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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 DANGEROUS BOAST.
advanced
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From this reading After receiving the sacrament and twenty rounds of ball cartridge, we advanced towards La Mothe, the operations before which were full of chivalrous little episodes.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After receiving the sacrament and twenty rounds of ball cartridge, we advanced towards La Mothe, the operations before which were full of chivalrous little episodes.
all
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From this reading Like Bitche, La Mothe, in the bailiewick of Bassignie, had the reputation of being impregnable, as it crowned the crest of a mountain of hard rock, which overlooked all the neighbouring eminences.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After receiving the sacrament and twenty rounds of ball cartridge, we advanced towards La Mothe, the operations before which were full of chivalrous little episodes.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading 'In the poor Master of St. Monance we have lost a gallant comrade,' said I, as we began our march the next morning.
ask
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From this reading 'He fell in battle, Blanerne,' said the Marquis; 'well--a Scottish gentleman--a cadet of the house of Calder--has nothing more to ask.'
bailiewick
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From this reading Like Bitche, La Mothe, in the bailiewick of Bassignie, had the reputation of being impregnable, as it crowned the crest of a mountain of hard rock, which overlooked all the neighbouring eminences.
ball
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From this reading After receiving the sacrament and twenty rounds of ball cartridge, we advanced towards La Mothe, the operations before which were full of chivalrous little episodes.
Bassignie
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From this reading Like Bitche, La Mothe, in the bailiewick of Bassignie, had the reputation of being impregnable, as it crowned the crest of a mountain of hard rock, which overlooked all the neighbouring eminences.
battle
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From this reading 'He fell in battle, Blanerne,' said the Marquis; 'well--a Scottish gentleman--a cadet of the house of Calder--has nothing more to ask.'
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading After receiving the sacrament and twenty rounds of ball cartridge, we advanced towards La Mothe, the operations before which were full of chivalrous little episodes.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'In the poor Master of St. Monance we have lost a gallant comrade,' said I, as we began our march the next morning.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Like Bitche, La Mothe, in the bailiewick of Bassignie, had the reputation of being impregnable, as it crowned the crest of a mountain of hard rock, which overlooked all the neighbouring eminences.
Bitche
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From this reading Like Bitche, La Mothe, in the bailiewick of Bassignie, had the reputation of being impregnable, as it crowned the crest of a mountain of hard rock, which overlooked all the neighbouring eminences.
Blanerne
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From this reading 'He fell in battle, Blanerne,' said the Marquis; 'well--a Scottish gentleman--a cadet of the house of Calder--has nothing more to ask.'
BOAST
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From this reading A DANGEROUS BOAST.
cadet
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From this reading 'He fell in battle, Blanerne,' said the Marquis; 'well--a Scottish gentleman--a cadet of the house of Calder--has nothing more to ask.'
Calder
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From this reading 'He fell in battle, Blanerne,' said the Marquis; 'well--a Scottish gentleman--a cadet of the house of Calder--has nothing more to ask.'
cartridge
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From this reading After receiving the sacrament and twenty rounds of ball cartridge, we advanced towards La Mothe, the operations before which were full of chivalrous little episodes.
chivalrous
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From this reading After receiving the sacrament and twenty rounds of ball cartridge, we advanced towards La Mothe, the operations before which were full of chivalrous little episodes.
comrade
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From this reading 'In the poor Master of St. Monance we have lost a gallant comrade,' said I, as we began our march the next morning.
crest
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From this reading Like Bitche, La Mothe, in the bailiewick of Bassignie, had the reputation of being impregnable, as it crowned the crest of a mountain of hard rock, which overlooked all the neighbouring eminences.
crowned
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From this reading Like Bitche, La Mothe, in the bailiewick of Bassignie, had the reputation of being impregnable, as it crowned the crest of a mountain of hard rock, which overlooked all the neighbouring eminences.
DANGEROUS
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From this reading A DANGEROUS BOAST.
eminences
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From this reading Like Bitche, La Mothe, in the bailiewick of Bassignie, had the reputation of being impregnable, as it crowned the crest of a mountain of hard rock, which overlooked all the neighbouring eminences.
episodes
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From this reading After receiving the sacrament and twenty rounds of ball cartridge, we advanced towards La Mothe, the operations before which were full of chivalrous little episodes.
fell
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From this reading 'He fell in battle, Blanerne,' said the Marquis; 'well--a Scottish gentleman--a cadet of the house of Calder--has nothing more to ask.'
full
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From this reading After receiving the sacrament and twenty rounds of ball cartridge, we advanced towards La Mothe, the operations before which were full of chivalrous little episodes.
gallant
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From this reading 'In the poor Master of St. Monance we have lost a gallant comrade,' said I, as we began our march the next morning.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading 'He fell in battle, Blanerne,' said the Marquis; 'well--a Scottish gentleman--a cadet of the house of Calder--has nothing more to ask.'
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Like Bitche, La Mothe, in the bailiewick of Bassignie, had the reputation of being impregnable, as it crowned the crest of a mountain of hard rock, which overlooked all the neighbouring eminences.
hard
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From this reading Like Bitche, La Mothe, in the bailiewick of Bassignie, had the reputation of being impregnable, as it crowned the crest of a mountain of hard rock, which overlooked all the neighbouring eminences.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'He fell in battle, Blanerne,' said the Marquis; 'well--a Scottish gentleman--a cadet of the house of Calder--has nothing more to ask.'
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'In the poor Master of St. Monance we have lost a gallant comrade,' said I, as we began our march the next morning.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'He fell in battle, Blanerne,' said the Marquis; 'well--a Scottish gentleman--a cadet of the house of Calder--has nothing more to ask.'
house
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From this reading 'He fell in battle, Blanerne,' said the Marquis; 'well--a Scottish gentleman--a cadet of the house of Calder--has nothing more to ask.'
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'In the poor Master of St. Monance we have lost a gallant comrade,' said I, as we began our march the next morning.
impregnable
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From this reading Like Bitche, La Mothe, in the bailiewick of Bassignie, had the reputation of being impregnable, as it crowned the crest of a mountain of hard rock, which overlooked all the neighbouring eminences.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 'In the poor Master of St. Monance we have lost a gallant comrade,' said I, as we began our march the next morning.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Like Bitche, La Mothe, in the bailiewick of Bassignie, had the reputation of being impregnable, as it crowned the crest of a mountain of hard rock, which overlooked all the neighbouring eminences.
La
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From this reading After receiving the sacrament and twenty rounds of ball cartridge, we advanced towards La Mothe, the operations before which were full of chivalrous little episodes.
Like
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From this reading Like Bitche, La Mothe, in the bailiewick of Bassignie, had the reputation of being impregnable, as it crowned the crest of a mountain of hard rock, which overlooked all the neighbouring eminences.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After receiving the sacrament and twenty rounds of ball cartridge, we advanced towards La Mothe, the operations before which were full of chivalrous little episodes.
lost
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From this reading 'In the poor Master of St. Monance we have lost a gallant comrade,' said I, as we began our march the next morning.
march
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From this reading 'In the poor Master of St. Monance we have lost a gallant comrade,' said I, as we began our march the next morning.
Marquis
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From this reading 'He fell in battle, Blanerne,' said the Marquis; 'well--a Scottish gentleman--a cadet of the house of Calder--has nothing more to ask.'
Master
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From this reading 'In the poor Master of St. Monance we have lost a gallant comrade,' said I, as we began our march the next morning.
Monance
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From this reading 'In the poor Master of St. Monance we have lost a gallant comrade,' said I, as we began our march the next morning.
more
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From this reading 'He fell in battle, Blanerne,' said the Marquis; 'well--a Scottish gentleman--a cadet of the house of Calder--has nothing more to ask.'
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'In the poor Master of St. Monance we have lost a gallant comrade,' said I, as we began our march the next morning.
Mothe
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From this reading After receiving the sacrament and twenty rounds of ball cartridge, we advanced towards La Mothe, the operations before which were full of chivalrous little episodes.
mountain
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From this reading Like Bitche, La Mothe, in the bailiewick of Bassignie, had the reputation of being impregnable, as it crowned the crest of a mountain of hard rock, which overlooked all the neighbouring eminences.
neighbouring
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From this reading Like Bitche, La Mothe, in the bailiewick of Bassignie, had the reputation of being impregnable, as it crowned the crest of a mountain of hard rock, which overlooked all the neighbouring eminences.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'In the poor Master of St. Monance we have lost a gallant comrade,' said I, as we began our march the next morning.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading 'He fell in battle, Blanerne,' said the Marquis; 'well--a Scottish gentleman--a cadet of the house of Calder--has nothing more to ask.'
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'In the poor Master of St. Monance we have lost a gallant comrade,' said I, as we began our march the next morning.
operations
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From this reading After receiving the sacrament and twenty rounds of ball cartridge, we advanced towards La Mothe, the operations before which were full of chivalrous little episodes.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading 'In the poor Master of St. Monance we have lost a gallant comrade,' said I, as we began our march the next morning.
overlooked
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From this reading Like Bitche, La Mothe, in the bailiewick of Bassignie, had the reputation of being impregnable, as it crowned the crest of a mountain of hard rock, which overlooked all the neighbouring eminences.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'In the poor Master of St. Monance we have lost a gallant comrade,' said I, as we began our march the next morning.
receiving
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From this reading After receiving the sacrament and twenty rounds of ball cartridge, we advanced towards La Mothe, the operations before which were full of chivalrous little episodes.
reputation
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From this reading Like Bitche, La Mothe, in the bailiewick of Bassignie, had the reputation of being impregnable, as it crowned the crest of a mountain of hard rock, which overlooked all the neighbouring eminences.
rock
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From this reading Like Bitche, La Mothe, in the bailiewick of Bassignie, had the reputation of being impregnable, as it crowned the crest of a mountain of hard rock, which overlooked all the neighbouring eminences.
rounds
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From this reading After receiving the sacrament and twenty rounds of ball cartridge, we advanced towards La Mothe, the operations before which were full of chivalrous little episodes.
sacrament
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From this reading After receiving the sacrament and twenty rounds of ball cartridge, we advanced towards La Mothe, the operations before which were full of chivalrous little episodes.
said
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From this reading 'In the poor Master of St. Monance we have lost a gallant comrade,' said I, as we began our march the next morning.
Scottish
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From this reading 'He fell in battle, Blanerne,' said the Marquis; 'well--a Scottish gentleman--a cadet of the house of Calder--has nothing more to ask.'
St
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From this reading 'In the poor Master of St. Monance we have lost a gallant comrade,' said I, as we began our march the next morning.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'In the poor Master of St. Monance we have lost a gallant comrade,' said I, as we began our march the next morning.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'He fell in battle, Blanerne,' said the Marquis; 'well--a Scottish gentleman--a cadet of the house of Calder--has nothing more to ask.'
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading After receiving the sacrament and twenty rounds of ball cartridge, we advanced towards La Mothe, the operations before which were full of chivalrous little episodes.
twenty
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From this reading After receiving the sacrament and twenty rounds of ball cartridge, we advanced towards La Mothe, the operations before which were full of chivalrous little episodes.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading 'In the poor Master of St. Monance we have lost a gallant comrade,' said I, as we began our march the next morning.
well
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From this reading 'He fell in battle, Blanerne,' said the Marquis; 'well--a Scottish gentleman--a cadet of the house of Calder--has nothing more to ask.'
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading After receiving the sacrament and twenty rounds of ball cartridge, we advanced towards La Mothe, the operations before which were full of chivalrous little episodes.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading After receiving the sacrament and twenty rounds of ball cartridge, we advanced towards La Mothe, the operations before which were full of chivalrous little episodes.
