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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 It was in March that we received a letter from my brother, Lord Walwyn, bidding us adieu, being, when we received it, already on the high seas with the Marquis of Montrose, to strike another blow for the King.
accompanied
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From this reading Moreover, it was highly necessary that the Marquis should be accompanied by gentlemen of rank, birth, and experience, who could be entrusted with commands, and when so many hung back it was the more needful for some to go.
adieu
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From this reading It was in March that we received a letter from my brother, Lord Walwyn, bidding us adieu, being, when we received it, already on the high seas with the Marquis of Montrose, to strike another blow for the King.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was in March that we received a letter from my brother, Lord Walwyn, bidding us adieu, being, when we received it, already on the high seas with the Marquis of Montrose, to strike another blow for the King.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He said he could endure inaction no longer, and that his health had improved so much that he should not be a drag on the expedition.
Andrew
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From this reading It was a great stroke to us, for besides that Sir Andrew Macniven went on reiterating that it was mere madness, and there was not a hope of success--the idea of Eustace going to face the winds of spring in the islands of Scotland was shocking enough.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was in March that we received a letter from my brother, Lord Walwyn, bidding us adieu, being, when we received it, already on the high seas with the Marquis of Montrose, to strike another blow for the King.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I have gone on with the d’Aubepine side of the story, but while these two devoted wives were making exertions at Bordeaux so foreign to their whole nature, which seemed changed for their husband’s sake, I was far away at the time, even from my son.
away
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From this reading I have gone on with the d’Aubepine side of the story, but while these two devoted wives were making exertions at Bordeaux so foreign to their whole nature, which seemed changed for their husband’s sake, I was far away at the time, even from my son.
back
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From this reading Moreover, it was highly necessary that the Marquis should be accompanied by gentlemen of rank, birth, and experience, who could be entrusted with commands, and when so many hung back it was the more needful for some to go.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He said he could endure inaction no longer, and that his health had improved so much that he should not be a drag on the expedition.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading It was in March that we received a letter from my brother, Lord Walwyn, bidding us adieu, being, when we received it, already on the high seas with the Marquis of Montrose, to strike another blow for the King.
besidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading It was a great stroke to us, for besides that Sir Andrew Macniven went on reiterating that it was mere madness, and there was not a hope of success--the idea of Eustace going to face the winds of spring in the islands of Scotland was shocking enough.
bidding
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From this reading It was in March that we received a letter from my brother, Lord Walwyn, bidding us adieu, being, when we received it, already on the high seas with the Marquis of Montrose, to strike another blow for the King.
birth
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From this reading Moreover, it was highly necessary that the Marquis should be accompanied by gentlemen of rank, birth, and experience, who could be entrusted with commands, and when so many hung back it was the more needful for some to go.
blow
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From this reading It was in March that we received a letter from my brother, Lord Walwyn, bidding us adieu, being, when we received it, already on the high seas with the Marquis of Montrose, to strike another blow for the King.
Bordeaux
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From this reading I have gone on with the d’Aubepine side of the story, but while these two devoted wives were making exertions at Bordeaux so foreign to their whole nature, which seemed changed for their husband’s sake, I was far away at the time, even from my son.
brother
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From this reading It was in March that we received a letter from my brother, Lord Walwyn, bidding us adieu, being, when we received it, already on the high seas with the Marquis of Montrose, to strike another blow for the King.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I have gone on with the d’Aubepine side of the story, but while these two devoted wives were making exertions at Bordeaux so foreign to their whole nature, which seemed changed for their husband’s sake, I was far away at the time, even from my son.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Moreover, it was highly necessary that the Marquis should be accompanied by gentlemen of rank, birth, and experience, who could be entrusted with commands, and when so many hung back it was the more needful for some to go.
changed
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From this reading I have gone on with the d’Aubepine side of the story, but while these two devoted wives were making exertions at Bordeaux so foreign to their whole nature, which seemed changed for their husband’s sake, I was far away at the time, even from my son.
commands
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From this reading Moreover, it was highly necessary that the Marquis should be accompanied by gentlemen of rank, birth, and experience, who could be entrusted with commands, and when so many hung back it was the more needful for some to go.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He said he could endure inaction no longer, and that his health had improved so much that he should not be a drag on the expedition.
d'Aubepine
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From this reading I have gone on with the d’Aubepine side of the story, but while these two devoted wives were making exertions at Bordeaux so foreign to their whole nature, which seemed changed for their husband’s sake, I was far away at the time, even from my son.
devoted
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From this reading I have gone on with the d’Aubepine side of the story, but while these two devoted wives were making exertions at Bordeaux so foreign to their whole nature, which seemed changed for their husband’s sake, I was far away at the time, even from my son.
drag
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From this reading He said he could endure inaction no longer, and that his health had improved so much that he should not be a drag on the expedition.
endure
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From this reading He said he could endure inaction no longer, and that his health had improved so much that he should not be a drag on the expedition.
enough
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From this reading It was a great stroke to us, for besides that Sir Andrew Macniven went on reiterating that it was mere madness, and there was not a hope of success--the idea of Eustace going to face the winds of spring in the islands of Scotland was shocking enough.
entrusted
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From this reading Moreover, it was highly necessary that the Marquis should be accompanied by gentlemen of rank, birth, and experience, who could be entrusted with commands, and when so many hung back it was the more needful for some to go.
Eustace
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From this reading It was a great stroke to us, for besides that Sir Andrew Macniven went on reiterating that it was mere madness, and there was not a hope of success--the idea of Eustace going to face the winds of spring in the islands of Scotland was shocking enough.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have gone on with the d’Aubepine side of the story, but while these two devoted wives were making exertions at Bordeaux so foreign to their whole nature, which seemed changed for their husband’s sake, I was far away at the time, even from my son.
exertions
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From this reading I have gone on with the d’Aubepine side of the story, but while these two devoted wives were making exertions at Bordeaux so foreign to their whole nature, which seemed changed for their husband’s sake, I was far away at the time, even from my son.
expedition
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From this reading He said he could endure inaction no longer, and that his health had improved so much that he should not be a drag on the expedition.
experience
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From this reading Moreover, it was highly necessary that the Marquis should be accompanied by gentlemen of rank, birth, and experience, who could be entrusted with commands, and when so many hung back it was the more needful for some to go.
face
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From this reading It was a great stroke to us, for besides that Sir Andrew Macniven went on reiterating that it was mere madness, and there was not a hope of success--the idea of Eustace going to face the winds of spring in the islands of Scotland was shocking enough.
far
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From this reading I have gone on with the d’Aubepine side of the story, but while these two devoted wives were making exertions at Bordeaux so foreign to their whole nature, which seemed changed for their husband’s sake, I was far away at the time, even from my son.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I have gone on with the d’Aubepine side of the story, but while these two devoted wives were making exertions at Bordeaux so foreign to their whole nature, which seemed changed for their husband’s sake, I was far away at the time, even from my son.
foreign
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From this reading I have gone on with the d’Aubepine side of the story, but while these two devoted wives were making exertions at Bordeaux so foreign to their whole nature, which seemed changed for their husband’s sake, I was far away at the time, even from my son.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I have gone on with the d’Aubepine side of the story, but while these two devoted wives were making exertions at Bordeaux so foreign to their whole nature, which seemed changed for their husband’s sake, I was far away at the time, even from my son.
gentlemennounUS /gentlemen/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Moreover, it was highly necessary that the Marquis should be accompanied by gentlemen of rank, birth, and experience, who could be entrusted with commands, and when so many hung back it was the more needful for some to go.
go
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From this reading Moreover, it was highly necessary that the Marquis should be accompanied by gentlemen of rank, birth, and experience, who could be entrusted with commands, and when so many hung back it was the more needful for some to go.
going
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From this reading It was a great stroke to us, for besides that Sir Andrew Macniven went on reiterating that it was mere madness, and there was not a hope of success--the idea of Eustace going to face the winds of spring in the islands of Scotland was shocking enough.
gone
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From this reading I have gone on with the d’Aubepine side of the story, but while these two devoted wives were making exertions at Bordeaux so foreign to their whole nature, which seemed changed for their husband’s sake, I was far away at the time, even from my son.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a great stroke to us, for besides that Sir Andrew Macniven went on reiterating that it was mere madness, and there was not a hope of success--the idea of Eustace going to face the winds of spring in the islands of Scotland was shocking enough.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He said he could endure inaction no longer, and that his health had improved so much that he should not be a drag on the expedition.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have gone on with the d’Aubepine side of the story, but while these two devoted wives were making exertions at Bordeaux so foreign to their whole nature, which seemed changed for their husband’s sake, I was far away at the time, even from my son.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He said he could endure inaction no longer, and that his health had improved so much that he should not be a drag on the expedition.
health
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From this reading He said he could endure inaction no longer, and that his health had improved so much that he should not be a drag on the expedition.
high
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From this reading It was in March that we received a letter from my brother, Lord Walwyn, bidding us adieu, being, when we received it, already on the high seas with the Marquis of Montrose, to strike another blow for the King.
highly
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From this reading Moreover, it was highly necessary that the Marquis should be accompanied by gentlemen of rank, birth, and experience, who could be entrusted with commands, and when so many hung back it was the more needful for some to go.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He said he could endure inaction no longer, and that his health had improved so much that he should not be a drag on the expedition.
hope
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From this reading It was a great stroke to us, for besides that Sir Andrew Macniven went on reiterating that it was mere madness, and there was not a hope of success--the idea of Eustace going to face the winds of spring in the islands of Scotland was shocking enough.
hung
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From this reading Moreover, it was highly necessary that the Marquis should be accompanied by gentlemen of rank, birth, and experience, who could be entrusted with commands, and when so many hung back it was the more needful for some to go.
husband's
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From this reading I have gone on with the d’Aubepine side of the story, but while these two devoted wives were making exertions at Bordeaux so foreign to their whole nature, which seemed changed for their husband’s sake, I was far away at the time, even from my son.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have gone on with the d’Aubepine side of the story, but while these two devoted wives were making exertions at Bordeaux so foreign to their whole nature, which seemed changed for their husband’s sake, I was far away at the time, even from my son.
idea
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From this reading It was a great stroke to us, for besides that Sir Andrew Macniven went on reiterating that it was mere madness, and there was not a hope of success--the idea of Eustace going to face the winds of spring in the islands of Scotland was shocking enough.
improved
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From this reading He said he could endure inaction no longer, and that his health had improved so much that he should not be a drag on the expedition.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was in March that we received a letter from my brother, Lord Walwyn, bidding us adieu, being, when we received it, already on the high seas with the Marquis of Montrose, to strike another blow for the King.
inaction
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From this reading He said he could endure inaction no longer, and that his health had improved so much that he should not be a drag on the expedition.
islands
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From this reading It was a great stroke to us, for besides that Sir Andrew Macniven went on reiterating that it was mere madness, and there was not a hope of success--the idea of Eustace going to face the winds of spring in the islands of Scotland was shocking enough.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was in March that we received a letter from my brother, Lord Walwyn, bidding us adieu, being, when we received it, already on the high seas with the Marquis of Montrose, to strike another blow for the King.
King
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From this reading It was in March that we received a letter from my brother, Lord Walwyn, bidding us adieu, being, when we received it, already on the high seas with the Marquis of Montrose, to strike another blow for the King.
letter
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From this reading It was in March that we received a letter from my brother, Lord Walwyn, bidding us adieu, being, when we received it, already on the high seas with the Marquis of Montrose, to strike another blow for the King.
longer
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From this reading He said he could endure inaction no longer, and that his health had improved so much that he should not be a drag on the expedition.
Lord
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From this reading It was in March that we received a letter from my brother, Lord Walwyn, bidding us adieu, being, when we received it, already on the high seas with the Marquis of Montrose, to strike another blow for the King.
Macniven
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From this reading It was a great stroke to us, for besides that Sir Andrew Macniven went on reiterating that it was mere madness, and there was not a hope of success--the idea of Eustace going to face the winds of spring in the islands of Scotland was shocking enough.
madness
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From this reading It was a great stroke to us, for besides that Sir Andrew Macniven went on reiterating that it was mere madness, and there was not a hope of success--the idea of Eustace going to face the winds of spring in the islands of Scotland was shocking enough.
making
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From this reading I have gone on with the d’Aubepine side of the story, but while these two devoted wives were making exertions at Bordeaux so foreign to their whole nature, which seemed changed for their husband’s sake, I was far away at the time, even from my son.
many
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From this reading Moreover, it was highly necessary that the Marquis should be accompanied by gentlemen of rank, birth, and experience, who could be entrusted with commands, and when so many hung back it was the more needful for some to go.
March
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From this reading It was in March that we received a letter from my brother, Lord Walwyn, bidding us adieu, being, when we received it, already on the high seas with the Marquis of Montrose, to strike another blow for the King.
Marquis
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From this reading It was in March that we received a letter from my brother, Lord Walwyn, bidding us adieu, being, when we received it, already on the high seas with the Marquis of Montrose, to strike another blow for the King.
mere
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From this reading It was a great stroke to us, for besides that Sir Andrew Macniven went on reiterating that it was mere madness, and there was not a hope of success--the idea of Eustace going to face the winds of spring in the islands of Scotland was shocking enough.
Montrose
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From this reading It was in March that we received a letter from my brother, Lord Walwyn, bidding us adieu, being, when we received it, already on the high seas with the Marquis of Montrose, to strike another blow for the King.
more
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From this reading Moreover, it was highly necessary that the Marquis should be accompanied by gentlemen of rank, birth, and experience, who could be entrusted with commands, and when so many hung back it was the more needful for some to go.
MoreoveradverbUS /mɔːˈroʊvər/
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading Moreover, it was highly necessary that the Marquis should be accompanied by gentlemen of rank, birth, and experience, who could be entrusted with commands, and when so many hung back it was the more needful for some to go.
much
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From this reading He said he could endure inaction no longer, and that his health had improved so much that he should not be a drag on the expedition.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I have gone on with the d’Aubepine side of the story, but while these two devoted wives were making exertions at Bordeaux so foreign to their whole nature, which seemed changed for their husband’s sake, I was far away at the time, even from my son.
nature
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From this reading I have gone on with the d’Aubepine side of the story, but while these two devoted wives were making exertions at Bordeaux so foreign to their whole nature, which seemed changed for their husband’s sake, I was far away at the time, even from my son.
necessary
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From this reading Moreover, it was highly necessary that the Marquis should be accompanied by gentlemen of rank, birth, and experience, who could be entrusted with commands, and when so many hung back it was the more needful for some to go.
needful
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From this reading Moreover, it was highly necessary that the Marquis should be accompanied by gentlemen of rank, birth, and experience, who could be entrusted with commands, and when so many hung back it was the more needful for some to go.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He said he could endure inaction no longer, and that his health had improved so much that he should not be a drag on the expedition.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He said he could endure inaction no longer, and that his health had improved so much that he should not be a drag on the expedition.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I have gone on with the d’Aubepine side of the story, but while these two devoted wives were making exertions at Bordeaux so foreign to their whole nature, which seemed changed for their husband’s sake, I was far away at the time, even from my son.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I have gone on with the d’Aubepine side of the story, but while these two devoted wives were making exertions at Bordeaux so foreign to their whole nature, which seemed changed for their husband’s sake, I was far away at the time, even from my son.
rank
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From this reading Moreover, it was highly necessary that the Marquis should be accompanied by gentlemen of rank, birth, and experience, who could be entrusted with commands, and when so many hung back it was the more needful for some to go.
received
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From this reading It was in March that we received a letter from my brother, Lord Walwyn, bidding us adieu, being, when we received it, already on the high seas with the Marquis of Montrose, to strike another blow for the King.
reiterating
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From this reading It was a great stroke to us, for besides that Sir Andrew Macniven went on reiterating that it was mere madness, and there was not a hope of success--the idea of Eustace going to face the winds of spring in the islands of Scotland was shocking enough.
said
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From this reading He said he could endure inaction no longer, and that his health had improved so much that he should not be a drag on the expedition.
sake
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From this reading I have gone on with the d’Aubepine side of the story, but while these two devoted wives were making exertions at Bordeaux so foreign to their whole nature, which seemed changed for their husband’s sake, I was far away at the time, even from my son.
Scotland
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From this reading It was a great stroke to us, for besides that Sir Andrew Macniven went on reiterating that it was mere madness, and there was not a hope of success--the idea of Eustace going to face the winds of spring in the islands of Scotland was shocking enough.
seas
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From this reading It was in March that we received a letter from my brother, Lord Walwyn, bidding us adieu, being, when we received it, already on the high seas with the Marquis of Montrose, to strike another blow for the King.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have gone on with the d’Aubepine side of the story, but while these two devoted wives were making exertions at Bordeaux so foreign to their whole nature, which seemed changed for their husband’s sake, I was far away at the time, even from my son.
shocking
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From this reading It was a great stroke to us, for besides that Sir Andrew Macniven went on reiterating that it was mere madness, and there was not a hope of success--the idea of Eustace going to face the winds of spring in the islands of Scotland was shocking enough.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading He said he could endure inaction no longer, and that his health had improved so much that he should not be a drag on the expedition.
side
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From this reading I have gone on with the d’Aubepine side of the story, but while these two devoted wives were making exertions at Bordeaux so foreign to their whole nature, which seemed changed for their husband’s sake, I was far away at the time, even from my son.
Sir
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From this reading It was a great stroke to us, for besides that Sir Andrew Macniven went on reiterating that it was mere madness, and there was not a hope of success--the idea of Eustace going to face the winds of spring in the islands of Scotland was shocking enough.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I have gone on with the d’Aubepine side of the story, but while these two devoted wives were making exertions at Bordeaux so foreign to their whole nature, which seemed changed for their husband’s sake, I was far away at the time, even from my son.
some
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From this reading Moreover, it was highly necessary that the Marquis should be accompanied by gentlemen of rank, birth, and experience, who could be entrusted with commands, and when so many hung back it was the more needful for some to go.
son
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From this reading I have gone on with the d’Aubepine side of the story, but while these two devoted wives were making exertions at Bordeaux so foreign to their whole nature, which seemed changed for their husband’s sake, I was far away at the time, even from my son.
spring
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From this reading It was a great stroke to us, for besides that Sir Andrew Macniven went on reiterating that it was mere madness, and there was not a hope of success--the idea of Eustace going to face the winds of spring in the islands of Scotland was shocking enough.
story
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From this reading I have gone on with the d’Aubepine side of the story, but while these two devoted wives were making exertions at Bordeaux so foreign to their whole nature, which seemed changed for their husband’s sake, I was far away at the time, even from my son.
strike
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From this reading It was in March that we received a letter from my brother, Lord Walwyn, bidding us adieu, being, when we received it, already on the high seas with the Marquis of Montrose, to strike another blow for the King.
stroke
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From this reading It was a great stroke to us, for besides that Sir Andrew Macniven went on reiterating that it was mere madness, and there was not a hope of success--the idea of Eustace going to face the winds of spring in the islands of Scotland was shocking enough.
success
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From this reading It was a great stroke to us, for besides that Sir Andrew Macniven went on reiterating that it was mere madness, and there was not a hope of success--the idea of Eustace going to face the winds of spring in the islands of Scotland was shocking enough.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was in March that we received a letter from my brother, Lord Walwyn, bidding us adieu, being, when we received it, already on the high seas with the Marquis of Montrose, to strike another blow for the King.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I have gone on with the d’Aubepine side of the story, but while these two devoted wives were making exertions at Bordeaux so foreign to their whole nature, which seemed changed for their husband’s sake, I was far away at the time, even from my son.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading I have gone on with the d’Aubepine side of the story, but while these two devoted wives were making exertions at Bordeaux so foreign to their whole nature, which seemed changed for their husband’s sake, I was far away at the time, even from my son.
there
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From this reading It was a great stroke to us, for besides that Sir Andrew Macniven went on reiterating that it was mere madness, and there was not a hope of success--the idea of Eustace going to face the winds of spring in the islands of Scotland was shocking enough.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading I have gone on with the d’Aubepine side of the story, but while these two devoted wives were making exertions at Bordeaux so foreign to their whole nature, which seemed changed for their husband’s sake, I was far away at the time, even from my son.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have gone on with the d’Aubepine side of the story, but while these two devoted wives were making exertions at Bordeaux so foreign to their whole nature, which seemed changed for their husband’s sake, I was far away at the time, even from my son.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I have gone on with the d’Aubepine side of the story, but while these two devoted wives were making exertions at Bordeaux so foreign to their whole nature, which seemed changed for their husband’s sake, I was far away at the time, even from my son.
two
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From this reading I have gone on with the d’Aubepine side of the story, but while these two devoted wives were making exertions at Bordeaux so foreign to their whole nature, which seemed changed for their husband’s sake, I was far away at the time, even from my son.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was in March that we received a letter from my brother, Lord Walwyn, bidding us adieu, being, when we received it, already on the high seas with the Marquis of Montrose, to strike another blow for the King.
Walwyn
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From this reading It was in March that we received a letter from my brother, Lord Walwyn, bidding us adieu, being, when we received it, already on the high seas with the Marquis of Montrose, to strike another blow for the King.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I have gone on with the d’Aubepine side of the story, but while these two devoted wives were making exertions at Bordeaux so foreign to their whole nature, which seemed changed for their husband’s sake, I was far away at the time, even from my son.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It was in March that we received a letter from my brother, Lord Walwyn, bidding us adieu, being, when we received it, already on the high seas with the Marquis of Montrose, to strike another blow for the King.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a great stroke to us, for besides that Sir Andrew Macniven went on reiterating that it was mere madness, and there was not a hope of success--the idea of Eustace going to face the winds of spring in the islands of Scotland was shocking enough.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I have gone on with the d’Aubepine side of the story, but while these two devoted wives were making exertions at Bordeaux so foreign to their whole nature, which seemed changed for their husband’s sake, I was far away at the time, even from my son.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was in March that we received a letter from my brother, Lord Walwyn, bidding us adieu, being, when we received it, already on the high seas with the Marquis of Montrose, to strike another blow for the King.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I have gone on with the d’Aubepine side of the story, but while these two devoted wives were making exertions at Bordeaux so foreign to their whole nature, which seemed changed for their husband’s sake, I was far away at the time, even from my son.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading I have gone on with the d’Aubepine side of the story, but while these two devoted wives were making exertions at Bordeaux so foreign to their whole nature, which seemed changed for their husband’s sake, I was far away at the time, even from my son.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Moreover, it was highly necessary that the Marquis should be accompanied by gentlemen of rank, birth, and experience, who could be entrusted with commands, and when so many hung back it was the more needful for some to go.
whole
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From this reading I have gone on with the d’Aubepine side of the story, but while these two devoted wives were making exertions at Bordeaux so foreign to their whole nature, which seemed changed for their husband’s sake, I was far away at the time, even from my son.
winds
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From this reading It was a great stroke to us, for besides that Sir Andrew Macniven went on reiterating that it was mere madness, and there was not a hope of success--the idea of Eustace going to face the winds of spring in the islands of Scotland was shocking enough.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I have gone on with the d’Aubepine side of the story, but while these two devoted wives were making exertions at Bordeaux so foreign to their whole nature, which seemed changed for their husband’s sake, I was far away at the time, even from my son.
wives
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From this reading I have gone on with the d’Aubepine side of the story, but while these two devoted wives were making exertions at Bordeaux so foreign to their whole nature, which seemed changed for their husband’s sake, I was far away at the time, even from my son.
