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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 At length, as a turn in the road hid the little band from the view of the rebels, the earl motioned to Marmaduke to advance with his prisoner.
advance
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From this reading On leaving the camp, Warwick rode in advance of his train, and his countenance was serious and full of thought.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “Master Hilyard, I am well content that my brother, when you fell into his hands, spared your life out of gratitude for the favour you once showed to mine.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On leaving the camp, Warwick rode in advance of his train, and his countenance was serious and full of thought.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Your noble brother, my lord,” answered Robin, dryly, “is, perhaps, not aware of the service I once rendered you.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading At length, as a turn in the road hid the little band from the view of the rebels, the earl motioned to Marmaduke to advance with his prisoner.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At length, as a turn in the road hid the little band from the view of the rebels, the earl motioned to Marmaduke to advance with his prisoner.
aware
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From this reading “Your noble brother, my lord,” answered Robin, dryly, “is, perhaps, not aware of the service I once rendered you.
back
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From this reading The young Nevile then fell back, and Robin and Warwick rode breast to breast out of hearing of the rest.
band
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From this reading At length, as a turn in the road hid the little band from the view of the rebels, the earl motioned to Marmaduke to advance with his prisoner.
breast
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From this reading The young Nevile then fell back, and Robin and Warwick rode breast to breast out of hearing of the rest.
brother
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From this reading “Master Hilyard, I am well content that my brother, when you fell into his hands, spared your life out of gratitude for the favour you once showed to mine.”
camp
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From this reading On leaving the camp, Warwick rode in advance of his train, and his countenance was serious and full of thought.
content
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From this reading “Master Hilyard, I am well content that my brother, when you fell into his hands, spared your life out of gratitude for the favour you once showed to mine.”
countenance
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From this reading On leaving the camp, Warwick rode in advance of his train, and his countenance was serious and full of thought.
dryly
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From this reading “Your noble brother, my lord,” answered Robin, dryly, “is, perhaps, not aware of the service I once rendered you.
earl
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From this reading At length, as a turn in the road hid the little band from the view of the rebels, the earl motioned to Marmaduke to advance with his prisoner.
favour
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From this reading “Master Hilyard, I am well content that my brother, when you fell into his hands, spared your life out of gratitude for the favour you once showed to mine.”
fell
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From this reading The young Nevile then fell back, and Robin and Warwick rode breast to breast out of hearing of the rest.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Master Hilyard, I am well content that my brother, when you fell into his hands, spared your life out of gratitude for the favour you once showed to mine.”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At length, as a turn in the road hid the little band from the view of the rebels, the earl motioned to Marmaduke to advance with his prisoner.
full
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From this reading On leaving the camp, Warwick rode in advance of his train, and his countenance was serious and full of thought.
gratitude
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From this reading “Master Hilyard, I am well content that my brother, when you fell into his hands, spared your life out of gratitude for the favour you once showed to mine.”
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “Master Hilyard, I am well content that my brother, when you fell into his hands, spared your life out of gratitude for the favour you once showed to mine.”
hearing
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From this reading The young Nevile then fell back, and Robin and Warwick rode breast to breast out of hearing of the rest.
hid
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From this reading At length, as a turn in the road hid the little band from the view of the rebels, the earl motioned to Marmaduke to advance with his prisoner.
Hilyard
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From this reading “Master Hilyard, I am well content that my brother, when you fell into his hands, spared your life out of gratitude for the favour you once showed to mine.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On leaving the camp, Warwick rode in advance of his train, and his countenance was serious and full of thought.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Master Hilyard, I am well content that my brother, when you fell into his hands, spared your life out of gratitude for the favour you once showed to mine.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On leaving the camp, Warwick rode in advance of his train, and his countenance was serious and full of thought.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “Master Hilyard, I am well content that my brother, when you fell into his hands, spared your life out of gratitude for the favour you once showed to mine.”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Your noble brother, my lord,” answered Robin, dryly, “is, perhaps, not aware of the service I once rendered you.
leaving
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From this reading On leaving the camp, Warwick rode in advance of his train, and his countenance was serious and full of thought.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading At length, as a turn in the road hid the little band from the view of the rebels, the earl motioned to Marmaduke to advance with his prisoner.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Master Hilyard, I am well content that my brother, when you fell into his hands, spared your life out of gratitude for the favour you once showed to mine.”
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At length, as a turn in the road hid the little band from the view of the rebels, the earl motioned to Marmaduke to advance with his prisoner.
lord
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From this reading “Your noble brother, my lord,” answered Robin, dryly, “is, perhaps, not aware of the service I once rendered you.
Marmaduke
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From this reading At length, as a turn in the road hid the little band from the view of the rebels, the earl motioned to Marmaduke to advance with his prisoner.
Master
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From this reading “Master Hilyard, I am well content that my brother, when you fell into his hands, spared your life out of gratitude for the favour you once showed to mine.”
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Master Hilyard, I am well content that my brother, when you fell into his hands, spared your life out of gratitude for the favour you once showed to mine.”
motionedverbUS /ˈmoʊʃənd/
made a gesture telling someone to move or come closer
From this reading At length, as a turn in the road hid the little band from the view of the rebels, the earl motioned to Marmaduke to advance with his prisoner.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Master Hilyard, I am well content that my brother, when you fell into his hands, spared your life out of gratitude for the favour you once showed to mine.”
Nevile
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From this reading The young Nevile then fell back, and Robin and Warwick rode breast to breast out of hearing of the rest.
noble
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From this reading “Your noble brother, my lord,” answered Robin, dryly, “is, perhaps, not aware of the service I once rendered you.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Your noble brother, my lord,” answered Robin, dryly, “is, perhaps, not aware of the service I once rendered you.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On leaving the camp, Warwick rode in advance of his train, and his countenance was serious and full of thought.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On leaving the camp, Warwick rode in advance of his train, and his countenance was serious and full of thought.
once
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From this reading “Master Hilyard, I am well content that my brother, when you fell into his hands, spared your life out of gratitude for the favour you once showed to mine.”
out
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From this reading The young Nevile then fell back, and Robin and Warwick rode breast to breast out of hearing of the rest.
perhaps
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From this reading “Your noble brother, my lord,” answered Robin, dryly, “is, perhaps, not aware of the service I once rendered you.
prisoner
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From this reading At length, as a turn in the road hid the little band from the view of the rebels, the earl motioned to Marmaduke to advance with his prisoner.
rebels
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From this reading At length, as a turn in the road hid the little band from the view of the rebels, the earl motioned to Marmaduke to advance with his prisoner.
rendered
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From this reading “Your noble brother, my lord,” answered Robin, dryly, “is, perhaps, not aware of the service I once rendered you.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The young Nevile then fell back, and Robin and Warwick rode breast to breast out of hearing of the rest.
road
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From this reading At length, as a turn in the road hid the little band from the view of the rebels, the earl motioned to Marmaduke to advance with his prisoner.
Robin
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From this reading The young Nevile then fell back, and Robin and Warwick rode breast to breast out of hearing of the rest.
rode
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From this reading On leaving the camp, Warwick rode in advance of his train, and his countenance was serious and full of thought.
serious
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From this reading On leaving the camp, Warwick rode in advance of his train, and his countenance was serious and full of thought.
service
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From this reading “Your noble brother, my lord,” answered Robin, dryly, “is, perhaps, not aware of the service I once rendered you.
showed
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From this reading “Master Hilyard, I am well content that my brother, when you fell into his hands, spared your life out of gratitude for the favour you once showed to mine.”
spared
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From this reading “Master Hilyard, I am well content that my brother, when you fell into his hands, spared your life out of gratitude for the favour you once showed to mine.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Master Hilyard, I am well content that my brother, when you fell into his hands, spared your life out of gratitude for the favour you once showed to mine.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On leaving the camp, Warwick rode in advance of his train, and his countenance was serious and full of thought.
then
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From this reading The young Nevile then fell back, and Robin and Warwick rode breast to breast out of hearing of the rest.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On leaving the camp, Warwick rode in advance of his train, and his countenance was serious and full of thought.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At length, as a turn in the road hid the little band from the view of the rebels, the earl motioned to Marmaduke to advance with his prisoner.
train
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From this reading On leaving the camp, Warwick rode in advance of his train, and his countenance was serious and full of thought.
turn
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From this reading At length, as a turn in the road hid the little band from the view of the rebels, the earl motioned to Marmaduke to advance with his prisoner.
view
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From this reading At length, as a turn in the road hid the little band from the view of the rebels, the earl motioned to Marmaduke to advance with his prisoner.
Warwick
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From this reading On leaving the camp, Warwick rode in advance of his train, and his countenance was serious and full of thought.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On leaving the camp, Warwick rode in advance of his train, and his countenance was serious and full of thought.
well
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From this reading “Master Hilyard, I am well content that my brother, when you fell into his hands, spared your life out of gratitude for the favour you once showed to mine.”
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “Master Hilyard, I am well content that my brother, when you fell into his hands, spared your life out of gratitude for the favour you once showed to mine.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading At length, as a turn in the road hid the little band from the view of the rebels, the earl motioned to Marmaduke to advance with his prisoner.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Master Hilyard, I am well content that my brother, when you fell into his hands, spared your life out of gratitude for the favour you once showed to mine.”
young
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From this reading The young Nevile then fell back, and Robin and Warwick rode breast to breast out of hearing of the rest.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Master Hilyard, I am well content that my brother, when you fell into his hands, spared your life out of gratitude for the favour you once showed to mine.”
