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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 Sir John followed the story with a running fire of oaths, prayers, thumps with his great fist and flourishes of his crutch.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I pray you to fill your cup again whilst I make use of the little time that is left to us.”
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “Well, well, lad, you could scarce expect to hold your saddle against Manny, and you have carried yourself well.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sir John followed the story with a running fire of oaths, prayers, thumps with his great fist and flourishes of his crutch.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We are proud of you, Nigel, for you are our own man, reared in the heather country.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But indeed I take shame that you are not more skilled in the mystery of the woods, seeing that I have had the teaching of you, and that no one in broad England is my master at the craft.
broad
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From this reading But indeed I take shame that you are not more skilled in the mystery of the woods, seeing that I have had the teaching of you, and that no one in broad England is my master at the craft.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But indeed I take shame that you are not more skilled in the mystery of the woods, seeing that I have had the teaching of you, and that no one in broad England is my master at the craft.
carried
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From this reading “Well, well, lad, you could scarce expect to hold your saddle against Manny, and you have carried yourself well.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Well, well, lad, you could scarce expect to hold your saddle against Manny, and you have carried yourself well.
country
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From this reading We are proud of you, Nigel, for you are our own man, reared in the heather country.
craftnounUS /kræft/
a boat or ship in this chapter’s sailing situation
From this reading But indeed I take shame that you are not more skilled in the mystery of the woods, seeing that I have had the teaching of you, and that no one in broad England is my master at the craft.
crutch
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From this reading Sir John followed the story with a running fire of oaths, prayers, thumps with his great fist and flourishes of his crutch.
cup
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From this reading I pray you to fill your cup again whilst I make use of the little time that is left to us.”
England
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From this reading But indeed I take shame that you are not more skilled in the mystery of the woods, seeing that I have had the teaching of you, and that no one in broad England is my master at the craft.
expectverbUS /ɪkˈspekt/
to think that something will happen
From this reading “Well, well, lad, you could scarce expect to hold your saddle against Manny, and you have carried yourself well.
fill
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From this reading I pray you to fill your cup again whilst I make use of the little time that is left to us.”
fire
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From this reading Sir John followed the story with a running fire of oaths, prayers, thumps with his great fist and flourishes of his crutch.
fist
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From this reading Sir John followed the story with a running fire of oaths, prayers, thumps with his great fist and flourishes of his crutch.
flourishes
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From this reading Sir John followed the story with a running fire of oaths, prayers, thumps with his great fist and flourishes of his crutch.
followed
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From this reading Sir John followed the story with a running fire of oaths, prayers, thumps with his great fist and flourishes of his crutch.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We are proud of you, Nigel, for you are our own man, reared in the heather country.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sir John followed the story with a running fire of oaths, prayers, thumps with his great fist and flourishes of his crutch.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But indeed I take shame that you are not more skilled in the mystery of the woods, seeing that I have had the teaching of you, and that no one in broad England is my master at the craft.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Well, well, lad, you could scarce expect to hold your saddle against Manny, and you have carried yourself well.
heather
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From this reading We are proud of you, Nigel, for you are our own man, reared in the heather country.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Sir John followed the story with a running fire of oaths, prayers, thumps with his great fist and flourishes of his crutch.
hold
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From this reading “Well, well, lad, you could scarce expect to hold your saddle against Manny, and you have carried yourself well.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But indeed I take shame that you are not more skilled in the mystery of the woods, seeing that I have had the teaching of you, and that no one in broad England is my master at the craft.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We are proud of you, Nigel, for you are our own man, reared in the heather country.
indeed
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From this reading But indeed I take shame that you are not more skilled in the mystery of the woods, seeing that I have had the teaching of you, and that no one in broad England is my master at the craft.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But indeed I take shame that you are not more skilled in the mystery of the woods, seeing that I have had the teaching of you, and that no one in broad England is my master at the craft.
John
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From this reading Sir John followed the story with a running fire of oaths, prayers, thumps with his great fist and flourishes of his crutch.
lad
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From this reading “Well, well, lad, you could scarce expect to hold your saddle against Manny, and you have carried yourself well.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I pray you to fill your cup again whilst I make use of the little time that is left to us.”
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I pray you to fill your cup again whilst I make use of the little time that is left to us.”
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I pray you to fill your cup again whilst I make use of the little time that is left to us.”
man
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From this reading We are proud of you, Nigel, for you are our own man, reared in the heather country.
Manny
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From this reading “Well, well, lad, you could scarce expect to hold your saddle against Manny, and you have carried yourself well.
master
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From this reading But indeed I take shame that you are not more skilled in the mystery of the woods, seeing that I have had the teaching of you, and that no one in broad England is my master at the craft.
more
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From this reading But indeed I take shame that you are not more skilled in the mystery of the woods, seeing that I have had the teaching of you, and that no one in broad England is my master at the craft.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But indeed I take shame that you are not more skilled in the mystery of the woods, seeing that I have had the teaching of you, and that no one in broad England is my master at the craft.
mystery
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From this reading But indeed I take shame that you are not more skilled in the mystery of the woods, seeing that I have had the teaching of you, and that no one in broad England is my master at the craft.
Nigel
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From this reading We are proud of you, Nigel, for you are our own man, reared in the heather country.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But indeed I take shame that you are not more skilled in the mystery of the woods, seeing that I have had the teaching of you, and that no one in broad England is my master at the craft.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But indeed I take shame that you are not more skilled in the mystery of the woods, seeing that I have had the teaching of you, and that no one in broad England is my master at the craft.
oaths
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From this reading Sir John followed the story with a running fire of oaths, prayers, thumps with his great fist and flourishes of his crutch.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sir John followed the story with a running fire of oaths, prayers, thumps with his great fist and flourishes of his crutch.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But indeed I take shame that you are not more skilled in the mystery of the woods, seeing that I have had the teaching of you, and that no one in broad England is my master at the craft.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We are proud of you, Nigel, for you are our own man, reared in the heather country.
own
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From this reading We are proud of you, Nigel, for you are our own man, reared in the heather country.
pray
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From this reading I pray you to fill your cup again whilst I make use of the little time that is left to us.”
prayers
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From this reading Sir John followed the story with a running fire of oaths, prayers, thumps with his great fist and flourishes of his crutch.
proud
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From this reading We are proud of you, Nigel, for you are our own man, reared in the heather country.
reared
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From this reading We are proud of you, Nigel, for you are our own man, reared in the heather country.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Sir John followed the story with a running fire of oaths, prayers, thumps with his great fist and flourishes of his crutch.
saddle
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From this reading “Well, well, lad, you could scarce expect to hold your saddle against Manny, and you have carried yourself well.
scarceadjectiveUS /skɛrs/
hard to find or in short supply
From this reading “Well, well, lad, you could scarce expect to hold your saddle against Manny, and you have carried yourself well.
seeing
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From this reading But indeed I take shame that you are not more skilled in the mystery of the woods, seeing that I have had the teaching of you, and that no one in broad England is my master at the craft.
shame
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From this reading But indeed I take shame that you are not more skilled in the mystery of the woods, seeing that I have had the teaching of you, and that no one in broad England is my master at the craft.
Sir
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From this reading Sir John followed the story with a running fire of oaths, prayers, thumps with his great fist and flourishes of his crutch.
skilled
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From this reading But indeed I take shame that you are not more skilled in the mystery of the woods, seeing that I have had the teaching of you, and that no one in broad England is my master at the craft.
story
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From this reading Sir John followed the story with a running fire of oaths, prayers, thumps with his great fist and flourishes of his crutch.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But indeed I take shame that you are not more skilled in the mystery of the woods, seeing that I have had the teaching of you, and that no one in broad England is my master at the craft.
teaching
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From this reading But indeed I take shame that you are not more skilled in the mystery of the woods, seeing that I have had the teaching of you, and that no one in broad England is my master at the craft.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But indeed I take shame that you are not more skilled in the mystery of the woods, seeing that I have had the teaching of you, and that no one in broad England is my master at the craft.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sir John followed the story with a running fire of oaths, prayers, thumps with his great fist and flourishes of his crutch.
thumps
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From this reading Sir John followed the story with a running fire of oaths, prayers, thumps with his great fist and flourishes of his crutch.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I pray you to fill your cup again whilst I make use of the little time that is left to us.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Well, well, lad, you could scarce expect to hold your saddle against Manny, and you have carried yourself well.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I pray you to fill your cup again whilst I make use of the little time that is left to us.”
use
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From this reading I pray you to fill your cup again whilst I make use of the little time that is left to us.”
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We are proud of you, Nigel, for you are our own man, reared in the heather country.
Well
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From this reading “Well, well, lad, you could scarce expect to hold your saddle against Manny, and you have carried yourself well.
whilstconjunctionUS /waɪlst/
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading I pray you to fill your cup again whilst I make use of the little time that is left to us.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Sir John followed the story with a running fire of oaths, prayers, thumps with his great fist and flourishes of his crutch.
woods
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From this reading But indeed I take shame that you are not more skilled in the mystery of the woods, seeing that I have had the teaching of you, and that no one in broad England is my master at the craft.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Well, well, lad, you could scarce expect to hold your saddle against Manny, and you have carried yourself well.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Well, well, lad, you could scarce expect to hold your saddle against Manny, and you have carried yourself well.
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “Well, well, lad, you could scarce expect to hold your saddle against Manny, and you have carried yourself well.
