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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 "I cannot account for such a sudden uprising.
account
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From this reading "I cannot account for such a sudden uprising.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am free to say that I was completely astonished.
ammunition
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From this reading "If it had not been, your excellency, for my timely arrival, I fear few of Lieutenant-Colonel Smith's troops would have escaped, as they were completely exhausted, their ammunition gone, and the men upon the run.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "If it had not been, your excellency, for my timely arrival, I fear few of Lieutenant-Colonel Smith's troops would have escaped, as they were completely exhausted, their ammunition gone, and the men upon the run.
arrival
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From this reading "If it had not been, your excellency, for my timely arrival, I fear few of Lieutenant-Colonel Smith's troops would have escaped, as they were completely exhausted, their ammunition gone, and the men upon the run.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "If it had not been, your excellency, for my timely arrival, I fear few of Lieutenant-Colonel Smith's troops would have escaped, as they were completely exhausted, their ammunition gone, and the men upon the run.
astonishedadjectiveUS /əˈstɑːnɪʃt/
very surprised
From this reading I am free to say that I was completely astonished.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "If it had not been, your excellency, for my timely arrival, I fear few of Lieutenant-Colonel Smith's troops would have escaped, as they were completely exhausted, their ammunition gone, and the men upon the run.
brigade
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From this reading I formed my brigade in hollow square, and his men threw themselves on the ground with their tongues lolling from their mouths," he said.
cannot
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From this reading "I cannot account for such a sudden uprising.
completely
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From this reading "If it had not been, your excellency, for my timely arrival, I fear few of Lieutenant-Colonel Smith's troops would have escaped, as they were completely exhausted, their ammunition gone, and the men upon the run.
escaped
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From this reading "If it had not been, your excellency, for my timely arrival, I fear few of Lieutenant-Colonel Smith's troops would have escaped, as they were completely exhausted, their ammunition gone, and the men upon the run.
excellency
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From this reading "If it had not been, your excellency, for my timely arrival, I fear few of Lieutenant-Colonel Smith's troops would have escaped, as they were completely exhausted, their ammunition gone, and the men upon the run.
exhausted
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From this reading "If it had not been, your excellency, for my timely arrival, I fear few of Lieutenant-Colonel Smith's troops would have escaped, as they were completely exhausted, their ammunition gone, and the men upon the run.
fear
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From this reading "If it had not been, your excellency, for my timely arrival, I fear few of Lieutenant-Colonel Smith's troops would have escaped, as they were completely exhausted, their ammunition gone, and the men upon the run.
few
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From this reading "If it had not been, your excellency, for my timely arrival, I fear few of Lieutenant-Colonel Smith's troops would have escaped, as they were completely exhausted, their ammunition gone, and the men upon the run.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "If it had not been, your excellency, for my timely arrival, I fear few of Lieutenant-Colonel Smith's troops would have escaped, as they were completely exhausted, their ammunition gone, and the men upon the run.
formed
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From this reading I formed my brigade in hollow square, and his men threw themselves on the ground with their tongues lolling from their mouths," he said.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading I am free to say that I was completely astonished.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I formed my brigade in hollow square, and his men threw themselves on the ground with their tongues lolling from their mouths," he said.
gone
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From this reading "If it had not been, your excellency, for my timely arrival, I fear few of Lieutenant-Colonel Smith's troops would have escaped, as they were completely exhausted, their ammunition gone, and the men upon the run.
governor
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From this reading "It is plain that you marched none too soon," the governor replied.
ground
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From this reading I formed my brigade in hollow square, and his men threw themselves on the ground with their tongues lolling from their mouths," he said.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "If it had not been, your excellency, for my timely arrival, I fear few of Lieutenant-Colonel Smith's troops would have escaped, as they were completely exhausted, their ammunition gone, and the men upon the run.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "If it had not been, your excellency, for my timely arrival, I fear few of Lieutenant-Colonel Smith's troops would have escaped, as they were completely exhausted, their ammunition gone, and the men upon the run.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I formed my brigade in hollow square, and his men threw themselves on the ground with their tongues lolling from their mouths," he said.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I formed my brigade in hollow square, and his men threw themselves on the ground with their tongues lolling from their mouths," he said.
hollow
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From this reading I formed my brigade in hollow square, and his men threw themselves on the ground with their tongues lolling from their mouths," he said.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "If it had not been, your excellency, for my timely arrival, I fear few of Lieutenant-Colonel Smith's troops would have escaped, as they were completely exhausted, their ammunition gone, and the men upon the run.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If it had not been, your excellency, for my timely arrival, I fear few of Lieutenant-Colonel Smith's troops would have escaped, as they were completely exhausted, their ammunition gone, and the men upon the run.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I formed my brigade in hollow square, and his men threw themselves on the ground with their tongues lolling from their mouths," he said.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is plain that you marched none too soon," the governor replied.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "If it had not been, your excellency, for my timely arrival, I fear few of Lieutenant-Colonel Smith's troops would have escaped, as they were completely exhausted, their ammunition gone, and the men upon the run.
Lieutenant-Colonel
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From this reading "If it had not been, your excellency, for my timely arrival, I fear few of Lieutenant-Colonel Smith's troops would have escaped, as they were completely exhausted, their ammunition gone, and the men upon the run.
lolling
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From this reading I formed my brigade in hollow square, and his men threw themselves on the ground with their tongues lolling from their mouths," he said.
marched
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From this reading "It is plain that you marched none too soon," the governor replied.
men
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From this reading "If it had not been, your excellency, for my timely arrival, I fear few of Lieutenant-Colonel Smith's troops would have escaped, as they were completely exhausted, their ammunition gone, and the men upon the run.
mouths
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From this reading I formed my brigade in hollow square, and his men threw themselves on the ground with their tongues lolling from their mouths," he said.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "If it had not been, your excellency, for my timely arrival, I fear few of Lieutenant-Colonel Smith's troops would have escaped, as they were completely exhausted, their ammunition gone, and the men upon the run.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading "It is plain that you marched none too soon," the governor replied.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "If it had not been, your excellency, for my timely arrival, I fear few of Lieutenant-Colonel Smith's troops would have escaped, as they were completely exhausted, their ammunition gone, and the men upon the run.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "If it had not been, your excellency, for my timely arrival, I fear few of Lieutenant-Colonel Smith's troops would have escaped, as they were completely exhausted, their ammunition gone, and the men upon the run.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I formed my brigade in hollow square, and his men threw themselves on the ground with their tongues lolling from their mouths," he said.
plain
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From this reading "It is plain that you marched none too soon," the governor replied.
replied
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From this reading "It is plain that you marched none too soon," the governor replied.
run
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From this reading "If it had not been, your excellency, for my timely arrival, I fear few of Lieutenant-Colonel Smith's troops would have escaped, as they were completely exhausted, their ammunition gone, and the men upon the run.
said
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From this reading I formed my brigade in hollow square, and his men threw themselves on the ground with their tongues lolling from their mouths," he said.
say
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From this reading I am free to say that I was completely astonished.
Smith's
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From this reading "If it had not been, your excellency, for my timely arrival, I fear few of Lieutenant-Colonel Smith's troops would have escaped, as they were completely exhausted, their ammunition gone, and the men upon the run.
soon
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From this reading "It is plain that you marched none too soon," the governor replied.
square
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From this reading I formed my brigade in hollow square, and his men threw themselves on the ground with their tongues lolling from their mouths," he said.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "I cannot account for such a sudden uprising.
sudden
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From this reading "I cannot account for such a sudden uprising.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I am free to say that I was completely astonished.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "If it had not been, your excellency, for my timely arrival, I fear few of Lieutenant-Colonel Smith's troops would have escaped, as they were completely exhausted, their ammunition gone, and the men upon the run.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "If it had not been, your excellency, for my timely arrival, I fear few of Lieutenant-Colonel Smith's troops would have escaped, as they were completely exhausted, their ammunition gone, and the men upon the run.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading I formed my brigade in hollow square, and his men threw themselves on the ground with their tongues lolling from their mouths," he said.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "If it had not been, your excellency, for my timely arrival, I fear few of Lieutenant-Colonel Smith's troops would have escaped, as they were completely exhausted, their ammunition gone, and the men upon the run.
threw
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From this reading I formed my brigade in hollow square, and his men threw themselves on the ground with their tongues lolling from their mouths," he said.
timely
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From this reading "If it had not been, your excellency, for my timely arrival, I fear few of Lieutenant-Colonel Smith's troops would have escaped, as they were completely exhausted, their ammunition gone, and the men upon the run.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I am free to say that I was completely astonished.
tongues
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From this reading I formed my brigade in hollow square, and his men threw themselves on the ground with their tongues lolling from their mouths," he said.
too
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From this reading "It is plain that you marched none too soon," the governor replied.
troops
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From this reading "If it had not been, your excellency, for my timely arrival, I fear few of Lieutenant-Colonel Smith's troops would have escaped, as they were completely exhausted, their ammunition gone, and the men upon the run.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "If it had not been, your excellency, for my timely arrival, I fear few of Lieutenant-Colonel Smith's troops would have escaped, as they were completely exhausted, their ammunition gone, and the men upon the run.
uprising
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From this reading "I cannot account for such a sudden uprising.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I am free to say that I was completely astonished.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "If it had not been, your excellency, for my timely arrival, I fear few of Lieutenant-Colonel Smith's troops would have escaped, as they were completely exhausted, their ammunition gone, and the men upon the run.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I formed my brigade in hollow square, and his men threw themselves on the ground with their tongues lolling from their mouths," he said.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "If it had not been, your excellency, for my timely arrival, I fear few of Lieutenant-Colonel Smith's troops would have escaped, as they were completely exhausted, their ammunition gone, and the men upon the run.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "It is plain that you marched none too soon," the governor replied.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "If it had not been, your excellency, for my timely arrival, I fear few of Lieutenant-Colonel Smith's troops would have escaped, as they were completely exhausted, their ammunition gone, and the men upon the run.
