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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 How many men have I who would not make a broken arm excuse for a month of bilking?"
all
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From this reading "He's the best man in D Division, sir, with all his crazy whims."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the following evening the Blackguard, white with pain, rode on his great black charger into camp, reported huskily to the Orderly Sergeant, and straightway fell out of the saddle, having fainted.
arm
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From this reading How many men have I who would not make a broken arm excuse for a month of bilking?"
best
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From this reading "He's the best man in D Division, sir, with all his crazy whims."
bilking
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From this reading How many men have I who would not make a broken arm excuse for a month of bilking?"
black
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From this reading On the following evening the Blackguard, white with pain, rode on his great black charger into camp, reported huskily to the Orderly Sergeant, and straightway fell out of the saddle, having fainted.
Blackguard
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From this reading On the following evening the Blackguard, white with pain, rode on his great black charger into camp, reported huskily to the Orderly Sergeant, and straightway fell out of the saddle, having fainted.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How many men have I who would not make a broken arm excuse for a month of bilking?"
camp
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From this reading On the following evening the Blackguard, white with pain, rode on his great black charger into camp, reported huskily to the Orderly Sergeant, and straightway fell out of the saddle, having fainted.
charger
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From this reading On the following evening the Blackguard, white with pain, rode on his great black charger into camp, reported huskily to the Orderly Sergeant, and straightway fell out of the saddle, having fainted.
Colonel
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From this reading The Colonel was deeply touched when he heard of this.
crazy
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From this reading "He's the best man in D Division, sir, with all his crazy whims."
D
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From this reading "He's the best man in D Division, sir, with all his crazy whims."
deeply
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From this reading The Colonel was deeply touched when he heard of this.
Division
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From this reading "He's the best man in D Division, sir, with all his crazy whims."
down
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From this reading "Indeed," he said to the Sergeant-Major, "that ride down from the Throne is one of the pluckiest things I ever heard of.
evening
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From this reading On the following evening the Blackguard, white with pain, rode on his great black charger into camp, reported huskily to the Orderly Sergeant, and straightway fell out of the saddle, having fainted.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Indeed," he said to the Sergeant-Major, "that ride down from the Throne is one of the pluckiest things I ever heard of.
excuse
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From this reading How many men have I who would not make a broken arm excuse for a month of bilking?"
fainted
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From this reading On the following evening the Blackguard, white with pain, rode on his great black charger into camp, reported huskily to the Orderly Sergeant, and straightway fell out of the saddle, having fainted.
fell
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From this reading On the following evening the Blackguard, white with pain, rode on his great black charger into camp, reported huskily to the Orderly Sergeant, and straightway fell out of the saddle, having fainted.
following
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From this reading On the following evening the Blackguard, white with pain, rode on his great black charger into camp, reported huskily to the Orderly Sergeant, and straightway fell out of the saddle, having fainted.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading How many men have I who would not make a broken arm excuse for a month of bilking?"
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Indeed," he said to the Sergeant-Major, "that ride down from the Throne is one of the pluckiest things I ever heard of.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the following evening the Blackguard, white with pain, rode on his great black charger into camp, reported huskily to the Orderly Sergeant, and straightway fell out of the saddle, having fainted.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading How many men have I who would not make a broken arm excuse for a month of bilking?"
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading On the following evening the Blackguard, white with pain, rode on his great black charger into camp, reported huskily to the Orderly Sergeant, and straightway fell out of the saddle, having fainted.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Colonel was deeply touched when he heard of this.
He's
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From this reading "He's the best man in D Division, sir, with all his crazy whims."
heard
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From this reading The Colonel was deeply touched when he heard of this.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On the following evening the Blackguard, white with pain, rode on his great black charger into camp, reported huskily to the Orderly Sergeant, and straightway fell out of the saddle, having fainted.
How
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From this reading How many men have I who would not make a broken arm excuse for a month of bilking?"
huskily
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From this reading On the following evening the Blackguard, white with pain, rode on his great black charger into camp, reported huskily to the Orderly Sergeant, and straightway fell out of the saddle, having fainted.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Indeed," he said to the Sergeant-Major, "that ride down from the Throne is one of the pluckiest things I ever heard of.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "He's the best man in D Division, sir, with all his crazy whims."
Indeed
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From this reading "Indeed," he said to the Sergeant-Major, "that ride down from the Throne is one of the pluckiest things I ever heard of.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading On the following evening the Blackguard, white with pain, rode on his great black charger into camp, reported huskily to the Orderly Sergeant, and straightway fell out of the saddle, having fainted.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Indeed," he said to the Sergeant-Major, "that ride down from the Throne is one of the pluckiest things I ever heard of.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How many men have I who would not make a broken arm excuse for a month of bilking?"
man
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From this reading "He's the best man in D Division, sir, with all his crazy whims."
many
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From this reading How many men have I who would not make a broken arm excuse for a month of bilking?"
men
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From this reading How many men have I who would not make a broken arm excuse for a month of bilking?"
month
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From this reading How many men have I who would not make a broken arm excuse for a month of bilking?"
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading How many men have I who would not make a broken arm excuse for a month of bilking?"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the following evening the Blackguard, white with pain, rode on his great black charger into camp, reported huskily to the Orderly Sergeant, and straightway fell out of the saddle, having fainted.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the following evening the Blackguard, white with pain, rode on his great black charger into camp, reported huskily to the Orderly Sergeant, and straightway fell out of the saddle, having fainted.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Indeed," he said to the Sergeant-Major, "that ride down from the Throne is one of the pluckiest things I ever heard of.
Orderly
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From this reading On the following evening the Blackguard, white with pain, rode on his great black charger into camp, reported huskily to the Orderly Sergeant, and straightway fell out of the saddle, having fainted.
out
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From this reading On the following evening the Blackguard, white with pain, rode on his great black charger into camp, reported huskily to the Orderly Sergeant, and straightway fell out of the saddle, having fainted.
pain
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From this reading On the following evening the Blackguard, white with pain, rode on his great black charger into camp, reported huskily to the Orderly Sergeant, and straightway fell out of the saddle, having fainted.
pluckiest
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From this reading "Indeed," he said to the Sergeant-Major, "that ride down from the Throne is one of the pluckiest things I ever heard of.
reported
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From this reading On the following evening the Blackguard, white with pain, rode on his great black charger into camp, reported huskily to the Orderly Sergeant, and straightway fell out of the saddle, having fainted.
ride
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From this reading "Indeed," he said to the Sergeant-Major, "that ride down from the Throne is one of the pluckiest things I ever heard of.
rode
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From this reading On the following evening the Blackguard, white with pain, rode on his great black charger into camp, reported huskily to the Orderly Sergeant, and straightway fell out of the saddle, having fainted.
saddle
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From this reading On the following evening the Blackguard, white with pain, rode on his great black charger into camp, reported huskily to the Orderly Sergeant, and straightway fell out of the saddle, having fainted.
said
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From this reading "Indeed," he said to the Sergeant-Major, "that ride down from the Throne is one of the pluckiest things I ever heard of.
Sergeant
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From this reading On the following evening the Blackguard, white with pain, rode on his great black charger into camp, reported huskily to the Orderly Sergeant, and straightway fell out of the saddle, having fainted.
Sergeant-Major
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From this reading "Indeed," he said to the Sergeant-Major, "that ride down from the Throne is one of the pluckiest things I ever heard of.
sir
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From this reading "He's the best man in D Division, sir, with all his crazy whims."
straightway
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From this reading On the following evening the Blackguard, white with pain, rode on his great black charger into camp, reported huskily to the Orderly Sergeant, and straightway fell out of the saddle, having fainted.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Indeed," he said to the Sergeant-Major, "that ride down from the Throne is one of the pluckiest things I ever heard of.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the following evening the Blackguard, white with pain, rode on his great black charger into camp, reported huskily to the Orderly Sergeant, and straightway fell out of the saddle, having fainted.
things
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From this reading "Indeed," he said to the Sergeant-Major, "that ride down from the Throne is one of the pluckiest things I ever heard of.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The Colonel was deeply touched when he heard of this.
Throne
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From this reading "Indeed," he said to the Sergeant-Major, "that ride down from the Throne is one of the pluckiest things I ever heard of.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On the following evening the Blackguard, white with pain, rode on his great black charger into camp, reported huskily to the Orderly Sergeant, and straightway fell out of the saddle, having fainted.
touched
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From this reading The Colonel was deeply touched when he heard of this.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Colonel was deeply touched when he heard of this.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The Colonel was deeply touched when he heard of this.
whims
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From this reading "He's the best man in D Division, sir, with all his crazy whims."
white
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From this reading On the following evening the Blackguard, white with pain, rode on his great black charger into camp, reported huskily to the Orderly Sergeant, and straightway fell out of the saddle, having fainted.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading How many men have I who would not make a broken arm excuse for a month of bilking?"
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading On the following evening the Blackguard, white with pain, rode on his great black charger into camp, reported huskily to the Orderly Sergeant, and straightway fell out of the saddle, having fainted.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading How many men have I who would not make a broken arm excuse for a month of bilking?"
