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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 As a magistrate he felt bound to take notice both of the outrage and of the theft of his property.
abused
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From this reading His castle had been invaded and desecrated, his authority as proprietor defied, his children insulted and abused.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His castle had been invaded and desecrated, his authority as proprietor defied, his children insulted and abused.
anger
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From this reading It is small wonder that Mr. Picton Smith was full of anger.
appeared
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From this reading As a father he could not easily forget the plight in which his three children had appeared before him.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading His castle had been invaded and desecrated, his authority as proprietor defied, his children insulted and abused.
authority
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From this reading His castle had been invaded and desecrated, his authority as proprietor defied, his children insulted and abused.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading His castle had been invaded and desecrated, his authority as proprietor defied, his children insulted and abused.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading As a father he could not easily forget the plight in which his three children had appeared before him.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading As a magistrate he felt bound to take notice both of the outrage and of the theft of his property.
bound
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From this reading As a magistrate he felt bound to take notice both of the outrage and of the theft of his property.
castle
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From this reading His castle had been invaded and desecrated, his authority as proprietor defied, his children insulted and abused.
children
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From this reading His castle had been invaded and desecrated, his authority as proprietor defied, his children insulted and abused.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading As a father he could not easily forget the plight in which his three children had appeared before him.
defied
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From this reading His castle had been invaded and desecrated, his authority as proprietor defied, his children insulted and abused.
desecrated
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From this reading His castle had been invaded and desecrated, his authority as proprietor defied, his children insulted and abused.
easily
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From this reading As a father he could not easily forget the plight in which his three children had appeared before him.
father
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From this reading As a father he could not easily forget the plight in which his three children had appeared before him.
felt
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From this reading As a magistrate he felt bound to take notice both of the outrage and of the theft of his property.
forget
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From this reading As a father he could not easily forget the plight in which his three children had appeared before him.
full
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From this reading It is small wonder that Mr. Picton Smith was full of anger.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His castle had been invaded and desecrated, his authority as proprietor defied, his children insulted and abused.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As a magistrate he felt bound to take notice both of the outrage and of the theft of his property.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As a father he could not easily forget the plight in which his three children had appeared before him.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His castle had been invaded and desecrated, his authority as proprietor defied, his children insulted and abused.
HUSSAR
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From this reading THE POOR WOUNDED HUSSAR.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As a father he could not easily forget the plight in which his three children had appeared before him.
insulted
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From this reading His castle had been invaded and desecrated, his authority as proprietor defied, his children insulted and abused.
invaded
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From this reading His castle had been invaded and desecrated, his authority as proprietor defied, his children insulted and abused.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is small wonder that Mr. Picton Smith was full of anger.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is small wonder that Mr. Picton Smith was full of anger.
magistrate
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From this reading As a magistrate he felt bound to take notice both of the outrage and of the theft of his property.
Mr
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notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading As a father he could not easily forget the plight in which his three children had appeared before him.
notice
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From this reading As a magistrate he felt bound to take notice both of the outrage and of the theft of his property.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is small wonder that Mr. Picton Smith was full of anger.
outrage
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From this reading As a magistrate he felt bound to take notice both of the outrage and of the theft of his property.
Picton
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plight
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POOR
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From this reading THE POOR WOUNDED HUSSAR.
property
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From this reading As a magistrate he felt bound to take notice both of the outrage and of the theft of his property.
proprietor
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From this reading His castle had been invaded and desecrated, his authority as proprietor defied, his children insulted and abused.
small
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Smith
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take
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From this reading As a magistrate he felt bound to take notice both of the outrage and of the theft of his property.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is small wonder that Mr. Picton Smith was full of anger.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE POOR WOUNDED HUSSAR.
theft
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From this reading As a magistrate he felt bound to take notice both of the outrage and of the theft of his property.
three
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From this reading As a father he could not easily forget the plight in which his three children had appeared before him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As a magistrate he felt bound to take notice both of the outrage and of the theft of his property.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is small wonder that Mr. Picton Smith was full of anger.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading As a father he could not easily forget the plight in which his three children had appeared before him.
wonder
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From this reading It is small wonder that Mr. Picton Smith was full of anger.
WOUNDED
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From this reading THE POOR WOUNDED HUSSAR.
