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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 The noon of the following day saw Charlie Balgonie--after an anxious and almost sleepless night--proceeding on foot along the road that leads southward to Tosna, a little town which stands on a stream of the same name, a tributary of the Neva, but some thirty versts distant from Schlusselburg.
Admirals
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From this reading Unlike the Admirals Douglas, Mackenzie, Count Balmaine, and hundreds of other Scotsmen who served the Empress by sea and land, he had thoughtlessly omitted to stipulate, as they had more warily done, that he was to be at perfect liberty, as a British subject, to return to his native land whenever he felt disposed to do so.
adrift
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From this reading The poor friendless boy--the kidnapped palatine, who had been rescued from the burning wreck of the _Piscatona_, while floating adrift in the North Sea--could know little how necessary such stipulations were when he joined the Regiment of Smolensko as a cadet; and now he felt himself literally a military slave of the ambitious and lascivious Catharine II.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The noon of the following day saw Charlie Balgonie--after an anxious and almost sleepless night--proceeding on foot along the road that leads southward to Tosna, a little town which stands on a stream of the same name, a tributary of the Neva, but some thirty versts distant from Schlusselburg.
almost
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From this reading The noon of the following day saw Charlie Balgonie--after an anxious and almost sleepless night--proceeding on foot along the road that leads southward to Tosna, a little town which stands on a stream of the same name, a tributary of the Neva, but some thirty versts distant from Schlusselburg.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The noon of the following day saw Charlie Balgonie--after an anxious and almost sleepless night--proceeding on foot along the road that leads southward to Tosna, a little town which stands on a stream of the same name, a tributary of the Neva, but some thirty versts distant from Schlusselburg.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His military ardour was already fading, so far as the Russian service was concerned, amid his pressing anxiety for the dangers that menaced Natalie; and he felt himself only a species of serf in an imperial uniform.
ambitious
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From this reading The poor friendless boy--the kidnapped palatine, who had been rescued from the burning wreck of the _Piscatona_, while floating adrift in the North Sea--could know little how necessary such stipulations were when he joined the Regiment of Smolensko as a cadet; and now he felt himself literally a military slave of the ambitious and lascivious Catharine II.
amidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading His military ardour was already fading, so far as the Russian service was concerned, amid his pressing anxiety for the dangers that menaced Natalie; and he felt himself only a species of serf in an imperial uniform.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The noon of the following day saw Charlie Balgonie--after an anxious and almost sleepless night--proceeding on foot along the road that leads southward to Tosna, a little town which stands on a stream of the same name, a tributary of the Neva, but some thirty versts distant from Schlusselburg.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The noon of the following day saw Charlie Balgonie--after an anxious and almost sleepless night--proceeding on foot along the road that leads southward to Tosna, a little town which stands on a stream of the same name, a tributary of the Neva, but some thirty versts distant from Schlusselburg.
anxiety
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From this reading His military ardour was already fading, so far as the Russian service was concerned, amid his pressing anxiety for the dangers that menaced Natalie; and he felt himself only a species of serf in an imperial uniform.
anxious
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From this reading The noon of the following day saw Charlie Balgonie--after an anxious and almost sleepless night--proceeding on foot along the road that leads southward to Tosna, a little town which stands on a stream of the same name, a tributary of the Neva, but some thirty versts distant from Schlusselburg.
ardour
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From this reading His military ardour was already fading, so far as the Russian service was concerned, amid his pressing anxiety for the dangers that menaced Natalie; and he felt himself only a species of serf in an imperial uniform.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading His military ardour was already fading, so far as the Russian service was concerned, amid his pressing anxiety for the dangers that menaced Natalie; and he felt himself only a species of serf in an imperial uniform.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Unlike the Admirals Douglas, Mackenzie, Count Balmaine, and hundreds of other Scotsmen who served the Empress by sea and land, he had thoughtlessly omitted to stipulate, as they had more warily done, that he was to be at perfect liberty, as a British subject, to return to his native land whenever he felt disposed to do so.
Balgonie
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From this reading The noon of the following day saw Charlie Balgonie--after an anxious and almost sleepless night--proceeding on foot along the road that leads southward to Tosna, a little town which stands on a stream of the same name, a tributary of the Neva, but some thirty versts distant from Schlusselburg.
Balmaine
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From this reading Unlike the Admirals Douglas, Mackenzie, Count Balmaine, and hundreds of other Scotsmen who served the Empress by sea and land, he had thoughtlessly omitted to stipulate, as they had more warily done, that he was to be at perfect liberty, as a British subject, to return to his native land whenever he felt disposed to do so.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Unlike the Admirals Douglas, Mackenzie, Count Balmaine, and hundreds of other Scotsmen who served the Empress by sea and land, he had thoughtlessly omitted to stipulate, as they had more warily done, that he was to be at perfect liberty, as a British subject, to return to his native land whenever he felt disposed to do so.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The poor friendless boy--the kidnapped palatine, who had been rescued from the burning wreck of the _Piscatona_, while floating adrift in the North Sea--could know little how necessary such stipulations were when he joined the Regiment of Smolensko as a cadet; and now he felt himself literally a military slave of the ambitious and lascivious Catharine II.
boy
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From this reading The poor friendless boy--the kidnapped palatine, who had been rescued from the burning wreck of the _Piscatona_, while floating adrift in the North Sea--could know little how necessary such stipulations were when he joined the Regiment of Smolensko as a cadet; and now he felt himself literally a military slave of the ambitious and lascivious Catharine II.
British
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From this reading Unlike the Admirals Douglas, Mackenzie, Count Balmaine, and hundreds of other Scotsmen who served the Empress by sea and land, he had thoughtlessly omitted to stipulate, as they had more warily done, that he was to be at perfect liberty, as a British subject, to return to his native land whenever he felt disposed to do so.
burning
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From this reading The poor friendless boy--the kidnapped palatine, who had been rescued from the burning wreck of the _Piscatona_, while floating adrift in the North Sea--could know little how necessary such stipulations were when he joined the Regiment of Smolensko as a cadet; and now he felt himself literally a military slave of the ambitious and lascivious Catharine II.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The noon of the following day saw Charlie Balgonie--after an anxious and almost sleepless night--proceeding on foot along the road that leads southward to Tosna, a little town which stands on a stream of the same name, a tributary of the Neva, but some thirty versts distant from Schlusselburg.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Unlike the Admirals Douglas, Mackenzie, Count Balmaine, and hundreds of other Scotsmen who served the Empress by sea and land, he had thoughtlessly omitted to stipulate, as they had more warily done, that he was to be at perfect liberty, as a British subject, to return to his native land whenever he felt disposed to do so.
cadet
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From this reading The poor friendless boy--the kidnapped palatine, who had been rescued from the burning wreck of the _Piscatona_, while floating adrift in the North Sea--could know little how necessary such stipulations were when he joined the Regiment of Smolensko as a cadet; and now he felt himself literally a military slave of the ambitious and lascivious Catharine II.
Catharine
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From this reading The poor friendless boy--the kidnapped palatine, who had been rescued from the burning wreck of the _Piscatona_, while floating adrift in the North Sea--could know little how necessary such stipulations were when he joined the Regiment of Smolensko as a cadet; and now he felt himself literally a military slave of the ambitious and lascivious Catharine II.
Charlie
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From this reading The noon of the following day saw Charlie Balgonie--after an anxious and almost sleepless night--proceeding on foot along the road that leads southward to Tosna, a little town which stands on a stream of the same name, a tributary of the Neva, but some thirty versts distant from Schlusselburg.
concerned
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From this reading His military ardour was already fading, so far as the Russian service was concerned, amid his pressing anxiety for the dangers that menaced Natalie; and he felt himself only a species of serf in an imperial uniform.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The poor friendless boy--the kidnapped palatine, who had been rescued from the burning wreck of the _Piscatona_, while floating adrift in the North Sea--could know little how necessary such stipulations were when he joined the Regiment of Smolensko as a cadet; and now he felt himself literally a military slave of the ambitious and lascivious Catharine II.
Count
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From this reading Unlike the Admirals Douglas, Mackenzie, Count Balmaine, and hundreds of other Scotsmen who served the Empress by sea and land, he had thoughtlessly omitted to stipulate, as they had more warily done, that he was to be at perfect liberty, as a British subject, to return to his native land whenever he felt disposed to do so.
dangers
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From this reading His military ardour was already fading, so far as the Russian service was concerned, amid his pressing anxiety for the dangers that menaced Natalie; and he felt himself only a species of serf in an imperial uniform.
day
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From this reading The noon of the following day saw Charlie Balgonie--after an anxious and almost sleepless night--proceeding on foot along the road that leads southward to Tosna, a little town which stands on a stream of the same name, a tributary of the Neva, but some thirty versts distant from Schlusselburg.
disposednounUS /ˈdisposed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Unlike the Admirals Douglas, Mackenzie, Count Balmaine, and hundreds of other Scotsmen who served the Empress by sea and land, he had thoughtlessly omitted to stipulate, as they had more warily done, that he was to be at perfect liberty, as a British subject, to return to his native land whenever he felt disposed to do so.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading The noon of the following day saw Charlie Balgonie--after an anxious and almost sleepless night--proceeding on foot along the road that leads southward to Tosna, a little town which stands on a stream of the same name, a tributary of the Neva, but some thirty versts distant from Schlusselburg.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Unlike the Admirals Douglas, Mackenzie, Count Balmaine, and hundreds of other Scotsmen who served the Empress by sea and land, he had thoughtlessly omitted to stipulate, as they had more warily done, that he was to be at perfect liberty, as a British subject, to return to his native land whenever he felt disposed to do so.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Unlike the Admirals Douglas, Mackenzie, Count Balmaine, and hundreds of other Scotsmen who served the Empress by sea and land, he had thoughtlessly omitted to stipulate, as they had more warily done, that he was to be at perfect liberty, as a British subject, to return to his native land whenever he felt disposed to do so.
Douglas
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From this reading Unlike the Admirals Douglas, Mackenzie, Count Balmaine, and hundreds of other Scotsmen who served the Empress by sea and land, he had thoughtlessly omitted to stipulate, as they had more warily done, that he was to be at perfect liberty, as a British subject, to return to his native land whenever he felt disposed to do so.
Empress
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From this reading Unlike the Admirals Douglas, Mackenzie, Count Balmaine, and hundreds of other Scotsmen who served the Empress by sea and land, he had thoughtlessly omitted to stipulate, as they had more warily done, that he was to be at perfect liberty, as a British subject, to return to his native land whenever he felt disposed to do so.
fading
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From this reading His military ardour was already fading, so far as the Russian service was concerned, amid his pressing anxiety for the dangers that menaced Natalie; and he felt himself only a species of serf in an imperial uniform.
far
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From this reading His military ardour was already fading, so far as the Russian service was concerned, amid his pressing anxiety for the dangers that menaced Natalie; and he felt himself only a species of serf in an imperial uniform.
felt
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From this reading His military ardour was already fading, so far as the Russian service was concerned, amid his pressing anxiety for the dangers that menaced Natalie; and he felt himself only a species of serf in an imperial uniform.
floating
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From this reading The poor friendless boy--the kidnapped palatine, who had been rescued from the burning wreck of the _Piscatona_, while floating adrift in the North Sea--could know little how necessary such stipulations were when he joined the Regiment of Smolensko as a cadet; and now he felt himself literally a military slave of the ambitious and lascivious Catharine II.
following
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From this reading The noon of the following day saw Charlie Balgonie--after an anxious and almost sleepless night--proceeding on foot along the road that leads southward to Tosna, a little town which stands on a stream of the same name, a tributary of the Neva, but some thirty versts distant from Schlusselburg.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The noon of the following day saw Charlie Balgonie--after an anxious and almost sleepless night--proceeding on foot along the road that leads southward to Tosna, a little town which stands on a stream of the same name, a tributary of the Neva, but some thirty versts distant from Schlusselburg.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading His military ardour was already fading, so far as the Russian service was concerned, amid his pressing anxiety for the dangers that menaced Natalie; and he felt himself only a species of serf in an imperial uniform.
friendless
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From this reading The poor friendless boy--the kidnapped palatine, who had been rescued from the burning wreck of the _Piscatona_, while floating adrift in the North Sea--could know little how necessary such stipulations were when he joined the Regiment of Smolensko as a cadet; and now he felt himself literally a military slave of the ambitious and lascivious Catharine II.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The noon of the following day saw Charlie Balgonie--after an anxious and almost sleepless night--proceeding on foot along the road that leads southward to Tosna, a little town which stands on a stream of the same name, a tributary of the Neva, but some thirty versts distant from Schlusselburg.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Unlike the Admirals Douglas, Mackenzie, Count Balmaine, and hundreds of other Scotsmen who served the Empress by sea and land, he had thoughtlessly omitted to stipulate, as they had more warily done, that he was to be at perfect liberty, as a British subject, to return to his native land whenever he felt disposed to do so.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His military ardour was already fading, so far as the Russian service was concerned, amid his pressing anxiety for the dangers that menaced Natalie; and he felt himself only a species of serf in an imperial uniform.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading His military ardour was already fading, so far as the Russian service was concerned, amid his pressing anxiety for the dangers that menaced Natalie; and he felt himself only a species of serf in an imperial uniform.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His military ardour was already fading, so far as the Russian service was concerned, amid his pressing anxiety for the dangers that menaced Natalie; and he felt himself only a species of serf in an imperial uniform.
HONEY
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From this reading THE WOOD OF THE HONEY TREE.
how
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From this reading The poor friendless boy--the kidnapped palatine, who had been rescued from the burning wreck of the _Piscatona_, while floating adrift in the North Sea--could know little how necessary such stipulations were when he joined the Regiment of Smolensko as a cadet; and now he felt himself literally a military slave of the ambitious and lascivious Catharine II.
hundreds
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From this reading Unlike the Admirals Douglas, Mackenzie, Count Balmaine, and hundreds of other Scotsmen who served the Empress by sea and land, he had thoughtlessly omitted to stipulate, as they had more warily done, that he was to be at perfect liberty, as a British subject, to return to his native land whenever he felt disposed to do so.
II
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From this reading The poor friendless boy--the kidnapped palatine, who had been rescued from the burning wreck of the _Piscatona_, while floating adrift in the North Sea--could know little how necessary such stipulations were when he joined the Regiment of Smolensko as a cadet; and now he felt himself literally a military slave of the ambitious and lascivious Catharine II.
imperial
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From this reading His military ardour was already fading, so far as the Russian service was concerned, amid his pressing anxiety for the dangers that menaced Natalie; and he felt himself only a species of serf in an imperial uniform.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His military ardour was already fading, so far as the Russian service was concerned, amid his pressing anxiety for the dangers that menaced Natalie; and he felt himself only a species of serf in an imperial uniform.
joined
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From this reading The poor friendless boy--the kidnapped palatine, who had been rescued from the burning wreck of the _Piscatona_, while floating adrift in the North Sea--could know little how necessary such stipulations were when he joined the Regiment of Smolensko as a cadet; and now he felt himself literally a military slave of the ambitious and lascivious Catharine II.
kidnapped
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From this reading The poor friendless boy--the kidnapped palatine, who had been rescued from the burning wreck of the _Piscatona_, while floating adrift in the North Sea--could know little how necessary such stipulations were when he joined the Regiment of Smolensko as a cadet; and now he felt himself literally a military slave of the ambitious and lascivious Catharine II.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The poor friendless boy--the kidnapped palatine, who had been rescued from the burning wreck of the _Piscatona_, while floating adrift in the North Sea--could know little how necessary such stipulations were when he joined the Regiment of Smolensko as a cadet; and now he felt himself literally a military slave of the ambitious and lascivious Catharine II.
land
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From this reading Unlike the Admirals Douglas, Mackenzie, Count Balmaine, and hundreds of other Scotsmen who served the Empress by sea and land, he had thoughtlessly omitted to stipulate, as they had more warily done, that he was to be at perfect liberty, as a British subject, to return to his native land whenever he felt disposed to do so.
lascivious
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From this reading The poor friendless boy--the kidnapped palatine, who had been rescued from the burning wreck of the _Piscatona_, while floating adrift in the North Sea--could know little how necessary such stipulations were when he joined the Regiment of Smolensko as a cadet; and now he felt himself literally a military slave of the ambitious and lascivious Catharine II.
leads
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From this reading The noon of the following day saw Charlie Balgonie--after an anxious and almost sleepless night--proceeding on foot along the road that leads southward to Tosna, a little town which stands on a stream of the same name, a tributary of the Neva, but some thirty versts distant from Schlusselburg.
libertynounUS /ˈlɪb.ər.ti/
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading Unlike the Admirals Douglas, Mackenzie, Count Balmaine, and hundreds of other Scotsmen who served the Empress by sea and land, he had thoughtlessly omitted to stipulate, as they had more warily done, that he was to be at perfect liberty, as a British subject, to return to his native land whenever he felt disposed to do so.
literally
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From this reading The poor friendless boy--the kidnapped palatine, who had been rescued from the burning wreck of the _Piscatona_, while floating adrift in the North Sea--could know little how necessary such stipulations were when he joined the Regiment of Smolensko as a cadet; and now he felt himself literally a military slave of the ambitious and lascivious Catharine II.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The noon of the following day saw Charlie Balgonie--after an anxious and almost sleepless night--proceeding on foot along the road that leads southward to Tosna, a little town which stands on a stream of the same name, a tributary of the Neva, but some thirty versts distant from Schlusselburg.
Mackenzie
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From this reading Unlike the Admirals Douglas, Mackenzie, Count Balmaine, and hundreds of other Scotsmen who served the Empress by sea and land, he had thoughtlessly omitted to stipulate, as they had more warily done, that he was to be at perfect liberty, as a British subject, to return to his native land whenever he felt disposed to do so.
menaced
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From this reading His military ardour was already fading, so far as the Russian service was concerned, amid his pressing anxiety for the dangers that menaced Natalie; and he felt himself only a species of serf in an imperial uniform.
military
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From this reading His military ardour was already fading, so far as the Russian service was concerned, amid his pressing anxiety for the dangers that menaced Natalie; and he felt himself only a species of serf in an imperial uniform.
more
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From this reading Unlike the Admirals Douglas, Mackenzie, Count Balmaine, and hundreds of other Scotsmen who served the Empress by sea and land, he had thoughtlessly omitted to stipulate, as they had more warily done, that he was to be at perfect liberty, as a British subject, to return to his native land whenever he felt disposed to do so.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The noon of the following day saw Charlie Balgonie--after an anxious and almost sleepless night--proceeding on foot along the road that leads southward to Tosna, a little town which stands on a stream of the same name, a tributary of the Neva, but some thirty versts distant from Schlusselburg.
Natalie
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From this reading His military ardour was already fading, so far as the Russian service was concerned, amid his pressing anxiety for the dangers that menaced Natalie; and he felt himself only a species of serf in an imperial uniform.
native
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From this reading Unlike the Admirals Douglas, Mackenzie, Count Balmaine, and hundreds of other Scotsmen who served the Empress by sea and land, he had thoughtlessly omitted to stipulate, as they had more warily done, that he was to be at perfect liberty, as a British subject, to return to his native land whenever he felt disposed to do so.
necessary
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From this reading The poor friendless boy--the kidnapped palatine, who had been rescued from the burning wreck of the _Piscatona_, while floating adrift in the North Sea--could know little how necessary such stipulations were when he joined the Regiment of Smolensko as a cadet; and now he felt himself literally a military slave of the ambitious and lascivious Catharine II.
Neva
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From this reading The noon of the following day saw Charlie Balgonie--after an anxious and almost sleepless night--proceeding on foot along the road that leads southward to Tosna, a little town which stands on a stream of the same name, a tributary of the Neva, but some thirty versts distant from Schlusselburg.
night
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From this reading The noon of the following day saw Charlie Balgonie--after an anxious and almost sleepless night--proceeding on foot along the road that leads southward to Tosna, a little town which stands on a stream of the same name, a tributary of the Neva, but some thirty versts distant from Schlusselburg.
noon
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From this reading The noon of the following day saw Charlie Balgonie--after an anxious and almost sleepless night--proceeding on foot along the road that leads southward to Tosna, a little town which stands on a stream of the same name, a tributary of the Neva, but some thirty versts distant from Schlusselburg.
North
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From this reading The poor friendless boy--the kidnapped palatine, who had been rescued from the burning wreck of the _Piscatona_, while floating adrift in the North Sea--could know little how necessary such stipulations were when he joined the Regiment of Smolensko as a cadet; and now he felt himself literally a military slave of the ambitious and lascivious Catharine II.
now
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From this reading The poor friendless boy--the kidnapped palatine, who had been rescued from the burning wreck of the _Piscatona_, while floating adrift in the North Sea--could know little how necessary such stipulations were when he joined the Regiment of Smolensko as a cadet; and now he felt himself literally a military slave of the ambitious and lascivious Catharine II.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE WOOD OF THE HONEY TREE.
omitted
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From this reading Unlike the Admirals Douglas, Mackenzie, Count Balmaine, and hundreds of other Scotsmen who served the Empress by sea and land, he had thoughtlessly omitted to stipulate, as they had more warily done, that he was to be at perfect liberty, as a British subject, to return to his native land whenever he felt disposed to do so.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The noon of the following day saw Charlie Balgonie--after an anxious and almost sleepless night--proceeding on foot along the road that leads southward to Tosna, a little town which stands on a stream of the same name, a tributary of the Neva, but some thirty versts distant from Schlusselburg.
only
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From this reading His military ardour was already fading, so far as the Russian service was concerned, amid his pressing anxiety for the dangers that menaced Natalie; and he felt himself only a species of serf in an imperial uniform.
other
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From this reading Unlike the Admirals Douglas, Mackenzie, Count Balmaine, and hundreds of other Scotsmen who served the Empress by sea and land, he had thoughtlessly omitted to stipulate, as they had more warily done, that he was to be at perfect liberty, as a British subject, to return to his native land whenever he felt disposed to do so.
palatine
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From this reading The poor friendless boy--the kidnapped palatine, who had been rescued from the burning wreck of the _Piscatona_, while floating adrift in the North Sea--could know little how necessary such stipulations were when he joined the Regiment of Smolensko as a cadet; and now he felt himself literally a military slave of the ambitious and lascivious Catharine II.
perfect
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From this reading Unlike the Admirals Douglas, Mackenzie, Count Balmaine, and hundreds of other Scotsmen who served the Empress by sea and land, he had thoughtlessly omitted to stipulate, as they had more warily done, that he was to be at perfect liberty, as a British subject, to return to his native land whenever he felt disposed to do so.
Piscatona
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From this reading The poor friendless boy--the kidnapped palatine, who had been rescued from the burning wreck of the _Piscatona_, while floating adrift in the North Sea--could know little how necessary such stipulations were when he joined the Regiment of Smolensko as a cadet; and now he felt himself literally a military slave of the ambitious and lascivious Catharine II.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The poor friendless boy--the kidnapped palatine, who had been rescued from the burning wreck of the _Piscatona_, while floating adrift in the North Sea--could know little how necessary such stipulations were when he joined the Regiment of Smolensko as a cadet; and now he felt himself literally a military slave of the ambitious and lascivious Catharine II.
pressing
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From this reading His military ardour was already fading, so far as the Russian service was concerned, amid his pressing anxiety for the dangers that menaced Natalie; and he felt himself only a species of serf in an imperial uniform.
proceeding
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From this reading The noon of the following day saw Charlie Balgonie--after an anxious and almost sleepless night--proceeding on foot along the road that leads southward to Tosna, a little town which stands on a stream of the same name, a tributary of the Neva, but some thirty versts distant from Schlusselburg.
Regiment
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From this reading The poor friendless boy--the kidnapped palatine, who had been rescued from the burning wreck of the _Piscatona_, while floating adrift in the North Sea--could know little how necessary such stipulations were when he joined the Regiment of Smolensko as a cadet; and now he felt himself literally a military slave of the ambitious and lascivious Catharine II.
rescued
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From this reading The poor friendless boy--the kidnapped palatine, who had been rescued from the burning wreck of the _Piscatona_, while floating adrift in the North Sea--could know little how necessary such stipulations were when he joined the Regiment of Smolensko as a cadet; and now he felt himself literally a military slave of the ambitious and lascivious Catharine II.
return
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From this reading Unlike the Admirals Douglas, Mackenzie, Count Balmaine, and hundreds of other Scotsmen who served the Empress by sea and land, he had thoughtlessly omitted to stipulate, as they had more warily done, that he was to be at perfect liberty, as a British subject, to return to his native land whenever he felt disposed to do so.
road
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From this reading The noon of the following day saw Charlie Balgonie--after an anxious and almost sleepless night--proceeding on foot along the road that leads southward to Tosna, a little town which stands on a stream of the same name, a tributary of the Neva, but some thirty versts distant from Schlusselburg.
Russian
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From this reading His military ardour was already fading, so far as the Russian service was concerned, amid his pressing anxiety for the dangers that menaced Natalie; and he felt himself only a species of serf in an imperial uniform.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The noon of the following day saw Charlie Balgonie--after an anxious and almost sleepless night--proceeding on foot along the road that leads southward to Tosna, a little town which stands on a stream of the same name, a tributary of the Neva, but some thirty versts distant from Schlusselburg.
saw
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From this reading The noon of the following day saw Charlie Balgonie--after an anxious and almost sleepless night--proceeding on foot along the road that leads southward to Tosna, a little town which stands on a stream of the same name, a tributary of the Neva, but some thirty versts distant from Schlusselburg.
Schlusselburg
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From this reading The noon of the following day saw Charlie Balgonie--after an anxious and almost sleepless night--proceeding on foot along the road that leads southward to Tosna, a little town which stands on a stream of the same name, a tributary of the Neva, but some thirty versts distant from Schlusselburg.
Scotsmen
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From this reading Unlike the Admirals Douglas, Mackenzie, Count Balmaine, and hundreds of other Scotsmen who served the Empress by sea and land, he had thoughtlessly omitted to stipulate, as they had more warily done, that he was to be at perfect liberty, as a British subject, to return to his native land whenever he felt disposed to do so.
sea
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From this reading Unlike the Admirals Douglas, Mackenzie, Count Balmaine, and hundreds of other Scotsmen who served the Empress by sea and land, he had thoughtlessly omitted to stipulate, as they had more warily done, that he was to be at perfect liberty, as a British subject, to return to his native land whenever he felt disposed to do so.
serf
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From this reading His military ardour was already fading, so far as the Russian service was concerned, amid his pressing anxiety for the dangers that menaced Natalie; and he felt himself only a species of serf in an imperial uniform.
served
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From this reading Unlike the Admirals Douglas, Mackenzie, Count Balmaine, and hundreds of other Scotsmen who served the Empress by sea and land, he had thoughtlessly omitted to stipulate, as they had more warily done, that he was to be at perfect liberty, as a British subject, to return to his native land whenever he felt disposed to do so.
service
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From this reading His military ardour was already fading, so far as the Russian service was concerned, amid his pressing anxiety for the dangers that menaced Natalie; and he felt himself only a species of serf in an imperial uniform.
slave
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From this reading The poor friendless boy--the kidnapped palatine, who had been rescued from the burning wreck of the _Piscatona_, while floating adrift in the North Sea--could know little how necessary such stipulations were when he joined the Regiment of Smolensko as a cadet; and now he felt himself literally a military slave of the ambitious and lascivious Catharine II.
sleepless
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From this reading The noon of the following day saw Charlie Balgonie--after an anxious and almost sleepless night--proceeding on foot along the road that leads southward to Tosna, a little town which stands on a stream of the same name, a tributary of the Neva, but some thirty versts distant from Schlusselburg.
Smolensko
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From this reading The poor friendless boy--the kidnapped palatine, who had been rescued from the burning wreck of the _Piscatona_, while floating adrift in the North Sea--could know little how necessary such stipulations were when he joined the Regiment of Smolensko as a cadet; and now he felt himself literally a military slave of the ambitious and lascivious Catharine II.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading His military ardour was already fading, so far as the Russian service was concerned, amid his pressing anxiety for the dangers that menaced Natalie; and he felt himself only a species of serf in an imperial uniform.
some
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From this reading The noon of the following day saw Charlie Balgonie--after an anxious and almost sleepless night--proceeding on foot along the road that leads southward to Tosna, a little town which stands on a stream of the same name, a tributary of the Neva, but some thirty versts distant from Schlusselburg.
southward
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From this reading The noon of the following day saw Charlie Balgonie--after an anxious and almost sleepless night--proceeding on foot along the road that leads southward to Tosna, a little town which stands on a stream of the same name, a tributary of the Neva, but some thirty versts distant from Schlusselburg.
species
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From this reading His military ardour was already fading, so far as the Russian service was concerned, amid his pressing anxiety for the dangers that menaced Natalie; and he felt himself only a species of serf in an imperial uniform.
stands
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From this reading The noon of the following day saw Charlie Balgonie--after an anxious and almost sleepless night--proceeding on foot along the road that leads southward to Tosna, a little town which stands on a stream of the same name, a tributary of the Neva, but some thirty versts distant from Schlusselburg.
stipulate
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From this reading Unlike the Admirals Douglas, Mackenzie, Count Balmaine, and hundreds of other Scotsmen who served the Empress by sea and land, he had thoughtlessly omitted to stipulate, as they had more warily done, that he was to be at perfect liberty, as a British subject, to return to his native land whenever he felt disposed to do so.
stipulations
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From this reading The poor friendless boy--the kidnapped palatine, who had been rescued from the burning wreck of the _Piscatona_, while floating adrift in the North Sea--could know little how necessary such stipulations were when he joined the Regiment of Smolensko as a cadet; and now he felt himself literally a military slave of the ambitious and lascivious Catharine II.
stream
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From this reading The noon of the following day saw Charlie Balgonie--after an anxious and almost sleepless night--proceeding on foot along the road that leads southward to Tosna, a little town which stands on a stream of the same name, a tributary of the Neva, but some thirty versts distant from Schlusselburg.
subject
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From this reading Unlike the Admirals Douglas, Mackenzie, Count Balmaine, and hundreds of other Scotsmen who served the Empress by sea and land, he had thoughtlessly omitted to stipulate, as they had more warily done, that he was to be at perfect liberty, as a British subject, to return to his native land whenever he felt disposed to do so.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The poor friendless boy--the kidnapped palatine, who had been rescued from the burning wreck of the _Piscatona_, while floating adrift in the North Sea--could know little how necessary such stipulations were when he joined the Regiment of Smolensko as a cadet; and now he felt himself literally a military slave of the ambitious and lascivious Catharine II.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The noon of the following day saw Charlie Balgonie--after an anxious and almost sleepless night--proceeding on foot along the road that leads southward to Tosna, a little town which stands on a stream of the same name, a tributary of the Neva, but some thirty versts distant from Schlusselburg.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WOOD OF THE HONEY TREE.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Unlike the Admirals Douglas, Mackenzie, Count Balmaine, and hundreds of other Scotsmen who served the Empress by sea and land, he had thoughtlessly omitted to stipulate, as they had more warily done, that he was to be at perfect liberty, as a British subject, to return to his native land whenever he felt disposed to do so.
thirty
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From this reading The noon of the following day saw Charlie Balgonie--after an anxious and almost sleepless night--proceeding on foot along the road that leads southward to Tosna, a little town which stands on a stream of the same name, a tributary of the Neva, but some thirty versts distant from Schlusselburg.
thoughtlessly
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From this reading Unlike the Admirals Douglas, Mackenzie, Count Balmaine, and hundreds of other Scotsmen who served the Empress by sea and land, he had thoughtlessly omitted to stipulate, as they had more warily done, that he was to be at perfect liberty, as a British subject, to return to his native land whenever he felt disposed to do so.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The noon of the following day saw Charlie Balgonie--after an anxious and almost sleepless night--proceeding on foot along the road that leads southward to Tosna, a little town which stands on a stream of the same name, a tributary of the Neva, but some thirty versts distant from Schlusselburg.
Tosna
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From this reading The noon of the following day saw Charlie Balgonie--after an anxious and almost sleepless night--proceeding on foot along the road that leads southward to Tosna, a little town which stands on a stream of the same name, a tributary of the Neva, but some thirty versts distant from Schlusselburg.
town
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From this reading The noon of the following day saw Charlie Balgonie--after an anxious and almost sleepless night--proceeding on foot along the road that leads southward to Tosna, a little town which stands on a stream of the same name, a tributary of the Neva, but some thirty versts distant from Schlusselburg.
TREE
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From this reading THE WOOD OF THE HONEY TREE.
tributary
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From this reading The noon of the following day saw Charlie Balgonie--after an anxious and almost sleepless night--proceeding on foot along the road that leads southward to Tosna, a little town which stands on a stream of the same name, a tributary of the Neva, but some thirty versts distant from Schlusselburg.
uniform
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From this reading His military ardour was already fading, so far as the Russian service was concerned, amid his pressing anxiety for the dangers that menaced Natalie; and he felt himself only a species of serf in an imperial uniform.
Unlike
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From this reading Unlike the Admirals Douglas, Mackenzie, Count Balmaine, and hundreds of other Scotsmen who served the Empress by sea and land, he had thoughtlessly omitted to stipulate, as they had more warily done, that he was to be at perfect liberty, as a British subject, to return to his native land whenever he felt disposed to do so.
versts
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From this reading The noon of the following day saw Charlie Balgonie--after an anxious and almost sleepless night--proceeding on foot along the road that leads southward to Tosna, a little town which stands on a stream of the same name, a tributary of the Neva, but some thirty versts distant from Schlusselburg.
warily
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From this reading Unlike the Admirals Douglas, Mackenzie, Count Balmaine, and hundreds of other Scotsmen who served the Empress by sea and land, he had thoughtlessly omitted to stipulate, as they had more warily done, that he was to be at perfect liberty, as a British subject, to return to his native land whenever he felt disposed to do so.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His military ardour was already fading, so far as the Russian service was concerned, amid his pressing anxiety for the dangers that menaced Natalie; and he felt himself only a species of serf in an imperial uniform.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The poor friendless boy--the kidnapped palatine, who had been rescued from the burning wreck of the _Piscatona_, while floating adrift in the North Sea--could know little how necessary such stipulations were when he joined the Regiment of Smolensko as a cadet; and now he felt himself literally a military slave of the ambitious and lascivious Catharine II.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The poor friendless boy--the kidnapped palatine, who had been rescued from the burning wreck of the _Piscatona_, while floating adrift in the North Sea--could know little how necessary such stipulations were when he joined the Regiment of Smolensko as a cadet; and now he felt himself literally a military slave of the ambitious and lascivious Catharine II.
wheneverconjunctionUS /weˈnevər/
at any time that; every time that
From this reading Unlike the Admirals Douglas, Mackenzie, Count Balmaine, and hundreds of other Scotsmen who served the Empress by sea and land, he had thoughtlessly omitted to stipulate, as they had more warily done, that he was to be at perfect liberty, as a British subject, to return to his native land whenever he felt disposed to do so.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The noon of the following day saw Charlie Balgonie--after an anxious and almost sleepless night--proceeding on foot along the road that leads southward to Tosna, a little town which stands on a stream of the same name, a tributary of the Neva, but some thirty versts distant from Schlusselburg.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The poor friendless boy--the kidnapped palatine, who had been rescued from the burning wreck of the _Piscatona_, while floating adrift in the North Sea--could know little how necessary such stipulations were when he joined the Regiment of Smolensko as a cadet; and now he felt himself literally a military slave of the ambitious and lascivious Catharine II.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Unlike the Admirals Douglas, Mackenzie, Count Balmaine, and hundreds of other Scotsmen who served the Empress by sea and land, he had thoughtlessly omitted to stipulate, as they had more warily done, that he was to be at perfect liberty, as a British subject, to return to his native land whenever he felt disposed to do so.
WOOD
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From this reading THE WOOD OF THE HONEY TREE.
wreck
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From this reading The poor friendless boy--the kidnapped palatine, who had been rescued from the burning wreck of the _Piscatona_, while floating adrift in the North Sea--could know little how necessary such stipulations were when he joined the Regiment of Smolensko as a cadet; and now he felt himself literally a military slave of the ambitious and lascivious Catharine II.
