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also
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From this reading They had been reduced to terror by the violence of the Rebels in pushing through them; they had rushed away, screaming: those of them who witnessed the horrible murder of John Lax were also seized with panic, and fled.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When the College had thus ignominiously been driven into the House and the key turned upon us, the Rebels looked at each other with the greatest satisfaction.
any
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From this reading The Prisoners are rescued; the only man with any fight in him has been put out of the temptation to fight any more; the Holy College are made Prisoners; ourselves are masters of the field, and certain to remain so; and the People are like lambs--nothing to be feared from them--nothing, apparently, to be hoped."
apparently
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From this reading The Prisoners are rescued; the only man with any fight in him has been put out of the temptation to fight any more; the Holy College are made Prisoners; ourselves are masters of the field, and certain to remain so; and the People are like lambs--nothing to be feared from them--nothing, apparently, to be hoped."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Prisoners are rescued; the only man with any fight in him has been put out of the temptation to fight any more; the Holy College are made Prisoners; ourselves are masters of the field, and certain to remain so; and the People are like lambs--nothing to be feared from them--nothing, apparently, to be hoped."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When the College had thus ignominiously been driven into the House and the key turned upon us, the Rebels looked at each other with the greatest satisfaction.
away
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From this reading They had been reduced to terror by the violence of the Rebels in pushing through them; they had rushed away, screaming: those of them who witnessed the horrible murder of John Lax were also seized with panic, and fled.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The Prisoners are rescued; the only man with any fight in him has been put out of the temptation to fight any more; the Holy College are made Prisoners; ourselves are masters of the field, and certain to remain so; and the People are like lambs--nothing to be feared from them--nothing, apparently, to be hoped."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading When the College had thus ignominiously been driven into the House and the key turned upon us, the Rebels looked at each other with the greatest satisfaction.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading "So far," said Jack, "we have succeeded beyond our greatest hopes.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They had been reduced to terror by the violence of the Rebels in pushing through them; they had rushed away, screaming: those of them who witnessed the horrible murder of John Lax were also seized with panic, and fled.
certain
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From this reading The Prisoners are rescued; the only man with any fight in him has been put out of the temptation to fight any more; the Holy College are made Prisoners; ourselves are masters of the field, and certain to remain so; and the People are like lambs--nothing to be feared from them--nothing, apparently, to be hoped."
College
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From this reading When the College had thus ignominiously been driven into the House and the key turned upon us, the Rebels looked at each other with the greatest satisfaction.
driven
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From this reading When the College had thus ignominiously been driven into the House and the key turned upon us, the Rebels looked at each other with the greatest satisfaction.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading When the College had thus ignominiously been driven into the House and the key turned upon us, the Rebels looked at each other with the greatest satisfaction.
far
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From this reading "So far," said Jack, "we have succeeded beyond our greatest hopes.
feared
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From this reading The Prisoners are rescued; the only man with any fight in him has been put out of the temptation to fight any more; the Holy College are made Prisoners; ourselves are masters of the field, and certain to remain so; and the People are like lambs--nothing to be feared from them--nothing, apparently, to be hoped."
field
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From this reading The Prisoners are rescued; the only man with any fight in him has been put out of the temptation to fight any more; the Holy College are made Prisoners; ourselves are masters of the field, and certain to remain so; and the People are like lambs--nothing to be feared from them--nothing, apparently, to be hoped."
fight
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From this reading The Prisoners are rescued; the only man with any fight in him has been put out of the temptation to fight any more; the Holy College are made Prisoners; ourselves are masters of the field, and certain to remain so; and the People are like lambs--nothing to be feared from them--nothing, apparently, to be hoped."
fled
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From this reading They had been reduced to terror by the violence of the Rebels in pushing through them; they had rushed away, screaming: those of them who witnessed the horrible murder of John Lax were also seized with panic, and fled.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Prisoners are rescued; the only man with any fight in him has been put out of the temptation to fight any more; the Holy College are made Prisoners; ourselves are masters of the field, and certain to remain so; and the People are like lambs--nothing to be feared from them--nothing, apparently, to be hoped."
greatest
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From this reading When the College had thus ignominiously been driven into the House and the key turned upon us, the Rebels looked at each other with the greatest satisfaction.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When the College had thus ignominiously been driven into the House and the key turned upon us, the Rebels looked at each other with the greatest satisfaction.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Prisoners are rescued; the only man with any fight in him has been put out of the temptation to fight any more; the Holy College are made Prisoners; ourselves are masters of the field, and certain to remain so; and the People are like lambs--nothing to be feared from them--nothing, apparently, to be hoped."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "So far," said Jack, "we have succeeded beyond our greatest hopes.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Prisoners are rescued; the only man with any fight in him has been put out of the temptation to fight any more; the Holy College are made Prisoners; ourselves are masters of the field, and certain to remain so; and the People are like lambs--nothing to be feared from them--nothing, apparently, to be hoped."
Holy
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From this reading The Prisoners are rescued; the only man with any fight in him has been put out of the temptation to fight any more; the Holy College are made Prisoners; ourselves are masters of the field, and certain to remain so; and the People are like lambs--nothing to be feared from them--nothing, apparently, to be hoped."
hoped
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From this reading The Prisoners are rescued; the only man with any fight in him has been put out of the temptation to fight any more; the Holy College are made Prisoners; ourselves are masters of the field, and certain to remain so; and the People are like lambs--nothing to be feared from them--nothing, apparently, to be hoped."
hopes
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From this reading "So far," said Jack, "we have succeeded beyond our greatest hopes.
horrible
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From this reading They had been reduced to terror by the violence of the Rebels in pushing through them; they had rushed away, screaming: those of them who witnessed the horrible murder of John Lax were also seized with panic, and fled.
House
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From this reading When the College had thus ignominiously been driven into the House and the key turned upon us, the Rebels looked at each other with the greatest satisfaction.
ignominiously
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From this reading When the College had thus ignominiously been driven into the House and the key turned upon us, the Rebels looked at each other with the greatest satisfaction.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Prisoners are rescued; the only man with any fight in him has been put out of the temptation to fight any more; the Holy College are made Prisoners; ourselves are masters of the field, and certain to remain so; and the People are like lambs--nothing to be feared from them--nothing, apparently, to be hoped."
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When the College had thus ignominiously been driven into the House and the key turned upon us, the Rebels looked at each other with the greatest satisfaction.
Jack
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From this reading "So far," said Jack, "we have succeeded beyond our greatest hopes.
John
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From this reading They had been reduced to terror by the violence of the Rebels in pushing through them; they had rushed away, screaming: those of them who witnessed the horrible murder of John Lax were also seized with panic, and fled.
key
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From this reading When the College had thus ignominiously been driven into the House and the key turned upon us, the Rebels looked at each other with the greatest satisfaction.
lambs
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From this reading The Prisoners are rescued; the only man with any fight in him has been put out of the temptation to fight any more; the Holy College are made Prisoners; ourselves are masters of the field, and certain to remain so; and the People are like lambs--nothing to be feared from them--nothing, apparently, to be hoped."
Lax
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From this reading They had been reduced to terror by the violence of the Rebels in pushing through them; they had rushed away, screaming: those of them who witnessed the horrible murder of John Lax were also seized with panic, and fled.
like
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From this reading The Prisoners are rescued; the only man with any fight in him has been put out of the temptation to fight any more; the Holy College are made Prisoners; ourselves are masters of the field, and certain to remain so; and the People are like lambs--nothing to be feared from them--nothing, apparently, to be hoped."
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the College had thus ignominiously been driven into the House and the key turned upon us, the Rebels looked at each other with the greatest satisfaction.
made
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From this reading The Prisoners are rescued; the only man with any fight in him has been put out of the temptation to fight any more; the Holy College are made Prisoners; ourselves are masters of the field, and certain to remain so; and the People are like lambs--nothing to be feared from them--nothing, apparently, to be hoped."
man
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From this reading The Prisoners are rescued; the only man with any fight in him has been put out of the temptation to fight any more; the Holy College are made Prisoners; ourselves are masters of the field, and certain to remain so; and the People are like lambs--nothing to be feared from them--nothing, apparently, to be hoped."
masters
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From this reading The Prisoners are rescued; the only man with any fight in him has been put out of the temptation to fight any more; the Holy College are made Prisoners; ourselves are masters of the field, and certain to remain so; and the People are like lambs--nothing to be feared from them--nothing, apparently, to be hoped."
more
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From this reading The Prisoners are rescued; the only man with any fight in him has been put out of the temptation to fight any more; the Holy College are made Prisoners; ourselves are masters of the field, and certain to remain so; and the People are like lambs--nothing to be feared from them--nothing, apparently, to be hoped."
murder
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From this reading They had been reduced to terror by the violence of the Rebels in pushing through them; they had rushed away, screaming: those of them who witnessed the horrible murder of John Lax were also seized with panic, and fled.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The Prisoners are rescued; the only man with any fight in him has been put out of the temptation to fight any more; the Holy College are made Prisoners; ourselves are masters of the field, and certain to remain so; and the People are like lambs--nothing to be feared from them--nothing, apparently, to be hoped."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Prisoners are rescued; the only man with any fight in him has been put out of the temptation to fight any more; the Holy College are made Prisoners; ourselves are masters of the field, and certain to remain so; and the People are like lambs--nothing to be feared from them--nothing, apparently, to be hoped."
only
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From this reading The Prisoners are rescued; the only man with any fight in him has been put out of the temptation to fight any more; the Holy College are made Prisoners; ourselves are masters of the field, and certain to remain so; and the People are like lambs--nothing to be feared from them--nothing, apparently, to be hoped."
other
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From this reading When the College had thus ignominiously been driven into the House and the key turned upon us, the Rebels looked at each other with the greatest satisfaction.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "So far," said Jack, "we have succeeded beyond our greatest hopes.
ourselvespronounUS /aʊərˈselvz/
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading The Prisoners are rescued; the only man with any fight in him has been put out of the temptation to fight any more; the Holy College are made Prisoners; ourselves are masters of the field, and certain to remain so; and the People are like lambs--nothing to be feared from them--nothing, apparently, to be hoped."
out
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From this reading The Prisoners are rescued; the only man with any fight in him has been put out of the temptation to fight any more; the Holy College are made Prisoners; ourselves are masters of the field, and certain to remain so; and the People are like lambs--nothing to be feared from them--nothing, apparently, to be hoped."
panic
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From this reading They had been reduced to terror by the violence of the Rebels in pushing through them; they had rushed away, screaming: those of them who witnessed the horrible murder of John Lax were also seized with panic, and fled.
People
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From this reading The Prisoners are rescued; the only man with any fight in him has been put out of the temptation to fight any more; the Holy College are made Prisoners; ourselves are masters of the field, and certain to remain so; and the People are like lambs--nothing to be feared from them--nothing, apparently, to be hoped."
Prisoners
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From this reading The Prisoners are rescued; the only man with any fight in him has been put out of the temptation to fight any more; the Holy College are made Prisoners; ourselves are masters of the field, and certain to remain so; and the People are like lambs--nothing to be feared from them--nothing, apparently, to be hoped."
pushing
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From this reading They had been reduced to terror by the violence of the Rebels in pushing through them; they had rushed away, screaming: those of them who witnessed the horrible murder of John Lax were also seized with panic, and fled.
put
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From this reading The Prisoners are rescued; the only man with any fight in him has been put out of the temptation to fight any more; the Holy College are made Prisoners; ourselves are masters of the field, and certain to remain so; and the People are like lambs--nothing to be feared from them--nothing, apparently, to be hoped."
Rebels
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From this reading When the College had thus ignominiously been driven into the House and the key turned upon us, the Rebels looked at each other with the greatest satisfaction.
RECRUITING
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From this reading THE RECRUITING SERGEANT.
reduced
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From this reading They had been reduced to terror by the violence of the Rebels in pushing through them; they had rushed away, screaming: those of them who witnessed the horrible murder of John Lax were also seized with panic, and fled.
remain
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From this reading The Prisoners are rescued; the only man with any fight in him has been put out of the temptation to fight any more; the Holy College are made Prisoners; ourselves are masters of the field, and certain to remain so; and the People are like lambs--nothing to be feared from them--nothing, apparently, to be hoped."
rescued
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From this reading The Prisoners are rescued; the only man with any fight in him has been put out of the temptation to fight any more; the Holy College are made Prisoners; ourselves are masters of the field, and certain to remain so; and the People are like lambs--nothing to be feared from them--nothing, apparently, to be hoped."
rushed
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From this reading They had been reduced to terror by the violence of the Rebels in pushing through them; they had rushed away, screaming: those of them who witnessed the horrible murder of John Lax were also seized with panic, and fled.
said
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From this reading "So far," said Jack, "we have succeeded beyond our greatest hopes.
satisfaction
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From this reading When the College had thus ignominiously been driven into the House and the key turned upon us, the Rebels looked at each other with the greatest satisfaction.
screaming
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From this reading They had been reduced to terror by the violence of the Rebels in pushing through them; they had rushed away, screaming: those of them who witnessed the horrible murder of John Lax were also seized with panic, and fled.
seized
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From this reading They had been reduced to terror by the violence of the Rebels in pushing through them; they had rushed away, screaming: those of them who witnessed the horrible murder of John Lax were also seized with panic, and fled.
SERGEANT
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From this reading THE RECRUITING SERGEANT.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So far," said Jack, "we have succeeded beyond our greatest hopes.
succeeded
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From this reading "So far," said Jack, "we have succeeded beyond our greatest hopes.
temptation
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From this reading The Prisoners are rescued; the only man with any fight in him has been put out of the temptation to fight any more; the Holy College are made Prisoners; ourselves are masters of the field, and certain to remain so; and the People are like lambs--nothing to be feared from them--nothing, apparently, to be hoped."
terror
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From this reading They had been reduced to terror by the violence of the Rebels in pushing through them; they had rushed away, screaming: those of them who witnessed the horrible murder of John Lax were also seized with panic, and fled.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RECRUITING SERGEANT.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The Prisoners are rescued; the only man with any fight in him has been put out of the temptation to fight any more; the Holy College are made Prisoners; ourselves are masters of the field, and certain to remain so; and the People are like lambs--nothing to be feared from them--nothing, apparently, to be hoped."
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had been reduced to terror by the violence of the Rebels in pushing through them; they had rushed away, screaming: those of them who witnessed the horrible murder of John Lax were also seized with panic, and fled.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading They had been reduced to terror by the violence of the Rebels in pushing through them; they had rushed away, screaming: those of them who witnessed the horrible murder of John Lax were also seized with panic, and fled.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They had been reduced to terror by the violence of the Rebels in pushing through them; they had rushed away, screaming: those of them who witnessed the horrible murder of John Lax were also seized with panic, and fled.
thus
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From this reading When the College had thus ignominiously been driven into the House and the key turned upon us, the Rebels looked at each other with the greatest satisfaction.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Prisoners are rescued; the only man with any fight in him has been put out of the temptation to fight any more; the Holy College are made Prisoners; ourselves are masters of the field, and certain to remain so; and the People are like lambs--nothing to be feared from them--nothing, apparently, to be hoped."
turned
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From this reading When the College had thus ignominiously been driven into the House and the key turned upon us, the Rebels looked at each other with the greatest satisfaction.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading When the College had thus ignominiously been driven into the House and the key turned upon us, the Rebels looked at each other with the greatest satisfaction.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When the College had thus ignominiously been driven into the House and the key turned upon us, the Rebels looked at each other with the greatest satisfaction.
violence
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From this reading They had been reduced to terror by the violence of the Rebels in pushing through them; they had rushed away, screaming: those of them who witnessed the horrible murder of John Lax were also seized with panic, and fled.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "So far," said Jack, "we have succeeded beyond our greatest hopes.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They had been reduced to terror by the violence of the Rebels in pushing through them; they had rushed away, screaming: those of them who witnessed the horrible murder of John Lax were also seized with panic, and fled.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the College had thus ignominiously been driven into the House and the key turned upon us, the Rebels looked at each other with the greatest satisfaction.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading They had been reduced to terror by the violence of the Rebels in pushing through them; they had rushed away, screaming: those of them who witnessed the horrible murder of John Lax were also seized with panic, and fled.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading When the College had thus ignominiously been driven into the House and the key turned upon us, the Rebels looked at each other with the greatest satisfaction.
witnessed
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From this reading They had been reduced to terror by the violence of the Rebels in pushing through them; they had rushed away, screaming: those of them who witnessed the horrible murder of John Lax were also seized with panic, and fled.
