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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 this was fortunate for Rupert, because it enabled him to bring in his dispatches--after many a change of horses by the way--in time to share the pleasant victory of Falkirk later on.
advantage
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From this reading By sheer speed of generalship he got his army to the rising ground which gave him the advantage, outwitting General Hawley, who led the Hanoverian army.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading And this was fortunate for Rupert, because it enabled him to bring in his dispatches--after many a change of horses by the way--in time to share the pleasant victory of Falkirk later on.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And this was fortunate for Rupert, because it enabled him to bring in his dispatches--after many a change of horses by the way--in time to share the pleasant victory of Falkirk later on.
army
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From this reading THE GLORY OF IT THE Prince stayed in Glasgow with his army until the New Year was two days in.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And then news was brought--by Rupert, as it chanced--that Hawley could not get his cannon up within firing distance, because the bogland was so sodden that the wheels were axle-deep in mire.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And Falkirk Battle, like Prestonpans at the beginning of this wild campaign, showed the Prince quick in strategy beforehand, hot when the fight was dinning round his ears.
axle-deep
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From this reading And then news was brought--by Rupert, as it chanced--that Hawley could not get his cannon up within firing distance, because the bogland was so sodden that the wheels were axle-deep in mire.
Battle
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From this reading And Falkirk Battle, like Prestonpans at the beginning of this wild campaign, showed the Prince quick in strategy beforehand, hot when the fight was dinning round his ears.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading And this was fortunate for Rupert, because it enabled him to bring in his dispatches--after many a change of horses by the way--in time to share the pleasant victory of Falkirk later on.
beforehand
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From this reading And Falkirk Battle, like Prestonpans at the beginning of this wild campaign, showed the Prince quick in strategy beforehand, hot when the fight was dinning round his ears.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And Falkirk Battle, like Prestonpans at the beginning of this wild campaign, showed the Prince quick in strategy beforehand, hot when the fight was dinning round his ears.
bogland
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From this reading And then news was brought--by Rupert, as it chanced--that Hawley could not get his cannon up within firing distance, because the bogland was so sodden that the wheels were axle-deep in mire.
bring
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From this reading And this was fortunate for Rupert, because it enabled him to bring in his dispatches--after many a change of horses by the way--in time to share the pleasant victory of Falkirk later on.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And then news was brought--by Rupert, as it chanced--that Hawley could not get his cannon up within firing distance, because the bogland was so sodden that the wheels were axle-deep in mire.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And this was fortunate for Rupert, because it enabled him to bring in his dispatches--after many a change of horses by the way--in time to share the pleasant victory of Falkirk later on.
campaign
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From this reading And Falkirk Battle, like Prestonpans at the beginning of this wild campaign, showed the Prince quick in strategy beforehand, hot when the fight was dinning round his ears.
cannon
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From this reading And then news was brought--by Rupert, as it chanced--that Hawley could not get his cannon up within firing distance, because the bogland was so sodden that the wheels were axle-deep in mire.
chanced
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From this reading And then news was brought--by Rupert, as it chanced--that Hawley could not get his cannon up within firing distance, because the bogland was so sodden that the wheels were axle-deep in mire.
change
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From this reading And this was fortunate for Rupert, because it enabled him to bring in his dispatches--after many a change of horses by the way--in time to share the pleasant victory of Falkirk later on.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading And then news was brought--by Rupert, as it chanced--that Hawley could not get his cannon up within firing distance, because the bogland was so sodden that the wheels were axle-deep in mire.
days
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From this reading THE GLORY OF IT THE Prince stayed in Glasgow with his army until the New Year was two days in.
dinning
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From this reading And Falkirk Battle, like Prestonpans at the beginning of this wild campaign, showed the Prince quick in strategy beforehand, hot when the fight was dinning round his ears.
dispatches
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From this reading And this was fortunate for Rupert, because it enabled him to bring in his dispatches--after many a change of horses by the way--in time to share the pleasant victory of Falkirk later on.
distance
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From this reading And then news was brought--by Rupert, as it chanced--that Hawley could not get his cannon up within firing distance, because the bogland was so sodden that the wheels were axle-deep in mire.
ears
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From this reading And Falkirk Battle, like Prestonpans at the beginning of this wild campaign, showed the Prince quick in strategy beforehand, hot when the fight was dinning round his ears.
enabled
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From this reading And this was fortunate for Rupert, because it enabled him to bring in his dispatches--after many a change of horses by the way--in time to share the pleasant victory of Falkirk later on.
Falkirk
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From this reading And this was fortunate for Rupert, because it enabled him to bring in his dispatches--after many a change of horses by the way--in time to share the pleasant victory of Falkirk later on.
fight
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From this reading And Falkirk Battle, like Prestonpans at the beginning of this wild campaign, showed the Prince quick in strategy beforehand, hot when the fight was dinning round his ears.
firing
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From this reading And then news was brought--by Rupert, as it chanced--that Hawley could not get his cannon up within firing distance, because the bogland was so sodden that the wheels were axle-deep in mire.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And this was fortunate for Rupert, because it enabled him to bring in his dispatches--after many a change of horses by the way--in time to share the pleasant victory of Falkirk later on.
fortunate
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From this reading And this was fortunate for Rupert, because it enabled him to bring in his dispatches--after many a change of horses by the way--in time to share the pleasant victory of Falkirk later on.
gave
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From this reading By sheer speed of generalship he got his army to the rising ground which gave him the advantage, outwitting General Hawley, who led the Hanoverian army.
General
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From this reading By sheer speed of generalship he got his army to the rising ground which gave him the advantage, outwitting General Hawley, who led the Hanoverian army.
generalship
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From this reading By sheer speed of generalship he got his army to the rising ground which gave him the advantage, outwitting General Hawley, who led the Hanoverian army.
get
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From this reading And then news was brought--by Rupert, as it chanced--that Hawley could not get his cannon up within firing distance, because the bogland was so sodden that the wheels were axle-deep in mire.
Glasgow
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From this reading THE GLORY OF IT THE Prince stayed in Glasgow with his army until the New Year was two days in.
GLORY
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From this reading THE GLORY OF IT THE Prince stayed in Glasgow with his army until the New Year was two days in.
got
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From this reading By sheer speed of generalship he got his army to the rising ground which gave him the advantage, outwitting General Hawley, who led the Hanoverian army.
ground
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From this reading By sheer speed of generalship he got his army to the rising ground which gave him the advantage, outwitting General Hawley, who led the Hanoverian army.
Hanoverian
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From this reading By sheer speed of generalship he got his army to the rising ground which gave him the advantage, outwitting General Hawley, who led the Hanoverian army.
Hawley
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From this reading By sheer speed of generalship he got his army to the rising ground which gave him the advantage, outwitting General Hawley, who led the Hanoverian army.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading By sheer speed of generalship he got his army to the rising ground which gave him the advantage, outwitting General Hawley, who led the Hanoverian army.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And this was fortunate for Rupert, because it enabled him to bring in his dispatches--after many a change of horses by the way--in time to share the pleasant victory of Falkirk later on.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE GLORY OF IT THE Prince stayed in Glasgow with his army until the New Year was two days in.
horses
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From this reading And this was fortunate for Rupert, because it enabled him to bring in his dispatches--after many a change of horses by the way--in time to share the pleasant victory of Falkirk later on.
hot
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From this reading And Falkirk Battle, like Prestonpans at the beginning of this wild campaign, showed the Prince quick in strategy beforehand, hot when the fight was dinning round his ears.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE GLORY OF IT THE Prince stayed in Glasgow with his army until the New Year was two days in.
ITpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE GLORY OF IT THE Prince stayed in Glasgow with his army until the New Year was two days in.
later
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From this reading And this was fortunate for Rupert, because it enabled him to bring in his dispatches--after many a change of horses by the way--in time to share the pleasant victory of Falkirk later on.
led
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From this reading By sheer speed of generalship he got his army to the rising ground which gave him the advantage, outwitting General Hawley, who led the Hanoverian army.
like
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From this reading And Falkirk Battle, like Prestonpans at the beginning of this wild campaign, showed the Prince quick in strategy beforehand, hot when the fight was dinning round his ears.
many
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From this reading And this was fortunate for Rupert, because it enabled him to bring in his dispatches--after many a change of horses by the way--in time to share the pleasant victory of Falkirk later on.
mire
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From this reading And then news was brought--by Rupert, as it chanced--that Hawley could not get his cannon up within firing distance, because the bogland was so sodden that the wheels were axle-deep in mire.
New
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From this reading THE GLORY OF IT THE Prince stayed in Glasgow with his army until the New Year was two days in.
news
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From this reading And then news was brought--by Rupert, as it chanced--that Hawley could not get his cannon up within firing distance, because the bogland was so sodden that the wheels were axle-deep in mire.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And then news was brought--by Rupert, as it chanced--that Hawley could not get his cannon up within firing distance, because the bogland was so sodden that the wheels were axle-deep in mire.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE GLORY OF IT THE Prince stayed in Glasgow with his army until the New Year was two days in.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And this was fortunate for Rupert, because it enabled him to bring in his dispatches--after many a change of horses by the way--in time to share the pleasant victory of Falkirk later on.
outwitting
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From this reading By sheer speed of generalship he got his army to the rising ground which gave him the advantage, outwitting General Hawley, who led the Hanoverian army.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And this was fortunate for Rupert, because it enabled him to bring in his dispatches--after many a change of horses by the way--in time to share the pleasant victory of Falkirk later on.
Prestonpans
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From this reading And Falkirk Battle, like Prestonpans at the beginning of this wild campaign, showed the Prince quick in strategy beforehand, hot when the fight was dinning round his ears.
Prince
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From this reading THE GLORY OF IT THE Prince stayed in Glasgow with his army until the New Year was two days in.
quick
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From this reading And Falkirk Battle, like Prestonpans at the beginning of this wild campaign, showed the Prince quick in strategy beforehand, hot when the fight was dinning round his ears.
rising
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From this reading By sheer speed of generalship he got his army to the rising ground which gave him the advantage, outwitting General Hawley, who led the Hanoverian army.
round
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From this reading And Falkirk Battle, like Prestonpans at the beginning of this wild campaign, showed the Prince quick in strategy beforehand, hot when the fight was dinning round his ears.
Rupert
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From this reading And this was fortunate for Rupert, because it enabled him to bring in his dispatches--after many a change of horses by the way--in time to share the pleasant victory of Falkirk later on.
share
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From this reading And this was fortunate for Rupert, because it enabled him to bring in his dispatches--after many a change of horses by the way--in time to share the pleasant victory of Falkirk later on.
sheer
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From this reading By sheer speed of generalship he got his army to the rising ground which gave him the advantage, outwitting General Hawley, who led the Hanoverian army.
showed
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From this reading And Falkirk Battle, like Prestonpans at the beginning of this wild campaign, showed the Prince quick in strategy beforehand, hot when the fight was dinning round his ears.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And then news was brought--by Rupert, as it chanced--that Hawley could not get his cannon up within firing distance, because the bogland was so sodden that the wheels were axle-deep in mire.
sodden
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From this reading And then news was brought--by Rupert, as it chanced--that Hawley could not get his cannon up within firing distance, because the bogland was so sodden that the wheels were axle-deep in mire.
speed
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From this reading By sheer speed of generalship he got his army to the rising ground which gave him the advantage, outwitting General Hawley, who led the Hanoverian army.
stayed
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From this reading THE GLORY OF IT THE Prince stayed in Glasgow with his army until the New Year was two days in.
strategy
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From this reading And Falkirk Battle, like Prestonpans at the beginning of this wild campaign, showed the Prince quick in strategy beforehand, hot when the fight was dinning round his ears.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And then news was brought--by Rupert, as it chanced--that Hawley could not get his cannon up within firing distance, because the bogland was so sodden that the wheels were axle-deep in mire.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GLORY OF IT THE Prince stayed in Glasgow with his army until the New Year was two days in.
then
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From this reading And then news was brought--by Rupert, as it chanced--that Hawley could not get his cannon up within firing distance, because the bogland was so sodden that the wheels were axle-deep in mire.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And this was fortunate for Rupert, because it enabled him to bring in his dispatches--after many a change of horses by the way--in time to share the pleasant victory of Falkirk later on.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And this was fortunate for Rupert, because it enabled him to bring in his dispatches--after many a change of horses by the way--in time to share the pleasant victory of Falkirk later on.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And this was fortunate for Rupert, because it enabled him to bring in his dispatches--after many a change of horses by the way--in time to share the pleasant victory of Falkirk later on.
two
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From this reading THE GLORY OF IT THE Prince stayed in Glasgow with his army until the New Year was two days in.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading THE GLORY OF IT THE Prince stayed in Glasgow with his army until the New Year was two days in.
up
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From this reading And then news was brought--by Rupert, as it chanced--that Hawley could not get his cannon up within firing distance, because the bogland was so sodden that the wheels were axle-deep in mire.
victory
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From this reading And this was fortunate for Rupert, because it enabled him to bring in his dispatches--after many a change of horses by the way--in time to share the pleasant victory of Falkirk later on.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE GLORY OF IT THE Prince stayed in Glasgow with his army until the New Year was two days in.
way
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From this reading And this was fortunate for Rupert, because it enabled him to bring in his dispatches--after many a change of horses by the way--in time to share the pleasant victory of Falkirk later on.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And then news was brought--by Rupert, as it chanced--that Hawley could not get his cannon up within firing distance, because the bogland was so sodden that the wheels were axle-deep in mire.
wheels
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From this reading And then news was brought--by Rupert, as it chanced--that Hawley could not get his cannon up within firing distance, because the bogland was so sodden that the wheels were axle-deep in mire.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading And Falkirk Battle, like Prestonpans at the beginning of this wild campaign, showed the Prince quick in strategy beforehand, hot when the fight was dinning round his ears.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading By sheer speed of generalship he got his army to the rising ground which gave him the advantage, outwitting General Hawley, who led the Hanoverian army.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading By sheer speed of generalship he got his army to the rising ground which gave him the advantage, outwitting General Hawley, who led the Hanoverian army.
wild
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From this reading And Falkirk Battle, like Prestonpans at the beginning of this wild campaign, showed the Prince quick in strategy beforehand, hot when the fight was dinning round his ears.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE GLORY OF IT THE Prince stayed in Glasgow with his army until the New Year was two days in.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading And then news was brought--by Rupert, as it chanced--that Hawley could not get his cannon up within firing distance, because the bogland was so sodden that the wheels were axle-deep in mire.
Year
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From this reading THE GLORY OF IT THE Prince stayed in Glasgow with his army until the New Year was two days in.
