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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 He’s no eyass But a passage-hawk that footed ere we caught him, Dangerously free o’ the air.
advice
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From this reading Give him the firmament God made him for, And what shall take the air of him?—_Old Play._ Lurgan Sahib did not use as direct speech, but his advice tallied with Mahbub’s; and the upshot was good for Kim.
air
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From this reading He’s no eyass But a passage-hawk that footed ere we caught him, Dangerously free o’ the air.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Give him the firmament God made him for, And what shall take the air of him?—_Old Play._ Lurgan Sahib did not use as direct speech, but his advice tallied with Mahbub’s; and the upshot was good for Kim.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Faith! were he mine (As mine’s the glove he binds to for his tirings) I’d fly him with a make-hawk.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Your tiercel’s too long at hack, Sire.
binds
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From this reading Faith! were he mine (As mine’s the glove he binds to for his tirings) I’d fly him with a make-hawk.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He’s no eyass But a passage-hawk that footed ere we caught him, Dangerously free o’ the air.
caught
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From this reading He’s no eyass But a passage-hawk that footed ere we caught him, Dangerously free o’ the air.
DangerouslyadverbUS /ˈdeɪn.dʒər.əs.li/
In a way that involves danger or risk.
From this reading He’s no eyass But a passage-hawk that footed ere we caught him, Dangerously free o’ the air.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Give him the firmament God made him for, And what shall take the air of him?—_Old Play._ Lurgan Sahib did not use as direct speech, but his advice tallied with Mahbub’s; and the upshot was good for Kim.
direct
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From this reading Give him the firmament God made him for, And what shall take the air of him?—_Old Play._ Lurgan Sahib did not use as direct speech, but his advice tallied with Mahbub’s; and the upshot was good for Kim.
ereconjunctionUS /er/
an old word for “before”
From this reading He’s no eyass But a passage-hawk that footed ere we caught him, Dangerously free o’ the air.
eyass
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From this reading He’s no eyass But a passage-hawk that footed ere we caught him, Dangerously free o’ the air.
Faith
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From this reading Faith! were he mine (As mine’s the glove he binds to for his tirings) I’d fly him with a make-hawk.
firmament
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From this reading Give him the firmament God made him for, And what shall take the air of him?—_Old Play._ Lurgan Sahib did not use as direct speech, but his advice tallied with Mahbub’s; and the upshot was good for Kim.
fly
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From this reading Faith! were he mine (As mine’s the glove he binds to for his tirings) I’d fly him with a make-hawk.
footed
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From this reading He’s no eyass But a passage-hawk that footed ere we caught him, Dangerously free o’ the air.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Faith! were he mine (As mine’s the glove he binds to for his tirings) I’d fly him with a make-hawk.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading He’s no eyass But a passage-hawk that footed ere we caught him, Dangerously free o’ the air.
Give
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From this reading Give him the firmament God made him for, And what shall take the air of him?—_Old Play._ Lurgan Sahib did not use as direct speech, but his advice tallied with Mahbub’s; and the upshot was good for Kim.
glove
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From this reading Faith! were he mine (As mine’s the glove he binds to for his tirings) I’d fly him with a make-hawk.
God
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From this reading Give him the firmament God made him for, And what shall take the air of him?—_Old Play._ Lurgan Sahib did not use as direct speech, but his advice tallied with Mahbub’s; and the upshot was good for Kim.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Give him the firmament God made him for, And what shall take the air of him?—_Old Play._ Lurgan Sahib did not use as direct speech, but his advice tallied with Mahbub’s; and the upshot was good for Kim.
hack
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From this reading Your tiercel’s too long at hack, Sire.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Faith! were he mine (As mine’s the glove he binds to for his tirings) I’d fly him with a make-hawk.
He's
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From this reading He’s no eyass But a passage-hawk that footed ere we caught him, Dangerously free o’ the air.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He’s no eyass But a passage-hawk that footed ere we caught him, Dangerously free o’ the air.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Faith! were he mine (As mine’s the glove he binds to for his tirings) I’d fly him with a make-hawk.
I'd
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From this reading Faith! were he mine (As mine’s the glove he binds to for his tirings) I’d fly him with a make-hawk.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He’s in yarak Plumed to the very point—so manned, so weathered...
Kim
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From this reading Give him the firmament God made him for, And what shall take the air of him?—_Old Play._ Lurgan Sahib did not use as direct speech, but his advice tallied with Mahbub’s; and the upshot was good for Kim.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Your tiercel’s too long at hack, Sire.
Lurgan
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From this reading Give him the firmament God made him for, And what shall take the air of him?—_Old Play._ Lurgan Sahib did not use as direct speech, but his advice tallied with Mahbub’s; and the upshot was good for Kim.
made
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From this reading Give him the firmament God made him for, And what shall take the air of him?—_Old Play._ Lurgan Sahib did not use as direct speech, but his advice tallied with Mahbub’s; and the upshot was good for Kim.
Mahbub's
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From this reading Give him the firmament God made him for, And what shall take the air of him?—_Old Play._ Lurgan Sahib did not use as direct speech, but his advice tallied with Mahbub’s; and the upshot was good for Kim.
make-hawk
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From this reading Faith! were he mine (As mine’s the glove he binds to for his tirings) I’d fly him with a make-hawk.
manned
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From this reading He’s in yarak Plumed to the very point—so manned, so weathered...
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Faith! were he mine (As mine’s the glove he binds to for his tirings) I’d fly him with a make-hawk.
mine's
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From this reading Faith! were he mine (As mine’s the glove he binds to for his tirings) I’d fly him with a make-hawk.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He’s no eyass But a passage-hawk that footed ere we caught him, Dangerously free o’ the air.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Give him the firmament God made him for, And what shall take the air of him?—_Old Play._ Lurgan Sahib did not use as direct speech, but his advice tallied with Mahbub’s; and the upshot was good for Kim.
o
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From this reading He’s no eyass But a passage-hawk that footed ere we caught him, Dangerously free o’ the air.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Give him the firmament God made him for, And what shall take the air of him?—_Old Play._ Lurgan Sahib did not use as direct speech, but his advice tallied with Mahbub’s; and the upshot was good for Kim.
Old
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From this reading Give him the firmament God made him for, And what shall take the air of him?—_Old Play._ Lurgan Sahib did not use as direct speech, but his advice tallied with Mahbub’s; and the upshot was good for Kim.
passage-hawk
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From this reading He’s no eyass But a passage-hawk that footed ere we caught him, Dangerously free o’ the air.
Play
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From this reading Give him the firmament God made him for, And what shall take the air of him?—_Old Play._ Lurgan Sahib did not use as direct speech, but his advice tallied with Mahbub’s; and the upshot was good for Kim.
Plumed
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From this reading He’s in yarak Plumed to the very point—so manned, so weathered...
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading He’s in yarak Plumed to the very point—so manned, so weathered...
Sahib
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From this reading Give him the firmament God made him for, And what shall take the air of him?—_Old Play._ Lurgan Sahib did not use as direct speech, but his advice tallied with Mahbub’s; and the upshot was good for Kim.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Give him the firmament God made him for, And what shall take the air of him?—_Old Play._ Lurgan Sahib did not use as direct speech, but his advice tallied with Mahbub’s; and the upshot was good for Kim.
Sire
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From this reading Your tiercel’s too long at hack, Sire.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He’s in yarak Plumed to the very point—so manned, so weathered...
speech
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From this reading Give him the firmament God made him for, And what shall take the air of him?—_Old Play._ Lurgan Sahib did not use as direct speech, but his advice tallied with Mahbub’s; and the upshot was good for Kim.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Give him the firmament God made him for, And what shall take the air of him?—_Old Play._ Lurgan Sahib did not use as direct speech, but his advice tallied with Mahbub’s; and the upshot was good for Kim.
tallied
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From this reading Give him the firmament God made him for, And what shall take the air of him?—_Old Play._ Lurgan Sahib did not use as direct speech, but his advice tallied with Mahbub’s; and the upshot was good for Kim.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He’s no eyass But a passage-hawk that footed ere we caught him, Dangerously free o’ the air.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He’s no eyass But a passage-hawk that footed ere we caught him, Dangerously free o’ the air.
tiercel's
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From this reading Your tiercel’s too long at hack, Sire.
tirings
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From this reading Faith! were he mine (As mine’s the glove he binds to for his tirings) I’d fly him with a make-hawk.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Faith! were he mine (As mine’s the glove he binds to for his tirings) I’d fly him with a make-hawk.
too
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From this reading Your tiercel’s too long at hack, Sire.
upshot
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From this reading Give him the firmament God made him for, And what shall take the air of him?—_Old Play._ Lurgan Sahib did not use as direct speech, but his advice tallied with Mahbub’s; and the upshot was good for Kim.
use
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From this reading Give him the firmament God made him for, And what shall take the air of him?—_Old Play._ Lurgan Sahib did not use as direct speech, but his advice tallied with Mahbub’s; and the upshot was good for Kim.
very
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From this reading He’s in yarak Plumed to the very point—so manned, so weathered...
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Give him the firmament God made him for, And what shall take the air of him?—_Old Play._ Lurgan Sahib did not use as direct speech, but his advice tallied with Mahbub’s; and the upshot was good for Kim.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading He’s no eyass But a passage-hawk that footed ere we caught him, Dangerously free o’ the air.
weathered
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From this reading He’s in yarak Plumed to the very point—so manned, so weathered...
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Faith! were he mine (As mine’s the glove he binds to for his tirings) I’d fly him with a make-hawk.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Give him the firmament God made him for, And what shall take the air of him?—_Old Play._ Lurgan Sahib did not use as direct speech, but his advice tallied with Mahbub’s; and the upshot was good for Kim.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Faith! were he mine (As mine’s the glove he binds to for his tirings) I’d fly him with a make-hawk.
yarak
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From this reading He’s in yarak Plumed to the very point—so manned, so weathered...
YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your tiercel’s too long at hack, Sire.
