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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 BATTLE IN THE DARK_ With some difficulty I persuaded my zealous friend to change his intention of ascribing to me the capture of Budge-Budge.
achievement
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From this reading So that old Muzzy, to his surprise, instead of being rewarded for his achievement, found himself lucky to get off with nothing worse than a reprimand for his drunkenness and disobedience to orders.
advance
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From this reading The ships went before us to clear the way, but they met with no resistance, all the Indian forces retiring before our advance.
affair
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From this reading It was well I did so, for Mr. Clive, when he heard the particulars of the affair, chose to resent the breach of discipline on the part of the sailors more than he approved of their reckless enterprise.
all
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From this reading The ships went before us to clear the way, but they met with no resistance, all the Indian forces retiring before our advance.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So that old Muzzy, to his surprise, instead of being rewarded for his achievement, found himself lucky to get off with nothing worse than a reprimand for his drunkenness and disobedience to orders.
approved
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From this reading It was well I did so, for Mr. Clive, when he heard the particulars of the affair, chose to resent the breach of discipline on the part of the sailors more than he approved of their reckless enterprise.
ascribing
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From this reading _A BATTLE IN THE DARK_ With some difficulty I persuaded my zealous friend to change his intention of ascribing to me the capture of Budge-Budge.
BATTLE
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From this reading _A BATTLE IN THE DARK_ With some difficulty I persuaded my zealous friend to change his intention of ascribing to me the capture of Budge-Budge.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The ships went before us to clear the way, but they met with no resistance, all the Indian forces retiring before our advance.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading So that old Muzzy, to his surprise, instead of being rewarded for his achievement, found himself lucky to get off with nothing worse than a reprimand for his drunkenness and disobedience to orders.
breach
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From this reading It was well I did so, for Mr. Clive, when he heard the particulars of the affair, chose to resent the breach of discipline on the part of the sailors more than he approved of their reckless enterprise.
Budge-Budge
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From this reading _A BATTLE IN THE DARK_ With some difficulty I persuaded my zealous friend to change his intention of ascribing to me the capture of Budge-Budge.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The ships went before us to clear the way, but they met with no resistance, all the Indian forces retiring before our advance.
Calcutta
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From this reading * * * * * The next day we marched upon Calcutta.
capture
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From this reading _A BATTLE IN THE DARK_ With some difficulty I persuaded my zealous friend to change his intention of ascribing to me the capture of Budge-Budge.
change
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From this reading _A BATTLE IN THE DARK_ With some difficulty I persuaded my zealous friend to change his intention of ascribing to me the capture of Budge-Budge.
chose
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From this reading It was well I did so, for Mr. Clive, when he heard the particulars of the affair, chose to resent the breach of discipline on the part of the sailors more than he approved of their reckless enterprise.
clear
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From this reading The ships went before us to clear the way, but they met with no resistance, all the Indian forces retiring before our advance.
Clive
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From this reading It was well I did so, for Mr. Clive, when he heard the particulars of the affair, chose to resent the breach of discipline on the part of the sailors more than he approved of their reckless enterprise.
DARK
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From this reading _A BATTLE IN THE DARK_ With some difficulty I persuaded my zealous friend to change his intention of ascribing to me the capture of Budge-Budge.
day
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From this reading * * * * * The next day we marched upon Calcutta.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading It was well I did so, for Mr. Clive, when he heard the particulars of the affair, chose to resent the breach of discipline on the part of the sailors more than he approved of their reckless enterprise.
difficulty
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From this reading _A BATTLE IN THE DARK_ With some difficulty I persuaded my zealous friend to change his intention of ascribing to me the capture of Budge-Budge.
discipline
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From this reading It was well I did so, for Mr. Clive, when he heard the particulars of the affair, chose to resent the breach of discipline on the part of the sailors more than he approved of their reckless enterprise.
disobedience
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From this reading So that old Muzzy, to his surprise, instead of being rewarded for his achievement, found himself lucky to get off with nothing worse than a reprimand for his drunkenness and disobedience to orders.
drunkenness
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From this reading So that old Muzzy, to his surprise, instead of being rewarded for his achievement, found himself lucky to get off with nothing worse than a reprimand for his drunkenness and disobedience to orders.
enterprise
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From this reading It was well I did so, for Mr. Clive, when he heard the particulars of the affair, chose to resent the breach of discipline on the part of the sailors more than he approved of their reckless enterprise.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was well I did so, for Mr. Clive, when he heard the particulars of the affair, chose to resent the breach of discipline on the part of the sailors more than he approved of their reckless enterprise.
forces
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From this reading The ships went before us to clear the way, but they met with no resistance, all the Indian forces retiring before our advance.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So that old Muzzy, to his surprise, instead of being rewarded for his achievement, found himself lucky to get off with nothing worse than a reprimand for his drunkenness and disobedience to orders.
friend
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From this reading _A BATTLE IN THE DARK_ With some difficulty I persuaded my zealous friend to change his intention of ascribing to me the capture of Budge-Budge.
get
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From this reading So that old Muzzy, to his surprise, instead of being rewarded for his achievement, found himself lucky to get off with nothing worse than a reprimand for his drunkenness and disobedience to orders.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was well I did so, for Mr. Clive, when he heard the particulars of the affair, chose to resent the breach of discipline on the part of the sailors more than he approved of their reckless enterprise.
heard
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From this reading It was well I did so, for Mr. Clive, when he heard the particulars of the affair, chose to resent the breach of discipline on the part of the sailors more than he approved of their reckless enterprise.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading So that old Muzzy, to his surprise, instead of being rewarded for his achievement, found himself lucky to get off with nothing worse than a reprimand for his drunkenness and disobedience to orders.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _A BATTLE IN THE DARK_ With some difficulty I persuaded my zealous friend to change his intention of ascribing to me the capture of Budge-Budge.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _A BATTLE IN THE DARK_ With some difficulty I persuaded my zealous friend to change his intention of ascribing to me the capture of Budge-Budge.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _A BATTLE IN THE DARK_ With some difficulty I persuaded my zealous friend to change his intention of ascribing to me the capture of Budge-Budge.
Indian
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From this reading The ships went before us to clear the way, but they met with no resistance, all the Indian forces retiring before our advance.
instead
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From this reading So that old Muzzy, to his surprise, instead of being rewarded for his achievement, found himself lucky to get off with nothing worse than a reprimand for his drunkenness and disobedience to orders.
intention
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From this reading _A BATTLE IN THE DARK_ With some difficulty I persuaded my zealous friend to change his intention of ascribing to me the capture of Budge-Budge.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was well I did so, for Mr. Clive, when he heard the particulars of the affair, chose to resent the breach of discipline on the part of the sailors more than he approved of their reckless enterprise.
lucky
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From this reading So that old Muzzy, to his surprise, instead of being rewarded for his achievement, found himself lucky to get off with nothing worse than a reprimand for his drunkenness and disobedience to orders.
marched
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From this reading * * * * * The next day we marched upon Calcutta.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _A BATTLE IN THE DARK_ With some difficulty I persuaded my zealous friend to change his intention of ascribing to me the capture of Budge-Budge.
met
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From this reading The ships went before us to clear the way, but they met with no resistance, all the Indian forces retiring before our advance.
more
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From this reading It was well I did so, for Mr. Clive, when he heard the particulars of the affair, chose to resent the breach of discipline on the part of the sailors more than he approved of their reckless enterprise.
Mr
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From this reading It was well I did so, for Mr. Clive, when he heard the particulars of the affair, chose to resent the breach of discipline on the part of the sailors more than he approved of their reckless enterprise.
Muzzy
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From this reading So that old Muzzy, to his surprise, instead of being rewarded for his achievement, found himself lucky to get off with nothing worse than a reprimand for his drunkenness and disobedience to orders.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _A BATTLE IN THE DARK_ With some difficulty I persuaded my zealous friend to change his intention of ascribing to me the capture of Budge-Budge.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading * * * * * The next day we marched upon Calcutta.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The ships went before us to clear the way, but they met with no resistance, all the Indian forces retiring before our advance.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading So that old Muzzy, to his surprise, instead of being rewarded for his achievement, found himself lucky to get off with nothing worse than a reprimand for his drunkenness and disobedience to orders.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _A BATTLE IN THE DARK_ With some difficulty I persuaded my zealous friend to change his intention of ascribing to me the capture of Budge-Budge.
off
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From this reading So that old Muzzy, to his surprise, instead of being rewarded for his achievement, found himself lucky to get off with nothing worse than a reprimand for his drunkenness and disobedience to orders.
old
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From this reading So that old Muzzy, to his surprise, instead of being rewarded for his achievement, found himself lucky to get off with nothing worse than a reprimand for his drunkenness and disobedience to orders.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was well I did so, for Mr. Clive, when he heard the particulars of the affair, chose to resent the breach of discipline on the part of the sailors more than he approved of their reckless enterprise.
orders
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From this reading So that old Muzzy, to his surprise, instead of being rewarded for his achievement, found himself lucky to get off with nothing worse than a reprimand for his drunkenness and disobedience to orders.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The ships went before us to clear the way, but they met with no resistance, all the Indian forces retiring before our advance.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was well I did so, for Mr. Clive, when he heard the particulars of the affair, chose to resent the breach of discipline on the part of the sailors more than he approved of their reckless enterprise.
particulars
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From this reading It was well I did so, for Mr. Clive, when he heard the particulars of the affair, chose to resent the breach of discipline on the part of the sailors more than he approved of their reckless enterprise.
persuaded
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From this reading _A BATTLE IN THE DARK_ With some difficulty I persuaded my zealous friend to change his intention of ascribing to me the capture of Budge-Budge.
reckless
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From this reading It was well I did so, for Mr. Clive, when he heard the particulars of the affair, chose to resent the breach of discipline on the part of the sailors more than he approved of their reckless enterprise.
reprimand
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From this reading So that old Muzzy, to his surprise, instead of being rewarded for his achievement, found himself lucky to get off with nothing worse than a reprimand for his drunkenness and disobedience to orders.
resent
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From this reading It was well I did so, for Mr. Clive, when he heard the particulars of the affair, chose to resent the breach of discipline on the part of the sailors more than he approved of their reckless enterprise.
resistance
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From this reading The ships went before us to clear the way, but they met with no resistance, all the Indian forces retiring before our advance.
retiring
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From this reading The ships went before us to clear the way, but they met with no resistance, all the Indian forces retiring before our advance.
rewarded
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From this reading So that old Muzzy, to his surprise, instead of being rewarded for his achievement, found himself lucky to get off with nothing worse than a reprimand for his drunkenness and disobedience to orders.
sailors
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From this reading It was well I did so, for Mr. Clive, when he heard the particulars of the affair, chose to resent the breach of discipline on the part of the sailors more than he approved of their reckless enterprise.
ships
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From this reading The ships went before us to clear the way, but they met with no resistance, all the Indian forces retiring before our advance.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was well I did so, for Mr. Clive, when he heard the particulars of the affair, chose to resent the breach of discipline on the part of the sailors more than he approved of their reckless enterprise.
some
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From this reading _A BATTLE IN THE DARK_ With some difficulty I persuaded my zealous friend to change his intention of ascribing to me the capture of Budge-Budge.
surprise
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From this reading So that old Muzzy, to his surprise, instead of being rewarded for his achievement, found himself lucky to get off with nothing worse than a reprimand for his drunkenness and disobedience to orders.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It was well I did so, for Mr. Clive, when he heard the particulars of the affair, chose to resent the breach of discipline on the part of the sailors more than he approved of their reckless enterprise.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So that old Muzzy, to his surprise, instead of being rewarded for his achievement, found himself lucky to get off with nothing worse than a reprimand for his drunkenness and disobedience to orders.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _A BATTLE IN THE DARK_ With some difficulty I persuaded my zealous friend to change his intention of ascribing to me the capture of Budge-Budge.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It was well I did so, for Mr. Clive, when he heard the particulars of the affair, chose to resent the breach of discipline on the part of the sailors more than he approved of their reckless enterprise.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The ships went before us to clear the way, but they met with no resistance, all the Indian forces retiring before our advance.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _A BATTLE IN THE DARK_ With some difficulty I persuaded my zealous friend to change his intention of ascribing to me the capture of Budge-Budge.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading * * * * * The next day we marched upon Calcutta.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The ships went before us to clear the way, but they met with no resistance, all the Indian forces retiring before our advance.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was well I did so, for Mr. Clive, when he heard the particulars of the affair, chose to resent the breach of discipline on the part of the sailors more than he approved of their reckless enterprise.
way
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From this reading The ships went before us to clear the way, but they met with no resistance, all the Indian forces retiring before our advance.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading * * * * * The next day we marched upon Calcutta.
well
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From this reading It was well I did so, for Mr. Clive, when he heard the particulars of the affair, chose to resent the breach of discipline on the part of the sailors more than he approved of their reckless enterprise.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The ships went before us to clear the way, but they met with no resistance, all the Indian forces retiring before our advance.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was well I did so, for Mr. Clive, when he heard the particulars of the affair, chose to resent the breach of discipline on the part of the sailors more than he approved of their reckless enterprise.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading _A BATTLE IN THE DARK_ With some difficulty I persuaded my zealous friend to change his intention of ascribing to me the capture of Budge-Budge.
worse
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From this reading So that old Muzzy, to his surprise, instead of being rewarded for his achievement, found himself lucky to get off with nothing worse than a reprimand for his drunkenness and disobedience to orders.
zealous
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From this reading _A BATTLE IN THE DARK_ With some difficulty I persuaded my zealous friend to change his intention of ascribing to me the capture of Budge-Budge.
