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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 PRISON I Harry had two stout and fast cobs in a light wagonette.
accomplish
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From this reading The driver’s boast was that he should accomplish the ten miles, with a rise of a thousand feet, in an hour and a quarter.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading It was when they had cleared the town, and were on the long straight rise across the moor towards Longford, that the horses began to prove the faith that was in them, eager, magnanimous, conceiving grandly the splendour of their task in life, and irrepressibly performing it with glory.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The driver’s boast was that he should accomplish the ten miles, with a rise of a thousand feet, in an hour and a quarter.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE PRISON I Harry had two stout and fast cobs in a light wagonette.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was when they had cleared the town, and were on the long straight rise across the moor towards Longford, that the horses began to prove the faith that was in them, eager, magnanimous, conceiving grandly the splendour of their task in life, and irrepressibly performing it with glory.
boast
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From this reading The driver’s boast was that he should accomplish the ten miles, with a rise of a thousand feet, in an hour and a quarter.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He drove himself, and Hilda sat by his side.
carriage
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From this reading A hired carriage would have spent two hours over the journey.
cleared
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From this reading It was when they had cleared the town, and were on the long straight rise across the moor towards Longford, that the horses began to prove the faith that was in them, eager, magnanimous, conceiving grandly the splendour of their task in life, and irrepressibly performing it with glory.
cobs
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From this reading THE PRISON I Harry had two stout and fast cobs in a light wagonette.
conceiving
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From this reading It was when they had cleared the town, and were on the long straight rise across the moor towards Longford, that the horses began to prove the faith that was in them, eager, magnanimous, conceiving grandly the splendour of their task in life, and irrepressibly performing it with glory.
driver's
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From this reading The driver’s boast was that he should accomplish the ten miles, with a rise of a thousand feet, in an hour and a quarter.
drove
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From this reading He drove himself, and Hilda sat by his side.
eager
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From this reading It was when they had cleared the town, and were on the long straight rise across the moor towards Longford, that the horses began to prove the faith that was in them, eager, magnanimous, conceiving grandly the splendour of their task in life, and irrepressibly performing it with glory.
faith
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From this reading It was when they had cleared the town, and were on the long straight rise across the moor towards Longford, that the horses began to prove the faith that was in them, eager, magnanimous, conceiving grandly the splendour of their task in life, and irrepressibly performing it with glory.
fast
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From this reading THE PRISON I Harry had two stout and fast cobs in a light wagonette.
feet
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From this reading The driver’s boast was that he should accomplish the ten miles, with a rise of a thousand feet, in an hour and a quarter.
glory
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From this reading It was when they had cleared the town, and were on the long straight rise across the moor towards Longford, that the horses began to prove the faith that was in them, eager, magnanimous, conceiving grandly the splendour of their task in life, and irrepressibly performing it with glory.
grandly
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From this reading It was when they had cleared the town, and were on the long straight rise across the moor towards Longford, that the horses began to prove the faith that was in them, eager, magnanimous, conceiving grandly the splendour of their task in life, and irrepressibly performing it with glory.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE PRISON I Harry had two stout and fast cobs in a light wagonette.
Harry
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From this reading THE PRISON I Harry had two stout and fast cobs in a light wagonette.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A hired carriage would have spent two hours over the journey.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He drove himself, and Hilda sat by his side.
Hilda
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From this reading He drove himself, and Hilda sat by his side.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He drove himself, and Hilda sat by his side.
hired
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From this reading A hired carriage would have spent two hours over the journey.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He drove himself, and Hilda sat by his side.
horses
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From this reading It was when they had cleared the town, and were on the long straight rise across the moor towards Longford, that the horses began to prove the faith that was in them, eager, magnanimous, conceiving grandly the splendour of their task in life, and irrepressibly performing it with glory.
hour
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From this reading The driver’s boast was that he should accomplish the ten miles, with a rise of a thousand feet, in an hour and a quarter.
hours
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From this reading A hired carriage would have spent two hours over the journey.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE PRISON I Harry had two stout and fast cobs in a light wagonette.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE PRISON I Harry had two stout and fast cobs in a light wagonette.
irrepressibly
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From this reading It was when they had cleared the town, and were on the long straight rise across the moor towards Longford, that the horses began to prove the faith that was in them, eager, magnanimous, conceiving grandly the splendour of their task in life, and irrepressibly performing it with glory.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was when they had cleared the town, and were on the long straight rise across the moor towards Longford, that the horses began to prove the faith that was in them, eager, magnanimous, conceiving grandly the splendour of their task in life, and irrepressibly performing it with glory.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A hired carriage would have spent two hours over the journey.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was when they had cleared the town, and were on the long straight rise across the moor towards Longford, that the horses began to prove the faith that was in them, eager, magnanimous, conceiving grandly the splendour of their task in life, and irrepressibly performing it with glory.
light
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From this reading THE PRISON I Harry had two stout and fast cobs in a light wagonette.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was when they had cleared the town, and were on the long straight rise across the moor towards Longford, that the horses began to prove the faith that was in them, eager, magnanimous, conceiving grandly the splendour of their task in life, and irrepressibly performing it with glory.
Longford
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From this reading It was when they had cleared the town, and were on the long straight rise across the moor towards Longford, that the horses began to prove the faith that was in them, eager, magnanimous, conceiving grandly the splendour of their task in life, and irrepressibly performing it with glory.
magnanimous
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From this reading It was when they had cleared the town, and were on the long straight rise across the moor towards Longford, that the horses began to prove the faith that was in them, eager, magnanimous, conceiving grandly the splendour of their task in life, and irrepressibly performing it with glory.
miles
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From this reading The driver’s boast was that he should accomplish the ten miles, with a rise of a thousand feet, in an hour and a quarter.
moor
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From this reading It was when they had cleared the town, and were on the long straight rise across the moor towards Longford, that the horses began to prove the faith that was in them, eager, magnanimous, conceiving grandly the splendour of their task in life, and irrepressibly performing it with glory.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The driver’s boast was that he should accomplish the ten miles, with a rise of a thousand feet, in an hour and a quarter.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was when they had cleared the town, and were on the long straight rise across the moor towards Longford, that the horses began to prove the faith that was in them, eager, magnanimous, conceiving grandly the splendour of their task in life, and irrepressibly performing it with glory.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading A hired carriage would have spent two hours over the journey.
performing
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From this reading It was when they had cleared the town, and were on the long straight rise across the moor towards Longford, that the horses began to prove the faith that was in them, eager, magnanimous, conceiving grandly the splendour of their task in life, and irrepressibly performing it with glory.
PRISON
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From this reading THE PRISON I Harry had two stout and fast cobs in a light wagonette.
prove
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From this reading It was when they had cleared the town, and were on the long straight rise across the moor towards Longford, that the horses began to prove the faith that was in them, eager, magnanimous, conceiving grandly the splendour of their task in life, and irrepressibly performing it with glory.
quarter
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From this reading The driver’s boast was that he should accomplish the ten miles, with a rise of a thousand feet, in an hour and a quarter.
rise
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From this reading The driver’s boast was that he should accomplish the ten miles, with a rise of a thousand feet, in an hour and a quarter.
sat
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From this reading He drove himself, and Hilda sat by his side.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading The driver’s boast was that he should accomplish the ten miles, with a rise of a thousand feet, in an hour and a quarter.
side
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From this reading He drove himself, and Hilda sat by his side.
spent
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From this reading A hired carriage would have spent two hours over the journey.
splendournounUS /ˈsplendər/
magnificent and impressive appearance
From this reading It was when they had cleared the town, and were on the long straight rise across the moor towards Longford, that the horses began to prove the faith that was in them, eager, magnanimous, conceiving grandly the splendour of their task in life, and irrepressibly performing it with glory.
stout
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From this reading THE PRISON I Harry had two stout and fast cobs in a light wagonette.
straight
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From this reading It was when they had cleared the town, and were on the long straight rise across the moor towards Longford, that the horses began to prove the faith that was in them, eager, magnanimous, conceiving grandly the splendour of their task in life, and irrepressibly performing it with glory.
task
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From this reading It was when they had cleared the town, and were on the long straight rise across the moor towards Longford, that the horses began to prove the faith that was in them, eager, magnanimous, conceiving grandly the splendour of their task in life, and irrepressibly performing it with glory.
ten
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From this reading The driver’s boast was that he should accomplish the ten miles, with a rise of a thousand feet, in an hour and a quarter.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The driver’s boast was that he should accomplish the ten miles, with a rise of a thousand feet, in an hour and a quarter.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PRISON I Harry had two stout and fast cobs in a light wagonette.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It was when they had cleared the town, and were on the long straight rise across the moor towards Longford, that the horses began to prove the faith that was in them, eager, magnanimous, conceiving grandly the splendour of their task in life, and irrepressibly performing it with glory.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It was when they had cleared the town, and were on the long straight rise across the moor towards Longford, that the horses began to prove the faith that was in them, eager, magnanimous, conceiving grandly the splendour of their task in life, and irrepressibly performing it with glory.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was when they had cleared the town, and were on the long straight rise across the moor towards Longford, that the horses began to prove the faith that was in them, eager, magnanimous, conceiving grandly the splendour of their task in life, and irrepressibly performing it with glory.
thousand
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From this reading The driver’s boast was that he should accomplish the ten miles, with a rise of a thousand feet, in an hour and a quarter.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was when they had cleared the town, and were on the long straight rise across the moor towards Longford, that the horses began to prove the faith that was in them, eager, magnanimous, conceiving grandly the splendour of their task in life, and irrepressibly performing it with glory.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading It was when they had cleared the town, and were on the long straight rise across the moor towards Longford, that the horses began to prove the faith that was in them, eager, magnanimous, conceiving grandly the splendour of their task in life, and irrepressibly performing it with glory.
town
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From this reading It was when they had cleared the town, and were on the long straight rise across the moor towards Longford, that the horses began to prove the faith that was in them, eager, magnanimous, conceiving grandly the splendour of their task in life, and irrepressibly performing it with glory.
two
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From this reading THE PRISON I Harry had two stout and fast cobs in a light wagonette.
wagonette
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From this reading THE PRISON I Harry had two stout and fast cobs in a light wagonette.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The driver’s boast was that he should accomplish the ten miles, with a rise of a thousand feet, in an hour and a quarter.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was when they had cleared the town, and were on the long straight rise across the moor towards Longford, that the horses began to prove the faith that was in them, eager, magnanimous, conceiving grandly the splendour of their task in life, and irrepressibly performing it with glory.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was when they had cleared the town, and were on the long straight rise across the moor towards Longford, that the horses began to prove the faith that was in them, eager, magnanimous, conceiving grandly the splendour of their task in life, and irrepressibly performing it with glory.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The driver’s boast was that he should accomplish the ten miles, with a rise of a thousand feet, in an hour and a quarter.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading A hired carriage would have spent two hours over the journey.
