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ambuscade
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From this reading How the field of combat lay By the tomb’s self; how he sprang from ambuscade-- Captured Death, caught him in that pair of hands.
any
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From this reading “Don’t they say that there ought not to be any shadow of concealment of the least little liking for any one else, when one is going to be married,” quoth Sydney, not over lucidly.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “John,” said Sydney, as they were taking their last walk together as engaged people on the banks of their Avon, “There’s something I think I ought to tell you.”
Avon
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From this reading “John,” said Sydney, as they were taking their last walk together as engaged people on the banks of their Avon, “There’s something I think I ought to tell you.”
banks
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From this reading “John,” said Sydney, as they were taking their last walk together as engaged people on the banks of their Avon, “There’s something I think I ought to tell you.”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Don’t they say that there ought not to be any shadow of concealment of the least little liking for any one else, when one is going to be married,” quoth Sydney, not over lucidly.
Browning
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From this reading Browning.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading How the field of combat lay By the tomb’s self; how he sprang from ambuscade-- Captured Death, caught him in that pair of hands.
Captured
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From this reading How the field of combat lay By the tomb’s self; how he sprang from ambuscade-- Captured Death, caught him in that pair of hands.
caught
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From this reading How the field of combat lay By the tomb’s self; how he sprang from ambuscade-- Captured Death, caught him in that pair of hands.
combat
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From this reading How the field of combat lay By the tomb’s self; how he sprang from ambuscade-- Captured Death, caught him in that pair of hands.
concealment
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From this reading “Don’t they say that there ought not to be any shadow of concealment of the least little liking for any one else, when one is going to be married,” quoth Sydney, not over lucidly.
dearest
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From this reading “Well, my dearest.”
Death
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From this reading How the field of combat lay By the tomb’s self; how he sprang from ambuscade-- Captured Death, caught him in that pair of hands.
Don't
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From this reading “Don’t they say that there ought not to be any shadow of concealment of the least little liking for any one else, when one is going to be married,” quoth Sydney, not over lucidly.
else
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From this reading “Don’t they say that there ought not to be any shadow of concealment of the least little liking for any one else, when one is going to be married,” quoth Sydney, not over lucidly.
engaged
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From this reading “John,” said Sydney, as they were taking their last walk together as engaged people on the banks of their Avon, “There’s something I think I ought to tell you.”
field
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From this reading How the field of combat lay By the tomb’s self; how he sprang from ambuscade-- Captured Death, caught him in that pair of hands.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Don’t they say that there ought not to be any shadow of concealment of the least little liking for any one else, when one is going to be married,” quoth Sydney, not over lucidly.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading How the field of combat lay By the tomb’s self; how he sprang from ambuscade-- Captured Death, caught him in that pair of hands.
going
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From this reading “Don’t they say that there ought not to be any shadow of concealment of the least little liking for any one else, when one is going to be married,” quoth Sydney, not over lucidly.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading How the field of combat lay By the tomb’s self; how he sprang from ambuscade-- Captured Death, caught him in that pair of hands.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How the field of combat lay By the tomb’s self; how he sprang from ambuscade-- Captured Death, caught him in that pair of hands.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading How the field of combat lay By the tomb’s self; how he sprang from ambuscade-- Captured Death, caught him in that pair of hands.
How
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From this reading How the field of combat lay By the tomb’s self; how he sprang from ambuscade-- Captured Death, caught him in that pair of hands.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “John,” said Sydney, as they were taking their last walk together as engaged people on the banks of their Avon, “There’s something I think I ought to tell you.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading How the field of combat lay By the tomb’s self; how he sprang from ambuscade-- Captured Death, caught him in that pair of hands.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Don’t they say that there ought not to be any shadow of concealment of the least little liking for any one else, when one is going to be married,” quoth Sydney, not over lucidly.
John
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From this reading “John,” said Sydney, as they were taking their last walk together as engaged people on the banks of their Avon, “There’s something I think I ought to tell you.”
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “John,” said Sydney, as they were taking their last walk together as engaged people on the banks of their Avon, “There’s something I think I ought to tell you.”
lay
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From this reading How the field of combat lay By the tomb’s self; how he sprang from ambuscade-- Captured Death, caught him in that pair of hands.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Don’t they say that there ought not to be any shadow of concealment of the least little liking for any one else, when one is going to be married,” quoth Sydney, not over lucidly.
liking
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From this reading “Don’t they say that there ought not to be any shadow of concealment of the least little liking for any one else, when one is going to be married,” quoth Sydney, not over lucidly.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Don’t they say that there ought not to be any shadow of concealment of the least little liking for any one else, when one is going to be married,” quoth Sydney, not over lucidly.
lucidly
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From this reading “Don’t they say that there ought not to be any shadow of concealment of the least little liking for any one else, when one is going to be married,” quoth Sydney, not over lucidly.
married
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From this reading “Don’t they say that there ought not to be any shadow of concealment of the least little liking for any one else, when one is going to be married,” quoth Sydney, not over lucidly.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Well, my dearest.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Don’t they say that there ought not to be any shadow of concealment of the least little liking for any one else, when one is going to be married,” quoth Sydney, not over lucidly.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading How the field of combat lay By the tomb’s self; how he sprang from ambuscade-- Captured Death, caught him in that pair of hands.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “John,” said Sydney, as they were taking their last walk together as engaged people on the banks of their Avon, “There’s something I think I ought to tell you.”
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Don’t they say that there ought not to be any shadow of concealment of the least little liking for any one else, when one is going to be married,” quoth Sydney, not over lucidly.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “John,” said Sydney, as they were taking their last walk together as engaged people on the banks of their Avon, “There’s something I think I ought to tell you.”
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “Don’t they say that there ought not to be any shadow of concealment of the least little liking for any one else, when one is going to be married,” quoth Sydney, not over lucidly.
pair
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From this reading How the field of combat lay By the tomb’s self; how he sprang from ambuscade-- Captured Death, caught him in that pair of hands.
people
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From this reading “John,” said Sydney, as they were taking their last walk together as engaged people on the banks of their Avon, “There’s something I think I ought to tell you.”
quoth
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From this reading “Don’t they say that there ought not to be any shadow of concealment of the least little liking for any one else, when one is going to be married,” quoth Sydney, not over lucidly.
said
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From this reading “John,” said Sydney, as they were taking their last walk together as engaged people on the banks of their Avon, “There’s something I think I ought to tell you.”
say
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From this reading “Don’t they say that there ought not to be any shadow of concealment of the least little liking for any one else, when one is going to be married,” quoth Sydney, not over lucidly.
self
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From this reading How the field of combat lay By the tomb’s self; how he sprang from ambuscade-- Captured Death, caught him in that pair of hands.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading “Don’t they say that there ought not to be any shadow of concealment of the least little liking for any one else, when one is going to be married,” quoth Sydney, not over lucidly.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “John,” said Sydney, as they were taking their last walk together as engaged people on the banks of their Avon, “There’s something I think I ought to tell you.”
sprang
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From this reading How the field of combat lay By the tomb’s self; how he sprang from ambuscade-- Captured Death, caught him in that pair of hands.
Sydney
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From this reading “John,” said Sydney, as they were taking their last walk together as engaged people on the banks of their Avon, “There’s something I think I ought to tell you.”
taking
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From this reading “John,” said Sydney, as they were taking their last walk together as engaged people on the banks of their Avon, “There’s something I think I ought to tell you.”
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “John,” said Sydney, as they were taking their last walk together as engaged people on the banks of their Avon, “There’s something I think I ought to tell you.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading How the field of combat lay By the tomb’s self; how he sprang from ambuscade-- Captured Death, caught him in that pair of hands.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading How the field of combat lay By the tomb’s self; how he sprang from ambuscade-- Captured Death, caught him in that pair of hands.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “John,” said Sydney, as they were taking their last walk together as engaged people on the banks of their Avon, “There’s something I think I ought to tell you.”
there
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From this reading “Don’t they say that there ought not to be any shadow of concealment of the least little liking for any one else, when one is going to be married,” quoth Sydney, not over lucidly.
There's
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From this reading “John,” said Sydney, as they were taking their last walk together as engaged people on the banks of their Avon, “There’s something I think I ought to tell you.”
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “John,” said Sydney, as they were taking their last walk together as engaged people on the banks of their Avon, “There’s something I think I ought to tell you.”
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “John,” said Sydney, as they were taking their last walk together as engaged people on the banks of their Avon, “There’s something I think I ought to tell you.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “John,” said Sydney, as they were taking their last walk together as engaged people on the banks of their Avon, “There’s something I think I ought to tell you.”
together
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From this reading “John,” said Sydney, as they were taking their last walk together as engaged people on the banks of their Avon, “There’s something I think I ought to tell you.”
tomb's
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From this reading How the field of combat lay By the tomb’s self; how he sprang from ambuscade-- Captured Death, caught him in that pair of hands.
walk
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From this reading “John,” said Sydney, as they were taking their last walk together as engaged people on the banks of their Avon, “There’s something I think I ought to tell you.”
Well
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From this reading “Well, my dearest.”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “John,” said Sydney, as they were taking their last walk together as engaged people on the banks of their Avon, “There’s something I think I ought to tell you.”
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “Don’t they say that there ought not to be any shadow of concealment of the least little liking for any one else, when one is going to be married,” quoth Sydney, not over lucidly.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “John,” said Sydney, as they were taking their last walk together as engaged people on the banks of their Avon, “There’s something I think I ought to tell you.”
