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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 It was a proud moment for Richard Grant when he rose from the stern sheets of the Emma, and found the Alice was two or three lengths behind, and when he heard the shouts of his friends rend the air.
ahead
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From this reading They did not get ahead very fast, and he felt that his conquest over them was complete.
air
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From this reading It was a proud moment for Richard Grant when he rose from the stern sheets of the Emma, and found the Alice was two or three lengths behind, and when he heard the shouts of his friends rend the air.
Alice
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From this reading It was a proud moment for Richard Grant when he rose from the stern sheets of the Emma, and found the Alice was two or three lengths behind, and when he heard the shouts of his friends rend the air.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading RICHARD WINS ANOTHER RACE, AND TUNBROOK IS MUTINOUS.
ANOTHERnounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading RICHARD WINS ANOTHER RACE, AND TUNBROOK IS MUTINOUS.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading It was a proud moment for Richard Grant when he rose from the stern sheets of the Emma, and found the Alice was two or three lengths behind, and when he heard the shouts of his friends rend the air.
completenounUS /complete/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They did not get ahead very fast, and he felt that his conquest over them was complete.
conquest
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From this reading They did not get ahead very fast, and he felt that his conquest over them was complete.
dangerous
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From this reading The hour of prosperity, of triumph, is the most dangerous period in the experience of a young man.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading They did not get ahead very fast, and he felt that his conquest over them was complete.
Emma
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From this reading It was a proud moment for Richard Grant when he rose from the stern sheets of the Emma, and found the Alice was two or three lengths behind, and when he heard the shouts of his friends rend the air.
experience
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From this reading The hour of prosperity, of triumph, is the most dangerous period in the experience of a young man.
fast
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From this reading They did not get ahead very fast, and he felt that his conquest over them was complete.
felt
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From this reading They did not get ahead very fast, and he felt that his conquest over them was complete.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was a proud moment for Richard Grant when he rose from the stern sheets of the Emma, and found the Alice was two or three lengths behind, and when he heard the shouts of his friends rend the air.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a proud moment for Richard Grant when he rose from the stern sheets of the Emma, and found the Alice was two or three lengths behind, and when he heard the shouts of his friends rend the air.
friends
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From this reading It was a proud moment for Richard Grant when he rose from the stern sheets of the Emma, and found the Alice was two or three lengths behind, and when he heard the shouts of his friends rend the air.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was a proud moment for Richard Grant when he rose from the stern sheets of the Emma, and found the Alice was two or three lengths behind, and when he heard the shouts of his friends rend the air.
get
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From this reading They did not get ahead very fast, and he felt that his conquest over them was complete.
Grant
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From this reading It was a proud moment for Richard Grant when he rose from the stern sheets of the Emma, and found the Alice was two or three lengths behind, and when he heard the shouts of his friends rend the air.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was victory--another triumph over the Regulators, who had threatened to make Tunbrook too hot to hold him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was a proud moment for Richard Grant when he rose from the stern sheets of the Emma, and found the Alice was two or three lengths behind, and when he heard the shouts of his friends rend the air.
heard
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From this reading It was a proud moment for Richard Grant when he rose from the stern sheets of the Emma, and found the Alice was two or three lengths behind, and when he heard the shouts of his friends rend the air.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was victory--another triumph over the Regulators, who had threatened to make Tunbrook too hot to hold him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was a proud moment for Richard Grant when he rose from the stern sheets of the Emma, and found the Alice was two or three lengths behind, and when he heard the shouts of his friends rend the air.
hold
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From this reading It was victory--another triumph over the Regulators, who had threatened to make Tunbrook too hot to hold him.
hot
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From this reading It was victory--another triumph over the Regulators, who had threatened to make Tunbrook too hot to hold him.
hour
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From this reading The hour of prosperity, of triumph, is the most dangerous period in the experience of a young man.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The hour of prosperity, of triumph, is the most dangerous period in the experience of a young man.
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading RICHARD WINS ANOTHER RACE, AND TUNBROOK IS MUTINOUS.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a proud moment for Richard Grant when he rose from the stern sheets of the Emma, and found the Alice was two or three lengths behind, and when he heard the shouts of his friends rend the air.
lengths
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From this reading It was a proud moment for Richard Grant when he rose from the stern sheets of the Emma, and found the Alice was two or three lengths behind, and when he heard the shouts of his friends rend the air.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was victory--another triumph over the Regulators, who had threatened to make Tunbrook too hot to hold him.
man
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From this reading The hour of prosperity, of triumph, is the most dangerous period in the experience of a young man.
moment
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From this reading It was a proud moment for Richard Grant when he rose from the stern sheets of the Emma, and found the Alice was two or three lengths behind, and when he heard the shouts of his friends rend the air.
most
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From this reading The hour of prosperity, of triumph, is the most dangerous period in the experience of a young man.
MUTINOUS
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From this reading RICHARD WINS ANOTHER RACE, AND TUNBROOK IS MUTINOUS.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They did not get ahead very fast, and he felt that his conquest over them was complete.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a proud moment for Richard Grant when he rose from the stern sheets of the Emma, and found the Alice was two or three lengths behind, and when he heard the shouts of his friends rend the air.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It was a proud moment for Richard Grant when he rose from the stern sheets of the Emma, and found the Alice was two or three lengths behind, and when he heard the shouts of his friends rend the air.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It was victory--another triumph over the Regulators, who had threatened to make Tunbrook too hot to hold him.
period
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From this reading The hour of prosperity, of triumph, is the most dangerous period in the experience of a young man.
prosperity
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From this reading The hour of prosperity, of triumph, is the most dangerous period in the experience of a young man.
proud
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From this reading It was a proud moment for Richard Grant when he rose from the stern sheets of the Emma, and found the Alice was two or three lengths behind, and when he heard the shouts of his friends rend the air.
RACE
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From this reading RICHARD WINS ANOTHER RACE, AND TUNBROOK IS MUTINOUS.
Regulators
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From this reading It was victory--another triumph over the Regulators, who had threatened to make Tunbrook too hot to hold him.
rend
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From this reading It was a proud moment for Richard Grant when he rose from the stern sheets of the Emma, and found the Alice was two or three lengths behind, and when he heard the shouts of his friends rend the air.
RICHARD
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From this reading RICHARD WINS ANOTHER RACE, AND TUNBROOK IS MUTINOUS.
rose
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From this reading It was a proud moment for Richard Grant when he rose from the stern sheets of the Emma, and found the Alice was two or three lengths behind, and when he heard the shouts of his friends rend the air.
sheets
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From this reading It was a proud moment for Richard Grant when he rose from the stern sheets of the Emma, and found the Alice was two or three lengths behind, and when he heard the shouts of his friends rend the air.
shouts
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From this reading It was a proud moment for Richard Grant when he rose from the stern sheets of the Emma, and found the Alice was two or three lengths behind, and when he heard the shouts of his friends rend the air.
stern
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From this reading It was a proud moment for Richard Grant when he rose from the stern sheets of the Emma, and found the Alice was two or three lengths behind, and when he heard the shouts of his friends rend the air.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They did not get ahead very fast, and he felt that his conquest over them was complete.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was a proud moment for Richard Grant when he rose from the stern sheets of the Emma, and found the Alice was two or three lengths behind, and when he heard the shouts of his friends rend the air.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They did not get ahead very fast, and he felt that his conquest over them was complete.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They did not get ahead very fast, and he felt that his conquest over them was complete.
threatened
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From this reading It was victory--another triumph over the Regulators, who had threatened to make Tunbrook too hot to hold him.
three
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From this reading It was a proud moment for Richard Grant when he rose from the stern sheets of the Emma, and found the Alice was two or three lengths behind, and when he heard the shouts of his friends rend the air.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was victory--another triumph over the Regulators, who had threatened to make Tunbrook too hot to hold him.
too
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From this reading It was victory--another triumph over the Regulators, who had threatened to make Tunbrook too hot to hold him.
triumph
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From this reading It was victory--another triumph over the Regulators, who had threatened to make Tunbrook too hot to hold him.
TUNBROOK
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From this reading RICHARD WINS ANOTHER RACE, AND TUNBROOK IS MUTINOUS.
two
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From this reading It was a proud moment for Richard Grant when he rose from the stern sheets of the Emma, and found the Alice was two or three lengths behind, and when he heard the shouts of his friends rend the air.
very
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From this reading They did not get ahead very fast, and he felt that his conquest over them was complete.
victory
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From this reading It was victory--another triumph over the Regulators, who had threatened to make Tunbrook too hot to hold him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a proud moment for Richard Grant when he rose from the stern sheets of the Emma, and found the Alice was two or three lengths behind, and when he heard the shouts of his friends rend the air.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was a proud moment for Richard Grant when he rose from the stern sheets of the Emma, and found the Alice was two or three lengths behind, and when he heard the shouts of his friends rend the air.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was victory--another triumph over the Regulators, who had threatened to make Tunbrook too hot to hold him.
WINS
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From this reading RICHARD WINS ANOTHER RACE, AND TUNBROOK IS MUTINOUS.
young
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From this reading The hour of prosperity, of triumph, is the most dangerous period in the experience of a young man.
