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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 OUT OF THE FRYING-PAN INTO THE FIRE "Long war without and frequent broil within Had made a path for blood and giant sin, That waited but a signal to begin New havoc, such as civil discord blends, Which knows no neuter, owns but foes or friends."
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "As to how it came about I can gather nothing clearly."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading OUT OF THE FRYING-PAN INTO THE FIRE "Long war without and frequent broil within Had made a path for blood and giant sin, That waited but a signal to begin New havoc, such as civil discord blends, Which knows no neuter, owns but foes or friends."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading OUT OF THE FRYING-PAN INTO THE FIRE "Long war without and frequent broil within Had made a path for blood and giant sin, That waited but a signal to begin New havoc, such as civil discord blends, Which knows no neuter, owns but foes or friends."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading --_"Count Lara," Byron._ The two mothers were at the door to greet them as David Owen brought the girls back.
back
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From this reading --_"Count Lara," Byron._ The two mothers were at the door to greet them as David Owen brought the girls back.
begin
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From this reading OUT OF THE FRYING-PAN INTO THE FIRE "Long war without and frequent broil within Had made a path for blood and giant sin, That waited but a signal to begin New havoc, such as civil discord blends, Which knows no neuter, owns but foes or friends."
blends
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From this reading OUT OF THE FRYING-PAN INTO THE FIRE "Long war without and frequent broil within Had made a path for blood and giant sin, That waited but a signal to begin New havoc, such as civil discord blends, Which knows no neuter, owns but foes or friends."
bloodnounUS /blʌd/
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading OUT OF THE FRYING-PAN INTO THE FIRE "Long war without and frequent broil within Had made a path for blood and giant sin, That waited but a signal to begin New havoc, such as civil discord blends, Which knows no neuter, owns but foes or friends."
BothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Both girls were much excited, half laughing, half crying, over the turn events had taken.
broil
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From this reading OUT OF THE FRYING-PAN INTO THE FIRE "Long war without and frequent broil within Had made a path for blood and giant sin, That waited but a signal to begin New havoc, such as civil discord blends, Which knows no neuter, owns but foes or friends."
brought
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From this reading --_"Count Lara," Byron._ The two mothers were at the door to greet them as David Owen brought the girls back.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading OUT OF THE FRYING-PAN INTO THE FIRE "Long war without and frequent broil within Had made a path for blood and giant sin, That waited but a signal to begin New havoc, such as civil discord blends, Which knows no neuter, owns but foes or friends."
Byron
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From this reading --_"Count Lara," Byron._ The two mothers were at the door to greet them as David Owen brought the girls back.
came
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From this reading "As to how it came about I can gather nothing clearly."
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "'Tis good news, I can see," said Mrs. Owen leading them into the sitting-room.
civil
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From this reading OUT OF THE FRYING-PAN INTO THE FIRE "Long war without and frequent broil within Had made a path for blood and giant sin, That waited but a signal to begin New havoc, such as civil discord blends, Which knows no neuter, owns but foes or friends."
clearly
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From this reading "As to how it came about I can gather nothing clearly."
Count
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From this reading --_"Count Lara," Byron._ The two mothers were at the door to greet them as David Owen brought the girls back.
crying
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From this reading Both girls were much excited, half laughing, half crying, over the turn events had taken.
David
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From this reading --_"Count Lara," Byron._ The two mothers were at the door to greet them as David Owen brought the girls back.
discord
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door
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From this reading --_"Count Lara," Byron._ The two mothers were at the door to greet them as David Owen brought the girls back.
events
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From this reading Both girls were much excited, half laughing, half crying, over the turn events had taken.
excited
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From this reading Both girls were much excited, half laughing, half crying, over the turn events had taken.
FIRE
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From this reading OUT OF THE FRYING-PAN INTO THE FIRE "Long war without and frequent broil within Had made a path for blood and giant sin, That waited but a signal to begin New havoc, such as civil discord blends, Which knows no neuter, owns but foes or friends."
foes
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading OUT OF THE FRYING-PAN INTO THE FIRE "Long war without and frequent broil within Had made a path for blood and giant sin, That waited but a signal to begin New havoc, such as civil discord blends, Which knows no neuter, owns but foes or friends."
frequent
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friends
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From this reading OUT OF THE FRYING-PAN INTO THE FIRE "Long war without and frequent broil within Had made a path for blood and giant sin, That waited but a signal to begin New havoc, such as civil discord blends, Which knows no neuter, owns but foes or friends."
FRYING-PAN
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gather
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From this reading "As to how it came about I can gather nothing clearly."
giant
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From this reading OUT OF THE FRYING-PAN INTO THE FIRE "Long war without and frequent broil within Had made a path for blood and giant sin, That waited but a signal to begin New havoc, such as civil discord blends, Which knows no neuter, owns but foes or friends."
girls
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From this reading --_"Count Lara," Byron._ The two mothers were at the door to greet them as David Owen brought the girls back.
good
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From this reading "'Tis good news, I can see," said Mrs. Owen leading them into the sitting-room.
greet
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From this reading --_"Count Lara," Byron._ The two mothers were at the door to greet them as David Owen brought the girls back.
Hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading OUT OF THE FRYING-PAN INTO THE FIRE "Long war without and frequent broil within Had made a path for blood and giant sin, That waited but a signal to begin New havoc, such as civil discord blends, Which knows no neuter, owns but foes or friends."
half
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From this reading Both girls were much excited, half laughing, half crying, over the turn events had taken.
havoc
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From this reading OUT OF THE FRYING-PAN INTO THE FIRE "Long war without and frequent broil within Had made a path for blood and giant sin, That waited but a signal to begin New havoc, such as civil discord blends, Which knows no neuter, owns but foes or friends."
how
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From this reading "As to how it came about I can gather nothing clearly."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "'Tis good news, I can see," said Mrs. Owen leading them into the sitting-room.
INTOprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading OUT OF THE FRYING-PAN INTO THE FIRE "Long war without and frequent broil within Had made a path for blood and giant sin, That waited but a signal to begin New havoc, such as civil discord blends, Which knows no neuter, owns but foes or friends."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "As to how it came about I can gather nothing clearly."
knows
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From this reading OUT OF THE FRYING-PAN INTO THE FIRE "Long war without and frequent broil within Had made a path for blood and giant sin, That waited but a signal to begin New havoc, such as civil discord blends, Which knows no neuter, owns but foes or friends."
Lara
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From this reading --_"Count Lara," Byron._ The two mothers were at the door to greet them as David Owen brought the girls back.
laughing
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From this reading Both girls were much excited, half laughing, half crying, over the turn events had taken.
leading
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From this reading "'Tis good news, I can see," said Mrs. Owen leading them into the sitting-room.
Long
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From this reading OUT OF THE FRYING-PAN INTO THE FIRE "Long war without and frequent broil within Had made a path for blood and giant sin, That waited but a signal to begin New havoc, such as civil discord blends, Which knows no neuter, owns but foes or friends."
made
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From this reading OUT OF THE FRYING-PAN INTO THE FIRE "Long war without and frequent broil within Had made a path for blood and giant sin, That waited but a signal to begin New havoc, such as civil discord blends, Which knows no neuter, owns but foes or friends."
mothers
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From this reading --_"Count Lara," Byron._ The two mothers were at the door to greet them as David Owen brought the girls back.
Mrs
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From this reading "'Tis good news, I can see," said Mrs. Owen leading them into the sitting-room.
much
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From this reading Both girls were much excited, half laughing, half crying, over the turn events had taken.
neuter
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From this reading OUT OF THE FRYING-PAN INTO THE FIRE "Long war without and frequent broil within Had made a path for blood and giant sin, That waited but a signal to begin New havoc, such as civil discord blends, Which knows no neuter, owns but foes or friends."
New
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From this reading OUT OF THE FRYING-PAN INTO THE FIRE "Long war without and frequent broil within Had made a path for blood and giant sin, That waited but a signal to begin New havoc, such as civil discord blends, Which knows no neuter, owns but foes or friends."
news
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From this reading "'Tis good news, I can see," said Mrs. Owen leading them into the sitting-room.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading OUT OF THE FRYING-PAN INTO THE FIRE "Long war without and frequent broil within Had made a path for blood and giant sin, That waited but a signal to begin New havoc, such as civil discord blends, Which knows no neuter, owns but foes or friends."
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "As to how it came about I can gather nothing clearly."
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading OUT OF THE FRYING-PAN INTO THE FIRE "Long war without and frequent broil within Had made a path for blood and giant sin, That waited but a signal to begin New havoc, such as civil discord blends, Which knows no neuter, owns but foes or friends."
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading OUT OF THE FRYING-PAN INTO THE FIRE "Long war without and frequent broil within Had made a path for blood and giant sin, That waited but a signal to begin New havoc, such as civil discord blends, Which knows no neuter, owns but foes or friends."
OUT
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From this reading OUT OF THE FRYING-PAN INTO THE FIRE "Long war without and frequent broil within Had made a path for blood and giant sin, That waited but a signal to begin New havoc, such as civil discord blends, Which knows no neuter, owns but foes or friends."
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Both girls were much excited, half laughing, half crying, over the turn events had taken.
Owen
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From this reading --_"Count Lara," Byron._ The two mothers were at the door to greet them as David Owen brought the girls back.
owns
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From this reading OUT OF THE FRYING-PAN INTO THE FIRE "Long war without and frequent broil within Had made a path for blood and giant sin, That waited but a signal to begin New havoc, such as civil discord blends, Which knows no neuter, owns but foes or friends."
path
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From this reading OUT OF THE FRYING-PAN INTO THE FIRE "Long war without and frequent broil within Had made a path for blood and giant sin, That waited but a signal to begin New havoc, such as civil discord blends, Which knows no neuter, owns but foes or friends."
said
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From this reading "'Tis good news, I can see," said Mrs. Owen leading them into the sitting-room.
see
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From this reading "'Tis good news, I can see," said Mrs. Owen leading them into the sitting-room.
signal
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From this reading OUT OF THE FRYING-PAN INTO THE FIRE "Long war without and frequent broil within Had made a path for blood and giant sin, That waited but a signal to begin New havoc, such as civil discord blends, Which knows no neuter, owns but foes or friends."
sin
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From this reading OUT OF THE FRYING-PAN INTO THE FIRE "Long war without and frequent broil within Had made a path for blood and giant sin, That waited but a signal to begin New havoc, such as civil discord blends, Which knows no neuter, owns but foes or friends."
sitting-room
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From this reading "'Tis good news, I can see," said Mrs. Owen leading them into the sitting-room.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading OUT OF THE FRYING-PAN INTO THE FIRE "Long war without and frequent broil within Had made a path for blood and giant sin, That waited but a signal to begin New havoc, such as civil discord blends, Which knows no neuter, owns but foes or friends."
taken
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From this reading Both girls were much excited, half laughing, half crying, over the turn events had taken.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading OUT OF THE FRYING-PAN INTO THE FIRE "Long war without and frequent broil within Had made a path for blood and giant sin, That waited but a signal to begin New havoc, such as civil discord blends, Which knows no neuter, owns but foes or friends."
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OUT OF THE FRYING-PAN INTO THE FIRE "Long war without and frequent broil within Had made a path for blood and giant sin, That waited but a signal to begin New havoc, such as civil discord blends, Which knows no neuter, owns but foes or friends."
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading --_"Count Lara," Byron._ The two mothers were at the door to greet them as David Owen brought the girls back.
Tis
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From this reading "'Tis good news, I can see," said Mrs. Owen leading them into the sitting-room.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading OUT OF THE FRYING-PAN INTO THE FIRE "Long war without and frequent broil within Had made a path for blood and giant sin, That waited but a signal to begin New havoc, such as civil discord blends, Which knows no neuter, owns but foes or friends."
turn
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From this reading Both girls were much excited, half laughing, half crying, over the turn events had taken.
two
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From this reading --_"Count Lara," Byron._ The two mothers were at the door to greet them as David Owen brought the girls back.
waited
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From this reading OUT OF THE FRYING-PAN INTO THE FIRE "Long war without and frequent broil within Had made a path for blood and giant sin, That waited but a signal to begin New havoc, such as civil discord blends, Which knows no neuter, owns but foes or friends."
war
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From this reading OUT OF THE FRYING-PAN INTO THE FIRE "Long war without and frequent broil within Had made a path for blood and giant sin, That waited but a signal to begin New havoc, such as civil discord blends, Which knows no neuter, owns but foes or friends."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading --_"Count Lara," Byron._ The two mothers were at the door to greet them as David Owen brought the girls back.
WhichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading OUT OF THE FRYING-PAN INTO THE FIRE "Long war without and frequent broil within Had made a path for blood and giant sin, That waited but a signal to begin New havoc, such as civil discord blends, Which knows no neuter, owns but foes or friends."
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading OUT OF THE FRYING-PAN INTO THE FIRE "Long war without and frequent broil within Had made a path for blood and giant sin, That waited but a signal to begin New havoc, such as civil discord blends, Which knows no neuter, owns but foes or friends."
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading OUT OF THE FRYING-PAN INTO THE FIRE "Long war without and frequent broil within Had made a path for blood and giant sin, That waited but a signal to begin New havoc, such as civil discord blends, Which knows no neuter, owns but foes or friends."
