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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 it was a risk, I am equally thankful.
accept
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From this reading We settled the point, however, by making him take a haunch, which was all he would accept.
aimed
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From this reading The shot was well aimed, and you have the right to the venison, my young friend," he said, looking at me.
all
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From this reading We settled the point, however, by making him take a haunch, which was all he would accept.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Though it was a risk, I am equally thankful.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The shot was well aimed, and you have the right to the venison, my young friend," he said, looking at me.
animals
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From this reading We now sent off Dio to bring up the horses, that we might load them with the meat: we in the meantime set to work to flay and cut up the animals, assisted by the stranger.
assisted
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From this reading We now sent off Dio to bring up the horses, that we might load them with the meat: we in the meantime set to work to flay and cut up the animals, assisted by the stranger.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The shot was well aimed, and you have the right to the venison, my young friend," he said, looking at me.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We told him that we had no wish to deprive him of it, but he insisted that the deer should be ours.
bring
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From this reading We now sent off Dio to bring up the horses, that we might load them with the meat: we in the meantime set to work to flay and cut up the animals, assisted by the stranger.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We told him that we had no wish to deprive him of it, but he insisted that the deer should be ours.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading We settled the point, however, by making him take a haunch, which was all he would accept.
cut
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From this reading We now sent off Dio to bring up the horses, that we might load them with the meat: we in the meantime set to work to flay and cut up the animals, assisted by the stranger.
deer
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From this reading We told him that we had no wish to deprive him of it, but he insisted that the deer should be ours.
deprive
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From this reading We told him that we had no wish to deprive him of it, but he insisted that the deer should be ours.
Dio
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From this reading We now sent off Dio to bring up the horses, that we might load them with the meat: we in the meantime set to work to flay and cut up the animals, assisted by the stranger.
equallynounUS /ˈequally/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Though it was a risk, I am equally thankful.
flay
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From this reading We now sent off Dio to bring up the horses, that we might load them with the meat: we in the meantime set to work to flay and cut up the animals, assisted by the stranger.
friend
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From this reading The shot was well aimed, and you have the right to the venison, my young friend," he said, looking at me.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We told him that we had no wish to deprive him of it, but he insisted that the deer should be ours.
haunch
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From this reading We settled the point, however, by making him take a haunch, which was all he would accept.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The shot was well aimed, and you have the right to the venison, my young friend," he said, looking at me.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The shot was well aimed, and you have the right to the venison, my young friend," he said, looking at me.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We told him that we had no wish to deprive him of it, but he insisted that the deer should be ours.
horses
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From this reading We now sent off Dio to bring up the horses, that we might load them with the meat: we in the meantime set to work to flay and cut up the animals, assisted by the stranger.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading We settled the point, however, by making him take a haunch, which was all he would accept.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Though it was a risk, I am equally thankful.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We now sent off Dio to bring up the horses, that we might load them with the meat: we in the meantime set to work to flay and cut up the animals, assisted by the stranger.
insistedverbUS /ɪnˈsɪstɪd/
demanded something firmly
From this reading We told him that we had no wish to deprive him of it, but he insisted that the deer should be ours.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Though it was a risk, I am equally thankful.
load
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From this reading We now sent off Dio to bring up the horses, that we might load them with the meat: we in the meantime set to work to flay and cut up the animals, assisted by the stranger.
looking
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From this reading The shot was well aimed, and you have the right to the venison, my young friend," he said, looking at me.
making
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From this reading We settled the point, however, by making him take a haunch, which was all he would accept.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The shot was well aimed, and you have the right to the venison, my young friend," he said, looking at me.
meantimenounUS /ˈmiːntaɪm/
the period of time while something else is happening
From this reading We now sent off Dio to bring up the horses, that we might load them with the meat: we in the meantime set to work to flay and cut up the animals, assisted by the stranger.
meat
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From this reading We now sent off Dio to bring up the horses, that we might load them with the meat: we in the meantime set to work to flay and cut up the animals, assisted by the stranger.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading We now sent off Dio to bring up the horses, that we might load them with the meat: we in the meantime set to work to flay and cut up the animals, assisted by the stranger.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The shot was well aimed, and you have the right to the venison, my young friend," he said, looking at me.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading We told him that we had no wish to deprive him of it, but he insisted that the deer should be ours.
now
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From this reading We now sent off Dio to bring up the horses, that we might load them with the meat: we in the meantime set to work to flay and cut up the animals, assisted by the stranger.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We told him that we had no wish to deprive him of it, but he insisted that the deer should be ours.
off
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From this reading We now sent off Dio to bring up the horses, that we might load them with the meat: we in the meantime set to work to flay and cut up the animals, assisted by the stranger.
ourspronounUS /ˈaʊərz/
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading We told him that we had no wish to deprive him of it, but he insisted that the deer should be ours.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading We settled the point, however, by making him take a haunch, which was all he would accept.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The shot was well aimed, and you have the right to the venison, my young friend," he said, looking at me.
risk
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From this reading "Though it was a risk, I am equally thankful.
said
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From this reading The shot was well aimed, and you have the right to the venison, my young friend," he said, looking at me.
sent
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From this reading We now sent off Dio to bring up the horses, that we might load them with the meat: we in the meantime set to work to flay and cut up the animals, assisted by the stranger.
set
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From this reading We now sent off Dio to bring up the horses, that we might load them with the meat: we in the meantime set to work to flay and cut up the animals, assisted by the stranger.
settled
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From this reading We settled the point, however, by making him take a haunch, which was all he would accept.
shot
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From this reading The shot was well aimed, and you have the right to the venison, my young friend," he said, looking at me.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading We told him that we had no wish to deprive him of it, but he insisted that the deer should be ours.
stranger
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From this reading We now sent off Dio to bring up the horses, that we might load them with the meat: we in the meantime set to work to flay and cut up the animals, assisted by the stranger.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We settled the point, however, by making him take a haunch, which was all he would accept.
thankful
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From this reading "Though it was a risk, I am equally thankful.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We told him that we had no wish to deprive him of it, but he insisted that the deer should be ours.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The shot was well aimed, and you have the right to the venison, my young friend," he said, looking at me.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading We now sent off Dio to bring up the horses, that we might load them with the meat: we in the meantime set to work to flay and cut up the animals, assisted by the stranger.
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "Though it was a risk, I am equally thankful.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The shot was well aimed, and you have the right to the venison, my young friend," he said, looking at me.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We told him that we had no wish to deprive him of it, but he insisted that the deer should be ours.
up
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From this reading We now sent off Dio to bring up the horses, that we might load them with the meat: we in the meantime set to work to flay and cut up the animals, assisted by the stranger.
venison
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From this reading The shot was well aimed, and you have the right to the venison, my young friend," he said, looking at me.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Though it was a risk, I am equally thankful.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We told him that we had no wish to deprive him of it, but he insisted that the deer should be ours.
well
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From this reading The shot was well aimed, and you have the right to the venison, my young friend," he said, looking at me.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading We settled the point, however, by making him take a haunch, which was all he would accept.
wish
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From this reading We told him that we had no wish to deprive him of it, but he insisted that the deer should be ours.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading We now sent off Dio to bring up the horses, that we might load them with the meat: we in the meantime set to work to flay and cut up the animals, assisted by the stranger.
work
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From this reading We now sent off Dio to bring up the horses, that we might load them with the meat: we in the meantime set to work to flay and cut up the animals, assisted by the stranger.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading We settled the point, however, by making him take a haunch, which was all he would accept.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The shot was well aimed, and you have the right to the venison, my young friend," he said, looking at me.
young
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From this reading The shot was well aimed, and you have the right to the venison, my young friend," he said, looking at me.
