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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 A VILLAIN DEMANDS HIS WAGES.
additional
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From this reading Then he turned to take a leisurely survey of the massive proportions of the castle, and, with a veteran soldier's instincts, fell to a planning of additional fortifications, so as to increase its impregnability.
admiration
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From this reading _The Pilot._ Count De Montfort strolled leisurely to and fro on the rising ground in front of the castle, rapt in admiration of the fine scenery and noble woods which environed it on all its sides.
all
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From this reading _The Pilot._ Count De Montfort strolled leisurely to and fro on the rising ground in front of the castle, rapt in admiration of the fine scenery and noble woods which environed it on all its sides.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _The Pilot._ Count De Montfort strolled leisurely to and fro on the rising ground in front of the castle, rapt in admiration of the fine scenery and noble woods which environed it on all its sides.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Then he turned to take a leisurely survey of the massive proportions of the castle, and, with a veteran soldier's instincts, fell to a planning of additional fortifications, so as to increase its impregnability.
castle
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From this reading _The Pilot._ Count De Montfort strolled leisurely to and fro on the rising ground in front of the castle, rapt in admiration of the fine scenery and noble woods which environed it on all its sides.
caused
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From this reading Whilst thus engaged, a figure seen in the distance, caused the complacent smile to vanish from his countenance, and his visage grew dark with a frown.
complacent
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From this reading Whilst thus engaged, a figure seen in the distance, caused the complacent smile to vanish from his countenance, and his visage grew dark with a frown.
Count
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From this reading _The Pilot._ Count De Montfort strolled leisurely to and fro on the rising ground in front of the castle, rapt in admiration of the fine scenery and noble woods which environed it on all its sides.
countenance
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From this reading Whilst thus engaged, a figure seen in the distance, caused the complacent smile to vanish from his countenance, and his visage grew dark with a frown.
danger
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From this reading "Oh pilot! 'tis a fearful night; There's danger on the deep."
dark
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From this reading Whilst thus engaged, a figure seen in the distance, caused the complacent smile to vanish from his countenance, and his visage grew dark with a frown.
De
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From this reading _The Pilot._ Count De Montfort strolled leisurely to and fro on the rising ground in front of the castle, rapt in admiration of the fine scenery and noble woods which environed it on all its sides.
deep
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From this reading "Oh pilot! 'tis a fearful night; There's danger on the deep."
DEMANDS
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From this reading A VILLAIN DEMANDS HIS WAGES.
distance
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From this reading Whilst thus engaged, a figure seen in the distance, caused the complacent smile to vanish from his countenance, and his visage grew dark with a frown.
engaged
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From this reading Whilst thus engaged, a figure seen in the distance, caused the complacent smile to vanish from his countenance, and his visage grew dark with a frown.
environed
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From this reading _The Pilot._ Count De Montfort strolled leisurely to and fro on the rising ground in front of the castle, rapt in admiration of the fine scenery and noble woods which environed it on all its sides.
fearful
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From this reading "Oh pilot! 'tis a fearful night; There's danger on the deep."
fell
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From this reading Then he turned to take a leisurely survey of the massive proportions of the castle, and, with a veteran soldier's instincts, fell to a planning of additional fortifications, so as to increase its impregnability.
figure
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From this reading Whilst thus engaged, a figure seen in the distance, caused the complacent smile to vanish from his countenance, and his visage grew dark with a frown.
fine
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From this reading _The Pilot._ Count De Montfort strolled leisurely to and fro on the rising ground in front of the castle, rapt in admiration of the fine scenery and noble woods which environed it on all its sides.
fortifications
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From this reading Then he turned to take a leisurely survey of the massive proportions of the castle, and, with a veteran soldier's instincts, fell to a planning of additional fortifications, so as to increase its impregnability.
fro
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From this reading _The Pilot._ Count De Montfort strolled leisurely to and fro on the rising ground in front of the castle, rapt in admiration of the fine scenery and noble woods which environed it on all its sides.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Whilst thus engaged, a figure seen in the distance, caused the complacent smile to vanish from his countenance, and his visage grew dark with a frown.
front
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From this reading _The Pilot._ Count De Montfort strolled leisurely to and fro on the rising ground in front of the castle, rapt in admiration of the fine scenery and noble woods which environed it on all its sides.
frown
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From this reading Whilst thus engaged, a figure seen in the distance, caused the complacent smile to vanish from his countenance, and his visage grew dark with a frown.
grew
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From this reading Whilst thus engaged, a figure seen in the distance, caused the complacent smile to vanish from his countenance, and his visage grew dark with a frown.
ground
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From this reading _The Pilot._ Count De Montfort strolled leisurely to and fro on the rising ground in front of the castle, rapt in admiration of the fine scenery and noble woods which environed it on all its sides.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he turned to take a leisurely survey of the massive proportions of the castle, and, with a veteran soldier's instincts, fell to a planning of additional fortifications, so as to increase its impregnability.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A VILLAIN DEMANDS HIS WAGES.
impregnability
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From this reading Then he turned to take a leisurely survey of the massive proportions of the castle, and, with a veteran soldier's instincts, fell to a planning of additional fortifications, so as to increase its impregnability.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _The Pilot._ Count De Montfort strolled leisurely to and fro on the rising ground in front of the castle, rapt in admiration of the fine scenery and noble woods which environed it on all its sides.
increase
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From this reading Then he turned to take a leisurely survey of the massive proportions of the castle, and, with a veteran soldier's instincts, fell to a planning of additional fortifications, so as to increase its impregnability.
instincts
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From this reading Then he turned to take a leisurely survey of the massive proportions of the castle, and, with a veteran soldier's instincts, fell to a planning of additional fortifications, so as to increase its impregnability.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _The Pilot._ Count De Montfort strolled leisurely to and fro on the rising ground in front of the castle, rapt in admiration of the fine scenery and noble woods which environed it on all its sides.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading _The Pilot._ Count De Montfort strolled leisurely to and fro on the rising ground in front of the castle, rapt in admiration of the fine scenery and noble woods which environed it on all its sides.
leisurely
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From this reading _The Pilot._ Count De Montfort strolled leisurely to and fro on the rising ground in front of the castle, rapt in admiration of the fine scenery and noble woods which environed it on all its sides.
massive
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From this reading Then he turned to take a leisurely survey of the massive proportions of the castle, and, with a veteran soldier's instincts, fell to a planning of additional fortifications, so as to increase its impregnability.
Montfort
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From this reading _The Pilot._ Count De Montfort strolled leisurely to and fro on the rising ground in front of the castle, rapt in admiration of the fine scenery and noble woods which environed it on all its sides.
night
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From this reading "Oh pilot! 'tis a fearful night; There's danger on the deep."
noble
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From this reading _The Pilot._ Count De Montfort strolled leisurely to and fro on the rising ground in front of the castle, rapt in admiration of the fine scenery and noble woods which environed it on all its sides.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _The Pilot._ Count De Montfort strolled leisurely to and fro on the rising ground in front of the castle, rapt in admiration of the fine scenery and noble woods which environed it on all its sides.
Oh
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From this reading "Oh pilot! 'tis a fearful night; There's danger on the deep."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Oh pilot! 'tis a fearful night; There's danger on the deep."
pilot
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From this reading "Oh pilot! 'tis a fearful night; There's danger on the deep."
planning
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From this reading Then he turned to take a leisurely survey of the massive proportions of the castle, and, with a veteran soldier's instincts, fell to a planning of additional fortifications, so as to increase its impregnability.
proportions
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From this reading Then he turned to take a leisurely survey of the massive proportions of the castle, and, with a veteran soldier's instincts, fell to a planning of additional fortifications, so as to increase its impregnability.
rapt
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From this reading _The Pilot._ Count De Montfort strolled leisurely to and fro on the rising ground in front of the castle, rapt in admiration of the fine scenery and noble woods which environed it on all its sides.
rising
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From this reading _The Pilot._ Count De Montfort strolled leisurely to and fro on the rising ground in front of the castle, rapt in admiration of the fine scenery and noble woods which environed it on all its sides.
scenery
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From this reading _The Pilot._ Count De Montfort strolled leisurely to and fro on the rising ground in front of the castle, rapt in admiration of the fine scenery and noble woods which environed it on all its sides.
seen
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From this reading Whilst thus engaged, a figure seen in the distance, caused the complacent smile to vanish from his countenance, and his visage grew dark with a frown.
sides
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From this reading _The Pilot._ Count De Montfort strolled leisurely to and fro on the rising ground in front of the castle, rapt in admiration of the fine scenery and noble woods which environed it on all its sides.
smile
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From this reading Whilst thus engaged, a figure seen in the distance, caused the complacent smile to vanish from his countenance, and his visage grew dark with a frown.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Then he turned to take a leisurely survey of the massive proportions of the castle, and, with a veteran soldier's instincts, fell to a planning of additional fortifications, so as to increase its impregnability.
soldier's
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From this reading Then he turned to take a leisurely survey of the massive proportions of the castle, and, with a veteran soldier's instincts, fell to a planning of additional fortifications, so as to increase its impregnability.
strolled
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From this reading _The Pilot._ Count De Montfort strolled leisurely to and fro on the rising ground in front of the castle, rapt in admiration of the fine scenery and noble woods which environed it on all its sides.
survey
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From this reading Then he turned to take a leisurely survey of the massive proportions of the castle, and, with a veteran soldier's instincts, fell to a planning of additional fortifications, so as to increase its impregnability.
take
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From this reading Then he turned to take a leisurely survey of the massive proportions of the castle, and, with a veteran soldier's instincts, fell to a planning of additional fortifications, so as to increase its impregnability.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Oh pilot! 'tis a fearful night; There's danger on the deep."
Then
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From this reading Then he turned to take a leisurely survey of the massive proportions of the castle, and, with a veteran soldier's instincts, fell to a planning of additional fortifications, so as to increase its impregnability.
There's
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From this reading "Oh pilot! 'tis a fearful night; There's danger on the deep."
thus
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From this reading Whilst thus engaged, a figure seen in the distance, caused the complacent smile to vanish from his countenance, and his visage grew dark with a frown.
tis
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From this reading "Oh pilot! 'tis a fearful night; There's danger on the deep."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _The Pilot._ Count De Montfort strolled leisurely to and fro on the rising ground in front of the castle, rapt in admiration of the fine scenery and noble woods which environed it on all its sides.
turned
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From this reading Then he turned to take a leisurely survey of the massive proportions of the castle, and, with a veteran soldier's instincts, fell to a planning of additional fortifications, so as to increase its impregnability.
vanish
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From this reading Whilst thus engaged, a figure seen in the distance, caused the complacent smile to vanish from his countenance, and his visage grew dark with a frown.
veteran
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From this reading Then he turned to take a leisurely survey of the massive proportions of the castle, and, with a veteran soldier's instincts, fell to a planning of additional fortifications, so as to increase its impregnability.
VILLAIN
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From this reading A VILLAIN DEMANDS HIS WAGES.
visage
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From this reading Whilst thus engaged, a figure seen in the distance, caused the complacent smile to vanish from his countenance, and his visage grew dark with a frown.
WAGESplural nounUS /ˈweɪdʒɪz/
money or a reward earned for work
From this reading A VILLAIN DEMANDS HIS WAGES.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading _The Pilot._ Count De Montfort strolled leisurely to and fro on the rising ground in front of the castle, rapt in admiration of the fine scenery and noble woods which environed it on all its sides.
WhilstconjunctionUS /waɪlst/
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading Whilst thus engaged, a figure seen in the distance, caused the complacent smile to vanish from his countenance, and his visage grew dark with a frown.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then he turned to take a leisurely survey of the massive proportions of the castle, and, with a veteran soldier's instincts, fell to a planning of additional fortifications, so as to increase its impregnability.
woods
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From this reading _The Pilot._ Count De Montfort strolled leisurely to and fro on the rising ground in front of the castle, rapt in admiration of the fine scenery and noble woods which environed it on all its sides.
