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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 And the best means to that end was a visit to the military colonies.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And the best means to that end was a visit to the military colonies.
Araktseieff's
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From this reading SOPHIE Araktseieff's chief care now was to divert the Czar from the influence of his, Araktseieff's, enemies.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Half a million soldiers, who had gone through every European war, were to be rewarded for their services by being planted as colonists, regiment by regiment, throughout the length and breadth of the empire.
atrociousadjectiveUS /əˈtroʊʃəs/
shockingly wicked, cruel, or extremely bad
From this reading This atrocious idea had originated in Araktseieff's brain; he was the creator of the military colonies.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Half a million soldiers, who had gone through every European war, were to be rewarded for their services by being planted as colonists, regiment by regiment, throughout the length and breadth of the empire.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Half a million soldiers, who had gone through every European war, were to be rewarded for their services by being planted as colonists, regiment by regiment, throughout the length and breadth of the empire.
best
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From this reading And the best means to that end was a visit to the military colonies.
brain
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From this reading This atrocious idea had originated in Araktseieff's brain; he was the creator of the military colonies.
breadth
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From this reading Half a million soldiers, who had gone through every European war, were to be rewarded for their services by being planted as colonists, regiment by regiment, throughout the length and breadth of the empire.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Half a million soldiers, who had gone through every European war, were to be rewarded for their services by being planted as colonists, regiment by regiment, throughout the length and breadth of the empire.
care
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From this reading SOPHIE Araktseieff's chief care now was to divert the Czar from the influence of his, Araktseieff's, enemies.
chief
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From this reading SOPHIE Araktseieff's chief care now was to divert the Czar from the influence of his, Araktseieff's, enemies.
colonies
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From this reading And the best means to that end was a visit to the military colonies.
colonists
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From this reading Half a million soldiers, who had gone through every European war, were to be rewarded for their services by being planted as colonists, regiment by regiment, throughout the length and breadth of the empire.
creator
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From this reading This atrocious idea had originated in Araktseieff's brain; he was the creator of the military colonies.
Czar
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From this reading SOPHIE Araktseieff's chief care now was to divert the Czar from the influence of his, Araktseieff's, enemies.
divert
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From this reading SOPHIE Araktseieff's chief care now was to divert the Czar from the influence of his, Araktseieff's, enemies.
drill
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From this reading The peasants were to teach them to plough and sow seed, while they in turn were to instruct the peasants in drill and the use of firearms.
empire
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From this reading Half a million soldiers, who had gone through every European war, were to be rewarded for their services by being planted as colonists, regiment by regiment, throughout the length and breadth of the empire.
end
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From this reading And the best means to that end was a visit to the military colonies.
enemies
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From this reading SOPHIE Araktseieff's chief care now was to divert the Czar from the influence of his, Araktseieff's, enemies.
European
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From this reading Half a million soldiers, who had gone through every European war, were to be rewarded for their services by being planted as colonists, regiment by regiment, throughout the length and breadth of the empire.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Half a million soldiers, who had gone through every European war, were to be rewarded for their services by being planted as colonists, regiment by regiment, throughout the length and breadth of the empire.
firearms
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From this reading The peasants were to teach them to plough and sow seed, while they in turn were to instruct the peasants in drill and the use of firearms.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Half a million soldiers, who had gone through every European war, were to be rewarded for their services by being planted as colonists, regiment by regiment, throughout the length and breadth of the empire.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading SOPHIE Araktseieff's chief care now was to divert the Czar from the influence of his, Araktseieff's, enemies.
gone
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From this reading Half a million soldiers, who had gone through every European war, were to be rewarded for their services by being planted as colonists, regiment by regiment, throughout the length and breadth of the empire.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This atrocious idea had originated in Araktseieff's brain; he was the creator of the military colonies.
HalfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Half a million soldiers, who had gone through every European war, were to be rewarded for their services by being planted as colonists, regiment by regiment, throughout the length and breadth of the empire.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This atrocious idea had originated in Araktseieff's brain; he was the creator of the military colonies.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading SOPHIE Araktseieff's chief care now was to divert the Czar from the influence of his, Araktseieff's, enemies.
idea
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From this reading This atrocious idea had originated in Araktseieff's brain; he was the creator of the military colonies.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This atrocious idea had originated in Araktseieff's brain; he was the creator of the military colonies.
influence
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From this reading SOPHIE Araktseieff's chief care now was to divert the Czar from the influence of his, Araktseieff's, enemies.
instruct
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From this reading The peasants were to teach them to plough and sow seed, while they in turn were to instruct the peasants in drill and the use of firearms.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading Half a million soldiers, who had gone through every European war, were to be rewarded for their services by being planted as colonists, regiment by regiment, throughout the length and breadth of the empire.
means
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From this reading And the best means to that end was a visit to the military colonies.
military
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From this reading And the best means to that end was a visit to the military colonies.
million
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From this reading Half a million soldiers, who had gone through every European war, were to be rewarded for their services by being planted as colonists, regiment by regiment, throughout the length and breadth of the empire.
now
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From this reading SOPHIE Araktseieff's chief care now was to divert the Czar from the influence of his, Araktseieff's, enemies.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SOPHIE Araktseieff's chief care now was to divert the Czar from the influence of his, Araktseieff's, enemies.
originated
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From this reading This atrocious idea had originated in Araktseieff's brain; he was the creator of the military colonies.
peasants
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From this reading The peasants were to teach them to plough and sow seed, while they in turn were to instruct the peasants in drill and the use of firearms.
planted
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From this reading Half a million soldiers, who had gone through every European war, were to be rewarded for their services by being planted as colonists, regiment by regiment, throughout the length and breadth of the empire.
plough
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From this reading The peasants were to teach them to plough and sow seed, while they in turn were to instruct the peasants in drill and the use of firearms.
regiment
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From this reading Half a million soldiers, who had gone through every European war, were to be rewarded for their services by being planted as colonists, regiment by regiment, throughout the length and breadth of the empire.
rewarded
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From this reading Half a million soldiers, who had gone through every European war, were to be rewarded for their services by being planted as colonists, regiment by regiment, throughout the length and breadth of the empire.
seed
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From this reading The peasants were to teach them to plough and sow seed, while they in turn were to instruct the peasants in drill and the use of firearms.
services
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From this reading Half a million soldiers, who had gone through every European war, were to be rewarded for their services by being planted as colonists, regiment by regiment, throughout the length and breadth of the empire.
soldiers
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From this reading Half a million soldiers, who had gone through every European war, were to be rewarded for their services by being planted as colonists, regiment by regiment, throughout the length and breadth of the empire.
SOPHIE
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From this reading SOPHIE Araktseieff's chief care now was to divert the Czar from the influence of his, Araktseieff's, enemies.
sow
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From this reading The peasants were to teach them to plough and sow seed, while they in turn were to instruct the peasants in drill and the use of firearms.
teach
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From this reading The peasants were to teach them to plough and sow seed, while they in turn were to instruct the peasants in drill and the use of firearms.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And the best means to that end was a visit to the military colonies.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SOPHIE Araktseieff's chief care now was to divert the Czar from the influence of his, Araktseieff's, enemies.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Half a million soldiers, who had gone through every European war, were to be rewarded for their services by being planted as colonists, regiment by regiment, throughout the length and breadth of the empire.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The peasants were to teach them to plough and sow seed, while they in turn were to instruct the peasants in drill and the use of firearms.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The peasants were to teach them to plough and sow seed, while they in turn were to instruct the peasants in drill and the use of firearms.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This atrocious idea had originated in Araktseieff's brain; he was the creator of the military colonies.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Half a million soldiers, who had gone through every European war, were to be rewarded for their services by being planted as colonists, regiment by regiment, throughout the length and breadth of the empire.
throughoutprepositionUS /θruːˈaʊt/
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading Half a million soldiers, who had gone through every European war, were to be rewarded for their services by being planted as colonists, regiment by regiment, throughout the length and breadth of the empire.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SOPHIE Araktseieff's chief care now was to divert the Czar from the influence of his, Araktseieff's, enemies.
turn
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From this reading The peasants were to teach them to plough and sow seed, while they in turn were to instruct the peasants in drill and the use of firearms.
use
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From this reading The peasants were to teach them to plough and sow seed, while they in turn were to instruct the peasants in drill and the use of firearms.
visit
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From this reading And the best means to that end was a visit to the military colonies.
war
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From this reading Half a million soldiers, who had gone through every European war, were to be rewarded for their services by being planted as colonists, regiment by regiment, throughout the length and breadth of the empire.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SOPHIE Araktseieff's chief care now was to divert the Czar from the influence of his, Araktseieff's, enemies.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Half a million soldiers, who had gone through every European war, were to be rewarded for their services by being planted as colonists, regiment by regiment, throughout the length and breadth of the empire.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The peasants were to teach them to plough and sow seed, while they in turn were to instruct the peasants in drill and the use of firearms.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Half a million soldiers, who had gone through every European war, were to be rewarded for their services by being planted as colonists, regiment by regiment, throughout the length and breadth of the empire.
