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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 WITHIN a fortnight of the outbreak of the mutiny, men spoke with bated breath about the Act of God.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading WITHIN a fortnight of the outbreak of the mutiny, men spoke with bated breath about the Act of God.
Act
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From this reading WITHIN a fortnight of the outbreak of the mutiny, men spoke with bated breath about the Act of God.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now, fifteen hundred, horse and man, Reel at the word of one!
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Now, fifteen hundred, horse and man, Reel at the word of one!
bated
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From this reading WITHIN a fortnight of the outbreak of the mutiny, men spoke with bated breath about the Act of God.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading A week found strong men in control of things--the right men, with the right handful behind them.
brazen
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From this reading Loosed by the brazen trumpet's peal-- Knee to knee and toe on heel-- Troop on troop the squadrons wheel Outbrazening the sun!
breath
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From this reading WITHIN a fortnight of the outbreak of the mutiny, men spoke with bated breath about the Act of God.
burst
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From this reading It burst at the moment when India's reins were in the hands of some of the worst incompetents in history.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Loosed by the brazen trumpet's peal-- Knee to knee and toe on heel-- Troop on troop the squadrons wheel Outbrazening the sun!
control
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From this reading A week found strong men in control of things--the right men, with the right handful behind them.
fifteen
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From this reading Now, fifteen hundred, horse and man, Reel at the word of one!
fortnight
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From this reading WITHIN a fortnight of the outbreak of the mutiny, men spoke with bated breath about the Act of God.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A week found strong men in control of things--the right men, with the right handful behind them.
God
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From this reading WITHIN a fortnight of the outbreak of the mutiny, men spoke with bated breath about the Act of God.
handful
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From this reading A week found strong men in control of things--the right men, with the right handful behind them.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading It burst at the moment when India's reins were in the hands of some of the worst incompetents in history.
heel
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From this reading Loosed by the brazen trumpet's peal-- Knee to knee and toe on heel-- Troop on troop the squadrons wheel Outbrazening the sun!
history
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From this reading It burst at the moment when India's reins were in the hands of some of the worst incompetents in history.
horse
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From this reading Now, fifteen hundred, horse and man, Reel at the word of one!
hundred
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From this reading Now, fifteen hundred, horse and man, Reel at the word of one!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It burst at the moment when India's reins were in the hands of some of the worst incompetents in history.
incompetents
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From this reading It burst at the moment when India's reins were in the hands of some of the worst incompetents in history.
India's
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From this reading It burst at the moment when India's reins were in the hands of some of the worst incompetents in history.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It burst at the moment when India's reins were in the hands of some of the worst incompetents in history.
Knee
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From this reading Loosed by the brazen trumpet's peal-- Knee to knee and toe on heel-- Troop on troop the squadrons wheel Outbrazening the sun!
Loosed
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From this reading Loosed by the brazen trumpet's peal-- Knee to knee and toe on heel-- Troop on troop the squadrons wheel Outbrazening the sun!
man
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From this reading Now, fifteen hundred, horse and man, Reel at the word of one!
men
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From this reading WITHIN a fortnight of the outbreak of the mutiny, men spoke with bated breath about the Act of God.
moment
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From this reading It burst at the moment when India's reins were in the hands of some of the worst incompetents in history.
mutiny
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From this reading WITHIN a fortnight of the outbreak of the mutiny, men spoke with bated breath about the Act of God.
Now
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From this reading Now, fifteen hundred, horse and man, Reel at the word of one!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Now, fifteen hundred, horse and man, Reel at the word of one!
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Loosed by the brazen trumpet's peal-- Knee to knee and toe on heel-- Troop on troop the squadrons wheel Outbrazening the sun!
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Now, fifteen hundred, horse and man, Reel at the word of one!
Outbrazening
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From this reading Loosed by the brazen trumpet's peal-- Knee to knee and toe on heel-- Troop on troop the squadrons wheel Outbrazening the sun!
outbreak
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From this reading WITHIN a fortnight of the outbreak of the mutiny, men spoke with bated breath about the Act of God.
pealnounUS /piːl/
a loud ringing burst of sound
From this reading Loosed by the brazen trumpet's peal-- Knee to knee and toe on heel-- Troop on troop the squadrons wheel Outbrazening the sun!
Reel
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From this reading Now, fifteen hundred, horse and man, Reel at the word of one!
reins
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From this reading It burst at the moment when India's reins were in the hands of some of the worst incompetents in history.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A week found strong men in control of things--the right men, with the right handful behind them.
some
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From this reading It burst at the moment when India's reins were in the hands of some of the worst incompetents in history.
spoke
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From this reading WITHIN a fortnight of the outbreak of the mutiny, men spoke with bated breath about the Act of God.
squadrons
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From this reading Loosed by the brazen trumpet's peal-- Knee to knee and toe on heel-- Troop on troop the squadrons wheel Outbrazening the sun!
strong
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From this reading A week found strong men in control of things--the right men, with the right handful behind them.
sun
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From this reading Loosed by the brazen trumpet's peal-- Knee to knee and toe on heel-- Troop on troop the squadrons wheel Outbrazening the sun!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Now, fifteen hundred, horse and man, Reel at the word of one!
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading A week found strong men in control of things--the right men, with the right handful behind them.
things
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From this reading A week found strong men in control of things--the right men, with the right handful behind them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Loosed by the brazen trumpet's peal-- Knee to knee and toe on heel-- Troop on troop the squadrons wheel Outbrazening the sun!
toe
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From this reading Loosed by the brazen trumpet's peal-- Knee to knee and toe on heel-- Troop on troop the squadrons wheel Outbrazening the sun!
Troop
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From this reading Loosed by the brazen trumpet's peal-- Knee to knee and toe on heel-- Troop on troop the squadrons wheel Outbrazening the sun!
trumpet's
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From this reading Loosed by the brazen trumpet's peal-- Knee to knee and toe on heel-- Troop on troop the squadrons wheel Outbrazening the sun!
week
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From this reading A week found strong men in control of things--the right men, with the right handful behind them.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It burst at the moment when India's reins were in the hands of some of the worst incompetents in history.
wheel
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From this reading Loosed by the brazen trumpet's peal-- Knee to knee and toe on heel-- Troop on troop the squadrons wheel Outbrazening the sun!
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It burst at the moment when India's reins were in the hands of some of the worst incompetents in history.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading WITHIN a fortnight of the outbreak of the mutiny, men spoke with bated breath about the Act of God.
WITHINprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading WITHIN a fortnight of the outbreak of the mutiny, men spoke with bated breath about the Act of God.
word
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From this reading Now, fifteen hundred, horse and man, Reel at the word of one!
worst
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From this reading It burst at the moment when India's reins were in the hands of some of the worst incompetents in history.
