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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 "Forthwith a guard at every gun Was placed along the wall; The beacon blazed upon the roof Of Edgecombe's lofty hall; And many a fishing bark put out, To pry along the coast; And with loose rein, and bloody spur Rode inland many a post."
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The first were completed in season to escape the rains; but the last was on the stocks fully six months after her keel had been laid.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading "Forthwith a guard at every gun Was placed along the wall; The beacon blazed upon the roof Of Edgecombe's lofty hall; And many a fishing bark put out, To pry along the coast; And with loose rein, and bloody spur Rode inland many a post."
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Forthwith a guard at every gun Was placed along the wall; The beacon blazed upon the roof Of Edgecombe's lofty hall; And many a fishing bark put out, To pry along the coast; And with loose rein, and bloody spur Rode inland many a post."
Armada
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From this reading _The Spanish Armada._ Macauley.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Forthwith a guard at every gun Was placed along the wall; The beacon blazed upon the roof Of Edgecombe's lofty hall; And many a fishing bark put out, To pry along the coast; And with loose rein, and bloody spur Rode inland many a post."
bark
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From this reading "Forthwith a guard at every gun Was placed along the wall; The beacon blazed upon the roof Of Edgecombe's lofty hall; And many a fishing bark put out, To pry along the coast; And with loose rein, and bloody spur Rode inland many a post."
beacon
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From this reading "Forthwith a guard at every gun Was placed along the wall; The beacon blazed upon the roof Of Edgecombe's lofty hall; And many a fishing bark put out, To pry along the coast; And with loose rein, and bloody spur Rode inland many a post."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The first were completed in season to escape the rains; but the last was on the stocks fully six months after her keel had been laid.
blazed
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From this reading "Forthwith a guard at every gun Was placed along the wall; The beacon blazed upon the roof Of Edgecombe's lofty hall; And many a fishing bark put out, To pry along the coast; And with loose rein, and bloody spur Rode inland many a post."
bloody
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From this reading "Forthwith a guard at every gun Was placed along the wall; The beacon blazed upon the roof Of Edgecombe's lofty hall; And many a fishing bark put out, To pry along the coast; And with loose rein, and bloody spur Rode inland many a post."
building
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From this reading The building of the houses, and of the schooner, was occupation for everybody, for a long time.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The first were completed in season to escape the rains; but the last was on the stocks fully six months after her keel had been laid.
coast
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From this reading "Forthwith a guard at every gun Was placed along the wall; The beacon blazed upon the roof Of Edgecombe's lofty hall; And many a fishing bark put out, To pry along the coast; And with loose rein, and bloody spur Rode inland many a post."
completed
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From this reading The first were completed in season to escape the rains; but the last was on the stocks fully six months after her keel had been laid.
Edgecombe's
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From this reading "Forthwith a guard at every gun Was placed along the wall; The beacon blazed upon the roof Of Edgecombe's lofty hall; And many a fishing bark put out, To pry along the coast; And with loose rein, and bloody spur Rode inland many a post."
escape
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From this reading The first were completed in season to escape the rains; but the last was on the stocks fully six months after her keel had been laid.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The fine weather had returned, even, and she was not yet launched.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "Forthwith a guard at every gun Was placed along the wall; The beacon blazed upon the roof Of Edgecombe's lofty hall; And many a fishing bark put out, To pry along the coast; And with loose rein, and bloody spur Rode inland many a post."
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading The building of the houses, and of the schooner, was occupation for everybody, for a long time.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The fine weather had returned, even, and she was not yet launched.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first were completed in season to escape the rains; but the last was on the stocks fully six months after her keel had been laid.
fishing
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From this reading "Forthwith a guard at every gun Was placed along the wall; The beacon blazed upon the roof Of Edgecombe's lofty hall; And many a fishing bark put out, To pry along the coast; And with loose rein, and bloody spur Rode inland many a post."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The building of the houses, and of the schooner, was occupation for everybody, for a long time.
Forthwith
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From this reading "Forthwith a guard at every gun Was placed along the wall; The beacon blazed upon the roof Of Edgecombe's lofty hall; And many a fishing bark put out, To pry along the coast; And with loose rein, and bloody spur Rode inland many a post."
fully
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From this reading The first were completed in season to escape the rains; but the last was on the stocks fully six months after her keel had been laid.
guard
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From this reading "Forthwith a guard at every gun Was placed along the wall; The beacon blazed upon the roof Of Edgecombe's lofty hall; And many a fishing bark put out, To pry along the coast; And with loose rein, and bloody spur Rode inland many a post."
gun
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From this reading "Forthwith a guard at every gun Was placed along the wall; The beacon blazed upon the roof Of Edgecombe's lofty hall; And many a fishing bark put out, To pry along the coast; And with loose rein, and bloody spur Rode inland many a post."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The first were completed in season to escape the rains; but the last was on the stocks fully six months after her keel had been laid.
hall
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From this reading "Forthwith a guard at every gun Was placed along the wall; The beacon blazed upon the roof Of Edgecombe's lofty hall; And many a fishing bark put out, To pry along the coast; And with loose rein, and bloody spur Rode inland many a post."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The first were completed in season to escape the rains; but the last was on the stocks fully six months after her keel had been laid.
houses
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From this reading The building of the houses, and of the schooner, was occupation for everybody, for a long time.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The first were completed in season to escape the rains; but the last was on the stocks fully six months after her keel had been laid.
inland
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From this reading "Forthwith a guard at every gun Was placed along the wall; The beacon blazed upon the roof Of Edgecombe's lofty hall; And many a fishing bark put out, To pry along the coast; And with loose rein, and bloody spur Rode inland many a post."
keel
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From this reading The first were completed in season to escape the rains; but the last was on the stocks fully six months after her keel had been laid.
laid
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From this reading The first were completed in season to escape the rains; but the last was on the stocks fully six months after her keel had been laid.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first were completed in season to escape the rains; but the last was on the stocks fully six months after her keel had been laid.
launched
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From this reading The fine weather had returned, even, and she was not yet launched.
lofty
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From this reading "Forthwith a guard at every gun Was placed along the wall; The beacon blazed upon the roof Of Edgecombe's lofty hall; And many a fishing bark put out, To pry along the coast; And with loose rein, and bloody spur Rode inland many a post."
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The building of the houses, and of the schooner, was occupation for everybody, for a long time.
loose
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From this reading "Forthwith a guard at every gun Was placed along the wall; The beacon blazed upon the roof Of Edgecombe's lofty hall; And many a fishing bark put out, To pry along the coast; And with loose rein, and bloody spur Rode inland many a post."
Macauley
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From this reading _The Spanish Armada._ Macauley.
many
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From this reading "Forthwith a guard at every gun Was placed along the wall; The beacon blazed upon the roof Of Edgecombe's lofty hall; And many a fishing bark put out, To pry along the coast; And with loose rein, and bloody spur Rode inland many a post."
months
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From this reading The first were completed in season to escape the rains; but the last was on the stocks fully six months after her keel had been laid.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The fine weather had returned, even, and she was not yet launched.
occupation
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From this reading The building of the houses, and of the schooner, was occupation for everybody, for a long time.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Forthwith a guard at every gun Was placed along the wall; The beacon blazed upon the roof Of Edgecombe's lofty hall; And many a fishing bark put out, To pry along the coast; And with loose rein, and bloody spur Rode inland many a post."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The first were completed in season to escape the rains; but the last was on the stocks fully six months after her keel had been laid.
out
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From this reading "Forthwith a guard at every gun Was placed along the wall; The beacon blazed upon the roof Of Edgecombe's lofty hall; And many a fishing bark put out, To pry along the coast; And with loose rein, and bloody spur Rode inland many a post."
placed
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From this reading "Forthwith a guard at every gun Was placed along the wall; The beacon blazed upon the roof Of Edgecombe's lofty hall; And many a fishing bark put out, To pry along the coast; And with loose rein, and bloody spur Rode inland many a post."
post
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From this reading "Forthwith a guard at every gun Was placed along the wall; The beacon blazed upon the roof Of Edgecombe's lofty hall; And many a fishing bark put out, To pry along the coast; And with loose rein, and bloody spur Rode inland many a post."
pry
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From this reading "Forthwith a guard at every gun Was placed along the wall; The beacon blazed upon the roof Of Edgecombe's lofty hall; And many a fishing bark put out, To pry along the coast; And with loose rein, and bloody spur Rode inland many a post."
put
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From this reading "Forthwith a guard at every gun Was placed along the wall; The beacon blazed upon the roof Of Edgecombe's lofty hall; And many a fishing bark put out, To pry along the coast; And with loose rein, and bloody spur Rode inland many a post."
rains
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From this reading The first were completed in season to escape the rains; but the last was on the stocks fully six months after her keel had been laid.
rein
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From this reading "Forthwith a guard at every gun Was placed along the wall; The beacon blazed upon the roof Of Edgecombe's lofty hall; And many a fishing bark put out, To pry along the coast; And with loose rein, and bloody spur Rode inland many a post."
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The fine weather had returned, even, and she was not yet launched.
Rode
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From this reading "Forthwith a guard at every gun Was placed along the wall; The beacon blazed upon the roof Of Edgecombe's lofty hall; And many a fishing bark put out, To pry along the coast; And with loose rein, and bloody spur Rode inland many a post."
roof
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From this reading "Forthwith a guard at every gun Was placed along the wall; The beacon blazed upon the roof Of Edgecombe's lofty hall; And many a fishing bark put out, To pry along the coast; And with loose rein, and bloody spur Rode inland many a post."
schoonernounUS /ˈskuːnər/
a sailing ship with two or more masts
From this reading The building of the houses, and of the schooner, was occupation for everybody, for a long time.
season
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From this reading The first were completed in season to escape the rains; but the last was on the stocks fully six months after her keel had been laid.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The fine weather had returned, even, and she was not yet launched.
six
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From this reading The first were completed in season to escape the rains; but the last was on the stocks fully six months after her keel had been laid.
Spanish
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From this reading _The Spanish Armada._ Macauley.
spur
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From this reading "Forthwith a guard at every gun Was placed along the wall; The beacon blazed upon the roof Of Edgecombe's lofty hall; And many a fishing bark put out, To pry along the coast; And with loose rein, and bloody spur Rode inland many a post."
stocks
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From this reading The first were completed in season to escape the rains; but the last was on the stocks fully six months after her keel had been laid.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Forthwith a guard at every gun Was placed along the wall; The beacon blazed upon the roof Of Edgecombe's lofty hall; And many a fishing bark put out, To pry along the coast; And with loose rein, and bloody spur Rode inland many a post."
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The building of the houses, and of the schooner, was occupation for everybody, for a long time.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Forthwith a guard at every gun Was placed along the wall; The beacon blazed upon the roof Of Edgecombe's lofty hall; And many a fishing bark put out, To pry along the coast; And with loose rein, and bloody spur Rode inland many a post."
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "Forthwith a guard at every gun Was placed along the wall; The beacon blazed upon the roof Of Edgecombe's lofty hall; And many a fishing bark put out, To pry along the coast; And with loose rein, and bloody spur Rode inland many a post."
wall
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From this reading "Forthwith a guard at every gun Was placed along the wall; The beacon blazed upon the roof Of Edgecombe's lofty hall; And many a fishing bark put out, To pry along the coast; And with loose rein, and bloody spur Rode inland many a post."
Wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Forthwith a guard at every gun Was placed along the wall; The beacon blazed upon the roof Of Edgecombe's lofty hall; And many a fishing bark put out, To pry along the coast; And with loose rein, and bloody spur Rode inland many a post."
weather
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From this reading The fine weather had returned, even, and she was not yet launched.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The first were completed in season to escape the rains; but the last was on the stocks fully six months after her keel had been laid.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Forthwith a guard at every gun Was placed along the wall; The beacon blazed upon the roof Of Edgecombe's lofty hall; And many a fishing bark put out, To pry along the coast; And with loose rein, and bloody spur Rode inland many a post."
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading The fine weather had returned, even, and she was not yet launched.
