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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 She loved him so, that when he went away to a little war in which his country was interested she could not understand, nor quite forgive.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After they met, she told him that what chances he had chosen to take before he came into her life fell outside of her jurisdiction.
alarmed
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From this reading As the correspondent of a newspaper, Chesterton had looked on at other wars; when the yellow races met, when the infidel Turk spanked the Christian Greek; and one he had watched from inside a British square, where he was greatly alarmed lest he should be trampled upon by terrified camels.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As the correspondent of a newspaper, Chesterton had looked on at other wars; when the yellow races met, when the infidel Turk spanked the Christian Greek; and one he had watched from inside a British square, where he was greatly alarmed lest he should be trampled upon by terrified camels.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the correspondent of a newspaper, Chesterton had looked on at other wars; when the yellow races met, when the infidel Turk spanked the Christian Greek; and one he had watched from inside a British square, where he was greatly alarmed lest he should be trampled upon by terrified camels.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As the correspondent of a newspaper, Chesterton had looked on at other wars; when the yellow races met, when the infidel Turk spanked the Christian Greek; and one he had watched from inside a British square, where he was greatly alarmed lest he should be trampled upon by terrified camels.
away
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From this reading She loved him so, that when he went away to a little war in which his country was interested she could not understand, nor quite forgive.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading As the correspondent of a newspaper, Chesterton had looked on at other wars; when the yellow races met, when the infidel Turk spanked the Christian Greek; and one he had watched from inside a British square, where he was greatly alarmed lest he should be trampled upon by terrified camels.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading This had happened before he and she had met.
belonged
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From this reading But now that his life belonged to her, this talk of his standing up to be shot at was wicked.
British
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From this reading As the correspondent of a newspaper, Chesterton had looked on at other wars; when the yellow races met, when the infidel Turk spanked the Christian Greek; and one he had watched from inside a British square, where he was greatly alarmed lest he should be trampled upon by terrified camels.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But now that his life belonged to her, this talk of his standing up to be shot at was wicked.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading As the correspondent of a newspaper, Chesterton had looked on at other wars; when the yellow races met, when the infidel Turk spanked the Christian Greek; and one he had watched from inside a British square, where he was greatly alarmed lest he should be trampled upon by terrified camels.
came
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From this reading After they met, she told him that what chances he had chosen to take before he came into her life fell outside of her jurisdiction.
camels
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From this reading As the correspondent of a newspaper, Chesterton had looked on at other wars; when the yellow races met, when the infidel Turk spanked the Christian Greek; and one he had watched from inside a British square, where he was greatly alarmed lest he should be trampled upon by terrified camels.
chances
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From this reading After they met, she told him that what chances he had chosen to take before he came into her life fell outside of her jurisdiction.
Chesterton
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From this reading As the correspondent of a newspaper, Chesterton had looked on at other wars; when the yellow races met, when the infidel Turk spanked the Christian Greek; and one he had watched from inside a British square, where he was greatly alarmed lest he should be trampled upon by terrified camels.
chosen
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From this reading After they met, she told him that what chances he had chosen to take before he came into her life fell outside of her jurisdiction.
Christian
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From this reading As the correspondent of a newspaper, Chesterton had looked on at other wars; when the yellow races met, when the infidel Turk spanked the Christian Greek; and one he had watched from inside a British square, where he was greatly alarmed lest he should be trampled upon by terrified camels.
correspondent
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From this reading As the correspondent of a newspaper, Chesterton had looked on at other wars; when the yellow races met, when the infidel Turk spanked the Christian Greek; and one he had watched from inside a British square, where he was greatly alarmed lest he should be trampled upon by terrified camels.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She loved him so, that when he went away to a little war in which his country was interested she could not understand, nor quite forgive.
country
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From this reading She loved him so, that when he went away to a little war in which his country was interested she could not understand, nor quite forgive.
fell
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From this reading After they met, she told him that what chances he had chosen to take before he came into her life fell outside of her jurisdiction.
forgive
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From this reading She loved him so, that when he went away to a little war in which his country was interested she could not understand, nor quite forgive.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As the correspondent of a newspaper, Chesterton had looked on at other wars; when the yellow races met, when the infidel Turk spanked the Christian Greek; and one he had watched from inside a British square, where he was greatly alarmed lest he should be trampled upon by terrified camels.
greatly
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From this reading As the correspondent of a newspaper, Chesterton had looked on at other wars; when the yellow races met, when the infidel Turk spanked the Christian Greek; and one he had watched from inside a British square, where he was greatly alarmed lest he should be trampled upon by terrified camels.
Greek
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From this reading As the correspondent of a newspaper, Chesterton had looked on at other wars; when the yellow races met, when the infidel Turk spanked the Christian Greek; and one he had watched from inside a British square, where he was greatly alarmed lest he should be trampled upon by terrified camels.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As the correspondent of a newspaper, Chesterton had looked on at other wars; when the yellow races met, when the infidel Turk spanked the Christian Greek; and one he had watched from inside a British square, where he was greatly alarmed lest he should be trampled upon by terrified camels.
happened
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From this reading This had happened before he and she had met.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She loved him so, that when he went away to a little war in which his country was interested she could not understand, nor quite forgive.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading After they met, she told him that what chances he had chosen to take before he came into her life fell outside of her jurisdiction.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She loved him so, that when he went away to a little war in which his country was interested she could not understand, nor quite forgive.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She loved him so, that when he went away to a little war in which his country was interested she could not understand, nor quite forgive.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She loved him so, that when he went away to a little war in which his country was interested she could not understand, nor quite forgive.
infidel
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From this reading As the correspondent of a newspaper, Chesterton had looked on at other wars; when the yellow races met, when the infidel Turk spanked the Christian Greek; and one he had watched from inside a British square, where he was greatly alarmed lest he should be trampled upon by terrified camels.
inside
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From this reading As the correspondent of a newspaper, Chesterton had looked on at other wars; when the yellow races met, when the infidel Turk spanked the Christian Greek; and one he had watched from inside a British square, where he was greatly alarmed lest he should be trampled upon by terrified camels.
interested
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From this reading She loved him so, that when he went away to a little war in which his country was interested she could not understand, nor quite forgive.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading After they met, she told him that what chances he had chosen to take before he came into her life fell outside of her jurisdiction.
jurisdiction
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From this reading After they met, she told him that what chances he had chosen to take before he came into her life fell outside of her jurisdiction.
lestconjunctionUS /lest/
in order that something should not happen
From this reading As the correspondent of a newspaper, Chesterton had looked on at other wars; when the yellow races met, when the infidel Turk spanked the Christian Greek; and one he had watched from inside a British square, where he was greatly alarmed lest he should be trampled upon by terrified camels.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After they met, she told him that what chances he had chosen to take before he came into her life fell outside of her jurisdiction.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She loved him so, that when he went away to a little war in which his country was interested she could not understand, nor quite forgive.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As the correspondent of a newspaper, Chesterton had looked on at other wars; when the yellow races met, when the infidel Turk spanked the Christian Greek; and one he had watched from inside a British square, where he was greatly alarmed lest he should be trampled upon by terrified camels.
loved
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From this reading She loved him so, that when he went away to a little war in which his country was interested she could not understand, nor quite forgive.
met
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From this reading As the correspondent of a newspaper, Chesterton had looked on at other wars; when the yellow races met, when the infidel Turk spanked the Christian Greek; and one he had watched from inside a British square, where he was greatly alarmed lest he should be trampled upon by terrified camels.
newspaper
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From this reading As the correspondent of a newspaper, Chesterton had looked on at other wars; when the yellow races met, when the infidel Turk spanked the Christian Greek; and one he had watched from inside a British square, where he was greatly alarmed lest he should be trampled upon by terrified camels.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading She loved him so, that when he went away to a little war in which his country was interested she could not understand, nor quite forgive.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She loved him so, that when he went away to a little war in which his country was interested she could not understand, nor quite forgive.
now
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From this reading But now that his life belonged to her, this talk of his standing up to be shot at was wicked.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As the correspondent of a newspaper, Chesterton had looked on at other wars; when the yellow races met, when the infidel Turk spanked the Christian Greek; and one he had watched from inside a British square, where he was greatly alarmed lest he should be trampled upon by terrified camels.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As the correspondent of a newspaper, Chesterton had looked on at other wars; when the yellow races met, when the infidel Turk spanked the Christian Greek; and one he had watched from inside a British square, where he was greatly alarmed lest he should be trampled upon by terrified camels.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading As the correspondent of a newspaper, Chesterton had looked on at other wars; when the yellow races met, when the infidel Turk spanked the Christian Greek; and one he had watched from inside a British square, where he was greatly alarmed lest he should be trampled upon by terrified camels.
other
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From this reading As the correspondent of a newspaper, Chesterton had looked on at other wars; when the yellow races met, when the infidel Turk spanked the Christian Greek; and one he had watched from inside a British square, where he was greatly alarmed lest he should be trampled upon by terrified camels.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading After they met, she told him that what chances he had chosen to take before he came into her life fell outside of her jurisdiction.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She loved him so, that when he went away to a little war in which his country was interested she could not understand, nor quite forgive.
races
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From this reading As the correspondent of a newspaper, Chesterton had looked on at other wars; when the yellow races met, when the infidel Turk spanked the Christian Greek; and one he had watched from inside a British square, where he was greatly alarmed lest he should be trampled upon by terrified camels.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She loved him so, that when he went away to a little war in which his country was interested she could not understand, nor quite forgive.
shot
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From this reading But now that his life belonged to her, this talk of his standing up to be shot at was wicked.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading As the correspondent of a newspaper, Chesterton had looked on at other wars; when the yellow races met, when the infidel Turk spanked the Christian Greek; and one he had watched from inside a British square, where he was greatly alarmed lest he should be trampled upon by terrified camels.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She loved him so, that when he went away to a little war in which his country was interested she could not understand, nor quite forgive.
spanked
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From this reading As the correspondent of a newspaper, Chesterton had looked on at other wars; when the yellow races met, when the infidel Turk spanked the Christian Greek; and one he had watched from inside a British square, where he was greatly alarmed lest he should be trampled upon by terrified camels.
square
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From this reading As the correspondent of a newspaper, Chesterton had looked on at other wars; when the yellow races met, when the infidel Turk spanked the Christian Greek; and one he had watched from inside a British square, where he was greatly alarmed lest he should be trampled upon by terrified camels.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But now that his life belonged to her, this talk of his standing up to be shot at was wicked.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After they met, she told him that what chances he had chosen to take before he came into her life fell outside of her jurisdiction.
talk
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From this reading But now that his life belonged to her, this talk of his standing up to be shot at was wicked.
terrifiedadjectiveUS /ˈterəfaɪd/
extremely frightened
From this reading As the correspondent of a newspaper, Chesterton had looked on at other wars; when the yellow races met, when the infidel Turk spanked the Christian Greek; and one he had watched from inside a British square, where he was greatly alarmed lest he should be trampled upon by terrified camels.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She loved him so, that when he went away to a little war in which his country was interested she could not understand, nor quite forgive.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As the correspondent of a newspaper, Chesterton had looked on at other wars; when the yellow races met, when the infidel Turk spanked the Christian Greek; and one he had watched from inside a British square, where he was greatly alarmed lest he should be trampled upon by terrified camels.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After they met, she told him that what chances he had chosen to take before he came into her life fell outside of her jurisdiction.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This had happened before he and she had met.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She loved him so, that when he went away to a little war in which his country was interested she could not understand, nor quite forgive.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After they met, she told him that what chances he had chosen to take before he came into her life fell outside of her jurisdiction.
trampled
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From this reading As the correspondent of a newspaper, Chesterton had looked on at other wars; when the yellow races met, when the infidel Turk spanked the Christian Greek; and one he had watched from inside a British square, where he was greatly alarmed lest he should be trampled upon by terrified camels.
Turk
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From this reading As the correspondent of a newspaper, Chesterton had looked on at other wars; when the yellow races met, when the infidel Turk spanked the Christian Greek; and one he had watched from inside a British square, where he was greatly alarmed lest he should be trampled upon by terrified camels.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She loved him so, that when he went away to a little war in which his country was interested she could not understand, nor quite forgive.
up
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From this reading But now that his life belonged to her, this talk of his standing up to be shot at was wicked.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading As the correspondent of a newspaper, Chesterton had looked on at other wars; when the yellow races met, when the infidel Turk spanked the Christian Greek; and one he had watched from inside a British square, where he was greatly alarmed lest he should be trampled upon by terrified camels.
war
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From this reading She loved him so, that when he went away to a little war in which his country was interested she could not understand, nor quite forgive.
wars
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From this reading As the correspondent of a newspaper, Chesterton had looked on at other wars; when the yellow races met, when the infidel Turk spanked the Christian Greek; and one he had watched from inside a British square, where he was greatly alarmed lest he should be trampled upon by terrified camels.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She loved him so, that when he went away to a little war in which his country was interested she could not understand, nor quite forgive.
watched
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From this reading As the correspondent of a newspaper, Chesterton had looked on at other wars; when the yellow races met, when the infidel Turk spanked the Christian Greek; and one he had watched from inside a British square, where he was greatly alarmed lest he should be trampled upon by terrified camels.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She loved him so, that when he went away to a little war in which his country was interested she could not understand, nor quite forgive.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading After they met, she told him that what chances he had chosen to take before he came into her life fell outside of her jurisdiction.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading She loved him so, that when he went away to a little war in which his country was interested she could not understand, nor quite forgive.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading As the correspondent of a newspaper, Chesterton had looked on at other wars; when the yellow races met, when the infidel Turk spanked the Christian Greek; and one he had watched from inside a British square, where he was greatly alarmed lest he should be trampled upon by terrified camels.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She loved him so, that when he went away to a little war in which his country was interested she could not understand, nor quite forgive.
wicked
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From this reading But now that his life belonged to her, this talk of his standing up to be shot at was wicked.
yellow
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From this reading As the correspondent of a newspaper, Chesterton had looked on at other wars; when the yellow races met, when the infidel Turk spanked the Christian Greek; and one he had watched from inside a British square, where he was greatly alarmed lest he should be trampled upon by terrified camels.
