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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 The numbers they enrolled exceeded their hopes, and they found among the people many more arms than they expected, though mostly of a very rude kind.
actively
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From this reading The remainder of that week was spent by Henri and the Curé as actively and as successfully as the day in which they visited Echanbroignes.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The numbers they enrolled exceeded their hopes, and they found among the people many more arms than they expected, though mostly of a very rude kind.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The remainder of that week was spent by Henri and the Curé as actively and as successfully as the day in which they visited Echanbroignes.
arms
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From this reading The numbers they enrolled exceeded their hopes, and they found among the people many more arms than they expected, though mostly of a very rude kind.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The remainder of that week was spent by Henri and the Curé as actively and as successfully as the day in which they visited Echanbroignes.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The party separated on the Saturday night, with the understanding that they were to meet together at Done on the Tuesday evening, to proceed from thence to the attack of Saumur.
attack
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From this reading The party separated on the Saturday night, with the understanding that they were to meet together at Done on the Tuesday evening, to proceed from thence to the attack of Saumur.
BOCAGE
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From this reading SUNDAY IN THE BOCAGE.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The remainder of that week was spent by Henri and the Curé as actively and as successfully as the day in which they visited Echanbroignes.
Curé
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From this reading The remainder of that week was spent by Henri and the Curé as actively and as successfully as the day in which they visited Echanbroignes.
day
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From this reading The remainder of that week was spent by Henri and the Curé as actively and as successfully as the day in which they visited Echanbroignes.
DonenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The party separated on the Saturday night, with the understanding that they were to meet together at Done on the Tuesday evening, to proceed from thence to the attack of Saumur.
Durbellière
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From this reading Henri Larochejaquelin returned to Durbellière.
Echanbroignes
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From this reading The remainder of that week was spent by Henri and the Curé as actively and as successfully as the day in which they visited Echanbroignes.
enrolled
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From this reading The numbers they enrolled exceeded their hopes, and they found among the people many more arms than they expected, though mostly of a very rude kind.
evening
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From this reading The party separated on the Saturday night, with the understanding that they were to meet together at Done on the Tuesday evening, to proceed from thence to the attack of Saumur.
exceeded
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From this reading The numbers they enrolled exceeded their hopes, and they found among the people many more arms than they expected, though mostly of a very rude kind.
expected
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From this reading The numbers they enrolled exceeded their hopes, and they found among the people many more arms than they expected, though mostly of a very rude kind.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The numbers they enrolled exceeded their hopes, and they found among the people many more arms than they expected, though mostly of a very rude kind.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The party separated on the Saturday night, with the understanding that they were to meet together at Done on the Tuesday evening, to proceed from thence to the attack of Saumur.
Henri
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From this reading The remainder of that week was spent by Henri and the Curé as actively and as successfully as the day in which they visited Echanbroignes.
hopes
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From this reading The numbers they enrolled exceeded their hopes, and they found among the people many more arms than they expected, though mostly of a very rude kind.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SUNDAY IN THE BOCAGE.
kind
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From this reading The numbers they enrolled exceeded their hopes, and they found among the people many more arms than they expected, though mostly of a very rude kind.
Larochejaquelin
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From this reading Henri Larochejaquelin returned to Durbellière.
many
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From this reading The numbers they enrolled exceeded their hopes, and they found among the people many more arms than they expected, though mostly of a very rude kind.
meet
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From this reading The party separated on the Saturday night, with the understanding that they were to meet together at Done on the Tuesday evening, to proceed from thence to the attack of Saumur.
more
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From this reading The numbers they enrolled exceeded their hopes, and they found among the people many more arms than they expected, though mostly of a very rude kind.
mostly
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From this reading The numbers they enrolled exceeded their hopes, and they found among the people many more arms than they expected, though mostly of a very rude kind.
night
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From this reading The party separated on the Saturday night, with the understanding that they were to meet together at Done on the Tuesday evening, to proceed from thence to the attack of Saumur.
numbers
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From this reading The numbers they enrolled exceeded their hopes, and they found among the people many more arms than they expected, though mostly of a very rude kind.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The remainder of that week was spent by Henri and the Curé as actively and as successfully as the day in which they visited Echanbroignes.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The party separated on the Saturday night, with the understanding that they were to meet together at Done on the Tuesday evening, to proceed from thence to the attack of Saumur.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The party separated on the Saturday night, with the understanding that they were to meet together at Done on the Tuesday evening, to proceed from thence to the attack of Saumur.
people
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From this reading The numbers they enrolled exceeded their hopes, and they found among the people many more arms than they expected, though mostly of a very rude kind.
proceed
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From this reading The party separated on the Saturday night, with the understanding that they were to meet together at Done on the Tuesday evening, to proceed from thence to the attack of Saumur.
remainder
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From this reading The remainder of that week was spent by Henri and the Curé as actively and as successfully as the day in which they visited Echanbroignes.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Henri Larochejaquelin returned to Durbellière.
rude
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From this reading The numbers they enrolled exceeded their hopes, and they found among the people many more arms than they expected, though mostly of a very rude kind.
Saturday
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From this reading The party separated on the Saturday night, with the understanding that they were to meet together at Done on the Tuesday evening, to proceed from thence to the attack of Saumur.
Saumur
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From this reading The party separated on the Saturday night, with the understanding that they were to meet together at Done on the Tuesday evening, to proceed from thence to the attack of Saumur.
separated
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From this reading The party separated on the Saturday night, with the understanding that they were to meet together at Done on the Tuesday evening, to proceed from thence to the attack of Saumur.
spent
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From this reading The remainder of that week was spent by Henri and the Curé as actively and as successfully as the day in which they visited Echanbroignes.
successfully
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From this reading The remainder of that week was spent by Henri and the Curé as actively and as successfully as the day in which they visited Echanbroignes.
SUNDAY
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From this reading SUNDAY IN THE BOCAGE.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The numbers they enrolled exceeded their hopes, and they found among the people many more arms than they expected, though mostly of a very rude kind.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The remainder of that week was spent by Henri and the Curé as actively and as successfully as the day in which they visited Echanbroignes.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SUNDAY IN THE BOCAGE.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The numbers they enrolled exceeded their hopes, and they found among the people many more arms than they expected, though mostly of a very rude kind.
thenceadverbUS /ðens/
from that place or that time
From this reading The party separated on the Saturday night, with the understanding that they were to meet together at Done on the Tuesday evening, to proceed from thence to the attack of Saumur.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The remainder of that week was spent by Henri and the Curé as actively and as successfully as the day in which they visited Echanbroignes.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The numbers they enrolled exceeded their hopes, and they found among the people many more arms than they expected, though mostly of a very rude kind.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The party separated on the Saturday night, with the understanding that they were to meet together at Done on the Tuesday evening, to proceed from thence to the attack of Saumur.
together
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From this reading The party separated on the Saturday night, with the understanding that they were to meet together at Done on the Tuesday evening, to proceed from thence to the attack of Saumur.
Tuesday
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From this reading The party separated on the Saturday night, with the understanding that they were to meet together at Done on the Tuesday evening, to proceed from thence to the attack of Saumur.
understanding
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From this reading The party separated on the Saturday night, with the understanding that they were to meet together at Done on the Tuesday evening, to proceed from thence to the attack of Saumur.
very
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From this reading The numbers they enrolled exceeded their hopes, and they found among the people many more arms than they expected, though mostly of a very rude kind.
visited
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From this reading The remainder of that week was spent by Henri and the Curé as actively and as successfully as the day in which they visited Echanbroignes.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The remainder of that week was spent by Henri and the Curé as actively and as successfully as the day in which they visited Echanbroignes.
week
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From this reading The remainder of that week was spent by Henri and the Curé as actively and as successfully as the day in which they visited Echanbroignes.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The party separated on the Saturday night, with the understanding that they were to meet together at Done on the Tuesday evening, to proceed from thence to the attack of Saumur.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The remainder of that week was spent by Henri and the Curé as actively and as successfully as the day in which they visited Echanbroignes.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The party separated on the Saturday night, with the understanding that they were to meet together at Done on the Tuesday evening, to proceed from thence to the attack of Saumur.
