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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 LION, worn out with years and powerless from disease, lay on the ground at the point of death.
afterwards
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From this reading Shortly afterwards the Bull with his horns gored him as if he were an enemy.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Shortly afterwards the Bull with his horns gored him as if he were an enemy.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A LION, worn out with years and powerless from disease, lay on the ground at the point of death.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Shortly afterwards the Bull with his horns gored him as if he were an enemy.
Ass
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From this reading When the Ass saw that the huge beast could be assailed with impunity, he let drive at his forehead with his heels.
assailed
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From this reading When the Ass saw that the huge beast could be assailed with impunity, he let drive at his forehead with his heels.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A LION, worn out with years and powerless from disease, lay on the ground at the point of death.
avenged
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From this reading A Boar rushed upon him, and avenged with a stroke of his tusks a long-remembered injury.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading When the Ass saw that the huge beast could be assailed with impunity, he let drive at his forehead with his heels.
beast
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From this reading When the Ass saw that the huge beast could be assailed with impunity, he let drive at his forehead with his heels.
Boar
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From this reading A Boar rushed upon him, and avenged with a stroke of his tusks a long-remembered injury.
brave
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From this reading The expiring Lion said, “I have reluctantly brooked the insults of the brave, but to be compelled to endure such treatment from thee, a disgrace to Nature, is indeed to die a double death.”
brooked
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From this reading The expiring Lion said, “I have reluctantly brooked the insults of the brave, but to be compelled to endure such treatment from thee, a disgrace to Nature, is indeed to die a double death.”
Bull
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From this reading Shortly afterwards the Bull with his horns gored him as if he were an enemy.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The expiring Lion said, “I have reluctantly brooked the insults of the brave, but to be compelled to endure such treatment from thee, a disgrace to Nature, is indeed to die a double death.”
compelled
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From this reading The expiring Lion said, “I have reluctantly brooked the insults of the brave, but to be compelled to endure such treatment from thee, a disgrace to Nature, is indeed to die a double death.”
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading When the Ass saw that the huge beast could be assailed with impunity, he let drive at his forehead with his heels.
death
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From this reading A LION, worn out with years and powerless from disease, lay on the ground at the point of death.
die
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From this reading The expiring Lion said, “I have reluctantly brooked the insults of the brave, but to be compelled to endure such treatment from thee, a disgrace to Nature, is indeed to die a double death.”
disease
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From this reading A LION, worn out with years and powerless from disease, lay on the ground at the point of death.
disgracenounUS /dɪsˈɡreɪs/
shame caused by unacceptable behaviour
From this reading The expiring Lion said, “I have reluctantly brooked the insults of the brave, but to be compelled to endure such treatment from thee, a disgrace to Nature, is indeed to die a double death.”
double
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From this reading The expiring Lion said, “I have reluctantly brooked the insults of the brave, but to be compelled to endure such treatment from thee, a disgrace to Nature, is indeed to die a double death.”
drive
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From this reading When the Ass saw that the huge beast could be assailed with impunity, he let drive at his forehead with his heels.
endure
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From this reading The expiring Lion said, “I have reluctantly brooked the insults of the brave, but to be compelled to endure such treatment from thee, a disgrace to Nature, is indeed to die a double death.”
enemy
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From this reading Shortly afterwards the Bull with his horns gored him as if he were an enemy.
expiring
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From this reading The expiring Lion said, “I have reluctantly brooked the insults of the brave, but to be compelled to endure such treatment from thee, a disgrace to Nature, is indeed to die a double death.”
forehead
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From this reading When the Ass saw that the huge beast could be assailed with impunity, he let drive at his forehead with his heels.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A LION, worn out with years and powerless from disease, lay on the ground at the point of death.
gored
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From this reading Shortly afterwards the Bull with his horns gored him as if he were an enemy.
ground
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From this reading A LION, worn out with years and powerless from disease, lay on the ground at the point of death.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The expiring Lion said, “I have reluctantly brooked the insults of the brave, but to be compelled to endure such treatment from thee, a disgrace to Nature, is indeed to die a double death.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Shortly afterwards the Bull with his horns gored him as if he were an enemy.
heels
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From this reading When the Ass saw that the huge beast could be assailed with impunity, he let drive at his forehead with his heels.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A Boar rushed upon him, and avenged with a stroke of his tusks a long-remembered injury.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A Boar rushed upon him, and avenged with a stroke of his tusks a long-remembered injury.
horns
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From this reading Shortly afterwards the Bull with his horns gored him as if he were an enemy.
huge
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From this reading When the Ass saw that the huge beast could be assailed with impunity, he let drive at his forehead with his heels.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The expiring Lion said, “I have reluctantly brooked the insults of the brave, but to be compelled to endure such treatment from thee, a disgrace to Nature, is indeed to die a double death.”
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Shortly afterwards the Bull with his horns gored him as if he were an enemy.
impunity
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From this reading When the Ass saw that the huge beast could be assailed with impunity, he let drive at his forehead with his heels.
indeed
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From this reading The expiring Lion said, “I have reluctantly brooked the insults of the brave, but to be compelled to endure such treatment from thee, a disgrace to Nature, is indeed to die a double death.”
injury
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From this reading A Boar rushed upon him, and avenged with a stroke of his tusks a long-remembered injury.
insults
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From this reading The expiring Lion said, “I have reluctantly brooked the insults of the brave, but to be compelled to endure such treatment from thee, a disgrace to Nature, is indeed to die a double death.”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The expiring Lion said, “I have reluctantly brooked the insults of the brave, but to be compelled to endure such treatment from thee, a disgrace to Nature, is indeed to die a double death.”
lay
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From this reading A LION, worn out with years and powerless from disease, lay on the ground at the point of death.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading When the Ass saw that the huge beast could be assailed with impunity, he let drive at his forehead with his heels.
LION
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From this reading A LION, worn out with years and powerless from disease, lay on the ground at the point of death.
long-remembered
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From this reading A Boar rushed upon him, and avenged with a stroke of his tusks a long-remembered injury.
Nature
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From this reading The expiring Lion said, “I have reluctantly brooked the insults of the brave, but to be compelled to endure such treatment from thee, a disgrace to Nature, is indeed to die a double death.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A LION, worn out with years and powerless from disease, lay on the ground at the point of death.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A LION, worn out with years and powerless from disease, lay on the ground at the point of death.
out
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From this reading A LION, worn out with years and powerless from disease, lay on the ground at the point of death.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading A LION, worn out with years and powerless from disease, lay on the ground at the point of death.
powerless
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From this reading A LION, worn out with years and powerless from disease, lay on the ground at the point of death.
reluctantly
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From this reading The expiring Lion said, “I have reluctantly brooked the insults of the brave, but to be compelled to endure such treatment from thee, a disgrace to Nature, is indeed to die a double death.”
rushed
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From this reading A Boar rushed upon him, and avenged with a stroke of his tusks a long-remembered injury.
said
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From this reading The expiring Lion said, “I have reluctantly brooked the insults of the brave, but to be compelled to endure such treatment from thee, a disgrace to Nature, is indeed to die a double death.”
saw
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From this reading When the Ass saw that the huge beast could be assailed with impunity, he let drive at his forehead with his heels.
Shortly
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From this reading Shortly afterwards the Bull with his horns gored him as if he were an enemy.
stroke
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From this reading A Boar rushed upon him, and avenged with a stroke of his tusks a long-remembered injury.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The expiring Lion said, “I have reluctantly brooked the insults of the brave, but to be compelled to endure such treatment from thee, a disgrace to Nature, is indeed to die a double death.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When the Ass saw that the huge beast could be assailed with impunity, he let drive at his forehead with his heels.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A LION, worn out with years and powerless from disease, lay on the ground at the point of death.
theepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading The expiring Lion said, “I have reluctantly brooked the insults of the brave, but to be compelled to endure such treatment from thee, a disgrace to Nature, is indeed to die a double death.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The expiring Lion said, “I have reluctantly brooked the insults of the brave, but to be compelled to endure such treatment from thee, a disgrace to Nature, is indeed to die a double death.”
treatment
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From this reading The expiring Lion said, “I have reluctantly brooked the insults of the brave, but to be compelled to endure such treatment from thee, a disgrace to Nature, is indeed to die a double death.”
tusks
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From this reading A Boar rushed upon him, and avenged with a stroke of his tusks a long-remembered injury.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading A Boar rushed upon him, and avenged with a stroke of his tusks a long-remembered injury.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Shortly afterwards the Bull with his horns gored him as if he were an enemy.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the Ass saw that the huge beast could be assailed with impunity, he let drive at his forehead with his heels.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A LION, worn out with years and powerless from disease, lay on the ground at the point of death.
wornverbUS /wɔːrn/
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading A LION, worn out with years and powerless from disease, lay on the ground at the point of death.
years
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From this reading A LION, worn out with years and powerless from disease, lay on the ground at the point of death.
