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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 Those documents, with their paragraphs and diaries and bare records of facts, have a dry-as-dust look about them which their contents very often belie.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Those documents, with their paragraphs and diaries and bare records of facts, have a dry-as-dust look about them which their contents very often belie.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Shere Ali turned against his enemies the lessons which they had taught him; and a military skill was displayed which delayed the result and thereby endangered the position of the British troops.
Ali
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From this reading ONE OF THE LITTLE WARS The campaign which Shere Ali directed on the borders of Chiltistan is now matter of history, and may be read of, by whoso wills, in the Blue-books and despatches of the time.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading And the reader will not rise from the story of this little war without carrying away an impression of wild fury and reckless valour which will long retain its colours in his mind.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ONE OF THE LITTLE WARS The campaign which Shere Ali directed on the borders of Chiltistan is now matter of history, and may be read of, by whoso wills, in the Blue-books and despatches of the time.
away
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From this reading And the reader will not rise from the story of this little war without carrying away an impression of wild fury and reckless valour which will long retain its colours in his mind.
bare
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From this reading Those documents, with their paragraphs and diaries and bare records of facts, have a dry-as-dust look about them which their contents very often belie.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading ONE OF THE LITTLE WARS The campaign which Shere Ali directed on the borders of Chiltistan is now matter of history, and may be read of, by whoso wills, in the Blue-books and despatches of the time.
belie
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From this reading Those documents, with their paragraphs and diaries and bare records of facts, have a dry-as-dust look about them which their contents very often belie.
Blue-books
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From this reading ONE OF THE LITTLE WARS The campaign which Shere Ali directed on the borders of Chiltistan is now matter of history, and may be read of, by whoso wills, in the Blue-books and despatches of the time.
borders
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From this reading ONE OF THE LITTLE WARS The campaign which Shere Ali directed on the borders of Chiltistan is now matter of history, and may be read of, by whoso wills, in the Blue-books and despatches of the time.
British
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From this reading Shere Ali turned against his enemies the lessons which they had taught him; and a military skill was displayed which delayed the result and thereby endangered the position of the British troops.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading ONE OF THE LITTLE WARS The campaign which Shere Ali directed on the borders of Chiltistan is now matter of history, and may be read of, by whoso wills, in the Blue-books and despatches of the time.
campaign
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From this reading ONE OF THE LITTLE WARS The campaign which Shere Ali directed on the borders of Chiltistan is now matter of history, and may be read of, by whoso wills, in the Blue-books and despatches of the time.
carrying
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From this reading And the reader will not rise from the story of this little war without carrying away an impression of wild fury and reckless valour which will long retain its colours in his mind.
Chiltistan
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From this reading ONE OF THE LITTLE WARS The campaign which Shere Ali directed on the borders of Chiltistan is now matter of history, and may be read of, by whoso wills, in the Blue-books and despatches of the time.
coloursnounUS /ˈcolours/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And the reader will not rise from the story of this little war without carrying away an impression of wild fury and reckless valour which will long retain its colours in his mind.
contents
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From this reading Those documents, with their paragraphs and diaries and bare records of facts, have a dry-as-dust look about them which their contents very often belie.
delayed
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From this reading Shere Ali turned against his enemies the lessons which they had taught him; and a military skill was displayed which delayed the result and thereby endangered the position of the British troops.
despatches
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From this reading ONE OF THE LITTLE WARS The campaign which Shere Ali directed on the borders of Chiltistan is now matter of history, and may be read of, by whoso wills, in the Blue-books and despatches of the time.
diaries
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From this reading Those documents, with their paragraphs and diaries and bare records of facts, have a dry-as-dust look about them which their contents very often belie.
directed
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From this reading ONE OF THE LITTLE WARS The campaign which Shere Ali directed on the borders of Chiltistan is now matter of history, and may be read of, by whoso wills, in the Blue-books and despatches of the time.
displayed
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From this reading Shere Ali turned against his enemies the lessons which they had taught him; and a military skill was displayed which delayed the result and thereby endangered the position of the British troops.
distinguish
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From this reading Moreover, there was more than fury to distinguish it.
documents
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From this reading Those documents, with their paragraphs and diaries and bare records of facts, have a dry-as-dust look about them which their contents very often belie.
dry-as-dust
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From this reading Those documents, with their paragraphs and diaries and bare records of facts, have a dry-as-dust look about them which their contents very often belie.
endangered
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From this reading Shere Ali turned against his enemies the lessons which they had taught him; and a military skill was displayed which delayed the result and thereby endangered the position of the British troops.
enemies
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From this reading Shere Ali turned against his enemies the lessons which they had taught him; and a military skill was displayed which delayed the result and thereby endangered the position of the British troops.
facts
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From this reading Those documents, with their paragraphs and diaries and bare records of facts, have a dry-as-dust look about them which their contents very often belie.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And the reader will not rise from the story of this little war without carrying away an impression of wild fury and reckless valour which will long retain its colours in his mind.
fury
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From this reading And the reader will not rise from the story of this little war without carrying away an impression of wild fury and reckless valour which will long retain its colours in his mind.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Shere Ali turned against his enemies the lessons which they had taught him; and a military skill was displayed which delayed the result and thereby endangered the position of the British troops.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Those documents, with their paragraphs and diaries and bare records of facts, have a dry-as-dust look about them which their contents very often belie.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Shere Ali turned against his enemies the lessons which they had taught him; and a military skill was displayed which delayed the result and thereby endangered the position of the British troops.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And the reader will not rise from the story of this little war without carrying away an impression of wild fury and reckless valour which will long retain its colours in his mind.
history
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From this reading ONE OF THE LITTLE WARS The campaign which Shere Ali directed on the borders of Chiltistan is now matter of history, and may be read of, by whoso wills, in the Blue-books and despatches of the time.
impression
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From this reading And the reader will not rise from the story of this little war without carrying away an impression of wild fury and reckless valour which will long retain its colours in his mind.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ONE OF THE LITTLE WARS The campaign which Shere Ali directed on the borders of Chiltistan is now matter of history, and may be read of, by whoso wills, in the Blue-books and despatches of the time.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ONE OF THE LITTLE WARS The campaign which Shere Ali directed on the borders of Chiltistan is now matter of history, and may be read of, by whoso wills, in the Blue-books and despatches of the time.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Moreover, there was more than fury to distinguish it.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading And the reader will not rise from the story of this little war without carrying away an impression of wild fury and reckless valour which will long retain its colours in his mind.
lessons
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From this reading Shere Ali turned against his enemies the lessons which they had taught him; and a military skill was displayed which delayed the result and thereby endangered the position of the British troops.
LITTLEnounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ONE OF THE LITTLE WARS The campaign which Shere Ali directed on the borders of Chiltistan is now matter of history, and may be read of, by whoso wills, in the Blue-books and despatches of the time.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And the reader will not rise from the story of this little war without carrying away an impression of wild fury and reckless valour which will long retain its colours in his mind.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Those documents, with their paragraphs and diaries and bare records of facts, have a dry-as-dust look about them which their contents very often belie.
matter
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From this reading ONE OF THE LITTLE WARS The campaign which Shere Ali directed on the borders of Chiltistan is now matter of history, and may be read of, by whoso wills, in the Blue-books and despatches of the time.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading ONE OF THE LITTLE WARS The campaign which Shere Ali directed on the borders of Chiltistan is now matter of history, and may be read of, by whoso wills, in the Blue-books and despatches of the time.
military
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From this reading Shere Ali turned against his enemies the lessons which they had taught him; and a military skill was displayed which delayed the result and thereby endangered the position of the British troops.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And the reader will not rise from the story of this little war without carrying away an impression of wild fury and reckless valour which will long retain its colours in his mind.
more
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From this reading Moreover, there was more than fury to distinguish it.
MoreoveradverbUS /mɔːˈroʊvər/
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading Moreover, there was more than fury to distinguish it.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And the reader will not rise from the story of this little war without carrying away an impression of wild fury and reckless valour which will long retain its colours in his mind.
now
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From this reading ONE OF THE LITTLE WARS The campaign which Shere Ali directed on the borders of Chiltistan is now matter of history, and may be read of, by whoso wills, in the Blue-books and despatches of the time.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ONE OF THE LITTLE WARS The campaign which Shere Ali directed on the borders of Chiltistan is now matter of history, and may be read of, by whoso wills, in the Blue-books and despatches of the time.
often
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From this reading Those documents, with their paragraphs and diaries and bare records of facts, have a dry-as-dust look about them which their contents very often belie.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ONE OF THE LITTLE WARS The campaign which Shere Ali directed on the borders of Chiltistan is now matter of history, and may be read of, by whoso wills, in the Blue-books and despatches of the time.
ONEpronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ONE OF THE LITTLE WARS The campaign which Shere Ali directed on the borders of Chiltistan is now matter of history, and may be read of, by whoso wills, in the Blue-books and despatches of the time.
paragraphs
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From this reading Those documents, with their paragraphs and diaries and bare records of facts, have a dry-as-dust look about them which their contents very often belie.
position
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From this reading Shere Ali turned against his enemies the lessons which they had taught him; and a military skill was displayed which delayed the result and thereby endangered the position of the British troops.
read
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From this reading ONE OF THE LITTLE WARS The campaign which Shere Ali directed on the borders of Chiltistan is now matter of history, and may be read of, by whoso wills, in the Blue-books and despatches of the time.
reader
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From this reading And the reader will not rise from the story of this little war without carrying away an impression of wild fury and reckless valour which will long retain its colours in his mind.
reckless
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From this reading And the reader will not rise from the story of this little war without carrying away an impression of wild fury and reckless valour which will long retain its colours in his mind.
records
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From this reading Those documents, with their paragraphs and diaries and bare records of facts, have a dry-as-dust look about them which their contents very often belie.
result
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From this reading Shere Ali turned against his enemies the lessons which they had taught him; and a military skill was displayed which delayed the result and thereby endangered the position of the British troops.
retain
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From this reading And the reader will not rise from the story of this little war without carrying away an impression of wild fury and reckless valour which will long retain its colours in his mind.
rise
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From this reading And the reader will not rise from the story of this little war without carrying away an impression of wild fury and reckless valour which will long retain its colours in his mind.
Shere
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From this reading ONE OF THE LITTLE WARS The campaign which Shere Ali directed on the borders of Chiltistan is now matter of history, and may be read of, by whoso wills, in the Blue-books and despatches of the time.
skill
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From this reading Shere Ali turned against his enemies the lessons which they had taught him; and a military skill was displayed which delayed the result and thereby endangered the position of the British troops.
story
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From this reading And the reader will not rise from the story of this little war without carrying away an impression of wild fury and reckless valour which will long retain its colours in his mind.
taught
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From this reading Shere Ali turned against his enemies the lessons which they had taught him; and a military skill was displayed which delayed the result and thereby endangered the position of the British troops.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Moreover, there was more than fury to distinguish it.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ONE OF THE LITTLE WARS The campaign which Shere Ali directed on the borders of Chiltistan is now matter of history, and may be read of, by whoso wills, in the Blue-books and despatches of the time.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Those documents, with their paragraphs and diaries and bare records of facts, have a dry-as-dust look about them which their contents very often belie.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Those documents, with their paragraphs and diaries and bare records of facts, have a dry-as-dust look about them which their contents very often belie.
there
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From this reading Moreover, there was more than fury to distinguish it.
thereby
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From this reading Shere Ali turned against his enemies the lessons which they had taught him; and a military skill was displayed which delayed the result and thereby endangered the position of the British troops.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Shere Ali turned against his enemies the lessons which they had taught him; and a military skill was displayed which delayed the result and thereby endangered the position of the British troops.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And the reader will not rise from the story of this little war without carrying away an impression of wild fury and reckless valour which will long retain its colours in his mind.
ThosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those documents, with their paragraphs and diaries and bare records of facts, have a dry-as-dust look about them which their contents very often belie.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ONE OF THE LITTLE WARS The campaign which Shere Ali directed on the borders of Chiltistan is now matter of history, and may be read of, by whoso wills, in the Blue-books and despatches of the time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Moreover, there was more than fury to distinguish it.
troops
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From this reading Shere Ali turned against his enemies the lessons which they had taught him; and a military skill was displayed which delayed the result and thereby endangered the position of the British troops.
turned
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From this reading Shere Ali turned against his enemies the lessons which they had taught him; and a military skill was displayed which delayed the result and thereby endangered the position of the British troops.
valour
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From this reading And the reader will not rise from the story of this little war without carrying away an impression of wild fury and reckless valour which will long retain its colours in his mind.
very
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From this reading Those documents, with their paragraphs and diaries and bare records of facts, have a dry-as-dust look about them which their contents very often belie.
war
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From this reading And the reader will not rise from the story of this little war without carrying away an impression of wild fury and reckless valour which will long retain its colours in his mind.
WARS
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From this reading ONE OF THE LITTLE WARS The campaign which Shere Ali directed on the borders of Chiltistan is now matter of history, and may be read of, by whoso wills, in the Blue-books and despatches of the time.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Moreover, there was more than fury to distinguish it.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading ONE OF THE LITTLE WARS The campaign which Shere Ali directed on the borders of Chiltistan is now matter of history, and may be read of, by whoso wills, in the Blue-books and despatches of the time.
whoso
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From this reading ONE OF THE LITTLE WARS The campaign which Shere Ali directed on the borders of Chiltistan is now matter of history, and may be read of, by whoso wills, in the Blue-books and despatches of the time.
wild
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From this reading And the reader will not rise from the story of this little war without carrying away an impression of wild fury and reckless valour which will long retain its colours in his mind.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading And the reader will not rise from the story of this little war without carrying away an impression of wild fury and reckless valour which will long retain its colours in his mind.
wills
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From this reading ONE OF THE LITTLE WARS The campaign which Shere Ali directed on the borders of Chiltistan is now matter of history, and may be read of, by whoso wills, in the Blue-books and despatches of the time.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Those documents, with their paragraphs and diaries and bare records of facts, have a dry-as-dust look about them which their contents very often belie.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading And the reader will not rise from the story of this little war without carrying away an impression of wild fury and reckless valour which will long retain its colours in his mind.
