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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 A very few leagues would have brought their flight to an ignominious end.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A very few leagues would have brought their flight to an ignominious end.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE FLIGHT The journey which the fugitives had before them was one which necessarily was full of peril and difficulty and, what to Ludovic’s interest was worse, delay.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They would have to take an unfrequented route, to travel over by-roads, to avoid towns, to proceed warily, at least till they should have passed the boundary of the Chancellor’s net-work of spies.
avoid
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From this reading They would have to take an unfrequented route, to travel over by-roads, to avoid towns, to proceed warily, at least till they should have passed the boundary of the Chancellor’s net-work of spies.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading For to have taken the direct road from one capital to the other would have been madness.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading THE FLIGHT The journey which the fugitives had before them was one which necessarily was full of peril and difficulty and, what to Ludovic’s interest was worse, delay.
better
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From this reading For this purpose chance could not have provided a better pilot than Ompertz.
boundarynounUS /ˈbaʊn.də.ri/
A line that marks the limits of an area.
From this reading They would have to take an unfrequented route, to travel over by-roads, to avoid towns, to proceed warily, at least till they should have passed the boundary of the Chancellor’s net-work of spies.
brought
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From this reading A very few leagues would have brought their flight to an ignominious end.
by-roads
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From this reading They would have to take an unfrequented route, to travel over by-roads, to avoid towns, to proceed warily, at least till they should have passed the boundary of the Chancellor’s net-work of spies.
capital
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From this reading For to have taken the direct road from one capital to the other would have been madness.
chance
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From this reading For this purpose chance could not have provided a better pilot than Ompertz.
Chancellor's
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From this reading They would have to take an unfrequented route, to travel over by-roads, to avoid towns, to proceed warily, at least till they should have passed the boundary of the Chancellor’s net-work of spies.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading For this purpose chance could not have provided a better pilot than Ompertz.
delay
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From this reading THE FLIGHT The journey which the fugitives had before them was one which necessarily was full of peril and difficulty and, what to Ludovic’s interest was worse, delay.
difficulty
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From this reading THE FLIGHT The journey which the fugitives had before them was one which necessarily was full of peril and difficulty and, what to Ludovic’s interest was worse, delay.
direct
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From this reading For to have taken the direct road from one capital to the other would have been madness.
end
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From this reading A very few leagues would have brought their flight to an ignominious end.
few
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From this reading A very few leagues would have brought their flight to an ignominious end.
FLIGHT
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From this reading THE FLIGHT The journey which the fugitives had before them was one which necessarily was full of peril and difficulty and, what to Ludovic’s interest was worse, delay.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For to have taken the direct road from one capital to the other would have been madness.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading For to have taken the direct road from one capital to the other would have been madness.
fugitives
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From this reading THE FLIGHT The journey which the fugitives had before them was one which necessarily was full of peril and difficulty and, what to Ludovic’s interest was worse, delay.
full
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From this reading THE FLIGHT The journey which the fugitives had before them was one which necessarily was full of peril and difficulty and, what to Ludovic’s interest was worse, delay.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE FLIGHT The journey which the fugitives had before them was one which necessarily was full of peril and difficulty and, what to Ludovic’s interest was worse, delay.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading For to have taken the direct road from one capital to the other would have been madness.
ignominious
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From this reading A very few leagues would have brought their flight to an ignominious end.
interest
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From this reading THE FLIGHT The journey which the fugitives had before them was one which necessarily was full of peril and difficulty and, what to Ludovic’s interest was worse, delay.
journey
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From this reading THE FLIGHT The journey which the fugitives had before them was one which necessarily was full of peril and difficulty and, what to Ludovic’s interest was worse, delay.
leagues
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From this reading A very few leagues would have brought their flight to an ignominious end.
least
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From this reading They would have to take an unfrequented route, to travel over by-roads, to avoid towns, to proceed warily, at least till they should have passed the boundary of the Chancellor’s net-work of spies.
Ludovic's
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From this reading THE FLIGHT The journey which the fugitives had before them was one which necessarily was full of peril and difficulty and, what to Ludovic’s interest was worse, delay.
madness
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From this reading For to have taken the direct road from one capital to the other would have been madness.
necessarily
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From this reading THE FLIGHT The journey which the fugitives had before them was one which necessarily was full of peril and difficulty and, what to Ludovic’s interest was worse, delay.
net-work
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From this reading They would have to take an unfrequented route, to travel over by-roads, to avoid towns, to proceed warily, at least till they should have passed the boundary of the Chancellor’s net-work of spies.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For this purpose chance could not have provided a better pilot than Ompertz.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE FLIGHT The journey which the fugitives had before them was one which necessarily was full of peril and difficulty and, what to Ludovic’s interest was worse, delay.
Ompertz
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From this reading For this purpose chance could not have provided a better pilot than Ompertz.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE FLIGHT The journey which the fugitives had before them was one which necessarily was full of peril and difficulty and, what to Ludovic’s interest was worse, delay.
other
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From this reading For to have taken the direct road from one capital to the other would have been madness.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading They would have to take an unfrequented route, to travel over by-roads, to avoid towns, to proceed warily, at least till they should have passed the boundary of the Chancellor’s net-work of spies.
passed
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From this reading They would have to take an unfrequented route, to travel over by-roads, to avoid towns, to proceed warily, at least till they should have passed the boundary of the Chancellor’s net-work of spies.
peril
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From this reading THE FLIGHT The journey which the fugitives had before them was one which necessarily was full of peril and difficulty and, what to Ludovic’s interest was worse, delay.
pilot
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From this reading For this purpose chance could not have provided a better pilot than Ompertz.
proceed
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From this reading They would have to take an unfrequented route, to travel over by-roads, to avoid towns, to proceed warily, at least till they should have passed the boundary of the Chancellor’s net-work of spies.
provided
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From this reading For this purpose chance could not have provided a better pilot than Ompertz.
purpose
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From this reading For this purpose chance could not have provided a better pilot than Ompertz.
road
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From this reading For to have taken the direct road from one capital to the other would have been madness.
route
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From this reading They would have to take an unfrequented route, to travel over by-roads, to avoid towns, to proceed warily, at least till they should have passed the boundary of the Chancellor’s net-work of spies.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading They would have to take an unfrequented route, to travel over by-roads, to avoid towns, to proceed warily, at least till they should have passed the boundary of the Chancellor’s net-work of spies.
spies
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From this reading They would have to take an unfrequented route, to travel over by-roads, to avoid towns, to proceed warily, at least till they should have passed the boundary of the Chancellor’s net-work of spies.
take
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From this reading They would have to take an unfrequented route, to travel over by-roads, to avoid towns, to proceed warily, at least till they should have passed the boundary of the Chancellor’s net-work of spies.
taken
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From this reading For to have taken the direct road from one capital to the other would have been madness.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading For this purpose chance could not have provided a better pilot than Ompertz.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FLIGHT The journey which the fugitives had before them was one which necessarily was full of peril and difficulty and, what to Ludovic’s interest was worse, delay.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading A very few leagues would have brought their flight to an ignominious end.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading THE FLIGHT The journey which the fugitives had before them was one which necessarily was full of peril and difficulty and, what to Ludovic’s interest was worse, delay.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They would have to take an unfrequented route, to travel over by-roads, to avoid towns, to proceed warily, at least till they should have passed the boundary of the Chancellor’s net-work of spies.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading For this purpose chance could not have provided a better pilot than Ompertz.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading They would have to take an unfrequented route, to travel over by-roads, to avoid towns, to proceed warily, at least till they should have passed the boundary of the Chancellor’s net-work of spies.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE FLIGHT The journey which the fugitives had before them was one which necessarily was full of peril and difficulty and, what to Ludovic’s interest was worse, delay.
towns
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From this reading They would have to take an unfrequented route, to travel over by-roads, to avoid towns, to proceed warily, at least till they should have passed the boundary of the Chancellor’s net-work of spies.
travel
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From this reading They would have to take an unfrequented route, to travel over by-roads, to avoid towns, to proceed warily, at least till they should have passed the boundary of the Chancellor’s net-work of spies.
unfrequented
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From this reading They would have to take an unfrequented route, to travel over by-roads, to avoid towns, to proceed warily, at least till they should have passed the boundary of the Chancellor’s net-work of spies.
very
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From this reading A very few leagues would have brought their flight to an ignominious end.
warily
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From this reading They would have to take an unfrequented route, to travel over by-roads, to avoid towns, to proceed warily, at least till they should have passed the boundary of the Chancellor’s net-work of spies.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE FLIGHT The journey which the fugitives had before them was one which necessarily was full of peril and difficulty and, what to Ludovic’s interest was worse, delay.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading THE FLIGHT The journey which the fugitives had before them was one which necessarily was full of peril and difficulty and, what to Ludovic’s interest was worse, delay.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE FLIGHT The journey which the fugitives had before them was one which necessarily was full of peril and difficulty and, what to Ludovic’s interest was worse, delay.
worse
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From this reading THE FLIGHT The journey which the fugitives had before them was one which necessarily was full of peril and difficulty and, what to Ludovic’s interest was worse, delay.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading For to have taken the direct road from one capital to the other would have been madness.
