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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 After the second day afield he recognised that his shooting career was practically over; he had become too bulky during the last year to endure the physical exertion; his habits, too, had at length made traitors of his eyes; a half hour's snipe-shooting in the sun, and the veins in his neck swelled ominously.
afield
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From this reading After the second day afield he recognised that his shooting career was practically over; he had become too bulky during the last year to endure the physical exertion; his habits, too, had at length made traitors of his eyes; a half hour's snipe-shooting in the sun, and the veins in his neck swelled ominously.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After the first few days of his arrival at Shotover time had threatened to hang heavily on Mortimer's mottled hands.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After the second day afield he recognised that his shooting career was practically over; he had become too bulky during the last year to endure the physical exertion; his habits, too, had at length made traitors of his eyes; a half hour's snipe-shooting in the sun, and the veins in his neck swelled ominously.
arms
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From this reading Panting, eyes inflamed, fat arms wobbly, he had scored miss after miss, and laboured onward, sullenly persistent to the end.
arrival
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From this reading After the first few days of his arrival at Shotover time had threatened to hang heavily on Mortimer's mottled hands.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading After the first few days of his arrival at Shotover time had threatened to hang heavily on Mortimer's mottled hands.
become
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From this reading After the second day afield he recognised that his shooting career was practically over; he had become too bulky during the last year to endure the physical exertion; his habits, too, had at length made traitors of his eyes; a half hour's snipe-shooting in the sun, and the veins in his neck swelled ominously.
bulky
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From this reading After the second day afield he recognised that his shooting career was practically over; he had become too bulky during the last year to endure the physical exertion; his habits, too, had at length made traitors of his eyes; a half hour's snipe-shooting in the sun, and the veins in his neck swelled ominously.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it was the end.
career
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From this reading After the second day afield he recognised that his shooting career was practically over; he had become too bulky during the last year to endure the physical exertion; his habits, too, had at length made traitors of his eyes; a half hour's snipe-shooting in the sun, and the veins in his neck swelled ominously.
cup
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From this reading That cup day finished him; he recognised that he was done for.
day
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From this reading After the second day afield he recognised that his shooting career was practically over; he had become too bulky during the last year to endure the physical exertion; his habits, too, had at length made traitors of his eyes; a half hour's snipe-shooting in the sun, and the veins in his neck swelled ominously.
days
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From this reading After the first few days of his arrival at Shotover time had threatened to hang heavily on Mortimer's mottled hands.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That cup day finished him; he recognised that he was done for.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading After the second day afield he recognised that his shooting career was practically over; he had become too bulky during the last year to endure the physical exertion; his habits, too, had at length made traitors of his eyes; a half hour's snipe-shooting in the sun, and the veins in his neck swelled ominously.
end
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From this reading Panting, eyes inflamed, fat arms wobbly, he had scored miss after miss, and laboured onward, sullenly persistent to the end.
endure
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From this reading After the second day afield he recognised that his shooting career was practically over; he had become too bulky during the last year to endure the physical exertion; his habits, too, had at length made traitors of his eyes; a half hour's snipe-shooting in the sun, and the veins in his neck swelled ominously.
exertion
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From this reading After the second day afield he recognised that his shooting career was practically over; he had become too bulky during the last year to endure the physical exertion; his habits, too, had at length made traitors of his eyes; a half hour's snipe-shooting in the sun, and the veins in his neck swelled ominously.
eyes
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From this reading After the second day afield he recognised that his shooting career was practically over; he had become too bulky during the last year to endure the physical exertion; his habits, too, had at length made traitors of his eyes; a half hour's snipe-shooting in the sun, and the veins in his neck swelled ominously.
fat
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From this reading Panting, eyes inflamed, fat arms wobbly, he had scored miss after miss, and laboured onward, sullenly persistent to the end.
few
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From this reading After the first few days of his arrival at Shotover time had threatened to hang heavily on Mortimer's mottled hands.
finished
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From this reading That cup day finished him; he recognised that he was done for.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After the first few days of his arrival at Shotover time had threatened to hang heavily on Mortimer's mottled hands.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading That cup day finished him; he recognised that he was done for.
habits
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From this reading After the second day afield he recognised that his shooting career was practically over; he had become too bulky during the last year to endure the physical exertion; his habits, too, had at length made traitors of his eyes; a half hour's snipe-shooting in the sun, and the veins in his neck swelled ominously.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading After the first few days of his arrival at Shotover time had threatened to hang heavily on Mortimer's mottled hands.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After the second day afield he recognised that his shooting career was practically over; he had become too bulky during the last year to endure the physical exertion; his habits, too, had at length made traitors of his eyes; a half hour's snipe-shooting in the sun, and the veins in his neck swelled ominously.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading After the first few days of his arrival at Shotover time had threatened to hang heavily on Mortimer's mottled hands.
hang
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From this reading After the first few days of his arrival at Shotover time had threatened to hang heavily on Mortimer's mottled hands.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After the second day afield he recognised that his shooting career was practically over; he had become too bulky during the last year to endure the physical exertion; his habits, too, had at length made traitors of his eyes; a half hour's snipe-shooting in the sun, and the veins in his neck swelled ominously.
heavily
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From this reading After the first few days of his arrival at Shotover time had threatened to hang heavily on Mortimer's mottled hands.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That cup day finished him; he recognised that he was done for.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading After the first few days of his arrival at Shotover time had threatened to hang heavily on Mortimer's mottled hands.
hour's
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From this reading After the second day afield he recognised that his shooting career was practically over; he had become too bulky during the last year to endure the physical exertion; his habits, too, had at length made traitors of his eyes; a half hour's snipe-shooting in the sun, and the veins in his neck swelled ominously.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading After the second day afield he recognised that his shooting career was practically over; he had become too bulky during the last year to endure the physical exertion; his habits, too, had at length made traitors of his eyes; a half hour's snipe-shooting in the sun, and the veins in his neck swelled ominously.
inflamed
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From this reading Panting, eyes inflamed, fat arms wobbly, he had scored miss after miss, and laboured onward, sullenly persistent to the end.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But it was the end.
laboured
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From this reading Panting, eyes inflamed, fat arms wobbly, he had scored miss after miss, and laboured onward, sullenly persistent to the end.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After the second day afield he recognised that his shooting career was practically over; he had become too bulky during the last year to endure the physical exertion; his habits, too, had at length made traitors of his eyes; a half hour's snipe-shooting in the sun, and the veins in his neck swelled ominously.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading After the second day afield he recognised that his shooting career was practically over; he had become too bulky during the last year to endure the physical exertion; his habits, too, had at length made traitors of his eyes; a half hour's snipe-shooting in the sun, and the veins in his neck swelled ominously.
made
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From this reading After the second day afield he recognised that his shooting career was practically over; he had become too bulky during the last year to endure the physical exertion; his habits, too, had at length made traitors of his eyes; a half hour's snipe-shooting in the sun, and the veins in his neck swelled ominously.
miss
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From this reading Panting, eyes inflamed, fat arms wobbly, he had scored miss after miss, and laboured onward, sullenly persistent to the end.
Mortimer's
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From this reading After the first few days of his arrival at Shotover time had threatened to hang heavily on Mortimer's mottled hands.
mottled
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From this reading After the first few days of his arrival at Shotover time had threatened to hang heavily on Mortimer's mottled hands.
neck
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From this reading After the second day afield he recognised that his shooting career was practically over; he had become too bulky during the last year to endure the physical exertion; his habits, too, had at length made traitors of his eyes; a half hour's snipe-shooting in the sun, and the veins in his neck swelled ominously.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After the first few days of his arrival at Shotover time had threatened to hang heavily on Mortimer's mottled hands.
ominously
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From this reading After the second day afield he recognised that his shooting career was practically over; he had become too bulky during the last year to endure the physical exertion; his habits, too, had at length made traitors of his eyes; a half hour's snipe-shooting in the sun, and the veins in his neck swelled ominously.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading After the first few days of his arrival at Shotover time had threatened to hang heavily on Mortimer's mottled hands.
onward
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From this reading Panting, eyes inflamed, fat arms wobbly, he had scored miss after miss, and laboured onward, sullenly persistent to the end.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading After the second day afield he recognised that his shooting career was practically over; he had become too bulky during the last year to endure the physical exertion; his habits, too, had at length made traitors of his eyes; a half hour's snipe-shooting in the sun, and the veins in his neck swelled ominously.
Panting
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From this reading Panting, eyes inflamed, fat arms wobbly, he had scored miss after miss, and laboured onward, sullenly persistent to the end.
persistent
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From this reading Panting, eyes inflamed, fat arms wobbly, he had scored miss after miss, and laboured onward, sullenly persistent to the end.
physical
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From this reading After the second day afield he recognised that his shooting career was practically over; he had become too bulky during the last year to endure the physical exertion; his habits, too, had at length made traitors of his eyes; a half hour's snipe-shooting in the sun, and the veins in his neck swelled ominously.
practically
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From this reading After the second day afield he recognised that his shooting career was practically over; he had become too bulky during the last year to endure the physical exertion; his habits, too, had at length made traitors of his eyes; a half hour's snipe-shooting in the sun, and the veins in his neck swelled ominously.
recognised
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From this reading After the second day afield he recognised that his shooting career was practically over; he had become too bulky during the last year to endure the physical exertion; his habits, too, had at length made traitors of his eyes; a half hour's snipe-shooting in the sun, and the veins in his neck swelled ominously.
scored
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From this reading Panting, eyes inflamed, fat arms wobbly, he had scored miss after miss, and laboured onward, sullenly persistent to the end.
second
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From this reading After the second day afield he recognised that his shooting career was practically over; he had become too bulky during the last year to endure the physical exertion; his habits, too, had at length made traitors of his eyes; a half hour's snipe-shooting in the sun, and the veins in his neck swelled ominously.
shootingnounUS /ˈshooting/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading After the second day afield he recognised that his shooting career was practically over; he had become too bulky during the last year to endure the physical exertion; his habits, too, had at length made traitors of his eyes; a half hour's snipe-shooting in the sun, and the veins in his neck swelled ominously.
Shotover
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From this reading After the first few days of his arrival at Shotover time had threatened to hang heavily on Mortimer's mottled hands.
snipe-shooting
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From this reading After the second day afield he recognised that his shooting career was practically over; he had become too bulky during the last year to endure the physical exertion; his habits, too, had at length made traitors of his eyes; a half hour's snipe-shooting in the sun, and the veins in his neck swelled ominously.
sullenly
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From this reading Panting, eyes inflamed, fat arms wobbly, he had scored miss after miss, and laboured onward, sullenly persistent to the end.
sun
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From this reading After the second day afield he recognised that his shooting career was practically over; he had become too bulky during the last year to endure the physical exertion; his habits, too, had at length made traitors of his eyes; a half hour's snipe-shooting in the sun, and the veins in his neck swelled ominously.
swelled
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From this reading After the second day afield he recognised that his shooting career was practically over; he had become too bulky during the last year to endure the physical exertion; his habits, too, had at length made traitors of his eyes; a half hour's snipe-shooting in the sun, and the veins in his neck swelled ominously.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading After the second day afield he recognised that his shooting career was practically over; he had become too bulky during the last year to endure the physical exertion; his habits, too, had at length made traitors of his eyes; a half hour's snipe-shooting in the sun, and the veins in his neck swelled ominously.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After the first few days of his arrival at Shotover time had threatened to hang heavily on Mortimer's mottled hands.
threatened
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From this reading After the first few days of his arrival at Shotover time had threatened to hang heavily on Mortimer's mottled hands.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After the first few days of his arrival at Shotover time had threatened to hang heavily on Mortimer's mottled hands.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After the first few days of his arrival at Shotover time had threatened to hang heavily on Mortimer's mottled hands.
too
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From this reading After the second day afield he recognised that his shooting career was practically over; he had become too bulky during the last year to endure the physical exertion; his habits, too, had at length made traitors of his eyes; a half hour's snipe-shooting in the sun, and the veins in his neck swelled ominously.
traitorsnounUS /ˈtreɪtərz/
people who betray a person or country that trusts them
From this reading After the second day afield he recognised that his shooting career was practically over; he had become too bulky during the last year to endure the physical exertion; his habits, too, had at length made traitors of his eyes; a half hour's snipe-shooting in the sun, and the veins in his neck swelled ominously.
veins
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From this reading After the second day afield he recognised that his shooting career was practically over; he had become too bulky during the last year to endure the physical exertion; his habits, too, had at length made traitors of his eyes; a half hour's snipe-shooting in the sun, and the veins in his neck swelled ominously.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading After the second day afield he recognised that his shooting career was practically over; he had become too bulky during the last year to endure the physical exertion; his habits, too, had at length made traitors of his eyes; a half hour's snipe-shooting in the sun, and the veins in his neck swelled ominously.
wobbly
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From this reading Panting, eyes inflamed, fat arms wobbly, he had scored miss after miss, and laboured onward, sullenly persistent to the end.
year
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From this reading After the second day afield he recognised that his shooting career was practically over; he had become too bulky during the last year to endure the physical exertion; his habits, too, had at length made traitors of his eyes; a half hour's snipe-shooting in the sun, and the veins in his neck swelled ominously.
