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accordance
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From this reading On the declaration of war the Euralian forces, in accordance with custom, had marched into Barodia.
always
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From this reading However hot ran the passion between them, the two Kings always preserved the elementary courtesies of war.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So says Roger in that famous chapter of his, and certainly Merriwig was very busy.
AREauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THERE ARE NO WIZARDS IN BARODIA Meanwhile "the King of Euralia was prosecuting the war with utmost vigour."
BARODIA
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From this reading THERE ARE NO WIZARDS IN BARODIA Meanwhile "the King of Euralia was prosecuting the war with utmost vigour."
battle
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From this reading The last battle had taken place in Euralian territory; this time, therefore, Barodia was the scene of the conflict.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading However hot ran the passion between them, the two Kings always preserved the elementary courtesies of war.
busy
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certainly
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chapter
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conflict
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From this reading The last battle had taken place in Euralian territory; this time, therefore, Barodia was the scene of the conflict.
courtesies
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From this reading However hot ran the passion between them, the two Kings always preserved the elementary courtesies of war.
custom
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From this reading On the declaration of war the Euralian forces, in accordance with custom, had marched into Barodia.
declaration
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From this reading On the declaration of war the Euralian forces, in accordance with custom, had marched into Barodia.
elementary
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From this reading However hot ran the passion between them, the two Kings always preserved the elementary courtesies of war.
Euralia
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Euralian
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From this reading On the declaration of war the Euralian forces, in accordance with custom, had marched into Barodia.
famous
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forces
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From this reading On the declaration of war the Euralian forces, in accordance with custom, had marched into Barodia.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading On the declaration of war the Euralian forces, in accordance with custom, had marched into Barodia.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading So says Roger in that famous chapter of his, and certainly Merriwig was very busy.
hot
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From this reading However hot ran the passion between them, the two Kings always preserved the elementary courtesies of war.
HoweveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However hot ran the passion between them, the two Kings always preserved the elementary courtesies of war.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THERE ARE NO WIZARDS IN BARODIA Meanwhile "the King of Euralia was prosecuting the war with utmost vigour."
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading On the declaration of war the Euralian forces, in accordance with custom, had marched into Barodia.
King
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From this reading THERE ARE NO WIZARDS IN BARODIA Meanwhile "the King of Euralia was prosecuting the war with utmost vigour."
Kings
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From this reading However hot ran the passion between them, the two Kings always preserved the elementary courtesies of war.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The last battle had taken place in Euralian territory; this time, therefore, Barodia was the scene of the conflict.
marched
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From this reading On the declaration of war the Euralian forces, in accordance with custom, had marched into Barodia.
MeanwhilenounUS /ˈmeanwhile/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THERE ARE NO WIZARDS IN BARODIA Meanwhile "the King of Euralia was prosecuting the war with utmost vigour."
Merriwig
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From this reading So says Roger in that famous chapter of his, and certainly Merriwig was very busy.
NOdeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading THERE ARE NO WIZARDS IN BARODIA Meanwhile "the King of Euralia was prosecuting the war with utmost vigour."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THERE ARE NO WIZARDS IN BARODIA Meanwhile "the King of Euralia was prosecuting the war with utmost vigour."
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the declaration of war the Euralian forces, in accordance with custom, had marched into Barodia.
passion
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From this reading However hot ran the passion between them, the two Kings always preserved the elementary courtesies of war.
place
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From this reading The last battle had taken place in Euralian territory; this time, therefore, Barodia was the scene of the conflict.
preserved
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From this reading However hot ran the passion between them, the two Kings always preserved the elementary courtesies of war.
prosecuting
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From this reading THERE ARE NO WIZARDS IN BARODIA Meanwhile "the King of Euralia was prosecuting the war with utmost vigour."
ran
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From this reading However hot ran the passion between them, the two Kings always preserved the elementary courtesies of war.
Roger
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says
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From this reading So says Roger in that famous chapter of his, and certainly Merriwig was very busy.
scene
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From this reading The last battle had taken place in Euralian territory; this time, therefore, Barodia was the scene of the conflict.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So says Roger in that famous chapter of his, and certainly Merriwig was very busy.
taken
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From this reading The last battle had taken place in Euralian territory; this time, therefore, Barodia was the scene of the conflict.
territory
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From this reading The last battle had taken place in Euralian territory; this time, therefore, Barodia was the scene of the conflict.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So says Roger in that famous chapter of his, and certainly Merriwig was very busy.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THERE ARE NO WIZARDS IN BARODIA Meanwhile "the King of Euralia was prosecuting the war with utmost vigour."
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading However hot ran the passion between them, the two Kings always preserved the elementary courtesies of war.
THERE
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From this reading THERE ARE NO WIZARDS IN BARODIA Meanwhile "the King of Euralia was prosecuting the war with utmost vigour."
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading The last battle had taken place in Euralian territory; this time, therefore, Barodia was the scene of the conflict.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The last battle had taken place in Euralian territory; this time, therefore, Barodia was the scene of the conflict.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The last battle had taken place in Euralian territory; this time, therefore, Barodia was the scene of the conflict.
two
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From this reading However hot ran the passion between them, the two Kings always preserved the elementary courtesies of war.
utmost
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From this reading THERE ARE NO WIZARDS IN BARODIA Meanwhile "the King of Euralia was prosecuting the war with utmost vigour."
very
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From this reading So says Roger in that famous chapter of his, and certainly Merriwig was very busy.
vigour
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From this reading THERE ARE NO WIZARDS IN BARODIA Meanwhile "the King of Euralia was prosecuting the war with utmost vigour."
war
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From this reading THERE ARE NO WIZARDS IN BARODIA Meanwhile "the King of Euralia was prosecuting the war with utmost vigour."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THERE ARE NO WIZARDS IN BARODIA Meanwhile "the King of Euralia was prosecuting the war with utmost vigour."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THERE ARE NO WIZARDS IN BARODIA Meanwhile "the King of Euralia was prosecuting the war with utmost vigour."
WIZARDS
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From this reading THERE ARE NO WIZARDS IN BARODIA Meanwhile "the King of Euralia was prosecuting the war with utmost vigour."
