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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 Who, then, should remember a single prisoner, waiting within the walls of England's jail?
adventures
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From this reading The tramp of troops echoed in the streets, and the fleets of Britain made ready to carry her sons over seas for wars and for adventures.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The intrigues of party against party, of church against church, of Parliament against king; the loves, the hates, the ambitions, the desires of all the city's hurrying thousands went on as ever.
all
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From this reading The intrigues of party against party, of church against church, of Parliament against king; the loves, the hates, the ambitions, the desires of all the city's hurrying thousands went on as ever.
ambitions
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From this reading The intrigues of party against party, of church against church, of Parliament against king; the loves, the hates, the ambitions, the desires of all the city's hurrying thousands went on as ever.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading IF THERE WERE NEED Time wore on in the ancient capital of England.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The tramp of troops echoed in the streets, and the fleets of Britain made ready to carry her sons over seas for wars and for adventures.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The intrigues of party against party, of church against church, of Parliament against king; the loves, the hates, the ambitions, the desires of all the city's hurrying thousands went on as ever.
Britain
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From this reading The tramp of troops echoed in the streets, and the fleets of Britain made ready to carry her sons over seas for wars and for adventures.
capital
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From this reading IF THERE WERE NEED Time wore on in the ancient capital of England.
carry
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From this reading The tramp of troops echoed in the streets, and the fleets of Britain made ready to carry her sons over seas for wars and for adventures.
church
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From this reading The intrigues of party against party, of church against church, of Parliament against king; the loves, the hates, the ambitions, the desires of all the city's hurrying thousands went on as ever.
city's
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From this reading The intrigues of party against party, of church against church, of Parliament against king; the loves, the hates, the ambitions, the desires of all the city's hurrying thousands went on as ever.
desires
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From this reading The intrigues of party against party, of church against church, of Parliament against king; the loves, the hates, the ambitions, the desires of all the city's hurrying thousands went on as ever.
echoed
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From this reading The tramp of troops echoed in the streets, and the fleets of Britain made ready to carry her sons over seas for wars and for adventures.
England
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From this reading IF THERE WERE NEED Time wore on in the ancient capital of England.
England's
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From this reading Who, then, should remember a single prisoner, waiting within the walls of England's jail?
enough
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From this reading The hours wore on slowly enough for that prisoner.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The intrigues of party against party, of church against church, of Parliament against king; the loves, the hates, the ambitions, the desires of all the city's hurrying thousands went on as ever.
fleets
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From this reading The tramp of troops echoed in the streets, and the fleets of Britain made ready to carry her sons over seas for wars and for adventures.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The tramp of troops echoed in the streets, and the fleets of Britain made ready to carry her sons over seas for wars and for adventures.
hates
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From this reading The intrigues of party against party, of church against church, of Parliament against king; the loves, the hates, the ambitions, the desires of all the city's hurrying thousands went on as ever.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The tramp of troops echoed in the streets, and the fleets of Britain made ready to carry her sons over seas for wars and for adventures.
hours
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From this reading The hours wore on slowly enough for that prisoner.
hurrying
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From this reading The intrigues of party against party, of church against church, of Parliament against king; the loves, the hates, the ambitions, the desires of all the city's hurrying thousands went on as ever.
IFconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading IF THERE WERE NEED Time wore on in the ancient capital of England.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IF THERE WERE NEED Time wore on in the ancient capital of England.
intrigues
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From this reading The intrigues of party against party, of church against church, of Parliament against king; the loves, the hates, the ambitions, the desires of all the city's hurrying thousands went on as ever.
jail
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From this reading Who, then, should remember a single prisoner, waiting within the walls of England's jail?
king
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From this reading The intrigues of party against party, of church against church, of Parliament against king; the loves, the hates, the ambitions, the desires of all the city's hurrying thousands went on as ever.
loves
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From this reading The intrigues of party against party, of church against church, of Parliament against king; the loves, the hates, the ambitions, the desires of all the city's hurrying thousands went on as ever.
made
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From this reading The tramp of troops echoed in the streets, and the fleets of Britain made ready to carry her sons over seas for wars and for adventures.
NEEDnounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IF THERE WERE NEED Time wore on in the ancient capital of England.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IF THERE WERE NEED Time wore on in the ancient capital of England.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading IF THERE WERE NEED Time wore on in the ancient capital of England.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The tramp of troops echoed in the streets, and the fleets of Britain made ready to carry her sons over seas for wars and for adventures.
Parliament
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From this reading The intrigues of party against party, of church against church, of Parliament against king; the loves, the hates, the ambitions, the desires of all the city's hurrying thousands went on as ever.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The intrigues of party against party, of church against church, of Parliament against king; the loves, the hates, the ambitions, the desires of all the city's hurrying thousands went on as ever.
prisoner
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From this reading Who, then, should remember a single prisoner, waiting within the walls of England's jail?
ready
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From this reading The tramp of troops echoed in the streets, and the fleets of Britain made ready to carry her sons over seas for wars and for adventures.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading Who, then, should remember a single prisoner, waiting within the walls of England's jail?
seas
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From this reading The tramp of troops echoed in the streets, and the fleets of Britain made ready to carry her sons over seas for wars and for adventures.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Who, then, should remember a single prisoner, waiting within the walls of England's jail?
single
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From this reading Who, then, should remember a single prisoner, waiting within the walls of England's jail?
slowly
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From this reading The hours wore on slowly enough for that prisoner.
sons
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From this reading The tramp of troops echoed in the streets, and the fleets of Britain made ready to carry her sons over seas for wars and for adventures.
streets
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From this reading The tramp of troops echoed in the streets, and the fleets of Britain made ready to carry her sons over seas for wars and for adventures.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The hours wore on slowly enough for that prisoner.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IF THERE WERE NEED Time wore on in the ancient capital of England.
then
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From this reading Who, then, should remember a single prisoner, waiting within the walls of England's jail?
THERE
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From this reading IF THERE WERE NEED Time wore on in the ancient capital of England.
thousands
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From this reading The intrigues of party against party, of church against church, of Parliament against king; the loves, the hates, the ambitions, the desires of all the city's hurrying thousands went on as ever.
TimenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IF THERE WERE NEED Time wore on in the ancient capital of England.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The tramp of troops echoed in the streets, and the fleets of Britain made ready to carry her sons over seas for wars and for adventures.
tramp
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From this reading The tramp of troops echoed in the streets, and the fleets of Britain made ready to carry her sons over seas for wars and for adventures.
troops
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From this reading The tramp of troops echoed in the streets, and the fleets of Britain made ready to carry her sons over seas for wars and for adventures.
waiting
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From this reading Who, then, should remember a single prisoner, waiting within the walls of England's jail?
walls
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From this reading Who, then, should remember a single prisoner, waiting within the walls of England's jail?
wars
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From this reading The tramp of troops echoed in the streets, and the fleets of Britain made ready to carry her sons over seas for wars and for adventures.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The intrigues of party against party, of church against church, of Parliament against king; the loves, the hates, the ambitions, the desires of all the city's hurrying thousands went on as ever.
WEREauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading IF THERE WERE NEED Time wore on in the ancient capital of England.
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Who, then, should remember a single prisoner, waiting within the walls of England's jail?
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Who, then, should remember a single prisoner, waiting within the walls of England's jail?
wore
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From this reading IF THERE WERE NEED Time wore on in the ancient capital of England.
