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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 I have always thought that, next to a hunting-horn, there is no music in the world equal to that of a pack of staunch hounds in full cry, nor a prettier sight to be seen than they present while flying over the ground, almost with the rapidity of thought.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There is not so much music in their baying then, by any means, and you do not see any thing about them to admire.
admire
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From this reading There is not so much music in their baying then, by any means, and you do not see any thing about them to admire.
alive
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From this reading How the deep-toned bays echo and re-echo through the woods, until it seems as if the bushes were fairly alive with the excited animal!
almost
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From this reading I have always thought that, next to a hunting-horn, there is no music in the world equal to that of a pack of staunch hounds in full cry, nor a prettier sight to be seen than they present while flying over the ground, almost with the rapidity of thought.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading How easily they bound along, and how your heart swells within you, as you sit on your good horse, with your trusty double-barrel in your hands, waiting for the game to break cover!
always
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From this reading I have always thought that, next to a hunting-horn, there is no music in the world equal to that of a pack of staunch hounds in full cry, nor a prettier sight to be seen than they present while flying over the ground, almost with the rapidity of thought.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading How the deep-toned bays echo and re-echo through the woods, until it seems as if the bushes were fairly alive with the excited animal!
animal
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From this reading How the deep-toned bays echo and re-echo through the woods, until it seems as if the bushes were fairly alive with the excited animal!
any
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From this reading There is not so much music in their baying then, by any means, and you do not see any thing about them to admire.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading This is grand and inspiring under certain circumstances; but if you are the hunted instead of the hunter, and those hounds are on your track, and you have nothing but a couple of loads of buckshot and your own lightness of foot to depend upon, the case is very different.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading How the deep-toned bays echo and re-echo through the woods, until it seems as if the bushes were fairly alive with the excited animal!
baying
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From this reading There is not so much music in their baying then, by any means, and you do not see any thing about them to admire.
bays
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From this reading How the deep-toned bays echo and re-echo through the woods, until it seems as if the bushes were fairly alive with the excited animal!
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I have always thought that, next to a hunting-horn, there is no music in the world equal to that of a pack of staunch hounds in full cry, nor a prettier sight to be seen than they present while flying over the ground, almost with the rapidity of thought.
bound
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From this reading How easily they bound along, and how your heart swells within you, as you sit on your good horse, with your trusty double-barrel in your hands, waiting for the game to break cover!
break
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From this reading How easily they bound along, and how your heart swells within you, as you sit on your good horse, with your trusty double-barrel in your hands, waiting for the game to break cover!
buckshot
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From this reading This is grand and inspiring under certain circumstances; but if you are the hunted instead of the hunter, and those hounds are on your track, and you have nothing but a couple of loads of buckshot and your own lightness of foot to depend upon, the case is very different.
bushes
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From this reading How the deep-toned bays echo and re-echo through the woods, until it seems as if the bushes were fairly alive with the excited animal!
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading This is grand and inspiring under certain circumstances; but if you are the hunted instead of the hunter, and those hounds are on your track, and you have nothing but a couple of loads of buckshot and your own lightness of foot to depend upon, the case is very different.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There is not so much music in their baying then, by any means, and you do not see any thing about them to admire.
case
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From this reading This is grand and inspiring under certain circumstances; but if you are the hunted instead of the hunter, and those hounds are on your track, and you have nothing but a couple of loads of buckshot and your own lightness of foot to depend upon, the case is very different.
certain
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From this reading This is grand and inspiring under certain circumstances; but if you are the hunted instead of the hunter, and those hounds are on your track, and you have nothing but a couple of loads of buckshot and your own lightness of foot to depend upon, the case is very different.
circumstances
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From this reading This is grand and inspiring under certain circumstances; but if you are the hunted instead of the hunter, and those hounds are on your track, and you have nothing but a couple of loads of buckshot and your own lightness of foot to depend upon, the case is very different.
couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/
two people or things considered together
From this reading This is grand and inspiring under certain circumstances; but if you are the hunted instead of the hunter, and those hounds are on your track, and you have nothing but a couple of loads of buckshot and your own lightness of foot to depend upon, the case is very different.
cover
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From this reading How easily they bound along, and how your heart swells within you, as you sit on your good horse, with your trusty double-barrel in your hands, waiting for the game to break cover!
cry
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From this reading I have always thought that, next to a hunting-horn, there is no music in the world equal to that of a pack of staunch hounds in full cry, nor a prettier sight to be seen than they present while flying over the ground, almost with the rapidity of thought.
deep-toned
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From this reading How the deep-toned bays echo and re-echo through the woods, until it seems as if the bushes were fairly alive with the excited animal!
depend
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From this reading This is grand and inspiring under certain circumstances; but if you are the hunted instead of the hunter, and those hounds are on your track, and you have nothing but a couple of loads of buckshot and your own lightness of foot to depend upon, the case is very different.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This is grand and inspiring under certain circumstances; but if you are the hunted instead of the hunter, and those hounds are on your track, and you have nothing but a couple of loads of buckshot and your own lightness of foot to depend upon, the case is very different.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading There is not so much music in their baying then, by any means, and you do not see any thing about them to admire.
double-barrel
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From this reading How easily they bound along, and how your heart swells within you, as you sit on your good horse, with your trusty double-barrel in your hands, waiting for the game to break cover!
easily
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From this reading How easily they bound along, and how your heart swells within you, as you sit on your good horse, with your trusty double-barrel in your hands, waiting for the game to break cover!
echo
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From this reading How the deep-toned bays echo and re-echo through the woods, until it seems as if the bushes were fairly alive with the excited animal!
equal
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From this reading I have always thought that, next to a hunting-horn, there is no music in the world equal to that of a pack of staunch hounds in full cry, nor a prettier sight to be seen than they present while flying over the ground, almost with the rapidity of thought.
excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading How the deep-toned bays echo and re-echo through the woods, until it seems as if the bushes were fairly alive with the excited animal!
fairly
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From this reading How the deep-toned bays echo and re-echo through the woods, until it seems as if the bushes were fairly alive with the excited animal!
flying
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From this reading I have always thought that, next to a hunting-horn, there is no music in the world equal to that of a pack of staunch hounds in full cry, nor a prettier sight to be seen than they present while flying over the ground, almost with the rapidity of thought.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This is grand and inspiring under certain circumstances; but if you are the hunted instead of the hunter, and those hounds are on your track, and you have nothing but a couple of loads of buckshot and your own lightness of foot to depend upon, the case is very different.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading How easily they bound along, and how your heart swells within you, as you sit on your good horse, with your trusty double-barrel in your hands, waiting for the game to break cover!
full
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From this reading I have always thought that, next to a hunting-horn, there is no music in the world equal to that of a pack of staunch hounds in full cry, nor a prettier sight to be seen than they present while flying over the ground, almost with the rapidity of thought.
game
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From this reading How easily they bound along, and how your heart swells within you, as you sit on your good horse, with your trusty double-barrel in your hands, waiting for the game to break cover!
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How easily they bound along, and how your heart swells within you, as you sit on your good horse, with your trusty double-barrel in your hands, waiting for the game to break cover!
grand
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From this reading This is grand and inspiring under certain circumstances; but if you are the hunted instead of the hunter, and those hounds are on your track, and you have nothing but a couple of loads of buckshot and your own lightness of foot to depend upon, the case is very different.
ground
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From this reading I have always thought that, next to a hunting-horn, there is no music in the world equal to that of a pack of staunch hounds in full cry, nor a prettier sight to be seen than they present while flying over the ground, almost with the rapidity of thought.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading How easily they bound along, and how your heart swells within you, as you sit on your good horse, with your trusty double-barrel in your hands, waiting for the game to break cover!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have always thought that, next to a hunting-horn, there is no music in the world equal to that of a pack of staunch hounds in full cry, nor a prettier sight to be seen than they present while flying over the ground, almost with the rapidity of thought.
heart
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From this reading How easily they bound along, and how your heart swells within you, as you sit on your good horse, with your trusty double-barrel in your hands, waiting for the game to break cover!
horse
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From this reading How easily they bound along, and how your heart swells within you, as you sit on your good horse, with your trusty double-barrel in your hands, waiting for the game to break cover!
hounds
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From this reading I have always thought that, next to a hunting-horn, there is no music in the world equal to that of a pack of staunch hounds in full cry, nor a prettier sight to be seen than they present while flying over the ground, almost with the rapidity of thought.
How
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From this reading How the deep-toned bays echo and re-echo through the woods, until it seems as if the bushes were fairly alive with the excited animal!
hunted
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From this reading This is grand and inspiring under certain circumstances; but if you are the hunted instead of the hunter, and those hounds are on your track, and you have nothing but a couple of loads of buckshot and your own lightness of foot to depend upon, the case is very different.
hunter
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From this reading This is grand and inspiring under certain circumstances; but if you are the hunted instead of the hunter, and those hounds are on your track, and you have nothing but a couple of loads of buckshot and your own lightness of foot to depend upon, the case is very different.
hunting-horn
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From this reading I have always thought that, next to a hunting-horn, there is no music in the world equal to that of a pack of staunch hounds in full cry, nor a prettier sight to be seen than they present while flying over the ground, almost with the rapidity of thought.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have always thought that, next to a hunting-horn, there is no music in the world equal to that of a pack of staunch hounds in full cry, nor a prettier sight to be seen than they present while flying over the ground, almost with the rapidity of thought.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading How the deep-toned bays echo and re-echo through the woods, until it seems as if the bushes were fairly alive with the excited animal!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I have always thought that, next to a hunting-horn, there is no music in the world equal to that of a pack of staunch hounds in full cry, nor a prettier sight to be seen than they present while flying over the ground, almost with the rapidity of thought.
inspiring
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From this reading This is grand and inspiring under certain circumstances; but if you are the hunted instead of the hunter, and those hounds are on your track, and you have nothing but a couple of loads of buckshot and your own lightness of foot to depend upon, the case is very different.
instead
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From this reading This is grand and inspiring under certain circumstances; but if you are the hunted instead of the hunter, and those hounds are on your track, and you have nothing but a couple of loads of buckshot and your own lightness of foot to depend upon, the case is very different.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I have always thought that, next to a hunting-horn, there is no music in the world equal to that of a pack of staunch hounds in full cry, nor a prettier sight to be seen than they present while flying over the ground, almost with the rapidity of thought.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading How the deep-toned bays echo and re-echo through the woods, until it seems as if the bushes were fairly alive with the excited animal!
lightness
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From this reading This is grand and inspiring under certain circumstances; but if you are the hunted instead of the hunter, and those hounds are on your track, and you have nothing but a couple of loads of buckshot and your own lightness of foot to depend upon, the case is very different.
loads
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From this reading This is grand and inspiring under certain circumstances; but if you are the hunted instead of the hunter, and those hounds are on your track, and you have nothing but a couple of loads of buckshot and your own lightness of foot to depend upon, the case is very different.
means
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From this reading There is not so much music in their baying then, by any means, and you do not see any thing about them to admire.
much
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From this reading There is not so much music in their baying then, by any means, and you do not see any thing about them to admire.
music
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From this reading I have always thought that, next to a hunting-horn, there is no music in the world equal to that of a pack of staunch hounds in full cry, nor a prettier sight to be seen than they present while flying over the ground, almost with the rapidity of thought.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have always thought that, next to a hunting-horn, there is no music in the world equal to that of a pack of staunch hounds in full cry, nor a prettier sight to be seen than they present while flying over the ground, almost with the rapidity of thought.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I have always thought that, next to a hunting-horn, there is no music in the world equal to that of a pack of staunch hounds in full cry, nor a prettier sight to be seen than they present while flying over the ground, almost with the rapidity of thought.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading I have always thought that, next to a hunting-horn, there is no music in the world equal to that of a pack of staunch hounds in full cry, nor a prettier sight to be seen than they present while flying over the ground, almost with the rapidity of thought.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There is not so much music in their baying then, by any means, and you do not see any thing about them to admire.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading This is grand and inspiring under certain circumstances; but if you are the hunted instead of the hunter, and those hounds are on your track, and you have nothing but a couple of loads of buckshot and your own lightness of foot to depend upon, the case is very different.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I have always thought that, next to a hunting-horn, there is no music in the world equal to that of a pack of staunch hounds in full cry, nor a prettier sight to be seen than they present while flying over the ground, almost with the rapidity of thought.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading How easily they bound along, and how your heart swells within you, as you sit on your good horse, with your trusty double-barrel in your hands, waiting for the game to break cover!
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I have always thought that, next to a hunting-horn, there is no music in the world equal to that of a pack of staunch hounds in full cry, nor a prettier sight to be seen than they present while flying over the ground, almost with the rapidity of thought.
own
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From this reading This is grand and inspiring under certain circumstances; but if you are the hunted instead of the hunter, and those hounds are on your track, and you have nothing but a couple of loads of buckshot and your own lightness of foot to depend upon, the case is very different.
pack
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From this reading I have always thought that, next to a hunting-horn, there is no music in the world equal to that of a pack of staunch hounds in full cry, nor a prettier sight to be seen than they present while flying over the ground, almost with the rapidity of thought.
present
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From this reading I have always thought that, next to a hunting-horn, there is no music in the world equal to that of a pack of staunch hounds in full cry, nor a prettier sight to be seen than they present while flying over the ground, almost with the rapidity of thought.
prettier
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From this reading I have always thought that, next to a hunting-horn, there is no music in the world equal to that of a pack of staunch hounds in full cry, nor a prettier sight to be seen than they present while flying over the ground, almost with the rapidity of thought.
rapiditynounUS /rəˈpɪdəti/
great speed
From this reading I have always thought that, next to a hunting-horn, there is no music in the world equal to that of a pack of staunch hounds in full cry, nor a prettier sight to be seen than they present while flying over the ground, almost with the rapidity of thought.
re-echo
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From this reading How the deep-toned bays echo and re-echo through the woods, until it seems as if the bushes were fairly alive with the excited animal!
see
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From this reading There is not so much music in their baying then, by any means, and you do not see any thing about them to admire.
seems
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From this reading How the deep-toned bays echo and re-echo through the woods, until it seems as if the bushes were fairly alive with the excited animal!
seen
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From this reading I have always thought that, next to a hunting-horn, there is no music in the world equal to that of a pack of staunch hounds in full cry, nor a prettier sight to be seen than they present while flying over the ground, almost with the rapidity of thought.
sight
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From this reading I have always thought that, next to a hunting-horn, there is no music in the world equal to that of a pack of staunch hounds in full cry, nor a prettier sight to be seen than they present while flying over the ground, almost with the rapidity of thought.
sit
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From this reading How easily they bound along, and how your heart swells within you, as you sit on your good horse, with your trusty double-barrel in your hands, waiting for the game to break cover!
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There is not so much music in their baying then, by any means, and you do not see any thing about them to admire.
staunch
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From this reading I have always thought that, next to a hunting-horn, there is no music in the world equal to that of a pack of staunch hounds in full cry, nor a prettier sight to be seen than they present while flying over the ground, almost with the rapidity of thought.
swells
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From this reading How easily they bound along, and how your heart swells within you, as you sit on your good horse, with your trusty double-barrel in your hands, waiting for the game to break cover!
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I have always thought that, next to a hunting-horn, there is no music in the world equal to that of a pack of staunch hounds in full cry, nor a prettier sight to be seen than they present while flying over the ground, almost with the rapidity of thought.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I have always thought that, next to a hunting-horn, there is no music in the world equal to that of a pack of staunch hounds in full cry, nor a prettier sight to be seen than they present while flying over the ground, almost with the rapidity of thought.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I have always thought that, next to a hunting-horn, there is no music in the world equal to that of a pack of staunch hounds in full cry, nor a prettier sight to be seen than they present while flying over the ground, almost with the rapidity of thought.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading There is not so much music in their baying then, by any means, and you do not see any thing about them to admire.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There is not so much music in their baying then, by any means, and you do not see any thing about them to admire.
then
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From this reading There is not so much music in their baying then, by any means, and you do not see any thing about them to admire.
there
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From this reading I have always thought that, next to a hunting-horn, there is no music in the world equal to that of a pack of staunch hounds in full cry, nor a prettier sight to be seen than they present while flying over the ground, almost with the rapidity of thought.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I have always thought that, next to a hunting-horn, there is no music in the world equal to that of a pack of staunch hounds in full cry, nor a prettier sight to be seen than they present while flying over the ground, almost with the rapidity of thought.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There is not so much music in their baying then, by any means, and you do not see any thing about them to admire.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is grand and inspiring under certain circumstances; but if you are the hunted instead of the hunter, and those hounds are on your track, and you have nothing but a couple of loads of buckshot and your own lightness of foot to depend upon, the case is very different.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading This is grand and inspiring under certain circumstances; but if you are the hunted instead of the hunter, and those hounds are on your track, and you have nothing but a couple of loads of buckshot and your own lightness of foot to depend upon, the case is very different.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have always thought that, next to a hunting-horn, there is no music in the world equal to that of a pack of staunch hounds in full cry, nor a prettier sight to be seen than they present while flying over the ground, almost with the rapidity of thought.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading How the deep-toned bays echo and re-echo through the woods, until it seems as if the bushes were fairly alive with the excited animal!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I have always thought that, next to a hunting-horn, there is no music in the world equal to that of a pack of staunch hounds in full cry, nor a prettier sight to be seen than they present while flying over the ground, almost with the rapidity of thought.
tracknounUS /træk/
a route or signs showing the way someone went
From this reading This is grand and inspiring under certain circumstances; but if you are the hunted instead of the hunter, and those hounds are on your track, and you have nothing but a couple of loads of buckshot and your own lightness of foot to depend upon, the case is very different.
trusty
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From this reading How easily they bound along, and how your heart swells within you, as you sit on your good horse, with your trusty double-barrel in your hands, waiting for the game to break cover!
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading This is grand and inspiring under certain circumstances; but if you are the hunted instead of the hunter, and those hounds are on your track, and you have nothing but a couple of loads of buckshot and your own lightness of foot to depend upon, the case is very different.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading How the deep-toned bays echo and re-echo through the woods, until it seems as if the bushes were fairly alive with the excited animal!
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading This is grand and inspiring under certain circumstances; but if you are the hunted instead of the hunter, and those hounds are on your track, and you have nothing but a couple of loads of buckshot and your own lightness of foot to depend upon, the case is very different.
very
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From this reading This is grand and inspiring under certain circumstances; but if you are the hunted instead of the hunter, and those hounds are on your track, and you have nothing but a couple of loads of buckshot and your own lightness of foot to depend upon, the case is very different.
waiting
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From this reading How easily they bound along, and how your heart swells within you, as you sit on your good horse, with your trusty double-barrel in your hands, waiting for the game to break cover!
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading How the deep-toned bays echo and re-echo through the woods, until it seems as if the bushes were fairly alive with the excited animal!
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading I have always thought that, next to a hunting-horn, there is no music in the world equal to that of a pack of staunch hounds in full cry, nor a prettier sight to be seen than they present while flying over the ground, almost with the rapidity of thought.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I have always thought that, next to a hunting-horn, there is no music in the world equal to that of a pack of staunch hounds in full cry, nor a prettier sight to be seen than they present while flying over the ground, almost with the rapidity of thought.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading How easily they bound along, and how your heart swells within you, as you sit on your good horse, with your trusty double-barrel in your hands, waiting for the game to break cover!
woods
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From this reading How the deep-toned bays echo and re-echo through the woods, until it seems as if the bushes were fairly alive with the excited animal!
world
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have always thought that, next to a hunting-horn, there is no music in the world equal to that of a pack of staunch hounds in full cry, nor a prettier sight to be seen than they present while flying over the ground, almost with the rapidity of thought.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading How easily they bound along, and how your heart swells within you, as you sit on your good horse, with your trusty double-barrel in your hands, waiting for the game to break cover!
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading How easily they bound along, and how your heart swells within you, as you sit on your good horse, with your trusty double-barrel in your hands, waiting for the game to break cover!
