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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 Everybody sprang to their feet--ladies shrieked in chorus, gentlemen swore and drew their swords, and looked to see if they might not expect a whole army to drop from the sky upon them, as they stood.
all
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From this reading In an instant all was confusion.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In an instant all was confusion.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Everybody sprang to their feet--ladies shrieked in chorus, gentlemen swore and drew their swords, and looked to see if they might not expect a whole army to drop from the sky upon them, as they stood.
apparition
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From this reading The bench, with the judge at their head, had followed her example, and stood staring with all their might, looking, truth to tell, as much startled by the sudden apparition as the fair sex.
army
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From this reading Everybody sprang to their feet--ladies shrieked in chorus, gentlemen swore and drew their swords, and looked to see if they might not expect a whole army to drop from the sky upon them, as they stood.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading No other battalion, however, followed this forlorn hope; and seeing it, the gentlemen took heart of grace and closed around the unceremonious intruder.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Everybody sprang to their feet--ladies shrieked in chorus, gentlemen swore and drew their swords, and looked to see if they might not expect a whole army to drop from the sky upon them, as they stood.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The bench, with the judge at their head, had followed her example, and stood staring with all their might, looking, truth to tell, as much startled by the sudden apparition as the fair sex.
battalion
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From this reading No other battalion, however, followed this forlorn hope; and seeing it, the gentlemen took heart of grace and closed around the unceremonious intruder.
bench
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From this reading The bench, with the judge at their head, had followed her example, and stood staring with all their might, looking, truth to tell, as much startled by the sudden apparition as the fair sex.
bright
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From this reading The queen had sprung from her royal seat, and stood with her bright lips parted, and her brighter eyes dilating in speechless wonder.
brighter
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From this reading The queen had sprung from her royal seat, and stood with her bright lips parted, and her brighter eyes dilating in speechless wonder.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The bench, with the judge at their head, had followed her example, and stood staring with all their might, looking, truth to tell, as much startled by the sudden apparition as the fair sex.
chorusnounUS /ˈkɔrəs/
a group singing together
From this reading Everybody sprang to their feet--ladies shrieked in chorus, gentlemen swore and drew their swords, and looked to see if they might not expect a whole army to drop from the sky upon them, as they stood.
closed
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From this reading No other battalion, however, followed this forlorn hope; and seeing it, the gentlemen took heart of grace and closed around the unceremonious intruder.
confusion
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From this reading In an instant all was confusion.
dilating
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From this reading The queen had sprung from her royal seat, and stood with her bright lips parted, and her brighter eyes dilating in speechless wonder.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Everybody sprang to their feet--ladies shrieked in chorus, gentlemen swore and drew their swords, and looked to see if they might not expect a whole army to drop from the sky upon them, as they stood.
drop
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From this reading Everybody sprang to their feet--ladies shrieked in chorus, gentlemen swore and drew their swords, and looked to see if they might not expect a whole army to drop from the sky upon them, as they stood.
EverybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading Everybody sprang to their feet--ladies shrieked in chorus, gentlemen swore and drew their swords, and looked to see if they might not expect a whole army to drop from the sky upon them, as they stood.
example
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From this reading The bench, with the judge at their head, had followed her example, and stood staring with all their might, looking, truth to tell, as much startled by the sudden apparition as the fair sex.
expectverbUS /ɪkˈspekt/
to think that something will happen
From this reading Everybody sprang to their feet--ladies shrieked in chorus, gentlemen swore and drew their swords, and looked to see if they might not expect a whole army to drop from the sky upon them, as they stood.
eyes
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From this reading The queen had sprung from her royal seat, and stood with her bright lips parted, and her brighter eyes dilating in speechless wonder.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The bench, with the judge at their head, had followed her example, and stood staring with all their might, looking, truth to tell, as much startled by the sudden apparition as the fair sex.
feet
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From this reading Everybody sprang to their feet--ladies shrieked in chorus, gentlemen swore and drew their swords, and looked to see if they might not expect a whole army to drop from the sky upon them, as they stood.
followed
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From this reading No other battalion, however, followed this forlorn hope; and seeing it, the gentlemen took heart of grace and closed around the unceremonious intruder.
forlorn
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From this reading No other battalion, however, followed this forlorn hope; and seeing it, the gentlemen took heart of grace and closed around the unceremonious intruder.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Everybody sprang to their feet--ladies shrieked in chorus, gentlemen swore and drew their swords, and looked to see if they might not expect a whole army to drop from the sky upon them, as they stood.
gentlemennounUS /gentlemen/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Everybody sprang to their feet--ladies shrieked in chorus, gentlemen swore and drew their swords, and looked to see if they might not expect a whole army to drop from the sky upon them, as they stood.
grace
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From this reading No other battalion, however, followed this forlorn hope; and seeing it, the gentlemen took heart of grace and closed around the unceremonious intruder.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The queen had sprung from her royal seat, and stood with her bright lips parted, and her brighter eyes dilating in speechless wonder.
head
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From this reading The bench, with the judge at their head, had followed her example, and stood staring with all their might, looking, truth to tell, as much startled by the sudden apparition as the fair sex.
heart
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From this reading No other battalion, however, followed this forlorn hope; and seeing it, the gentlemen took heart of grace and closed around the unceremonious intruder.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The queen had sprung from her royal seat, and stood with her bright lips parted, and her brighter eyes dilating in speechless wonder.
hope
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From this reading No other battalion, however, followed this forlorn hope; and seeing it, the gentlemen took heart of grace and closed around the unceremonious intruder.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading No other battalion, however, followed this forlorn hope; and seeing it, the gentlemen took heart of grace and closed around the unceremonious intruder.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Everybody sprang to their feet--ladies shrieked in chorus, gentlemen swore and drew their swords, and looked to see if they might not expect a whole army to drop from the sky upon them, as they stood.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In an instant all was confusion.
instant
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From this reading In an instant all was confusion.
intruder
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From this reading No other battalion, however, followed this forlorn hope; and seeing it, the gentlemen took heart of grace and closed around the unceremonious intruder.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading No other battalion, however, followed this forlorn hope; and seeing it, the gentlemen took heart of grace and closed around the unceremonious intruder.
judge
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From this reading The bench, with the judge at their head, had followed her example, and stood staring with all their might, looking, truth to tell, as much startled by the sudden apparition as the fair sex.
ladies
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From this reading Everybody sprang to their feet--ladies shrieked in chorus, gentlemen swore and drew their swords, and looked to see if they might not expect a whole army to drop from the sky upon them, as they stood.
lips
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From this reading The queen had sprung from her royal seat, and stood with her bright lips parted, and her brighter eyes dilating in speechless wonder.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Everybody sprang to their feet--ladies shrieked in chorus, gentlemen swore and drew their swords, and looked to see if they might not expect a whole army to drop from the sky upon them, as they stood.
looking
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From this reading The bench, with the judge at their head, had followed her example, and stood staring with all their might, looking, truth to tell, as much startled by the sudden apparition as the fair sex.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Everybody sprang to their feet--ladies shrieked in chorus, gentlemen swore and drew their swords, and looked to see if they might not expect a whole army to drop from the sky upon them, as they stood.
much
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From this reading The bench, with the judge at their head, had followed her example, and stood staring with all their might, looking, truth to tell, as much startled by the sudden apparition as the fair sex.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No other battalion, however, followed this forlorn hope; and seeing it, the gentlemen took heart of grace and closed around the unceremonious intruder.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Everybody sprang to their feet--ladies shrieked in chorus, gentlemen swore and drew their swords, and looked to see if they might not expect a whole army to drop from the sky upon them, as they stood.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading No other battalion, however, followed this forlorn hope; and seeing it, the gentlemen took heart of grace and closed around the unceremonious intruder.
other
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From this reading No other battalion, however, followed this forlorn hope; and seeing it, the gentlemen took heart of grace and closed around the unceremonious intruder.
parted
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From this reading The queen had sprung from her royal seat, and stood with her bright lips parted, and her brighter eyes dilating in speechless wonder.
queen
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From this reading The queen had sprung from her royal seat, and stood with her bright lips parted, and her brighter eyes dilating in speechless wonder.
royal
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From this reading The queen had sprung from her royal seat, and stood with her bright lips parted, and her brighter eyes dilating in speechless wonder.
seat
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From this reading The queen had sprung from her royal seat, and stood with her bright lips parted, and her brighter eyes dilating in speechless wonder.
see
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From this reading Everybody sprang to their feet--ladies shrieked in chorus, gentlemen swore and drew their swords, and looked to see if they might not expect a whole army to drop from the sky upon them, as they stood.
seeing
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From this reading No other battalion, however, followed this forlorn hope; and seeing it, the gentlemen took heart of grace and closed around the unceremonious intruder.
sex
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From this reading The bench, with the judge at their head, had followed her example, and stood staring with all their might, looking, truth to tell, as much startled by the sudden apparition as the fair sex.
shrieked
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From this reading Everybody sprang to their feet--ladies shrieked in chorus, gentlemen swore and drew their swords, and looked to see if they might not expect a whole army to drop from the sky upon them, as they stood.
sky
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From this reading Everybody sprang to their feet--ladies shrieked in chorus, gentlemen swore and drew their swords, and looked to see if they might not expect a whole army to drop from the sky upon them, as they stood.
speechless
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From this reading The queen had sprung from her royal seat, and stood with her bright lips parted, and her brighter eyes dilating in speechless wonder.
sprang
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From this reading Everybody sprang to their feet--ladies shrieked in chorus, gentlemen swore and drew their swords, and looked to see if they might not expect a whole army to drop from the sky upon them, as they stood.
sprung
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From this reading The queen had sprung from her royal seat, and stood with her bright lips parted, and her brighter eyes dilating in speechless wonder.
staring
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From this reading The bench, with the judge at their head, had followed her example, and stood staring with all their might, looking, truth to tell, as much startled by the sudden apparition as the fair sex.
startled
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From this reading The bench, with the judge at their head, had followed her example, and stood staring with all their might, looking, truth to tell, as much startled by the sudden apparition as the fair sex.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Everybody sprang to their feet--ladies shrieked in chorus, gentlemen swore and drew their swords, and looked to see if they might not expect a whole army to drop from the sky upon them, as they stood.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The bench, with the judge at their head, had followed her example, and stood staring with all their might, looking, truth to tell, as much startled by the sudden apparition as the fair sex.
swords
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From this reading Everybody sprang to their feet--ladies shrieked in chorus, gentlemen swore and drew their swords, and looked to see if they might not expect a whole army to drop from the sky upon them, as they stood.
swore
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From this reading Everybody sprang to their feet--ladies shrieked in chorus, gentlemen swore and drew their swords, and looked to see if they might not expect a whole army to drop from the sky upon them, as they stood.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The bench, with the judge at their head, had followed her example, and stood staring with all their might, looking, truth to tell, as much startled by the sudden apparition as the fair sex.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Everybody sprang to their feet--ladies shrieked in chorus, gentlemen swore and drew their swords, and looked to see if they might not expect a whole army to drop from the sky upon them, as they stood.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Everybody sprang to their feet--ladies shrieked in chorus, gentlemen swore and drew their swords, and looked to see if they might not expect a whole army to drop from the sky upon them, as they stood.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Everybody sprang to their feet--ladies shrieked in chorus, gentlemen swore and drew their swords, and looked to see if they might not expect a whole army to drop from the sky upon them, as they stood.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Everybody sprang to their feet--ladies shrieked in chorus, gentlemen swore and drew their swords, and looked to see if they might not expect a whole army to drop from the sky upon them, as they stood.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading No other battalion, however, followed this forlorn hope; and seeing it, the gentlemen took heart of grace and closed around the unceremonious intruder.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Everybody sprang to their feet--ladies shrieked in chorus, gentlemen swore and drew their swords, and looked to see if they might not expect a whole army to drop from the sky upon them, as they stood.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No other battalion, however, followed this forlorn hope; and seeing it, the gentlemen took heart of grace and closed around the unceremonious intruder.
truth
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From this reading The bench, with the judge at their head, had followed her example, and stood staring with all their might, looking, truth to tell, as much startled by the sudden apparition as the fair sex.
unceremonious
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From this reading No other battalion, however, followed this forlorn hope; and seeing it, the gentlemen took heart of grace and closed around the unceremonious intruder.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Everybody sprang to their feet--ladies shrieked in chorus, gentlemen swore and drew their swords, and looked to see if they might not expect a whole army to drop from the sky upon them, as they stood.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In an instant all was confusion.
whole
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From this reading Everybody sprang to their feet--ladies shrieked in chorus, gentlemen swore and drew their swords, and looked to see if they might not expect a whole army to drop from the sky upon them, as they stood.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The queen had sprung from her royal seat, and stood with her bright lips parted, and her brighter eyes dilating in speechless wonder.
wonder
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From this reading The queen had sprung from her royal seat, and stood with her bright lips parted, and her brighter eyes dilating in speechless wonder.
