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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 cattle were on two great boundaries of a thousand acres, sleeping in the deep blue grass on the flat hill-tops.
abed
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From this reading We were in the saddle while the sun was yet abed.
acres
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From this reading The cattle were on two great boundaries of a thousand acres, sleeping in the deep blue grass on the flat hill-tops.
all
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From this reading THE SIX HUNDRED It is an unwritten law of the Hills that all cattle bought by the pound are to be weighed out of their beds, that is, in the early morning before they have begun to graze.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE SIX HUNDRED It is an unwritten law of the Hills that all cattle bought by the pound are to be weighed out of their beds, that is, in the early morning before they have begun to graze.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jud and two of Marsh's drivers took one line of the ridges, and Marsh and I took the other.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE SIX HUNDRED It is an unwritten law of the Hills that all cattle bought by the pound are to be weighed out of their beds, that is, in the early morning before they have begun to graze.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE SIX HUNDRED It is an unwritten law of the Hills that all cattle bought by the pound are to be weighed out of their beds, that is, in the early morning before they have begun to graze.
beds
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From this reading THE SIX HUNDRED It is an unwritten law of the Hills that all cattle bought by the pound are to be weighed out of their beds, that is, in the early morning before they have begun to graze.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading THE SIX HUNDRED It is an unwritten law of the Hills that all cattle bought by the pound are to be weighed out of their beds, that is, in the early morning before they have begun to graze.
begun
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From this reading THE SIX HUNDRED It is an unwritten law of the Hills that all cattle bought by the pound are to be weighed out of their beds, that is, in the early morning before they have begun to graze.
blue
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From this reading The cattle were on two great boundaries of a thousand acres, sleeping in the deep blue grass on the flat hill-tops.
bought
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From this reading THE SIX HUNDRED It is an unwritten law of the Hills that all cattle bought by the pound are to be weighed out of their beds, that is, in the early morning before they have begun to graze.
boundaries
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From this reading The cattle were on two great boundaries of a thousand acres, sleeping in the deep blue grass on the flat hill-tops.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE SIX HUNDRED It is an unwritten law of the Hills that all cattle bought by the pound are to be weighed out of their beds, that is, in the early morning before they have begun to graze.
cattle
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From this reading THE SIX HUNDRED It is an unwritten law of the Hills that all cattle bought by the pound are to be weighed out of their beds, that is, in the early morning before they have begun to graze.
custom
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From this reading This is the hour set by immemorial custom.
deep
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From this reading The cattle were on two great boundaries of a thousand acres, sleeping in the deep blue grass on the flat hill-tops.
drivers
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From this reading Jud and two of Marsh's drivers took one line of the ridges, and Marsh and I took the other.
early
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From this reading THE SIX HUNDRED It is an unwritten law of the Hills that all cattle bought by the pound are to be weighed out of their beds, that is, in the early morning before they have begun to graze.
flat
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From this reading The cattle were on two great boundaries of a thousand acres, sleeping in the deep blue grass on the flat hill-tops.
grass
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From this reading The cattle were on two great boundaries of a thousand acres, sleeping in the deep blue grass on the flat hill-tops.
graze
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From this reading THE SIX HUNDRED It is an unwritten law of the Hills that all cattle bought by the pound are to be weighed out of their beds, that is, in the early morning before they have begun to graze.
great
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From this reading The cattle were on two great boundaries of a thousand acres, sleeping in the deep blue grass on the flat hill-tops.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THE SIX HUNDRED It is an unwritten law of the Hills that all cattle bought by the pound are to be weighed out of their beds, that is, in the early morning before they have begun to graze.
hill-tops
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From this reading The cattle were on two great boundaries of a thousand acres, sleeping in the deep blue grass on the flat hill-tops.
Hills
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From this reading THE SIX HUNDRED It is an unwritten law of the Hills that all cattle bought by the pound are to be weighed out of their beds, that is, in the early morning before they have begun to graze.
hour
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From this reading This is the hour set by immemorial custom.
HUNDRED
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From this reading THE SIX HUNDRED It is an unwritten law of the Hills that all cattle bought by the pound are to be weighed out of their beds, that is, in the early morning before they have begun to graze.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Jud and two of Marsh's drivers took one line of the ridges, and Marsh and I took the other.
immemorial
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From this reading This is the hour set by immemorial custom.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE SIX HUNDRED It is an unwritten law of the Hills that all cattle bought by the pound are to be weighed out of their beds, that is, in the early morning before they have begun to graze.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE SIX HUNDRED It is an unwritten law of the Hills that all cattle bought by the pound are to be weighed out of their beds, that is, in the early morning before they have begun to graze.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE SIX HUNDRED It is an unwritten law of the Hills that all cattle bought by the pound are to be weighed out of their beds, that is, in the early morning before they have begun to graze.
Jud
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From this reading Jud and two of Marsh's drivers took one line of the ridges, and Marsh and I took the other.
law
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From this reading THE SIX HUNDRED It is an unwritten law of the Hills that all cattle bought by the pound are to be weighed out of their beds, that is, in the early morning before they have begun to graze.
line
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From this reading Jud and two of Marsh's drivers took one line of the ridges, and Marsh and I took the other.
Marsh
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From this reading Jud and two of Marsh's drivers took one line of the ridges, and Marsh and I took the other.
Marsh's
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From this reading Jud and two of Marsh's drivers took one line of the ridges, and Marsh and I took the other.
morning
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From this reading THE SIX HUNDRED It is an unwritten law of the Hills that all cattle bought by the pound are to be weighed out of their beds, that is, in the early morning before they have begun to graze.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SIX HUNDRED It is an unwritten law of the Hills that all cattle bought by the pound are to be weighed out of their beds, that is, in the early morning before they have begun to graze.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The cattle were on two great boundaries of a thousand acres, sleeping in the deep blue grass on the flat hill-tops.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Jud and two of Marsh's drivers took one line of the ridges, and Marsh and I took the other.
other
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From this reading Jud and two of Marsh's drivers took one line of the ridges, and Marsh and I took the other.
out
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From this reading THE SIX HUNDRED It is an unwritten law of the Hills that all cattle bought by the pound are to be weighed out of their beds, that is, in the early morning before they have begun to graze.
pound
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From this reading THE SIX HUNDRED It is an unwritten law of the Hills that all cattle bought by the pound are to be weighed out of their beds, that is, in the early morning before they have begun to graze.
ridges
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From this reading Jud and two of Marsh's drivers took one line of the ridges, and Marsh and I took the other.
saddle
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From this reading We were in the saddle while the sun was yet abed.
set
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From this reading This is the hour set by immemorial custom.
SIX
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From this reading THE SIX HUNDRED It is an unwritten law of the Hills that all cattle bought by the pound are to be weighed out of their beds, that is, in the early morning before they have begun to graze.
sleeping
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From this reading The cattle were on two great boundaries of a thousand acres, sleeping in the deep blue grass on the flat hill-tops.
sun
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From this reading We were in the saddle while the sun was yet abed.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE SIX HUNDRED It is an unwritten law of the Hills that all cattle bought by the pound are to be weighed out of their beds, that is, in the early morning before they have begun to graze.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SIX HUNDRED It is an unwritten law of the Hills that all cattle bought by the pound are to be weighed out of their beds, that is, in the early morning before they have begun to graze.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE SIX HUNDRED It is an unwritten law of the Hills that all cattle bought by the pound are to be weighed out of their beds, that is, in the early morning before they have begun to graze.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE SIX HUNDRED It is an unwritten law of the Hills that all cattle bought by the pound are to be weighed out of their beds, that is, in the early morning before they have begun to graze.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is the hour set by immemorial custom.
thousand
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From this reading The cattle were on two great boundaries of a thousand acres, sleeping in the deep blue grass on the flat hill-tops.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE SIX HUNDRED It is an unwritten law of the Hills that all cattle bought by the pound are to be weighed out of their beds, that is, in the early morning before they have begun to graze.
took
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From this reading Jud and two of Marsh's drivers took one line of the ridges, and Marsh and I took the other.
two
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From this reading The cattle were on two great boundaries of a thousand acres, sleeping in the deep blue grass on the flat hill-tops.
unwritten
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From this reading THE SIX HUNDRED It is an unwritten law of the Hills that all cattle bought by the pound are to be weighed out of their beds, that is, in the early morning before they have begun to graze.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We were in the saddle while the sun was yet abed.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We were in the saddle while the sun was yet abed.
weighed
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From this reading THE SIX HUNDRED It is an unwritten law of the Hills that all cattle bought by the pound are to be weighed out of their beds, that is, in the early morning before they have begun to graze.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were in the saddle while the sun was yet abed.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading We were in the saddle while the sun was yet abed.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading We were in the saddle while the sun was yet abed.
