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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 rear of the fleeing troop was brought up by four Vagres, panting for breath and bent down by a heavy bundle that they carried between them.
additionally
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From this reading It was a large coarse cloth wound around a gagged and firmly bound man, whose head was additionally wrapped in a jacket.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading COUNT AND VAGRE.
arms
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From this reading With Loysik and Ronan on the shoulders of their companions and little Odille in the arms of the Master of the Hounds, the Vagres and the revolted slaves hastened to reach the forest.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading It was a large coarse cloth wound around a gagged and firmly bound man, whose head was additionally wrapped in a jacket.
bent
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From this reading The rear of the fleeing troop was brought up by four Vagres, panting for breath and bent down by a heavy bundle that they carried between them.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The rear of the fleeing troop was brought up by four Vagres, panting for breath and bent down by a heavy bundle that they carried between them.
bound
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From this reading It was a large coarse cloth wound around a gagged and firmly bound man, whose head was additionally wrapped in a jacket.
brave
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From this reading "Who is that man, my brave Master of the Hounds?
breath
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From this reading The rear of the fleeing troop was brought up by four Vagres, panting for breath and bent down by a heavy bundle that they carried between them.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The rear of the fleeing troop was brought up by four Vagres, panting for breath and bent down by a heavy bundle that they carried between them.
bundlenounUS /ˈbʌndəl/
a group of things tied or wrapped together
From this reading The rear of the fleeing troop was brought up by four Vagres, panting for breath and bent down by a heavy bundle that they carried between them.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The rear of the fleeing troop was brought up by four Vagres, panting for breath and bent down by a heavy bundle that they carried between them.
carried
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From this reading The rear of the fleeing troop was brought up by four Vagres, panting for breath and bent down by a heavy bundle that they carried between them.
cloth
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From this reading It was a large coarse cloth wound around a gagged and firmly bound man, whose head was additionally wrapped in a jacket.
coarse
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From this reading It was a large coarse cloth wound around a gagged and firmly bound man, whose head was additionally wrapped in a jacket.
companions
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From this reading With Loysik and Ronan on the shoulders of their companions and little Odille in the arms of the Master of the Hounds, the Vagres and the revolted slaves hastened to reach the forest.
COUNT
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From this reading COUNT AND VAGRE.
down
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From this reading The rear of the fleeing troop was brought up by four Vagres, panting for breath and bent down by a heavy bundle that they carried between them.
firmly
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From this reading It was a large coarse cloth wound around a gagged and firmly bound man, whose head was additionally wrapped in a jacket.
fleeing
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From this reading The rear of the fleeing troop was brought up by four Vagres, panting for breath and bent down by a heavy bundle that they carried between them.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The rear of the fleeing troop was brought up by four Vagres, panting for breath and bent down by a heavy bundle that they carried between them.
forest
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From this reading With Loysik and Ronan on the shoulders of their companions and little Odille in the arms of the Master of the Hounds, the Vagres and the revolted slaves hastened to reach the forest.
four
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From this reading The rear of the fleeing troop was brought up by four Vagres, panting for breath and bent down by a heavy bundle that they carried between them.
gagged
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From this reading It was a large coarse cloth wound around a gagged and firmly bound man, whose head was additionally wrapped in a jacket.
hastened
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From this reading With Loysik and Ronan on the shoulders of their companions and little Odille in the arms of the Master of the Hounds, the Vagres and the revolted slaves hastened to reach the forest.
head
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From this reading It was a large coarse cloth wound around a gagged and firmly bound man, whose head was additionally wrapped in a jacket.
heavy
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From this reading The rear of the fleeing troop was brought up by four Vagres, panting for breath and bent down by a heavy bundle that they carried between them.
Hounds
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From this reading With Loysik and Ronan on the shoulders of their companions and little Odille in the arms of the Master of the Hounds, the Vagres and the revolted slaves hastened to reach the forest.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading With Loysik and Ronan on the shoulders of their companions and little Odille in the arms of the Master of the Hounds, the Vagres and the revolted slaves hastened to reach the forest.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Who is that man, my brave Master of the Hounds?
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a large coarse cloth wound around a gagged and firmly bound man, whose head was additionally wrapped in a jacket.
jacket
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From this reading It was a large coarse cloth wound around a gagged and firmly bound man, whose head was additionally wrapped in a jacket.
large
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From this reading It was a large coarse cloth wound around a gagged and firmly bound man, whose head was additionally wrapped in a jacket.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With Loysik and Ronan on the shoulders of their companions and little Odille in the arms of the Master of the Hounds, the Vagres and the revolted slaves hastened to reach the forest.
Loysik
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From this reading With Loysik and Ronan on the shoulders of their companions and little Odille in the arms of the Master of the Hounds, the Vagres and the revolted slaves hastened to reach the forest.
man
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From this reading It was a large coarse cloth wound around a gagged and firmly bound man, whose head was additionally wrapped in a jacket.
Master
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From this reading With Loysik and Ronan on the shoulders of their companions and little Odille in the arms of the Master of the Hounds, the Vagres and the revolted slaves hastened to reach the forest.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Who is that man, my brave Master of the Hounds?
Odille
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From this reading With Loysik and Ronan on the shoulders of their companions and little Odille in the arms of the Master of the Hounds, the Vagres and the revolted slaves hastened to reach the forest.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With Loysik and Ronan on the shoulders of their companions and little Odille in the arms of the Master of the Hounds, the Vagres and the revolted slaves hastened to reach the forest.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading With Loysik and Ronan on the shoulders of their companions and little Odille in the arms of the Master of the Hounds, the Vagres and the revolted slaves hastened to reach the forest.
panting
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From this reading The rear of the fleeing troop was brought up by four Vagres, panting for breath and bent down by a heavy bundle that they carried between them.
reach
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From this reading With Loysik and Ronan on the shoulders of their companions and little Odille in the arms of the Master of the Hounds, the Vagres and the revolted slaves hastened to reach the forest.
rear
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From this reading The rear of the fleeing troop was brought up by four Vagres, panting for breath and bent down by a heavy bundle that they carried between them.
revolted
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From this reading With Loysik and Ronan on the shoulders of their companions and little Odille in the arms of the Master of the Hounds, the Vagres and the revolted slaves hastened to reach the forest.
Ronan
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From this reading With Loysik and Ronan on the shoulders of their companions and little Odille in the arms of the Master of the Hounds, the Vagres and the revolted slaves hastened to reach the forest.
shoulders
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From this reading With Loysik and Ronan on the shoulders of their companions and little Odille in the arms of the Master of the Hounds, the Vagres and the revolted slaves hastened to reach the forest.
slaves
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From this reading With Loysik and Ronan on the shoulders of their companions and little Odille in the arms of the Master of the Hounds, the Vagres and the revolted slaves hastened to reach the forest.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The rear of the fleeing troop was brought up by four Vagres, panting for breath and bent down by a heavy bundle that they carried between them.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With Loysik and Ronan on the shoulders of their companions and little Odille in the arms of the Master of the Hounds, the Vagres and the revolted slaves hastened to reach the forest.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading With Loysik and Ronan on the shoulders of their companions and little Odille in the arms of the Master of the Hounds, the Vagres and the revolted slaves hastened to reach the forest.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The rear of the fleeing troop was brought up by four Vagres, panting for breath and bent down by a heavy bundle that they carried between them.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The rear of the fleeing troop was brought up by four Vagres, panting for breath and bent down by a heavy bundle that they carried between them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With Loysik and Ronan on the shoulders of their companions and little Odille in the arms of the Master of the Hounds, the Vagres and the revolted slaves hastened to reach the forest.
troop
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From this reading The rear of the fleeing troop was brought up by four Vagres, panting for breath and bent down by a heavy bundle that they carried between them.
up
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From this reading The rear of the fleeing troop was brought up by four Vagres, panting for breath and bent down by a heavy bundle that they carried between them.
VAGRE
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From this reading COUNT AND VAGRE.
Vagres
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From this reading With Loysik and Ronan on the shoulders of their companions and little Odille in the arms of the Master of the Hounds, the Vagres and the revolted slaves hastened to reach the forest.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The rear of the fleeing troop was brought up by four Vagres, panting for breath and bent down by a heavy bundle that they carried between them.
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "Who is that man, my brave Master of the Hounds?
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading It was a large coarse cloth wound around a gagged and firmly bound man, whose head was additionally wrapped in a jacket.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With Loysik and Ronan on the shoulders of their companions and little Odille in the arms of the Master of the Hounds, the Vagres and the revolted slaves hastened to reach the forest.
wound
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From this reading It was a large coarse cloth wound around a gagged and firmly bound man, whose head was additionally wrapped in a jacket.
wrapped
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From this reading It was a large coarse cloth wound around a gagged and firmly bound man, whose head was additionally wrapped in a jacket.
