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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 Twenty-four miles eastward of the city, the small town and fortress of Schlusselburg stand, at a point where the Neva issues from the Lake of Ladoga, and on the left bank of the river.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The little town had then somewhere about three thousand inhabitants, who chiefly lived by the manufacture of cotton and porcelain.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading On an island, where the river joins the lake and moats it round, is built the fort, which is about four hundred yards square: its walls are of stone, massive, and fifty feet in height, terminating in battlements and turrets of antique form.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Twenty-four miles eastward of the city, the small town and fortress of Schlusselburg stand, at a point where the Neva issues from the Lake of Ladoga, and on the left bank of the river.
antique
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From this reading On an island, where the river joins the lake and moats it round, is built the fort, which is about four hundred yards square: its walls are of stone, massive, and fifty feet in height, terminating in battlements and turrets of antique form.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading On an island, where the river joins the lake and moats it round, is built the fort, which is about four hundred yards square: its walls are of stone, massive, and fifty feet in height, terminating in battlements and turrets of antique form.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Twenty-four miles eastward of the city, the small town and fortress of Schlusselburg stand, at a point where the Neva issues from the Lake of Ladoga, and on the left bank of the river.
bank
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From this reading Twenty-four miles eastward of the city, the small town and fortress of Schlusselburg stand, at a point where the Neva issues from the Lake of Ladoga, and on the left bank of the river.
battlements
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From this reading On an island, where the river joins the lake and moats it round, is built the fort, which is about four hundred yards square: its walls are of stone, massive, and fifty feet in height, terminating in battlements and turrets of antique form.
built
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From this reading On an island, where the river joins the lake and moats it round, is built the fort, which is about four hundred yards square: its walls are of stone, massive, and fifty feet in height, terminating in battlements and turrets of antique form.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The little town had then somewhere about three thousand inhabitants, who chiefly lived by the manufacture of cotton and porcelain.
chiefly
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From this reading The little town had then somewhere about three thousand inhabitants, who chiefly lived by the manufacture of cotton and porcelain.
city
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From this reading Twenty-four miles eastward of the city, the small town and fortress of Schlusselburg stand, at a point where the Neva issues from the Lake of Ladoga, and on the left bank of the river.
CONTAINED
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From this reading WHAT THE SECRET DISPATCH CONTAINED.
cotton
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From this reading The little town had then somewhere about three thousand inhabitants, who chiefly lived by the manufacture of cotton and porcelain.
DISPATCH
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From this reading WHAT THE SECRET DISPATCH CONTAINED.
drawbridge
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From this reading The passage to this island is by a long drawbridge.
eastward
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From this reading Twenty-four miles eastward of the city, the small town and fortress of Schlusselburg stand, at a point where the Neva issues from the Lake of Ladoga, and on the left bank of the river.
feet
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From this reading On an island, where the river joins the lake and moats it round, is built the fort, which is about four hundred yards square: its walls are of stone, massive, and fifty feet in height, terminating in battlements and turrets of antique form.
fifty
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From this reading On an island, where the river joins the lake and moats it round, is built the fort, which is about four hundred yards square: its walls are of stone, massive, and fifty feet in height, terminating in battlements and turrets of antique form.
form
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From this reading On an island, where the river joins the lake and moats it round, is built the fort, which is about four hundred yards square: its walls are of stone, massive, and fifty feet in height, terminating in battlements and turrets of antique form.
fort
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From this reading On an island, where the river joins the lake and moats it round, is built the fort, which is about four hundred yards square: its walls are of stone, massive, and fifty feet in height, terminating in battlements and turrets of antique form.
fortress
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From this reading Twenty-four miles eastward of the city, the small town and fortress of Schlusselburg stand, at a point where the Neva issues from the Lake of Ladoga, and on the left bank of the river.
four
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From this reading On an island, where the river joins the lake and moats it round, is built the fort, which is about four hundred yards square: its walls are of stone, massive, and fifty feet in height, terminating in battlements and turrets of antique form.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Twenty-four miles eastward of the city, the small town and fortress of Schlusselburg stand, at a point where the Neva issues from the Lake of Ladoga, and on the left bank of the river.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The little town had then somewhere about three thousand inhabitants, who chiefly lived by the manufacture of cotton and porcelain.
height
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From this reading On an island, where the river joins the lake and moats it round, is built the fort, which is about four hundred yards square: its walls are of stone, massive, and fifty feet in height, terminating in battlements and turrets of antique form.
hundred
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From this reading On an island, where the river joins the lake and moats it round, is built the fort, which is about four hundred yards square: its walls are of stone, massive, and fifty feet in height, terminating in battlements and turrets of antique form.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On an island, where the river joins the lake and moats it round, is built the fort, which is about four hundred yards square: its walls are of stone, massive, and fifty feet in height, terminating in battlements and turrets of antique form.
inhabitants
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From this reading The little town had then somewhere about three thousand inhabitants, who chiefly lived by the manufacture of cotton and porcelain.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On an island, where the river joins the lake and moats it round, is built the fort, which is about four hundred yards square: its walls are of stone, massive, and fifty feet in height, terminating in battlements and turrets of antique form.
island
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From this reading On an island, where the river joins the lake and moats it round, is built the fort, which is about four hundred yards square: its walls are of stone, massive, and fifty feet in height, terminating in battlements and turrets of antique form.
issues
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From this reading Twenty-four miles eastward of the city, the small town and fortress of Schlusselburg stand, at a point where the Neva issues from the Lake of Ladoga, and on the left bank of the river.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading On an island, where the river joins the lake and moats it round, is built the fort, which is about four hundred yards square: its walls are of stone, massive, and fifty feet in height, terminating in battlements and turrets of antique form.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading On an island, where the river joins the lake and moats it round, is built the fort, which is about four hundred yards square: its walls are of stone, massive, and fifty feet in height, terminating in battlements and turrets of antique form.
joins
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From this reading On an island, where the river joins the lake and moats it round, is built the fort, which is about four hundred yards square: its walls are of stone, massive, and fifty feet in height, terminating in battlements and turrets of antique form.
Ladoga
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From this reading Twenty-four miles eastward of the city, the small town and fortress of Schlusselburg stand, at a point where the Neva issues from the Lake of Ladoga, and on the left bank of the river.
Lake
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From this reading Twenty-four miles eastward of the city, the small town and fortress of Schlusselburg stand, at a point where the Neva issues from the Lake of Ladoga, and on the left bank of the river.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Twenty-four miles eastward of the city, the small town and fortress of Schlusselburg stand, at a point where the Neva issues from the Lake of Ladoga, and on the left bank of the river.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The little town had then somewhere about three thousand inhabitants, who chiefly lived by the manufacture of cotton and porcelain.
lived
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From this reading The little town had then somewhere about three thousand inhabitants, who chiefly lived by the manufacture of cotton and porcelain.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The passage to this island is by a long drawbridge.
manufacture
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From this reading The little town had then somewhere about three thousand inhabitants, who chiefly lived by the manufacture of cotton and porcelain.
massive
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From this reading On an island, where the river joins the lake and moats it round, is built the fort, which is about four hundred yards square: its walls are of stone, massive, and fifty feet in height, terminating in battlements and turrets of antique form.
miles
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From this reading Twenty-four miles eastward of the city, the small town and fortress of Schlusselburg stand, at a point where the Neva issues from the Lake of Ladoga, and on the left bank of the river.
moats
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From this reading On an island, where the river joins the lake and moats it round, is built the fort, which is about four hundred yards square: its walls are of stone, massive, and fifty feet in height, terminating in battlements and turrets of antique form.
Neva
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From this reading Twenty-four miles eastward of the city, the small town and fortress of Schlusselburg stand, at a point where the Neva issues from the Lake of Ladoga, and on the left bank of the river.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Twenty-four miles eastward of the city, the small town and fortress of Schlusselburg stand, at a point where the Neva issues from the Lake of Ladoga, and on the left bank of the river.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Twenty-four miles eastward of the city, the small town and fortress of Schlusselburg stand, at a point where the Neva issues from the Lake of Ladoga, and on the left bank of the river.
passagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The passage to this island is by a long drawbridge.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading Twenty-four miles eastward of the city, the small town and fortress of Schlusselburg stand, at a point where the Neva issues from the Lake of Ladoga, and on the left bank of the river.
porcelain
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From this reading The little town had then somewhere about three thousand inhabitants, who chiefly lived by the manufacture of cotton and porcelain.
river
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From this reading Twenty-four miles eastward of the city, the small town and fortress of Schlusselburg stand, at a point where the Neva issues from the Lake of Ladoga, and on the left bank of the river.
round
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From this reading On an island, where the river joins the lake and moats it round, is built the fort, which is about four hundred yards square: its walls are of stone, massive, and fifty feet in height, terminating in battlements and turrets of antique form.
Schlusselburg
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From this reading Twenty-four miles eastward of the city, the small town and fortress of Schlusselburg stand, at a point where the Neva issues from the Lake of Ladoga, and on the left bank of the river.
SECRETnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading WHAT THE SECRET DISPATCH CONTAINED.
small
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From this reading Twenty-four miles eastward of the city, the small town and fortress of Schlusselburg stand, at a point where the Neva issues from the Lake of Ladoga, and on the left bank of the river.
somewhere
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From this reading The little town had then somewhere about three thousand inhabitants, who chiefly lived by the manufacture of cotton and porcelain.
square
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From this reading On an island, where the river joins the lake and moats it round, is built the fort, which is about four hundred yards square: its walls are of stone, massive, and fifty feet in height, terminating in battlements and turrets of antique form.
stand
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From this reading Twenty-four miles eastward of the city, the small town and fortress of Schlusselburg stand, at a point where the Neva issues from the Lake of Ladoga, and on the left bank of the river.
stone
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From this reading On an island, where the river joins the lake and moats it round, is built the fort, which is about four hundred yards square: its walls are of stone, massive, and fifty feet in height, terminating in battlements and turrets of antique form.
terminating
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From this reading On an island, where the river joins the lake and moats it round, is built the fort, which is about four hundred yards square: its walls are of stone, massive, and fifty feet in height, terminating in battlements and turrets of antique form.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHAT THE SECRET DISPATCH CONTAINED.
then
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From this reading The little town had then somewhere about three thousand inhabitants, who chiefly lived by the manufacture of cotton and porcelain.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The passage to this island is by a long drawbridge.
thousand
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From this reading The little town had then somewhere about three thousand inhabitants, who chiefly lived by the manufacture of cotton and porcelain.
three
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From this reading The little town had then somewhere about three thousand inhabitants, who chiefly lived by the manufacture of cotton and porcelain.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The passage to this island is by a long drawbridge.
town
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From this reading Twenty-four miles eastward of the city, the small town and fortress of Schlusselburg stand, at a point where the Neva issues from the Lake of Ladoga, and on the left bank of the river.
turrets
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From this reading On an island, where the river joins the lake and moats it round, is built the fort, which is about four hundred yards square: its walls are of stone, massive, and fifty feet in height, terminating in battlements and turrets of antique form.
Twenty-four
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From this reading Twenty-four miles eastward of the city, the small town and fortress of Schlusselburg stand, at a point where the Neva issues from the Lake of Ladoga, and on the left bank of the river.
walls
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From this reading On an island, where the river joins the lake and moats it round, is built the fort, which is about four hundred yards square: its walls are of stone, massive, and fifty feet in height, terminating in battlements and turrets of antique form.
WHATpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHAT THE SECRET DISPATCH CONTAINED.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Twenty-four miles eastward of the city, the small town and fortress of Schlusselburg stand, at a point where the Neva issues from the Lake of Ladoga, and on the left bank of the river.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading On an island, where the river joins the lake and moats it round, is built the fort, which is about four hundred yards square: its walls are of stone, massive, and fifty feet in height, terminating in battlements and turrets of antique form.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The little town had then somewhere about three thousand inhabitants, who chiefly lived by the manufacture of cotton and porcelain.
yards
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From this reading On an island, where the river joins the lake and moats it round, is built the fort, which is about four hundred yards square: its walls are of stone, massive, and fifty feet in height, terminating in battlements and turrets of antique form.
