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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 Wilfred recognised it indeed as a light Japanese or Chinese helmet torn down from a trophy that hung in the old family hall.
airily
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From this reading “It was the first hat to hand,” explained his brother airily; “always the nearest hat--and the nearest woman.”
always
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From this reading “It was the first hat to hand,” explained his brother airily; “always the nearest hat--and the nearest woman.”
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading And with that he turned and went into the church with bowed head, crossing himself like one who wishes to be quit of an unclean spirit.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And he took off the queer round hat covered with green, showing that it was lined within with steel.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Wilfred recognised it indeed as a light Japanese or Chinese helmet torn down from a trophy that hung in the old family hall.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “The blacksmith is away at Greenford,” said Wilfred quietly; “the time of his return is unsettled.”
away
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From this reading “The blacksmith is away at Greenford,” said Wilfred quietly; “the time of his return is unsettled.”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And with that he turned and went into the church with bowed head, crossing himself like one who wishes to be quit of an unclean spirit.
blacksmith
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From this reading “The blacksmith is away at Greenford,” said Wilfred quietly; “the time of his return is unsettled.”
bowed
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From this reading And with that he turned and went into the church with bowed head, crossing himself like one who wishes to be quit of an unclean spirit.
brother
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From this reading “It was the first hat to hand,” explained his brother airily; “always the nearest hat--and the nearest woman.”
Chinese
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From this reading Wilfred recognised it indeed as a light Japanese or Chinese helmet torn down from a trophy that hung in the old family hall.
church
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From this reading And with that he turned and went into the church with bowed head, crossing himself like one who wishes to be quit of an unclean spirit.
covered
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From this reading And he took off the queer round hat covered with green, showing that it was lined within with steel.
crossing
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From this reading And with that he turned and went into the church with bowed head, crossing himself like one who wishes to be quit of an unclean spirit.
down
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From this reading Wilfred recognised it indeed as a light Japanese or Chinese helmet torn down from a trophy that hung in the old family hall.
explained
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From this reading “It was the first hat to hand,” explained his brother airily; “always the nearest hat--and the nearest woman.”
family
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From this reading Wilfred recognised it indeed as a light Japanese or Chinese helmet torn down from a trophy that hung in the old family hall.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was the first hat to hand,” explained his brother airily; “always the nearest hat--and the nearest woman.”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Wilfred recognised it indeed as a light Japanese or Chinese helmet torn down from a trophy that hung in the old family hall.
green
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From this reading And he took off the queer round hat covered with green, showing that it was lined within with steel.
Greenford
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From this reading “The blacksmith is away at Greenford,” said Wilfred quietly; “the time of his return is unsettled.”
hall
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From this reading Wilfred recognised it indeed as a light Japanese or Chinese helmet torn down from a trophy that hung in the old family hall.
hand
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From this reading “It was the first hat to hand,” explained his brother airily; “always the nearest hat--and the nearest woman.”
hat
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From this reading And he took off the queer round hat covered with green, showing that it was lined within with steel.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And he took off the queer round hat covered with green, showing that it was lined within with steel.
head
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From this reading And with that he turned and went into the church with bowed head, crossing himself like one who wishes to be quit of an unclean spirit.
helmet
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From this reading Wilfred recognised it indeed as a light Japanese or Chinese helmet torn down from a trophy that hung in the old family hall.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading And with that he turned and went into the church with bowed head, crossing himself like one who wishes to be quit of an unclean spirit.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “It was the first hat to hand,” explained his brother airily; “always the nearest hat--and the nearest woman.”
hung
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From this reading Wilfred recognised it indeed as a light Japanese or Chinese helmet torn down from a trophy that hung in the old family hall.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Wilfred recognised it indeed as a light Japanese or Chinese helmet torn down from a trophy that hung in the old family hall.
indeed
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From this reading Wilfred recognised it indeed as a light Japanese or Chinese helmet torn down from a trophy that hung in the old family hall.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading And with that he turned and went into the church with bowed head, crossing himself like one who wishes to be quit of an unclean spirit.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The blacksmith is away at Greenford,” said Wilfred quietly; “the time of his return is unsettled.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And he took off the queer round hat covered with green, showing that it was lined within with steel.
Japanese
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From this reading Wilfred recognised it indeed as a light Japanese or Chinese helmet torn down from a trophy that hung in the old family hall.
light
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From this reading Wilfred recognised it indeed as a light Japanese or Chinese helmet torn down from a trophy that hung in the old family hall.
like
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From this reading And with that he turned and went into the church with bowed head, crossing himself like one who wishes to be quit of an unclean spirit.
lined
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From this reading And he took off the queer round hat covered with green, showing that it was lined within with steel.
nearest
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From this reading “It was the first hat to hand,” explained his brother airily; “always the nearest hat--and the nearest woman.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “The blacksmith is away at Greenford,” said Wilfred quietly; “the time of his return is unsettled.”
off
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From this reading And he took off the queer round hat covered with green, showing that it was lined within with steel.
old
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From this reading Wilfred recognised it indeed as a light Japanese or Chinese helmet torn down from a trophy that hung in the old family hall.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And with that he turned and went into the church with bowed head, crossing himself like one who wishes to be quit of an unclean spirit.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Wilfred recognised it indeed as a light Japanese or Chinese helmet torn down from a trophy that hung in the old family hall.
queer
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From this reading And he took off the queer round hat covered with green, showing that it was lined within with steel.
quietly
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From this reading “The blacksmith is away at Greenford,” said Wilfred quietly; “the time of his return is unsettled.”
quit
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From this reading And with that he turned and went into the church with bowed head, crossing himself like one who wishes to be quit of an unclean spirit.
recognised
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From this reading Wilfred recognised it indeed as a light Japanese or Chinese helmet torn down from a trophy that hung in the old family hall.
return
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From this reading “The blacksmith is away at Greenford,” said Wilfred quietly; “the time of his return is unsettled.”
round
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From this reading And he took off the queer round hat covered with green, showing that it was lined within with steel.
said
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From this reading “The blacksmith is away at Greenford,” said Wilfred quietly; “the time of his return is unsettled.”
showing
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From this reading And he took off the queer round hat covered with green, showing that it was lined within with steel.
spirit
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From this reading And with that he turned and went into the church with bowed head, crossing himself like one who wishes to be quit of an unclean spirit.
steel
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From this reading And he took off the queer round hat covered with green, showing that it was lined within with steel.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And he took off the queer round hat covered with green, showing that it was lined within with steel.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And he took off the queer round hat covered with green, showing that it was lined within with steel.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The blacksmith is away at Greenford,” said Wilfred quietly; “the time of his return is unsettled.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “It was the first hat to hand,” explained his brother airily; “always the nearest hat--and the nearest woman.”
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And he took off the queer round hat covered with green, showing that it was lined within with steel.
torn
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From this reading Wilfred recognised it indeed as a light Japanese or Chinese helmet torn down from a trophy that hung in the old family hall.
trophy
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From this reading Wilfred recognised it indeed as a light Japanese or Chinese helmet torn down from a trophy that hung in the old family hall.
turned
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From this reading And with that he turned and went into the church with bowed head, crossing himself like one who wishes to be quit of an unclean spirit.
unclean
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From this reading And with that he turned and went into the church with bowed head, crossing himself like one who wishes to be quit of an unclean spirit.
unsettled
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From this reading “The blacksmith is away at Greenford,” said Wilfred quietly; “the time of his return is unsettled.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And he took off the queer round hat covered with green, showing that it was lined within with steel.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And with that he turned and went into the church with bowed head, crossing himself like one who wishes to be quit of an unclean spirit.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading And with that he turned and went into the church with bowed head, crossing himself like one who wishes to be quit of an unclean spirit.
Wilfred
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From this reading Wilfred recognised it indeed as a light Japanese or Chinese helmet torn down from a trophy that hung in the old family hall.
wishes
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From this reading And with that he turned and went into the church with bowed head, crossing himself like one who wishes to be quit of an unclean spirit.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And he took off the queer round hat covered with green, showing that it was lined within with steel.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading And he took off the queer round hat covered with green, showing that it was lined within with steel.
woman
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From this reading “It was the first hat to hand,” explained his brother airily; “always the nearest hat--and the nearest woman.”
