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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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all
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From this reading On reaching our point (a seventeen-kilometres' drive), the scouts sent out the day before reported three bands numbering roughly forty, forty, and sixteen--in all nearly a hundred birds.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
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away
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From this reading Riding back eastwards, the second pack had moved, but we shortly descried the third, in two divisions, a mile away.
B
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From this reading These we found easily, and B. F. B. got a brace, right-and-left, without incident.
back
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From this reading Riding back eastwards, the second pack had moved, but we shortly descried the third, in two divisions, a mile away.
bands
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From this reading On reaching our point (a seventeen-kilometres' drive), the scouts sent out the day before reported three bands numbering roughly forty, forty, and sixteen--in all nearly a hundred birds.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading On reaching our point (a seventeen-kilometres' drive), the scouts sent out the day before reported three bands numbering roughly forty, forty, and sixteen--in all nearly a hundred birds.
birds
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brace
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From this reading These we found easily, and B. F. B. got a brace, right-and-left, without incident.
BUSTARD
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bustard-shooting
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butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Riding back eastwards, the second pack had moved, but we shortly descried the third, in two divisions, a mile away.
ContinuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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day
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day's
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descried
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From this reading Riding back eastwards, the second pack had moved, but we shortly descried the third, in two divisions, a mile away.
divisions
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From this reading Riding back eastwards, the second pack had moved, but we shortly descried the third, in two divisions, a mile away.
drive
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From this reading On reaching our point (a seventeen-kilometres' drive), the scouts sent out the day before reported three bands numbering roughly forty, forty, and sixteen--in all nearly a hundred birds.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
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easily
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From this reading These we found easily, and B. F. B. got a brace, right-and-left, without incident.
eastwards
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From this reading Riding back eastwards, the second pack had moved, but we shortly descried the third, in two divisions, a mile away.
F
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From this reading These we found easily, and B. F. B. got a brace, right-and-left, without incident.
following
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forty
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From this reading On reaching our point (a seventeen-kilometres' drive), the scouts sent out the day before reported three bands numbering roughly forty, forty, and sixteen--in all nearly a hundred birds.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading These we found easily, and B. F. B. got a brace, right-and-left, without incident.
got
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From this reading These we found easily, and B. F. B. got a brace, right-and-left, without incident.
GREATnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Riding back eastwards, the second pack had moved, but we shortly descried the third, in two divisions, a mile away.
haunted
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how
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hundred
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From this reading On reaching our point (a seventeen-kilometres' drive), the scouts sent out the day before reported three bands numbering roughly forty, forty, and sixteen--in all nearly a hundred birds.
illustrates
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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incident
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From this reading These we found easily, and B. F. B. got a brace, right-and-left, without incident.
incidentally
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itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
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locality
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lot
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From this reading The nearest lot was to the west.
mile
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From this reading Riding back eastwards, the second pack had moved, but we shortly descried the third, in two divisions, a mile away.
moved
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From this reading Riding back eastwards, the second pack had moved, but we shortly descried the third, in two divisions, a mile away.
nearest
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From this reading The nearest lot was to the west.
nearly
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From this reading On reaching our point (a seventeen-kilometres' drive), the scouts sent out the day before reported three bands numbering roughly forty, forty, and sixteen--in all nearly a hundred birds.
numbering
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From this reading On reaching our point (a seventeen-kilometres' drive), the scouts sent out the day before reported three bands numbering roughly forty, forty, and sixteen--in all nearly a hundred birds.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On reaching our point (a seventeen-kilometres' drive), the scouts sent out the day before reported three bands numbering roughly forty, forty, and sixteen--in all nearly a hundred birds.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading On reaching our point (a seventeen-kilometres' drive), the scouts sent out the day before reported three bands numbering roughly forty, forty, and sixteen--in all nearly a hundred birds.
out
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From this reading On reaching our point (a seventeen-kilometres' drive), the scouts sent out the day before reported three bands numbering roughly forty, forty, and sixteen--in all nearly a hundred birds.
outline
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own
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pack
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particular
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pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading On reaching our point (a seventeen-kilometres' drive), the scouts sent out the day before reported three bands numbering roughly forty, forty, and sixteen--in all nearly a hundred birds.
reaching
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reported
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From this reading On reaching our point (a seventeen-kilometres' drive), the scouts sent out the day before reported three bands numbering roughly forty, forty, and sixteen--in all nearly a hundred birds.
Riding
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From this reading Riding back eastwards, the second pack had moved, but we shortly descried the third, in two divisions, a mile away.
right-and-left
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From this reading These we found easily, and B. F. B. got a brace, right-and-left, without incident.
roughly
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scouts
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From this reading On reaching our point (a seventeen-kilometres' drive), the scouts sent out the day before reported three bands numbering roughly forty, forty, and sixteen--in all nearly a hundred birds.
second
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From this reading Riding back eastwards, the second pack had moved, but we shortly descried the third, in two divisions, a mile away.
sent
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From this reading On reaching our point (a seventeen-kilometres' drive), the scouts sent out the day before reported three bands numbering roughly forty, forty, and sixteen--in all nearly a hundred birds.
seventeen-kilometres
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From this reading On reaching our point (a seventeen-kilometres' drive), the scouts sent out the day before reported three bands numbering roughly forty, forty, and sixteen--in all nearly a hundred birds.
shortly
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From this reading Riding back eastwards, the second pack had moved, but we shortly descried the third, in two divisions, a mile away.
shows
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sixteen
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From this reading On reaching our point (a seventeen-kilometres' drive), the scouts sent out the day before reported three bands numbering roughly forty, forty, and sixteen--in all nearly a hundred birds.
strongly
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THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
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thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Riding back eastwards, the second pack had moved, but we shortly descried the third, in two divisions, a mile away.
three
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From this reading On reaching our point (a seventeen-kilometres' drive), the scouts sent out the day before reported three bands numbering roughly forty, forty, and sixteen--in all nearly a hundred birds.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE GREAT BUSTARD (_Continued_) The following illustrates in outline a day's bustard-shooting and incidentally shows how strongly haunted these birds are, each pack to its own particular locality.
two
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From this reading Riding back eastwards, the second pack had moved, but we shortly descried the third, in two divisions, a mile away.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The nearest lot was to the west.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading These we found easily, and B. F. B. got a brace, right-and-left, without incident.
west
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From this reading The nearest lot was to the west.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading These we found easily, and B. F. B. got a brace, right-and-left, without incident.
