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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 At the western side of the castle, close against its massive wall, a great carved chair from the drawing room had been placed.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About him were grouped several officers and an orderly.
afternoon
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From this reading Lighted by the rays of the setting sun, the towers and embrasures of the old castle, with clinging ivy hiding the rough stones, presented a beautiful picture to the lads as they stepped out that afternoon to meet the officer who would inquire into their case and decide their fate.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading At the western side of the castle, close against its massive wall, a great carved chair from the drawing room had been placed.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In it was seated an officer examining a pile of papers placed on a small table by his side.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading About him were grouped several officers and an orderly.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Lighted by the rays of the setting sun, the towers and embrasures of the old castle, with clinging ivy hiding the rough stones, presented a beautiful picture to the lads as they stepped out that afternoon to meet the officer who would inquire into their case and decide their fate.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the western side of the castle, close against its massive wall, a great carved chair from the drawing room had been placed.
beautiful
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From this reading Lighted by the rays of the setting sun, the towers and embrasures of the old castle, with clinging ivy hiding the rough stones, presented a beautiful picture to the lads as they stepped out that afternoon to meet the officer who would inquire into their case and decide their fate.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading At the western side of the castle, close against its massive wall, a great carved chair from the drawing room had been placed.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In it was seated an officer examining a pile of papers placed on a small table by his side.
carved
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From this reading At the western side of the castle, close against its massive wall, a great carved chair from the drawing room had been placed.
case
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From this reading Lighted by the rays of the setting sun, the towers and embrasures of the old castle, with clinging ivy hiding the rough stones, presented a beautiful picture to the lads as they stepped out that afternoon to meet the officer who would inquire into their case and decide their fate.
castle
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From this reading At the western side of the castle, close against its massive wall, a great carved chair from the drawing room had been placed.
chair
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From this reading At the western side of the castle, close against its massive wall, a great carved chair from the drawing room had been placed.
clinging
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From this reading Lighted by the rays of the setting sun, the towers and embrasures of the old castle, with clinging ivy hiding the rough stones, presented a beautiful picture to the lads as they stepped out that afternoon to meet the officer who would inquire into their case and decide their fate.
close
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From this reading At the western side of the castle, close against its massive wall, a great carved chair from the drawing room had been placed.
decide
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From this reading Lighted by the rays of the setting sun, the towers and embrasures of the old castle, with clinging ivy hiding the rough stones, presented a beautiful picture to the lads as they stepped out that afternoon to meet the officer who would inquire into their case and decide their fate.
drawing
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From this reading At the western side of the castle, close against its massive wall, a great carved chair from the drawing room had been placed.
embrasures
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From this reading Lighted by the rays of the setting sun, the towers and embrasures of the old castle, with clinging ivy hiding the rough stones, presented a beautiful picture to the lads as they stepped out that afternoon to meet the officer who would inquire into their case and decide their fate.
examining
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From this reading In it was seated an officer examining a pile of papers placed on a small table by his side.
fate
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From this reading Lighted by the rays of the setting sun, the towers and embrasures of the old castle, with clinging ivy hiding the rough stones, presented a beautiful picture to the lads as they stepped out that afternoon to meet the officer who would inquire into their case and decide their fate.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At the western side of the castle, close against its massive wall, a great carved chair from the drawing room had been placed.
great
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From this reading At the western side of the castle, close against its massive wall, a great carved chair from the drawing room had been placed.
grouped
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From this reading About him were grouped several officers and an orderly.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At the western side of the castle, close against its massive wall, a great carved chair from the drawing room had been placed.
hiding
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From this reading Lighted by the rays of the setting sun, the towers and embrasures of the old castle, with clinging ivy hiding the rough stones, presented a beautiful picture to the lads as they stepped out that afternoon to meet the officer who would inquire into their case and decide their fate.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading About him were grouped several officers and an orderly.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In it was seated an officer examining a pile of papers placed on a small table by his side.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In it was seated an officer examining a pile of papers placed on a small table by his side.
inquire
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From this reading Lighted by the rays of the setting sun, the towers and embrasures of the old castle, with clinging ivy hiding the rough stones, presented a beautiful picture to the lads as they stepped out that afternoon to meet the officer who would inquire into their case and decide their fate.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Lighted by the rays of the setting sun, the towers and embrasures of the old castle, with clinging ivy hiding the rough stones, presented a beautiful picture to the lads as they stepped out that afternoon to meet the officer who would inquire into their case and decide their fate.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In it was seated an officer examining a pile of papers placed on a small table by his side.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading At the western side of the castle, close against its massive wall, a great carved chair from the drawing room had been placed.
ivy
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From this reading Lighted by the rays of the setting sun, the towers and embrasures of the old castle, with clinging ivy hiding the rough stones, presented a beautiful picture to the lads as they stepped out that afternoon to meet the officer who would inquire into their case and decide their fate.
lads
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From this reading Lighted by the rays of the setting sun, the towers and embrasures of the old castle, with clinging ivy hiding the rough stones, presented a beautiful picture to the lads as they stepped out that afternoon to meet the officer who would inquire into their case and decide their fate.
Lighted
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From this reading Lighted by the rays of the setting sun, the towers and embrasures of the old castle, with clinging ivy hiding the rough stones, presented a beautiful picture to the lads as they stepped out that afternoon to meet the officer who would inquire into their case and decide their fate.
massive
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From this reading At the western side of the castle, close against its massive wall, a great carved chair from the drawing room had been placed.
meet
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From this reading Lighted by the rays of the setting sun, the towers and embrasures of the old castle, with clinging ivy hiding the rough stones, presented a beautiful picture to the lads as they stepped out that afternoon to meet the officer who would inquire into their case and decide their fate.
Mistake
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From this reading The Musketeer's Mistake.
Musketeer's
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From this reading The Musketeer's Mistake.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the western side of the castle, close against its massive wall, a great carved chair from the drawing room had been placed.
officer
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From this reading In it was seated an officer examining a pile of papers placed on a small table by his side.
officers
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From this reading About him were grouped several officers and an orderly.
old
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From this reading Lighted by the rays of the setting sun, the towers and embrasures of the old castle, with clinging ivy hiding the rough stones, presented a beautiful picture to the lads as they stepped out that afternoon to meet the officer who would inquire into their case and decide their fate.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In it was seated an officer examining a pile of papers placed on a small table by his side.
orderly
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From this reading About him were grouped several officers and an orderly.
out
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From this reading Lighted by the rays of the setting sun, the towers and embrasures of the old castle, with clinging ivy hiding the rough stones, presented a beautiful picture to the lads as they stepped out that afternoon to meet the officer who would inquire into their case and decide their fate.
papers
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From this reading In it was seated an officer examining a pile of papers placed on a small table by his side.
picture
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From this reading Lighted by the rays of the setting sun, the towers and embrasures of the old castle, with clinging ivy hiding the rough stones, presented a beautiful picture to the lads as they stepped out that afternoon to meet the officer who would inquire into their case and decide their fate.
pile
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From this reading In it was seated an officer examining a pile of papers placed on a small table by his side.
placed
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From this reading At the western side of the castle, close against its massive wall, a great carved chair from the drawing room had been placed.
presented
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From this reading Lighted by the rays of the setting sun, the towers and embrasures of the old castle, with clinging ivy hiding the rough stones, presented a beautiful picture to the lads as they stepped out that afternoon to meet the officer who would inquire into their case and decide their fate.
rays
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From this reading Lighted by the rays of the setting sun, the towers and embrasures of the old castle, with clinging ivy hiding the rough stones, presented a beautiful picture to the lads as they stepped out that afternoon to meet the officer who would inquire into their case and decide their fate.
room
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From this reading At the western side of the castle, close against its massive wall, a great carved chair from the drawing room had been placed.
rough
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From this reading Lighted by the rays of the setting sun, the towers and embrasures of the old castle, with clinging ivy hiding the rough stones, presented a beautiful picture to the lads as they stepped out that afternoon to meet the officer who would inquire into their case and decide their fate.
seated
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From this reading In it was seated an officer examining a pile of papers placed on a small table by his side.
setting
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From this reading Lighted by the rays of the setting sun, the towers and embrasures of the old castle, with clinging ivy hiding the rough stones, presented a beautiful picture to the lads as they stepped out that afternoon to meet the officer who would inquire into their case and decide their fate.
several
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From this reading About him were grouped several officers and an orderly.
side
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From this reading At the western side of the castle, close against its massive wall, a great carved chair from the drawing room had been placed.
small
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From this reading In it was seated an officer examining a pile of papers placed on a small table by his side.
stepped
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From this reading Lighted by the rays of the setting sun, the towers and embrasures of the old castle, with clinging ivy hiding the rough stones, presented a beautiful picture to the lads as they stepped out that afternoon to meet the officer who would inquire into their case and decide their fate.
stones
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From this reading Lighted by the rays of the setting sun, the towers and embrasures of the old castle, with clinging ivy hiding the rough stones, presented a beautiful picture to the lads as they stepped out that afternoon to meet the officer who would inquire into their case and decide their fate.
sun
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From this reading Lighted by the rays of the setting sun, the towers and embrasures of the old castle, with clinging ivy hiding the rough stones, presented a beautiful picture to the lads as they stepped out that afternoon to meet the officer who would inquire into their case and decide their fate.
table
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From this reading In it was seated an officer examining a pile of papers placed on a small table by his side.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Lighted by the rays of the setting sun, the towers and embrasures of the old castle, with clinging ivy hiding the rough stones, presented a beautiful picture to the lads as they stepped out that afternoon to meet the officer who would inquire into their case and decide their fate.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Musketeer's Mistake.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Lighted by the rays of the setting sun, the towers and embrasures of the old castle, with clinging ivy hiding the rough stones, presented a beautiful picture to the lads as they stepped out that afternoon to meet the officer who would inquire into their case and decide their fate.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lighted by the rays of the setting sun, the towers and embrasures of the old castle, with clinging ivy hiding the rough stones, presented a beautiful picture to the lads as they stepped out that afternoon to meet the officer who would inquire into their case and decide their fate.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lighted by the rays of the setting sun, the towers and embrasures of the old castle, with clinging ivy hiding the rough stones, presented a beautiful picture to the lads as they stepped out that afternoon to meet the officer who would inquire into their case and decide their fate.
towers
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From this reading Lighted by the rays of the setting sun, the towers and embrasures of the old castle, with clinging ivy hiding the rough stones, presented a beautiful picture to the lads as they stepped out that afternoon to meet the officer who would inquire into their case and decide their fate.
wall
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From this reading At the western side of the castle, close against its massive wall, a great carved chair from the drawing room had been placed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In it was seated an officer examining a pile of papers placed on a small table by his side.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading About him were grouped several officers and an orderly.
western
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From this reading At the western side of the castle, close against its massive wall, a great carved chair from the drawing room had been placed.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Lighted by the rays of the setting sun, the towers and embrasures of the old castle, with clinging ivy hiding the rough stones, presented a beautiful picture to the lads as they stepped out that afternoon to meet the officer who would inquire into their case and decide their fate.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Lighted by the rays of the setting sun, the towers and embrasures of the old castle, with clinging ivy hiding the rough stones, presented a beautiful picture to the lads as they stepped out that afternoon to meet the officer who would inquire into their case and decide their fate.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Lighted by the rays of the setting sun, the towers and embrasures of the old castle, with clinging ivy hiding the rough stones, presented a beautiful picture to the lads as they stepped out that afternoon to meet the officer who would inquire into their case and decide their fate.
