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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 We have had a long and refreshing sleep.
again
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From this reading --_Guy of Gisborne._ When he woke the soft-voiced, white-handed man again sat beside the bed, again in the same equestrian attitude, clasping the back of the chair, beaming with good humor.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “Good fellow, thy shooting is good, An’ if thy heart be as good as thy hand, Thou art better than Robin Hood.”
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And how is our young friend now?
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading “Good fellow, thy shooting is good, An’ if thy heart be as good as thy hand, Thou art better than Robin Hood.”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Good fellow, thy shooting is good, An’ if thy heart be as good as thy hand, Thou art better than Robin Hood.”
attitude
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From this reading --_Guy of Gisborne._ When he woke the soft-voiced, white-handed man again sat beside the bed, again in the same equestrian attitude, clasping the back of the chair, beaming with good humor.
back
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From this reading --_Guy of Gisborne._ When he woke the soft-voiced, white-handed man again sat beside the bed, again in the same equestrian attitude, clasping the back of the chair, beaming with good humor.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Good fellow, thy shooting is good, An’ if thy heart be as good as thy hand, Thou art better than Robin Hood.”
beaming
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From this reading --_Guy of Gisborne._ When he woke the soft-voiced, white-handed man again sat beside the bed, again in the same equestrian attitude, clasping the back of the chair, beaming with good humor.
bed
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From this reading --_Guy of Gisborne._ When he woke the soft-voiced, white-handed man again sat beside the bed, again in the same equestrian attitude, clasping the back of the chair, beaming with good humor.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading --_Guy of Gisborne._ When he woke the soft-voiced, white-handed man again sat beside the bed, again in the same equestrian attitude, clasping the back of the chair, beaming with good humor.
better
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From this reading “Good fellow, thy shooting is good, An’ if thy heart be as good as thy hand, Thou art better than Robin Hood.”
chair
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From this reading --_Guy of Gisborne._ When he woke the soft-voiced, white-handed man again sat beside the bed, again in the same equestrian attitude, clasping the back of the chair, beaming with good humor.
clasping
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From this reading --_Guy of Gisborne._ When he woke the soft-voiced, white-handed man again sat beside the bed, again in the same equestrian attitude, clasping the back of the chair, beaming with good humor.
equestrian
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From this reading --_Guy of Gisborne._ When he woke the soft-voiced, white-handed man again sat beside the bed, again in the same equestrian attitude, clasping the back of the chair, beaming with good humor.
fellow
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From this reading “Good fellow, thy shooting is good, An’ if thy heart be as good as thy hand, Thou art better than Robin Hood.”
friend
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From this reading “And how is our young friend now?
Gisborne
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From this reading --_Guy of Gisborne._ When he woke the soft-voiced, white-handed man again sat beside the bed, again in the same equestrian attitude, clasping the back of the chair, beaming with good humor.
Good
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From this reading “Good fellow, thy shooting is good, An’ if thy heart be as good as thy hand, Thou art better than Robin Hood.”
Guy
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From this reading --_Guy of Gisborne._ When he woke the soft-voiced, white-handed man again sat beside the bed, again in the same equestrian attitude, clasping the back of the chair, beaming with good humor.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We have had a long and refreshing sleep.
hand
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From this reading “Good fellow, thy shooting is good, An’ if thy heart be as good as thy hand, Thou art better than Robin Hood.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have had a long and refreshing sleep.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading --_Guy of Gisborne._ When he woke the soft-voiced, white-handed man again sat beside the bed, again in the same equestrian attitude, clasping the back of the chair, beaming with good humor.
heart
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From this reading “Good fellow, thy shooting is good, An’ if thy heart be as good as thy hand, Thou art better than Robin Hood.”
Hood
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From this reading “Good fellow, thy shooting is good, An’ if thy heart be as good as thy hand, Thou art better than Robin Hood.”
how
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From this reading “And how is our young friend now?
humor
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From this reading --_Guy of Gisborne._ When he woke the soft-voiced, white-handed man again sat beside the bed, again in the same equestrian attitude, clasping the back of the chair, beaming with good humor.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Much better, I trust.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Good fellow, thy shooting is good, An’ if thy heart be as good as thy hand, Thou art better than Robin Hood.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading --_Guy of Gisborne._ When he woke the soft-voiced, white-handed man again sat beside the bed, again in the same equestrian attitude, clasping the back of the chair, beaming with good humor.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Good fellow, thy shooting is good, An’ if thy heart be as good as thy hand, Thou art better than Robin Hood.”
long
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From this reading We have had a long and refreshing sleep.
man
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From this reading --_Guy of Gisborne._ When he woke the soft-voiced, white-handed man again sat beside the bed, again in the same equestrian attitude, clasping the back of the chair, beaming with good humor.
Much
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From this reading Much better, I trust.
now
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From this reading “And how is our young friend now?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading --_Guy of Gisborne._ When he woke the soft-voiced, white-handed man again sat beside the bed, again in the same equestrian attitude, clasping the back of the chair, beaming with good humor.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “And how is our young friend now?
refreshing
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From this reading We have had a long and refreshing sleep.
Robin
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From this reading “Good fellow, thy shooting is good, An’ if thy heart be as good as thy hand, Thou art better than Robin Hood.”
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading --_Guy of Gisborne._ When he woke the soft-voiced, white-handed man again sat beside the bed, again in the same equestrian attitude, clasping the back of the chair, beaming with good humor.
sat
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From this reading --_Guy of Gisborne._ When he woke the soft-voiced, white-handed man again sat beside the bed, again in the same equestrian attitude, clasping the back of the chair, beaming with good humor.
shooting
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From this reading “Good fellow, thy shooting is good, An’ if thy heart be as good as thy hand, Thou art better than Robin Hood.”
sleep
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From this reading We have had a long and refreshing sleep.
soft-voiced
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From this reading --_Guy of Gisborne._ When he woke the soft-voiced, white-handed man again sat beside the bed, again in the same equestrian attitude, clasping the back of the chair, beaming with good humor.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “Good fellow, thy shooting is good, An’ if thy heart be as good as thy hand, Thou art better than Robin Hood.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading --_Guy of Gisborne._ When he woke the soft-voiced, white-handed man again sat beside the bed, again in the same equestrian attitude, clasping the back of the chair, beaming with good humor.
ThoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “Good fellow, thy shooting is good, An’ if thy heart be as good as thy hand, Thou art better than Robin Hood.”
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “Good fellow, thy shooting is good, An’ if thy heart be as good as thy hand, Thou art better than Robin Hood.”
trust
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From this reading Much better, I trust.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We have had a long and refreshing sleep.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading --_Guy of Gisborne._ When he woke the soft-voiced, white-handed man again sat beside the bed, again in the same equestrian attitude, clasping the back of the chair, beaming with good humor.
white-handed
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From this reading --_Guy of Gisborne._ When he woke the soft-voiced, white-handed man again sat beside the bed, again in the same equestrian attitude, clasping the back of the chair, beaming with good humor.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading --_Guy of Gisborne._ When he woke the soft-voiced, white-handed man again sat beside the bed, again in the same equestrian attitude, clasping the back of the chair, beaming with good humor.
woke
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From this reading --_Guy of Gisborne._ When he woke the soft-voiced, white-handed man again sat beside the bed, again in the same equestrian attitude, clasping the back of the chair, beaming with good humor.
young
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From this reading “And how is our young friend now?
