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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 "When I was at home, I was in a better place: but travellers must be content."
advance
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From this reading That is to say, through the expeditious offices of Captain Bottle, new horses were placed ready before the inn, ere the party dismounted from the tired ones; dinner and a room were bespoken; and all possible charges were forestalled by advance payment.
alighting
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From this reading --_As You Like It._ Before alighting from her horse, Mistress Hazlehurst waited to see what her enemy should do.
all
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From this reading That is to say, through the expeditious offices of Captain Bottle, new horses were placed ready before the inn, ere the party dismounted from the tired ones; dinner and a room were bespoken; and all possible charges were forestalled by advance payment.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That is to say, through the expeditious offices of Captain Bottle, new horses were placed ready before the inn, ere the party dismounted from the tired ones; dinner and a room were bespoken; and all possible charges were forestalled by advance payment.
arrival
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From this reading The enemy's first proceedings were similar to those taken upon his arrival at Catworth Magna.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading --_As You Like It._ Before alighting from her horse, Mistress Hazlehurst waited to see what her enemy should do.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "When I was at home, I was in a better place: but travellers must be content."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "When I was at home, I was in a better place: but travellers must be content."
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading --_As You Like It._ Before alighting from her horse, Mistress Hazlehurst waited to see what her enemy should do.
bespoken
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From this reading That is to say, through the expeditious offices of Captain Bottle, new horses were placed ready before the inn, ere the party dismounted from the tired ones; dinner and a room were bespoken; and all possible charges were forestalled by advance payment.
better
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From this reading "When I was at home, I was in a better place: but travellers must be content."
Bottle
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From this reading That is to say, through the expeditious offices of Captain Bottle, new horses were placed ready before the inn, ere the party dismounted from the tired ones; dinner and a room were bespoken; and all possible charges were forestalled by advance payment.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "When I was at home, I was in a better place: but travellers must be content."
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading That is to say, through the expeditious offices of Captain Bottle, new horses were placed ready before the inn, ere the party dismounted from the tired ones; dinner and a room were bespoken; and all possible charges were forestalled by advance payment.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading That is to say, through the expeditious offices of Captain Bottle, new horses were placed ready before the inn, ere the party dismounted from the tired ones; dinner and a room were bespoken; and all possible charges were forestalled by advance payment.
Catworth
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From this reading The enemy's first proceedings were similar to those taken upon his arrival at Catworth Magna.
charges
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From this reading That is to say, through the expeditious offices of Captain Bottle, new horses were placed ready before the inn, ere the party dismounted from the tired ones; dinner and a room were bespoken; and all possible charges were forestalled by advance payment.
content
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From this reading "When I was at home, I was in a better place: but travellers must be content."
dinner
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From this reading That is to say, through the expeditious offices of Captain Bottle, new horses were placed ready before the inn, ere the party dismounted from the tired ones; dinner and a room were bespoken; and all possible charges were forestalled by advance payment.
dismounted
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From this reading That is to say, through the expeditious offices of Captain Bottle, new horses were placed ready before the inn, ere the party dismounted from the tired ones; dinner and a room were bespoken; and all possible charges were forestalled by advance payment.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading --_As You Like It._ Before alighting from her horse, Mistress Hazlehurst waited to see what her enemy should do.
DOOR
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From this reading THE LOCKED DOOR.
enemy
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From this reading --_As You Like It._ Before alighting from her horse, Mistress Hazlehurst waited to see what her enemy should do.
enemy's
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From this reading The enemy's first proceedings were similar to those taken upon his arrival at Catworth Magna.
ereconjunctionUS /er/
an old word for “before”
From this reading That is to say, through the expeditious offices of Captain Bottle, new horses were placed ready before the inn, ere the party dismounted from the tired ones; dinner and a room were bespoken; and all possible charges were forestalled by advance payment.
expeditious
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From this reading That is to say, through the expeditious offices of Captain Bottle, new horses were placed ready before the inn, ere the party dismounted from the tired ones; dinner and a room were bespoken; and all possible charges were forestalled by advance payment.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The enemy's first proceedings were similar to those taken upon his arrival at Catworth Magna.
forestalled
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From this reading That is to say, through the expeditious offices of Captain Bottle, new horses were placed ready before the inn, ere the party dismounted from the tired ones; dinner and a room were bespoken; and all possible charges were forestalled by advance payment.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading --_As You Like It._ Before alighting from her horse, Mistress Hazlehurst waited to see what her enemy should do.
Hazlehurst
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From this reading --_As You Like It._ Before alighting from her horse, Mistress Hazlehurst waited to see what her enemy should do.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading --_As You Like It._ Before alighting from her horse, Mistress Hazlehurst waited to see what her enemy should do.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The enemy's first proceedings were similar to those taken upon his arrival at Catworth Magna.
home
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From this reading "When I was at home, I was in a better place: but travellers must be content."
horse
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From this reading --_As You Like It._ Before alighting from her horse, Mistress Hazlehurst waited to see what her enemy should do.
horses
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From this reading That is to say, through the expeditious offices of Captain Bottle, new horses were placed ready before the inn, ere the party dismounted from the tired ones; dinner and a room were bespoken; and all possible charges were forestalled by advance payment.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "When I was at home, I was in a better place: but travellers must be content."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "When I was at home, I was in a better place: but travellers must be content."
inn
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From this reading That is to say, through the expeditious offices of Captain Bottle, new horses were placed ready before the inn, ere the party dismounted from the tired ones; dinner and a room were bespoken; and all possible charges were forestalled by advance payment.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That is to say, through the expeditious offices of Captain Bottle, new horses were placed ready before the inn, ere the party dismounted from the tired ones; dinner and a room were bespoken; and all possible charges were forestalled by advance payment.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading --_As You Like It._ Before alighting from her horse, Mistress Hazlehurst waited to see what her enemy should do.
Like
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From this reading --_As You Like It._ Before alighting from her horse, Mistress Hazlehurst waited to see what her enemy should do.
LOCKED
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From this reading THE LOCKED DOOR.
Magna
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From this reading The enemy's first proceedings were similar to those taken upon his arrival at Catworth Magna.
Mistress
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From this reading --_As You Like It._ Before alighting from her horse, Mistress Hazlehurst waited to see what her enemy should do.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "When I was at home, I was in a better place: but travellers must be content."
new
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From this reading That is to say, through the expeditious offices of Captain Bottle, new horses were placed ready before the inn, ere the party dismounted from the tired ones; dinner and a room were bespoken; and all possible charges were forestalled by advance payment.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That is to say, through the expeditious offices of Captain Bottle, new horses were placed ready before the inn, ere the party dismounted from the tired ones; dinner and a room were bespoken; and all possible charges were forestalled by advance payment.
offices
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From this reading That is to say, through the expeditious offices of Captain Bottle, new horses were placed ready before the inn, ere the party dismounted from the tired ones; dinner and a room were bespoken; and all possible charges were forestalled by advance payment.
ones
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From this reading That is to say, through the expeditious offices of Captain Bottle, new horses were placed ready before the inn, ere the party dismounted from the tired ones; dinner and a room were bespoken; and all possible charges were forestalled by advance payment.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That is to say, through the expeditious offices of Captain Bottle, new horses were placed ready before the inn, ere the party dismounted from the tired ones; dinner and a room were bespoken; and all possible charges were forestalled by advance payment.
payment
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From this reading That is to say, through the expeditious offices of Captain Bottle, new horses were placed ready before the inn, ere the party dismounted from the tired ones; dinner and a room were bespoken; and all possible charges were forestalled by advance payment.
place
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From this reading "When I was at home, I was in a better place: but travellers must be content."
placed
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From this reading That is to say, through the expeditious offices of Captain Bottle, new horses were placed ready before the inn, ere the party dismounted from the tired ones; dinner and a room were bespoken; and all possible charges were forestalled by advance payment.
possible
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From this reading That is to say, through the expeditious offices of Captain Bottle, new horses were placed ready before the inn, ere the party dismounted from the tired ones; dinner and a room were bespoken; and all possible charges were forestalled by advance payment.
proceedings
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From this reading The enemy's first proceedings were similar to those taken upon his arrival at Catworth Magna.
ready
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From this reading That is to say, through the expeditious offices of Captain Bottle, new horses were placed ready before the inn, ere the party dismounted from the tired ones; dinner and a room were bespoken; and all possible charges were forestalled by advance payment.
room
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From this reading That is to say, through the expeditious offices of Captain Bottle, new horses were placed ready before the inn, ere the party dismounted from the tired ones; dinner and a room were bespoken; and all possible charges were forestalled by advance payment.
say
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From this reading That is to say, through the expeditious offices of Captain Bottle, new horses were placed ready before the inn, ere the party dismounted from the tired ones; dinner and a room were bespoken; and all possible charges were forestalled by advance payment.
see
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From this reading --_As You Like It._ Before alighting from her horse, Mistress Hazlehurst waited to see what her enemy should do.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading --_As You Like It._ Before alighting from her horse, Mistress Hazlehurst waited to see what her enemy should do.
similar
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From this reading The enemy's first proceedings were similar to those taken upon his arrival at Catworth Magna.
taken
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From this reading The enemy's first proceedings were similar to those taken upon his arrival at Catworth Magna.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That is to say, through the expeditious offices of Captain Bottle, new horses were placed ready before the inn, ere the party dismounted from the tired ones; dinner and a room were bespoken; and all possible charges were forestalled by advance payment.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LOCKED DOOR.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The enemy's first proceedings were similar to those taken upon his arrival at Catworth Magna.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading That is to say, through the expeditious offices of Captain Bottle, new horses were placed ready before the inn, ere the party dismounted from the tired ones; dinner and a room were bespoken; and all possible charges were forestalled by advance payment.
tired
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From this reading That is to say, through the expeditious offices of Captain Bottle, new horses were placed ready before the inn, ere the party dismounted from the tired ones; dinner and a room were bespoken; and all possible charges were forestalled by advance payment.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading --_As You Like It._ Before alighting from her horse, Mistress Hazlehurst waited to see what her enemy should do.
travellers
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From this reading "When I was at home, I was in a better place: but travellers must be content."
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The enemy's first proceedings were similar to those taken upon his arrival at Catworth Magna.
waited
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From this reading --_As You Like It._ Before alighting from her horse, Mistress Hazlehurst waited to see what her enemy should do.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "When I was at home, I was in a better place: but travellers must be content."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The enemy's first proceedings were similar to those taken upon his arrival at Catworth Magna.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading --_As You Like It._ Before alighting from her horse, Mistress Hazlehurst waited to see what her enemy should do.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "When I was at home, I was in a better place: but travellers must be content."
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading --_As You Like It._ Before alighting from her horse, Mistress Hazlehurst waited to see what her enemy should do.
