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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 As the place was difficult of access, the meet had been arranged late, and it was after mid-day when they drew near a broad stretch of furze on the crest of a grassy hill.
access
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From this reading As the place was difficult of access, the meet had been arranged late, and it was after mid-day when they drew near a broad stretch of furze on the crest of a grassy hill.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading It was a raw day, with a nipping wind and blinks of sunshine that swept across grass and ploughland and faded again.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading As the place was difficult of access, the meet had been arranged late, and it was after mid-day when they drew near a broad stretch of furze on the crest of a grassy hill.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a raw day, with a nipping wind and blinks of sunshine that swept across grass and ploughland and faded again.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CHUDLEIGH'S DEFEAT Challoner kept one or two good horses, though he no longer used them much, and he and his nephew were well mounted when they rode to Croxleigh gorse.
arranged
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From this reading As the place was difficult of access, the meet had been arranged late, and it was after mid-day when they drew near a broad stretch of furze on the crest of a grassy hill.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the place was difficult of access, the meet had been arranged late, and it was after mid-day when they drew near a broad stretch of furze on the crest of a grassy hill.
beech
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From this reading Mounted men and a few women were climbing the slope, the scarlet coats shining in a gleam of light, carriages and motors were drawn up in the shelter of a beech wood, and from the summit there fell a faint blast of a horn.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading As the place was difficult of access, the meet had been arranged late, and it was after mid-day when they drew near a broad stretch of furze on the crest of a grassy hill.
blast
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From this reading Mounted men and a few women were climbing the slope, the scarlet coats shining in a gleam of light, carriages and motors were drawn up in the shelter of a beech wood, and from the summit there fell a faint blast of a horn.
blinks
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From this reading It was a raw day, with a nipping wind and blinks of sunshine that swept across grass and ploughland and faded again.
broad
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From this reading As the place was difficult of access, the meet had been arranged late, and it was after mid-day when they drew near a broad stretch of furze on the crest of a grassy hill.
carriages
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From this reading Mounted men and a few women were climbing the slope, the scarlet coats shining in a gleam of light, carriages and motors were drawn up in the shelter of a beech wood, and from the summit there fell a faint blast of a horn.
Challoner
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From this reading CHUDLEIGH'S DEFEAT Challoner kept one or two good horses, though he no longer used them much, and he and his nephew were well mounted when they rode to Croxleigh gorse.
CHUDLEIGH'S
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From this reading CHUDLEIGH'S DEFEAT Challoner kept one or two good horses, though he no longer used them much, and he and his nephew were well mounted when they rode to Croxleigh gorse.
climbing
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From this reading Mounted men and a few women were climbing the slope, the scarlet coats shining in a gleam of light, carriages and motors were drawn up in the shelter of a beech wood, and from the summit there fell a faint blast of a horn.
coats
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From this reading Mounted men and a few women were climbing the slope, the scarlet coats shining in a gleam of light, carriages and motors were drawn up in the shelter of a beech wood, and from the summit there fell a faint blast of a horn.
crest
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From this reading As the place was difficult of access, the meet had been arranged late, and it was after mid-day when they drew near a broad stretch of furze on the crest of a grassy hill.
Croxleigh
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From this reading CHUDLEIGH'S DEFEAT Challoner kept one or two good horses, though he no longer used them much, and he and his nephew were well mounted when they rode to Croxleigh gorse.
day
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From this reading It was a raw day, with a nipping wind and blinks of sunshine that swept across grass and ploughland and faded again.
DEFEAT
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From this reading CHUDLEIGH'S DEFEAT Challoner kept one or two good horses, though he no longer used them much, and he and his nephew were well mounted when they rode to Croxleigh gorse.
difficult
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From this reading As the place was difficult of access, the meet had been arranged late, and it was after mid-day when they drew near a broad stretch of furze on the crest of a grassy hill.
drawn
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From this reading Mounted men and a few women were climbing the slope, the scarlet coats shining in a gleam of light, carriages and motors were drawn up in the shelter of a beech wood, and from the summit there fell a faint blast of a horn.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As the place was difficult of access, the meet had been arranged late, and it was after mid-day when they drew near a broad stretch of furze on the crest of a grassy hill.
faded
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From this reading It was a raw day, with a nipping wind and blinks of sunshine that swept across grass and ploughland and faded again.
faint
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From this reading Mounted men and a few women were climbing the slope, the scarlet coats shining in a gleam of light, carriages and motors were drawn up in the shelter of a beech wood, and from the summit there fell a faint blast of a horn.
fell
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From this reading Mounted men and a few women were climbing the slope, the scarlet coats shining in a gleam of light, carriages and motors were drawn up in the shelter of a beech wood, and from the summit there fell a faint blast of a horn.
few
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From this reading Mounted men and a few women were climbing the slope, the scarlet coats shining in a gleam of light, carriages and motors were drawn up in the shelter of a beech wood, and from the summit there fell a faint blast of a horn.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Mounted men and a few women were climbing the slope, the scarlet coats shining in a gleam of light, carriages and motors were drawn up in the shelter of a beech wood, and from the summit there fell a faint blast of a horn.
furze
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From this reading As the place was difficult of access, the meet had been arranged late, and it was after mid-day when they drew near a broad stretch of furze on the crest of a grassy hill.
gleam
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From this reading Mounted men and a few women were climbing the slope, the scarlet coats shining in a gleam of light, carriages and motors were drawn up in the shelter of a beech wood, and from the summit there fell a faint blast of a horn.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CHUDLEIGH'S DEFEAT Challoner kept one or two good horses, though he no longer used them much, and he and his nephew were well mounted when they rode to Croxleigh gorse.
gorse
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From this reading CHUDLEIGH'S DEFEAT Challoner kept one or two good horses, though he no longer used them much, and he and his nephew were well mounted when they rode to Croxleigh gorse.
grass
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From this reading It was a raw day, with a nipping wind and blinks of sunshine that swept across grass and ploughland and faded again.
grassy
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From this reading As the place was difficult of access, the meet had been arranged late, and it was after mid-day when they drew near a broad stretch of furze on the crest of a grassy hill.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As the place was difficult of access, the meet had been arranged late, and it was after mid-day when they drew near a broad stretch of furze on the crest of a grassy hill.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading CHUDLEIGH'S DEFEAT Challoner kept one or two good horses, though he no longer used them much, and he and his nephew were well mounted when they rode to Croxleigh gorse.
hill
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From this reading As the place was difficult of access, the meet had been arranged late, and it was after mid-day when they drew near a broad stretch of furze on the crest of a grassy hill.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading CHUDLEIGH'S DEFEAT Challoner kept one or two good horses, though he no longer used them much, and he and his nephew were well mounted when they rode to Croxleigh gorse.
horn
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From this reading Mounted men and a few women were climbing the slope, the scarlet coats shining in a gleam of light, carriages and motors were drawn up in the shelter of a beech wood, and from the summit there fell a faint blast of a horn.
horses
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From this reading CHUDLEIGH'S DEFEAT Challoner kept one or two good horses, though he no longer used them much, and he and his nephew were well mounted when they rode to Croxleigh gorse.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mounted men and a few women were climbing the slope, the scarlet coats shining in a gleam of light, carriages and motors were drawn up in the shelter of a beech wood, and from the summit there fell a faint blast of a horn.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As the place was difficult of access, the meet had been arranged late, and it was after mid-day when they drew near a broad stretch of furze on the crest of a grassy hill.
kept
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From this reading CHUDLEIGH'S DEFEAT Challoner kept one or two good horses, though he no longer used them much, and he and his nephew were well mounted when they rode to Croxleigh gorse.
late
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From this reading As the place was difficult of access, the meet had been arranged late, and it was after mid-day when they drew near a broad stretch of furze on the crest of a grassy hill.
light
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From this reading Mounted men and a few women were climbing the slope, the scarlet coats shining in a gleam of light, carriages and motors were drawn up in the shelter of a beech wood, and from the summit there fell a faint blast of a horn.
longer
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From this reading CHUDLEIGH'S DEFEAT Challoner kept one or two good horses, though he no longer used them much, and he and his nephew were well mounted when they rode to Croxleigh gorse.
meet
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From this reading As the place was difficult of access, the meet had been arranged late, and it was after mid-day when they drew near a broad stretch of furze on the crest of a grassy hill.
men
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From this reading Mounted men and a few women were climbing the slope, the scarlet coats shining in a gleam of light, carriages and motors were drawn up in the shelter of a beech wood, and from the summit there fell a faint blast of a horn.
mid-day
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From this reading As the place was difficult of access, the meet had been arranged late, and it was after mid-day when they drew near a broad stretch of furze on the crest of a grassy hill.
motors
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From this reading Mounted men and a few women were climbing the slope, the scarlet coats shining in a gleam of light, carriages and motors were drawn up in the shelter of a beech wood, and from the summit there fell a faint blast of a horn.
mounted
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From this reading CHUDLEIGH'S DEFEAT Challoner kept one or two good horses, though he no longer used them much, and he and his nephew were well mounted when they rode to Croxleigh gorse.
MRS
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From this reading MRS.
much
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From this reading CHUDLEIGH'S DEFEAT Challoner kept one or two good horses, though he no longer used them much, and he and his nephew were well mounted when they rode to Croxleigh gorse.
near
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From this reading As the place was difficult of access, the meet had been arranged late, and it was after mid-day when they drew near a broad stretch of furze on the crest of a grassy hill.
nephew
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From this reading CHUDLEIGH'S DEFEAT Challoner kept one or two good horses, though he no longer used them much, and he and his nephew were well mounted when they rode to Croxleigh gorse.
nipping
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From this reading It was a raw day, with a nipping wind and blinks of sunshine that swept across grass and ploughland and faded again.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading CHUDLEIGH'S DEFEAT Challoner kept one or two good horses, though he no longer used them much, and he and his nephew were well mounted when they rode to Croxleigh gorse.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As the place was difficult of access, the meet had been arranged late, and it was after mid-day when they drew near a broad stretch of furze on the crest of a grassy hill.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As the place was difficult of access, the meet had been arranged late, and it was after mid-day when they drew near a broad stretch of furze on the crest of a grassy hill.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading CHUDLEIGH'S DEFEAT Challoner kept one or two good horses, though he no longer used them much, and he and his nephew were well mounted when they rode to Croxleigh gorse.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading CHUDLEIGH'S DEFEAT Challoner kept one or two good horses, though he no longer used them much, and he and his nephew were well mounted when they rode to Croxleigh gorse.
place
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From this reading As the place was difficult of access, the meet had been arranged late, and it was after mid-day when they drew near a broad stretch of furze on the crest of a grassy hill.
ploughland
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From this reading It was a raw day, with a nipping wind and blinks of sunshine that swept across grass and ploughland and faded again.
raw
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From this reading It was a raw day, with a nipping wind and blinks of sunshine that swept across grass and ploughland and faded again.
rode
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From this reading CHUDLEIGH'S DEFEAT Challoner kept one or two good horses, though he no longer used them much, and he and his nephew were well mounted when they rode to Croxleigh gorse.
scarlet
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From this reading Mounted men and a few women were climbing the slope, the scarlet coats shining in a gleam of light, carriages and motors were drawn up in the shelter of a beech wood, and from the summit there fell a faint blast of a horn.
shelter
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From this reading Mounted men and a few women were climbing the slope, the scarlet coats shining in a gleam of light, carriages and motors were drawn up in the shelter of a beech wood, and from the summit there fell a faint blast of a horn.
shining
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From this reading Mounted men and a few women were climbing the slope, the scarlet coats shining in a gleam of light, carriages and motors were drawn up in the shelter of a beech wood, and from the summit there fell a faint blast of a horn.
slope
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From this reading Mounted men and a few women were climbing the slope, the scarlet coats shining in a gleam of light, carriages and motors were drawn up in the shelter of a beech wood, and from the summit there fell a faint blast of a horn.
stretch
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From this reading As the place was difficult of access, the meet had been arranged late, and it was after mid-day when they drew near a broad stretch of furze on the crest of a grassy hill.
summit
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From this reading Mounted men and a few women were climbing the slope, the scarlet coats shining in a gleam of light, carriages and motors were drawn up in the shelter of a beech wood, and from the summit there fell a faint blast of a horn.
sunshine
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From this reading It was a raw day, with a nipping wind and blinks of sunshine that swept across grass and ploughland and faded again.
swept
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From this reading It was a raw day, with a nipping wind and blinks of sunshine that swept across grass and ploughland and faded again.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was a raw day, with a nipping wind and blinks of sunshine that swept across grass and ploughland and faded again.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As the place was difficult of access, the meet had been arranged late, and it was after mid-day when they drew near a broad stretch of furze on the crest of a grassy hill.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading CHUDLEIGH'S DEFEAT Challoner kept one or two good horses, though he no longer used them much, and he and his nephew were well mounted when they rode to Croxleigh gorse.
there
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From this reading Mounted men and a few women were climbing the slope, the scarlet coats shining in a gleam of light, carriages and motors were drawn up in the shelter of a beech wood, and from the summit there fell a faint blast of a horn.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading CHUDLEIGH'S DEFEAT Challoner kept one or two good horses, though he no longer used them much, and he and his nephew were well mounted when they rode to Croxleigh gorse.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading CHUDLEIGH'S DEFEAT Challoner kept one or two good horses, though he no longer used them much, and he and his nephew were well mounted when they rode to Croxleigh gorse.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CHUDLEIGH'S DEFEAT Challoner kept one or two good horses, though he no longer used them much, and he and his nephew were well mounted when they rode to Croxleigh gorse.
two
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From this reading CHUDLEIGH'S DEFEAT Challoner kept one or two good horses, though he no longer used them much, and he and his nephew were well mounted when they rode to Croxleigh gorse.
up
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From this reading Mounted men and a few women were climbing the slope, the scarlet coats shining in a gleam of light, carriages and motors were drawn up in the shelter of a beech wood, and from the summit there fell a faint blast of a horn.
used
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From this reading CHUDLEIGH'S DEFEAT Challoner kept one or two good horses, though he no longer used them much, and he and his nephew were well mounted when they rode to Croxleigh gorse.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As the place was difficult of access, the meet had been arranged late, and it was after mid-day when they drew near a broad stretch of furze on the crest of a grassy hill.
well
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From this reading CHUDLEIGH'S DEFEAT Challoner kept one or two good horses, though he no longer used them much, and he and his nephew were well mounted when they rode to Croxleigh gorse.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading CHUDLEIGH'S DEFEAT Challoner kept one or two good horses, though he no longer used them much, and he and his nephew were well mounted when they rode to Croxleigh gorse.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading CHUDLEIGH'S DEFEAT Challoner kept one or two good horses, though he no longer used them much, and he and his nephew were well mounted when they rode to Croxleigh gorse.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a raw day, with a nipping wind and blinks of sunshine that swept across grass and ploughland and faded again.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was a raw day, with a nipping wind and blinks of sunshine that swept across grass and ploughland and faded again.
women
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From this reading Mounted men and a few women were climbing the slope, the scarlet coats shining in a gleam of light, carriages and motors were drawn up in the shelter of a beech wood, and from the summit there fell a faint blast of a horn.
wood
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From this reading Mounted men and a few women were climbing the slope, the scarlet coats shining in a gleam of light, carriages and motors were drawn up in the shelter of a beech wood, and from the summit there fell a faint blast of a horn.
