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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 To all the sensual world proclaim, One crowded hour of glorious life Is worth an age without a name.
addressed
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From this reading He then turned his attention to Morton, and there was politeness, and even kindness, in the manner in which he addressed him.
affray
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From this reading When the desperate affray had ceased, Claverhouse commanded his soldiers to remove the dead bodies, to refresh themselves and their horses, and prepare for passing the night at the farm-house, and for marching early in the ensuing morning.
age
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From this reading To all the sensual world proclaim, One crowded hour of glorious life Is worth an age without a name.
all
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From this reading To all the sensual world proclaim, One crowded hour of glorious life Is worth an age without a name.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading To all the sensual world proclaim, One crowded hour of glorious life Is worth an age without a name.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When the desperate affray had ceased, Claverhouse commanded his soldiers to remove the dead bodies, to refresh themselves and their horses, and prepare for passing the night at the farm-house, and for marching early in the ensuing morning.
Anonymous
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From this reading Anonymous.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When the desperate affray had ceased, Claverhouse commanded his soldiers to remove the dead bodies, to refresh themselves and their horses, and prepare for passing the night at the farm-house, and for marching early in the ensuing morning.
attention
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From this reading He then turned his attention to Morton, and there was politeness, and even kindness, in the manner in which he addressed him.
bodies
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From this reading When the desperate affray had ceased, Claverhouse commanded his soldiers to remove the dead bodies, to refresh themselves and their horses, and prepare for passing the night at the farm-house, and for marching early in the ensuing morning.
ceased
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From this reading When the desperate affray had ceased, Claverhouse commanded his soldiers to remove the dead bodies, to refresh themselves and their horses, and prepare for passing the night at the farm-house, and for marching early in the ensuing morning.
clarion
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From this reading Sound, sound the clarion, fill the fife!
Claverhouse
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From this reading When the desperate affray had ceased, Claverhouse commanded his soldiers to remove the dead bodies, to refresh themselves and their horses, and prepare for passing the night at the farm-house, and for marching early in the ensuing morning.
commanded
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From this reading When the desperate affray had ceased, Claverhouse commanded his soldiers to remove the dead bodies, to refresh themselves and their horses, and prepare for passing the night at the farm-house, and for marching early in the ensuing morning.
crowded
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From this reading To all the sensual world proclaim, One crowded hour of glorious life Is worth an age without a name.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the desperate affray had ceased, Claverhouse commanded his soldiers to remove the dead bodies, to refresh themselves and their horses, and prepare for passing the night at the farm-house, and for marching early in the ensuing morning.
desperate
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From this reading When the desperate affray had ceased, Claverhouse commanded his soldiers to remove the dead bodies, to refresh themselves and their horses, and prepare for passing the night at the farm-house, and for marching early in the ensuing morning.
early
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From this reading When the desperate affray had ceased, Claverhouse commanded his soldiers to remove the dead bodies, to refresh themselves and their horses, and prepare for passing the night at the farm-house, and for marching early in the ensuing morning.
ensuing
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From this reading When the desperate affray had ceased, Claverhouse commanded his soldiers to remove the dead bodies, to refresh themselves and their horses, and prepare for passing the night at the farm-house, and for marching early in the ensuing morning.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He then turned his attention to Morton, and there was politeness, and even kindness, in the manner in which he addressed him.
farm-house
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From this reading When the desperate affray had ceased, Claverhouse commanded his soldiers to remove the dead bodies, to refresh themselves and their horses, and prepare for passing the night at the farm-house, and for marching early in the ensuing morning.
fife
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From this reading Sound, sound the clarion, fill the fife!
fill
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From this reading Sound, sound the clarion, fill the fife!
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When the desperate affray had ceased, Claverhouse commanded his soldiers to remove the dead bodies, to refresh themselves and their horses, and prepare for passing the night at the farm-house, and for marching early in the ensuing morning.
glorious
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From this reading To all the sensual world proclaim, One crowded hour of glorious life Is worth an age without a name.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When the desperate affray had ceased, Claverhouse commanded his soldiers to remove the dead bodies, to refresh themselves and their horses, and prepare for passing the night at the farm-house, and for marching early in the ensuing morning.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He then turned his attention to Morton, and there was politeness, and even kindness, in the manner in which he addressed him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He then turned his attention to Morton, and there was politeness, and even kindness, in the manner in which he addressed him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When the desperate affray had ceased, Claverhouse commanded his soldiers to remove the dead bodies, to refresh themselves and their horses, and prepare for passing the night at the farm-house, and for marching early in the ensuing morning.
horses
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From this reading When the desperate affray had ceased, Claverhouse commanded his soldiers to remove the dead bodies, to refresh themselves and their horses, and prepare for passing the night at the farm-house, and for marching early in the ensuing morning.
hour
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From this reading To all the sensual world proclaim, One crowded hour of glorious life Is worth an age without a name.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When the desperate affray had ceased, Claverhouse commanded his soldiers to remove the dead bodies, to refresh themselves and their horses, and prepare for passing the night at the farm-house, and for marching early in the ensuing morning.
Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To all the sensual world proclaim, One crowded hour of glorious life Is worth an age without a name.
kindness
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From this reading He then turned his attention to Morton, and there was politeness, and even kindness, in the manner in which he addressed him.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To all the sensual world proclaim, One crowded hour of glorious life Is worth an age without a name.
manner
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From this reading He then turned his attention to Morton, and there was politeness, and even kindness, in the manner in which he addressed him.
marching
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From this reading When the desperate affray had ceased, Claverhouse commanded his soldiers to remove the dead bodies, to refresh themselves and their horses, and prepare for passing the night at the farm-house, and for marching early in the ensuing morning.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the desperate affray had ceased, Claverhouse commanded his soldiers to remove the dead bodies, to refresh themselves and their horses, and prepare for passing the night at the farm-house, and for marching early in the ensuing morning.
Morton
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From this reading He then turned his attention to Morton, and there was politeness, and even kindness, in the manner in which he addressed him.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To all the sensual world proclaim, One crowded hour of glorious life Is worth an age without a name.
night
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From this reading When the desperate affray had ceased, Claverhouse commanded his soldiers to remove the dead bodies, to refresh themselves and their horses, and prepare for passing the night at the farm-house, and for marching early in the ensuing morning.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To all the sensual world proclaim, One crowded hour of glorious life Is worth an age without a name.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading To all the sensual world proclaim, One crowded hour of glorious life Is worth an age without a name.
passing
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From this reading When the desperate affray had ceased, Claverhouse commanded his soldiers to remove the dead bodies, to refresh themselves and their horses, and prepare for passing the night at the farm-house, and for marching early in the ensuing morning.
politeness
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From this reading He then turned his attention to Morton, and there was politeness, and even kindness, in the manner in which he addressed him.
prepare
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From this reading When the desperate affray had ceased, Claverhouse commanded his soldiers to remove the dead bodies, to refresh themselves and their horses, and prepare for passing the night at the farm-house, and for marching early in the ensuing morning.
proclaim
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From this reading To all the sensual world proclaim, One crowded hour of glorious life Is worth an age without a name.
refresh
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From this reading When the desperate affray had ceased, Claverhouse commanded his soldiers to remove the dead bodies, to refresh themselves and their horses, and prepare for passing the night at the farm-house, and for marching early in the ensuing morning.
remove
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From this reading When the desperate affray had ceased, Claverhouse commanded his soldiers to remove the dead bodies, to refresh themselves and their horses, and prepare for passing the night at the farm-house, and for marching early in the ensuing morning.
sensual
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From this reading To all the sensual world proclaim, One crowded hour of glorious life Is worth an age without a name.
soldiers
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From this reading When the desperate affray had ceased, Claverhouse commanded his soldiers to remove the dead bodies, to refresh themselves and their horses, and prepare for passing the night at the farm-house, and for marching early in the ensuing morning.
Sound
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From this reading Sound, sound the clarion, fill the fife!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sound, sound the clarion, fill the fife!
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading When the desperate affray had ceased, Claverhouse commanded his soldiers to remove the dead bodies, to refresh themselves and their horses, and prepare for passing the night at the farm-house, and for marching early in the ensuing morning.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading When the desperate affray had ceased, Claverhouse commanded his soldiers to remove the dead bodies, to refresh themselves and their horses, and prepare for passing the night at the farm-house, and for marching early in the ensuing morning.
then
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From this reading He then turned his attention to Morton, and there was politeness, and even kindness, in the manner in which he addressed him.
there
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From this reading He then turned his attention to Morton, and there was politeness, and even kindness, in the manner in which he addressed him.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To all the sensual world proclaim, One crowded hour of glorious life Is worth an age without a name.
turned
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From this reading He then turned his attention to Morton, and there was politeness, and even kindness, in the manner in which he addressed him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He then turned his attention to Morton, and there was politeness, and even kindness, in the manner in which he addressed him.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the desperate affray had ceased, Claverhouse commanded his soldiers to remove the dead bodies, to refresh themselves and their horses, and prepare for passing the night at the farm-house, and for marching early in the ensuing morning.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He then turned his attention to Morton, and there was politeness, and even kindness, in the manner in which he addressed him.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading To all the sensual world proclaim, One crowded hour of glorious life Is worth an age without a name.
world
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From this reading To all the sensual world proclaim, One crowded hour of glorious life Is worth an age without a name.
worth
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From this reading To all the sensual world proclaim, One crowded hour of glorious life Is worth an age without a name.
