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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 When the fight was quite over, and Heathcote’s party had returned to their horses, Medlicot for a few minutes was faint and sick, but he revived after a while, and declared himself able to sit on his horse.
able
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From this reading When the fight was quite over, and Heathcote’s party had returned to their horses, Medlicot for a few minutes was faint and sick, but he revived after a while, and declared himself able to sit on his horse.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading When the fight was quite over, and Heathcote’s party had returned to their horses, Medlicot for a few minutes was faint and sick, but he revived after a while, and declared himself able to sit on his horse.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When the fight was quite over, and Heathcote’s party had returned to their horses, Medlicot for a few minutes was faint and sick, but he revived after a while, and declared himself able to sit on his horse.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “This,” said he, as he settled himself in his saddle, “is my first Christmas-day in Australia.
Australia
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From this reading “This,” said he, as he settled himself in his saddle, “is my first Christmas-day in Australia.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading When the fight was quite over, and Heathcote’s party had returned to their horses, Medlicot for a few minutes was faint and sick, but he revived after a while, and declared himself able to sit on his horse.
Christmas-day
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From this reading “This,” said he, as he settled himself in his saddle, “is my first Christmas-day in Australia.
complaint
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From this reading There was a difficulty in getting him up, but when there he made no further complaint.
declared
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From this reading When the fight was quite over, and Heathcote’s party had returned to their horses, Medlicot for a few minutes was faint and sick, but he revived after a while, and declared himself able to sit on his horse.
difficulty
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From this reading There was a difficulty in getting him up, but when there he made no further complaint.
early
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From this reading I landed early in January, and last year I was on my way home to fetch my mother.”
faint
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From this reading When the fight was quite over, and Heathcote’s party had returned to their horses, Medlicot for a few minutes was faint and sick, but he revived after a while, and declared himself able to sit on his horse.
fetch
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From this reading I landed early in January, and last year I was on my way home to fetch my mother.”
few
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From this reading When the fight was quite over, and Heathcote’s party had returned to their horses, Medlicot for a few minutes was faint and sick, but he revived after a while, and declared himself able to sit on his horse.
fight
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From this reading When the fight was quite over, and Heathcote’s party had returned to their horses, Medlicot for a few minutes was faint and sick, but he revived after a while, and declared himself able to sit on his horse.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This,” said he, as he settled himself in his saddle, “is my first Christmas-day in Australia.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When the fight was quite over, and Heathcote’s party had returned to their horses, Medlicot for a few minutes was faint and sick, but he revived after a while, and declared himself able to sit on his horse.
further
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From this reading There was a difficulty in getting him up, but when there he made no further complaint.
getting
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From this reading There was a difficulty in getting him up, but when there he made no further complaint.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When the fight was quite over, and Heathcote’s party had returned to their horses, Medlicot for a few minutes was faint and sick, but he revived after a while, and declared himself able to sit on his horse.
HARRY
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From this reading HARRY HEATHCOTE RETURNS IN TRIUMPH.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When the fight was quite over, and Heathcote’s party had returned to their horses, Medlicot for a few minutes was faint and sick, but he revived after a while, and declared himself able to sit on his horse.
HEATHCOTE
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From this reading HARRY HEATHCOTE RETURNS IN TRIUMPH.
Heathcote's
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From this reading When the fight was quite over, and Heathcote’s party had returned to their horses, Medlicot for a few minutes was faint and sick, but he revived after a while, and declared himself able to sit on his horse.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There was a difficulty in getting him up, but when there he made no further complaint.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading When the fight was quite over, and Heathcote’s party had returned to their horses, Medlicot for a few minutes was faint and sick, but he revived after a while, and declared himself able to sit on his horse.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When the fight was quite over, and Heathcote’s party had returned to their horses, Medlicot for a few minutes was faint and sick, but he revived after a while, and declared himself able to sit on his horse.
home
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From this reading I landed early in January, and last year I was on my way home to fetch my mother.”
horse
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From this reading When the fight was quite over, and Heathcote’s party had returned to their horses, Medlicot for a few minutes was faint and sick, but he revived after a while, and declared himself able to sit on his horse.
horses
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From this reading When the fight was quite over, and Heathcote’s party had returned to their horses, Medlicot for a few minutes was faint and sick, but he revived after a while, and declared himself able to sit on his horse.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I landed early in January, and last year I was on my way home to fetch my mother.”
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HARRY HEATHCOTE RETURNS IN TRIUMPH.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “This,” said he, as he settled himself in his saddle, “is my first Christmas-day in Australia.
January
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From this reading I landed early in January, and last year I was on my way home to fetch my mother.”
landed
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From this reading I landed early in January, and last year I was on my way home to fetch my mother.”
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I landed early in January, and last year I was on my way home to fetch my mother.”
made
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From this reading There was a difficulty in getting him up, but when there he made no further complaint.
Medlicot
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From this reading When the fight was quite over, and Heathcote’s party had returned to their horses, Medlicot for a few minutes was faint and sick, but he revived after a while, and declared himself able to sit on his horse.
minutes
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From this reading When the fight was quite over, and Heathcote’s party had returned to their horses, Medlicot for a few minutes was faint and sick, but he revived after a while, and declared himself able to sit on his horse.
mother
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From this reading I landed early in January, and last year I was on my way home to fetch my mother.”
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “This,” said he, as he settled himself in his saddle, “is my first Christmas-day in Australia.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was a difficulty in getting him up, but when there he made no further complaint.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When the fight was quite over, and Heathcote’s party had returned to their horses, Medlicot for a few minutes was faint and sick, but he revived after a while, and declared himself able to sit on his horse.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading When the fight was quite over, and Heathcote’s party had returned to their horses, Medlicot for a few minutes was faint and sick, but he revived after a while, and declared himself able to sit on his horse.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the fight was quite over, and Heathcote’s party had returned to their horses, Medlicot for a few minutes was faint and sick, but he revived after a while, and declared himself able to sit on his horse.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the fight was quite over, and Heathcote’s party had returned to their horses, Medlicot for a few minutes was faint and sick, but he revived after a while, and declared himself able to sit on his horse.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When the fight was quite over, and Heathcote’s party had returned to their horses, Medlicot for a few minutes was faint and sick, but he revived after a while, and declared himself able to sit on his horse.
RETURNS
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From this reading HARRY HEATHCOTE RETURNS IN TRIUMPH.
revived
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From this reading When the fight was quite over, and Heathcote’s party had returned to their horses, Medlicot for a few minutes was faint and sick, but he revived after a while, and declared himself able to sit on his horse.
saddle
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From this reading “This,” said he, as he settled himself in his saddle, “is my first Christmas-day in Australia.
said
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From this reading “This,” said he, as he settled himself in his saddle, “is my first Christmas-day in Australia.
settled
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From this reading “This,” said he, as he settled himself in his saddle, “is my first Christmas-day in Australia.
sick
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From this reading When the fight was quite over, and Heathcote’s party had returned to their horses, Medlicot for a few minutes was faint and sick, but he revived after a while, and declared himself able to sit on his horse.
sit
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From this reading When the fight was quite over, and Heathcote’s party had returned to their horses, Medlicot for a few minutes was faint and sick, but he revived after a while, and declared himself able to sit on his horse.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When the fight was quite over, and Heathcote’s party had returned to their horses, Medlicot for a few minutes was faint and sick, but he revived after a while, and declared himself able to sit on his horse.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading When the fight was quite over, and Heathcote’s party had returned to their horses, Medlicot for a few minutes was faint and sick, but he revived after a while, and declared himself able to sit on his horse.
There
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From this reading There was a difficulty in getting him up, but when there he made no further complaint.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “This,” said he, as he settled himself in his saddle, “is my first Christmas-day in Australia.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When the fight was quite over, and Heathcote’s party had returned to their horses, Medlicot for a few minutes was faint and sick, but he revived after a while, and declared himself able to sit on his horse.
TRIUMPH
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From this reading HARRY HEATHCOTE RETURNS IN TRIUMPH.
up
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From this reading There was a difficulty in getting him up, but when there he made no further complaint.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When the fight was quite over, and Heathcote’s party had returned to their horses, Medlicot for a few minutes was faint and sick, but he revived after a while, and declared himself able to sit on his horse.
way
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From this reading I landed early in January, and last year I was on my way home to fetch my mother.”
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the fight was quite over, and Heathcote’s party had returned to their horses, Medlicot for a few minutes was faint and sick, but he revived after a while, and declared himself able to sit on his horse.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading When the fight was quite over, and Heathcote’s party had returned to their horses, Medlicot for a few minutes was faint and sick, but he revived after a while, and declared himself able to sit on his horse.
year
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From this reading I landed early in January, and last year I was on my way home to fetch my mother.”
