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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 “But there will be a second battle, and a third battle, and battles to the end of time, unless—” He had not finished the sentence, but looked about the mean little room and let his eyes dwell sadly upon a heap of returned manuscripts, still in their long envelopes, which lay in a corner on the floor.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “But there will be a second battle, and a third battle, and battles to the end of time, unless—” He had not finished the sentence, but looked about the mean little room and let his eyes dwell sadly upon a heap of returned manuscripts, still in their long envelopes, which lay in a corner on the floor.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And he would be unable to start them out again.
all
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From this reading More of them would come in on the morrow, and on the next day, and the next, till they were all in.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “The first battle, fought and finished,” Martin said to the looking-glass ten days later.
battle
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From this reading “The first battle, fought and finished,” Martin said to the looking-glass ten days later.
battles
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From this reading “But there will be a second battle, and a third battle, and battles to the end of time, unless—” He had not finished the sentence, but looked about the mean little room and let his eyes dwell sadly upon a heap of returned manuscripts, still in their long envelopes, which lay in a corner on the floor.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “But there will be a second battle, and a third battle, and battles to the end of time, unless—” He had not finished the sentence, but looked about the mean little room and let his eyes dwell sadly upon a heap of returned manuscripts, still in their long envelopes, which lay in a corner on the floor.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had no stamps with which to continue them on their travels, and for a week they had been piling up.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But there will be a second battle, and a third battle, and battles to the end of time, unless—” He had not finished the sentence, but looked about the mean little room and let his eyes dwell sadly upon a heap of returned manuscripts, still in their long envelopes, which lay in a corner on the floor.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading More of them would come in on the morrow, and on the next day, and the next, till they were all in.
continue
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From this reading He had no stamps with which to continue them on their travels, and for a week they had been piling up.
corner
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From this reading “But there will be a second battle, and a third battle, and battles to the end of time, unless—” He had not finished the sentence, but looked about the mean little room and let his eyes dwell sadly upon a heap of returned manuscripts, still in their long envelopes, which lay in a corner on the floor.
day
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From this reading More of them would come in on the morrow, and on the next day, and the next, till they were all in.
days
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From this reading “The first battle, fought and finished,” Martin said to the looking-glass ten days later.
dwell
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From this reading “But there will be a second battle, and a third battle, and battles to the end of time, unless—” He had not finished the sentence, but looked about the mean little room and let his eyes dwell sadly upon a heap of returned manuscripts, still in their long envelopes, which lay in a corner on the floor.
end
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From this reading “But there will be a second battle, and a third battle, and battles to the end of time, unless—” He had not finished the sentence, but looked about the mean little room and let his eyes dwell sadly upon a heap of returned manuscripts, still in their long envelopes, which lay in a corner on the floor.
envelopes
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From this reading “But there will be a second battle, and a third battle, and battles to the end of time, unless—” He had not finished the sentence, but looked about the mean little room and let his eyes dwell sadly upon a heap of returned manuscripts, still in their long envelopes, which lay in a corner on the floor.
eyes
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From this reading “But there will be a second battle, and a third battle, and battles to the end of time, unless—” He had not finished the sentence, but looked about the mean little room and let his eyes dwell sadly upon a heap of returned manuscripts, still in their long envelopes, which lay in a corner on the floor.
finished
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From this reading “The first battle, fought and finished,” Martin said to the looking-glass ten days later.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The first battle, fought and finished,” Martin said to the looking-glass ten days later.
floor
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From this reading “But there will be a second battle, and a third battle, and battles to the end of time, unless—” He had not finished the sentence, but looked about the mean little room and let his eyes dwell sadly upon a heap of returned manuscripts, still in their long envelopes, which lay in a corner on the floor.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had no stamps with which to continue them on their travels, and for a week they had been piling up.
fought
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From this reading “The first battle, fought and finished,” Martin said to the looking-glass ten days later.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “But there will be a second battle, and a third battle, and battles to the end of time, unless—” He had not finished the sentence, but looked about the mean little room and let his eyes dwell sadly upon a heap of returned manuscripts, still in their long envelopes, which lay in a corner on the floor.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “But there will be a second battle, and a third battle, and battles to the end of time, unless—” He had not finished the sentence, but looked about the mean little room and let his eyes dwell sadly upon a heap of returned manuscripts, still in their long envelopes, which lay in a corner on the floor.
heap
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From this reading “But there will be a second battle, and a third battle, and battles to the end of time, unless—” He had not finished the sentence, but looked about the mean little room and let his eyes dwell sadly upon a heap of returned manuscripts, still in their long envelopes, which lay in a corner on the floor.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “But there will be a second battle, and a third battle, and battles to the end of time, unless—” He had not finished the sentence, but looked about the mean little room and let his eyes dwell sadly upon a heap of returned manuscripts, still in their long envelopes, which lay in a corner on the floor.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “But there will be a second battle, and a third battle, and battles to the end of time, unless—” He had not finished the sentence, but looked about the mean little room and let his eyes dwell sadly upon a heap of returned manuscripts, still in their long envelopes, which lay in a corner on the floor.
later
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From this reading “The first battle, fought and finished,” Martin said to the looking-glass ten days later.
lay
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From this reading “But there will be a second battle, and a third battle, and battles to the end of time, unless—” He had not finished the sentence, but looked about the mean little room and let his eyes dwell sadly upon a heap of returned manuscripts, still in their long envelopes, which lay in a corner on the floor.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “But there will be a second battle, and a third battle, and battles to the end of time, unless—” He had not finished the sentence, but looked about the mean little room and let his eyes dwell sadly upon a heap of returned manuscripts, still in their long envelopes, which lay in a corner on the floor.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But there will be a second battle, and a third battle, and battles to the end of time, unless—” He had not finished the sentence, but looked about the mean little room and let his eyes dwell sadly upon a heap of returned manuscripts, still in their long envelopes, which lay in a corner on the floor.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But there will be a second battle, and a third battle, and battles to the end of time, unless—” He had not finished the sentence, but looked about the mean little room and let his eyes dwell sadly upon a heap of returned manuscripts, still in their long envelopes, which lay in a corner on the floor.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But there will be a second battle, and a third battle, and battles to the end of time, unless—” He had not finished the sentence, but looked about the mean little room and let his eyes dwell sadly upon a heap of returned manuscripts, still in their long envelopes, which lay in a corner on the floor.
looking-glass
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From this reading “The first battle, fought and finished,” Martin said to the looking-glass ten days later.
manuscripts
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From this reading “But there will be a second battle, and a third battle, and battles to the end of time, unless—” He had not finished the sentence, but looked about the mean little room and let his eyes dwell sadly upon a heap of returned manuscripts, still in their long envelopes, which lay in a corner on the floor.
Martin
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From this reading “The first battle, fought and finished,” Martin said to the looking-glass ten days later.
mean
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From this reading “But there will be a second battle, and a third battle, and battles to the end of time, unless—” He had not finished the sentence, but looked about the mean little room and let his eyes dwell sadly upon a heap of returned manuscripts, still in their long envelopes, which lay in a corner on the floor.
More
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From this reading More of them would come in on the morrow, and on the next day, and the next, till they were all in.
morrow
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From this reading More of them would come in on the morrow, and on the next day, and the next, till they were all in.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading More of them would come in on the morrow, and on the next day, and the next, till they were all in.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He had no stamps with which to continue them on their travels, and for a week they had been piling up.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “But there will be a second battle, and a third battle, and battles to the end of time, unless—” He had not finished the sentence, but looked about the mean little room and let his eyes dwell sadly upon a heap of returned manuscripts, still in their long envelopes, which lay in a corner on the floor.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “But there will be a second battle, and a third battle, and battles to the end of time, unless—” He had not finished the sentence, but looked about the mean little room and let his eyes dwell sadly upon a heap of returned manuscripts, still in their long envelopes, which lay in a corner on the floor.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “But there will be a second battle, and a third battle, and battles to the end of time, unless—” He had not finished the sentence, but looked about the mean little room and let his eyes dwell sadly upon a heap of returned manuscripts, still in their long envelopes, which lay in a corner on the floor.
out
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From this reading And he would be unable to start them out again.
piling
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From this reading He had no stamps with which to continue them on their travels, and for a week they had been piling up.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “But there will be a second battle, and a third battle, and battles to the end of time, unless—” He had not finished the sentence, but looked about the mean little room and let his eyes dwell sadly upon a heap of returned manuscripts, still in their long envelopes, which lay in a corner on the floor.
room
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From this reading “But there will be a second battle, and a third battle, and battles to the end of time, unless—” He had not finished the sentence, but looked about the mean little room and let his eyes dwell sadly upon a heap of returned manuscripts, still in their long envelopes, which lay in a corner on the floor.
sadly
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From this reading “But there will be a second battle, and a third battle, and battles to the end of time, unless—” He had not finished the sentence, but looked about the mean little room and let his eyes dwell sadly upon a heap of returned manuscripts, still in their long envelopes, which lay in a corner on the floor.
said
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From this reading “The first battle, fought and finished,” Martin said to the looking-glass ten days later.
second
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From this reading “But there will be a second battle, and a third battle, and battles to the end of time, unless—” He had not finished the sentence, but looked about the mean little room and let his eyes dwell sadly upon a heap of returned manuscripts, still in their long envelopes, which lay in a corner on the floor.
sentence
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From this reading “But there will be a second battle, and a third battle, and battles to the end of time, unless—” He had not finished the sentence, but looked about the mean little room and let his eyes dwell sadly upon a heap of returned manuscripts, still in their long envelopes, which lay in a corner on the floor.
stamps
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From this reading He had no stamps with which to continue them on their travels, and for a week they had been piling up.
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And he would be unable to start them out again.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But there will be a second battle, and a third battle, and battles to the end of time, unless—” He had not finished the sentence, but looked about the mean little room and let his eyes dwell sadly upon a heap of returned manuscripts, still in their long envelopes, which lay in a corner on the floor.
ten
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From this reading “The first battle, fought and finished,” Martin said to the looking-glass ten days later.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The first battle, fought and finished,” Martin said to the looking-glass ten days later.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “But there will be a second battle, and a third battle, and battles to the end of time, unless—” He had not finished the sentence, but looked about the mean little room and let his eyes dwell sadly upon a heap of returned manuscripts, still in their long envelopes, which lay in a corner on the floor.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He had no stamps with which to continue them on their travels, and for a week they had been piling up.
there
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From this reading “But there will be a second battle, and a third battle, and battles to the end of time, unless—” He had not finished the sentence, but looked about the mean little room and let his eyes dwell sadly upon a heap of returned manuscripts, still in their long envelopes, which lay in a corner on the floor.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had no stamps with which to continue them on their travels, and for a week they had been piling up.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But there will be a second battle, and a third battle, and battles to the end of time, unless—” He had not finished the sentence, but looked about the mean little room and let his eyes dwell sadly upon a heap of returned manuscripts, still in their long envelopes, which lay in a corner on the floor.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading More of them would come in on the morrow, and on the next day, and the next, till they were all in.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But there will be a second battle, and a third battle, and battles to the end of time, unless—” He had not finished the sentence, but looked about the mean little room and let his eyes dwell sadly upon a heap of returned manuscripts, still in their long envelopes, which lay in a corner on the floor.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “The first battle, fought and finished,” Martin said to the looking-glass ten days later.
travels
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From this reading He had no stamps with which to continue them on their travels, and for a week they had been piling up.
unable
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From this reading And he would be unable to start them out again.
unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading “But there will be a second battle, and a third battle, and battles to the end of time, unless—” He had not finished the sentence, but looked about the mean little room and let his eyes dwell sadly upon a heap of returned manuscripts, still in their long envelopes, which lay in a corner on the floor.
up
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From this reading He had no stamps with which to continue them on their travels, and for a week they had been piling up.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “But there will be a second battle, and a third battle, and battles to the end of time, unless—” He had not finished the sentence, but looked about the mean little room and let his eyes dwell sadly upon a heap of returned manuscripts, still in their long envelopes, which lay in a corner on the floor.
week
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From this reading He had no stamps with which to continue them on their travels, and for a week they had been piling up.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading More of them would come in on the morrow, and on the next day, and the next, till they were all in.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “But there will be a second battle, and a third battle, and battles to the end of time, unless—” He had not finished the sentence, but looked about the mean little room and let his eyes dwell sadly upon a heap of returned manuscripts, still in their long envelopes, which lay in a corner on the floor.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “But there will be a second battle, and a third battle, and battles to the end of time, unless—” He had not finished the sentence, but looked about the mean little room and let his eyes dwell sadly upon a heap of returned manuscripts, still in their long envelopes, which lay in a corner on the floor.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had no stamps with which to continue them on their travels, and for a week they had been piling up.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading More of them would come in on the morrow, and on the next day, and the next, till they were all in.
