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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 Across a stubbled field--as the ripping and ploughing of the grounds showed--the car had reeled drunkenly, until by its own weight it was bogged in the friable furrows.
accident
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From this reading Either by accident, or design, the flying lady had driven the machine straight through an ancient five-barred gate, which fortunately was much too decayed to present any serious obstacle.
AcrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Across a stubbled field--as the ripping and ploughing of the grounds showed--the car had reeled drunkenly, until by its own weight it was bogged in the friable furrows.
amountverbUS /əˈmaʊnt/
to reach or total a particular quantity or value
From this reading Here it had been deserted, with smashed lamps, a slightly damaged front, and with a considerable amount of paint scraped off.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Either by accident, or design, the flying lady had driven the machine straight through an ancient five-barred gate, which fortunately was much too decayed to present any serious obstacle.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading Either by accident, or design, the flying lady had driven the machine straight through an ancient five-barred gate, which fortunately was much too decayed to present any serious obstacle.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Across a stubbled field--as the ripping and ploughing of the grounds showed--the car had reeled drunkenly, until by its own weight it was bogged in the friable furrows.
any
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From this reading Either by accident, or design, the flying lady had driven the machine straight through an ancient five-barred gate, which fortunately was much too decayed to present any serious obstacle.
appeared
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From this reading On examination, the Rippler appeared to have suffered but trifling hurt.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Across a stubbled field--as the ripping and ploughing of the grounds showed--the car had reeled drunkenly, until by its own weight it was bogged in the friable furrows.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Here it had been deserted, with smashed lamps, a slightly damaged front, and with a considerable amount of paint scraped off.
bogged
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From this reading Across a stubbled field--as the ripping and ploughing of the grounds showed--the car had reeled drunkenly, until by its own weight it was bogged in the friable furrows.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading On examination, the Rippler appeared to have suffered but trifling hurt.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Either by accident, or design, the flying lady had driven the machine straight through an ancient five-barred gate, which fortunately was much too decayed to present any serious obstacle.
car
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From this reading Across a stubbled field--as the ripping and ploughing of the grounds showed--the car had reeled drunkenly, until by its own weight it was bogged in the friable furrows.
considerable
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From this reading Here it had been deserted, with smashed lamps, a slightly damaged front, and with a considerable amount of paint scraped off.
damaged
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From this reading Here it had been deserted, with smashed lamps, a slightly damaged front, and with a considerable amount of paint scraped off.
decayed
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From this reading Either by accident, or design, the flying lady had driven the machine straight through an ancient five-barred gate, which fortunately was much too decayed to present any serious obstacle.
desertedverbUS /dɪˈzɜːrtɪd/
left a place or vessel without intending to return
From this reading Here it had been deserted, with smashed lamps, a slightly damaged front, and with a considerable amount of paint scraped off.
design
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From this reading Either by accident, or design, the flying lady had driven the machine straight through an ancient five-barred gate, which fortunately was much too decayed to present any serious obstacle.
driven
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From this reading Either by accident, or design, the flying lady had driven the machine straight through an ancient five-barred gate, which fortunately was much too decayed to present any serious obstacle.
drunkenly
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From this reading Across a stubbled field--as the ripping and ploughing of the grounds showed--the car had reeled drunkenly, until by its own weight it was bogged in the friable furrows.
EitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading Either by accident, or design, the flying lady had driven the machine straight through an ancient five-barred gate, which fortunately was much too decayed to present any serious obstacle.
examination
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From this reading On examination, the Rippler appeared to have suffered but trifling hurt.
excellent
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From this reading But an immediate test showed that the machinery was in excellent working order.
field
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From this reading Across a stubbled field--as the ripping and ploughing of the grounds showed--the car had reeled drunkenly, until by its own weight it was bogged in the friable furrows.
five-barred
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From this reading Either by accident, or design, the flying lady had driven the machine straight through an ancient five-barred gate, which fortunately was much too decayed to present any serious obstacle.
flying
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From this reading Either by accident, or design, the flying lady had driven the machine straight through an ancient five-barred gate, which fortunately was much too decayed to present any serious obstacle.
fortunately
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From this reading Either by accident, or design, the flying lady had driven the machine straight through an ancient five-barred gate, which fortunately was much too decayed to present any serious obstacle.
friable
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From this reading Across a stubbled field--as the ripping and ploughing of the grounds showed--the car had reeled drunkenly, until by its own weight it was bogged in the friable furrows.
front
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From this reading Here it had been deserted, with smashed lamps, a slightly damaged front, and with a considerable amount of paint scraped off.
furrows
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From this reading Across a stubbled field--as the ripping and ploughing of the grounds showed--the car had reeled drunkenly, until by its own weight it was bogged in the friable furrows.
gate
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From this reading Either by accident, or design, the flying lady had driven the machine straight through an ancient five-barred gate, which fortunately was much too decayed to present any serious obstacle.
grounds
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From this reading Across a stubbled field--as the ripping and ploughing of the grounds showed--the car had reeled drunkenly, until by its own weight it was bogged in the friable furrows.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Either by accident, or design, the flying lady had driven the machine straight through an ancient five-barred gate, which fortunately was much too decayed to present any serious obstacle.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading On examination, the Rippler appeared to have suffered but trifling hurt.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here it had been deserted, with smashed lamps, a slightly damaged front, and with a considerable amount of paint scraped off.
hurt
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From this reading On examination, the Rippler appeared to have suffered but trifling hurt.
immediate
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From this reading But an immediate test showed that the machinery was in excellent working order.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Across a stubbled field--as the ripping and ploughing of the grounds showed--the car had reeled drunkenly, until by its own weight it was bogged in the friable furrows.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Across a stubbled field--as the ripping and ploughing of the grounds showed--the car had reeled drunkenly, until by its own weight it was bogged in the friable furrows.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Across a stubbled field--as the ripping and ploughing of the grounds showed--the car had reeled drunkenly, until by its own weight it was bogged in the friable furrows.
lady
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From this reading Either by accident, or design, the flying lady had driven the machine straight through an ancient five-barred gate, which fortunately was much too decayed to present any serious obstacle.
lamps
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From this reading Here it had been deserted, with smashed lamps, a slightly damaged front, and with a considerable amount of paint scraped off.
machine
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From this reading Either by accident, or design, the flying lady had driven the machine straight through an ancient five-barred gate, which fortunately was much too decayed to present any serious obstacle.
machinery
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From this reading But an immediate test showed that the machinery was in excellent working order.
much
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From this reading Either by accident, or design, the flying lady had driven the machine straight through an ancient five-barred gate, which fortunately was much too decayed to present any serious obstacle.
obstacle
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From this reading Either by accident, or design, the flying lady had driven the machine straight through an ancient five-barred gate, which fortunately was much too decayed to present any serious obstacle.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Across a stubbled field--as the ripping and ploughing of the grounds showed--the car had reeled drunkenly, until by its own weight it was bogged in the friable furrows.
off
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From this reading Here it had been deserted, with smashed lamps, a slightly damaged front, and with a considerable amount of paint scraped off.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On examination, the Rippler appeared to have suffered but trifling hurt.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Either by accident, or design, the flying lady had driven the machine straight through an ancient five-barred gate, which fortunately was much too decayed to present any serious obstacle.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But an immediate test showed that the machinery was in excellent working order.
own
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From this reading Across a stubbled field--as the ripping and ploughing of the grounds showed--the car had reeled drunkenly, until by its own weight it was bogged in the friable furrows.
paint
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From this reading Here it had been deserted, with smashed lamps, a slightly damaged front, and with a considerable amount of paint scraped off.
ploughing
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From this reading Across a stubbled field--as the ripping and ploughing of the grounds showed--the car had reeled drunkenly, until by its own weight it was bogged in the friable furrows.
present
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From this reading Either by accident, or design, the flying lady had driven the machine straight through an ancient five-barred gate, which fortunately was much too decayed to present any serious obstacle.
reeledverbUS /riːld/
moved unsteadily as if about to fall
From this reading Across a stubbled field--as the ripping and ploughing of the grounds showed--the car had reeled drunkenly, until by its own weight it was bogged in the friable furrows.
ripping
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From this reading Across a stubbled field--as the ripping and ploughing of the grounds showed--the car had reeled drunkenly, until by its own weight it was bogged in the friable furrows.
Rippler
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From this reading On examination, the Rippler appeared to have suffered but trifling hurt.
scraped
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From this reading Here it had been deserted, with smashed lamps, a slightly damaged front, and with a considerable amount of paint scraped off.
serious
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From this reading Either by accident, or design, the flying lady had driven the machine straight through an ancient five-barred gate, which fortunately was much too decayed to present any serious obstacle.
showed
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From this reading Across a stubbled field--as the ripping and ploughing of the grounds showed--the car had reeled drunkenly, until by its own weight it was bogged in the friable furrows.
slightly
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From this reading Here it had been deserted, with smashed lamps, a slightly damaged front, and with a considerable amount of paint scraped off.
smashed
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From this reading Here it had been deserted, with smashed lamps, a slightly damaged front, and with a considerable amount of paint scraped off.
straight
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From this reading Either by accident, or design, the flying lady had driven the machine straight through an ancient five-barred gate, which fortunately was much too decayed to present any serious obstacle.
stubbled
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From this reading Across a stubbled field--as the ripping and ploughing of the grounds showed--the car had reeled drunkenly, until by its own weight it was bogged in the friable furrows.
suffered
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From this reading On examination, the Rippler appeared to have suffered but trifling hurt.
test
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From this reading But an immediate test showed that the machinery was in excellent working order.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But an immediate test showed that the machinery was in excellent working order.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On examination, the Rippler appeared to have suffered but trifling hurt.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Either by accident, or design, the flying lady had driven the machine straight through an ancient five-barred gate, which fortunately was much too decayed to present any serious obstacle.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On examination, the Rippler appeared to have suffered but trifling hurt.
too
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From this reading Either by accident, or design, the flying lady had driven the machine straight through an ancient five-barred gate, which fortunately was much too decayed to present any serious obstacle.
trifling
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From this reading On examination, the Rippler appeared to have suffered but trifling hurt.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Across a stubbled field--as the ripping and ploughing of the grounds showed--the car had reeled drunkenly, until by its own weight it was bogged in the friable furrows.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Either by accident, or design, the flying lady had driven the machine straight through an ancient five-barred gate, which fortunately was much too decayed to present any serious obstacle.
weight
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From this reading Across a stubbled field--as the ripping and ploughing of the grounds showed--the car had reeled drunkenly, until by its own weight it was bogged in the friable furrows.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Either by accident, or design, the flying lady had driven the machine straight through an ancient five-barred gate, which fortunately was much too decayed to present any serious obstacle.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Here it had been deserted, with smashed lamps, a slightly damaged front, and with a considerable amount of paint scraped off.
working
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From this reading But an immediate test showed that the machinery was in excellent working order.
