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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 is easy to imagine Sapyeha’s amazement when Kmita not only returned safely himself, but brought with him a number of tens of horsemen and his old servant.
amazement
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From this reading It is easy to imagine Sapyeha’s amazement when Kmita not only returned safely himself, but brought with him a number of tens of horsemen and his old servant.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It is easy to imagine Sapyeha’s amazement when Kmita not only returned safely himself, but brought with him a number of tens of horsemen and his old servant.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But do not boast of this, for it was the ordinance of God which gave you victory, though, in my way, I will tell you one thing,—he is a devil; but you too are a devil!
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Prince Boguslav wanted to have Poles as witnesses of your shame and suffering so as to disgrace you the more, and he carried the matter too far.
away
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From this reading “Learn from this,” said the hetman, “that whoso carries vengeance too far, from him it often slips away like a bird through the fingers.
bird
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From this reading “Learn from this,” said the hetman, “that whoso carries vengeance too far, from him it often slips away like a bird through the fingers.
boast
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From this reading But do not boast of this, for it was the ordinance of God which gave you victory, though, in my way, I will tell you one thing,—he is a devil; but you too are a devil!
Boguslav
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From this reading Prince Boguslav wanted to have Poles as witnesses of your shame and suffering so as to disgrace you the more, and he carried the matter too far.
brought
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From this reading It is easy to imagine Sapyeha’s amazement when Kmita not only returned safely himself, but brought with him a number of tens of horsemen and his old servant.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It is easy to imagine Sapyeha’s amazement when Kmita not only returned safely himself, but brought with him a number of tens of horsemen and his old servant.
carried
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From this reading Prince Boguslav wanted to have Poles as witnesses of your shame and suffering so as to disgrace you the more, and he carried the matter too far.
carries
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From this reading “Learn from this,” said the hetman, “that whoso carries vengeance too far, from him it often slips away like a bird through the fingers.
clapping
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From this reading Kmita had to tell the hetman and Oskyerko twice what had happened, and how it had happened; they listened with curiosity, clapping their hands frequently and seizing their heads.
curiosity
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From this reading Kmita had to tell the hetman and Oskyerko twice what had happened, and how it had happened; they listened with curiosity, clapping their hands frequently and seizing their heads.
devil
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From this reading But do not boast of this, for it was the ordinance of God which gave you victory, though, in my way, I will tell you one thing,—he is a devil; but you too are a devil!
disgracenounUS /dɪsˈɡreɪs/
shame caused by unacceptable behaviour
From this reading Prince Boguslav wanted to have Poles as witnesses of your shame and suffering so as to disgrace you the more, and he carried the matter too far.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading But do not boast of this, for it was the ordinance of God which gave you victory, though, in my way, I will tell you one thing,—he is a devil; but you too are a devil!
easy
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From this reading It is easy to imagine Sapyeha’s amazement when Kmita not only returned safely himself, but brought with him a number of tens of horsemen and his old servant.
far
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From this reading “Learn from this,” said the hetman, “that whoso carries vengeance too far, from him it often slips away like a bird through the fingers.
fingers
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From this reading “Learn from this,” said the hetman, “that whoso carries vengeance too far, from him it often slips away like a bird through the fingers.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But do not boast of this, for it was the ordinance of God which gave you victory, though, in my way, I will tell you one thing,—he is a devil; but you too are a devil!
frequently
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From this reading Kmita had to tell the hetman and Oskyerko twice what had happened, and how it had happened; they listened with curiosity, clapping their hands frequently and seizing their heads.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Learn from this,” said the hetman, “that whoso carries vengeance too far, from him it often slips away like a bird through the fingers.
gave
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From this reading But do not boast of this, for it was the ordinance of God which gave you victory, though, in my way, I will tell you one thing,—he is a devil; but you too are a devil!
God
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From this reading But do not boast of this, for it was the ordinance of God which gave you victory, though, in my way, I will tell you one thing,—he is a devil; but you too are a devil!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Kmita had to tell the hetman and Oskyerko twice what had happened, and how it had happened; they listened with curiosity, clapping their hands frequently and seizing their heads.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Kmita had to tell the hetman and Oskyerko twice what had happened, and how it had happened; they listened with curiosity, clapping their hands frequently and seizing their heads.
happened
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From this reading Kmita had to tell the hetman and Oskyerko twice what had happened, and how it had happened; they listened with curiosity, clapping their hands frequently and seizing their heads.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Prince Boguslav wanted to have Poles as witnesses of your shame and suffering so as to disgrace you the more, and he carried the matter too far.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Prince Boguslav wanted to have Poles as witnesses of your shame and suffering so as to disgrace you the more, and he carried the matter too far.
heads
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From this reading Kmita had to tell the hetman and Oskyerko twice what had happened, and how it had happened; they listened with curiosity, clapping their hands frequently and seizing their heads.
hetman
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From this reading Kmita had to tell the hetman and Oskyerko twice what had happened, and how it had happened; they listened with curiosity, clapping their hands frequently and seizing their heads.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It is easy to imagine Sapyeha’s amazement when Kmita not only returned safely himself, but brought with him a number of tens of horsemen and his old servant.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading It is easy to imagine Sapyeha’s amazement when Kmita not only returned safely himself, but brought with him a number of tens of horsemen and his old servant.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It is easy to imagine Sapyeha’s amazement when Kmita not only returned safely himself, but brought with him a number of tens of horsemen and his old servant.
horsemen
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From this reading It is easy to imagine Sapyeha’s amazement when Kmita not only returned safely himself, but brought with him a number of tens of horsemen and his old servant.
how
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From this reading Kmita had to tell the hetman and Oskyerko twice what had happened, and how it had happened; they listened with curiosity, clapping their hands frequently and seizing their heads.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But do not boast of this, for it was the ordinance of God which gave you victory, though, in my way, I will tell you one thing,—he is a devil; but you too are a devil!
imaginenounUS /ˈimagine/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It is easy to imagine Sapyeha’s amazement when Kmita not only returned safely himself, but brought with him a number of tens of horsemen and his old servant.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But do not boast of this, for it was the ordinance of God which gave you victory, though, in my way, I will tell you one thing,—he is a devil; but you too are a devil!
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is easy to imagine Sapyeha’s amazement when Kmita not only returned safely himself, but brought with him a number of tens of horsemen and his old servant.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is easy to imagine Sapyeha’s amazement when Kmita not only returned safely himself, but brought with him a number of tens of horsemen and his old servant.
Kmita
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From this reading It is easy to imagine Sapyeha’s amazement when Kmita not only returned safely himself, but brought with him a number of tens of horsemen and his old servant.
Learn
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From this reading “Learn from this,” said the hetman, “that whoso carries vengeance too far, from him it often slips away like a bird through the fingers.
like
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From this reading “Learn from this,” said the hetman, “that whoso carries vengeance too far, from him it often slips away like a bird through the fingers.
listened
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From this reading Kmita had to tell the hetman and Oskyerko twice what had happened, and how it had happened; they listened with curiosity, clapping their hands frequently and seizing their heads.
matter
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From this reading Prince Boguslav wanted to have Poles as witnesses of your shame and suffering so as to disgrace you the more, and he carried the matter too far.
more
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From this reading Prince Boguslav wanted to have Poles as witnesses of your shame and suffering so as to disgrace you the more, and he carried the matter too far.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But do not boast of this, for it was the ordinance of God which gave you victory, though, in my way, I will tell you one thing,—he is a devil; but you too are a devil!
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It is easy to imagine Sapyeha’s amazement when Kmita not only returned safely himself, but brought with him a number of tens of horsemen and his old servant.
number
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From this reading It is easy to imagine Sapyeha’s amazement when Kmita not only returned safely himself, but brought with him a number of tens of horsemen and his old servant.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is easy to imagine Sapyeha’s amazement when Kmita not only returned safely himself, but brought with him a number of tens of horsemen and his old servant.
often
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From this reading “Learn from this,” said the hetman, “that whoso carries vengeance too far, from him it often slips away like a bird through the fingers.
old
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From this reading It is easy to imagine Sapyeha’s amazement when Kmita not only returned safely himself, but brought with him a number of tens of horsemen and his old servant.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But do not boast of this, for it was the ordinance of God which gave you victory, though, in my way, I will tell you one thing,—he is a devil; but you too are a devil!
only
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From this reading It is easy to imagine Sapyeha’s amazement when Kmita not only returned safely himself, but brought with him a number of tens of horsemen and his old servant.
ordinance
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From this reading But do not boast of this, for it was the ordinance of God which gave you victory, though, in my way, I will tell you one thing,—he is a devil; but you too are a devil!
Oskyerko
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From this reading Kmita had to tell the hetman and Oskyerko twice what had happened, and how it had happened; they listened with curiosity, clapping their hands frequently and seizing their heads.
Poles
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From this reading Prince Boguslav wanted to have Poles as witnesses of your shame and suffering so as to disgrace you the more, and he carried the matter too far.
Prince
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From this reading Prince Boguslav wanted to have Poles as witnesses of your shame and suffering so as to disgrace you the more, and he carried the matter too far.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It is easy to imagine Sapyeha’s amazement when Kmita not only returned safely himself, but brought with him a number of tens of horsemen and his old servant.
safely
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From this reading It is easy to imagine Sapyeha’s amazement when Kmita not only returned safely himself, but brought with him a number of tens of horsemen and his old servant.
said
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From this reading “Learn from this,” said the hetman, “that whoso carries vengeance too far, from him it often slips away like a bird through the fingers.
Sapyeha's
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From this reading It is easy to imagine Sapyeha’s amazement when Kmita not only returned safely himself, but brought with him a number of tens of horsemen and his old servant.
seizing
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From this reading Kmita had to tell the hetman and Oskyerko twice what had happened, and how it had happened; they listened with curiosity, clapping their hands frequently and seizing their heads.
servant
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From this reading It is easy to imagine Sapyeha’s amazement when Kmita not only returned safely himself, but brought with him a number of tens of horsemen and his old servant.
shame
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From this reading Prince Boguslav wanted to have Poles as witnesses of your shame and suffering so as to disgrace you the more, and he carried the matter too far.
slips
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From this reading “Learn from this,” said the hetman, “that whoso carries vengeance too far, from him it often slips away like a bird through the fingers.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Prince Boguslav wanted to have Poles as witnesses of your shame and suffering so as to disgrace you the more, and he carried the matter too far.
suffering
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From this reading Prince Boguslav wanted to have Poles as witnesses of your shame and suffering so as to disgrace you the more, and he carried the matter too far.
tell
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From this reading Kmita had to tell the hetman and Oskyerko twice what had happened, and how it had happened; they listened with curiosity, clapping their hands frequently and seizing their heads.
tens
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From this reading It is easy to imagine Sapyeha’s amazement when Kmita not only returned safely himself, but brought with him a number of tens of horsemen and his old servant.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Learn from this,” said the hetman, “that whoso carries vengeance too far, from him it often slips away like a bird through the fingers.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Kmita had to tell the hetman and Oskyerko twice what had happened, and how it had happened; they listened with curiosity, clapping their hands frequently and seizing their heads.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Kmita had to tell the hetman and Oskyerko twice what had happened, and how it had happened; they listened with curiosity, clapping their hands frequently and seizing their heads.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Kmita had to tell the hetman and Oskyerko twice what had happened, and how it had happened; they listened with curiosity, clapping their hands frequently and seizing their heads.
thing
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From this reading But do not boast of this, for it was the ordinance of God which gave you victory, though, in my way, I will tell you one thing,—he is a devil; but you too are a devil!
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Learn from this,” said the hetman, “that whoso carries vengeance too far, from him it often slips away like a bird through the fingers.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading But do not boast of this, for it was the ordinance of God which gave you victory, though, in my way, I will tell you one thing,—he is a devil; but you too are a devil!
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading “Learn from this,” said the hetman, “that whoso carries vengeance too far, from him it often slips away like a bird through the fingers.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is easy to imagine Sapyeha’s amazement when Kmita not only returned safely himself, but brought with him a number of tens of horsemen and his old servant.
too
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From this reading “Learn from this,” said the hetman, “that whoso carries vengeance too far, from him it often slips away like a bird through the fingers.
twice
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From this reading Kmita had to tell the hetman and Oskyerko twice what had happened, and how it had happened; they listened with curiosity, clapping their hands frequently and seizing their heads.
vengeance
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From this reading “Learn from this,” said the hetman, “that whoso carries vengeance too far, from him it often slips away like a bird through the fingers.
victory
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From this reading But do not boast of this, for it was the ordinance of God which gave you victory, though, in my way, I will tell you one thing,—he is a devil; but you too are a devil!
wanted
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From this reading Prince Boguslav wanted to have Poles as witnesses of your shame and suffering so as to disgrace you the more, and he carried the matter too far.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But do not boast of this, for it was the ordinance of God which gave you victory, though, in my way, I will tell you one thing,—he is a devil; but you too are a devil!
way
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From this reading But do not boast of this, for it was the ordinance of God which gave you victory, though, in my way, I will tell you one thing,—he is a devil; but you too are a devil!
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Kmita had to tell the hetman and Oskyerko twice what had happened, and how it had happened; they listened with curiosity, clapping their hands frequently and seizing their heads.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It is easy to imagine Sapyeha’s amazement when Kmita not only returned safely himself, but brought with him a number of tens of horsemen and his old servant.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But do not boast of this, for it was the ordinance of God which gave you victory, though, in my way, I will tell you one thing,—he is a devil; but you too are a devil!
whoso
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From this reading “Learn from this,” said the hetman, “that whoso carries vengeance too far, from him it often slips away like a bird through the fingers.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading But do not boast of this, for it was the ordinance of God which gave you victory, though, in my way, I will tell you one thing,—he is a devil; but you too are a devil!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It is easy to imagine Sapyeha’s amazement when Kmita not only returned safely himself, but brought with him a number of tens of horsemen and his old servant.
witnesses
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From this reading Prince Boguslav wanted to have Poles as witnesses of your shame and suffering so as to disgrace you the more, and he carried the matter too far.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Prince Boguslav wanted to have Poles as witnesses of your shame and suffering so as to disgrace you the more, and he carried the matter too far.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Prince Boguslav wanted to have Poles as witnesses of your shame and suffering so as to disgrace you the more, and he carried the matter too far.
