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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 They set the pace for the Lowland foot, less used to the swinging stride that was half a run; and for this reason the Prince’s army went northward at a speed incredible to Marshal Wade, the Duke of Cumberland, and other heavy-minded generals who were eager in pursuit.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The Highlanders had ever their hearts turned backward to the London road--the road of battle; but old habit made their feet move briskly along the route mapped out for them.
always
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From this reading THE GALLOP THE retreat had moved up through Staffordshire and Cheshire, always evading the pursuit that followed it so closely from many separate quarters.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE GALLOP THE retreat had moved up through Staffordshire and Cheshire, always evading the pursuit that followed it so closely from many separate quarters.
anxious
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From this reading A few cautious leaders of the clans apart, few men were anxious to succeed in this retreat.
apart
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From this reading A few cautious leaders of the clans apart, few men were anxious to succeed in this retreat.
army
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From this reading They set the pace for the Lowland foot, less used to the swinging stride that was half a run; and for this reason the Prince’s army went northward at a speed incredible to Marshal Wade, the Duke of Cumberland, and other heavy-minded generals who were eager in pursuit.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They set the pace for the Lowland foot, less used to the swinging stride that was half a run; and for this reason the Prince’s army went northward at a speed incredible to Marshal Wade, the Duke of Cumberland, and other heavy-minded generals who were eager in pursuit.
backward
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From this reading The Highlanders had ever their hearts turned backward to the London road--the road of battle; but old habit made their feet move briskly along the route mapped out for them.
battle
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From this reading The Highlanders had ever their hearts turned backward to the London road--the road of battle; but old habit made their feet move briskly along the route mapped out for them.
briskly
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From this reading The Highlanders had ever their hearts turned backward to the London road--the road of battle; but old habit made their feet move briskly along the route mapped out for them.
business
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From this reading There was irony in the whole sad business.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The Highlanders had ever their hearts turned backward to the London road--the road of battle; but old habit made their feet move briskly along the route mapped out for them.
cautious
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From this reading A few cautious leaders of the clans apart, few men were anxious to succeed in this retreat.
Cheshire
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From this reading THE GALLOP THE retreat had moved up through Staffordshire and Cheshire, always evading the pursuit that followed it so closely from many separate quarters.
clans
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From this reading A few cautious leaders of the clans apart, few men were anxious to succeed in this retreat.
closely
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From this reading THE GALLOP THE retreat had moved up through Staffordshire and Cheshire, always evading the pursuit that followed it so closely from many separate quarters.
Cumberland
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From this reading They set the pace for the Lowland foot, less used to the swinging stride that was half a run; and for this reason the Prince’s army went northward at a speed incredible to Marshal Wade, the Duke of Cumberland, and other heavy-minded generals who were eager in pursuit.
Duke
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From this reading They set the pace for the Lowland foot, less used to the swinging stride that was half a run; and for this reason the Prince’s army went northward at a speed incredible to Marshal Wade, the Duke of Cumberland, and other heavy-minded generals who were eager in pursuit.
eager
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From this reading They set the pace for the Lowland foot, less used to the swinging stride that was half a run; and for this reason the Prince’s army went northward at a speed incredible to Marshal Wade, the Duke of Cumberland, and other heavy-minded generals who were eager in pursuit.
evading
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From this reading THE GALLOP THE retreat had moved up through Staffordshire and Cheshire, always evading the pursuit that followed it so closely from many separate quarters.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Highlanders had ever their hearts turned backward to the London road--the road of battle; but old habit made their feet move briskly along the route mapped out for them.
feet
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From this reading The Highlanders had ever their hearts turned backward to the London road--the road of battle; but old habit made their feet move briskly along the route mapped out for them.
few
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From this reading A few cautious leaders of the clans apart, few men were anxious to succeed in this retreat.
followed
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From this reading THE GALLOP THE retreat had moved up through Staffordshire and Cheshire, always evading the pursuit that followed it so closely from many separate quarters.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They set the pace for the Lowland foot, less used to the swinging stride that was half a run; and for this reason the Prince’s army went northward at a speed incredible to Marshal Wade, the Duke of Cumberland, and other heavy-minded generals who were eager in pursuit.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Highlanders had ever their hearts turned backward to the London road--the road of battle; but old habit made their feet move briskly along the route mapped out for them.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE GALLOP THE retreat had moved up through Staffordshire and Cheshire, always evading the pursuit that followed it so closely from many separate quarters.
GALLOP
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From this reading THE GALLOP THE retreat had moved up through Staffordshire and Cheshire, always evading the pursuit that followed it so closely from many separate quarters.
generals
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From this reading They set the pace for the Lowland foot, less used to the swinging stride that was half a run; and for this reason the Prince’s army went northward at a speed incredible to Marshal Wade, the Duke of Cumberland, and other heavy-minded generals who were eager in pursuit.
habit
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From this reading The Highlanders had ever their hearts turned backward to the London road--the road of battle; but old habit made their feet move briskly along the route mapped out for them.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE GALLOP THE retreat had moved up through Staffordshire and Cheshire, always evading the pursuit that followed it so closely from many separate quarters.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They set the pace for the Lowland foot, less used to the swinging stride that was half a run; and for this reason the Prince’s army went northward at a speed incredible to Marshal Wade, the Duke of Cumberland, and other heavy-minded generals who were eager in pursuit.
hearts
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From this reading The Highlanders had ever their hearts turned backward to the London road--the road of battle; but old habit made their feet move briskly along the route mapped out for them.
heavy-minded
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From this reading They set the pace for the Lowland foot, less used to the swinging stride that was half a run; and for this reason the Prince’s army went northward at a speed incredible to Marshal Wade, the Duke of Cumberland, and other heavy-minded generals who were eager in pursuit.
Highlanders
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From this reading The Highlanders had ever their hearts turned backward to the London road--the road of battle; but old habit made their feet move briskly along the route mapped out for them.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They set the pace for the Lowland foot, less used to the swinging stride that was half a run; and for this reason the Prince’s army went northward at a speed incredible to Marshal Wade, the Duke of Cumberland, and other heavy-minded generals who were eager in pursuit.
incredible
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From this reading They set the pace for the Lowland foot, less used to the swinging stride that was half a run; and for this reason the Prince’s army went northward at a speed incredible to Marshal Wade, the Duke of Cumberland, and other heavy-minded generals who were eager in pursuit.
irony
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From this reading There was irony in the whole sad business.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE GALLOP THE retreat had moved up through Staffordshire and Cheshire, always evading the pursuit that followed it so closely from many separate quarters.
leaders
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From this reading A few cautious leaders of the clans apart, few men were anxious to succeed in this retreat.
less
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From this reading They set the pace for the Lowland foot, less used to the swinging stride that was half a run; and for this reason the Prince’s army went northward at a speed incredible to Marshal Wade, the Duke of Cumberland, and other heavy-minded generals who were eager in pursuit.
London
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From this reading The Highlanders had ever their hearts turned backward to the London road--the road of battle; but old habit made their feet move briskly along the route mapped out for them.
Lowland
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From this reading They set the pace for the Lowland foot, less used to the swinging stride that was half a run; and for this reason the Prince’s army went northward at a speed incredible to Marshal Wade, the Duke of Cumberland, and other heavy-minded generals who were eager in pursuit.
made
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From this reading The Highlanders had ever their hearts turned backward to the London road--the road of battle; but old habit made their feet move briskly along the route mapped out for them.
many
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From this reading THE GALLOP THE retreat had moved up through Staffordshire and Cheshire, always evading the pursuit that followed it so closely from many separate quarters.
mapped
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From this reading The Highlanders had ever their hearts turned backward to the London road--the road of battle; but old habit made their feet move briskly along the route mapped out for them.
Marshal
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From this reading They set the pace for the Lowland foot, less used to the swinging stride that was half a run; and for this reason the Prince’s army went northward at a speed incredible to Marshal Wade, the Duke of Cumberland, and other heavy-minded generals who were eager in pursuit.
men
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From this reading A few cautious leaders of the clans apart, few men were anxious to succeed in this retreat.
move
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From this reading The Highlanders had ever their hearts turned backward to the London road--the road of battle; but old habit made their feet move briskly along the route mapped out for them.
moved
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From this reading THE GALLOP THE retreat had moved up through Staffordshire and Cheshire, always evading the pursuit that followed it so closely from many separate quarters.
northward
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From this reading They set the pace for the Lowland foot, less used to the swinging stride that was half a run; and for this reason the Prince’s army went northward at a speed incredible to Marshal Wade, the Duke of Cumberland, and other heavy-minded generals who were eager in pursuit.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Highlanders had ever their hearts turned backward to the London road--the road of battle; but old habit made their feet move briskly along the route mapped out for them.
old
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From this reading The Highlanders had ever their hearts turned backward to the London road--the road of battle; but old habit made their feet move briskly along the route mapped out for them.
other
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From this reading They set the pace for the Lowland foot, less used to the swinging stride that was half a run; and for this reason the Prince’s army went northward at a speed incredible to Marshal Wade, the Duke of Cumberland, and other heavy-minded generals who were eager in pursuit.
out
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From this reading The Highlanders had ever their hearts turned backward to the London road--the road of battle; but old habit made their feet move briskly along the route mapped out for them.
pace
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From this reading They set the pace for the Lowland foot, less used to the swinging stride that was half a run; and for this reason the Prince’s army went northward at a speed incredible to Marshal Wade, the Duke of Cumberland, and other heavy-minded generals who were eager in pursuit.
Prince's
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From this reading They set the pace for the Lowland foot, less used to the swinging stride that was half a run; and for this reason the Prince’s army went northward at a speed incredible to Marshal Wade, the Duke of Cumberland, and other heavy-minded generals who were eager in pursuit.
pursuit
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From this reading THE GALLOP THE retreat had moved up through Staffordshire and Cheshire, always evading the pursuit that followed it so closely from many separate quarters.
quarters
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From this reading THE GALLOP THE retreat had moved up through Staffordshire and Cheshire, always evading the pursuit that followed it so closely from many separate quarters.
reason
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From this reading They set the pace for the Lowland foot, less used to the swinging stride that was half a run; and for this reason the Prince’s army went northward at a speed incredible to Marshal Wade, the Duke of Cumberland, and other heavy-minded generals who were eager in pursuit.
retreat
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From this reading THE GALLOP THE retreat had moved up through Staffordshire and Cheshire, always evading the pursuit that followed it so closely from many separate quarters.
road
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From this reading The Highlanders had ever their hearts turned backward to the London road--the road of battle; but old habit made their feet move briskly along the route mapped out for them.
route
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From this reading The Highlanders had ever their hearts turned backward to the London road--the road of battle; but old habit made their feet move briskly along the route mapped out for them.
run
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From this reading They set the pace for the Lowland foot, less used to the swinging stride that was half a run; and for this reason the Prince’s army went northward at a speed incredible to Marshal Wade, the Duke of Cumberland, and other heavy-minded generals who were eager in pursuit.
sad
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From this reading There was irony in the whole sad business.
separate
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From this reading THE GALLOP THE retreat had moved up through Staffordshire and Cheshire, always evading the pursuit that followed it so closely from many separate quarters.
set
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From this reading They set the pace for the Lowland foot, less used to the swinging stride that was half a run; and for this reason the Prince’s army went northward at a speed incredible to Marshal Wade, the Duke of Cumberland, and other heavy-minded generals who were eager in pursuit.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading THE GALLOP THE retreat had moved up through Staffordshire and Cheshire, always evading the pursuit that followed it so closely from many separate quarters.
speed
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From this reading They set the pace for the Lowland foot, less used to the swinging stride that was half a run; and for this reason the Prince’s army went northward at a speed incredible to Marshal Wade, the Duke of Cumberland, and other heavy-minded generals who were eager in pursuit.
Staffordshire
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From this reading THE GALLOP THE retreat had moved up through Staffordshire and Cheshire, always evading the pursuit that followed it so closely from many separate quarters.
stride
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From this reading They set the pace for the Lowland foot, less used to the swinging stride that was half a run; and for this reason the Prince’s army went northward at a speed incredible to Marshal Wade, the Duke of Cumberland, and other heavy-minded generals who were eager in pursuit.
succeed
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From this reading A few cautious leaders of the clans apart, few men were anxious to succeed in this retreat.
swinging
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From this reading They set the pace for the Lowland foot, less used to the swinging stride that was half a run; and for this reason the Prince’s army went northward at a speed incredible to Marshal Wade, the Duke of Cumberland, and other heavy-minded generals who were eager in pursuit.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE GALLOP THE retreat had moved up through Staffordshire and Cheshire, always evading the pursuit that followed it so closely from many separate quarters.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GALLOP THE retreat had moved up through Staffordshire and Cheshire, always evading the pursuit that followed it so closely from many separate quarters.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The Highlanders had ever their hearts turned backward to the London road--the road of battle; but old habit made their feet move briskly along the route mapped out for them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The Highlanders had ever their hearts turned backward to the London road--the road of battle; but old habit made their feet move briskly along the route mapped out for them.
There
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From this reading There was irony in the whole sad business.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They set the pace for the Lowland foot, less used to the swinging stride that was half a run; and for this reason the Prince’s army went northward at a speed incredible to Marshal Wade, the Duke of Cumberland, and other heavy-minded generals who were eager in pursuit.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading They set the pace for the Lowland foot, less used to the swinging stride that was half a run; and for this reason the Prince’s army went northward at a speed incredible to Marshal Wade, the Duke of Cumberland, and other heavy-minded generals who were eager in pursuit.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE GALLOP THE retreat had moved up through Staffordshire and Cheshire, always evading the pursuit that followed it so closely from many separate quarters.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Highlanders had ever their hearts turned backward to the London road--the road of battle; but old habit made their feet move briskly along the route mapped out for them.
turned
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From this reading The Highlanders had ever their hearts turned backward to the London road--the road of battle; but old habit made their feet move briskly along the route mapped out for them.
up
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From this reading THE GALLOP THE retreat had moved up through Staffordshire and Cheshire, always evading the pursuit that followed it so closely from many separate quarters.
used
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From this reading They set the pace for the Lowland foot, less used to the swinging stride that was half a run; and for this reason the Prince’s army went northward at a speed incredible to Marshal Wade, the Duke of Cumberland, and other heavy-minded generals who were eager in pursuit.
Wade
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From this reading They set the pace for the Lowland foot, less used to the swinging stride that was half a run; and for this reason the Prince’s army went northward at a speed incredible to Marshal Wade, the Duke of Cumberland, and other heavy-minded generals who were eager in pursuit.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They set the pace for the Lowland foot, less used to the swinging stride that was half a run; and for this reason the Prince’s army went northward at a speed incredible to Marshal Wade, the Duke of Cumberland, and other heavy-minded generals who were eager in pursuit.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They set the pace for the Lowland foot, less used to the swinging stride that was half a run; and for this reason the Prince’s army went northward at a speed incredible to Marshal Wade, the Duke of Cumberland, and other heavy-minded generals who were eager in pursuit.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They set the pace for the Lowland foot, less used to the swinging stride that was half a run; and for this reason the Prince’s army went northward at a speed incredible to Marshal Wade, the Duke of Cumberland, and other heavy-minded generals who were eager in pursuit.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading They set the pace for the Lowland foot, less used to the swinging stride that was half a run; and for this reason the Prince’s army went northward at a speed incredible to Marshal Wade, the Duke of Cumberland, and other heavy-minded generals who were eager in pursuit.
whole
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From this reading There was irony in the whole sad business.
