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acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Two divisions of the French had been repulsed, and yet there was many an anxious face as the older knights looked across the plain at the unbroken array of the French King moving slowly toward them.
all
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From this reading “Talking will not mend it, Tom, and if all but one were on their backs he must still hold his ground.”
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Two divisions of the French had been repulsed, and yet there was many an anxious face as the older knights looked across the plain at the unbroken array of the French King moving slowly toward them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There are forty of our men upon their backs, and the Dean Foresters on the right are in worse case still.”
anxious
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From this reading Two divisions of the French had been repulsed, and yet there was many an anxious face as the older knights looked across the plain at the unbroken array of the French King moving slowly toward them.
archers
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From this reading Whilst the archers were chatting, the leaders of the army were in solemn conclave just behind them.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are forty of our men upon their backs, and the Dean Foresters on the right are in worse case still.”
army
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From this reading Whilst the archers were chatting, the leaders of the army were in solemn conclave just behind them.
array
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From this reading Two divisions of the French had been repulsed, and yet there was many an anxious face as the older knights looked across the plain at the unbroken array of the French King moving slowly toward them.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Two divisions of the French had been repulsed, and yet there was many an anxious face as the older knights looked across the plain at the unbroken array of the French King moving slowly toward them.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Two divisions of the French had been repulsed, and yet there was many an anxious face as the older knights looked across the plain at the unbroken array of the French King moving slowly toward them.
backs
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From this reading There are forty of our men upon their backs, and the Dean Foresters on the right are in worse case still.”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Two divisions of the French had been repulsed, and yet there was many an anxious face as the older knights looked across the plain at the unbroken array of the French King moving slowly toward them.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Whilst the archers were chatting, the leaders of the army were in solemn conclave just behind them.
bout
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From this reading “We have suffered sorely in this last bout, Wat.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Talking will not mend it, Tom, and if all but one were on their backs he must still hold his ground.”
case
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From this reading There are forty of our men upon their backs, and the Dean Foresters on the right are in worse case still.”
chatting
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From this reading Whilst the archers were chatting, the leaders of the army were in solemn conclave just behind them.
conclave
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From this reading Whilst the archers were chatting, the leaders of the army were in solemn conclave just behind them.
Dean
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From this reading There are forty of our men upon their backs, and the Dean Foresters on the right are in worse case still.”
divisions
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From this reading Two divisions of the French had been repulsed, and yet there was many an anxious face as the older knights looked across the plain at the unbroken array of the French King moving slowly toward them.
face
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From this reading Two divisions of the French had been repulsed, and yet there was many an anxious face as the older knights looked across the plain at the unbroken array of the French King moving slowly toward them.
Foresters
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From this reading There are forty of our men upon their backs, and the Dean Foresters on the right are in worse case still.”
forty
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From this reading There are forty of our men upon their backs, and the Dean Foresters on the right are in worse case still.”
French
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From this reading Two divisions of the French had been repulsed, and yet there was many an anxious face as the older knights looked across the plain at the unbroken array of the French King moving slowly toward them.
ground
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From this reading “Talking will not mend it, Tom, and if all but one were on their backs he must still hold his ground.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Two divisions of the French had been repulsed, and yet there was many an anxious face as the older knights looked across the plain at the unbroken array of the French King moving slowly toward them.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “We have suffered sorely in this last bout, Wat.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Talking will not mend it, Tom, and if all but one were on their backs he must still hold his ground.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Talking will not mend it, Tom, and if all but one were on their backs he must still hold his ground.”
hold
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From this reading “Talking will not mend it, Tom, and if all but one were on their backs he must still hold his ground.”
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Talking will not mend it, Tom, and if all but one were on their backs he must still hold his ground.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “We have suffered sorely in this last bout, Wat.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Talking will not mend it, Tom, and if all but one were on their backs he must still hold his ground.”
just
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From this reading Whilst the archers were chatting, the leaders of the army were in solemn conclave just behind them.
King
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From this reading Two divisions of the French had been repulsed, and yet there was many an anxious face as the older knights looked across the plain at the unbroken array of the French King moving slowly toward them.
knights
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From this reading Two divisions of the French had been repulsed, and yet there was many an anxious face as the older knights looked across the plain at the unbroken array of the French King moving slowly toward them.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We have suffered sorely in this last bout, Wat.
leaders
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From this reading Whilst the archers were chatting, the leaders of the army were in solemn conclave just behind them.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Two divisions of the French had been repulsed, and yet there was many an anxious face as the older knights looked across the plain at the unbroken array of the French King moving slowly toward them.
many
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From this reading Two divisions of the French had been repulsed, and yet there was many an anxious face as the older knights looked across the plain at the unbroken array of the French King moving slowly toward them.
men
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From this reading There are forty of our men upon their backs, and the Dean Foresters on the right are in worse case still.”
mend
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From this reading “Talking will not mend it, Tom, and if all but one were on their backs he must still hold his ground.”
moving
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From this reading Two divisions of the French had been repulsed, and yet there was many an anxious face as the older knights looked across the plain at the unbroken array of the French King moving slowly toward them.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Talking will not mend it, Tom, and if all but one were on their backs he must still hold his ground.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Talking will not mend it, Tom, and if all but one were on their backs he must still hold his ground.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There are forty of our men upon their backs, and the Dean Foresters on the right are in worse case still.”
older
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From this reading Two divisions of the French had been repulsed, and yet there was many an anxious face as the older knights looked across the plain at the unbroken array of the French King moving slowly toward them.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There are forty of our men upon their backs, and the Dean Foresters on the right are in worse case still.”
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Talking will not mend it, Tom, and if all but one were on their backs he must still hold his ground.”
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading There are forty of our men upon their backs, and the Dean Foresters on the right are in worse case still.”
plain
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From this reading Two divisions of the French had been repulsed, and yet there was many an anxious face as the older knights looked across the plain at the unbroken array of the French King moving slowly toward them.
repulsed
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From this reading Two divisions of the French had been repulsed, and yet there was many an anxious face as the older knights looked across the plain at the unbroken array of the French King moving slowly toward them.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There are forty of our men upon their backs, and the Dean Foresters on the right are in worse case still.”
slowly
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From this reading Two divisions of the French had been repulsed, and yet there was many an anxious face as the older knights looked across the plain at the unbroken array of the French King moving slowly toward them.
solemn
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From this reading Whilst the archers were chatting, the leaders of the army were in solemn conclave just behind them.
sorely
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From this reading “We have suffered sorely in this last bout, Wat.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There are forty of our men upon their backs, and the Dean Foresters on the right are in worse case still.”
suffered
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From this reading “We have suffered sorely in this last bout, Wat.
Talking
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From this reading “Talking will not mend it, Tom, and if all but one were on their backs he must still hold his ground.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There are forty of our men upon their backs, and the Dean Foresters on the right are in worse case still.”
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading There are forty of our men upon their backs, and the Dean Foresters on the right are in worse case still.”
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Whilst the archers were chatting, the leaders of the army were in solemn conclave just behind them.
There
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From this reading There are forty of our men upon their backs, and the Dean Foresters on the right are in worse case still.”
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “We have suffered sorely in this last bout, Wat.
Tom
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From this reading “Talking will not mend it, Tom, and if all but one were on their backs he must still hold his ground.”
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Two divisions of the French had been repulsed, and yet there was many an anxious face as the older knights looked across the plain at the unbroken array of the French King moving slowly toward them.
Two
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From this reading Two divisions of the French had been repulsed, and yet there was many an anxious face as the older knights looked across the plain at the unbroken array of the French King moving slowly toward them.
unbroken
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From this reading Two divisions of the French had been repulsed, and yet there was many an anxious face as the older knights looked across the plain at the unbroken array of the French King moving slowly toward them.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading There are forty of our men upon their backs, and the Dean Foresters on the right are in worse case still.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Two divisions of the French had been repulsed, and yet there was many an anxious face as the older knights looked across the plain at the unbroken array of the French King moving slowly toward them.
Wat
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From this reading “We have suffered sorely in this last bout, Wat.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We have suffered sorely in this last bout, Wat.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Talking will not mend it, Tom, and if all but one were on their backs he must still hold his ground.”
WhilstconjunctionUS /waɪlst/
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading Whilst the archers were chatting, the leaders of the army were in solemn conclave just behind them.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Talking will not mend it, Tom, and if all but one were on their backs he must still hold his ground.”
worse
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From this reading There are forty of our men upon their backs, and the Dean Foresters on the right are in worse case still.”
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Two divisions of the French had been repulsed, and yet there was many an anxious face as the older knights looked across the plain at the unbroken array of the French King moving slowly toward them.
