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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 NEWS did not travel very fast to Whitburn, but one summer’s day a tall, gallant, fair-faced esquire, in full armour of the cumbrous plate fashion, rode up to the gate, and blew the family note on his bugle.
AboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Above, below, the Rose of Snow, Twined with her blushing face we spread.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading NEWS did not travel very fast to Whitburn, but one summer’s day a tall, gallant, fair-faced esquire, in full armour of the cumbrous plate fashion, rode up to the gate, and blew the family note on his bugle.
armour
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From this reading NEWS did not travel very fast to Whitburn, but one summer’s day a tall, gallant, fair-faced esquire, in full armour of the cumbrous plate fashion, rode up to the gate, and blew the family note on his bugle.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Robert it was, who came clanking in, met by his father at the gate, by his mother at the door, and by Bernard on his crutch in the rear, while Grisell, who had never seen this brother, hung back.
back
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From this reading Robert it was, who came clanking in, met by his father at the gate, by his mother at the door, and by Bernard on his crutch in the rear, while Grisell, who had never seen this brother, hung back.
Bard
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From this reading GRAY’S _Bard_.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Above, below, the Rose of Snow, Twined with her blushing face we spread.
Bernard
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From this reading Robert it was, who came clanking in, met by his father at the gate, by his mother at the door, and by Bernard on his crutch in the rear, while Grisell, who had never seen this brother, hung back.
blew
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From this reading NEWS did not travel very fast to Whitburn, but one summer’s day a tall, gallant, fair-faced esquire, in full armour of the cumbrous plate fashion, rode up to the gate, and blew the family note on his bugle.
blushing
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From this reading Above, below, the Rose of Snow, Twined with her blushing face we spread.
brother
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From this reading Robert it was, who came clanking in, met by his father at the gate, by his mother at the door, and by Bernard on his crutch in the rear, while Grisell, who had never seen this brother, hung back.
bugle
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From this reading NEWS did not travel very fast to Whitburn, but one summer’s day a tall, gallant, fair-faced esquire, in full armour of the cumbrous plate fashion, rode up to the gate, and blew the family note on his bugle.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading NEWS did not travel very fast to Whitburn, but one summer’s day a tall, gallant, fair-faced esquire, in full armour of the cumbrous plate fashion, rode up to the gate, and blew the family note on his bugle.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Robert it was, who came clanking in, met by his father at the gate, by his mother at the door, and by Bernard on his crutch in the rear, while Grisell, who had never seen this brother, hung back.
came
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From this reading Robert it was, who came clanking in, met by his father at the gate, by his mother at the door, and by Bernard on his crutch in the rear, while Grisell, who had never seen this brother, hung back.
clanking
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From this reading Robert it was, who came clanking in, met by his father at the gate, by his mother at the door, and by Bernard on his crutch in the rear, while Grisell, who had never seen this brother, hung back.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My son! my son Rob,” cried the lady, starting up from the cushions with which Grisell had furnished her settle.
crutch
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From this reading Robert it was, who came clanking in, met by his father at the gate, by his mother at the door, and by Bernard on his crutch in the rear, while Grisell, who had never seen this brother, hung back.
cumbrous
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From this reading NEWS did not travel very fast to Whitburn, but one summer’s day a tall, gallant, fair-faced esquire, in full armour of the cumbrous plate fashion, rode up to the gate, and blew the family note on his bugle.
cushions
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From this reading “My son! my son Rob,” cried the lady, starting up from the cushions with which Grisell had furnished her settle.
day
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From this reading NEWS did not travel very fast to Whitburn, but one summer’s day a tall, gallant, fair-faced esquire, in full armour of the cumbrous plate fashion, rode up to the gate, and blew the family note on his bugle.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading NEWS did not travel very fast to Whitburn, but one summer’s day a tall, gallant, fair-faced esquire, in full armour of the cumbrous plate fashion, rode up to the gate, and blew the family note on his bugle.
door
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From this reading Robert it was, who came clanking in, met by his father at the gate, by his mother at the door, and by Bernard on his crutch in the rear, while Grisell, who had never seen this brother, hung back.
esquire
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From this reading NEWS did not travel very fast to Whitburn, but one summer’s day a tall, gallant, fair-faced esquire, in full armour of the cumbrous plate fashion, rode up to the gate, and blew the family note on his bugle.
face
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From this reading Above, below, the Rose of Snow, Twined with her blushing face we spread.
fair-faced
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From this reading NEWS did not travel very fast to Whitburn, but one summer’s day a tall, gallant, fair-faced esquire, in full armour of the cumbrous plate fashion, rode up to the gate, and blew the family note on his bugle.
family
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From this reading NEWS did not travel very fast to Whitburn, but one summer’s day a tall, gallant, fair-faced esquire, in full armour of the cumbrous plate fashion, rode up to the gate, and blew the family note on his bugle.
fashion
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From this reading NEWS did not travel very fast to Whitburn, but one summer’s day a tall, gallant, fair-faced esquire, in full armour of the cumbrous plate fashion, rode up to the gate, and blew the family note on his bugle.
fast
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From this reading NEWS did not travel very fast to Whitburn, but one summer’s day a tall, gallant, fair-faced esquire, in full armour of the cumbrous plate fashion, rode up to the gate, and blew the family note on his bugle.
father
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From this reading Robert it was, who came clanking in, met by his father at the gate, by his mother at the door, and by Bernard on his crutch in the rear, while Grisell, who had never seen this brother, hung back.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “My son! my son Rob,” cried the lady, starting up from the cushions with which Grisell had furnished her settle.
full
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From this reading NEWS did not travel very fast to Whitburn, but one summer’s day a tall, gallant, fair-faced esquire, in full armour of the cumbrous plate fashion, rode up to the gate, and blew the family note on his bugle.
furnished
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From this reading “My son! my son Rob,” cried the lady, starting up from the cushions with which Grisell had furnished her settle.
gallant
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From this reading NEWS did not travel very fast to Whitburn, but one summer’s day a tall, gallant, fair-faced esquire, in full armour of the cumbrous plate fashion, rode up to the gate, and blew the family note on his bugle.
gate
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From this reading NEWS did not travel very fast to Whitburn, but one summer’s day a tall, gallant, fair-faced esquire, in full armour of the cumbrous plate fashion, rode up to the gate, and blew the family note on his bugle.
GRAY'S
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From this reading GRAY’S _Bard_.
Grisell
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From this reading “My son! my son Rob,” cried the lady, starting up from the cushions with which Grisell had furnished her settle.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “My son! my son Rob,” cried the lady, starting up from the cushions with which Grisell had furnished her settle.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Above, below, the Rose of Snow, Twined with her blushing face we spread.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading NEWS did not travel very fast to Whitburn, but one summer’s day a tall, gallant, fair-faced esquire, in full armour of the cumbrous plate fashion, rode up to the gate, and blew the family note on his bugle.
hung
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From this reading Robert it was, who came clanking in, met by his father at the gate, by his mother at the door, and by Bernard on his crutch in the rear, while Grisell, who had never seen this brother, hung back.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading NEWS did not travel very fast to Whitburn, but one summer’s day a tall, gallant, fair-faced esquire, in full armour of the cumbrous plate fashion, rode up to the gate, and blew the family note on his bugle.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Robert it was, who came clanking in, met by his father at the gate, by his mother at the door, and by Bernard on his crutch in the rear, while Grisell, who had never seen this brother, hung back.
lady
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From this reading “My son! my son Rob,” cried the lady, starting up from the cushions with which Grisell had furnished her settle.
met
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From this reading Robert it was, who came clanking in, met by his father at the gate, by his mother at the door, and by Bernard on his crutch in the rear, while Grisell, who had never seen this brother, hung back.
mother
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From this reading Robert it was, who came clanking in, met by his father at the gate, by his mother at the door, and by Bernard on his crutch in the rear, while Grisell, who had never seen this brother, hung back.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My son! my son Rob,” cried the lady, starting up from the cushions with which Grisell had furnished her settle.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Robert it was, who came clanking in, met by his father at the gate, by his mother at the door, and by Bernard on his crutch in the rear, while Grisell, who had never seen this brother, hung back.
NEWS
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From this reading NEWS did not travel very fast to Whitburn, but one summer’s day a tall, gallant, fair-faced esquire, in full armour of the cumbrous plate fashion, rode up to the gate, and blew the family note on his bugle.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading NEWS did not travel very fast to Whitburn, but one summer’s day a tall, gallant, fair-faced esquire, in full armour of the cumbrous plate fashion, rode up to the gate, and blew the family note on his bugle.
note
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From this reading NEWS did not travel very fast to Whitburn, but one summer’s day a tall, gallant, fair-faced esquire, in full armour of the cumbrous plate fashion, rode up to the gate, and blew the family note on his bugle.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Above, below, the Rose of Snow, Twined with her blushing face we spread.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading NEWS did not travel very fast to Whitburn, but one summer’s day a tall, gallant, fair-faced esquire, in full armour of the cumbrous plate fashion, rode up to the gate, and blew the family note on his bugle.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading NEWS did not travel very fast to Whitburn, but one summer’s day a tall, gallant, fair-faced esquire, in full armour of the cumbrous plate fashion, rode up to the gate, and blew the family note on his bugle.
plate
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From this reading NEWS did not travel very fast to Whitburn, but one summer’s day a tall, gallant, fair-faced esquire, in full armour of the cumbrous plate fashion, rode up to the gate, and blew the family note on his bugle.
rear
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From this reading Robert it was, who came clanking in, met by his father at the gate, by his mother at the door, and by Bernard on his crutch in the rear, while Grisell, who had never seen this brother, hung back.
Rob
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From this reading “My son! my son Rob,” cried the lady, starting up from the cushions with which Grisell had furnished her settle.
Robert
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From this reading Robert it was, who came clanking in, met by his father at the gate, by his mother at the door, and by Bernard on his crutch in the rear, while Grisell, who had never seen this brother, hung back.
rode
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From this reading NEWS did not travel very fast to Whitburn, but one summer’s day a tall, gallant, fair-faced esquire, in full armour of the cumbrous plate fashion, rode up to the gate, and blew the family note on his bugle.
Rose
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From this reading Above, below, the Rose of Snow, Twined with her blushing face we spread.
seen
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From this reading Robert it was, who came clanking in, met by his father at the gate, by his mother at the door, and by Bernard on his crutch in the rear, while Grisell, who had never seen this brother, hung back.
settle
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From this reading “My son! my son Rob,” cried the lady, starting up from the cushions with which Grisell had furnished her settle.
Snow
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From this reading Above, below, the Rose of Snow, Twined with her blushing face we spread.
son
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From this reading “My son! my son Rob,” cried the lady, starting up from the cushions with which Grisell had furnished her settle.
spread
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From this reading Above, below, the Rose of Snow, Twined with her blushing face we spread.
starting
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From this reading “My son! my son Rob,” cried the lady, starting up from the cushions with which Grisell had furnished her settle.
summer's
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From this reading NEWS did not travel very fast to Whitburn, but one summer’s day a tall, gallant, fair-faced esquire, in full armour of the cumbrous plate fashion, rode up to the gate, and blew the family note on his bugle.
tall
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From this reading NEWS did not travel very fast to Whitburn, but one summer’s day a tall, gallant, fair-faced esquire, in full armour of the cumbrous plate fashion, rode up to the gate, and blew the family note on his bugle.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Above, below, the Rose of Snow, Twined with her blushing face we spread.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Robert it was, who came clanking in, met by his father at the gate, by his mother at the door, and by Bernard on his crutch in the rear, while Grisell, who had never seen this brother, hung back.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading NEWS did not travel very fast to Whitburn, but one summer’s day a tall, gallant, fair-faced esquire, in full armour of the cumbrous plate fashion, rode up to the gate, and blew the family note on his bugle.
travel
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From this reading NEWS did not travel very fast to Whitburn, but one summer’s day a tall, gallant, fair-faced esquire, in full armour of the cumbrous plate fashion, rode up to the gate, and blew the family note on his bugle.
Twined
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From this reading Above, below, the Rose of Snow, Twined with her blushing face we spread.
up
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From this reading NEWS did not travel very fast to Whitburn, but one summer’s day a tall, gallant, fair-faced esquire, in full armour of the cumbrous plate fashion, rode up to the gate, and blew the family note on his bugle.
very
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From this reading NEWS did not travel very fast to Whitburn, but one summer’s day a tall, gallant, fair-faced esquire, in full armour of the cumbrous plate fashion, rode up to the gate, and blew the family note on his bugle.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Robert it was, who came clanking in, met by his father at the gate, by his mother at the door, and by Bernard on his crutch in the rear, while Grisell, who had never seen this brother, hung back.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Above, below, the Rose of Snow, Twined with her blushing face we spread.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “My son! my son Rob,” cried the lady, starting up from the cushions with which Grisell had furnished her settle.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Robert it was, who came clanking in, met by his father at the gate, by his mother at the door, and by Bernard on his crutch in the rear, while Grisell, who had never seen this brother, hung back.
Whitburn
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From this reading NEWS did not travel very fast to Whitburn, but one summer’s day a tall, gallant, fair-faced esquire, in full armour of the cumbrous plate fashion, rode up to the gate, and blew the family note on his bugle.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Robert it was, who came clanking in, met by his father at the gate, by his mother at the door, and by Bernard on his crutch in the rear, while Grisell, who had never seen this brother, hung back.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Above, below, the Rose of Snow, Twined with her blushing face we spread.
