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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 WHEREIN MARTIN-GUERRE IS A BUNGLER Gabriel had acquired sufficiently accurate information about the suburbs of St. Quentin to avoid going astray in a region where he was an utter stranger.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading WHEREIN MARTIN-GUERRE IS A BUNGLER Gabriel had acquired sufficiently accurate information about the suburbs of St. Quentin to avoid going astray in a region where he was an utter stranger.
accurate
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From this reading WHEREIN MARTIN-GUERRE IS A BUNGLER Gabriel had acquired sufficiently accurate information about the suburbs of St. Quentin to avoid going astray in a region where he was an utter stranger.
acquired
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From this reading WHEREIN MARTIN-GUERRE IS A BUNGLER Gabriel had acquired sufficiently accurate information about the suburbs of St. Quentin to avoid going astray in a region where he was an utter stranger.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading WHEREIN MARTIN-GUERRE IS A BUNGLER Gabriel had acquired sufficiently accurate information about the suburbs of St. Quentin to avoid going astray in a region where he was an utter stranger.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Under cover of nightfall he and Martin-Guerre left the town by the least carefully guarded postern without hindrance.
any
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From this reading Small bodies of the enemy patrolled the suburbs day and night; encampments were scattered here and there about the besieged town, and any encounter might be fatal to our peasant-soldiers.
astray
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From this reading WHEREIN MARTIN-GUERRE IS A BUNGLER Gabriel had acquired sufficiently accurate information about the suburbs of St. Quentin to avoid going astray in a region where he was an utter stranger.
avoid
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From this reading WHEREIN MARTIN-GUERRE IS A BUNGLER Gabriel had acquired sufficiently accurate information about the suburbs of St. Quentin to avoid going astray in a region where he was an utter stranger.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Small bodies of the enemy patrolled the suburbs day and night; encampments were scattered here and there about the besieged town, and any encounter might be fatal to our peasant-soldiers.
besieged
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From this reading Small bodies of the enemy patrolled the suburbs day and night; encampments were scattered here and there about the besieged town, and any encounter might be fatal to our peasant-soldiers.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading But they were not beyond the greatest danger.
bodies
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From this reading Small bodies of the enemy patrolled the suburbs day and night; encampments were scattered here and there about the besieged town, and any encounter might be fatal to our peasant-soldiers.
breach
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From this reading Wrapped in long dark cloaks, they glided into the moat-like shadows, and thence by the breach in the wall into the fields.
BUNGLER
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From this reading WHEREIN MARTIN-GUERRE IS A BUNGLER Gabriel had acquired sufficiently accurate information about the suburbs of St. Quentin to avoid going astray in a region where he was an utter stranger.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But they were not beyond the greatest danger.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Under cover of nightfall he and Martin-Guerre left the town by the least carefully guarded postern without hindrance.
carefully
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From this reading Under cover of nightfall he and Martin-Guerre left the town by the least carefully guarded postern without hindrance.
cloaks
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From this reading Wrapped in long dark cloaks, they glided into the moat-like shadows, and thence by the breach in the wall into the fields.
cover
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From this reading Under cover of nightfall he and Martin-Guerre left the town by the least carefully guarded postern without hindrance.
danger
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From this reading But they were not beyond the greatest danger.
dark
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From this reading Wrapped in long dark cloaks, they glided into the moat-like shadows, and thence by the breach in the wall into the fields.
day
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From this reading Small bodies of the enemy patrolled the suburbs day and night; encampments were scattered here and there about the besieged town, and any encounter might be fatal to our peasant-soldiers.
encampments
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From this reading Small bodies of the enemy patrolled the suburbs day and night; encampments were scattered here and there about the besieged town, and any encounter might be fatal to our peasant-soldiers.
encounter
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From this reading Small bodies of the enemy patrolled the suburbs day and night; encampments were scattered here and there about the besieged town, and any encounter might be fatal to our peasant-soldiers.
enemy
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From this reading Small bodies of the enemy patrolled the suburbs day and night; encampments were scattered here and there about the besieged town, and any encounter might be fatal to our peasant-soldiers.
fatal
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From this reading Small bodies of the enemy patrolled the suburbs day and night; encampments were scattered here and there about the besieged town, and any encounter might be fatal to our peasant-soldiers.
fields
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From this reading Wrapped in long dark cloaks, they glided into the moat-like shadows, and thence by the breach in the wall into the fields.
Gabriel
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From this reading WHEREIN MARTIN-GUERRE IS A BUNGLER Gabriel had acquired sufficiently accurate information about the suburbs of St. Quentin to avoid going astray in a region where he was an utter stranger.
glided
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From this reading Wrapped in long dark cloaks, they glided into the moat-like shadows, and thence by the breach in the wall into the fields.
going
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From this reading WHEREIN MARTIN-GUERRE IS A BUNGLER Gabriel had acquired sufficiently accurate information about the suburbs of St. Quentin to avoid going astray in a region where he was an utter stranger.
greatest
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From this reading But they were not beyond the greatest danger.
guarded
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From this reading Under cover of nightfall he and Martin-Guerre left the town by the least carefully guarded postern without hindrance.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading WHEREIN MARTIN-GUERRE IS A BUNGLER Gabriel had acquired sufficiently accurate information about the suburbs of St. Quentin to avoid going astray in a region where he was an utter stranger.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading WHEREIN MARTIN-GUERRE IS A BUNGLER Gabriel had acquired sufficiently accurate information about the suburbs of St. Quentin to avoid going astray in a region where he was an utter stranger.
here
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From this reading Small bodies of the enemy patrolled the suburbs day and night; encampments were scattered here and there about the besieged town, and any encounter might be fatal to our peasant-soldiers.
hindrance
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From this reading Under cover of nightfall he and Martin-Guerre left the town by the least carefully guarded postern without hindrance.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WHEREIN MARTIN-GUERRE IS A BUNGLER Gabriel had acquired sufficiently accurate information about the suburbs of St. Quentin to avoid going astray in a region where he was an utter stranger.
information
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From this reading WHEREIN MARTIN-GUERRE IS A BUNGLER Gabriel had acquired sufficiently accurate information about the suburbs of St. Quentin to avoid going astray in a region where he was an utter stranger.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Wrapped in long dark cloaks, they glided into the moat-like shadows, and thence by the breach in the wall into the fields.
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WHEREIN MARTIN-GUERRE IS A BUNGLER Gabriel had acquired sufficiently accurate information about the suburbs of St. Quentin to avoid going astray in a region where he was an utter stranger.
least
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From this reading Under cover of nightfall he and Martin-Guerre left the town by the least carefully guarded postern without hindrance.
left
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From this reading Under cover of nightfall he and Martin-Guerre left the town by the least carefully guarded postern without hindrance.
long
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From this reading Wrapped in long dark cloaks, they glided into the moat-like shadows, and thence by the breach in the wall into the fields.
MARTIN-GUERRE
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From this reading WHEREIN MARTIN-GUERRE IS A BUNGLER Gabriel had acquired sufficiently accurate information about the suburbs of St. Quentin to avoid going astray in a region where he was an utter stranger.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Small bodies of the enemy patrolled the suburbs day and night; encampments were scattered here and there about the besieged town, and any encounter might be fatal to our peasant-soldiers.
moat-like
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From this reading Wrapped in long dark cloaks, they glided into the moat-like shadows, and thence by the breach in the wall into the fields.
night
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From this reading Small bodies of the enemy patrolled the suburbs day and night; encampments were scattered here and there about the besieged town, and any encounter might be fatal to our peasant-soldiers.
nightfall
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From this reading Under cover of nightfall he and Martin-Guerre left the town by the least carefully guarded postern without hindrance.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But they were not beyond the greatest danger.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WHEREIN MARTIN-GUERRE IS A BUNGLER Gabriel had acquired sufficiently accurate information about the suburbs of St. Quentin to avoid going astray in a region where he was an utter stranger.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Small bodies of the enemy patrolled the suburbs day and night; encampments were scattered here and there about the besieged town, and any encounter might be fatal to our peasant-soldiers.
patrolled
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From this reading Small bodies of the enemy patrolled the suburbs day and night; encampments were scattered here and there about the besieged town, and any encounter might be fatal to our peasant-soldiers.
peasant-soldiers
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From this reading Small bodies of the enemy patrolled the suburbs day and night; encampments were scattered here and there about the besieged town, and any encounter might be fatal to our peasant-soldiers.
postern
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From this reading Under cover of nightfall he and Martin-Guerre left the town by the least carefully guarded postern without hindrance.
Quentin
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From this reading WHEREIN MARTIN-GUERRE IS A BUNGLER Gabriel had acquired sufficiently accurate information about the suburbs of St. Quentin to avoid going astray in a region where he was an utter stranger.
region
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From this reading WHEREIN MARTIN-GUERRE IS A BUNGLER Gabriel had acquired sufficiently accurate information about the suburbs of St. Quentin to avoid going astray in a region where he was an utter stranger.
scattered
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From this reading Small bodies of the enemy patrolled the suburbs day and night; encampments were scattered here and there about the besieged town, and any encounter might be fatal to our peasant-soldiers.
shadows
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From this reading Wrapped in long dark cloaks, they glided into the moat-like shadows, and thence by the breach in the wall into the fields.
Small
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From this reading Small bodies of the enemy patrolled the suburbs day and night; encampments were scattered here and there about the besieged town, and any encounter might be fatal to our peasant-soldiers.
St
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From this reading WHEREIN MARTIN-GUERRE IS A BUNGLER Gabriel had acquired sufficiently accurate information about the suburbs of St. Quentin to avoid going astray in a region where he was an utter stranger.
stranger
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From this reading WHEREIN MARTIN-GUERRE IS A BUNGLER Gabriel had acquired sufficiently accurate information about the suburbs of St. Quentin to avoid going astray in a region where he was an utter stranger.
suburbs
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From this reading WHEREIN MARTIN-GUERRE IS A BUNGLER Gabriel had acquired sufficiently accurate information about the suburbs of St. Quentin to avoid going astray in a region where he was an utter stranger.
sufficiently
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From this reading WHEREIN MARTIN-GUERRE IS A BUNGLER Gabriel had acquired sufficiently accurate information about the suburbs of St. Quentin to avoid going astray in a region where he was an utter stranger.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHEREIN MARTIN-GUERRE IS A BUNGLER Gabriel had acquired sufficiently accurate information about the suburbs of St. Quentin to avoid going astray in a region where he was an utter stranger.
thenceadverbUS /ðens/
from that place or that time
From this reading Wrapped in long dark cloaks, they glided into the moat-like shadows, and thence by the breach in the wall into the fields.
there
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From this reading Small bodies of the enemy patrolled the suburbs day and night; encampments were scattered here and there about the besieged town, and any encounter might be fatal to our peasant-soldiers.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Wrapped in long dark cloaks, they glided into the moat-like shadows, and thence by the breach in the wall into the fields.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WHEREIN MARTIN-GUERRE IS A BUNGLER Gabriel had acquired sufficiently accurate information about the suburbs of St. Quentin to avoid going astray in a region where he was an utter stranger.
town
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From this reading Under cover of nightfall he and Martin-Guerre left the town by the least carefully guarded postern without hindrance.
UnderprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Under cover of nightfall he and Martin-Guerre left the town by the least carefully guarded postern without hindrance.
utter
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From this reading WHEREIN MARTIN-GUERRE IS A BUNGLER Gabriel had acquired sufficiently accurate information about the suburbs of St. Quentin to avoid going astray in a region where he was an utter stranger.
wall
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From this reading Wrapped in long dark cloaks, they glided into the moat-like shadows, and thence by the breach in the wall into the fields.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WHEREIN MARTIN-GUERRE IS A BUNGLER Gabriel had acquired sufficiently accurate information about the suburbs of St. Quentin to avoid going astray in a region where he was an utter stranger.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But they were not beyond the greatest danger.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading WHEREIN MARTIN-GUERRE IS A BUNGLER Gabriel had acquired sufficiently accurate information about the suburbs of St. Quentin to avoid going astray in a region where he was an utter stranger.
WHEREIN
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From this reading WHEREIN MARTIN-GUERRE IS A BUNGLER Gabriel had acquired sufficiently accurate information about the suburbs of St. Quentin to avoid going astray in a region where he was an utter stranger.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Under cover of nightfall he and Martin-Guerre left the town by the least carefully guarded postern without hindrance.
Wrapped
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From this reading Wrapped in long dark cloaks, they glided into the moat-like shadows, and thence by the breach in the wall into the fields.
