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The persons, horses and events described in this poem are imaginary. No reference is made to any living person or horse. JOHN MASEFIELD. An hour before the race they talked together A pair of lovers in the mild March weather, Charles Cothill and the golden lady, Em. Beautiful England's hands had fashioned them.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “An hour before the race they talked together A pair of lovers in the mild March weather, Charles Cothill and the golden lady, Em.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “Beautiful England's hands had fashioned them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “JOHN MASEFIELD.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading An hour before the race they talked together A pair of lovers in the mild March weather, Charles Cothill and the golden lady, Em.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An hour before the race they talked together A pair of lovers in the mild March weather, Charles Cothill and the golden lady, Em.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The persons, horses and events described in this poem are imaginary.
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From this reading No reference is made to any living person or horse.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The persons, horses and events described in this poem are imaginary.
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From this reading Beautiful England's hands had fashioned them.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading An hour before the race they talked together A pair of lovers in the mild March weather, Charles Cothill and the golden lady, Em.
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From this reading An hour before the race they talked together A pair of lovers in the mild March weather, Charles Cothill and the golden lady, Em.
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From this reading An hour before the race they talked together A pair of lovers in the mild March weather, Charles Cothill and the golden lady, Em.
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From this reading The persons, horses and events described in this poem are imaginary.
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From this reading An hour before the race they talked together A pair of lovers in the mild March weather, Charles Cothill and the golden lady, Em.
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From this reading Beautiful England's hands had fashioned them.
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From this reading The persons, horses and events described in this poem are imaginary.
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From this reading Beautiful England's hands had fashioned them.
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From this reading An hour before the race they talked together A pair of lovers in the mild March weather, Charles Cothill and the golden lady, Em.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Beautiful England's hands had fashioned them.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Beautiful England's hands had fashioned them.
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From this reading No reference is made to any living person or horse.
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From this reading The persons, horses and events described in this poem are imaginary.
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From this reading An hour before the race they talked together A pair of lovers in the mild March weather, Charles Cothill and the golden lady, Em.
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From this reading The persons, horses and events described in this poem are imaginary.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The persons, horses and events described in this poem are imaginary.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No reference is made to any living person or horse.
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From this reading JOHN MASEFIELD.
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From this reading An hour before the race they talked together A pair of lovers in the mild March weather, Charles Cothill and the golden lady, Em.
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From this reading No reference is made to any living person or horse.
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From this reading An hour before the race they talked together A pair of lovers in the mild March weather, Charles Cothill and the golden lady, Em.
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From this reading No reference is made to any living person or horse.
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From this reading An hour before the race they talked together A pair of lovers in the mild March weather, Charles Cothill and the golden lady, Em.
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From this reading JOHN MASEFIELD.
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From this reading An hour before the race they talked together A pair of lovers in the mild March weather, Charles Cothill and the golden lady, Em.
not any; not one
From this reading No reference is made to any living person or horse.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading An hour before the race they talked together A pair of lovers in the mild March weather, Charles Cothill and the golden lady, Em.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading No reference is made to any living person or horse.
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From this reading An hour before the race they talked together A pair of lovers in the mild March weather, Charles Cothill and the golden lady, Em.
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From this reading No reference is made to any living person or horse.
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From this reading The persons, horses and events described in this poem are imaginary.
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From this reading The persons, horses and events described in this poem are imaginary.
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From this reading An hour before the race they talked together A pair of lovers in the mild March weather, Charles Cothill and the golden lady, Em.
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From this reading No reference is made to any living person or horse.
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From this reading An hour before the race they talked together A pair of lovers in the mild March weather, Charles Cothill and the golden lady, Em.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The persons, horses and events described in this poem are imaginary.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Beautiful England's hands had fashioned them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading An hour before the race they talked together A pair of lovers in the mild March weather, Charles Cothill and the golden lady, Em.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The persons, horses and events described in this poem are imaginary.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading No reference is made to any living person or horse.
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From this reading An hour before the race they talked together A pair of lovers in the mild March weather, Charles Cothill and the golden lady, Em.
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From this reading An hour before the race they talked together A pair of lovers in the mild March weather, Charles Cothill and the golden lady, Em.
