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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 It would be hard to find a better portrait of a hunting squire than that which the Earl of Shaftesbury has the credit of having drawn of this very peculiar personage.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading His description ends by saying, “He lived to be an hundred, and never lost his eyesight nor used spectacles.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His description ends by saying, “He lived to be an hundred, and never lost his eyesight nor used spectacles.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It would be hard to find a better portrait of a hunting squire than that which the Earl of Shaftesbury has the credit of having drawn of this very peculiar personage.
better
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From this reading It would be hard to find a better portrait of a hunting squire than that which the Earl of Shaftesbury has the credit of having drawn of this very peculiar personage.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading His description ends by saying, “He lived to be an hundred, and never lost his eyesight nor used spectacles.
characters
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From this reading Some English sporting characters have furnished striking examples of robust longevity.
Charles
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From this reading Henry Hastings was the name of this old gentleman, who lived in the time of Charles the First.
credit
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From this reading It would be hard to find a better portrait of a hunting squire than that which the Earl of Shaftesbury has the credit of having drawn of this very peculiar personage.
description
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From this reading His description ends by saying, “He lived to be an hundred, and never lost his eyesight nor used spectacles.
drawn
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From this reading It would be hard to find a better portrait of a hunting squire than that which the Earl of Shaftesbury has the credit of having drawn of this very peculiar personage.
Earl
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From this reading It would be hard to find a better portrait of a hunting squire than that which the Earl of Shaftesbury has the credit of having drawn of this very peculiar personage.
ends
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From this reading His description ends by saying, “He lived to be an hundred, and never lost his eyesight nor used spectacles.
English
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From this reading Some English sporting characters have furnished striking examples of robust longevity.
examples
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From this reading Some English sporting characters have furnished striking examples of robust longevity.
eyesight
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From this reading His description ends by saying, “He lived to be an hundred, and never lost his eyesight nor used spectacles.
find
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From this reading It would be hard to find a better portrait of a hunting squire than that which the Earl of Shaftesbury has the credit of having drawn of this very peculiar personage.
FirstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Henry Hastings was the name of this old gentleman, who lived in the time of Charles the First.
Forest
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From this reading In Gilpin's “Forest Scenery” there is the story of one of these horseback heroes.
furnished
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From this reading Some English sporting characters have furnished striking examples of robust longevity.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Henry Hastings was the name of this old gentleman, who lived in the time of Charles the First.
Gilpin's
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From this reading In Gilpin's “Forest Scenery” there is the story of one of these horseback heroes.
hard
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From this reading It would be hard to find a better portrait of a hunting squire than that which the Earl of Shaftesbury has the credit of having drawn of this very peculiar personage.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It would be hard to find a better portrait of a hunting squire than that which the Earl of Shaftesbury has the credit of having drawn of this very peculiar personage.
Hastings
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From this reading Henry Hastings was the name of this old gentleman, who lived in the time of Charles the First.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Some English sporting characters have furnished striking examples of robust longevity.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading It would be hard to find a better portrait of a hunting squire than that which the Earl of Shaftesbury has the credit of having drawn of this very peculiar personage.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His description ends by saying, “He lived to be an hundred, and never lost his eyesight nor used spectacles.
Henry
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From this reading Henry Hastings was the name of this old gentleman, who lived in the time of Charles the First.
heroes
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From this reading In Gilpin's “Forest Scenery” there is the story of one of these horseback heroes.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His description ends by saying, “He lived to be an hundred, and never lost his eyesight nor used spectacles.
horseback
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From this reading In Gilpin's “Forest Scenery” there is the story of one of these horseback heroes.
hundred
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From this reading His description ends by saying, “He lived to be an hundred, and never lost his eyesight nor used spectacles.
hunting
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From this reading It would be hard to find a better portrait of a hunting squire than that which the Earl of Shaftesbury has the credit of having drawn of this very peculiar personage.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In Gilpin's “Forest Scenery” there is the story of one of these horseback heroes.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In Gilpin's “Forest Scenery” there is the story of one of these horseback heroes.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would be hard to find a better portrait of a hunting squire than that which the Earl of Shaftesbury has the credit of having drawn of this very peculiar personage.
lived
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From this reading Henry Hastings was the name of this old gentleman, who lived in the time of Charles the First.
longevity
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From this reading Some English sporting characters have furnished striking examples of robust longevity.
lost
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From this reading His description ends by saying, “He lived to be an hundred, and never lost his eyesight nor used spectacles.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Henry Hastings was the name of this old gentleman, who lived in the time of Charles the First.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His description ends by saying, “He lived to be an hundred, and never lost his eyesight nor used spectacles.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading His description ends by saying, “He lived to be an hundred, and never lost his eyesight nor used spectacles.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Some English sporting characters have furnished striking examples of robust longevity.
old
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From this reading Henry Hastings was the name of this old gentleman, who lived in the time of Charles the First.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In Gilpin's “Forest Scenery” there is the story of one of these horseback heroes.
peculiar
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From this reading It would be hard to find a better portrait of a hunting squire than that which the Earl of Shaftesbury has the credit of having drawn of this very peculiar personage.
personage
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From this reading It would be hard to find a better portrait of a hunting squire than that which the Earl of Shaftesbury has the credit of having drawn of this very peculiar personage.
portrait
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From this reading It would be hard to find a better portrait of a hunting squire than that which the Earl of Shaftesbury has the credit of having drawn of this very peculiar personage.
robust
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From this reading Some English sporting characters have furnished striking examples of robust longevity.
saying
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From this reading His description ends by saying, “He lived to be an hundred, and never lost his eyesight nor used spectacles.
Scenery
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From this reading In Gilpin's “Forest Scenery” there is the story of one of these horseback heroes.
Shaftesbury
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From this reading It would be hard to find a better portrait of a hunting squire than that which the Earl of Shaftesbury has the credit of having drawn of this very peculiar personage.
Some
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From this reading Some English sporting characters have furnished striking examples of robust longevity.
spectacles
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From this reading His description ends by saying, “He lived to be an hundred, and never lost his eyesight nor used spectacles.
sporting
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From this reading Some English sporting characters have furnished striking examples of robust longevity.
squire
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From this reading It would be hard to find a better portrait of a hunting squire than that which the Earl of Shaftesbury has the credit of having drawn of this very peculiar personage.
story
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From this reading In Gilpin's “Forest Scenery” there is the story of one of these horseback heroes.
striking
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From this reading Some English sporting characters have furnished striking examples of robust longevity.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It would be hard to find a better portrait of a hunting squire than that which the Earl of Shaftesbury has the credit of having drawn of this very peculiar personage.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It would be hard to find a better portrait of a hunting squire than that which the Earl of Shaftesbury has the credit of having drawn of this very peculiar personage.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In Gilpin's “Forest Scenery” there is the story of one of these horseback heroes.
there
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From this reading In Gilpin's “Forest Scenery” there is the story of one of these horseback heroes.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading In Gilpin's “Forest Scenery” there is the story of one of these horseback heroes.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Henry Hastings was the name of this old gentleman, who lived in the time of Charles the First.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Henry Hastings was the name of this old gentleman, who lived in the time of Charles the First.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It would be hard to find a better portrait of a hunting squire than that which the Earl of Shaftesbury has the credit of having drawn of this very peculiar personage.
used
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From this reading His description ends by saying, “He lived to be an hundred, and never lost his eyesight nor used spectacles.
very
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From this reading It would be hard to find a better portrait of a hunting squire than that which the Earl of Shaftesbury has the credit of having drawn of this very peculiar personage.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Henry Hastings was the name of this old gentleman, who lived in the time of Charles the First.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It would be hard to find a better portrait of a hunting squire than that which the Earl of Shaftesbury has the credit of having drawn of this very peculiar personage.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Henry Hastings was the name of this old gentleman, who lived in the time of Charles the First.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would be hard to find a better portrait of a hunting squire than that which the Earl of Shaftesbury has the credit of having drawn of this very peculiar personage.
