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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 STRANGE ALLY “We cannot play the lion here; we must play the fox.”
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “We can do nothing against that force as we are, and it is madness to think of it.
All
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From this reading All we can attempt is to set our wits against the Count’s.”
ALLY
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From this reading A STRANGE ALLY “We cannot play the lion here; we must play the fox.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ludovic had touched Ompertz on the arm, as the soldier stood defiantly eyeing the captain of the Count’s body-guard, and they had turned away down the slope.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “We can do nothing against that force as we are, and it is madness to think of it.
arm
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From this reading Ludovic had touched Ompertz on the arm, as the soldier stood defiantly eyeing the captain of the Count’s body-guard, and they had turned away down the slope.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Ludovic had touched Ompertz on the arm, as the soldier stood defiantly eyeing the captain of the Count’s body-guard, and they had turned away down the slope.
attempt
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From this reading All we can attempt is to set our wits against the Count’s.”
away
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From this reading Ludovic had touched Ompertz on the arm, as the soldier stood defiantly eyeing the captain of the Count’s body-guard, and they had turned away down the slope.
body-guard
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From this reading Ludovic had touched Ompertz on the arm, as the soldier stood defiantly eyeing the captain of the Count’s body-guard, and they had turned away down the slope.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “We can do nothing against that force as we are, and it is madness to think of it.
cannot
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From this reading A STRANGE ALLY “We cannot play the lion here; we must play the fox.”
captain
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From this reading Ludovic had touched Ompertz on the arm, as the soldier stood defiantly eyeing the captain of the Count’s body-guard, and they had turned away down the slope.
Count's
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From this reading Ludovic had touched Ompertz on the arm, as the soldier stood defiantly eyeing the captain of the Count’s body-guard, and they had turned away down the slope.
damnable
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From this reading “A damnable villain!”
defiantly
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From this reading Ludovic had touched Ompertz on the arm, as the soldier stood defiantly eyeing the captain of the Count’s body-guard, and they had turned away down the slope.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “We can do nothing against that force as we are, and it is madness to think of it.
down
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From this reading Ludovic had touched Ompertz on the arm, as the soldier stood defiantly eyeing the captain of the Count’s body-guard, and they had turned away down the slope.
eyeing
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From this reading Ludovic had touched Ompertz on the arm, as the soldier stood defiantly eyeing the captain of the Count’s body-guard, and they had turned away down the slope.
force
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From this reading “We can do nothing against that force as we are, and it is madness to think of it.
fox
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From this reading A STRANGE ALLY “We cannot play the lion here; we must play the fox.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Ludovic had touched Ompertz on the arm, as the soldier stood defiantly eyeing the captain of the Count’s body-guard, and they had turned away down the slope.
here
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From this reading A STRANGE ALLY “We cannot play the lion here; we must play the fox.”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “We can do nothing against that force as we are, and it is madness to think of it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “We can do nothing against that force as we are, and it is madness to think of it.
lion
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From this reading A STRANGE ALLY “We cannot play the lion here; we must play the fox.”
Ludovic
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From this reading Ludovic had touched Ompertz on the arm, as the soldier stood defiantly eyeing the captain of the Count’s body-guard, and they had turned away down the slope.
madness
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From this reading “We can do nothing against that force as we are, and it is madness to think of it.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading A STRANGE ALLY “We cannot play the lion here; we must play the fox.”
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “We can do nothing against that force as we are, and it is madness to think of it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ludovic had touched Ompertz on the arm, as the soldier stood defiantly eyeing the captain of the Count’s body-guard, and they had turned away down the slope.
Ompertz
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From this reading Ludovic had touched Ompertz on the arm, as the soldier stood defiantly eyeing the captain of the Count’s body-guard, and they had turned away down the slope.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Ludovic had touched Ompertz on the arm, as the soldier stood defiantly eyeing the captain of the Count’s body-guard, and they had turned away down the slope.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading All we can attempt is to set our wits against the Count’s.”
play
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From this reading A STRANGE ALLY “We cannot play the lion here; we must play the fox.”
set
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From this reading All we can attempt is to set our wits against the Count’s.”
slope
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From this reading Ludovic had touched Ompertz on the arm, as the soldier stood defiantly eyeing the captain of the Count’s body-guard, and they had turned away down the slope.
soldier
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From this reading Ludovic had touched Ompertz on the arm, as the soldier stood defiantly eyeing the captain of the Count’s body-guard, and they had turned away down the slope.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Ludovic had touched Ompertz on the arm, as the soldier stood defiantly eyeing the captain of the Count’s body-guard, and they had turned away down the slope.
STRANGE
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From this reading A STRANGE ALLY “We cannot play the lion here; we must play the fox.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “We can do nothing against that force as we are, and it is madness to think of it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A STRANGE ALLY “We cannot play the lion here; we must play the fox.”
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ludovic had touched Ompertz on the arm, as the soldier stood defiantly eyeing the captain of the Count’s body-guard, and they had turned away down the slope.
think
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From this reading “We can do nothing against that force as we are, and it is madness to think of it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “We can do nothing against that force as we are, and it is madness to think of it.
touched
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From this reading Ludovic had touched Ompertz on the arm, as the soldier stood defiantly eyeing the captain of the Count’s body-guard, and they had turned away down the slope.
turned
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From this reading Ludovic had touched Ompertz on the arm, as the soldier stood defiantly eyeing the captain of the Count’s body-guard, and they had turned away down the slope.
villain
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From this reading “A damnable villain!”
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading A STRANGE ALLY “We cannot play the lion here; we must play the fox.”
wits
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From this reading All we can attempt is to set our wits against the Count’s.”
