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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 He knew all about the uses of a wire looped at both ends and set across the tracks the grouse took to their drinking-places; and he laughed as he gathered his spoils together and turned for home.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He knew all about the uses of a wire looped at both ends and set across the tracks the grouse took to their drinking-places; and he laughed as he gathered his spoils together and turned for home.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading He knew all about the uses of a wire looped at both ends and set across the tracks the grouse took to their drinking-places; and he laughed as he gathered his spoils together and turned for home.
all
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From this reading He knew all about the uses of a wire looped at both ends and set across the tracks the grouse took to their drinking-places; and he laughed as he gathered his spoils together and turned for home.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE WEAVER OF BASKETS I Before the storm broke that drove Causleen and Hardcastle into shelter of the foresters’ hut, Long Murgatroyd had been poaching up the moor.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He knew all about the uses of a wire looped at both ends and set across the tracks the grouse took to their drinking-places; and he laughed as he gathered his spoils together and turned for home.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He knew all about the uses of a wire looped at both ends and set across the tracks the grouse took to their drinking-places; and he laughed as he gathered his spoils together and turned for home.
BASKETS
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From this reading THE WEAVER OF BASKETS I Before the storm broke that drove Causleen and Hardcastle into shelter of the foresters’ hut, Long Murgatroyd had been poaching up the moor.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He reached the first pasture only to be blinded by the swirl of snow, so that he had to creep forward, feeling his way.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE WEAVER OF BASKETS I Before the storm broke that drove Causleen and Hardcastle into shelter of the foresters’ hut, Long Murgatroyd had been poaching up the moor.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading THE WEAVER OF BASKETS I Before the storm broke that drove Causleen and Hardcastle into shelter of the foresters’ hut, Long Murgatroyd had been poaching up the moor.
birds
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From this reading “They’re Hardcastle’s birds,” he chuckled, “and they’ll taste sweeter in the pot for that.”
blinded
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From this reading He reached the first pasture only to be blinded by the swirl of snow, so that he had to creep forward, feeling his way.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading He knew all about the uses of a wire looped at both ends and set across the tracks the grouse took to their drinking-places; and he laughed as he gathered his spoils together and turned for home.
broke
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From this reading THE WEAVER OF BASKETS I Before the storm broke that drove Causleen and Hardcastle into shelter of the foresters’ hut, Long Murgatroyd had been poaching up the moor.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He reached the first pasture only to be blinded by the swirl of snow, so that he had to creep forward, feeling his way.
Causleen
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From this reading THE WEAVER OF BASKETS I Before the storm broke that drove Causleen and Hardcastle into shelter of the foresters’ hut, Long Murgatroyd had been poaching up the moor.
chuckled
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From this reading “They’re Hardcastle’s birds,” he chuckled, “and they’ll taste sweeter in the pot for that.”
country
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From this reading He had got half down the moor when the first of the tempest struck him, and he ran for the lower country as fast as his great legs would take him.
creep
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From this reading He reached the first pasture only to be blinded by the swirl of snow, so that he had to creep forward, feeling his way.
down
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From this reading He had got half down the moor when the first of the tempest struck him, and he ran for the lower country as fast as his great legs would take him.
drinking-places
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From this reading He knew all about the uses of a wire looped at both ends and set across the tracks the grouse took to their drinking-places; and he laughed as he gathered his spoils together and turned for home.
drove
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From this reading THE WEAVER OF BASKETS I Before the storm broke that drove Causleen and Hardcastle into shelter of the foresters’ hut, Long Murgatroyd had been poaching up the moor.
ends
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From this reading He knew all about the uses of a wire looped at both ends and set across the tracks the grouse took to their drinking-places; and he laughed as he gathered his spoils together and turned for home.
fast
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From this reading He had got half down the moor when the first of the tempest struck him, and he ran for the lower country as fast as his great legs would take him.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He reached the first pasture only to be blinded by the swirl of snow, so that he had to creep forward, feeling his way.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had got half down the moor when the first of the tempest struck him, and he ran for the lower country as fast as his great legs would take him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He knew all about the uses of a wire looped at both ends and set across the tracks the grouse took to their drinking-places; and he laughed as he gathered his spoils together and turned for home.
foresters
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From this reading THE WEAVER OF BASKETS I Before the storm broke that drove Causleen and Hardcastle into shelter of the foresters’ hut, Long Murgatroyd had been poaching up the moor.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He reached the first pasture only to be blinded by the swirl of snow, so that he had to creep forward, feeling his way.
gathered
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From this reading He knew all about the uses of a wire looped at both ends and set across the tracks the grouse took to their drinking-places; and he laughed as he gathered his spoils together and turned for home.
got
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From this reading He had got half down the moor when the first of the tempest struck him, and he ran for the lower country as fast as his great legs would take him.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had got half down the moor when the first of the tempest struck him, and he ran for the lower country as fast as his great legs would take him.
grouse
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From this reading He knew all about the uses of a wire looped at both ends and set across the tracks the grouse took to their drinking-places; and he laughed as he gathered his spoils together and turned for home.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE WEAVER OF BASKETS I Before the storm broke that drove Causleen and Hardcastle into shelter of the foresters’ hut, Long Murgatroyd had been poaching up the moor.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had got half down the moor when the first of the tempest struck him, and he ran for the lower country as fast as his great legs would take him.
Hardcastle
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From this reading THE WEAVER OF BASKETS I Before the storm broke that drove Causleen and Hardcastle into shelter of the foresters’ hut, Long Murgatroyd had been poaching up the moor.
Hardcastle's
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From this reading “They’re Hardcastle’s birds,” he chuckled, “and they’ll taste sweeter in the pot for that.”
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He knew all about the uses of a wire looped at both ends and set across the tracks the grouse took to their drinking-places; and he laughed as he gathered his spoils together and turned for home.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had got half down the moor when the first of the tempest struck him, and he ran for the lower country as fast as his great legs would take him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He knew all about the uses of a wire looped at both ends and set across the tracks the grouse took to their drinking-places; and he laughed as he gathered his spoils together and turned for home.
home
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From this reading He knew all about the uses of a wire looped at both ends and set across the tracks the grouse took to their drinking-places; and he laughed as he gathered his spoils together and turned for home.
hut
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From this reading THE WEAVER OF BASKETS I Before the storm broke that drove Causleen and Hardcastle into shelter of the foresters’ hut, Long Murgatroyd had been poaching up the moor.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE WEAVER OF BASKETS I Before the storm broke that drove Causleen and Hardcastle into shelter of the foresters’ hut, Long Murgatroyd had been poaching up the moor.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “They’re Hardcastle’s birds,” he chuckled, “and they’ll taste sweeter in the pot for that.”
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE WEAVER OF BASKETS I Before the storm broke that drove Causleen and Hardcastle into shelter of the foresters’ hut, Long Murgatroyd had been poaching up the moor.
knew
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From this reading He knew all about the uses of a wire looped at both ends and set across the tracks the grouse took to their drinking-places; and he laughed as he gathered his spoils together and turned for home.
laughed
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From this reading He knew all about the uses of a wire looped at both ends and set across the tracks the grouse took to their drinking-places; and he laughed as he gathered his spoils together and turned for home.
legs
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From this reading He had got half down the moor when the first of the tempest struck him, and he ran for the lower country as fast as his great legs would take him.
LongnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE WEAVER OF BASKETS I Before the storm broke that drove Causleen and Hardcastle into shelter of the foresters’ hut, Long Murgatroyd had been poaching up the moor.
looped
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From this reading He knew all about the uses of a wire looped at both ends and set across the tracks the grouse took to their drinking-places; and he laughed as he gathered his spoils together and turned for home.
lower
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From this reading He had got half down the moor when the first of the tempest struck him, and he ran for the lower country as fast as his great legs would take him.
moor
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From this reading THE WEAVER OF BASKETS I Before the storm broke that drove Causleen and Hardcastle into shelter of the foresters’ hut, Long Murgatroyd had been poaching up the moor.
Murgatroyd
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From this reading THE WEAVER OF BASKETS I Before the storm broke that drove Causleen and Hardcastle into shelter of the foresters’ hut, Long Murgatroyd had been poaching up the moor.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE WEAVER OF BASKETS I Before the storm broke that drove Causleen and Hardcastle into shelter of the foresters’ hut, Long Murgatroyd had been poaching up the moor.
only
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From this reading He reached the first pasture only to be blinded by the swirl of snow, so that he had to creep forward, feeling his way.
pasture
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From this reading He reached the first pasture only to be blinded by the swirl of snow, so that he had to creep forward, feeling his way.
poaching
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From this reading THE WEAVER OF BASKETS I Before the storm broke that drove Causleen and Hardcastle into shelter of the foresters’ hut, Long Murgatroyd had been poaching up the moor.
pot
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From this reading “They’re Hardcastle’s birds,” he chuckled, “and they’ll taste sweeter in the pot for that.”
ran
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From this reading He had got half down the moor when the first of the tempest struck him, and he ran for the lower country as fast as his great legs would take him.
reached
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From this reading He reached the first pasture only to be blinded by the swirl of snow, so that he had to creep forward, feeling his way.
set
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From this reading He knew all about the uses of a wire looped at both ends and set across the tracks the grouse took to their drinking-places; and he laughed as he gathered his spoils together and turned for home.
shelter
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From this reading THE WEAVER OF BASKETS I Before the storm broke that drove Causleen and Hardcastle into shelter of the foresters’ hut, Long Murgatroyd had been poaching up the moor.
snow
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From this reading He reached the first pasture only to be blinded by the swirl of snow, so that he had to creep forward, feeling his way.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He reached the first pasture only to be blinded by the swirl of snow, so that he had to creep forward, feeling his way.
spoils
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From this reading He knew all about the uses of a wire looped at both ends and set across the tracks the grouse took to their drinking-places; and he laughed as he gathered his spoils together and turned for home.
storm
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From this reading THE WEAVER OF BASKETS I Before the storm broke that drove Causleen and Hardcastle into shelter of the foresters’ hut, Long Murgatroyd had been poaching up the moor.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had got half down the moor when the first of the tempest struck him, and he ran for the lower country as fast as his great legs would take him.
sweeter
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From this reading “They’re Hardcastle’s birds,” he chuckled, “and they’ll taste sweeter in the pot for that.”
swirl
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From this reading He reached the first pasture only to be blinded by the swirl of snow, so that he had to creep forward, feeling his way.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had got half down the moor when the first of the tempest struck him, and he ran for the lower country as fast as his great legs would take him.
tasteverbUS /teɪst/
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading “They’re Hardcastle’s birds,” he chuckled, “and they’ll taste sweeter in the pot for that.”
tempest
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From this reading He had got half down the moor when the first of the tempest struck him, and he ran for the lower country as fast as his great legs would take him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE WEAVER OF BASKETS I Before the storm broke that drove Causleen and Hardcastle into shelter of the foresters’ hut, Long Murgatroyd had been poaching up the moor.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WEAVER OF BASKETS I Before the storm broke that drove Causleen and Hardcastle into shelter of the foresters’ hut, Long Murgatroyd had been poaching up the moor.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He knew all about the uses of a wire looped at both ends and set across the tracks the grouse took to their drinking-places; and he laughed as he gathered his spoils together and turned for home.
they'll
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From this reading “They’re Hardcastle’s birds,” he chuckled, “and they’ll taste sweeter in the pot for that.”
They're
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From this reading “They’re Hardcastle’s birds,” he chuckled, “and they’ll taste sweeter in the pot for that.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He knew all about the uses of a wire looped at both ends and set across the tracks the grouse took to their drinking-places; and he laughed as he gathered his spoils together and turned for home.
together
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From this reading He knew all about the uses of a wire looped at both ends and set across the tracks the grouse took to their drinking-places; and he laughed as he gathered his spoils together and turned for home.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He knew all about the uses of a wire looped at both ends and set across the tracks the grouse took to their drinking-places; and he laughed as he gathered his spoils together and turned for home.
tracks
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From this reading He knew all about the uses of a wire looped at both ends and set across the tracks the grouse took to their drinking-places; and he laughed as he gathered his spoils together and turned for home.
turned
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From this reading He knew all about the uses of a wire looped at both ends and set across the tracks the grouse took to their drinking-places; and he laughed as he gathered his spoils together and turned for home.
up
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From this reading THE WEAVER OF BASKETS I Before the storm broke that drove Causleen and Hardcastle into shelter of the foresters’ hut, Long Murgatroyd had been poaching up the moor.
uses
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From this reading He knew all about the uses of a wire looped at both ends and set across the tracks the grouse took to their drinking-places; and he laughed as he gathered his spoils together and turned for home.
way
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From this reading He reached the first pasture only to be blinded by the swirl of snow, so that he had to creep forward, feeling his way.
WEAVER
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From this reading THE WEAVER OF BASKETS I Before the storm broke that drove Causleen and Hardcastle into shelter of the foresters’ hut, Long Murgatroyd had been poaching up the moor.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He had got half down the moor when the first of the tempest struck him, and he ran for the lower country as fast as his great legs would take him.
wire
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From this reading He knew all about the uses of a wire looped at both ends and set across the tracks the grouse took to their drinking-places; and he laughed as he gathered his spoils together and turned for home.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He had got half down the moor when the first of the tempest struck him, and he ran for the lower country as fast as his great legs would take him.
