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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 night was so enchanting, that although the king was not without apprehensions of a chance encounter with the enemy, he greatly enjoyed his ride.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Colonel Lane acted as leader of the party, and took them across a common, now known as Cooke's Gorse, past Essington Mill, and then over another common to Allen's Rough.
acted
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From this reading Colonel Lane acted as leader of the party, and took them across a common, now known as Cooke's Gorse, past Essington Mill, and then over another common to Allen's Rough.
Allen's
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From this reading Colonel Lane acted as leader of the party, and took them across a common, now known as Cooke's Gorse, past Essington Mill, and then over another common to Allen's Rough.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The night was so enchanting, that although the king was not without apprehensions of a chance encounter with the enemy, he greatly enjoyed his ride.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading More heath still lay before them, and having traversed a very wild district, they reached an extensive coppice, which formed part of Colonel Lane's own estate.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Colonel Lane acted as leader of the party, and took them across a common, now known as Cooke's Gorse, past Essington Mill, and then over another common to Allen's Rough.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Colonel Lane acted as leader of the party, and took them across a common, now known as Cooke's Gorse, past Essington Mill, and then over another common to Allen's Rough.
apprehensions
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From this reading The night was so enchanting, that although the king was not without apprehensions of a chance encounter with the enemy, he greatly enjoyed his ride.
ARRIVED
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From this reading HOW THE KING ARRIVED AT BENTLEY HOUSE.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Colonel Lane acted as leader of the party, and took them across a common, now known as Cooke's Gorse, past Essington Mill, and then over another common to Allen's Rough.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading HOW THE KING ARRIVED AT BENTLEY HOUSE.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading More heath still lay before them, and having traversed a very wild district, they reached an extensive coppice, which formed part of Colonel Lane's own estate.
BENTLEY
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From this reading HOW THE KING ARRIVED AT BENTLEY HOUSE.
chance
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From this reading The night was so enchanting, that although the king was not without apprehensions of a chance encounter with the enemy, he greatly enjoyed his ride.
Colonel
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From this reading Colonel Lane acted as leader of the party, and took them across a common, now known as Cooke's Gorse, past Essington Mill, and then over another common to Allen's Rough.
common
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From this reading Colonel Lane acted as leader of the party, and took them across a common, now known as Cooke's Gorse, past Essington Mill, and then over another common to Allen's Rough.
Cooke's
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From this reading Colonel Lane acted as leader of the party, and took them across a common, now known as Cooke's Gorse, past Essington Mill, and then over another common to Allen's Rough.
coppice
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From this reading More heath still lay before them, and having traversed a very wild district, they reached an extensive coppice, which formed part of Colonel Lane's own estate.
district
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From this reading More heath still lay before them, and having traversed a very wild district, they reached an extensive coppice, which formed part of Colonel Lane's own estate.
enchanting
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From this reading The night was so enchanting, that although the king was not without apprehensions of a chance encounter with the enemy, he greatly enjoyed his ride.
encounter
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From this reading The night was so enchanting, that although the king was not without apprehensions of a chance encounter with the enemy, he greatly enjoyed his ride.
enemy
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From this reading The night was so enchanting, that although the king was not without apprehensions of a chance encounter with the enemy, he greatly enjoyed his ride.
enjoyed
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From this reading The night was so enchanting, that although the king was not without apprehensions of a chance encounter with the enemy, he greatly enjoyed his ride.
Essington
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From this reading Colonel Lane acted as leader of the party, and took them across a common, now known as Cooke's Gorse, past Essington Mill, and then over another common to Allen's Rough.
estate
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From this reading More heath still lay before them, and having traversed a very wild district, they reached an extensive coppice, which formed part of Colonel Lane's own estate.
extensive
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From this reading More heath still lay before them, and having traversed a very wild district, they reached an extensive coppice, which formed part of Colonel Lane's own estate.
formed
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From this reading More heath still lay before them, and having traversed a very wild district, they reached an extensive coppice, which formed part of Colonel Lane's own estate.
Gorse
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From this reading Colonel Lane acted as leader of the party, and took them across a common, now known as Cooke's Gorse, past Essington Mill, and then over another common to Allen's Rough.
greatly
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From this reading The night was so enchanting, that although the king was not without apprehensions of a chance encounter with the enemy, he greatly enjoyed his ride.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading More heath still lay before them, and having traversed a very wild district, they reached an extensive coppice, which formed part of Colonel Lane's own estate.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The night was so enchanting, that although the king was not without apprehensions of a chance encounter with the enemy, he greatly enjoyed his ride.
heathnounUS /hiːθ/
open uncultivated land covered with low plants
From this reading More heath still lay before them, and having traversed a very wild district, they reached an extensive coppice, which formed part of Colonel Lane's own estate.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The night was so enchanting, that although the king was not without apprehensions of a chance encounter with the enemy, he greatly enjoyed his ride.
horse
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From this reading Moreover, he was very well pleased with the trooper's horse on which he was mounted.
HOUSE
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From this reading HOW THE KING ARRIVED AT BENTLEY HOUSE.
HOW
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From this reading HOW THE KING ARRIVED AT BENTLEY HOUSE.
KING
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From this reading HOW THE KING ARRIVED AT BENTLEY HOUSE.
known
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From this reading Colonel Lane acted as leader of the party, and took them across a common, now known as Cooke's Gorse, past Essington Mill, and then over another common to Allen's Rough.
Lane
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From this reading Colonel Lane acted as leader of the party, and took them across a common, now known as Cooke's Gorse, past Essington Mill, and then over another common to Allen's Rough.
Lane's
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From this reading More heath still lay before them, and having traversed a very wild district, they reached an extensive coppice, which formed part of Colonel Lane's own estate.
lay
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From this reading More heath still lay before them, and having traversed a very wild district, they reached an extensive coppice, which formed part of Colonel Lane's own estate.
leader
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From this reading Colonel Lane acted as leader of the party, and took them across a common, now known as Cooke's Gorse, past Essington Mill, and then over another common to Allen's Rough.
Mill
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From this reading Colonel Lane acted as leader of the party, and took them across a common, now known as Cooke's Gorse, past Essington Mill, and then over another common to Allen's Rough.
More
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From this reading More heath still lay before them, and having traversed a very wild district, they reached an extensive coppice, which formed part of Colonel Lane's own estate.
MoreoveradverbUS /mɔːˈroʊvər/
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading Moreover, he was very well pleased with the trooper's horse on which he was mounted.
mounted
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From this reading Moreover, he was very well pleased with the trooper's horse on which he was mounted.
night
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From this reading The night was so enchanting, that although the king was not without apprehensions of a chance encounter with the enemy, he greatly enjoyed his ride.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The night was so enchanting, that although the king was not without apprehensions of a chance encounter with the enemy, he greatly enjoyed his ride.
now
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From this reading Colonel Lane acted as leader of the party, and took them across a common, now known as Cooke's Gorse, past Essington Mill, and then over another common to Allen's Rough.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The night was so enchanting, that although the king was not without apprehensions of a chance encounter with the enemy, he greatly enjoyed his ride.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Moreover, he was very well pleased with the trooper's horse on which he was mounted.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Colonel Lane acted as leader of the party, and took them across a common, now known as Cooke's Gorse, past Essington Mill, and then over another common to Allen's Rough.
own
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From this reading More heath still lay before them, and having traversed a very wild district, they reached an extensive coppice, which formed part of Colonel Lane's own estate.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading More heath still lay before them, and having traversed a very wild district, they reached an extensive coppice, which formed part of Colonel Lane's own estate.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Colonel Lane acted as leader of the party, and took them across a common, now known as Cooke's Gorse, past Essington Mill, and then over another common to Allen's Rough.
past
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From this reading Colonel Lane acted as leader of the party, and took them across a common, now known as Cooke's Gorse, past Essington Mill, and then over another common to Allen's Rough.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Moreover, he was very well pleased with the trooper's horse on which he was mounted.
reached
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From this reading More heath still lay before them, and having traversed a very wild district, they reached an extensive coppice, which formed part of Colonel Lane's own estate.
ride
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From this reading The night was so enchanting, that although the king was not without apprehensions of a chance encounter with the enemy, he greatly enjoyed his ride.
Rough
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From this reading Colonel Lane acted as leader of the party, and took them across a common, now known as Cooke's Gorse, past Essington Mill, and then over another common to Allen's Rough.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The night was so enchanting, that although the king was not without apprehensions of a chance encounter with the enemy, he greatly enjoyed his ride.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading More heath still lay before them, and having traversed a very wild district, they reached an extensive coppice, which formed part of Colonel Lane's own estate.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The night was so enchanting, that although the king was not without apprehensions of a chance encounter with the enemy, he greatly enjoyed his ride.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW THE KING ARRIVED AT BENTLEY HOUSE.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Colonel Lane acted as leader of the party, and took them across a common, now known as Cooke's Gorse, past Essington Mill, and then over another common to Allen's Rough.
then
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From this reading Colonel Lane acted as leader of the party, and took them across a common, now known as Cooke's Gorse, past Essington Mill, and then over another common to Allen's Rough.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading More heath still lay before them, and having traversed a very wild district, they reached an extensive coppice, which formed part of Colonel Lane's own estate.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Colonel Lane acted as leader of the party, and took them across a common, now known as Cooke's Gorse, past Essington Mill, and then over another common to Allen's Rough.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Colonel Lane acted as leader of the party, and took them across a common, now known as Cooke's Gorse, past Essington Mill, and then over another common to Allen's Rough.
traversed
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From this reading More heath still lay before them, and having traversed a very wild district, they reached an extensive coppice, which formed part of Colonel Lane's own estate.
trooper's
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From this reading Moreover, he was very well pleased with the trooper's horse on which he was mounted.
very
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From this reading Moreover, he was very well pleased with the trooper's horse on which he was mounted.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The night was so enchanting, that although the king was not without apprehensions of a chance encounter with the enemy, he greatly enjoyed his ride.
well
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From this reading Moreover, he was very well pleased with the trooper's horse on which he was mounted.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Moreover, he was very well pleased with the trooper's horse on which he was mounted.
wild
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From this reading More heath still lay before them, and having traversed a very wild district, they reached an extensive coppice, which formed part of Colonel Lane's own estate.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The night was so enchanting, that although the king was not without apprehensions of a chance encounter with the enemy, he greatly enjoyed his ride.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The night was so enchanting, that although the king was not without apprehensions of a chance encounter with the enemy, he greatly enjoyed his ride.
