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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 "O many a shaft at random sent, Finds mark the archer little meant."—_Scott._ THE following morning Helen was formally conducted round the premises by her cousins.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They explored the tangled shrubbery, the garden, and the yard; the latter was empty—save for a clutch of chickens, and a flock of voracious ducks,—and at least half the offices were minus roofs and windows.
archer
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From this reading "O many a shaft at random sent, Finds mark the archer little meant."—_Scott._ THE following morning Helen was formally conducted round the premises by her cousins.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "The whole place was tumbling down," explained Dido; "and as the Padré could do nothing, Darby Chute said he might just as well make the best of a bad job, and he took off the doors and rafters for fire-wood."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "O many a shaft at random sent, Finds mark the archer little meant."—_Scott._ THE following morning Helen was formally conducted round the premises by her cousins.
bad
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From this reading "The whole place was tumbling down," explained Dido; "and as the Padré could do nothing, Darby Chute said he might just as well make the best of a bad job, and he took off the doors and rafters for fire-wood."
Barry
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From this reading "Yes, and Barry was _raging_," supplemented Katie.
BARRY'S
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From this reading BARRY'S GUESS.
best
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From this reading "The whole place was tumbling down," explained Dido; "and as the Padré could do nothing, Darby Chute said he might just as well make the best of a bad job, and he took off the doors and rafters for fire-wood."
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "O many a shaft at random sent, Finds mark the archer little meant."—_Scott._ THE following morning Helen was formally conducted round the premises by her cousins.
chickens
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From this reading They explored the tangled shrubbery, the garden, and the yard; the latter was empty—save for a clutch of chickens, and a flock of voracious ducks,—and at least half the offices were minus roofs and windows.
Chute
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From this reading "The whole place was tumbling down," explained Dido; "and as the Padré could do nothing, Darby Chute said he might just as well make the best of a bad job, and he took off the doors and rafters for fire-wood."
clutch
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From this reading They explored the tangled shrubbery, the garden, and the yard; the latter was empty—save for a clutch of chickens, and a flock of voracious ducks,—and at least half the offices were minus roofs and windows.
conducted
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From this reading "O many a shaft at random sent, Finds mark the archer little meant."—_Scott._ THE following morning Helen was formally conducted round the premises by her cousins.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "The whole place was tumbling down," explained Dido; "and as the Padré could do nothing, Darby Chute said he might just as well make the best of a bad job, and he took off the doors and rafters for fire-wood."
cousins
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From this reading "O many a shaft at random sent, Finds mark the archer little meant."—_Scott._ THE following morning Helen was formally conducted round the premises by her cousins.
Darby
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From this reading "The whole place was tumbling down," explained Dido; "and as the Padré could do nothing, Darby Chute said he might just as well make the best of a bad job, and he took off the doors and rafters for fire-wood."
Dido
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From this reading "The whole place was tumbling down," explained Dido; "and as the Padré could do nothing, Darby Chute said he might just as well make the best of a bad job, and he took off the doors and rafters for fire-wood."
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "The whole place was tumbling down," explained Dido; "and as the Padré could do nothing, Darby Chute said he might just as well make the best of a bad job, and he took off the doors and rafters for fire-wood."
doors
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From this reading "The whole place was tumbling down," explained Dido; "and as the Padré could do nothing, Darby Chute said he might just as well make the best of a bad job, and he took off the doors and rafters for fire-wood."
down
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From this reading "The whole place was tumbling down," explained Dido; "and as the Padré could do nothing, Darby Chute said he might just as well make the best of a bad job, and he took off the doors and rafters for fire-wood."
ducks
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From this reading They explored the tangled shrubbery, the garden, and the yard; the latter was empty—save for a clutch of chickens, and a flock of voracious ducks,—and at least half the offices were minus roofs and windows.
empty
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From this reading They explored the tangled shrubbery, the garden, and the yard; the latter was empty—save for a clutch of chickens, and a flock of voracious ducks,—and at least half the offices were minus roofs and windows.
explained
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From this reading "The whole place was tumbling down," explained Dido; "and as the Padré could do nothing, Darby Chute said he might just as well make the best of a bad job, and he took off the doors and rafters for fire-wood."
explored
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From this reading They explored the tangled shrubbery, the garden, and the yard; the latter was empty—save for a clutch of chickens, and a flock of voracious ducks,—and at least half the offices were minus roofs and windows.
Finds
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From this reading "O many a shaft at random sent, Finds mark the archer little meant."—_Scott._ THE following morning Helen was formally conducted round the premises by her cousins.
fire-wood
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From this reading "The whole place was tumbling down," explained Dido; "and as the Padré could do nothing, Darby Chute said he might just as well make the best of a bad job, and he took off the doors and rafters for fire-wood."
flock
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From this reading They explored the tangled shrubbery, the garden, and the yard; the latter was empty—save for a clutch of chickens, and a flock of voracious ducks,—and at least half the offices were minus roofs and windows.
following
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From this reading "O many a shaft at random sent, Finds mark the archer little meant."—_Scott._ THE following morning Helen was formally conducted round the premises by her cousins.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They explored the tangled shrubbery, the garden, and the yard; the latter was empty—save for a clutch of chickens, and a flock of voracious ducks,—and at least half the offices were minus roofs and windows.
formally
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From this reading "O many a shaft at random sent, Finds mark the archer little meant."—_Scott._ THE following morning Helen was formally conducted round the premises by her cousins.
garden
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From this reading They explored the tangled shrubbery, the garden, and the yard; the latter was empty—save for a clutch of chickens, and a flock of voracious ducks,—and at least half the offices were minus roofs and windows.
GUESS
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From this reading BARRY'S GUESS.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They explored the tangled shrubbery, the garden, and the yard; the latter was empty—save for a clutch of chickens, and a flock of voracious ducks,—and at least half the offices were minus roofs and windows.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "The whole place was tumbling down," explained Dido; "and as the Padré could do nothing, Darby Chute said he might just as well make the best of a bad job, and he took off the doors and rafters for fire-wood."
Helen
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From this reading "O many a shaft at random sent, Finds mark the archer little meant."—_Scott._ THE following morning Helen was formally conducted round the premises by her cousins.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "O many a shaft at random sent, Finds mark the archer little meant."—_Scott._ THE following morning Helen was formally conducted round the premises by her cousins.
job
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From this reading "The whole place was tumbling down," explained Dido; "and as the Padré could do nothing, Darby Chute said he might just as well make the best of a bad job, and he took off the doors and rafters for fire-wood."
just
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From this reading "The whole place was tumbling down," explained Dido; "and as the Padré could do nothing, Darby Chute said he might just as well make the best of a bad job, and he took off the doors and rafters for fire-wood."
Katie
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From this reading "Yes, and Barry was _raging_," supplemented Katie.
latter
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From this reading They explored the tangled shrubbery, the garden, and the yard; the latter was empty—save for a clutch of chickens, and a flock of voracious ducks,—and at least half the offices were minus roofs and windows.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They explored the tangled shrubbery, the garden, and the yard; the latter was empty—save for a clutch of chickens, and a flock of voracious ducks,—and at least half the offices were minus roofs and windows.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "O many a shaft at random sent, Finds mark the archer little meant."—_Scott._ THE following morning Helen was formally conducted round the premises by her cousins.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The whole place was tumbling down," explained Dido; "and as the Padré could do nothing, Darby Chute said he might just as well make the best of a bad job, and he took off the doors and rafters for fire-wood."
many
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From this reading "O many a shaft at random sent, Finds mark the archer little meant."—_Scott._ THE following morning Helen was formally conducted round the premises by her cousins.
mark
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From this reading "O many a shaft at random sent, Finds mark the archer little meant."—_Scott._ THE following morning Helen was formally conducted round the premises by her cousins.
meant
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From this reading "O many a shaft at random sent, Finds mark the archer little meant."—_Scott._ THE following morning Helen was formally conducted round the premises by her cousins.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "The whole place was tumbling down," explained Dido; "and as the Padré could do nothing, Darby Chute said he might just as well make the best of a bad job, and he took off the doors and rafters for fire-wood."
minus
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From this reading They explored the tangled shrubbery, the garden, and the yard; the latter was empty—save for a clutch of chickens, and a flock of voracious ducks,—and at least half the offices were minus roofs and windows.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "O many a shaft at random sent, Finds mark the archer little meant."—_Scott._ THE following morning Helen was formally conducted round the premises by her cousins.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "The whole place was tumbling down," explained Dido; "and as the Padré could do nothing, Darby Chute said he might just as well make the best of a bad job, and he took off the doors and rafters for fire-wood."
O
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From this reading "O many a shaft at random sent, Finds mark the archer little meant."—_Scott._ THE following morning Helen was formally conducted round the premises by her cousins.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They explored the tangled shrubbery, the garden, and the yard; the latter was empty—save for a clutch of chickens, and a flock of voracious ducks,—and at least half the offices were minus roofs and windows.
off
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From this reading "The whole place was tumbling down," explained Dido; "and as the Padré could do nothing, Darby Chute said he might just as well make the best of a bad job, and he took off the doors and rafters for fire-wood."
offices
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From this reading They explored the tangled shrubbery, the garden, and the yard; the latter was empty—save for a clutch of chickens, and a flock of voracious ducks,—and at least half the offices were minus roofs and windows.
Padré
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From this reading "The whole place was tumbling down," explained Dido; "and as the Padré could do nothing, Darby Chute said he might just as well make the best of a bad job, and he took off the doors and rafters for fire-wood."
place
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From this reading "The whole place was tumbling down," explained Dido; "and as the Padré could do nothing, Darby Chute said he might just as well make the best of a bad job, and he took off the doors and rafters for fire-wood."
premises
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From this reading "O many a shaft at random sent, Finds mark the archer little meant."—_Scott._ THE following morning Helen was formally conducted round the premises by her cousins.
rafters
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From this reading "The whole place was tumbling down," explained Dido; "and as the Padré could do nothing, Darby Chute said he might just as well make the best of a bad job, and he took off the doors and rafters for fire-wood."
raging
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From this reading "Yes, and Barry was _raging_," supplemented Katie.
random
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From this reading "O many a shaft at random sent, Finds mark the archer little meant."—_Scott._ THE following morning Helen was formally conducted round the premises by her cousins.
roofs
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From this reading They explored the tangled shrubbery, the garden, and the yard; the latter was empty—save for a clutch of chickens, and a flock of voracious ducks,—and at least half the offices were minus roofs and windows.
round
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From this reading "O many a shaft at random sent, Finds mark the archer little meant."—_Scott._ THE following morning Helen was formally conducted round the premises by her cousins.
said
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From this reading "The whole place was tumbling down," explained Dido; "and as the Padré could do nothing, Darby Chute said he might just as well make the best of a bad job, and he took off the doors and rafters for fire-wood."
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading They explored the tangled shrubbery, the garden, and the yard; the latter was empty—save for a clutch of chickens, and a flock of voracious ducks,—and at least half the offices were minus roofs and windows.
Scott
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From this reading "O many a shaft at random sent, Finds mark the archer little meant."—_Scott._ THE following morning Helen was formally conducted round the premises by her cousins.
sent
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From this reading "O many a shaft at random sent, Finds mark the archer little meant."—_Scott._ THE following morning Helen was formally conducted round the premises by her cousins.
shaft
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From this reading "O many a shaft at random sent, Finds mark the archer little meant."—_Scott._ THE following morning Helen was formally conducted round the premises by her cousins.
shrubbery
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From this reading They explored the tangled shrubbery, the garden, and the yard; the latter was empty—save for a clutch of chickens, and a flock of voracious ducks,—and at least half the offices were minus roofs and windows.
supplemented
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From this reading "Yes, and Barry was _raging_," supplemented Katie.
tangled
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From this reading They explored the tangled shrubbery, the garden, and the yard; the latter was empty—save for a clutch of chickens, and a flock of voracious ducks,—and at least half the offices were minus roofs and windows.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "O many a shaft at random sent, Finds mark the archer little meant."—_Scott._ THE following morning Helen was formally conducted round the premises by her cousins.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They explored the tangled shrubbery, the garden, and the yard; the latter was empty—save for a clutch of chickens, and a flock of voracious ducks,—and at least half the offices were minus roofs and windows.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The whole place was tumbling down," explained Dido; "and as the Padré could do nothing, Darby Chute said he might just as well make the best of a bad job, and he took off the doors and rafters for fire-wood."
tumblingnounUS /ˈtumbling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "The whole place was tumbling down," explained Dido; "and as the Padré could do nothing, Darby Chute said he might just as well make the best of a bad job, and he took off the doors and rafters for fire-wood."
voracious
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From this reading They explored the tangled shrubbery, the garden, and the yard; the latter was empty—save for a clutch of chickens, and a flock of voracious ducks,—and at least half the offices were minus roofs and windows.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "O many a shaft at random sent, Finds mark the archer little meant."—_Scott._ THE following morning Helen was formally conducted round the premises by her cousins.
well
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From this reading "The whole place was tumbling down," explained Dido; "and as the Padré could do nothing, Darby Chute said he might just as well make the best of a bad job, and he took off the doors and rafters for fire-wood."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They explored the tangled shrubbery, the garden, and the yard; the latter was empty—save for a clutch of chickens, and a flock of voracious ducks,—and at least half the offices were minus roofs and windows.
whole
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From this reading "The whole place was tumbling down," explained Dido; "and as the Padré could do nothing, Darby Chute said he might just as well make the best of a bad job, and he took off the doors and rafters for fire-wood."
windows
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From this reading They explored the tangled shrubbery, the garden, and the yard; the latter was empty—save for a clutch of chickens, and a flock of voracious ducks,—and at least half the offices were minus roofs and windows.
yard
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From this reading They explored the tangled shrubbery, the garden, and the yard; the latter was empty—save for a clutch of chickens, and a flock of voracious ducks,—and at least half the offices were minus roofs and windows.
Yes
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From this reading "Yes, and Barry was _raging_," supplemented Katie.
