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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 How was it possible for a man on ten or eleven shillings a week to maintain a family, when wheat was at four to five shillings a stone?
advantageous
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From this reading Those who had been left behind in the scramble for land were discontented because others had seized the advantageous moment for purchasing which they had let slip.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE FEN RIOTS Several and various causes had combined to produce discontent in the Fens.
angry
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From this reading Those who lived by fishing and fowling were angry because the improved drainage had destroyed their sporting grounds.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading How was it possible for a man on ten or eleven shillings a week to maintain a family, when wheat was at four to five shillings a stone?
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Those who lived by fishing and fowling were angry because the improved drainage had destroyed their sporting grounds.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Those who had been left behind in the scramble for land were discontented because others had seized the advantageous moment for purchasing which they had let slip.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Those who had been left behind in the scramble for land were discontented because others had seized the advantageous moment for purchasing which they had let slip.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Those who lived by fishing and fowling were angry because the improved drainage had destroyed their sporting grounds.
causes
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From this reading THE FEN RIOTS Several and various causes had combined to produce discontent in the Fens.
combined
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From this reading THE FEN RIOTS Several and various causes had combined to produce discontent in the Fens.
corn
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From this reading The labourers were discontented because of the lowness of the wage and the high price of corn.
destroyed
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From this reading Those who lived by fishing and fowling were angry because the improved drainage had destroyed their sporting grounds.
discontent
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From this reading THE FEN RIOTS Several and various causes had combined to produce discontent in the Fens.
discontented
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From this reading Those who had been left behind in the scramble for land were discontented because others had seized the advantageous moment for purchasing which they had let slip.
drainage
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eleven
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From this reading How was it possible for a man on ten or eleven shillings a week to maintain a family, when wheat was at four to five shillings a stone?
family
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From this reading How was it possible for a man on ten or eleven shillings a week to maintain a family, when wheat was at four to five shillings a stone?
FEN
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From this reading THE FEN RIOTS Several and various causes had combined to produce discontent in the Fens.
Fens
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From this reading THE FEN RIOTS Several and various causes had combined to produce discontent in the Fens.
fishing
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five
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From this reading How was it possible for a man on ten or eleven shillings a week to maintain a family, when wheat was at four to five shillings a stone?
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Those who had been left behind in the scramble for land were discontented because others had seized the advantageous moment for purchasing which they had let slip.
four
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From this reading How was it possible for a man on ten or eleven shillings a week to maintain a family, when wheat was at four to five shillings a stone?
fowling
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From this reading Those who lived by fishing and fowling were angry because the improved drainage had destroyed their sporting grounds.
grounds
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From this reading Those who lived by fishing and fowling were angry because the improved drainage had destroyed their sporting grounds.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE FEN RIOTS Several and various causes had combined to produce discontent in the Fens.
high
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From this reading The labourers were discontented because of the lowness of the wage and the high price of corn.
How
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From this reading How was it possible for a man on ten or eleven shillings a week to maintain a family, when wheat was at four to five shillings a stone?
improved
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From this reading Those who lived by fishing and fowling were angry because the improved drainage had destroyed their sporting grounds.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE FEN RIOTS Several and various causes had combined to produce discontent in the Fens.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading How was it possible for a man on ten or eleven shillings a week to maintain a family, when wheat was at four to five shillings a stone?
labourers
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From this reading The labourers were discontented because of the lowness of the wage and the high price of corn.
land
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From this reading Those who had been left behind in the scramble for land were discontented because others had seized the advantageous moment for purchasing which they had let slip.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Those who had been left behind in the scramble for land were discontented because others had seized the advantageous moment for purchasing which they had let slip.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Those who had been left behind in the scramble for land were discontented because others had seized the advantageous moment for purchasing which they had let slip.
lived
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From this reading Those who lived by fishing and fowling were angry because the improved drainage had destroyed their sporting grounds.
lowness
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From this reading The labourers were discontented because of the lowness of the wage and the high price of corn.
maintain
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From this reading How was it possible for a man on ten or eleven shillings a week to maintain a family, when wheat was at four to five shillings a stone?
man
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From this reading How was it possible for a man on ten or eleven shillings a week to maintain a family, when wheat was at four to five shillings a stone?
moment
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From this reading Those who had been left behind in the scramble for land were discontented because others had seized the advantageous moment for purchasing which they had let slip.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The labourers were discontented because of the lowness of the wage and the high price of corn.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading How was it possible for a man on ten or eleven shillings a week to maintain a family, when wheat was at four to five shillings a stone?
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading How was it possible for a man on ten or eleven shillings a week to maintain a family, when wheat was at four to five shillings a stone?
others
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From this reading Those who had been left behind in the scramble for land were discontented because others had seized the advantageous moment for purchasing which they had let slip.
possible
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From this reading How was it possible for a man on ten or eleven shillings a week to maintain a family, when wheat was at four to five shillings a stone?
price
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From this reading The labourers were discontented because of the lowness of the wage and the high price of corn.
produce
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From this reading THE FEN RIOTS Several and various causes had combined to produce discontent in the Fens.
purchasing
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From this reading Those who had been left behind in the scramble for land were discontented because others had seized the advantageous moment for purchasing which they had let slip.
RIOTS
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From this reading THE FEN RIOTS Several and various causes had combined to produce discontent in the Fens.
scramble
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From this reading Those who had been left behind in the scramble for land were discontented because others had seized the advantageous moment for purchasing which they had let slip.
seized
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From this reading Those who had been left behind in the scramble for land were discontented because others had seized the advantageous moment for purchasing which they had let slip.
Several
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From this reading THE FEN RIOTS Several and various causes had combined to produce discontent in the Fens.
shillings
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From this reading How was it possible for a man on ten or eleven shillings a week to maintain a family, when wheat was at four to five shillings a stone?
slip
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From this reading Those who had been left behind in the scramble for land were discontented because others had seized the advantageous moment for purchasing which they had let slip.
sporting
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From this reading Those who lived by fishing and fowling were angry because the improved drainage had destroyed their sporting grounds.
stone
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From this reading How was it possible for a man on ten or eleven shillings a week to maintain a family, when wheat was at four to five shillings a stone?
ten
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From this reading How was it possible for a man on ten or eleven shillings a week to maintain a family, when wheat was at four to five shillings a stone?
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FEN RIOTS Several and various causes had combined to produce discontent in the Fens.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Those who lived by fishing and fowling were angry because the improved drainage had destroyed their sporting grounds.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Those who had been left behind in the scramble for land were discontented because others had seized the advantageous moment for purchasing which they had let slip.
ThosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those who lived by fishing and fowling were angry because the improved drainage had destroyed their sporting grounds.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE FEN RIOTS Several and various causes had combined to produce discontent in the Fens.
various
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From this reading THE FEN RIOTS Several and various causes had combined to produce discontent in the Fens.
wage
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From this reading The labourers were discontented because of the lowness of the wage and the high price of corn.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How was it possible for a man on ten or eleven shillings a week to maintain a family, when wheat was at four to five shillings a stone?
week
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From this reading How was it possible for a man on ten or eleven shillings a week to maintain a family, when wheat was at four to five shillings a stone?
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Those who lived by fishing and fowling were angry because the improved drainage had destroyed their sporting grounds.
wheat
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From this reading How was it possible for a man on ten or eleven shillings a week to maintain a family, when wheat was at four to five shillings a stone?
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading How was it possible for a man on ten or eleven shillings a week to maintain a family, when wheat was at four to five shillings a stone?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Those who had been left behind in the scramble for land were discontented because others had seized the advantageous moment for purchasing which they had let slip.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Those who lived by fishing and fowling were angry because the improved drainage had destroyed their sporting grounds.
