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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 Arm in arm, Prince Terniloff and his host climbed the snow-covered slope at the back of a long fir plantation, towards the little beflagged sticks which indicated their stand.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “Von Ragastein,” the Ambassador said, “I am going to give myself the luxury of calling you by your name.
Ambassador
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From this reading “Von Ragastein,” the Ambassador said, “I am going to give myself the luxury of calling you by your name.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Arm in arm, Prince Terniloff and his host climbed the snow-covered slope at the back of a long fir plantation, towards the little beflagged sticks which indicated their stand.
Arm
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From this reading Arm in arm, Prince Terniloff and his host climbed the snow-covered slope at the back of a long fir plantation, towards the little beflagged sticks which indicated their stand.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Arm in arm, Prince Terniloff and his host climbed the snow-covered slope at the back of a long fir plantation, towards the little beflagged sticks which indicated their stand.
back
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From this reading Arm in arm, Prince Terniloff and his host climbed the snow-covered slope at the back of a long fir plantation, towards the little beflagged sticks which indicated their stand.
beflagged
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From this reading Arm in arm, Prince Terniloff and his host climbed the snow-covered slope at the back of a long fir plantation, towards the little beflagged sticks which indicated their stand.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading There was not a human being in sight, for the rest of the guns had chosen a steeper but somewhat less circuitous route.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There was not a human being in sight, for the rest of the guns had chosen a steeper but somewhat less circuitous route.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “Von Ragastein,” the Ambassador said, “I am going to give myself the luxury of calling you by your name.
calling
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From this reading “Von Ragastein,” the Ambassador said, “I am going to give myself the luxury of calling you by your name.
chosen
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From this reading There was not a human being in sight, for the rest of the guns had chosen a steeper but somewhat less circuitous route.
circuitous
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From this reading There was not a human being in sight, for the rest of the guns had chosen a steeper but somewhat less circuitous route.
climbed
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From this reading Arm in arm, Prince Terniloff and his host climbed the snow-covered slope at the back of a long fir plantation, towards the little beflagged sticks which indicated their stand.
days
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From this reading You know my one weakness, a weakness which in my younger days very nearly drove me out of diplomacy.
detest
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From this reading I detest espionage in every shape and form even where it is necessary.
diplomacy
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From this reading You know my one weakness, a weakness which in my younger days very nearly drove me out of diplomacy.
drove
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From this reading You know my one weakness, a weakness which in my younger days very nearly drove me out of diplomacy.
espionage
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From this reading I detest espionage in every shape and form even where it is necessary.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I detest espionage in every shape and form even where it is necessary.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading I detest espionage in every shape and form even where it is necessary.
fir
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From this reading Arm in arm, Prince Terniloff and his host climbed the snow-covered slope at the back of a long fir plantation, towards the little beflagged sticks which indicated their stand.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was not a human being in sight, for the rest of the guns had chosen a steeper but somewhat less circuitous route.
form
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From this reading I detest espionage in every shape and form even where it is necessary.
give
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From this reading “Von Ragastein,” the Ambassador said, “I am going to give myself the luxury of calling you by your name.
going
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From this reading “Von Ragastein,” the Ambassador said, “I am going to give myself the luxury of calling you by your name.
guns
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From this reading There was not a human being in sight, for the rest of the guns had chosen a steeper but somewhat less circuitous route.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There was not a human being in sight, for the rest of the guns had chosen a steeper but somewhat less circuitous route.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Arm in arm, Prince Terniloff and his host climbed the snow-covered slope at the back of a long fir plantation, towards the little beflagged sticks which indicated their stand.
host
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From this reading Arm in arm, Prince Terniloff and his host climbed the snow-covered slope at the back of a long fir plantation, towards the little beflagged sticks which indicated their stand.
human
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From this reading There was not a human being in sight, for the rest of the guns had chosen a steeper but somewhat less circuitous route.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Von Ragastein,” the Ambassador said, “I am going to give myself the luxury of calling you by your name.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Arm in arm, Prince Terniloff and his host climbed the snow-covered slope at the back of a long fir plantation, towards the little beflagged sticks which indicated their stand.
indicated
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From this reading Arm in arm, Prince Terniloff and his host climbed the snow-covered slope at the back of a long fir plantation, towards the little beflagged sticks which indicated their stand.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I detest espionage in every shape and form even where it is necessary.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I detest espionage in every shape and form even where it is necessary.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You know my one weakness, a weakness which in my younger days very nearly drove me out of diplomacy.
less
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From this reading There was not a human being in sight, for the rest of the guns had chosen a steeper but somewhat less circuitous route.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Arm in arm, Prince Terniloff and his host climbed the snow-covered slope at the back of a long fir plantation, towards the little beflagged sticks which indicated their stand.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Arm in arm, Prince Terniloff and his host climbed the snow-covered slope at the back of a long fir plantation, towards the little beflagged sticks which indicated their stand.
luxury
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From this reading “Von Ragastein,” the Ambassador said, “I am going to give myself the luxury of calling you by your name.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You know my one weakness, a weakness which in my younger days very nearly drove me out of diplomacy.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading You know my one weakness, a weakness which in my younger days very nearly drove me out of diplomacy.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “Von Ragastein,” the Ambassador said, “I am going to give myself the luxury of calling you by your name.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Von Ragastein,” the Ambassador said, “I am going to give myself the luxury of calling you by your name.
nearly
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From this reading You know my one weakness, a weakness which in my younger days very nearly drove me out of diplomacy.
necessary
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From this reading I detest espionage in every shape and form even where it is necessary.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There was not a human being in sight, for the rest of the guns had chosen a steeper but somewhat less circuitous route.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Arm in arm, Prince Terniloff and his host climbed the snow-covered slope at the back of a long fir plantation, towards the little beflagged sticks which indicated their stand.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading You know my one weakness, a weakness which in my younger days very nearly drove me out of diplomacy.
out
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From this reading You know my one weakness, a weakness which in my younger days very nearly drove me out of diplomacy.
plantation
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From this reading Arm in arm, Prince Terniloff and his host climbed the snow-covered slope at the back of a long fir plantation, towards the little beflagged sticks which indicated their stand.
Prince
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From this reading Arm in arm, Prince Terniloff and his host climbed the snow-covered slope at the back of a long fir plantation, towards the little beflagged sticks which indicated their stand.
Ragastein
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From this reading “Von Ragastein,” the Ambassador said, “I am going to give myself the luxury of calling you by your name.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was not a human being in sight, for the rest of the guns had chosen a steeper but somewhat less circuitous route.
route
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From this reading There was not a human being in sight, for the rest of the guns had chosen a steeper but somewhat less circuitous route.
said
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From this reading “Von Ragastein,” the Ambassador said, “I am going to give myself the luxury of calling you by your name.
shape
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From this reading I detest espionage in every shape and form even where it is necessary.
sight
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From this reading There was not a human being in sight, for the rest of the guns had chosen a steeper but somewhat less circuitous route.
slope
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From this reading Arm in arm, Prince Terniloff and his host climbed the snow-covered slope at the back of a long fir plantation, towards the little beflagged sticks which indicated their stand.
snow-covered
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From this reading Arm in arm, Prince Terniloff and his host climbed the snow-covered slope at the back of a long fir plantation, towards the little beflagged sticks which indicated their stand.
somewhat
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From this reading There was not a human being in sight, for the rest of the guns had chosen a steeper but somewhat less circuitous route.
stand
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From this reading Arm in arm, Prince Terniloff and his host climbed the snow-covered slope at the back of a long fir plantation, towards the little beflagged sticks which indicated their stand.
steeper
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From this reading There was not a human being in sight, for the rest of the guns had chosen a steeper but somewhat less circuitous route.
sticks
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From this reading Arm in arm, Prince Terniloff and his host climbed the snow-covered slope at the back of a long fir plantation, towards the little beflagged sticks which indicated their stand.
Terniloff
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From this reading Arm in arm, Prince Terniloff and his host climbed the snow-covered slope at the back of a long fir plantation, towards the little beflagged sticks which indicated their stand.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Arm in arm, Prince Terniloff and his host climbed the snow-covered slope at the back of a long fir plantation, towards the little beflagged sticks which indicated their stand.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Arm in arm, Prince Terniloff and his host climbed the snow-covered slope at the back of a long fir plantation, towards the little beflagged sticks which indicated their stand.
There
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From this reading There was not a human being in sight, for the rest of the guns had chosen a steeper but somewhat less circuitous route.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Von Ragastein,” the Ambassador said, “I am going to give myself the luxury of calling you by your name.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Arm in arm, Prince Terniloff and his host climbed the snow-covered slope at the back of a long fir plantation, towards the little beflagged sticks which indicated their stand.
very
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From this reading You know my one weakness, a weakness which in my younger days very nearly drove me out of diplomacy.
Von
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From this reading “Von Ragastein,” the Ambassador said, “I am going to give myself the luxury of calling you by your name.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was not a human being in sight, for the rest of the guns had chosen a steeper but somewhat less circuitous route.
weaknessnounUS /ˈwiːknəs/
a lack of physical strength
From this reading You know my one weakness, a weakness which in my younger days very nearly drove me out of diplomacy.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading I detest espionage in every shape and form even where it is necessary.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Arm in arm, Prince Terniloff and his host climbed the snow-covered slope at the back of a long fir plantation, towards the little beflagged sticks which indicated their stand.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Von Ragastein,” the Ambassador said, “I am going to give myself the luxury of calling you by your name.
younger
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From this reading You know my one weakness, a weakness which in my younger days very nearly drove me out of diplomacy.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Von Ragastein,” the Ambassador said, “I am going to give myself the luxury of calling you by your name.
