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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 Clement thought that he might do worse and agreed, merely halting for five minutes at the George at Brickhill, to administer a quart of ale apiece to the nags, and to take one themselves.
administer
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From this reading Clement thought that he might do worse and agreed, merely halting for five minutes at the George at Brickhill, to administer a quart of ale apiece to the nags, and to take one themselves.
agreed
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From this reading Clement thought that he might do worse and agreed, merely halting for five minutes at the George at Brickhill, to administer a quart of ale apiece to the nags, and to take one themselves.
ale
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From this reading Clement thought that he might do worse and agreed, merely halting for five minutes at the George at Brickhill, to administer a quart of ale apiece to the nags, and to take one themselves.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He could see his man now, and judging him to be good for the money, he gave way to greed and proposed to run the horses on to Dunstable.
apiece
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From this reading Clement thought that he might do worse and agreed, merely halting for five minutes at the George at Brickhill, to administer a quart of ale apiece to the nags, and to take one themselves.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Clement thought that he might do worse and agreed, merely halting for five minutes at the George at Brickhill, to administer a quart of ale apiece to the nags, and to take one themselves.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He could see his man now, and judging him to be good for the money, he gave way to greed and proposed to run the horses on to Dunstable.
Brickhill
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From this reading Clement thought that he might do worse and agreed, merely halting for five minutes at the George at Brickhill, to administer a quart of ale apiece to the nags, and to take one themselves.
Clement
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From this reading Clement thought that he might do worse and agreed, merely halting for five minutes at the George at Brickhill, to administer a quart of ale apiece to the nags, and to take one themselves.
completed
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From this reading Still, the daylight had one good effect, it completed the reassurance of Mr. Hollins.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He could see his man now, and judging him to be good for the money, he gave way to greed and proposed to run the horses on to Dunstable.
cover
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From this reading Even so, Clement had still thirty miles to cover.
daylight
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From this reading Still, the daylight had one good effect, it completed the reassurance of Mr. Hollins.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Clement thought that he might do worse and agreed, merely halting for five minutes at the George at Brickhill, to administer a quart of ale apiece to the nags, and to take one themselves.
Dunstable
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From this reading He could see his man now, and judging him to be good for the money, he gave way to greed and proposed to run the horses on to Dunstable.
effect
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From this reading Still, the daylight had one good effect, it completed the reassurance of Mr. Hollins.
eight
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From this reading Then they pressed on to Dunstable, which they reached at half-past eight.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even so, Clement had still thirty miles to cover.
five
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From this reading Clement thought that he might do worse and agreed, merely halting for five minutes at the George at Brickhill, to administer a quart of ale apiece to the nags, and to take one themselves.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He could see his man now, and judging him to be good for the money, he gave way to greed and proposed to run the horses on to Dunstable.
gave
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From this reading He could see his man now, and judging him to be good for the money, he gave way to greed and proposed to run the horses on to Dunstable.
George
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From this reading Clement thought that he might do worse and agreed, merely halting for five minutes at the George at Brickhill, to administer a quart of ale apiece to the nags, and to take one themselves.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still, the daylight had one good effect, it completed the reassurance of Mr. Hollins.
greed
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From this reading He could see his man now, and judging him to be good for the money, he gave way to greed and proposed to run the horses on to Dunstable.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Still, the daylight had one good effect, it completed the reassurance of Mr. Hollins.
half-past
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From this reading Then they pressed on to Dunstable, which they reached at half-past eight.
halting
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From this reading Clement thought that he might do worse and agreed, merely halting for five minutes at the George at Brickhill, to administer a quart of ale apiece to the nags, and to take one themselves.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He could see his man now, and judging him to be good for the money, he gave way to greed and proposed to run the horses on to Dunstable.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He could see his man now, and judging him to be good for the money, he gave way to greed and proposed to run the horses on to Dunstable.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He could see his man now, and judging him to be good for the money, he gave way to greed and proposed to run the horses on to Dunstable.
Hollins
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From this reading Still, the daylight had one good effect, it completed the reassurance of Mr. Hollins.
horses
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From this reading He could see his man now, and judging him to be good for the money, he gave way to greed and proposed to run the horses on to Dunstable.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Still, the daylight had one good effect, it completed the reassurance of Mr. Hollins.
judging
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From this reading He could see his man now, and judging him to be good for the money, he gave way to greed and proposed to run the horses on to Dunstable.
man
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From this reading He could see his man now, and judging him to be good for the money, he gave way to greed and proposed to run the horses on to Dunstable.
merely
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From this reading Clement thought that he might do worse and agreed, merely halting for five minutes at the George at Brickhill, to administer a quart of ale apiece to the nags, and to take one themselves.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Clement thought that he might do worse and agreed, merely halting for five minutes at the George at Brickhill, to administer a quart of ale apiece to the nags, and to take one themselves.
miles
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From this reading Even so, Clement had still thirty miles to cover.
minutes
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From this reading Clement thought that he might do worse and agreed, merely halting for five minutes at the George at Brickhill, to administer a quart of ale apiece to the nags, and to take one themselves.
money
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From this reading He could see his man now, and judging him to be good for the money, he gave way to greed and proposed to run the horses on to Dunstable.
Mr
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From this reading Still, the daylight had one good effect, it completed the reassurance of Mr. Hollins.
nags
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From this reading Clement thought that he might do worse and agreed, merely halting for five minutes at the George at Brickhill, to administer a quart of ale apiece to the nags, and to take one themselves.
now
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From this reading He could see his man now, and judging him to be good for the money, he gave way to greed and proposed to run the horses on to Dunstable.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Still, the daylight had one good effect, it completed the reassurance of Mr. Hollins.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He could see his man now, and judging him to be good for the money, he gave way to greed and proposed to run the horses on to Dunstable.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Still, the daylight had one good effect, it completed the reassurance of Mr. Hollins.
pressed
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From this reading Then they pressed on to Dunstable, which they reached at half-past eight.
proposed
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From this reading He could see his man now, and judging him to be good for the money, he gave way to greed and proposed to run the horses on to Dunstable.
quart
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From this reading Clement thought that he might do worse and agreed, merely halting for five minutes at the George at Brickhill, to administer a quart of ale apiece to the nags, and to take one themselves.
reached
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From this reading Then they pressed on to Dunstable, which they reached at half-past eight.
reassurance
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From this reading Still, the daylight had one good effect, it completed the reassurance of Mr. Hollins.
run
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From this reading He could see his man now, and judging him to be good for the money, he gave way to greed and proposed to run the horses on to Dunstable.
see
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From this reading He could see his man now, and judging him to be good for the money, he gave way to greed and proposed to run the horses on to Dunstable.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Even so, Clement had still thirty miles to cover.
StillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still, the daylight had one good effect, it completed the reassurance of Mr. Hollins.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Clement thought that he might do worse and agreed, merely halting for five minutes at the George at Brickhill, to administer a quart of ale apiece to the nags, and to take one themselves.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Clement thought that he might do worse and agreed, merely halting for five minutes at the George at Brickhill, to administer a quart of ale apiece to the nags, and to take one themselves.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Still, the daylight had one good effect, it completed the reassurance of Mr. Hollins.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Clement thought that he might do worse and agreed, merely halting for five minutes at the George at Brickhill, to administer a quart of ale apiece to the nags, and to take one themselves.
Then
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From this reading Then they pressed on to Dunstable, which they reached at half-past eight.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then they pressed on to Dunstable, which they reached at half-past eight.
thirty
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From this reading Even so, Clement had still thirty miles to cover.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Clement thought that he might do worse and agreed, merely halting for five minutes at the George at Brickhill, to administer a quart of ale apiece to the nags, and to take one themselves.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He could see his man now, and judging him to be good for the money, he gave way to greed and proposed to run the horses on to Dunstable.
way
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From this reading He could see his man now, and judging him to be good for the money, he gave way to greed and proposed to run the horses on to Dunstable.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Then they pressed on to Dunstable, which they reached at half-past eight.
worse
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From this reading Clement thought that he might do worse and agreed, merely halting for five minutes at the George at Brickhill, to administer a quart of ale apiece to the nags, and to take one themselves.
