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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 They won to land, with the aid of a floating oar.
accompany
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From this reading Hyla and Cerdic were for getting back to Icomb and explaining what had befallen them to the fathers, but Huber flatly refused to accompany them.
aid
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From this reading They won to land, with the aid of a floating oar.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Through the gray willows danced the fretful gnat, The grasshopper chirped idly from the tree, In sleek and oily coat the water-rat, Breasting the little ripples manfully Made for the wild-duck's nest."
back
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From this reading Hyla and Cerdic were for getting back to Icomb and explaining what had befallen them to the fathers, but Huber flatly refused to accompany them.
become
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From this reading He said it was his duty to go back to Hilgay and say what had become of his comrades, and how they had met their end.
befallen
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From this reading Hyla and Cerdic were for getting back to Icomb and explaining what had befallen them to the fathers, but Huber flatly refused to accompany them.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "But if you tell Lord Fulke how you have eaten and slept in friendship--for we must rest and eat before we go--with those that did kill his father, what then?" said Cerdic.
Breasting
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From this reading "Through the gray willows danced the fretful gnat, The grasshopper chirped idly from the tree, In sleek and oily coat the water-rat, Breasting the little ripples manfully Made for the wild-duck's nest."
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Hyla and Cerdic were for getting back to Icomb and explaining what had befallen them to the fathers, but Huber flatly refused to accompany them.
Cerdic
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From this reading Hyla and Cerdic were for getting back to Icomb and explaining what had befallen them to the fathers, but Huber flatly refused to accompany them.
chirped
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From this reading "Through the gray willows danced the fretful gnat, The grasshopper chirped idly from the tree, In sleek and oily coat the water-rat, Breasting the little ripples manfully Made for the wild-duck's nest."
coat
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From this reading "Through the gray willows danced the fretful gnat, The grasshopper chirped idly from the tree, In sleek and oily coat the water-rat, Breasting the little ripples manfully Made for the wild-duck's nest."
comradesnounUS /ˈkɑːmrædz/
people who share difficult work or danger, especially soldiers
From this reading He said it was his duty to go back to Hilgay and say what had become of his comrades, and how they had met their end.
danced
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From this reading "Through the gray willows danced the fretful gnat, The grasshopper chirped idly from the tree, In sleek and oily coat the water-rat, Breasting the little ripples manfully Made for the wild-duck's nest."
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "But if you tell Lord Fulke how you have eaten and slept in friendship--for we must rest and eat before we go--with those that did kill his father, what then?" said Cerdic.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading He said it was his duty to go back to Hilgay and say what had become of his comrades, and how they had met their end.
eat
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From this reading "But if you tell Lord Fulke how you have eaten and slept in friendship--for we must rest and eat before we go--with those that did kill his father, what then?" said Cerdic.
eaten
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From this reading "But if you tell Lord Fulke how you have eaten and slept in friendship--for we must rest and eat before we go--with those that did kill his father, what then?" said Cerdic.
end
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From this reading He said it was his duty to go back to Hilgay and say what had become of his comrades, and how they had met their end.
explaining
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From this reading Hyla and Cerdic were for getting back to Icomb and explaining what had befallen them to the fathers, but Huber flatly refused to accompany them.
father
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From this reading "But if you tell Lord Fulke how you have eaten and slept in friendship--for we must rest and eat before we go--with those that did kill his father, what then?" said Cerdic.
fathers
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From this reading Hyla and Cerdic were for getting back to Icomb and explaining what had befallen them to the fathers, but Huber flatly refused to accompany them.
flatly
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From this reading Hyla and Cerdic were for getting back to Icomb and explaining what had befallen them to the fathers, but Huber flatly refused to accompany them.
floating
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From this reading They won to land, with the aid of a floating oar.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Through the gray willows danced the fretful gnat, The grasshopper chirped idly from the tree, In sleek and oily coat the water-rat, Breasting the little ripples manfully Made for the wild-duck's nest."
fretful
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From this reading "Through the gray willows danced the fretful gnat, The grasshopper chirped idly from the tree, In sleek and oily coat the water-rat, Breasting the little ripples manfully Made for the wild-duck's nest."
friendship
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From this reading "But if you tell Lord Fulke how you have eaten and slept in friendship--for we must rest and eat before we go--with those that did kill his father, what then?" said Cerdic.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Through the gray willows danced the fretful gnat, The grasshopper chirped idly from the tree, In sleek and oily coat the water-rat, Breasting the little ripples manfully Made for the wild-duck's nest."
Fulke
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From this reading "But if you tell Lord Fulke how you have eaten and slept in friendship--for we must rest and eat before we go--with those that did kill his father, what then?" said Cerdic.
getting
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From this reading Hyla and Cerdic were for getting back to Icomb and explaining what had befallen them to the fathers, but Huber flatly refused to accompany them.
gnat
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From this reading "Through the gray willows danced the fretful gnat, The grasshopper chirped idly from the tree, In sleek and oily coat the water-rat, Breasting the little ripples manfully Made for the wild-duck's nest."
go
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From this reading He said it was his duty to go back to Hilgay and say what had become of his comrades, and how they had met their end.
grasshopper
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From this reading "Through the gray willows danced the fretful gnat, The grasshopper chirped idly from the tree, In sleek and oily coat the water-rat, Breasting the little ripples manfully Made for the wild-duck's nest."
gray
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From this reading "Through the gray willows danced the fretful gnat, The grasshopper chirped idly from the tree, In sleek and oily coat the water-rat, Breasting the little ripples manfully Made for the wild-duck's nest."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Hyla and Cerdic were for getting back to Icomb and explaining what had befallen them to the fathers, but Huber flatly refused to accompany them.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "But if you tell Lord Fulke how you have eaten and slept in friendship--for we must rest and eat before we go--with those that did kill his father, what then?" said Cerdic.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He said it was his duty to go back to Hilgay and say what had become of his comrades, and how they had met their end.
Hilgay
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From this reading He said it was his duty to go back to Hilgay and say what had become of his comrades, and how they had met their end.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He said it was his duty to go back to Hilgay and say what had become of his comrades, and how they had met their end.
how
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From this reading He said it was his duty to go back to Hilgay and say what had become of his comrades, and how they had met their end.
Huber
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From this reading Hyla and Cerdic were for getting back to Icomb and explaining what had befallen them to the fathers, but Huber flatly refused to accompany them.
Hyla
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From this reading Hyla and Cerdic were for getting back to Icomb and explaining what had befallen them to the fathers, but Huber flatly refused to accompany them.
Icomb
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From this reading Hyla and Cerdic were for getting back to Icomb and explaining what had befallen them to the fathers, but Huber flatly refused to accompany them.
idly
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From this reading "Through the gray willows danced the fretful gnat, The grasshopper chirped idly from the tree, In sleek and oily coat the water-rat, Breasting the little ripples manfully Made for the wild-duck's nest."
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "But if you tell Lord Fulke how you have eaten and slept in friendship--for we must rest and eat before we go--with those that did kill his father, what then?" said Cerdic.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Through the gray willows danced the fretful gnat, The grasshopper chirped idly from the tree, In sleek and oily coat the water-rat, Breasting the little ripples manfully Made for the wild-duck's nest."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He said it was his duty to go back to Hilgay and say what had become of his comrades, and how they had met their end.
kill
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From this reading "But if you tell Lord Fulke how you have eaten and slept in friendship--for we must rest and eat before we go--with those that did kill his father, what then?" said Cerdic.
land
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From this reading They won to land, with the aid of a floating oar.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Through the gray willows danced the fretful gnat, The grasshopper chirped idly from the tree, In sleek and oily coat the water-rat, Breasting the little ripples manfully Made for the wild-duck's nest."
Lord
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From this reading "But if you tell Lord Fulke how you have eaten and slept in friendship--for we must rest and eat before we go--with those that did kill his father, what then?" said Cerdic.
Made
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From this reading "Through the gray willows danced the fretful gnat, The grasshopper chirped idly from the tree, In sleek and oily coat the water-rat, Breasting the little ripples manfully Made for the wild-duck's nest."
manfully
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From this reading "Through the gray willows danced the fretful gnat, The grasshopper chirped idly from the tree, In sleek and oily coat the water-rat, Breasting the little ripples manfully Made for the wild-duck's nest."
met
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From this reading He said it was his duty to go back to Hilgay and say what had become of his comrades, and how they had met their end.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "But if you tell Lord Fulke how you have eaten and slept in friendship--for we must rest and eat before we go--with those that did kill his father, what then?" said Cerdic.
nest
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From this reading "Through the gray willows danced the fretful gnat, The grasshopper chirped idly from the tree, In sleek and oily coat the water-rat, Breasting the little ripples manfully Made for the wild-duck's nest."
oar
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From this reading They won to land, with the aid of a floating oar.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They won to land, with the aid of a floating oar.
oily
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From this reading "Through the gray willows danced the fretful gnat, The grasshopper chirped idly from the tree, In sleek and oily coat the water-rat, Breasting the little ripples manfully Made for the wild-duck's nest."
refused
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From this reading Hyla and Cerdic were for getting back to Icomb and explaining what had befallen them to the fathers, but Huber flatly refused to accompany them.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "But if you tell Lord Fulke how you have eaten and slept in friendship--for we must rest and eat before we go--with those that did kill his father, what then?" said Cerdic.
ripples
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From this reading "Through the gray willows danced the fretful gnat, The grasshopper chirped idly from the tree, In sleek and oily coat the water-rat, Breasting the little ripples manfully Made for the wild-duck's nest."
said
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From this reading He said it was his duty to go back to Hilgay and say what had become of his comrades, and how they had met their end.
say
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From this reading He said it was his duty to go back to Hilgay and say what had become of his comrades, and how they had met their end.
sleek
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From this reading "Through the gray willows danced the fretful gnat, The grasshopper chirped idly from the tree, In sleek and oily coat the water-rat, Breasting the little ripples manfully Made for the wild-duck's nest."
slept
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From this reading "But if you tell Lord Fulke how you have eaten and slept in friendship--for we must rest and eat before we go--with those that did kill his father, what then?" said Cerdic.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "But if you tell Lord Fulke how you have eaten and slept in friendship--for we must rest and eat before we go--with those that did kill his father, what then?" said Cerdic.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "But if you tell Lord Fulke how you have eaten and slept in friendship--for we must rest and eat before we go--with those that did kill his father, what then?" said Cerdic.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Through the gray willows danced the fretful gnat, The grasshopper chirped idly from the tree, In sleek and oily coat the water-rat, Breasting the little ripples manfully Made for the wild-duck's nest."
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He said it was his duty to go back to Hilgay and say what had become of his comrades, and how they had met their end.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Hyla and Cerdic were for getting back to Icomb and explaining what had befallen them to the fathers, but Huber flatly refused to accompany them.
then
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From this reading "But if you tell Lord Fulke how you have eaten and slept in friendship--for we must rest and eat before we go--with those that did kill his father, what then?" said Cerdic.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They won to land, with the aid of a floating oar.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "But if you tell Lord Fulke how you have eaten and slept in friendship--for we must rest and eat before we go--with those that did kill his father, what then?" said Cerdic.
ThroughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Through the gray willows danced the fretful gnat, The grasshopper chirped idly from the tree, In sleek and oily coat the water-rat, Breasting the little ripples manfully Made for the wild-duck's nest."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They won to land, with the aid of a floating oar.
tree
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From this reading "Through the gray willows danced the fretful gnat, The grasshopper chirped idly from the tree, In sleek and oily coat the water-rat, Breasting the little ripples manfully Made for the wild-duck's nest."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He said it was his duty to go back to Hilgay and say what had become of his comrades, and how they had met their end.
water-rat
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From this reading "Through the gray willows danced the fretful gnat, The grasshopper chirped idly from the tree, In sleek and oily coat the water-rat, Breasting the little ripples manfully Made for the wild-duck's nest."
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "But if you tell Lord Fulke how you have eaten and slept in friendship--for we must rest and eat before we go--with those that did kill his father, what then?" said Cerdic.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Hyla and Cerdic were for getting back to Icomb and explaining what had befallen them to the fathers, but Huber flatly refused to accompany them.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Hyla and Cerdic were for getting back to Icomb and explaining what had befallen them to the fathers, but Huber flatly refused to accompany them.
wild-duck's
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From this reading "Through the gray willows danced the fretful gnat, The grasshopper chirped idly from the tree, In sleek and oily coat the water-rat, Breasting the little ripples manfully Made for the wild-duck's nest."
willows
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From this reading "Through the gray willows danced the fretful gnat, The grasshopper chirped idly from the tree, In sleek and oily coat the water-rat, Breasting the little ripples manfully Made for the wild-duck's nest."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They won to land, with the aid of a floating oar.
won
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From this reading They won to land, with the aid of a floating oar.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "But if you tell Lord Fulke how you have eaten and slept in friendship--for we must rest and eat before we go--with those that did kill his father, what then?" said Cerdic.
