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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 Immediately on leaving the Big Gray, Cully had dodged behind the stable, run rapidly up the hill, keeping close to the fence, and had come out behind a group of scattering spectators.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He felt sure Cully would not dare attack him with so many others about.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then, again, the glow of the smouldering cinders had a fascination for him that held him to the spot.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Immediately on leaving the Big Gray, Cully had dodged behind the stable, run rapidly up the hill, keeping close to the fence, and had come out behind a group of scattering spectators.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There he began a series of complicated manoeuvres, mostly on his toes, lifting his head over those of the crowd, and ending in a sudden dart forward and as sudden a halt, within a few inches of young Billy McGaw's coat-collar.
attack
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From this reading He felt sure Cully would not dare attack him with so many others about.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There he began a series of complicated manoeuvres, mostly on his toes, lifting his head over those of the crowd, and ending in a sudden dart forward and as sudden a halt, within a few inches of young Billy McGaw's coat-collar.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Immediately on leaving the Big Gray, Cully had dodged behind the stable, run rapidly up the hill, keeping close to the fence, and had come out behind a group of scattering spectators.
Big
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From this reading Immediately on leaving the Big Gray, Cully had dodged behind the stable, run rapidly up the hill, keeping close to the fence, and had come out behind a group of scattering spectators.
Billy
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From this reading There he began a series of complicated manoeuvres, mostly on his toes, lifting his head over those of the crowd, and ending in a sudden dart forward and as sudden a halt, within a few inches of young Billy McGaw's coat-collar.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Billy turned pale, but held his ground.
cinders
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From this reading Then, again, the glow of the smouldering cinders had a fascination for him that held him to the spot.
close
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From this reading Immediately on leaving the Big Gray, Cully had dodged behind the stable, run rapidly up the hill, keeping close to the fence, and had come out behind a group of scattering spectators.
coat-collar
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From this reading There he began a series of complicated manoeuvres, mostly on his toes, lifting his head over those of the crowd, and ending in a sudden dart forward and as sudden a halt, within a few inches of young Billy McGaw's coat-collar.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Immediately on leaving the Big Gray, Cully had dodged behind the stable, run rapidly up the hill, keeping close to the fence, and had come out behind a group of scattering spectators.
complicated
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From this reading There he began a series of complicated manoeuvres, mostly on his toes, lifting his head over those of the crowd, and ending in a sudden dart forward and as sudden a halt, within a few inches of young Billy McGaw's coat-collar.
crowd
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From this reading There he began a series of complicated manoeuvres, mostly on his toes, lifting his head over those of the crowd, and ending in a sudden dart forward and as sudden a halt, within a few inches of young Billy McGaw's coat-collar.
Cully
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From this reading Immediately on leaving the Big Gray, Cully had dodged behind the stable, run rapidly up the hill, keeping close to the fence, and had come out behind a group of scattering spectators.
dare
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From this reading He felt sure Cully would not dare attack him with so many others about.
dart
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From this reading There he began a series of complicated manoeuvres, mostly on his toes, lifting his head over those of the crowd, and ending in a sudden dart forward and as sudden a halt, within a few inches of young Billy McGaw's coat-collar.
dodged
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From this reading Immediately on leaving the Big Gray, Cully had dodged behind the stable, run rapidly up the hill, keeping close to the fence, and had come out behind a group of scattering spectators.
ending
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From this reading There he began a series of complicated manoeuvres, mostly on his toes, lifting his head over those of the crowd, and ending in a sudden dart forward and as sudden a halt, within a few inches of young Billy McGaw's coat-collar.
fascination
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From this reading Then, again, the glow of the smouldering cinders had a fascination for him that held him to the spot.
felt
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From this reading He felt sure Cully would not dare attack him with so many others about.
fence
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From this reading Immediately on leaving the Big Gray, Cully had dodged behind the stable, run rapidly up the hill, keeping close to the fence, and had come out behind a group of scattering spectators.
few
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From this reading There he began a series of complicated manoeuvres, mostly on his toes, lifting his head over those of the crowd, and ending in a sudden dart forward and as sudden a halt, within a few inches of young Billy McGaw's coat-collar.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Then, again, the glow of the smouldering cinders had a fascination for him that held him to the spot.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There he began a series of complicated manoeuvres, mostly on his toes, lifting his head over those of the crowd, and ending in a sudden dart forward and as sudden a halt, within a few inches of young Billy McGaw's coat-collar.
glow
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From this reading Then, again, the glow of the smouldering cinders had a fascination for him that held him to the spot.
Gray
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From this reading Immediately on leaving the Big Gray, Cully had dodged behind the stable, run rapidly up the hill, keeping close to the fence, and had come out behind a group of scattering spectators.
ground
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From this reading Billy turned pale, but held his ground.
group
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From this reading Immediately on leaving the Big Gray, Cully had dodged behind the stable, run rapidly up the hill, keeping close to the fence, and had come out behind a group of scattering spectators.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Immediately on leaving the Big Gray, Cully had dodged behind the stable, run rapidly up the hill, keeping close to the fence, and had come out behind a group of scattering spectators.
halt
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From this reading There he began a series of complicated manoeuvres, mostly on his toes, lifting his head over those of the crowd, and ending in a sudden dart forward and as sudden a halt, within a few inches of young Billy McGaw's coat-collar.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There he began a series of complicated manoeuvres, mostly on his toes, lifting his head over those of the crowd, and ending in a sudden dart forward and as sudden a halt, within a few inches of young Billy McGaw's coat-collar.
head
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From this reading There he began a series of complicated manoeuvres, mostly on his toes, lifting his head over those of the crowd, and ending in a sudden dart forward and as sudden a halt, within a few inches of young Billy McGaw's coat-collar.
held
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From this reading Billy turned pale, but held his ground.
hill
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From this reading Immediately on leaving the Big Gray, Cully had dodged behind the stable, run rapidly up the hill, keeping close to the fence, and had come out behind a group of scattering spectators.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He felt sure Cully would not dare attack him with so many others about.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There he began a series of complicated manoeuvres, mostly on his toes, lifting his head over those of the crowd, and ending in a sudden dart forward and as sudden a halt, within a few inches of young Billy McGaw's coat-collar.
Immediately
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From this reading Immediately on leaving the Big Gray, Cully had dodged behind the stable, run rapidly up the hill, keeping close to the fence, and had come out behind a group of scattering spectators.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There he began a series of complicated manoeuvres, mostly on his toes, lifting his head over those of the crowd, and ending in a sudden dart forward and as sudden a halt, within a few inches of young Billy McGaw's coat-collar.
inches
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From this reading There he began a series of complicated manoeuvres, mostly on his toes, lifting his head over those of the crowd, and ending in a sudden dart forward and as sudden a halt, within a few inches of young Billy McGaw's coat-collar.
keeping
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From this reading Immediately on leaving the Big Gray, Cully had dodged behind the stable, run rapidly up the hill, keeping close to the fence, and had come out behind a group of scattering spectators.
leaving
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From this reading Immediately on leaving the Big Gray, Cully had dodged behind the stable, run rapidly up the hill, keeping close to the fence, and had come out behind a group of scattering spectators.
lifting
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From this reading There he began a series of complicated manoeuvres, mostly on his toes, lifting his head over those of the crowd, and ending in a sudden dart forward and as sudden a halt, within a few inches of young Billy McGaw's coat-collar.
manoeuvres
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From this reading There he began a series of complicated manoeuvres, mostly on his toes, lifting his head over those of the crowd, and ending in a sudden dart forward and as sudden a halt, within a few inches of young Billy McGaw's coat-collar.
many
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From this reading He felt sure Cully would not dare attack him with so many others about.
McGaw's
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From this reading There he began a series of complicated manoeuvres, mostly on his toes, lifting his head over those of the crowd, and ending in a sudden dart forward and as sudden a halt, within a few inches of young Billy McGaw's coat-collar.
mostly
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From this reading There he began a series of complicated manoeuvres, mostly on his toes, lifting his head over those of the crowd, and ending in a sudden dart forward and as sudden a halt, within a few inches of young Billy McGaw's coat-collar.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He felt sure Cully would not dare attack him with so many others about.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Immediately on leaving the Big Gray, Cully had dodged behind the stable, run rapidly up the hill, keeping close to the fence, and had come out behind a group of scattering spectators.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Immediately on leaving the Big Gray, Cully had dodged behind the stable, run rapidly up the hill, keeping close to the fence, and had come out behind a group of scattering spectators.
others
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From this reading He felt sure Cully would not dare attack him with so many others about.
out
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From this reading Immediately on leaving the Big Gray, Cully had dodged behind the stable, run rapidly up the hill, keeping close to the fence, and had come out behind a group of scattering spectators.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading There he began a series of complicated manoeuvres, mostly on his toes, lifting his head over those of the crowd, and ending in a sudden dart forward and as sudden a halt, within a few inches of young Billy McGaw's coat-collar.
pale
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From this reading Billy turned pale, but held his ground.
rapidly
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From this reading Immediately on leaving the Big Gray, Cully had dodged behind the stable, run rapidly up the hill, keeping close to the fence, and had come out behind a group of scattering spectators.
run
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From this reading Immediately on leaving the Big Gray, Cully had dodged behind the stable, run rapidly up the hill, keeping close to the fence, and had come out behind a group of scattering spectators.
scattering
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From this reading Immediately on leaving the Big Gray, Cully had dodged behind the stable, run rapidly up the hill, keeping close to the fence, and had come out behind a group of scattering spectators.
series
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From this reading There he began a series of complicated manoeuvres, mostly on his toes, lifting his head over those of the crowd, and ending in a sudden dart forward and as sudden a halt, within a few inches of young Billy McGaw's coat-collar.
smouldering
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From this reading Then, again, the glow of the smouldering cinders had a fascination for him that held him to the spot.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He felt sure Cully would not dare attack him with so many others about.
spectators
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From this reading Immediately on leaving the Big Gray, Cully had dodged behind the stable, run rapidly up the hill, keeping close to the fence, and had come out behind a group of scattering spectators.
spot
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From this reading Then, again, the glow of the smouldering cinders had a fascination for him that held him to the spot.
stable
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From this reading Immediately on leaving the Big Gray, Cully had dodged behind the stable, run rapidly up the hill, keeping close to the fence, and had come out behind a group of scattering spectators.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There he began a series of complicated manoeuvres, mostly on his toes, lifting his head over those of the crowd, and ending in a sudden dart forward and as sudden a halt, within a few inches of young Billy McGaw's coat-collar.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He felt sure Cully would not dare attack him with so many others about.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then, again, the glow of the smouldering cinders had a fascination for him that held him to the spot.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Immediately on leaving the Big Gray, Cully had dodged behind the stable, run rapidly up the hill, keeping close to the fence, and had come out behind a group of scattering spectators.
Then
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From this reading Then, again, the glow of the smouldering cinders had a fascination for him that held him to the spot.
There
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From this reading There he began a series of complicated manoeuvres, mostly on his toes, lifting his head over those of the crowd, and ending in a sudden dart forward and as sudden a halt, within a few inches of young Billy McGaw's coat-collar.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading There he began a series of complicated manoeuvres, mostly on his toes, lifting his head over those of the crowd, and ending in a sudden dart forward and as sudden a halt, within a few inches of young Billy McGaw's coat-collar.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Immediately on leaving the Big Gray, Cully had dodged behind the stable, run rapidly up the hill, keeping close to the fence, and had come out behind a group of scattering spectators.
toes
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From this reading There he began a series of complicated manoeuvres, mostly on his toes, lifting his head over those of the crowd, and ending in a sudden dart forward and as sudden a halt, within a few inches of young Billy McGaw's coat-collar.
turned
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From this reading Billy turned pale, but held his ground.
up
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From this reading Immediately on leaving the Big Gray, Cully had dodged behind the stable, run rapidly up the hill, keeping close to the fence, and had come out behind a group of scattering spectators.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He felt sure Cully would not dare attack him with so many others about.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading There he began a series of complicated manoeuvres, mostly on his toes, lifting his head over those of the crowd, and ending in a sudden dart forward and as sudden a halt, within a few inches of young Billy McGaw's coat-collar.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He felt sure Cully would not dare attack him with so many others about.
young
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From this reading There he began a series of complicated manoeuvres, mostly on his toes, lifting his head over those of the crowd, and ending in a sudden dart forward and as sudden a halt, within a few inches of young Billy McGaw's coat-collar.
