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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 ON BRETON SOIL A solitary traveller along a bleak and desolate road--solitary, that is, to all intents and purposes, since he could comprehend scarcely a word spoken by the sturdy Breton peasant who jogged along on foot by his horse's side.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading In a certain set it had been fashionable to talk glibly of liberty, equality, and fraternity, and to drink bumpers to the health of those who strove for them across the Channel.
all
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From this reading ON BRETON SOIL A solitary traveller along a bleak and desolate road--solitary, that is, to all intents and purposes, since he could comprehend scarcely a word spoken by the sturdy Breton peasant who jogged along on foot by his horse's side.
Almack's
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From this reading Away from the merry throng at Almack's and Arthur's, things in general presented a vastly different complexion.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading ON BRETON SOIL A solitary traveller along a bleak and desolate road--solitary, that is, to all intents and purposes, since he could comprehend scarcely a word spoken by the sturdy Breton peasant who jogged along on foot by his horse's side.
amusing
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From this reading The young bloods of the coffee-houses--though only that particular coterie, mind you--found it easy and amusing to toast such an upheaval of law and order.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The young bloods of the coffee-houses--though only that particular coterie, mind you--found it easy and amusing to toast such an upheaval of law and order.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ON BRETON SOIL A solitary traveller along a bleak and desolate road--solitary, that is, to all intents and purposes, since he could comprehend scarcely a word spoken by the sturdy Breton peasant who jogged along on foot by his horse's side.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Morice Conyers was in anything but good humour.
Arthur's
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From this reading Away from the merry throng at Almack's and Arthur's, things in general presented a vastly different complexion.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Away from the merry throng at Almack's and Arthur's, things in general presented a vastly different complexion.
Away
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From this reading Away from the merry throng at Almack's and Arthur's, things in general presented a vastly different complexion.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In a certain set it had been fashionable to talk glibly of liberty, equality, and fraternity, and to drink bumpers to the health of those who strove for them across the Channel.
bleak
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From this reading ON BRETON SOIL A solitary traveller along a bleak and desolate road--solitary, that is, to all intents and purposes, since he could comprehend scarcely a word spoken by the sturdy Breton peasant who jogged along on foot by his horse's side.
bloods
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From this reading The young bloods of the coffee-houses--though only that particular coterie, mind you--found it easy and amusing to toast such an upheaval of law and order.
BRETON
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From this reading ON BRETON SOIL A solitary traveller along a bleak and desolate road--solitary, that is, to all intents and purposes, since he could comprehend scarcely a word spoken by the sturdy Breton peasant who jogged along on foot by his horse's side.
bumpers
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From this reading In a certain set it had been fashionable to talk glibly of liberty, equality, and fraternity, and to drink bumpers to the health of those who strove for them across the Channel.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Morice Conyers was in anything but good humour.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading ON BRETON SOIL A solitary traveller along a bleak and desolate road--solitary, that is, to all intents and purposes, since he could comprehend scarcely a word spoken by the sturdy Breton peasant who jogged along on foot by his horse's side.
certain
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From this reading In a certain set it had been fashionable to talk glibly of liberty, equality, and fraternity, and to drink bumpers to the health of those who strove for them across the Channel.
Channel
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From this reading In a certain set it had been fashionable to talk glibly of liberty, equality, and fraternity, and to drink bumpers to the health of those who strove for them across the Channel.
coffee-houses
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From this reading The young bloods of the coffee-houses--though only that particular coterie, mind you--found it easy and amusing to toast such an upheaval of law and order.
complexion
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From this reading Away from the merry throng at Almack's and Arthur's, things in general presented a vastly different complexion.
comprehend
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From this reading ON BRETON SOIL A solitary traveller along a bleak and desolate road--solitary, that is, to all intents and purposes, since he could comprehend scarcely a word spoken by the sturdy Breton peasant who jogged along on foot by his horse's side.
Conyers
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From this reading Morice Conyers was in anything but good humour.
coterie
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From this reading The young bloods of the coffee-houses--though only that particular coterie, mind you--found it easy and amusing to toast such an upheaval of law and order.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading ON BRETON SOIL A solitary traveller along a bleak and desolate road--solitary, that is, to all intents and purposes, since he could comprehend scarcely a word spoken by the sturdy Breton peasant who jogged along on foot by his horse's side.
desolate
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From this reading ON BRETON SOIL A solitary traveller along a bleak and desolate road--solitary, that is, to all intents and purposes, since he could comprehend scarcely a word spoken by the sturdy Breton peasant who jogged along on foot by his horse's side.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Away from the merry throng at Almack's and Arthur's, things in general presented a vastly different complexion.
drink
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From this reading In a certain set it had been fashionable to talk glibly of liberty, equality, and fraternity, and to drink bumpers to the health of those who strove for them across the Channel.
easy
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From this reading The young bloods of the coffee-houses--though only that particular coterie, mind you--found it easy and amusing to toast such an upheaval of law and order.
equality
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From this reading In a certain set it had been fashionable to talk glibly of liberty, equality, and fraternity, and to drink bumpers to the health of those who strove for them across the Channel.
fashionable
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From this reading In a certain set it had been fashionable to talk glibly of liberty, equality, and fraternity, and to drink bumpers to the health of those who strove for them across the Channel.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ON BRETON SOIL A solitary traveller along a bleak and desolate road--solitary, that is, to all intents and purposes, since he could comprehend scarcely a word spoken by the sturdy Breton peasant who jogged along on foot by his horse's side.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In a certain set it had been fashionable to talk glibly of liberty, equality, and fraternity, and to drink bumpers to the health of those who strove for them across the Channel.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The young bloods of the coffee-houses--though only that particular coterie, mind you--found it easy and amusing to toast such an upheaval of law and order.
fraternity
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From this reading In a certain set it had been fashionable to talk glibly of liberty, equality, and fraternity, and to drink bumpers to the health of those who strove for them across the Channel.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Away from the merry throng at Almack's and Arthur's, things in general presented a vastly different complexion.
general
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From this reading Away from the merry throng at Almack's and Arthur's, things in general presented a vastly different complexion.
glibly
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From this reading In a certain set it had been fashionable to talk glibly of liberty, equality, and fraternity, and to drink bumpers to the health of those who strove for them across the Channel.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Morice Conyers was in anything but good humour.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In a certain set it had been fashionable to talk glibly of liberty, equality, and fraternity, and to drink bumpers to the health of those who strove for them across the Channel.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ON BRETON SOIL A solitary traveller along a bleak and desolate road--solitary, that is, to all intents and purposes, since he could comprehend scarcely a word spoken by the sturdy Breton peasant who jogged along on foot by his horse's side.
health
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From this reading In a certain set it had been fashionable to talk glibly of liberty, equality, and fraternity, and to drink bumpers to the health of those who strove for them across the Channel.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ON BRETON SOIL A solitary traveller along a bleak and desolate road--solitary, that is, to all intents and purposes, since he could comprehend scarcely a word spoken by the sturdy Breton peasant who jogged along on foot by his horse's side.
horse's
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From this reading ON BRETON SOIL A solitary traveller along a bleak and desolate road--solitary, that is, to all intents and purposes, since he could comprehend scarcely a word spoken by the sturdy Breton peasant who jogged along on foot by his horse's side.
humour
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From this reading Morice Conyers was in anything but good humour.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Morice Conyers was in anything but good humour.
intents
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From this reading ON BRETON SOIL A solitary traveller along a bleak and desolate road--solitary, that is, to all intents and purposes, since he could comprehend scarcely a word spoken by the sturdy Breton peasant who jogged along on foot by his horse's side.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ON BRETON SOIL A solitary traveller along a bleak and desolate road--solitary, that is, to all intents and purposes, since he could comprehend scarcely a word spoken by the sturdy Breton peasant who jogged along on foot by his horse's side.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In a certain set it had been fashionable to talk glibly of liberty, equality, and fraternity, and to drink bumpers to the health of those who strove for them across the Channel.
jogged
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From this reading ON BRETON SOIL A solitary traveller along a bleak and desolate road--solitary, that is, to all intents and purposes, since he could comprehend scarcely a word spoken by the sturdy Breton peasant who jogged along on foot by his horse's side.
law
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From this reading The young bloods of the coffee-houses--though only that particular coterie, mind you--found it easy and amusing to toast such an upheaval of law and order.
libertynounUS /ˈlɪb.ər.ti/
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading In a certain set it had been fashionable to talk glibly of liberty, equality, and fraternity, and to drink bumpers to the health of those who strove for them across the Channel.
merry
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From this reading Away from the merry throng at Almack's and Arthur's, things in general presented a vastly different complexion.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The young bloods of the coffee-houses--though only that particular coterie, mind you--found it easy and amusing to toast such an upheaval of law and order.
Morice
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From this reading Morice Conyers was in anything but good humour.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In a certain set it had been fashionable to talk glibly of liberty, equality, and fraternity, and to drink bumpers to the health of those who strove for them across the Channel.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON BRETON SOIL A solitary traveller along a bleak and desolate road--solitary, that is, to all intents and purposes, since he could comprehend scarcely a word spoken by the sturdy Breton peasant who jogged along on foot by his horse's side.
only
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From this reading The young bloods of the coffee-houses--though only that particular coterie, mind you--found it easy and amusing to toast such an upheaval of law and order.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The young bloods of the coffee-houses--though only that particular coterie, mind you--found it easy and amusing to toast such an upheaval of law and order.
particular
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From this reading The young bloods of the coffee-houses--though only that particular coterie, mind you--found it easy and amusing to toast such an upheaval of law and order.
peasant
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From this reading ON BRETON SOIL A solitary traveller along a bleak and desolate road--solitary, that is, to all intents and purposes, since he could comprehend scarcely a word spoken by the sturdy Breton peasant who jogged along on foot by his horse's side.
presented
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From this reading Away from the merry throng at Almack's and Arthur's, things in general presented a vastly different complexion.
purposes
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From this reading ON BRETON SOIL A solitary traveller along a bleak and desolate road--solitary, that is, to all intents and purposes, since he could comprehend scarcely a word spoken by the sturdy Breton peasant who jogged along on foot by his horse's side.
road
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From this reading ON BRETON SOIL A solitary traveller along a bleak and desolate road--solitary, that is, to all intents and purposes, since he could comprehend scarcely a word spoken by the sturdy Breton peasant who jogged along on foot by his horse's side.
scarcely
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From this reading ON BRETON SOIL A solitary traveller along a bleak and desolate road--solitary, that is, to all intents and purposes, since he could comprehend scarcely a word spoken by the sturdy Breton peasant who jogged along on foot by his horse's side.
set
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From this reading In a certain set it had been fashionable to talk glibly of liberty, equality, and fraternity, and to drink bumpers to the health of those who strove for them across the Channel.
side
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From this reading ON BRETON SOIL A solitary traveller along a bleak and desolate road--solitary, that is, to all intents and purposes, since he could comprehend scarcely a word spoken by the sturdy Breton peasant who jogged along on foot by his horse's side.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading ON BRETON SOIL A solitary traveller along a bleak and desolate road--solitary, that is, to all intents and purposes, since he could comprehend scarcely a word spoken by the sturdy Breton peasant who jogged along on foot by his horse's side.
SOIL
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From this reading ON BRETON SOIL A solitary traveller along a bleak and desolate road--solitary, that is, to all intents and purposes, since he could comprehend scarcely a word spoken by the sturdy Breton peasant who jogged along on foot by his horse's side.
solitary
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From this reading ON BRETON SOIL A solitary traveller along a bleak and desolate road--solitary, that is, to all intents and purposes, since he could comprehend scarcely a word spoken by the sturdy Breton peasant who jogged along on foot by his horse's side.
spoken
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From this reading ON BRETON SOIL A solitary traveller along a bleak and desolate road--solitary, that is, to all intents and purposes, since he could comprehend scarcely a word spoken by the sturdy Breton peasant who jogged along on foot by his horse's side.
strove
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From this reading In a certain set it had been fashionable to talk glibly of liberty, equality, and fraternity, and to drink bumpers to the health of those who strove for them across the Channel.
sturdy
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From this reading ON BRETON SOIL A solitary traveller along a bleak and desolate road--solitary, that is, to all intents and purposes, since he could comprehend scarcely a word spoken by the sturdy Breton peasant who jogged along on foot by his horse's side.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The young bloods of the coffee-houses--though only that particular coterie, mind you--found it easy and amusing to toast such an upheaval of law and order.
talk
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From this reading In a certain set it had been fashionable to talk glibly of liberty, equality, and fraternity, and to drink bumpers to the health of those who strove for them across the Channel.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ON BRETON SOIL A solitary traveller along a bleak and desolate road--solitary, that is, to all intents and purposes, since he could comprehend scarcely a word spoken by the sturdy Breton peasant who jogged along on foot by his horse's side.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON BRETON SOIL A solitary traveller along a bleak and desolate road--solitary, that is, to all intents and purposes, since he could comprehend scarcely a word spoken by the sturdy Breton peasant who jogged along on foot by his horse's side.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading In a certain set it had been fashionable to talk glibly of liberty, equality, and fraternity, and to drink bumpers to the health of those who strove for them across the Channel.
things
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From this reading Away from the merry throng at Almack's and Arthur's, things in general presented a vastly different complexion.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading In a certain set it had been fashionable to talk glibly of liberty, equality, and fraternity, and to drink bumpers to the health of those who strove for them across the Channel.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The young bloods of the coffee-houses--though only that particular coterie, mind you--found it easy and amusing to toast such an upheaval of law and order.
throng
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From this reading Away from the merry throng at Almack's and Arthur's, things in general presented a vastly different complexion.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ON BRETON SOIL A solitary traveller along a bleak and desolate road--solitary, that is, to all intents and purposes, since he could comprehend scarcely a word spoken by the sturdy Breton peasant who jogged along on foot by his horse's side.
toast
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From this reading The young bloods of the coffee-houses--though only that particular coterie, mind you--found it easy and amusing to toast such an upheaval of law and order.
traveller
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From this reading ON BRETON SOIL A solitary traveller along a bleak and desolate road--solitary, that is, to all intents and purposes, since he could comprehend scarcely a word spoken by the sturdy Breton peasant who jogged along on foot by his horse's side.
upheaval
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From this reading The young bloods of the coffee-houses--though only that particular coterie, mind you--found it easy and amusing to toast such an upheaval of law and order.
vastly
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From this reading Away from the merry throng at Almack's and Arthur's, things in general presented a vastly different complexion.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Morice Conyers was in anything but good humour.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading ON BRETON SOIL A solitary traveller along a bleak and desolate road--solitary, that is, to all intents and purposes, since he could comprehend scarcely a word spoken by the sturdy Breton peasant who jogged along on foot by his horse's side.
word
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youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The young bloods of the coffee-houses--though only that particular coterie, mind you--found it easy and amusing to toast such an upheaval of law and order.
young
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From this reading The young bloods of the coffee-houses--though only that particular coterie, mind you--found it easy and amusing to toast such an upheaval of law and order.
