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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 _Sauve qui peut!_ Then he, too, became a fugitive, passing from one fastness to another of these glens and the mountains that overtowered them.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The green May rolled around and below the Highland shelter where Ian lay, fugitive, like thousands of others, after Culloden.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Cumberland, with for the time and place a great force and with an ugly fury, hunted all who had been in arms against King George.
all
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From this reading Cumberland, with for the time and place a great force and with an ugly fury, hunted all who had been in arms against King George.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The Prince had stayed to give an order to his broken army.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The green May rolled around and below the Highland shelter where Ian lay, fugitive, like thousands of others, after Culloden.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading _Sauve qui peut!_ Then he, too, became a fugitive, passing from one fastness to another of these glens and the mountains that overtowered them.
arms
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From this reading Cumberland, with for the time and place a great force and with an ugly fury, hunted all who had been in arms against King George.
army
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From this reading The Prince had stayed to give an order to his broken army.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The green May rolled around and below the Highland shelter where Ian lay, fugitive, like thousands of others, after Culloden.
became
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From this reading _Sauve qui peut!_ Then he, too, became a fugitive, passing from one fastness to another of these glens and the mountains that overtowered them.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Cumberland, with for the time and place a great force and with an ugly fury, hunted all who had been in arms against King George.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading The green May rolled around and below the Highland shelter where Ian lay, fugitive, like thousands of others, after Culloden.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Prince had stayed to give an order to his broken army.
Culloden
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From this reading The green May rolled around and below the Highland shelter where Ian lay, fugitive, like thousands of others, after Culloden.
Cumberland
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From this reading Cumberland, with for the time and place a great force and with an ugly fury, hunted all who had been in arms against King George.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Stewart hope was sunk in the sea of dead hopes.
fastness
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From this reading _Sauve qui peut!_ Then he, too, became a fugitive, passing from one fastness to another of these glens and the mountains that overtowered them.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Cumberland, with for the time and place a great force and with an ugly fury, hunted all who had been in arms against King George.
force
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From this reading Cumberland, with for the time and place a great force and with an ugly fury, hunted all who had been in arms against King George.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _Sauve qui peut!_ Then he, too, became a fugitive, passing from one fastness to another of these glens and the mountains that overtowered them.
fugitive
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From this reading The green May rolled around and below the Highland shelter where Ian lay, fugitive, like thousands of others, after Culloden.
fury
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From this reading Cumberland, with for the time and place a great force and with an ugly fury, hunted all who had been in arms against King George.
George
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From this reading Cumberland, with for the time and place a great force and with an ugly fury, hunted all who had been in arms against King George.
give
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From this reading The Prince had stayed to give an order to his broken army.
glens
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From this reading _Sauve qui peut!_ Then he, too, became a fugitive, passing from one fastness to another of these glens and the mountains that overtowered them.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Cumberland, with for the time and place a great force and with an ugly fury, hunted all who had been in arms against King George.
green
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From this reading The green May rolled around and below the Highland shelter where Ian lay, fugitive, like thousands of others, after Culloden.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Prince had stayed to give an order to his broken army.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Sauve qui peut!_ Then he, too, became a fugitive, passing from one fastness to another of these glens and the mountains that overtowered them.
Highland
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From this reading The green May rolled around and below the Highland shelter where Ian lay, fugitive, like thousands of others, after Culloden.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Prince had stayed to give an order to his broken army.
hope
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From this reading The Stewart hope was sunk in the sea of dead hopes.
hopes
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From this reading The Stewart hope was sunk in the sea of dead hopes.
hunted
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From this reading Cumberland, with for the time and place a great force and with an ugly fury, hunted all who had been in arms against King George.
Ian
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From this reading The green May rolled around and below the Highland shelter where Ian lay, fugitive, like thousands of others, after Culloden.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Stewart hope was sunk in the sea of dead hopes.
King
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From this reading Cumberland, with for the time and place a great force and with an ugly fury, hunted all who had been in arms against King George.
lay
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From this reading The green May rolled around and below the Highland shelter where Ian lay, fugitive, like thousands of others, after Culloden.
like
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From this reading The green May rolled around and below the Highland shelter where Ian lay, fugitive, like thousands of others, after Culloden.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The green May rolled around and below the Highland shelter where Ian lay, fugitive, like thousands of others, after Culloden.
mountains
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From this reading _Sauve qui peut!_ Then he, too, became a fugitive, passing from one fastness to another of these glens and the mountains that overtowered them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The green May rolled around and below the Highland shelter where Ian lay, fugitive, like thousands of others, after Culloden.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading _Sauve qui peut!_ Then he, too, became a fugitive, passing from one fastness to another of these glens and the mountains that overtowered them.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Prince had stayed to give an order to his broken army.
others
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From this reading The green May rolled around and below the Highland shelter where Ian lay, fugitive, like thousands of others, after Culloden.
overtowered
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From this reading _Sauve qui peut!_ Then he, too, became a fugitive, passing from one fastness to another of these glens and the mountains that overtowered them.
passing
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From this reading _Sauve qui peut!_ Then he, too, became a fugitive, passing from one fastness to another of these glens and the mountains that overtowered them.
peut
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From this reading _Sauve qui peut!_ Then he, too, became a fugitive, passing from one fastness to another of these glens and the mountains that overtowered them.
place
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From this reading Cumberland, with for the time and place a great force and with an ugly fury, hunted all who had been in arms against King George.
Prince
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From this reading The Prince had stayed to give an order to his broken army.
qui
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From this reading _Sauve qui peut!_ Then he, too, became a fugitive, passing from one fastness to another of these glens and the mountains that overtowered them.
rolled
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From this reading The green May rolled around and below the Highland shelter where Ian lay, fugitive, like thousands of others, after Culloden.
Sauve
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From this reading _Sauve qui peut!_ Then he, too, became a fugitive, passing from one fastness to another of these glens and the mountains that overtowered them.
sea
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From this reading The Stewart hope was sunk in the sea of dead hopes.
shelter
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From this reading The green May rolled around and below the Highland shelter where Ian lay, fugitive, like thousands of others, after Culloden.
stayed
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From this reading The Prince had stayed to give an order to his broken army.
Stewart
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From this reading The Stewart hope was sunk in the sea of dead hopes.
sunk
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From this reading The Stewart hope was sunk in the sea of dead hopes.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _Sauve qui peut!_ Then he, too, became a fugitive, passing from one fastness to another of these glens and the mountains that overtowered them.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The green May rolled around and below the Highland shelter where Ian lay, fugitive, like thousands of others, after Culloden.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading _Sauve qui peut!_ Then he, too, became a fugitive, passing from one fastness to another of these glens and the mountains that overtowered them.
Then
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From this reading _Sauve qui peut!_ Then he, too, became a fugitive, passing from one fastness to another of these glens and the mountains that overtowered them.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading _Sauve qui peut!_ Then he, too, became a fugitive, passing from one fastness to another of these glens and the mountains that overtowered them.
thousands
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From this reading The green May rolled around and below the Highland shelter where Ian lay, fugitive, like thousands of others, after Culloden.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Cumberland, with for the time and place a great force and with an ugly fury, hunted all who had been in arms against King George.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Prince had stayed to give an order to his broken army.
too
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From this reading _Sauve qui peut!_ Then he, too, became a fugitive, passing from one fastness to another of these glens and the mountains that overtowered them.
ugly
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From this reading Cumberland, with for the time and place a great force and with an ugly fury, hunted all who had been in arms against King George.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Stewart hope was sunk in the sea of dead hopes.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The green May rolled around and below the Highland shelter where Ian lay, fugitive, like thousands of others, after Culloden.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Cumberland, with for the time and place a great force and with an ugly fury, hunted all who had been in arms against King George.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Cumberland, with for the time and place a great force and with an ugly fury, hunted all who had been in arms against King George.
