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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 If they were not going to fight, they were at least going to dare the dangers of the deep in a troop-ship, which is not comfortable; and they were fully impressed with their own importance as the heroes of the moment.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Lady Jane was at the head of the undertaking, along with certain other magnates of the neighbourhood.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If they were not going to fight, they were at least going to dare the dangers of the deep in a troop-ship, which is not comfortable; and they were fully impressed with their own importance as the heroes of the moment.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading If they were not going to fight, they were at least going to dare the dangers of the deep in a troop-ship, which is not comfortable; and they were fully impressed with their own importance as the heroes of the moment.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading If they were not going to fight, they were at least going to dare the dangers of the deep in a troop-ship, which is not comfortable; and they were fully impressed with their own importance as the heroes of the moment.
ball
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From this reading Everything now began to converge towards the great ball which was to be given in Sliplin to the regiment before it went off to India.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Everything now began to converge towards the great ball which was to be given in Sliplin to the regiment before it went off to India.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Everything now began to converge towards the great ball which was to be given in Sliplin to the regiment before it went off to India.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Everything now began to converge towards the great ball which was to be given in Sliplin to the regiment before it went off to India.
Brussels
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From this reading It was in its little way something like that great Brussels ball which came before Waterloo.
came
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From this reading It was in its little way something like that great Brussels ball which came before Waterloo.
certain
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From this reading Lady Jane was at the head of the undertaking, along with certain other magnates of the neighbourhood.
comfortable
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From this reading If they were not going to fight, they were at least going to dare the dangers of the deep in a troop-ship, which is not comfortable; and they were fully impressed with their own importance as the heroes of the moment.
converge
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From this reading Everything now began to converge towards the great ball which was to be given in Sliplin to the regiment before it went off to India.
dangers
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From this reading If they were not going to fight, they were at least going to dare the dangers of the deep in a troop-ship, which is not comfortable; and they were fully impressed with their own importance as the heroes of the moment.
dare
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From this reading If they were not going to fight, they were at least going to dare the dangers of the deep in a troop-ship, which is not comfortable; and they were fully impressed with their own importance as the heroes of the moment.
deep
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From this reading If they were not going to fight, they were at least going to dare the dangers of the deep in a troop-ship, which is not comfortable; and they were fully impressed with their own importance as the heroes of the moment.
embark
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From this reading They were to embark next morning, these heroic soldiers.
EverythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Everything now began to converge towards the great ball which was to be given in Sliplin to the regiment before it went off to India.
fight
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From this reading If they were not going to fight, they were at least going to dare the dangers of the deep in a troop-ship, which is not comfortable; and they were fully impressed with their own importance as the heroes of the moment.
fully
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From this reading If they were not going to fight, they were at least going to dare the dangers of the deep in a troop-ship, which is not comfortable; and they were fully impressed with their own importance as the heroes of the moment.
given
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From this reading Everything now began to converge towards the great ball which was to be given in Sliplin to the regiment before it went off to India.
going
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From this reading If they were not going to fight, they were at least going to dare the dangers of the deep in a troop-ship, which is not comfortable; and they were fully impressed with their own importance as the heroes of the moment.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Everything now began to converge towards the great ball which was to be given in Sliplin to the regiment before it went off to India.
head
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From this reading Lady Jane was at the head of the undertaking, along with certain other magnates of the neighbourhood.
heroes
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From this reading If they were not going to fight, they were at least going to dare the dangers of the deep in a troop-ship, which is not comfortable; and they were fully impressed with their own importance as the heroes of the moment.
heroic
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From this reading They were to embark next morning, these heroic soldiers.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If they were not going to fight, they were at least going to dare the dangers of the deep in a troop-ship, which is not comfortable; and they were fully impressed with their own importance as the heroes of the moment.
importance
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From this reading If they were not going to fight, they were at least going to dare the dangers of the deep in a troop-ship, which is not comfortable; and they were fully impressed with their own importance as the heroes of the moment.
impressed
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From this reading If they were not going to fight, they were at least going to dare the dangers of the deep in a troop-ship, which is not comfortable; and they were fully impressed with their own importance as the heroes of the moment.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Everything now began to converge towards the great ball which was to be given in Sliplin to the regiment before it went off to India.
India
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From this reading Everything now began to converge towards the great ball which was to be given in Sliplin to the regiment before it went off to India.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If they were not going to fight, they were at least going to dare the dangers of the deep in a troop-ship, which is not comfortable; and they were fully impressed with their own importance as the heroes of the moment.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Everything now began to converge towards the great ball which was to be given in Sliplin to the regiment before it went off to India.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It was in its little way something like that great Brussels ball which came before Waterloo.
Jane
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From this reading Lady Jane was at the head of the undertaking, along with certain other magnates of the neighbourhood.
Lady
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From this reading Lady Jane was at the head of the undertaking, along with certain other magnates of the neighbourhood.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If they were not going to fight, they were at least going to dare the dangers of the deep in a troop-ship, which is not comfortable; and they were fully impressed with their own importance as the heroes of the moment.
like
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From this reading It was in its little way something like that great Brussels ball which came before Waterloo.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was in its little way something like that great Brussels ball which came before Waterloo.
magnates
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From this reading Lady Jane was at the head of the undertaking, along with certain other magnates of the neighbourhood.
moment
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From this reading If they were not going to fight, they were at least going to dare the dangers of the deep in a troop-ship, which is not comfortable; and they were fully impressed with their own importance as the heroes of the moment.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were to embark next morning, these heroic soldiers.
neighbourhood
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From this reading Lady Jane was at the head of the undertaking, along with certain other magnates of the neighbourhood.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were to embark next morning, these heroic soldiers.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading If they were not going to fight, they were at least going to dare the dangers of the deep in a troop-ship, which is not comfortable; and they were fully impressed with their own importance as the heroes of the moment.
now
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From this reading Everything now began to converge towards the great ball which was to be given in Sliplin to the regiment before it went off to India.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If they were not going to fight, they were at least going to dare the dangers of the deep in a troop-ship, which is not comfortable; and they were fully impressed with their own importance as the heroes of the moment.
off
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From this reading Everything now began to converge towards the great ball which was to be given in Sliplin to the regiment before it went off to India.
other
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From this reading Lady Jane was at the head of the undertaking, along with certain other magnates of the neighbourhood.
own
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From this reading If they were not going to fight, they were at least going to dare the dangers of the deep in a troop-ship, which is not comfortable; and they were fully impressed with their own importance as the heroes of the moment.
regiment
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From this reading Everything now began to converge towards the great ball which was to be given in Sliplin to the regiment before it went off to India.
Sliplin
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From this reading Everything now began to converge towards the great ball which was to be given in Sliplin to the regiment before it went off to India.
soldiers
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From this reading They were to embark next morning, these heroic soldiers.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading It was in its little way something like that great Brussels ball which came before Waterloo.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was in its little way something like that great Brussels ball which came before Waterloo.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Everything now began to converge towards the great ball which was to be given in Sliplin to the regiment before it went off to India.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading If they were not going to fight, they were at least going to dare the dangers of the deep in a troop-ship, which is not comfortable; and they were fully impressed with their own importance as the heroes of the moment.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading They were to embark next morning, these heroic soldiers.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were to embark next morning, these heroic soldiers.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Everything now began to converge towards the great ball which was to be given in Sliplin to the regiment before it went off to India.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Everything now began to converge towards the great ball which was to be given in Sliplin to the regiment before it went off to India.
troop-ship
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From this reading If they were not going to fight, they were at least going to dare the dangers of the deep in a troop-ship, which is not comfortable; and they were fully impressed with their own importance as the heroes of the moment.
undertakingnounUS /ˌʌndərˈteɪkɪŋ/
a serious task, project, or venture that someone agrees to do
From this reading Lady Jane was at the head of the undertaking, along with certain other magnates of the neighbourhood.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Everything now began to converge towards the great ball which was to be given in Sliplin to the regiment before it went off to India.
Waterloo
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From this reading It was in its little way something like that great Brussels ball which came before Waterloo.
way
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From this reading It was in its little way something like that great Brussels ball which came before Waterloo.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Everything now began to converge towards the great ball which was to be given in Sliplin to the regiment before it went off to India.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were to embark next morning, these heroic soldiers.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Everything now began to converge towards the great ball which was to be given in Sliplin to the regiment before it went off to India.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading If they were not going to fight, they were at least going to dare the dangers of the deep in a troop-ship, which is not comfortable; and they were fully impressed with their own importance as the heroes of the moment.
