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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 With that they had a bout again, They ply’d their weapons fast ; The tinker threshed his bones so sore, He made him yeeld at last.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading But the tinker looking him about, Robin his horn did blow ; Then came unto him Little John, And William Scadlock too.
again
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From this reading With that they had a bout again, They ply’d their weapons fast ; The tinker threshed his bones so sore, He made him yeeld at last.
Almost
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From this reading Then Robins anger did arise, He fought right manfully, Until he had made the tinkèr Almost then fit to fly.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But the tinker looking him about, Robin his horn did blow ; Then came unto him Little John, And William Scadlock too.
anger
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From this reading Then Robins anger did arise, He fought right manfully, Until he had made the tinkèr Almost then fit to fly.
arise
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From this reading Then Robins anger did arise, He fought right manfully, Until he had made the tinkèr Almost then fit to fly.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading With that they had a bout again, They ply’d their weapons fast ; The tinker threshed his bones so sore, He made him yeeld at last.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before I do it, the tinker said, Ile hang thee on this tree.
blow
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From this reading But the tinker looking him about, Robin his horn did blow ; Then came unto him Little John, And William Scadlock too.
bones
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From this reading With that they had a bout again, They ply’d their weapons fast ; The tinker threshed his bones so sore, He made him yeeld at last.
boon
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From this reading A boon, a boon, Robin hee cryes, If thou wilt grant it mee.
bout
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From this reading With that they had a bout again, They ply’d their weapons fast ; The tinker threshed his bones so sore, He made him yeeld at last.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the tinker looking him about, Robin his horn did blow ; Then came unto him Little John, And William Scadlock too.
came
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From this reading But the tinker looking him about, Robin his horn did blow ; Then came unto him Little John, And William Scadlock too.
cryes
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From this reading A boon, a boon, Robin hee cryes, If thou wilt grant it mee.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Then Robins anger did arise, He fought right manfully, Until he had made the tinkèr Almost then fit to fly.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Before I do it, the tinker said, Ile hang thee on this tree.
fast
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From this reading With that they had a bout again, They ply’d their weapons fast ; The tinker threshed his bones so sore, He made him yeeld at last.
fit
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From this reading Then Robins anger did arise, He fought right manfully, Until he had made the tinkèr Almost then fit to fly.
fly
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From this reading Then Robins anger did arise, He fought right manfully, Until he had made the tinkèr Almost then fit to fly.
fought
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From this reading Then Robins anger did arise, He fought right manfully, Until he had made the tinkèr Almost then fit to fly.
grant
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From this reading A boon, a boon, Robin hee cryes, If thou wilt grant it mee.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Then Robins anger did arise, He fought right manfully, Until he had made the tinkèr Almost then fit to fly.
hang
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From this reading Before I do it, the tinker said, Ile hang thee on this tree.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then Robins anger did arise, He fought right manfully, Until he had made the tinkèr Almost then fit to fly.
hee
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From this reading A boon, a boon, Robin hee cryes, If thou wilt grant it mee.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading With that they had a bout again, They ply’d their weapons fast ; The tinker threshed his bones so sore, He made him yeeld at last.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading With that they had a bout again, They ply’d their weapons fast ; The tinker threshed his bones so sore, He made him yeeld at last.
horn
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From this reading But the tinker looking him about, Robin his horn did blow ; Then came unto him Little John, And William Scadlock too.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Before I do it, the tinker said, Ile hang thee on this tree.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading A boon, a boon, Robin hee cryes, If thou wilt grant it mee.
Ile
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From this reading Before I do it, the tinker said, Ile hang thee on this tree.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A boon, a boon, Robin hee cryes, If thou wilt grant it mee.
John
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From this reading But the tinker looking him about, Robin his horn did blow ; Then came unto him Little John, And William Scadlock too.
last
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From this reading With that they had a bout again, They ply’d their weapons fast ; The tinker threshed his bones so sore, He made him yeeld at last.
Little
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From this reading But the tinker looking him about, Robin his horn did blow ; Then came unto him Little John, And William Scadlock too.
looking
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From this reading But the tinker looking him about, Robin his horn did blow ; Then came unto him Little John, And William Scadlock too.
made
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From this reading Then Robins anger did arise, He fought right manfully, Until he had made the tinkèr Almost then fit to fly.
manfully
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From this reading Then Robins anger did arise, He fought right manfully, Until he had made the tinkèr Almost then fit to fly.
mee
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From this reading A boon, a boon, Robin hee cryes, If thou wilt grant it mee.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Before I do it, the tinker said, Ile hang thee on this tree.
ply'd
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From this reading With that they had a bout again, They ply’d their weapons fast ; The tinker threshed his bones so sore, He made him yeeld at last.
right
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From this reading Then Robins anger did arise, He fought right manfully, Until he had made the tinkèr Almost then fit to fly.
Robin
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From this reading A boon, a boon, Robin hee cryes, If thou wilt grant it mee.
Robins
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From this reading Then Robins anger did arise, He fought right manfully, Until he had made the tinkèr Almost then fit to fly.
said
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From this reading Before I do it, the tinker said, Ile hang thee on this tree.
Scadlock
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From this reading But the tinker looking him about, Robin his horn did blow ; Then came unto him Little John, And William Scadlock too.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading With that they had a bout again, They ply’d their weapons fast ; The tinker threshed his bones so sore, He made him yeeld at last.
sore
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From this reading With that they had a bout again, They ply’d their weapons fast ; The tinker threshed his bones so sore, He made him yeeld at last.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading With that they had a bout again, They ply’d their weapons fast ; The tinker threshed his bones so sore, He made him yeeld at last.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then Robins anger did arise, He fought right manfully, Until he had made the tinkèr Almost then fit to fly.
theepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Before I do it, the tinker said, Ile hang thee on this tree.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading With that they had a bout again, They ply’d their weapons fast ; The tinker threshed his bones so sore, He made him yeeld at last.
Then
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From this reading Then Robins anger did arise, He fought right manfully, Until he had made the tinkèr Almost then fit to fly.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With that they had a bout again, They ply’d their weapons fast ; The tinker threshed his bones so sore, He made him yeeld at last.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Before I do it, the tinker said, Ile hang thee on this tree.
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading A boon, a boon, Robin hee cryes, If thou wilt grant it mee.
threshed
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From this reading With that they had a bout again, They ply’d their weapons fast ; The tinker threshed his bones so sore, He made him yeeld at last.
tinker
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From this reading With that they had a bout again, They ply’d their weapons fast ; The tinker threshed his bones so sore, He made him yeeld at last.
tinkèr
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From this reading Then Robins anger did arise, He fought right manfully, Until he had made the tinkèr Almost then fit to fly.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then Robins anger did arise, He fought right manfully, Until he had made the tinkèr Almost then fit to fly.
too
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From this reading But the tinker looking him about, Robin his horn did blow ; Then came unto him Little John, And William Scadlock too.
tree
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From this reading Before I do it, the tinker said, Ile hang thee on this tree.
UntilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Then Robins anger did arise, He fought right manfully, Until he had made the tinkèr Almost then fit to fly.
untoprepositionUS /ˈʌntuː/
an old word for “to”
From this reading But the tinker looking him about, Robin his horn did blow ; Then came unto him Little John, And William Scadlock too.
weapons
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From this reading With that they had a bout again, They ply’d their weapons fast ; The tinker threshed his bones so sore, He made him yeeld at last.
William
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From this reading But the tinker looking him about, Robin his horn did blow ; Then came unto him Little John, And William Scadlock too.
wiltmodal verbUS /wɪlt/
an old form of “will”, used with “thou”
From this reading A boon, a boon, Robin hee cryes, If thou wilt grant it mee.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With that they had a bout again, They ply’d their weapons fast ; The tinker threshed his bones so sore, He made him yeeld at last.
yeeld
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From this reading With that they had a bout again, They ply’d their weapons fast ; The tinker threshed his bones so sore, He made him yeeld at last.
