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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 There is a long story about Archie, too long to tell you here; but each castle of Northumberland (the county of castles, not of collieries) has dozens of wonderful old stories, warlike, ghostlike, tragic, and romantic.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There is a long story about Archie, too long to tell you here; but each castle of Northumberland (the county of castles, not of collieries) has dozens of wonderful old stories, warlike, ghostlike, tragic, and romantic.
Also
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From this reading Also the "Scots wha hae wi' Wallace bled" did much of their bleeding and fighting here.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There is a long story about Archie, too long to tell you here; but each castle of Northumberland (the county of castles, not of collieries) has dozens of wonderful old stories, warlike, ghostlike, tragic, and romantic.
any
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From this reading It's more interesting than any novel.
Archie
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From this reading There is a long story about Archie, too long to tell you here; but each castle of Northumberland (the county of castles, not of collieries) has dozens of wonderful old stories, warlike, ghostlike, tragic, and romantic.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And King Arthur legends are scattered broadcast over Northumberland, as in Cornwall.
Arthur
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From this reading And King Arthur legends are scattered broadcast over Northumberland, as in Cornwall.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And King Arthur legends are scattered broadcast over Northumberland, as in Cornwall.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I have been reading a book about some of them, which I will bring you.
bled
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From this reading Also the "Scots wha hae wi' Wallace bled" did much of their bleeding and fighting here.
bleeding
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From this reading Also the "Scots wha hae wi' Wallace bled" did much of their bleeding and fighting here.
book
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From this reading I have been reading a book about some of them, which I will bring you.
bring
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From this reading I have been reading a book about some of them, which I will bring you.
broadcast
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From this reading And King Arthur legends are scattered broadcast over Northumberland, as in Cornwall.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There is a long story about Archie, too long to tell you here; but each castle of Northumberland (the county of castles, not of collieries) has dozens of wonderful old stories, warlike, ghostlike, tragic, and romantic.
castle
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From this reading There is a long story about Archie, too long to tell you here; but each castle of Northumberland (the county of castles, not of collieries) has dozens of wonderful old stories, warlike, ghostlike, tragic, and romantic.
castles
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From this reading There is a long story about Archie, too long to tell you here; but each castle of Northumberland (the county of castles, not of collieries) has dozens of wonderful old stories, warlike, ghostlike, tragic, and romantic.
collieries
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From this reading There is a long story about Archie, too long to tell you here; but each castle of Northumberland (the county of castles, not of collieries) has dozens of wonderful old stories, warlike, ghostlike, tragic, and romantic.
Cornwall
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From this reading And King Arthur legends are scattered broadcast over Northumberland, as in Cornwall.
county
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From this reading There is a long story about Archie, too long to tell you here; but each castle of Northumberland (the county of castles, not of collieries) has dozens of wonderful old stories, warlike, ghostlike, tragic, and romantic.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Also the "Scots wha hae wi' Wallace bled" did much of their bleeding and fighting here.
dozens
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From this reading There is a long story about Archie, too long to tell you here; but each castle of Northumberland (the county of castles, not of collieries) has dozens of wonderful old stories, warlike, ghostlike, tragic, and romantic.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading There is a long story about Archie, too long to tell you here; but each castle of Northumberland (the county of castles, not of collieries) has dozens of wonderful old stories, warlike, ghostlike, tragic, and romantic.
fighting
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From this reading Also the "Scots wha hae wi' Wallace bled" did much of their bleeding and fighting here.
ghostlike
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From this reading There is a long story about Archie, too long to tell you here; but each castle of Northumberland (the county of castles, not of collieries) has dozens of wonderful old stories, warlike, ghostlike, tragic, and romantic.
hae
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From this reading Also the "Scots wha hae wi' Wallace bled" did much of their bleeding and fighting here.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is a long story about Archie, too long to tell you here; but each castle of Northumberland (the county of castles, not of collieries) has dozens of wonderful old stories, warlike, ghostlike, tragic, and romantic.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have been reading a book about some of them, which I will bring you.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There is a long story about Archie, too long to tell you here; but each castle of Northumberland (the county of castles, not of collieries) has dozens of wonderful old stories, warlike, ghostlike, tragic, and romantic.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have been reading a book about some of them, which I will bring you.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And King Arthur legends are scattered broadcast over Northumberland, as in Cornwall.
interesting
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From this reading It's more interesting than any novel.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is a long story about Archie, too long to tell you here; but each castle of Northumberland (the county of castles, not of collieries) has dozens of wonderful old stories, warlike, ghostlike, tragic, and romantic.
It's
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From this reading It's more interesting than any novel.
King
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From this reading And King Arthur legends are scattered broadcast over Northumberland, as in Cornwall.
legends
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From this reading And King Arthur legends are scattered broadcast over Northumberland, as in Cornwall.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There is a long story about Archie, too long to tell you here; but each castle of Northumberland (the county of castles, not of collieries) has dozens of wonderful old stories, warlike, ghostlike, tragic, and romantic.
more
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From this reading It's more interesting than any novel.
much
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From this reading Also the "Scots wha hae wi' Wallace bled" did much of their bleeding and fighting here.
Northumberland
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From this reading There is a long story about Archie, too long to tell you here; but each castle of Northumberland (the county of castles, not of collieries) has dozens of wonderful old stories, warlike, ghostlike, tragic, and romantic.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There is a long story about Archie, too long to tell you here; but each castle of Northumberland (the county of castles, not of collieries) has dozens of wonderful old stories, warlike, ghostlike, tragic, and romantic.
novel
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From this reading It's more interesting than any novel.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There is a long story about Archie, too long to tell you here; but each castle of Northumberland (the county of castles, not of collieries) has dozens of wonderful old stories, warlike, ghostlike, tragic, and romantic.
old
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From this reading There is a long story about Archie, too long to tell you here; but each castle of Northumberland (the county of castles, not of collieries) has dozens of wonderful old stories, warlike, ghostlike, tragic, and romantic.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading And King Arthur legends are scattered broadcast over Northumberland, as in Cornwall.
reading
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From this reading I have been reading a book about some of them, which I will bring you.
romantic
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From this reading There is a long story about Archie, too long to tell you here; but each castle of Northumberland (the county of castles, not of collieries) has dozens of wonderful old stories, warlike, ghostlike, tragic, and romantic.
scattered
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From this reading And King Arthur legends are scattered broadcast over Northumberland, as in Cornwall.
Scots
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From this reading Also the "Scots wha hae wi' Wallace bled" did much of their bleeding and fighting here.
some
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From this reading I have been reading a book about some of them, which I will bring you.
stories
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From this reading There is a long story about Archie, too long to tell you here; but each castle of Northumberland (the county of castles, not of collieries) has dozens of wonderful old stories, warlike, ghostlike, tragic, and romantic.
story
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From this reading There is a long story about Archie, too long to tell you here; but each castle of Northumberland (the county of castles, not of collieries) has dozens of wonderful old stories, warlike, ghostlike, tragic, and romantic.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There is a long story about Archie, too long to tell you here; but each castle of Northumberland (the county of castles, not of collieries) has dozens of wonderful old stories, warlike, ghostlike, tragic, and romantic.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It's more interesting than any novel.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There is a long story about Archie, too long to tell you here; but each castle of Northumberland (the county of castles, not of collieries) has dozens of wonderful old stories, warlike, ghostlike, tragic, and romantic.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Also the "Scots wha hae wi' Wallace bled" did much of their bleeding and fighting here.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I have been reading a book about some of them, which I will bring you.
There
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From this reading There is a long story about Archie, too long to tell you here; but each castle of Northumberland (the county of castles, not of collieries) has dozens of wonderful old stories, warlike, ghostlike, tragic, and romantic.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There is a long story about Archie, too long to tell you here; but each castle of Northumberland (the county of castles, not of collieries) has dozens of wonderful old stories, warlike, ghostlike, tragic, and romantic.
too
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From this reading There is a long story about Archie, too long to tell you here; but each castle of Northumberland (the county of castles, not of collieries) has dozens of wonderful old stories, warlike, ghostlike, tragic, and romantic.
tragic
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From this reading There is a long story about Archie, too long to tell you here; but each castle of Northumberland (the county of castles, not of collieries) has dozens of wonderful old stories, warlike, ghostlike, tragic, and romantic.
Wallace
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From this reading Also the "Scots wha hae wi' Wallace bled" did much of their bleeding and fighting here.
warlike
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From this reading There is a long story about Archie, too long to tell you here; but each castle of Northumberland (the county of castles, not of collieries) has dozens of wonderful old stories, warlike, ghostlike, tragic, and romantic.
wha
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From this reading Also the "Scots wha hae wi' Wallace bled" did much of their bleeding and fighting here.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I have been reading a book about some of them, which I will bring you.
wi
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From this reading Also the "Scots wha hae wi' Wallace bled" did much of their bleeding and fighting here.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I have been reading a book about some of them, which I will bring you.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There is a long story about Archie, too long to tell you here; but each castle of Northumberland (the county of castles, not of collieries) has dozens of wonderful old stories, warlike, ghostlike, tragic, and romantic.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading There is a long story about Archie, too long to tell you here; but each castle of Northumberland (the county of castles, not of collieries) has dozens of wonderful old stories, warlike, ghostlike, tragic, and romantic.
