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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 When Hawker pushed at the old gate, it hesitated because of a broken hinge.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A dog barked with loud ferocity and came headlong over the grass.
ardour
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From this reading The ardour for battle was instantly smitten from the dog, and his barking swallowed in a gurgle of delight.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When Hawker pushed at the old gate, it hesitated because of a broken hinge.
barked
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From this reading A dog barked with loud ferocity and came headlong over the grass.
barking
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From this reading The ardour for battle was instantly smitten from the dog, and his barking swallowed in a gurgle of delight.
battle
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From this reading The ardour for battle was instantly smitten from the dog, and his barking swallowed in a gurgle of delight.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading When Hawker pushed at the old gate, it hesitated because of a broken hinge.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was a large orange and white setter, and he partly expressed his emotion by twisting his body into a fantastic curve and then dancing over the ground with his head and his tail very near to each other.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Hawker pushed at the old gate, it hesitated because of a broken hinge.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He was a large orange and white setter, and he partly expressed his emotion by twisting his body into a fantastic curve and then dancing over the ground with his head and his tail very near to each other.
came
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From this reading A dog barked with loud ferocity and came headlong over the grass.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Hello, Stanley, old man!" cried Hawker.
curve
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From this reading He was a large orange and white setter, and he partly expressed his emotion by twisting his body into a fantastic curve and then dancing over the ground with his head and his tail very near to each other.
dancing
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From this reading He was a large orange and white setter, and he partly expressed his emotion by twisting his body into a fantastic curve and then dancing over the ground with his head and his tail very near to each other.
delight
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From this reading The ardour for battle was instantly smitten from the dog, and his barking swallowed in a gurgle of delight.
dog
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From this reading A dog barked with loud ferocity and came headlong over the grass.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading He was a large orange and white setter, and he partly expressed his emotion by twisting his body into a fantastic curve and then dancing over the ground with his head and his tail very near to each other.
emotion
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From this reading He was a large orange and white setter, and he partly expressed his emotion by twisting his body into a fantastic curve and then dancing over the ground with his head and his tail very near to each other.
expressed
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From this reading He was a large orange and white setter, and he partly expressed his emotion by twisting his body into a fantastic curve and then dancing over the ground with his head and his tail very near to each other.
fantastic
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From this reading He was a large orange and white setter, and he partly expressed his emotion by twisting his body into a fantastic curve and then dancing over the ground with his head and his tail very near to each other.
ferocity
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From this reading A dog barked with loud ferocity and came headlong over the grass.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The ardour for battle was instantly smitten from the dog, and his barking swallowed in a gurgle of delight.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The ardour for battle was instantly smitten from the dog, and his barking swallowed in a gurgle of delight.
gate
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From this reading When Hawker pushed at the old gate, it hesitated because of a broken hinge.
grass
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From this reading A dog barked with loud ferocity and came headlong over the grass.
ground
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From this reading He was a large orange and white setter, and he partly expressed his emotion by twisting his body into a fantastic curve and then dancing over the ground with his head and his tail very near to each other.
gurgle
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From this reading The ardour for battle was instantly smitten from the dog, and his barking swallowed in a gurgle of delight.
Hawker
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From this reading When Hawker pushed at the old gate, it hesitated because of a broken hinge.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was a large orange and white setter, and he partly expressed his emotion by twisting his body into a fantastic curve and then dancing over the ground with his head and his tail very near to each other.
head
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From this reading He was a large orange and white setter, and he partly expressed his emotion by twisting his body into a fantastic curve and then dancing over the ground with his head and his tail very near to each other.
headlong
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From this reading A dog barked with loud ferocity and came headlong over the grass.
Hello
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From this reading "Hello, Stanley, old man!" cried Hawker.
hesitated
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From this reading When Hawker pushed at the old gate, it hesitated because of a broken hinge.
hinge
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From this reading When Hawker pushed at the old gate, it hesitated because of a broken hinge.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The ardour for battle was instantly smitten from the dog, and his barking swallowed in a gurgle of delight.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The ardour for battle was instantly smitten from the dog, and his barking swallowed in a gurgle of delight.
instantly
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From this reading The ardour for battle was instantly smitten from the dog, and his barking swallowed in a gurgle of delight.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He was a large orange and white setter, and he partly expressed his emotion by twisting his body into a fantastic curve and then dancing over the ground with his head and his tail very near to each other.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When Hawker pushed at the old gate, it hesitated because of a broken hinge.
large
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From this reading He was a large orange and white setter, and he partly expressed his emotion by twisting his body into a fantastic curve and then dancing over the ground with his head and his tail very near to each other.
loud
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From this reading A dog barked with loud ferocity and came headlong over the grass.
man
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From this reading "Hello, Stanley, old man!" cried Hawker.
near
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From this reading He was a large orange and white setter, and he partly expressed his emotion by twisting his body into a fantastic curve and then dancing over the ground with his head and his tail very near to each other.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When Hawker pushed at the old gate, it hesitated because of a broken hinge.
old
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From this reading When Hawker pushed at the old gate, it hesitated because of a broken hinge.
orange
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From this reading He was a large orange and white setter, and he partly expressed his emotion by twisting his body into a fantastic curve and then dancing over the ground with his head and his tail very near to each other.
other
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From this reading He was a large orange and white setter, and he partly expressed his emotion by twisting his body into a fantastic curve and then dancing over the ground with his head and his tail very near to each other.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading A dog barked with loud ferocity and came headlong over the grass.
partly
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From this reading He was a large orange and white setter, and he partly expressed his emotion by twisting his body into a fantastic curve and then dancing over the ground with his head and his tail very near to each other.
pushed
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From this reading When Hawker pushed at the old gate, it hesitated because of a broken hinge.
setter
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From this reading He was a large orange and white setter, and he partly expressed his emotion by twisting his body into a fantastic curve and then dancing over the ground with his head and his tail very near to each other.
smitten
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From this reading The ardour for battle was instantly smitten from the dog, and his barking swallowed in a gurgle of delight.
Stanley
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From this reading "Hello, Stanley, old man!" cried Hawker.
swallowed
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From this reading The ardour for battle was instantly smitten from the dog, and his barking swallowed in a gurgle of delight.
tail
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From this reading He was a large orange and white setter, and he partly expressed his emotion by twisting his body into a fantastic curve and then dancing over the ground with his head and his tail very near to each other.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Hawker pushed at the old gate, it hesitated because of a broken hinge.
then
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From this reading He was a large orange and white setter, and he partly expressed his emotion by twisting his body into a fantastic curve and then dancing over the ground with his head and his tail very near to each other.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was a large orange and white setter, and he partly expressed his emotion by twisting his body into a fantastic curve and then dancing over the ground with his head and his tail very near to each other.
twisting
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From this reading He was a large orange and white setter, and he partly expressed his emotion by twisting his body into a fantastic curve and then dancing over the ground with his head and his tail very near to each other.
very
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From this reading He was a large orange and white setter, and he partly expressed his emotion by twisting his body into a fantastic curve and then dancing over the ground with his head and his tail very near to each other.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The ardour for battle was instantly smitten from the dog, and his barking swallowed in a gurgle of delight.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Hawker pushed at the old gate, it hesitated because of a broken hinge.
white
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From this reading He was a large orange and white setter, and he partly expressed his emotion by twisting his body into a fantastic curve and then dancing over the ground with his head and his tail very near to each other.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A dog barked with loud ferocity and came headlong over the grass.
