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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 And now there came a time of stir and bustle, of furbishing of arms and clang of hammer from all the southland counties.
afoot
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From this reading Fast spread the tidings from thorpe to thorpe and from castle to castle, that the old game was afoot once more, and the lions and lilies to be in the field with the early spring.
all
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From this reading And now there came a time of stir and bustle, of furbishing of arms and clang of hammer from all the southland counties.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading For six years her sons had chafed under an unwonted peace.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And now there came a time of stir and bustle, of furbishing of arms and clang of hammer from all the southland counties.
archers
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From this reading Great news this for that fierce old country, whose trade for a generation had been war, her exports archers and her imports prisoners.
arms
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From this reading And now there came a time of stir and bustle, of furbishing of arms and clang of hammer from all the southland counties.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Now they flew to their arms as to their birthright.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Fast spread the tidings from thorpe to thorpe and from castle to castle, that the old game was afoot once more, and the lions and lilies to be in the field with the early spring.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Great news this for that fierce old country, whose trade for a generation had been war, her exports archers and her imports prisoners.
birthright
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From this reading Now they flew to their arms as to their birthright.
bustlenounUS /ˈbʌsəl/
busy and excited activity
From this reading And now there came a time of stir and bustle, of furbishing of arms and clang of hammer from all the southland counties.
came
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From this reading And now there came a time of stir and bustle, of furbishing of arms and clang of hammer from all the southland counties.
castle
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From this reading Fast spread the tidings from thorpe to thorpe and from castle to castle, that the old game was afoot once more, and the lions and lilies to be in the field with the early spring.
chafed
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From this reading For six years her sons had chafed under an unwonted peace.
clang
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From this reading And now there came a time of stir and bustle, of furbishing of arms and clang of hammer from all the southland counties.
counties
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From this reading And now there came a time of stir and bustle, of furbishing of arms and clang of hammer from all the southland counties.
country
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early
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From this reading Fast spread the tidings from thorpe to thorpe and from castle to castle, that the old game was afoot once more, and the lions and lilies to be in the field with the early spring.
exports
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Fast
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From this reading Fast spread the tidings from thorpe to thorpe and from castle to castle, that the old game was afoot once more, and the lions and lilies to be in the field with the early spring.
field
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From this reading Fast spread the tidings from thorpe to thorpe and from castle to castle, that the old game was afoot once more, and the lions and lilies to be in the field with the early spring.
fierce
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flew
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From this reading Now they flew to their arms as to their birthright.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Great news this for that fierce old country, whose trade for a generation had been war, her exports archers and her imports prisoners.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And now there came a time of stir and bustle, of furbishing of arms and clang of hammer from all the southland counties.
furbishing
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From this reading And now there came a time of stir and bustle, of furbishing of arms and clang of hammer from all the southland counties.
game
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From this reading Fast spread the tidings from thorpe to thorpe and from castle to castle, that the old game was afoot once more, and the lions and lilies to be in the field with the early spring.
generation
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GreatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Great news this for that fierce old country, whose trade for a generation had been war, her exports archers and her imports prisoners.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Great news this for that fierce old country, whose trade for a generation had been war, her exports archers and her imports prisoners.
hammer
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From this reading And now there came a time of stir and bustle, of furbishing of arms and clang of hammer from all the southland counties.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Great news this for that fierce old country, whose trade for a generation had been war, her exports archers and her imports prisoners.
imports
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From this reading Great news this for that fierce old country, whose trade for a generation had been war, her exports archers and her imports prisoners.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Fast spread the tidings from thorpe to thorpe and from castle to castle, that the old game was afoot once more, and the lions and lilies to be in the field with the early spring.
lilies
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From this reading Fast spread the tidings from thorpe to thorpe and from castle to castle, that the old game was afoot once more, and the lions and lilies to be in the field with the early spring.
lions
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From this reading Fast spread the tidings from thorpe to thorpe and from castle to castle, that the old game was afoot once more, and the lions and lilies to be in the field with the early spring.
more
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From this reading Fast spread the tidings from thorpe to thorpe and from castle to castle, that the old game was afoot once more, and the lions and lilies to be in the field with the early spring.
news
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now
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From this reading And now there came a time of stir and bustle, of furbishing of arms and clang of hammer from all the southland counties.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And now there came a time of stir and bustle, of furbishing of arms and clang of hammer from all the southland counties.
old
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From this reading Fast spread the tidings from thorpe to thorpe and from castle to castle, that the old game was afoot once more, and the lions and lilies to be in the field with the early spring.
once
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From this reading Fast spread the tidings from thorpe to thorpe and from castle to castle, that the old game was afoot once more, and the lions and lilies to be in the field with the early spring.
peace
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From this reading For six years her sons had chafed under an unwonted peace.
prisoners
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six
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From this reading For six years her sons had chafed under an unwonted peace.
sons
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From this reading For six years her sons had chafed under an unwonted peace.
southland
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From this reading And now there came a time of stir and bustle, of furbishing of arms and clang of hammer from all the southland counties.
spread
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From this reading Fast spread the tidings from thorpe to thorpe and from castle to castle, that the old game was afoot once more, and the lions and lilies to be in the field with the early spring.
spring
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From this reading Fast spread the tidings from thorpe to thorpe and from castle to castle, that the old game was afoot once more, and the lions and lilies to be in the field with the early spring.
stir
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From this reading And now there came a time of stir and bustle, of furbishing of arms and clang of hammer from all the southland counties.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Fast spread the tidings from thorpe to thorpe and from castle to castle, that the old game was afoot once more, and the lions and lilies to be in the field with the early spring.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And now there came a time of stir and bustle, of furbishing of arms and clang of hammer from all the southland counties.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Now they flew to their arms as to their birthright.
there
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From this reading And now there came a time of stir and bustle, of furbishing of arms and clang of hammer from all the southland counties.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now they flew to their arms as to their birthright.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Great news this for that fierce old country, whose trade for a generation had been war, her exports archers and her imports prisoners.
thorpe
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From this reading Fast spread the tidings from thorpe to thorpe and from castle to castle, that the old game was afoot once more, and the lions and lilies to be in the field with the early spring.
tidings
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From this reading Fast spread the tidings from thorpe to thorpe and from castle to castle, that the old game was afoot once more, and the lions and lilies to be in the field with the early spring.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And now there came a time of stir and bustle, of furbishing of arms and clang of hammer from all the southland counties.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Fast spread the tidings from thorpe to thorpe and from castle to castle, that the old game was afoot once more, and the lions and lilies to be in the field with the early spring.
trade
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From this reading Great news this for that fierce old country, whose trade for a generation had been war, her exports archers and her imports prisoners.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading For six years her sons had chafed under an unwonted peace.
unwonted
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From this reading For six years her sons had chafed under an unwonted peace.
war
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From this reading Great news this for that fierce old country, whose trade for a generation had been war, her exports archers and her imports prisoners.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Fast spread the tidings from thorpe to thorpe and from castle to castle, that the old game was afoot once more, and the lions and lilies to be in the field with the early spring.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Great news this for that fierce old country, whose trade for a generation had been war, her exports archers and her imports prisoners.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Fast spread the tidings from thorpe to thorpe and from castle to castle, that the old game was afoot once more, and the lions and lilies to be in the field with the early spring.
years
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From this reading For six years her sons had chafed under an unwonted peace.
