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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 Within twenty-four hours there were signs that Bosham’s brush with his lordship and the show of feeling outside Hatton’s Works had set a sharper edge on the fight.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Trifles as these were, the farmers about Riddsley took them up and resented them.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An insult to him seemed, in any case, a portent, but that such a poor creature as Bosham—Ben Bosham of the Bridge End—should insult him, went beyond bearing.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Within twenty-four hours there were signs that Bosham’s brush with his lordship and the show of feeling outside Hatton’s Works had set a sharper edge on the fight.
any
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From this reading An insult to him seemed, in any case, a portent, but that such a poor creature as Bosham—Ben Bosham of the Bridge End—should insult him, went beyond bearing.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Trifles as these were, the farmers about Riddsley took them up and resented them.
battle
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From this reading Their landlord was still a great man to them, and even those who did not love him believed that he was fighting their battle.
bearing
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From this reading An insult to him seemed, in any case, a portent, but that such a poor creature as Bosham—Ben Bosham of the Bridge End—should insult him, went beyond bearing.
believed
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From this reading Their landlord was still a great man to them, and even those who did not love him believed that he was fighting their battle.
Ben
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From this reading An insult to him seemed, in any case, a portent, but that such a poor creature as Bosham—Ben Bosham of the Bridge End—should insult him, went beyond bearing.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading An insult to him seemed, in any case, a portent, but that such a poor creature as Bosham—Ben Bosham of the Bridge End—should insult him, went beyond bearing.
Bosham
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From this reading An insult to him seemed, in any case, a portent, but that such a poor creature as Bosham—Ben Bosham of the Bridge End—should insult him, went beyond bearing.
Bosham's
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From this reading Within twenty-four hours there were signs that Bosham’s brush with his lordship and the show of feeling outside Hatton’s Works had set a sharper edge on the fight.
Bridge
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From this reading An insult to him seemed, in any case, a portent, but that such a poor creature as Bosham—Ben Bosham of the Bridge End—should insult him, went beyond bearing.
brush
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From this reading Within twenty-four hours there were signs that Bosham’s brush with his lordship and the show of feeling outside Hatton’s Works had set a sharper edge on the fight.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading An insult to him seemed, in any case, a portent, but that such a poor creature as Bosham—Ben Bosham of the Bridge End—should insult him, went beyond bearing.
case
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From this reading An insult to him seemed, in any case, a portent, but that such a poor creature as Bosham—Ben Bosham of the Bridge End—should insult him, went beyond bearing.
creaturenounUS /ˈcreature/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading An insult to him seemed, in any case, a portent, but that such a poor creature as Bosham—Ben Bosham of the Bridge End—should insult him, went beyond bearing.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Their landlord was still a great man to them, and even those who did not love him believed that he was fighting their battle.
edge
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From this reading Within twenty-four hours there were signs that Bosham’s brush with his lordship and the show of feeling outside Hatton’s Works had set a sharper edge on the fight.
End
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From this reading An insult to him seemed, in any case, a portent, but that such a poor creature as Bosham—Ben Bosham of the Bridge End—should insult him, went beyond bearing.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Their landlord was still a great man to them, and even those who did not love him believed that he was fighting their battle.
extinct
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From this reading The feudal feeling was not quite extinct.
farmers
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From this reading Trifles as these were, the farmers about Riddsley took them up and resented them.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Within twenty-four hours there were signs that Bosham’s brush with his lordship and the show of feeling outside Hatton’s Works had set a sharper edge on the fight.
feudal
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From this reading The feudal feeling was not quite extinct.
fight
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From this reading Within twenty-four hours there were signs that Bosham’s brush with his lordship and the show of feeling outside Hatton’s Works had set a sharper edge on the fight.
fighting
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From this reading Their landlord was still a great man to them, and even those who did not love him believed that he was fighting their battle.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Their landlord was still a great man to them, and even those who did not love him believed that he was fighting their battle.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Within twenty-four hours there were signs that Bosham’s brush with his lordship and the show of feeling outside Hatton’s Works had set a sharper edge on the fight.
Hatton's
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From this reading Within twenty-four hours there were signs that Bosham’s brush with his lordship and the show of feeling outside Hatton’s Works had set a sharper edge on the fight.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Their landlord was still a great man to them, and even those who did not love him believed that he was fighting their battle.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Their landlord was still a great man to them, and even those who did not love him believed that he was fighting their battle.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Within twenty-four hours there were signs that Bosham’s brush with his lordship and the show of feeling outside Hatton’s Works had set a sharper edge on the fight.
hours
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From this reading Within twenty-four hours there were signs that Bosham’s brush with his lordship and the show of feeling outside Hatton’s Works had set a sharper edge on the fight.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading An insult to him seemed, in any case, a portent, but that such a poor creature as Bosham—Ben Bosham of the Bridge End—should insult him, went beyond bearing.
insult
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From this reading An insult to him seemed, in any case, a portent, but that such a poor creature as Bosham—Ben Bosham of the Bridge End—should insult him, went beyond bearing.
landlord
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From this reading Their landlord was still a great man to them, and even those who did not love him believed that he was fighting their battle.
lordship
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From this reading Within twenty-four hours there were signs that Bosham’s brush with his lordship and the show of feeling outside Hatton’s Works had set a sharper edge on the fight.
love
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From this reading Their landlord was still a great man to them, and even those who did not love him believed that he was fighting their battle.
man
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From this reading Their landlord was still a great man to them, and even those who did not love him believed that he was fighting their battle.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The feudal feeling was not quite extinct.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Within twenty-four hours there were signs that Bosham’s brush with his lordship and the show of feeling outside Hatton’s Works had set a sharper edge on the fight.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Within twenty-four hours there were signs that Bosham’s brush with his lordship and the show of feeling outside Hatton’s Works had set a sharper edge on the fight.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Within twenty-four hours there were signs that Bosham’s brush with his lordship and the show of feeling outside Hatton’s Works had set a sharper edge on the fight.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An insult to him seemed, in any case, a portent, but that such a poor creature as Bosham—Ben Bosham of the Bridge End—should insult him, went beyond bearing.
portent
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From this reading An insult to him seemed, in any case, a portent, but that such a poor creature as Bosham—Ben Bosham of the Bridge End—should insult him, went beyond bearing.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The feudal feeling was not quite extinct.
resented
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From this reading Trifles as these were, the farmers about Riddsley took them up and resented them.
Riddsley
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From this reading Trifles as these were, the farmers about Riddsley took them up and resented them.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An insult to him seemed, in any case, a portent, but that such a poor creature as Bosham—Ben Bosham of the Bridge End—should insult him, went beyond bearing.
set
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From this reading Within twenty-four hours there were signs that Bosham’s brush with his lordship and the show of feeling outside Hatton’s Works had set a sharper edge on the fight.
sharper
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From this reading Within twenty-four hours there were signs that Bosham’s brush with his lordship and the show of feeling outside Hatton’s Works had set a sharper edge on the fight.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading An insult to him seemed, in any case, a portent, but that such a poor creature as Bosham—Ben Bosham of the Bridge End—should insult him, went beyond bearing.
show
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From this reading Within twenty-four hours there were signs that Bosham’s brush with his lordship and the show of feeling outside Hatton’s Works had set a sharper edge on the fight.
signs
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From this reading Within twenty-four hours there were signs that Bosham’s brush with his lordship and the show of feeling outside Hatton’s Works had set a sharper edge on the fight.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Their landlord was still a great man to them, and even those who did not love him believed that he was fighting their battle.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading An insult to him seemed, in any case, a portent, but that such a poor creature as Bosham—Ben Bosham of the Bridge End—should insult him, went beyond bearing.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Within twenty-four hours there were signs that Bosham’s brush with his lordship and the show of feeling outside Hatton’s Works had set a sharper edge on the fight.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Within twenty-four hours there were signs that Bosham’s brush with his lordship and the show of feeling outside Hatton’s Works had set a sharper edge on the fight.
TheirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their landlord was still a great man to them, and even those who did not love him believed that he was fighting their battle.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Trifles as these were, the farmers about Riddsley took them up and resented them.
there
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From this reading Within twenty-four hours there were signs that Bosham’s brush with his lordship and the show of feeling outside Hatton’s Works had set a sharper edge on the fight.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Trifles as these were, the farmers about Riddsley took them up and resented them.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Their landlord was still a great man to them, and even those who did not love him believed that he was fighting their battle.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Their landlord was still a great man to them, and even those who did not love him believed that he was fighting their battle.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Trifles as these were, the farmers about Riddsley took them up and resented them.
Trifles
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From this reading Trifles as these were, the farmers about Riddsley took them up and resented them.
twenty-four
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From this reading Within twenty-four hours there were signs that Bosham’s brush with his lordship and the show of feeling outside Hatton’s Works had set a sharper edge on the fight.
up
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From this reading Trifles as these were, the farmers about Riddsley took them up and resented them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The feudal feeling was not quite extinct.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An insult to him seemed, in any case, a portent, but that such a poor creature as Bosham—Ben Bosham of the Bridge End—should insult him, went beyond bearing.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Within twenty-four hours there were signs that Bosham’s brush with his lordship and the show of feeling outside Hatton’s Works had set a sharper edge on the fight.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Their landlord was still a great man to them, and even those who did not love him believed that he was fighting their battle.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Within twenty-four hours there were signs that Bosham’s brush with his lordship and the show of feeling outside Hatton’s Works had set a sharper edge on the fight.
WithinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Within twenty-four hours there were signs that Bosham’s brush with his lordship and the show of feeling outside Hatton’s Works had set a sharper edge on the fight.
Works
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From this reading Within twenty-four hours there were signs that Bosham’s brush with his lordship and the show of feeling outside Hatton’s Works had set a sharper edge on the fight.
