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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 Scarcely were the bloodhounds put on the trail before it plunged into the thickets, and from a cluster of thorn bushes drove out the boar which the outrider had recognized by its track.
ahead
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From this reading It started straight ahead and crossed the road fifty feet from the King, followed only by the bloodhound which had driven it back.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The outrider who had turned aside the boar and who had told the King that the animal had not left the place was not mistaken.
animal
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From this reading The outrider who had turned aside the boar and who had told the King that the animal had not left the place was not mistaken.
aside
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From this reading The outrider who had turned aside the boar and who had told the King that the animal had not left the place was not mistaken.
back
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From this reading It started straight ahead and crossed the road fifty feet from the King, followed only by the bloodhound which had driven it back.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Scarcely were the bloodhounds put on the trail before it plunged into the thickets, and from a cluster of thorn bushes drove out the boar which the outrider had recognized by its track.
bloodhound
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From this reading It started straight ahead and crossed the road fifty feet from the King, followed only by the bloodhound which had driven it back.
bloodhounds
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From this reading Scarcely were the bloodhounds put on the trail before it plunged into the thickets, and from a cluster of thorn bushes drove out the boar which the outrider had recognized by its track.
boar
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From this reading The outrider who had turned aside the boar and who had told the King that the animal had not left the place was not mistaken.
bushes
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From this reading Scarcely were the bloodhounds put on the trail before it plunged into the thickets, and from a cluster of thorn bushes drove out the boar which the outrider had recognized by its track.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Scarcely were the bloodhounds put on the trail before it plunged into the thickets, and from a cluster of thorn bushes drove out the boar which the outrider had recognized by its track.
cluster
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From this reading Scarcely were the bloodhounds put on the trail before it plunged into the thickets, and from a cluster of thorn bushes drove out the boar which the outrider had recognized by its track.
crossed
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From this reading It started straight ahead and crossed the road fifty feet from the King, followed only by the bloodhound which had driven it back.
driven
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From this reading It started straight ahead and crossed the road fifty feet from the King, followed only by the bloodhound which had driven it back.
drove
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From this reading Scarcely were the bloodhounds put on the trail before it plunged into the thickets, and from a cluster of thorn bushes drove out the boar which the outrider had recognized by its track.
feet
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From this reading It started straight ahead and crossed the road fifty feet from the King, followed only by the bloodhound which had driven it back.
fifty
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From this reading It started straight ahead and crossed the road fifty feet from the King, followed only by the bloodhound which had driven it back.
followed
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From this reading It started straight ahead and crossed the road fifty feet from the King, followed only by the bloodhound which had driven it back.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Scarcely were the bloodhounds put on the trail before it plunged into the thickets, and from a cluster of thorn bushes drove out the boar which the outrider had recognized by its track.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The outrider who had turned aside the boar and who had told the King that the animal had not left the place was not mistaken.
HUNT
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From this reading THE HUNT.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Scarcely were the bloodhounds put on the trail before it plunged into the thickets, and from a cluster of thorn bushes drove out the boar which the outrider had recognized by its track.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a recluse; that is, the strangest kind of animal.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Scarcely were the bloodhounds put on the trail before it plunged into the thickets, and from a cluster of thorn bushes drove out the boar which the outrider had recognized by its track.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Scarcely were the bloodhounds put on the trail before it plunged into the thickets, and from a cluster of thorn bushes drove out the boar which the outrider had recognized by its track.
kind
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From this reading It was a recluse; that is, the strangest kind of animal.
King
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From this reading The outrider who had turned aside the boar and who had told the King that the animal had not left the place was not mistaken.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The outrider who had turned aside the boar and who had told the King that the animal had not left the place was not mistaken.
mistaken
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From this reading The outrider who had turned aside the boar and who had told the King that the animal had not left the place was not mistaken.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The outrider who had turned aside the boar and who had told the King that the animal had not left the place was not mistaken.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Scarcely were the bloodhounds put on the trail before it plunged into the thickets, and from a cluster of thorn bushes drove out the boar which the outrider had recognized by its track.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Scarcely were the bloodhounds put on the trail before it plunged into the thickets, and from a cluster of thorn bushes drove out the boar which the outrider had recognized by its track.
only
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From this reading It started straight ahead and crossed the road fifty feet from the King, followed only by the bloodhound which had driven it back.
out
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From this reading Scarcely were the bloodhounds put on the trail before it plunged into the thickets, and from a cluster of thorn bushes drove out the boar which the outrider had recognized by its track.
outrider
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From this reading The outrider who had turned aside the boar and who had told the King that the animal had not left the place was not mistaken.
place
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From this reading The outrider who had turned aside the boar and who had told the King that the animal had not left the place was not mistaken.
plunged
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From this reading Scarcely were the bloodhounds put on the trail before it plunged into the thickets, and from a cluster of thorn bushes drove out the boar which the outrider had recognized by its track.
put
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From this reading Scarcely were the bloodhounds put on the trail before it plunged into the thickets, and from a cluster of thorn bushes drove out the boar which the outrider had recognized by its track.
recluse
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From this reading It was a recluse; that is, the strangest kind of animal.
recognized
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From this reading Scarcely were the bloodhounds put on the trail before it plunged into the thickets, and from a cluster of thorn bushes drove out the boar which the outrider had recognized by its track.
road
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From this reading It started straight ahead and crossed the road fifty feet from the King, followed only by the bloodhound which had driven it back.
Scarcely
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From this reading Scarcely were the bloodhounds put on the trail before it plunged into the thickets, and from a cluster of thorn bushes drove out the boar which the outrider had recognized by its track.
started
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From this reading It started straight ahead and crossed the road fifty feet from the King, followed only by the bloodhound which had driven it back.
straight
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From this reading It started straight ahead and crossed the road fifty feet from the King, followed only by the bloodhound which had driven it back.
strangest
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From this reading It was a recluse; that is, the strangest kind of animal.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The outrider who had turned aside the boar and who had told the King that the animal had not left the place was not mistaken.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HUNT.
thickets
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From this reading Scarcely were the bloodhounds put on the trail before it plunged into the thickets, and from a cluster of thorn bushes drove out the boar which the outrider had recognized by its track.
thorn
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From this reading Scarcely were the bloodhounds put on the trail before it plunged into the thickets, and from a cluster of thorn bushes drove out the boar which the outrider had recognized by its track.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The outrider who had turned aside the boar and who had told the King that the animal had not left the place was not mistaken.
tracknounUS /træk/
a route or signs showing the way someone went
From this reading Scarcely were the bloodhounds put on the trail before it plunged into the thickets, and from a cluster of thorn bushes drove out the boar which the outrider had recognized by its track.
trail
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From this reading Scarcely were the bloodhounds put on the trail before it plunged into the thickets, and from a cluster of thorn bushes drove out the boar which the outrider had recognized by its track.
turned
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From this reading The outrider who had turned aside the boar and who had told the King that the animal had not left the place was not mistaken.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The outrider who had turned aside the boar and who had told the King that the animal had not left the place was not mistaken.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Scarcely were the bloodhounds put on the trail before it plunged into the thickets, and from a cluster of thorn bushes drove out the boar which the outrider had recognized by its track.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Scarcely were the bloodhounds put on the trail before it plunged into the thickets, and from a cluster of thorn bushes drove out the boar which the outrider had recognized by its track.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The outrider who had turned aside the boar and who had told the King that the animal had not left the place was not mistaken.
