AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A BRAWL AT OXFORD.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Bodies of men moving to join one or other of the parties kept the country in an uproar, and the Cavaliers, or rather the toughs of the towns calling themselves Cavaliers, brought much odium upon the royal cause by the ill-treatment of harmless citizens, and by raids on inoffensive country people.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading News in those days traveled but slowly, and England was full of conflicting rumors as to the doings of the two armies.
armiesnounUS /ˈɑːrmiz/
plural of “army” — a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading News in those days traveled but slowly, and England was full of conflicting rumors as to the doings of the two armies.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading News in those days traveled but slowly, and England was full of conflicting rumors as to the doings of the two armies.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A BRAWL AT OXFORD.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Later on this conduct was to be reversed and the Royalists were to suffer tenfold the outrages now put upon the Puritans.
BodiesnounUS /ˈbɑːdiz/
plural of “body” — the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading Bodies of men moving to join one or other of the parties kept the country in an uproar, and the Cavaliers, or rather the toughs of the towns calling themselves Cavaliers, brought much odium upon the royal cause by the ill-treatment of harmless citizens, and by raids on inoffensive country people.
BRAWLnounUS /brɔːl/
an uproarious party
From this reading A BRAWL AT OXFORD.
broughtverbUS /brɔːt/
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Bodies of men moving to join one or other of the parties kept the country in an uproar, and the Cavaliers, or rather the toughs of the towns calling themselves Cavaliers, brought much odium upon the royal cause by the ill-treatment of harmless citizens, and by raids on inoffensive country people.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading News in those days traveled but slowly, and England was full of conflicting rumors as to the doings of the two armies.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Bodies of men moving to join one or other of the parties kept the country in an uproar, and the Cavaliers, or rather the toughs of the towns calling themselves Cavaliers, brought much odium upon the royal cause by the ill-treatment of harmless citizens, and by raids on inoffensive country people.
callingnounUS /ˈkɔːlɪŋ/
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading Bodies of men moving to join one or other of the parties kept the country in an uproar, and the Cavaliers, or rather the toughs of the towns calling themselves Cavaliers, brought much odium upon the royal cause by the ill-treatment of harmless citizens, and by raids on inoffensive country people.
causenounUS /kɑːz/
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading Bodies of men moving to join one or other of the parties kept the country in an uproar, and the Cavaliers, or rather the toughs of the towns calling themselves Cavaliers, brought much odium upon the royal cause by the ill-treatment of harmless citizens, and by raids on inoffensive country people.
CavaliersnounUS /ˌkævəˈlɪrz/
plural of “cavalier” — a gallant or courtly gentleman
From this reading Bodies of men moving to join one or other of the parties kept the country in an uproar, and the Cavaliers, or rather the toughs of the towns calling themselves Cavaliers, brought much odium upon the royal cause by the ill-treatment of harmless citizens, and by raids on inoffensive country people.
citizensnounUS /ˈsɪtəzənz/
plural of “citizen” — a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community
From this reading Bodies of men moving to join one or other of the parties kept the country in an uproar, and the Cavaliers, or rather the toughs of the towns calling themselves Cavaliers, brought much odium upon the royal cause by the ill-treatment of harmless citizens, and by raids on inoffensive country people.
conductverbUS /ˈkɑːndəkt/
direct the course of; manage or control
From this reading Later on this conduct was to be reversed and the Royalists were to suffer tenfold the outrages now put upon the Puritans.
conflictingadjectiveUS /kənˈflɪktɪŋ/
in disagreement
From this reading News in those days traveled but slowly, and England was full of conflicting rumors as to the doings of the two armies.
countrynounUS /ˈkʌntri/
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Bodies of men moving to join one or other of the parties kept the country in an uproar, and the Cavaliers, or rather the toughs of the towns calling themselves Cavaliers, brought much odium upon the royal cause by the ill-treatment of harmless citizens, and by raids on inoffensive country people.
daysnounUS /deɪz/
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading News in those days traveled but slowly, and England was full of conflicting rumors as to the doings of the two armies.
doingsnounUS /ˈduːɪŋz/
manner of acting or controlling yourself
From this reading News in those days traveled but slowly, and England was full of conflicting rumors as to the doings of the two armies.
EnglandnounUS /ˈɪŋɡlənd/
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading News in those days traveled but slowly, and England was full of conflicting rumors as to the doings of the two armies.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every one was unsettled.
fulladjectiveUS /fʊl/
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading News in those days traveled but slowly, and England was full of conflicting rumors as to the doings of the two armies.
harmlessadjectiveUS /ˈhɑːrmləs/
not causing or capable of causing harm
From this reading Bodies of men moving to join one or other of the parties kept the country in an uproar, and the Cavaliers, or rather the toughs of the towns calling themselves Cavaliers, brought much odium upon the royal cause by the ill-treatment of harmless citizens, and by raids on inoffensive country people.
ill-treatmentnoun
cruel or inhumane treatment
From this reading Bodies of men moving to join one or other of the parties kept the country in an uproar, and the Cavaliers, or rather the toughs of the towns calling themselves Cavaliers, brought much odium upon the royal cause by the ill-treatment of harmless citizens, and by raids on inoffensive country people.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading News in those days traveled but slowly, and England was full of conflicting rumors as to the doings of the two armies.
inoffensiveadjectiveUS /ˌɪnəˈfensɪv/
not causing anger or annoyance
From this reading Bodies of men moving to join one or other of the parties kept the country in an uproar, and the Cavaliers, or rather the toughs of the towns calling themselves Cavaliers, brought much odium upon the royal cause by the ill-treatment of harmless citizens, and by raids on inoffensive country people.
joinverbUS /dʒɔɪn/
become part of; become a member of a group or organization
From this reading Bodies of men moving to join one or other of the parties kept the country in an uproar, and the Cavaliers, or rather the toughs of the towns calling themselves Cavaliers, brought much odium upon the royal cause by the ill-treatment of harmless citizens, and by raids on inoffensive country people.
keptadjectiveUS /kept/
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading Bodies of men moving to join one or other of the parties kept the country in an uproar, and the Cavaliers, or rather the toughs of the towns calling themselves Cavaliers, brought much odium upon the royal cause by the ill-treatment of harmless citizens, and by raids on inoffensive country people.
LateradverbUS /ˈleɪtər/
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Later on this conduct was to be reversed and the Royalists were to suffer tenfold the outrages now put upon the Puritans.
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading Bodies of men moving to join one or other of the parties kept the country in an uproar, and the Cavaliers, or rather the toughs of the towns calling themselves Cavaliers, brought much odium upon the royal cause by the ill-treatment of harmless citizens, and by raids on inoffensive country people.
movingadjectiveUS /ˈmuːvɪŋ/
in motion
From this reading Bodies of men moving to join one or other of the parties kept the country in an uproar, and the Cavaliers, or rather the toughs of the towns calling themselves Cavaliers, brought much odium upon the royal cause by the ill-treatment of harmless citizens, and by raids on inoffensive country people.
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Bodies of men moving to join one or other of the parties kept the country in an uproar, and the Cavaliers, or rather the toughs of the towns calling themselves Cavaliers, brought much odium upon the royal cause by the ill-treatment of harmless citizens, and by raids on inoffensive country people.
NewsnounUS /nuːz/
information about recent and important events
From this reading News in those days traveled but slowly, and England was full of conflicting rumors as to the doings of the two armies.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Later on this conduct was to be reversed and the Royalists were to suffer tenfold the outrages now put upon the Puritans.
odiumnoun
state of disgrace resulting from detestable behavior
From this reading Bodies of men moving to join one or other of the parties kept the country in an uproar, and the Cavaliers, or rather the toughs of the towns calling themselves Cavaliers, brought much odium upon the royal cause by the ill-treatment of harmless citizens, and by raids on inoffensive country people.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading News in those days traveled but slowly, and England was full of conflicting rumors as to the doings of the two armies.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Bodies of men moving to join one or other of the parties kept the country in an uproar, and the Cavaliers, or rather the toughs of the towns calling themselves Cavaliers, brought much odium upon the royal cause by the ill-treatment of harmless citizens, and by raids on inoffensive country people.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Every one was unsettled.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Bodies of men moving to join one or other of the parties kept the country in an uproar, and the Cavaliers, or rather the toughs of the towns calling themselves Cavaliers, brought much odium upon the royal cause by the ill-treatment of harmless citizens, and by raids on inoffensive country people.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Bodies of men moving to join one or other of the parties kept the country in an uproar, and the Cavaliers, or rather the toughs of the towns calling themselves Cavaliers, brought much odium upon the royal cause by the ill-treatment of harmless citizens, and by raids on inoffensive country people.
outragesnounUS /ˈaʊtreɪdʒɪz/
plural of “outrage” — a feeling of righteous anger
From this reading Later on this conduct was to be reversed and the Royalists were to suffer tenfold the outrages now put upon the Puritans.
OXFORDnounUS /ˈɑːksfərd/
a city in southern England to the northwest of London; site of Oxford University
From this reading A BRAWL AT OXFORD.
partiesnounUS /ˈpɑːrtiz/
plural of “party” — an organization to gain political power
From this reading Bodies of men moving to join one or other of the parties kept the country in an uproar, and the Cavaliers, or rather the toughs of the towns calling themselves Cavaliers, brought much odium upon the royal cause by the ill-treatment of harmless citizens, and by raids on inoffensive country people.
peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Bodies of men moving to join one or other of the parties kept the country in an uproar, and the Cavaliers, or rather the toughs of the towns calling themselves Cavaliers, brought much odium upon the royal cause by the ill-treatment of harmless citizens, and by raids on inoffensive country people.
PuritansnounUS /ˈpjʊrətənz/
plural of “puritan” — a member of a group of English Protestants who in the 16th and 17th centuries thought that the Protestant Reformation under Elizabeth was incomplete and advocated the simplification and regulation of forms of worship
From this reading Later on this conduct was to be reversed and the Royalists were to suffer tenfold the outrages now put upon the Puritans.
putverbUS /pʊt/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Later on this conduct was to be reversed and the Royalists were to suffer tenfold the outrages now put upon the Puritans.
raidsnounUS /reɪdz/
plural of “raid” — a sudden short attack
From this reading Bodies of men moving to join one or other of the parties kept the country in an uproar, and the Cavaliers, or rather the toughs of the towns calling themselves Cavaliers, brought much odium upon the royal cause by the ill-treatment of harmless citizens, and by raids on inoffensive country people.
ratheradverbUS /ˈræðər/
on the contrary
From this reading Bodies of men moving to join one or other of the parties kept the country in an uproar, and the Cavaliers, or rather the toughs of the towns calling themselves Cavaliers, brought much odium upon the royal cause by the ill-treatment of harmless citizens, and by raids on inoffensive country people.
reversedadjectiveUS /rɪˈvɜːrst/
turned inside out and resewn
From this reading Later on this conduct was to be reversed and the Royalists were to suffer tenfold the outrages now put upon the Puritans.
royaladjectiveUS /ˈrɔɪəl/
of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch
From this reading Bodies of men moving to join one or other of the parties kept the country in an uproar, and the Cavaliers, or rather the toughs of the towns calling themselves Cavaliers, brought much odium upon the royal cause by the ill-treatment of harmless citizens, and by raids on inoffensive country people.
Royalists
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From this reading Later on this conduct was to be reversed and the Royalists were to suffer tenfold the outrages now put upon the Puritans.
rumorsnounUS /ˈruːmərz/
plural of “rumor” — gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth
From this reading News in those days traveled but slowly, and England was full of conflicting rumors as to the doings of the two armies.
slowlyadverbUS /ˈsloʊli/
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading News in those days traveled but slowly, and England was full of conflicting rumors as to the doings of the two armies.
sufferverbUS /ˈsʌfər/
undergo or be subjected to
From this reading Later on this conduct was to be reversed and the Royalists were to suffer tenfold the outrages now put upon the Puritans.
tenfoldadverbUS /ˈtenfoʊld/
by ten times as much
From this reading Later on this conduct was to be reversed and the Royalists were to suffer tenfold the outrages now put upon the Puritans.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading News in those days traveled but slowly, and England was full of conflicting rumors as to the doings of the two armies.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Bodies of men moving to join one or other of the parties kept the country in an uproar, and the Cavaliers, or rather the toughs of the towns calling themselves Cavaliers, brought much odium upon the royal cause by the ill-treatment of harmless citizens, and by raids on inoffensive country people.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Later on this conduct was to be reversed and the Royalists were to suffer tenfold the outrages now put upon the Puritans.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading News in those days traveled but slowly, and England was full of conflicting rumors as to the doings of the two armies.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading News in those days traveled but slowly, and England was full of conflicting rumors as to the doings of the two armies.
toughsnounUS /tʌfs/
plural of “tough” — someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing
From this reading Bodies of men moving to join one or other of the parties kept the country in an uproar, and the Cavaliers, or rather the toughs of the towns calling themselves Cavaliers, brought much odium upon the royal cause by the ill-treatment of harmless citizens, and by raids on inoffensive country people.
townsnounUS /taʊnz/
plural of “town” — an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading Bodies of men moving to join one or other of the parties kept the country in an uproar, and the Cavaliers, or rather the toughs of the towns calling themselves Cavaliers, brought much odium upon the royal cause by the ill-treatment of harmless citizens, and by raids on inoffensive country people.
traveledadjectiveUS /ˈtrævəld/
traveled over or through; sometimes used as a combining term
From this reading News in those days traveled but slowly, and England was full of conflicting rumors as to the doings of the two armies.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading News in those days traveled but slowly, and England was full of conflicting rumors as to the doings of the two armies.
unsettledadjectiveUS /ənˈsetəld/
still in doubt
From this reading Every one was unsettled.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Bodies of men moving to join one or other of the parties kept the country in an uproar, and the Cavaliers, or rather the toughs of the towns calling themselves Cavaliers, brought much odium upon the royal cause by the ill-treatment of harmless citizens, and by raids on inoffensive country people.
uproarnounUS /ˈʌprɔːr/
a state of commotion and noise and confusion
From this reading Bodies of men moving to join one or other of the parties kept the country in an uproar, and the Cavaliers, or rather the toughs of the towns calling themselves Cavaliers, brought much odium upon the royal cause by the ill-treatment of harmless citizens, and by raids on inoffensive country people.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading News in those days traveled but slowly, and England was full of conflicting rumors as to the doings of the two armies.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Later on this conduct was to be reversed and the Royalists were to suffer tenfold the outrages now put upon the Puritans.
