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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 great carefulness as to keeping the ground clear had been taught him by his father, and was one reason why his fields, though so small, did not often bear a bad crop.
afraid
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From this reading "We be content," the keepers said, "We three and you no less, Then why should we of you be afraid, As we never did transgress."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "We be content," the keepers said, "We three and you no less, Then why should we of you be afraid, As we never did transgress."
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "We be content," the keepers said, "We three and you no less, Then why should we of you be afraid, As we never did transgress."
bad
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From this reading The great carefulness as to keeping the ground clear had been taught him by his father, and was one reason why his fields, though so small, did not often bear a bad crop.
BALLAD
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From this reading ROBIN HOOD BALLAD.
barley
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From this reading Steadfast was busy weeding the little patch of barley that lay near the ruins of the old farm house with little Ben basking round him.
basking
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From this reading Steadfast was busy weeding the little patch of barley that lay near the ruins of the old farm house with little Ben basking round him.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "We be content," the keepers said, "We three and you no less, Then why should we of you be afraid, As we never did transgress."
bear
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From this reading The great carefulness as to keeping the ground clear had been taught him by his father, and was one reason why his fields, though so small, did not often bear a bad crop.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The great carefulness as to keeping the ground clear had been taught him by his father, and was one reason why his fields, though so small, did not often bear a bad crop.
Ben
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From this reading Steadfast was busy weeding the little patch of barley that lay near the ruins of the old farm house with little Ben basking round him.
busy
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From this reading Steadfast was busy weeding the little patch of barley that lay near the ruins of the old farm house with little Ben basking round him.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The great carefulness as to keeping the ground clear had been taught him by his father, and was one reason why his fields, though so small, did not often bear a bad crop.
called
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From this reading He heard his name called over the hedge, and looking up saw the Squire, Mr. Elmwood, on horseback.
carefulness
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From this reading The great carefulness as to keeping the ground clear had been taught him by his father, and was one reason why his fields, though so small, did not often bear a bad crop.
clear
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From this reading The great carefulness as to keeping the ground clear had been taught him by his father, and was one reason why his fields, though so small, did not often bear a bad crop.
content
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From this reading "We be content," the keepers said, "We three and you no less, Then why should we of you be afraid, As we never did transgress."
crop
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From this reading The great carefulness as to keeping the ground clear had been taught him by his father, and was one reason why his fields, though so small, did not often bear a bad crop.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "We be content," the keepers said, "We three and you no less, Then why should we of you be afraid, As we never did transgress."
Elmwood
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From this reading He heard his name called over the hedge, and looking up saw the Squire, Mr. Elmwood, on horseback.
farm
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From this reading Steadfast was busy weeding the little patch of barley that lay near the ruins of the old farm house with little Ben basking round him.
father
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From this reading The great carefulness as to keeping the ground clear had been taught him by his father, and was one reason why his fields, though so small, did not often bear a bad crop.
fields
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From this reading The great carefulness as to keeping the ground clear had been taught him by his father, and was one reason why his fields, though so small, did not often bear a bad crop.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The great carefulness as to keeping the ground clear had been taught him by his father, and was one reason why his fields, though so small, did not often bear a bad crop.
ground
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From this reading The great carefulness as to keeping the ground clear had been taught him by his father, and was one reason why his fields, though so small, did not often bear a bad crop.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The great carefulness as to keeping the ground clear had been taught him by his father, and was one reason why his fields, though so small, did not often bear a bad crop.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He heard his name called over the hedge, and looking up saw the Squire, Mr. Elmwood, on horseback.
heard
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From this reading He heard his name called over the hedge, and looking up saw the Squire, Mr. Elmwood, on horseback.
hedge
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From this reading He heard his name called over the hedge, and looking up saw the Squire, Mr. Elmwood, on horseback.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Steadfast was busy weeding the little patch of barley that lay near the ruins of the old farm house with little Ben basking round him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The great carefulness as to keeping the ground clear had been taught him by his father, and was one reason why his fields, though so small, did not often bear a bad crop.
HOOD
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From this reading ROBIN HOOD BALLAD.
horseback
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From this reading He heard his name called over the hedge, and looking up saw the Squire, Mr. Elmwood, on horseback.
house
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From this reading Steadfast was busy weeding the little patch of barley that lay near the ruins of the old farm house with little Ben basking round him.
keepers
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From this reading "We be content," the keepers said, "We three and you no less, Then why should we of you be afraid, As we never did transgress."
keeping
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From this reading The great carefulness as to keeping the ground clear had been taught him by his father, and was one reason why his fields, though so small, did not often bear a bad crop.
lay
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From this reading Steadfast was busy weeding the little patch of barley that lay near the ruins of the old farm house with little Ben basking round him.
less
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From this reading "We be content," the keepers said, "We three and you no less, Then why should we of you be afraid, As we never did transgress."
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Steadfast was busy weeding the little patch of barley that lay near the ruins of the old farm house with little Ben basking round him.
looking
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From this reading He heard his name called over the hedge, and looking up saw the Squire, Mr. Elmwood, on horseback.
Mr
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From this reading He heard his name called over the hedge, and looking up saw the Squire, Mr. Elmwood, on horseback.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He heard his name called over the hedge, and looking up saw the Squire, Mr. Elmwood, on horseback.
near
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From this reading Steadfast was busy weeding the little patch of barley that lay near the ruins of the old farm house with little Ben basking round him.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We be content," the keepers said, "We three and you no less, Then why should we of you be afraid, As we never did transgress."
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "We be content," the keepers said, "We three and you no less, Then why should we of you be afraid, As we never did transgress."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The great carefulness as to keeping the ground clear had been taught him by his father, and was one reason why his fields, though so small, did not often bear a bad crop.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "We be content," the keepers said, "We three and you no less, Then why should we of you be afraid, As we never did transgress."
often
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From this reading The great carefulness as to keeping the ground clear had been taught him by his father, and was one reason why his fields, though so small, did not often bear a bad crop.
old
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From this reading Steadfast was busy weeding the little patch of barley that lay near the ruins of the old farm house with little Ben basking round him.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He heard his name called over the hedge, and looking up saw the Squire, Mr. Elmwood, on horseback.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The great carefulness as to keeping the ground clear had been taught him by his father, and was one reason why his fields, though so small, did not often bear a bad crop.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He heard his name called over the hedge, and looking up saw the Squire, Mr. Elmwood, on horseback.
patch
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From this reading Steadfast was busy weeding the little patch of barley that lay near the ruins of the old farm house with little Ben basking round him.
reason
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From this reading The great carefulness as to keeping the ground clear had been taught him by his father, and was one reason why his fields, though so small, did not often bear a bad crop.
ROBIN
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From this reading ROBIN HOOD BALLAD.
round
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From this reading Steadfast was busy weeding the little patch of barley that lay near the ruins of the old farm house with little Ben basking round him.
ruins
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From this reading Steadfast was busy weeding the little patch of barley that lay near the ruins of the old farm house with little Ben basking round him.
said
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From this reading "We be content," the keepers said, "We three and you no less, Then why should we of you be afraid, As we never did transgress."
saw
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From this reading He heard his name called over the hedge, and looking up saw the Squire, Mr. Elmwood, on horseback.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "We be content," the keepers said, "We three and you no less, Then why should we of you be afraid, As we never did transgress."
small
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From this reading The great carefulness as to keeping the ground clear had been taught him by his father, and was one reason why his fields, though so small, did not often bear a bad crop.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The great carefulness as to keeping the ground clear had been taught him by his father, and was one reason why his fields, though so small, did not often bear a bad crop.
Squire
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From this reading He heard his name called over the hedge, and looking up saw the Squire, Mr. Elmwood, on horseback.
Steadfast
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From this reading Steadfast was busy weeding the little patch of barley that lay near the ruins of the old farm house with little Ben basking round him.
taught
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From this reading The great carefulness as to keeping the ground clear had been taught him by his father, and was one reason why his fields, though so small, did not often bear a bad crop.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Steadfast was busy weeding the little patch of barley that lay near the ruins of the old farm house with little Ben basking round him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "We be content," the keepers said, "We three and you no less, Then why should we of you be afraid, As we never did transgress."
Then
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From this reading "We be content," the keepers said, "We three and you no less, Then why should we of you be afraid, As we never did transgress."
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The great carefulness as to keeping the ground clear had been taught him by his father, and was one reason why his fields, though so small, did not often bear a bad crop.
three
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From this reading "We be content," the keepers said, "We three and you no less, Then why should we of you be afraid, As we never did transgress."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The great carefulness as to keeping the ground clear had been taught him by his father, and was one reason why his fields, though so small, did not often bear a bad crop.
transgress
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From this reading "We be content," the keepers said, "We three and you no less, Then why should we of you be afraid, As we never did transgress."
up
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From this reading He heard his name called over the hedge, and looking up saw the Squire, Mr. Elmwood, on horseback.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Steadfast was busy weeding the little patch of barley that lay near the ruins of the old farm house with little Ben basking round him.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We be content," the keepers said, "We three and you no less, Then why should we of you be afraid, As we never did transgress."
weeding
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From this reading Steadfast was busy weeding the little patch of barley that lay near the ruins of the old farm house with little Ben basking round him.
why
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From this reading "We be content," the keepers said, "We three and you no less, Then why should we of you be afraid, As we never did transgress."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Steadfast was busy weeding the little patch of barley that lay near the ruins of the old farm house with little Ben basking round him.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "We be content," the keepers said, "We three and you no less, Then why should we of you be afraid, As we never did transgress."
