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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 HEMLOCK Hardcastle found no partridge in the long pasture that led to Draycott’s farm; but a hare got up under his feet as he neared the gate.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading When she ran through it, brown against the grey rocks above, she was out of range to all but the most sanguine fancy.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading When she ran through it, brown against the grey rocks above, she was out of range to all but the most sanguine fancy.
all
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From this reading When she ran through it, brown against the grey rocks above, she was out of range to all but the most sanguine fancy.
always
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From this reading Most shots came easily to Hardcastle, but from boyhood’s days a hare had roused always the same surprise, with its lopping stride that seemed slow and bulky, disguising a strong wind’s speed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Most shots came easily to Hardcastle, but from boyhood’s days a hare had roused always the same surprise, with its lopping stride that seemed slow and bulky, disguising a strong wind’s speed.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading HEMLOCK Hardcastle found no partridge in the long pasture that led to Draycott’s farm; but a hare got up under his feet as he neared the gate.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He missed now with the first barrel—at simple range—and puss got into a scrub of hazels that climbed the hillside.
barrel
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From this reading He missed now with the first barrel—at simple range—and puss got into a scrub of hazels that climbed the hillside.
boyhood's
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From this reading Most shots came easily to Hardcastle, but from boyhood’s days a hare had roused always the same surprise, with its lopping stride that seemed slow and bulky, disguising a strong wind’s speed.
brown
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From this reading When she ran through it, brown against the grey rocks above, she was out of range to all but the most sanguine fancy.
bulky
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From this reading Most shots came easily to Hardcastle, but from boyhood’s days a hare had roused always the same surprise, with its lopping stride that seemed slow and bulky, disguising a strong wind’s speed.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading HEMLOCK Hardcastle found no partridge in the long pasture that led to Draycott’s farm; but a hare got up under his feet as he neared the gate.
came
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From this reading Most shots came easily to Hardcastle, but from boyhood’s days a hare had roused always the same surprise, with its lopping stride that seemed slow and bulky, disguising a strong wind’s speed.
climbed
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From this reading He missed now with the first barrel—at simple range—and puss got into a scrub of hazels that climbed the hillside.
days
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From this reading Most shots came easily to Hardcastle, but from boyhood’s days a hare had roused always the same surprise, with its lopping stride that seemed slow and bulky, disguising a strong wind’s speed.
disguising
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From this reading Most shots came easily to Hardcastle, but from boyhood’s days a hare had roused always the same surprise, with its lopping stride that seemed slow and bulky, disguising a strong wind’s speed.
Draycott's
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From this reading HEMLOCK Hardcastle found no partridge in the long pasture that led to Draycott’s farm; but a hare got up under his feet as he neared the gate.
easily
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From this reading Most shots came easily to Hardcastle, but from boyhood’s days a hare had roused always the same surprise, with its lopping stride that seemed slow and bulky, disguising a strong wind’s speed.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Hardcastle gave her the left barrel at a venture, and his heart warmed as he saw her sprawl every way at once and lie still against the rocks.
fancy
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From this reading When she ran through it, brown against the grey rocks above, she was out of range to all but the most sanguine fancy.
farm
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From this reading HEMLOCK Hardcastle found no partridge in the long pasture that led to Draycott’s farm; but a hare got up under his feet as he neared the gate.
feet
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From this reading HEMLOCK Hardcastle found no partridge in the long pasture that led to Draycott’s farm; but a hare got up under his feet as he neared the gate.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He missed now with the first barrel—at simple range—and puss got into a scrub of hazels that climbed the hillside.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HEMLOCK Hardcastle found no partridge in the long pasture that led to Draycott’s farm; but a hare got up under his feet as he neared the gate.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Most shots came easily to Hardcastle, but from boyhood’s days a hare had roused always the same surprise, with its lopping stride that seemed slow and bulky, disguising a strong wind’s speed.
gate
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From this reading HEMLOCK Hardcastle found no partridge in the long pasture that led to Draycott’s farm; but a hare got up under his feet as he neared the gate.
gave
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From this reading Hardcastle gave her the left barrel at a venture, and his heart warmed as he saw her sprawl every way at once and lie still against the rocks.
got
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From this reading HEMLOCK Hardcastle found no partridge in the long pasture that led to Draycott’s farm; but a hare got up under his feet as he neared the gate.
grey
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From this reading When she ran through it, brown against the grey rocks above, she was out of range to all but the most sanguine fancy.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Most shots came easily to Hardcastle, but from boyhood’s days a hare had roused always the same surprise, with its lopping stride that seemed slow and bulky, disguising a strong wind’s speed.
Hardcastle
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From this reading HEMLOCK Hardcastle found no partridge in the long pasture that led to Draycott’s farm; but a hare got up under his feet as he neared the gate.
hare
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From this reading HEMLOCK Hardcastle found no partridge in the long pasture that led to Draycott’s farm; but a hare got up under his feet as he neared the gate.
hazels
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From this reading He missed now with the first barrel—at simple range—and puss got into a scrub of hazels that climbed the hillside.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading HEMLOCK Hardcastle found no partridge in the long pasture that led to Draycott’s farm; but a hare got up under his feet as he neared the gate.
heart
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From this reading Hardcastle gave her the left barrel at a venture, and his heart warmed as he saw her sprawl every way at once and lie still against the rocks.
HEMLOCK
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From this reading HEMLOCK Hardcastle found no partridge in the long pasture that led to Draycott’s farm; but a hare got up under his feet as he neared the gate.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Hardcastle gave her the left barrel at a venture, and his heart warmed as he saw her sprawl every way at once and lie still against the rocks.
hillside
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From this reading He missed now with the first barrel—at simple range—and puss got into a scrub of hazels that climbed the hillside.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading HEMLOCK Hardcastle found no partridge in the long pasture that led to Draycott’s farm; but a hare got up under his feet as he neared the gate.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HEMLOCK Hardcastle found no partridge in the long pasture that led to Draycott’s farm; but a hare got up under his feet as he neared the gate.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He missed now with the first barrel—at simple range—and puss got into a scrub of hazels that climbed the hillside.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When she ran through it, brown against the grey rocks above, she was out of range to all but the most sanguine fancy.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Most shots came easily to Hardcastle, but from boyhood’s days a hare had roused always the same surprise, with its lopping stride that seemed slow and bulky, disguising a strong wind’s speed.
led
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From this reading HEMLOCK Hardcastle found no partridge in the long pasture that led to Draycott’s farm; but a hare got up under his feet as he neared the gate.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hardcastle gave her the left barrel at a venture, and his heart warmed as he saw her sprawl every way at once and lie still against the rocks.
lie
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From this reading Hardcastle gave her the left barrel at a venture, and his heart warmed as he saw her sprawl every way at once and lie still against the rocks.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HEMLOCK Hardcastle found no partridge in the long pasture that led to Draycott’s farm; but a hare got up under his feet as he neared the gate.
lopping
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From this reading Most shots came easily to Hardcastle, but from boyhood’s days a hare had roused always the same surprise, with its lopping stride that seemed slow and bulky, disguising a strong wind’s speed.
missed
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From this reading He missed now with the first barrel—at simple range—and puss got into a scrub of hazels that climbed the hillside.
Most
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From this reading Most shots came easily to Hardcastle, but from boyhood’s days a hare had roused always the same surprise, with its lopping stride that seemed slow and bulky, disguising a strong wind’s speed.
neared
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From this reading HEMLOCK Hardcastle found no partridge in the long pasture that led to Draycott’s farm; but a hare got up under his feet as he neared the gate.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading HEMLOCK Hardcastle found no partridge in the long pasture that led to Draycott’s farm; but a hare got up under his feet as he neared the gate.
now
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From this reading He missed now with the first barrel—at simple range—and puss got into a scrub of hazels that climbed the hillside.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He missed now with the first barrel—at simple range—and puss got into a scrub of hazels that climbed the hillside.
once
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From this reading Hardcastle gave her the left barrel at a venture, and his heart warmed as he saw her sprawl every way at once and lie still against the rocks.
out
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From this reading When she ran through it, brown against the grey rocks above, she was out of range to all but the most sanguine fancy.
partridge
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From this reading HEMLOCK Hardcastle found no partridge in the long pasture that led to Draycott’s farm; but a hare got up under his feet as he neared the gate.
pasture
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From this reading HEMLOCK Hardcastle found no partridge in the long pasture that led to Draycott’s farm; but a hare got up under his feet as he neared the gate.
puss
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From this reading He missed now with the first barrel—at simple range—and puss got into a scrub of hazels that climbed the hillside.
ran
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From this reading When she ran through it, brown against the grey rocks above, she was out of range to all but the most sanguine fancy.
range
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From this reading He missed now with the first barrel—at simple range—and puss got into a scrub of hazels that climbed the hillside.
rocks
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From this reading When she ran through it, brown against the grey rocks above, she was out of range to all but the most sanguine fancy.
roused
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From this reading Most shots came easily to Hardcastle, but from boyhood’s days a hare had roused always the same surprise, with its lopping stride that seemed slow and bulky, disguising a strong wind’s speed.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Most shots came easily to Hardcastle, but from boyhood’s days a hare had roused always the same surprise, with its lopping stride that seemed slow and bulky, disguising a strong wind’s speed.
sanguine
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From this reading When she ran through it, brown against the grey rocks above, she was out of range to all but the most sanguine fancy.
saw
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From this reading Hardcastle gave her the left barrel at a venture, and his heart warmed as he saw her sprawl every way at once and lie still against the rocks.
scrub
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From this reading He missed now with the first barrel—at simple range—and puss got into a scrub of hazels that climbed the hillside.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Most shots came easily to Hardcastle, but from boyhood’s days a hare had roused always the same surprise, with its lopping stride that seemed slow and bulky, disguising a strong wind’s speed.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When she ran through it, brown against the grey rocks above, she was out of range to all but the most sanguine fancy.
shots
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From this reading Most shots came easily to Hardcastle, but from boyhood’s days a hare had roused always the same surprise, with its lopping stride that seemed slow and bulky, disguising a strong wind’s speed.
simple
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From this reading He missed now with the first barrel—at simple range—and puss got into a scrub of hazels that climbed the hillside.
slow
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From this reading Most shots came easily to Hardcastle, but from boyhood’s days a hare had roused always the same surprise, with its lopping stride that seemed slow and bulky, disguising a strong wind’s speed.
speed
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From this reading Most shots came easily to Hardcastle, but from boyhood’s days a hare had roused always the same surprise, with its lopping stride that seemed slow and bulky, disguising a strong wind’s speed.
sprawl
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From this reading Hardcastle gave her the left barrel at a venture, and his heart warmed as he saw her sprawl every way at once and lie still against the rocks.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hardcastle gave her the left barrel at a venture, and his heart warmed as he saw her sprawl every way at once and lie still against the rocks.
stride
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From this reading Most shots came easily to Hardcastle, but from boyhood’s days a hare had roused always the same surprise, with its lopping stride that seemed slow and bulky, disguising a strong wind’s speed.
strong
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From this reading Most shots came easily to Hardcastle, but from boyhood’s days a hare had roused always the same surprise, with its lopping stride that seemed slow and bulky, disguising a strong wind’s speed.
surprise
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From this reading Most shots came easily to Hardcastle, but from boyhood’s days a hare had roused always the same surprise, with its lopping stride that seemed slow and bulky, disguising a strong wind’s speed.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading HEMLOCK Hardcastle found no partridge in the long pasture that led to Draycott’s farm; but a hare got up under his feet as he neared the gate.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HEMLOCK Hardcastle found no partridge in the long pasture that led to Draycott’s farm; but a hare got up under his feet as he neared the gate.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When she ran through it, brown against the grey rocks above, she was out of range to all but the most sanguine fancy.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HEMLOCK Hardcastle found no partridge in the long pasture that led to Draycott’s farm; but a hare got up under his feet as he neared the gate.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading HEMLOCK Hardcastle found no partridge in the long pasture that led to Draycott’s farm; but a hare got up under his feet as he neared the gate.
up
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From this reading HEMLOCK Hardcastle found no partridge in the long pasture that led to Draycott’s farm; but a hare got up under his feet as he neared the gate.
venture
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From this reading Hardcastle gave her the left barrel at a venture, and his heart warmed as he saw her sprawl every way at once and lie still against the rocks.
warmed
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From this reading Hardcastle gave her the left barrel at a venture, and his heart warmed as he saw her sprawl every way at once and lie still against the rocks.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When she ran through it, brown against the grey rocks above, she was out of range to all but the most sanguine fancy.
way
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From this reading Hardcastle gave her the left barrel at a venture, and his heart warmed as he saw her sprawl every way at once and lie still against the rocks.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When she ran through it, brown against the grey rocks above, she was out of range to all but the most sanguine fancy.
wind's
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From this reading Most shots came easily to Hardcastle, but from boyhood’s days a hare had roused always the same surprise, with its lopping stride that seemed slow and bulky, disguising a strong wind’s speed.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Most shots came easily to Hardcastle, but from boyhood’s days a hare had roused always the same surprise, with its lopping stride that seemed slow and bulky, disguising a strong wind’s speed.
