabling of hunters was not unaccompanied by expense—that it brought their stud prominently before the public.
winter
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From this reading The hounds, too, meeting regularly once a week during the winter months, exercised a repressive influence upon the dingos, so much so, that M.F.H. (not being a sheep-owner) began seriously to think of preserving these much-maligned yet indispensable animals.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading After the inauguration, hunting became an organised and well-supported recreation among the dwellers within the influence of the social wavelets of the lake.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading The hounds, too, meeting regularly once a week during the winter months, exercised a repressive influence upon the dingos, so much so, that M.F.H. (not being a sheep-owner) began seriously to think of preserving these much-maligned yet indispensable animals.
