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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 A HART, hard pressed in the chase, hid himself beneath the large leaves of a Vine.
all
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From this reading Supposing all danger to have passed, the Hart began to nibble the tendrils of the Vine.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading The Hart, at the point of death, groaned: “I am rightly served, for I should not have maltreated the Vine that saved me.”
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading One of the huntsmen, attracted by the rustling of the leaves, looked back, and seeing the Hart, shot an arrow from his bow and struck it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One of the huntsmen, attracted by the rustling of the leaves, looked back, and seeing the Hart, shot an arrow from his bow and struck it.
arrow
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From this reading One of the huntsmen, attracted by the rustling of the leaves, looked back, and seeing the Hart, shot an arrow from his bow and struck it.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Hart, at the point of death, groaned: “I am rightly served, for I should not have maltreated the Vine that saved me.”
attracted
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From this reading One of the huntsmen, attracted by the rustling of the leaves, looked back, and seeing the Hart, shot an arrow from his bow and struck it.
back
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From this reading One of the huntsmen, attracted by the rustling of the leaves, looked back, and seeing the Hart, shot an arrow from his bow and struck it.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Supposing all danger to have passed, the Hart began to nibble the tendrils of the Vine.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading A HART, hard pressed in the chase, hid himself beneath the large leaves of a Vine.
bow
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From this reading One of the huntsmen, attracted by the rustling of the leaves, looked back, and seeing the Hart, shot an arrow from his bow and struck it.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading One of the huntsmen, attracted by the rustling of the leaves, looked back, and seeing the Hart, shot an arrow from his bow and struck it.
chase
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From this reading A HART, hard pressed in the chase, hid himself beneath the large leaves of a Vine.
concealment
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From this reading The huntsmen, in their haste, overshot the place of his concealment.
danger
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From this reading Supposing all danger to have passed, the Hart began to nibble the tendrils of the Vine.
death
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From this reading The Hart, at the point of death, groaned: “I am rightly served, for I should not have maltreated the Vine that saved me.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Hart, at the point of death, groaned: “I am rightly served, for I should not have maltreated the Vine that saved me.”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading One of the huntsmen, attracted by the rustling of the leaves, looked back, and seeing the Hart, shot an arrow from his bow and struck it.
groaned
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From this reading The Hart, at the point of death, groaned: “I am rightly served, for I should not have maltreated the Vine that saved me.”
hard
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From this reading A HART, hard pressed in the chase, hid himself beneath the large leaves of a Vine.
HART
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From this reading A HART, hard pressed in the chase, hid himself beneath the large leaves of a Vine.
haste
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From this reading The huntsmen, in their haste, overshot the place of his concealment.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Supposing all danger to have passed, the Hart began to nibble the tendrils of the Vine.
hid
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From this reading A HART, hard pressed in the chase, hid himself beneath the large leaves of a Vine.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading A HART, hard pressed in the chase, hid himself beneath the large leaves of a Vine.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The huntsmen, in their haste, overshot the place of his concealment.
huntsmen
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From this reading The huntsmen, in their haste, overshot the place of his concealment.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The Hart, at the point of death, groaned: “I am rightly served, for I should not have maltreated the Vine that saved me.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A HART, hard pressed in the chase, hid himself beneath the large leaves of a Vine.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading One of the huntsmen, attracted by the rustling of the leaves, looked back, and seeing the Hart, shot an arrow from his bow and struck it.
large
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From this reading A HART, hard pressed in the chase, hid himself beneath the large leaves of a Vine.
leaves
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From this reading A HART, hard pressed in the chase, hid himself beneath the large leaves of a Vine.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One of the huntsmen, attracted by the rustling of the leaves, looked back, and seeing the Hart, shot an arrow from his bow and struck it.
maltreated
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From this reading The Hart, at the point of death, groaned: “I am rightly served, for I should not have maltreated the Vine that saved me.”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Hart, at the point of death, groaned: “I am rightly served, for I should not have maltreated the Vine that saved me.”
nibble
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From this reading Supposing all danger to have passed, the Hart began to nibble the tendrils of the Vine.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Hart, at the point of death, groaned: “I am rightly served, for I should not have maltreated the Vine that saved me.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A HART, hard pressed in the chase, hid himself beneath the large leaves of a Vine.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of the huntsmen, attracted by the rustling of the leaves, looked back, and seeing the Hart, shot an arrow from his bow and struck it.
overshot
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From this reading The huntsmen, in their haste, overshot the place of his concealment.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Supposing all danger to have passed, the Hart began to nibble the tendrils of the Vine.
place
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From this reading The huntsmen, in their haste, overshot the place of his concealment.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading The Hart, at the point of death, groaned: “I am rightly served, for I should not have maltreated the Vine that saved me.”
pressed
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From this reading A HART, hard pressed in the chase, hid himself beneath the large leaves of a Vine.
rightly
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From this reading The Hart, at the point of death, groaned: “I am rightly served, for I should not have maltreated the Vine that saved me.”
rustling
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From this reading One of the huntsmen, attracted by the rustling of the leaves, looked back, and seeing the Hart, shot an arrow from his bow and struck it.
savednounUS /saved/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Hart, at the point of death, groaned: “I am rightly served, for I should not have maltreated the Vine that saved me.”
seeing
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From this reading One of the huntsmen, attracted by the rustling of the leaves, looked back, and seeing the Hart, shot an arrow from his bow and struck it.
served
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From this reading The Hart, at the point of death, groaned: “I am rightly served, for I should not have maltreated the Vine that saved me.”
shot
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From this reading One of the huntsmen, attracted by the rustling of the leaves, looked back, and seeing the Hart, shot an arrow from his bow and struck it.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading The Hart, at the point of death, groaned: “I am rightly served, for I should not have maltreated the Vine that saved me.”
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One of the huntsmen, attracted by the rustling of the leaves, looked back, and seeing the Hart, shot an arrow from his bow and struck it.
SupposingverbUS /səˈpoʊzɪŋ/
assuming something is true for the purpose of discussion
From this reading Supposing all danger to have passed, the Hart began to nibble the tendrils of the Vine.
tendrils
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From this reading Supposing all danger to have passed, the Hart began to nibble the tendrils of the Vine.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Hart, at the point of death, groaned: “I am rightly served, for I should not have maltreated the Vine that saved me.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A HART, hard pressed in the chase, hid himself beneath the large leaves of a Vine.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The huntsmen, in their haste, overshot the place of his concealment.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Supposing all danger to have passed, the Hart began to nibble the tendrils of the Vine.
Vine
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From this reading A HART, hard pressed in the chase, hid himself beneath the large leaves of a Vine.
