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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 There won't be any conscription; it's a free fight that will be open to everybody."
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She went on impromptu: "You needn't trouble about building the fort, Mr. Bushwick.
all
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From this reading I've had the farmer and his men working at the castle since daybreak, and the ladies will find it all ready for them, when they're ready to defend it, down in the meadow beyond the edge of the birch-lot.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Their parley was quite lost in the clamor which raged up and down the table till Mrs. Westangle ended it by saying, "There's no obligation on any one to take part in the hostilities.
any
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From this reading Their parley was quite lost in the clamor which raged up and down the table till Mrs. Westangle ended it by saying, "There's no obligation on any one to take part in the hostilities.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I've had the farmer and his men working at the castle since daybreak, and the ladies will find it all ready for them, when they're ready to defend it, down in the meadow beyond the edge of the birch-lot.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There won't be any conscription; it's a free fight that will be open to everybody."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She folded the paper she had been reading from and put it in her lap, in default of a pocket.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading I've had the farmer and his men working at the castle since daybreak, and the ladies will find it all ready for them, when they're ready to defend it, down in the meadow beyond the edge of the birch-lot.
birch-lot
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From this reading I've had the farmer and his men working at the castle since daybreak, and the ladies will find it all ready for them, when they're ready to defend it, down in the meadow beyond the edge of the birch-lot.
building
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From this reading She went on impromptu: "You needn't trouble about building the fort, Mr. Bushwick.
Bushwick
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From this reading She went on impromptu: "You needn't trouble about building the fort, Mr. Bushwick.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Their parley was quite lost in the clamor which raged up and down the table till Mrs. Westangle ended it by saying, "There's no obligation on any one to take part in the hostilities.
castle
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From this reading I've had the farmer and his men working at the castle since daybreak, and the ladies will find it all ready for them, when they're ready to defend it, down in the meadow beyond the edge of the birch-lot.
clamor
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From this reading Their parley was quite lost in the clamor which raged up and down the table till Mrs. Westangle ended it by saying, "There's no obligation on any one to take part in the hostilities.
conscription
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From this reading There won't be any conscription; it's a free fight that will be open to everybody."
daybreak
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From this reading I've had the farmer and his men working at the castle since daybreak, and the ladies will find it all ready for them, when they're ready to defend it, down in the meadow beyond the edge of the birch-lot.
default
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From this reading She folded the paper she had been reading from and put it in her lap, in default of a pocket.
defend
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From this reading I've had the farmer and his men working at the castle since daybreak, and the ladies will find it all ready for them, when they're ready to defend it, down in the meadow beyond the edge of the birch-lot.
down
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From this reading Their parley was quite lost in the clamor which raged up and down the table till Mrs. Westangle ended it by saying, "There's no obligation on any one to take part in the hostilities.
edge
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From this reading I've had the farmer and his men working at the castle since daybreak, and the ladies will find it all ready for them, when they're ready to defend it, down in the meadow beyond the edge of the birch-lot.
ended
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From this reading Their parley was quite lost in the clamor which raged up and down the table till Mrs. Westangle ended it by saying, "There's no obligation on any one to take part in the hostilities.
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading There won't be any conscription; it's a free fight that will be open to everybody."
farmer
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From this reading I've had the farmer and his men working at the castle since daybreak, and the ladies will find it all ready for them, when they're ready to defend it, down in the meadow beyond the edge of the birch-lot.
fight
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From this reading There won't be any conscription; it's a free fight that will be open to everybody."
find
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From this reading I've had the farmer and his men working at the castle since daybreak, and the ladies will find it all ready for them, when they're ready to defend it, down in the meadow beyond the edge of the birch-lot.
folded
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From this reading She folded the paper she had been reading from and put it in her lap, in default of a pocket.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I've had the farmer and his men working at the castle since daybreak, and the ladies will find it all ready for them, when they're ready to defend it, down in the meadow beyond the edge of the birch-lot.
fort
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From this reading She went on impromptu: "You needn't trouble about building the fort, Mr. Bushwick.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading There won't be any conscription; it's a free fight that will be open to everybody."
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She folded the paper she had been reading from and put it in her lap, in default of a pocket.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She folded the paper she had been reading from and put it in her lap, in default of a pocket.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She folded the paper she had been reading from and put it in her lap, in default of a pocket.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I've had the farmer and his men working at the castle since daybreak, and the ladies will find it all ready for them, when they're ready to defend it, down in the meadow beyond the edge of the birch-lot.
hostilities
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From this reading Their parley was quite lost in the clamor which raged up and down the table till Mrs. Westangle ended it by saying, "There's no obligation on any one to take part in the hostilities.
I've
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From this reading I've had the farmer and his men working at the castle since daybreak, and the ladies will find it all ready for them, when they're ready to defend it, down in the meadow beyond the edge of the birch-lot.
impromptu
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From this reading She went on impromptu: "You needn't trouble about building the fort, Mr. Bushwick.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Their parley was quite lost in the clamor which raged up and down the table till Mrs. Westangle ended it by saying, "There's no obligation on any one to take part in the hostilities.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Their parley was quite lost in the clamor which raged up and down the table till Mrs. Westangle ended it by saying, "There's no obligation on any one to take part in the hostilities.
it's
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From this reading There won't be any conscription; it's a free fight that will be open to everybody."
ladies
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From this reading I've had the farmer and his men working at the castle since daybreak, and the ladies will find it all ready for them, when they're ready to defend it, down in the meadow beyond the edge of the birch-lot.
lap
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From this reading She folded the paper she had been reading from and put it in her lap, in default of a pocket.
lost
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From this reading Their parley was quite lost in the clamor which raged up and down the table till Mrs. Westangle ended it by saying, "There's no obligation on any one to take part in the hostilities.
meadow
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From this reading I've had the farmer and his men working at the castle since daybreak, and the ladies will find it all ready for them, when they're ready to defend it, down in the meadow beyond the edge of the birch-lot.
men
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From this reading I've had the farmer and his men working at the castle since daybreak, and the ladies will find it all ready for them, when they're ready to defend it, down in the meadow beyond the edge of the birch-lot.
Mr
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From this reading She went on impromptu: "You needn't trouble about building the fort, Mr. Bushwick.
Mrs
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From this reading Their parley was quite lost in the clamor which raged up and down the table till Mrs. Westangle ended it by saying, "There's no obligation on any one to take part in the hostilities.
needn't
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From this reading She went on impromptu: "You needn't trouble about building the fort, Mr. Bushwick.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Their parley was quite lost in the clamor which raged up and down the table till Mrs. Westangle ended it by saying, "There's no obligation on any one to take part in the hostilities.
obligation
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From this reading Their parley was quite lost in the clamor which raged up and down the table till Mrs. Westangle ended it by saying, "There's no obligation on any one to take part in the hostilities.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She folded the paper she had been reading from and put it in her lap, in default of a pocket.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Their parley was quite lost in the clamor which raged up and down the table till Mrs. Westangle ended it by saying, "There's no obligation on any one to take part in the hostilities.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Their parley was quite lost in the clamor which raged up and down the table till Mrs. Westangle ended it by saying, "There's no obligation on any one to take part in the hostilities.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading There won't be any conscription; it's a free fight that will be open to everybody."
paper
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From this reading She folded the paper she had been reading from and put it in her lap, in default of a pocket.
parley
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From this reading Their parley was quite lost in the clamor which raged up and down the table till Mrs. Westangle ended it by saying, "There's no obligation on any one to take part in the hostilities.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Their parley was quite lost in the clamor which raged up and down the table till Mrs. Westangle ended it by saying, "There's no obligation on any one to take part in the hostilities.
pocket
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From this reading She folded the paper she had been reading from and put it in her lap, in default of a pocket.
put
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From this reading She folded the paper she had been reading from and put it in her lap, in default of a pocket.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Their parley was quite lost in the clamor which raged up and down the table till Mrs. Westangle ended it by saying, "There's no obligation on any one to take part in the hostilities.
raged
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From this reading Their parley was quite lost in the clamor which raged up and down the table till Mrs. Westangle ended it by saying, "There's no obligation on any one to take part in the hostilities.
reading
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From this reading She folded the paper she had been reading from and put it in her lap, in default of a pocket.
ready
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From this reading I've had the farmer and his men working at the castle since daybreak, and the ladies will find it all ready for them, when they're ready to defend it, down in the meadow beyond the edge of the birch-lot.
saying
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From this reading Their parley was quite lost in the clamor which raged up and down the table till Mrs. Westangle ended it by saying, "There's no obligation on any one to take part in the hostilities.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She folded the paper she had been reading from and put it in her lap, in default of a pocket.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading I've had the farmer and his men working at the castle since daybreak, and the ladies will find it all ready for them, when they're ready to defend it, down in the meadow beyond the edge of the birch-lot.
table
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From this reading Their parley was quite lost in the clamor which raged up and down the table till Mrs. Westangle ended it by saying, "There's no obligation on any one to take part in the hostilities.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Their parley was quite lost in the clamor which raged up and down the table till Mrs. Westangle ended it by saying, "There's no obligation on any one to take part in the hostilities.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There won't be any conscription; it's a free fight that will be open to everybody."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Their parley was quite lost in the clamor which raged up and down the table till Mrs. Westangle ended it by saying, "There's no obligation on any one to take part in the hostilities.
TheirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their parley was quite lost in the clamor which raged up and down the table till Mrs. Westangle ended it by saying, "There's no obligation on any one to take part in the hostilities.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I've had the farmer and his men working at the castle since daybreak, and the ladies will find it all ready for them, when they're ready to defend it, down in the meadow beyond the edge of the birch-lot.
There
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From this reading There won't be any conscription; it's a free fight that will be open to everybody."
There's
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From this reading Their parley was quite lost in the clamor which raged up and down the table till Mrs. Westangle ended it by saying, "There's no obligation on any one to take part in the hostilities.
they're
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From this reading I've had the farmer and his men working at the castle since daybreak, and the ladies will find it all ready for them, when they're ready to defend it, down in the meadow beyond the edge of the birch-lot.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Their parley was quite lost in the clamor which raged up and down the table till Mrs. Westangle ended it by saying, "There's no obligation on any one to take part in the hostilities.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Their parley was quite lost in the clamor which raged up and down the table till Mrs. Westangle ended it by saying, "There's no obligation on any one to take part in the hostilities.
trouble
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From this reading She went on impromptu: "You needn't trouble about building the fort, Mr. Bushwick.
up
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From this reading Their parley was quite lost in the clamor which raged up and down the table till Mrs. Westangle ended it by saying, "There's no obligation on any one to take part in the hostilities.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Their parley was quite lost in the clamor which raged up and down the table till Mrs. Westangle ended it by saying, "There's no obligation on any one to take part in the hostilities.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She went on impromptu: "You needn't trouble about building the fort, Mr. Bushwick.
Westangle
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From this reading Their parley was quite lost in the clamor which raged up and down the table till Mrs. Westangle ended it by saying, "There's no obligation on any one to take part in the hostilities.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I've had the farmer and his men working at the castle since daybreak, and the ladies will find it all ready for them, when they're ready to defend it, down in the meadow beyond the edge of the birch-lot.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Their parley was quite lost in the clamor which raged up and down the table till Mrs. Westangle ended it by saying, "There's no obligation on any one to take part in the hostilities.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading There won't be any conscription; it's a free fight that will be open to everybody."
won't
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From this reading There won't be any conscription; it's a free fight that will be open to everybody."
working
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From this reading I've had the farmer and his men working at the castle since daybreak, and the ladies will find it all ready for them, when they're ready to defend it, down in the meadow beyond the edge of the birch-lot.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading She went on impromptu: "You needn't trouble about building the fort, Mr. Bushwick.
