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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 first requisite of an invading army is a base.
accommodation
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From this reading There are two inns at Belpher, but the Marshmoreton Arms is the only one that offers accommodation for man and beast, assuming--that is to say--that the man and beast desire to spend the night.
accomplished
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From this reading George, having entered Belpher village and thus accomplished the first stage in his foreward movement on the castle, selected as his base the Marshmoreton Arms.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The first requisite of an invading army is a base.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading George, having entered Belpher village and thus accomplished the first stage in his foreward movement on the castle, selected as his base the Marshmoreton Arms.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The other house, the Blue Boar, is a mere beerhouse, where the lower strata of Belpher society gather of a night to quench their thirst and to tell one another interminable stories without any point whatsoever.
any
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From this reading The other house, the Blue Boar, is a mere beerhouse, where the lower strata of Belpher society gather of a night to quench their thirst and to tell one another interminable stories without any point whatsoever.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are two inns at Belpher, but the Marshmoreton Arms is the only one that offers accommodation for man and beast, assuming--that is to say--that the man and beast desire to spend the night.
Arms
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From this reading George, having entered Belpher village and thus accomplished the first stage in his foreward movement on the castle, selected as his base the Marshmoreton Arms.
army
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From this reading The first requisite of an invading army is a base.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading George, having entered Belpher village and thus accomplished the first stage in his foreward movement on the castle, selected as his base the Marshmoreton Arms.
assuming
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From this reading There are two inns at Belpher, but the Marshmoreton Arms is the only one that offers accommodation for man and beast, assuming--that is to say--that the man and beast desire to spend the night.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There are two inns at Belpher, but the Marshmoreton Arms is the only one that offers accommodation for man and beast, assuming--that is to say--that the man and beast desire to spend the night.
base
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From this reading The first requisite of an invading army is a base.
beast
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From this reading There are two inns at Belpher, but the Marshmoreton Arms is the only one that offers accommodation for man and beast, assuming--that is to say--that the man and beast desire to spend the night.
beerhouse
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From this reading The other house, the Blue Boar, is a mere beerhouse, where the lower strata of Belpher society gather of a night to quench their thirst and to tell one another interminable stories without any point whatsoever.
Belpher
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From this reading George, having entered Belpher village and thus accomplished the first stage in his foreward movement on the castle, selected as his base the Marshmoreton Arms.
Blue
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From this reading The other house, the Blue Boar, is a mere beerhouse, where the lower strata of Belpher society gather of a night to quench their thirst and to tell one another interminable stories without any point whatsoever.
Boar
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From this reading The other house, the Blue Boar, is a mere beerhouse, where the lower strata of Belpher society gather of a night to quench their thirst and to tell one another interminable stories without any point whatsoever.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There are two inns at Belpher, but the Marshmoreton Arms is the only one that offers accommodation for man and beast, assuming--that is to say--that the man and beast desire to spend the night.
case
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From this reading Selected is perhaps hardly the right word, as it implies choice, and in George's case there was no choice.
castle
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From this reading George, having entered Belpher village and thus accomplished the first stage in his foreward movement on the castle, selected as his base the Marshmoreton Arms.
choice
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From this reading Selected is perhaps hardly the right word, as it implies choice, and in George's case there was no choice.
desire
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From this reading There are two inns at Belpher, but the Marshmoreton Arms is the only one that offers accommodation for man and beast, assuming--that is to say--that the man and beast desire to spend the night.
entered
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From this reading George, having entered Belpher village and thus accomplished the first stage in his foreward movement on the castle, selected as his base the Marshmoreton Arms.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first requisite of an invading army is a base.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There are two inns at Belpher, but the Marshmoreton Arms is the only one that offers accommodation for man and beast, assuming--that is to say--that the man and beast desire to spend the night.
foreward
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From this reading George, having entered Belpher village and thus accomplished the first stage in his foreward movement on the castle, selected as his base the Marshmoreton Arms.
gather
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From this reading The other house, the Blue Boar, is a mere beerhouse, where the lower strata of Belpher society gather of a night to quench their thirst and to tell one another interminable stories without any point whatsoever.
George
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From this reading George, having entered Belpher village and thus accomplished the first stage in his foreward movement on the castle, selected as his base the Marshmoreton Arms.
George's
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From this reading Selected is perhaps hardly the right word, as it implies choice, and in George's case there was no choice.
hardly
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From this reading Selected is perhaps hardly the right word, as it implies choice, and in George's case there was no choice.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading George, having entered Belpher village and thus accomplished the first stage in his foreward movement on the castle, selected as his base the Marshmoreton Arms.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading George, having entered Belpher village and thus accomplished the first stage in his foreward movement on the castle, selected as his base the Marshmoreton Arms.
house
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From this reading The other house, the Blue Boar, is a mere beerhouse, where the lower strata of Belpher society gather of a night to quench their thirst and to tell one another interminable stories without any point whatsoever.
implies
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From this reading Selected is perhaps hardly the right word, as it implies choice, and in George's case there was no choice.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading George, having entered Belpher village and thus accomplished the first stage in his foreward movement on the castle, selected as his base the Marshmoreton Arms.
inns
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From this reading There are two inns at Belpher, but the Marshmoreton Arms is the only one that offers accommodation for man and beast, assuming--that is to say--that the man and beast desire to spend the night.
interminable
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From this reading The other house, the Blue Boar, is a mere beerhouse, where the lower strata of Belpher society gather of a night to quench their thirst and to tell one another interminable stories without any point whatsoever.
invading
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From this reading The first requisite of an invading army is a base.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The first requisite of an invading army is a base.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Selected is perhaps hardly the right word, as it implies choice, and in George's case there was no choice.
lower
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From this reading The other house, the Blue Boar, is a mere beerhouse, where the lower strata of Belpher society gather of a night to quench their thirst and to tell one another interminable stories without any point whatsoever.
man
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From this reading There are two inns at Belpher, but the Marshmoreton Arms is the only one that offers accommodation for man and beast, assuming--that is to say--that the man and beast desire to spend the night.
Marshmoreton
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From this reading George, having entered Belpher village and thus accomplished the first stage in his foreward movement on the castle, selected as his base the Marshmoreton Arms.
mere
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From this reading The other house, the Blue Boar, is a mere beerhouse, where the lower strata of Belpher society gather of a night to quench their thirst and to tell one another interminable stories without any point whatsoever.
movement
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From this reading George, having entered Belpher village and thus accomplished the first stage in his foreward movement on the castle, selected as his base the Marshmoreton Arms.
night
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From this reading There are two inns at Belpher, but the Marshmoreton Arms is the only one that offers accommodation for man and beast, assuming--that is to say--that the man and beast desire to spend the night.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Selected is perhaps hardly the right word, as it implies choice, and in George's case there was no choice.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The first requisite of an invading army is a base.
offers
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From this reading There are two inns at Belpher, but the Marshmoreton Arms is the only one that offers accommodation for man and beast, assuming--that is to say--that the man and beast desire to spend the night.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading George, having entered Belpher village and thus accomplished the first stage in his foreward movement on the castle, selected as his base the Marshmoreton Arms.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There are two inns at Belpher, but the Marshmoreton Arms is the only one that offers accommodation for man and beast, assuming--that is to say--that the man and beast desire to spend the night.
only
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From this reading There are two inns at Belpher, but the Marshmoreton Arms is the only one that offers accommodation for man and beast, assuming--that is to say--that the man and beast desire to spend the night.
other
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From this reading The other house, the Blue Boar, is a mere beerhouse, where the lower strata of Belpher society gather of a night to quench their thirst and to tell one another interminable stories without any point whatsoever.
perhaps
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From this reading Selected is perhaps hardly the right word, as it implies choice, and in George's case there was no choice.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading The other house, the Blue Boar, is a mere beerhouse, where the lower strata of Belpher society gather of a night to quench their thirst and to tell one another interminable stories without any point whatsoever.
quench
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From this reading The other house, the Blue Boar, is a mere beerhouse, where the lower strata of Belpher society gather of a night to quench their thirst and to tell one another interminable stories without any point whatsoever.
requisite
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From this reading The first requisite of an invading army is a base.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Selected is perhaps hardly the right word, as it implies choice, and in George's case there was no choice.
say
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From this reading There are two inns at Belpher, but the Marshmoreton Arms is the only one that offers accommodation for man and beast, assuming--that is to say--that the man and beast desire to spend the night.
selected
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From this reading George, having entered Belpher village and thus accomplished the first stage in his foreward movement on the castle, selected as his base the Marshmoreton Arms.
society
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From this reading The other house, the Blue Boar, is a mere beerhouse, where the lower strata of Belpher society gather of a night to quench their thirst and to tell one another interminable stories without any point whatsoever.
spend
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From this reading There are two inns at Belpher, but the Marshmoreton Arms is the only one that offers accommodation for man and beast, assuming--that is to say--that the man and beast desire to spend the night.
stage
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From this reading George, having entered Belpher village and thus accomplished the first stage in his foreward movement on the castle, selected as his base the Marshmoreton Arms.
stories
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From this reading The other house, the Blue Boar, is a mere beerhouse, where the lower strata of Belpher society gather of a night to quench their thirst and to tell one another interminable stories without any point whatsoever.
strata
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From this reading The other house, the Blue Boar, is a mere beerhouse, where the lower strata of Belpher society gather of a night to quench their thirst and to tell one another interminable stories without any point whatsoever.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The other house, the Blue Boar, is a mere beerhouse, where the lower strata of Belpher society gather of a night to quench their thirst and to tell one another interminable stories without any point whatsoever.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There are two inns at Belpher, but the Marshmoreton Arms is the only one that offers accommodation for man and beast, assuming--that is to say--that the man and beast desire to spend the night.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The first requisite of an invading army is a base.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The other house, the Blue Boar, is a mere beerhouse, where the lower strata of Belpher society gather of a night to quench their thirst and to tell one another interminable stories without any point whatsoever.
there
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From this reading Selected is perhaps hardly the right word, as it implies choice, and in George's case there was no choice.
thirst
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From this reading The other house, the Blue Boar, is a mere beerhouse, where the lower strata of Belpher society gather of a night to quench their thirst and to tell one another interminable stories without any point whatsoever.
thus
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From this reading George, having entered Belpher village and thus accomplished the first stage in his foreward movement on the castle, selected as his base the Marshmoreton Arms.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There are two inns at Belpher, but the Marshmoreton Arms is the only one that offers accommodation for man and beast, assuming--that is to say--that the man and beast desire to spend the night.
two
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From this reading There are two inns at Belpher, but the Marshmoreton Arms is the only one that offers accommodation for man and beast, assuming--that is to say--that the man and beast desire to spend the night.
village
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From this reading George, having entered Belpher village and thus accomplished the first stage in his foreward movement on the castle, selected as his base the Marshmoreton Arms.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Selected is perhaps hardly the right word, as it implies choice, and in George's case there was no choice.
whatsoever
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From this reading The other house, the Blue Boar, is a mere beerhouse, where the lower strata of Belpher society gather of a night to quench their thirst and to tell one another interminable stories without any point whatsoever.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The other house, the Blue Boar, is a mere beerhouse, where the lower strata of Belpher society gather of a night to quench their thirst and to tell one another interminable stories without any point whatsoever.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The other house, the Blue Boar, is a mere beerhouse, where the lower strata of Belpher society gather of a night to quench their thirst and to tell one another interminable stories without any point whatsoever.
word
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From this reading Selected is perhaps hardly the right word, as it implies choice, and in George's case there was no choice.
