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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 SAINT MARTHA’S WELL THE Princess Audiart crossed the river that made a crescent south and east of the town,—her errand, to see how went the defences on that side.
advance
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From this reading Beyond the towers workmen in great numbers deepened a fosse, heaped ramparts, strengthened walls, and in the earth over which Montmaure must advance planted sharpened stakes and all gins and snares that the inventive mind might devise.
all
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andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading To hold this bridge was of an importance!—South and east stretched the yet unharried lands and the roads by which must come in food for the town, the roads by which it might keep in touch with the world without, the roads by which might travel succour!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SAINT MARTHA’S WELL THE Princess Audiart crossed the river that made a crescent south and east of the town,—her errand, to see how went the defences on that side.
Audiart
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From this reading SAINT MARTHA’S WELL THE Princess Audiart crossed the river that made a crescent south and east of the town,—her errand, to see how went the defences on that side.
BeyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Beyond the towers workmen in great numbers deepened a fosse, heaped ramparts, strengthened walls, and in the earth over which Montmaure must advance planted sharpened stakes and all gins and snares that the inventive mind might devise.
blaze
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From this reading The day was a blaze of light, a dry and parching heat.
bridge
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From this reading To hold this bridge was of an importance!—South and east stretched the yet unharried lands and the roads by which must come in food for the town, the roads by which it might keep in touch with the world without, the roads by which might travel succour!
bridge-head
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From this reading Two stout towers reared themselves there, commanding the river-bank, guarding the bridge-head.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading To hold this bridge was of an importance!—South and east stretched the yet unharried lands and the roads by which must come in food for the town, the roads by which it might keep in touch with the world without, the roads by which might travel succour!
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To hold this bridge was of an importance!—South and east stretched the yet unharried lands and the roads by which must come in food for the town, the roads by which it might keep in touch with the world without, the roads by which might travel succour!
commanding
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From this reading Two stout towers reared themselves there, commanding the river-bank, guarding the bridge-head.
crescent
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From this reading SAINT MARTHA’S WELL THE Princess Audiart crossed the river that made a crescent south and east of the town,—her errand, to see how went the defences on that side.
crossed
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From this reading SAINT MARTHA’S WELL THE Princess Audiart crossed the river that made a crescent south and east of the town,—her errand, to see how went the defences on that side.
day
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From this reading The day was a blaze of light, a dry and parching heat.
deepened
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defences
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From this reading SAINT MARTHA’S WELL THE Princess Audiart crossed the river that made a crescent south and east of the town,—her errand, to see how went the defences on that side.
devise
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From this reading Beyond the towers workmen in great numbers deepened a fosse, heaped ramparts, strengthened walls, and in the earth over which Montmaure must advance planted sharpened stakes and all gins and snares that the inventive mind might devise.
dry
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From this reading The day was a blaze of light, a dry and parching heat.
earth
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From this reading Beyond the towers workmen in great numbers deepened a fosse, heaped ramparts, strengthened walls, and in the earth over which Montmaure must advance planted sharpened stakes and all gins and snares that the inventive mind might devise.
east
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From this reading SAINT MARTHA’S WELL THE Princess Audiart crossed the river that made a crescent south and east of the town,—her errand, to see how went the defences on that side.
errand
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From this reading SAINT MARTHA’S WELL THE Princess Audiart crossed the river that made a crescent south and east of the town,—her errand, to see how went the defences on that side.
food
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From this reading To hold this bridge was of an importance!—South and east stretched the yet unharried lands and the roads by which must come in food for the town, the roads by which it might keep in touch with the world without, the roads by which might travel succour!
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading To hold this bridge was of an importance!—South and east stretched the yet unharried lands and the roads by which must come in food for the town, the roads by which it might keep in touch with the world without, the roads by which might travel succour!
fosse
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From this reading Beyond the towers workmen in great numbers deepened a fosse, heaped ramparts, strengthened walls, and in the earth over which Montmaure must advance planted sharpened stakes and all gins and snares that the inventive mind might devise.
gins
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From this reading Beyond the towers workmen in great numbers deepened a fosse, heaped ramparts, strengthened walls, and in the earth over which Montmaure must advance planted sharpened stakes and all gins and snares that the inventive mind might devise.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Beyond the towers workmen in great numbers deepened a fosse, heaped ramparts, strengthened walls, and in the earth over which Montmaure must advance planted sharpened stakes and all gins and snares that the inventive mind might devise.
guarding
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From this reading Two stout towers reared themselves there, commanding the river-bank, guarding the bridge-head.
heaped
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From this reading Beyond the towers workmen in great numbers deepened a fosse, heaped ramparts, strengthened walls, and in the earth over which Montmaure must advance planted sharpened stakes and all gins and snares that the inventive mind might devise.
heat
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From this reading The day was a blaze of light, a dry and parching heat.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading SAINT MARTHA’S WELL THE Princess Audiart crossed the river that made a crescent south and east of the town,—her errand, to see how went the defences on that side.
hold
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From this reading To hold this bridge was of an importance!—South and east stretched the yet unharried lands and the roads by which must come in food for the town, the roads by which it might keep in touch with the world without, the roads by which might travel succour!
how
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From this reading SAINT MARTHA’S WELL THE Princess Audiart crossed the river that made a crescent south and east of the town,—her errand, to see how went the defences on that side.
importance
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From this reading To hold this bridge was of an importance!—South and east stretched the yet unharried lands and the roads by which must come in food for the town, the roads by which it might keep in touch with the world without, the roads by which might travel succour!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Beyond the towers workmen in great numbers deepened a fosse, heaped ramparts, strengthened walls, and in the earth over which Montmaure must advance planted sharpened stakes and all gins and snares that the inventive mind might devise.
inventive
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From this reading Beyond the towers workmen in great numbers deepened a fosse, heaped ramparts, strengthened walls, and in the earth over which Montmaure must advance planted sharpened stakes and all gins and snares that the inventive mind might devise.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading To hold this bridge was of an importance!—South and east stretched the yet unharried lands and the roads by which must come in food for the town, the roads by which it might keep in touch with the world without, the roads by which might travel succour!
keep
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From this reading To hold this bridge was of an importance!—South and east stretched the yet unharried lands and the roads by which must come in food for the town, the roads by which it might keep in touch with the world without, the roads by which might travel succour!
lands
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From this reading To hold this bridge was of an importance!—South and east stretched the yet unharried lands and the roads by which must come in food for the town, the roads by which it might keep in touch with the world without, the roads by which might travel succour!
light
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From this reading The day was a blaze of light, a dry and parching heat.
made
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From this reading SAINT MARTHA’S WELL THE Princess Audiart crossed the river that made a crescent south and east of the town,—her errand, to see how went the defences on that side.
MARTHA'S
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From this reading SAINT MARTHA’S WELL THE Princess Audiart crossed the river that made a crescent south and east of the town,—her errand, to see how went the defences on that side.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Beyond the towers workmen in great numbers deepened a fosse, heaped ramparts, strengthened walls, and in the earth over which Montmaure must advance planted sharpened stakes and all gins and snares that the inventive mind might devise.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Beyond the towers workmen in great numbers deepened a fosse, heaped ramparts, strengthened walls, and in the earth over which Montmaure must advance planted sharpened stakes and all gins and snares that the inventive mind might devise.
Montmaure
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From this reading Beyond the towers workmen in great numbers deepened a fosse, heaped ramparts, strengthened walls, and in the earth over which Montmaure must advance planted sharpened stakes and all gins and snares that the inventive mind might devise.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Beyond the towers workmen in great numbers deepened a fosse, heaped ramparts, strengthened walls, and in the earth over which Montmaure must advance planted sharpened stakes and all gins and snares that the inventive mind might devise.
numbers
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From this reading Beyond the towers workmen in great numbers deepened a fosse, heaped ramparts, strengthened walls, and in the earth over which Montmaure must advance planted sharpened stakes and all gins and snares that the inventive mind might devise.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SAINT MARTHA’S WELL THE Princess Audiart crossed the river that made a crescent south and east of the town,—her errand, to see how went the defences on that side.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading SAINT MARTHA’S WELL THE Princess Audiart crossed the river that made a crescent south and east of the town,—her errand, to see how went the defences on that side.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Beyond the towers workmen in great numbers deepened a fosse, heaped ramparts, strengthened walls, and in the earth over which Montmaure must advance planted sharpened stakes and all gins and snares that the inventive mind might devise.
parching
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From this reading The day was a blaze of light, a dry and parching heat.
planted
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From this reading Beyond the towers workmen in great numbers deepened a fosse, heaped ramparts, strengthened walls, and in the earth over which Montmaure must advance planted sharpened stakes and all gins and snares that the inventive mind might devise.
PrincessnounUS /ˈprɪn.ses/
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading SAINT MARTHA’S WELL THE Princess Audiart crossed the river that made a crescent south and east of the town,—her errand, to see how went the defences on that side.
ramparts
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From this reading Beyond the towers workmen in great numbers deepened a fosse, heaped ramparts, strengthened walls, and in the earth over which Montmaure must advance planted sharpened stakes and all gins and snares that the inventive mind might devise.
reared
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From this reading Two stout towers reared themselves there, commanding the river-bank, guarding the bridge-head.
river
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From this reading SAINT MARTHA’S WELL THE Princess Audiart crossed the river that made a crescent south and east of the town,—her errand, to see how went the defences on that side.
river-bank
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From this reading Two stout towers reared themselves there, commanding the river-bank, guarding the bridge-head.
roads
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From this reading To hold this bridge was of an importance!—South and east stretched the yet unharried lands and the roads by which must come in food for the town, the roads by which it might keep in touch with the world without, the roads by which might travel succour!
SAINT
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From this reading SAINT MARTHA’S WELL THE Princess Audiart crossed the river that made a crescent south and east of the town,—her errand, to see how went the defences on that side.
see
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From this reading SAINT MARTHA’S WELL THE Princess Audiart crossed the river that made a crescent south and east of the town,—her errand, to see how went the defences on that side.
sharpened
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From this reading Beyond the towers workmen in great numbers deepened a fosse, heaped ramparts, strengthened walls, and in the earth over which Montmaure must advance planted sharpened stakes and all gins and snares that the inventive mind might devise.
side
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From this reading SAINT MARTHA’S WELL THE Princess Audiart crossed the river that made a crescent south and east of the town,—her errand, to see how went the defences on that side.
snares
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From this reading Beyond the towers workmen in great numbers deepened a fosse, heaped ramparts, strengthened walls, and in the earth over which Montmaure must advance planted sharpened stakes and all gins and snares that the inventive mind might devise.
south
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From this reading SAINT MARTHA’S WELL THE Princess Audiart crossed the river that made a crescent south and east of the town,—her errand, to see how went the defences on that side.
stakes
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From this reading Beyond the towers workmen in great numbers deepened a fosse, heaped ramparts, strengthened walls, and in the earth over which Montmaure must advance planted sharpened stakes and all gins and snares that the inventive mind might devise.
stout
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From this reading Two stout towers reared themselves there, commanding the river-bank, guarding the bridge-head.
strengthened
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From this reading Beyond the towers workmen in great numbers deepened a fosse, heaped ramparts, strengthened walls, and in the earth over which Montmaure must advance planted sharpened stakes and all gins and snares that the inventive mind might devise.
stretched
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From this reading To hold this bridge was of an importance!—South and east stretched the yet unharried lands and the roads by which must come in food for the town, the roads by which it might keep in touch with the world without, the roads by which might travel succour!
succour
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From this reading To hold this bridge was of an importance!—South and east stretched the yet unharried lands and the roads by which must come in food for the town, the roads by which it might keep in touch with the world without, the roads by which might travel succour!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading SAINT MARTHA’S WELL THE Princess Audiart crossed the river that made a crescent south and east of the town,—her errand, to see how went the defences on that side.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SAINT MARTHA’S WELL THE Princess Audiart crossed the river that made a crescent south and east of the town,—her errand, to see how went the defences on that side.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Two stout towers reared themselves there, commanding the river-bank, guarding the bridge-head.
there
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From this reading Two stout towers reared themselves there, commanding the river-bank, guarding the bridge-head.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading To hold this bridge was of an importance!—South and east stretched the yet unharried lands and the roads by which must come in food for the town, the roads by which it might keep in touch with the world without, the roads by which might travel succour!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SAINT MARTHA’S WELL THE Princess Audiart crossed the river that made a crescent south and east of the town,—her errand, to see how went the defences on that side.
touch
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From this reading To hold this bridge was of an importance!—South and east stretched the yet unharried lands and the roads by which must come in food for the town, the roads by which it might keep in touch with the world without, the roads by which might travel succour!
towers
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From this reading Two stout towers reared themselves there, commanding the river-bank, guarding the bridge-head.
town
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From this reading SAINT MARTHA’S WELL THE Princess Audiart crossed the river that made a crescent south and east of the town,—her errand, to see how went the defences on that side.
travel
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From this reading To hold this bridge was of an importance!—South and east stretched the yet unharried lands and the roads by which must come in food for the town, the roads by which it might keep in touch with the world without, the roads by which might travel succour!
Two
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From this reading Two stout towers reared themselves there, commanding the river-bank, guarding the bridge-head.
unharried
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From this reading To hold this bridge was of an importance!—South and east stretched the yet unharried lands and the roads by which must come in food for the town, the roads by which it might keep in touch with the world without, the roads by which might travel succour!
walls
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From this reading Beyond the towers workmen in great numbers deepened a fosse, heaped ramparts, strengthened walls, and in the earth over which Montmaure must advance planted sharpened stakes and all gins and snares that the inventive mind might devise.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To hold this bridge was of an importance!—South and east stretched the yet unharried lands and the roads by which must come in food for the town, the roads by which it might keep in touch with the world without, the roads by which might travel succour!
WELL
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From this reading SAINT MARTHA’S WELL THE Princess Audiart crossed the river that made a crescent south and east of the town,—her errand, to see how went the defences on that side.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SAINT MARTHA’S WELL THE Princess Audiart crossed the river that made a crescent south and east of the town,—her errand, to see how went the defences on that side.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Beyond the towers workmen in great numbers deepened a fosse, heaped ramparts, strengthened walls, and in the earth over which Montmaure must advance planted sharpened stakes and all gins and snares that the inventive mind might devise.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading To hold this bridge was of an importance!—South and east stretched the yet unharried lands and the roads by which must come in food for the town, the roads by which it might keep in touch with the world without, the roads by which might travel succour!
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading To hold this bridge was of an importance!—South and east stretched the yet unharried lands and the roads by which must come in food for the town, the roads by which it might keep in touch with the world without, the roads by which might travel succour!
workmen
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From this reading Beyond the towers workmen in great numbers deepened a fosse, heaped ramparts, strengthened walls, and in the earth over which Montmaure must advance planted sharpened stakes and all gins and snares that the inventive mind might devise.
world
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From this reading To hold this bridge was of an importance!—South and east stretched the yet unharried lands and the roads by which must come in food for the town, the roads by which it might keep in touch with the world without, the roads by which might travel succour!
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading To hold this bridge was of an importance!—South and east stretched the yet unharried lands and the roads by which must come in food for the town, the roads by which it might keep in touch with the world without, the roads by which might travel succour!
