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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 THE RELICS OF GENERAL CHASSÉ A TALE OF ANTWERP.
all
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From this reading THAT Belgium is now one of the European kingdoms, living by its own laws, resting on its own bottom, with a king and court, palaces and parliament of its own, is known to all the world.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THAT Belgium is now one of the European kingdoms, living by its own laws, resting on its own bottom, with a king and court, palaces and parliament of its own, is known to all the world.
ANTWERP
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From this reading THE RELICS OF GENERAL CHASSÉ A TALE OF ANTWERP.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But in the memory of very many of us who do not think ourselves old men, Belgium, as it is now called—in those days it used to be Flanders and Brabant—was a part of Holland; and it obtained its own independence by a revolution.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But in the memory of very many of us who do not think ourselves old men, Belgium, as it is now called—in those days it used to be Flanders and Brabant—was a part of Holland; and it obtained its own independence by a revolution.
Belgium
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From this reading THAT Belgium is now one of the European kingdoms, living by its own laws, resting on its own bottom, with a king and court, palaces and parliament of its own, is known to all the world.
bottom
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From this reading THAT Belgium is now one of the European kingdoms, living by its own laws, resting on its own bottom, with a king and court, palaces and parliament of its own, is known to all the world.
Brabant
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From this reading But in the memory of very many of us who do not think ourselves old men, Belgium, as it is now called—in those days it used to be Flanders and Brabant—was a part of Holland; and it obtained its own independence by a revolution.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But in the memory of very many of us who do not think ourselves old men, Belgium, as it is now called—in those days it used to be Flanders and Brabant—was a part of Holland; and it obtained its own independence by a revolution.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THAT Belgium is now one of the European kingdoms, living by its own laws, resting on its own bottom, with a king and court, palaces and parliament of its own, is known to all the world.
called
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From this reading But in the memory of very many of us who do not think ourselves old men, Belgium, as it is now called—in those days it used to be Flanders and Brabant—was a part of Holland; and it obtained its own independence by a revolution.
CHASSÉ
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From this reading THE RELICS OF GENERAL CHASSÉ A TALE OF ANTWERP.
churches
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From this reading And a very nice little kingdom it is; full of old towns, fine Flemish pictures, and interesting Gothic churches.
court
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From this reading THAT Belgium is now one of the European kingdoms, living by its own laws, resting on its own bottom, with a king and court, palaces and parliament of its own, is known to all the world.
days
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From this reading But in the memory of very many of us who do not think ourselves old men, Belgium, as it is now called—in those days it used to be Flanders and Brabant—was a part of Holland; and it obtained its own independence by a revolution.
defended
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From this reading In that revolution the most important military step was the siege of Antwerp, which was defended on the part of the Dutch by General Chassé, with the utmost gallantry, but nevertheless ineffectually.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading But in the memory of very many of us who do not think ourselves old men, Belgium, as it is now called—in those days it used to be Flanders and Brabant—was a part of Holland; and it obtained its own independence by a revolution.
Dutch
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From this reading In that revolution the most important military step was the siege of Antwerp, which was defended on the part of the Dutch by General Chassé, with the utmost gallantry, but nevertheless ineffectually.
European
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From this reading THAT Belgium is now one of the European kingdoms, living by its own laws, resting on its own bottom, with a king and court, palaces and parliament of its own, is known to all the world.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And a very nice little kingdom it is; full of old towns, fine Flemish pictures, and interesting Gothic churches.
Flanders
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From this reading But in the memory of very many of us who do not think ourselves old men, Belgium, as it is now called—in those days it used to be Flanders and Brabant—was a part of Holland; and it obtained its own independence by a revolution.
Flemish
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From this reading And a very nice little kingdom it is; full of old towns, fine Flemish pictures, and interesting Gothic churches.
full
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From this reading And a very nice little kingdom it is; full of old towns, fine Flemish pictures, and interesting Gothic churches.
gallantry
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From this reading In that revolution the most important military step was the siege of Antwerp, which was defended on the part of the Dutch by General Chassé, with the utmost gallantry, but nevertheless ineffectually.
GENERAL
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From this reading THE RELICS OF GENERAL CHASSÉ A TALE OF ANTWERP.
Gothic
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From this reading And a very nice little kingdom it is; full of old towns, fine Flemish pictures, and interesting Gothic churches.
Holland
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From this reading But in the memory of very many of us who do not think ourselves old men, Belgium, as it is now called—in those days it used to be Flanders and Brabant—was a part of Holland; and it obtained its own independence by a revolution.
important
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From this reading In that revolution the most important military step was the siege of Antwerp, which was defended on the part of the Dutch by General Chassé, with the utmost gallantry, but nevertheless ineffectually.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But in the memory of very many of us who do not think ourselves old men, Belgium, as it is now called—in those days it used to be Flanders and Brabant—was a part of Holland; and it obtained its own independence by a revolution.
independence
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From this reading But in the memory of very many of us who do not think ourselves old men, Belgium, as it is now called—in those days it used to be Flanders and Brabant—was a part of Holland; and it obtained its own independence by a revolution.
ineffectually
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From this reading In that revolution the most important military step was the siege of Antwerp, which was defended on the part of the Dutch by General Chassé, with the utmost gallantry, but nevertheless ineffectually.
interesting
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From this reading And a very nice little kingdom it is; full of old towns, fine Flemish pictures, and interesting Gothic churches.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THAT Belgium is now one of the European kingdoms, living by its own laws, resting on its own bottom, with a king and court, palaces and parliament of its own, is known to all the world.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And a very nice little kingdom it is; full of old towns, fine Flemish pictures, and interesting Gothic churches.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading THAT Belgium is now one of the European kingdoms, living by its own laws, resting on its own bottom, with a king and court, palaces and parliament of its own, is known to all the world.
king
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From this reading THAT Belgium is now one of the European kingdoms, living by its own laws, resting on its own bottom, with a king and court, palaces and parliament of its own, is known to all the world.
kingdom
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From this reading And a very nice little kingdom it is; full of old towns, fine Flemish pictures, and interesting Gothic churches.
kingdoms
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From this reading THAT Belgium is now one of the European kingdoms, living by its own laws, resting on its own bottom, with a king and court, palaces and parliament of its own, is known to all the world.
known
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From this reading THAT Belgium is now one of the European kingdoms, living by its own laws, resting on its own bottom, with a king and court, palaces and parliament of its own, is known to all the world.
laws
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From this reading THAT Belgium is now one of the European kingdoms, living by its own laws, resting on its own bottom, with a king and court, palaces and parliament of its own, is known to all the world.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And a very nice little kingdom it is; full of old towns, fine Flemish pictures, and interesting Gothic churches.
living
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From this reading THAT Belgium is now one of the European kingdoms, living by its own laws, resting on its own bottom, with a king and court, palaces and parliament of its own, is known to all the world.
many
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From this reading But in the memory of very many of us who do not think ourselves old men, Belgium, as it is now called—in those days it used to be Flanders and Brabant—was a part of Holland; and it obtained its own independence by a revolution.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading But in the memory of very many of us who do not think ourselves old men, Belgium, as it is now called—in those days it used to be Flanders and Brabant—was a part of Holland; and it obtained its own independence by a revolution.
men
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From this reading But in the memory of very many of us who do not think ourselves old men, Belgium, as it is now called—in those days it used to be Flanders and Brabant—was a part of Holland; and it obtained its own independence by a revolution.
military
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From this reading In that revolution the most important military step was the siege of Antwerp, which was defended on the part of the Dutch by General Chassé, with the utmost gallantry, but nevertheless ineffectually.
most
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From this reading In that revolution the most important military step was the siege of Antwerp, which was defended on the part of the Dutch by General Chassé, with the utmost gallantry, but nevertheless ineffectually.
neverthelessadverbUS /ˌnevərðəˈles/
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading In that revolution the most important military step was the siege of Antwerp, which was defended on the part of the Dutch by General Chassé, with the utmost gallantry, but nevertheless ineffectually.
nice
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From this reading And a very nice little kingdom it is; full of old towns, fine Flemish pictures, and interesting Gothic churches.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But in the memory of very many of us who do not think ourselves old men, Belgium, as it is now called—in those days it used to be Flanders and Brabant—was a part of Holland; and it obtained its own independence by a revolution.
now
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From this reading THAT Belgium is now one of the European kingdoms, living by its own laws, resting on its own bottom, with a king and court, palaces and parliament of its own, is known to all the world.
obtained
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From this reading But in the memory of very many of us who do not think ourselves old men, Belgium, as it is now called—in those days it used to be Flanders and Brabant—was a part of Holland; and it obtained its own independence by a revolution.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE RELICS OF GENERAL CHASSÉ A TALE OF ANTWERP.
old
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From this reading And a very nice little kingdom it is; full of old towns, fine Flemish pictures, and interesting Gothic churches.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THAT Belgium is now one of the European kingdoms, living by its own laws, resting on its own bottom, with a king and court, palaces and parliament of its own, is known to all the world.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THAT Belgium is now one of the European kingdoms, living by its own laws, resting on its own bottom, with a king and court, palaces and parliament of its own, is known to all the world.
ourselvespronounUS /aʊərˈselvz/
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading But in the memory of very many of us who do not think ourselves old men, Belgium, as it is now called—in those days it used to be Flanders and Brabant—was a part of Holland; and it obtained its own independence by a revolution.
own
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From this reading THAT Belgium is now one of the European kingdoms, living by its own laws, resting on its own bottom, with a king and court, palaces and parliament of its own, is known to all the world.
palaces
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From this reading THAT Belgium is now one of the European kingdoms, living by its own laws, resting on its own bottom, with a king and court, palaces and parliament of its own, is known to all the world.
parliament
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From this reading THAT Belgium is now one of the European kingdoms, living by its own laws, resting on its own bottom, with a king and court, palaces and parliament of its own, is known to all the world.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But in the memory of very many of us who do not think ourselves old men, Belgium, as it is now called—in those days it used to be Flanders and Brabant—was a part of Holland; and it obtained its own independence by a revolution.
pictures
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From this reading And a very nice little kingdom it is; full of old towns, fine Flemish pictures, and interesting Gothic churches.
RELICS
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From this reading THE RELICS OF GENERAL CHASSÉ A TALE OF ANTWERP.
restingnounUS /ˈresting/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THAT Belgium is now one of the European kingdoms, living by its own laws, resting on its own bottom, with a king and court, palaces and parliament of its own, is known to all the world.
revolution
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From this reading But in the memory of very many of us who do not think ourselves old men, Belgium, as it is now called—in those days it used to be Flanders and Brabant—was a part of Holland; and it obtained its own independence by a revolution.
siege
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From this reading In that revolution the most important military step was the siege of Antwerp, which was defended on the part of the Dutch by General Chassé, with the utmost gallantry, but nevertheless ineffectually.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In that revolution the most important military step was the siege of Antwerp, which was defended on the part of the Dutch by General Chassé, with the utmost gallantry, but nevertheless ineffectually.
TALE
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From this reading THE RELICS OF GENERAL CHASSÉ A TALE OF ANTWERP.
THATconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THAT Belgium is now one of the European kingdoms, living by its own laws, resting on its own bottom, with a king and court, palaces and parliament of its own, is known to all the world.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RELICS OF GENERAL CHASSÉ A TALE OF ANTWERP.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But in the memory of very many of us who do not think ourselves old men, Belgium, as it is now called—in those days it used to be Flanders and Brabant—was a part of Holland; and it obtained its own independence by a revolution.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading But in the memory of very many of us who do not think ourselves old men, Belgium, as it is now called—in those days it used to be Flanders and Brabant—was a part of Holland; and it obtained its own independence by a revolution.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THAT Belgium is now one of the European kingdoms, living by its own laws, resting on its own bottom, with a king and court, palaces and parliament of its own, is known to all the world.
towns
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From this reading And a very nice little kingdom it is; full of old towns, fine Flemish pictures, and interesting Gothic churches.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But in the memory of very many of us who do not think ourselves old men, Belgium, as it is now called—in those days it used to be Flanders and Brabant—was a part of Holland; and it obtained its own independence by a revolution.
used
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From this reading But in the memory of very many of us who do not think ourselves old men, Belgium, as it is now called—in those days it used to be Flanders and Brabant—was a part of Holland; and it obtained its own independence by a revolution.
utmost
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From this reading In that revolution the most important military step was the siege of Antwerp, which was defended on the part of the Dutch by General Chassé, with the utmost gallantry, but nevertheless ineffectually.
very
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From this reading And a very nice little kingdom it is; full of old towns, fine Flemish pictures, and interesting Gothic churches.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But in the memory of very many of us who do not think ourselves old men, Belgium, as it is now called—in those days it used to be Flanders and Brabant—was a part of Holland; and it obtained its own independence by a revolution.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In that revolution the most important military step was the siege of Antwerp, which was defended on the part of the Dutch by General Chassé, with the utmost gallantry, but nevertheless ineffectually.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading But in the memory of very many of us who do not think ourselves old men, Belgium, as it is now called—in those days it used to be Flanders and Brabant—was a part of Holland; and it obtained its own independence by a revolution.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THAT Belgium is now one of the European kingdoms, living by its own laws, resting on its own bottom, with a king and court, palaces and parliament of its own, is known to all the world.
world
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From this reading THAT Belgium is now one of the European kingdoms, living by its own laws, resting on its own bottom, with a king and court, palaces and parliament of its own, is known to all the world.
