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Always
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From this reading The climate makes them terrible and bold: And English beef their courage does uphold: No danger can their daring spirit dull, Always provided when their belly's full.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Fierce as the Briton, as the Roman brave, And less inclined to conquer than to save; Eager to fight, and lavish of their blood, And equally of fear and forecast void.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Fierce as the Briton, as the Roman brave, And less inclined to conquer than to save; Eager to fight, and lavish of their blood, And equally of fear and forecast void.
beef
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From this reading The climate makes them terrible and bold: And English beef their courage does uphold: No danger can their daring spirit dull, Always provided when their belly's full.
begins
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From this reading What honesty they have, the Saxon gave them, And that, now they grow old, begins to leave them.
belly's
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From this reading The climate makes them terrible and bold: And English beef their courage does uphold: No danger can their daring spirit dull, Always provided when their belly's full.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fierce as the Briton, as the Roman brave, And less inclined to conquer than to save; Eager to fight, and lavish of their blood, And equally of fear and forecast void.
bold
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From this reading The climate makes them terrible and bold: And English beef their courage does uphold: No danger can their daring spirit dull, Always provided when their belly's full.
brave
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From this reading Fierce as the Briton, as the Roman brave, And less inclined to conquer than to save; Eager to fight, and lavish of their blood, And equally of fear and forecast void.
breed's
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From this reading The breed's described: now, Satire, if you can, Their temper show, for manners make the man.
Briton
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From this reading Fierce as the Briton, as the Roman brave, And less inclined to conquer than to save; Eager to fight, and lavish of their blood, And equally of fear and forecast void.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading The breed's described: now, Satire, if you can, Their temper show, for manners make the man.
climate
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From this reading The climate makes them terrible and bold: And English beef their courage does uphold: No danger can their daring spirit dull, Always provided when their belly's full.
conquer
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From this reading Fierce as the Briton, as the Roman brave, And less inclined to conquer than to save; Eager to fight, and lavish of their blood, And equally of fear and forecast void.
courage
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From this reading The climate makes them terrible and bold: And English beef their courage does uphold: No danger can their daring spirit dull, Always provided when their belly's full.
Dane
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From this reading The Pict has made them sour, the Dane morose, False from the Scot, and from the Norman worse.
danger
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From this reading The climate makes them terrible and bold: And English beef their courage does uphold: No danger can their daring spirit dull, Always provided when their belly's full.
daring
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From this reading The climate makes them terrible and bold: And English beef their courage does uphold: No danger can their daring spirit dull, Always provided when their belly's full.
described
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From this reading The breed's described: now, Satire, if you can, Their temper show, for manners make the man.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The climate makes them terrible and bold: And English beef their courage does uphold: No danger can their daring spirit dull, Always provided when their belly's full.
dull
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From this reading The climate makes them terrible and bold: And English beef their courage does uphold: No danger can their daring spirit dull, Always provided when their belly's full.
Eager
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From this reading Fierce as the Briton, as the Roman brave, And less inclined to conquer than to save; Eager to fight, and lavish of their blood, And equally of fear and forecast void.
English
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From this reading The climate makes them terrible and bold: And English beef their courage does uphold: No danger can their daring spirit dull, Always provided when their belly's full.
equallynounUS /ˈequally/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Fierce as the Briton, as the Roman brave, And less inclined to conquer than to save; Eager to fight, and lavish of their blood, And equally of fear and forecast void.
False
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From this reading The Pict has made them sour, the Dane morose, False from the Scot, and from the Norman worse.
fear
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From this reading Fierce as the Briton, as the Roman brave, And less inclined to conquer than to save; Eager to fight, and lavish of their blood, And equally of fear and forecast void.
Fierce
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From this reading Fierce as the Briton, as the Roman brave, And less inclined to conquer than to save; Eager to fight, and lavish of their blood, And equally of fear and forecast void.
fight
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From this reading Fierce as the Briton, as the Roman brave, And less inclined to conquer than to save; Eager to fight, and lavish of their blood, And equally of fear and forecast void.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The breed's described: now, Satire, if you can, Their temper show, for manners make the man.
forecast
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From this reading Fierce as the Briton, as the Roman brave, And less inclined to conquer than to save; Eager to fight, and lavish of their blood, And equally of fear and forecast void.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Pict has made them sour, the Dane morose, False from the Scot, and from the Norman worse.
full
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From this reading The climate makes them terrible and bold: And English beef their courage does uphold: No danger can their daring spirit dull, Always provided when their belly's full.
gave
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From this reading What honesty they have, the Saxon gave them, And that, now they grow old, begins to leave them.
grow
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From this reading What honesty they have, the Saxon gave them, And that, now they grow old, begins to leave them.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Pict has made them sour, the Dane morose, False from the Scot, and from the Norman worse.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading What honesty they have, the Saxon gave them, And that, now they grow old, begins to leave them.
honesty
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From this reading What honesty they have, the Saxon gave them, And that, now they grow old, begins to leave them.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The breed's described: now, Satire, if you can, Their temper show, for manners make the man.
inclined
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From this reading Fierce as the Briton, as the Roman brave, And less inclined to conquer than to save; Eager to fight, and lavish of their blood, And equally of fear and forecast void.
lavish
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From this reading Fierce as the Briton, as the Roman brave, And less inclined to conquer than to save; Eager to fight, and lavish of their blood, And equally of fear and forecast void.
leave
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From this reading What honesty they have, the Saxon gave them, And that, now they grow old, begins to leave them.
less
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From this reading Fierce as the Briton, as the Roman brave, And less inclined to conquer than to save; Eager to fight, and lavish of their blood, And equally of fear and forecast void.
made
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From this reading The Pict has made them sour, the Dane morose, False from the Scot, and from the Norman worse.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The breed's described: now, Satire, if you can, Their temper show, for manners make the man.
makes
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From this reading The climate makes them terrible and bold: And English beef their courage does uphold: No danger can their daring spirit dull, Always provided when their belly's full.
man
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From this reading The breed's described: now, Satire, if you can, Their temper show, for manners make the man.
manners
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From this reading The breed's described: now, Satire, if you can, Their temper show, for manners make the man.
morose
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From this reading The Pict has made them sour, the Dane morose, False from the Scot, and from the Norman worse.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The climate makes them terrible and bold: And English beef their courage does uphold: No danger can their daring spirit dull, Always provided when their belly's full.
Norman
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From this reading The Pict has made them sour, the Dane morose, False from the Scot, and from the Norman worse.
now
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From this reading The breed's described: now, Satire, if you can, Their temper show, for manners make the man.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Fierce as the Briton, as the Roman brave, And less inclined to conquer than to save; Eager to fight, and lavish of their blood, And equally of fear and forecast void.
old
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From this reading What honesty they have, the Saxon gave them, And that, now they grow old, begins to leave them.
Pict
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From this reading The Pict has made them sour, the Dane morose, False from the Scot, and from the Norman worse.
provided
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From this reading The climate makes them terrible and bold: And English beef their courage does uphold: No danger can their daring spirit dull, Always provided when their belly's full.
Roman
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From this reading Fierce as the Briton, as the Roman brave, And less inclined to conquer than to save; Eager to fight, and lavish of their blood, And equally of fear and forecast void.
Satire
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From this reading The breed's described: now, Satire, if you can, Their temper show, for manners make the man.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading Fierce as the Briton, as the Roman brave, And less inclined to conquer than to save; Eager to fight, and lavish of their blood, And equally of fear and forecast void.
Saxon
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From this reading What honesty they have, the Saxon gave them, And that, now they grow old, begins to leave them.
Scot
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From this reading The Pict has made them sour, the Dane morose, False from the Scot, and from the Norman worse.
show
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From this reading The breed's described: now, Satire, if you can, Their temper show, for manners make the man.
sour
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From this reading The Pict has made them sour, the Dane morose, False from the Scot, and from the Norman worse.
spirit
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From this reading The climate makes them terrible and bold: And English beef their courage does uphold: No danger can their daring spirit dull, Always provided when their belly's full.
temper
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From this reading The breed's described: now, Satire, if you can, Their temper show, for manners make the man.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The climate makes them terrible and bold: And English beef their courage does uphold: No danger can their daring spirit dull, Always provided when their belly's full.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Fierce as the Briton, as the Roman brave, And less inclined to conquer than to save; Eager to fight, and lavish of their blood, And equally of fear and forecast void.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What honesty they have, the Saxon gave them, And that, now they grow old, begins to leave them.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The breed's described: now, Satire, if you can, Their temper show, for manners make the man.
TheirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The breed's described: now, Satire, if you can, Their temper show, for manners make the man.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The Pict has made them sour, the Dane morose, False from the Scot, and from the Norman worse.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What honesty they have, the Saxon gave them, And that, now they grow old, begins to leave them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Fierce as the Briton, as the Roman brave, And less inclined to conquer than to save; Eager to fight, and lavish of their blood, And equally of fear and forecast void.
uphold
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From this reading The climate makes them terrible and bold: And English beef their courage does uphold: No danger can their daring spirit dull, Always provided when their belly's full.
void
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From this reading Fierce as the Briton, as the Roman brave, And less inclined to conquer than to save; Eager to fight, and lavish of their blood, And equally of fear and forecast void.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What honesty they have, the Saxon gave them, And that, now they grow old, begins to leave them.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The climate makes them terrible and bold: And English beef their courage does uphold: No danger can their daring spirit dull, Always provided when their belly's full.
worse
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From this reading The Pict has made them sour, the Dane morose, False from the Scot, and from the Norman worse.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The breed's described: now, Satire, if you can, Their temper show, for manners make the man.
