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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 Now or never must we make a struggle for freedom!" exclaimed Horace.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This is no time for giving way to weariness; and as for hesitation and doubt—" "The firing has ceased!" gasped Enrico.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This is no time for giving way to weariness; and as for hesitation and doubt—" "The firing has ceased!" gasped Enrico.
ceased
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From this reading This is no time for giving way to weariness; and as for hesitation and doubt—" "The firing has ceased!" gasped Enrico.
doubt
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From this reading This is no time for giving way to weariness; and as for hesitation and doubt—" "The firing has ceased!" gasped Enrico.
Enrico
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From this reading "If your strength fail you, Enrico, lean upon me.
exclaimed
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fail
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From this reading "If your strength fail you, Enrico, lean upon me.
firing
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From this reading This is no time for giving way to weariness; and as for hesitation and doubt—" "The firing has ceased!" gasped Enrico.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Now or never must we make a struggle for freedom!" exclaimed Horace.
freedom
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From this reading Now or never must we make a struggle for freedom!" exclaimed Horace.
gasped
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From this reading This is no time for giving way to weariness; and as for hesitation and doubt—" "The firing has ceased!" gasped Enrico.
giving
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From this reading This is no time for giving way to weariness; and as for hesitation and doubt—" "The firing has ceased!" gasped Enrico.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is no time for giving way to weariness; and as for hesitation and doubt—" "The firing has ceased!" gasped Enrico.
hesitation
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From this reading This is no time for giving way to weariness; and as for hesitation and doubt—" "The firing has ceased!" gasped Enrico.
Horace
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From this reading Now or never must we make a struggle for freedom!" exclaimed Horace.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If your strength fail you, Enrico, lean upon me.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is no time for giving way to weariness; and as for hesitation and doubt—" "The firing has ceased!" gasped Enrico.
lean
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From this reading "If your strength fail you, Enrico, lean upon me.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now or never must we make a struggle for freedom!" exclaimed Horace.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "If your strength fail you, Enrico, lean upon me.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Now or never must we make a struggle for freedom!" exclaimed Horace.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now or never must we make a struggle for freedom!" exclaimed Horace.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading This is no time for giving way to weariness; and as for hesitation and doubt—" "The firing has ceased!" gasped Enrico.
Now
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From this reading Now or never must we make a struggle for freedom!" exclaimed Horace.
Onward
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From this reading "Onward, onward!
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Now or never must we make a struggle for freedom!" exclaimed Horace.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "If your strength fail you, Enrico, lean upon me.
struggle
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From this reading Now or never must we make a struggle for freedom!" exclaimed Horace.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This is no time for giving way to weariness; and as for hesitation and doubt—" "The firing has ceased!" gasped Enrico.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is no time for giving way to weariness; and as for hesitation and doubt—" "The firing has ceased!" gasped Enrico.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This is no time for giving way to weariness; and as for hesitation and doubt—" "The firing has ceased!" gasped Enrico.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This is no time for giving way to weariness; and as for hesitation and doubt—" "The firing has ceased!" gasped Enrico.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "If your strength fail you, Enrico, lean upon me.
VICTORY
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From this reading VICTORY.
way
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From this reading This is no time for giving way to weariness; and as for hesitation and doubt—" "The firing has ceased!" gasped Enrico.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Now or never must we make a struggle for freedom!" exclaimed Horace.
weariness
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From this reading This is no time for giving way to weariness; and as for hesitation and doubt—" "The firing has ceased!" gasped Enrico.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "If your strength fail you, Enrico, lean upon me.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "If your strength fail you, Enrico, lean upon me.