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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 Viewed by torchlight, as Cromwell beheld it on his arrival there, the large stable-yard of Spetchley manor-house presented a very curious sight--being full of musketeers, cuirassiers, lancers, and dragoons, with their horses.
adjoining
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From this reading Closely adjoining the stable-yard, and forming not the least interesting part of the striking scene, were the blackened walls of the ancient mansion, now silvered by the rays of the moon.
Ah
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From this reading "Ah! you have a prisoner yonder I see, Cornet Hardiman?" he observed to the officer who came up to him.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading HOW URSO GIVES HAD AN INTERVIEW WITH THE LORD GENERAL IN THE STABLE OF SPETCHLEY MANOR-HOUSE.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading Closely adjoining the stable-yard, and forming not the least interesting part of the striking scene, were the blackened walls of the ancient mansion, now silvered by the rays of the moon.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Viewed by torchlight, as Cromwell beheld it on his arrival there, the large stable-yard of Spetchley manor-house presented a very curious sight--being full of musketeers, cuirassiers, lancers, and dragoons, with their horses.
arrival
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From this reading Viewed by torchlight, as Cromwell beheld it on his arrival there, the large stable-yard of Spetchley manor-house presented a very curious sight--being full of musketeers, cuirassiers, lancers, and dragoons, with their horses.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Viewed by torchlight, as Cromwell beheld it on his arrival there, the large stable-yard of Spetchley manor-house presented a very curious sight--being full of musketeers, cuirassiers, lancers, and dragoons, with their horses.
attended
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From this reading As Cromwell rode into the yard, attended by Colonel Lindsey and Dighton, he remarked an elderly personage, guarded by two musketeers.
beheld
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From this reading Viewed by torchlight, as Cromwell beheld it on his arrival there, the large stable-yard of Spetchley manor-house presented a very curious sight--being full of musketeers, cuirassiers, lancers, and dragoons, with their horses.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Viewed by torchlight, as Cromwell beheld it on his arrival there, the large stable-yard of Spetchley manor-house presented a very curious sight--being full of musketeers, cuirassiers, lancers, and dragoons, with their horses.
blackenedadjectiveUS /ˈblækənd/
made dark by burning or soot made dark by soot, burning, or black marks
From this reading Closely adjoining the stable-yard, and forming not the least interesting part of the striking scene, were the blackened walls of the ancient mansion, now silvered by the rays of the moon.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Viewed by torchlight, as Cromwell beheld it on his arrival there, the large stable-yard of Spetchley manor-house presented a very curious sight--being full of musketeers, cuirassiers, lancers, and dragoons, with their horses.
came
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From this reading "Ah! you have a prisoner yonder I see, Cornet Hardiman?" he observed to the officer who came up to him.
Closely
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From this reading Closely adjoining the stable-yard, and forming not the least interesting part of the striking scene, were the blackened walls of the ancient mansion, now silvered by the rays of the moon.
Colonel
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From this reading As Cromwell rode into the yard, attended by Colonel Lindsey and Dighton, he remarked an elderly personage, guarded by two musketeers.
Cornet
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Cromwell
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From this reading Viewed by torchlight, as Cromwell beheld it on his arrival there, the large stable-yard of Spetchley manor-house presented a very curious sight--being full of musketeers, cuirassiers, lancers, and dragoons, with their horses.
cuirassiers
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From this reading Viewed by torchlight, as Cromwell beheld it on his arrival there, the large stable-yard of Spetchley manor-house presented a very curious sight--being full of musketeers, cuirassiers, lancers, and dragoons, with their horses.
curious
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From this reading Viewed by torchlight, as Cromwell beheld it on his arrival there, the large stable-yard of Spetchley manor-house presented a very curious sight--being full of musketeers, cuirassiers, lancers, and dragoons, with their horses.
Dighton
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From this reading As Cromwell rode into the yard, attended by Colonel Lindsey and Dighton, he remarked an elderly personage, guarded by two musketeers.
dragoons
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From this reading Viewed by torchlight, as Cromwell beheld it on his arrival there, the large stable-yard of Spetchley manor-house presented a very curious sight--being full of musketeers, cuirassiers, lancers, and dragoons, with their horses.
elderly
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From this reading As Cromwell rode into the yard, attended by Colonel Lindsey and Dighton, he remarked an elderly personage, guarded by two musketeers.
forming
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From this reading Closely adjoining the stable-yard, and forming not the least interesting part of the striking scene, were the blackened walls of the ancient mansion, now silvered by the rays of the moon.
full
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From this reading Viewed by torchlight, as Cromwell beheld it on his arrival there, the large stable-yard of Spetchley manor-house presented a very curious sight--being full of musketeers, cuirassiers, lancers, and dragoons, with their horses.
GENERAL
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From this reading HOW URSO GIVES HAD AN INTERVIEW WITH THE LORD GENERAL IN THE STABLE OF SPETCHLEY MANOR-HOUSE.
GIVES
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From this reading HOW URSO GIVES HAD AN INTERVIEW WITH THE LORD GENERAL IN THE STABLE OF SPETCHLEY MANOR-HOUSE.
guarded
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From this reading As Cromwell rode into the yard, attended by Colonel Lindsey and Dighton, he remarked an elderly personage, guarded by two musketeers.
HADauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading HOW URSO GIVES HAD AN INTERVIEW WITH THE LORD GENERAL IN THE STABLE OF SPETCHLEY MANOR-HOUSE.
Hardiman
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From this reading "Ah! you have a prisoner yonder I see, Cornet Hardiman?" he observed to the officer who came up to him.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Ah! you have a prisoner yonder I see, Cornet Hardiman?" he observed to the officer who came up to him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As Cromwell rode into the yard, attended by Colonel Lindsey and Dighton, he remarked an elderly personage, guarded by two musketeers.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Ah! you have a prisoner yonder I see, Cornet Hardiman?" he observed to the officer who came up to him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Viewed by torchlight, as Cromwell beheld it on his arrival there, the large stable-yard of Spetchley manor-house presented a very curious sight--being full of musketeers, cuirassiers, lancers, and dragoons, with their horses.
horses
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From this reading Viewed by torchlight, as Cromwell beheld it on his arrival there, the large stable-yard of Spetchley manor-house presented a very curious sight--being full of musketeers, cuirassiers, lancers, and dragoons, with their horses.
HOW
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From this reading HOW URSO GIVES HAD AN INTERVIEW WITH THE LORD GENERAL IN THE STABLE OF SPETCHLEY MANOR-HOUSE.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Ah! you have a prisoner yonder I see, Cornet Hardiman?" he observed to the officer who came up to him.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HOW URSO GIVES HAD AN INTERVIEW WITH THE LORD GENERAL IN THE STABLE OF SPETCHLEY MANOR-HOUSE.
interesting
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From this reading Closely adjoining the stable-yard, and forming not the least interesting part of the striking scene, were the blackened walls of the ancient mansion, now silvered by the rays of the moon.
INTERVIEW
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From this reading HOW URSO GIVES HAD AN INTERVIEW WITH THE LORD GENERAL IN THE STABLE OF SPETCHLEY MANOR-HOUSE.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading As Cromwell rode into the yard, attended by Colonel Lindsey and Dighton, he remarked an elderly personage, guarded by two musketeers.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Viewed by torchlight, as Cromwell beheld it on his arrival there, the large stable-yard of Spetchley manor-house presented a very curious sight--being full of musketeers, cuirassiers, lancers, and dragoons, with their horses.
lancers
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From this reading Viewed by torchlight, as Cromwell beheld it on his arrival there, the large stable-yard of Spetchley manor-house presented a very curious sight--being full of musketeers, cuirassiers, lancers, and dragoons, with their horses.
large
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From this reading Viewed by torchlight, as Cromwell beheld it on his arrival there, the large stable-yard of Spetchley manor-house presented a very curious sight--being full of musketeers, cuirassiers, lancers, and dragoons, with their horses.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Closely adjoining the stable-yard, and forming not the least interesting part of the striking scene, were the blackened walls of the ancient mansion, now silvered by the rays of the moon.
Lindsey
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From this reading As Cromwell rode into the yard, attended by Colonel Lindsey and Dighton, he remarked an elderly personage, guarded by two musketeers.
LORD
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From this reading HOW URSO GIVES HAD AN INTERVIEW WITH THE LORD GENERAL IN THE STABLE OF SPETCHLEY MANOR-HOUSE.
MANOR-HOUSE
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From this reading HOW URSO GIVES HAD AN INTERVIEW WITH THE LORD GENERAL IN THE STABLE OF SPETCHLEY MANOR-HOUSE.
mansion
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From this reading Closely adjoining the stable-yard, and forming not the least interesting part of the striking scene, were the blackened walls of the ancient mansion, now silvered by the rays of the moon.
moon
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From this reading Closely adjoining the stable-yard, and forming not the least interesting part of the striking scene, were the blackened walls of the ancient mansion, now silvered by the rays of the moon.
musketeers
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From this reading Viewed by torchlight, as Cromwell beheld it on his arrival there, the large stable-yard of Spetchley manor-house presented a very curious sight--being full of musketeers, cuirassiers, lancers, and dragoons, with their horses.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Closely adjoining the stable-yard, and forming not the least interesting part of the striking scene, were the blackened walls of the ancient mansion, now silvered by the rays of the moon.
now
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From this reading Closely adjoining the stable-yard, and forming not the least interesting part of the striking scene, were the blackened walls of the ancient mansion, now silvered by the rays of the moon.
observed
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From this reading "Ah! you have a prisoner yonder I see, Cornet Hardiman?" he observed to the officer who came up to him.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HOW URSO GIVES HAD AN INTERVIEW WITH THE LORD GENERAL IN THE STABLE OF SPETCHLEY MANOR-HOUSE.
officer
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From this reading "Ah! you have a prisoner yonder I see, Cornet Hardiman?" he observed to the officer who came up to him.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Viewed by torchlight, as Cromwell beheld it on his arrival there, the large stable-yard of Spetchley manor-house presented a very curious sight--being full of musketeers, cuirassiers, lancers, and dragoons, with their horses.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Closely adjoining the stable-yard, and forming not the least interesting part of the striking scene, were the blackened walls of the ancient mansion, now silvered by the rays of the moon.
personage
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From this reading As Cromwell rode into the yard, attended by Colonel Lindsey and Dighton, he remarked an elderly personage, guarded by two musketeers.
presented
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From this reading Viewed by torchlight, as Cromwell beheld it on his arrival there, the large stable-yard of Spetchley manor-house presented a very curious sight--being full of musketeers, cuirassiers, lancers, and dragoons, with their horses.
prisoner
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From this reading "Ah! you have a prisoner yonder I see, Cornet Hardiman?" he observed to the officer who came up to him.
rays
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From this reading Closely adjoining the stable-yard, and forming not the least interesting part of the striking scene, were the blackened walls of the ancient mansion, now silvered by the rays of the moon.
remarked
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From this reading As Cromwell rode into the yard, attended by Colonel Lindsey and Dighton, he remarked an elderly personage, guarded by two musketeers.
rode
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From this reading As Cromwell rode into the yard, attended by Colonel Lindsey and Dighton, he remarked an elderly personage, guarded by two musketeers.
scene
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From this reading Closely adjoining the stable-yard, and forming not the least interesting part of the striking scene, were the blackened walls of the ancient mansion, now silvered by the rays of the moon.
see
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From this reading "Ah! you have a prisoner yonder I see, Cornet Hardiman?" he observed to the officer who came up to him.
sight
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From this reading Viewed by torchlight, as Cromwell beheld it on his arrival there, the large stable-yard of Spetchley manor-house presented a very curious sight--being full of musketeers, cuirassiers, lancers, and dragoons, with their horses.
silvered
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From this reading Closely adjoining the stable-yard, and forming not the least interesting part of the striking scene, were the blackened walls of the ancient mansion, now silvered by the rays of the moon.
SPETCHLEY
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From this reading HOW URSO GIVES HAD AN INTERVIEW WITH THE LORD GENERAL IN THE STABLE OF SPETCHLEY MANOR-HOUSE.
STABLE
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From this reading HOW URSO GIVES HAD AN INTERVIEW WITH THE LORD GENERAL IN THE STABLE OF SPETCHLEY MANOR-HOUSE.
stable-yard
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From this reading Viewed by torchlight, as Cromwell beheld it on his arrival there, the large stable-yard of Spetchley manor-house presented a very curious sight--being full of musketeers, cuirassiers, lancers, and dragoons, with their horses.
striking
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From this reading Closely adjoining the stable-yard, and forming not the least interesting part of the striking scene, were the blackened walls of the ancient mansion, now silvered by the rays of the moon.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW URSO GIVES HAD AN INTERVIEW WITH THE LORD GENERAL IN THE STABLE OF SPETCHLEY MANOR-HOUSE.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Viewed by torchlight, as Cromwell beheld it on his arrival there, the large stable-yard of Spetchley manor-house presented a very curious sight--being full of musketeers, cuirassiers, lancers, and dragoons, with their horses.
there
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From this reading Viewed by torchlight, as Cromwell beheld it on his arrival there, the large stable-yard of Spetchley manor-house presented a very curious sight--being full of musketeers, cuirassiers, lancers, and dragoons, with their horses.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Ah! you have a prisoner yonder I see, Cornet Hardiman?" he observed to the officer who came up to him.
torchlight
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From this reading Viewed by torchlight, as Cromwell beheld it on his arrival there, the large stable-yard of Spetchley manor-house presented a very curious sight--being full of musketeers, cuirassiers, lancers, and dragoons, with their horses.
two
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From this reading As Cromwell rode into the yard, attended by Colonel Lindsey and Dighton, he remarked an elderly personage, guarded by two musketeers.
up
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From this reading "Ah! you have a prisoner yonder I see, Cornet Hardiman?" he observed to the officer who came up to him.
URSO
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From this reading HOW URSO GIVES HAD AN INTERVIEW WITH THE LORD GENERAL IN THE STABLE OF SPETCHLEY MANOR-HOUSE.
very
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From this reading Viewed by torchlight, as Cromwell beheld it on his arrival there, the large stable-yard of Spetchley manor-house presented a very curious sight--being full of musketeers, cuirassiers, lancers, and dragoons, with their horses.
Viewed
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From this reading Viewed by torchlight, as Cromwell beheld it on his arrival there, the large stable-yard of Spetchley manor-house presented a very curious sight--being full of musketeers, cuirassiers, lancers, and dragoons, with their horses.
walls
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From this reading Closely adjoining the stable-yard, and forming not the least interesting part of the striking scene, were the blackened walls of the ancient mansion, now silvered by the rays of the moon.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Closely adjoining the stable-yard, and forming not the least interesting part of the striking scene, were the blackened walls of the ancient mansion, now silvered by the rays of the moon.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "Ah! you have a prisoner yonder I see, Cornet Hardiman?" he observed to the officer who came up to him.
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading HOW URSO GIVES HAD AN INTERVIEW WITH THE LORD GENERAL IN THE STABLE OF SPETCHLEY MANOR-HOUSE.
yard
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From this reading As Cromwell rode into the yard, attended by Colonel Lindsey and Dighton, he remarked an elderly personage, guarded by two musketeers.
yonder
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From this reading "Ah! you have a prisoner yonder I see, Cornet Hardiman?" he observed to the officer who came up to him.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Ah! you have a prisoner yonder I see, Cornet Hardiman?" he observed to the officer who came up to him.
