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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 BATTERSLEIGH OF THE RILE IRISH Colonel Henry Battersleigh sat in his tent engaged in the composition of a document which occasioned him concern.
account
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From this reading He had fought with the English in India, carried sabre in the Austrian horse, and on his private account drilled regiments for the Grand Sultan, deep within the interior of a country which knew how to keep its secrets.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That Colonel Battersleigh should be using his tent as office and residence--for that such was the fact even the most casual glance must have determined--was for him a circumstance offering no special or extraordinary features.
arms
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From this reading Brought up in the profession of arms, so long as fighting and forage were good it had mattered little to him in what clime he found his home.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading That Colonel Battersleigh should be using his tent as office and residence--for that such was the fact even the most casual glance must have determined--was for him a circumstance offering no special or extraordinary features.
Austrian
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From this reading He had fought with the English in India, carried sabre in the Austrian horse, and on his private account drilled regiments for the Grand Sultan, deep within the interior of a country which knew how to keep its secrets.
BATTERSLEIGH
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From this reading BATTERSLEIGH OF THE RILE IRISH Colonel Henry Battersleigh sat in his tent engaged in the composition of a document which occasioned him concern.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading That Colonel Battersleigh should be using his tent as office and residence--for that such was the fact even the most casual glance must have determined--was for him a circumstance offering no special or extraordinary features.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading His life had been spent under canvas.
BroughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Brought up in the profession of arms, so long as fighting and forage were good it had mattered little to him in what clime he found his home.
canvas
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From this reading His life had been spent under canvas.
carried
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From this reading He had fought with the English in India, carried sabre in the Austrian horse, and on his private account drilled regiments for the Grand Sultan, deep within the interior of a country which knew how to keep its secrets.
casual
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From this reading That Colonel Battersleigh should be using his tent as office and residence--for that such was the fact even the most casual glance must have determined--was for him a circumstance offering no special or extraordinary features.
circumstance
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From this reading That Colonel Battersleigh should be using his tent as office and residence--for that such was the fact even the most casual glance must have determined--was for him a circumstance offering no special or extraordinary features.
clime
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From this reading Brought up in the profession of arms, so long as fighting and forage were good it had mattered little to him in what clime he found his home.
Colonel
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From this reading BATTERSLEIGH OF THE RILE IRISH Colonel Henry Battersleigh sat in his tent engaged in the composition of a document which occasioned him concern.
composition
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From this reading BATTERSLEIGH OF THE RILE IRISH Colonel Henry Battersleigh sat in his tent engaged in the composition of a document which occasioned him concern.
concern
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From this reading BATTERSLEIGH OF THE RILE IRISH Colonel Henry Battersleigh sat in his tent engaged in the composition of a document which occasioned him concern.
country
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From this reading He had fought with the English in India, carried sabre in the Austrian horse, and on his private account drilled regiments for the Grand Sultan, deep within the interior of a country which knew how to keep its secrets.
deep
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From this reading He had fought with the English in India, carried sabre in the Austrian horse, and on his private account drilled regiments for the Grand Sultan, deep within the interior of a country which knew how to keep its secrets.
determinedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading That Colonel Battersleigh should be using his tent as office and residence--for that such was the fact even the most casual glance must have determined--was for him a circumstance offering no special or extraordinary features.
document
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From this reading BATTERSLEIGH OF THE RILE IRISH Colonel Henry Battersleigh sat in his tent engaged in the composition of a document which occasioned him concern.
drilled
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From this reading He had fought with the English in India, carried sabre in the Austrian horse, and on his private account drilled regiments for the Grand Sultan, deep within the interior of a country which knew how to keep its secrets.
engaged
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From this reading BATTERSLEIGH OF THE RILE IRISH Colonel Henry Battersleigh sat in his tent engaged in the composition of a document which occasioned him concern.
English
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From this reading He had fought with the English in India, carried sabre in the Austrian horse, and on his private account drilled regiments for the Grand Sultan, deep within the interior of a country which knew how to keep its secrets.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That Colonel Battersleigh should be using his tent as office and residence--for that such was the fact even the most casual glance must have determined--was for him a circumstance offering no special or extraordinary features.
extraordinary
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From this reading That Colonel Battersleigh should be using his tent as office and residence--for that such was the fact even the most casual glance must have determined--was for him a circumstance offering no special or extraordinary features.
fact
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From this reading That Colonel Battersleigh should be using his tent as office and residence--for that such was the fact even the most casual glance must have determined--was for him a circumstance offering no special or extraordinary features.
features
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From this reading That Colonel Battersleigh should be using his tent as office and residence--for that such was the fact even the most casual glance must have determined--was for him a circumstance offering no special or extraordinary features.
fighting
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From this reading Brought up in the profession of arms, so long as fighting and forage were good it had mattered little to him in what clime he found his home.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading That Colonel Battersleigh should be using his tent as office and residence--for that such was the fact even the most casual glance must have determined--was for him a circumstance offering no special or extraordinary features.
forage
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From this reading Brought up in the profession of arms, so long as fighting and forage were good it had mattered little to him in what clime he found his home.
fought
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From this reading He had fought with the English in India, carried sabre in the Austrian horse, and on his private account drilled regiments for the Grand Sultan, deep within the interior of a country which knew how to keep its secrets.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Brought up in the profession of arms, so long as fighting and forage were good it had mattered little to him in what clime he found his home.
glance
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From this reading That Colonel Battersleigh should be using his tent as office and residence--for that such was the fact even the most casual glance must have determined--was for him a circumstance offering no special or extraordinary features.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Brought up in the profession of arms, so long as fighting and forage were good it had mattered little to him in what clime he found his home.
Grand
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From this reading He had fought with the English in India, carried sabre in the Austrian horse, and on his private account drilled regiments for the Grand Sultan, deep within the interior of a country which knew how to keep its secrets.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His life had been spent under canvas.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading That Colonel Battersleigh should be using his tent as office and residence--for that such was the fact even the most casual glance must have determined--was for him a circumstance offering no special or extraordinary features.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Brought up in the profession of arms, so long as fighting and forage were good it had mattered little to him in what clime he found his home.
Henry
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From this reading BATTERSLEIGH OF THE RILE IRISH Colonel Henry Battersleigh sat in his tent engaged in the composition of a document which occasioned him concern.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading BATTERSLEIGH OF THE RILE IRISH Colonel Henry Battersleigh sat in his tent engaged in the composition of a document which occasioned him concern.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading BATTERSLEIGH OF THE RILE IRISH Colonel Henry Battersleigh sat in his tent engaged in the composition of a document which occasioned him concern.
home
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From this reading Brought up in the profession of arms, so long as fighting and forage were good it had mattered little to him in what clime he found his home.
horse
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From this reading He had fought with the English in India, carried sabre in the Austrian horse, and on his private account drilled regiments for the Grand Sultan, deep within the interior of a country which knew how to keep its secrets.
how
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From this reading He had fought with the English in India, carried sabre in the Austrian horse, and on his private account drilled regiments for the Grand Sultan, deep within the interior of a country which knew how to keep its secrets.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading BATTERSLEIGH OF THE RILE IRISH Colonel Henry Battersleigh sat in his tent engaged in the composition of a document which occasioned him concern.
India
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From this reading He had fought with the English in India, carried sabre in the Austrian horse, and on his private account drilled regiments for the Grand Sultan, deep within the interior of a country which knew how to keep its secrets.
interior
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From this reading He had fought with the English in India, carried sabre in the Austrian horse, and on his private account drilled regiments for the Grand Sultan, deep within the interior of a country which knew how to keep its secrets.
IRISH
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From this reading BATTERSLEIGH OF THE RILE IRISH Colonel Henry Battersleigh sat in his tent engaged in the composition of a document which occasioned him concern.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Brought up in the profession of arms, so long as fighting and forage were good it had mattered little to him in what clime he found his home.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading He had fought with the English in India, carried sabre in the Austrian horse, and on his private account drilled regiments for the Grand Sultan, deep within the interior of a country which knew how to keep its secrets.
keep
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From this reading He had fought with the English in India, carried sabre in the Austrian horse, and on his private account drilled regiments for the Grand Sultan, deep within the interior of a country which knew how to keep its secrets.
knew
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From this reading He had fought with the English in India, carried sabre in the Austrian horse, and on his private account drilled regiments for the Grand Sultan, deep within the interior of a country which knew how to keep its secrets.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His life had been spent under canvas.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Brought up in the profession of arms, so long as fighting and forage were good it had mattered little to him in what clime he found his home.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Brought up in the profession of arms, so long as fighting and forage were good it had mattered little to him in what clime he found his home.
mattered
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From this reading Brought up in the profession of arms, so long as fighting and forage were good it had mattered little to him in what clime he found his home.
most
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From this reading That Colonel Battersleigh should be using his tent as office and residence--for that such was the fact even the most casual glance must have determined--was for him a circumstance offering no special or extraordinary features.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading That Colonel Battersleigh should be using his tent as office and residence--for that such was the fact even the most casual glance must have determined--was for him a circumstance offering no special or extraordinary features.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading That Colonel Battersleigh should be using his tent as office and residence--for that such was the fact even the most casual glance must have determined--was for him a circumstance offering no special or extraordinary features.
occasioned
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From this reading BATTERSLEIGH OF THE RILE IRISH Colonel Henry Battersleigh sat in his tent engaged in the composition of a document which occasioned him concern.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BATTERSLEIGH OF THE RILE IRISH Colonel Henry Battersleigh sat in his tent engaged in the composition of a document which occasioned him concern.
offering
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From this reading That Colonel Battersleigh should be using his tent as office and residence--for that such was the fact even the most casual glance must have determined--was for him a circumstance offering no special or extraordinary features.
office
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From this reading That Colonel Battersleigh should be using his tent as office and residence--for that such was the fact even the most casual glance must have determined--was for him a circumstance offering no special or extraordinary features.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had fought with the English in India, carried sabre in the Austrian horse, and on his private account drilled regiments for the Grand Sultan, deep within the interior of a country which knew how to keep its secrets.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading That Colonel Battersleigh should be using his tent as office and residence--for that such was the fact even the most casual glance must have determined--was for him a circumstance offering no special or extraordinary features.
private
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From this reading He had fought with the English in India, carried sabre in the Austrian horse, and on his private account drilled regiments for the Grand Sultan, deep within the interior of a country which knew how to keep its secrets.
profession
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From this reading Brought up in the profession of arms, so long as fighting and forage were good it had mattered little to him in what clime he found his home.
regiments
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From this reading He had fought with the English in India, carried sabre in the Austrian horse, and on his private account drilled regiments for the Grand Sultan, deep within the interior of a country which knew how to keep its secrets.
residence
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From this reading That Colonel Battersleigh should be using his tent as office and residence--for that such was the fact even the most casual glance must have determined--was for him a circumstance offering no special or extraordinary features.
RILE
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From this reading BATTERSLEIGH OF THE RILE IRISH Colonel Henry Battersleigh sat in his tent engaged in the composition of a document which occasioned him concern.
sabre
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From this reading He had fought with the English in India, carried sabre in the Austrian horse, and on his private account drilled regiments for the Grand Sultan, deep within the interior of a country which knew how to keep its secrets.
sat
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From this reading BATTERSLEIGH OF THE RILE IRISH Colonel Henry Battersleigh sat in his tent engaged in the composition of a document which occasioned him concern.
secrets
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From this reading He had fought with the English in India, carried sabre in the Austrian horse, and on his private account drilled regiments for the Grand Sultan, deep within the interior of a country which knew how to keep its secrets.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading That Colonel Battersleigh should be using his tent as office and residence--for that such was the fact even the most casual glance must have determined--was for him a circumstance offering no special or extraordinary features.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Brought up in the profession of arms, so long as fighting and forage were good it had mattered little to him in what clime he found his home.
special
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From this reading That Colonel Battersleigh should be using his tent as office and residence--for that such was the fact even the most casual glance must have determined--was for him a circumstance offering no special or extraordinary features.
spent
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From this reading His life had been spent under canvas.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading That Colonel Battersleigh should be using his tent as office and residence--for that such was the fact even the most casual glance must have determined--was for him a circumstance offering no special or extraordinary features.
SultannounUS /ˈsʌl.tən/
A noble monarch or supreme sovereign ruler of an Islamic country or empire.
From this reading He had fought with the English in India, carried sabre in the Austrian horse, and on his private account drilled regiments for the Grand Sultan, deep within the interior of a country which knew how to keep its secrets.
tent
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From this reading BATTERSLEIGH OF THE RILE IRISH Colonel Henry Battersleigh sat in his tent engaged in the composition of a document which occasioned him concern.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That Colonel Battersleigh should be using his tent as office and residence--for that such was the fact even the most casual glance must have determined--was for him a circumstance offering no special or extraordinary features.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BATTERSLEIGH OF THE RILE IRISH Colonel Henry Battersleigh sat in his tent engaged in the composition of a document which occasioned him concern.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Brought up in the profession of arms, so long as fighting and forage were good it had mattered little to him in what clime he found his home.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading His life had been spent under canvas.
up
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From this reading Brought up in the profession of arms, so long as fighting and forage were good it had mattered little to him in what clime he found his home.
using
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From this reading That Colonel Battersleigh should be using his tent as office and residence--for that such was the fact even the most casual glance must have determined--was for him a circumstance offering no special or extraordinary features.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That Colonel Battersleigh should be using his tent as office and residence--for that such was the fact even the most casual glance must have determined--was for him a circumstance offering no special or extraordinary features.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Brought up in the profession of arms, so long as fighting and forage were good it had mattered little to him in what clime he found his home.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Brought up in the profession of arms, so long as fighting and forage were good it had mattered little to him in what clime he found his home.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading BATTERSLEIGH OF THE RILE IRISH Colonel Henry Battersleigh sat in his tent engaged in the composition of a document which occasioned him concern.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had fought with the English in India, carried sabre in the Austrian horse, and on his private account drilled regiments for the Grand Sultan, deep within the interior of a country which knew how to keep its secrets.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading He had fought with the English in India, carried sabre in the Austrian horse, and on his private account drilled regiments for the Grand Sultan, deep within the interior of a country which knew how to keep its secrets.
