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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 The men had grown used to security, save for the risk of a broken neck on hunting-days, their wives pampered and extravagant; for peace, of the unhealthy sort, saps half their vigour from men and women both.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The men had grown used to security, save for the risk of a broken neck on hunting-days, their wives pampered and extravagant; for peace, of the unhealthy sort, saps half their vigour from men and women both.
battles
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From this reading There had been wars overseas, and others threatened; but their battles had been fought for them by foreign mercenaries of King George’s.
beauty
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From this reading For the rest, Lancashire hunted and dined and diced, secure in the beauty of her women, the strength of her men who rode to hounds and made love in the sleepy intervals.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There had been wars overseas, and others threatened; but their battles had been fought for them by foreign mercenaries of King George’s.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading The men had grown used to security, save for the risk of a broken neck on hunting-days, their wives pampered and extravagant; for peace, of the unhealthy sort, saps half their vigour from men and women both.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The men had grown used to security, save for the risk of a broken neck on hunting-days, their wives pampered and extravagant; for peace, of the unhealthy sort, saps half their vigour from men and women both.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There had been wars overseas, and others threatened; but their battles had been fought for them by foreign mercenaries of King George’s.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There had been wars overseas, and others threatened; but their battles had been fought for them by foreign mercenaries of King George’s.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE HURRIED DAYS UNEASY days had come to Lancashire.
DAYS
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From this reading THE HURRIED DAYS UNEASY days had come to Lancashire.
diced
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From this reading For the rest, Lancashire hunted and dined and diced, secure in the beauty of her women, the strength of her men who rode to hounds and made love in the sleepy intervals.
dined
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From this reading For the rest, Lancashire hunted and dined and diced, secure in the beauty of her women, the strength of her men who rode to hounds and made love in the sleepy intervals.
extravagant
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From this reading The men had grown used to security, save for the risk of a broken neck on hunting-days, their wives pampered and extravagant; for peace, of the unhealthy sort, saps half their vigour from men and women both.
fear
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From this reading They had nothing to fear, it seemed.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The men had grown used to security, save for the risk of a broken neck on hunting-days, their wives pampered and extravagant; for peace, of the unhealthy sort, saps half their vigour from men and women both.
foreign
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From this reading There had been wars overseas, and others threatened; but their battles had been fought for them by foreign mercenaries of King George’s.
fought
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From this reading There had been wars overseas, and others threatened; but their battles had been fought for them by foreign mercenaries of King George’s.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The men had grown used to security, save for the risk of a broken neck on hunting-days, their wives pampered and extravagant; for peace, of the unhealthy sort, saps half their vigour from men and women both.
George's
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From this reading There had been wars overseas, and others threatened; but their battles had been fought for them by foreign mercenaries of King George’s.
grown
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From this reading The men had grown used to security, save for the risk of a broken neck on hunting-days, their wives pampered and extravagant; for peace, of the unhealthy sort, saps half their vigour from men and women both.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE HURRIED DAYS UNEASY days had come to Lancashire.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The men had grown used to security, save for the risk of a broken neck on hunting-days, their wives pampered and extravagant; for peace, of the unhealthy sort, saps half their vigour from men and women both.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading For the rest, Lancashire hunted and dined and diced, secure in the beauty of her women, the strength of her men who rode to hounds and made love in the sleepy intervals.
hounds
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From this reading For the rest, Lancashire hunted and dined and diced, secure in the beauty of her women, the strength of her men who rode to hounds and made love in the sleepy intervals.
hunted
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From this reading For the rest, Lancashire hunted and dined and diced, secure in the beauty of her women, the strength of her men who rode to hounds and made love in the sleepy intervals.
hunting-days
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From this reading The men had grown used to security, save for the risk of a broken neck on hunting-days, their wives pampered and extravagant; for peace, of the unhealthy sort, saps half their vigour from men and women both.
HURRIED
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From this reading THE HURRIED DAYS UNEASY days had come to Lancashire.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For the rest, Lancashire hunted and dined and diced, secure in the beauty of her women, the strength of her men who rode to hounds and made love in the sleepy intervals.
intervals
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From this reading For the rest, Lancashire hunted and dined and diced, secure in the beauty of her women, the strength of her men who rode to hounds and made love in the sleepy intervals.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They had nothing to fear, it seemed.
King
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From this reading There had been wars overseas, and others threatened; but their battles had been fought for them by foreign mercenaries of King George’s.
Lancashire
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From this reading THE HURRIED DAYS UNEASY days had come to Lancashire.
love
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From this reading For the rest, Lancashire hunted and dined and diced, secure in the beauty of her women, the strength of her men who rode to hounds and made love in the sleepy intervals.
made
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From this reading For the rest, Lancashire hunted and dined and diced, secure in the beauty of her women, the strength of her men who rode to hounds and made love in the sleepy intervals.
men
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From this reading The men had grown used to security, save for the risk of a broken neck on hunting-days, their wives pampered and extravagant; for peace, of the unhealthy sort, saps half their vigour from men and women both.
mercenaries
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From this reading There had been wars overseas, and others threatened; but their battles had been fought for them by foreign mercenaries of King George’s.
neck
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From this reading The men had grown used to security, save for the risk of a broken neck on hunting-days, their wives pampered and extravagant; for peace, of the unhealthy sort, saps half their vigour from men and women both.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading They had nothing to fear, it seemed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The men had grown used to security, save for the risk of a broken neck on hunting-days, their wives pampered and extravagant; for peace, of the unhealthy sort, saps half their vigour from men and women both.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The men had grown used to security, save for the risk of a broken neck on hunting-days, their wives pampered and extravagant; for peace, of the unhealthy sort, saps half their vigour from men and women both.
others
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From this reading There had been wars overseas, and others threatened; but their battles had been fought for them by foreign mercenaries of King George’s.
overseas
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From this reading There had been wars overseas, and others threatened; but their battles had been fought for them by foreign mercenaries of King George’s.
pampered
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From this reading The men had grown used to security, save for the risk of a broken neck on hunting-days, their wives pampered and extravagant; for peace, of the unhealthy sort, saps half their vigour from men and women both.
peace
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From this reading The men had grown used to security, save for the risk of a broken neck on hunting-days, their wives pampered and extravagant; for peace, of the unhealthy sort, saps half their vigour from men and women both.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the rest, Lancashire hunted and dined and diced, secure in the beauty of her women, the strength of her men who rode to hounds and made love in the sleepy intervals.
risk
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From this reading The men had grown used to security, save for the risk of a broken neck on hunting-days, their wives pampered and extravagant; for peace, of the unhealthy sort, saps half their vigour from men and women both.
rode
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From this reading For the rest, Lancashire hunted and dined and diced, secure in the beauty of her women, the strength of her men who rode to hounds and made love in the sleepy intervals.
saps
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From this reading The men had grown used to security, save for the risk of a broken neck on hunting-days, their wives pampered and extravagant; for peace, of the unhealthy sort, saps half their vigour from men and women both.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading The men had grown used to security, save for the risk of a broken neck on hunting-days, their wives pampered and extravagant; for peace, of the unhealthy sort, saps half their vigour from men and women both.
secure
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From this reading For the rest, Lancashire hunted and dined and diced, secure in the beauty of her women, the strength of her men who rode to hounds and made love in the sleepy intervals.
security
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From this reading The men had grown used to security, save for the risk of a broken neck on hunting-days, their wives pampered and extravagant; for peace, of the unhealthy sort, saps half their vigour from men and women both.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had nothing to fear, it seemed.
sleepy
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From this reading For the rest, Lancashire hunted and dined and diced, secure in the beauty of her women, the strength of her men who rode to hounds and made love in the sleepy intervals.
sort
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From this reading The men had grown used to security, save for the risk of a broken neck on hunting-days, their wives pampered and extravagant; for peace, of the unhealthy sort, saps half their vigour from men and women both.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For the rest, Lancashire hunted and dined and diced, secure in the beauty of her women, the strength of her men who rode to hounds and made love in the sleepy intervals.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HURRIED DAYS UNEASY days had come to Lancashire.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The men had grown used to security, save for the risk of a broken neck on hunting-days, their wives pampered and extravagant; for peace, of the unhealthy sort, saps half their vigour from men and women both.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There had been wars overseas, and others threatened; but their battles had been fought for them by foreign mercenaries of King George’s.
There
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From this reading There had been wars overseas, and others threatened; but their battles had been fought for them by foreign mercenaries of King George’s.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had nothing to fear, it seemed.
threatened
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From this reading There had been wars overseas, and others threatened; but their battles had been fought for them by foreign mercenaries of King George’s.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE HURRIED DAYS UNEASY days had come to Lancashire.
UNEASY
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From this reading THE HURRIED DAYS UNEASY days had come to Lancashire.
unhealthy
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From this reading The men had grown used to security, save for the risk of a broken neck on hunting-days, their wives pampered and extravagant; for peace, of the unhealthy sort, saps half their vigour from men and women both.
used
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From this reading The men had grown used to security, save for the risk of a broken neck on hunting-days, their wives pampered and extravagant; for peace, of the unhealthy sort, saps half their vigour from men and women both.
vigour
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From this reading The men had grown used to security, save for the risk of a broken neck on hunting-days, their wives pampered and extravagant; for peace, of the unhealthy sort, saps half their vigour from men and women both.
wars
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From this reading There had been wars overseas, and others threatened; but their battles had been fought for them by foreign mercenaries of King George’s.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading For the rest, Lancashire hunted and dined and diced, secure in the beauty of her women, the strength of her men who rode to hounds and made love in the sleepy intervals.
wives
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From this reading The men had grown used to security, save for the risk of a broken neck on hunting-days, their wives pampered and extravagant; for peace, of the unhealthy sort, saps half their vigour from men and women both.
women
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From this reading The men had grown used to security, save for the risk of a broken neck on hunting-days, their wives pampered and extravagant; for peace, of the unhealthy sort, saps half their vigour from men and women both.
