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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 Some of the feathers were as draggled as the old cock's tail after a thunderstorm, some reduced even to the quill, the coats looked threadbare, the scarves stained and frayed, the horses lean and bony.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Some of the feathers were as draggled as the old cock's tail after a thunderstorm, some reduced even to the quill, the coats looked threadbare, the scarves stained and frayed, the horses lean and bony.
always
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From this reading More and more soldiers might be seen coming down the roads towards the town, not by any means always looking as gay as that first troop.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "They shot him dead at the Nine Stonerig, Beside the headless Cross; And they left him lying in his blood, Upon the moor and moss."
any
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From this reading More and more soldiers might be seen coming down the roads towards the town, not by any means always looking as gay as that first troop.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading More and more soldiers might be seen coming down the roads towards the town, not by any means always looking as gay as that first troop.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "They shot him dead at the Nine Stonerig, Beside the headless Cross; And they left him lying in his blood, Upon the moor and moss."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading More and more soldiers might be seen coming down the roads towards the town, not by any means always looking as gay as that first troop.
BesideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading "They shot him dead at the Nine Stonerig, Beside the headless Cross; And they left him lying in his blood, Upon the moor and moss."
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "They shot him dead at the Nine Stonerig, Beside the headless Cross; And they left him lying in his blood, Upon the moor and moss."
bony
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From this reading Some of the feathers were as draggled as the old cock's tail after a thunderstorm, some reduced even to the quill, the coats looked threadbare, the scarves stained and frayed, the horses lean and bony.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading More and more soldiers might be seen coming down the roads towards the town, not by any means always looking as gay as that first troop.
cannon
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From this reading There was no getting into the town now, and the growling thunder of a cannon might now and then be heard.
coats
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From this reading Some of the feathers were as draggled as the old cock's tail after a thunderstorm, some reduced even to the quill, the coats looked threadbare, the scarves stained and frayed, the horses lean and bony.
cock's
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From this reading Some of the feathers were as draggled as the old cock's tail after a thunderstorm, some reduced even to the quill, the coats looked threadbare, the scarves stained and frayed, the horses lean and bony.
coming
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From this reading More and more soldiers might be seen coming down the roads towards the town, not by any means always looking as gay as that first troop.
Cross
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From this reading "They shot him dead at the Nine Stonerig, Beside the headless Cross; And they left him lying in his blood, Upon the moor and moss."
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "They shot him dead at the Nine Stonerig, Beside the headless Cross; And they left him lying in his blood, Upon the moor and moss."
down
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From this reading More and more soldiers might be seen coming down the roads towards the town, not by any means always looking as gay as that first troop.
draggled
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From this reading Some of the feathers were as draggled as the old cock's tail after a thunderstorm, some reduced even to the quill, the coats looked threadbare, the scarves stained and frayed, the horses lean and bony.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some of the feathers were as draggled as the old cock's tail after a thunderstorm, some reduced even to the quill, the coats looked threadbare, the scarves stained and frayed, the horses lean and bony.
feathers
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From this reading Some of the feathers were as draggled as the old cock's tail after a thunderstorm, some reduced even to the quill, the coats looked threadbare, the scarves stained and frayed, the horses lean and bony.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading More and more soldiers might be seen coming down the roads towards the town, not by any means always looking as gay as that first troop.
frayed
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From this reading Some of the feathers were as draggled as the old cock's tail after a thunderstorm, some reduced even to the quill, the coats looked threadbare, the scarves stained and frayed, the horses lean and bony.
gay
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From this reading More and more soldiers might be seen coming down the roads towards the town, not by any means always looking as gay as that first troop.
getting
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From this reading There was no getting into the town now, and the growling thunder of a cannon might now and then be heard.
growlingnounUS /ˈgrowling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There was no getting into the town now, and the growling thunder of a cannon might now and then be heard.
headless
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From this reading "They shot him dead at the Nine Stonerig, Beside the headless Cross; And they left him lying in his blood, Upon the moor and moss."
heard
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From this reading There was no getting into the town now, and the growling thunder of a cannon might now and then be heard.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "They shot him dead at the Nine Stonerig, Beside the headless Cross; And they left him lying in his blood, Upon the moor and moss."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "They shot him dead at the Nine Stonerig, Beside the headless Cross; And they left him lying in his blood, Upon the moor and moss."
horses
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From this reading Some of the feathers were as draggled as the old cock's tail after a thunderstorm, some reduced even to the quill, the coats looked threadbare, the scarves stained and frayed, the horses lean and bony.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "They shot him dead at the Nine Stonerig, Beside the headless Cross; And they left him lying in his blood, Upon the moor and moss."
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading There was no getting into the town now, and the growling thunder of a cannon might now and then be heard.
lean
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From this reading Some of the feathers were as draggled as the old cock's tail after a thunderstorm, some reduced even to the quill, the coats looked threadbare, the scarves stained and frayed, the horses lean and bony.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "They shot him dead at the Nine Stonerig, Beside the headless Cross; And they left him lying in his blood, Upon the moor and moss."
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some of the feathers were as draggled as the old cock's tail after a thunderstorm, some reduced even to the quill, the coats looked threadbare, the scarves stained and frayed, the horses lean and bony.
looking
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From this reading More and more soldiers might be seen coming down the roads towards the town, not by any means always looking as gay as that first troop.
lying
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From this reading "They shot him dead at the Nine Stonerig, Beside the headless Cross; And they left him lying in his blood, Upon the moor and moss."
means
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From this reading More and more soldiers might be seen coming down the roads towards the town, not by any means always looking as gay as that first troop.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading More and more soldiers might be seen coming down the roads towards the town, not by any means always looking as gay as that first troop.
moor
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From this reading "They shot him dead at the Nine Stonerig, Beside the headless Cross; And they left him lying in his blood, Upon the moor and moss."
More
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From this reading More and more soldiers might be seen coming down the roads towards the town, not by any means always looking as gay as that first troop.
moss
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From this reading "They shot him dead at the Nine Stonerig, Beside the headless Cross; And they left him lying in his blood, Upon the moor and moss."
Nine
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From this reading "They shot him dead at the Nine Stonerig, Beside the headless Cross; And they left him lying in his blood, Upon the moor and moss."
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was no getting into the town now, and the growling thunder of a cannon might now and then be heard.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading More and more soldiers might be seen coming down the roads towards the town, not by any means always looking as gay as that first troop.
now
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From this reading There was no getting into the town now, and the growling thunder of a cannon might now and then be heard.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Some of the feathers were as draggled as the old cock's tail after a thunderstorm, some reduced even to the quill, the coats looked threadbare, the scarves stained and frayed, the horses lean and bony.
old
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From this reading Some of the feathers were as draggled as the old cock's tail after a thunderstorm, some reduced even to the quill, the coats looked threadbare, the scarves stained and frayed, the horses lean and bony.
quill
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From this reading Some of the feathers were as draggled as the old cock's tail after a thunderstorm, some reduced even to the quill, the coats looked threadbare, the scarves stained and frayed, the horses lean and bony.
reduced
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From this reading Some of the feathers were as draggled as the old cock's tail after a thunderstorm, some reduced even to the quill, the coats looked threadbare, the scarves stained and frayed, the horses lean and bony.
roads
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From this reading More and more soldiers might be seen coming down the roads towards the town, not by any means always looking as gay as that first troop.
scarves
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From this reading Some of the feathers were as draggled as the old cock's tail after a thunderstorm, some reduced even to the quill, the coats looked threadbare, the scarves stained and frayed, the horses lean and bony.
seen
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From this reading More and more soldiers might be seen coming down the roads towards the town, not by any means always looking as gay as that first troop.
shot
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From this reading "They shot him dead at the Nine Stonerig, Beside the headless Cross; And they left him lying in his blood, Upon the moor and moss."
soldiers
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From this reading More and more soldiers might be seen coming down the roads towards the town, not by any means always looking as gay as that first troop.
Some
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From this reading Some of the feathers were as draggled as the old cock's tail after a thunderstorm, some reduced even to the quill, the coats looked threadbare, the scarves stained and frayed, the horses lean and bony.
stained
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From this reading Some of the feathers were as draggled as the old cock's tail after a thunderstorm, some reduced even to the quill, the coats looked threadbare, the scarves stained and frayed, the horses lean and bony.
Stonerig
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From this reading "They shot him dead at the Nine Stonerig, Beside the headless Cross; And they left him lying in his blood, Upon the moor and moss."
SURTEES
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From this reading SURTEES.
tail
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From this reading Some of the feathers were as draggled as the old cock's tail after a thunderstorm, some reduced even to the quill, the coats looked threadbare, the scarves stained and frayed, the horses lean and bony.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading More and more soldiers might be seen coming down the roads towards the town, not by any means always looking as gay as that first troop.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "They shot him dead at the Nine Stonerig, Beside the headless Cross; And they left him lying in his blood, Upon the moor and moss."
then
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From this reading There was no getting into the town now, and the growling thunder of a cannon might now and then be heard.
There
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From this reading There was no getting into the town now, and the growling thunder of a cannon might now and then be heard.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They shot him dead at the Nine Stonerig, Beside the headless Cross; And they left him lying in his blood, Upon the moor and moss."
threadbare
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From this reading Some of the feathers were as draggled as the old cock's tail after a thunderstorm, some reduced even to the quill, the coats looked threadbare, the scarves stained and frayed, the horses lean and bony.
thundernounUS /ˈthunder/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There was no getting into the town now, and the growling thunder of a cannon might now and then be heard.
thunderstorm
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From this reading Some of the feathers were as draggled as the old cock's tail after a thunderstorm, some reduced even to the quill, the coats looked threadbare, the scarves stained and frayed, the horses lean and bony.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Some of the feathers were as draggled as the old cock's tail after a thunderstorm, some reduced even to the quill, the coats looked threadbare, the scarves stained and frayed, the horses lean and bony.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading More and more soldiers might be seen coming down the roads towards the town, not by any means always looking as gay as that first troop.
town
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From this reading More and more soldiers might be seen coming down the roads towards the town, not by any means always looking as gay as that first troop.
troop
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From this reading More and more soldiers might be seen coming down the roads towards the town, not by any means always looking as gay as that first troop.
UponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "They shot him dead at the Nine Stonerig, Beside the headless Cross; And they left him lying in his blood, Upon the moor and moss."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no getting into the town now, and the growling thunder of a cannon might now and then be heard.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Some of the feathers were as draggled as the old cock's tail after a thunderstorm, some reduced even to the quill, the coats looked threadbare, the scarves stained and frayed, the horses lean and bony.
