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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading General Napoleon Smith was to write the letter himself, but to say nothing in it about his new allies.
afternoon
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From this reading The castle was to be attacked by the combined forces of Windy Standard and the gipsy camp the following Saturday afternoon, which would give them the enemy in their fullest numbers.
afterwards
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From this reading Notice would be sent, so that they could not say afterwards that they had been taken by surprise.
allies
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From this reading General Napoleon Smith was to write the letter himself, but to say nothing in it about his new allies.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The castle was to be attacked by the combined forces of Windy Standard and the gipsy camp the following Saturday afternoon, which would give them the enemy in their fullest numbers.
arranged
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From this reading Thus it was finally arranged.
attacked
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From this reading The castle was to be attacked by the combined forces of Windy Standard and the gipsy camp the following Saturday afternoon, which would give them the enemy in their fullest numbers.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The castle was to be attacked by the combined forces of Windy Standard and the gipsy camp the following Saturday afternoon, which would give them the enemy in their fullest numbers.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Notice would be sent, so that they could not say afterwards that they had been taken by surprise.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading General Napoleon Smith was to write the letter himself, but to say nothing in it about his new allies.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The castle was to be attacked by the combined forces of Windy Standard and the gipsy camp the following Saturday afternoon, which would give them the enemy in their fullest numbers.
camp
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From this reading The castle was to be attacked by the combined forces of Windy Standard and the gipsy camp the following Saturday afternoon, which would give them the enemy in their fullest numbers.
castle
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From this reading The castle was to be attacked by the combined forces of Windy Standard and the gipsy camp the following Saturday afternoon, which would give them the enemy in their fullest numbers.
combined
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From this reading The castle was to be attacked by the combined forces of Windy Standard and the gipsy camp the following Saturday afternoon, which would give them the enemy in their fullest numbers.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Notice would be sent, so that they could not say afterwards that they had been taken by surprise.
enemy
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From this reading The castle was to be attacked by the combined forces of Windy Standard and the gipsy camp the following Saturday afternoon, which would give them the enemy in their fullest numbers.
finally
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From this reading Thus it was finally arranged.
following
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From this reading The castle was to be attacked by the combined forces of Windy Standard and the gipsy camp the following Saturday afternoon, which would give them the enemy in their fullest numbers.
forces
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From this reading The castle was to be attacked by the combined forces of Windy Standard and the gipsy camp the following Saturday afternoon, which would give them the enemy in their fullest numbers.
fullest
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From this reading The castle was to be attacked by the combined forces of Windy Standard and the gipsy camp the following Saturday afternoon, which would give them the enemy in their fullest numbers.
General
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From this reading General Napoleon Smith was to write the letter himself, but to say nothing in it about his new allies.
gipsy
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From this reading The castle was to be attacked by the combined forces of Windy Standard and the gipsy camp the following Saturday afternoon, which would give them the enemy in their fullest numbers.
give
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From this reading The castle was to be attacked by the combined forces of Windy Standard and the gipsy camp the following Saturday afternoon, which would give them the enemy in their fullest numbers.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Notice would be sent, so that they could not say afterwards that they had been taken by surprise.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading General Napoleon Smith was to write the letter himself, but to say nothing in it about his new allies.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading General Napoleon Smith was to write the letter himself, but to say nothing in it about his new allies.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The castle was to be attacked by the combined forces of Windy Standard and the gipsy camp the following Saturday afternoon, which would give them the enemy in their fullest numbers.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Thus it was finally arranged.
letter
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LION'S
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From this reading TOADY LION'S LITTLE WAYS.
LITTLE
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From this reading TOADY LION'S LITTLE WAYS.
Napoleon
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new
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From this reading General Napoleon Smith was to write the letter himself, but to say nothing in it about his new allies.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
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nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading General Napoleon Smith was to write the letter himself, but to say nothing in it about his new allies.
Notice
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From this reading Notice would be sent, so that they could not say afterwards that they had been taken by surprise.
numbers
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From this reading The castle was to be attacked by the combined forces of Windy Standard and the gipsy camp the following Saturday afternoon, which would give them the enemy in their fullest numbers.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The castle was to be attacked by the combined forces of Windy Standard and the gipsy camp the following Saturday afternoon, which would give them the enemy in their fullest numbers.
Saturday
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From this reading The castle was to be attacked by the combined forces of Windy Standard and the gipsy camp the following Saturday afternoon, which would give them the enemy in their fullest numbers.
say
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sent
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From this reading Notice would be sent, so that they could not say afterwards that they had been taken by surprise.
Smith
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From this reading General Napoleon Smith was to write the letter himself, but to say nothing in it about his new allies.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Notice would be sent, so that they could not say afterwards that they had been taken by surprise.
Standard
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From this reading The castle was to be attacked by the combined forces of Windy Standard and the gipsy camp the following Saturday afternoon, which would give them the enemy in their fullest numbers.
surprise
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From this reading Notice would be sent, so that they could not say afterwards that they had been taken by surprise.
taken
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From this reading Notice would be sent, so that they could not say afterwards that they had been taken by surprise.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Notice would be sent, so that they could not say afterwards that they had been taken by surprise.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The castle was to be attacked by the combined forces of Windy Standard and the gipsy camp the following Saturday afternoon, which would give them the enemy in their fullest numbers.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The castle was to be attacked by the combined forces of Windy Standard and the gipsy camp the following Saturday afternoon, which would give them the enemy in their fullest numbers.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The castle was to be attacked by the combined forces of Windy Standard and the gipsy camp the following Saturday afternoon, which would give them the enemy in their fullest numbers.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Notice would be sent, so that they could not say afterwards that they had been taken by surprise.
Thus
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From this reading Thus it was finally arranged.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The castle was to be attacked by the combined forces of Windy Standard and the gipsy camp the following Saturday afternoon, which would give them the enemy in their fullest numbers.
TOADY
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From this reading TOADY LION'S LITTLE WAYS.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Thus it was finally arranged.
WAYS
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From this reading TOADY LION'S LITTLE WAYS.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The castle was to be attacked by the combined forces of Windy Standard and the gipsy camp the following Saturday afternoon, which would give them the enemy in their fullest numbers.
Windy
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From this reading The castle was to be attacked by the combined forces of Windy Standard and the gipsy camp the following Saturday afternoon, which would give them the enemy in their fullest numbers.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The castle was to be attacked by the combined forces of Windy Standard and the gipsy camp the following Saturday afternoon, which would give them the enemy in their fullest numbers.
write
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From this reading General Napoleon Smith was to write the letter himself, but to say nothing in it about his new allies.
