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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 Fight of Heriot's Ford “This is a cheerful life,” said Dick, some days later.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading What give a man pains across the head and spots before his eyes, Binkie?
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading What's you that follows at my side?-- The foe that ye must fight, my lord.-- That hirples swift as I can ride?-- The shadow of the night, my lord.-- Then wheel my horse against the foe!-- He's down and overpast, my lord.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading What's you that follows at my side?-- The foe that ye must fight, my lord.-- That hirples swift as I can ride?-- The shadow of the night, my lord.-- Then wheel my horse against the foe!-- He's down and overpast, my lord.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Torp's away; Bessie hates me; I can't get at the notion of the Melancolia; Maisie's letters are scrappy; and I believe I have indigestion.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading What's you that follows at my side?-- The foe that ye must fight, my lord.-- That hirples swift as I can ride?-- The shadow of the night, my lord.-- Then wheel my horse against the foe!-- He's down and overpast, my lord.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading What's you that follows at my side?-- The foe that ye must fight, my lord.-- That hirples swift as I can ride?-- The shadow of the night, my lord.-- Then wheel my horse against the foe!-- He's down and overpast, my lord.
away
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From this reading “Torp's away; Bessie hates me; I can't get at the notion of the Melancolia; Maisie's letters are scrappy; and I believe I have indigestion.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading What give a man pains across the head and spots before his eyes, Binkie?
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Torp's away; Bessie hates me; I can't get at the notion of the Melancolia; Maisie's letters are scrappy; and I believe I have indigestion.
Bessie
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From this reading “Torp's away; Bessie hates me; I can't get at the notion of the Melancolia; Maisie's letters are scrappy; and I believe I have indigestion.
Binkie
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From this reading What give a man pains across the head and spots before his eyes, Binkie?
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading What's you that follows at my side?-- The foe that ye must fight, my lord.-- That hirples swift as I can ride?-- The shadow of the night, my lord.-- Then wheel my horse against the foe!-- He's down and overpast, my lord.
can't
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From this reading “Torp's away; Bessie hates me; I can't get at the notion of the Melancolia; Maisie's letters are scrappy; and I believe I have indigestion.
cheerful
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From this reading ----The Fight of Heriot's Ford “This is a cheerful life,” said Dick, some days later.
darkness
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From this reading Ye war against the sunset glow; The darkness gathers fast, my lord.
days
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From this reading ----The Fight of Heriot's Ford “This is a cheerful life,” said Dick, some days later.
Dick
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From this reading ----The Fight of Heriot's Ford “This is a cheerful life,” said Dick, some days later.
down
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From this reading What's you that follows at my side?-- The foe that ye must fight, my lord.-- That hirples swift as I can ride?-- The shadow of the night, my lord.-- Then wheel my horse against the foe!-- He's down and overpast, my lord.
eyes
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From this reading What give a man pains across the head and spots before his eyes, Binkie?
fast
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From this reading Ye war against the sunset glow; The darkness gathers fast, my lord.
fight
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From this reading What's you that follows at my side?-- The foe that ye must fight, my lord.-- That hirples swift as I can ride?-- The shadow of the night, my lord.-- Then wheel my horse against the foe!-- He's down and overpast, my lord.
foe
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From this reading What's you that follows at my side?-- The foe that ye must fight, my lord.-- That hirples swift as I can ride?-- The shadow of the night, my lord.-- Then wheel my horse against the foe!-- He's down and overpast, my lord.
follows
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From this reading What's you that follows at my side?-- The foe that ye must fight, my lord.-- That hirples swift as I can ride?-- The shadow of the night, my lord.-- Then wheel my horse against the foe!-- He's down and overpast, my lord.
Ford
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From this reading ----The Fight of Heriot's Ford “This is a cheerful life,” said Dick, some days later.
gathers
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From this reading Ye war against the sunset glow; The darkness gathers fast, my lord.
get
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From this reading “Torp's away; Bessie hates me; I can't get at the notion of the Melancolia; Maisie's letters are scrappy; and I believe I have indigestion.
give
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From this reading What give a man pains across the head and spots before his eyes, Binkie?
glow
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From this reading Ye war against the sunset glow; The darkness gathers fast, my lord.
hates
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From this reading “Torp's away; Bessie hates me; I can't get at the notion of the Melancolia; Maisie's letters are scrappy; and I believe I have indigestion.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Torp's away; Bessie hates me; I can't get at the notion of the Melancolia; Maisie's letters are scrappy; and I believe I have indigestion.
He's
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From this reading What's you that follows at my side?-- The foe that ye must fight, my lord.-- That hirples swift as I can ride?-- The shadow of the night, my lord.-- Then wheel my horse against the foe!-- He's down and overpast, my lord.
head
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From this reading What give a man pains across the head and spots before his eyes, Binkie?
Heriot's
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From this reading ----The Fight of Heriot's Ford “This is a cheerful life,” said Dick, some days later.
hirples
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From this reading What's you that follows at my side?-- The foe that ye must fight, my lord.-- That hirples swift as I can ride?-- The shadow of the night, my lord.-- Then wheel my horse against the foe!-- He's down and overpast, my lord.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading What give a man pains across the head and spots before his eyes, Binkie?
horse
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From this reading What's you that follows at my side?-- The foe that ye must fight, my lord.-- That hirples swift as I can ride?-- The shadow of the night, my lord.-- Then wheel my horse against the foe!-- He's down and overpast, my lord.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading What's you that follows at my side?-- The foe that ye must fight, my lord.-- That hirples swift as I can ride?-- The shadow of the night, my lord.-- Then wheel my horse against the foe!-- He's down and overpast, my lord.
indigestion
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From this reading “Torp's away; Bessie hates me; I can't get at the notion of the Melancolia; Maisie's letters are scrappy; and I believe I have indigestion.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ----The Fight of Heriot's Ford “This is a cheerful life,” said Dick, some days later.
later
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From this reading ----The Fight of Heriot's Ford “This is a cheerful life,” said Dick, some days later.
letters
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From this reading “Torp's away; Bessie hates me; I can't get at the notion of the Melancolia; Maisie's letters are scrappy; and I believe I have indigestion.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ----The Fight of Heriot's Ford “This is a cheerful life,” said Dick, some days later.
lord
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From this reading What's you that follows at my side?-- The foe that ye must fight, my lord.-- That hirples swift as I can ride?-- The shadow of the night, my lord.-- Then wheel my horse against the foe!-- He's down and overpast, my lord.
Maisie's
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From this reading “Torp's away; Bessie hates me; I can't get at the notion of the Melancolia; Maisie's letters are scrappy; and I believe I have indigestion.
man
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From this reading What give a man pains across the head and spots before his eyes, Binkie?
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Torp's away; Bessie hates me; I can't get at the notion of the Melancolia; Maisie's letters are scrappy; and I believe I have indigestion.
Melancolia
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From this reading “Torp's away; Bessie hates me; I can't get at the notion of the Melancolia; Maisie's letters are scrappy; and I believe I have indigestion.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading What's you that follows at my side?-- The foe that ye must fight, my lord.-- That hirples swift as I can ride?-- The shadow of the night, my lord.-- Then wheel my horse against the foe!-- He's down and overpast, my lord.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading What's you that follows at my side?-- The foe that ye must fight, my lord.-- That hirples swift as I can ride?-- The shadow of the night, my lord.-- Then wheel my horse against the foe!-- He's down and overpast, my lord.
night
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From this reading What's you that follows at my side?-- The foe that ye must fight, my lord.-- That hirples swift as I can ride?-- The shadow of the night, my lord.-- Then wheel my horse against the foe!-- He's down and overpast, my lord.
notion
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From this reading “Torp's away; Bessie hates me; I can't get at the notion of the Melancolia; Maisie's letters are scrappy; and I believe I have indigestion.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What's you that follows at my side?-- The foe that ye must fight, my lord.-- That hirples swift as I can ride?-- The shadow of the night, my lord.-- Then wheel my horse against the foe!-- He's down and overpast, my lord.
overpast
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From this reading What's you that follows at my side?-- The foe that ye must fight, my lord.-- That hirples swift as I can ride?-- The shadow of the night, my lord.-- Then wheel my horse against the foe!-- He's down and overpast, my lord.
pains
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From this reading What give a man pains across the head and spots before his eyes, Binkie?
ride
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From this reading What's you that follows at my side?-- The foe that ye must fight, my lord.-- That hirples swift as I can ride?-- The shadow of the night, my lord.-- Then wheel my horse against the foe!-- He's down and overpast, my lord.
said
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From this reading ----The Fight of Heriot's Ford “This is a cheerful life,” said Dick, some days later.
scrappy
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From this reading “Torp's away; Bessie hates me; I can't get at the notion of the Melancolia; Maisie's letters are scrappy; and I believe I have indigestion.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading What's you that follows at my side?-- The foe that ye must fight, my lord.-- That hirples swift as I can ride?-- The shadow of the night, my lord.-- Then wheel my horse against the foe!-- He's down and overpast, my lord.
side
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From this reading What's you that follows at my side?-- The foe that ye must fight, my lord.-- That hirples swift as I can ride?-- The shadow of the night, my lord.-- Then wheel my horse against the foe!-- He's down and overpast, my lord.
some
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From this reading ----The Fight of Heriot's Ford “This is a cheerful life,” said Dick, some days later.
spots
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From this reading What give a man pains across the head and spots before his eyes, Binkie?
sunset
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From this reading Ye war against the sunset glow; The darkness gathers fast, my lord.
swift
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From this reading What's you that follows at my side?-- The foe that ye must fight, my lord.-- That hirples swift as I can ride?-- The shadow of the night, my lord.-- Then wheel my horse against the foe!-- He's down and overpast, my lord.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What's you that follows at my side?-- The foe that ye must fight, my lord.-- That hirples swift as I can ride?-- The shadow of the night, my lord.-- Then wheel my horse against the foe!-- He's down and overpast, my lord.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What's you that follows at my side?-- The foe that ye must fight, my lord.-- That hirples swift as I can ride?-- The shadow of the night, my lord.-- Then wheel my horse against the foe!-- He's down and overpast, my lord.
Then
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From this reading What's you that follows at my side?-- The foe that ye must fight, my lord.-- That hirples swift as I can ride?-- The shadow of the night, my lord.-- Then wheel my horse against the foe!-- He's down and overpast, my lord.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading ----The Fight of Heriot's Ford “This is a cheerful life,” said Dick, some days later.
Torp's
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From this reading “Torp's away; Bessie hates me; I can't get at the notion of the Melancolia; Maisie's letters are scrappy; and I believe I have indigestion.
war
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From this reading Ye war against the sunset glow; The darkness gathers fast, my lord.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What give a man pains across the head and spots before his eyes, Binkie?
What's
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From this reading What's you that follows at my side?-- The foe that ye must fight, my lord.-- That hirples swift as I can ride?-- The shadow of the night, my lord.-- Then wheel my horse against the foe!-- He's down and overpast, my lord.
wheel
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From this reading What's you that follows at my side?-- The foe that ye must fight, my lord.-- That hirples swift as I can ride?-- The shadow of the night, my lord.-- Then wheel my horse against the foe!-- He's down and overpast, my lord.
yepronounUS /jiː/
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading What's you that follows at my side?-- The foe that ye must fight, my lord.-- That hirples swift as I can ride?-- The shadow of the night, my lord.-- Then wheel my horse against the foe!-- He's down and overpast, my lord.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What's you that follows at my side?-- The foe that ye must fight, my lord.-- That hirples swift as I can ride?-- The shadow of the night, my lord.-- Then wheel my horse against the foe!-- He's down and overpast, my lord.
