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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 The lioness, ye may move her To give o’er her prey, But ye’ll ne’er stop a lover, He will find out the way.
accoutrements
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From this reading Elizabeth Delavie and her little brother were standing in the bay window of their hotel, gazing eagerly along the street in hopes of seeing the Major return, when Sir Amyas was seen riding hastily up on his charger, in full accoutrements, with a soldier following.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Elizabeth Delavie and her little brother were standing in the bay window of their hotel, gazing eagerly along the street in hopes of seeing the Major return, when Sir Amyas was seen riding hastily up on his charger, in full accoutrements, with a soldier following.
Amyas
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From this reading Elizabeth Delavie and her little brother were standing in the bay window of their hotel, gazing eagerly along the street in hopes of seeing the Major return, when Sir Amyas was seen riding hastily up on his charger, in full accoutrements, with a soldier following.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Elizabeth Delavie and her little brother were standing in the bay window of their hotel, gazing eagerly along the street in hopes of seeing the Major return, when Sir Amyas was seen riding hastily up on his charger, in full accoutrements, with a soldier following.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In another moment he had dashed up stairs, and saying, “Sister, read that!” put into Betty’s hand a slip of paper on which was written in pencil-- “If Sir A. B. would not have his true love kidnapped to the plantations, he had best keep watch on the river gate of Mistress Darke’s garden at Greenwich.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Who brought you this?” demanded Betty, as well as she could speak for horror.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In another moment he had dashed up stairs, and saying, “Sister, read that!” put into Betty’s hand a slip of paper on which was written in pencil-- “If Sir A. B. would not have his true love kidnapped to the plantations, he had best keep watch on the river gate of Mistress Darke’s garden at Greenwich.
B
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From this reading In another moment he had dashed up stairs, and saying, “Sister, read that!” put into Betty’s hand a slip of paper on which was written in pencil-- “If Sir A. B. would not have his true love kidnapped to the plantations, he had best keep watch on the river gate of Mistress Darke’s garden at Greenwich.
bay
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From this reading Elizabeth Delavie and her little brother were standing in the bay window of their hotel, gazing eagerly along the street in hopes of seeing the Major return, when Sir Amyas was seen riding hastily up on his charger, in full accoutrements, with a soldier following.
best
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From this reading In another moment he had dashed up stairs, and saying, “Sister, read that!” put into Betty’s hand a slip of paper on which was written in pencil-- “If Sir A. B. would not have his true love kidnapped to the plantations, he had best keep watch on the river gate of Mistress Darke’s garden at Greenwich.
Betty
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From this reading “Who brought you this?” demanded Betty, as well as she could speak for horror.
Betty's
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From this reading In another moment he had dashed up stairs, and saying, “Sister, read that!” put into Betty’s hand a slip of paper on which was written in pencil-- “If Sir A. B. would not have his true love kidnapped to the plantations, he had best keep watch on the river gate of Mistress Darke’s garden at Greenwich.
brother
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From this reading Elizabeth Delavie and her little brother were standing in the bay window of their hotel, gazing eagerly along the street in hopes of seeing the Major return, when Sir Amyas was seen riding hastily up on his charger, in full accoutrements, with a soldier following.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Who brought you this?” demanded Betty, as well as she could speak for horror.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The lioness, ye may move her To give o’er her prey, But ye’ll ne’er stop a lover, He will find out the way.
charger
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From this reading Elizabeth Delavie and her little brother were standing in the bay window of their hotel, gazing eagerly along the street in hopes of seeing the Major return, when Sir Amyas was seen riding hastily up on his charger, in full accoutrements, with a soldier following.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Who brought you this?” demanded Betty, as well as she could speak for horror.
Darke's
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From this reading In another moment he had dashed up stairs, and saying, “Sister, read that!” put into Betty’s hand a slip of paper on which was written in pencil-- “If Sir A. B. would not have his true love kidnapped to the plantations, he had best keep watch on the river gate of Mistress Darke’s garden at Greenwich.
dashed
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From this reading In another moment he had dashed up stairs, and saying, “Sister, read that!” put into Betty’s hand a slip of paper on which was written in pencil-- “If Sir A. B. would not have his true love kidnapped to the plantations, he had best keep watch on the river gate of Mistress Darke’s garden at Greenwich.
Delavie
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From this reading Elizabeth Delavie and her little brother were standing in the bay window of their hotel, gazing eagerly along the street in hopes of seeing the Major return, when Sir Amyas was seen riding hastily up on his charger, in full accoutrements, with a soldier following.
demanded
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From this reading “Who brought you this?” demanded Betty, as well as she could speak for horror.
eagerly
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From this reading Elizabeth Delavie and her little brother were standing in the bay window of their hotel, gazing eagerly along the street in hopes of seeing the Major return, when Sir Amyas was seen riding hastily up on his charger, in full accoutrements, with a soldier following.
Elizabeth
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From this reading Elizabeth Delavie and her little brother were standing in the bay window of their hotel, gazing eagerly along the street in hopes of seeing the Major return, when Sir Amyas was seen riding hastily up on his charger, in full accoutrements, with a soldier following.
find
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From this reading The lioness, ye may move her To give o’er her prey, But ye’ll ne’er stop a lover, He will find out the way.
following
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From this reading Elizabeth Delavie and her little brother were standing in the bay window of their hotel, gazing eagerly along the street in hopes of seeing the Major return, when Sir Amyas was seen riding hastily up on his charger, in full accoutrements, with a soldier following.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Who brought you this?” demanded Betty, as well as she could speak for horror.
full
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From this reading Elizabeth Delavie and her little brother were standing in the bay window of their hotel, gazing eagerly along the street in hopes of seeing the Major return, when Sir Amyas was seen riding hastily up on his charger, in full accoutrements, with a soldier following.
garden
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From this reading In another moment he had dashed up stairs, and saying, “Sister, read that!” put into Betty’s hand a slip of paper on which was written in pencil-- “If Sir A. B. would not have his true love kidnapped to the plantations, he had best keep watch on the river gate of Mistress Darke’s garden at Greenwich.
gate
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From this reading In another moment he had dashed up stairs, and saying, “Sister, read that!” put into Betty’s hand a slip of paper on which was written in pencil-- “If Sir A. B. would not have his true love kidnapped to the plantations, he had best keep watch on the river gate of Mistress Darke’s garden at Greenwich.
gazing
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From this reading Elizabeth Delavie and her little brother were standing in the bay window of their hotel, gazing eagerly along the street in hopes of seeing the Major return, when Sir Amyas was seen riding hastily up on his charger, in full accoutrements, with a soldier following.
give
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From this reading The lioness, ye may move her To give o’er her prey, But ye’ll ne’er stop a lover, He will find out the way.
Greenwich
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From this reading In another moment he had dashed up stairs, and saying, “Sister, read that!” put into Betty’s hand a slip of paper on which was written in pencil-- “If Sir A. B. would not have his true love kidnapped to the plantations, he had best keep watch on the river gate of Mistress Darke’s garden at Greenwich.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In another moment he had dashed up stairs, and saying, “Sister, read that!” put into Betty’s hand a slip of paper on which was written in pencil-- “If Sir A. B. would not have his true love kidnapped to the plantations, he had best keep watch on the river gate of Mistress Darke’s garden at Greenwich.
hand
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From this reading In another moment he had dashed up stairs, and saying, “Sister, read that!” put into Betty’s hand a slip of paper on which was written in pencil-- “If Sir A. B. would not have his true love kidnapped to the plantations, he had best keep watch on the river gate of Mistress Darke’s garden at Greenwich.
hastily
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From this reading Elizabeth Delavie and her little brother were standing in the bay window of their hotel, gazing eagerly along the street in hopes of seeing the Major return, when Sir Amyas was seen riding hastily up on his charger, in full accoutrements, with a soldier following.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading In another moment he had dashed up stairs, and saying, “Sister, read that!” put into Betty’s hand a slip of paper on which was written in pencil-- “If Sir A. B. would not have his true love kidnapped to the plantations, he had best keep watch on the river gate of Mistress Darke’s garden at Greenwich.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The lioness, ye may move her To give o’er her prey, But ye’ll ne’er stop a lover, He will find out the way.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The lioness, ye may move her To give o’er her prey, But ye’ll ne’er stop a lover, He will find out the way.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Elizabeth Delavie and her little brother were standing in the bay window of their hotel, gazing eagerly along the street in hopes of seeing the Major return, when Sir Amyas was seen riding hastily up on his charger, in full accoutrements, with a soldier following.
hopes
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From this reading Elizabeth Delavie and her little brother were standing in the bay window of their hotel, gazing eagerly along the street in hopes of seeing the Major return, when Sir Amyas was seen riding hastily up on his charger, in full accoutrements, with a soldier following.
horror
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From this reading “Who brought you this?” demanded Betty, as well as she could speak for horror.
hotel
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From this reading Elizabeth Delavie and her little brother were standing in the bay window of their hotel, gazing eagerly along the street in hopes of seeing the Major return, when Sir Amyas was seen riding hastily up on his charger, in full accoutrements, with a soldier following.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading In another moment he had dashed up stairs, and saying, “Sister, read that!” put into Betty’s hand a slip of paper on which was written in pencil-- “If Sir A. B. would not have his true love kidnapped to the plantations, he had best keep watch on the river gate of Mistress Darke’s garden at Greenwich.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Elizabeth Delavie and her little brother were standing in the bay window of their hotel, gazing eagerly along the street in hopes of seeing the Major return, when Sir Amyas was seen riding hastily up on his charger, in full accoutrements, with a soldier following.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading In another moment he had dashed up stairs, and saying, “Sister, read that!” put into Betty’s hand a slip of paper on which was written in pencil-- “If Sir A. B. would not have his true love kidnapped to the plantations, he had best keep watch on the river gate of Mistress Darke’s garden at Greenwich.
keep
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From this reading In another moment he had dashed up stairs, and saying, “Sister, read that!” put into Betty’s hand a slip of paper on which was written in pencil-- “If Sir A. B. would not have his true love kidnapped to the plantations, he had best keep watch on the river gate of Mistress Darke’s garden at Greenwich.
kidnapped
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From this reading In another moment he had dashed up stairs, and saying, “Sister, read that!” put into Betty’s hand a slip of paper on which was written in pencil-- “If Sir A. B. would not have his true love kidnapped to the plantations, he had best keep watch on the river gate of Mistress Darke’s garden at Greenwich.
lioness
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From this reading The lioness, ye may move her To give o’er her prey, But ye’ll ne’er stop a lover, He will find out the way.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Elizabeth Delavie and her little brother were standing in the bay window of their hotel, gazing eagerly along the street in hopes of seeing the Major return, when Sir Amyas was seen riding hastily up on his charger, in full accoutrements, with a soldier following.
lose
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From this reading No time to lose.”
love
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From this reading In another moment he had dashed up stairs, and saying, “Sister, read that!” put into Betty’s hand a slip of paper on which was written in pencil-- “If Sir A. B. would not have his true love kidnapped to the plantations, he had best keep watch on the river gate of Mistress Darke’s garden at Greenwich.
lover
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From this reading The lioness, ye may move her To give o’er her prey, But ye’ll ne’er stop a lover, He will find out the way.
Major
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From this reading Elizabeth Delavie and her little brother were standing in the bay window of their hotel, gazing eagerly along the street in hopes of seeing the Major return, when Sir Amyas was seen riding hastily up on his charger, in full accoutrements, with a soldier following.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The lioness, ye may move her To give o’er her prey, But ye’ll ne’er stop a lover, He will find out the way.
Mistress
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From this reading In another moment he had dashed up stairs, and saying, “Sister, read that!” put into Betty’s hand a slip of paper on which was written in pencil-- “If Sir A. B. would not have his true love kidnapped to the plantations, he had best keep watch on the river gate of Mistress Darke’s garden at Greenwich.
moment
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From this reading In another moment he had dashed up stairs, and saying, “Sister, read that!” put into Betty’s hand a slip of paper on which was written in pencil-- “If Sir A. B. would not have his true love kidnapped to the plantations, he had best keep watch on the river gate of Mistress Darke’s garden at Greenwich.
move
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From this reading The lioness, ye may move her To give o’er her prey, But ye’ll ne’er stop a lover, He will find out the way.
ne'er
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From this reading The lioness, ye may move her To give o’er her prey, But ye’ll ne’er stop a lover, He will find out the way.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No time to lose.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In another moment he had dashed up stairs, and saying, “Sister, read that!” put into Betty’s hand a slip of paper on which was written in pencil-- “If Sir A. B. would not have his true love kidnapped to the plantations, he had best keep watch on the river gate of Mistress Darke’s garden at Greenwich.
o'er
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From this reading The lioness, ye may move her To give o’er her prey, But ye’ll ne’er stop a lover, He will find out the way.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Elizabeth Delavie and her little brother were standing in the bay window of their hotel, gazing eagerly along the street in hopes of seeing the Major return, when Sir Amyas was seen riding hastily up on his charger, in full accoutrements, with a soldier following.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Elizabeth Delavie and her little brother were standing in the bay window of their hotel, gazing eagerly along the street in hopes of seeing the Major return, when Sir Amyas was seen riding hastily up on his charger, in full accoutrements, with a soldier following.
out
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From this reading The lioness, ye may move her To give o’er her prey, But ye’ll ne’er stop a lover, He will find out the way.
paper
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From this reading In another moment he had dashed up stairs, and saying, “Sister, read that!” put into Betty’s hand a slip of paper on which was written in pencil-- “If Sir A. B. would not have his true love kidnapped to the plantations, he had best keep watch on the river gate of Mistress Darke’s garden at Greenwich.
pencil
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From this reading In another moment he had dashed up stairs, and saying, “Sister, read that!” put into Betty’s hand a slip of paper on which was written in pencil-- “If Sir A. B. would not have his true love kidnapped to the plantations, he had best keep watch on the river gate of Mistress Darke’s garden at Greenwich.
plantations
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From this reading In another moment he had dashed up stairs, and saying, “Sister, read that!” put into Betty’s hand a slip of paper on which was written in pencil-- “If Sir A. B. would not have his true love kidnapped to the plantations, he had best keep watch on the river gate of Mistress Darke’s garden at Greenwich.
prey
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From this reading The lioness, ye may move her To give o’er her prey, But ye’ll ne’er stop a lover, He will find out the way.
put
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From this reading In another moment he had dashed up stairs, and saying, “Sister, read that!” put into Betty’s hand a slip of paper on which was written in pencil-- “If Sir A. B. would not have his true love kidnapped to the plantations, he had best keep watch on the river gate of Mistress Darke’s garden at Greenwich.
read
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From this reading In another moment he had dashed up stairs, and saying, “Sister, read that!” put into Betty’s hand a slip of paper on which was written in pencil-- “If Sir A. B. would not have his true love kidnapped to the plantations, he had best keep watch on the river gate of Mistress Darke’s garden at Greenwich.
return
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From this reading Elizabeth Delavie and her little brother were standing in the bay window of their hotel, gazing eagerly along the street in hopes of seeing the Major return, when Sir Amyas was seen riding hastily up on his charger, in full accoutrements, with a soldier following.
riding
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From this reading Elizabeth Delavie and her little brother were standing in the bay window of their hotel, gazing eagerly along the street in hopes of seeing the Major return, when Sir Amyas was seen riding hastily up on his charger, in full accoutrements, with a soldier following.
river
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From this reading In another moment he had dashed up stairs, and saying, “Sister, read that!” put into Betty’s hand a slip of paper on which was written in pencil-- “If Sir A. B. would not have his true love kidnapped to the plantations, he had best keep watch on the river gate of Mistress Darke’s garden at Greenwich.
saying
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From this reading In another moment he had dashed up stairs, and saying, “Sister, read that!” put into Betty’s hand a slip of paper on which was written in pencil-- “If Sir A. B. would not have his true love kidnapped to the plantations, he had best keep watch on the river gate of Mistress Darke’s garden at Greenwich.
seeing
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From this reading Elizabeth Delavie and her little brother were standing in the bay window of their hotel, gazing eagerly along the street in hopes of seeing the Major return, when Sir Amyas was seen riding hastily up on his charger, in full accoutrements, with a soldier following.
seen
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From this reading Elizabeth Delavie and her little brother were standing in the bay window of their hotel, gazing eagerly along the street in hopes of seeing the Major return, when Sir Amyas was seen riding hastily up on his charger, in full accoutrements, with a soldier following.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Who brought you this?” demanded Betty, as well as she could speak for horror.
Sir
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From this reading Elizabeth Delavie and her little brother were standing in the bay window of their hotel, gazing eagerly along the street in hopes of seeing the Major return, when Sir Amyas was seen riding hastily up on his charger, in full accoutrements, with a soldier following.
Sister
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From this reading In another moment he had dashed up stairs, and saying, “Sister, read that!” put into Betty’s hand a slip of paper on which was written in pencil-- “If Sir A. B. would not have his true love kidnapped to the plantations, he had best keep watch on the river gate of Mistress Darke’s garden at Greenwich.
slip
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From this reading In another moment he had dashed up stairs, and saying, “Sister, read that!” put into Betty’s hand a slip of paper on which was written in pencil-- “If Sir A. B. would not have his true love kidnapped to the plantations, he had best keep watch on the river gate of Mistress Darke’s garden at Greenwich.
soldier
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From this reading Elizabeth Delavie and her little brother were standing in the bay window of their hotel, gazing eagerly along the street in hopes of seeing the Major return, when Sir Amyas was seen riding hastily up on his charger, in full accoutrements, with a soldier following.
speak
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From this reading “Who brought you this?” demanded Betty, as well as she could speak for horror.
stairs
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From this reading In another moment he had dashed up stairs, and saying, “Sister, read that!” put into Betty’s hand a slip of paper on which was written in pencil-- “If Sir A. B. would not have his true love kidnapped to the plantations, he had best keep watch on the river gate of Mistress Darke’s garden at Greenwich.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Elizabeth Delavie and her little brother were standing in the bay window of their hotel, gazing eagerly along the street in hopes of seeing the Major return, when Sir Amyas was seen riding hastily up on his charger, in full accoutrements, with a soldier following.
stop
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From this reading The lioness, ye may move her To give o’er her prey, But ye’ll ne’er stop a lover, He will find out the way.
street
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From this reading Elizabeth Delavie and her little brother were standing in the bay window of their hotel, gazing eagerly along the street in hopes of seeing the Major return, when Sir Amyas was seen riding hastily up on his charger, in full accoutrements, with a soldier following.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In another moment he had dashed up stairs, and saying, “Sister, read that!” put into Betty’s hand a slip of paper on which was written in pencil-- “If Sir A. B. would not have his true love kidnapped to the plantations, he had best keep watch on the river gate of Mistress Darke’s garden at Greenwich.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The lioness, ye may move her To give o’er her prey, But ye’ll ne’er stop a lover, He will find out the way.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Elizabeth Delavie and her little brother were standing in the bay window of their hotel, gazing eagerly along the street in hopes of seeing the Major return, when Sir Amyas was seen riding hastily up on his charger, in full accoutrements, with a soldier following.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Who brought you this?” demanded Betty, as well as she could speak for horror.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No time to lose.”
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The lioness, ye may move her To give o’er her prey, But ye’ll ne’er stop a lover, He will find out the way.
true
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From this reading In another moment he had dashed up stairs, and saying, “Sister, read that!” put into Betty’s hand a slip of paper on which was written in pencil-- “If Sir A. B. would not have his true love kidnapped to the plantations, he had best keep watch on the river gate of Mistress Darke’s garden at Greenwich.
up
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From this reading Elizabeth Delavie and her little brother were standing in the bay window of their hotel, gazing eagerly along the street in hopes of seeing the Major return, when Sir Amyas was seen riding hastily up on his charger, in full accoutrements, with a soldier following.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Elizabeth Delavie and her little brother were standing in the bay window of their hotel, gazing eagerly along the street in hopes of seeing the Major return, when Sir Amyas was seen riding hastily up on his charger, in full accoutrements, with a soldier following.
watch
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From this reading In another moment he had dashed up stairs, and saying, “Sister, read that!” put into Betty’s hand a slip of paper on which was written in pencil-- “If Sir A. B. would not have his true love kidnapped to the plantations, he had best keep watch on the river gate of Mistress Darke’s garden at Greenwich.
way
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From this reading The lioness, ye may move her To give o’er her prey, But ye’ll ne’er stop a lover, He will find out the way.
well
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From this reading “Who brought you this?” demanded Betty, as well as she could speak for horror.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Elizabeth Delavie and her little brother were standing in the bay window of their hotel, gazing eagerly along the street in hopes of seeing the Major return, when Sir Amyas was seen riding hastily up on his charger, in full accoutrements, with a soldier following.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Elizabeth Delavie and her little brother were standing in the bay window of their hotel, gazing eagerly along the street in hopes of seeing the Major return, when Sir Amyas was seen riding hastily up on his charger, in full accoutrements, with a soldier following.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In another moment he had dashed up stairs, and saying, “Sister, read that!” put into Betty’s hand a slip of paper on which was written in pencil-- “If Sir A. B. would not have his true love kidnapped to the plantations, he had best keep watch on the river gate of Mistress Darke’s garden at Greenwich.
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “Who brought you this?” demanded Betty, as well as she could speak for horror.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The lioness, ye may move her To give o’er her prey, But ye’ll ne’er stop a lover, He will find out the way.
window
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From this reading Elizabeth Delavie and her little brother were standing in the bay window of their hotel, gazing eagerly along the street in hopes of seeing the Major return, when Sir Amyas was seen riding hastily up on his charger, in full accoutrements, with a soldier following.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Elizabeth Delavie and her little brother were standing in the bay window of their hotel, gazing eagerly along the street in hopes of seeing the Major return, when Sir Amyas was seen riding hastily up on his charger, in full accoutrements, with a soldier following.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading In another moment he had dashed up stairs, and saying, “Sister, read that!” put into Betty’s hand a slip of paper on which was written in pencil-- “If Sir A. B. would not have his true love kidnapped to the plantations, he had best keep watch on the river gate of Mistress Darke’s garden at Greenwich.
written
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From this reading In another moment he had dashed up stairs, and saying, “Sister, read that!” put into Betty’s hand a slip of paper on which was written in pencil-- “If Sir A. B. would not have his true love kidnapped to the plantations, he had best keep watch on the river gate of Mistress Darke’s garden at Greenwich.
yepronounUS /jiː/
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading The lioness, ye may move her To give o’er her prey, But ye’ll ne’er stop a lover, He will find out the way.
ye'll
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From this reading The lioness, ye may move her To give o’er her prey, But ye’ll ne’er stop a lover, He will find out the way.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Who brought you this?” demanded Betty, as well as she could speak for horror.
