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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 RICHARD DOES A "BIG THING," AND TAKES THE CONSEQUENCES.
able
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From this reading In the language of the "prize ring," Nevers was still able to "come to time;" therefore Richard could not be regarded as the victor in the fierce contest.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading RICHARD DOES A "BIG THING," AND TAKES THE CONSEQUENCES.
announced
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From this reading The boys who formed the ring began to scatter as soon as the coming of the assistant teacher was announced.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In the language of the "prize ring," Nevers was still able to "come to time;" therefore Richard could not be regarded as the victor in the fierce contest.
assistant
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From this reading The boys who formed the ring began to scatter as soon as the coming of the assistant teacher was announced.
battle
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From this reading "A drawn battle," said one of the students.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In the language of the "prize ring," Nevers was still able to "come to time;" therefore Richard could not be regarded as the victor in the fierce contest.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The boys who formed the ring began to scatter as soon as the coming of the assistant teacher was announced.
BIG
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From this reading RICHARD DOES A "BIG THING," AND TAKES THE CONSEQUENCES.
boys
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From this reading The boys who formed the ring began to scatter as soon as the coming of the assistant teacher was announced.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But they helped the combatants to clothe themselves, and used every effort in their power to conceal the fact that a fight had taken place.
clothe
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From this reading But they helped the combatants to clothe themselves, and used every effort in their power to conceal the fact that a fight had taken place.
combatants
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From this reading But they helped the combatants to clothe themselves, and used every effort in their power to conceal the fact that a fight had taken place.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the language of the "prize ring," Nevers was still able to "come to time;" therefore Richard could not be regarded as the victor in the fierce contest.
coming
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From this reading The boys who formed the ring began to scatter as soon as the coming of the assistant teacher was announced.
conceal
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From this reading But they helped the combatants to clothe themselves, and used every effort in their power to conceal the fact that a fight had taken place.
CONSEQUENCES
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From this reading RICHARD DOES A "BIG THING," AND TAKES THE CONSEQUENCES.
contest
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From this reading In the language of the "prize ring," Nevers was still able to "come to time;" therefore Richard could not be regarded as the victor in the fierce contest.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading In the language of the "prize ring," Nevers was still able to "come to time;" therefore Richard could not be regarded as the victor in the fierce contest.
DOESauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading RICHARD DOES A "BIG THING," AND TAKES THE CONSEQUENCES.
drawn
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From this reading "A drawn battle," said one of the students.
effort
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From this reading But they helped the combatants to clothe themselves, and used every effort in their power to conceal the fact that a fight had taken place.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading But they helped the combatants to clothe themselves, and used every effort in their power to conceal the fact that a fight had taken place.
fact
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From this reading But they helped the combatants to clothe themselves, and used every effort in their power to conceal the fact that a fight had taken place.
fierce
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From this reading In the language of the "prize ring," Nevers was still able to "come to time;" therefore Richard could not be regarded as the victor in the fierce contest.
fight
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From this reading But they helped the combatants to clothe themselves, and used every effort in their power to conceal the fact that a fight had taken place.
formed
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From this reading The boys who formed the ring began to scatter as soon as the coming of the assistant teacher was announced.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But they helped the combatants to clothe themselves, and used every effort in their power to conceal the fact that a fight had taken place.
helped
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From this reading But they helped the combatants to clothe themselves, and used every effort in their power to conceal the fact that a fight had taken place.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the language of the "prize ring," Nevers was still able to "come to time;" therefore Richard could not be regarded as the victor in the fierce contest.
language
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From this reading In the language of the "prize ring," Nevers was still able to "come to time;" therefore Richard could not be regarded as the victor in the fierce contest.
Nevers
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From this reading In the language of the "prize ring," Nevers was still able to "come to time;" therefore Richard could not be regarded as the victor in the fierce contest.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In the language of the "prize ring," Nevers was still able to "come to time;" therefore Richard could not be regarded as the victor in the fierce contest.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the language of the "prize ring," Nevers was still able to "come to time;" therefore Richard could not be regarded as the victor in the fierce contest.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "A drawn battle," said one of the students.
place
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From this reading But they helped the combatants to clothe themselves, and used every effort in their power to conceal the fact that a fight had taken place.
power
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From this reading But they helped the combatants to clothe themselves, and used every effort in their power to conceal the fact that a fight had taken place.
prize
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From this reading In the language of the "prize ring," Nevers was still able to "come to time;" therefore Richard could not be regarded as the victor in the fierce contest.
regarded
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From this reading In the language of the "prize ring," Nevers was still able to "come to time;" therefore Richard could not be regarded as the victor in the fierce contest.
RICHARD
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From this reading RICHARD DOES A "BIG THING," AND TAKES THE CONSEQUENCES.
ring
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From this reading In the language of the "prize ring," Nevers was still able to "come to time;" therefore Richard could not be regarded as the victor in the fierce contest.
said
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From this reading "A drawn battle," said one of the students.
scatter
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From this reading The boys who formed the ring began to scatter as soon as the coming of the assistant teacher was announced.
soon
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From this reading The boys who formed the ring began to scatter as soon as the coming of the assistant teacher was announced.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the language of the "prize ring," Nevers was still able to "come to time;" therefore Richard could not be regarded as the victor in the fierce contest.
students
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From this reading "A drawn battle," said one of the students.
taken
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From this reading But they helped the combatants to clothe themselves, and used every effort in their power to conceal the fact that a fight had taken place.
TAKES
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From this reading RICHARD DOES A "BIG THING," AND TAKES THE CONSEQUENCES.
teacher
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From this reading The boys who formed the ring began to scatter as soon as the coming of the assistant teacher was announced.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But they helped the combatants to clothe themselves, and used every effort in their power to conceal the fact that a fight had taken place.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading RICHARD DOES A "BIG THING," AND TAKES THE CONSEQUENCES.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading But they helped the combatants to clothe themselves, and used every effort in their power to conceal the fact that a fight had taken place.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading But they helped the combatants to clothe themselves, and used every effort in their power to conceal the fact that a fight had taken place.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading In the language of the "prize ring," Nevers was still able to "come to time;" therefore Richard could not be regarded as the victor in the fierce contest.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But they helped the combatants to clothe themselves, and used every effort in their power to conceal the fact that a fight had taken place.
THINGnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading RICHARD DOES A "BIG THING," AND TAKES THE CONSEQUENCES.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the language of the "prize ring," Nevers was still able to "come to time;" therefore Richard could not be regarded as the victor in the fierce contest.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the language of the "prize ring," Nevers was still able to "come to time;" therefore Richard could not be regarded as the victor in the fierce contest.
used
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From this reading But they helped the combatants to clothe themselves, and used every effort in their power to conceal the fact that a fight had taken place.
victor
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From this reading In the language of the "prize ring," Nevers was still able to "come to time;" therefore Richard could not be regarded as the victor in the fierce contest.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the language of the "prize ring," Nevers was still able to "come to time;" therefore Richard could not be regarded as the victor in the fierce contest.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The boys who formed the ring began to scatter as soon as the coming of the assistant teacher was announced.
