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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 In the rear he had built a castle of wood, all the framework of which he had brought with him, and which was to serve as a refuge in case of retreat.
adapted
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From this reading The ground chosen was adapted for all the manoeuvres of a cavalry never before paralleled in England nor perhaps in the world,--almost every horseman a knight, almost every knight fit to be a chief.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading His outposts stretched for miles, keeping watch night and day against surprise.
all
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From this reading In the rear he had built a castle of wood, all the framework of which he had brought with him, and which was to serve as a refuge in case of retreat.
almost
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From this reading The ground chosen was adapted for all the manoeuvres of a cavalry never before paralleled in England nor perhaps in the world,--almost every horseman a knight, almost every knight fit to be a chief.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the broad plain between Pevensey and Hastings, Duke William had arrayed his armaments.
armaments
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From this reading On the broad plain between Pevensey and Hastings, Duke William had arrayed his armaments.
arrayed
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From this reading On the broad plain between Pevensey and Hastings, Duke William had arrayed his armaments.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In the rear he had built a castle of wood, all the framework of which he had brought with him, and which was to serve as a refuge in case of retreat.
banished
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From this reading His ships he had run into deep water, and scuttled; so that the thought of return, without victory, might be banished from his miscellaneous and multitudinous force.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading His ships he had run into deep water, and scuttled; so that the thought of return, without victory, might be banished from his miscellaneous and multitudinous force.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The ground chosen was adapted for all the manoeuvres of a cavalry never before paralleled in England nor perhaps in the world,--almost every horseman a knight, almost every knight fit to be a chief.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading On the broad plain between Pevensey and Hastings, Duke William had arrayed his armaments.
broad
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From this reading On the broad plain between Pevensey and Hastings, Duke William had arrayed his armaments.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the rear he had built a castle of wood, all the framework of which he had brought with him, and which was to serve as a refuge in case of retreat.
built
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From this reading In the rear he had built a castle of wood, all the framework of which he had brought with him, and which was to serve as a refuge in case of retreat.
case
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From this reading In the rear he had built a castle of wood, all the framework of which he had brought with him, and which was to serve as a refuge in case of retreat.
castle
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From this reading In the rear he had built a castle of wood, all the framework of which he had brought with him, and which was to serve as a refuge in case of retreat.
cavalry
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From this reading The ground chosen was adapted for all the manoeuvres of a cavalry never before paralleled in England nor perhaps in the world,--almost every horseman a knight, almost every knight fit to be a chief.
chief
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From this reading The ground chosen was adapted for all the manoeuvres of a cavalry never before paralleled in England nor perhaps in the world,--almost every horseman a knight, almost every knight fit to be a chief.
chosen
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From this reading The ground chosen was adapted for all the manoeuvres of a cavalry never before paralleled in England nor perhaps in the world,--almost every horseman a knight, almost every knight fit to be a chief.
day
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From this reading His outposts stretched for miles, keeping watch night and day against surprise.
deep
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From this reading His ships he had run into deep water, and scuttled; so that the thought of return, without victory, might be banished from his miscellaneous and multitudinous force.
Duke
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From this reading On the broad plain between Pevensey and Hastings, Duke William had arrayed his armaments.
England
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From this reading The ground chosen was adapted for all the manoeuvres of a cavalry never before paralleled in England nor perhaps in the world,--almost every horseman a knight, almost every knight fit to be a chief.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The ground chosen was adapted for all the manoeuvres of a cavalry never before paralleled in England nor perhaps in the world,--almost every horseman a knight, almost every knight fit to be a chief.
fit
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From this reading The ground chosen was adapted for all the manoeuvres of a cavalry never before paralleled in England nor perhaps in the world,--almost every horseman a knight, almost every knight fit to be a chief.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading His outposts stretched for miles, keeping watch night and day against surprise.
force
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From this reading His ships he had run into deep water, and scuttled; so that the thought of return, without victory, might be banished from his miscellaneous and multitudinous force.
framework
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From this reading In the rear he had built a castle of wood, all the framework of which he had brought with him, and which was to serve as a refuge in case of retreat.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading His ships he had run into deep water, and scuttled; so that the thought of return, without victory, might be banished from his miscellaneous and multitudinous force.
ground
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From this reading The ground chosen was adapted for all the manoeuvres of a cavalry never before paralleled in England nor perhaps in the world,--almost every horseman a knight, almost every knight fit to be a chief.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading On the broad plain between Pevensey and Hastings, Duke William had arrayed his armaments.
Hastings
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From this reading On the broad plain between Pevensey and Hastings, Duke William had arrayed his armaments.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the rear he had built a castle of wood, all the framework of which he had brought with him, and which was to serve as a refuge in case of retreat.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In the rear he had built a castle of wood, all the framework of which he had brought with him, and which was to serve as a refuge in case of retreat.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On the broad plain between Pevensey and Hastings, Duke William had arrayed his armaments.
horseman
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From this reading The ground chosen was adapted for all the manoeuvres of a cavalry never before paralleled in England nor perhaps in the world,--almost every horseman a knight, almost every knight fit to be a chief.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the rear he had built a castle of wood, all the framework of which he had brought with him, and which was to serve as a refuge in case of retreat.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading His ships he had run into deep water, and scuttled; so that the thought of return, without victory, might be banished from his miscellaneous and multitudinous force.
keeping
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From this reading His outposts stretched for miles, keeping watch night and day against surprise.
knight
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From this reading The ground chosen was adapted for all the manoeuvres of a cavalry never before paralleled in England nor perhaps in the world,--almost every horseman a knight, almost every knight fit to be a chief.
manoeuvres
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From this reading The ground chosen was adapted for all the manoeuvres of a cavalry never before paralleled in England nor perhaps in the world,--almost every horseman a knight, almost every knight fit to be a chief.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading His ships he had run into deep water, and scuttled; so that the thought of return, without victory, might be banished from his miscellaneous and multitudinous force.
miles
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From this reading His outposts stretched for miles, keeping watch night and day against surprise.
miscellaneous
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From this reading His ships he had run into deep water, and scuttled; so that the thought of return, without victory, might be banished from his miscellaneous and multitudinous force.
multitudinous
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From this reading His ships he had run into deep water, and scuttled; so that the thought of return, without victory, might be banished from his miscellaneous and multitudinous force.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The ground chosen was adapted for all the manoeuvres of a cavalry never before paralleled in England nor perhaps in the world,--almost every horseman a knight, almost every knight fit to be a chief.
night
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From this reading His outposts stretched for miles, keeping watch night and day against surprise.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading The ground chosen was adapted for all the manoeuvres of a cavalry never before paralleled in England nor perhaps in the world,--almost every horseman a knight, almost every knight fit to be a chief.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the rear he had built a castle of wood, all the framework of which he had brought with him, and which was to serve as a refuge in case of retreat.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the broad plain between Pevensey and Hastings, Duke William had arrayed his armaments.
outposts
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From this reading His outposts stretched for miles, keeping watch night and day against surprise.
paralleled
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From this reading The ground chosen was adapted for all the manoeuvres of a cavalry never before paralleled in England nor perhaps in the world,--almost every horseman a knight, almost every knight fit to be a chief.
perhaps
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From this reading The ground chosen was adapted for all the manoeuvres of a cavalry never before paralleled in England nor perhaps in the world,--almost every horseman a knight, almost every knight fit to be a chief.
Pevensey
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From this reading On the broad plain between Pevensey and Hastings, Duke William had arrayed his armaments.
plain
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From this reading On the broad plain between Pevensey and Hastings, Duke William had arrayed his armaments.
rear
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From this reading In the rear he had built a castle of wood, all the framework of which he had brought with him, and which was to serve as a refuge in case of retreat.
refuge
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From this reading In the rear he had built a castle of wood, all the framework of which he had brought with him, and which was to serve as a refuge in case of retreat.
retreat
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From this reading In the rear he had built a castle of wood, all the framework of which he had brought with him, and which was to serve as a refuge in case of retreat.
return
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From this reading His ships he had run into deep water, and scuttled; so that the thought of return, without victory, might be banished from his miscellaneous and multitudinous force.
run
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From this reading His ships he had run into deep water, and scuttled; so that the thought of return, without victory, might be banished from his miscellaneous and multitudinous force.
scuttlednounUS /scuttled/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His ships he had run into deep water, and scuttled; so that the thought of return, without victory, might be banished from his miscellaneous and multitudinous force.
serve
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From this reading In the rear he had built a castle of wood, all the framework of which he had brought with him, and which was to serve as a refuge in case of retreat.
ships
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From this reading His ships he had run into deep water, and scuttled; so that the thought of return, without victory, might be banished from his miscellaneous and multitudinous force.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading His ships he had run into deep water, and scuttled; so that the thought of return, without victory, might be banished from his miscellaneous and multitudinous force.
stretched
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From this reading His outposts stretched for miles, keeping watch night and day against surprise.
surprise
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From this reading His outposts stretched for miles, keeping watch night and day against surprise.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading His ships he had run into deep water, and scuttled; so that the thought of return, without victory, might be banished from his miscellaneous and multitudinous force.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the broad plain between Pevensey and Hastings, Duke William had arrayed his armaments.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His ships he had run into deep water, and scuttled; so that the thought of return, without victory, might be banished from his miscellaneous and multitudinous force.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the rear he had built a castle of wood, all the framework of which he had brought with him, and which was to serve as a refuge in case of retreat.
victory
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From this reading His ships he had run into deep water, and scuttled; so that the thought of return, without victory, might be banished from his miscellaneous and multitudinous force.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the rear he had built a castle of wood, all the framework of which he had brought with him, and which was to serve as a refuge in case of retreat.
watch
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From this reading His outposts stretched for miles, keeping watch night and day against surprise.
water
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From this reading His ships he had run into deep water, and scuttled; so that the thought of return, without victory, might be banished from his miscellaneous and multitudinous force.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In the rear he had built a castle of wood, all the framework of which he had brought with him, and which was to serve as a refuge in case of retreat.
William
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From this reading On the broad plain between Pevensey and Hastings, Duke William had arrayed his armaments.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In the rear he had built a castle of wood, all the framework of which he had brought with him, and which was to serve as a refuge in case of retreat.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading His ships he had run into deep water, and scuttled; so that the thought of return, without victory, might be banished from his miscellaneous and multitudinous force.
wood
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From this reading In the rear he had built a castle of wood, all the framework of which he had brought with him, and which was to serve as a refuge in case of retreat.
world
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From this reading The ground chosen was adapted for all the manoeuvres of a cavalry never before paralleled in England nor perhaps in the world,--almost every horseman a knight, almost every knight fit to be a chief.
