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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 The ladies were attractive, Sir Carnaby was fond of society, and was undeniably hospitable: the preserves were good, the corn-fed pheasants were among the best in the land, and partridges abounded in the coverts and thickets; the stud and cellar were good, and his French cook was a genius.
abounded
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From this reading The ladies were attractive, Sir Carnaby was fond of society, and was undeniably hospitable: the preserves were good, the corn-fed pheasants were among the best in the land, and partridges abounded in the coverts and thickets; the stud and cellar were good, and his French cook was a genius.
all
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From this reading The oak-studded chase, where the deer lay deep amid the fern, showed trees that were of vast antiquity--remnants, perhaps, of the days when Bucks was all a forest, as old historians tell us.
amidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading The oak-studded chase, where the deer lay deep amid the fern, showed trees that were of vast antiquity--remnants, perhaps, of the days when Bucks was all a forest, as old historians tell us.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The baronet's country seat was popular among his 'set,' and in the county generally.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The baronet's country seat was popular among his 'set,' and in the county generally.
antiquity
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From this reading The oak-studded chase, where the deer lay deep amid the fern, showed trees that were of vast antiquity--remnants, perhaps, of the days when Bucks was all a forest, as old historians tell us.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The oak-studded chase, where the deer lay deep amid the fern, showed trees that were of vast antiquity--remnants, perhaps, of the days when Bucks was all a forest, as old historians tell us.
attractive
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From this reading The ladies were attractive, Sir Carnaby was fond of society, and was undeniably hospitable: the preserves were good, the corn-fed pheasants were among the best in the land, and partridges abounded in the coverts and thickets; the stud and cellar were good, and his French cook was a genius.
baronet's
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From this reading The baronet's country seat was popular among his 'set,' and in the county generally.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The Collingwoods had been lords of Collingwood ever since tradition could tell of them.
best
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From this reading The ladies were attractive, Sir Carnaby was fond of society, and was undeniably hospitable: the preserves were good, the corn-fed pheasants were among the best in the land, and partridges abounded in the coverts and thickets; the stud and cellar were good, and his French cook was a genius.
Bucks
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From this reading The oak-studded chase, where the deer lay deep amid the fern, showed trees that were of vast antiquity--remnants, perhaps, of the days when Bucks was all a forest, as old historians tell us.
CARNABY
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From this reading CARNABY COURT.
cellar
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From this reading The ladies were attractive, Sir Carnaby was fond of society, and was undeniably hospitable: the preserves were good, the corn-fed pheasants were among the best in the land, and partridges abounded in the coverts and thickets; the stud and cellar were good, and his French cook was a genius.
chase
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From this reading The oak-studded chase, where the deer lay deep amid the fern, showed trees that were of vast antiquity--remnants, perhaps, of the days when Bucks was all a forest, as old historians tell us.
Collingwood
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From this reading The Collingwoods had been lords of Collingwood ever since tradition could tell of them.
Collingwoods
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From this reading The Collingwoods had been lords of Collingwood ever since tradition could tell of them.
cook
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From this reading The ladies were attractive, Sir Carnaby was fond of society, and was undeniably hospitable: the preserves were good, the corn-fed pheasants were among the best in the land, and partridges abounded in the coverts and thickets; the stud and cellar were good, and his French cook was a genius.
corn-fed
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From this reading The ladies were attractive, Sir Carnaby was fond of society, and was undeniably hospitable: the preserves were good, the corn-fed pheasants were among the best in the land, and partridges abounded in the coverts and thickets; the stud and cellar were good, and his French cook was a genius.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The Collingwoods had been lords of Collingwood ever since tradition could tell of them.
country
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From this reading The baronet's country seat was popular among his 'set,' and in the county generally.
county
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From this reading The baronet's country seat was popular among his 'set,' and in the county generally.
COURT
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From this reading CARNABY COURT.
coverts
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From this reading The ladies were attractive, Sir Carnaby was fond of society, and was undeniably hospitable: the preserves were good, the corn-fed pheasants were among the best in the land, and partridges abounded in the coverts and thickets; the stud and cellar were good, and his French cook was a genius.
days
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From this reading The oak-studded chase, where the deer lay deep amid the fern, showed trees that were of vast antiquity--remnants, perhaps, of the days when Bucks was all a forest, as old historians tell us.
deep
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From this reading The oak-studded chase, where the deer lay deep amid the fern, showed trees that were of vast antiquity--remnants, perhaps, of the days when Bucks was all a forest, as old historians tell us.
deer
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From this reading The oak-studded chase, where the deer lay deep amid the fern, showed trees that were of vast antiquity--remnants, perhaps, of the days when Bucks was all a forest, as old historians tell us.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Collingwoods had been lords of Collingwood ever since tradition could tell of them.
fern
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From this reading The oak-studded chase, where the deer lay deep amid the fern, showed trees that were of vast antiquity--remnants, perhaps, of the days when Bucks was all a forest, as old historians tell us.
fond
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From this reading The ladies were attractive, Sir Carnaby was fond of society, and was undeniably hospitable: the preserves were good, the corn-fed pheasants were among the best in the land, and partridges abounded in the coverts and thickets; the stud and cellar were good, and his French cook was a genius.
forest
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From this reading The oak-studded chase, where the deer lay deep amid the fern, showed trees that were of vast antiquity--remnants, perhaps, of the days when Bucks was all a forest, as old historians tell us.
French
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From this reading The ladies were attractive, Sir Carnaby was fond of society, and was undeniably hospitable: the preserves were good, the corn-fed pheasants were among the best in the land, and partridges abounded in the coverts and thickets; the stud and cellar were good, and his French cook was a genius.
generally
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From this reading The baronet's country seat was popular among his 'set,' and in the county generally.
genius
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From this reading The ladies were attractive, Sir Carnaby was fond of society, and was undeniably hospitable: the preserves were good, the corn-fed pheasants were among the best in the land, and partridges abounded in the coverts and thickets; the stud and cellar were good, and his French cook was a genius.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The ladies were attractive, Sir Carnaby was fond of society, and was undeniably hospitable: the preserves were good, the corn-fed pheasants were among the best in the land, and partridges abounded in the coverts and thickets; the stud and cellar were good, and his French cook was a genius.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Collingwoods had been lords of Collingwood ever since tradition could tell of them.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The baronet's country seat was popular among his 'set,' and in the county generally.
historians
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From this reading The oak-studded chase, where the deer lay deep amid the fern, showed trees that were of vast antiquity--remnants, perhaps, of the days when Bucks was all a forest, as old historians tell us.
hospitable
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From this reading The ladies were attractive, Sir Carnaby was fond of society, and was undeniably hospitable: the preserves were good, the corn-fed pheasants were among the best in the land, and partridges abounded in the coverts and thickets; the stud and cellar were good, and his French cook was a genius.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The baronet's country seat was popular among his 'set,' and in the county generally.
ladies
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From this reading The ladies were attractive, Sir Carnaby was fond of society, and was undeniably hospitable: the preserves were good, the corn-fed pheasants were among the best in the land, and partridges abounded in the coverts and thickets; the stud and cellar were good, and his French cook was a genius.
land
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From this reading The ladies were attractive, Sir Carnaby was fond of society, and was undeniably hospitable: the preserves were good, the corn-fed pheasants were among the best in the land, and partridges abounded in the coverts and thickets; the stud and cellar were good, and his French cook was a genius.
lay
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From this reading The oak-studded chase, where the deer lay deep amid the fern, showed trees that were of vast antiquity--remnants, perhaps, of the days when Bucks was all a forest, as old historians tell us.
lords
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From this reading The Collingwoods had been lords of Collingwood ever since tradition could tell of them.
oak-studded
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From this reading The oak-studded chase, where the deer lay deep amid the fern, showed trees that were of vast antiquity--remnants, perhaps, of the days when Bucks was all a forest, as old historians tell us.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The ladies were attractive, Sir Carnaby was fond of society, and was undeniably hospitable: the preserves were good, the corn-fed pheasants were among the best in the land, and partridges abounded in the coverts and thickets; the stud and cellar were good, and his French cook was a genius.
old
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From this reading The oak-studded chase, where the deer lay deep amid the fern, showed trees that were of vast antiquity--remnants, perhaps, of the days when Bucks was all a forest, as old historians tell us.
partridges
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From this reading The ladies were attractive, Sir Carnaby was fond of society, and was undeniably hospitable: the preserves were good, the corn-fed pheasants were among the best in the land, and partridges abounded in the coverts and thickets; the stud and cellar were good, and his French cook was a genius.
perhaps
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From this reading The oak-studded chase, where the deer lay deep amid the fern, showed trees that were of vast antiquity--remnants, perhaps, of the days when Bucks was all a forest, as old historians tell us.
pheasants
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From this reading The ladies were attractive, Sir Carnaby was fond of society, and was undeniably hospitable: the preserves were good, the corn-fed pheasants were among the best in the land, and partridges abounded in the coverts and thickets; the stud and cellar were good, and his French cook was a genius.
popular
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From this reading The baronet's country seat was popular among his 'set,' and in the county generally.
preserves
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From this reading The ladies were attractive, Sir Carnaby was fond of society, and was undeniably hospitable: the preserves were good, the corn-fed pheasants were among the best in the land, and partridges abounded in the coverts and thickets; the stud and cellar were good, and his French cook was a genius.
remnants
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From this reading The oak-studded chase, where the deer lay deep amid the fern, showed trees that were of vast antiquity--remnants, perhaps, of the days when Bucks was all a forest, as old historians tell us.
seat
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From this reading The baronet's country seat was popular among his 'set,' and in the county generally.
set
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From this reading The baronet's country seat was popular among his 'set,' and in the county generally.
showed
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From this reading The oak-studded chase, where the deer lay deep amid the fern, showed trees that were of vast antiquity--remnants, perhaps, of the days when Bucks was all a forest, as old historians tell us.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading The Collingwoods had been lords of Collingwood ever since tradition could tell of them.
Sir
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From this reading The ladies were attractive, Sir Carnaby was fond of society, and was undeniably hospitable: the preserves were good, the corn-fed pheasants were among the best in the land, and partridges abounded in the coverts and thickets; the stud and cellar were good, and his French cook was a genius.
society
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From this reading The ladies were attractive, Sir Carnaby was fond of society, and was undeniably hospitable: the preserves were good, the corn-fed pheasants were among the best in the land, and partridges abounded in the coverts and thickets; the stud and cellar were good, and his French cook was a genius.
stud
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From this reading The ladies were attractive, Sir Carnaby was fond of society, and was undeniably hospitable: the preserves were good, the corn-fed pheasants were among the best in the land, and partridges abounded in the coverts and thickets; the stud and cellar were good, and his French cook was a genius.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The oak-studded chase, where the deer lay deep amid the fern, showed trees that were of vast antiquity--remnants, perhaps, of the days when Bucks was all a forest, as old historians tell us.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The oak-studded chase, where the deer lay deep amid the fern, showed trees that were of vast antiquity--remnants, perhaps, of the days when Bucks was all a forest, as old historians tell us.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The baronet's country seat was popular among his 'set,' and in the county generally.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The Collingwoods had been lords of Collingwood ever since tradition could tell of them.
thickets
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From this reading The ladies were attractive, Sir Carnaby was fond of society, and was undeniably hospitable: the preserves were good, the corn-fed pheasants were among the best in the land, and partridges abounded in the coverts and thickets; the stud and cellar were good, and his French cook was a genius.
tradition
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From this reading The Collingwoods had been lords of Collingwood ever since tradition could tell of them.
trees
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From this reading The oak-studded chase, where the deer lay deep amid the fern, showed trees that were of vast antiquity--remnants, perhaps, of the days when Bucks was all a forest, as old historians tell us.
undeniably
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From this reading The ladies were attractive, Sir Carnaby was fond of society, and was undeniably hospitable: the preserves were good, the corn-fed pheasants were among the best in the land, and partridges abounded in the coverts and thickets; the stud and cellar were good, and his French cook was a genius.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The oak-studded chase, where the deer lay deep amid the fern, showed trees that were of vast antiquity--remnants, perhaps, of the days when Bucks was all a forest, as old historians tell us.
vast
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From this reading The oak-studded chase, where the deer lay deep amid the fern, showed trees that were of vast antiquity--remnants, perhaps, of the days when Bucks was all a forest, as old historians tell us.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The baronet's country seat was popular among his 'set,' and in the county generally.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The ladies were attractive, Sir Carnaby was fond of society, and was undeniably hospitable: the preserves were good, the corn-fed pheasants were among the best in the land, and partridges abounded in the coverts and thickets; the stud and cellar were good, and his French cook was a genius.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The oak-studded chase, where the deer lay deep amid the fern, showed trees that were of vast antiquity--remnants, perhaps, of the days when Bucks was all a forest, as old historians tell us.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The oak-studded chase, where the deer lay deep amid the fern, showed trees that were of vast antiquity--remnants, perhaps, of the days when Bucks was all a forest, as old historians tell us.
