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amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading There had even been some talk among the younger men of thrashing him if he persevered.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Meeting at "The Bobtailed Fox" It was now the middle of December, and matters were not comfortable in the Runnymede country.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Meeting at "The Bobtailed Fox" It was now the middle of December, and matters were not comfortable in the Runnymede country.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There had even been some talk among the younger men of thrashing him if he persevered.
Bobtailed
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From this reading The Meeting at "The Bobtailed Fox" It was now the middle of December, and matters were not comfortable in the Runnymede country.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he did persevere, and had managed to have one or two good runs.
carried
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From this reading The Major with much pluck had carried on his operations in opposition to the wishes of the resident members of the hunt.
comfortable
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From this reading The Meeting at "The Bobtailed Fox" It was now the middle of December, and matters were not comfortable in the Runnymede country.
country
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From this reading The Meeting at "The Bobtailed Fox" It was now the middle of December, and matters were not comfortable in the Runnymede country.
coverts
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From this reading The owners of coverts had protested, and farmers had sworn that he should not ride over their lands.
December
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From this reading The Meeting at "The Bobtailed Fox" It was now the middle of December, and matters were not comfortable in the Runnymede country.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But he did persevere, and had managed to have one or two good runs.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There had even been some talk among the younger men of thrashing him if he persevered.
farmers
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From this reading The owners of coverts had protested, and farmers had sworn that he should not ride over their lands.
Fox
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From this reading The Meeting at "The Bobtailed Fox" It was now the middle of December, and matters were not comfortable in the Runnymede country.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But he did persevere, and had managed to have one or two good runs.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Major with much pluck had carried on his operations in opposition to the wishes of the resident members of the hunt.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But he did persevere, and had managed to have one or two good runs.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The owners of coverts had protested, and farmers had sworn that he should not ride over their lands.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There had even been some talk among the younger men of thrashing him if he persevered.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Major with much pluck had carried on his operations in opposition to the wishes of the resident members of the hunt.
hunt
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From this reading The Major with much pluck had carried on his operations in opposition to the wishes of the resident members of the hunt.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading There had even been some talk among the younger men of thrashing him if he persevered.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Meeting at "The Bobtailed Fox" It was now the middle of December, and matters were not comfortable in the Runnymede country.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The Meeting at "The Bobtailed Fox" It was now the middle of December, and matters were not comfortable in the Runnymede country.
lands
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From this reading The owners of coverts had protested, and farmers had sworn that he should not ride over their lands.
Major
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From this reading The Major with much pluck had carried on his operations in opposition to the wishes of the resident members of the hunt.
managed
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From this reading But he did persevere, and had managed to have one or two good runs.
matters
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From this reading The Meeting at "The Bobtailed Fox" It was now the middle of December, and matters were not comfortable in the Runnymede country.
Meeting
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From this reading The Meeting at "The Bobtailed Fox" It was now the middle of December, and matters were not comfortable in the Runnymede country.
members
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From this reading The Major with much pluck had carried on his operations in opposition to the wishes of the resident members of the hunt.
men
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From this reading There had even been some talk among the younger men of thrashing him if he persevered.
middle
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From this reading The Meeting at "The Bobtailed Fox" It was now the middle of December, and matters were not comfortable in the Runnymede country.
much
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From this reading The Major with much pluck had carried on his operations in opposition to the wishes of the resident members of the hunt.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Meeting at "The Bobtailed Fox" It was now the middle of December, and matters were not comfortable in the Runnymede country.
now
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From this reading The Meeting at "The Bobtailed Fox" It was now the middle of December, and matters were not comfortable in the Runnymede country.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Meeting at "The Bobtailed Fox" It was now the middle of December, and matters were not comfortable in the Runnymede country.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Major with much pluck had carried on his operations in opposition to the wishes of the resident members of the hunt.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But he did persevere, and had managed to have one or two good runs.
operations
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From this reading The Major with much pluck had carried on his operations in opposition to the wishes of the resident members of the hunt.
opposition
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From this reading The Major with much pluck had carried on his operations in opposition to the wishes of the resident members of the hunt.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But he did persevere, and had managed to have one or two good runs.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The owners of coverts had protested, and farmers had sworn that he should not ride over their lands.
owners
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From this reading The owners of coverts had protested, and farmers had sworn that he should not ride over their lands.
persevere
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From this reading But he did persevere, and had managed to have one or two good runs.
persevered
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From this reading There had even been some talk among the younger men of thrashing him if he persevered.
pluck
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From this reading The Major with much pluck had carried on his operations in opposition to the wishes of the resident members of the hunt.
protested
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From this reading The owners of coverts had protested, and farmers had sworn that he should not ride over their lands.
resident
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From this reading The Major with much pluck had carried on his operations in opposition to the wishes of the resident members of the hunt.
ride
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From this reading The owners of coverts had protested, and farmers had sworn that he should not ride over their lands.
Runnymede
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From this reading The Meeting at "The Bobtailed Fox" It was now the middle of December, and matters were not comfortable in the Runnymede country.
runs
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From this reading But he did persevere, and had managed to have one or two good runs.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading The owners of coverts had protested, and farmers had sworn that he should not ride over their lands.
some
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From this reading There had even been some talk among the younger men of thrashing him if he persevered.
sworn
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From this reading The owners of coverts had protested, and farmers had sworn that he should not ride over their lands.
talk
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From this reading There had even been some talk among the younger men of thrashing him if he persevered.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The owners of coverts had protested, and farmers had sworn that he should not ride over their lands.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Meeting at "The Bobtailed Fox" It was now the middle of December, and matters were not comfortable in the Runnymede country.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The owners of coverts had protested, and farmers had sworn that he should not ride over their lands.
There
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From this reading There had even been some talk among the younger men of thrashing him if he persevered.
thrashing
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From this reading There had even been some talk among the younger men of thrashing him if he persevered.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Major with much pluck had carried on his operations in opposition to the wishes of the resident members of the hunt.
two
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From this reading But he did persevere, and had managed to have one or two good runs.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Meeting at "The Bobtailed Fox" It was now the middle of December, and matters were not comfortable in the Runnymede country.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Meeting at "The Bobtailed Fox" It was now the middle of December, and matters were not comfortable in the Runnymede country.
wishes
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From this reading The Major with much pluck had carried on his operations in opposition to the wishes of the resident members of the hunt.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Major with much pluck had carried on his operations in opposition to the wishes of the resident members of the hunt.
younger
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From this reading There had even been some talk among the younger men of thrashing him if he persevered.
