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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 triumphant Stewart went back to Holyrood, an exultant army, calling itself, now with some good show of bearing it through, the "royal" army, carried into Edinburgh its confident step and sanguine hue.
advisers
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From this reading It was the quicker done that Charles Edward, or his wisest advisers, put forth a series of judicious civic and public measures.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A triumphant Stewart went back to Holyrood, an exultant army, calling itself, now with some good show of bearing it through, the "royal" army, carried into Edinburgh its confident step and sanguine hue.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A triumphant Stewart went back to Holyrood, an exultant army, calling itself, now with some good show of bearing it through, the "royal" army, carried into Edinburgh its confident step and sanguine hue.
army
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From this reading A triumphant Stewart went back to Holyrood, an exultant army, calling itself, now with some good show of bearing it through, the "royal" army, carried into Edinburgh its confident step and sanguine hue.
attempt
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From this reading Victory was with the old line, the magnificent attempt!
back
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From this reading A triumphant Stewart went back to Holyrood, an exultant army, calling itself, now with some good show of bearing it through, the "royal" army, carried into Edinburgh its confident step and sanguine hue.
bearing
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From this reading A triumphant Stewart went back to Holyrood, an exultant army, calling itself, now with some good show of bearing it through, the "royal" army, carried into Edinburgh its confident step and sanguine hue.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The erstwhile doubting throng began, stage by stage, to mount toward enthusiasm.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The erstwhile doubting throng began, stage by stage, to mount toward enthusiasm.
calling
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From this reading A triumphant Stewart went back to Holyrood, an exultant army, calling itself, now with some good show of bearing it through, the "royal" army, carried into Edinburgh its confident step and sanguine hue.
carried
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From this reading A triumphant Stewart went back to Holyrood, an exultant army, calling itself, now with some good show of bearing it through, the "royal" army, carried into Edinburgh its confident step and sanguine hue.
Charles
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From this reading It was the quicker done that Charles Edward, or his wisest advisers, put forth a series of judicious civic and public measures.
civic
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From this reading It was the quicker done that Charles Edward, or his wisest advisers, put forth a series of judicious civic and public measures.
confident
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From this reading A triumphant Stewart went back to Holyrood, an exultant army, calling itself, now with some good show of bearing it through, the "royal" army, carried into Edinburgh its confident step and sanguine hue.
Cope
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From this reading And, now that Cope had fled, King George had in Scotland no regular troops.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the quicker done that Charles Edward, or his wisest advisers, put forth a series of judicious civic and public measures.
doubting
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From this reading The erstwhile doubting throng began, stage by stage, to mount toward enthusiasm.
Edinburgh
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From this reading A triumphant Stewart went back to Holyrood, an exultant army, calling itself, now with some good show of bearing it through, the "royal" army, carried into Edinburgh its confident step and sanguine hue.
Edward
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From this reading It was the quicker done that Charles Edward, or his wisest advisers, put forth a series of judicious civic and public measures.
enthusiasm
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From this reading The erstwhile doubting throng began, stage by stage, to mount toward enthusiasm.
erstwhile
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From this reading The erstwhile doubting throng began, stage by stage, to mount toward enthusiasm.
exultant
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From this reading A triumphant Stewart went back to Holyrood, an exultant army, calling itself, now with some good show of bearing it through, the "royal" army, carried into Edinburgh its confident step and sanguine hue.
fled
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From this reading And, now that Cope had fled, King George had in Scotland no regular troops.
forth
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From this reading It was the quicker done that Charles Edward, or his wisest advisers, put forth a series of judicious civic and public measures.
George
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From this reading And, now that Cope had fled, King George had in Scotland no regular troops.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A triumphant Stewart went back to Holyrood, an exultant army, calling itself, now with some good show of bearing it through, the "royal" army, carried into Edinburgh its confident step and sanguine hue.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And, now that Cope had fled, King George had in Scotland no regular troops.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was the quicker done that Charles Edward, or his wisest advisers, put forth a series of judicious civic and public measures.
Holyrood
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From this reading A triumphant Stewart went back to Holyrood, an exultant army, calling itself, now with some good show of bearing it through, the "royal" army, carried into Edinburgh its confident step and sanguine hue.
hue
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From this reading A triumphant Stewart went back to Holyrood, an exultant army, calling itself, now with some good show of bearing it through, the "royal" army, carried into Edinburgh its confident step and sanguine hue.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And, now that Cope had fled, King George had in Scotland no regular troops.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A triumphant Stewart went back to Holyrood, an exultant army, calling itself, now with some good show of bearing it through, the "royal" army, carried into Edinburgh its confident step and sanguine hue.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A triumphant Stewart went back to Holyrood, an exultant army, calling itself, now with some good show of bearing it through, the "royal" army, carried into Edinburgh its confident step and sanguine hue.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading A triumphant Stewart went back to Holyrood, an exultant army, calling itself, now with some good show of bearing it through, the "royal" army, carried into Edinburgh its confident step and sanguine hue.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading A triumphant Stewart went back to Holyrood, an exultant army, calling itself, now with some good show of bearing it through, the "royal" army, carried into Edinburgh its confident step and sanguine hue.
judicious
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From this reading It was the quicker done that Charles Edward, or his wisest advisers, put forth a series of judicious civic and public measures.
King
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From this reading And, now that Cope had fled, King George had in Scotland no regular troops.
line
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From this reading Victory was with the old line, the magnificent attempt!
magnificent
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From this reading Victory was with the old line, the magnificent attempt!
measures
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From this reading It was the quicker done that Charles Edward, or his wisest advisers, put forth a series of judicious civic and public measures.
mount
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From this reading The erstwhile doubting throng began, stage by stage, to mount toward enthusiasm.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading And, now that Cope had fled, King George had in Scotland no regular troops.
now
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From this reading A triumphant Stewart went back to Holyrood, an exultant army, calling itself, now with some good show of bearing it through, the "royal" army, carried into Edinburgh its confident step and sanguine hue.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A triumphant Stewart went back to Holyrood, an exultant army, calling itself, now with some good show of bearing it through, the "royal" army, carried into Edinburgh its confident step and sanguine hue.
old
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From this reading Victory was with the old line, the magnificent attempt!
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It was the quicker done that Charles Edward, or his wisest advisers, put forth a series of judicious civic and public measures.
public
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From this reading It was the quicker done that Charles Edward, or his wisest advisers, put forth a series of judicious civic and public measures.
put
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From this reading It was the quicker done that Charles Edward, or his wisest advisers, put forth a series of judicious civic and public measures.
quicker
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From this reading It was the quicker done that Charles Edward, or his wisest advisers, put forth a series of judicious civic and public measures.
regular
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From this reading And, now that Cope had fled, King George had in Scotland no regular troops.
royal
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From this reading A triumphant Stewart went back to Holyrood, an exultant army, calling itself, now with some good show of bearing it through, the "royal" army, carried into Edinburgh its confident step and sanguine hue.
sanguine
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From this reading A triumphant Stewart went back to Holyrood, an exultant army, calling itself, now with some good show of bearing it through, the "royal" army, carried into Edinburgh its confident step and sanguine hue.
Scotland
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From this reading And, now that Cope had fled, King George had in Scotland no regular troops.
series
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From this reading It was the quicker done that Charles Edward, or his wisest advisers, put forth a series of judicious civic and public measures.
show
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From this reading A triumphant Stewart went back to Holyrood, an exultant army, calling itself, now with some good show of bearing it through, the "royal" army, carried into Edinburgh its confident step and sanguine hue.
some
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From this reading A triumphant Stewart went back to Holyrood, an exultant army, calling itself, now with some good show of bearing it through, the "royal" army, carried into Edinburgh its confident step and sanguine hue.
stage
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From this reading The erstwhile doubting throng began, stage by stage, to mount toward enthusiasm.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A triumphant Stewart went back to Holyrood, an exultant army, calling itself, now with some good show of bearing it through, the "royal" army, carried into Edinburgh its confident step and sanguine hue.
Stewart
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From this reading A triumphant Stewart went back to Holyrood, an exultant army, calling itself, now with some good show of bearing it through, the "royal" army, carried into Edinburgh its confident step and sanguine hue.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was the quicker done that Charles Edward, or his wisest advisers, put forth a series of judicious civic and public measures.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A triumphant Stewart went back to Holyrood, an exultant army, calling itself, now with some good show of bearing it through, the "royal" army, carried into Edinburgh its confident step and sanguine hue.
throng
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From this reading The erstwhile doubting throng began, stage by stage, to mount toward enthusiasm.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A triumphant Stewart went back to Holyrood, an exultant army, calling itself, now with some good show of bearing it through, the "royal" army, carried into Edinburgh its confident step and sanguine hue.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A triumphant Stewart went back to Holyrood, an exultant army, calling itself, now with some good show of bearing it through, the "royal" army, carried into Edinburgh its confident step and sanguine hue.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading The erstwhile doubting throng began, stage by stage, to mount toward enthusiasm.
triumphant
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From this reading A triumphant Stewart went back to Holyrood, an exultant army, calling itself, now with some good show of bearing it through, the "royal" army, carried into Edinburgh its confident step and sanguine hue.
troops
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From this reading And, now that Cope had fled, King George had in Scotland no regular troops.
Victory
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From this reading Victory was with the old line, the magnificent attempt!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Victory was with the old line, the magnificent attempt!
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A triumphant Stewart went back to Holyrood, an exultant army, calling itself, now with some good show of bearing it through, the "royal" army, carried into Edinburgh its confident step and sanguine hue.
wisest
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From this reading It was the quicker done that Charles Edward, or his wisest advisers, put forth a series of judicious civic and public measures.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A triumphant Stewart went back to Holyrood, an exultant army, calling itself, now with some good show of bearing it through, the "royal" army, carried into Edinburgh its confident step and sanguine hue.
