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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 On the last day before Parliament rose, Lord Valleys, with a light heart, mounted his horse for a gallop in the Row.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading And he chaffed Lord Malvezin about his wife.
affably
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From this reading Greeting affably everyone he knew, he maintained a frank demeanour on all subjects, especially of Government policy, secretly enjoying the surmises and prognostications, so pleasantly wide of the mark, and the way questions and hints perished before his sphinx-like candour.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He spoke cheerily too of Miltoun, who was 'all right again,' and 'burning for the fray' when the House met again in the autumn.
age
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From this reading Though she was a blood mare he rode her with a plain snaffle, having the horsemanship of one who has hunted from the age of seven, and been for twenty years a Colonel of Yeomanry.
all
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From this reading Greeting affably everyone he knew, he maintained a frank demeanour on all subjects, especially of Government policy, secretly enjoying the surmises and prognostications, so pleasantly wide of the mark, and the way questions and hints perished before his sphinx-like candour.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Though she was a blood mare he rode her with a plain snaffle, having the horsemanship of one who has hunted from the age of seven, and been for twenty years a Colonel of Yeomanry.
autumn
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From this reading He spoke cheerily too of Miltoun, who was 'all right again,' and 'burning for the fray' when the House met again in the autumn.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Though she was a blood mare he rode her with a plain snaffle, having the horsemanship of one who has hunted from the age of seven, and been for twenty years a Colonel of Yeomanry.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading On the last day before Parliament rose, Lord Valleys, with a light heart, mounted his horse for a gallop in the Row.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Though she was a blood mare he rode her with a plain snaffle, having the horsemanship of one who has hunted from the age of seven, and been for twenty years a Colonel of Yeomanry.
burning
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From this reading He spoke cheerily too of Miltoun, who was 'all right again,' and 'burning for the fray' when the House met again in the autumn.
candour
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From this reading Greeting affably everyone he knew, he maintained a frank demeanour on all subjects, especially of Government policy, secretly enjoying the surmises and prognostications, so pleasantly wide of the mark, and the way questions and hints perished before his sphinx-like candour.
chaffed
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From this reading And he chaffed Lord Malvezin about his wife.
cheerily
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From this reading He spoke cheerily too of Miltoun, who was 'all right again,' and 'burning for the fray' when the House met again in the autumn.
Colonel
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From this reading Though she was a blood mare he rode her with a plain snaffle, having the horsemanship of one who has hunted from the age of seven, and been for twenty years a Colonel of Yeomanry.
day
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From this reading On the last day before Parliament rose, Lord Valleys, with a light heart, mounted his horse for a gallop in the Row.
demeanour
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From this reading Greeting affably everyone he knew, he maintained a frank demeanour on all subjects, especially of Government policy, secretly enjoying the surmises and prognostications, so pleasantly wide of the mark, and the way questions and hints perished before his sphinx-like candour.
enjoying
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From this reading Greeting affably everyone he knew, he maintained a frank demeanour on all subjects, especially of Government policy, secretly enjoying the surmises and prognostications, so pleasantly wide of the mark, and the way questions and hints perished before his sphinx-like candour.
especially
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From this reading Greeting affably everyone he knew, he maintained a frank demeanour on all subjects, especially of Government policy, secretly enjoying the surmises and prognostications, so pleasantly wide of the mark, and the way questions and hints perished before his sphinx-like candour.
everyonepronounUS /ˈevriwʌn/
every person
From this reading Greeting affably everyone he knew, he maintained a frank demeanour on all subjects, especially of Government policy, secretly enjoying the surmises and prognostications, so pleasantly wide of the mark, and the way questions and hints perished before his sphinx-like candour.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading On the last day before Parliament rose, Lord Valleys, with a light heart, mounted his horse for a gallop in the Row.
frank
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From this reading Greeting affably everyone he knew, he maintained a frank demeanour on all subjects, especially of Government policy, secretly enjoying the surmises and prognostications, so pleasantly wide of the mark, and the way questions and hints perished before his sphinx-like candour.
fray
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From this reading He spoke cheerily too of Miltoun, who was 'all right again,' and 'burning for the fray' when the House met again in the autumn.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Though she was a blood mare he rode her with a plain snaffle, having the horsemanship of one who has hunted from the age of seven, and been for twenty years a Colonel of Yeomanry.
gallop
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From this reading On the last day before Parliament rose, Lord Valleys, with a light heart, mounted his horse for a gallop in the Row.
Government
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From this reading Greeting affably everyone he knew, he maintained a frank demeanour on all subjects, especially of Government policy, secretly enjoying the surmises and prognostications, so pleasantly wide of the mark, and the way questions and hints perished before his sphinx-like candour.
Greeting
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From this reading Greeting affably everyone he knew, he maintained a frank demeanour on all subjects, especially of Government policy, secretly enjoying the surmises and prognostications, so pleasantly wide of the mark, and the way questions and hints perished before his sphinx-like candour.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Though she was a blood mare he rode her with a plain snaffle, having the horsemanship of one who has hunted from the age of seven, and been for twenty years a Colonel of Yeomanry.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Though she was a blood mare he rode her with a plain snaffle, having the horsemanship of one who has hunted from the age of seven, and been for twenty years a Colonel of Yeomanry.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Though she was a blood mare he rode her with a plain snaffle, having the horsemanship of one who has hunted from the age of seven, and been for twenty years a Colonel of Yeomanry.
heart
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From this reading On the last day before Parliament rose, Lord Valleys, with a light heart, mounted his horse for a gallop in the Row.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Though she was a blood mare he rode her with a plain snaffle, having the horsemanship of one who has hunted from the age of seven, and been for twenty years a Colonel of Yeomanry.
hints
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From this reading Greeting affably everyone he knew, he maintained a frank demeanour on all subjects, especially of Government policy, secretly enjoying the surmises and prognostications, so pleasantly wide of the mark, and the way questions and hints perished before his sphinx-like candour.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On the last day before Parliament rose, Lord Valleys, with a light heart, mounted his horse for a gallop in the Row.
horse
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From this reading On the last day before Parliament rose, Lord Valleys, with a light heart, mounted his horse for a gallop in the Row.
horsemanship
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From this reading Though she was a blood mare he rode her with a plain snaffle, having the horsemanship of one who has hunted from the age of seven, and been for twenty years a Colonel of Yeomanry.
House
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From this reading He spoke cheerily too of Miltoun, who was 'all right again,' and 'burning for the fray' when the House met again in the autumn.
hunted
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From this reading Though she was a blood mare he rode her with a plain snaffle, having the horsemanship of one who has hunted from the age of seven, and been for twenty years a Colonel of Yeomanry.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On the last day before Parliament rose, Lord Valleys, with a light heart, mounted his horse for a gallop in the Row.
knew
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From this reading Greeting affably everyone he knew, he maintained a frank demeanour on all subjects, especially of Government policy, secretly enjoying the surmises and prognostications, so pleasantly wide of the mark, and the way questions and hints perished before his sphinx-like candour.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the last day before Parliament rose, Lord Valleys, with a light heart, mounted his horse for a gallop in the Row.
light
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From this reading On the last day before Parliament rose, Lord Valleys, with a light heart, mounted his horse for a gallop in the Row.
Lord
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From this reading On the last day before Parliament rose, Lord Valleys, with a light heart, mounted his horse for a gallop in the Row.
maintained
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From this reading Greeting affably everyone he knew, he maintained a frank demeanour on all subjects, especially of Government policy, secretly enjoying the surmises and prognostications, so pleasantly wide of the mark, and the way questions and hints perished before his sphinx-like candour.
Malvezin
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From this reading And he chaffed Lord Malvezin about his wife.
mare
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From this reading Though she was a blood mare he rode her with a plain snaffle, having the horsemanship of one who has hunted from the age of seven, and been for twenty years a Colonel of Yeomanry.
mark
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From this reading Greeting affably everyone he knew, he maintained a frank demeanour on all subjects, especially of Government policy, secretly enjoying the surmises and prognostications, so pleasantly wide of the mark, and the way questions and hints perished before his sphinx-like candour.
met
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From this reading He spoke cheerily too of Miltoun, who was 'all right again,' and 'burning for the fray' when the House met again in the autumn.
Miltoun
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From this reading He spoke cheerily too of Miltoun, who was 'all right again,' and 'burning for the fray' when the House met again in the autumn.
mounted
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From this reading On the last day before Parliament rose, Lord Valleys, with a light heart, mounted his horse for a gallop in the Row.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Though she was a blood mare he rode her with a plain snaffle, having the horsemanship of one who has hunted from the age of seven, and been for twenty years a Colonel of Yeomanry.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the last day before Parliament rose, Lord Valleys, with a light heart, mounted his horse for a gallop in the Row.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Though she was a blood mare he rode her with a plain snaffle, having the horsemanship of one who has hunted from the age of seven, and been for twenty years a Colonel of Yeomanry.
Parliament
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From this reading On the last day before Parliament rose, Lord Valleys, with a light heart, mounted his horse for a gallop in the Row.
perished
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From this reading Greeting affably everyone he knew, he maintained a frank demeanour on all subjects, especially of Government policy, secretly enjoying the surmises and prognostications, so pleasantly wide of the mark, and the way questions and hints perished before his sphinx-like candour.
plain
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From this reading Though she was a blood mare he rode her with a plain snaffle, having the horsemanship of one who has hunted from the age of seven, and been for twenty years a Colonel of Yeomanry.
pleasantly
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From this reading Greeting affably everyone he knew, he maintained a frank demeanour on all subjects, especially of Government policy, secretly enjoying the surmises and prognostications, so pleasantly wide of the mark, and the way questions and hints perished before his sphinx-like candour.
policy
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From this reading Greeting affably everyone he knew, he maintained a frank demeanour on all subjects, especially of Government policy, secretly enjoying the surmises and prognostications, so pleasantly wide of the mark, and the way questions and hints perished before his sphinx-like candour.
prognostications
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From this reading Greeting affably everyone he knew, he maintained a frank demeanour on all subjects, especially of Government policy, secretly enjoying the surmises and prognostications, so pleasantly wide of the mark, and the way questions and hints perished before his sphinx-like candour.
questions
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From this reading Greeting affably everyone he knew, he maintained a frank demeanour on all subjects, especially of Government policy, secretly enjoying the surmises and prognostications, so pleasantly wide of the mark, and the way questions and hints perished before his sphinx-like candour.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He spoke cheerily too of Miltoun, who was 'all right again,' and 'burning for the fray' when the House met again in the autumn.
rode
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From this reading Though she was a blood mare he rode her with a plain snaffle, having the horsemanship of one who has hunted from the age of seven, and been for twenty years a Colonel of Yeomanry.
rose
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From this reading On the last day before Parliament rose, Lord Valleys, with a light heart, mounted his horse for a gallop in the Row.
Row
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From this reading On the last day before Parliament rose, Lord Valleys, with a light heart, mounted his horse for a gallop in the Row.
secretly
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From this reading Greeting affably everyone he knew, he maintained a frank demeanour on all subjects, especially of Government policy, secretly enjoying the surmises and prognostications, so pleasantly wide of the mark, and the way questions and hints perished before his sphinx-like candour.
seven
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From this reading Though she was a blood mare he rode her with a plain snaffle, having the horsemanship of one who has hunted from the age of seven, and been for twenty years a Colonel of Yeomanry.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Though she was a blood mare he rode her with a plain snaffle, having the horsemanship of one who has hunted from the age of seven, and been for twenty years a Colonel of Yeomanry.
snaffle
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From this reading Though she was a blood mare he rode her with a plain snaffle, having the horsemanship of one who has hunted from the age of seven, and been for twenty years a Colonel of Yeomanry.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Greeting affably everyone he knew, he maintained a frank demeanour on all subjects, especially of Government policy, secretly enjoying the surmises and prognostications, so pleasantly wide of the mark, and the way questions and hints perished before his sphinx-like candour.
sphinx-like
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From this reading Greeting affably everyone he knew, he maintained a frank demeanour on all subjects, especially of Government policy, secretly enjoying the surmises and prognostications, so pleasantly wide of the mark, and the way questions and hints perished before his sphinx-like candour.
spoke
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From this reading He spoke cheerily too of Miltoun, who was 'all right again,' and 'burning for the fray' when the House met again in the autumn.
subjects
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From this reading Greeting affably everyone he knew, he maintained a frank demeanour on all subjects, especially of Government policy, secretly enjoying the surmises and prognostications, so pleasantly wide of the mark, and the way questions and hints perished before his sphinx-like candour.
surmises
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From this reading Greeting affably everyone he knew, he maintained a frank demeanour on all subjects, especially of Government policy, secretly enjoying the surmises and prognostications, so pleasantly wide of the mark, and the way questions and hints perished before his sphinx-like candour.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the last day before Parliament rose, Lord Valleys, with a light heart, mounted his horse for a gallop in the Row.
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though she was a blood mare he rode her with a plain snaffle, having the horsemanship of one who has hunted from the age of seven, and been for twenty years a Colonel of Yeomanry.
too
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From this reading He spoke cheerily too of Miltoun, who was 'all right again,' and 'burning for the fray' when the House met again in the autumn.
twenty
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From this reading Though she was a blood mare he rode her with a plain snaffle, having the horsemanship of one who has hunted from the age of seven, and been for twenty years a Colonel of Yeomanry.
Valleys
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From this reading On the last day before Parliament rose, Lord Valleys, with a light heart, mounted his horse for a gallop in the Row.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Though she was a blood mare he rode her with a plain snaffle, having the horsemanship of one who has hunted from the age of seven, and been for twenty years a Colonel of Yeomanry.
way
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From this reading Greeting affably everyone he knew, he maintained a frank demeanour on all subjects, especially of Government policy, secretly enjoying the surmises and prognostications, so pleasantly wide of the mark, and the way questions and hints perished before his sphinx-like candour.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He spoke cheerily too of Miltoun, who was 'all right again,' and 'burning for the fray' when the House met again in the autumn.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Though she was a blood mare he rode her with a plain snaffle, having the horsemanship of one who has hunted from the age of seven, and been for twenty years a Colonel of Yeomanry.
wide
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From this reading Greeting affably everyone he knew, he maintained a frank demeanour on all subjects, especially of Government policy, secretly enjoying the surmises and prognostications, so pleasantly wide of the mark, and the way questions and hints perished before his sphinx-like candour.
wife
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From this reading And he chaffed Lord Malvezin about his wife.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading On the last day before Parliament rose, Lord Valleys, with a light heart, mounted his horse for a gallop in the Row.
years
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From this reading Though she was a blood mare he rode her with a plain snaffle, having the horsemanship of one who has hunted from the age of seven, and been for twenty years a Colonel of Yeomanry.
Yeomanry
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From this reading Though she was a blood mare he rode her with a plain snaffle, having the horsemanship of one who has hunted from the age of seven, and been for twenty years a Colonel of Yeomanry.
