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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 changed mood had come to them.
alert
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From this reading The next day he rode with Causleen from farm to farm, and found his tenantry alert for battle.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE PLAGUE Hardcastle had sent his challenge to Garsykes by the tramping man who met them on the Norbrigg road, and was quick to follow the new venture.
back
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From this reading They warmed to the hardihood of their escape from the Garsykes cavern, to their bridal-gallop over to Skipton and back and the keen, young mating look they carried.
battle
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From this reading The next day he rode with Causleen from farm to farm, and found his tenantry alert for battle.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They knew how nearly these two had been lost for ever to Logie-side.
bridal-gallop
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From this reading They warmed to the hardihood of their escape from the Garsykes cavern, to their bridal-gallop over to Skipton and back and the keen, young mating look they carried.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE PLAGUE Hardcastle had sent his challenge to Garsykes by the tramping man who met them on the Norbrigg road, and was quick to follow the new venture.
carried
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From this reading They warmed to the hardihood of their escape from the Garsykes cavern, to their bridal-gallop over to Skipton and back and the keen, young mating look they carried.
Causleen
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From this reading The next day he rode with Causleen from farm to farm, and found his tenantry alert for battle.
cavernnounUS /ˈkæv.ərn/
A large, vast underground cave, often filled with forgotten ancient treasures.
From this reading They warmed to the hardihood of their escape from the Garsykes cavern, to their bridal-gallop over to Skipton and back and the keen, young mating look they carried.
challenge
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From this reading THE PLAGUE Hardcastle had sent his challenge to Garsykes by the tramping man who met them on the Norbrigg road, and was quick to follow the new venture.
changed
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From this reading A changed mood had come to them.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A changed mood had come to them.
day
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From this reading The next day he rode with Causleen from farm to farm, and found his tenantry alert for battle.
escape
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From this reading They warmed to the hardihood of their escape from the Garsykes cavern, to their bridal-gallop over to Skipton and back and the keen, young mating look they carried.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They knew how nearly these two had been lost for ever to Logie-side.
farm
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From this reading The next day he rode with Causleen from farm to farm, and found his tenantry alert for battle.
follow
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From this reading THE PLAGUE Hardcastle had sent his challenge to Garsykes by the tramping man who met them on the Norbrigg road, and was quick to follow the new venture.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The next day he rode with Causleen from farm to farm, and found his tenantry alert for battle.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next day he rode with Causleen from farm to farm, and found his tenantry alert for battle.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The next day he rode with Causleen from farm to farm, and found his tenantry alert for battle.
Garsykes
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From this reading THE PLAGUE Hardcastle had sent his challenge to Garsykes by the tramping man who met them on the Norbrigg road, and was quick to follow the new venture.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE PLAGUE Hardcastle had sent his challenge to Garsykes by the tramping man who met them on the Norbrigg road, and was quick to follow the new venture.
Hardcastle
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From this reading THE PLAGUE Hardcastle had sent his challenge to Garsykes by the tramping man who met them on the Norbrigg road, and was quick to follow the new venture.
hardihood
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From this reading They warmed to the hardihood of their escape from the Garsykes cavern, to their bridal-gallop over to Skipton and back and the keen, young mating look they carried.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The next day he rode with Causleen from farm to farm, and found his tenantry alert for battle.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE PLAGUE Hardcastle had sent his challenge to Garsykes by the tramping man who met them on the Norbrigg road, and was quick to follow the new venture.
how
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From this reading They knew how nearly these two had been lost for ever to Logie-side.
keen
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From this reading They warmed to the hardihood of their escape from the Garsykes cavern, to their bridal-gallop over to Skipton and back and the keen, young mating look they carried.
knew
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From this reading They knew how nearly these two had been lost for ever to Logie-side.
Logie-side
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From this reading They knew how nearly these two had been lost for ever to Logie-side.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They warmed to the hardihood of their escape from the Garsykes cavern, to their bridal-gallop over to Skipton and back and the keen, young mating look they carried.
lost
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From this reading They knew how nearly these two had been lost for ever to Logie-side.
man
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From this reading THE PLAGUE Hardcastle had sent his challenge to Garsykes by the tramping man who met them on the Norbrigg road, and was quick to follow the new venture.
mating
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From this reading They warmed to the hardihood of their escape from the Garsykes cavern, to their bridal-gallop over to Skipton and back and the keen, young mating look they carried.
met
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From this reading THE PLAGUE Hardcastle had sent his challenge to Garsykes by the tramping man who met them on the Norbrigg road, and was quick to follow the new venture.
mood
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From this reading A changed mood had come to them.
nearly
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From this reading They knew how nearly these two had been lost for ever to Logie-side.
new
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From this reading THE PLAGUE Hardcastle had sent his challenge to Garsykes by the tramping man who met them on the Norbrigg road, and was quick to follow the new venture.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next day he rode with Causleen from farm to farm, and found his tenantry alert for battle.
Norbrigg
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From this reading THE PLAGUE Hardcastle had sent his challenge to Garsykes by the tramping man who met them on the Norbrigg road, and was quick to follow the new venture.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They warmed to the hardihood of their escape from the Garsykes cavern, to their bridal-gallop over to Skipton and back and the keen, young mating look they carried.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE PLAGUE Hardcastle had sent his challenge to Garsykes by the tramping man who met them on the Norbrigg road, and was quick to follow the new venture.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading They warmed to the hardihood of their escape from the Garsykes cavern, to their bridal-gallop over to Skipton and back and the keen, young mating look they carried.
PLAGUE
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From this reading THE PLAGUE Hardcastle had sent his challenge to Garsykes by the tramping man who met them on the Norbrigg road, and was quick to follow the new venture.
quick
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From this reading THE PLAGUE Hardcastle had sent his challenge to Garsykes by the tramping man who met them on the Norbrigg road, and was quick to follow the new venture.
road
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From this reading THE PLAGUE Hardcastle had sent his challenge to Garsykes by the tramping man who met them on the Norbrigg road, and was quick to follow the new venture.
rode
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From this reading The next day he rode with Causleen from farm to farm, and found his tenantry alert for battle.
sent
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From this reading THE PLAGUE Hardcastle had sent his challenge to Garsykes by the tramping man who met them on the Norbrigg road, and was quick to follow the new venture.
Skipton
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From this reading They warmed to the hardihood of their escape from the Garsykes cavern, to their bridal-gallop over to Skipton and back and the keen, young mating look they carried.
tenantry
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From this reading The next day he rode with Causleen from farm to farm, and found his tenantry alert for battle.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PLAGUE Hardcastle had sent his challenge to Garsykes by the tramping man who met them on the Norbrigg road, and was quick to follow the new venture.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They warmed to the hardihood of their escape from the Garsykes cavern, to their bridal-gallop over to Skipton and back and the keen, young mating look they carried.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading THE PLAGUE Hardcastle had sent his challenge to Garsykes by the tramping man who met them on the Norbrigg road, and was quick to follow the new venture.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading They knew how nearly these two had been lost for ever to Logie-side.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They knew how nearly these two had been lost for ever to Logie-side.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE PLAGUE Hardcastle had sent his challenge to Garsykes by the tramping man who met them on the Norbrigg road, and was quick to follow the new venture.
tramping
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From this reading THE PLAGUE Hardcastle had sent his challenge to Garsykes by the tramping man who met them on the Norbrigg road, and was quick to follow the new venture.
two
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From this reading They knew how nearly these two had been lost for ever to Logie-side.
venture
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From this reading THE PLAGUE Hardcastle had sent his challenge to Garsykes by the tramping man who met them on the Norbrigg road, and was quick to follow the new venture.
warmed
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From this reading They warmed to the hardihood of their escape from the Garsykes cavern, to their bridal-gallop over to Skipton and back and the keen, young mating look they carried.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE PLAGUE Hardcastle had sent his challenge to Garsykes by the tramping man who met them on the Norbrigg road, and was quick to follow the new venture.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading THE PLAGUE Hardcastle had sent his challenge to Garsykes by the tramping man who met them on the Norbrigg road, and was quick to follow the new venture.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The next day he rode with Causleen from farm to farm, and found his tenantry alert for battle.
young
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From this reading They warmed to the hardihood of their escape from the Garsykes cavern, to their bridal-gallop over to Skipton and back and the keen, young mating look they carried.
