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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 The spectacle which the Greve now presented was a frightful one.
afar
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From this reading The heads, leveled by the perspective, extended afar, thick and agitated as the ears of corn in a vast plain.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading All those ears of corn bent, and became waves more agitated than those of the ocean, which rolled from the extremities to the center, and beat, like the tides, against the hedge of archers who surrounded the gibbets.
agitated
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From this reading The heads, leveled by the perspective, extended afar, thick and agitated as the ears of corn in a vast plain.
All
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From this reading All those ears of corn bent, and became waves more agitated than those of the ocean, which rolled from the extremities to the center, and beat, like the tides, against the hedge of archers who surrounded the gibbets.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The heads, leveled by the perspective, extended afar, thick and agitated as the ears of corn in a vast plain.
archers
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From this reading All those ears of corn bent, and became waves more agitated than those of the ocean, which rolled from the extremities to the center, and beat, like the tides, against the hedge of archers who surrounded the gibbets.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The heads, leveled by the perspective, extended afar, thick and agitated as the ears of corn in a vast plain.
beat
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From this reading All those ears of corn bent, and became waves more agitated than those of the ocean, which rolled from the extremities to the center, and beat, like the tides, against the hedge of archers who surrounded the gibbets.
became
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From this reading All those ears of corn bent, and became waves more agitated than those of the ocean, which rolled from the extremities to the center, and beat, like the tides, against the hedge of archers who surrounded the gibbets.
bent
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From this reading All those ears of corn bent, and became waves more agitated than those of the ocean, which rolled from the extremities to the center, and beat, like the tides, against the hedge of archers who surrounded the gibbets.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The heads, leveled by the perspective, extended afar, thick and agitated as the ears of corn in a vast plain.
centernounUS /ˈsɛn.tər/
The middle point or core of an area.
From this reading All those ears of corn bent, and became waves more agitated than those of the ocean, which rolled from the extremities to the center, and beat, like the tides, against the hedge of archers who surrounded the gibbets.
corn
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From this reading The heads, leveled by the perspective, extended afar, thick and agitated as the ears of corn in a vast plain.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading From time to time a fresh report, or a distant rumor, made the heads oscillate and thousands of eyes flash.
ears
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From this reading The heads, leveled by the perspective, extended afar, thick and agitated as the ears of corn in a vast plain.
extended
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From this reading The heads, leveled by the perspective, extended afar, thick and agitated as the ears of corn in a vast plain.
extremities
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From this reading All those ears of corn bent, and became waves more agitated than those of the ocean, which rolled from the extremities to the center, and beat, like the tides, against the hedge of archers who surrounded the gibbets.
eyes
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From this reading From time to time a fresh report, or a distant rumor, made the heads oscillate and thousands of eyes flash.
flash
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From this reading From time to time a fresh report, or a distant rumor, made the heads oscillate and thousands of eyes flash.
fresh
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From this reading From time to time a fresh report, or a distant rumor, made the heads oscillate and thousands of eyes flash.
frightful
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From this reading The spectacle which the Greve now presented was a frightful one.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From time to time a fresh report, or a distant rumor, made the heads oscillate and thousands of eyes flash.
gibbets
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From this reading All those ears of corn bent, and became waves more agitated than those of the ocean, which rolled from the extremities to the center, and beat, like the tides, against the hedge of archers who surrounded the gibbets.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now and then there were great movements.
Greve
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From this reading The spectacle which the Greve now presented was a frightful one.
heads
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From this reading The heads, leveled by the perspective, extended afar, thick and agitated as the ears of corn in a vast plain.
hedge
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From this reading All those ears of corn bent, and became waves more agitated than those of the ocean, which rolled from the extremities to the center, and beat, like the tides, against the hedge of archers who surrounded the gibbets.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The heads, leveled by the perspective, extended afar, thick and agitated as the ears of corn in a vast plain.
leveled
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From this reading The heads, leveled by the perspective, extended afar, thick and agitated as the ears of corn in a vast plain.
like
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From this reading All those ears of corn bent, and became waves more agitated than those of the ocean, which rolled from the extremities to the center, and beat, like the tides, against the hedge of archers who surrounded the gibbets.
made
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From this reading From time to time a fresh report, or a distant rumor, made the heads oscillate and thousands of eyes flash.
more
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From this reading All those ears of corn bent, and became waves more agitated than those of the ocean, which rolled from the extremities to the center, and beat, like the tides, against the hedge of archers who surrounded the gibbets.
movements
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From this reading Now and then there were great movements.
now
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From this reading The spectacle which the Greve now presented was a frightful one.
ocean
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From this reading All those ears of corn bent, and became waves more agitated than those of the ocean, which rolled from the extremities to the center, and beat, like the tides, against the hedge of archers who surrounded the gibbets.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The heads, leveled by the perspective, extended afar, thick and agitated as the ears of corn in a vast plain.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The spectacle which the Greve now presented was a frightful one.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading From time to time a fresh report, or a distant rumor, made the heads oscillate and thousands of eyes flash.
oscillate
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From this reading From time to time a fresh report, or a distant rumor, made the heads oscillate and thousands of eyes flash.
perspective
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From this reading The heads, leveled by the perspective, extended afar, thick and agitated as the ears of corn in a vast plain.
plain
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From this reading The heads, leveled by the perspective, extended afar, thick and agitated as the ears of corn in a vast plain.
presented
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From this reading The spectacle which the Greve now presented was a frightful one.
report
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From this reading From time to time a fresh report, or a distant rumor, made the heads oscillate and thousands of eyes flash.
rolled
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From this reading All those ears of corn bent, and became waves more agitated than those of the ocean, which rolled from the extremities to the center, and beat, like the tides, against the hedge of archers who surrounded the gibbets.
rumor
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From this reading From time to time a fresh report, or a distant rumor, made the heads oscillate and thousands of eyes flash.
spectacle
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From this reading The spectacle which the Greve now presented was a frightful one.
surrounded
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From this reading All those ears of corn bent, and became waves more agitated than those of the ocean, which rolled from the extremities to the center, and beat, like the tides, against the hedge of archers who surrounded the gibbets.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading All those ears of corn bent, and became waves more agitated than those of the ocean, which rolled from the extremities to the center, and beat, like the tides, against the hedge of archers who surrounded the gibbets.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The spectacle which the Greve now presented was a frightful one.
then
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From this reading Now and then there were great movements.
there
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From this reading Now and then there were great movements.
thick
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From this reading The heads, leveled by the perspective, extended afar, thick and agitated as the ears of corn in a vast plain.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading All those ears of corn bent, and became waves more agitated than those of the ocean, which rolled from the extremities to the center, and beat, like the tides, against the hedge of archers who surrounded the gibbets.
thousands
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From this reading From time to time a fresh report, or a distant rumor, made the heads oscillate and thousands of eyes flash.
tides
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From this reading All those ears of corn bent, and became waves more agitated than those of the ocean, which rolled from the extremities to the center, and beat, like the tides, against the hedge of archers who surrounded the gibbets.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From time to time a fresh report, or a distant rumor, made the heads oscillate and thousands of eyes flash.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading From time to time a fresh report, or a distant rumor, made the heads oscillate and thousands of eyes flash.
vast
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From this reading The heads, leveled by the perspective, extended afar, thick and agitated as the ears of corn in a vast plain.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The spectacle which the Greve now presented was a frightful one.
waves
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From this reading All those ears of corn bent, and became waves more agitated than those of the ocean, which rolled from the extremities to the center, and beat, like the tides, against the hedge of archers who surrounded the gibbets.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Now and then there were great movements.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The spectacle which the Greve now presented was a frightful one.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading All those ears of corn bent, and became waves more agitated than those of the ocean, which rolled from the extremities to the center, and beat, like the tides, against the hedge of archers who surrounded the gibbets.
