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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 larger and bulkier crumpled heap which lay on the road a little beyond the hat, that heap with all its outlines already blurred by snow, that heap must be the baronet himself!
airy
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From this reading In that hat, thanks doubtless to its airy _insouciant_ grace, he had won Philippa; in that hat he would have bearded her, defied her, and cast her off!
all
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From this reading YES, the white hat, lying there all battered and crushed on the white snow, must be the hat of Sir Runan!
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The larger and bulkier crumpled heap which lay on the road a little beyond the hat, that heap with all its outlines already blurred by snow, that heap must be the baronet himself!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading YES, the white hat, lying there all battered and crushed on the white snow, must be the hat of Sir Runan!
aristocrat
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From this reading Who else but the tigerish aristocrat that disdained the homely four-wheeler and preferred to walk five miles to his victim on this night of dread--who else would wear the gay gossamer of July in stormy December?
baronet
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From this reading The larger and bulkier crumpled heap which lay on the road a little beyond the hat, that heap with all its outlines already blurred by snow, that heap must be the baronet himself!
battered
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From this reading YES, the white hat, lying there all battered and crushed on the white snow, must be the hat of Sir Runan!
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading YES, the white hat, lying there all battered and crushed on the white snow, must be the hat of Sir Runan!
bearded
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From this reading In that hat, thanks doubtless to its airy _insouciant_ grace, he had won Philippa; in that hat he would have bearded her, defied her, and cast her off!
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading The larger and bulkier crumpled heap which lay on the road a little beyond the hat, that heap with all its outlines already blurred by snow, that heap must be the baronet himself!
blurred
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From this reading The larger and bulkier crumpled heap which lay on the road a little beyond the hat, that heap with all its outlines already blurred by snow, that heap must be the baronet himself!
bulkier
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From this reading The larger and bulkier crumpled heap which lay on the road a little beyond the hat, that heap with all its outlines already blurred by snow, that heap must be the baronet himself!
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Who else but the tigerish aristocrat that disdained the homely four-wheeler and preferred to walk five miles to his victim on this night of dread--who else would wear the gay gossamer of July in stormy December?
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The larger and bulkier crumpled heap which lay on the road a little beyond the hat, that heap with all its outlines already blurred by snow, that heap must be the baronet himself!
cast
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From this reading In that hat, thanks doubtless to its airy _insouciant_ grace, he had won Philippa; in that hat he would have bearded her, defied her, and cast her off!
cruelty
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From this reading The cruelty of man!
crumpled
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From this reading The larger and bulkier crumpled heap which lay on the road a little beyond the hat, that heap with all its outlines already blurred by snow, that heap must be the baronet himself!
crushed
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From this reading YES, the white hat, lying there all battered and crushed on the white snow, must be the hat of Sir Runan!
December
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From this reading Who else but the tigerish aristocrat that disdained the homely four-wheeler and preferred to walk five miles to his victim on this night of dread--who else would wear the gay gossamer of July in stormy December?
defied
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From this reading In that hat, thanks doubtless to its airy _insouciant_ grace, he had won Philippa; in that hat he would have bearded her, defied her, and cast her off!
disdained
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From this reading Who else but the tigerish aristocrat that disdained the homely four-wheeler and preferred to walk five miles to his victim on this night of dread--who else would wear the gay gossamer of July in stormy December?
doubtless
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From this reading In that hat, thanks doubtless to its airy _insouciant_ grace, he had won Philippa; in that hat he would have bearded her, defied her, and cast her off!
dread
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From this reading Who else but the tigerish aristocrat that disdained the homely four-wheeler and preferred to walk five miles to his victim on this night of dread--who else would wear the gay gossamer of July in stormy December?
else
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From this reading Who else but the tigerish aristocrat that disdained the homely four-wheeler and preferred to walk five miles to his victim on this night of dread--who else would wear the gay gossamer of July in stormy December?
five
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From this reading Who else but the tigerish aristocrat that disdained the homely four-wheeler and preferred to walk five miles to his victim on this night of dread--who else would wear the gay gossamer of July in stormy December?
four-wheeler
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From this reading Who else but the tigerish aristocrat that disdained the homely four-wheeler and preferred to walk five miles to his victim on this night of dread--who else would wear the gay gossamer of July in stormy December?
gay
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From this reading Who else but the tigerish aristocrat that disdained the homely four-wheeler and preferred to walk five miles to his victim on this night of dread--who else would wear the gay gossamer of July in stormy December?
gossamer
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From this reading Who else but the tigerish aristocrat that disdained the homely four-wheeler and preferred to walk five miles to his victim on this night of dread--who else would wear the gay gossamer of July in stormy December?
grace
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From this reading In that hat, thanks doubtless to its airy _insouciant_ grace, he had won Philippa; in that hat he would have bearded her, defied her, and cast her off!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In that hat, thanks doubtless to its airy _insouciant_ grace, he had won Philippa; in that hat he would have bearded her, defied her, and cast her off!
hat
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From this reading YES, the white hat, lying there all battered and crushed on the white snow, must be the hat of Sir Runan!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading In that hat, thanks doubtless to its airy _insouciant_ grace, he had won Philippa; in that hat he would have bearded her, defied her, and cast her off!
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In that hat, thanks doubtless to its airy _insouciant_ grace, he had won Philippa; in that hat he would have bearded her, defied her, and cast her off!
heap
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From this reading The larger and bulkier crumpled heap which lay on the road a little beyond the hat, that heap with all its outlines already blurred by snow, that heap must be the baronet himself!
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In that hat, thanks doubtless to its airy _insouciant_ grace, he had won Philippa; in that hat he would have bearded her, defied her, and cast her off!
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The larger and bulkier crumpled heap which lay on the road a little beyond the hat, that heap with all its outlines already blurred by snow, that heap must be the baronet himself!
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Who else but the tigerish aristocrat that disdained the homely four-wheeler and preferred to walk five miles to his victim on this night of dread--who else would wear the gay gossamer of July in stormy December?
homely
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From this reading Who else but the tigerish aristocrat that disdained the homely four-wheeler and preferred to walk five miles to his victim on this night of dread--who else would wear the gay gossamer of July in stormy December?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Who else but the tigerish aristocrat that disdained the homely four-wheeler and preferred to walk five miles to his victim on this night of dread--who else would wear the gay gossamer of July in stormy December?
insouciant
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From this reading In that hat, thanks doubtless to its airy _insouciant_ grace, he had won Philippa; in that hat he would have bearded her, defied her, and cast her off!
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading In that hat, thanks doubtless to its airy _insouciant_ grace, he had won Philippa; in that hat he would have bearded her, defied her, and cast her off!
July
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From this reading Who else but the tigerish aristocrat that disdained the homely four-wheeler and preferred to walk five miles to his victim on this night of dread--who else would wear the gay gossamer of July in stormy December?
larger
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From this reading The larger and bulkier crumpled heap which lay on the road a little beyond the hat, that heap with all its outlines already blurred by snow, that heap must be the baronet himself!
lay
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From this reading The larger and bulkier crumpled heap which lay on the road a little beyond the hat, that heap with all its outlines already blurred by snow, that heap must be the baronet himself!
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The larger and bulkier crumpled heap which lay on the road a little beyond the hat, that heap with all its outlines already blurred by snow, that heap must be the baronet himself!
lying
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From this reading YES, the white hat, lying there all battered and crushed on the white snow, must be the hat of Sir Runan!
man
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From this reading The cruelty of man!
miles
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From this reading Who else but the tigerish aristocrat that disdained the homely four-wheeler and preferred to walk five miles to his victim on this night of dread--who else would wear the gay gossamer of July in stormy December?
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading YES, the white hat, lying there all battered and crushed on the white snow, must be the hat of Sir Runan!
night
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From this reading Who else but the tigerish aristocrat that disdained the homely four-wheeler and preferred to walk five miles to his victim on this night of dread--who else would wear the gay gossamer of July in stormy December?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading YES, the white hat, lying there all battered and crushed on the white snow, must be the hat of Sir Runan!
off
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From this reading In that hat, thanks doubtless to its airy _insouciant_ grace, he had won Philippa; in that hat he would have bearded her, defied her, and cast her off!
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading YES, the white hat, lying there all battered and crushed on the white snow, must be the hat of Sir Runan!
outlines
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From this reading The larger and bulkier crumpled heap which lay on the road a little beyond the hat, that heap with all its outlines already blurred by snow, that heap must be the baronet himself!
Philippa
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From this reading In that hat, thanks doubtless to its airy _insouciant_ grace, he had won Philippa; in that hat he would have bearded her, defied her, and cast her off!
preferred
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From this reading Who else but the tigerish aristocrat that disdained the homely four-wheeler and preferred to walk five miles to his victim on this night of dread--who else would wear the gay gossamer of July in stormy December?
road
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From this reading The larger and bulkier crumpled heap which lay on the road a little beyond the hat, that heap with all its outlines already blurred by snow, that heap must be the baronet himself!
Runan
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From this reading YES, the white hat, lying there all battered and crushed on the white snow, must be the hat of Sir Runan!
Sir
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From this reading YES, the white hat, lying there all battered and crushed on the white snow, must be the hat of Sir Runan!
snow
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From this reading YES, the white hat, lying there all battered and crushed on the white snow, must be the hat of Sir Runan!
stormy
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From this reading Who else but the tigerish aristocrat that disdained the homely four-wheeler and preferred to walk five miles to his victim on this night of dread--who else would wear the gay gossamer of July in stormy December?
thanks
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From this reading In that hat, thanks doubtless to its airy _insouciant_ grace, he had won Philippa; in that hat he would have bearded her, defied her, and cast her off!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Who else but the tigerish aristocrat that disdained the homely four-wheeler and preferred to walk five miles to his victim on this night of dread--who else would wear the gay gossamer of July in stormy December?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading YES, the white hat, lying there all battered and crushed on the white snow, must be the hat of Sir Runan!
there
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From this reading YES, the white hat, lying there all battered and crushed on the white snow, must be the hat of Sir Runan!
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Who else but the tigerish aristocrat that disdained the homely four-wheeler and preferred to walk five miles to his victim on this night of dread--who else would wear the gay gossamer of July in stormy December?
tigerish
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From this reading Who else but the tigerish aristocrat that disdained the homely four-wheeler and preferred to walk five miles to his victim on this night of dread--who else would wear the gay gossamer of July in stormy December?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Who else but the tigerish aristocrat that disdained the homely four-wheeler and preferred to walk five miles to his victim on this night of dread--who else would wear the gay gossamer of July in stormy December?
victim
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From this reading Who else but the tigerish aristocrat that disdained the homely four-wheeler and preferred to walk five miles to his victim on this night of dread--who else would wear the gay gossamer of July in stormy December?
walk
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From this reading Who else but the tigerish aristocrat that disdained the homely four-wheeler and preferred to walk five miles to his victim on this night of dread--who else would wear the gay gossamer of July in stormy December?
wear
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From this reading Who else but the tigerish aristocrat that disdained the homely four-wheeler and preferred to walk five miles to his victim on this night of dread--who else would wear the gay gossamer of July in stormy December?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The larger and bulkier crumpled heap which lay on the road a little beyond the hat, that heap with all its outlines already blurred by snow, that heap must be the baronet himself!
white
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From this reading YES, the white hat, lying there all battered and crushed on the white snow, must be the hat of Sir Runan!
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Who else but the tigerish aristocrat that disdained the homely four-wheeler and preferred to walk five miles to his victim on this night of dread--who else would wear the gay gossamer of July in stormy December?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The larger and bulkier crumpled heap which lay on the road a little beyond the hat, that heap with all its outlines already blurred by snow, that heap must be the baronet himself!
won
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From this reading In that hat, thanks doubtless to its airy _insouciant_ grace, he had won Philippa; in that hat he would have bearded her, defied her, and cast her off!
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Who else but the tigerish aristocrat that disdained the homely four-wheeler and preferred to walk five miles to his victim on this night of dread--who else would wear the gay gossamer of July in stormy December?
YES
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From this reading YES, the white hat, lying there all battered and crushed on the white snow, must be the hat of Sir Runan!
