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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 Somers was bidden present himself at Derby on a certain date, to join the colours.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was an interval: much correspondence with Bodmin, where they seemed to have forgotten him again.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading He replied: “If I am turned out of my home, and forbidden to enter the area of Cornwall: if I am forced to report myself to the police wherever I go, and am treated like a criminal, you surely cannot wish me to present myself to join the colours.”
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There was an interval: much correspondence with Bodmin, where they seemed to have forgotten him again.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He replied: “If I am turned out of my home, and forbidden to enter the area of Cornwall: if I am forced to report myself to the police wherever I go, and am treated like a criminal, you surely cannot wish me to present myself to join the colours.”
area
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From this reading He replied: “If I am turned out of my home, and forbidden to enter the area of Cornwall: if I am forced to report myself to the police wherever I go, and am treated like a criminal, you surely cannot wish me to present myself to join the colours.”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Somers was bidden present himself at Derby on a certain date, to join the colours.
bidden
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From this reading Somers was bidden present himself at Derby on a certain date, to join the colours.
birthday
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From this reading In September, on his birthday, came the third summons: On His Majesty’s Service.
Bodmin
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From this reading There was an interval: much correspondence with Bodmin, where they seemed to have forgotten him again.
came
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From this reading In September, on his birthday, came the third summons: On His Majesty’s Service.
cannot
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From this reading He replied: “If I am turned out of my home, and forbidden to enter the area of Cornwall: if I am forced to report myself to the police wherever I go, and am treated like a criminal, you surely cannot wish me to present myself to join the colours.”
certain
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From this reading Somers was bidden present himself at Derby on a certain date, to join the colours.
coloursnounUS /ˈcolours/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Somers was bidden present himself at Derby on a certain date, to join the colours.
Cornwall
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From this reading He replied: “If I am turned out of my home, and forbidden to enter the area of Cornwall: if I am forced to report myself to the police wherever I go, and am treated like a criminal, you surely cannot wish me to present myself to join the colours.”
correspondence
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From this reading There was an interval: much correspondence with Bodmin, where they seemed to have forgotten him again.
criminal
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From this reading He replied: “If I am turned out of my home, and forbidden to enter the area of Cornwall: if I am forced to report myself to the police wherever I go, and am treated like a criminal, you surely cannot wish me to present myself to join the colours.”
date
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From this reading Somers was bidden present himself at Derby on a certain date, to join the colours.
Derby
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From this reading Somers was bidden present himself at Derby on a certain date, to join the colours.
enter
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From this reading He replied: “If I am turned out of my home, and forbidden to enter the area of Cornwall: if I am forced to report myself to the police wherever I go, and am treated like a criminal, you surely cannot wish me to present myself to join the colours.”
forbiddenadjectiveUS /fərˈbɪd.ən/
Not allowed; banned or prohibited by rule or law.
From this reading He replied: “If I am turned out of my home, and forbidden to enter the area of Cornwall: if I am forced to report myself to the police wherever I go, and am treated like a criminal, you surely cannot wish me to present myself to join the colours.”
forced
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From this reading He replied: “If I am turned out of my home, and forbidden to enter the area of Cornwall: if I am forced to report myself to the police wherever I go, and am treated like a criminal, you surely cannot wish me to present myself to join the colours.”
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading There was an interval: much correspondence with Bodmin, where they seemed to have forgotten him again.
go
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From this reading He replied: “If I am turned out of my home, and forbidden to enter the area of Cornwall: if I am forced to report myself to the police wherever I go, and am treated like a criminal, you surely cannot wish me to present myself to join the colours.”
God
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From this reading His Majesty’s Service, God help us!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There was an interval: much correspondence with Bodmin, where they seemed to have forgotten him again.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He replied: “If I am turned out of my home, and forbidden to enter the area of Cornwall: if I am forced to report myself to the police wherever I go, and am treated like a criminal, you surely cannot wish me to present myself to join the colours.”
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His Majesty’s Service, God help us!
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There was an interval: much correspondence with Bodmin, where they seemed to have forgotten him again.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Somers was bidden present himself at Derby on a certain date, to join the colours.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In September, on his birthday, came the third summons: On His Majesty’s Service.
home
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From this reading He replied: “If I am turned out of my home, and forbidden to enter the area of Cornwall: if I am forced to report myself to the police wherever I go, and am treated like a criminal, you surely cannot wish me to present myself to join the colours.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading He replied: “If I am turned out of my home, and forbidden to enter the area of Cornwall: if I am forced to report myself to the police wherever I go, and am treated like a criminal, you surely cannot wish me to present myself to join the colours.”
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He replied: “If I am turned out of my home, and forbidden to enter the area of Cornwall: if I am forced to report myself to the police wherever I go, and am treated like a criminal, you surely cannot wish me to present myself to join the colours.”
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In September, on his birthday, came the third summons: On His Majesty’s Service.
interval
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From this reading There was an interval: much correspondence with Bodmin, where they seemed to have forgotten him again.
join
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From this reading Somers was bidden present himself at Derby on a certain date, to join the colours.
like
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From this reading He replied: “If I am turned out of my home, and forbidden to enter the area of Cornwall: if I am forced to report myself to the police wherever I go, and am treated like a criminal, you surely cannot wish me to present myself to join the colours.”
Majesty's
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From this reading In September, on his birthday, came the third summons: On His Majesty’s Service.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He replied: “If I am turned out of my home, and forbidden to enter the area of Cornwall: if I am forced to report myself to the police wherever I go, and am treated like a criminal, you surely cannot wish me to present myself to join the colours.”
much
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From this reading There was an interval: much correspondence with Bodmin, where they seemed to have forgotten him again.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading He replied: “If I am turned out of my home, and forbidden to enter the area of Cornwall: if I am forced to report myself to the police wherever I go, and am treated like a criminal, you surely cannot wish me to present myself to join the colours.”
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading He replied: “If I am turned out of my home, and forbidden to enter the area of Cornwall: if I am forced to report myself to the police wherever I go, and am treated like a criminal, you surely cannot wish me to present myself to join the colours.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He replied: “If I am turned out of my home, and forbidden to enter the area of Cornwall: if I am forced to report myself to the police wherever I go, and am treated like a criminal, you surely cannot wish me to present myself to join the colours.”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In September, on his birthday, came the third summons: On His Majesty’s Service.
out
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From this reading He replied: “If I am turned out of my home, and forbidden to enter the area of Cornwall: if I am forced to report myself to the police wherever I go, and am treated like a criminal, you surely cannot wish me to present myself to join the colours.”
police
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From this reading He replied: “If I am turned out of my home, and forbidden to enter the area of Cornwall: if I am forced to report myself to the police wherever I go, and am treated like a criminal, you surely cannot wish me to present myself to join the colours.”
present
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From this reading Somers was bidden present himself at Derby on a certain date, to join the colours.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He replied: “If I am turned out of my home, and forbidden to enter the area of Cornwall: if I am forced to report myself to the police wherever I go, and am treated like a criminal, you surely cannot wish me to present myself to join the colours.”
report
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From this reading He replied: “If I am turned out of my home, and forbidden to enter the area of Cornwall: if I am forced to report myself to the police wherever I go, and am treated like a criminal, you surely cannot wish me to present myself to join the colours.”
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was an interval: much correspondence with Bodmin, where they seemed to have forgotten him again.
September
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From this reading In September, on his birthday, came the third summons: On His Majesty’s Service.
Service
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From this reading In September, on his birthday, came the third summons: On His Majesty’s Service.
Somers
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From this reading Somers was bidden present himself at Derby on a certain date, to join the colours.
summonsnounUS /ˈsʌmənz/
an official order to appear or respond
From this reading In September, on his birthday, came the third summons: On His Majesty’s Service.
surely
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From this reading He replied: “If I am turned out of my home, and forbidden to enter the area of Cornwall: if I am forced to report myself to the police wherever I go, and am treated like a criminal, you surely cannot wish me to present myself to join the colours.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In September, on his birthday, came the third summons: On His Majesty’s Service.
There
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From this reading There was an interval: much correspondence with Bodmin, where they seemed to have forgotten him again.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was an interval: much correspondence with Bodmin, where they seemed to have forgotten him again.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In September, on his birthday, came the third summons: On His Majesty’s Service.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Somers was bidden present himself at Derby on a certain date, to join the colours.
treated
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From this reading He replied: “If I am turned out of my home, and forbidden to enter the area of Cornwall: if I am forced to report myself to the police wherever I go, and am treated like a criminal, you surely cannot wish me to present myself to join the colours.”
turned
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From this reading He replied: “If I am turned out of my home, and forbidden to enter the area of Cornwall: if I am forced to report myself to the police wherever I go, and am treated like a criminal, you surely cannot wish me to present myself to join the colours.”
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His Majesty’s Service, God help us!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Somers was bidden present himself at Derby on a certain date, to join the colours.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading There was an interval: much correspondence with Bodmin, where they seemed to have forgotten him again.
whereverconjunctionUS /weˈrevər/
in or to any place at all
From this reading He replied: “If I am turned out of my home, and forbidden to enter the area of Cornwall: if I am forced to report myself to the police wherever I go, and am treated like a criminal, you surely cannot wish me to present myself to join the colours.”
wish
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From this reading He replied: “If I am turned out of my home, and forbidden to enter the area of Cornwall: if I am forced to report myself to the police wherever I go, and am treated like a criminal, you surely cannot wish me to present myself to join the colours.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading There was an interval: much correspondence with Bodmin, where they seemed to have forgotten him again.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He replied: “If I am turned out of my home, and forbidden to enter the area of Cornwall: if I am forced to report myself to the police wherever I go, and am treated like a criminal, you surely cannot wish me to present myself to join the colours.”
