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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 When De Fervlans's men saw that their leader had fallen they retreated toward the bridge, where a portion of the troop alighted and held at bay their pursuers, while the rest tore up and flung into the stream the planks of the bridge.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She shuddered with horror, and staggered like one who walks in his sleep as she moved about the desert place.
alighted
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From this reading When De Fervlans's men saw that their leader had fallen they retreated toward the bridge, where a portion of the troop alighted and held at bay their pursuers, while the rest tore up and flung into the stream the planks of the bridge.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The spot where the fiercest fighting had occurred was already cleared when Katharina arrived upon it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When De Fervlans's men saw that their leader had fallen they retreated toward the bridge, where a portion of the troop alighted and held at bay their pursuers, while the rest tore up and flung into the stream the planks of the bridge.
arrived
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From this reading The spot where the fiercest fighting had occurred was already cleared when Katharina arrived upon it.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She shuddered with horror, and staggered like one who walks in his sleep as she moved about the desert place.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When De Fervlans's men saw that their leader had fallen they retreated toward the bridge, where a portion of the troop alighted and held at bay their pursuers, while the rest tore up and flung into the stream the planks of the bridge.
bay
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From this reading When De Fervlans's men saw that their leader had fallen they retreated toward the bridge, where a portion of the troop alighted and held at bay their pursuers, while the rest tore up and flung into the stream the planks of the bridge.
beam
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From this reading Then the men who had prevented the Volons from following crossed on foot the narrow lengthwise beam to the opposite shore--a feat impossible for a man on horseback.
bloom
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From this reading Suddenly she came upon a large wild-rose bush covered with bloom.
bridge
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From this reading When De Fervlans's men saw that their leader had fallen they retreated toward the bridge, where a portion of the troop alighted and held at bay their pursuers, while the rest tore up and flung into the stream the planks of the bridge.
bush
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From this reading Suddenly she came upon a large wild-rose bush covered with bloom.
came
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From this reading Suddenly she came upon a large wild-rose bush covered with bloom.
cleared
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From this reading The spot where the fiercest fighting had occurred was already cleared when Katharina arrived upon it.
covered
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From this reading Suddenly she came upon a large wild-rose bush covered with bloom.
crossed
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From this reading Then the men who had prevented the Volons from following crossed on foot the narrow lengthwise beam to the opposite shore--a feat impossible for a man on horseback.
De
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From this reading When De Fervlans's men saw that their leader had fallen they retreated toward the bridge, where a portion of the troop alighted and held at bay their pursuers, while the rest tore up and flung into the stream the planks of the bridge.
desert
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From this reading She shuddered with horror, and staggered like one who walks in his sleep as she moved about the desert place.
fallen
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From this reading When De Fervlans's men saw that their leader had fallen they retreated toward the bridge, where a portion of the troop alighted and held at bay their pursuers, while the rest tore up and flung into the stream the planks of the bridge.
feat
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From this reading Then the men who had prevented the Volons from following crossed on foot the narrow lengthwise beam to the opposite shore--a feat impossible for a man on horseback.
Fervlans's
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From this reading When De Fervlans's men saw that their leader had fallen they retreated toward the bridge, where a portion of the troop alighted and held at bay their pursuers, while the rest tore up and flung into the stream the planks of the bridge.
fiercest
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From this reading The spot where the fiercest fighting had occurred was already cleared when Katharina arrived upon it.
fighting
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From this reading The spot where the fiercest fighting had occurred was already cleared when Katharina arrived upon it.
flung
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From this reading When De Fervlans's men saw that their leader had fallen they retreated toward the bridge, where a portion of the troop alighted and held at bay their pursuers, while the rest tore up and flung into the stream the planks of the bridge.
following
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From this reading Then the men who had prevented the Volons from following crossed on foot the narrow lengthwise beam to the opposite shore--a feat impossible for a man on horseback.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then the men who had prevented the Volons from following crossed on foot the narrow lengthwise beam to the opposite shore--a feat impossible for a man on horseback.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Then the men who had prevented the Volons from following crossed on foot the narrow lengthwise beam to the opposite shore--a feat impossible for a man on horseback.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Then the men who had prevented the Volons from following crossed on foot the narrow lengthwise beam to the opposite shore--a feat impossible for a man on horseback.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When De Fervlans's men saw that their leader had fallen they retreated toward the bridge, where a portion of the troop alighted and held at bay their pursuers, while the rest tore up and flung into the stream the planks of the bridge.
held
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From this reading When De Fervlans's men saw that their leader had fallen they retreated toward the bridge, where a portion of the troop alighted and held at bay their pursuers, while the rest tore up and flung into the stream the planks of the bridge.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She shuddered with horror, and staggered like one who walks in his sleep as she moved about the desert place.
horror
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From this reading She shuddered with horror, and staggered like one who walks in his sleep as she moved about the desert place.
horseback
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From this reading Then the men who had prevented the Volons from following crossed on foot the narrow lengthwise beam to the opposite shore--a feat impossible for a man on horseback.
impossible
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From this reading Then the men who had prevented the Volons from following crossed on foot the narrow lengthwise beam to the opposite shore--a feat impossible for a man on horseback.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She shuddered with horror, and staggered like one who walks in his sleep as she moved about the desert place.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When De Fervlans's men saw that their leader had fallen they retreated toward the bridge, where a portion of the troop alighted and held at bay their pursuers, while the rest tore up and flung into the stream the planks of the bridge.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The spot where the fiercest fighting had occurred was already cleared when Katharina arrived upon it.
Katharina
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From this reading The spot where the fiercest fighting had occurred was already cleared when Katharina arrived upon it.
large
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From this reading Suddenly she came upon a large wild-rose bush covered with bloom.
leader
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From this reading When De Fervlans's men saw that their leader had fallen they retreated toward the bridge, where a portion of the troop alighted and held at bay their pursuers, while the rest tore up and flung into the stream the planks of the bridge.
lengthwise
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From this reading Then the men who had prevented the Volons from following crossed on foot the narrow lengthwise beam to the opposite shore--a feat impossible for a man on horseback.
like
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From this reading She shuddered with horror, and staggered like one who walks in his sleep as she moved about the desert place.
man
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From this reading Then the men who had prevented the Volons from following crossed on foot the narrow lengthwise beam to the opposite shore--a feat impossible for a man on horseback.
men
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From this reading When De Fervlans's men saw that their leader had fallen they retreated toward the bridge, where a portion of the troop alighted and held at bay their pursuers, while the rest tore up and flung into the stream the planks of the bridge.
moved
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From this reading She shuddered with horror, and staggered like one who walks in his sleep as she moved about the desert place.
narrow
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From this reading Then the men who had prevented the Volons from following crossed on foot the narrow lengthwise beam to the opposite shore--a feat impossible for a man on horseback.
occurred
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From this reading The spot where the fiercest fighting had occurred was already cleared when Katharina arrived upon it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When De Fervlans's men saw that their leader had fallen they retreated toward the bridge, where a portion of the troop alighted and held at bay their pursuers, while the rest tore up and flung into the stream the planks of the bridge.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then the men who had prevented the Volons from following crossed on foot the narrow lengthwise beam to the opposite shore--a feat impossible for a man on horseback.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She shuddered with horror, and staggered like one who walks in his sleep as she moved about the desert place.
opposite
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From this reading Then the men who had prevented the Volons from following crossed on foot the narrow lengthwise beam to the opposite shore--a feat impossible for a man on horseback.
place
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From this reading She shuddered with horror, and staggered like one who walks in his sleep as she moved about the desert place.
planks
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From this reading When De Fervlans's men saw that their leader had fallen they retreated toward the bridge, where a portion of the troop alighted and held at bay their pursuers, while the rest tore up and flung into the stream the planks of the bridge.
portion
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From this reading When De Fervlans's men saw that their leader had fallen they retreated toward the bridge, where a portion of the troop alighted and held at bay their pursuers, while the rest tore up and flung into the stream the planks of the bridge.
prevented
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From this reading Then the men who had prevented the Volons from following crossed on foot the narrow lengthwise beam to the opposite shore--a feat impossible for a man on horseback.
pursuers
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From this reading When De Fervlans's men saw that their leader had fallen they retreated toward the bridge, where a portion of the troop alighted and held at bay their pursuers, while the rest tore up and flung into the stream the planks of the bridge.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When De Fervlans's men saw that their leader had fallen they retreated toward the bridge, where a portion of the troop alighted and held at bay their pursuers, while the rest tore up and flung into the stream the planks of the bridge.
retreated
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From this reading When De Fervlans's men saw that their leader had fallen they retreated toward the bridge, where a portion of the troop alighted and held at bay their pursuers, while the rest tore up and flung into the stream the planks of the bridge.
saw
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From this reading When De Fervlans's men saw that their leader had fallen they retreated toward the bridge, where a portion of the troop alighted and held at bay their pursuers, while the rest tore up and flung into the stream the planks of the bridge.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She shuddered with horror, and staggered like one who walks in his sleep as she moved about the desert place.
shore
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From this reading Then the men who had prevented the Volons from following crossed on foot the narrow lengthwise beam to the opposite shore--a feat impossible for a man on horseback.
shuddered
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From this reading She shuddered with horror, and staggered like one who walks in his sleep as she moved about the desert place.
sleep
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From this reading She shuddered with horror, and staggered like one who walks in his sleep as she moved about the desert place.
spot
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From this reading The spot where the fiercest fighting had occurred was already cleared when Katharina arrived upon it.
staggered
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From this reading She shuddered with horror, and staggered like one who walks in his sleep as she moved about the desert place.
stream
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From this reading When De Fervlans's men saw that their leader had fallen they retreated toward the bridge, where a portion of the troop alighted and held at bay their pursuers, while the rest tore up and flung into the stream the planks of the bridge.
SuddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Suddenly she came upon a large wild-rose bush covered with bloom.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When De Fervlans's men saw that their leader had fallen they retreated toward the bridge, where a portion of the troop alighted and held at bay their pursuers, while the rest tore up and flung into the stream the planks of the bridge.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When De Fervlans's men saw that their leader had fallen they retreated toward the bridge, where a portion of the troop alighted and held at bay their pursuers, while the rest tore up and flung into the stream the planks of the bridge.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading When De Fervlans's men saw that their leader had fallen they retreated toward the bridge, where a portion of the troop alighted and held at bay their pursuers, while the rest tore up and flung into the stream the planks of the bridge.
Then
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From this reading Then the men who had prevented the Volons from following crossed on foot the narrow lengthwise beam to the opposite shore--a feat impossible for a man on horseback.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When De Fervlans's men saw that their leader had fallen they retreated toward the bridge, where a portion of the troop alighted and held at bay their pursuers, while the rest tore up and flung into the stream the planks of the bridge.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then the men who had prevented the Volons from following crossed on foot the narrow lengthwise beam to the opposite shore--a feat impossible for a man on horseback.
tore
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From this reading When De Fervlans's men saw that their leader had fallen they retreated toward the bridge, where a portion of the troop alighted and held at bay their pursuers, while the rest tore up and flung into the stream the planks of the bridge.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading When De Fervlans's men saw that their leader had fallen they retreated toward the bridge, where a portion of the troop alighted and held at bay their pursuers, while the rest tore up and flung into the stream the planks of the bridge.
troop
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From this reading When De Fervlans's men saw that their leader had fallen they retreated toward the bridge, where a portion of the troop alighted and held at bay their pursuers, while the rest tore up and flung into the stream the planks of the bridge.
up
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From this reading When De Fervlans's men saw that their leader had fallen they retreated toward the bridge, where a portion of the troop alighted and held at bay their pursuers, while the rest tore up and flung into the stream the planks of the bridge.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The spot where the fiercest fighting had occurred was already cleared when Katharina arrived upon it.
Volons
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From this reading Then the men who had prevented the Volons from following crossed on foot the narrow lengthwise beam to the opposite shore--a feat impossible for a man on horseback.
walks
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From this reading She shuddered with horror, and staggered like one who walks in his sleep as she moved about the desert place.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The spot where the fiercest fighting had occurred was already cleared when Katharina arrived upon it.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When De Fervlans's men saw that their leader had fallen they retreated toward the bridge, where a portion of the troop alighted and held at bay their pursuers, while the rest tore up and flung into the stream the planks of the bridge.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading When De Fervlans's men saw that their leader had fallen they retreated toward the bridge, where a portion of the troop alighted and held at bay their pursuers, while the rest tore up and flung into the stream the planks of the bridge.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading When De Fervlans's men saw that their leader had fallen they retreated toward the bridge, where a portion of the troop alighted and held at bay their pursuers, while the rest tore up and flung into the stream the planks of the bridge.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Then the men who had prevented the Volons from following crossed on foot the narrow lengthwise beam to the opposite shore--a feat impossible for a man on horseback.
wild-rose
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From this reading Suddenly she came upon a large wild-rose bush covered with bloom.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She shuddered with horror, and staggered like one who walks in his sleep as she moved about the desert place.
