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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 JOURNEY THEY lay for a month in prison in London.
Aderhold
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From this reading They rode from London in company of a sheriff and a dozen horsemen, and they went by the road which Aderhold had travelled years before.
afoot
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From this reading Where the ways were bad—and they were often bad—they dismounted and went afoot.
all
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From this reading Then, all procedures having been met, the law would return them to the county where they had offended and the gaol from which they had broken and the gallows field which had waited six years.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then, all procedures having been met, the law would return them to the county where they had offended and the gaol from which they had broken and the gallows field which had waited six years.
bad
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From this reading Where the ways were bad—and they were often bad—they dismounted and went afoot.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Then, all procedures having been met, the law would return them to the county where they had offended and the gaol from which they had broken and the gallows field which had waited six years.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading They rode from London in company of a sheriff and a dozen horsemen, and they went by the road which Aderhold had travelled years before.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then, all procedures having been met, the law would return them to the county where they had offended and the gaol from which they had broken and the gallows field which had waited six years.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They rode from London in company of a sheriff and a dozen horsemen, and they went by the road which Aderhold had travelled years before.
company
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From this reading They rode from London in company of a sheriff and a dozen horsemen, and they went by the road which Aderhold had travelled years before.
county
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From this reading Then, all procedures having been met, the law would return them to the county where they had offended and the gaol from which they had broken and the gallows field which had waited six years.
dismounted
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From this reading Where the ways were bad—and they were often bad—they dismounted and went afoot.
dozen
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From this reading They rode from London in company of a sheriff and a dozen horsemen, and they went by the road which Aderhold had travelled years before.
field
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From this reading Then, all procedures having been met, the law would return them to the county where they had offended and the gaol from which they had broken and the gallows field which had waited six years.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A JOURNEY THEY lay for a month in prison in London.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Then, all procedures having been met, the law would return them to the county where they had offended and the gaol from which they had broken and the gallows field which had waited six years.
gallows
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From this reading Then, all procedures having been met, the law would return them to the county where they had offended and the gaol from which they had broken and the gallows field which had waited six years.
gaol
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From this reading Then, all procedures having been met, the law would return them to the county where they had offended and the gaol from which they had broken and the gallows field which had waited six years.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Then, all procedures having been met, the law would return them to the county where they had offended and the gaol from which they had broken and the gallows field which had waited six years.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Then, all procedures having been met, the law would return them to the county where they had offended and the gaol from which they had broken and the gallows field which had waited six years.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He recognised this place and that.
horsemen
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From this reading They rode from London in company of a sheriff and a dozen horsemen, and they went by the road which Aderhold had travelled years before.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A JOURNEY THEY lay for a month in prison in London.
JOURNEYnounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A JOURNEY THEY lay for a month in prison in London.
law
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From this reading Then, all procedures having been met, the law would return them to the county where they had offended and the gaol from which they had broken and the gallows field which had waited six years.
lay
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From this reading A JOURNEY THEY lay for a month in prison in London.
London
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From this reading A JOURNEY THEY lay for a month in prison in London.
met
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From this reading Then, all procedures having been met, the law would return them to the county where they had offended and the gaol from which they had broken and the gallows field which had waited six years.
month
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From this reading A JOURNEY THEY lay for a month in prison in London.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They rode from London in company of a sheriff and a dozen horsemen, and they went by the road which Aderhold had travelled years before.
offended
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From this reading Then, all procedures having been met, the law would return them to the county where they had offended and the gaol from which they had broken and the gallows field which had waited six years.
often
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From this reading Where the ways were bad—and they were often bad—they dismounted and went afoot.
place
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From this reading He recognised this place and that.
prison
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From this reading A JOURNEY THEY lay for a month in prison in London.
procedures
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From this reading Then, all procedures having been met, the law would return them to the county where they had offended and the gaol from which they had broken and the gallows field which had waited six years.
recognised
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From this reading He recognised this place and that.
return
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From this reading Then, all procedures having been met, the law would return them to the county where they had offended and the gaol from which they had broken and the gallows field which had waited six years.
road
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From this reading They rode from London in company of a sheriff and a dozen horsemen, and they went by the road which Aderhold had travelled years before.
rode
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From this reading They rode from London in company of a sheriff and a dozen horsemen, and they went by the road which Aderhold had travelled years before.
sheriff
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From this reading They rode from London in company of a sheriff and a dozen horsemen, and they went by the road which Aderhold had travelled years before.
six
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From this reading Then, all procedures having been met, the law would return them to the county where they had offended and the gaol from which they had broken and the gallows field which had waited six years.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He recognised this place and that.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then, all procedures having been met, the law would return them to the county where they had offended and the gaol from which they had broken and the gallows field which had waited six years.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Then, all procedures having been met, the law would return them to the county where they had offended and the gaol from which they had broken and the gallows field which had waited six years.
Then
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From this reading Then, all procedures having been met, the law would return them to the county where they had offended and the gaol from which they had broken and the gallows field which had waited six years.
THEYpronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A JOURNEY THEY lay for a month in prison in London.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He recognised this place and that.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then, all procedures having been met, the law would return them to the county where they had offended and the gaol from which they had broken and the gallows field which had waited six years.
travelled
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From this reading They rode from London in company of a sheriff and a dozen horsemen, and they went by the road which Aderhold had travelled years before.
waited
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From this reading Then, all procedures having been met, the law would return them to the county where they had offended and the gaol from which they had broken and the gallows field which had waited six years.
ways
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From this reading Where the ways were bad—and they were often bad—they dismounted and went afoot.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They rode from London in company of a sheriff and a dozen horsemen, and they went by the road which Aderhold had travelled years before.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Where the ways were bad—and they were often bad—they dismounted and went afoot.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Then, all procedures having been met, the law would return them to the county where they had offended and the gaol from which they had broken and the gallows field which had waited six years.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Then, all procedures having been met, the law would return them to the county where they had offended and the gaol from which they had broken and the gallows field which had waited six years.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Then, all procedures having been met, the law would return them to the county where they had offended and the gaol from which they had broken and the gallows field which had waited six years.
years
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From this reading Then, all procedures having been met, the law would return them to the county where they had offended and the gaol from which they had broken and the gallows field which had waited six years.
