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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 It was a dangerous business; we went daily under fire to satisfy our appetite, and put our head in the loin’s mouth for a piece of bread.
all
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From this reading Sometimes, to minimise the risk, we would all dismount before we came in view of the house, straggle in severally, and give what orders we pleased, like disconnected strangers.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In like manner we departed, to find the cart at an appointed place, some half a mile beyond.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a dangerous business; we went daily under fire to satisfy our appetite, and put our head in the loin’s mouth for a piece of bread.
appetitenounUS /ˈæpətaɪt/
a desire for food
From this reading It was a dangerous business; we went daily under fire to satisfy our appetite, and put our head in the loin’s mouth for a piece of bread.
appointed
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From this reading In like manner we departed, to find the cart at an appointed place, some half a mile beyond.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In like manner we departed, to find the cart at an appointed place, some half a mile beyond.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Sometimes, to minimise the risk, we would all dismount before we came in view of the house, straggle in severally, and give what orders we pleased, like disconnected strangers.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading In like manner we departed, to find the cart at an appointed place, some half a mile beyond.
bread
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From this reading It was a dangerous business; we went daily under fire to satisfy our appetite, and put our head in the loin’s mouth for a piece of bread.
business
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From this reading It was a dangerous business; we went daily under fire to satisfy our appetite, and put our head in the loin’s mouth for a piece of bread.
came
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From this reading Sometimes, to minimise the risk, we would all dismount before we came in view of the house, straggle in severally, and give what orders we pleased, like disconnected strangers.
cart
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From this reading In like manner we departed, to find the cart at an appointed place, some half a mile beyond.
Colonel
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From this reading The Colonel and the Major had each a word or two of English—God help their pronunciation!
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have mentioned our usual course, which was to eat in inconsiderable wayside hostelries, known to King.
daily
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From this reading It was a dangerous business; we went daily under fire to satisfy our appetite, and put our head in the loin’s mouth for a piece of bread.
dangerous
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From this reading It was a dangerous business; we went daily under fire to satisfy our appetite, and put our head in the loin’s mouth for a piece of bread.
departed
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From this reading In like manner we departed, to find the cart at an appointed place, some half a mile beyond.
disconnected
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From this reading Sometimes, to minimise the risk, we would all dismount before we came in view of the house, straggle in severally, and give what orders we pleased, like disconnected strangers.
dismount
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From this reading Sometimes, to minimise the risk, we would all dismount before we came in view of the house, straggle in severally, and give what orders we pleased, like disconnected strangers.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The Colonel and the Major had each a word or two of English—God help their pronunciation!
eat
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From this reading I have mentioned our usual course, which was to eat in inconsiderable wayside hostelries, known to King.
English
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find
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From this reading In like manner we departed, to find the cart at an appointed place, some half a mile beyond.
fire
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From this reading It was a dangerous business; we went daily under fire to satisfy our appetite, and put our head in the loin’s mouth for a piece of bread.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was a dangerous business; we went daily under fire to satisfy our appetite, and put our head in the loin’s mouth for a piece of bread.
give
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From this reading Sometimes, to minimise the risk, we would all dismount before we came in view of the house, straggle in severally, and give what orders we pleased, like disconnected strangers.
God
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From this reading The Colonel and the Major had each a word or two of English—God help their pronunciation!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Colonel and the Major had each a word or two of English—God help their pronunciation!
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In like manner we departed, to find the cart at an appointed place, some half a mile beyond.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have mentioned our usual course, which was to eat in inconsiderable wayside hostelries, known to King.
head
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From this reading It was a dangerous business; we went daily under fire to satisfy our appetite, and put our head in the loin’s mouth for a piece of bread.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Colonel and the Major had each a word or two of English—God help their pronunciation!
hostelries
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From this reading I have mentioned our usual course, which was to eat in inconsiderable wayside hostelries, known to King.
house
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From this reading Sometimes, to minimise the risk, we would all dismount before we came in view of the house, straggle in severally, and give what orders we pleased, like disconnected strangers.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have mentioned our usual course, which was to eat in inconsiderable wayside hostelries, known to King.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I have mentioned our usual course, which was to eat in inconsiderable wayside hostelries, known to King.
inconsiderable
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From this reading I have mentioned our usual course, which was to eat in inconsiderable wayside hostelries, known to King.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a dangerous business; we went daily under fire to satisfy our appetite, and put our head in the loin’s mouth for a piece of bread.
King
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From this reading I have mentioned our usual course, which was to eat in inconsiderable wayside hostelries, known to King.
known
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From this reading I have mentioned our usual course, which was to eat in inconsiderable wayside hostelries, known to King.
like
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From this reading Sometimes, to minimise the risk, we would all dismount before we came in view of the house, straggle in severally, and give what orders we pleased, like disconnected strangers.
loin's
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From this reading It was a dangerous business; we went daily under fire to satisfy our appetite, and put our head in the loin’s mouth for a piece of bread.
Major
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From this reading The Colonel and the Major had each a word or two of English—God help their pronunciation!
manner
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From this reading In like manner we departed, to find the cart at an appointed place, some half a mile beyond.
mentioned
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From this reading I have mentioned our usual course, which was to eat in inconsiderable wayside hostelries, known to King.
mile
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From this reading In like manner we departed, to find the cart at an appointed place, some half a mile beyond.
minimise
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From this reading Sometimes, to minimise the risk, we would all dismount before we came in view of the house, straggle in severally, and give what orders we pleased, like disconnected strangers.
mouth
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From this reading It was a dangerous business; we went daily under fire to satisfy our appetite, and put our head in the loin’s mouth for a piece of bread.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a dangerous business; we went daily under fire to satisfy our appetite, and put our head in the loin’s mouth for a piece of bread.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The Colonel and the Major had each a word or two of English—God help their pronunciation!
orders
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From this reading Sometimes, to minimise the risk, we would all dismount before we came in view of the house, straggle in severally, and give what orders we pleased, like disconnected strangers.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I have mentioned our usual course, which was to eat in inconsiderable wayside hostelries, known to King.
piece
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From this reading It was a dangerous business; we went daily under fire to satisfy our appetite, and put our head in the loin’s mouth for a piece of bread.
place
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From this reading In like manner we departed, to find the cart at an appointed place, some half a mile beyond.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Sometimes, to minimise the risk, we would all dismount before we came in view of the house, straggle in severally, and give what orders we pleased, like disconnected strangers.
pronunciation
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From this reading The Colonel and the Major had each a word or two of English—God help their pronunciation!
put
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From this reading It was a dangerous business; we went daily under fire to satisfy our appetite, and put our head in the loin’s mouth for a piece of bread.
risk
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From this reading Sometimes, to minimise the risk, we would all dismount before we came in view of the house, straggle in severally, and give what orders we pleased, like disconnected strangers.
satisfy
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From this reading It was a dangerous business; we went daily under fire to satisfy our appetite, and put our head in the loin’s mouth for a piece of bread.
severally
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From this reading Sometimes, to minimise the risk, we would all dismount before we came in view of the house, straggle in severally, and give what orders we pleased, like disconnected strangers.
some
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From this reading In like manner we departed, to find the cart at an appointed place, some half a mile beyond.
Sometimes
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From this reading Sometimes, to minimise the risk, we would all dismount before we came in view of the house, straggle in severally, and give what orders we pleased, like disconnected strangers.
straggle
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From this reading Sometimes, to minimise the risk, we would all dismount before we came in view of the house, straggle in severally, and give what orders we pleased, like disconnected strangers.
strangers
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From this reading Sometimes, to minimise the risk, we would all dismount before we came in view of the house, straggle in severally, and give what orders we pleased, like disconnected strangers.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was a dangerous business; we went daily under fire to satisfy our appetite, and put our head in the loin’s mouth for a piece of bread.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The Colonel and the Major had each a word or two of English—God help their pronunciation!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I have mentioned our usual course, which was to eat in inconsiderable wayside hostelries, known to King.
two
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From this reading The Colonel and the Major had each a word or two of English—God help their pronunciation!
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading It was a dangerous business; we went daily under fire to satisfy our appetite, and put our head in the loin’s mouth for a piece of bread.
usual
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From this reading I have mentioned our usual course, which was to eat in inconsiderable wayside hostelries, known to King.
view
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From this reading Sometimes, to minimise the risk, we would all dismount before we came in view of the house, straggle in severally, and give what orders we pleased, like disconnected strangers.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I have mentioned our usual course, which was to eat in inconsiderable wayside hostelries, known to King.
wayside
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From this reading I have mentioned our usual course, which was to eat in inconsiderable wayside hostelries, known to King.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It was a dangerous business; we went daily under fire to satisfy our appetite, and put our head in the loin’s mouth for a piece of bread.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a dangerous business; we went daily under fire to satisfy our appetite, and put our head in the loin’s mouth for a piece of bread.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Sometimes, to minimise the risk, we would all dismount before we came in view of the house, straggle in severally, and give what orders we pleased, like disconnected strangers.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I have mentioned our usual course, which was to eat in inconsiderable wayside hostelries, known to King.
word
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From this reading The Colonel and the Major had each a word or two of English—God help their pronunciation!
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Sometimes, to minimise the risk, we would all dismount before we came in view of the house, straggle in severally, and give what orders we pleased, like disconnected strangers.
