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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 His Chief, Prince Napoleon, had gone down to Therapia with a touch of fever, and the Colonel was in charge of his quarters and saw to it that His Highness's cooks did not get rusty in his absence.
absence
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From this reading His Chief, Prince Napoleon, had gone down to Therapia with a touch of fever, and the Colonel was in charge of his quarters and saw to it that His Highness's cooks did not get rusty in his absence.
all
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From this reading Over these delightful dinners in the leafy arbours which always marked the Prince's quarters, they all came to know one another very much better than they might have done under any ordinary circumstances.
always
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From this reading Over these delightful dinners in the leafy arbours which always marked the Prince's quarters, they all came to know one another very much better than they might have done under any ordinary circumstances.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Sorry I am to say it," he said one night, as they sat sipping coffee such as they got nowhere else, and smoking cigars such as their own pockets did not run to, "but your army is only a fancy toy--in the way it's run, I mean.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Colonel Carron was constantly looking the boys up, and carrying them off to the best meals they ever got in that country.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Over these delightful dinners in the leafy arbours which always marked the Prince's quarters, they all came to know one another very much better than they might have done under any ordinary circumstances.
any
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From this reading Over these delightful dinners in the leafy arbours which always marked the Prince's quarters, they all came to know one another very much better than they might have done under any ordinary circumstances.
arbours
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From this reading Over these delightful dinners in the leafy arbours which always marked the Prince's quarters, they all came to know one another very much better than they might have done under any ordinary circumstances.
army
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From this reading "Sorry I am to say it," he said one night, as they sat sipping coffee such as they got nowhere else, and smoking cigars such as their own pockets did not run to, "but your army is only a fancy toy--in the way it's run, I mean.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Sorry I am to say it," he said one night, as they sat sipping coffee such as they got nowhere else, and smoking cigars such as their own pockets did not run to, "but your army is only a fancy toy--in the way it's run, I mean.
best
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From this reading Colonel Carron was constantly looking the boys up, and carrying them off to the best meals they ever got in that country.
better
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From this reading Over these delightful dinners in the leafy arbours which always marked the Prince's quarters, they all came to know one another very much better than they might have done under any ordinary circumstances.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading And the burden of the Colonel's talk was chiefly regret that one or both of them had not taken his offer and joined him in the French service.
boys
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From this reading Colonel Carron was constantly looking the boys up, and carrying them off to the best meals they ever got in that country.
burden
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From this reading And the burden of the Colonel's talk was chiefly regret that one or both of them had not taken his offer and joined him in the French service.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Sorry I am to say it," he said one night, as they sat sipping coffee such as they got nowhere else, and smoking cigars such as their own pockets did not run to, "but your army is only a fancy toy--in the way it's run, I mean.
came
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From this reading Over these delightful dinners in the leafy arbours which always marked the Prince's quarters, they all came to know one another very much better than they might have done under any ordinary circumstances.
Carron
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From this reading Colonel Carron was constantly looking the boys up, and carrying them off to the best meals they ever got in that country.
carrying
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From this reading Colonel Carron was constantly looking the boys up, and carrying them off to the best meals they ever got in that country.
charge
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From this reading His Chief, Prince Napoleon, had gone down to Therapia with a touch of fever, and the Colonel was in charge of his quarters and saw to it that His Highness's cooks did not get rusty in his absence.
Chief
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From this reading His Chief, Prince Napoleon, had gone down to Therapia with a touch of fever, and the Colonel was in charge of his quarters and saw to it that His Highness's cooks did not get rusty in his absence.
chiefly
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From this reading And the burden of the Colonel's talk was chiefly regret that one or both of them had not taken his offer and joined him in the French service.
cigars
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From this reading "Sorry I am to say it," he said one night, as they sat sipping coffee such as they got nowhere else, and smoking cigars such as their own pockets did not run to, "but your army is only a fancy toy--in the way it's run, I mean.
circumstances
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From this reading Over these delightful dinners in the leafy arbours which always marked the Prince's quarters, they all came to know one another very much better than they might have done under any ordinary circumstances.
coffee
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From this reading "Sorry I am to say it," he said one night, as they sat sipping coffee such as they got nowhere else, and smoking cigars such as their own pockets did not run to, "but your army is only a fancy toy--in the way it's run, I mean.
Colonel
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From this reading Colonel Carron was constantly looking the boys up, and carrying them off to the best meals they ever got in that country.
Colonel's
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From this reading And the burden of the Colonel's talk was chiefly regret that one or both of them had not taken his offer and joined him in the French service.
constantly
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From this reading Colonel Carron was constantly looking the boys up, and carrying them off to the best meals they ever got in that country.
cooks
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From this reading His Chief, Prince Napoleon, had gone down to Therapia with a touch of fever, and the Colonel was in charge of his quarters and saw to it that His Highness's cooks did not get rusty in his absence.
country
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From this reading Colonel Carron was constantly looking the boys up, and carrying them off to the best meals they ever got in that country.
delightful
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From this reading Over these delightful dinners in the leafy arbours which always marked the Prince's quarters, they all came to know one another very much better than they might have done under any ordinary circumstances.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading His Chief, Prince Napoleon, had gone down to Therapia with a touch of fever, and the Colonel was in charge of his quarters and saw to it that His Highness's cooks did not get rusty in his absence.
dinners
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From this reading Over these delightful dinners in the leafy arbours which always marked the Prince's quarters, they all came to know one another very much better than they might have done under any ordinary circumstances.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Over these delightful dinners in the leafy arbours which always marked the Prince's quarters, they all came to know one another very much better than they might have done under any ordinary circumstances.
down
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From this reading His Chief, Prince Napoleon, had gone down to Therapia with a touch of fever, and the Colonel was in charge of his quarters and saw to it that His Highness's cooks did not get rusty in his absence.
else
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From this reading "Sorry I am to say it," he said one night, as they sat sipping coffee such as they got nowhere else, and smoking cigars such as their own pockets did not run to, "but your army is only a fancy toy--in the way it's run, I mean.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Colonel Carron was constantly looking the boys up, and carrying them off to the best meals they ever got in that country.
fancy
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From this reading "Sorry I am to say it," he said one night, as they sat sipping coffee such as they got nowhere else, and smoking cigars such as their own pockets did not run to, "but your army is only a fancy toy--in the way it's run, I mean.
fever
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From this reading His Chief, Prince Napoleon, had gone down to Therapia with a touch of fever, and the Colonel was in charge of his quarters and saw to it that His Highness's cooks did not get rusty in his absence.
French
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From this reading And the burden of the Colonel's talk was chiefly regret that one or both of them had not taken his offer and joined him in the French service.
get
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From this reading His Chief, Prince Napoleon, had gone down to Therapia with a touch of fever, and the Colonel was in charge of his quarters and saw to it that His Highness's cooks did not get rusty in his absence.
gone
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From this reading His Chief, Prince Napoleon, had gone down to Therapia with a touch of fever, and the Colonel was in charge of his quarters and saw to it that His Highness's cooks did not get rusty in his absence.
got
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From this reading Colonel Carron was constantly looking the boys up, and carrying them off to the best meals they ever got in that country.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His Chief, Prince Napoleon, had gone down to Therapia with a touch of fever, and the Colonel was in charge of his quarters and saw to it that His Highness's cooks did not get rusty in his absence.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Over these delightful dinners in the leafy arbours which always marked the Prince's quarters, they all came to know one another very much better than they might have done under any ordinary circumstances.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Sorry I am to say it," he said one night, as they sat sipping coffee such as they got nowhere else, and smoking cigars such as their own pockets did not run to, "but your army is only a fancy toy--in the way it's run, I mean.
Highness's
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From this reading His Chief, Prince Napoleon, had gone down to Therapia with a touch of fever, and the Colonel was in charge of his quarters and saw to it that His Highness's cooks did not get rusty in his absence.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And the burden of the Colonel's talk was chiefly regret that one or both of them had not taken his offer and joined him in the French service.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His Chief, Prince Napoleon, had gone down to Therapia with a touch of fever, and the Colonel was in charge of his quarters and saw to it that His Highness's cooks did not get rusty in his absence.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Sorry I am to say it," he said one night, as they sat sipping coffee such as they got nowhere else, and smoking cigars such as their own pockets did not run to, "but your army is only a fancy toy--in the way it's run, I mean.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Colonel Carron was constantly looking the boys up, and carrying them off to the best meals they ever got in that country.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Sorry I am to say it," he said one night, as they sat sipping coffee such as they got nowhere else, and smoking cigars such as their own pockets did not run to, "but your army is only a fancy toy--in the way it's run, I mean.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading His Chief, Prince Napoleon, had gone down to Therapia with a touch of fever, and the Colonel was in charge of his quarters and saw to it that His Highness's cooks did not get rusty in his absence.
it's
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From this reading "Sorry I am to say it," he said one night, as they sat sipping coffee such as they got nowhere else, and smoking cigars such as their own pockets did not run to, "but your army is only a fancy toy--in the way it's run, I mean.
joined
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From this reading And the burden of the Colonel's talk was chiefly regret that one or both of them had not taken his offer and joined him in the French service.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Over these delightful dinners in the leafy arbours which always marked the Prince's quarters, they all came to know one another very much better than they might have done under any ordinary circumstances.
leafy
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From this reading Over these delightful dinners in the leafy arbours which always marked the Prince's quarters, they all came to know one another very much better than they might have done under any ordinary circumstances.
looking
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From this reading Colonel Carron was constantly looking the boys up, and carrying them off to the best meals they ever got in that country.
marked
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From this reading Over these delightful dinners in the leafy arbours which always marked the Prince's quarters, they all came to know one another very much better than they might have done under any ordinary circumstances.
meals
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From this reading Colonel Carron was constantly looking the boys up, and carrying them off to the best meals they ever got in that country.
mean
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From this reading "Sorry I am to say it," he said one night, as they sat sipping coffee such as they got nowhere else, and smoking cigars such as their own pockets did not run to, "but your army is only a fancy toy--in the way it's run, I mean.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Over these delightful dinners in the leafy arbours which always marked the Prince's quarters, they all came to know one another very much better than they might have done under any ordinary circumstances.
much
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From this reading Over these delightful dinners in the leafy arbours which always marked the Prince's quarters, they all came to know one another very much better than they might have done under any ordinary circumstances.
Napoleon
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From this reading His Chief, Prince Napoleon, had gone down to Therapia with a touch of fever, and the Colonel was in charge of his quarters and saw to it that His Highness's cooks did not get rusty in his absence.
night
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From this reading "Sorry I am to say it," he said one night, as they sat sipping coffee such as they got nowhere else, and smoking cigars such as their own pockets did not run to, "but your army is only a fancy toy--in the way it's run, I mean.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading His Chief, Prince Napoleon, had gone down to Therapia with a touch of fever, and the Colonel was in charge of his quarters and saw to it that His Highness's cooks did not get rusty in his absence.
nowhere
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From this reading "Sorry I am to say it," he said one night, as they sat sipping coffee such as they got nowhere else, and smoking cigars such as their own pockets did not run to, "but your army is only a fancy toy--in the way it's run, I mean.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His Chief, Prince Napoleon, had gone down to Therapia with a touch of fever, and the Colonel was in charge of his quarters and saw to it that His Highness's cooks did not get rusty in his absence.
off
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From this reading Colonel Carron was constantly looking the boys up, and carrying them off to the best meals they ever got in that country.
offer
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From this reading And the burden of the Colonel's talk was chiefly regret that one or both of them had not taken his offer and joined him in the French service.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Over these delightful dinners in the leafy arbours which always marked the Prince's quarters, they all came to know one another very much better than they might have done under any ordinary circumstances.
only
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From this reading "Sorry I am to say it," he said one night, as they sat sipping coffee such as they got nowhere else, and smoking cigars such as their own pockets did not run to, "but your army is only a fancy toy--in the way it's run, I mean.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading And the burden of the Colonel's talk was chiefly regret that one or both of them had not taken his offer and joined him in the French service.
ordinary
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From this reading Over these delightful dinners in the leafy arbours which always marked the Prince's quarters, they all came to know one another very much better than they might have done under any ordinary circumstances.
OverprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Over these delightful dinners in the leafy arbours which always marked the Prince's quarters, they all came to know one another very much better than they might have done under any ordinary circumstances.
own
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From this reading "Sorry I am to say it," he said one night, as they sat sipping coffee such as they got nowhere else, and smoking cigars such as their own pockets did not run to, "but your army is only a fancy toy--in the way it's run, I mean.
pockets
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From this reading "Sorry I am to say it," he said one night, as they sat sipping coffee such as they got nowhere else, and smoking cigars such as their own pockets did not run to, "but your army is only a fancy toy--in the way it's run, I mean.
Prince
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From this reading His Chief, Prince Napoleon, had gone down to Therapia with a touch of fever, and the Colonel was in charge of his quarters and saw to it that His Highness's cooks did not get rusty in his absence.
Prince's
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From this reading Over these delightful dinners in the leafy arbours which always marked the Prince's quarters, they all came to know one another very much better than they might have done under any ordinary circumstances.
quarters
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From this reading His Chief, Prince Napoleon, had gone down to Therapia with a touch of fever, and the Colonel was in charge of his quarters and saw to it that His Highness's cooks did not get rusty in his absence.
regret
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From this reading And the burden of the Colonel's talk was chiefly regret that one or both of them had not taken his offer and joined him in the French service.
run
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From this reading "Sorry I am to say it," he said one night, as they sat sipping coffee such as they got nowhere else, and smoking cigars such as their own pockets did not run to, "but your army is only a fancy toy--in the way it's run, I mean.
rusty
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From this reading His Chief, Prince Napoleon, had gone down to Therapia with a touch of fever, and the Colonel was in charge of his quarters and saw to it that His Highness's cooks did not get rusty in his absence.
said
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From this reading "Sorry I am to say it," he said one night, as they sat sipping coffee such as they got nowhere else, and smoking cigars such as their own pockets did not run to, "but your army is only a fancy toy--in the way it's run, I mean.
sat
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From this reading "Sorry I am to say it," he said one night, as they sat sipping coffee such as they got nowhere else, and smoking cigars such as their own pockets did not run to, "but your army is only a fancy toy--in the way it's run, I mean.
saw
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From this reading His Chief, Prince Napoleon, had gone down to Therapia with a touch of fever, and the Colonel was in charge of his quarters and saw to it that His Highness's cooks did not get rusty in his absence.
say
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From this reading "Sorry I am to say it," he said one night, as they sat sipping coffee such as they got nowhere else, and smoking cigars such as their own pockets did not run to, "but your army is only a fancy toy--in the way it's run, I mean.
service
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From this reading And the burden of the Colonel's talk was chiefly regret that one or both of them had not taken his offer and joined him in the French service.
sipping
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From this reading "Sorry I am to say it," he said one night, as they sat sipping coffee such as they got nowhere else, and smoking cigars such as their own pockets did not run to, "but your army is only a fancy toy--in the way it's run, I mean.
smokingnounUS /ˈsmoking/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Sorry I am to say it," he said one night, as they sat sipping coffee such as they got nowhere else, and smoking cigars such as their own pockets did not run to, "but your army is only a fancy toy--in the way it's run, I mean.
Sorry
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From this reading "Sorry I am to say it," he said one night, as they sat sipping coffee such as they got nowhere else, and smoking cigars such as their own pockets did not run to, "but your army is only a fancy toy--in the way it's run, I mean.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "Sorry I am to say it," he said one night, as they sat sipping coffee such as they got nowhere else, and smoking cigars such as their own pockets did not run to, "but your army is only a fancy toy--in the way it's run, I mean.
taken
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From this reading And the burden of the Colonel's talk was chiefly regret that one or both of them had not taken his offer and joined him in the French service.
talk
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From this reading And the burden of the Colonel's talk was chiefly regret that one or both of them had not taken his offer and joined him in the French service.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Over these delightful dinners in the leafy arbours which always marked the Prince's quarters, they all came to know one another very much better than they might have done under any ordinary circumstances.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Colonel Carron was constantly looking the boys up, and carrying them off to the best meals they ever got in that country.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Colonel Carron was constantly looking the boys up, and carrying them off to the best meals they ever got in that country.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "Sorry I am to say it," he said one night, as they sat sipping coffee such as they got nowhere else, and smoking cigars such as their own pockets did not run to, "but your army is only a fancy toy--in the way it's run, I mean.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Colonel Carron was constantly looking the boys up, and carrying them off to the best meals they ever got in that country.
Therapia
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From this reading His Chief, Prince Napoleon, had gone down to Therapia with a touch of fever, and the Colonel was in charge of his quarters and saw to it that His Highness's cooks did not get rusty in his absence.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Over these delightful dinners in the leafy arbours which always marked the Prince's quarters, they all came to know one another very much better than they might have done under any ordinary circumstances.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Colonel Carron was constantly looking the boys up, and carrying them off to the best meals they ever got in that country.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Colonel Carron was constantly looking the boys up, and carrying them off to the best meals they ever got in that country.
touch
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From this reading His Chief, Prince Napoleon, had gone down to Therapia with a touch of fever, and the Colonel was in charge of his quarters and saw to it that His Highness's cooks did not get rusty in his absence.
toy
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From this reading "Sorry I am to say it," he said one night, as they sat sipping coffee such as they got nowhere else, and smoking cigars such as their own pockets did not run to, "but your army is only a fancy toy--in the way it's run, I mean.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Over these delightful dinners in the leafy arbours which always marked the Prince's quarters, they all came to know one another very much better than they might have done under any ordinary circumstances.
up
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From this reading Colonel Carron was constantly looking the boys up, and carrying them off to the best meals they ever got in that country.
very
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From this reading Over these delightful dinners in the leafy arbours which always marked the Prince's quarters, they all came to know one another very much better than they might have done under any ordinary circumstances.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Colonel Carron was constantly looking the boys up, and carrying them off to the best meals they ever got in that country.
way
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From this reading "Sorry I am to say it," he said one night, as they sat sipping coffee such as they got nowhere else, and smoking cigars such as their own pockets did not run to, "but your army is only a fancy toy--in the way it's run, I mean.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Over these delightful dinners in the leafy arbours which always marked the Prince's quarters, they all came to know one another very much better than they might have done under any ordinary circumstances.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading His Chief, Prince Napoleon, had gone down to Therapia with a touch of fever, and the Colonel was in charge of his quarters and saw to it that His Highness's cooks did not get rusty in his absence.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Sorry I am to say it," he said one night, as they sat sipping coffee such as they got nowhere else, and smoking cigars such as their own pockets did not run to, "but your army is only a fancy toy--in the way it's run, I mean.
