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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 Though all these events took place more than fifty years ago, I have a very perfect recollection of that drive.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading On neither occasion did I dare cry out for help, for Joshua Trust sat by the side of me with his loaded pistol, pressed close against my ribs, in the pocket of his sailor’s pea-jacket.
ago
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From this reading Though all these events took place more than fifty years ago, I have a very perfect recollection of that drive.
all
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From this reading Though all these events took place more than fifty years ago, I have a very perfect recollection of that drive.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I never doubted for an instant that he would shoot.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In those days there was not much traffic on the Sussex roads; and we passed nothing on the way to Slindon save a hay-cart and a brewer’s wagon.
brewer's
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From this reading In those days there was not much traffic on the Sussex roads; and we passed nothing on the way to Slindon save a hay-cart and a brewer’s wagon.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I had then, it is true, little experience of the world; but I could scarce fail to recognise that I was fallen into the hands of desperate men who counted human life of little worth.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading On neither occasion did I dare cry out for help, for Joshua Trust sat by the side of me with his loaded pistol, pressed close against my ribs, in the pocket of his sailor’s pea-jacket.
close
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From this reading On neither occasion did I dare cry out for help, for Joshua Trust sat by the side of me with his loaded pistol, pressed close against my ribs, in the pocket of his sailor’s pea-jacket.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I had then, it is true, little experience of the world; but I could scarce fail to recognise that I was fallen into the hands of desperate men who counted human life of little worth.
counted
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From this reading I had then, it is true, little experience of the world; but I could scarce fail to recognise that I was fallen into the hands of desperate men who counted human life of little worth.
cry
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From this reading On neither occasion did I dare cry out for help, for Joshua Trust sat by the side of me with his loaded pistol, pressed close against my ribs, in the pocket of his sailor’s pea-jacket.
dare
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From this reading On neither occasion did I dare cry out for help, for Joshua Trust sat by the side of me with his loaded pistol, pressed close against my ribs, in the pocket of his sailor’s pea-jacket.
days
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From this reading In those days there was not much traffic on the Sussex roads; and we passed nothing on the way to Slindon save a hay-cart and a brewer’s wagon.
desperate
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From this reading I had then, it is true, little experience of the world; but I could scarce fail to recognise that I was fallen into the hands of desperate men who counted human life of little worth.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading On neither occasion did I dare cry out for help, for Joshua Trust sat by the side of me with his loaded pistol, pressed close against my ribs, in the pocket of his sailor’s pea-jacket.
doubted
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From this reading I never doubted for an instant that he would shoot.
drive
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From this reading Though all these events took place more than fifty years ago, I have a very perfect recollection of that drive.
events
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From this reading Though all these events took place more than fifty years ago, I have a very perfect recollection of that drive.
experience
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From this reading I had then, it is true, little experience of the world; but I could scarce fail to recognise that I was fallen into the hands of desperate men who counted human life of little worth.
fail
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From this reading I had then, it is true, little experience of the world; but I could scarce fail to recognise that I was fallen into the hands of desperate men who counted human life of little worth.
fallen
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From this reading I had then, it is true, little experience of the world; but I could scarce fail to recognise that I was fallen into the hands of desperate men who counted human life of little worth.
fifty
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From this reading Though all these events took place more than fifty years ago, I have a very perfect recollection of that drive.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading On neither occasion did I dare cry out for help, for Joshua Trust sat by the side of me with his loaded pistol, pressed close against my ribs, in the pocket of his sailor’s pea-jacket.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had then, it is true, little experience of the world; but I could scarce fail to recognise that I was fallen into the hands of desperate men who counted human life of little worth.
hands
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From this reading I had then, it is true, little experience of the world; but I could scarce fail to recognise that I was fallen into the hands of desperate men who counted human life of little worth.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Though all these events took place more than fifty years ago, I have a very perfect recollection of that drive.
hay-cart
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From this reading In those days there was not much traffic on the Sussex roads; and we passed nothing on the way to Slindon save a hay-cart and a brewer’s wagon.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I never doubted for an instant that he would shoot.
help
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From this reading On neither occasion did I dare cry out for help, for Joshua Trust sat by the side of me with his loaded pistol, pressed close against my ribs, in the pocket of his sailor’s pea-jacket.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On neither occasion did I dare cry out for help, for Joshua Trust sat by the side of me with his loaded pistol, pressed close against my ribs, in the pocket of his sailor’s pea-jacket.
human
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From this reading I had then, it is true, little experience of the world; but I could scarce fail to recognise that I was fallen into the hands of desperate men who counted human life of little worth.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Though all these events took place more than fifty years ago, I have a very perfect recollection of that drive.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In those days there was not much traffic on the Sussex roads; and we passed nothing on the way to Slindon save a hay-cart and a brewer’s wagon.
instant
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From this reading I never doubted for an instant that he would shoot.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I had then, it is true, little experience of the world; but I could scarce fail to recognise that I was fallen into the hands of desperate men who counted human life of little worth.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I had then, it is true, little experience of the world; but I could scarce fail to recognise that I was fallen into the hands of desperate men who counted human life of little worth.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I had then, it is true, little experience of the world; but I could scarce fail to recognise that I was fallen into the hands of desperate men who counted human life of little worth.
Joshua
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From this reading On neither occasion did I dare cry out for help, for Joshua Trust sat by the side of me with his loaded pistol, pressed close against my ribs, in the pocket of his sailor’s pea-jacket.
life
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From this reading I had then, it is true, little experience of the world; but I could scarce fail to recognise that I was fallen into the hands of desperate men who counted human life of little worth.
little
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From this reading I had then, it is true, little experience of the world; but I could scarce fail to recognise that I was fallen into the hands of desperate men who counted human life of little worth.
loaded
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From this reading On neither occasion did I dare cry out for help, for Joshua Trust sat by the side of me with his loaded pistol, pressed close against my ribs, in the pocket of his sailor’s pea-jacket.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading On neither occasion did I dare cry out for help, for Joshua Trust sat by the side of me with his loaded pistol, pressed close against my ribs, in the pocket of his sailor’s pea-jacket.
men
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From this reading I had then, it is true, little experience of the world; but I could scarce fail to recognise that I was fallen into the hands of desperate men who counted human life of little worth.
more
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From this reading Though all these events took place more than fifty years ago, I have a very perfect recollection of that drive.
much
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From this reading In those days there was not much traffic on the Sussex roads; and we passed nothing on the way to Slindon save a hay-cart and a brewer’s wagon.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading On neither occasion did I dare cry out for help, for Joshua Trust sat by the side of me with his loaded pistol, pressed close against my ribs, in the pocket of his sailor’s pea-jacket.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading On neither occasion did I dare cry out for help, for Joshua Trust sat by the side of me with his loaded pistol, pressed close against my ribs, in the pocket of his sailor’s pea-jacket.
never
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From this reading I never doubted for an instant that he would shoot.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In those days there was not much traffic on the Sussex roads; and we passed nothing on the way to Slindon save a hay-cart and a brewer’s wagon.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading In those days there was not much traffic on the Sussex roads; and we passed nothing on the way to Slindon save a hay-cart and a brewer’s wagon.
occasion
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From this reading On neither occasion did I dare cry out for help, for Joshua Trust sat by the side of me with his loaded pistol, pressed close against my ribs, in the pocket of his sailor’s pea-jacket.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Though all these events took place more than fifty years ago, I have a very perfect recollection of that drive.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In those days there was not much traffic on the Sussex roads; and we passed nothing on the way to Slindon save a hay-cart and a brewer’s wagon.
out
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From this reading On neither occasion did I dare cry out for help, for Joshua Trust sat by the side of me with his loaded pistol, pressed close against my ribs, in the pocket of his sailor’s pea-jacket.
passed
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From this reading In those days there was not much traffic on the Sussex roads; and we passed nothing on the way to Slindon save a hay-cart and a brewer’s wagon.
pea-jacket
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From this reading On neither occasion did I dare cry out for help, for Joshua Trust sat by the side of me with his loaded pistol, pressed close against my ribs, in the pocket of his sailor’s pea-jacket.
perfect
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From this reading Though all these events took place more than fifty years ago, I have a very perfect recollection of that drive.
pistol
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From this reading On neither occasion did I dare cry out for help, for Joshua Trust sat by the side of me with his loaded pistol, pressed close against my ribs, in the pocket of his sailor’s pea-jacket.
place
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From this reading Though all these events took place more than fifty years ago, I have a very perfect recollection of that drive.
pocket
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From this reading On neither occasion did I dare cry out for help, for Joshua Trust sat by the side of me with his loaded pistol, pressed close against my ribs, in the pocket of his sailor’s pea-jacket.
pressed
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From this reading On neither occasion did I dare cry out for help, for Joshua Trust sat by the side of me with his loaded pistol, pressed close against my ribs, in the pocket of his sailor’s pea-jacket.
recognise
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From this reading I had then, it is true, little experience of the world; but I could scarce fail to recognise that I was fallen into the hands of desperate men who counted human life of little worth.
recollection
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From this reading Though all these events took place more than fifty years ago, I have a very perfect recollection of that drive.
ribs
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From this reading On neither occasion did I dare cry out for help, for Joshua Trust sat by the side of me with his loaded pistol, pressed close against my ribs, in the pocket of his sailor’s pea-jacket.
roads
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From this reading In those days there was not much traffic on the Sussex roads; and we passed nothing on the way to Slindon save a hay-cart and a brewer’s wagon.
sailor's
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From this reading On neither occasion did I dare cry out for help, for Joshua Trust sat by the side of me with his loaded pistol, pressed close against my ribs, in the pocket of his sailor’s pea-jacket.
sat
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From this reading On neither occasion did I dare cry out for help, for Joshua Trust sat by the side of me with his loaded pistol, pressed close against my ribs, in the pocket of his sailor’s pea-jacket.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading In those days there was not much traffic on the Sussex roads; and we passed nothing on the way to Slindon save a hay-cart and a brewer’s wagon.
scarce
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From this reading I had then, it is true, little experience of the world; but I could scarce fail to recognise that I was fallen into the hands of desperate men who counted human life of little worth.
shoot
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From this reading I never doubted for an instant that he would shoot.
side
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From this reading On neither occasion did I dare cry out for help, for Joshua Trust sat by the side of me with his loaded pistol, pressed close against my ribs, in the pocket of his sailor’s pea-jacket.
Slindon
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From this reading In those days there was not much traffic on the Sussex roads; and we passed nothing on the way to Slindon save a hay-cart and a brewer’s wagon.
Sussex
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From this reading In those days there was not much traffic on the Sussex roads; and we passed nothing on the way to Slindon save a hay-cart and a brewer’s wagon.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Though all these events took place more than fifty years ago, I have a very perfect recollection of that drive.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Though all these events took place more than fifty years ago, I have a very perfect recollection of that drive.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In those days there was not much traffic on the Sussex roads; and we passed nothing on the way to Slindon save a hay-cart and a brewer’s wagon.
then
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From this reading I had then, it is true, little experience of the world; but I could scarce fail to recognise that I was fallen into the hands of desperate men who counted human life of little worth.
there
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From this reading In those days there was not much traffic on the Sussex roads; and we passed nothing on the way to Slindon save a hay-cart and a brewer’s wagon.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Though all these events took place more than fifty years ago, I have a very perfect recollection of that drive.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading In those days there was not much traffic on the Sussex roads; and we passed nothing on the way to Slindon save a hay-cart and a brewer’s wagon.
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though all these events took place more than fifty years ago, I have a very perfect recollection of that drive.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In those days there was not much traffic on the Sussex roads; and we passed nothing on the way to Slindon save a hay-cart and a brewer’s wagon.
took
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From this reading Though all these events took place more than fifty years ago, I have a very perfect recollection of that drive.
traffic
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From this reading In those days there was not much traffic on the Sussex roads; and we passed nothing on the way to Slindon save a hay-cart and a brewer’s wagon.
true
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From this reading I had then, it is true, little experience of the world; but I could scarce fail to recognise that I was fallen into the hands of desperate men who counted human life of little worth.
Trust
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From this reading On neither occasion did I dare cry out for help, for Joshua Trust sat by the side of me with his loaded pistol, pressed close against my ribs, in the pocket of his sailor’s pea-jacket.
very
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From this reading Though all these events took place more than fifty years ago, I have a very perfect recollection of that drive.
wagon
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From this reading In those days there was not much traffic on the Sussex roads; and we passed nothing on the way to Slindon save a hay-cart and a brewer’s wagon.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In those days there was not much traffic on the Sussex roads; and we passed nothing on the way to Slindon save a hay-cart and a brewer’s wagon.
way
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From this reading In those days there was not much traffic on the Sussex roads; and we passed nothing on the way to Slindon save a hay-cart and a brewer’s wagon.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading In those days there was not much traffic on the Sussex roads; and we passed nothing on the way to Slindon save a hay-cart and a brewer’s wagon.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading I had then, it is true, little experience of the world; but I could scarce fail to recognise that I was fallen into the hands of desperate men who counted human life of little worth.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading On neither occasion did I dare cry out for help, for Joshua Trust sat by the side of me with his loaded pistol, pressed close against my ribs, in the pocket of his sailor’s pea-jacket.
world
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From this reading I had then, it is true, little experience of the world; but I could scarce fail to recognise that I was fallen into the hands of desperate men who counted human life of little worth.
worth
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From this reading I had then, it is true, little experience of the world; but I could scarce fail to recognise that I was fallen into the hands of desperate men who counted human life of little worth.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I never doubted for an instant that he would shoot.
years
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From this reading Though all these events took place more than fifty years ago, I have a very perfect recollection of that drive.
