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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 It has been the privilege of one or two famous Gardes du Corps to be a law unto themselves.
all
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From this reading The inquiry or rather trial was to be held within closed doors, and by the express order of the colonel-in-chief all the officers, including those junior to the prisoner, were to be present.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The inquiry or rather trial was to be held within closed doors, and by the express order of the colonel-in-chief all the officers, including those junior to the prisoner, were to be present.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It has been the privilege of one or two famous Gardes du Corps to be a law unto themselves.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It has been the privilege of one or two famous Gardes du Corps to be a law unto themselves.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The inquiry or rather trial was to be held within closed doors, and by the express order of the colonel-in-chief all the officers, including those junior to the prisoner, were to be present.
closed
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From this reading The inquiry or rather trial was to be held within closed doors, and by the express order of the colonel-in-chief all the officers, including those junior to the prisoner, were to be present.
colonel-in-chief
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From this reading The inquiry or rather trial was to be held within closed doors, and by the express order of the colonel-in-chief all the officers, including those junior to the prisoner, were to be present.
Corps
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From this reading It has been the privilege of one or two famous Gardes du Corps to be a law unto themselves.
COURT-MARTIAL
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From this reading THE COURT-MARTIAL.
doors
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From this reading The inquiry or rather trial was to be held within closed doors, and by the express order of the colonel-in-chief all the officers, including those junior to the prisoner, were to be present.
du
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From this reading It has been the privilege of one or two famous Gardes du Corps to be a law unto themselves.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading And every officer present on such occasions had the right to vote.
expressverbUS /ɪkˈspres/
to show or communicate a feeling or idea
From this reading The inquiry or rather trial was to be held within closed doors, and by the express order of the colonel-in-chief all the officers, including those junior to the prisoner, were to be present.
famous
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From this reading It has been the privilege of one or two famous Gardes du Corps to be a law unto themselves.
Gardes
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From this reading It has been the privilege of one or two famous Gardes du Corps to be a law unto themselves.
Guard
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From this reading The Guard of Maasau shares that privilege.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And every officer present on such occasions had the right to vote.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It has been the privilege of one or two famous Gardes du Corps to be a law unto themselves.
held
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From this reading The inquiry or rather trial was to be held within closed doors, and by the express order of the colonel-in-chief all the officers, including those junior to the prisoner, were to be present.
including
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From this reading The inquiry or rather trial was to be held within closed doors, and by the express order of the colonel-in-chief all the officers, including those junior to the prisoner, were to be present.
inquiry
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From this reading The inquiry or rather trial was to be held within closed doors, and by the express order of the colonel-in-chief all the officers, including those junior to the prisoner, were to be present.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It has been the privilege of one or two famous Gardes du Corps to be a law unto themselves.
junior
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From this reading The inquiry or rather trial was to be held within closed doors, and by the express order of the colonel-in-chief all the officers, including those junior to the prisoner, were to be present.
law
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From this reading It has been the privilege of one or two famous Gardes du Corps to be a law unto themselves.
Maasau
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From this reading The Guard of Maasau shares that privilege.
occasions
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From this reading And every officer present on such occasions had the right to vote.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It has been the privilege of one or two famous Gardes du Corps to be a law unto themselves.
officer
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From this reading And every officer present on such occasions had the right to vote.
officers
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From this reading The inquiry or rather trial was to be held within closed doors, and by the express order of the colonel-in-chief all the officers, including those junior to the prisoner, were to be present.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And every officer present on such occasions had the right to vote.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It has been the privilege of one or two famous Gardes du Corps to be a law unto themselves.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It has been the privilege of one or two famous Gardes du Corps to be a law unto themselves.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The inquiry or rather trial was to be held within closed doors, and by the express order of the colonel-in-chief all the officers, including those junior to the prisoner, were to be present.
present
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From this reading The inquiry or rather trial was to be held within closed doors, and by the express order of the colonel-in-chief all the officers, including those junior to the prisoner, were to be present.
prisoner
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From this reading The inquiry or rather trial was to be held within closed doors, and by the express order of the colonel-in-chief all the officers, including those junior to the prisoner, were to be present.
privilege
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From this reading It has been the privilege of one or two famous Gardes du Corps to be a law unto themselves.
rather
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From this reading The inquiry or rather trial was to be held within closed doors, and by the express order of the colonel-in-chief all the officers, including those junior to the prisoner, were to be present.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And every officer present on such occasions had the right to vote.
shares
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From this reading The Guard of Maasau shares that privilege.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading And every officer present on such occasions had the right to vote.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Guard of Maasau shares that privilege.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE COURT-MARTIAL.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading It has been the privilege of one or two famous Gardes du Corps to be a law unto themselves.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The inquiry or rather trial was to be held within closed doors, and by the express order of the colonel-in-chief all the officers, including those junior to the prisoner, were to be present.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It has been the privilege of one or two famous Gardes du Corps to be a law unto themselves.
trial
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From this reading The inquiry or rather trial was to be held within closed doors, and by the express order of the colonel-in-chief all the officers, including those junior to the prisoner, were to be present.
two
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From this reading It has been the privilege of one or two famous Gardes du Corps to be a law unto themselves.
untoprepositionUS /ˈʌntuː/
an old word for “to”
From this reading It has been the privilege of one or two famous Gardes du Corps to be a law unto themselves.
vote
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From this reading And every officer present on such occasions had the right to vote.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The inquiry or rather trial was to be held within closed doors, and by the express order of the colonel-in-chief all the officers, including those junior to the prisoner, were to be present.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The inquiry or rather trial was to be held within closed doors, and by the express order of the colonel-in-chief all the officers, including those junior to the prisoner, were to be present.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading The inquiry or rather trial was to be held within closed doors, and by the express order of the colonel-in-chief all the officers, including those junior to the prisoner, were to be present.