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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 A CHASE TO THE YACHT.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Possibly Jerome Wellington had made a study of the tactics employed so successfully by the great and famous general whose name he bore with so little lustre.
any
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From this reading At any rate he believed in a quick and masterly attack, whereby the enemy might be demoralized, providing said enemy chanced to be inferior to him in power or endurance.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At any rate he believed in a quick and masterly attack, whereby the enemy might be demoralized, providing said enemy chanced to be inferior to him in power or endurance.
attack
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From this reading At any rate he believed in a quick and masterly attack, whereby the enemy might be demoralized, providing said enemy chanced to be inferior to him in power or endurance.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading At any rate he believed in a quick and masterly attack, whereby the enemy might be demoralized, providing said enemy chanced to be inferior to him in power or endurance.
believed
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From this reading At any rate he believed in a quick and masterly attack, whereby the enemy might be demoralized, providing said enemy chanced to be inferior to him in power or endurance.
bluff
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From this reading Roderic did not deceive himself with any false hope that the game was not worth the candle, nor that his opponent intended only a gigantic bluff.
bore
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From this reading Possibly Jerome Wellington had made a study of the tactics employed so successfully by the great and famous general whose name he bore with so little lustre.
business
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From this reading He had prepared for business, and meant to be in the game from start to finish.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Possibly Jerome Wellington had made a study of the tactics employed so successfully by the great and famous general whose name he bore with so little lustre.
candle
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From this reading Roderic did not deceive himself with any false hope that the game was not worth the candle, nor that his opponent intended only a gigantic bluff.
chanced
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From this reading At any rate he believed in a quick and masterly attack, whereby the enemy might be demoralized, providing said enemy chanced to be inferior to him in power or endurance.
CHASE
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From this reading A CHASE TO THE YACHT.
deceive
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From this reading Roderic did not deceive himself with any false hope that the game was not worth the candle, nor that his opponent intended only a gigantic bluff.
demoralized
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From this reading At any rate he believed in a quick and masterly attack, whereby the enemy might be demoralized, providing said enemy chanced to be inferior to him in power or endurance.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Roderic did not deceive himself with any false hope that the game was not worth the candle, nor that his opponent intended only a gigantic bluff.
employed
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From this reading Possibly Jerome Wellington had made a study of the tactics employed so successfully by the great and famous general whose name he bore with so little lustre.
endurance
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From this reading At any rate he believed in a quick and masterly attack, whereby the enemy might be demoralized, providing said enemy chanced to be inferior to him in power or endurance.
enemy
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From this reading At any rate he believed in a quick and masterly attack, whereby the enemy might be demoralized, providing said enemy chanced to be inferior to him in power or endurance.
false
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From this reading Roderic did not deceive himself with any false hope that the game was not worth the candle, nor that his opponent intended only a gigantic bluff.
famous
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From this reading Possibly Jerome Wellington had made a study of the tactics employed so successfully by the great and famous general whose name he bore with so little lustre.
finish
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From this reading He had prepared for business, and meant to be in the game from start to finish.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had prepared for business, and meant to be in the game from start to finish.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He had prepared for business, and meant to be in the game from start to finish.
game
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From this reading Roderic did not deceive himself with any false hope that the game was not worth the candle, nor that his opponent intended only a gigantic bluff.
general
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From this reading Possibly Jerome Wellington had made a study of the tactics employed so successfully by the great and famous general whose name he bore with so little lustre.
gigantic
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From this reading Roderic did not deceive himself with any false hope that the game was not worth the candle, nor that his opponent intended only a gigantic bluff.
great
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From this reading Possibly Jerome Wellington had made a study of the tactics employed so successfully by the great and famous general whose name he bore with so little lustre.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Possibly Jerome Wellington had made a study of the tactics employed so successfully by the great and famous general whose name he bore with so little lustre.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Possibly Jerome Wellington had made a study of the tactics employed so successfully by the great and famous general whose name he bore with so little lustre.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At any rate he believed in a quick and masterly attack, whereby the enemy might be demoralized, providing said enemy chanced to be inferior to him in power or endurance.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Roderic did not deceive himself with any false hope that the game was not worth the candle, nor that his opponent intended only a gigantic bluff.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Roderic did not deceive himself with any false hope that the game was not worth the candle, nor that his opponent intended only a gigantic bluff.
hope
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From this reading Roderic did not deceive himself with any false hope that the game was not worth the candle, nor that his opponent intended only a gigantic bluff.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At any rate he believed in a quick and masterly attack, whereby the enemy might be demoralized, providing said enemy chanced to be inferior to him in power or endurance.
inferior
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From this reading At any rate he believed in a quick and masterly attack, whereby the enemy might be demoralized, providing said enemy chanced to be inferior to him in power or endurance.
intended
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From this reading Roderic did not deceive himself with any false hope that the game was not worth the candle, nor that his opponent intended only a gigantic bluff.
Jerome
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From this reading Possibly Jerome Wellington had made a study of the tactics employed so successfully by the great and famous general whose name he bore with so little lustre.
little
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From this reading Possibly Jerome Wellington had made a study of the tactics employed so successfully by the great and famous general whose name he bore with so little lustre.
lustre
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From this reading Possibly Jerome Wellington had made a study of the tactics employed so successfully by the great and famous general whose name he bore with so little lustre.
made
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From this reading Possibly Jerome Wellington had made a study of the tactics employed so successfully by the great and famous general whose name he bore with so little lustre.
masterly
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From this reading At any rate he believed in a quick and masterly attack, whereby the enemy might be demoralized, providing said enemy chanced to be inferior to him in power or endurance.
meant
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From this reading He had prepared for business, and meant to be in the game from start to finish.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading At any rate he believed in a quick and masterly attack, whereby the enemy might be demoralized, providing said enemy chanced to be inferior to him in power or endurance.
name
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From this reading Possibly Jerome Wellington had made a study of the tactics employed so successfully by the great and famous general whose name he bore with so little lustre.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Roderic did not deceive himself with any false hope that the game was not worth the candle, nor that his opponent intended only a gigantic bluff.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Roderic did not deceive himself with any false hope that the game was not worth the candle, nor that his opponent intended only a gigantic bluff.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Possibly Jerome Wellington had made a study of the tactics employed so successfully by the great and famous general whose name he bore with so little lustre.
only
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From this reading Roderic did not deceive himself with any false hope that the game was not worth the candle, nor that his opponent intended only a gigantic bluff.
opponent
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From this reading Roderic did not deceive himself with any false hope that the game was not worth the candle, nor that his opponent intended only a gigantic bluff.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading At any rate he believed in a quick and masterly attack, whereby the enemy might be demoralized, providing said enemy chanced to be inferior to him in power or endurance.
Possibly
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From this reading Possibly Jerome Wellington had made a study of the tactics employed so successfully by the great and famous general whose name he bore with so little lustre.
power
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From this reading At any rate he believed in a quick and masterly attack, whereby the enemy might be demoralized, providing said enemy chanced to be inferior to him in power or endurance.
prepared
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From this reading He had prepared for business, and meant to be in the game from start to finish.
providing
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From this reading At any rate he believed in a quick and masterly attack, whereby the enemy might be demoralized, providing said enemy chanced to be inferior to him in power or endurance.
quick
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From this reading At any rate he believed in a quick and masterly attack, whereby the enemy might be demoralized, providing said enemy chanced to be inferior to him in power or endurance.
rate
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From this reading At any rate he believed in a quick and masterly attack, whereby the enemy might be demoralized, providing said enemy chanced to be inferior to him in power or endurance.
Roderic
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From this reading Roderic did not deceive himself with any false hope that the game was not worth the candle, nor that his opponent intended only a gigantic bluff.
said
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From this reading At any rate he believed in a quick and masterly attack, whereby the enemy might be demoralized, providing said enemy chanced to be inferior to him in power or endurance.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Possibly Jerome Wellington had made a study of the tactics employed so successfully by the great and famous general whose name he bore with so little lustre.
start
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From this reading He had prepared for business, and meant to be in the game from start to finish.
study
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From this reading Possibly Jerome Wellington had made a study of the tactics employed so successfully by the great and famous general whose name he bore with so little lustre.
successfully
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From this reading Possibly Jerome Wellington had made a study of the tactics employed so successfully by the great and famous general whose name he bore with so little lustre.
tactics
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From this reading Possibly Jerome Wellington had made a study of the tactics employed so successfully by the great and famous general whose name he bore with so little lustre.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Roderic did not deceive himself with any false hope that the game was not worth the candle, nor that his opponent intended only a gigantic bluff.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A CHASE TO THE YACHT.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A CHASE TO THE YACHT.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Roderic did not deceive himself with any false hope that the game was not worth the candle, nor that his opponent intended only a gigantic bluff.
Wellington
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From this reading Possibly Jerome Wellington had made a study of the tactics employed so successfully by the great and famous general whose name he bore with so little lustre.
whereby
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From this reading At any rate he believed in a quick and masterly attack, whereby the enemy might be demoralized, providing said enemy chanced to be inferior to him in power or endurance.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Possibly Jerome Wellington had made a study of the tactics employed so successfully by the great and famous general whose name he bore with so little lustre.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Possibly Jerome Wellington had made a study of the tactics employed so successfully by the great and famous general whose name he bore with so little lustre.
worth
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From this reading Roderic did not deceive himself with any false hope that the game was not worth the candle, nor that his opponent intended only a gigantic bluff.
YACHT
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From this reading A CHASE TO THE YACHT.
