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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 So, more from etiquette than precaution, he took the shelter of a wall, glided through a plantation, among the withy roots of which his foot presently caught in a brass "grin," or rabbit's snare.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading So, more from etiquette than precaution, he took the shelter of a wall, glided through a plantation, among the withy roots of which his foot presently caught in a brass "grin," or rabbit's snare.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He presently came to the wooden bridge and crossed it.
brass
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From this reading So, more from etiquette than precaution, he took the shelter of a wall, glided through a plantation, among the withy roots of which his foot presently caught in a brass "grin," or rabbit's snare.
bridge
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From this reading He presently came to the wooden bridge and crossed it.
came
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From this reading He presently came to the wooden bridge and crossed it.
caught
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From this reading So, more from etiquette than precaution, he took the shelter of a wall, glided through a plantation, among the withy roots of which his foot presently caught in a brass "grin," or rabbit's snare.
COUNTRY
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From this reading ENEMY'S COUNTRY.
crossed
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From this reading He presently came to the wooden bridge and crossed it.
ENEMY'S
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From this reading ENEMY'S COUNTRY.
etiquette
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From this reading So, more from etiquette than precaution, he took the shelter of a wall, glided through a plantation, among the withy roots of which his foot presently caught in a brass "grin," or rabbit's snare.
foot
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From this reading So, more from etiquette than precaution, he took the shelter of a wall, glided through a plantation, among the withy roots of which his foot presently caught in a brass "grin," or rabbit's snare.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading So, more from etiquette than precaution, he took the shelter of a wall, glided through a plantation, among the withy roots of which his foot presently caught in a brass "grin," or rabbit's snare.
glided
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From this reading So, more from etiquette than precaution, he took the shelter of a wall, glided through a plantation, among the withy roots of which his foot presently caught in a brass "grin," or rabbit's snare.
gratefully
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From this reading Hugh John grubbed it up gratefully and pocketed it.
grin
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From this reading So, more from etiquette than precaution, he took the shelter of a wall, glided through a plantation, among the withy roots of which his foot presently caught in a brass "grin," or rabbit's snare.
grubbed
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From this reading Hugh John grubbed it up gratefully and pocketed it.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He presently came to the wooden bridge and crossed it.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading So, more from etiquette than precaution, he took the shelter of a wall, glided through a plantation, among the withy roots of which his foot presently caught in a brass "grin," or rabbit's snare.
Hugh
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From this reading Hugh John grubbed it up gratefully and pocketed it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was now on the outskirts of the town, and in enemy's country.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He presently came to the wooden bridge and crossed it.
John
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From this reading Hugh John grubbed it up gratefully and pocketed it.
more
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From this reading So, more from etiquette than precaution, he took the shelter of a wall, glided through a plantation, among the withy roots of which his foot presently caught in a brass "grin," or rabbit's snare.
now
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From this reading He was now on the outskirts of the town, and in enemy's country.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was now on the outskirts of the town, and in enemy's country.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He was now on the outskirts of the town, and in enemy's country.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading So, more from etiquette than precaution, he took the shelter of a wall, glided through a plantation, among the withy roots of which his foot presently caught in a brass "grin," or rabbit's snare.
outskirts
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From this reading He was now on the outskirts of the town, and in enemy's country.
plantation
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From this reading So, more from etiquette than precaution, he took the shelter of a wall, glided through a plantation, among the withy roots of which his foot presently caught in a brass "grin," or rabbit's snare.
pocketed
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From this reading Hugh John grubbed it up gratefully and pocketed it.
precaution
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From this reading So, more from etiquette than precaution, he took the shelter of a wall, glided through a plantation, among the withy roots of which his foot presently caught in a brass "grin," or rabbit's snare.
presently
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From this reading He presently came to the wooden bridge and crossed it.
rabbit's
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From this reading So, more from etiquette than precaution, he took the shelter of a wall, glided through a plantation, among the withy roots of which his foot presently caught in a brass "grin," or rabbit's snare.
roots
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From this reading So, more from etiquette than precaution, he took the shelter of a wall, glided through a plantation, among the withy roots of which his foot presently caught in a brass "grin," or rabbit's snare.
shelter
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From this reading So, more from etiquette than precaution, he took the shelter of a wall, glided through a plantation, among the withy roots of which his foot presently caught in a brass "grin," or rabbit's snare.
snare
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From this reading So, more from etiquette than precaution, he took the shelter of a wall, glided through a plantation, among the withy roots of which his foot presently caught in a brass "grin," or rabbit's snare.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So, more from etiquette than precaution, he took the shelter of a wall, glided through a plantation, among the withy roots of which his foot presently caught in a brass "grin," or rabbit's snare.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading So, more from etiquette than precaution, he took the shelter of a wall, glided through a plantation, among the withy roots of which his foot presently caught in a brass "grin," or rabbit's snare.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He presently came to the wooden bridge and crossed it.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading So, more from etiquette than precaution, he took the shelter of a wall, glided through a plantation, among the withy roots of which his foot presently caught in a brass "grin," or rabbit's snare.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He presently came to the wooden bridge and crossed it.
took
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From this reading So, more from etiquette than precaution, he took the shelter of a wall, glided through a plantation, among the withy roots of which his foot presently caught in a brass "grin," or rabbit's snare.
town
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From this reading He was now on the outskirts of the town, and in enemy's country.
up
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From this reading Hugh John grubbed it up gratefully and pocketed it.
wall
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From this reading So, more from etiquette than precaution, he took the shelter of a wall, glided through a plantation, among the withy roots of which his foot presently caught in a brass "grin," or rabbit's snare.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was now on the outskirts of the town, and in enemy's country.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading So, more from etiquette than precaution, he took the shelter of a wall, glided through a plantation, among the withy roots of which his foot presently caught in a brass "grin," or rabbit's snare.
withy
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From this reading So, more from etiquette than precaution, he took the shelter of a wall, glided through a plantation, among the withy roots of which his foot presently caught in a brass "grin," or rabbit's snare.
wooden
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From this reading He presently came to the wooden bridge and crossed it.
