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account
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againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading We have already seen the account of the measures taken by William III. and passed by Parliament against the malefactors, male and female, called Comprachicos, otherwise Comprapequeños, otherwise Cheylas.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We have already seen the account of the measures taken by William III. and passed by Parliament against the malefactors, male and female, called Comprachicos, otherwise Comprapequeños, otherwise Cheylas.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We have already seen the account of the measures taken by William III. and passed by Parliament against the malefactors, male and female, called Comprachicos, otherwise Comprapequeños, otherwise Cheylas.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are laws which disperse.
band
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From this reading What kind of band was it which had left the child behind in its flight?
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading What kind of band was it which had left the child behind in its flight?
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading We have already seen the account of the measures taken by William III. and passed by Parliament against the malefactors, male and female, called Comprachicos, otherwise Comprapequeños, otherwise Cheylas.
called
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Cheylas
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child
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Comprachicos
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Comprapequeños
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disperse
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female
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flight
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fugitives
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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III
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
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kind
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laws
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From this reading There are laws which disperse.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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male
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malefactors
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measures
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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otherwise
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Parliament
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passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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QUESTIONS
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From this reading QUESTIONS.
seen
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taken
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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There
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From this reading There are laws which disperse.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Were those fugitives Comprachicos?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What kind of band was it which had left the child behind in its flight?
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We have already seen the account of the measures taken by William III. and passed by Parliament against the malefactors, male and female, called Comprachicos, otherwise Comprapequeños, otherwise Cheylas.
Wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Were those fugitives Comprachicos?
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
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whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
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William
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From this reading We have already seen the account of the measures taken by William III. and passed by Parliament against the malefactors, male and female, called Comprachicos, otherwise Comprapequeños, otherwise Cheylas.