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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 church of Gommatch was a small ivy-clad building with a square Norman tower, standing in the centre of the hamlet of that name.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading A hundred or more prisoners were scattered about upon the stone floor, many of them wounded, and some evidently dying.
account
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From this reading Two companies of Dumbarton’s Foot had been quartered in the village, with a portly Major at their head, to whom I was handed over by Sergeant Gredder, with some account of my capture, and of the reasons which had prevented my summary execution.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Night was now drawing in, but a few dim lamps, hung here and there upon the walls, cast an uncertain, flickering light over the scene.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Its great oaken doors, studded with iron, and high narrow windows, fitted it well for the use to which it was now turned.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Two companies of Dumbarton’s Foot had been quartered in the village, with a portly Major at their head, to whom I was handed over by Sergeant Gredder, with some account of my capture, and of the reasons which had prevented my summary execution.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Two companies of Dumbarton’s Foot had been quartered in the village, with a portly Major at their head, to whom I was handed over by Sergeant Gredder, with some account of my capture, and of the reasons which had prevented my summary execution.
building
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From this reading The church of Gommatch was a small ivy-clad building with a square Norman tower, standing in the centre of the hamlet of that name.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Night was now drawing in, but a few dim lamps, hung here and there upon the walls, cast an uncertain, flickering light over the scene.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Two companies of Dumbarton’s Foot had been quartered in the village, with a portly Major at their head, to whom I was handed over by Sergeant Gredder, with some account of my capture, and of the reasons which had prevented my summary execution.
capture
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From this reading Two companies of Dumbarton’s Foot had been quartered in the village, with a portly Major at their head, to whom I was handed over by Sergeant Gredder, with some account of my capture, and of the reasons which had prevented my summary execution.
cast
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From this reading Night was now drawing in, but a few dim lamps, hung here and there upon the walls, cast an uncertain, flickering light over the scene.
centre
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From this reading The church of Gommatch was a small ivy-clad building with a square Norman tower, standing in the centre of the hamlet of that name.
church
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From this reading The church of Gommatch was a small ivy-clad building with a square Norman tower, standing in the centre of the hamlet of that name.
companies
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From this reading Two companies of Dumbarton’s Foot had been quartered in the village, with a portly Major at their head, to whom I was handed over by Sergeant Gredder, with some account of my capture, and of the reasons which had prevented my summary execution.
dim
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From this reading Night was now drawing in, but a few dim lamps, hung here and there upon the walls, cast an uncertain, flickering light over the scene.
doors
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From this reading Its great oaken doors, studded with iron, and high narrow windows, fitted it well for the use to which it was now turned.
drawing
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From this reading Night was now drawing in, but a few dim lamps, hung here and there upon the walls, cast an uncertain, flickering light over the scene.
Dumbarton's
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From this reading Two companies of Dumbarton’s Foot had been quartered in the village, with a portly Major at their head, to whom I was handed over by Sergeant Gredder, with some account of my capture, and of the reasons which had prevented my summary execution.
dying
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From this reading A hundred or more prisoners were scattered about upon the stone floor, many of them wounded, and some evidently dying.
evidently
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From this reading A hundred or more prisoners were scattered about upon the stone floor, many of them wounded, and some evidently dying.
execution
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From this reading Two companies of Dumbarton’s Foot had been quartered in the village, with a portly Major at their head, to whom I was handed over by Sergeant Gredder, with some account of my capture, and of the reasons which had prevented my summary execution.
few
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From this reading Night was now drawing in, but a few dim lamps, hung here and there upon the walls, cast an uncertain, flickering light over the scene.
fittedadjectiveUS /ˈfɪtɪd/
prepared and equipped for a particular purpose
From this reading Its great oaken doors, studded with iron, and high narrow windows, fitted it well for the use to which it was now turned.
flickering
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From this reading Night was now drawing in, but a few dim lamps, hung here and there upon the walls, cast an uncertain, flickering light over the scene.
floor
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From this reading A hundred or more prisoners were scattered about upon the stone floor, many of them wounded, and some evidently dying.
FootnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Two companies of Dumbarton’s Foot had been quartered in the village, with a portly Major at their head, to whom I was handed over by Sergeant Gredder, with some account of my capture, and of the reasons which had prevented my summary execution.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Its great oaken doors, studded with iron, and high narrow windows, fitted it well for the use to which it was now turned.
Gommatch
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From this reading The church of Gommatch was a small ivy-clad building with a square Norman tower, standing in the centre of the hamlet of that name.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Its great oaken doors, studded with iron, and high narrow windows, fitted it well for the use to which it was now turned.
Gredder
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From this reading Two companies of Dumbarton’s Foot had been quartered in the village, with a portly Major at their head, to whom I was handed over by Sergeant Gredder, with some account of my capture, and of the reasons which had prevented my summary execution.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Two companies of Dumbarton’s Foot had been quartered in the village, with a portly Major at their head, to whom I was handed over by Sergeant Gredder, with some account of my capture, and of the reasons which had prevented my summary execution.
hamlet
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From this reading The church of Gommatch was a small ivy-clad building with a square Norman tower, standing in the centre of the hamlet of that name.
handed
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From this reading Two companies of Dumbarton’s Foot had been quartered in the village, with a portly Major at their head, to whom I was handed over by Sergeant Gredder, with some account of my capture, and of the reasons which had prevented my summary execution.
head
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From this reading Two companies of Dumbarton’s Foot had been quartered in the village, with a portly Major at their head, to whom I was handed over by Sergeant Gredder, with some account of my capture, and of the reasons which had prevented my summary execution.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Night was now drawing in, but a few dim lamps, hung here and there upon the walls, cast an uncertain, flickering light over the scene.
high
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From this reading Its great oaken doors, studded with iron, and high narrow windows, fitted it well for the use to which it was now turned.
hundred
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From this reading A hundred or more prisoners were scattered about upon the stone floor, many of them wounded, and some evidently dying.
hung
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From this reading Night was now drawing in, but a few dim lamps, hung here and there upon the walls, cast an uncertain, flickering light over the scene.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Two companies of Dumbarton’s Foot had been quartered in the village, with a portly Major at their head, to whom I was handed over by Sergeant Gredder, with some account of my capture, and of the reasons which had prevented my summary execution.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The church of Gommatch was a small ivy-clad building with a square Norman tower, standing in the centre of the hamlet of that name.
iron
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From this reading Its great oaken doors, studded with iron, and high narrow windows, fitted it well for the use to which it was now turned.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Its great oaken doors, studded with iron, and high narrow windows, fitted it well for the use to which it was now turned.
ItsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Its great oaken doors, studded with iron, and high narrow windows, fitted it well for the use to which it was now turned.
ivy-clad
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From this reading The church of Gommatch was a small ivy-clad building with a square Norman tower, standing in the centre of the hamlet of that name.
lamps
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From this reading Night was now drawing in, but a few dim lamps, hung here and there upon the walls, cast an uncertain, flickering light over the scene.
light
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From this reading Night was now drawing in, but a few dim lamps, hung here and there upon the walls, cast an uncertain, flickering light over the scene.
Major
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From this reading Two companies of Dumbarton’s Foot had been quartered in the village, with a portly Major at their head, to whom I was handed over by Sergeant Gredder, with some account of my capture, and of the reasons which had prevented my summary execution.
many
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From this reading A hundred or more prisoners were scattered about upon the stone floor, many of them wounded, and some evidently dying.
more
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From this reading A hundred or more prisoners were scattered about upon the stone floor, many of them wounded, and some evidently dying.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Two companies of Dumbarton’s Foot had been quartered in the village, with a portly Major at their head, to whom I was handed over by Sergeant Gredder, with some account of my capture, and of the reasons which had prevented my summary execution.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The church of Gommatch was a small ivy-clad building with a square Norman tower, standing in the centre of the hamlet of that name.
narrow
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From this reading Its great oaken doors, studded with iron, and high narrow windows, fitted it well for the use to which it was now turned.
Night
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From this reading Night was now drawing in, but a few dim lamps, hung here and there upon the walls, cast an uncertain, flickering light over the scene.
Norman
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From this reading The church of Gommatch was a small ivy-clad building with a square Norman tower, standing in the centre of the hamlet of that name.
now
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From this reading Its great oaken doors, studded with iron, and high narrow windows, fitted it well for the use to which it was now turned.
oaken
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From this reading Its great oaken doors, studded with iron, and high narrow windows, fitted it well for the use to which it was now turned.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The church of Gommatch was a small ivy-clad building with a square Norman tower, standing in the centre of the hamlet of that name.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading A hundred or more prisoners were scattered about upon the stone floor, many of them wounded, and some evidently dying.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Two companies of Dumbarton’s Foot had been quartered in the village, with a portly Major at their head, to whom I was handed over by Sergeant Gredder, with some account of my capture, and of the reasons which had prevented my summary execution.
portly
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From this reading Two companies of Dumbarton’s Foot had been quartered in the village, with a portly Major at their head, to whom I was handed over by Sergeant Gredder, with some account of my capture, and of the reasons which had prevented my summary execution.
prevented
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From this reading Two companies of Dumbarton’s Foot had been quartered in the village, with a portly Major at their head, to whom I was handed over by Sergeant Gredder, with some account of my capture, and of the reasons which had prevented my summary execution.
prisoners
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From this reading A hundred or more prisoners were scattered about upon the stone floor, many of them wounded, and some evidently dying.
quartered
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From this reading Two companies of Dumbarton’s Foot had been quartered in the village, with a portly Major at their head, to whom I was handed over by Sergeant Gredder, with some account of my capture, and of the reasons which had prevented my summary execution.
reasonsnounUS /ˈreasons/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Two companies of Dumbarton’s Foot had been quartered in the village, with a portly Major at their head, to whom I was handed over by Sergeant Gredder, with some account of my capture, and of the reasons which had prevented my summary execution.
scattered
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From this reading A hundred or more prisoners were scattered about upon the stone floor, many of them wounded, and some evidently dying.
scene
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From this reading Night was now drawing in, but a few dim lamps, hung here and there upon the walls, cast an uncertain, flickering light over the scene.
Sergeant
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From this reading Two companies of Dumbarton’s Foot had been quartered in the village, with a portly Major at their head, to whom I was handed over by Sergeant Gredder, with some account of my capture, and of the reasons which had prevented my summary execution.
small
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From this reading The church of Gommatch was a small ivy-clad building with a square Norman tower, standing in the centre of the hamlet of that name.
some
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From this reading Two companies of Dumbarton’s Foot had been quartered in the village, with a portly Major at their head, to whom I was handed over by Sergeant Gredder, with some account of my capture, and of the reasons which had prevented my summary execution.
square
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From this reading The church of Gommatch was a small ivy-clad building with a square Norman tower, standing in the centre of the hamlet of that name.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The church of Gommatch was a small ivy-clad building with a square Norman tower, standing in the centre of the hamlet of that name.
stone
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From this reading A hundred or more prisoners were scattered about upon the stone floor, many of them wounded, and some evidently dying.
studded
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From this reading Its great oaken doors, studded with iron, and high narrow windows, fitted it well for the use to which it was now turned.
summary
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From this reading Two companies of Dumbarton’s Foot had been quartered in the village, with a portly Major at their head, to whom I was handed over by Sergeant Gredder, with some account of my capture, and of the reasons which had prevented my summary execution.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The church of Gommatch was a small ivy-clad building with a square Norman tower, standing in the centre of the hamlet of that name.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The church of Gommatch was a small ivy-clad building with a square Norman tower, standing in the centre of the hamlet of that name.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Two companies of Dumbarton’s Foot had been quartered in the village, with a portly Major at their head, to whom I was handed over by Sergeant Gredder, with some account of my capture, and of the reasons which had prevented my summary execution.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading A hundred or more prisoners were scattered about upon the stone floor, many of them wounded, and some evidently dying.
there
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From this reading Night was now drawing in, but a few dim lamps, hung here and there upon the walls, cast an uncertain, flickering light over the scene.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Its great oaken doors, studded with iron, and high narrow windows, fitted it well for the use to which it was now turned.
tower
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From this reading The church of Gommatch was a small ivy-clad building with a square Norman tower, standing in the centre of the hamlet of that name.
turned
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From this reading Its great oaken doors, studded with iron, and high narrow windows, fitted it well for the use to which it was now turned.
Two
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From this reading Two companies of Dumbarton’s Foot had been quartered in the village, with a portly Major at their head, to whom I was handed over by Sergeant Gredder, with some account of my capture, and of the reasons which had prevented my summary execution.
uncertain
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From this reading Night was now drawing in, but a few dim lamps, hung here and there upon the walls, cast an uncertain, flickering light over the scene.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Night was now drawing in, but a few dim lamps, hung here and there upon the walls, cast an uncertain, flickering light over the scene.
use
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From this reading Its great oaken doors, studded with iron, and high narrow windows, fitted it well for the use to which it was now turned.
village
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From this reading Two companies of Dumbarton’s Foot had been quartered in the village, with a portly Major at their head, to whom I was handed over by Sergeant Gredder, with some account of my capture, and of the reasons which had prevented my summary execution.
walls
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From this reading Night was now drawing in, but a few dim lamps, hung here and there upon the walls, cast an uncertain, flickering light over the scene.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The church of Gommatch was a small ivy-clad building with a square Norman tower, standing in the centre of the hamlet of that name.
well
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From this reading Its great oaken doors, studded with iron, and high narrow windows, fitted it well for the use to which it was now turned.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A hundred or more prisoners were scattered about upon the stone floor, many of them wounded, and some evidently dying.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Its great oaken doors, studded with iron, and high narrow windows, fitted it well for the use to which it was now turned.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Two companies of Dumbarton’s Foot had been quartered in the village, with a portly Major at their head, to whom I was handed over by Sergeant Gredder, with some account of my capture, and of the reasons which had prevented my summary execution.
windows
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From this reading Its great oaken doors, studded with iron, and high narrow windows, fitted it well for the use to which it was now turned.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The church of Gommatch was a small ivy-clad building with a square Norman tower, standing in the centre of the hamlet of that name.
wounded
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From this reading A hundred or more prisoners were scattered about upon the stone floor, many of them wounded, and some evidently dying.
