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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 John Kemeny came out against him with a vast host.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Michael Apafi had very little to oppose to such a host--a few hundred stubborn, undisciplinable Szekler spearmen, a handful of Saxon burghers, and a bodyguard of blue Janissaries, altogether only about a tenth part of Kemeny's army.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading John Kemeny came out against him with a vast host.
Ali
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From this reading Meanwhile Michael Apafi, comforted by Ali Pasha's assurance that help was nigh at hand, had thrown himself into Segesvar, and there awaited the turn of Fortune's wheel.
altogether
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From this reading Michael Apafi had very little to oppose to such a host--a few hundred stubborn, undisciplinable Szekler spearmen, a handful of Saxon burghers, and a bodyguard of blue Janissaries, altogether only about a tenth part of Kemeny's army.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He had with him an imposing array of German and Hungarian troops, but what his army really wanted was an enterprising general.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Meanwhile Michael Apafi, comforted by Ali Pasha's assurance that help was nigh at hand, had thrown himself into Segesvar, and there awaited the turn of Fortune's wheel.
Apafi
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From this reading Meanwhile Michael Apafi, comforted by Ali Pasha's assurance that help was nigh at hand, had thrown himself into Segesvar, and there awaited the turn of Fortune's wheel.
army
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From this reading He had with him an imposing array of German and Hungarian troops, but what his army really wanted was an enterprising general.
array
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From this reading He had with him an imposing array of German and Hungarian troops, but what his army really wanted was an enterprising general.
assurance
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From this reading Meanwhile Michael Apafi, comforted by Ali Pasha's assurance that help was nigh at hand, had thrown himself into Segesvar, and there awaited the turn of Fortune's wheel.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Meanwhile Michael Apafi, comforted by Ali Pasha's assurance that help was nigh at hand, had thrown himself into Segesvar, and there awaited the turn of Fortune's wheel.
awaited
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From this reading Meanwhile Michael Apafi, comforted by Ali Pasha's assurance that help was nigh at hand, had thrown himself into Segesvar, and there awaited the turn of Fortune's wheel.
BATTLE
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From this reading THE BATTLE OF NAGY SZÖLLÖS.
blue
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From this reading Michael Apafi had very little to oppose to such a host--a few hundred stubborn, undisciplinable Szekler spearmen, a handful of Saxon burghers, and a bodyguard of blue Janissaries, altogether only about a tenth part of Kemeny's army.
bodyguard
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From this reading Michael Apafi had very little to oppose to such a host--a few hundred stubborn, undisciplinable Szekler spearmen, a handful of Saxon burghers, and a bodyguard of blue Janissaries, altogether only about a tenth part of Kemeny's army.
burghers
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From this reading Michael Apafi had very little to oppose to such a host--a few hundred stubborn, undisciplinable Szekler spearmen, a handful of Saxon burghers, and a bodyguard of blue Janissaries, altogether only about a tenth part of Kemeny's army.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had with him an imposing array of German and Hungarian troops, but what his army really wanted was an enterprising general.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Meanwhile Michael Apafi, comforted by Ali Pasha's assurance that help was nigh at hand, had thrown himself into Segesvar, and there awaited the turn of Fortune's wheel.
came
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From this reading John Kemeny came out against him with a vast host.
comforted
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From this reading Meanwhile Michael Apafi, comforted by Ali Pasha's assurance that help was nigh at hand, had thrown himself into Segesvar, and there awaited the turn of Fortune's wheel.
enterprising
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From this reading He had with him an imposing array of German and Hungarian troops, but what his army really wanted was an enterprising general.
few
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From this reading Michael Apafi had very little to oppose to such a host--a few hundred stubborn, undisciplinable Szekler spearmen, a handful of Saxon burghers, and a bodyguard of blue Janissaries, altogether only about a tenth part of Kemeny's army.
Fortune's
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From this reading Meanwhile Michael Apafi, comforted by Ali Pasha's assurance that help was nigh at hand, had thrown himself into Segesvar, and there awaited the turn of Fortune's wheel.
general
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From this reading He had with him an imposing array of German and Hungarian troops, but what his army really wanted was an enterprising general.
German
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From this reading He had with him an imposing array of German and Hungarian troops, but what his army really wanted was an enterprising general.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Meanwhile Michael Apafi, comforted by Ali Pasha's assurance that help was nigh at hand, had thrown himself into Segesvar, and there awaited the turn of Fortune's wheel.
hand
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From this reading Meanwhile Michael Apafi, comforted by Ali Pasha's assurance that help was nigh at hand, had thrown himself into Segesvar, and there awaited the turn of Fortune's wheel.
handful
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From this reading Michael Apafi had very little to oppose to such a host--a few hundred stubborn, undisciplinable Szekler spearmen, a handful of Saxon burghers, and a bodyguard of blue Janissaries, altogether only about a tenth part of Kemeny's army.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had with him an imposing array of German and Hungarian troops, but what his army really wanted was an enterprising general.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Meanwhile Michael Apafi, comforted by Ali Pasha's assurance that help was nigh at hand, had thrown himself into Segesvar, and there awaited the turn of Fortune's wheel.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading John Kemeny came out against him with a vast host.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Meanwhile Michael Apafi, comforted by Ali Pasha's assurance that help was nigh at hand, had thrown himself into Segesvar, and there awaited the turn of Fortune's wheel.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had with him an imposing array of German and Hungarian troops, but what his army really wanted was an enterprising general.
host
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From this reading John Kemeny came out against him with a vast host.
hundred
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From this reading Michael Apafi had very little to oppose to such a host--a few hundred stubborn, undisciplinable Szekler spearmen, a handful of Saxon burghers, and a bodyguard of blue Janissaries, altogether only about a tenth part of Kemeny's army.
Hungarian
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From this reading He had with him an imposing array of German and Hungarian troops, but what his army really wanted was an enterprising general.
imposing
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From this reading He had with him an imposing array of German and Hungarian troops, but what his army really wanted was an enterprising general.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Meanwhile Michael Apafi, comforted by Ali Pasha's assurance that help was nigh at hand, had thrown himself into Segesvar, and there awaited the turn of Fortune's wheel.
Janissaries
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From this reading Michael Apafi had very little to oppose to such a host--a few hundred stubborn, undisciplinable Szekler spearmen, a handful of Saxon burghers, and a bodyguard of blue Janissaries, altogether only about a tenth part of Kemeny's army.
John
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From this reading John Kemeny came out against him with a vast host.
Kemeny
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From this reading John Kemeny came out against him with a vast host.
Kemeny's
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From this reading Michael Apafi had very little to oppose to such a host--a few hundred stubborn, undisciplinable Szekler spearmen, a handful of Saxon burghers, and a bodyguard of blue Janissaries, altogether only about a tenth part of Kemeny's army.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Michael Apafi had very little to oppose to such a host--a few hundred stubborn, undisciplinable Szekler spearmen, a handful of Saxon burghers, and a bodyguard of blue Janissaries, altogether only about a tenth part of Kemeny's army.
MeanwhilenounUS /ˈmeanwhile/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Meanwhile Michael Apafi, comforted by Ali Pasha's assurance that help was nigh at hand, had thrown himself into Segesvar, and there awaited the turn of Fortune's wheel.
Michael
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From this reading Meanwhile Michael Apafi, comforted by Ali Pasha's assurance that help was nigh at hand, had thrown himself into Segesvar, and there awaited the turn of Fortune's wheel.
NAGY
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From this reading THE BATTLE OF NAGY SZÖLLÖS.
nigh
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From this reading Meanwhile Michael Apafi, comforted by Ali Pasha's assurance that help was nigh at hand, had thrown himself into Segesvar, and there awaited the turn of Fortune's wheel.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BATTLE OF NAGY SZÖLLÖS.
only
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From this reading Michael Apafi had very little to oppose to such a host--a few hundred stubborn, undisciplinable Szekler spearmen, a handful of Saxon burghers, and a bodyguard of blue Janissaries, altogether only about a tenth part of Kemeny's army.
oppose
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From this reading Michael Apafi had very little to oppose to such a host--a few hundred stubborn, undisciplinable Szekler spearmen, a handful of Saxon burghers, and a bodyguard of blue Janissaries, altogether only about a tenth part of Kemeny's army.
out
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From this reading John Kemeny came out against him with a vast host.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Michael Apafi had very little to oppose to such a host--a few hundred stubborn, undisciplinable Szekler spearmen, a handful of Saxon burghers, and a bodyguard of blue Janissaries, altogether only about a tenth part of Kemeny's army.
Pasha's
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From this reading Meanwhile Michael Apafi, comforted by Ali Pasha's assurance that help was nigh at hand, had thrown himself into Segesvar, and there awaited the turn of Fortune's wheel.
really
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From this reading He had with him an imposing array of German and Hungarian troops, but what his army really wanted was an enterprising general.
Saxon
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From this reading Michael Apafi had very little to oppose to such a host--a few hundred stubborn, undisciplinable Szekler spearmen, a handful of Saxon burghers, and a bodyguard of blue Janissaries, altogether only about a tenth part of Kemeny's army.
Segesvar
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From this reading Meanwhile Michael Apafi, comforted by Ali Pasha's assurance that help was nigh at hand, had thrown himself into Segesvar, and there awaited the turn of Fortune's wheel.
spearmen
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From this reading Michael Apafi had very little to oppose to such a host--a few hundred stubborn, undisciplinable Szekler spearmen, a handful of Saxon burghers, and a bodyguard of blue Janissaries, altogether only about a tenth part of Kemeny's army.
stubborn
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From this reading Michael Apafi had very little to oppose to such a host--a few hundred stubborn, undisciplinable Szekler spearmen, a handful of Saxon burghers, and a bodyguard of blue Janissaries, altogether only about a tenth part of Kemeny's army.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Michael Apafi had very little to oppose to such a host--a few hundred stubborn, undisciplinable Szekler spearmen, a handful of Saxon burghers, and a bodyguard of blue Janissaries, altogether only about a tenth part of Kemeny's army.
Szekler
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From this reading Michael Apafi had very little to oppose to such a host--a few hundred stubborn, undisciplinable Szekler spearmen, a handful of Saxon burghers, and a bodyguard of blue Janissaries, altogether only about a tenth part of Kemeny's army.
SZÖLLÖS
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From this reading THE BATTLE OF NAGY SZÖLLÖS.
tenth
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From this reading Michael Apafi had very little to oppose to such a host--a few hundred stubborn, undisciplinable Szekler spearmen, a handful of Saxon burghers, and a bodyguard of blue Janissaries, altogether only about a tenth part of Kemeny's army.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Meanwhile Michael Apafi, comforted by Ali Pasha's assurance that help was nigh at hand, had thrown himself into Segesvar, and there awaited the turn of Fortune's wheel.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BATTLE OF NAGY SZÖLLÖS.
there
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From this reading Meanwhile Michael Apafi, comforted by Ali Pasha's assurance that help was nigh at hand, had thrown himself into Segesvar, and there awaited the turn of Fortune's wheel.
thrown
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From this reading Meanwhile Michael Apafi, comforted by Ali Pasha's assurance that help was nigh at hand, had thrown himself into Segesvar, and there awaited the turn of Fortune's wheel.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Michael Apafi had very little to oppose to such a host--a few hundred stubborn, undisciplinable Szekler spearmen, a handful of Saxon burghers, and a bodyguard of blue Janissaries, altogether only about a tenth part of Kemeny's army.
troops
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From this reading He had with him an imposing array of German and Hungarian troops, but what his army really wanted was an enterprising general.
turn
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From this reading Meanwhile Michael Apafi, comforted by Ali Pasha's assurance that help was nigh at hand, had thrown himself into Segesvar, and there awaited the turn of Fortune's wheel.
undisciplinable
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From this reading Michael Apafi had very little to oppose to such a host--a few hundred stubborn, undisciplinable Szekler spearmen, a handful of Saxon burghers, and a bodyguard of blue Janissaries, altogether only about a tenth part of Kemeny's army.
vast
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From this reading John Kemeny came out against him with a vast host.
very
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From this reading Michael Apafi had very little to oppose to such a host--a few hundred stubborn, undisciplinable Szekler spearmen, a handful of Saxon burghers, and a bodyguard of blue Janissaries, altogether only about a tenth part of Kemeny's army.
wanted
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From this reading He had with him an imposing array of German and Hungarian troops, but what his army really wanted was an enterprising general.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Meanwhile Michael Apafi, comforted by Ali Pasha's assurance that help was nigh at hand, had thrown himself into Segesvar, and there awaited the turn of Fortune's wheel.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He had with him an imposing array of German and Hungarian troops, but what his army really wanted was an enterprising general.
wheel
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From this reading Meanwhile Michael Apafi, comforted by Ali Pasha's assurance that help was nigh at hand, had thrown himself into Segesvar, and there awaited the turn of Fortune's wheel.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading John Kemeny came out against him with a vast host.
