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againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Some would rave against the priests and the government, and some against those who neglected and offended the Holy Church.
also
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From this reading Many were brave and forgot their own sorrows to occupy themselves with those of others, but many also were not brave.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading There were those among us who murmured and complained.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Were I to go day by day and hour by hour over that time of trouble, the story would not please any one.
any
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From this reading Were I to go day by day and hour by hour over that time of trouble, the story would not please any one.
brave
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From this reading Many were brave and forgot their own sorrows to occupy themselves with those of others, but many also were not brave.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Many were brave and forgot their own sorrows to occupy themselves with those of others, but many also were not brave.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Were I to go day by day and hour by hour over that time of trouble, the story would not please any one.
call
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From this reading Some would contend with us to let them go and call their husbands, and leave the miserable country where such things could happen.
Church
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From this reading Some would rave against the priests and the government, and some against those who neglected and offended the Holy Church.
complained
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From this reading There were those among us who murmured and complained.
contend
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From this reading Some would contend with us to let them go and call their husbands, and leave the miserable country where such things could happen.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Some would contend with us to let them go and call their husbands, and leave the miserable country where such things could happen.
country
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From this reading Some would contend with us to let them go and call their husbands, and leave the miserable country where such things could happen.
day
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From this reading Were I to go day by day and hour by hour over that time of trouble, the story would not please any one.
forgot
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From this reading Many were brave and forgot their own sorrows to occupy themselves with those of others, but many also were not brave.
go
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From this reading Were I to go day by day and hour by hour over that time of trouble, the story would not please any one.
government
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From this reading Some would rave against the priests and the government, and some against those who neglected and offended the Holy Church.
happen
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From this reading Some would contend with us to let them go and call their husbands, and leave the miserable country where such things could happen.
Holy
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From this reading Some would rave against the priests and the government, and some against those who neglected and offended the Holy Church.
hour
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From this reading Were I to go day by day and hour by hour over that time of trouble, the story would not please any one.
husbands
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From this reading Some would contend with us to let them go and call their husbands, and leave the miserable country where such things could happen.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Were I to go day by day and hour by hour over that time of trouble, the story would not please any one.
leave
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From this reading Some would contend with us to let them go and call their husbands, and leave the miserable country where such things could happen.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Some would contend with us to let them go and call their husbands, and leave the miserable country where such things could happen.
Many
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From this reading Many were brave and forgot their own sorrows to occupy themselves with those of others, but many also were not brave.
miserable
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From this reading Some would contend with us to let them go and call their husbands, and leave the miserable country where such things could happen.
murmured
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From this reading There were those among us who murmured and complained.
neglected
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From this reading Some would rave against the priests and the government, and some against those who neglected and offended the Holy Church.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Were I to go day by day and hour by hour over that time of trouble, the story would not please any one.
occupy
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From this reading Many were brave and forgot their own sorrows to occupy themselves with those of others, but many also were not brave.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Were I to go day by day and hour by hour over that time of trouble, the story would not please any one.
offended
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From this reading Some would rave against the priests and the government, and some against those who neglected and offended the Holy Church.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Were I to go day by day and hour by hour over that time of trouble, the story would not please any one.
others
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From this reading Many were brave and forgot their own sorrows to occupy themselves with those of others, but many also were not brave.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Were I to go day by day and hour by hour over that time of trouble, the story would not please any one.
own
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From this reading Many were brave and forgot their own sorrows to occupy themselves with those of others, but many also were not brave.
please
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From this reading Were I to go day by day and hour by hour over that time of trouble, the story would not please any one.
priests
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From this reading Some would rave against the priests and the government, and some against those who neglected and offended the Holy Church.
rave
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From this reading Some would rave against the priests and the government, and some against those who neglected and offended the Holy Church.
Some
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From this reading Some would contend with us to let them go and call their husbands, and leave the miserable country where such things could happen.
sorrows
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From this reading Many were brave and forgot their own sorrows to occupy themselves with those of others, but many also were not brave.
story
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From this reading Were I to go day by day and hour by hour over that time of trouble, the story would not please any one.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Some would contend with us to let them go and call their husbands, and leave the miserable country where such things could happen.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Were I to go day by day and hour by hour over that time of trouble, the story would not please any one.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Were I to go day by day and hour by hour over that time of trouble, the story would not please any one.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Many were brave and forgot their own sorrows to occupy themselves with those of others, but many also were not brave.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Some would contend with us to let them go and call their husbands, and leave the miserable country where such things could happen.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Many were brave and forgot their own sorrows to occupy themselves with those of others, but many also were not brave.
There
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From this reading There were those among us who murmured and complained.
things
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From this reading Some would contend with us to let them go and call their husbands, and leave the miserable country where such things could happen.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Many were brave and forgot their own sorrows to occupy themselves with those of others, but many also were not brave.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Were I to go day by day and hour by hour over that time of trouble, the story would not please any one.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Were I to go day by day and hour by hour over that time of trouble, the story would not please any one.
trouble
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From this reading Were I to go day by day and hour by hour over that time of trouble, the story would not please any one.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There were those among us who murmured and complained.
Wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Were I to go day by day and hour by hour over that time of trouble, the story would not please any one.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Some would contend with us to let them go and call their husbands, and leave the miserable country where such things could happen.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading There were those among us who murmured and complained.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Many were brave and forgot their own sorrows to occupy themselves with those of others, but many also were not brave.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Were I to go day by day and hour by hour over that time of trouble, the story would not please any one.
