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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 SERIES OF MEMORABLE VISITS.
able
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From this reading "I want to be able to tell people," he said, "that I have hunted in Sherwood Forest, the royal hunting-ground of English kings."
Album
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From this reading Tommy goes hunting.--"Peveril of the Peak."--The Boy at the Wheel.--Leamington.--Stratford-on-Avon.--Shakspeare's Birthplace, Garden, and Tomb.--Queer Relics.--Kenilworth.--Ernest's Album of Leaves and Flowers.--Warwick Castle.--The Mighty Guy.--The Antique Portress.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Tommy goes hunting.--"Peveril of the Peak."--The Boy at the Wheel.--Leamington.--Stratford-on-Avon.--Shakspeare's Birthplace, Garden, and Tomb.--Queer Relics.--Kenilworth.--Ernest's Album of Leaves and Flowers.--Warwick Castle.--The Mighty Guy.--The Antique Portress.
Antique
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From this reading Tommy goes hunting.--"Peveril of the Peak."--The Boy at the Wheel.--Leamington.--Stratford-on-Avon.--Shakspeare's Birthplace, Garden, and Tomb.--Queer Relics.--Kenilworth.--Ernest's Album of Leaves and Flowers.--Warwick Castle.--The Mighty Guy.--The Antique Portress.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Master Lewis gave the boys a couple of days in Nottingham to enjoy themselves as they liked.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Tommy goes hunting.--"Peveril of the Peak."--The Boy at the Wheel.--Leamington.--Stratford-on-Avon.--Shakspeare's Birthplace, Garden, and Tomb.--Queer Relics.--Kenilworth.--Ernest's Album of Leaves and Flowers.--Warwick Castle.--The Mighty Guy.--The Antique Portress.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I want to be able to tell people," he said, "that I have hunted in Sherwood Forest, the royal hunting-ground of English kings."
Birthplace
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From this reading Tommy goes hunting.--"Peveril of the Peak."--The Boy at the Wheel.--Leamington.--Stratford-on-Avon.--Shakspeare's Birthplace, Garden, and Tomb.--Queer Relics.--Kenilworth.--Ernest's Album of Leaves and Flowers.--Warwick Castle.--The Mighty Guy.--The Antique Portress.
Boy
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From this reading Tommy goes hunting.--"Peveril of the Peak."--The Boy at the Wheel.--Leamington.--Stratford-on-Avon.--Shakspeare's Birthplace, Garden, and Tomb.--Queer Relics.--Kenilworth.--Ernest's Album of Leaves and Flowers.--Warwick Castle.--The Mighty Guy.--The Antique Portress.
boys
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From this reading Master Lewis gave the boys a couple of days in Nottingham to enjoy themselves as they liked.
Castle
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From this reading Tommy goes hunting.--"Peveril of the Peak."--The Boy at the Wheel.--Leamington.--Stratford-on-Avon.--Shakspeare's Birthplace, Garden, and Tomb.--Queer Relics.--Kenilworth.--Ernest's Album of Leaves and Flowers.--Warwick Castle.--The Mighty Guy.--The Antique Portress.
couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/
two people or things considered together
From this reading Master Lewis gave the boys a couple of days in Nottingham to enjoy themselves as they liked.
days
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From this reading Master Lewis gave the boys a couple of days in Nottingham to enjoy themselves as they liked.
English
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From this reading "I want to be able to tell people," he said, "that I have hunted in Sherwood Forest, the royal hunting-ground of English kings."
enjoy
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From this reading Master Lewis gave the boys a couple of days in Nottingham to enjoy themselves as they liked.
Ernest's
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From this reading Tommy goes hunting.--"Peveril of the Peak."--The Boy at the Wheel.--Leamington.--Stratford-on-Avon.--Shakspeare's Birthplace, Garden, and Tomb.--Queer Relics.--Kenilworth.--Ernest's Album of Leaves and Flowers.--Warwick Castle.--The Mighty Guy.--The Antique Portress.
Flowers
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From this reading Tommy goes hunting.--"Peveril of the Peak."--The Boy at the Wheel.--Leamington.--Stratford-on-Avon.--Shakspeare's Birthplace, Garden, and Tomb.--Queer Relics.--Kenilworth.--Ernest's Album of Leaves and Flowers.--Warwick Castle.--The Mighty Guy.--The Antique Portress.
Forest
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From this reading "I want to be able to tell people," he said, "that I have hunted in Sherwood Forest, the royal hunting-ground of English kings."
Garden
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From this reading Tommy goes hunting.--"Peveril of the Peak."--The Boy at the Wheel.--Leamington.--Stratford-on-Avon.--Shakspeare's Birthplace, Garden, and Tomb.--Queer Relics.--Kenilworth.--Ernest's Album of Leaves and Flowers.--Warwick Castle.--The Mighty Guy.--The Antique Portress.
gave
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From this reading Master Lewis gave the boys a couple of days in Nottingham to enjoy themselves as they liked.
goes
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From this reading Tommy goes hunting.--"Peveril of the Peak."--The Boy at the Wheel.--Leamington.--Stratford-on-Avon.--Shakspeare's Birthplace, Garden, and Tomb.--Queer Relics.--Kenilworth.--Ernest's Album of Leaves and Flowers.--Warwick Castle.--The Mighty Guy.--The Antique Portress.
Guy
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From this reading Tommy goes hunting.--"Peveril of the Peak."--The Boy at the Wheel.--Leamington.--Stratford-on-Avon.--Shakspeare's Birthplace, Garden, and Tomb.--Queer Relics.--Kenilworth.--Ernest's Album of Leaves and Flowers.--Warwick Castle.--The Mighty Guy.--The Antique Portress.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I want to be able to tell people," he said, "that I have hunted in Sherwood Forest, the royal hunting-ground of English kings."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I want to be able to tell people," he said, "that I have hunted in Sherwood Forest, the royal hunting-ground of English kings."
hunted
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From this reading "I want to be able to tell people," he said, "that I have hunted in Sherwood Forest, the royal hunting-ground of English kings."
hunting
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From this reading Tommy goes hunting.--"Peveril of the Peak."--The Boy at the Wheel.--Leamington.--Stratford-on-Avon.--Shakspeare's Birthplace, Garden, and Tomb.--Queer Relics.--Kenilworth.--Ernest's Album of Leaves and Flowers.--Warwick Castle.--The Mighty Guy.--The Antique Portress.
hunting-ground
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From this reading "I want to be able to tell people," he said, "that I have hunted in Sherwood Forest, the royal hunting-ground of English kings."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I want to be able to tell people," he said, "that I have hunted in Sherwood Forest, the royal hunting-ground of English kings."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Master Lewis gave the boys a couple of days in Nottingham to enjoy themselves as they liked.
Kenilworth
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From this reading Tommy goes hunting.--"Peveril of the Peak."--The Boy at the Wheel.--Leamington.--Stratford-on-Avon.--Shakspeare's Birthplace, Garden, and Tomb.--Queer Relics.--Kenilworth.--Ernest's Album of Leaves and Flowers.--Warwick Castle.--The Mighty Guy.--The Antique Portress.
kings
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From this reading "I want to be able to tell people," he said, "that I have hunted in Sherwood Forest, the royal hunting-ground of English kings."
Leamington
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From this reading Tommy goes hunting.--"Peveril of the Peak."--The Boy at the Wheel.--Leamington.--Stratford-on-Avon.--Shakspeare's Birthplace, Garden, and Tomb.--Queer Relics.--Kenilworth.--Ernest's Album of Leaves and Flowers.--Warwick Castle.--The Mighty Guy.--The Antique Portress.
Leaves
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From this reading Tommy goes hunting.--"Peveril of the Peak."--The Boy at the Wheel.--Leamington.--Stratford-on-Avon.--Shakspeare's Birthplace, Garden, and Tomb.--Queer Relics.--Kenilworth.--Ernest's Album of Leaves and Flowers.--Warwick Castle.--The Mighty Guy.--The Antique Portress.
Lewis
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From this reading Master Lewis gave the boys a couple of days in Nottingham to enjoy themselves as they liked.
liked
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From this reading Master Lewis gave the boys a couple of days in Nottingham to enjoy themselves as they liked.
Master
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From this reading Master Lewis gave the boys a couple of days in Nottingham to enjoy themselves as they liked.
MEMORABLE
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From this reading A SERIES OF MEMORABLE VISITS.
Mighty
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From this reading Tommy goes hunting.--"Peveril of the Peak."--The Boy at the Wheel.--Leamington.--Stratford-on-Avon.--Shakspeare's Birthplace, Garden, and Tomb.--Queer Relics.--Kenilworth.--Ernest's Album of Leaves and Flowers.--Warwick Castle.--The Mighty Guy.--The Antique Portress.
Nottingham
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From this reading Master Lewis gave the boys a couple of days in Nottingham to enjoy themselves as they liked.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A SERIES OF MEMORABLE VISITS.
Peak
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From this reading Tommy goes hunting.--"Peveril of the Peak."--The Boy at the Wheel.--Leamington.--Stratford-on-Avon.--Shakspeare's Birthplace, Garden, and Tomb.--Queer Relics.--Kenilworth.--Ernest's Album of Leaves and Flowers.--Warwick Castle.--The Mighty Guy.--The Antique Portress.
people
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From this reading "I want to be able to tell people," he said, "that I have hunted in Sherwood Forest, the royal hunting-ground of English kings."
Peveril
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From this reading Tommy goes hunting.--"Peveril of the Peak."--The Boy at the Wheel.--Leamington.--Stratford-on-Avon.--Shakspeare's Birthplace, Garden, and Tomb.--Queer Relics.--Kenilworth.--Ernest's Album of Leaves and Flowers.--Warwick Castle.--The Mighty Guy.--The Antique Portress.
Portress
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From this reading Tommy goes hunting.--"Peveril of the Peak."--The Boy at the Wheel.--Leamington.--Stratford-on-Avon.--Shakspeare's Birthplace, Garden, and Tomb.--Queer Relics.--Kenilworth.--Ernest's Album of Leaves and Flowers.--Warwick Castle.--The Mighty Guy.--The Antique Portress.
Queer
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From this reading Tommy goes hunting.--"Peveril of the Peak."--The Boy at the Wheel.--Leamington.--Stratford-on-Avon.--Shakspeare's Birthplace, Garden, and Tomb.--Queer Relics.--Kenilworth.--Ernest's Album of Leaves and Flowers.--Warwick Castle.--The Mighty Guy.--The Antique Portress.
Relics
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From this reading Tommy goes hunting.--"Peveril of the Peak."--The Boy at the Wheel.--Leamington.--Stratford-on-Avon.--Shakspeare's Birthplace, Garden, and Tomb.--Queer Relics.--Kenilworth.--Ernest's Album of Leaves and Flowers.--Warwick Castle.--The Mighty Guy.--The Antique Portress.
royal
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From this reading "I want to be able to tell people," he said, "that I have hunted in Sherwood Forest, the royal hunting-ground of English kings."
said
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From this reading "I want to be able to tell people," he said, "that I have hunted in Sherwood Forest, the royal hunting-ground of English kings."
SERIES
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From this reading A SERIES OF MEMORABLE VISITS.
Shakspeare's
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From this reading Tommy goes hunting.--"Peveril of the Peak."--The Boy at the Wheel.--Leamington.--Stratford-on-Avon.--Shakspeare's Birthplace, Garden, and Tomb.--Queer Relics.--Kenilworth.--Ernest's Album of Leaves and Flowers.--Warwick Castle.--The Mighty Guy.--The Antique Portress.
Sherwood
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From this reading "I want to be able to tell people," he said, "that I have hunted in Sherwood Forest, the royal hunting-ground of English kings."
Stratford-on-Avon
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From this reading Tommy goes hunting.--"Peveril of the Peak."--The Boy at the Wheel.--Leamington.--Stratford-on-Avon.--Shakspeare's Birthplace, Garden, and Tomb.--Queer Relics.--Kenilworth.--Ernest's Album of Leaves and Flowers.--Warwick Castle.--The Mighty Guy.--The Antique Portress.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I want to be able to tell people," he said, "that I have hunted in Sherwood Forest, the royal hunting-ground of English kings."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I want to be able to tell people," he said, "that I have hunted in Sherwood Forest, the royal hunting-ground of English kings."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Tommy goes hunting.--"Peveril of the Peak."--The Boy at the Wheel.--Leamington.--Stratford-on-Avon.--Shakspeare's Birthplace, Garden, and Tomb.--Queer Relics.--Kenilworth.--Ernest's Album of Leaves and Flowers.--Warwick Castle.--The Mighty Guy.--The Antique Portress.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Master Lewis gave the boys a couple of days in Nottingham to enjoy themselves as they liked.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Master Lewis gave the boys a couple of days in Nottingham to enjoy themselves as they liked.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Master Lewis gave the boys a couple of days in Nottingham to enjoy themselves as they liked.
Toby
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From this reading Tommy Toby went _hunting_.
Tomb
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From this reading Tommy goes hunting.--"Peveril of the Peak."--The Boy at the Wheel.--Leamington.--Stratford-on-Avon.--Shakspeare's Birthplace, Garden, and Tomb.--Queer Relics.--Kenilworth.--Ernest's Album of Leaves and Flowers.--Warwick Castle.--The Mighty Guy.--The Antique Portress.
Tommy
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From this reading Tommy goes hunting.--"Peveril of the Peak."--The Boy at the Wheel.--Leamington.--Stratford-on-Avon.--Shakspeare's Birthplace, Garden, and Tomb.--Queer Relics.--Kenilworth.--Ernest's Album of Leaves and Flowers.--Warwick Castle.--The Mighty Guy.--The Antique Portress.
VISITS
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From this reading A SERIES OF MEMORABLE VISITS.
want
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From this reading "I want to be able to tell people," he said, "that I have hunted in Sherwood Forest, the royal hunting-ground of English kings."
Warwick
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From this reading Tommy goes hunting.--"Peveril of the Peak."--The Boy at the Wheel.--Leamington.--Stratford-on-Avon.--Shakspeare's Birthplace, Garden, and Tomb.--Queer Relics.--Kenilworth.--Ernest's Album of Leaves and Flowers.--Warwick Castle.--The Mighty Guy.--The Antique Portress.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tommy Toby went _hunting_.
Wheel
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From this reading Tommy goes hunting.--"Peveril of the Peak."--The Boy at the Wheel.--Leamington.--Stratford-on-Avon.--Shakspeare's Birthplace, Garden, and Tomb.--Queer Relics.--Kenilworth.--Ernest's Album of Leaves and Flowers.--Warwick Castle.--The Mighty Guy.--The Antique Portress.
