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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 BEN JONSON'S TALE OF ROBIN HOOD When Quentin sallied from the convent, he could mark the precipitate retreat of the Bohemian, whose dark figure was seen in the far moonlight flying with the speed of a flogged hound quite through the street of the little village, and across the level meadow that lay beyond.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading BEN JONSON'S TALE OF ROBIN HOOD When Quentin sallied from the convent, he could mark the precipitate retreat of the Bohemian, whose dark figure was seen in the far moonlight flying with the speed of a flogged hound quite through the street of the little village, and across the level meadow that lay beyond.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading What, the rude ranger? and spied spy?--hands off-- You are for no such rustics.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading What, the rude ranger? and spied spy?--hands off-- You are for no such rustics.
armour
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From this reading Being fortunately without his cloak and armour, the Scottish mountaineer was at liberty to put forth a speed which was unrivalled in his own glens, and which, notwithstanding the rate at which the Bohemian ran, was likely soon to bring his pursuer up with him.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Being fortunately without his cloak and armour, the Scottish mountaineer was at liberty to put forth a speed which was unrivalled in his own glens, and which, notwithstanding the rate at which the Bohemian ran, was likely soon to bring his pursuer up with him.
Beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Being fortunately without his cloak and armour, the Scottish mountaineer was at liberty to put forth a speed which was unrivalled in his own glens, and which, notwithstanding the rate at which the Bohemian ran, was likely soon to bring his pursuer up with him.
BEN
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From this reading BEN JONSON'S TALE OF ROBIN HOOD When Quentin sallied from the convent, he could mark the precipitate retreat of the Bohemian, whose dark figure was seen in the far moonlight flying with the speed of a flogged hound quite through the street of the little village, and across the level meadow that lay beyond.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading BEN JONSON'S TALE OF ROBIN HOOD When Quentin sallied from the convent, he could mark the precipitate retreat of the Bohemian, whose dark figure was seen in the far moonlight flying with the speed of a flogged hound quite through the street of the little village, and across the level meadow that lay beyond.
Bohemian
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From this reading BEN JONSON'S TALE OF ROBIN HOOD When Quentin sallied from the convent, he could mark the precipitate retreat of the Bohemian, whose dark figure was seen in the far moonlight flying with the speed of a flogged hound quite through the street of the little village, and across the level meadow that lay beyond.
bring
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From this reading Being fortunately without his cloak and armour, the Scottish mountaineer was at liberty to put forth a speed which was unrivalled in his own glens, and which, notwithstanding the rate at which the Bohemian ran, was likely soon to bring his pursuer up with him.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “My friend runs fast,” said Quentin to himself, “but he must run faster yet, to escape the fleetest foot that ever pressed the heather of Glen Houlakin!”
cloak
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From this reading Being fortunately without his cloak and armour, the Scottish mountaineer was at liberty to put forth a speed which was unrivalled in his own glens, and which, notwithstanding the rate at which the Bohemian ran, was likely soon to bring his pursuer up with him.
considered
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From this reading This was not, however, Quentin's object, for he considered it more essential to watch Hayraddin's motions, than to interrupt them.
convent
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From this reading BEN JONSON'S TALE OF ROBIN HOOD When Quentin sallied from the convent, he could mark the precipitate retreat of the Bohemian, whose dark figure was seen in the far moonlight flying with the speed of a flogged hound quite through the street of the little village, and across the level meadow that lay beyond.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading BEN JONSON'S TALE OF ROBIN HOOD When Quentin sallied from the convent, he could mark the precipitate retreat of the Bohemian, whose dark figure was seen in the far moonlight flying with the speed of a flogged hound quite through the street of the little village, and across the level meadow that lay beyond.
dark
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From this reading BEN JONSON'S TALE OF ROBIN HOOD When Quentin sallied from the convent, he could mark the precipitate retreat of the Bohemian, whose dark figure was seen in the far moonlight flying with the speed of a flogged hound quite through the street of the little village, and across the level meadow that lay beyond.
escape
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From this reading “My friend runs fast,” said Quentin to himself, “but he must run faster yet, to escape the fleetest foot that ever pressed the heather of Glen Houlakin!”
essential
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From this reading This was not, however, Quentin's object, for he considered it more essential to watch Hayraddin's motions, than to interrupt them.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My friend runs fast,” said Quentin to himself, “but he must run faster yet, to escape the fleetest foot that ever pressed the heather of Glen Houlakin!”
far
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From this reading BEN JONSON'S TALE OF ROBIN HOOD When Quentin sallied from the convent, he could mark the precipitate retreat of the Bohemian, whose dark figure was seen in the far moonlight flying with the speed of a flogged hound quite through the street of the little village, and across the level meadow that lay beyond.
fast
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From this reading “My friend runs fast,” said Quentin to himself, “but he must run faster yet, to escape the fleetest foot that ever pressed the heather of Glen Houlakin!”
faster
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From this reading “My friend runs fast,” said Quentin to himself, “but he must run faster yet, to escape the fleetest foot that ever pressed the heather of Glen Houlakin!”
figure
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From this reading BEN JONSON'S TALE OF ROBIN HOOD When Quentin sallied from the convent, he could mark the precipitate retreat of the Bohemian, whose dark figure was seen in the far moonlight flying with the speed of a flogged hound quite through the street of the little village, and across the level meadow that lay beyond.
fleetest
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From this reading “My friend runs fast,” said Quentin to himself, “but he must run faster yet, to escape the fleetest foot that ever pressed the heather of Glen Houlakin!”
flogged
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From this reading BEN JONSON'S TALE OF ROBIN HOOD When Quentin sallied from the convent, he could mark the precipitate retreat of the Bohemian, whose dark figure was seen in the far moonlight flying with the speed of a flogged hound quite through the street of the little village, and across the level meadow that lay beyond.
flying
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From this reading BEN JONSON'S TALE OF ROBIN HOOD When Quentin sallied from the convent, he could mark the precipitate retreat of the Bohemian, whose dark figure was seen in the far moonlight flying with the speed of a flogged hound quite through the street of the little village, and across the level meadow that lay beyond.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My friend runs fast,” said Quentin to himself, “but he must run faster yet, to escape the fleetest foot that ever pressed the heather of Glen Houlakin!”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading What, the rude ranger? and spied spy?--hands off-- You are for no such rustics.
forth
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From this reading Being fortunately without his cloak and armour, the Scottish mountaineer was at liberty to put forth a speed which was unrivalled in his own glens, and which, notwithstanding the rate at which the Bohemian ran, was likely soon to bring his pursuer up with him.
fortunately
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From this reading Being fortunately without his cloak and armour, the Scottish mountaineer was at liberty to put forth a speed which was unrivalled in his own glens, and which, notwithstanding the rate at which the Bohemian ran, was likely soon to bring his pursuer up with him.
friend
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From this reading “My friend runs fast,” said Quentin to himself, “but he must run faster yet, to escape the fleetest foot that ever pressed the heather of Glen Houlakin!”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading BEN JONSON'S TALE OF ROBIN HOOD When Quentin sallied from the convent, he could mark the precipitate retreat of the Bohemian, whose dark figure was seen in the far moonlight flying with the speed of a flogged hound quite through the street of the little village, and across the level meadow that lay beyond.
Glen
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From this reading “My friend runs fast,” said Quentin to himself, “but he must run faster yet, to escape the fleetest foot that ever pressed the heather of Glen Houlakin!”
glens
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From this reading Being fortunately without his cloak and armour, the Scottish mountaineer was at liberty to put forth a speed which was unrivalled in his own glens, and which, notwithstanding the rate at which the Bohemian ran, was likely soon to bring his pursuer up with him.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading What, the rude ranger? and spied spy?--hands off-- You are for no such rustics.
Hayraddin's
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From this reading This was not, however, Quentin's object, for he considered it more essential to watch Hayraddin's motions, than to interrupt them.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading BEN JONSON'S TALE OF ROBIN HOOD When Quentin sallied from the convent, he could mark the precipitate retreat of the Bohemian, whose dark figure was seen in the far moonlight flying with the speed of a flogged hound quite through the street of the little village, and across the level meadow that lay beyond.
heather
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From this reading “My friend runs fast,” said Quentin to himself, “but he must run faster yet, to escape the fleetest foot that ever pressed the heather of Glen Houlakin!”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Being fortunately without his cloak and armour, the Scottish mountaineer was at liberty to put forth a speed which was unrivalled in his own glens, and which, notwithstanding the rate at which the Bohemian ran, was likely soon to bring his pursuer up with him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “My friend runs fast,” said Quentin to himself, “but he must run faster yet, to escape the fleetest foot that ever pressed the heather of Glen Houlakin!”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Being fortunately without his cloak and armour, the Scottish mountaineer was at liberty to put forth a speed which was unrivalled in his own glens, and which, notwithstanding the rate at which the Bohemian ran, was likely soon to bring his pursuer up with him.
HOOD
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From this reading BEN JONSON'S TALE OF ROBIN HOOD When Quentin sallied from the convent, he could mark the precipitate retreat of the Bohemian, whose dark figure was seen in the far moonlight flying with the speed of a flogged hound quite through the street of the little village, and across the level meadow that lay beyond.
Houlakin
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From this reading “My friend runs fast,” said Quentin to himself, “but he must run faster yet, to escape the fleetest foot that ever pressed the heather of Glen Houlakin!”
hound
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From this reading BEN JONSON'S TALE OF ROBIN HOOD When Quentin sallied from the convent, he could mark the precipitate retreat of the Bohemian, whose dark figure was seen in the far moonlight flying with the speed of a flogged hound quite through the street of the little village, and across the level meadow that lay beyond.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading This was not, however, Quentin's object, for he considered it more essential to watch Hayraddin's motions, than to interrupt them.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading BEN JONSON'S TALE OF ROBIN HOOD When Quentin sallied from the convent, he could mark the precipitate retreat of the Bohemian, whose dark figure was seen in the far moonlight flying with the speed of a flogged hound quite through the street of the little village, and across the level meadow that lay beyond.
interrupt
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From this reading This was not, however, Quentin's object, for he considered it more essential to watch Hayraddin's motions, than to interrupt them.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This was not, however, Quentin's object, for he considered it more essential to watch Hayraddin's motions, than to interrupt them.
JONSON'S
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From this reading BEN JONSON'S TALE OF ROBIN HOOD When Quentin sallied from the convent, he could mark the precipitate retreat of the Bohemian, whose dark figure was seen in the far moonlight flying with the speed of a flogged hound quite through the street of the little village, and across the level meadow that lay beyond.
lay
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From this reading BEN JONSON'S TALE OF ROBIN HOOD When Quentin sallied from the convent, he could mark the precipitate retreat of the Bohemian, whose dark figure was seen in the far moonlight flying with the speed of a flogged hound quite through the street of the little village, and across the level meadow that lay beyond.
level
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From this reading BEN JONSON'S TALE OF ROBIN HOOD When Quentin sallied from the convent, he could mark the precipitate retreat of the Bohemian, whose dark figure was seen in the far moonlight flying with the speed of a flogged hound quite through the street of the little village, and across the level meadow that lay beyond.
libertynounUS /ˈlɪb.ər.ti/
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading Being fortunately without his cloak and armour, the Scottish mountaineer was at liberty to put forth a speed which was unrivalled in his own glens, and which, notwithstanding the rate at which the Bohemian ran, was likely soon to bring his pursuer up with him.
likely
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From this reading Being fortunately without his cloak and armour, the Scottish mountaineer was at liberty to put forth a speed which was unrivalled in his own glens, and which, notwithstanding the rate at which the Bohemian ran, was likely soon to bring his pursuer up with him.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BEN JONSON'S TALE OF ROBIN HOOD When Quentin sallied from the convent, he could mark the precipitate retreat of the Bohemian, whose dark figure was seen in the far moonlight flying with the speed of a flogged hound quite through the street of the little village, and across the level meadow that lay beyond.
mark
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From this reading BEN JONSON'S TALE OF ROBIN HOOD When Quentin sallied from the convent, he could mark the precipitate retreat of the Bohemian, whose dark figure was seen in the far moonlight flying with the speed of a flogged hound quite through the street of the little village, and across the level meadow that lay beyond.
meadow
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From this reading BEN JONSON'S TALE OF ROBIN HOOD When Quentin sallied from the convent, he could mark the precipitate retreat of the Bohemian, whose dark figure was seen in the far moonlight flying with the speed of a flogged hound quite through the street of the little village, and across the level meadow that lay beyond.
moonlight
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From this reading BEN JONSON'S TALE OF ROBIN HOOD When Quentin sallied from the convent, he could mark the precipitate retreat of the Bohemian, whose dark figure was seen in the far moonlight flying with the speed of a flogged hound quite through the street of the little village, and across the level meadow that lay beyond.
more
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From this reading This was not, however, Quentin's object, for he considered it more essential to watch Hayraddin's motions, than to interrupt them.
motions
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From this reading This was not, however, Quentin's object, for he considered it more essential to watch Hayraddin's motions, than to interrupt them.
mountaineer
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From this reading Being fortunately without his cloak and armour, the Scottish mountaineer was at liberty to put forth a speed which was unrivalled in his own glens, and which, notwithstanding the rate at which the Bohemian ran, was likely soon to bring his pursuer up with him.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “My friend runs fast,” said Quentin to himself, “but he must run faster yet, to escape the fleetest foot that ever pressed the heather of Glen Houlakin!”
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My friend runs fast,” said Quentin to himself, “but he must run faster yet, to escape the fleetest foot that ever pressed the heather of Glen Houlakin!”
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading What, the rude ranger? and spied spy?--hands off-- You are for no such rustics.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This was not, however, Quentin's object, for he considered it more essential to watch Hayraddin's motions, than to interrupt them.
notwithstanding
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From this reading Being fortunately without his cloak and armour, the Scottish mountaineer was at liberty to put forth a speed which was unrivalled in his own glens, and which, notwithstanding the rate at which the Bohemian ran, was likely soon to bring his pursuer up with him.
object
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From this reading This was not, however, Quentin's object, for he considered it more essential to watch Hayraddin's motions, than to interrupt them.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BEN JONSON'S TALE OF ROBIN HOOD When Quentin sallied from the convent, he could mark the precipitate retreat of the Bohemian, whose dark figure was seen in the far moonlight flying with the speed of a flogged hound quite through the street of the little village, and across the level meadow that lay beyond.
off
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From this reading What, the rude ranger? and spied spy?--hands off-- You are for no such rustics.
own
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From this reading Being fortunately without his cloak and armour, the Scottish mountaineer was at liberty to put forth a speed which was unrivalled in his own glens, and which, notwithstanding the rate at which the Bohemian ran, was likely soon to bring his pursuer up with him.
precipitate
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From this reading BEN JONSON'S TALE OF ROBIN HOOD When Quentin sallied from the convent, he could mark the precipitate retreat of the Bohemian, whose dark figure was seen in the far moonlight flying with the speed of a flogged hound quite through the street of the little village, and across the level meadow that lay beyond.
pressed
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From this reading “My friend runs fast,” said Quentin to himself, “but he must run faster yet, to escape the fleetest foot that ever pressed the heather of Glen Houlakin!”
pursuer
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From this reading Being fortunately without his cloak and armour, the Scottish mountaineer was at liberty to put forth a speed which was unrivalled in his own glens, and which, notwithstanding the rate at which the Bohemian ran, was likely soon to bring his pursuer up with him.
put
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From this reading Being fortunately without his cloak and armour, the Scottish mountaineer was at liberty to put forth a speed which was unrivalled in his own glens, and which, notwithstanding the rate at which the Bohemian ran, was likely soon to bring his pursuer up with him.
Quentin
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From this reading BEN JONSON'S TALE OF ROBIN HOOD When Quentin sallied from the convent, he could mark the precipitate retreat of the Bohemian, whose dark figure was seen in the far moonlight flying with the speed of a flogged hound quite through the street of the little village, and across the level meadow that lay beyond.
Quentin's
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From this reading This was not, however, Quentin's object, for he considered it more essential to watch Hayraddin's motions, than to interrupt them.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BEN JONSON'S TALE OF ROBIN HOOD When Quentin sallied from the convent, he could mark the precipitate retreat of the Bohemian, whose dark figure was seen in the far moonlight flying with the speed of a flogged hound quite through the street of the little village, and across the level meadow that lay beyond.
ran
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From this reading Being fortunately without his cloak and armour, the Scottish mountaineer was at liberty to put forth a speed which was unrivalled in his own glens, and which, notwithstanding the rate at which the Bohemian ran, was likely soon to bring his pursuer up with him.
ranger
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From this reading What, the rude ranger? and spied spy?--hands off-- You are for no such rustics.
rate
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From this reading Being fortunately without his cloak and armour, the Scottish mountaineer was at liberty to put forth a speed which was unrivalled in his own glens, and which, notwithstanding the rate at which the Bohemian ran, was likely soon to bring his pursuer up with him.
retreat
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From this reading BEN JONSON'S TALE OF ROBIN HOOD When Quentin sallied from the convent, he could mark the precipitate retreat of the Bohemian, whose dark figure was seen in the far moonlight flying with the speed of a flogged hound quite through the street of the little village, and across the level meadow that lay beyond.
ROBIN
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From this reading BEN JONSON'S TALE OF ROBIN HOOD When Quentin sallied from the convent, he could mark the precipitate retreat of the Bohemian, whose dark figure was seen in the far moonlight flying with the speed of a flogged hound quite through the street of the little village, and across the level meadow that lay beyond.
rude
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From this reading What, the rude ranger? and spied spy?--hands off-- You are for no such rustics.
run
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From this reading “My friend runs fast,” said Quentin to himself, “but he must run faster yet, to escape the fleetest foot that ever pressed the heather of Glen Houlakin!”
runs
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From this reading “My friend runs fast,” said Quentin to himself, “but he must run faster yet, to escape the fleetest foot that ever pressed the heather of Glen Houlakin!”
rustics
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From this reading What, the rude ranger? and spied spy?--hands off-- You are for no such rustics.
said
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From this reading “My friend runs fast,” said Quentin to himself, “but he must run faster yet, to escape the fleetest foot that ever pressed the heather of Glen Houlakin!”
sallied
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From this reading BEN JONSON'S TALE OF ROBIN HOOD When Quentin sallied from the convent, he could mark the precipitate retreat of the Bohemian, whose dark figure was seen in the far moonlight flying with the speed of a flogged hound quite through the street of the little village, and across the level meadow that lay beyond.
Scottish
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From this reading Being fortunately without his cloak and armour, the Scottish mountaineer was at liberty to put forth a speed which was unrivalled in his own glens, and which, notwithstanding the rate at which the Bohemian ran, was likely soon to bring his pursuer up with him.
seen
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From this reading BEN JONSON'S TALE OF ROBIN HOOD When Quentin sallied from the convent, he could mark the precipitate retreat of the Bohemian, whose dark figure was seen in the far moonlight flying with the speed of a flogged hound quite through the street of the little village, and across the level meadow that lay beyond.
soon
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From this reading Being fortunately without his cloak and armour, the Scottish mountaineer was at liberty to put forth a speed which was unrivalled in his own glens, and which, notwithstanding the rate at which the Bohemian ran, was likely soon to bring his pursuer up with him.
speed
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From this reading BEN JONSON'S TALE OF ROBIN HOOD When Quentin sallied from the convent, he could mark the precipitate retreat of the Bohemian, whose dark figure was seen in the far moonlight flying with the speed of a flogged hound quite through the street of the little village, and across the level meadow that lay beyond.
spied
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From this reading What, the rude ranger? and spied spy?--hands off-- You are for no such rustics.
spy
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From this reading What, the rude ranger? and spied spy?--hands off-- You are for no such rustics.
street
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From this reading BEN JONSON'S TALE OF ROBIN HOOD When Quentin sallied from the convent, he could mark the precipitate retreat of the Bohemian, whose dark figure was seen in the far moonlight flying with the speed of a flogged hound quite through the street of the little village, and across the level meadow that lay beyond.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading What, the rude ranger? and spied spy?--hands off-- You are for no such rustics.
TALE
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From this reading BEN JONSON'S TALE OF ROBIN HOOD When Quentin sallied from the convent, he could mark the precipitate retreat of the Bohemian, whose dark figure was seen in the far moonlight flying with the speed of a flogged hound quite through the street of the little village, and across the level meadow that lay beyond.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading This was not, however, Quentin's object, for he considered it more essential to watch Hayraddin's motions, than to interrupt them.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading BEN JONSON'S TALE OF ROBIN HOOD When Quentin sallied from the convent, he could mark the precipitate retreat of the Bohemian, whose dark figure was seen in the far moonlight flying with the speed of a flogged hound quite through the street of the little village, and across the level meadow that lay beyond.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What, the rude ranger? and spied spy?--hands off-- You are for no such rustics.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading This was not, however, Quentin's object, for he considered it more essential to watch Hayraddin's motions, than to interrupt them.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was not, however, Quentin's object, for he considered it more essential to watch Hayraddin's motions, than to interrupt them.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading BEN JONSON'S TALE OF ROBIN HOOD When Quentin sallied from the convent, he could mark the precipitate retreat of the Bohemian, whose dark figure was seen in the far moonlight flying with the speed of a flogged hound quite through the street of the little village, and across the level meadow that lay beyond.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “My friend runs fast,” said Quentin to himself, “but he must run faster yet, to escape the fleetest foot that ever pressed the heather of Glen Houlakin!”
unrivalled
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From this reading Being fortunately without his cloak and armour, the Scottish mountaineer was at liberty to put forth a speed which was unrivalled in his own glens, and which, notwithstanding the rate at which the Bohemian ran, was likely soon to bring his pursuer up with him.
up
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From this reading Being fortunately without his cloak and armour, the Scottish mountaineer was at liberty to put forth a speed which was unrivalled in his own glens, and which, notwithstanding the rate at which the Bohemian ran, was likely soon to bring his pursuer up with him.
village
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From this reading BEN JONSON'S TALE OF ROBIN HOOD When Quentin sallied from the convent, he could mark the precipitate retreat of the Bohemian, whose dark figure was seen in the far moonlight flying with the speed of a flogged hound quite through the street of the little village, and across the level meadow that lay beyond.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BEN JONSON'S TALE OF ROBIN HOOD When Quentin sallied from the convent, he could mark the precipitate retreat of the Bohemian, whose dark figure was seen in the far moonlight flying with the speed of a flogged hound quite through the street of the little village, and across the level meadow that lay beyond.
watch
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From this reading This was not, however, Quentin's object, for he considered it more essential to watch Hayraddin's motions, than to interrupt them.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What, the rude ranger? and spied spy?--hands off-- You are for no such rustics.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading BEN JONSON'S TALE OF ROBIN HOOD When Quentin sallied from the convent, he could mark the precipitate retreat of the Bohemian, whose dark figure was seen in the far moonlight flying with the speed of a flogged hound quite through the street of the little village, and across the level meadow that lay beyond.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Being fortunately without his cloak and armour, the Scottish mountaineer was at liberty to put forth a speed which was unrivalled in his own glens, and which, notwithstanding the rate at which the Bohemian ran, was likely soon to bring his pursuer up with him.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading BEN JONSON'S TALE OF ROBIN HOOD When Quentin sallied from the convent, he could mark the precipitate retreat of the Bohemian, whose dark figure was seen in the far moonlight flying with the speed of a flogged hound quite through the street of the little village, and across the level meadow that lay beyond.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading BEN JONSON'S TALE OF ROBIN HOOD When Quentin sallied from the convent, he could mark the precipitate retreat of the Bohemian, whose dark figure was seen in the far moonlight flying with the speed of a flogged hound quite through the street of the little village, and across the level meadow that lay beyond.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Being fortunately without his cloak and armour, the Scottish mountaineer was at liberty to put forth a speed which was unrivalled in his own glens, and which, notwithstanding the rate at which the Bohemian ran, was likely soon to bring his pursuer up with him.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading “My friend runs fast,” said Quentin to himself, “but he must run faster yet, to escape the fleetest foot that ever pressed the heather of Glen Houlakin!”
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What, the rude ranger? and spied spy?--hands off-- You are for no such rustics.
