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From this reading [Footnote 31: In the original it is _lent the giant_, the term _lent_ being old English or Saxon for _gave_.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The news of this celebrated victory rapidly spread throughout the country, for the giant had been a common enemy to the inhabitants.
afterwards
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From this reading A few days afterwards, Tom took possession of the cave and all the giant's treasure.
all
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From this reading A few days afterwards, Tom took possession of the cave and all the giant's treasure.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They made bonfires for joy, and testified their respect to Tom by every means in their power.
antiquity
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From this reading The expression sufficiently proves the antiquity of the version.]
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The news of this celebrated victory rapidly spread throughout the country, for the giant had been a common enemy to the inhabitants.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading [Footnote 31: In the original it is _lent the giant_, the term _lent_ being old English or Saxon for _gave_.
bonfires
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From this reading They made bonfires for joy, and testified their respect to Tom by every means in their power.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They made bonfires for joy, and testified their respect to Tom by every means in their power.
cave
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From this reading A few days afterwards, Tom took possession of the cave and all the giant's treasure.
celebrated
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From this reading The news of this celebrated victory rapidly spread throughout the country, for the giant had been a common enemy to the inhabitants.
common
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From this reading The news of this celebrated victory rapidly spread throughout the country, for the giant had been a common enemy to the inhabitants.
country
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From this reading The news of this celebrated victory rapidly spread throughout the country, for the giant had been a common enemy to the inhabitants.
days
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From this reading A few days afterwards, Tom took possession of the cave and all the giant's treasure.
enemy
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From this reading The news of this celebrated victory rapidly spread throughout the country, for the giant had been a common enemy to the inhabitants.
English
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From this reading [Footnote 31: In the original it is _lent the giant_, the term _lent_ being old English or Saxon for _gave_.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading They made bonfires for joy, and testified their respect to Tom by every means in their power.
expression
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From this reading The expression sufficiently proves the antiquity of the version.]
few
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From this reading A few days afterwards, Tom took possession of the cave and all the giant's treasure.
Footnote
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From this reading [Footnote 31: In the original it is _lent the giant_, the term _lent_ being old English or Saxon for _gave_.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading [Footnote 31: In the original it is _lent the giant_, the term _lent_ being old English or Saxon for _gave_.
gave
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From this reading [Footnote 31: In the original it is _lent the giant_, the term _lent_ being old English or Saxon for _gave_.
giant
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From this reading [Footnote 31: In the original it is _lent the giant_, the term _lent_ being old English or Saxon for _gave_.
giant's
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From this reading A few days afterwards, Tom took possession of the cave and all the giant's treasure.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The news of this celebrated victory rapidly spread throughout the country, for the giant had been a common enemy to the inhabitants.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading [Footnote 31: In the original it is _lent the giant_, the term _lent_ being old English or Saxon for _gave_.
inhabitants
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From this reading The news of this celebrated victory rapidly spread throughout the country, for the giant had been a common enemy to the inhabitants.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading [Footnote 31: In the original it is _lent the giant_, the term _lent_ being old English or Saxon for _gave_.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading [Footnote 31: In the original it is _lent the giant_, the term _lent_ being old English or Saxon for _gave_.
joy
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From this reading They made bonfires for joy, and testified their respect to Tom by every means in their power.
lent
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From this reading [Footnote 31: In the original it is _lent the giant_, the term _lent_ being old English or Saxon for _gave_.
made
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From this reading They made bonfires for joy, and testified their respect to Tom by every means in their power.
means
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From this reading They made bonfires for joy, and testified their respect to Tom by every means in their power.
news
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From this reading The news of this celebrated victory rapidly spread throughout the country, for the giant had been a common enemy to the inhabitants.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The expression sufficiently proves the antiquity of the version.]
old
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From this reading [Footnote 31: In the original it is _lent the giant_, the term _lent_ being old English or Saxon for _gave_.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading [Footnote 31: In the original it is _lent the giant_, the term _lent_ being old English or Saxon for _gave_.
original
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From this reading [Footnote 31: In the original it is _lent the giant_, the term _lent_ being old English or Saxon for _gave_.
possession
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From this reading A few days afterwards, Tom took possession of the cave and all the giant's treasure.
power
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From this reading They made bonfires for joy, and testified their respect to Tom by every means in their power.
proves
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From this reading The expression sufficiently proves the antiquity of the version.]
rapidly
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From this reading The news of this celebrated victory rapidly spread throughout the country, for the giant had been a common enemy to the inhabitants.
respect
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From this reading They made bonfires for joy, and testified their respect to Tom by every means in their power.
Saxon
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From this reading [Footnote 31: In the original it is _lent the giant_, the term _lent_ being old English or Saxon for _gave_.
spread
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From this reading The news of this celebrated victory rapidly spread throughout the country, for the giant had been a common enemy to the inhabitants.
sufficiently
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From this reading The expression sufficiently proves the antiquity of the version.]
term
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From this reading [Footnote 31: In the original it is _lent the giant_, the term _lent_ being old English or Saxon for _gave_.
testified
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From this reading They made bonfires for joy, and testified their respect to Tom by every means in their power.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [Footnote 31: In the original it is _lent the giant_, the term _lent_ being old English or Saxon for _gave_.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They made bonfires for joy, and testified their respect to Tom by every means in their power.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They made bonfires for joy, and testified their respect to Tom by every means in their power.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The news of this celebrated victory rapidly spread throughout the country, for the giant had been a common enemy to the inhabitants.
throughoutprepositionUS /θruːˈaʊt/
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading The news of this celebrated victory rapidly spread throughout the country, for the giant had been a common enemy to the inhabitants.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The news of this celebrated victory rapidly spread throughout the country, for the giant had been a common enemy to the inhabitants.
Tom
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From this reading They made bonfires for joy, and testified their respect to Tom by every means in their power.
took
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From this reading A few days afterwards, Tom took possession of the cave and all the giant's treasure.
treasure
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From this reading A few days afterwards, Tom took possession of the cave and all the giant's treasure.
version
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From this reading The expression sufficiently proves the antiquity of the version.]
victory
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From this reading The news of this celebrated victory rapidly spread throughout the country, for the giant had been a common enemy to the inhabitants.
