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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 I came to think over that promise to Gatrina, to furnish proofs of the army’s intentions, I felt I had sawn off a log which I might find too big to haul.
ALBREVICS
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From this reading PRINCE ALBREVICS.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It troubled me a good deal more than the frank declaration of war from Elma--although that promised quite sufficient embarrassments of its own.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And the thought made me considerably uneasy.
army's
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From this reading When I came to think over that promise to Gatrina, to furnish proofs of the army’s intentions, I felt I had sawn off a log which I might find too big to haul.
big
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From this reading When I came to think over that promise to Gatrina, to furnish proofs of the army’s intentions, I felt I had sawn off a log which I might find too big to haul.
came
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From this reading When I came to think over that promise to Gatrina, to furnish proofs of the army’s intentions, I felt I had sawn off a log which I might find too big to haul.
considerably
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From this reading And the thought made me considerably uneasy.
cool
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From this reading I had given the pledge in a moment of excitement; and now that I was cool, the difficulty of keeping it looked very formidable indeed.
deal
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From this reading It troubled me a good deal more than the frank declaration of war from Elma--although that promised quite sufficient embarrassments of its own.
declaration
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From this reading It troubled me a good deal more than the frank declaration of war from Elma--although that promised quite sufficient embarrassments of its own.
difficulty
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From this reading I had given the pledge in a moment of excitement; and now that I was cool, the difficulty of keeping it looked very formidable indeed.
Elma
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From this reading It troubled me a good deal more than the frank declaration of war from Elma--although that promised quite sufficient embarrassments of its own.
embarrassments
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From this reading It troubled me a good deal more than the frank declaration of war from Elma--although that promised quite sufficient embarrassments of its own.
excitement
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From this reading I had given the pledge in a moment of excitement; and now that I was cool, the difficulty of keeping it looked very formidable indeed.
felt
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From this reading When I came to think over that promise to Gatrina, to furnish proofs of the army’s intentions, I felt I had sawn off a log which I might find too big to haul.
find
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From this reading When I came to think over that promise to Gatrina, to furnish proofs of the army’s intentions, I felt I had sawn off a log which I might find too big to haul.
formidableadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrmɪdəbəl/
very difficult to deal with or overcome
From this reading I had given the pledge in a moment of excitement; and now that I was cool, the difficulty of keeping it looked very formidable indeed.
frank
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From this reading It troubled me a good deal more than the frank declaration of war from Elma--although that promised quite sufficient embarrassments of its own.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It troubled me a good deal more than the frank declaration of war from Elma--although that promised quite sufficient embarrassments of its own.
furnish
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From this reading When I came to think over that promise to Gatrina, to furnish proofs of the army’s intentions, I felt I had sawn off a log which I might find too big to haul.
Gatrina
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From this reading When I came to think over that promise to Gatrina, to furnish proofs of the army’s intentions, I felt I had sawn off a log which I might find too big to haul.
given
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From this reading I had given the pledge in a moment of excitement; and now that I was cool, the difficulty of keeping it looked very formidable indeed.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It troubled me a good deal more than the frank declaration of war from Elma--although that promised quite sufficient embarrassments of its own.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When I came to think over that promise to Gatrina, to furnish proofs of the army’s intentions, I felt I had sawn off a log which I might find too big to haul.
haul
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From this reading When I came to think over that promise to Gatrina, to furnish proofs of the army’s intentions, I felt I had sawn off a log which I might find too big to haul.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When I came to think over that promise to Gatrina, to furnish proofs of the army’s intentions, I felt I had sawn off a log which I might find too big to haul.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I had given the pledge in a moment of excitement; and now that I was cool, the difficulty of keeping it looked very formidable indeed.
indeed
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From this reading I had given the pledge in a moment of excitement; and now that I was cool, the difficulty of keeping it looked very formidable indeed.
intentions
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From this reading When I came to think over that promise to Gatrina, to furnish proofs of the army’s intentions, I felt I had sawn off a log which I might find too big to haul.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I had given the pledge in a moment of excitement; and now that I was cool, the difficulty of keeping it looked very formidable indeed.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It troubled me a good deal more than the frank declaration of war from Elma--although that promised quite sufficient embarrassments of its own.
keeping
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From this reading I had given the pledge in a moment of excitement; and now that I was cool, the difficulty of keeping it looked very formidable indeed.
log
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From this reading When I came to think over that promise to Gatrina, to furnish proofs of the army’s intentions, I felt I had sawn off a log which I might find too big to haul.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had given the pledge in a moment of excitement; and now that I was cool, the difficulty of keeping it looked very formidable indeed.
made
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From this reading And the thought made me considerably uneasy.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And the thought made me considerably uneasy.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading When I came to think over that promise to Gatrina, to furnish proofs of the army’s intentions, I felt I had sawn off a log which I might find too big to haul.
moment
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From this reading I had given the pledge in a moment of excitement; and now that I was cool, the difficulty of keeping it looked very formidable indeed.
more
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From this reading It troubled me a good deal more than the frank declaration of war from Elma--although that promised quite sufficient embarrassments of its own.
now
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From this reading I had given the pledge in a moment of excitement; and now that I was cool, the difficulty of keeping it looked very formidable indeed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When I came to think over that promise to Gatrina, to furnish proofs of the army’s intentions, I felt I had sawn off a log which I might find too big to haul.
off
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From this reading When I came to think over that promise to Gatrina, to furnish proofs of the army’s intentions, I felt I had sawn off a log which I might find too big to haul.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading When I came to think over that promise to Gatrina, to furnish proofs of the army’s intentions, I felt I had sawn off a log which I might find too big to haul.
own
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From this reading It troubled me a good deal more than the frank declaration of war from Elma--although that promised quite sufficient embarrassments of its own.
pledge
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From this reading I had given the pledge in a moment of excitement; and now that I was cool, the difficulty of keeping it looked very formidable indeed.
PRINCE
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From this reading PRINCE ALBREVICS.
promise
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From this reading When I came to think over that promise to Gatrina, to furnish proofs of the army’s intentions, I felt I had sawn off a log which I might find too big to haul.
promised
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From this reading It troubled me a good deal more than the frank declaration of war from Elma--although that promised quite sufficient embarrassments of its own.
proofs
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From this reading When I came to think over that promise to Gatrina, to furnish proofs of the army’s intentions, I felt I had sawn off a log which I might find too big to haul.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It troubled me a good deal more than the frank declaration of war from Elma--although that promised quite sufficient embarrassments of its own.
sawn
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From this reading When I came to think over that promise to Gatrina, to furnish proofs of the army’s intentions, I felt I had sawn off a log which I might find too big to haul.
sufficient
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From this reading It troubled me a good deal more than the frank declaration of war from Elma--although that promised quite sufficient embarrassments of its own.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It troubled me a good deal more than the frank declaration of war from Elma--although that promised quite sufficient embarrassments of its own.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When I came to think over that promise to Gatrina, to furnish proofs of the army’s intentions, I felt I had sawn off a log which I might find too big to haul.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When I came to think over that promise to Gatrina, to furnish proofs of the army’s intentions, I felt I had sawn off a log which I might find too big to haul.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I came to think over that promise to Gatrina, to furnish proofs of the army’s intentions, I felt I had sawn off a log which I might find too big to haul.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And the thought made me considerably uneasy.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When I came to think over that promise to Gatrina, to furnish proofs of the army’s intentions, I felt I had sawn off a log which I might find too big to haul.
too
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From this reading When I came to think over that promise to Gatrina, to furnish proofs of the army’s intentions, I felt I had sawn off a log which I might find too big to haul.
troubled
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From this reading It troubled me a good deal more than the frank declaration of war from Elma--although that promised quite sufficient embarrassments of its own.
uneasy
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From this reading And the thought made me considerably uneasy.
very
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From this reading I had given the pledge in a moment of excitement; and now that I was cool, the difficulty of keeping it looked very formidable indeed.
war
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From this reading It troubled me a good deal more than the frank declaration of war from Elma--although that promised quite sufficient embarrassments of its own.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I had given the pledge in a moment of excitement; and now that I was cool, the difficulty of keeping it looked very formidable indeed.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When I came to think over that promise to Gatrina, to furnish proofs of the army’s intentions, I felt I had sawn off a log which I might find too big to haul.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When I came to think over that promise to Gatrina, to furnish proofs of the army’s intentions, I felt I had sawn off a log which I might find too big to haul.
