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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 My joints were a little stiff, from the position in which I had slept; my mind was set free.
almost
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From this reading No wonder my nerves were strained and my heart almost broken.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The charge of the rival armies and their conflicts was no longer on my shoulders; even the care of individual life and safety I thought no longer to secure.
armies
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From this reading The charge of the rival armies and their conflicts was no longer on my shoulders; even the care of individual life and safety I thought no longer to secure.
army
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From this reading Myself I was a soldier, in a different army; and I had been forgetting my business and presuming into the General's province.
awaked
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From this reading DETAILED FOR DUTY I awaked in the peace of one who has laid his burden down.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Myself I was a soldier, in a different army; and I had been forgetting my business and presuming into the General's province.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No wonder my nerves were strained and my heart almost broken.
burden
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From this reading DETAILED FOR DUTY I awaked in the peace of one who has laid his burden down.
business
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From this reading Myself I was a soldier, in a different army; and I had been forgetting my business and presuming into the General's province.
care
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From this reading The charge of the rival armies and their conflicts was no longer on my shoulders; even the care of individual life and safety I thought no longer to secure.
charge
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From this reading The charge of the rival armies and their conflicts was no longer on my shoulders; even the care of individual life and safety I thought no longer to secure.
conflicts
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From this reading The charge of the rival armies and their conflicts was no longer on my shoulders; even the care of individual life and safety I thought no longer to secure.
DETAILED
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From this reading DETAILED FOR DUTY I awaked in the peace of one who has laid his burden down.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Myself I was a soldier, in a different army; and I had been forgetting my business and presuming into the General's province.
down
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From this reading DETAILED FOR DUTY I awaked in the peace of one who has laid his burden down.
DUTYnounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading DETAILED FOR DUTY I awaked in the peace of one who has laid his burden down.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The charge of the rival armies and their conflicts was no longer on my shoulders; even the care of individual life and safety I thought no longer to secure.
FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading DETAILED FOR DUTY I awaked in the peace of one who has laid his burden down.
forgetting
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From this reading Myself I was a soldier, in a different army; and I had been forgetting my business and presuming into the General's province.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading My joints were a little stiff, from the position in which I had slept; my mind was set free.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading My joints were a little stiff, from the position in which I had slept; my mind was set free.
General's
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From this reading Myself I was a soldier, in a different army; and I had been forgetting my business and presuming into the General's province.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading My joints were a little stiff, from the position in which I had slept; my mind was set free.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading DETAILED FOR DUTY I awaked in the peace of one who has laid his burden down.
heart
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From this reading No wonder my nerves were strained and my heart almost broken.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading DETAILED FOR DUTY I awaked in the peace of one who has laid his burden down.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading DETAILED FOR DUTY I awaked in the peace of one who has laid his burden down.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading DETAILED FOR DUTY I awaked in the peace of one who has laid his burden down.
individual
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From this reading The charge of the rival armies and their conflicts was no longer on my shoulders; even the care of individual life and safety I thought no longer to secure.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Myself I was a soldier, in a different army; and I had been forgetting my business and presuming into the General's province.
joints
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From this reading My joints were a little stiff, from the position in which I had slept; my mind was set free.
laid
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From this reading DETAILED FOR DUTY I awaked in the peace of one who has laid his burden down.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The charge of the rival armies and their conflicts was no longer on my shoulders; even the care of individual life and safety I thought no longer to secure.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My joints were a little stiff, from the position in which I had slept; my mind was set free.
longer
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From this reading The charge of the rival armies and their conflicts was no longer on my shoulders; even the care of individual life and safety I thought no longer to secure.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My joints were a little stiff, from the position in which I had slept; my mind was set free.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My joints were a little stiff, from the position in which I had slept; my mind was set free.
MyselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Myself I was a soldier, in a different army; and I had been forgetting my business and presuming into the General's province.
nerves
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From this reading No wonder my nerves were strained and my heart almost broken.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The charge of the rival armies and their conflicts was no longer on my shoulders; even the care of individual life and safety I thought no longer to secure.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading DETAILED FOR DUTY I awaked in the peace of one who has laid his burden down.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The charge of the rival armies and their conflicts was no longer on my shoulders; even the care of individual life and safety I thought no longer to secure.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading DETAILED FOR DUTY I awaked in the peace of one who has laid his burden down.
peace
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From this reading DETAILED FOR DUTY I awaked in the peace of one who has laid his burden down.
position
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From this reading My joints were a little stiff, from the position in which I had slept; my mind was set free.
presuming
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From this reading Myself I was a soldier, in a different army; and I had been forgetting my business and presuming into the General's province.
province
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From this reading Myself I was a soldier, in a different army; and I had been forgetting my business and presuming into the General's province.
rival
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From this reading The charge of the rival armies and their conflicts was no longer on my shoulders; even the care of individual life and safety I thought no longer to secure.
safety
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From this reading The charge of the rival armies and their conflicts was no longer on my shoulders; even the care of individual life and safety I thought no longer to secure.
secure
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From this reading The charge of the rival armies and their conflicts was no longer on my shoulders; even the care of individual life and safety I thought no longer to secure.
set
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From this reading My joints were a little stiff, from the position in which I had slept; my mind was set free.
shoulders
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From this reading The charge of the rival armies and their conflicts was no longer on my shoulders; even the care of individual life and safety I thought no longer to secure.
slept
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From this reading My joints were a little stiff, from the position in which I had slept; my mind was set free.
soldier
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From this reading Myself I was a soldier, in a different army; and I had been forgetting my business and presuming into the General's province.
stiff
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From this reading My joints were a little stiff, from the position in which I had slept; my mind was set free.
strained
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From this reading No wonder my nerves were strained and my heart almost broken.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DETAILED FOR DUTY I awaked in the peace of one who has laid his burden down.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The charge of the rival armies and their conflicts was no longer on my shoulders; even the care of individual life and safety I thought no longer to secure.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The charge of the rival armies and their conflicts was no longer on my shoulders; even the care of individual life and safety I thought no longer to secure.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The charge of the rival armies and their conflicts was no longer on my shoulders; even the care of individual life and safety I thought no longer to secure.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My joints were a little stiff, from the position in which I had slept; my mind was set free.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading My joints were a little stiff, from the position in which I had slept; my mind was set free.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading My joints were a little stiff, from the position in which I had slept; my mind was set free.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading DETAILED FOR DUTY I awaked in the peace of one who has laid his burden down.
wonder
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From this reading No wonder my nerves were strained and my heart almost broken.
