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1815
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From this reading On the mainland, Orso only saw his father at rare intervals, and it was not until 1815 that he found himself in the regiment he commanded.
age
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From this reading Orso had been parted from his father at so early an age that he had scarcely had time to know him.
all
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From this reading Thence he had passed into the military school, and Ghilfuccio, meanwhile, was bearing the Imperial Eagles all over Europe.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Orso had been parted from his father at so early an age that he had scarcely had time to know him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Thence he had passed into the military school, and Ghilfuccio, meanwhile, was bearing the Imperial Eagles all over Europe.
any
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From this reading But the colonel, who was an inflexible disciplinarian, treated his son just like any other sub-lieutenant--in other words, with great severity.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Orso had been parted from his father at so early an age that he had scarcely had time to know him.
bearing
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From this reading Thence he had passed into the military school, and Ghilfuccio, meanwhile, was bearing the Imperial Eagles all over Europe.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Orso had been parted from his father at so early an age that he had scarcely had time to know him.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the colonel, who was an inflexible disciplinarian, treated his son just like any other sub-lieutenant--in other words, with great severity.
colonel
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From this reading But the colonel, who was an inflexible disciplinarian, treated his son just like any other sub-lieutenant--in other words, with great severity.
commanded
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From this reading On the mainland, Orso only saw his father at rare intervals, and it was not until 1815 that he found himself in the regiment he commanded.
disciplinarian
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From this reading But the colonel, who was an inflexible disciplinarian, treated his son just like any other sub-lieutenant--in other words, with great severity.
Eagles
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From this reading Thence he had passed into the military school, and Ghilfuccio, meanwhile, was bearing the Imperial Eagles all over Europe.
early
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From this reading Orso had been parted from his father at so early an age that he had scarcely had time to know him.
Europe
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From this reading Thence he had passed into the military school, and Ghilfuccio, meanwhile, was bearing the Imperial Eagles all over Europe.
father
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From this reading Orso had been parted from his father at so early an age that he had scarcely had time to know him.
fifteen
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From this reading He had left Pietranera to pursue his studies at Pisa when he was only fifteen.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the mainland, Orso only saw his father at rare intervals, and it was not until 1815 that he found himself in the regiment he commanded.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Orso had been parted from his father at so early an age that he had scarcely had time to know him.
Ghilfuccio
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From this reading Thence he had passed into the military school, and Ghilfuccio, meanwhile, was bearing the Imperial Eagles all over Europe.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the colonel, who was an inflexible disciplinarian, treated his son just like any other sub-lieutenant--in other words, with great severity.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Orso had been parted from his father at so early an age that he had scarcely had time to know him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Orso had been parted from his father at so early an age that he had scarcely had time to know him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Orso had been parted from his father at so early an age that he had scarcely had time to know him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading On the mainland, Orso only saw his father at rare intervals, and it was not until 1815 that he found himself in the regiment he commanded.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Orso had been parted from his father at so early an age that he had scarcely had time to know him.
Imperial
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From this reading Thence he had passed into the military school, and Ghilfuccio, meanwhile, was bearing the Imperial Eagles all over Europe.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On the mainland, Orso only saw his father at rare intervals, and it was not until 1815 that he found himself in the regiment he commanded.
inflexible
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From this reading But the colonel, who was an inflexible disciplinarian, treated his son just like any other sub-lieutenant--in other words, with great severity.
intervals
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From this reading On the mainland, Orso only saw his father at rare intervals, and it was not until 1815 that he found himself in the regiment he commanded.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Thence he had passed into the military school, and Ghilfuccio, meanwhile, was bearing the Imperial Eagles all over Europe.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading On the mainland, Orso only saw his father at rare intervals, and it was not until 1815 that he found himself in the regiment he commanded.
just
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From this reading But the colonel, who was an inflexible disciplinarian, treated his son just like any other sub-lieutenant--in other words, with great severity.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Orso had been parted from his father at so early an age that he had scarcely had time to know him.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had left Pietranera to pursue his studies at Pisa when he was only fifteen.
like
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From this reading But the colonel, who was an inflexible disciplinarian, treated his son just like any other sub-lieutenant--in other words, with great severity.
mainland
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From this reading On the mainland, Orso only saw his father at rare intervals, and it was not until 1815 that he found himself in the regiment he commanded.
meanwhilenounUS /ˈmeanwhile/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Thence he had passed into the military school, and Ghilfuccio, meanwhile, was bearing the Imperial Eagles all over Europe.
military
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From this reading Thence he had passed into the military school, and Ghilfuccio, meanwhile, was bearing the Imperial Eagles all over Europe.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading On the mainland, Orso only saw his father at rare intervals, and it was not until 1815 that he found himself in the regiment he commanded.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the mainland, Orso only saw his father at rare intervals, and it was not until 1815 that he found himself in the regiment he commanded.
only
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From this reading He had left Pietranera to pursue his studies at Pisa when he was only fifteen.
Orso
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From this reading Orso had been parted from his father at so early an age that he had scarcely had time to know him.
other
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From this reading But the colonel, who was an inflexible disciplinarian, treated his son just like any other sub-lieutenant--in other words, with great severity.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Thence he had passed into the military school, and Ghilfuccio, meanwhile, was bearing the Imperial Eagles all over Europe.
parted
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From this reading Orso had been parted from his father at so early an age that he had scarcely had time to know him.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thence he had passed into the military school, and Ghilfuccio, meanwhile, was bearing the Imperial Eagles all over Europe.
Pietranera
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From this reading He had left Pietranera to pursue his studies at Pisa when he was only fifteen.
Pisa
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From this reading He had left Pietranera to pursue his studies at Pisa when he was only fifteen.
pursue
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From this reading He had left Pietranera to pursue his studies at Pisa when he was only fifteen.
rare
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From this reading On the mainland, Orso only saw his father at rare intervals, and it was not until 1815 that he found himself in the regiment he commanded.
regiment
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From this reading On the mainland, Orso only saw his father at rare intervals, and it was not until 1815 that he found himself in the regiment he commanded.
saw
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From this reading On the mainland, Orso only saw his father at rare intervals, and it was not until 1815 that he found himself in the regiment he commanded.
scarcely
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From this reading Orso had been parted from his father at so early an age that he had scarcely had time to know him.
school
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From this reading Thence he had passed into the military school, and Ghilfuccio, meanwhile, was bearing the Imperial Eagles all over Europe.
severity
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From this reading But the colonel, who was an inflexible disciplinarian, treated his son just like any other sub-lieutenant--in other words, with great severity.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Orso had been parted from his father at so early an age that he had scarcely had time to know him.
son
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From this reading But the colonel, who was an inflexible disciplinarian, treated his son just like any other sub-lieutenant--in other words, with great severity.
studies
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From this reading He had left Pietranera to pursue his studies at Pisa when he was only fifteen.
sub-lieutenant
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From this reading But the colonel, who was an inflexible disciplinarian, treated his son just like any other sub-lieutenant--in other words, with great severity.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Orso had been parted from his father at so early an age that he had scarcely had time to know him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Thence he had passed into the military school, and Ghilfuccio, meanwhile, was bearing the Imperial Eagles all over Europe.
ThenceadverbUS /ðens/
from that place or that time
From this reading Thence he had passed into the military school, and Ghilfuccio, meanwhile, was bearing the Imperial Eagles all over Europe.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Orso had been parted from his father at so early an age that he had scarcely had time to know him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Orso had been parted from his father at so early an age that he had scarcely had time to know him.
treated
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From this reading But the colonel, who was an inflexible disciplinarian, treated his son just like any other sub-lieutenant--in other words, with great severity.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading On the mainland, Orso only saw his father at rare intervals, and it was not until 1815 that he found himself in the regiment he commanded.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had left Pietranera to pursue his studies at Pisa when he was only fifteen.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He had left Pietranera to pursue his studies at Pisa when he was only fifteen.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading But the colonel, who was an inflexible disciplinarian, treated his son just like any other sub-lieutenant--in other words, with great severity.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But the colonel, who was an inflexible disciplinarian, treated his son just like any other sub-lieutenant--in other words, with great severity.
words
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From this reading But the colonel, who was an inflexible disciplinarian, treated his son just like any other sub-lieutenant--in other words, with great severity.
