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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 TRUMPETER, bravely leading on the soldiers, was captured by the enemy.
all
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From this reading “That is the very reason for which you should be put to death,” they said; “for, while you do not fight yourself, your trumpet stirs all the others to battle.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He cried out to his captors, “Pray spare me, and do not take my life without cause or without inquiry.
arms
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From this reading I have no arms, and carry nothing but this one brass trumpet.”
battle
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From this reading “That is the very reason for which you should be put to death,” they said; “for, while you do not fight yourself, your trumpet stirs all the others to battle.”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “That is the very reason for which you should be put to death,” they said; “for, while you do not fight yourself, your trumpet stirs all the others to battle.”
brass
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From this reading I have no arms, and carry nothing but this one brass trumpet.”
bravely
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From this reading A TRUMPETER, bravely leading on the soldiers, was captured by the enemy.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I have no arms, and carry nothing but this one brass trumpet.”
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A TRUMPETER, bravely leading on the soldiers, was captured by the enemy.
captors
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From this reading He cried out to his captors, “Pray spare me, and do not take my life without cause or without inquiry.
captured
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From this reading A TRUMPETER, bravely leading on the soldiers, was captured by the enemy.
carry
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From this reading I have no arms, and carry nothing but this one brass trumpet.”
cause
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From this reading He cried out to his captors, “Pray spare me, and do not take my life without cause or without inquiry.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He cried out to his captors, “Pray spare me, and do not take my life without cause or without inquiry.
death
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From this reading “That is the very reason for which you should be put to death,” they said; “for, while you do not fight yourself, your trumpet stirs all the others to battle.”
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading He cried out to his captors, “Pray spare me, and do not take my life without cause or without inquiry.
enemy
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From this reading A TRUMPETER, bravely leading on the soldiers, was captured by the enemy.
fight
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From this reading “That is the very reason for which you should be put to death,” they said; “for, while you do not fight yourself, your trumpet stirs all the others to battle.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “That is the very reason for which you should be put to death,” they said; “for, while you do not fight yourself, your trumpet stirs all the others to battle.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have not slain a single man of your troop.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He cried out to his captors, “Pray spare me, and do not take my life without cause or without inquiry.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He cried out to his captors, “Pray spare me, and do not take my life without cause or without inquiry.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have not slain a single man of your troop.
inquiry
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From this reading He cried out to his captors, “Pray spare me, and do not take my life without cause or without inquiry.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “That is the very reason for which you should be put to death,” they said; “for, while you do not fight yourself, your trumpet stirs all the others to battle.”
leading
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From this reading A TRUMPETER, bravely leading on the soldiers, was captured by the enemy.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He cried out to his captors, “Pray spare me, and do not take my life without cause or without inquiry.
man
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From this reading I have not slain a single man of your troop.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He cried out to his captors, “Pray spare me, and do not take my life without cause or without inquiry.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading He cried out to his captors, “Pray spare me, and do not take my life without cause or without inquiry.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I have no arms, and carry nothing but this one brass trumpet.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He cried out to his captors, “Pray spare me, and do not take my life without cause or without inquiry.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I have no arms, and carry nothing but this one brass trumpet.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I have not slain a single man of your troop.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A TRUMPETER, bravely leading on the soldiers, was captured by the enemy.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I have no arms, and carry nothing but this one brass trumpet.”
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He cried out to his captors, “Pray spare me, and do not take my life without cause or without inquiry.
others
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From this reading “That is the very reason for which you should be put to death,” they said; “for, while you do not fight yourself, your trumpet stirs all the others to battle.”
out
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From this reading He cried out to his captors, “Pray spare me, and do not take my life without cause or without inquiry.
Pray
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From this reading He cried out to his captors, “Pray spare me, and do not take my life without cause or without inquiry.
put
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From this reading “That is the very reason for which you should be put to death,” they said; “for, while you do not fight yourself, your trumpet stirs all the others to battle.”
reason
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From this reading “That is the very reason for which you should be put to death,” they said; “for, while you do not fight yourself, your trumpet stirs all the others to battle.”
said
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From this reading “That is the very reason for which you should be put to death,” they said; “for, while you do not fight yourself, your trumpet stirs all the others to battle.”
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “That is the very reason for which you should be put to death,” they said; “for, while you do not fight yourself, your trumpet stirs all the others to battle.”
single
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From this reading I have not slain a single man of your troop.
slain
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From this reading I have not slain a single man of your troop.
soldiers
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From this reading A TRUMPETER, bravely leading on the soldiers, was captured by the enemy.
spare
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From this reading He cried out to his captors, “Pray spare me, and do not take my life without cause or without inquiry.
stirs
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From this reading “That is the very reason for which you should be put to death,” they said; “for, while you do not fight yourself, your trumpet stirs all the others to battle.”
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He cried out to his captors, “Pray spare me, and do not take my life without cause or without inquiry.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That is the very reason for which you should be put to death,” they said; “for, while you do not fight yourself, your trumpet stirs all the others to battle.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A TRUMPETER, bravely leading on the soldiers, was captured by the enemy.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “That is the very reason for which you should be put to death,” they said; “for, while you do not fight yourself, your trumpet stirs all the others to battle.”
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I have no arms, and carry nothing but this one brass trumpet.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He cried out to his captors, “Pray spare me, and do not take my life without cause or without inquiry.
troop
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From this reading I have not slain a single man of your troop.
trumpet
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From this reading I have no arms, and carry nothing but this one brass trumpet.”
TRUMPETER
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From this reading A TRUMPETER, bravely leading on the soldiers, was captured by the enemy.
very
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From this reading “That is the very reason for which you should be put to death,” they said; “for, while you do not fight yourself, your trumpet stirs all the others to battle.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A TRUMPETER, bravely leading on the soldiers, was captured by the enemy.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “That is the very reason for which you should be put to death,” they said; “for, while you do not fight yourself, your trumpet stirs all the others to battle.”
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading “That is the very reason for which you should be put to death,” they said; “for, while you do not fight yourself, your trumpet stirs all the others to battle.”
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He cried out to his captors, “Pray spare me, and do not take my life without cause or without inquiry.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “That is the very reason for which you should be put to death,” they said; “for, while you do not fight yourself, your trumpet stirs all the others to battle.”
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I have not slain a single man of your troop.
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “That is the very reason for which you should be put to death,” they said; “for, while you do not fight yourself, your trumpet stirs all the others to battle.”
