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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 He was attending a great ball in Dagupan, given in honour of his approaching nuptials.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading THE CHASE OF PILAR Gregorio Del Pilar, the picturesque Filipino leader, about whom so much has been written in praise, by the war correspondents, was leading his men back into the dangerfields, inviting the American pursuers into every trap which his crafty brain could devise.
American
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From this reading THE CHASE OF PILAR Gregorio Del Pilar, the picturesque Filipino leader, about whom so much has been written in praise, by the war correspondents, was leading his men back into the dangerfields, inviting the American pursuers into every trap which his crafty brain could devise.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Pilar rushed from the ballroom and made his way to the head of his command.
approaching
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From this reading He was attending a great ball in Dagupan, given in honour of his approaching nuptials.
arms
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From this reading History tells of Pilar's call to arms.
attending
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From this reading He was attending a great ball in Dagupan, given in honour of his approaching nuptials.
back
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From this reading THE CHASE OF PILAR Gregorio Del Pilar, the picturesque Filipino leader, about whom so much has been written in praise, by the war correspondents, was leading his men back into the dangerfields, inviting the American pursuers into every trap which his crafty brain could devise.
ball
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From this reading He was attending a great ball in Dagupan, given in honour of his approaching nuptials.
ballroom
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From this reading Pilar rushed from the ballroom and made his way to the head of his command.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE CHASE OF PILAR Gregorio Del Pilar, the picturesque Filipino leader, about whom so much has been written in praise, by the war correspondents, was leading his men back into the dangerfields, inviting the American pursuers into every trap which his crafty brain could devise.
brain
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From this reading THE CHASE OF PILAR Gregorio Del Pilar, the picturesque Filipino leader, about whom so much has been written in praise, by the war correspondents, was leading his men back into the dangerfields, inviting the American pursuers into every trap which his crafty brain could devise.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE CHASE OF PILAR Gregorio Del Pilar, the picturesque Filipino leader, about whom so much has been written in praise, by the war correspondents, was leading his men back into the dangerfields, inviting the American pursuers into every trap which his crafty brain could devise.
call
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From this reading History tells of Pilar's call to arms.
CHASE
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From this reading THE CHASE OF PILAR Gregorio Del Pilar, the picturesque Filipino leader, about whom so much has been written in praise, by the war correspondents, was leading his men back into the dangerfields, inviting the American pursuers into every trap which his crafty brain could devise.
closing
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From this reading In the midst of the festivities a messenger dashed in with the news that the American troops were closing in on Tarlac, the insurgents' seat of government.
command
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From this reading Pilar rushed from the ballroom and made his way to the head of his command.
correspondents
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From this reading THE CHASE OF PILAR Gregorio Del Pilar, the picturesque Filipino leader, about whom so much has been written in praise, by the war correspondents, was leading his men back into the dangerfields, inviting the American pursuers into every trap which his crafty brain could devise.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading THE CHASE OF PILAR Gregorio Del Pilar, the picturesque Filipino leader, about whom so much has been written in praise, by the war correspondents, was leading his men back into the dangerfields, inviting the American pursuers into every trap which his crafty brain could devise.
crafty
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From this reading THE CHASE OF PILAR Gregorio Del Pilar, the picturesque Filipino leader, about whom so much has been written in praise, by the war correspondents, was leading his men back into the dangerfields, inviting the American pursuers into every trap which his crafty brain could devise.
Dagupan
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From this reading He was attending a great ball in Dagupan, given in honour of his approaching nuptials.
dangerfields
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From this reading THE CHASE OF PILAR Gregorio Del Pilar, the picturesque Filipino leader, about whom so much has been written in praise, by the war correspondents, was leading his men back into the dangerfields, inviting the American pursuers into every trap which his crafty brain could devise.
dashed
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From this reading In the midst of the festivities a messenger dashed in with the news that the American troops were closing in on Tarlac, the insurgents' seat of government.
Del
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From this reading THE CHASE OF PILAR Gregorio Del Pilar, the picturesque Filipino leader, about whom so much has been written in praise, by the war correspondents, was leading his men back into the dangerfields, inviting the American pursuers into every trap which his crafty brain could devise.
devise
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From this reading THE CHASE OF PILAR Gregorio Del Pilar, the picturesque Filipino leader, about whom so much has been written in praise, by the war correspondents, was leading his men back into the dangerfields, inviting the American pursuers into every trap which his crafty brain could devise.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading THE CHASE OF PILAR Gregorio Del Pilar, the picturesque Filipino leader, about whom so much has been written in praise, by the war correspondents, was leading his men back into the dangerfields, inviting the American pursuers into every trap which his crafty brain could devise.
festivities
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From this reading In the midst of the festivities a messenger dashed in with the news that the American troops were closing in on Tarlac, the insurgents' seat of government.
Filipino
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From this reading THE CHASE OF PILAR Gregorio Del Pilar, the picturesque Filipino leader, about whom so much has been written in praise, by the war correspondents, was leading his men back into the dangerfields, inviting the American pursuers into every trap which his crafty brain could devise.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Pilar rushed from the ballroom and made his way to the head of his command.
given
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From this reading He was attending a great ball in Dagupan, given in honour of his approaching nuptials.
government
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From this reading In the midst of the festivities a messenger dashed in with the news that the American troops were closing in on Tarlac, the insurgents' seat of government.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was attending a great ball in Dagupan, given in honour of his approaching nuptials.
Gregorio
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From this reading THE CHASE OF PILAR Gregorio Del Pilar, the picturesque Filipino leader, about whom so much has been written in praise, by the war correspondents, was leading his men back into the dangerfields, inviting the American pursuers into every trap which his crafty brain could devise.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE CHASE OF PILAR Gregorio Del Pilar, the picturesque Filipino leader, about whom so much has been written in praise, by the war correspondents, was leading his men back into the dangerfields, inviting the American pursuers into every trap which his crafty brain could devise.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was attending a great ball in Dagupan, given in honour of his approaching nuptials.
head
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From this reading Pilar rushed from the ballroom and made his way to the head of his command.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE CHASE OF PILAR Gregorio Del Pilar, the picturesque Filipino leader, about whom so much has been written in praise, by the war correspondents, was leading his men back into the dangerfields, inviting the American pursuers into every trap which his crafty brain could devise.
History
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From this reading History tells of Pilar's call to arms.
honour
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From this reading He was attending a great ball in Dagupan, given in honour of his approaching nuptials.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE CHASE OF PILAR Gregorio Del Pilar, the picturesque Filipino leader, about whom so much has been written in praise, by the war correspondents, was leading his men back into the dangerfields, inviting the American pursuers into every trap which his crafty brain could devise.
insurgents
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From this reading In the midst of the festivities a messenger dashed in with the news that the American troops were closing in on Tarlac, the insurgents' seat of government.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE CHASE OF PILAR Gregorio Del Pilar, the picturesque Filipino leader, about whom so much has been written in praise, by the war correspondents, was leading his men back into the dangerfields, inviting the American pursuers into every trap which his crafty brain could devise.
inviting
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From this reading THE CHASE OF PILAR Gregorio Del Pilar, the picturesque Filipino leader, about whom so much has been written in praise, by the war correspondents, was leading his men back into the dangerfields, inviting the American pursuers into every trap which his crafty brain could devise.
leader
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From this reading THE CHASE OF PILAR Gregorio Del Pilar, the picturesque Filipino leader, about whom so much has been written in praise, by the war correspondents, was leading his men back into the dangerfields, inviting the American pursuers into every trap which his crafty brain could devise.
leading
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From this reading THE CHASE OF PILAR Gregorio Del Pilar, the picturesque Filipino leader, about whom so much has been written in praise, by the war correspondents, was leading his men back into the dangerfields, inviting the American pursuers into every trap which his crafty brain could devise.
made
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From this reading Pilar rushed from the ballroom and made his way to the head of his command.
men
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From this reading THE CHASE OF PILAR Gregorio Del Pilar, the picturesque Filipino leader, about whom so much has been written in praise, by the war correspondents, was leading his men back into the dangerfields, inviting the American pursuers into every trap which his crafty brain could devise.
messenger
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From this reading In the midst of the festivities a messenger dashed in with the news that the American troops were closing in on Tarlac, the insurgents' seat of government.
midst
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From this reading In the midst of the festivities a messenger dashed in with the news that the American troops were closing in on Tarlac, the insurgents' seat of government.
much
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From this reading THE CHASE OF PILAR Gregorio Del Pilar, the picturesque Filipino leader, about whom so much has been written in praise, by the war correspondents, was leading his men back into the dangerfields, inviting the American pursuers into every trap which his crafty brain could devise.
news
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From this reading In the midst of the festivities a messenger dashed in with the news that the American troops were closing in on Tarlac, the insurgents' seat of government.
nuptials
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From this reading He was attending a great ball in Dagupan, given in honour of his approaching nuptials.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE CHASE OF PILAR Gregorio Del Pilar, the picturesque Filipino leader, about whom so much has been written in praise, by the war correspondents, was leading his men back into the dangerfields, inviting the American pursuers into every trap which his crafty brain could devise.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In the midst of the festivities a messenger dashed in with the news that the American troops were closing in on Tarlac, the insurgents' seat of government.
picturesque
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From this reading THE CHASE OF PILAR Gregorio Del Pilar, the picturesque Filipino leader, about whom so much has been written in praise, by the war correspondents, was leading his men back into the dangerfields, inviting the American pursuers into every trap which his crafty brain could devise.
PILAR
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From this reading THE CHASE OF PILAR Gregorio Del Pilar, the picturesque Filipino leader, about whom so much has been written in praise, by the war correspondents, was leading his men back into the dangerfields, inviting the American pursuers into every trap which his crafty brain could devise.
Pilar's
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From this reading History tells of Pilar's call to arms.
praise
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From this reading THE CHASE OF PILAR Gregorio Del Pilar, the picturesque Filipino leader, about whom so much has been written in praise, by the war correspondents, was leading his men back into the dangerfields, inviting the American pursuers into every trap which his crafty brain could devise.
pursuers
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From this reading THE CHASE OF PILAR Gregorio Del Pilar, the picturesque Filipino leader, about whom so much has been written in praise, by the war correspondents, was leading his men back into the dangerfields, inviting the American pursuers into every trap which his crafty brain could devise.
rushed
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From this reading Pilar rushed from the ballroom and made his way to the head of his command.
seat
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From this reading In the midst of the festivities a messenger dashed in with the news that the American troops were closing in on Tarlac, the insurgents' seat of government.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading THE CHASE OF PILAR Gregorio Del Pilar, the picturesque Filipino leader, about whom so much has been written in praise, by the war correspondents, was leading his men back into the dangerfields, inviting the American pursuers into every trap which his crafty brain could devise.
Tarlac
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From this reading In the midst of the festivities a messenger dashed in with the news that the American troops were closing in on Tarlac, the insurgents' seat of government.
tells
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From this reading History tells of Pilar's call to arms.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In the midst of the festivities a messenger dashed in with the news that the American troops were closing in on Tarlac, the insurgents' seat of government.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CHASE OF PILAR Gregorio Del Pilar, the picturesque Filipino leader, about whom so much has been written in praise, by the war correspondents, was leading his men back into the dangerfields, inviting the American pursuers into every trap which his crafty brain could devise.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading History tells of Pilar's call to arms.
trap
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From this reading THE CHASE OF PILAR Gregorio Del Pilar, the picturesque Filipino leader, about whom so much has been written in praise, by the war correspondents, was leading his men back into the dangerfields, inviting the American pursuers into every trap which his crafty brain could devise.
troops
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From this reading In the midst of the festivities a messenger dashed in with the news that the American troops were closing in on Tarlac, the insurgents' seat of government.
war
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From this reading THE CHASE OF PILAR Gregorio Del Pilar, the picturesque Filipino leader, about whom so much has been written in praise, by the war correspondents, was leading his men back into the dangerfields, inviting the American pursuers into every trap which his crafty brain could devise.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE CHASE OF PILAR Gregorio Del Pilar, the picturesque Filipino leader, about whom so much has been written in praise, by the war correspondents, was leading his men back into the dangerfields, inviting the American pursuers into every trap which his crafty brain could devise.
way
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From this reading Pilar rushed from the ballroom and made his way to the head of his command.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In the midst of the festivities a messenger dashed in with the news that the American troops were closing in on Tarlac, the insurgents' seat of government.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE CHASE OF PILAR Gregorio Del Pilar, the picturesque Filipino leader, about whom so much has been written in praise, by the war correspondents, was leading his men back into the dangerfields, inviting the American pursuers into every trap which his crafty brain could devise.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE CHASE OF PILAR Gregorio Del Pilar, the picturesque Filipino leader, about whom so much has been written in praise, by the war correspondents, was leading his men back into the dangerfields, inviting the American pursuers into every trap which his crafty brain could devise.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In the midst of the festivities a messenger dashed in with the news that the American troops were closing in on Tarlac, the insurgents' seat of government.
written
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From this reading THE CHASE OF PILAR Gregorio Del Pilar, the picturesque Filipino leader, about whom so much has been written in praise, by the war correspondents, was leading his men back into the dangerfields, inviting the American pursuers into every trap which his crafty brain could devise.
