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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 “I would not deprive myself of the great satisfaction your lordship has just given me, but I must mention that I had previously received a commission from King James, appointing me his lieutenant-general.”
addressing
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From this reading Then addressing the Marquis of Huntly, he said:
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “This confirms our choice,” said the marquis, after reading the letter aloud, amid great applause, and reiterated expressions of satisfaction from the assemblage.
aloud
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From this reading “This confirms our choice,” said the marquis, after reading the letter aloud, amid great applause, and reiterated expressions of satisfaction from the assemblage.
amidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading “This confirms our choice,” said the marquis, after reading the letter aloud, amid great applause, and reiterated expressions of satisfaction from the assemblage.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And taking a letter from his breast, he placed it in his lordship's hands.
applause
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From this reading “This confirms our choice,” said the marquis, after reading the letter aloud, amid great applause, and reiterated expressions of satisfaction from the assemblage.
appointing
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From this reading “I would not deprive myself of the great satisfaction your lordship has just given me, but I must mention that I had previously received a commission from King James, appointing me his lieutenant-general.”
assemblage
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From this reading “This confirms our choice,” said the marquis, after reading the letter aloud, amid great applause, and reiterated expressions of satisfaction from the assemblage.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “My first step,” said the earl, when silence was restored, “shall be to set up the standard at Castletown, and proclaim King James.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “My first step,” said the earl, when silence was restored, “shall be to set up the standard at Castletown, and proclaim King James.
breast
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From this reading And taking a letter from his breast, he placed it in his lordship's hands.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “I would not deprive myself of the great satisfaction your lordship has just given me, but I must mention that I had previously received a commission from King James, appointing me his lieutenant-general.”
Castletown
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From this reading “My first step,” said the earl, when silence was restored, “shall be to set up the standard at Castletown, and proclaim King James.
choice
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From this reading “This confirms our choice,” said the marquis, after reading the letter aloud, amid great applause, and reiterated expressions of satisfaction from the assemblage.
commission
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From this reading “I would not deprive myself of the great satisfaction your lordship has just given me, but I must mention that I had previously received a commission from King James, appointing me his lieutenant-general.”
confirms
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From this reading “This confirms our choice,” said the marquis, after reading the letter aloud, amid great applause, and reiterated expressions of satisfaction from the assemblage.
deprive
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From this reading “I would not deprive myself of the great satisfaction your lordship has just given me, but I must mention that I had previously received a commission from King James, appointing me his lieutenant-general.”
earl
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From this reading “My first step,” said the earl, when silence was restored, “shall be to set up the standard at Castletown, and proclaim King James.
expressions
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From this reading “This confirms our choice,” said the marquis, after reading the letter aloud, amid great applause, and reiterated expressions of satisfaction from the assemblage.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My first step,” said the earl, when silence was restored, “shall be to set up the standard at Castletown, and proclaim King James.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “I would not deprive myself of the great satisfaction your lordship has just given me, but I must mention that I had previously received a commission from King James, appointing me his lieutenant-general.”
given
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From this reading “I would not deprive myself of the great satisfaction your lordship has just given me, but I must mention that I had previously received a commission from King James, appointing me his lieutenant-general.”
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I would not deprive myself of the great satisfaction your lordship has just given me, but I must mention that I had previously received a commission from King James, appointing me his lieutenant-general.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “I would not deprive myself of the great satisfaction your lordship has just given me, but I must mention that I had previously received a commission from King James, appointing me his lieutenant-general.”
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading And taking a letter from his breast, he placed it in his lordship's hands.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I would not deprive myself of the great satisfaction your lordship has just given me, but I must mention that I had previously received a commission from King James, appointing me his lieutenant-general.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then addressing the Marquis of Huntly, he said:
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “I would not deprive myself of the great satisfaction your lordship has just given me, but I must mention that I had previously received a commission from King James, appointing me his lieutenant-general.”
Huntly
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From this reading Then addressing the Marquis of Huntly, he said:
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I would not deprive myself of the great satisfaction your lordship has just given me, but I must mention that I had previously received a commission from King James, appointing me his lieutenant-general.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And taking a letter from his breast, he placed it in his lordship's hands.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And taking a letter from his breast, he placed it in his lordship's hands.
James
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From this reading “I would not deprive myself of the great satisfaction your lordship has just given me, but I must mention that I had previously received a commission from King James, appointing me his lieutenant-general.”
just
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From this reading “I would not deprive myself of the great satisfaction your lordship has just given me, but I must mention that I had previously received a commission from King James, appointing me his lieutenant-general.”
King
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From this reading “I would not deprive myself of the great satisfaction your lordship has just given me, but I must mention that I had previously received a commission from King James, appointing me his lieutenant-general.”
letter
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From this reading And taking a letter from his breast, he placed it in his lordship's hands.
lieutenant-general
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From this reading “I would not deprive myself of the great satisfaction your lordship has just given me, but I must mention that I had previously received a commission from King James, appointing me his lieutenant-general.”
lordship
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From this reading “I would not deprive myself of the great satisfaction your lordship has just given me, but I must mention that I had previously received a commission from King James, appointing me his lieutenant-general.”
lordship's
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From this reading And taking a letter from his breast, he placed it in his lordship's hands.
Marquis
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From this reading Then addressing the Marquis of Huntly, he said:
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I would not deprive myself of the great satisfaction your lordship has just given me, but I must mention that I had previously received a commission from King James, appointing me his lieutenant-general.”
mention
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From this reading “I would not deprive myself of the great satisfaction your lordship has just given me, but I must mention that I had previously received a commission from King James, appointing me his lieutenant-general.”
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “I would not deprive myself of the great satisfaction your lordship has just given me, but I must mention that I had previously received a commission from King James, appointing me his lieutenant-general.”
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My first step,” said the earl, when silence was restored, “shall be to set up the standard at Castletown, and proclaim King James.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “I would not deprive myself of the great satisfaction your lordship has just given me, but I must mention that I had previously received a commission from King James, appointing me his lieutenant-general.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I would not deprive myself of the great satisfaction your lordship has just given me, but I must mention that I had previously received a commission from King James, appointing me his lieutenant-general.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then addressing the Marquis of Huntly, he said:
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “This confirms our choice,” said the marquis, after reading the letter aloud, amid great applause, and reiterated expressions of satisfaction from the assemblage.
placed
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From this reading And taking a letter from his breast, he placed it in his lordship's hands.
previously
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From this reading “I would not deprive myself of the great satisfaction your lordship has just given me, but I must mention that I had previously received a commission from King James, appointing me his lieutenant-general.”
proclaim
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From this reading “My first step,” said the earl, when silence was restored, “shall be to set up the standard at Castletown, and proclaim King James.
reading
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From this reading “This confirms our choice,” said the marquis, after reading the letter aloud, amid great applause, and reiterated expressions of satisfaction from the assemblage.
received
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From this reading “I would not deprive myself of the great satisfaction your lordship has just given me, but I must mention that I had previously received a commission from King James, appointing me his lieutenant-general.”
reiterated
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From this reading “This confirms our choice,” said the marquis, after reading the letter aloud, amid great applause, and reiterated expressions of satisfaction from the assemblage.
restored
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From this reading “My first step,” said the earl, when silence was restored, “shall be to set up the standard at Castletown, and proclaim King James.
said
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From this reading Then addressing the Marquis of Huntly, he said:
satisfaction
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From this reading “I would not deprive myself of the great satisfaction your lordship has just given me, but I must mention that I had previously received a commission from King James, appointing me his lieutenant-general.”
set
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From this reading “My first step,” said the earl, when silence was restored, “shall be to set up the standard at Castletown, and proclaim King James.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “My first step,” said the earl, when silence was restored, “shall be to set up the standard at Castletown, and proclaim King James.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “My first step,” said the earl, when silence was restored, “shall be to set up the standard at Castletown, and proclaim King James.
standard
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From this reading “My first step,” said the earl, when silence was restored, “shall be to set up the standard at Castletown, and proclaim King James.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My first step,” said the earl, when silence was restored, “shall be to set up the standard at Castletown, and proclaim King James.
taking
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From this reading And taking a letter from his breast, he placed it in his lordship's hands.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I would not deprive myself of the great satisfaction your lordship has just given me, but I must mention that I had previously received a commission from King James, appointing me his lieutenant-general.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then addressing the Marquis of Huntly, he said:
Then
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From this reading Then addressing the Marquis of Huntly, he said:
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “This confirms our choice,” said the marquis, after reading the letter aloud, amid great applause, and reiterated expressions of satisfaction from the assemblage.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “My first step,” said the earl, when silence was restored, “shall be to set up the standard at Castletown, and proclaim King James.
up
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From this reading “My first step,” said the earl, when silence was restored, “shall be to set up the standard at Castletown, and proclaim King James.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “My first step,” said the earl, when silence was restored, “shall be to set up the standard at Castletown, and proclaim King James.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “My first step,” said the earl, when silence was restored, “shall be to set up the standard at Castletown, and proclaim King James.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I would not deprive myself of the great satisfaction your lordship has just given me, but I must mention that I had previously received a commission from King James, appointing me his lieutenant-general.”
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I would not deprive myself of the great satisfaction your lordship has just given me, but I must mention that I had previously received a commission from King James, appointing me his lieutenant-general.”
