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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 When the Indian Mutiny broke out, and a little time before the siege of Delhi, a regiment of Native Irregular Horse was stationed at Peshawur on the Frontier of India.
Afghanistan
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From this reading The chance never came, for, as the regiment swept off down south, it was headed up by a remnant of an English corps into the hills of Afghanistan, and there the newly-conquered tribesmen turned against it as wolves turn against buck.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The chance never came, for, as the regiment swept off down south, it was headed up by a remnant of an English corps into the hills of Afghanistan, and there the newly-conquered tribesmen turned against it as wolves turn against buck.
allowed
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From this reading That regiment caught what John Lawrence called at the time 'the prevalent mania,' and would have thrown in its lot with the mutineers had it been allowed to do so.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The dawn was beginning to break when Mowgli went down the hillside alone, to meet those mysterious things that are called men.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The chance never came, for, as the regiment swept off down south, it was headed up by a remnant of an English corps into the hills of Afghanistan, and there the newly-conquered tribesmen turned against it as wolves turn against buck.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When the Indian Mutiny broke out, and a little time before the siege of Delhi, a regiment of Native Irregular Horse was stationed at Peshawur on the Frontier of India.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The dawn was beginning to break when Mowgli went down the hillside alone, to meet those mysterious things that are called men.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The chance never came, for, as the regiment swept off down south, it was headed up by a remnant of an English corps into the hills of Afghanistan, and there the newly-conquered tribesmen turned against it as wolves turn against buck.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When the Indian Mutiny broke out, and a little time before the siege of Delhi, a regiment of Native Irregular Horse was stationed at Peshawur on the Frontier of India.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading That regiment caught what John Lawrence called at the time 'the prevalent mania,' and would have thrown in its lot with the mutineers had it been allowed to do so.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading When the Indian Mutiny broke out, and a little time before the siege of Delhi, a regiment of Native Irregular Horse was stationed at Peshawur on the Frontier of India.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The dawn was beginning to break when Mowgli went down the hillside alone, to meet those mysterious things that are called men.
break
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From this reading The dawn was beginning to break when Mowgli went down the hillside alone, to meet those mysterious things that are called men.
broke
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From this reading When the Indian Mutiny broke out, and a little time before the siege of Delhi, a regiment of Native Irregular Horse was stationed at Peshawur on the Frontier of India.
buck
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From this reading The chance never came, for, as the regiment swept off down south, it was headed up by a remnant of an English corps into the hills of Afghanistan, and there the newly-conquered tribesmen turned against it as wolves turn against buck.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The chance never came, for, as the regiment swept off down south, it was headed up by a remnant of an English corps into the hills of Afghanistan, and there the newly-conquered tribesmen turned against it as wolves turn against buck.
called
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From this reading The dawn was beginning to break when Mowgli went down the hillside alone, to meet those mysterious things that are called men.
came
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From this reading The chance never came, for, as the regiment swept off down south, it was headed up by a remnant of an English corps into the hills of Afghanistan, and there the newly-conquered tribesmen turned against it as wolves turn against buck.
caught
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From this reading That regiment caught what John Lawrence called at the time 'the prevalent mania,' and would have thrown in its lot with the mutineers had it been allowed to do so.
chance
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From this reading The chance never came, for, as the regiment swept off down south, it was headed up by a remnant of an English corps into the hills of Afghanistan, and there the newly-conquered tribesmen turned against it as wolves turn against buck.
corps
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From this reading The chance never came, for, as the regiment swept off down south, it was headed up by a remnant of an English corps into the hills of Afghanistan, and there the newly-conquered tribesmen turned against it as wolves turn against buck.
dawn
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From this reading The dawn was beginning to break when Mowgli went down the hillside alone, to meet those mysterious things that are called men.
Delhi
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From this reading When the Indian Mutiny broke out, and a little time before the siege of Delhi, a regiment of Native Irregular Horse was stationed at Peshawur on the Frontier of India.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading That regiment caught what John Lawrence called at the time 'the prevalent mania,' and would have thrown in its lot with the mutineers had it been allowed to do so.
down
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From this reading The dawn was beginning to break when Mowgli went down the hillside alone, to meet those mysterious things that are called men.
English
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From this reading The chance never came, for, as the regiment swept off down south, it was headed up by a remnant of an English corps into the hills of Afghanistan, and there the newly-conquered tribesmen turned against it as wolves turn against buck.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The chance never came, for, as the regiment swept off down south, it was headed up by a remnant of an English corps into the hills of Afghanistan, and there the newly-conquered tribesmen turned against it as wolves turn against buck.
Frontier
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From this reading When the Indian Mutiny broke out, and a little time before the siege of Delhi, a regiment of Native Irregular Horse was stationed at Peshawur on the Frontier of India.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading That regiment caught what John Lawrence called at the time 'the prevalent mania,' and would have thrown in its lot with the mutineers had it been allowed to do so.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading That regiment caught what John Lawrence called at the time 'the prevalent mania,' and would have thrown in its lot with the mutineers had it been allowed to do so.
headed
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From this reading The chance never came, for, as the regiment swept off down south, it was headed up by a remnant of an English corps into the hills of Afghanistan, and there the newly-conquered tribesmen turned against it as wolves turn against buck.
hills
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From this reading The chance never came, for, as the regiment swept off down south, it was headed up by a remnant of an English corps into the hills of Afghanistan, and there the newly-conquered tribesmen turned against it as wolves turn against buck.
hillside
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From this reading The dawn was beginning to break when Mowgli went down the hillside alone, to meet those mysterious things that are called men.
Horse
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From this reading When the Indian Mutiny broke out, and a little time before the siege of Delhi, a regiment of Native Irregular Horse was stationed at Peshawur on the Frontier of India.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That regiment caught what John Lawrence called at the time 'the prevalent mania,' and would have thrown in its lot with the mutineers had it been allowed to do so.
India
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From this reading When the Indian Mutiny broke out, and a little time before the siege of Delhi, a regiment of Native Irregular Horse was stationed at Peshawur on the Frontier of India.
Indian
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From this reading When the Indian Mutiny broke out, and a little time before the siege of Delhi, a regiment of Native Irregular Horse was stationed at Peshawur on the Frontier of India.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The chance never came, for, as the regiment swept off down south, it was headed up by a remnant of an English corps into the hills of Afghanistan, and there the newly-conquered tribesmen turned against it as wolves turn against buck.
Irregular
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From this reading When the Indian Mutiny broke out, and a little time before the siege of Delhi, a regiment of Native Irregular Horse was stationed at Peshawur on the Frontier of India.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That regiment caught what John Lawrence called at the time 'the prevalent mania,' and would have thrown in its lot with the mutineers had it been allowed to do so.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading That regiment caught what John Lawrence called at the time 'the prevalent mania,' and would have thrown in its lot with the mutineers had it been allowed to do so.
John
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From this reading That regiment caught what John Lawrence called at the time 'the prevalent mania,' and would have thrown in its lot with the mutineers had it been allowed to do so.
Lawrence
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From this reading That regiment caught what John Lawrence called at the time 'the prevalent mania,' and would have thrown in its lot with the mutineers had it been allowed to do so.
LEGION
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From this reading THE LOST LEGION.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the Indian Mutiny broke out, and a little time before the siege of Delhi, a regiment of Native Irregular Horse was stationed at Peshawur on the Frontier of India.
LOST
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From this reading THE LOST LEGION.
lot
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From this reading That regiment caught what John Lawrence called at the time 'the prevalent mania,' and would have thrown in its lot with the mutineers had it been allowed to do so.
mania
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From this reading That regiment caught what John Lawrence called at the time 'the prevalent mania,' and would have thrown in its lot with the mutineers had it been allowed to do so.
meet
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From this reading The dawn was beginning to break when Mowgli went down the hillside alone, to meet those mysterious things that are called men.
men
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From this reading The dawn was beginning to break when Mowgli went down the hillside alone, to meet those mysterious things that are called men.
Mowgli
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From this reading The dawn was beginning to break when Mowgli went down the hillside alone, to meet those mysterious things that are called men.
mutineersnounUS /ˈmutineers/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading That regiment caught what John Lawrence called at the time 'the prevalent mania,' and would have thrown in its lot with the mutineers had it been allowed to do so.
Mutiny
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From this reading When the Indian Mutiny broke out, and a little time before the siege of Delhi, a regiment of Native Irregular Horse was stationed at Peshawur on the Frontier of India.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading The dawn was beginning to break when Mowgli went down the hillside alone, to meet those mysterious things that are called men.
Native
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From this reading When the Indian Mutiny broke out, and a little time before the siege of Delhi, a regiment of Native Irregular Horse was stationed at Peshawur on the Frontier of India.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The chance never came, for, as the regiment swept off down south, it was headed up by a remnant of an English corps into the hills of Afghanistan, and there the newly-conquered tribesmen turned against it as wolves turn against buck.
newly-conquered
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From this reading The chance never came, for, as the regiment swept off down south, it was headed up by a remnant of an English corps into the hills of Afghanistan, and there the newly-conquered tribesmen turned against it as wolves turn against buck.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When the Indian Mutiny broke out, and a little time before the siege of Delhi, a regiment of Native Irregular Horse was stationed at Peshawur on the Frontier of India.
off
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From this reading The chance never came, for, as the regiment swept off down south, it was headed up by a remnant of an English corps into the hills of Afghanistan, and there the newly-conquered tribesmen turned against it as wolves turn against buck.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When the Indian Mutiny broke out, and a little time before the siege of Delhi, a regiment of Native Irregular Horse was stationed at Peshawur on the Frontier of India.
out
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From this reading When the Indian Mutiny broke out, and a little time before the siege of Delhi, a regiment of Native Irregular Horse was stationed at Peshawur on the Frontier of India.
Peshawur
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From this reading When the Indian Mutiny broke out, and a little time before the siege of Delhi, a regiment of Native Irregular Horse was stationed at Peshawur on the Frontier of India.
prevalent
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From this reading That regiment caught what John Lawrence called at the time 'the prevalent mania,' and would have thrown in its lot with the mutineers had it been allowed to do so.
regiment
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From this reading When the Indian Mutiny broke out, and a little time before the siege of Delhi, a regiment of Native Irregular Horse was stationed at Peshawur on the Frontier of India.
remnant
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From this reading The chance never came, for, as the regiment swept off down south, it was headed up by a remnant of an English corps into the hills of Afghanistan, and there the newly-conquered tribesmen turned against it as wolves turn against buck.
siege
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From this reading When the Indian Mutiny broke out, and a little time before the siege of Delhi, a regiment of Native Irregular Horse was stationed at Peshawur on the Frontier of India.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading That regiment caught what John Lawrence called at the time 'the prevalent mania,' and would have thrown in its lot with the mutineers had it been allowed to do so.
south
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From this reading The chance never came, for, as the regiment swept off down south, it was headed up by a remnant of an English corps into the hills of Afghanistan, and there the newly-conquered tribesmen turned against it as wolves turn against buck.
stationed
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From this reading When the Indian Mutiny broke out, and a little time before the siege of Delhi, a regiment of Native Irregular Horse was stationed at Peshawur on the Frontier of India.
swept
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From this reading The chance never came, for, as the regiment swept off down south, it was headed up by a remnant of an English corps into the hills of Afghanistan, and there the newly-conquered tribesmen turned against it as wolves turn against buck.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The dawn was beginning to break when Mowgli went down the hillside alone, to meet those mysterious things that are called men.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The dawn was beginning to break when Mowgli went down the hillside alone, to meet those mysterious things that are called men.
there
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From this reading The chance never came, for, as the regiment swept off down south, it was headed up by a remnant of an English corps into the hills of Afghanistan, and there the newly-conquered tribesmen turned against it as wolves turn against buck.
things
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From this reading The dawn was beginning to break when Mowgli went down the hillside alone, to meet those mysterious things that are called men.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The dawn was beginning to break when Mowgli went down the hillside alone, to meet those mysterious things that are called men.
thrown
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From this reading That regiment caught what John Lawrence called at the time 'the prevalent mania,' and would have thrown in its lot with the mutineers had it been allowed to do so.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the Indian Mutiny broke out, and a little time before the siege of Delhi, a regiment of Native Irregular Horse was stationed at Peshawur on the Frontier of India.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The dawn was beginning to break when Mowgli went down the hillside alone, to meet those mysterious things that are called men.
tribesmen
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From this reading The chance never came, for, as the regiment swept off down south, it was headed up by a remnant of an English corps into the hills of Afghanistan, and there the newly-conquered tribesmen turned against it as wolves turn against buck.
turn
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From this reading The chance never came, for, as the regiment swept off down south, it was headed up by a remnant of an English corps into the hills of Afghanistan, and there the newly-conquered tribesmen turned against it as wolves turn against buck.
turned
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From this reading The chance never came, for, as the regiment swept off down south, it was headed up by a remnant of an English corps into the hills of Afghanistan, and there the newly-conquered tribesmen turned against it as wolves turn against buck.
up
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From this reading The chance never came, for, as the regiment swept off down south, it was headed up by a remnant of an English corps into the hills of Afghanistan, and there the newly-conquered tribesmen turned against it as wolves turn against buck.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The dawn was beginning to break when Mowgli went down the hillside alone, to meet those mysterious things that are called men.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The dawn was beginning to break when Mowgli went down the hillside alone, to meet those mysterious things that are called men.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading That regiment caught what John Lawrence called at the time 'the prevalent mania,' and would have thrown in its lot with the mutineers had it been allowed to do so.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The dawn was beginning to break when Mowgli went down the hillside alone, to meet those mysterious things that are called men.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading That regiment caught what John Lawrence called at the time 'the prevalent mania,' and would have thrown in its lot with the mutineers had it been allowed to do so.
wolves
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From this reading The chance never came, for, as the regiment swept off down south, it was headed up by a remnant of an English corps into the hills of Afghanistan, and there the newly-conquered tribesmen turned against it as wolves turn against buck.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading That regiment caught what John Lawrence called at the time 'the prevalent mania,' and would have thrown in its lot with the mutineers had it been allowed to do so.
