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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 PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE There is a sport prevalent among the downs in Hampshire to which, though not of a high degree, much interest is attached.
aid
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From this reading Men and boys, with social glee and happy boyish shouts, congregate together on a hill-side, at the mouth of a narrow hole, and proceed, with the aid of a well-trained bull-dog, to draw a badger.
all
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From this reading If the badger be at all commendable in his class this is by no means an easy thing to do.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading THE PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE There is a sport prevalent among the downs in Hampshire to which, though not of a high degree, much interest is attached.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading If the badger be at all commendable in his class this is by no means an easy thing to do.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Men and boys, with social glee and happy boyish shouts, congregate together on a hill-side, at the mouth of a narrow hole, and proceed, with the aid of a well-trained bull-dog, to draw a badger.
animal
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From this reading He is a sturdy animal, and well fortified with sharp and practised teeth; his hide is of the toughest; his paws of the strongest, and his dead power of resistance so great as to give him more than an equal chance with the bull-dog.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He is a sturdy animal, and well fortified with sharp and practised teeth; his hide is of the toughest; his paws of the strongest, and his dead power of resistance so great as to give him more than an equal chance with the bull-dog.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Men and boys, with social glee and happy boyish shouts, congregate together on a hill-side, at the mouth of a narrow hole, and proceed, with the aid of a well-trained bull-dog, to draw a badger.
attached
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From this reading THE PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE There is a sport prevalent among the downs in Hampshire to which, though not of a high degree, much interest is attached.
badger
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From this reading Men and boys, with social glee and happy boyish shouts, congregate together on a hill-side, at the mouth of a narrow hole, and proceed, with the aid of a well-trained bull-dog, to draw a badger.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If the badger be at all commendable in his class this is by no means an easy thing to do.
Bite
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From this reading The delighted sportsmen stand round listening to the growls and snarls, the tearings, gnawings, and bloody struggles of the combatants within.--'Well done, badger!--Well done, bull-dog!--Draw him, bulldog!--Bite him, badger!'
bloody
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From this reading The delighted sportsmen stand round listening to the growls and snarls, the tearings, gnawings, and bloody struggles of the combatants within.--'Well done, badger!--Well done, bull-dog!--Draw him, bulldog!--Bite him, badger!'
boyish
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From this reading Men and boys, with social glee and happy boyish shouts, congregate together on a hill-side, at the mouth of a narrow hole, and proceed, with the aid of a well-trained bull-dog, to draw a badger.
boys
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From this reading Men and boys, with social glee and happy boyish shouts, congregate together on a hill-side, at the mouth of a narrow hole, and proceed, with the aid of a well-trained bull-dog, to draw a badger.
bull-dog
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From this reading Men and boys, with social glee and happy boyish shouts, congregate together on a hill-side, at the mouth of a narrow hole, and proceed, with the aid of a well-trained bull-dog, to draw a badger.
bulldog
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From this reading The delighted sportsmen stand round listening to the growls and snarls, the tearings, gnawings, and bloody struggles of the combatants within.--'Well done, badger!--Well done, bull-dog!--Draw him, bulldog!--Bite him, badger!'
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading If the badger be at all commendable in his class this is by no means an easy thing to do.
chance
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From this reading He is a sturdy animal, and well fortified with sharp and practised teeth; his hide is of the toughest; his paws of the strongest, and his dead power of resistance so great as to give him more than an equal chance with the bull-dog.
class
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From this reading If the badger be at all commendable in his class this is by no means an easy thing to do.
combatants
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From this reading The delighted sportsmen stand round listening to the growls and snarls, the tearings, gnawings, and bloody struggles of the combatants within.--'Well done, badger!--Well done, bull-dog!--Draw him, bulldog!--Bite him, badger!'
commendable
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From this reading If the badger be at all commendable in his class this is by no means an easy thing to do.
COMMITTEE
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From this reading THE PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE There is a sport prevalent among the downs in Hampshire to which, though not of a high degree, much interest is attached.
congregate
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From this reading Men and boys, with social glee and happy boyish shouts, congregate together on a hill-side, at the mouth of a narrow hole, and proceed, with the aid of a well-trained bull-dog, to draw a badger.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He is a sturdy animal, and well fortified with sharp and practised teeth; his hide is of the toughest; his paws of the strongest, and his dead power of resistance so great as to give him more than an equal chance with the bull-dog.
degree
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From this reading THE PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE There is a sport prevalent among the downs in Hampshire to which, though not of a high degree, much interest is attached.
delighted
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From this reading The delighted sportsmen stand round listening to the growls and snarls, the tearings, gnawings, and bloody struggles of the combatants within.--'Well done, badger!--Well done, bull-dog!--Draw him, bulldog!--Bite him, badger!'
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading If the badger be at all commendable in his class this is by no means an easy thing to do.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The delighted sportsmen stand round listening to the growls and snarls, the tearings, gnawings, and bloody struggles of the combatants within.--'Well done, badger!--Well done, bull-dog!--Draw him, bulldog!--Bite him, badger!'
downs
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From this reading THE PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE There is a sport prevalent among the downs in Hampshire to which, though not of a high degree, much interest is attached.
draw
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From this reading Men and boys, with social glee and happy boyish shouts, congregate together on a hill-side, at the mouth of a narrow hole, and proceed, with the aid of a well-trained bull-dog, to draw a badger.
easy
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From this reading If the badger be at all commendable in his class this is by no means an easy thing to do.
equal
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From this reading He is a sturdy animal, and well fortified with sharp and practised teeth; his hide is of the toughest; his paws of the strongest, and his dead power of resistance so great as to give him more than an equal chance with the bull-dog.
fortified
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From this reading He is a sturdy animal, and well fortified with sharp and practised teeth; his hide is of the toughest; his paws of the strongest, and his dead power of resistance so great as to give him more than an equal chance with the bull-dog.
give
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From this reading He is a sturdy animal, and well fortified with sharp and practised teeth; his hide is of the toughest; his paws of the strongest, and his dead power of resistance so great as to give him more than an equal chance with the bull-dog.
gleenounUS /ɡliː/
great delight or happiness
From this reading Men and boys, with social glee and happy boyish shouts, congregate together on a hill-side, at the mouth of a narrow hole, and proceed, with the aid of a well-trained bull-dog, to draw a badger.
gnawings
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From this reading The delighted sportsmen stand round listening to the growls and snarls, the tearings, gnawings, and bloody struggles of the combatants within.--'Well done, badger!--Well done, bull-dog!--Draw him, bulldog!--Bite him, badger!'
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He is a sturdy animal, and well fortified with sharp and practised teeth; his hide is of the toughest; his paws of the strongest, and his dead power of resistance so great as to give him more than an equal chance with the bull-dog.
growls
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From this reading The delighted sportsmen stand round listening to the growls and snarls, the tearings, gnawings, and bloody struggles of the combatants within.--'Well done, badger!--Well done, bull-dog!--Draw him, bulldog!--Bite him, badger!'
Hampshire
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From this reading THE PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE There is a sport prevalent among the downs in Hampshire to which, though not of a high degree, much interest is attached.
happy
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From this reading Men and boys, with social glee and happy boyish shouts, congregate together on a hill-side, at the mouth of a narrow hole, and proceed, with the aid of a well-trained bull-dog, to draw a badger.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He is a sturdy animal, and well fortified with sharp and practised teeth; his hide is of the toughest; his paws of the strongest, and his dead power of resistance so great as to give him more than an equal chance with the bull-dog.
hide
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From this reading He is a sturdy animal, and well fortified with sharp and practised teeth; his hide is of the toughest; his paws of the strongest, and his dead power of resistance so great as to give him more than an equal chance with the bull-dog.
high
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From this reading THE PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE There is a sport prevalent among the downs in Hampshire to which, though not of a high degree, much interest is attached.
hill-side
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From this reading Men and boys, with social glee and happy boyish shouts, congregate together on a hill-side, at the mouth of a narrow hole, and proceed, with the aid of a well-trained bull-dog, to draw a badger.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He is a sturdy animal, and well fortified with sharp and practised teeth; his hide is of the toughest; his paws of the strongest, and his dead power of resistance so great as to give him more than an equal chance with the bull-dog.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading If the badger be at all commendable in his class this is by no means an easy thing to do.
hole
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From this reading Men and boys, with social glee and happy boyish shouts, congregate together on a hill-side, at the mouth of a narrow hole, and proceed, with the aid of a well-trained bull-dog, to draw a badger.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If the badger be at all commendable in his class this is by no means an easy thing to do.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE There is a sport prevalent among the downs in Hampshire to which, though not of a high degree, much interest is attached.
interest
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From this reading THE PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE There is a sport prevalent among the downs in Hampshire to which, though not of a high degree, much interest is attached.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE There is a sport prevalent among the downs in Hampshire to which, though not of a high degree, much interest is attached.
listening
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From this reading The delighted sportsmen stand round listening to the growls and snarls, the tearings, gnawings, and bloody struggles of the combatants within.--'Well done, badger!--Well done, bull-dog!--Draw him, bulldog!--Bite him, badger!'
means
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From this reading If the badger be at all commendable in his class this is by no means an easy thing to do.
Men
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From this reading Men and boys, with social glee and happy boyish shouts, congregate together on a hill-side, at the mouth of a narrow hole, and proceed, with the aid of a well-trained bull-dog, to draw a badger.
more
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From this reading He is a sturdy animal, and well fortified with sharp and practised teeth; his hide is of the toughest; his paws of the strongest, and his dead power of resistance so great as to give him more than an equal chance with the bull-dog.
mouth
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From this reading Men and boys, with social glee and happy boyish shouts, congregate together on a hill-side, at the mouth of a narrow hole, and proceed, with the aid of a well-trained bull-dog, to draw a badger.
much
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From this reading THE PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE There is a sport prevalent among the downs in Hampshire to which, though not of a high degree, much interest is attached.
narrow
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From this reading Men and boys, with social glee and happy boyish shouts, congregate together on a hill-side, at the mouth of a narrow hole, and proceed, with the aid of a well-trained bull-dog, to draw a badger.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading If the badger be at all commendable in his class this is by no means an easy thing to do.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE There is a sport prevalent among the downs in Hampshire to which, though not of a high degree, much interest is attached.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE There is a sport prevalent among the downs in Hampshire to which, though not of a high degree, much interest is attached.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Men and boys, with social glee and happy boyish shouts, congregate together on a hill-side, at the mouth of a narrow hole, and proceed, with the aid of a well-trained bull-dog, to draw a badger.
PARLIAMENTARY
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From this reading THE PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE There is a sport prevalent among the downs in Hampshire to which, though not of a high degree, much interest is attached.
paws
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From this reading He is a sturdy animal, and well fortified with sharp and practised teeth; his hide is of the toughest; his paws of the strongest, and his dead power of resistance so great as to give him more than an equal chance with the bull-dog.
power
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From this reading He is a sturdy animal, and well fortified with sharp and practised teeth; his hide is of the toughest; his paws of the strongest, and his dead power of resistance so great as to give him more than an equal chance with the bull-dog.
practised
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From this reading He is a sturdy animal, and well fortified with sharp and practised teeth; his hide is of the toughest; his paws of the strongest, and his dead power of resistance so great as to give him more than an equal chance with the bull-dog.
prevalent
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From this reading THE PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE There is a sport prevalent among the downs in Hampshire to which, though not of a high degree, much interest is attached.
proceed
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From this reading Men and boys, with social glee and happy boyish shouts, congregate together on a hill-side, at the mouth of a narrow hole, and proceed, with the aid of a well-trained bull-dog, to draw a badger.
resistance
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From this reading He is a sturdy animal, and well fortified with sharp and practised teeth; his hide is of the toughest; his paws of the strongest, and his dead power of resistance so great as to give him more than an equal chance with the bull-dog.
round
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From this reading The delighted sportsmen stand round listening to the growls and snarls, the tearings, gnawings, and bloody struggles of the combatants within.--'Well done, badger!--Well done, bull-dog!--Draw him, bulldog!--Bite him, badger!'
sharp
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From this reading He is a sturdy animal, and well fortified with sharp and practised teeth; his hide is of the toughest; his paws of the strongest, and his dead power of resistance so great as to give him more than an equal chance with the bull-dog.
shouts
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From this reading Men and boys, with social glee and happy boyish shouts, congregate together on a hill-side, at the mouth of a narrow hole, and proceed, with the aid of a well-trained bull-dog, to draw a badger.
snarls
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From this reading The delighted sportsmen stand round listening to the growls and snarls, the tearings, gnawings, and bloody struggles of the combatants within.--'Well done, badger!--Well done, bull-dog!--Draw him, bulldog!--Bite him, badger!'
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He is a sturdy animal, and well fortified with sharp and practised teeth; his hide is of the toughest; his paws of the strongest, and his dead power of resistance so great as to give him more than an equal chance with the bull-dog.
social
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From this reading Men and boys, with social glee and happy boyish shouts, congregate together on a hill-side, at the mouth of a narrow hole, and proceed, with the aid of a well-trained bull-dog, to draw a badger.
sport
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From this reading THE PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE There is a sport prevalent among the downs in Hampshire to which, though not of a high degree, much interest is attached.
sportsmen
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From this reading The delighted sportsmen stand round listening to the growls and snarls, the tearings, gnawings, and bloody struggles of the combatants within.--'Well done, badger!--Well done, bull-dog!--Draw him, bulldog!--Bite him, badger!'
stand
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From this reading The delighted sportsmen stand round listening to the growls and snarls, the tearings, gnawings, and bloody struggles of the combatants within.--'Well done, badger!--Well done, bull-dog!--Draw him, bulldog!--Bite him, badger!'
strongest
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From this reading He is a sturdy animal, and well fortified with sharp and practised teeth; his hide is of the toughest; his paws of the strongest, and his dead power of resistance so great as to give him more than an equal chance with the bull-dog.
struggles
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From this reading The delighted sportsmen stand round listening to the growls and snarls, the tearings, gnawings, and bloody struggles of the combatants within.--'Well done, badger!--Well done, bull-dog!--Draw him, bulldog!--Bite him, badger!'
sturdy
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From this reading He is a sturdy animal, and well fortified with sharp and practised teeth; his hide is of the toughest; his paws of the strongest, and his dead power of resistance so great as to give him more than an equal chance with the bull-dog.
tearings
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From this reading The delighted sportsmen stand round listening to the growls and snarls, the tearings, gnawings, and bloody struggles of the combatants within.--'Well done, badger!--Well done, bull-dog!--Draw him, bulldog!--Bite him, badger!'
teeth
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From this reading He is a sturdy animal, and well fortified with sharp and practised teeth; his hide is of the toughest; his paws of the strongest, and his dead power of resistance so great as to give him more than an equal chance with the bull-dog.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He is a sturdy animal, and well fortified with sharp and practised teeth; his hide is of the toughest; his paws of the strongest, and his dead power of resistance so great as to give him more than an equal chance with the bull-dog.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE There is a sport prevalent among the downs in Hampshire to which, though not of a high degree, much interest is attached.
There
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From this reading THE PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE There is a sport prevalent among the downs in Hampshire to which, though not of a high degree, much interest is attached.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If the badger be at all commendable in his class this is by no means an easy thing to do.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading If the badger be at all commendable in his class this is by no means an easy thing to do.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading THE PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE There is a sport prevalent among the downs in Hampshire to which, though not of a high degree, much interest is attached.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE There is a sport prevalent among the downs in Hampshire to which, though not of a high degree, much interest is attached.
together
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From this reading Men and boys, with social glee and happy boyish shouts, congregate together on a hill-side, at the mouth of a narrow hole, and proceed, with the aid of a well-trained bull-dog, to draw a badger.
toughest
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From this reading He is a sturdy animal, and well fortified with sharp and practised teeth; his hide is of the toughest; his paws of the strongest, and his dead power of resistance so great as to give him more than an equal chance with the bull-dog.
well
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From this reading He is a sturdy animal, and well fortified with sharp and practised teeth; his hide is of the toughest; his paws of the strongest, and his dead power of resistance so great as to give him more than an equal chance with the bull-dog.
well-trained
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From this reading Men and boys, with social glee and happy boyish shouts, congregate together on a hill-side, at the mouth of a narrow hole, and proceed, with the aid of a well-trained bull-dog, to draw a badger.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE There is a sport prevalent among the downs in Hampshire to which, though not of a high degree, much interest is attached.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Men and boys, with social glee and happy boyish shouts, congregate together on a hill-side, at the mouth of a narrow hole, and proceed, with the aid of a well-trained bull-dog, to draw a badger.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading The delighted sportsmen stand round listening to the growls and snarls, the tearings, gnawings, and bloody struggles of the combatants within.--'Well done, badger!--Well done, bull-dog!--Draw him, bulldog!--Bite him, badger!'
