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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 HOW I FELT THE GOLDEN SPUR George Hamon was sorely put out at the loss of his horse and by so cruel a death.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Get out of this and never speak to me again!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HOW I FELT THE GOLDEN SPUR George Hamon was sorely put out at the loss of his horse and by so cruel a death.
anger
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From this reading In his anger he laid on young Torode a punishment hard to bear.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading HOW I FELT THE GOLDEN SPUR George Hamon was sorely put out at the loss of his horse and by so cruel a death.
bear
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From this reading In his anger he laid on young Torode a punishment hard to bear.
Black
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From this reading For when the young man offered to pay for Black Boy, Uncle George gave him the sharpest edge of his tongue in rough Norman French, and turned him out of his house, and would take nothing from him.
Boy
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From this reading For when the young man offered to pay for Black Boy, Uncle George gave him the sharpest edge of his tongue in rough Norman French, and turned him out of his house, and would take nothing from him.
broke
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From this reading "You pledged me your word and you broke it," said he, "and you think to redeem it with money.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading HOW I FELT THE GOLDEN SPUR George Hamon was sorely put out at the loss of his horse and by so cruel a death.
crueladjectiveUS /ˈkruːəl/
causing pain or showing no kindness
From this reading HOW I FELT THE GOLDEN SPUR George Hamon was sorely put out at the loss of his horse and by so cruel a death.
death
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From this reading HOW I FELT THE GOLDEN SPUR George Hamon was sorely put out at the loss of his horse and by so cruel a death.
edge
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From this reading For when the young man offered to pay for Black Boy, Uncle George gave him the sharpest edge of his tongue in rough Norman French, and turned him out of his house, and would take nothing from him.
FELT
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From this reading HOW I FELT THE GOLDEN SPUR George Hamon was sorely put out at the loss of his horse and by so cruel a death.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For when the young man offered to pay for Black Boy, Uncle George gave him the sharpest edge of his tongue in rough Norman French, and turned him out of his house, and would take nothing from him.
French
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From this reading For when the young man offered to pay for Black Boy, Uncle George gave him the sharpest edge of his tongue in rough Norman French, and turned him out of his house, and would take nothing from him.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading For when the young man offered to pay for Black Boy, Uncle George gave him the sharpest edge of his tongue in rough Norman French, and turned him out of his house, and would take nothing from him.
gave
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From this reading For when the young man offered to pay for Black Boy, Uncle George gave him the sharpest edge of his tongue in rough Norman French, and turned him out of his house, and would take nothing from him.
George
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From this reading HOW I FELT THE GOLDEN SPUR George Hamon was sorely put out at the loss of his horse and by so cruel a death.
Get
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From this reading Get out of this and never speak to me again!
GOLDEN
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From this reading HOW I FELT THE GOLDEN SPUR George Hamon was sorely put out at the loss of his horse and by so cruel a death.
Hamon
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From this reading HOW I FELT THE GOLDEN SPUR George Hamon was sorely put out at the loss of his horse and by so cruel a death.
hard
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From this reading In his anger he laid on young Torode a punishment hard to bear.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In his anger he laid on young Torode a punishment hard to bear.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For when the young man offered to pay for Black Boy, Uncle George gave him the sharpest edge of his tongue in rough Norman French, and turned him out of his house, and would take nothing from him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading HOW I FELT THE GOLDEN SPUR George Hamon was sorely put out at the loss of his horse and by so cruel a death.
horse
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From this reading HOW I FELT THE GOLDEN SPUR George Hamon was sorely put out at the loss of his horse and by so cruel a death.
house
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From this reading For when the young man offered to pay for Black Boy, Uncle George gave him the sharpest edge of his tongue in rough Norman French, and turned him out of his house, and would take nothing from him.
HOW
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From this reading HOW I FELT THE GOLDEN SPUR George Hamon was sorely put out at the loss of his horse and by so cruel a death.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading HOW I FELT THE GOLDEN SPUR George Hamon was sorely put out at the loss of his horse and by so cruel a death.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In his anger he laid on young Torode a punishment hard to bear.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "You pledged me your word and you broke it," said he, "and you think to redeem it with money.
laid
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From this reading In his anger he laid on young Torode a punishment hard to bear.
loss
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From this reading HOW I FELT THE GOLDEN SPUR George Hamon was sorely put out at the loss of his horse and by so cruel a death.
man
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From this reading For when the young man offered to pay for Black Boy, Uncle George gave him the sharpest edge of his tongue in rough Norman French, and turned him out of his house, and would take nothing from him.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You pledged me your word and you broke it," said he, "and you think to redeem it with money.
money
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From this reading "You pledged me your word and you broke it," said he, "and you think to redeem it with money.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Get out of this and never speak to me again!
Norman
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From this reading For when the young man offered to pay for Black Boy, Uncle George gave him the sharpest edge of his tongue in rough Norman French, and turned him out of his house, and would take nothing from him.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading For when the young man offered to pay for Black Boy, Uncle George gave him the sharpest edge of his tongue in rough Norman French, and turned him out of his house, and would take nothing from him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HOW I FELT THE GOLDEN SPUR George Hamon was sorely put out at the loss of his horse and by so cruel a death.
offered
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From this reading For when the young man offered to pay for Black Boy, Uncle George gave him the sharpest edge of his tongue in rough Norman French, and turned him out of his house, and would take nothing from him.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In his anger he laid on young Torode a punishment hard to bear.
out
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From this reading HOW I FELT THE GOLDEN SPUR George Hamon was sorely put out at the loss of his horse and by so cruel a death.
pay
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From this reading For when the young man offered to pay for Black Boy, Uncle George gave him the sharpest edge of his tongue in rough Norman French, and turned him out of his house, and would take nothing from him.
pledged
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From this reading "You pledged me your word and you broke it," said he, "and you think to redeem it with money.
punishment
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From this reading In his anger he laid on young Torode a punishment hard to bear.
put
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From this reading HOW I FELT THE GOLDEN SPUR George Hamon was sorely put out at the loss of his horse and by so cruel a death.
redeem
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From this reading "You pledged me your word and you broke it," said he, "and you think to redeem it with money.
rough
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From this reading For when the young man offered to pay for Black Boy, Uncle George gave him the sharpest edge of his tongue in rough Norman French, and turned him out of his house, and would take nothing from him.
said
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From this reading "You pledged me your word and you broke it," said he, "and you think to redeem it with money.
sharpest
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From this reading For when the young man offered to pay for Black Boy, Uncle George gave him the sharpest edge of his tongue in rough Norman French, and turned him out of his house, and would take nothing from him.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading HOW I FELT THE GOLDEN SPUR George Hamon was sorely put out at the loss of his horse and by so cruel a death.
sorely
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From this reading HOW I FELT THE GOLDEN SPUR George Hamon was sorely put out at the loss of his horse and by so cruel a death.
speak
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From this reading Get out of this and never speak to me again!
SPUR
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From this reading HOW I FELT THE GOLDEN SPUR George Hamon was sorely put out at the loss of his horse and by so cruel a death.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For when the young man offered to pay for Black Boy, Uncle George gave him the sharpest edge of his tongue in rough Norman French, and turned him out of his house, and would take nothing from him.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW I FELT THE GOLDEN SPUR George Hamon was sorely put out at the loss of his horse and by so cruel a death.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You pledged me your word and you broke it," said he, "and you think to redeem it with money.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Get out of this and never speak to me again!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In his anger he laid on young Torode a punishment hard to bear.
tonguenounUS /tongue/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For when the young man offered to pay for Black Boy, Uncle George gave him the sharpest edge of his tongue in rough Norman French, and turned him out of his house, and would take nothing from him.
Torode
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From this reading In his anger he laid on young Torode a punishment hard to bear.
turned
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From this reading For when the young man offered to pay for Black Boy, Uncle George gave him the sharpest edge of his tongue in rough Norman French, and turned him out of his house, and would take nothing from him.
Uncle
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From this reading For when the young man offered to pay for Black Boy, Uncle George gave him the sharpest edge of his tongue in rough Norman French, and turned him out of his house, and would take nothing from him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HOW I FELT THE GOLDEN SPUR George Hamon was sorely put out at the loss of his horse and by so cruel a death.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading For when the young man offered to pay for Black Boy, Uncle George gave him the sharpest edge of his tongue in rough Norman French, and turned him out of his house, and would take nothing from him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "You pledged me your word and you broke it," said he, "and you think to redeem it with money.
word
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From this reading "You pledged me your word and you broke it," said he, "and you think to redeem it with money.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading For when the young man offered to pay for Black Boy, Uncle George gave him the sharpest edge of his tongue in rough Norman French, and turned him out of his house, and would take nothing from him.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You pledged me your word and you broke it," said he, "and you think to redeem it with money.
young
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From this reading In his anger he laid on young Torode a punishment hard to bear.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You pledged me your word and you broke it," said he, "and you think to redeem it with money.
