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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 “Well, what is there in that?” growled Flambeau; “it was a twopence coloured sort of incident; the old man’s blade breaking in his last battle.
affair
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From this reading “They are not often mentioned in modern war,” said the other dispassionately; “but in this affair one falls over the blessed sword everywhere.”
all
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From this reading On all these tombs and things it’s shown broken at the point.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I hope you haven’t dragged me through this Polar expedition merely because two men with an eye for a picture saw St. Clare’s broken sword.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On all these tombs and things it’s shown broken at the point.
AnyonepronounUS /ˈeniwʌn/
any person at all
From this reading Anyone might bet the papers would get hold of it, as they have.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “They are not often mentioned in modern war,” said the other dispassionately; “but in this affair one falls over the blessed sword everywhere.”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Anyone might bet the papers would get hold of it, as they have.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On all these tombs and things it’s shown broken at the point.
battle
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From this reading “Well, what is there in that?” growled Flambeau; “it was a twopence coloured sort of incident; the old man’s blade breaking in his last battle.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading I hope you haven’t dragged me through this Polar expedition merely because two men with an eye for a picture saw St. Clare’s broken sword.”
bet
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From this reading Anyone might bet the papers would get hold of it, as they have.
blade
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From this reading “Well, what is there in that?” growled Flambeau; “it was a twopence coloured sort of incident; the old man’s blade breaking in his last battle.
blessed
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From this reading “They are not often mentioned in modern war,” said the other dispassionately; “but in this affair one falls over the blessed sword everywhere.”
breaking
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From this reading “Well, what is there in that?” growled Flambeau; “it was a twopence coloured sort of incident; the old man’s blade breaking in his last battle.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On all these tombs and things it’s shown broken at the point.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “They are not often mentioned in modern war,” said the other dispassionately; “but in this affair one falls over the blessed sword everywhere.”
Clare's
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From this reading I hope you haven’t dragged me through this Polar expedition merely because two men with an eye for a picture saw St. Clare’s broken sword.”
coloured
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From this reading “Well, what is there in that?” growled Flambeau; “it was a twopence coloured sort of incident; the old man’s blade breaking in his last battle.
dispassionately
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From this reading “They are not often mentioned in modern war,” said the other dispassionately; “but in this affair one falls over the blessed sword everywhere.”
dragged
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From this reading I hope you haven’t dragged me through this Polar expedition merely because two men with an eye for a picture saw St. Clare’s broken sword.”
everywhere
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From this reading “They are not often mentioned in modern war,” said the other dispassionately; “but in this affair one falls over the blessed sword everywhere.”
expedition
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From this reading I hope you haven’t dragged me through this Polar expedition merely because two men with an eye for a picture saw St. Clare’s broken sword.”
eye
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From this reading I hope you haven’t dragged me through this Polar expedition merely because two men with an eye for a picture saw St. Clare’s broken sword.”
falls
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From this reading “They are not often mentioned in modern war,” said the other dispassionately; “but in this affair one falls over the blessed sword everywhere.”
Flambeau
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From this reading “Well, what is there in that?” growled Flambeau; “it was a twopence coloured sort of incident; the old man’s blade breaking in his last battle.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I hope you haven’t dragged me through this Polar expedition merely because two men with an eye for a picture saw St. Clare’s broken sword.”
get
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From this reading Anyone might bet the papers would get hold of it, as they have.
growlednounUS /ˈgrowled/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Well, what is there in that?” growled Flambeau; “it was a twopence coloured sort of incident; the old man’s blade breaking in his last battle.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Anyone might bet the papers would get hold of it, as they have.
haven't
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From this reading I hope you haven’t dragged me through this Polar expedition merely because two men with an eye for a picture saw St. Clare’s broken sword.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Well, what is there in that?” growled Flambeau; “it was a twopence coloured sort of incident; the old man’s blade breaking in his last battle.
hold
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From this reading Anyone might bet the papers would get hold of it, as they have.
hope
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From this reading I hope you haven’t dragged me through this Polar expedition merely because two men with an eye for a picture saw St. Clare’s broken sword.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I hope you haven’t dragged me through this Polar expedition merely because two men with an eye for a picture saw St. Clare’s broken sword.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “They are not often mentioned in modern war,” said the other dispassionately; “but in this affair one falls over the blessed sword everywhere.”
incident
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From this reading “Well, what is there in that?” growled Flambeau; “it was a twopence coloured sort of incident; the old man’s blade breaking in his last battle.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Well, what is there in that?” growled Flambeau; “it was a twopence coloured sort of incident; the old man’s blade breaking in his last battle.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Well, what is there in that?” growled Flambeau; “it was a twopence coloured sort of incident; the old man’s blade breaking in his last battle.
it's
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From this reading On all these tombs and things it’s shown broken at the point.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, what is there in that?” growled Flambeau; “it was a twopence coloured sort of incident; the old man’s blade breaking in his last battle.
man's
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From this reading “Well, what is there in that?” growled Flambeau; “it was a twopence coloured sort of incident; the old man’s blade breaking in his last battle.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I hope you haven’t dragged me through this Polar expedition merely because two men with an eye for a picture saw St. Clare’s broken sword.”
men
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From this reading I hope you haven’t dragged me through this Polar expedition merely because two men with an eye for a picture saw St. Clare’s broken sword.”
mentioned
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From this reading “They are not often mentioned in modern war,” said the other dispassionately; “but in this affair one falls over the blessed sword everywhere.”
merely
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From this reading I hope you haven’t dragged me through this Polar expedition merely because two men with an eye for a picture saw St. Clare’s broken sword.”
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Anyone might bet the papers would get hold of it, as they have.
modern
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From this reading “They are not often mentioned in modern war,” said the other dispassionately; “but in this affair one falls over the blessed sword everywhere.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “They are not often mentioned in modern war,” said the other dispassionately; “but in this affair one falls over the blessed sword everywhere.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Well, what is there in that?” growled Flambeau; “it was a twopence coloured sort of incident; the old man’s blade breaking in his last battle.
often
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From this reading “They are not often mentioned in modern war,” said the other dispassionately; “but in this affair one falls over the blessed sword everywhere.”
old
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From this reading “Well, what is there in that?” growled Flambeau; “it was a twopence coloured sort of incident; the old man’s blade breaking in his last battle.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On all these tombs and things it’s shown broken at the point.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “They are not often mentioned in modern war,” said the other dispassionately; “but in this affair one falls over the blessed sword everywhere.”
other
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From this reading “They are not often mentioned in modern war,” said the other dispassionately; “but in this affair one falls over the blessed sword everywhere.”
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “They are not often mentioned in modern war,” said the other dispassionately; “but in this affair one falls over the blessed sword everywhere.”
papers
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From this reading Anyone might bet the papers would get hold of it, as they have.
picture
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From this reading I hope you haven’t dragged me through this Polar expedition merely because two men with an eye for a picture saw St. Clare’s broken sword.”
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading On all these tombs and things it’s shown broken at the point.
Polar
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From this reading I hope you haven’t dragged me through this Polar expedition merely because two men with an eye for a picture saw St. Clare’s broken sword.”
said
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From this reading “They are not often mentioned in modern war,” said the other dispassionately; “but in this affair one falls over the blessed sword everywhere.”
saw
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From this reading I hope you haven’t dragged me through this Polar expedition merely because two men with an eye for a picture saw St. Clare’s broken sword.”
shown
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From this reading On all these tombs and things it’s shown broken at the point.
sort
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From this reading “Well, what is there in that?” growled Flambeau; “it was a twopence coloured sort of incident; the old man’s blade breaking in his last battle.
St
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From this reading I hope you haven’t dragged me through this Polar expedition merely because two men with an eye for a picture saw St. Clare’s broken sword.”
sword
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From this reading “They are not often mentioned in modern war,” said the other dispassionately; “but in this affair one falls over the blessed sword everywhere.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Well, what is there in that?” growled Flambeau; “it was a twopence coloured sort of incident; the old man’s blade breaking in his last battle.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “They are not often mentioned in modern war,” said the other dispassionately; “but in this affair one falls over the blessed sword everywhere.”
there
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From this reading “Well, what is there in that?” growled Flambeau; “it was a twopence coloured sort of incident; the old man’s blade breaking in his last battle.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading On all these tombs and things it’s shown broken at the point.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “They are not often mentioned in modern war,” said the other dispassionately; “but in this affair one falls over the blessed sword everywhere.”
things
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From this reading On all these tombs and things it’s shown broken at the point.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “They are not often mentioned in modern war,” said the other dispassionately; “but in this affair one falls over the blessed sword everywhere.”
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I hope you haven’t dragged me through this Polar expedition merely because two men with an eye for a picture saw St. Clare’s broken sword.”
tombs
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From this reading On all these tombs and things it’s shown broken at the point.
two
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From this reading I hope you haven’t dragged me through this Polar expedition merely because two men with an eye for a picture saw St. Clare’s broken sword.”
twopence
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From this reading “Well, what is there in that?” growled Flambeau; “it was a twopence coloured sort of incident; the old man’s blade breaking in his last battle.
war
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From this reading “They are not often mentioned in modern war,” said the other dispassionately; “but in this affair one falls over the blessed sword everywhere.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Well, what is there in that?” growled Flambeau; “it was a twopence coloured sort of incident; the old man’s blade breaking in his last battle.
Well
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From this reading “Well, what is there in that?” growled Flambeau; “it was a twopence coloured sort of incident; the old man’s blade breaking in his last battle.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Well, what is there in that?” growled Flambeau; “it was a twopence coloured sort of incident; the old man’s blade breaking in his last battle.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I hope you haven’t dragged me through this Polar expedition merely because two men with an eye for a picture saw St. Clare’s broken sword.”
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Anyone might bet the papers would get hold of it, as they have.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I hope you haven’t dragged me through this Polar expedition merely because two men with an eye for a picture saw St. Clare’s broken sword.”
