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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 A GAOL DELIVERY The Wilderness Folk were aghast, in the days that followed, to see dead Hardcastle riding with Causleen, man and wife, across the uplands.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading A GAOL DELIVERY The Wilderness Folk were aghast, in the days that followed, to see dead Hardcastle riding with Causleen, man and wife, across the uplands.
aghast
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From this reading A GAOL DELIVERY The Wilderness Folk were aghast, in the days that followed, to see dead Hardcastle riding with Causleen, man and wife, across the uplands.
all
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From this reading Flesh and blood they could not be, for all Garsykes knew that they were buried in the cave.
always
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From this reading It was ill-luck and always had been, to run counter to a Hardcastle, whatever toll they took of those farming under him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A GAOL DELIVERY The Wilderness Folk were aghast, in the days that followed, to see dead Hardcastle riding with Causleen, man and wife, across the uplands.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Flesh and blood they could not be, for all Garsykes knew that they were buried in the cave.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was ill-luck and always had been, to run counter to a Hardcastle, whatever toll they took of those farming under him.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Flesh and blood they could not be, for all Garsykes knew that they were buried in the cave.
bred
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From this reading Old superstition bred and festered in the Garsykes hovels.
buried
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From this reading Flesh and blood they could not be, for all Garsykes knew that they were buried in the cave.
Causleen
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From this reading A GAOL DELIVERY The Wilderness Folk were aghast, in the days that followed, to see dead Hardcastle riding with Causleen, man and wife, across the uplands.
cave
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From this reading Flesh and blood they could not be, for all Garsykes knew that they were buried in the cave.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Flesh and blood they could not be, for all Garsykes knew that they were buried in the cave.
counter
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From this reading It was ill-luck and always had been, to run counter to a Hardcastle, whatever toll they took of those farming under him.
days
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From this reading A GAOL DELIVERY The Wilderness Folk were aghast, in the days that followed, to see dead Hardcastle riding with Causleen, man and wife, across the uplands.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A GAOL DELIVERY The Wilderness Folk were aghast, in the days that followed, to see dead Hardcastle riding with Causleen, man and wife, across the uplands.
DELIVERY
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From this reading A GAOL DELIVERY The Wilderness Folk were aghast, in the days that followed, to see dead Hardcastle riding with Causleen, man and wife, across the uplands.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Yet flesh and blood they were, glad of each other and the hills.
farming
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From this reading It was ill-luck and always had been, to run counter to a Hardcastle, whatever toll they took of those farming under him.
festered
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From this reading Old superstition bred and festered in the Garsykes hovels.
Flesh
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From this reading Flesh and blood they could not be, for all Garsykes knew that they were buried in the cave.
Folk
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From this reading A GAOL DELIVERY The Wilderness Folk were aghast, in the days that followed, to see dead Hardcastle riding with Causleen, man and wife, across the uplands.
followed
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From this reading A GAOL DELIVERY The Wilderness Folk were aghast, in the days that followed, to see dead Hardcastle riding with Causleen, man and wife, across the uplands.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Flesh and blood they could not be, for all Garsykes knew that they were buried in the cave.
GAOL
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From this reading A GAOL DELIVERY The Wilderness Folk were aghast, in the days that followed, to see dead Hardcastle riding with Causleen, man and wife, across the uplands.
Garsykes
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From this reading Flesh and blood they could not be, for all Garsykes knew that they were buried in the cave.
glad
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From this reading Yet flesh and blood they were, glad of each other and the hills.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was ill-luck and always had been, to run counter to a Hardcastle, whatever toll they took of those farming under him.
Hardcastle
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From this reading A GAOL DELIVERY The Wilderness Folk were aghast, in the days that followed, to see dead Hardcastle riding with Causleen, man and wife, across the uplands.
hills
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From this reading Yet flesh and blood they were, glad of each other and the hills.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was ill-luck and always had been, to run counter to a Hardcastle, whatever toll they took of those farming under him.
hovels
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From this reading Old superstition bred and festered in the Garsykes hovels.
ill-luck
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From this reading It was ill-luck and always had been, to run counter to a Hardcastle, whatever toll they took of those farming under him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A GAOL DELIVERY The Wilderness Folk were aghast, in the days that followed, to see dead Hardcastle riding with Causleen, man and wife, across the uplands.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was ill-luck and always had been, to run counter to a Hardcastle, whatever toll they took of those farming under him.
knew
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From this reading Flesh and blood they could not be, for all Garsykes knew that they were buried in the cave.
man
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From this reading A GAOL DELIVERY The Wilderness Folk were aghast, in the days that followed, to see dead Hardcastle riding with Causleen, man and wife, across the uplands.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Flesh and blood they could not be, for all Garsykes knew that they were buried in the cave.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Yet flesh and blood they were, glad of each other and the hills.
Old
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From this reading Old superstition bred and festered in the Garsykes hovels.
other
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From this reading Yet flesh and blood they were, glad of each other and the hills.
riding
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From this reading A GAOL DELIVERY The Wilderness Folk were aghast, in the days that followed, to see dead Hardcastle riding with Causleen, man and wife, across the uplands.
run
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From this reading It was ill-luck and always had been, to run counter to a Hardcastle, whatever toll they took of those farming under him.
see
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From this reading A GAOL DELIVERY The Wilderness Folk were aghast, in the days that followed, to see dead Hardcastle riding with Causleen, man and wife, across the uplands.
superstition
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From this reading Old superstition bred and festered in the Garsykes hovels.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A GAOL DELIVERY The Wilderness Folk were aghast, in the days that followed, to see dead Hardcastle riding with Causleen, man and wife, across the uplands.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A GAOL DELIVERY The Wilderness Folk were aghast, in the days that followed, to see dead Hardcastle riding with Causleen, man and wife, across the uplands.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Flesh and blood they could not be, for all Garsykes knew that they were buried in the cave.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading It was ill-luck and always had been, to run counter to a Hardcastle, whatever toll they took of those farming under him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A GAOL DELIVERY The Wilderness Folk were aghast, in the days that followed, to see dead Hardcastle riding with Causleen, man and wife, across the uplands.
toll
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From this reading It was ill-luck and always had been, to run counter to a Hardcastle, whatever toll they took of those farming under him.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was ill-luck and always had been, to run counter to a Hardcastle, whatever toll they took of those farming under him.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading It was ill-luck and always had been, to run counter to a Hardcastle, whatever toll they took of those farming under him.
uplands
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From this reading A GAOL DELIVERY The Wilderness Folk were aghast, in the days that followed, to see dead Hardcastle riding with Causleen, man and wife, across the uplands.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was ill-luck and always had been, to run counter to a Hardcastle, whatever toll they took of those farming under him.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A GAOL DELIVERY The Wilderness Folk were aghast, in the days that followed, to see dead Hardcastle riding with Causleen, man and wife, across the uplands.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading It was ill-luck and always had been, to run counter to a Hardcastle, whatever toll they took of those farming under him.
wife
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From this reading A GAOL DELIVERY The Wilderness Folk were aghast, in the days that followed, to see dead Hardcastle riding with Causleen, man and wife, across the uplands.
WildernessnounUS /ˈwɪldərnəs/
a wild area where few people live
From this reading A GAOL DELIVERY The Wilderness Folk were aghast, in the days that followed, to see dead Hardcastle riding with Causleen, man and wife, across the uplands.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A GAOL DELIVERY The Wilderness Folk were aghast, in the days that followed, to see dead Hardcastle riding with Causleen, man and wife, across the uplands.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet flesh and blood they were, glad of each other and the hills.
