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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 A VOLUNTEER SIXTY YEARS SINCE On hearing the unwelcome sound of the drum, Major Melville hastily opened a sashed door, and stepped out upon a sort of terrace which divided his house from the high-road from which the martial music proceeded.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The person who was honoured with this charge was followed by the commander of the party, a thin, dark, rigid-looking man, about sixty years old.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A VOLUNTEER SIXTY YEARS SINCE On hearing the unwelcome sound of the drum, Major Melville hastily opened a sashed door, and stepped out upon a sort of terrace which divided his house from the high-road from which the martial music proceeded.
attendance
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From this reading Waverley and his new friend followed him, though probably he would have dispensed with their attendance.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The person who was honoured with this charge was followed by the commander of the party, a thin, dark, rigid-looking man, about sixty years old.
Candlestick
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From this reading The spiritual pride, which in mine Host of the Candlestick mantled in a sort of supercilious hypocrisy, was, in this man's face, elevated and yet darkened by genuine and undoubting fanaticism.
charge
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From this reading The person who was honoured with this charge was followed by the commander of the party, a thin, dark, rigid-looking man, about sixty years old.
commander
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From this reading The person who was honoured with this charge was followed by the commander of the party, a thin, dark, rigid-looking man, about sixty years old.
compartments
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From this reading They soon recognized in solemn march, first, the performer upon the drum; secondly, a large flag of four compartments, on which were inscribed the words COVENANTS, RELIGION, KING, KINGDOMES.
COVENANTS
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From this reading They soon recognized in solemn march, first, the performer upon the drum; secondly, a large flag of four compartments, on which were inscribed the words COVENANTS, RELIGION, KING, KINGDOMES.
dark
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From this reading The person who was honoured with this charge was followed by the commander of the party, a thin, dark, rigid-looking man, about sixty years old.
darkened
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From this reading The spiritual pride, which in mine Host of the Candlestick mantled in a sort of supercilious hypocrisy, was, in this man's face, elevated and yet darkened by genuine and undoubting fanaticism.
dispensed
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From this reading Waverley and his new friend followed him, though probably he would have dispensed with their attendance.
dividednounUS /ˈdivided/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A VOLUNTEER SIXTY YEARS SINCE On hearing the unwelcome sound of the drum, Major Melville hastily opened a sashed door, and stepped out upon a sort of terrace which divided his house from the high-road from which the martial music proceeded.
door
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From this reading A VOLUNTEER SIXTY YEARS SINCE On hearing the unwelcome sound of the drum, Major Melville hastily opened a sashed door, and stepped out upon a sort of terrace which divided his house from the high-road from which the martial music proceeded.
drum
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From this reading A VOLUNTEER SIXTY YEARS SINCE On hearing the unwelcome sound of the drum, Major Melville hastily opened a sashed door, and stepped out upon a sort of terrace which divided his house from the high-road from which the martial music proceeded.
elevated
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From this reading The spiritual pride, which in mine Host of the Candlestick mantled in a sort of supercilious hypocrisy, was, in this man's face, elevated and yet darkened by genuine and undoubting fanaticism.
face
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From this reading The spiritual pride, which in mine Host of the Candlestick mantled in a sort of supercilious hypocrisy, was, in this man's face, elevated and yet darkened by genuine and undoubting fanaticism.
fanaticism
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From this reading The spiritual pride, which in mine Host of the Candlestick mantled in a sort of supercilious hypocrisy, was, in this man's face, elevated and yet darkened by genuine and undoubting fanaticism.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They soon recognized in solemn march, first, the performer upon the drum; secondly, a large flag of four compartments, on which were inscribed the words COVENANTS, RELIGION, KING, KINGDOMES.
flag
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From this reading They soon recognized in solemn march, first, the performer upon the drum; secondly, a large flag of four compartments, on which were inscribed the words COVENANTS, RELIGION, KING, KINGDOMES.
followed
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From this reading Waverley and his new friend followed him, though probably he would have dispensed with their attendance.
four
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From this reading They soon recognized in solemn march, first, the performer upon the drum; secondly, a large flag of four compartments, on which were inscribed the words COVENANTS, RELIGION, KING, KINGDOMES.
friend
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From this reading Waverley and his new friend followed him, though probably he would have dispensed with their attendance.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A VOLUNTEER SIXTY YEARS SINCE On hearing the unwelcome sound of the drum, Major Melville hastily opened a sashed door, and stepped out upon a sort of terrace which divided his house from the high-road from which the martial music proceeded.
genuine
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From this reading The spiritual pride, which in mine Host of the Candlestick mantled in a sort of supercilious hypocrisy, was, in this man's face, elevated and yet darkened by genuine and undoubting fanaticism.
hastily
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From this reading A VOLUNTEER SIXTY YEARS SINCE On hearing the unwelcome sound of the drum, Major Melville hastily opened a sashed door, and stepped out upon a sort of terrace which divided his house from the high-road from which the martial music proceeded.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Waverley and his new friend followed him, though probably he would have dispensed with their attendance.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Waverley and his new friend followed him, though probably he would have dispensed with their attendance.
hearing
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From this reading A VOLUNTEER SIXTY YEARS SINCE On hearing the unwelcome sound of the drum, Major Melville hastily opened a sashed door, and stepped out upon a sort of terrace which divided his house from the high-road from which the martial music proceeded.
high-road
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From this reading A VOLUNTEER SIXTY YEARS SINCE On hearing the unwelcome sound of the drum, Major Melville hastily opened a sashed door, and stepped out upon a sort of terrace which divided his house from the high-road from which the martial music proceeded.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Waverley and his new friend followed him, though probably he would have dispensed with their attendance.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A VOLUNTEER SIXTY YEARS SINCE On hearing the unwelcome sound of the drum, Major Melville hastily opened a sashed door, and stepped out upon a sort of terrace which divided his house from the high-road from which the martial music proceeded.
honoured
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From this reading The person who was honoured with this charge was followed by the commander of the party, a thin, dark, rigid-looking man, about sixty years old.
Host
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From this reading The spiritual pride, which in mine Host of the Candlestick mantled in a sort of supercilious hypocrisy, was, in this man's face, elevated and yet darkened by genuine and undoubting fanaticism.
house
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From this reading A VOLUNTEER SIXTY YEARS SINCE On hearing the unwelcome sound of the drum, Major Melville hastily opened a sashed door, and stepped out upon a sort of terrace which divided his house from the high-road from which the martial music proceeded.
hypocrisy
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From this reading The spiritual pride, which in mine Host of the Candlestick mantled in a sort of supercilious hypocrisy, was, in this man's face, elevated and yet darkened by genuine and undoubting fanaticism.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They soon recognized in solemn march, first, the performer upon the drum; secondly, a large flag of four compartments, on which were inscribed the words COVENANTS, RELIGION, KING, KINGDOMES.
inscribed
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From this reading They soon recognized in solemn march, first, the performer upon the drum; secondly, a large flag of four compartments, on which were inscribed the words COVENANTS, RELIGION, KING, KINGDOMES.
KING
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From this reading They soon recognized in solemn march, first, the performer upon the drum; secondly, a large flag of four compartments, on which were inscribed the words COVENANTS, RELIGION, KING, KINGDOMES.
KINGDOMES
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From this reading They soon recognized in solemn march, first, the performer upon the drum; secondly, a large flag of four compartments, on which were inscribed the words COVENANTS, RELIGION, KING, KINGDOMES.
large
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From this reading They soon recognized in solemn march, first, the performer upon the drum; secondly, a large flag of four compartments, on which were inscribed the words COVENANTS, RELIGION, KING, KINGDOMES.
Major
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From this reading A VOLUNTEER SIXTY YEARS SINCE On hearing the unwelcome sound of the drum, Major Melville hastily opened a sashed door, and stepped out upon a sort of terrace which divided his house from the high-road from which the martial music proceeded.
man
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From this reading The person who was honoured with this charge was followed by the commander of the party, a thin, dark, rigid-looking man, about sixty years old.
man's
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From this reading The spiritual pride, which in mine Host of the Candlestick mantled in a sort of supercilious hypocrisy, was, in this man's face, elevated and yet darkened by genuine and undoubting fanaticism.
mantled
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From this reading The spiritual pride, which in mine Host of the Candlestick mantled in a sort of supercilious hypocrisy, was, in this man's face, elevated and yet darkened by genuine and undoubting fanaticism.
march
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From this reading They soon recognized in solemn march, first, the performer upon the drum; secondly, a large flag of four compartments, on which were inscribed the words COVENANTS, RELIGION, KING, KINGDOMES.
martial
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From this reading A VOLUNTEER SIXTY YEARS SINCE On hearing the unwelcome sound of the drum, Major Melville hastily opened a sashed door, and stepped out upon a sort of terrace which divided his house from the high-road from which the martial music proceeded.
Melville
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From this reading A VOLUNTEER SIXTY YEARS SINCE On hearing the unwelcome sound of the drum, Major Melville hastily opened a sashed door, and stepped out upon a sort of terrace which divided his house from the high-road from which the martial music proceeded.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The spiritual pride, which in mine Host of the Candlestick mantled in a sort of supercilious hypocrisy, was, in this man's face, elevated and yet darkened by genuine and undoubting fanaticism.
music
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From this reading A VOLUNTEER SIXTY YEARS SINCE On hearing the unwelcome sound of the drum, Major Melville hastily opened a sashed door, and stepped out upon a sort of terrace which divided his house from the high-road from which the martial music proceeded.
new
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From this reading Waverley and his new friend followed him, though probably he would have dispensed with their attendance.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A VOLUNTEER SIXTY YEARS SINCE On hearing the unwelcome sound of the drum, Major Melville hastily opened a sashed door, and stepped out upon a sort of terrace which divided his house from the high-road from which the martial music proceeded.
old
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From this reading The person who was honoured with this charge was followed by the commander of the party, a thin, dark, rigid-looking man, about sixty years old.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A VOLUNTEER SIXTY YEARS SINCE On hearing the unwelcome sound of the drum, Major Melville hastily opened a sashed door, and stepped out upon a sort of terrace which divided his house from the high-road from which the martial music proceeded.
opened
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From this reading A VOLUNTEER SIXTY YEARS SINCE On hearing the unwelcome sound of the drum, Major Melville hastily opened a sashed door, and stepped out upon a sort of terrace which divided his house from the high-road from which the martial music proceeded.
out
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From this reading A VOLUNTEER SIXTY YEARS SINCE On hearing the unwelcome sound of the drum, Major Melville hastily opened a sashed door, and stepped out upon a sort of terrace which divided his house from the high-road from which the martial music proceeded.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The person who was honoured with this charge was followed by the commander of the party, a thin, dark, rigid-looking man, about sixty years old.
performer
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From this reading They soon recognized in solemn march, first, the performer upon the drum; secondly, a large flag of four compartments, on which were inscribed the words COVENANTS, RELIGION, KING, KINGDOMES.
person
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From this reading The person who was honoured with this charge was followed by the commander of the party, a thin, dark, rigid-looking man, about sixty years old.
pride
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From this reading The spiritual pride, which in mine Host of the Candlestick mantled in a sort of supercilious hypocrisy, was, in this man's face, elevated and yet darkened by genuine and undoubting fanaticism.
probably
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From this reading Waverley and his new friend followed him, though probably he would have dispensed with their attendance.
proceeded
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From this reading A VOLUNTEER SIXTY YEARS SINCE On hearing the unwelcome sound of the drum, Major Melville hastily opened a sashed door, and stepped out upon a sort of terrace which divided his house from the high-road from which the martial music proceeded.
recognized
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From this reading They soon recognized in solemn march, first, the performer upon the drum; secondly, a large flag of four compartments, on which were inscribed the words COVENANTS, RELIGION, KING, KINGDOMES.
RELIGION
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From this reading They soon recognized in solemn march, first, the performer upon the drum; secondly, a large flag of four compartments, on which were inscribed the words COVENANTS, RELIGION, KING, KINGDOMES.
rigid-looking
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From this reading The person who was honoured with this charge was followed by the commander of the party, a thin, dark, rigid-looking man, about sixty years old.
sashed
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From this reading A VOLUNTEER SIXTY YEARS SINCE On hearing the unwelcome sound of the drum, Major Melville hastily opened a sashed door, and stepped out upon a sort of terrace which divided his house from the high-road from which the martial music proceeded.
secondly
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From this reading They soon recognized in solemn march, first, the performer upon the drum; secondly, a large flag of four compartments, on which were inscribed the words COVENANTS, RELIGION, KING, KINGDOMES.
SINCEprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading A VOLUNTEER SIXTY YEARS SINCE On hearing the unwelcome sound of the drum, Major Melville hastily opened a sashed door, and stepped out upon a sort of terrace which divided his house from the high-road from which the martial music proceeded.
SIXTY
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From this reading A VOLUNTEER SIXTY YEARS SINCE On hearing the unwelcome sound of the drum, Major Melville hastily opened a sashed door, and stepped out upon a sort of terrace which divided his house from the high-road from which the martial music proceeded.
solemn
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From this reading They soon recognized in solemn march, first, the performer upon the drum; secondly, a large flag of four compartments, on which were inscribed the words COVENANTS, RELIGION, KING, KINGDOMES.
soon
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From this reading They soon recognized in solemn march, first, the performer upon the drum; secondly, a large flag of four compartments, on which were inscribed the words COVENANTS, RELIGION, KING, KINGDOMES.
sort
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From this reading A VOLUNTEER SIXTY YEARS SINCE On hearing the unwelcome sound of the drum, Major Melville hastily opened a sashed door, and stepped out upon a sort of terrace which divided his house from the high-road from which the martial music proceeded.
sound
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From this reading A VOLUNTEER SIXTY YEARS SINCE On hearing the unwelcome sound of the drum, Major Melville hastily opened a sashed door, and stepped out upon a sort of terrace which divided his house from the high-road from which the martial music proceeded.
spiritual
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From this reading The spiritual pride, which in mine Host of the Candlestick mantled in a sort of supercilious hypocrisy, was, in this man's face, elevated and yet darkened by genuine and undoubting fanaticism.
stepped
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From this reading A VOLUNTEER SIXTY YEARS SINCE On hearing the unwelcome sound of the drum, Major Melville hastily opened a sashed door, and stepped out upon a sort of terrace which divided his house from the high-road from which the martial music proceeded.
supercilious
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From this reading The spiritual pride, which in mine Host of the Candlestick mantled in a sort of supercilious hypocrisy, was, in this man's face, elevated and yet darkened by genuine and undoubting fanaticism.
terrace
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From this reading A VOLUNTEER SIXTY YEARS SINCE On hearing the unwelcome sound of the drum, Major Melville hastily opened a sashed door, and stepped out upon a sort of terrace which divided his house from the high-road from which the martial music proceeded.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A VOLUNTEER SIXTY YEARS SINCE On hearing the unwelcome sound of the drum, Major Melville hastily opened a sashed door, and stepped out upon a sort of terrace which divided his house from the high-road from which the martial music proceeded.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Waverley and his new friend followed him, though probably he would have dispensed with their attendance.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They soon recognized in solemn march, first, the performer upon the drum; secondly, a large flag of four compartments, on which were inscribed the words COVENANTS, RELIGION, KING, KINGDOMES.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading The person who was honoured with this charge was followed by the commander of the party, a thin, dark, rigid-looking man, about sixty years old.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The person who was honoured with this charge was followed by the commander of the party, a thin, dark, rigid-looking man, about sixty years old.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Waverley and his new friend followed him, though probably he would have dispensed with their attendance.
undoubting
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From this reading The spiritual pride, which in mine Host of the Candlestick mantled in a sort of supercilious hypocrisy, was, in this man's face, elevated and yet darkened by genuine and undoubting fanaticism.
unwelcome
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From this reading A VOLUNTEER SIXTY YEARS SINCE On hearing the unwelcome sound of the drum, Major Melville hastily opened a sashed door, and stepped out upon a sort of terrace which divided his house from the high-road from which the martial music proceeded.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading A VOLUNTEER SIXTY YEARS SINCE On hearing the unwelcome sound of the drum, Major Melville hastily opened a sashed door, and stepped out upon a sort of terrace which divided his house from the high-road from which the martial music proceeded.
VOLUNTEER
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From this reading A VOLUNTEER SIXTY YEARS SINCE On hearing the unwelcome sound of the drum, Major Melville hastily opened a sashed door, and stepped out upon a sort of terrace which divided his house from the high-road from which the martial music proceeded.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The person who was honoured with this charge was followed by the commander of the party, a thin, dark, rigid-looking man, about sixty years old.
Waverley
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From this reading Waverley and his new friend followed him, though probably he would have dispensed with their attendance.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They soon recognized in solemn march, first, the performer upon the drum; secondly, a large flag of four compartments, on which were inscribed the words COVENANTS, RELIGION, KING, KINGDOMES.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A VOLUNTEER SIXTY YEARS SINCE On hearing the unwelcome sound of the drum, Major Melville hastily opened a sashed door, and stepped out upon a sort of terrace which divided his house from the high-road from which the martial music proceeded.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The person who was honoured with this charge was followed by the commander of the party, a thin, dark, rigid-looking man, about sixty years old.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Waverley and his new friend followed him, though probably he would have dispensed with their attendance.
words
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From this reading They soon recognized in solemn march, first, the performer upon the drum; secondly, a large flag of four compartments, on which were inscribed the words COVENANTS, RELIGION, KING, KINGDOMES.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Waverley and his new friend followed him, though probably he would have dispensed with their attendance.
YEARS
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From this reading A VOLUNTEER SIXTY YEARS SINCE On hearing the unwelcome sound of the drum, Major Melville hastily opened a sashed door, and stepped out upon a sort of terrace which divided his house from the high-road from which the martial music proceeded.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading The spiritual pride, which in mine Host of the Candlestick mantled in a sort of supercilious hypocrisy, was, in this man's face, elevated and yet darkened by genuine and undoubting fanaticism.
