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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 "Dese men dey sayin' dat dere's a Bristisher 'roun' heah," she explained.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE SEARCH "Like bloodhounds now they search me out,-- Hark, to the whistle and the shout!
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading --_Sir Walter Scott._ Sukey was standing before the entrance valiantly trying to keep the half dozen men who stood in the hall from entering.
bloodhounds
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Bristisher
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From this reading "Dese men dey sayin' dat dere's a Bristisher 'roun' heah," she explained.
couch
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From this reading If farther through the wilds I go, I only fall upon the foe; I'll couch me here till evening gray, Then darkling try my dangerous way."
dangerous
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From this reading If farther through the wilds I go, I only fall upon the foe; I'll couch me here till evening gray, Then darkling try my dangerous way."
darkling
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From this reading If farther through the wilds I go, I only fall upon the foe; I'll couch me here till evening gray, Then darkling try my dangerous way."
dat
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From this reading "Dese men dey sayin' dat dere's a Bristisher 'roun' heah," she explained.
dere's
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From this reading "Dese men dey sayin' dat dere's a Bristisher 'roun' heah," she explained.
Dese
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From this reading "Dese men dey sayin' dat dere's a Bristisher 'roun' heah," she explained.
dey
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From this reading "Dese men dey sayin' dat dere's a Bristisher 'roun' heah," she explained.
dozen
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From this reading --_Sir Walter Scott._ Sukey was standing before the entrance valiantly trying to keep the half dozen men who stood in the hall from entering.
entering
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entrance
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evening
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From this reading If farther through the wilds I go, I only fall upon the foe; I'll couch me here till evening gray, Then darkling try my dangerous way."
explained
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From this reading "Dese men dey sayin' dat dere's a Bristisher 'roun' heah," she explained.
fall
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From this reading If farther through the wilds I go, I only fall upon the foe; I'll couch me here till evening gray, Then darkling try my dangerous way."
farther
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From this reading If farther through the wilds I go, I only fall upon the foe; I'll couch me here till evening gray, Then darkling try my dangerous way."
foe
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From this reading If farther through the wilds I go, I only fall upon the foe; I'll couch me here till evening gray, Then darkling try my dangerous way."
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading --_Sir Walter Scott._ Sukey was standing before the entrance valiantly trying to keep the half dozen men who stood in the hall from entering.
go
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From this reading If farther through the wilds I go, I only fall upon the foe; I'll couch me here till evening gray, Then darkling try my dangerous way."
gray
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From this reading If farther through the wilds I go, I only fall upon the foe; I'll couch me here till evening gray, Then darkling try my dangerous way."
half
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From this reading --_Sir Walter Scott._ Sukey was standing before the entrance valiantly trying to keep the half dozen men who stood in the hall from entering.
hall
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From this reading --_Sir Walter Scott._ Sukey was standing before the entrance valiantly trying to keep the half dozen men who stood in the hall from entering.
Hark
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From this reading THE SEARCH "Like bloodhounds now they search me out,-- Hark, to the whistle and the shout!
heah
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From this reading "Dese men dey sayin' dat dere's a Bristisher 'roun' heah," she explained.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She turned toward her master with relief.
here
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From this reading If farther through the wilds I go, I only fall upon the foe; I'll couch me here till evening gray, Then darkling try my dangerous way."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading If farther through the wilds I go, I only fall upon the foe; I'll couch me here till evening gray, Then darkling try my dangerous way."
I'll
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From this reading If farther through the wilds I go, I only fall upon the foe; I'll couch me here till evening gray, Then darkling try my dangerous way."
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If farther through the wilds I go, I only fall upon the foe; I'll couch me here till evening gray, Then darkling try my dangerous way."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading --_Sir Walter Scott._ Sukey was standing before the entrance valiantly trying to keep the half dozen men who stood in the hall from entering.
keep
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From this reading --_Sir Walter Scott._ Sukey was standing before the entrance valiantly trying to keep the half dozen men who stood in the hall from entering.
Like
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master
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From this reading She turned toward her master with relief.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE SEARCH "Like bloodhounds now they search me out,-- Hark, to the whistle and the shout!
men
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From this reading --_Sir Walter Scott._ Sukey was standing before the entrance valiantly trying to keep the half dozen men who stood in the hall from entering.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading If farther through the wilds I go, I only fall upon the foe; I'll couch me here till evening gray, Then darkling try my dangerous way."
now
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From this reading THE SEARCH "Like bloodhounds now they search me out,-- Hark, to the whistle and the shout!
only
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From this reading If farther through the wilds I go, I only fall upon the foe; I'll couch me here till evening gray, Then darkling try my dangerous way."
out
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From this reading THE SEARCH "Like bloodhounds now they search me out,-- Hark, to the whistle and the shout!
reliefnounUS /rɪˈliːf/
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading She turned toward her master with relief.
roun
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From this reading "Dese men dey sayin' dat dere's a Bristisher 'roun' heah," she explained.
sayin
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From this reading "Dese men dey sayin' dat dere's a Bristisher 'roun' heah," she explained.
Scott
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From this reading --_Sir Walter Scott._ Sukey was standing before the entrance valiantly trying to keep the half dozen men who stood in the hall from entering.
SEARCH
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From this reading THE SEARCH "Like bloodhounds now they search me out,-- Hark, to the whistle and the shout!
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She turned toward her master with relief.
shout
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From this reading THE SEARCH "Like bloodhounds now they search me out,-- Hark, to the whistle and the shout!
Sir
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From this reading --_Sir Walter Scott._ Sukey was standing before the entrance valiantly trying to keep the half dozen men who stood in the hall from entering.
standing
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From this reading --_Sir Walter Scott._ Sukey was standing before the entrance valiantly trying to keep the half dozen men who stood in the hall from entering.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading --_Sir Walter Scott._ Sukey was standing before the entrance valiantly trying to keep the half dozen men who stood in the hall from entering.
Sukey
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From this reading --_Sir Walter Scott._ Sukey was standing before the entrance valiantly trying to keep the half dozen men who stood in the hall from entering.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SEARCH "Like bloodhounds now they search me out,-- Hark, to the whistle and the shout!
Then
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From this reading If farther through the wilds I go, I only fall upon the foe; I'll couch me here till evening gray, Then darkling try my dangerous way."
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE SEARCH "Like bloodhounds now they search me out,-- Hark, to the whistle and the shout!
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading If farther through the wilds I go, I only fall upon the foe; I'll couch me here till evening gray, Then darkling try my dangerous way."
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading If farther through the wilds I go, I only fall upon the foe; I'll couch me here till evening gray, Then darkling try my dangerous way."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE SEARCH "Like bloodhounds now they search me out,-- Hark, to the whistle and the shout!
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading She turned toward her master with relief.
try
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From this reading If farther through the wilds I go, I only fall upon the foe; I'll couch me here till evening gray, Then darkling try my dangerous way."
trying
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From this reading --_Sir Walter Scott._ Sukey was standing before the entrance valiantly trying to keep the half dozen men who stood in the hall from entering.
turned
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From this reading She turned toward her master with relief.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading If farther through the wilds I go, I only fall upon the foe; I'll couch me here till evening gray, Then darkling try my dangerous way."
valiantly
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From this reading --_Sir Walter Scott._ Sukey was standing before the entrance valiantly trying to keep the half dozen men who stood in the hall from entering.
Walter
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From this reading --_Sir Walter Scott._ Sukey was standing before the entrance valiantly trying to keep the half dozen men who stood in the hall from entering.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading --_Sir Walter Scott._ Sukey was standing before the entrance valiantly trying to keep the half dozen men who stood in the hall from entering.
way
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From this reading If farther through the wilds I go, I only fall upon the foe; I'll couch me here till evening gray, Then darkling try my dangerous way."
whistlenounUS /ˈwɪsəl/
a high sound made by blowing through the lips
From this reading THE SEARCH "Like bloodhounds now they search me out,-- Hark, to the whistle and the shout!
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading --_Sir Walter Scott._ Sukey was standing before the entrance valiantly trying to keep the half dozen men who stood in the hall from entering.
wilds
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From this reading If farther through the wilds I go, I only fall upon the foe; I'll couch me here till evening gray, Then darkling try my dangerous way."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She turned toward her master with relief.
