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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 lawyer was beyond my view; in the archway that led downward to the castle gate, only the red coat and the bright arms of a sentry glittered in the shadow; and I could but return to my place upon the ramparts.
address
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From this reading The lawyer was scarce gone before I remembered many omissions; and chief among these, that I had neglected to get Mr. Burchell Fenn’s address.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here was an essential point neglected; and I ran to the head of the stairs to find myself already too late.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am not very sure that I was properly entitled to this corner.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The lawyer was scarce gone before I remembered many omissions; and chief among these, that I had neglected to get Mr. Burchell Fenn’s address.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Here was an essential point neglected; and I ran to the head of the stairs to find myself already too late.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The lawyer was scarce gone before I remembered many omissions; and chief among these, that I had neglected to get Mr. Burchell Fenn’s address.
archway
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From this reading The lawyer was beyond my view; in the archway that led downward to the castle gate, only the red coat and the bright arms of a sentry glittered in the shadow; and I could but return to my place upon the ramparts.
arms
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From this reading The lawyer was beyond my view; in the archway that led downward to the castle gate, only the red coat and the bright arms of a sentry glittered in the shadow; and I could but return to my place upon the ramparts.
back
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From this reading But I was a high favourite; not an officer, and scarce a private, in the castle would have turned me back, except upon a thing of moment; and whenever I desired to be solitary, I was suffered to sit here behind my piece of cannon unmolested.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But I was a high favourite; not an officer, and scarce a private, in the castle would have turned me back, except upon a thing of moment; and whenever I desired to be solitary, I was suffered to sit here behind my piece of cannon unmolested.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The lawyer was scarce gone before I remembered many omissions; and chief among these, that I had neglected to get Mr. Burchell Fenn’s address.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading But I was a high favourite; not an officer, and scarce a private, in the castle would have turned me back, except upon a thing of moment; and whenever I desired to be solitary, I was suffered to sit here behind my piece of cannon unmolested.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading The lawyer was beyond my view; in the archway that led downward to the castle gate, only the red coat and the bright arms of a sentry glittered in the shadow; and I could but return to my place upon the ramparts.
bright
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From this reading The lawyer was beyond my view; in the archway that led downward to the castle gate, only the red coat and the bright arms of a sentry glittered in the shadow; and I could but return to my place upon the ramparts.
Burchell
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From this reading The lawyer was scarce gone before I remembered many omissions; and chief among these, that I had neglected to get Mr. Burchell Fenn’s address.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The lawyer was beyond my view; in the archway that led downward to the castle gate, only the red coat and the bright arms of a sentry glittered in the shadow; and I could but return to my place upon the ramparts.
cannon
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From this reading But I was a high favourite; not an officer, and scarce a private, in the castle would have turned me back, except upon a thing of moment; and whenever I desired to be solitary, I was suffered to sit here behind my piece of cannon unmolested.
castle
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From this reading The lawyer was beyond my view; in the archway that led downward to the castle gate, only the red coat and the bright arms of a sentry glittered in the shadow; and I could but return to my place upon the ramparts.
chief
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From this reading The lawyer was scarce gone before I remembered many omissions; and chief among these, that I had neglected to get Mr. Burchell Fenn’s address.
coat
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From this reading The lawyer was beyond my view; in the archway that led downward to the castle gate, only the red coat and the bright arms of a sentry glittered in the shadow; and I could but return to my place upon the ramparts.
corner
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From this reading I am not very sure that I was properly entitled to this corner.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The lawyer was beyond my view; in the archway that led downward to the castle gate, only the red coat and the bright arms of a sentry glittered in the shadow; and I could but return to my place upon the ramparts.
desired
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From this reading But I was a high favourite; not an officer, and scarce a private, in the castle would have turned me back, except upon a thing of moment; and whenever I desired to be solitary, I was suffered to sit here behind my piece of cannon unmolested.
downward
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From this reading The lawyer was beyond my view; in the archway that led downward to the castle gate, only the red coat and the bright arms of a sentry glittered in the shadow; and I could but return to my place upon the ramparts.
entitled
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From this reading I am not very sure that I was properly entitled to this corner.
essential
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From this reading Here was an essential point neglected; and I ran to the head of the stairs to find myself already too late.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading But I was a high favourite; not an officer, and scarce a private, in the castle would have turned me back, except upon a thing of moment; and whenever I desired to be solitary, I was suffered to sit here behind my piece of cannon unmolested.
favourite
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From this reading But I was a high favourite; not an officer, and scarce a private, in the castle would have turned me back, except upon a thing of moment; and whenever I desired to be solitary, I was suffered to sit here behind my piece of cannon unmolested.
Fenn's
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From this reading The lawyer was scarce gone before I remembered many omissions; and chief among these, that I had neglected to get Mr. Burchell Fenn’s address.
find
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From this reading Here was an essential point neglected; and I ran to the head of the stairs to find myself already too late.
gate
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From this reading The lawyer was beyond my view; in the archway that led downward to the castle gate, only the red coat and the bright arms of a sentry glittered in the shadow; and I could but return to my place upon the ramparts.
get
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From this reading The lawyer was scarce gone before I remembered many omissions; and chief among these, that I had neglected to get Mr. Burchell Fenn’s address.
glittered
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From this reading The lawyer was beyond my view; in the archway that led downward to the castle gate, only the red coat and the bright arms of a sentry glittered in the shadow; and I could but return to my place upon the ramparts.
gone
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From this reading The lawyer was scarce gone before I remembered many omissions; and chief among these, that I had neglected to get Mr. Burchell Fenn’s address.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The lawyer was scarce gone before I remembered many omissions; and chief among these, that I had neglected to get Mr. Burchell Fenn’s address.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But I was a high favourite; not an officer, and scarce a private, in the castle would have turned me back, except upon a thing of moment; and whenever I desired to be solitary, I was suffered to sit here behind my piece of cannon unmolested.
head
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From this reading Here was an essential point neglected; and I ran to the head of the stairs to find myself already too late.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here was an essential point neglected; and I ran to the head of the stairs to find myself already too late.
high
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From this reading But I was a high favourite; not an officer, and scarce a private, in the castle would have turned me back, except upon a thing of moment; and whenever I desired to be solitary, I was suffered to sit here behind my piece of cannon unmolested.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The lawyer was scarce gone before I remembered many omissions; and chief among these, that I had neglected to get Mr. Burchell Fenn’s address.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The lawyer was beyond my view; in the archway that led downward to the castle gate, only the red coat and the bright arms of a sentry glittered in the shadow; and I could but return to my place upon the ramparts.
late
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From this reading Here was an essential point neglected; and I ran to the head of the stairs to find myself already too late.
lawyer
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From this reading The lawyer was scarce gone before I remembered many omissions; and chief among these, that I had neglected to get Mr. Burchell Fenn’s address.
led
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From this reading The lawyer was beyond my view; in the archway that led downward to the castle gate, only the red coat and the bright arms of a sentry glittered in the shadow; and I could but return to my place upon the ramparts.
many
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From this reading The lawyer was scarce gone before I remembered many omissions; and chief among these, that I had neglected to get Mr. Burchell Fenn’s address.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But I was a high favourite; not an officer, and scarce a private, in the castle would have turned me back, except upon a thing of moment; and whenever I desired to be solitary, I was suffered to sit here behind my piece of cannon unmolested.
moment
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From this reading But I was a high favourite; not an officer, and scarce a private, in the castle would have turned me back, except upon a thing of moment; and whenever I desired to be solitary, I was suffered to sit here behind my piece of cannon unmolested.
Mr
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From this reading The lawyer was scarce gone before I remembered many omissions; and chief among these, that I had neglected to get Mr. Burchell Fenn’s address.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The lawyer was beyond my view; in the archway that led downward to the castle gate, only the red coat and the bright arms of a sentry glittered in the shadow; and I could but return to my place upon the ramparts.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Here was an essential point neglected; and I ran to the head of the stairs to find myself already too late.
neglected
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From this reading The lawyer was scarce gone before I remembered many omissions; and chief among these, that I had neglected to get Mr. Burchell Fenn’s address.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I am not very sure that I was properly entitled to this corner.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Here was an essential point neglected; and I ran to the head of the stairs to find myself already too late.
officer
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From this reading But I was a high favourite; not an officer, and scarce a private, in the castle would have turned me back, except upon a thing of moment; and whenever I desired to be solitary, I was suffered to sit here behind my piece of cannon unmolested.
omissions
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From this reading The lawyer was scarce gone before I remembered many omissions; and chief among these, that I had neglected to get Mr. Burchell Fenn’s address.
only
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From this reading The lawyer was beyond my view; in the archway that led downward to the castle gate, only the red coat and the bright arms of a sentry glittered in the shadow; and I could but return to my place upon the ramparts.
piece
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From this reading But I was a high favourite; not an officer, and scarce a private, in the castle would have turned me back, except upon a thing of moment; and whenever I desired to be solitary, I was suffered to sit here behind my piece of cannon unmolested.
place
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From this reading The lawyer was beyond my view; in the archway that led downward to the castle gate, only the red coat and the bright arms of a sentry glittered in the shadow; and I could but return to my place upon the ramparts.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading Here was an essential point neglected; and I ran to the head of the stairs to find myself already too late.
private
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From this reading But I was a high favourite; not an officer, and scarce a private, in the castle would have turned me back, except upon a thing of moment; and whenever I desired to be solitary, I was suffered to sit here behind my piece of cannon unmolested.
properly
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From this reading I am not very sure that I was properly entitled to this corner.
ramparts
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From this reading The lawyer was beyond my view; in the archway that led downward to the castle gate, only the red coat and the bright arms of a sentry glittered in the shadow; and I could but return to my place upon the ramparts.
ran
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From this reading Here was an essential point neglected; and I ran to the head of the stairs to find myself already too late.
red
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From this reading The lawyer was beyond my view; in the archway that led downward to the castle gate, only the red coat and the bright arms of a sentry glittered in the shadow; and I could but return to my place upon the ramparts.
remembered
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From this reading The lawyer was scarce gone before I remembered many omissions; and chief among these, that I had neglected to get Mr. Burchell Fenn’s address.
return
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From this reading The lawyer was beyond my view; in the archway that led downward to the castle gate, only the red coat and the bright arms of a sentry glittered in the shadow; and I could but return to my place upon the ramparts.
scarceadjectiveUS /skɛrs/
hard to find or in short supply
From this reading The lawyer was scarce gone before I remembered many omissions; and chief among these, that I had neglected to get Mr. Burchell Fenn’s address.
sentry
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From this reading The lawyer was beyond my view; in the archway that led downward to the castle gate, only the red coat and the bright arms of a sentry glittered in the shadow; and I could but return to my place upon the ramparts.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading The lawyer was beyond my view; in the archway that led downward to the castle gate, only the red coat and the bright arms of a sentry glittered in the shadow; and I could but return to my place upon the ramparts.
sit
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From this reading But I was a high favourite; not an officer, and scarce a private, in the castle would have turned me back, except upon a thing of moment; and whenever I desired to be solitary, I was suffered to sit here behind my piece of cannon unmolested.
solitary
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From this reading But I was a high favourite; not an officer, and scarce a private, in the castle would have turned me back, except upon a thing of moment; and whenever I desired to be solitary, I was suffered to sit here behind my piece of cannon unmolested.
stairs
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From this reading Here was an essential point neglected; and I ran to the head of the stairs to find myself already too late.
suffered
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From this reading But I was a high favourite; not an officer, and scarce a private, in the castle would have turned me back, except upon a thing of moment; and whenever I desired to be solitary, I was suffered to sit here behind my piece of cannon unmolested.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am not very sure that I was properly entitled to this corner.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The lawyer was scarce gone before I remembered many omissions; and chief among these, that I had neglected to get Mr. Burchell Fenn’s address.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The lawyer was scarce gone before I remembered many omissions; and chief among these, that I had neglected to get Mr. Burchell Fenn’s address.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The lawyer was scarce gone before I remembered many omissions; and chief among these, that I had neglected to get Mr. Burchell Fenn’s address.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But I was a high favourite; not an officer, and scarce a private, in the castle would have turned me back, except upon a thing of moment; and whenever I desired to be solitary, I was suffered to sit here behind my piece of cannon unmolested.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I am not very sure that I was properly entitled to this corner.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The lawyer was scarce gone before I remembered many omissions; and chief among these, that I had neglected to get Mr. Burchell Fenn’s address.
too
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From this reading Here was an essential point neglected; and I ran to the head of the stairs to find myself already too late.
turned
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From this reading But I was a high favourite; not an officer, and scarce a private, in the castle would have turned me back, except upon a thing of moment; and whenever I desired to be solitary, I was suffered to sit here behind my piece of cannon unmolested.
unmolested
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From this reading But I was a high favourite; not an officer, and scarce a private, in the castle would have turned me back, except upon a thing of moment; and whenever I desired to be solitary, I was suffered to sit here behind my piece of cannon unmolested.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The lawyer was beyond my view; in the archway that led downward to the castle gate, only the red coat and the bright arms of a sentry glittered in the shadow; and I could but return to my place upon the ramparts.
very
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From this reading I am not very sure that I was properly entitled to this corner.
view
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From this reading The lawyer was beyond my view; in the archway that led downward to the castle gate, only the red coat and the bright arms of a sentry glittered in the shadow; and I could but return to my place upon the ramparts.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The lawyer was scarce gone before I remembered many omissions; and chief among these, that I had neglected to get Mr. Burchell Fenn’s address.
wheneverconjunctionUS /weˈnevər/
at any time that; every time that
From this reading But I was a high favourite; not an officer, and scarce a private, in the castle would have turned me back, except upon a thing of moment; and whenever I desired to be solitary, I was suffered to sit here behind my piece of cannon unmolested.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But I was a high favourite; not an officer, and scarce a private, in the castle would have turned me back, except upon a thing of moment; and whenever I desired to be solitary, I was suffered to sit here behind my piece of cannon unmolested.
