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16
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From this reading 16.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Yes," said Mr. Bultitude in a hollow voice; "they've shut me out!"
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "Hallo! so you haven't got the _Globe_ and the other thing after all, then; they've shut you out?"
all
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From this reading "Hallo! so you haven't got the _Globe_ and the other thing after all, then; they've shut you out?"
amaze
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From this reading _Hard Pressed_ "Mark the poor wretch, to overshoot his troubles, How he outruns the wind, and with what care He cranks and crosses with a thousand doubles: The many musets through the which he goes Are like a labyrinth to amaze his foes."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Hallo! so you haven't got the _Globe_ and the other thing after all, then; they've shut you out?"
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _Hard Pressed_ "Mark the poor wretch, to overshoot his troubles, How he outruns the wind, and with what care He cranks and crosses with a thousand doubles: The many musets through the which he goes Are like a labyrinth to amaze his foes."
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As soon as the gate was opened, Paul went through mechanically with the others on to the platform, and waited at the bookstall while they changed the paper.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As soon as the gate was opened, Paul went through mechanically with the others on to the platform, and waited at the bookstall while they changed the paper.
bookstall
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From this reading As soon as the gate was opened, Paul went through mechanically with the others on to the platform, and waited at the bookstall while they changed the paper.
Bultitude
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From this reading "Yes," said Mr. Bultitude in a hollow voice; "they've shut me out!"
care
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From this reading _Hard Pressed_ "Mark the poor wretch, to overshoot his troubles, How he outruns the wind, and with what care He cranks and crosses with a thousand doubles: The many musets through the which he goes Are like a labyrinth to amaze his foes."
changed
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From this reading As soon as the gate was opened, Paul went through mechanically with the others on to the platform, and waited at the bookstall while they changed the paper.
cranks
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From this reading _Hard Pressed_ "Mark the poor wretch, to overshoot his troubles, How he outruns the wind, and with what care He cranks and crosses with a thousand doubles: The many musets through the which he goes Are like a labyrinth to amaze his foes."
crosses
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From this reading _Hard Pressed_ "Mark the poor wretch, to overshoot his troubles, How he outruns the wind, and with what care He cranks and crosses with a thousand doubles: The many musets through the which he goes Are like a labyrinth to amaze his foes."
doubles
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From this reading _Hard Pressed_ "Mark the poor wretch, to overshoot his troubles, How he outruns the wind, and with what care He cranks and crosses with a thousand doubles: The many musets through the which he goes Are like a labyrinth to amaze his foes."
foes
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From this reading _Hard Pressed_ "Mark the poor wretch, to overshoot his troubles, How he outruns the wind, and with what care He cranks and crosses with a thousand doubles: The many musets through the which he goes Are like a labyrinth to amaze his foes."
gate
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From this reading As soon as the gate was opened, Paul went through mechanically with the others on to the platform, and waited at the bookstall while they changed the paper.
Globe
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From this reading "Hallo! so you haven't got the _Globe_ and the other thing after all, then; they've shut you out?"
goes
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From this reading _Hard Pressed_ "Mark the poor wretch, to overshoot his troubles, How he outruns the wind, and with what care He cranks and crosses with a thousand doubles: The many musets through the which he goes Are like a labyrinth to amaze his foes."
got
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From this reading "Hallo! so you haven't got the _Globe_ and the other thing after all, then; they've shut you out?"
Hallo
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From this reading "Hallo! so you haven't got the _Globe_ and the other thing after all, then; they've shut you out?"
Hard
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From this reading _Hard Pressed_ "Mark the poor wretch, to overshoot his troubles, How he outruns the wind, and with what care He cranks and crosses with a thousand doubles: The many musets through the which he goes Are like a labyrinth to amaze his foes."
haven't
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From this reading "Hallo! so you haven't got the _Globe_ and the other thing after all, then; they've shut you out?"
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Hard Pressed_ "Mark the poor wretch, to overshoot his troubles, How he outruns the wind, and with what care He cranks and crosses with a thousand doubles: The many musets through the which he goes Are like a labyrinth to amaze his foes."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _Hard Pressed_ "Mark the poor wretch, to overshoot his troubles, How he outruns the wind, and with what care He cranks and crosses with a thousand doubles: The many musets through the which he goes Are like a labyrinth to amaze his foes."
hollow
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From this reading "Yes," said Mr. Bultitude in a hollow voice; "they've shut me out!"
How
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From this reading _Hard Pressed_ "Mark the poor wretch, to overshoot his troubles, How he outruns the wind, and with what care He cranks and crosses with a thousand doubles: The many musets through the which he goes Are like a labyrinth to amaze his foes."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Yes," said Mr. Bultitude in a hollow voice; "they've shut me out!"
labyrinth
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From this reading _Hard Pressed_ "Mark the poor wretch, to overshoot his troubles, How he outruns the wind, and with what care He cranks and crosses with a thousand doubles: The many musets through the which he goes Are like a labyrinth to amaze his foes."
like
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From this reading _Hard Pressed_ "Mark the poor wretch, to overshoot his troubles, How he outruns the wind, and with what care He cranks and crosses with a thousand doubles: The many musets through the which he goes Are like a labyrinth to amaze his foes."
many
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From this reading _Hard Pressed_ "Mark the poor wretch, to overshoot his troubles, How he outruns the wind, and with what care He cranks and crosses with a thousand doubles: The many musets through the which he goes Are like a labyrinth to amaze his foes."
Mark
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From this reading _Hard Pressed_ "Mark the poor wretch, to overshoot his troubles, How he outruns the wind, and with what care He cranks and crosses with a thousand doubles: The many musets through the which he goes Are like a labyrinth to amaze his foes."
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Yes," said Mr. Bultitude in a hollow voice; "they've shut me out!"
mechanically
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From this reading As soon as the gate was opened, Paul went through mechanically with the others on to the platform, and waited at the bookstall while they changed the paper.
Mr
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From this reading "Yes," said Mr. Bultitude in a hollow voice; "they've shut me out!"
musets
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From this reading _Hard Pressed_ "Mark the poor wretch, to overshoot his troubles, How he outruns the wind, and with what care He cranks and crosses with a thousand doubles: The many musets through the which he goes Are like a labyrinth to amaze his foes."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As soon as the gate was opened, Paul went through mechanically with the others on to the platform, and waited at the bookstall while they changed the paper.
opened
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From this reading As soon as the gate was opened, Paul went through mechanically with the others on to the platform, and waited at the bookstall while they changed the paper.
other
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From this reading "Hallo! so you haven't got the _Globe_ and the other thing after all, then; they've shut you out?"
others
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From this reading As soon as the gate was opened, Paul went through mechanically with the others on to the platform, and waited at the bookstall while they changed the paper.
out
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From this reading "Hallo! so you haven't got the _Globe_ and the other thing after all, then; they've shut you out?"
outruns
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From this reading _Hard Pressed_ "Mark the poor wretch, to overshoot his troubles, How he outruns the wind, and with what care He cranks and crosses with a thousand doubles: The many musets through the which he goes Are like a labyrinth to amaze his foes."
overshoot
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From this reading _Hard Pressed_ "Mark the poor wretch, to overshoot his troubles, How he outruns the wind, and with what care He cranks and crosses with a thousand doubles: The many musets through the which he goes Are like a labyrinth to amaze his foes."
paper
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From this reading As soon as the gate was opened, Paul went through mechanically with the others on to the platform, and waited at the bookstall while they changed the paper.
Paul
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From this reading As soon as the gate was opened, Paul went through mechanically with the others on to the platform, and waited at the bookstall while they changed the paper.
platform
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From this reading As soon as the gate was opened, Paul went through mechanically with the others on to the platform, and waited at the bookstall while they changed the paper.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Hard Pressed_ "Mark the poor wretch, to overshoot his troubles, How he outruns the wind, and with what care He cranks and crosses with a thousand doubles: The many musets through the which he goes Are like a labyrinth to amaze his foes."
Pressed
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From this reading _Hard Pressed_ "Mark the poor wretch, to overshoot his troubles, How he outruns the wind, and with what care He cranks and crosses with a thousand doubles: The many musets through the which he goes Are like a labyrinth to amaze his foes."
said
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From this reading "Yes," said Mr. Bultitude in a hollow voice; "they've shut me out!"
shut
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From this reading "Hallo! so you haven't got the _Globe_ and the other thing after all, then; they've shut you out?"
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Hallo! so you haven't got the _Globe_ and the other thing after all, then; they've shut you out?"
soon
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From this reading As soon as the gate was opened, Paul went through mechanically with the others on to the platform, and waited at the bookstall while they changed the paper.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Hallo! so you haven't got the _Globe_ and the other thing after all, then; they've shut you out?"
then
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From this reading "Hallo! so you haven't got the _Globe_ and the other thing after all, then; they've shut you out?"
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As soon as the gate was opened, Paul went through mechanically with the others on to the platform, and waited at the bookstall while they changed the paper.
they've
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From this reading "Hallo! so you haven't got the _Globe_ and the other thing after all, then; they've shut you out?"
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Hallo! so you haven't got the _Globe_ and the other thing after all, then; they've shut you out?"
thousand
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From this reading _Hard Pressed_ "Mark the poor wretch, to overshoot his troubles, How he outruns the wind, and with what care He cranks and crosses with a thousand doubles: The many musets through the which he goes Are like a labyrinth to amaze his foes."
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading _Hard Pressed_ "Mark the poor wretch, to overshoot his troubles, How he outruns the wind, and with what care He cranks and crosses with a thousand doubles: The many musets through the which he goes Are like a labyrinth to amaze his foes."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Hard Pressed_ "Mark the poor wretch, to overshoot his troubles, How he outruns the wind, and with what care He cranks and crosses with a thousand doubles: The many musets through the which he goes Are like a labyrinth to amaze his foes."
troubles
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From this reading _Hard Pressed_ "Mark the poor wretch, to overshoot his troubles, How he outruns the wind, and with what care He cranks and crosses with a thousand doubles: The many musets through the which he goes Are like a labyrinth to amaze his foes."
voice
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From this reading "Yes," said Mr. Bultitude in a hollow voice; "they've shut me out!"
waited
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From this reading As soon as the gate was opened, Paul went through mechanically with the others on to the platform, and waited at the bookstall while they changed the paper.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As soon as the gate was opened, Paul went through mechanically with the others on to the platform, and waited at the bookstall while they changed the paper.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As soon as the gate was opened, Paul went through mechanically with the others on to the platform, and waited at the bookstall while they changed the paper.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading _Hard Pressed_ "Mark the poor wretch, to overshoot his troubles, How he outruns the wind, and with what care He cranks and crosses with a thousand doubles: The many musets through the which he goes Are like a labyrinth to amaze his foes."
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading _Hard Pressed_ "Mark the poor wretch, to overshoot his troubles, How he outruns the wind, and with what care He cranks and crosses with a thousand doubles: The many musets through the which he goes Are like a labyrinth to amaze his foes."
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading As soon as the gate was opened, Paul went through mechanically with the others on to the platform, and waited at the bookstall while they changed the paper.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Hard Pressed_ "Mark the poor wretch, to overshoot his troubles, How he outruns the wind, and with what care He cranks and crosses with a thousand doubles: The many musets through the which he goes Are like a labyrinth to amaze his foes."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading _Hard Pressed_ "Mark the poor wretch, to overshoot his troubles, How he outruns the wind, and with what care He cranks and crosses with a thousand doubles: The many musets through the which he goes Are like a labyrinth to amaze his foes."
wretch
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From this reading _Hard Pressed_ "Mark the poor wretch, to overshoot his troubles, How he outruns the wind, and with what care He cranks and crosses with a thousand doubles: The many musets through the which he goes Are like a labyrinth to amaze his foes."
Yes
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From this reading "Yes," said Mr. Bultitude in a hollow voice; "they've shut me out!"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Hallo! so you haven't got the _Globe_ and the other thing after all, then; they've shut you out?"
