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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 Come, Mr. Frank, the scent's cold; they won't recover it there this while; follow me, I have a view to show you."
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading But see how the dogs puzzle about there.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading And in fact, she cantered up to the top of a gentle hill, commanding an extensive prospect.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And in fact, she cantered up to the top of a gentle hill, commanding an extensive prospect.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Casting her eyes around, to see that no one was near us, she drew up her horse beneath a few birch-trees, which screened us from the rest of the hunting-field--"Do you see yon peaked, brown, heathy hill, having something like a whitish speck upon the side?"
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading "You shall have the choice of being pay-master, or plunder-master, to the corps.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Casting her eyes around, to see that no one was near us, she drew up her horse beneath a few birch-trees, which screened us from the rest of the hunting-field--"Do you see yon peaked, brown, heathy hill, having something like a whitish speck upon the side?"
birch-trees
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From this reading Casting her eyes around, to see that no one was near us, she drew up her horse beneath a few birch-trees, which screened us from the rest of the hunting-field--"Do you see yon peaked, brown, heathy hill, having something like a whitish speck upon the side?"
brown
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From this reading Casting her eyes around, to see that no one was near us, she drew up her horse beneath a few birch-trees, which screened us from the rest of the hunting-field--"Do you see yon peaked, brown, heathy hill, having something like a whitish speck upon the side?"
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But see how the dogs puzzle about there.
cantered
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From this reading And in fact, she cantered up to the top of a gentle hill, commanding an extensive prospect.
Casting
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From this reading Casting her eyes around, to see that no one was near us, she drew up her horse beneath a few birch-trees, which screened us from the rest of the hunting-field--"Do you see yon peaked, brown, heathy hill, having something like a whitish speck upon the side?"
choice
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From this reading "You shall have the choice of being pay-master, or plunder-master, to the corps.
cold
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From this reading Come, Mr. Frank, the scent's cold; they won't recover it there this while; follow me, I have a view to show you."
ComenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Come, Mr. Frank, the scent's cold; they won't recover it there this while; follow me, I have a view to show you."
commanding
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From this reading And in fact, she cantered up to the top of a gentle hill, commanding an extensive prospect.
corps
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From this reading "You shall have the choice of being pay-master, or plunder-master, to the corps.
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Casting her eyes around, to see that no one was near us, she drew up her horse beneath a few birch-trees, which screened us from the rest of the hunting-field--"Do you see yon peaked, brown, heathy hill, having something like a whitish speck upon the side?"
dogs
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From this reading But see how the dogs puzzle about there.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Casting her eyes around, to see that no one was near us, she drew up her horse beneath a few birch-trees, which screened us from the rest of the hunting-field--"Do you see yon peaked, brown, heathy hill, having something like a whitish speck upon the side?"
extensive
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From this reading And in fact, she cantered up to the top of a gentle hill, commanding an extensive prospect.
eyes
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From this reading Casting her eyes around, to see that no one was near us, she drew up her horse beneath a few birch-trees, which screened us from the rest of the hunting-field--"Do you see yon peaked, brown, heathy hill, having something like a whitish speck upon the side?"
fact
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From this reading And in fact, she cantered up to the top of a gentle hill, commanding an extensive prospect.
few
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From this reading Casting her eyes around, to see that no one was near us, she drew up her horse beneath a few birch-trees, which screened us from the rest of the hunting-field--"Do you see yon peaked, brown, heathy hill, having something like a whitish speck upon the side?"
follow
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From this reading Come, Mr. Frank, the scent's cold; they won't recover it there this while; follow me, I have a view to show you."
Frank
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From this reading Come, Mr. Frank, the scent's cold; they won't recover it there this while; follow me, I have a view to show you."
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Casting her eyes around, to see that no one was near us, she drew up her horse beneath a few birch-trees, which screened us from the rest of the hunting-field--"Do you see yon peaked, brown, heathy hill, having something like a whitish speck upon the side?"
gentle
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From this reading And in fact, she cantered up to the top of a gentle hill, commanding an extensive prospect.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You shall have the choice of being pay-master, or plunder-master, to the corps.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Casting her eyes around, to see that no one was near us, she drew up her horse beneath a few birch-trees, which screened us from the rest of the hunting-field--"Do you see yon peaked, brown, heathy hill, having something like a whitish speck upon the side?"
heathy
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From this reading Casting her eyes around, to see that no one was near us, she drew up her horse beneath a few birch-trees, which screened us from the rest of the hunting-field--"Do you see yon peaked, brown, heathy hill, having something like a whitish speck upon the side?"
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Casting her eyes around, to see that no one was near us, she drew up her horse beneath a few birch-trees, which screened us from the rest of the hunting-field--"Do you see yon peaked, brown, heathy hill, having something like a whitish speck upon the side?"
hill
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From this reading And in fact, she cantered up to the top of a gentle hill, commanding an extensive prospect.
horse
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From this reading Casting her eyes around, to see that no one was near us, she drew up her horse beneath a few birch-trees, which screened us from the rest of the hunting-field--"Do you see yon peaked, brown, heathy hill, having something like a whitish speck upon the side?"
how
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From this reading But see how the dogs puzzle about there.
hunting-field
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From this reading Casting her eyes around, to see that no one was near us, she drew up her horse beneath a few birch-trees, which screened us from the rest of the hunting-field--"Do you see yon peaked, brown, heathy hill, having something like a whitish speck upon the side?"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Come, Mr. Frank, the scent's cold; they won't recover it there this while; follow me, I have a view to show you."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And in fact, she cantered up to the top of a gentle hill, commanding an extensive prospect.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Come, Mr. Frank, the scent's cold; they won't recover it there this while; follow me, I have a view to show you."
like
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From this reading Casting her eyes around, to see that no one was near us, she drew up her horse beneath a few birch-trees, which screened us from the rest of the hunting-field--"Do you see yon peaked, brown, heathy hill, having something like a whitish speck upon the side?"
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Come, Mr. Frank, the scent's cold; they won't recover it there this while; follow me, I have a view to show you."
Mr
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From this reading Come, Mr. Frank, the scent's cold; they won't recover it there this while; follow me, I have a view to show you."
near
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From this reading Casting her eyes around, to see that no one was near us, she drew up her horse beneath a few birch-trees, which screened us from the rest of the hunting-field--"Do you see yon peaked, brown, heathy hill, having something like a whitish speck upon the side?"
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Casting her eyes around, to see that no one was near us, she drew up her horse beneath a few birch-trees, which screened us from the rest of the hunting-field--"Do you see yon peaked, brown, heathy hill, having something like a whitish speck upon the side?"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "You shall have the choice of being pay-master, or plunder-master, to the corps.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Casting her eyes around, to see that no one was near us, she drew up her horse beneath a few birch-trees, which screened us from the rest of the hunting-field--"Do you see yon peaked, brown, heathy hill, having something like a whitish speck upon the side?"
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "You shall have the choice of being pay-master, or plunder-master, to the corps.
pay-master
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From this reading "You shall have the choice of being pay-master, or plunder-master, to the corps.
peaked
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From this reading Casting her eyes around, to see that no one was near us, she drew up her horse beneath a few birch-trees, which screened us from the rest of the hunting-field--"Do you see yon peaked, brown, heathy hill, having something like a whitish speck upon the side?"
plunder-master
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From this reading "You shall have the choice of being pay-master, or plunder-master, to the corps.
prospect
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From this reading And in fact, she cantered up to the top of a gentle hill, commanding an extensive prospect.
puzzle
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From this reading But see how the dogs puzzle about there.
recover
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From this reading Come, Mr. Frank, the scent's cold; they won't recover it there this while; follow me, I have a view to show you."
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Casting her eyes around, to see that no one was near us, she drew up her horse beneath a few birch-trees, which screened us from the rest of the hunting-field--"Do you see yon peaked, brown, heathy hill, having something like a whitish speck upon the side?"
scent's
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From this reading Come, Mr. Frank, the scent's cold; they won't recover it there this while; follow me, I have a view to show you."
screened
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From this reading Casting her eyes around, to see that no one was near us, she drew up her horse beneath a few birch-trees, which screened us from the rest of the hunting-field--"Do you see yon peaked, brown, heathy hill, having something like a whitish speck upon the side?"
see
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From this reading But see how the dogs puzzle about there.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "You shall have the choice of being pay-master, or plunder-master, to the corps.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And in fact, she cantered up to the top of a gentle hill, commanding an extensive prospect.
show
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From this reading Come, Mr. Frank, the scent's cold; they won't recover it there this while; follow me, I have a view to show you."
side
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From this reading Casting her eyes around, to see that no one was near us, she drew up her horse beneath a few birch-trees, which screened us from the rest of the hunting-field--"Do you see yon peaked, brown, heathy hill, having something like a whitish speck upon the side?"
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Casting her eyes around, to see that no one was near us, she drew up her horse beneath a few birch-trees, which screened us from the rest of the hunting-field--"Do you see yon peaked, brown, heathy hill, having something like a whitish speck upon the side?"
speck
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From this reading Casting her eyes around, to see that no one was near us, she drew up her horse beneath a few birch-trees, which screened us from the rest of the hunting-field--"Do you see yon peaked, brown, heathy hill, having something like a whitish speck upon the side?"
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Casting her eyes around, to see that no one was near us, she drew up her horse beneath a few birch-trees, which screened us from the rest of the hunting-field--"Do you see yon peaked, brown, heathy hill, having something like a whitish speck upon the side?"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "You shall have the choice of being pay-master, or plunder-master, to the corps.
there
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From this reading But see how the dogs puzzle about there.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Come, Mr. Frank, the scent's cold; they won't recover it there this while; follow me, I have a view to show you."
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Come, Mr. Frank, the scent's cold; they won't recover it there this while; follow me, I have a view to show you."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You shall have the choice of being pay-master, or plunder-master, to the corps.
top
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From this reading And in fact, she cantered up to the top of a gentle hill, commanding an extensive prospect.
up
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From this reading And in fact, she cantered up to the top of a gentle hill, commanding an extensive prospect.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Casting her eyes around, to see that no one was near us, she drew up her horse beneath a few birch-trees, which screened us from the rest of the hunting-field--"Do you see yon peaked, brown, heathy hill, having something like a whitish speck upon the side?"
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Casting her eyes around, to see that no one was near us, she drew up her horse beneath a few birch-trees, which screened us from the rest of the hunting-field--"Do you see yon peaked, brown, heathy hill, having something like a whitish speck upon the side?"
view
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From this reading Come, Mr. Frank, the scent's cold; they won't recover it there this while; follow me, I have a view to show you."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Casting her eyes around, to see that no one was near us, she drew up her horse beneath a few birch-trees, which screened us from the rest of the hunting-field--"Do you see yon peaked, brown, heathy hill, having something like a whitish speck upon the side?"
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Casting her eyes around, to see that no one was near us, she drew up her horse beneath a few birch-trees, which screened us from the rest of the hunting-field--"Do you see yon peaked, brown, heathy hill, having something like a whitish speck upon the side?"
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Come, Mr. Frank, the scent's cold; they won't recover it there this while; follow me, I have a view to show you."
whitish
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From this reading Casting her eyes around, to see that no one was near us, she drew up her horse beneath a few birch-trees, which screened us from the rest of the hunting-field--"Do you see yon peaked, brown, heathy hill, having something like a whitish speck upon the side?"
won't
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From this reading Come, Mr. Frank, the scent's cold; they won't recover it there this while; follow me, I have a view to show you."
yon
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From this reading Casting her eyes around, to see that no one was near us, she drew up her horse beneath a few birch-trees, which screened us from the rest of the hunting-field--"Do you see yon peaked, brown, heathy hill, having something like a whitish speck upon the side?"
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You shall have the choice of being pay-master, or plunder-master, to the corps.
