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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 The formidable appearance of this ally and his high reputation among his fellows gave a further chill to the lukewarm ardor of the attack.
Abbot
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From this reading Yet the angry hearts of both Abbot and sacrist rose higher with a fresh obstacle.
ally
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From this reading The formidable appearance of this ally and his high reputation among his fellows gave a further chill to the lukewarm ardor of the attack.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The formidable appearance of this ally and his high reputation among his fellows gave a further chill to the lukewarm ardor of the attack.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The formidable appearance of this ally and his high reputation among his fellows gave a further chill to the lukewarm ardor of the attack.
angry
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From this reading Yet the angry hearts of both Abbot and sacrist rose higher with a fresh obstacle.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The formidable appearance of this ally and his high reputation among his fellows gave a further chill to the lukewarm ardor of the attack.
archer
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From this reading Aylward’s left arm was passed through his strung bow, and he was known from Woolmer Forest to the Weald as the quickest, surest archer that ever dropped a running deer at tenscore paces.
ardor
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From this reading The formidable appearance of this ally and his high reputation among his fellows gave a further chill to the lukewarm ardor of the attack.
arm
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From this reading Aylward’s left arm was passed through his strung bow, and he was known from Woolmer Forest to the Weald as the quickest, surest archer that ever dropped a running deer at tenscore paces.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Aylward’s left arm was passed through his strung bow, and he was known from Woolmer Forest to the Weald as the quickest, surest archer that ever dropped a running deer at tenscore paces.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Aylward’s left arm was passed through his strung bow, and he was known from Woolmer Forest to the Weald as the quickest, surest archer that ever dropped a running deer at tenscore paces.
attack
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From this reading The formidable appearance of this ally and his high reputation among his fellows gave a further chill to the lukewarm ardor of the attack.
Aylward
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From this reading “Nay, Baddlesmere, hold your fingers from your string-case, or I may chance to give your drawing hand a two months’ rest,” said Aylward.
Aylward's
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From this reading Aylward’s left arm was passed through his strung bow, and he was known from Woolmer Forest to the Weald as the quickest, surest archer that ever dropped a running deer at tenscore paces.
Baddlesmere
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From this reading “Nay, Baddlesmere, hold your fingers from your string-case, or I may chance to give your drawing hand a two months’ rest,” said Aylward.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Yet the angry hearts of both Abbot and sacrist rose higher with a fresh obstacle.
bow
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From this reading Aylward’s left arm was passed through his strung bow, and he was known from Woolmer Forest to the Weald as the quickest, surest archer that ever dropped a running deer at tenscore paces.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Swords, if you will, comrades, but no man strings his bow till I have loosed mine.”
chance
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From this reading “Nay, Baddlesmere, hold your fingers from your string-case, or I may chance to give your drawing hand a two months’ rest,” said Aylward.
chill
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From this reading The formidable appearance of this ally and his high reputation among his fellows gave a further chill to the lukewarm ardor of the attack.
comradesnounUS /ˈkɑːmrædz/
people who share difficult work or danger, especially soldiers
From this reading “Swords, if you will, comrades, but no man strings his bow till I have loosed mine.”
deer
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From this reading Aylward’s left arm was passed through his strung bow, and he was known from Woolmer Forest to the Weald as the quickest, surest archer that ever dropped a running deer at tenscore paces.
drawing
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From this reading “Nay, Baddlesmere, hold your fingers from your string-case, or I may chance to give your drawing hand a two months’ rest,” said Aylward.
dropped
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From this reading Aylward’s left arm was passed through his strung bow, and he was known from Woolmer Forest to the Weald as the quickest, surest archer that ever dropped a running deer at tenscore paces.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Aylward’s left arm was passed through his strung bow, and he was known from Woolmer Forest to the Weald as the quickest, surest archer that ever dropped a running deer at tenscore paces.
fellows
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From this reading The formidable appearance of this ally and his high reputation among his fellows gave a further chill to the lukewarm ardor of the attack.
fingers
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From this reading “Nay, Baddlesmere, hold your fingers from your string-case, or I may chance to give your drawing hand a two months’ rest,” said Aylward.
Forest
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From this reading Aylward’s left arm was passed through his strung bow, and he was known from Woolmer Forest to the Weald as the quickest, surest archer that ever dropped a running deer at tenscore paces.
formidableadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrmɪdəbəl/
very difficult to deal with or overcome
From this reading The formidable appearance of this ally and his high reputation among his fellows gave a further chill to the lukewarm ardor of the attack.
fresh
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From this reading Yet the angry hearts of both Abbot and sacrist rose higher with a fresh obstacle.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Aylward’s left arm was passed through his strung bow, and he was known from Woolmer Forest to the Weald as the quickest, surest archer that ever dropped a running deer at tenscore paces.
further
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From this reading The formidable appearance of this ally and his high reputation among his fellows gave a further chill to the lukewarm ardor of the attack.
gave
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From this reading The formidable appearance of this ally and his high reputation among his fellows gave a further chill to the lukewarm ardor of the attack.
give
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From this reading “Nay, Baddlesmere, hold your fingers from your string-case, or I may chance to give your drawing hand a two months’ rest,” said Aylward.
hand
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From this reading “Nay, Baddlesmere, hold your fingers from your string-case, or I may chance to give your drawing hand a two months’ rest,” said Aylward.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Swords, if you will, comrades, but no man strings his bow till I have loosed mine.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Aylward’s left arm was passed through his strung bow, and he was known from Woolmer Forest to the Weald as the quickest, surest archer that ever dropped a running deer at tenscore paces.
hearts
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From this reading Yet the angry hearts of both Abbot and sacrist rose higher with a fresh obstacle.
high
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From this reading The formidable appearance of this ally and his high reputation among his fellows gave a further chill to the lukewarm ardor of the attack.
higher
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From this reading Yet the angry hearts of both Abbot and sacrist rose higher with a fresh obstacle.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The formidable appearance of this ally and his high reputation among his fellows gave a further chill to the lukewarm ardor of the attack.
hold
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From this reading “Nay, Baddlesmere, hold your fingers from your string-case, or I may chance to give your drawing hand a two months’ rest,” said Aylward.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Nay, Baddlesmere, hold your fingers from your string-case, or I may chance to give your drawing hand a two months’ rest,” said Aylward.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Swords, if you will, comrades, but no man strings his bow till I have loosed mine.”
known
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From this reading Aylward’s left arm was passed through his strung bow, and he was known from Woolmer Forest to the Weald as the quickest, surest archer that ever dropped a running deer at tenscore paces.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Aylward’s left arm was passed through his strung bow, and he was known from Woolmer Forest to the Weald as the quickest, surest archer that ever dropped a running deer at tenscore paces.
loosed
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From this reading “Swords, if you will, comrades, but no man strings his bow till I have loosed mine.”
lukewarm
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From this reading The formidable appearance of this ally and his high reputation among his fellows gave a further chill to the lukewarm ardor of the attack.
man
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From this reading “Swords, if you will, comrades, but no man strings his bow till I have loosed mine.”
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “Nay, Baddlesmere, hold your fingers from your string-case, or I may chance to give your drawing hand a two months’ rest,” said Aylward.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Swords, if you will, comrades, but no man strings his bow till I have loosed mine.”
months
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From this reading “Nay, Baddlesmere, hold your fingers from your string-case, or I may chance to give your drawing hand a two months’ rest,” said Aylward.
NayexclamationUS /neɪ/
an old word for “no”
From this reading “Nay, Baddlesmere, hold your fingers from your string-case, or I may chance to give your drawing hand a two months’ rest,” said Aylward.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “Swords, if you will, comrades, but no man strings his bow till I have loosed mine.”
obstacle
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From this reading Yet the angry hearts of both Abbot and sacrist rose higher with a fresh obstacle.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The formidable appearance of this ally and his high reputation among his fellows gave a further chill to the lukewarm ardor of the attack.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “Nay, Baddlesmere, hold your fingers from your string-case, or I may chance to give your drawing hand a two months’ rest,” said Aylward.
paces
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From this reading Aylward’s left arm was passed through his strung bow, and he was known from Woolmer Forest to the Weald as the quickest, surest archer that ever dropped a running deer at tenscore paces.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Aylward’s left arm was passed through his strung bow, and he was known from Woolmer Forest to the Weald as the quickest, surest archer that ever dropped a running deer at tenscore paces.
quickest
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From this reading Aylward’s left arm was passed through his strung bow, and he was known from Woolmer Forest to the Weald as the quickest, surest archer that ever dropped a running deer at tenscore paces.
reputation
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From this reading The formidable appearance of this ally and his high reputation among his fellows gave a further chill to the lukewarm ardor of the attack.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Nay, Baddlesmere, hold your fingers from your string-case, or I may chance to give your drawing hand a two months’ rest,” said Aylward.
rose
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From this reading Yet the angry hearts of both Abbot and sacrist rose higher with a fresh obstacle.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Aylward’s left arm was passed through his strung bow, and he was known from Woolmer Forest to the Weald as the quickest, surest archer that ever dropped a running deer at tenscore paces.
sacrist
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From this reading Yet the angry hearts of both Abbot and sacrist rose higher with a fresh obstacle.
said
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From this reading “Nay, Baddlesmere, hold your fingers from your string-case, or I may chance to give your drawing hand a two months’ rest,” said Aylward.
string-case
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From this reading “Nay, Baddlesmere, hold your fingers from your string-case, or I may chance to give your drawing hand a two months’ rest,” said Aylward.
strings
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From this reading “Swords, if you will, comrades, but no man strings his bow till I have loosed mine.”
strung
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From this reading Aylward’s left arm was passed through his strung bow, and he was known from Woolmer Forest to the Weald as the quickest, surest archer that ever dropped a running deer at tenscore paces.
surest
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From this reading Aylward’s left arm was passed through his strung bow, and he was known from Woolmer Forest to the Weald as the quickest, surest archer that ever dropped a running deer at tenscore paces.
Swords
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From this reading “Swords, if you will, comrades, but no man strings his bow till I have loosed mine.”
tenscore
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From this reading Aylward’s left arm was passed through his strung bow, and he was known from Woolmer Forest to the Weald as the quickest, surest archer that ever dropped a running deer at tenscore paces.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Aylward’s left arm was passed through his strung bow, and he was known from Woolmer Forest to the Weald as the quickest, surest archer that ever dropped a running deer at tenscore paces.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The formidable appearance of this ally and his high reputation among his fellows gave a further chill to the lukewarm ardor of the attack.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The formidable appearance of this ally and his high reputation among his fellows gave a further chill to the lukewarm ardor of the attack.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Aylward’s left arm was passed through his strung bow, and he was known from Woolmer Forest to the Weald as the quickest, surest archer that ever dropped a running deer at tenscore paces.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading “Swords, if you will, comrades, but no man strings his bow till I have loosed mine.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The formidable appearance of this ally and his high reputation among his fellows gave a further chill to the lukewarm ardor of the attack.
two
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From this reading “Nay, Baddlesmere, hold your fingers from your string-case, or I may chance to give your drawing hand a two months’ rest,” said Aylward.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Aylward’s left arm was passed through his strung bow, and he was known from Woolmer Forest to the Weald as the quickest, surest archer that ever dropped a running deer at tenscore paces.
Weald
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From this reading Aylward’s left arm was passed through his strung bow, and he was known from Woolmer Forest to the Weald as the quickest, surest archer that ever dropped a running deer at tenscore paces.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Swords, if you will, comrades, but no man strings his bow till I have loosed mine.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Yet the angry hearts of both Abbot and sacrist rose higher with a fresh obstacle.
Woolmer
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From this reading Aylward’s left arm was passed through his strung bow, and he was known from Woolmer Forest to the Weald as the quickest, surest archer that ever dropped a running deer at tenscore paces.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet the angry hearts of both Abbot and sacrist rose higher with a fresh obstacle.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Swords, if you will, comrades, but no man strings his bow till I have loosed mine.”
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Nay, Baddlesmere, hold your fingers from your string-case, or I may chance to give your drawing hand a two months’ rest,” said Aylward.
