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1643
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From this reading I dare say that, since the world began and men learned to fight, was never an army moderately prosperous and yet fuller of grumblers than was ours during the latter weeks of November and the first fortnight of December, 1643.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He rested neither himself nor his men, but spent them without caring, and drove not a few to desert in mere fatigue.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I dare say that, since the world began and men learned to fight, was never an army moderately prosperous and yet fuller of grumblers than was ours during the latter weeks of November and the first fortnight of December, 1643.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I dare say that, since the world began and men learned to fight, was never an army moderately prosperous and yet fuller of grumblers than was ours during the latter weeks of November and the first fortnight of December, 1643.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading 'Twas notorious these two generals loved not one another: and 'tis not for me, who never served under Essex, to take sides.
army
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From this reading I dare say that, since the world began and men learned to fight, was never an army moderately prosperous and yet fuller of grumblers than was ours during the latter weeks of November and the first fortnight of December, 1643.
attacks
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From this reading In part the blame lay upon our general, Sir William Waller, and his fondness for night attacks and beating up of quarters.
beating
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From this reading In part the blame lay upon our general, Sir William Waller, and his fondness for night attacks and beating up of quarters.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I dare say that, since the world began and men learned to fight, was never an army moderately prosperous and yet fuller of grumblers than was ours during the latter weeks of November and the first fortnight of December, 1643.
blame
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From this reading In part the blame lay upon our general, Sir William Waller, and his fondness for night attacks and beating up of quarters.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He rested neither himself nor his men, but spent them without caring, and drove not a few to desert in mere fatigue.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading This was his way, and it differed from the way of my Lord Essex, who rather spilled his strength by lethargy and grieved over it.
caring
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From this reading He rested neither himself nor his men, but spent them without caring, and drove not a few to desert in mere fatigue.
dare
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From this reading I dare say that, since the world began and men learned to fight, was never an army moderately prosperous and yet fuller of grumblers than was ours during the latter weeks of November and the first fortnight of December, 1643.
December
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From this reading I dare say that, since the world began and men learned to fight, was never an army moderately prosperous and yet fuller of grumblers than was ours during the latter weeks of November and the first fortnight of December, 1643.
desert
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From this reading He rested neither himself nor his men, but spent them without caring, and drove not a few to desert in mere fatigue.
differed
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From this reading This was his way, and it differed from the way of my Lord Essex, who rather spilled his strength by lethargy and grieved over it.
drove
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From this reading He rested neither himself nor his men, but spent them without caring, and drove not a few to desert in mere fatigue.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading I dare say that, since the world began and men learned to fight, was never an army moderately prosperous and yet fuller of grumblers than was ours during the latter weeks of November and the first fortnight of December, 1643.
Essex
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From this reading This was his way, and it differed from the way of my Lord Essex, who rather spilled his strength by lethargy and grieved over it.
fatigue
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From this reading He rested neither himself nor his men, but spent them without caring, and drove not a few to desert in mere fatigue.
few
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From this reading He rested neither himself nor his men, but spent them without caring, and drove not a few to desert in mere fatigue.
fight
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From this reading I dare say that, since the world began and men learned to fight, was never an army moderately prosperous and yet fuller of grumblers than was ours during the latter weeks of November and the first fortnight of December, 1643.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I dare say that, since the world began and men learned to fight, was never an army moderately prosperous and yet fuller of grumblers than was ours during the latter weeks of November and the first fortnight of December, 1643.
fondness
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From this reading In part the blame lay upon our general, Sir William Waller, and his fondness for night attacks and beating up of quarters.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In part the blame lay upon our general, Sir William Waller, and his fondness for night attacks and beating up of quarters.
fortnight
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From this reading I dare say that, since the world began and men learned to fight, was never an army moderately prosperous and yet fuller of grumblers than was ours during the latter weeks of November and the first fortnight of December, 1643.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading This was his way, and it differed from the way of my Lord Essex, who rather spilled his strength by lethargy and grieved over it.
fuller
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From this reading I dare say that, since the world began and men learned to fight, was never an army moderately prosperous and yet fuller of grumblers than was ours during the latter weeks of November and the first fortnight of December, 1643.
general
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From this reading In part the blame lay upon our general, Sir William Waller, and his fondness for night attacks and beating up of quarters.
generals
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From this reading 'Twas notorious these two generals loved not one another: and 'tis not for me, who never served under Essex, to take sides.
grievedverbUS /ɡriːvd/
felt extremely sad, especially because of a loss
From this reading This was his way, and it differed from the way of my Lord Essex, who rather spilled his strength by lethargy and grieved over it.
grumblers
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From this reading I dare say that, since the world began and men learned to fight, was never an army moderately prosperous and yet fuller of grumblers than was ours during the latter weeks of November and the first fortnight of December, 1643.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He rested neither himself nor his men, but spent them without caring, and drove not a few to desert in mere fatigue.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He rested neither himself nor his men, but spent them without caring, and drove not a few to desert in mere fatigue.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In part the blame lay upon our general, Sir William Waller, and his fondness for night attacks and beating up of quarters.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I dare say that, since the world began and men learned to fight, was never an army moderately prosperous and yet fuller of grumblers than was ours during the latter weeks of November and the first fortnight of December, 1643.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In part the blame lay upon our general, Sir William Waller, and his fondness for night attacks and beating up of quarters.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This was his way, and it differed from the way of my Lord Essex, who rather spilled his strength by lethargy and grieved over it.
latter
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From this reading I dare say that, since the world began and men learned to fight, was never an army moderately prosperous and yet fuller of grumblers than was ours during the latter weeks of November and the first fortnight of December, 1643.
lay
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From this reading In part the blame lay upon our general, Sir William Waller, and his fondness for night attacks and beating up of quarters.
learned
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From this reading I dare say that, since the world began and men learned to fight, was never an army moderately prosperous and yet fuller of grumblers than was ours during the latter weeks of November and the first fortnight of December, 1643.
lethargy
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From this reading This was his way, and it differed from the way of my Lord Essex, who rather spilled his strength by lethargy and grieved over it.
Lord
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From this reading This was his way, and it differed from the way of my Lord Essex, who rather spilled his strength by lethargy and grieved over it.
loved
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From this reading 'Twas notorious these two generals loved not one another: and 'tis not for me, who never served under Essex, to take sides.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'Twas notorious these two generals loved not one another: and 'tis not for me, who never served under Essex, to take sides.
men
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From this reading I dare say that, since the world began and men learned to fight, was never an army moderately prosperous and yet fuller of grumblers than was ours during the latter weeks of November and the first fortnight of December, 1643.
mere
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From this reading He rested neither himself nor his men, but spent them without caring, and drove not a few to desert in mere fatigue.
moderately
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From this reading I dare say that, since the world began and men learned to fight, was never an army moderately prosperous and yet fuller of grumblers than was ours during the latter weeks of November and the first fortnight of December, 1643.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading This was his way, and it differed from the way of my Lord Essex, who rather spilled his strength by lethargy and grieved over it.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading He rested neither himself nor his men, but spent them without caring, and drove not a few to desert in mere fatigue.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I dare say that, since the world began and men learned to fight, was never an army moderately prosperous and yet fuller of grumblers than was ours during the latter weeks of November and the first fortnight of December, 1643.
night
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From this reading In part the blame lay upon our general, Sir William Waller, and his fondness for night attacks and beating up of quarters.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading He rested neither himself nor his men, but spent them without caring, and drove not a few to desert in mere fatigue.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He rested neither himself nor his men, but spent them without caring, and drove not a few to desert in mere fatigue.
notorious
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From this reading 'Twas notorious these two generals loved not one another: and 'tis not for me, who never served under Essex, to take sides.
November
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From this reading I dare say that, since the world began and men learned to fight, was never an army moderately prosperous and yet fuller of grumblers than was ours during the latter weeks of November and the first fortnight of December, 1643.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I dare say that, since the world began and men learned to fight, was never an army moderately prosperous and yet fuller of grumblers than was ours during the latter weeks of November and the first fortnight of December, 1643.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading 'Twas notorious these two generals loved not one another: and 'tis not for me, who never served under Essex, to take sides.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading In part the blame lay upon our general, Sir William Waller, and his fondness for night attacks and beating up of quarters.
ourspronounUS /ˈaʊərz/
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading I dare say that, since the world began and men learned to fight, was never an army moderately prosperous and yet fuller of grumblers than was ours during the latter weeks of November and the first fortnight of December, 1643.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading This was his way, and it differed from the way of my Lord Essex, who rather spilled his strength by lethargy and grieved over it.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In part the blame lay upon our general, Sir William Waller, and his fondness for night attacks and beating up of quarters.
prosperousadjectiveUS /ˈprɑspərəs/
successful and without serious problems
From this reading I dare say that, since the world began and men learned to fight, was never an army moderately prosperous and yet fuller of grumblers than was ours during the latter weeks of November and the first fortnight of December, 1643.
quarters
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From this reading In part the blame lay upon our general, Sir William Waller, and his fondness for night attacks and beating up of quarters.
rather
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From this reading This was his way, and it differed from the way of my Lord Essex, who rather spilled his strength by lethargy and grieved over it.
rested
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From this reading He rested neither himself nor his men, but spent them without caring, and drove not a few to desert in mere fatigue.
say
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From this reading I dare say that, since the world began and men learned to fight, was never an army moderately prosperous and yet fuller of grumblers than was ours during the latter weeks of November and the first fortnight of December, 1643.
served
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From this reading 'Twas notorious these two generals loved not one another: and 'tis not for me, who never served under Essex, to take sides.
sides
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From this reading 'Twas notorious these two generals loved not one another: and 'tis not for me, who never served under Essex, to take sides.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading I dare say that, since the world began and men learned to fight, was never an army moderately prosperous and yet fuller of grumblers than was ours during the latter weeks of November and the first fortnight of December, 1643.
Sir
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From this reading In part the blame lay upon our general, Sir William Waller, and his fondness for night attacks and beating up of quarters.
spent
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From this reading He rested neither himself nor his men, but spent them without caring, and drove not a few to desert in mere fatigue.
spilled
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From this reading This was his way, and it differed from the way of my Lord Essex, who rather spilled his strength by lethargy and grieved over it.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This was his way, and it differed from the way of my Lord Essex, who rather spilled his strength by lethargy and grieved over it.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Twas notorious these two generals loved not one another: and 'tis not for me, who never served under Essex, to take sides.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I dare say that, since the world began and men learned to fight, was never an army moderately prosperous and yet fuller of grumblers than was ours during the latter weeks of November and the first fortnight of December, 1643.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I dare say that, since the world began and men learned to fight, was never an army moderately prosperous and yet fuller of grumblers than was ours during the latter weeks of November and the first fortnight of December, 1643.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I dare say that, since the world began and men learned to fight, was never an army moderately prosperous and yet fuller of grumblers than was ours during the latter weeks of November and the first fortnight of December, 1643.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He rested neither himself nor his men, but spent them without caring, and drove not a few to desert in mere fatigue.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading 'Twas notorious these two generals loved not one another: and 'tis not for me, who never served under Essex, to take sides.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was his way, and it differed from the way of my Lord Essex, who rather spilled his strength by lethargy and grieved over it.
tis
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From this reading 'Twas notorious these two generals loved not one another: and 'tis not for me, who never served under Essex, to take sides.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I dare say that, since the world began and men learned to fight, was never an army moderately prosperous and yet fuller of grumblers than was ours during the latter weeks of November and the first fortnight of December, 1643.
Twas
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From this reading 'Twas notorious these two generals loved not one another: and 'tis not for me, who never served under Essex, to take sides.
two
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From this reading 'Twas notorious these two generals loved not one another: and 'tis not for me, who never served under Essex, to take sides.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading 'Twas notorious these two generals loved not one another: and 'tis not for me, who never served under Essex, to take sides.
up
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From this reading In part the blame lay upon our general, Sir William Waller, and his fondness for night attacks and beating up of quarters.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading In part the blame lay upon our general, Sir William Waller, and his fondness for night attacks and beating up of quarters.
Waller
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From this reading In part the blame lay upon our general, Sir William Waller, and his fondness for night attacks and beating up of quarters.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I dare say that, since the world began and men learned to fight, was never an army moderately prosperous and yet fuller of grumblers than was ours during the latter weeks of November and the first fortnight of December, 1643.
way
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From this reading This was his way, and it differed from the way of my Lord Essex, who rather spilled his strength by lethargy and grieved over it.
weeks
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From this reading I dare say that, since the world began and men learned to fight, was never an army moderately prosperous and yet fuller of grumblers than was ours during the latter weeks of November and the first fortnight of December, 1643.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading This was his way, and it differed from the way of my Lord Essex, who rather spilled his strength by lethargy and grieved over it.
William
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From this reading In part the blame lay upon our general, Sir William Waller, and his fondness for night attacks and beating up of quarters.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He rested neither himself nor his men, but spent them without caring, and drove not a few to desert in mere fatigue.
world
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From this reading I dare say that, since the world began and men learned to fight, was never an army moderately prosperous and yet fuller of grumblers than was ours during the latter weeks of November and the first fortnight of December, 1643.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading I dare say that, since the world began and men learned to fight, was never an army moderately prosperous and yet fuller of grumblers than was ours during the latter weeks of November and the first fortnight of December, 1643.
