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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 My left arm was tied with a thong which was fastened to the stirrup-iron of a sergeant of Dragoons.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Poor Violette, looking as miserable as her master, was led round and I was told to mount her.
any
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From this reading The Russian army contains the best and the worst in the world, but a worse than Major Sergine of the Dragoons of Kieff I have never seen in any force outside of the guerillas of the Peninsula.
arm
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From this reading My left arm was tied with a thong which was fastened to the stirrup-iron of a sergeant of Dragoons.
army
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From this reading The Russian army contains the best and the worst in the world, but a worse than Major Sergine of the Dragoons of Kieff I have never seen in any force outside of the guerillas of the Peninsula.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Poor Violette, looking as miserable as her master, was led round and I was told to mount her.
best
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From this reading The Russian army contains the best and the worst in the world, but a worse than Major Sergine of the Dragoons of Kieff I have never seen in any force outside of the guerillas of the Peninsula.
brute
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From this reading Never have I met such a brute as this man Sergine, who commanded the escort.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The Russian army contains the best and the worst in the world, but a worse than Major Sergine of the Dragoons of Kieff I have never seen in any force outside of the guerillas of the Peninsula.
commanded
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From this reading Never have I met such a brute as this man Sergine, who commanded the escort.
contains
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From this reading The Russian army contains the best and the worst in the world, but a worse than Major Sergine of the Dragoons of Kieff I have never seen in any force outside of the guerillas of the Peninsula.
Dragoons
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From this reading My left arm was tied with a thong which was fastened to the stirrup-iron of a sergeant of Dragoons.
escort
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From this reading Never have I met such a brute as this man Sergine, who commanded the escort.
fastened
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From this reading My left arm was tied with a thong which was fastened to the stirrup-iron of a sergeant of Dragoons.
force
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From this reading The Russian army contains the best and the worst in the world, but a worse than Major Sergine of the Dragoons of Kieff I have never seen in any force outside of the guerillas of the Peninsula.
forth
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From this reading So in most sorry plight I and the remnant of my men set forth from Minsk.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading So in most sorry plight I and the remnant of my men set forth from Minsk.
guerillas
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From this reading The Russian army contains the best and the worst in the world, but a worse than Major Sergine of the Dragoons of Kieff I have never seen in any force outside of the guerillas of the Peninsula.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Never have I met such a brute as this man Sergine, who commanded the escort.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Poor Violette, looking as miserable as her master, was led round and I was told to mount her.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Poor Violette, looking as miserable as her master, was led round and I was told to mount her.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So in most sorry plight I and the remnant of my men set forth from Minsk.
Kieff
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From this reading The Russian army contains the best and the worst in the world, but a worse than Major Sergine of the Dragoons of Kieff I have never seen in any force outside of the guerillas of the Peninsula.
led
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From this reading Poor Violette, looking as miserable as her master, was led round and I was told to mount her.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My left arm was tied with a thong which was fastened to the stirrup-iron of a sergeant of Dragoons.
looking
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From this reading Poor Violette, looking as miserable as her master, was led round and I was told to mount her.
Major
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From this reading The Russian army contains the best and the worst in the world, but a worse than Major Sergine of the Dragoons of Kieff I have never seen in any force outside of the guerillas of the Peninsula.
man
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From this reading Never have I met such a brute as this man Sergine, who commanded the escort.
master
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From this reading Poor Violette, looking as miserable as her master, was led round and I was told to mount her.
men
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From this reading So in most sorry plight I and the remnant of my men set forth from Minsk.
met
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From this reading Never have I met such a brute as this man Sergine, who commanded the escort.
Minsk
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From this reading So in most sorry plight I and the remnant of my men set forth from Minsk.
miserable
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From this reading Poor Violette, looking as miserable as her master, was led round and I was told to mount her.
most
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From this reading So in most sorry plight I and the remnant of my men set forth from Minsk.
mount
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From this reading Poor Violette, looking as miserable as her master, was led round and I was told to mount her.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My left arm was tied with a thong which was fastened to the stirrup-iron of a sergeant of Dragoons.
NevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Never have I met such a brute as this man Sergine, who commanded the escort.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My left arm was tied with a thong which was fastened to the stirrup-iron of a sergeant of Dragoons.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Russian army contains the best and the worst in the world, but a worse than Major Sergine of the Dragoons of Kieff I have never seen in any force outside of the guerillas of the Peninsula.
Peninsula
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From this reading The Russian army contains the best and the worst in the world, but a worse than Major Sergine of the Dragoons of Kieff I have never seen in any force outside of the guerillas of the Peninsula.
plight
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From this reading So in most sorry plight I and the remnant of my men set forth from Minsk.
PoornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Poor Violette, looking as miserable as her master, was led round and I was told to mount her.
remnant
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From this reading So in most sorry plight I and the remnant of my men set forth from Minsk.
round
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From this reading Poor Violette, looking as miserable as her master, was led round and I was told to mount her.
Russian
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From this reading The Russian army contains the best and the worst in the world, but a worse than Major Sergine of the Dragoons of Kieff I have never seen in any force outside of the guerillas of the Peninsula.
seen
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From this reading The Russian army contains the best and the worst in the world, but a worse than Major Sergine of the Dragoons of Kieff I have never seen in any force outside of the guerillas of the Peninsula.
sergeant
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From this reading My left arm was tied with a thong which was fastened to the stirrup-iron of a sergeant of Dragoons.
Sergine
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From this reading Never have I met such a brute as this man Sergine, who commanded the escort.
set
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From this reading So in most sorry plight I and the remnant of my men set forth from Minsk.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So in most sorry plight I and the remnant of my men set forth from Minsk.
sorry
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From this reading So in most sorry plight I and the remnant of my men set forth from Minsk.
stirrup-iron
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From this reading My left arm was tied with a thong which was fastened to the stirrup-iron of a sergeant of Dragoons.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Never have I met such a brute as this man Sergine, who commanded the escort.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The Russian army contains the best and the worst in the world, but a worse than Major Sergine of the Dragoons of Kieff I have never seen in any force outside of the guerillas of the Peninsula.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My left arm was tied with a thong which was fastened to the stirrup-iron of a sergeant of Dragoons.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Never have I met such a brute as this man Sergine, who commanded the escort.
thong
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From this reading My left arm was tied with a thong which was fastened to the stirrup-iron of a sergeant of Dragoons.
tied
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From this reading My left arm was tied with a thong which was fastened to the stirrup-iron of a sergeant of Dragoons.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Poor Violette, looking as miserable as her master, was led round and I was told to mount her.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Poor Violette, looking as miserable as her master, was led round and I was told to mount her.
Violette
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From this reading Poor Violette, looking as miserable as her master, was led round and I was told to mount her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Poor Violette, looking as miserable as her master, was led round and I was told to mount her.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading My left arm was tied with a thong which was fastened to the stirrup-iron of a sergeant of Dragoons.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Never have I met such a brute as this man Sergine, who commanded the escort.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading My left arm was tied with a thong which was fastened to the stirrup-iron of a sergeant of Dragoons.
world
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From this reading The Russian army contains the best and the worst in the world, but a worse than Major Sergine of the Dragoons of Kieff I have never seen in any force outside of the guerillas of the Peninsula.
worse
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From this reading The Russian army contains the best and the worst in the world, but a worse than Major Sergine of the Dragoons of Kieff I have never seen in any force outside of the guerillas of the Peninsula.
worst
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From this reading The Russian army contains the best and the worst in the world, but a worse than Major Sergine of the Dragoons of Kieff I have never seen in any force outside of the guerillas of the Peninsula.
