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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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accustomed
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adventure-seeking
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all
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amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading He stepped down easily and lightly among the sheep.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading For all the surprise they showed they might have been accustomed from their fleeciest infancy to small, dirty, scratched, bruised, infinitely tattered imps of imperial descent arriving suddenly out of unexplored secret passages in ancient fortresses.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He stepped down easily and lightly among the sheep.
arriving
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
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attention
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BASTILE
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From this reading THE RETURN FROM THE BASTILE.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
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boresome
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breakfast
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bruised
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business
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butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
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came
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commander's
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continuing
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Cook
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descentnounUS /dɪˈsent/
An action of moving downward, dropping, or falling into a deeper place.
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dirty
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disorder
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done
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down
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drive
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easily
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enough
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famous
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first
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fleeciest
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From this reading For all the surprise they showed they might have been accustomed from their fleeciest infancy to small, dirty, scratched, bruised, infinitely tattered imps of imperial descent arriving suddenly out of unexplored secret passages in ancient fortresses.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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fortresses
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FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE RETURN FROM THE BASTILE.
general
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grass
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great
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
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harmless
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading For all the surprise they showed they might have been accustomed from their fleeciest infancy to small, dirty, scratched, bruised, infinitely tattered imps of imperial descent arriving suddenly out of unexplored secret passages in ancient fortresses.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He stepped down easily and lightly among the sheep.
home
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ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
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imperial
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imps
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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infancy
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infinitely
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instinct
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kidneys
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From this reading The great commander's first instinct was to rush for home and so make sure that Cook Mary the Second had done enough kidneys for breakfast.
lay
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lightly
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make
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Mary
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From this reading The great commander's first instinct was to rush for home and so make sure that Cook Mary the Second had done enough kidneys for breakfast.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading For all the surprise they showed they might have been accustomed from their fleeciest infancy to small, dirty, scratched, bruised, infinitely tattered imps of imperial descent arriving suddenly out of unexplored secret passages in ancient fortresses.
munch
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new
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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only
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orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
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out
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passages
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pastures
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plucked
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RETURN
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From this reading THE RETURN FROM THE BASTILE.
rose
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rush
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scratched
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Second
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secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading For all the surprise they showed they might have been accustomed from their fleeciest infancy to small, dirty, scratched, bruised, infinitely tattered imps of imperial descent arriving suddenly out of unexplored secret passages in ancient fortresses.
sheep
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From this reading He stepped down easily and lightly among the sheep.
shepherd
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showed
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small
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soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
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stepped
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still
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strict
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suddenly
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sure
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surprise
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tattered
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The great commander's first instinct was to rush for home and so make sure that Cook Mary the Second had done enough kidneys for breakfast.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RETURN FROM THE BASTILE.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading For all the surprise they showed they might have been accustomed from their fleeciest infancy to small, dirty, scratched, bruised, infinitely tattered imps of imperial descent arriving suddenly out of unexplored secret passages in ancient fortresses.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
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TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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unexplored
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The great commander's first instinct was to rush for home and so make sure that Cook Mary the Second had done enough kidneys for breakfast.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading They rose without surprise or disorder, still with strict attention to business continuing to munch at the grass they had plucked as they lay, for all the world as if a famous adventure-seeking general had been only the harmless but boresome shepherd who came to drive them out to pastures new.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
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withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading They rose without surprise or disorder, still with strict attention to business continuing to munch at the grass they had plucked as they lay, for all the world as if a famous adventure-seeking general had been only the harmless but boresome shepherd who came to drive them out to pastures new.
world
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