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1801
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From this reading MANY a woman’s knee was on the ground, and many a woman’s soul spent itself in joy and thankfulness when the news came with the fall of the leaf in 1801 that the preliminaries of peace had been settled.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading MANY a woman’s knee was on the ground, and many a woman’s soul spent itself in joy and thankfulness when the news came with the fall of the leaf in 1801 that the preliminaries of peace had been settled.
All
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From this reading All England waved her gladness by day and twinkled it by night.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MANY a woman’s knee was on the ground, and many a woman’s soul spent itself in joy and thankfulness when the news came with the fall of the leaf in 1801 that the preliminaries of peace had been settled.
army
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From this reading All that we had learned during that time was that our little army was no match for the French on land, and that our large navy was more than a match for them upon the water.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Folk were weary of the war, for we had been at it for eight years, taking Holland, and Spain, and France each in turn and all together.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading MANY a woman’s knee was on the ground, and many a woman’s soul spent itself in joy and thankfulness when the news came with the fall of the leaf in 1801 that the preliminaries of peace had been settled.
big
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From this reading Even in little Friar’s Oak we had our flags flying bravely, and a candle in every window, with a big G.R. guttering in the wind over the door of the inn.
bravely
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From this reading Even in little Friar’s Oak we had our flags flying bravely, and a candle in every window, with a big G.R. guttering in the wind over the door of the inn.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading All England waved her gladness by day and twinkled it by night.
came
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From this reading MANY a woman’s knee was on the ground, and many a woman’s soul spent itself in joy and thankfulness when the news came with the fall of the leaf in 1801 that the preliminaries of peace had been settled.
candle
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From this reading Even in little Friar’s Oak we had our flags flying bravely, and a candle in every window, with a big G.R. guttering in the wind over the door of the inn.
day
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From this reading All England waved her gladness by day and twinkled it by night.
door
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From this reading Even in little Friar’s Oak we had our flags flying bravely, and a candle in every window, with a big G.R. guttering in the wind over the door of the inn.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading All that we had learned during that time was that our little army was no match for the French on land, and that our large navy was more than a match for them upon the water.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Folk were weary of the war, for we had been at it for eight years, taking Holland, and Spain, and France each in turn and all together.
eight
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From this reading Folk were weary of the war, for we had been at it for eight years, taking Holland, and Spain, and France each in turn and all together.
England
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From this reading All England waved her gladness by day and twinkled it by night.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even in little Friar’s Oak we had our flags flying bravely, and a candle in every window, with a big G.R. guttering in the wind over the door of the inn.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Even in little Friar’s Oak we had our flags flying bravely, and a candle in every window, with a big G.R. guttering in the wind over the door of the inn.
fall
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From this reading MANY a woman’s knee was on the ground, and many a woman’s soul spent itself in joy and thankfulness when the news came with the fall of the leaf in 1801 that the preliminaries of peace had been settled.
flags
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From this reading Even in little Friar’s Oak we had our flags flying bravely, and a candle in every window, with a big G.R. guttering in the wind over the door of the inn.
flying
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From this reading Even in little Friar’s Oak we had our flags flying bravely, and a candle in every window, with a big G.R. guttering in the wind over the door of the inn.
Folk
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From this reading Folk were weary of the war, for we had been at it for eight years, taking Holland, and Spain, and France each in turn and all together.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Folk were weary of the war, for we had been at it for eight years, taking Holland, and Spain, and France each in turn and all together.
France
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From this reading Folk were weary of the war, for we had been at it for eight years, taking Holland, and Spain, and France each in turn and all together.
French
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From this reading All that we had learned during that time was that our little army was no match for the French on land, and that our large navy was more than a match for them upon the water.
Friar's
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From this reading Even in little Friar’s Oak we had our flags flying bravely, and a candle in every window, with a big G.R. guttering in the wind over the door of the inn.
G
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From this reading Even in little Friar’s Oak we had our flags flying bravely, and a candle in every window, with a big G.R. guttering in the wind over the door of the inn.
gladness
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From this reading All England waved her gladness by day and twinkled it by night.
ground
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From this reading MANY a woman’s knee was on the ground, and many a woman’s soul spent itself in joy and thankfulness when the news came with the fall of the leaf in 1801 that the preliminaries of peace had been settled.
guttering
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From this reading Even in little Friar’s Oak we had our flags flying bravely, and a candle in every window, with a big G.R. guttering in the wind over the door of the inn.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading MANY a woman’s knee was on the ground, and many a woman’s soul spent itself in joy and thankfulness when the news came with the fall of the leaf in 1801 that the preliminaries of peace had been settled.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading All England waved her gladness by day and twinkled it by night.
Holland
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From this reading Folk were weary of the war, for we had been at it for eight years, taking Holland, and Spain, and France each in turn and all together.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MANY a woman’s knee was on the ground, and many a woman’s soul spent itself in joy and thankfulness when the news came with the fall of the leaf in 1801 that the preliminaries of peace had been settled.
inn
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From this reading Even in little Friar’s Oak we had our flags flying bravely, and a candle in every window, with a big G.R. guttering in the wind over the door of the inn.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading All England waved her gladness by day and twinkled it by night.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading MANY a woman’s knee was on the ground, and many a woman’s soul spent itself in joy and thankfulness when the news came with the fall of the leaf in 1801 that the preliminaries of peace had been settled.
joy
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From this reading MANY a woman’s knee was on the ground, and many a woman’s soul spent itself in joy and thankfulness when the news came with the fall of the leaf in 1801 that the preliminaries of peace had been settled.
knee
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From this reading MANY a woman’s knee was on the ground, and many a woman’s soul spent itself in joy and thankfulness when the news came with the fall of the leaf in 1801 that the preliminaries of peace had been settled.
land
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From this reading All that we had learned during that time was that our little army was no match for the French on land, and that our large navy was more than a match for them upon the water.
large
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From this reading All that we had learned during that time was that our little army was no match for the French on land, and that our large navy was more than a match for them upon the water.
leaf
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From this reading MANY a woman’s knee was on the ground, and many a woman’s soul spent itself in joy and thankfulness when the news came with the fall of the leaf in 1801 that the preliminaries of peace had been settled.
learned
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From this reading All that we had learned during that time was that our little army was no match for the French on land, and that our large navy was more than a match for them upon the water.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even in little Friar’s Oak we had our flags flying bravely, and a candle in every window, with a big G.R. guttering in the wind over the door of the inn.
MANY
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From this reading MANY a woman’s knee was on the ground, and many a woman’s soul spent itself in joy and thankfulness when the news came with the fall of the leaf in 1801 that the preliminaries of peace had been settled.
match
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From this reading All that we had learned during that time was that our little army was no match for the French on land, and that our large navy was more than a match for them upon the water.
more
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From this reading All that we had learned during that time was that our little army was no match for the French on land, and that our large navy was more than a match for them upon the water.
navy
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From this reading All that we had learned during that time was that our little army was no match for the French on land, and that our large navy was more than a match for them upon the water.
news
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From this reading MANY a woman’s knee was on the ground, and many a woman’s soul spent itself in joy and thankfulness when the news came with the fall of the leaf in 1801 that the preliminaries of peace had been settled.
night
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From this reading All England waved her gladness by day and twinkled it by night.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading All that we had learned during that time was that our little army was no match for the French on land, and that our large navy was more than a match for them upon the water.
Oak
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From this reading Even in little Friar’s Oak we had our flags flying bravely, and a candle in every window, with a big G.R. guttering in the wind over the door of the inn.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MANY a woman’s knee was on the ground, and many a woman’s soul spent itself in joy and thankfulness when the news came with the fall of the leaf in 1801 that the preliminaries of peace had been settled.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading MANY a woman’s knee was on the ground, and many a woman’s soul spent itself in joy and thankfulness when the news came with the fall of the leaf in 1801 that the preliminaries of peace had been settled.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Even in little Friar’s Oak we had our flags flying bravely, and a candle in every window, with a big G.R. guttering in the wind over the door of the inn.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Even in little Friar’s Oak we had our flags flying bravely, and a candle in every window, with a big G.R. guttering in the wind over the door of the inn.
peace
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From this reading MANY a woman’s knee was on the ground, and many a woman’s soul spent itself in joy and thankfulness when the news came with the fall of the leaf in 1801 that the preliminaries of peace had been settled.
preliminaries
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From this reading MANY a woman’s knee was on the ground, and many a woman’s soul spent itself in joy and thankfulness when the news came with the fall of the leaf in 1801 that the preliminaries of peace had been settled.
R
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From this reading Even in little Friar’s Oak we had our flags flying bravely, and a candle in every window, with a big G.R. guttering in the wind over the door of the inn.
settled
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From this reading MANY a woman’s knee was on the ground, and many a woman’s soul spent itself in joy and thankfulness when the news came with the fall of the leaf in 1801 that the preliminaries of peace had been settled.
soul
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From this reading MANY a woman’s knee was on the ground, and many a woman’s soul spent itself in joy and thankfulness when the news came with the fall of the leaf in 1801 that the preliminaries of peace had been settled.
Spain
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From this reading Folk were weary of the war, for we had been at it for eight years, taking Holland, and Spain, and France each in turn and all together.
spent
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From this reading MANY a woman’s knee was on the ground, and many a woman’s soul spent itself in joy and thankfulness when the news came with the fall of the leaf in 1801 that the preliminaries of peace had been settled.
taking
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From this reading Folk were weary of the war, for we had been at it for eight years, taking Holland, and Spain, and France each in turn and all together.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading All that we had learned during that time was that our little army was no match for the French on land, and that our large navy was more than a match for them upon the water.
thankfulness
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From this reading MANY a woman’s knee was on the ground, and many a woman’s soul spent itself in joy and thankfulness when the news came with the fall of the leaf in 1801 that the preliminaries of peace had been settled.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading MANY a woman’s knee was on the ground, and many a woman’s soul spent itself in joy and thankfulness when the news came with the fall of the leaf in 1801 that the preliminaries of peace had been settled.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MANY a woman’s knee was on the ground, and many a woman’s soul spent itself in joy and thankfulness when the news came with the fall of the leaf in 1801 that the preliminaries of peace had been settled.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading All that we had learned during that time was that our little army was no match for the French on land, and that our large navy was more than a match for them upon the water.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All that we had learned during that time was that our little army was no match for the French on land, and that our large navy was more than a match for them upon the water.
together
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From this reading Folk were weary of the war, for we had been at it for eight years, taking Holland, and Spain, and France each in turn and all together.
turn
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From this reading Folk were weary of the war, for we had been at it for eight years, taking Holland, and Spain, and France each in turn and all together.
twinkled
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From this reading All England waved her gladness by day and twinkled it by night.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading All that we had learned during that time was that our little army was no match for the French on land, and that our large navy was more than a match for them upon the water.
war
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From this reading Folk were weary of the war, for we had been at it for eight years, taking Holland, and Spain, and France each in turn and all together.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MANY a woman’s knee was on the ground, and many a woman’s soul spent itself in joy and thankfulness when the news came with the fall of the leaf in 1801 that the preliminaries of peace had been settled.
water
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From this reading All that we had learned during that time was that our little army was no match for the French on land, and that our large navy was more than a match for them upon the water.
waved
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From this reading All England waved her gladness by day and twinkled it by night.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Even in little Friar’s Oak we had our flags flying bravely, and a candle in every window, with a big G.R. guttering in the wind over the door of the inn.
weary
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From this reading Folk were weary of the war, for we had been at it for eight years, taking Holland, and Spain, and France each in turn and all together.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Folk were weary of the war, for we had been at it for eight years, taking Holland, and Spain, and France each in turn and all together.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading MANY a woman’s knee was on the ground, and many a woman’s soul spent itself in joy and thankfulness when the news came with the fall of the leaf in 1801 that the preliminaries of peace had been settled.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even in little Friar’s Oak we had our flags flying bravely, and a candle in every window, with a big G.R. guttering in the wind over the door of the inn.
window
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From this reading Even in little Friar’s Oak we had our flags flying bravely, and a candle in every window, with a big G.R. guttering in the wind over the door of the inn.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading MANY a woman’s knee was on the ground, and many a woman’s soul spent itself in joy and thankfulness when the news came with the fall of the leaf in 1801 that the preliminaries of peace had been settled.
woman's
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From this reading MANY a woman’s knee was on the ground, and many a woman’s soul spent itself in joy and thankfulness when the news came with the fall of the leaf in 1801 that the preliminaries of peace had been settled.
years
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From this reading Folk were weary of the war, for we had been at it for eight years, taking Holland, and Spain, and France each in turn and all together.
