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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 He had no prospect of joining his friends as yet; his one hope was to follow them, like a culprit fearing detection, until they and he had ridden so far from Windyhough that they could not turn him back to eat his heart out among the women.
adventure
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From this reading Yet he was aglow with a sense of adventure.
aglow
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From this reading Yet he was aglow with a sense of adventure.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading He had no prospect of joining his friends as yet; his one hope was to follow them, like a culprit fearing detection, until they and he had ridden so far from Windyhough that they could not turn him back to eat his heart out among the women.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had no prospect of joining his friends as yet; his one hope was to follow them, like a culprit fearing detection, until they and he had ridden so far from Windyhough that they could not turn him back to eat his heart out among the women.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The rain soaked him to the skin; the wind stabbed from behind, as the sly northeaster does.
back
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From this reading He had no prospect of joining his friends as yet; his one hope was to follow them, like a culprit fearing detection, until they and he had ridden so far from Windyhough that they could not turn him back to eat his heart out among the women.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It would have been chilling work for hardier folk.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The rain soaked him to the skin; the wind stabbed from behind, as the sly northeaster does.
bordered
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From this reading THE PRINCE COMES SOUTH RUPERT stood in the little wood that bordered the Langton road, waiting for Sir Jasper’s company of horse to pass.
chilling
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From this reading It would have been chilling work for hardier folk.
COMES
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From this reading THE PRINCE COMES SOUTH RUPERT stood in the little wood that bordered the Langton road, waiting for Sir Jasper’s company of horse to pass.
company
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From this reading THE PRINCE COMES SOUTH RUPERT stood in the little wood that bordered the Langton road, waiting for Sir Jasper’s company of horse to pass.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He had no prospect of joining his friends as yet; his one hope was to follow them, like a culprit fearing detection, until they and he had ridden so far from Windyhough that they could not turn him back to eat his heart out among the women.
culprit
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From this reading He had no prospect of joining his friends as yet; his one hope was to follow them, like a culprit fearing detection, until they and he had ridden so far from Windyhough that they could not turn him back to eat his heart out among the women.
detection
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From this reading He had no prospect of joining his friends as yet; his one hope was to follow them, like a culprit fearing detection, until they and he had ridden so far from Windyhough that they could not turn him back to eat his heart out among the women.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The rain soaked him to the skin; the wind stabbed from behind, as the sly northeaster does.
eat
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From this reading He had no prospect of joining his friends as yet; his one hope was to follow them, like a culprit fearing detection, until they and he had ridden so far from Windyhough that they could not turn him back to eat his heart out among the women.
far
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From this reading He had no prospect of joining his friends as yet; his one hope was to follow them, like a culprit fearing detection, until they and he had ridden so far from Windyhough that they could not turn him back to eat his heart out among the women.
fearing
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From this reading He had no prospect of joining his friends as yet; his one hope was to follow them, like a culprit fearing detection, until they and he had ridden so far from Windyhough that they could not turn him back to eat his heart out among the women.
folk
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From this reading It would have been chilling work for hardier folk.
follow
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From this reading He had no prospect of joining his friends as yet; his one hope was to follow them, like a culprit fearing detection, until they and he had ridden so far from Windyhough that they could not turn him back to eat his heart out among the women.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE PRINCE COMES SOUTH RUPERT stood in the little wood that bordered the Langton road, waiting for Sir Jasper’s company of horse to pass.
friends
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From this reading He had no prospect of joining his friends as yet; his one hope was to follow them, like a culprit fearing detection, until they and he had ridden so far from Windyhough that they could not turn him back to eat his heart out among the women.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The rain soaked him to the skin; the wind stabbed from behind, as the sly northeaster does.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had no prospect of joining his friends as yet; his one hope was to follow them, like a culprit fearing detection, until they and he had ridden so far from Windyhough that they could not turn him back to eat his heart out among the women.
hardier
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From this reading It would have been chilling work for hardier folk.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It would have been chilling work for hardier folk.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had no prospect of joining his friends as yet; his one hope was to follow them, like a culprit fearing detection, until they and he had ridden so far from Windyhough that they could not turn him back to eat his heart out among the women.
heart
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From this reading He had no prospect of joining his friends as yet; his one hope was to follow them, like a culprit fearing detection, until they and he had ridden so far from Windyhough that they could not turn him back to eat his heart out among the women.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The rain soaked him to the skin; the wind stabbed from behind, as the sly northeaster does.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had no prospect of joining his friends as yet; his one hope was to follow them, like a culprit fearing detection, until they and he had ridden so far from Windyhough that they could not turn him back to eat his heart out among the women.
hope
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From this reading He had no prospect of joining his friends as yet; his one hope was to follow them, like a culprit fearing detection, until they and he had ridden so far from Windyhough that they could not turn him back to eat his heart out among the women.
horse
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From this reading THE PRINCE COMES SOUTH RUPERT stood in the little wood that bordered the Langton road, waiting for Sir Jasper’s company of horse to pass.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE PRINCE COMES SOUTH RUPERT stood in the little wood that bordered the Langton road, waiting for Sir Jasper’s company of horse to pass.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would have been chilling work for hardier folk.
Jasper's
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From this reading THE PRINCE COMES SOUTH RUPERT stood in the little wood that bordered the Langton road, waiting for Sir Jasper’s company of horse to pass.
joining
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From this reading He had no prospect of joining his friends as yet; his one hope was to follow them, like a culprit fearing detection, until they and he had ridden so far from Windyhough that they could not turn him back to eat his heart out among the women.
Langton
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From this reading THE PRINCE COMES SOUTH RUPERT stood in the little wood that bordered the Langton road, waiting for Sir Jasper’s company of horse to pass.
like
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From this reading He had no prospect of joining his friends as yet; his one hope was to follow them, like a culprit fearing detection, until they and he had ridden so far from Windyhough that they could not turn him back to eat his heart out among the women.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE PRINCE COMES SOUTH RUPERT stood in the little wood that bordered the Langton road, waiting for Sir Jasper’s company of horse to pass.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He had no prospect of joining his friends as yet; his one hope was to follow them, like a culprit fearing detection, until they and he had ridden so far from Windyhough that they could not turn him back to eat his heart out among the women.
northeaster
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From this reading The rain soaked him to the skin; the wind stabbed from behind, as the sly northeaster does.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had no prospect of joining his friends as yet; his one hope was to follow them, like a culprit fearing detection, until they and he had ridden so far from Windyhough that they could not turn him back to eat his heart out among the women.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PRINCE COMES SOUTH RUPERT stood in the little wood that bordered the Langton road, waiting for Sir Jasper’s company of horse to pass.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He had no prospect of joining his friends as yet; his one hope was to follow them, like a culprit fearing detection, until they and he had ridden so far from Windyhough that they could not turn him back to eat his heart out among the women.
out
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From this reading He had no prospect of joining his friends as yet; his one hope was to follow them, like a culprit fearing detection, until they and he had ridden so far from Windyhough that they could not turn him back to eat his heart out among the women.
pass
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From this reading THE PRINCE COMES SOUTH RUPERT stood in the little wood that bordered the Langton road, waiting for Sir Jasper’s company of horse to pass.
PRINCE
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From this reading THE PRINCE COMES SOUTH RUPERT stood in the little wood that bordered the Langton road, waiting for Sir Jasper’s company of horse to pass.
prospect
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From this reading He had no prospect of joining his friends as yet; his one hope was to follow them, like a culprit fearing detection, until they and he had ridden so far from Windyhough that they could not turn him back to eat his heart out among the women.
rain
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From this reading The rain soaked him to the skin; the wind stabbed from behind, as the sly northeaster does.
ridden
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From this reading He had no prospect of joining his friends as yet; his one hope was to follow them, like a culprit fearing detection, until they and he had ridden so far from Windyhough that they could not turn him back to eat his heart out among the women.
road
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From this reading THE PRINCE COMES SOUTH RUPERT stood in the little wood that bordered the Langton road, waiting for Sir Jasper’s company of horse to pass.
RUPERT
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From this reading THE PRINCE COMES SOUTH RUPERT stood in the little wood that bordered the Langton road, waiting for Sir Jasper’s company of horse to pass.
sense
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From this reading Yet he was aglow with a sense of adventure.
Sir
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From this reading THE PRINCE COMES SOUTH RUPERT stood in the little wood that bordered the Langton road, waiting for Sir Jasper’s company of horse to pass.
skin
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From this reading The rain soaked him to the skin; the wind stabbed from behind, as the sly northeaster does.
sly
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From this reading The rain soaked him to the skin; the wind stabbed from behind, as the sly northeaster does.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He had no prospect of joining his friends as yet; his one hope was to follow them, like a culprit fearing detection, until they and he had ridden so far from Windyhough that they could not turn him back to eat his heart out among the women.
soaked
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From this reading The rain soaked him to the skin; the wind stabbed from behind, as the sly northeaster does.
SOUTH
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From this reading THE PRINCE COMES SOUTH RUPERT stood in the little wood that bordered the Langton road, waiting for Sir Jasper’s company of horse to pass.
stabbed
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From this reading The rain soaked him to the skin; the wind stabbed from behind, as the sly northeaster does.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE PRINCE COMES SOUTH RUPERT stood in the little wood that bordered the Langton road, waiting for Sir Jasper’s company of horse to pass.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE PRINCE COMES SOUTH RUPERT stood in the little wood that bordered the Langton road, waiting for Sir Jasper’s company of horse to pass.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PRINCE COMES SOUTH RUPERT stood in the little wood that bordered the Langton road, waiting for Sir Jasper’s company of horse to pass.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He had no prospect of joining his friends as yet; his one hope was to follow them, like a culprit fearing detection, until they and he had ridden so far from Windyhough that they could not turn him back to eat his heart out among the women.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had no prospect of joining his friends as yet; his one hope was to follow them, like a culprit fearing detection, until they and he had ridden so far from Windyhough that they could not turn him back to eat his heart out among the women.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE PRINCE COMES SOUTH RUPERT stood in the little wood that bordered the Langton road, waiting for Sir Jasper’s company of horse to pass.
turn
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From this reading He had no prospect of joining his friends as yet; his one hope was to follow them, like a culprit fearing detection, until they and he had ridden so far from Windyhough that they could not turn him back to eat his heart out among the women.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading He had no prospect of joining his friends as yet; his one hope was to follow them, like a culprit fearing detection, until they and he had ridden so far from Windyhough that they could not turn him back to eat his heart out among the women.
waiting
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From this reading THE PRINCE COMES SOUTH RUPERT stood in the little wood that bordered the Langton road, waiting for Sir Jasper’s company of horse to pass.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had no prospect of joining his friends as yet; his one hope was to follow them, like a culprit fearing detection, until they and he had ridden so far from Windyhough that they could not turn him back to eat his heart out among the women.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The rain soaked him to the skin; the wind stabbed from behind, as the sly northeaster does.
Windyhough
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From this reading He had no prospect of joining his friends as yet; his one hope was to follow them, like a culprit fearing detection, until they and he had ridden so far from Windyhough that they could not turn him back to eat his heart out among the women.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Yet he was aglow with a sense of adventure.
women
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From this reading He had no prospect of joining his friends as yet; his one hope was to follow them, like a culprit fearing detection, until they and he had ridden so far from Windyhough that they could not turn him back to eat his heart out among the women.
wood
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From this reading THE PRINCE COMES SOUTH RUPERT stood in the little wood that bordered the Langton road, waiting for Sir Jasper’s company of horse to pass.
work
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From this reading It would have been chilling work for hardier folk.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would have been chilling work for hardier folk.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading He had no prospect of joining his friends as yet; his one hope was to follow them, like a culprit fearing detection, until they and he had ridden so far from Windyhough that they could not turn him back to eat his heart out among the women.
