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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 It was a scene to gratify the thought of conquest, and reward the labours of ambition.
Alps
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From this reading The Great Day arrived at last; and Mr. Richard Avenel, from his dressing- room window, looked on the scene below as Hannibal or Napoleon looked from the Alps on Italy.
ambition
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From this reading It was a scene to gratify the thought of conquest, and reward the labours of ambition.
ambush
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From this reading Just seen from his place of watch, though concealed from the casual eye, the Hungarian musicians lay in ambush amidst a little belt of laurels and American shrubs.
American
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From this reading Just seen from his place of watch, though concealed from the casual eye, the Hungarian musicians lay in ambush amidst a little belt of laurels and American shrubs.
amidstprepositionUS /əˈmɪdst/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading Just seen from his place of watch, though concealed from the casual eye, the Hungarian musicians lay in ambush amidst a little belt of laurels and American shrubs.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Great Day arrived at last; and Mr. Richard Avenel, from his dressing- room window, looked on the scene below as Hannibal or Napoleon looked from the Alps on Italy.
arrived
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From this reading The Great Day arrived at last; and Mr. Richard Avenel, from his dressing- room window, looked on the scene below as Hannibal or Napoleon looked from the Alps on Italy.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Great Day arrived at last; and Mr. Richard Avenel, from his dressing- room window, looked on the scene below as Hannibal or Napoleon looked from the Alps on Italy.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Great Day arrived at last; and Mr. Richard Avenel, from his dressing- room window, looked on the scene below as Hannibal or Napoleon looked from the Alps on Italy.
Avenel
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From this reading The Great Day arrived at last; and Mr. Richard Avenel, from his dressing- room window, looked on the scene below as Hannibal or Napoleon looked from the Alps on Italy.
aves
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From this reading Far to the right lay what had once been called /horresco referens/ the duckpond, where--"Dulce sonant tenui gutture carmen aves."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Far to the right lay what had once been called /horresco referens/ the duckpond, where--"Dulce sonant tenui gutture carmen aves."
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading The Great Day arrived at last; and Mr. Richard Avenel, from his dressing- room window, looked on the scene below as Hannibal or Napoleon looked from the Alps on Italy.
belt
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From this reading Just seen from his place of watch, though concealed from the casual eye, the Hungarian musicians lay in ambush amidst a little belt of laurels and American shrubs.
buttons
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From this reading Placed on a little eminence stood the singers from the mountains of the Tyrol, their high- crowned hats and filigree buttons and gay sashes gleaming in the sun.
called
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From this reading Far to the right lay what had once been called /horresco referens/ the duckpond, where--"Dulce sonant tenui gutture carmen aves."
carmen
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From this reading Far to the right lay what had once been called /horresco referens/ the duckpond, where--"Dulce sonant tenui gutture carmen aves."
casual
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From this reading Just seen from his place of watch, though concealed from the casual eye, the Hungarian musicians lay in ambush amidst a little belt of laurels and American shrubs.
concealed
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From this reading Just seen from his place of watch, though concealed from the casual eye, the Hungarian musicians lay in ambush amidst a little belt of laurels and American shrubs.
conquest
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From this reading It was a scene to gratify the thought of conquest, and reward the labours of ambition.
crowned
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From this reading Placed on a little eminence stood the singers from the mountains of the Tyrol, their high- crowned hats and filigree buttons and gay sashes gleaming in the sun.
Day
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From this reading The Great Day arrived at last; and Mr. Richard Avenel, from his dressing- room window, looked on the scene below as Hannibal or Napoleon looked from the Alps on Italy.
dressing
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From this reading The Great Day arrived at last; and Mr. Richard Avenel, from his dressing- room window, looked on the scene below as Hannibal or Napoleon looked from the Alps on Italy.
duckpond
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From this reading Far to the right lay what had once been called /horresco referens/ the duckpond, where--"Dulce sonant tenui gutture carmen aves."
Dulce
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From this reading Far to the right lay what had once been called /horresco referens/ the duckpond, where--"Dulce sonant tenui gutture carmen aves."
eminence
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From this reading Placed on a little eminence stood the singers from the mountains of the Tyrol, their high- crowned hats and filigree buttons and gay sashes gleaming in the sun.
eye
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From this reading Just seen from his place of watch, though concealed from the casual eye, the Hungarian musicians lay in ambush amidst a little belt of laurels and American shrubs.
Far
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From this reading Far to the right lay what had once been called /horresco referens/ the duckpond, where--"Dulce sonant tenui gutture carmen aves."
filigree
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From this reading Placed on a little eminence stood the singers from the mountains of the Tyrol, their high- crowned hats and filigree buttons and gay sashes gleaming in the sun.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Great Day arrived at last; and Mr. Richard Avenel, from his dressing- room window, looked on the scene below as Hannibal or Napoleon looked from the Alps on Italy.
gay
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From this reading Placed on a little eminence stood the singers from the mountains of the Tyrol, their high- crowned hats and filigree buttons and gay sashes gleaming in the sun.
gleaming
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From this reading Placed on a little eminence stood the singers from the mountains of the Tyrol, their high- crowned hats and filigree buttons and gay sashes gleaming in the sun.
gratify
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From this reading It was a scene to gratify the thought of conquest, and reward the labours of ambition.
GreatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Great Day arrived at last; and Mr. Richard Avenel, from his dressing- room window, looked on the scene below as Hannibal or Napoleon looked from the Alps on Italy.
gutture
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From this reading Far to the right lay what had once been called /horresco referens/ the duckpond, where--"Dulce sonant tenui gutture carmen aves."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Far to the right lay what had once been called /horresco referens/ the duckpond, where--"Dulce sonant tenui gutture carmen aves."
Hannibal
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From this reading The Great Day arrived at last; and Mr. Richard Avenel, from his dressing- room window, looked on the scene below as Hannibal or Napoleon looked from the Alps on Italy.
hats
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From this reading Placed on a little eminence stood the singers from the mountains of the Tyrol, their high- crowned hats and filigree buttons and gay sashes gleaming in the sun.
high
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From this reading Placed on a little eminence stood the singers from the mountains of the Tyrol, their high- crowned hats and filigree buttons and gay sashes gleaming in the sun.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Great Day arrived at last; and Mr. Richard Avenel, from his dressing- room window, looked on the scene below as Hannibal or Napoleon looked from the Alps on Italy.
horresco
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From this reading Far to the right lay what had once been called /horresco referens/ the duckpond, where--"Dulce sonant tenui gutture carmen aves."
Hungarian
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From this reading Just seen from his place of watch, though concealed from the casual eye, the Hungarian musicians lay in ambush amidst a little belt of laurels and American shrubs.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Placed on a little eminence stood the singers from the mountains of the Tyrol, their high- crowned hats and filigree buttons and gay sashes gleaming in the sun.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a scene to gratify the thought of conquest, and reward the labours of ambition.
Italy
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From this reading The Great Day arrived at last; and Mr. Richard Avenel, from his dressing- room window, looked on the scene below as Hannibal or Napoleon looked from the Alps on Italy.
Just
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From this reading Just seen from his place of watch, though concealed from the casual eye, the Hungarian musicians lay in ambush amidst a little belt of laurels and American shrubs.
labours
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From this reading It was a scene to gratify the thought of conquest, and reward the labours of ambition.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Great Day arrived at last; and Mr. Richard Avenel, from his dressing- room window, looked on the scene below as Hannibal or Napoleon looked from the Alps on Italy.
laurels
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From this reading Just seen from his place of watch, though concealed from the casual eye, the Hungarian musicians lay in ambush amidst a little belt of laurels and American shrubs.
lay
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From this reading Just seen from his place of watch, though concealed from the casual eye, the Hungarian musicians lay in ambush amidst a little belt of laurels and American shrubs.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Placed on a little eminence stood the singers from the mountains of the Tyrol, their high- crowned hats and filigree buttons and gay sashes gleaming in the sun.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Great Day arrived at last; and Mr. Richard Avenel, from his dressing- room window, looked on the scene below as Hannibal or Napoleon looked from the Alps on Italy.
mountains
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From this reading Placed on a little eminence stood the singers from the mountains of the Tyrol, their high- crowned hats and filigree buttons and gay sashes gleaming in the sun.
Mr
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From this reading The Great Day arrived at last; and Mr. Richard Avenel, from his dressing- room window, looked on the scene below as Hannibal or Napoleon looked from the Alps on Italy.
musicians
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From this reading Just seen from his place of watch, though concealed from the casual eye, the Hungarian musicians lay in ambush amidst a little belt of laurels and American shrubs.
Napoleon
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From this reading The Great Day arrived at last; and Mr. Richard Avenel, from his dressing- room window, looked on the scene below as Hannibal or Napoleon looked from the Alps on Italy.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a scene to gratify the thought of conquest, and reward the labours of ambition.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Great Day arrived at last; and Mr. Richard Avenel, from his dressing- room window, looked on the scene below as Hannibal or Napoleon looked from the Alps on Italy.
once
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From this reading Far to the right lay what had once been called /horresco referens/ the duckpond, where--"Dulce sonant tenui gutture carmen aves."
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The Great Day arrived at last; and Mr. Richard Avenel, from his dressing- room window, looked on the scene below as Hannibal or Napoleon looked from the Alps on Italy.
place
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From this reading Just seen from his place of watch, though concealed from the casual eye, the Hungarian musicians lay in ambush amidst a little belt of laurels and American shrubs.
Placed
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From this reading Placed on a little eminence stood the singers from the mountains of the Tyrol, their high- crowned hats and filigree buttons and gay sashes gleaming in the sun.
referens
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From this reading Far to the right lay what had once been called /horresco referens/ the duckpond, where--"Dulce sonant tenui gutture carmen aves."
reward
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From this reading It was a scene to gratify the thought of conquest, and reward the labours of ambition.
Richard
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From this reading The Great Day arrived at last; and Mr. Richard Avenel, from his dressing- room window, looked on the scene below as Hannibal or Napoleon looked from the Alps on Italy.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Far to the right lay what had once been called /horresco referens/ the duckpond, where--"Dulce sonant tenui gutture carmen aves."
room
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From this reading The Great Day arrived at last; and Mr. Richard Avenel, from his dressing- room window, looked on the scene below as Hannibal or Napoleon looked from the Alps on Italy.
sashes
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From this reading Placed on a little eminence stood the singers from the mountains of the Tyrol, their high- crowned hats and filigree buttons and gay sashes gleaming in the sun.
scene
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From this reading The Great Day arrived at last; and Mr. Richard Avenel, from his dressing- room window, looked on the scene below as Hannibal or Napoleon looked from the Alps on Italy.
seen
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From this reading Just seen from his place of watch, though concealed from the casual eye, the Hungarian musicians lay in ambush amidst a little belt of laurels and American shrubs.
shrubs
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From this reading Just seen from his place of watch, though concealed from the casual eye, the Hungarian musicians lay in ambush amidst a little belt of laurels and American shrubs.
singers
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From this reading Placed on a little eminence stood the singers from the mountains of the Tyrol, their high- crowned hats and filigree buttons and gay sashes gleaming in the sun.
sonant
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From this reading Far to the right lay what had once been called /horresco referens/ the duckpond, where--"Dulce sonant tenui gutture carmen aves."
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Placed on a little eminence stood the singers from the mountains of the Tyrol, their high- crowned hats and filigree buttons and gay sashes gleaming in the sun.
sun
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From this reading Placed on a little eminence stood the singers from the mountains of the Tyrol, their high- crowned hats and filigree buttons and gay sashes gleaming in the sun.
tenui
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From this reading Far to the right lay what had once been called /horresco referens/ the duckpond, where--"Dulce sonant tenui gutture carmen aves."
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Great Day arrived at last; and Mr. Richard Avenel, from his dressing- room window, looked on the scene below as Hannibal or Napoleon looked from the Alps on Italy.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Placed on a little eminence stood the singers from the mountains of the Tyrol, their high- crowned hats and filigree buttons and gay sashes gleaming in the sun.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Just seen from his place of watch, though concealed from the casual eye, the Hungarian musicians lay in ambush amidst a little belt of laurels and American shrubs.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a scene to gratify the thought of conquest, and reward the labours of ambition.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was a scene to gratify the thought of conquest, and reward the labours of ambition.
Tyrol
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From this reading Placed on a little eminence stood the singers from the mountains of the Tyrol, their high- crowned hats and filigree buttons and gay sashes gleaming in the sun.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a scene to gratify the thought of conquest, and reward the labours of ambition.
watch
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From this reading Just seen from his place of watch, though concealed from the casual eye, the Hungarian musicians lay in ambush amidst a little belt of laurels and American shrubs.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Far to the right lay what had once been called /horresco referens/ the duckpond, where--"Dulce sonant tenui gutture carmen aves."
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Far to the right lay what had once been called /horresco referens/ the duckpond, where--"Dulce sonant tenui gutture carmen aves."
window
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From this reading The Great Day arrived at last; and Mr. Richard Avenel, from his dressing- room window, looked on the scene below as Hannibal or Napoleon looked from the Alps on Italy.
