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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 Old Brownbie, as he was usually called, was a squatter also, but a squatter of a class very different from that to which Heathcote belonged.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He had begun his life in the colonies a little under a cloud, having been sent out from home after the perpetration of some peccadillo of which the law had disapproved.
ago
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From this reading In colonial phrase, he was a “lag”--having been transported; but this was many years ago, when he was quite young; and he had now been a free man for more than thirty years.
also
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From this reading Old Brownbie, as he was usually called, was a squatter also, but a squatter of a class very different from that to which Heathcote belonged.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In colonial phrase, he was a “lag”--having been transported; but this was many years ago, when he was quite young; and he had now been a free man for more than thirty years.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Old Brownbie, as he was usually called, was a squatter also, but a squatter of a class very different from that to which Heathcote belonged.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It must be owned on his behalf that he had worked hard, had endeavored to rise, and had risen.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had begun his life in the colonies a little under a cloud, having been sent out from home after the perpetration of some peccadillo of which the law had disapproved.
begun
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From this reading He had begun his life in the colonies a little under a cloud, having been sent out from home after the perpetration of some peccadillo of which the law had disapproved.
behalf
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From this reading It must be owned on his behalf that he had worked hard, had endeavored to rise, and had risen.
belonged
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From this reading Old Brownbie, as he was usually called, was a squatter also, but a squatter of a class very different from that to which Heathcote belonged.
BOOLABONG
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From this reading THE BROWNBIES OF BOOLABONG.
Brownbie
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From this reading Old Brownbie, as he was usually called, was a squatter also, but a squatter of a class very different from that to which Heathcote belonged.
BROWNBIES
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From this reading THE BROWNBIES OF BOOLABONG.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Old Brownbie, as he was usually called, was a squatter also, but a squatter of a class very different from that to which Heathcote belonged.
called
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From this reading Old Brownbie, as he was usually called, was a squatter also, but a squatter of a class very different from that to which Heathcote belonged.
class
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From this reading Old Brownbie, as he was usually called, was a squatter also, but a squatter of a class very different from that to which Heathcote belonged.
cloud
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From this reading He had begun his life in the colonies a little under a cloud, having been sent out from home after the perpetration of some peccadillo of which the law had disapproved.
colonial
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From this reading In colonial phrase, he was a “lag”--having been transported; but this was many years ago, when he was quite young; and he had now been a free man for more than thirty years.
colonies
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From this reading He had begun his life in the colonies a little under a cloud, having been sent out from home after the perpetration of some peccadillo of which the law had disapproved.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Old Brownbie, as he was usually called, was a squatter also, but a squatter of a class very different from that to which Heathcote belonged.
disapproved
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From this reading He had begun his life in the colonies a little under a cloud, having been sent out from home after the perpetration of some peccadillo of which the law had disapproved.
endeavored
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From this reading It must be owned on his behalf that he had worked hard, had endeavored to rise, and had risen.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In colonial phrase, he was a “lag”--having been transported; but this was many years ago, when he was quite young; and he had now been a free man for more than thirty years.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading In colonial phrase, he was a “lag”--having been transported; but this was many years ago, when he was quite young; and he had now been a free man for more than thirty years.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Old Brownbie, as he was usually called, was a squatter also, but a squatter of a class very different from that to which Heathcote belonged.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had begun his life in the colonies a little under a cloud, having been sent out from home after the perpetration of some peccadillo of which the law had disapproved.
hard
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From this reading It must be owned on his behalf that he had worked hard, had endeavored to rise, and had risen.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading He had begun his life in the colonies a little under a cloud, having been sent out from home after the perpetration of some peccadillo of which the law had disapproved.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Old Brownbie, as he was usually called, was a squatter also, but a squatter of a class very different from that to which Heathcote belonged.
Heathcote
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From this reading Old Brownbie, as he was usually called, was a squatter also, but a squatter of a class very different from that to which Heathcote belonged.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had begun his life in the colonies a little under a cloud, having been sent out from home after the perpetration of some peccadillo of which the law had disapproved.
home
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From this reading He had begun his life in the colonies a little under a cloud, having been sent out from home after the perpetration of some peccadillo of which the law had disapproved.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had begun his life in the colonies a little under a cloud, having been sent out from home after the perpetration of some peccadillo of which the law had disapproved.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It must be owned on his behalf that he had worked hard, had endeavored to rise, and had risen.
lag
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From this reading In colonial phrase, he was a “lag”--having been transported; but this was many years ago, when he was quite young; and he had now been a free man for more than thirty years.
law
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From this reading He had begun his life in the colonies a little under a cloud, having been sent out from home after the perpetration of some peccadillo of which the law had disapproved.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had begun his life in the colonies a little under a cloud, having been sent out from home after the perpetration of some peccadillo of which the law had disapproved.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had begun his life in the colonies a little under a cloud, having been sent out from home after the perpetration of some peccadillo of which the law had disapproved.
man
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From this reading In colonial phrase, he was a “lag”--having been transported; but this was many years ago, when he was quite young; and he had now been a free man for more than thirty years.
many
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From this reading In colonial phrase, he was a “lag”--having been transported; but this was many years ago, when he was quite young; and he had now been a free man for more than thirty years.
more
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From this reading In colonial phrase, he was a “lag”--having been transported; but this was many years ago, when he was quite young; and he had now been a free man for more than thirty years.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It must be owned on his behalf that he had worked hard, had endeavored to rise, and had risen.
now
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From this reading In colonial phrase, he was a “lag”--having been transported; but this was many years ago, when he was quite young; and he had now been a free man for more than thirty years.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BROWNBIES OF BOOLABONG.
Old
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From this reading Old Brownbie, as he was usually called, was a squatter also, but a squatter of a class very different from that to which Heathcote belonged.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It must be owned on his behalf that he had worked hard, had endeavored to rise, and had risen.
out
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From this reading He had begun his life in the colonies a little under a cloud, having been sent out from home after the perpetration of some peccadillo of which the law had disapproved.
owned
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From this reading It must be owned on his behalf that he had worked hard, had endeavored to rise, and had risen.
peccadillo
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From this reading He had begun his life in the colonies a little under a cloud, having been sent out from home after the perpetration of some peccadillo of which the law had disapproved.
perpetration
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From this reading He had begun his life in the colonies a little under a cloud, having been sent out from home after the perpetration of some peccadillo of which the law had disapproved.
phrase
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From this reading In colonial phrase, he was a “lag”--having been transported; but this was many years ago, when he was quite young; and he had now been a free man for more than thirty years.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In colonial phrase, he was a “lag”--having been transported; but this was many years ago, when he was quite young; and he had now been a free man for more than thirty years.
rise
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From this reading It must be owned on his behalf that he had worked hard, had endeavored to rise, and had risen.
risen
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From this reading It must be owned on his behalf that he had worked hard, had endeavored to rise, and had risen.
sent
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From this reading He had begun his life in the colonies a little under a cloud, having been sent out from home after the perpetration of some peccadillo of which the law had disapproved.
some
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From this reading He had begun his life in the colonies a little under a cloud, having been sent out from home after the perpetration of some peccadillo of which the law had disapproved.
squatter
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From this reading Old Brownbie, as he was usually called, was a squatter also, but a squatter of a class very different from that to which Heathcote belonged.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading In colonial phrase, he was a “lag”--having been transported; but this was many years ago, when he was quite young; and he had now been a free man for more than thirty years.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Old Brownbie, as he was usually called, was a squatter also, but a squatter of a class very different from that to which Heathcote belonged.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BROWNBIES OF BOOLABONG.
thirty
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From this reading In colonial phrase, he was a “lag”--having been transported; but this was many years ago, when he was quite young; and he had now been a free man for more than thirty years.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In colonial phrase, he was a “lag”--having been transported; but this was many years ago, when he was quite young; and he had now been a free man for more than thirty years.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Old Brownbie, as he was usually called, was a squatter also, but a squatter of a class very different from that to which Heathcote belonged.
transported
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From this reading In colonial phrase, he was a “lag”--having been transported; but this was many years ago, when he was quite young; and he had now been a free man for more than thirty years.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading He had begun his life in the colonies a little under a cloud, having been sent out from home after the perpetration of some peccadillo of which the law had disapproved.
usually
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From this reading Old Brownbie, as he was usually called, was a squatter also, but a squatter of a class very different from that to which Heathcote belonged.
very
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From this reading Old Brownbie, as he was usually called, was a squatter also, but a squatter of a class very different from that to which Heathcote belonged.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Old Brownbie, as he was usually called, was a squatter also, but a squatter of a class very different from that to which Heathcote belonged.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading In colonial phrase, he was a “lag”--having been transported; but this was many years ago, when he was quite young; and he had now been a free man for more than thirty years.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Old Brownbie, as he was usually called, was a squatter also, but a squatter of a class very different from that to which Heathcote belonged.
worked
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From this reading It must be owned on his behalf that he had worked hard, had endeavored to rise, and had risen.
years
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From this reading In colonial phrase, he was a “lag”--having been transported; but this was many years ago, when he was quite young; and he had now been a free man for more than thirty years.
young
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From this reading In colonial phrase, he was a “lag”--having been transported; but this was many years ago, when he was quite young; and he had now been a free man for more than thirty years.
