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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 Although called an island, Seringam is in fact a long narrow tongue of land, running between the two branches of the river Kavari.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Upon the south, our forces at Trichinopoli faced the French across the river.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading In some places these arms are but a few hundred yards apart, and the island can therefore be defended against an attack along the land.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading In some places these arms are but a few hundred yards apart, and the island can therefore be defended against an attack along the land.
AlthoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Although called an island, Seringam is in fact a long narrow tongue of land, running between the two branches of the river Kavari.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Although called an island, Seringam is in fact a long narrow tongue of land, running between the two branches of the river Kavari.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In some places these arms are but a few hundred yards apart, and the island can therefore be defended against an attack along the land.
any
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From this reading Upon the other side of the Kolrun, as the northern arm of the Kavari is called, the French could cross the river and make their retreat, if necessary, in any direction.
apart
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From this reading In some places these arms are but a few hundred yards apart, and the island can therefore be defended against an attack along the land.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In some places these arms are but a few hundred yards apart, and the island can therefore be defended against an attack along the land.
arm
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From this reading Upon the other side of the Kolrun, as the northern arm of the Kavari is called, the French could cross the river and make their retreat, if necessary, in any direction.
arms
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From this reading In some places these arms are but a few hundred yards apart, and the island can therefore be defended against an attack along the land.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But the retreat of the French by this line was equally difficult, as we held the narrowest part of the neck, two miles from Koiladi.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Upon the south, our forces at Trichinopoli faced the French across the river.
attack
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From this reading In some places these arms are but a few hundred yards apart, and the island can therefore be defended against an attack along the land.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In some places these arms are but a few hundred yards apart, and the island can therefore be defended against an attack along the land.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Although called an island, Seringam is in fact a long narrow tongue of land, running between the two branches of the river Kavari.
branches
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From this reading Although called an island, Seringam is in fact a long narrow tongue of land, running between the two branches of the river Kavari.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In some places these arms are but a few hundred yards apart, and the island can therefore be defended against an attack along the land.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But the retreat of the French by this line was equally difficult, as we held the narrowest part of the neck, two miles from Koiladi.
called
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From this reading Although called an island, Seringam is in fact a long narrow tongue of land, running between the two branches of the river Kavari.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading In some places these arms are but a few hundred yards apart, and the island can therefore be defended against an attack along the land.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Upon the other side of the Kolrun, as the northern arm of the Kavari is called, the French could cross the river and make their retreat, if necessary, in any direction.
cross
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From this reading Upon the other side of the Kolrun, as the northern arm of the Kavari is called, the French could cross the river and make their retreat, if necessary, in any direction.
defended
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From this reading In some places these arms are but a few hundred yards apart, and the island can therefore be defended against an attack along the land.
difficult
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From this reading But the retreat of the French by this line was equally difficult, as we held the narrowest part of the neck, two miles from Koiladi.
direction
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From this reading Upon the other side of the Kolrun, as the northern arm of the Kavari is called, the French could cross the river and make their retreat, if necessary, in any direction.
equallynounUS /ˈequally/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But the retreat of the French by this line was equally difficult, as we held the narrowest part of the neck, two miles from Koiladi.
faced
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From this reading Upon the south, our forces at Trichinopoli faced the French across the river.
fact
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From this reading Although called an island, Seringam is in fact a long narrow tongue of land, running between the two branches of the river Kavari.
few
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From this reading In some places these arms are but a few hundred yards apart, and the island can therefore be defended against an attack along the land.
forces
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From this reading Upon the south, our forces at Trichinopoli faced the French across the river.
French
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From this reading But the retreat of the French by this line was equally difficult, as we held the narrowest part of the neck, two miles from Koiladi.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But the retreat of the French by this line was equally difficult, as we held the narrowest part of the neck, two miles from Koiladi.
held
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From this reading But the retreat of the French by this line was equally difficult, as we held the narrowest part of the neck, two miles from Koiladi.
hundred
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From this reading In some places these arms are but a few hundred yards apart, and the island can therefore be defended against an attack along the land.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Upon the other side of the Kolrun, as the northern arm of the Kavari is called, the French could cross the river and make their retreat, if necessary, in any direction.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Although called an island, Seringam is in fact a long narrow tongue of land, running between the two branches of the river Kavari.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Although called an island, Seringam is in fact a long narrow tongue of land, running between the two branches of the river Kavari.
island
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From this reading Although called an island, Seringam is in fact a long narrow tongue of land, running between the two branches of the river Kavari.
Kavari
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From this reading Although called an island, Seringam is in fact a long narrow tongue of land, running between the two branches of the river Kavari.
Koiladi
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From this reading But the retreat of the French by this line was equally difficult, as we held the narrowest part of the neck, two miles from Koiladi.
Kolrun
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From this reading Upon the other side of the Kolrun, as the northern arm of the Kavari is called, the French could cross the river and make their retreat, if necessary, in any direction.
land
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From this reading Although called an island, Seringam is in fact a long narrow tongue of land, running between the two branches of the river Kavari.
line
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From this reading But the retreat of the French by this line was equally difficult, as we held the narrowest part of the neck, two miles from Koiladi.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Although called an island, Seringam is in fact a long narrow tongue of land, running between the two branches of the river Kavari.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Upon the other side of the Kolrun, as the northern arm of the Kavari is called, the French could cross the river and make their retreat, if necessary, in any direction.
miles
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From this reading But the retreat of the French by this line was equally difficult, as we held the narrowest part of the neck, two miles from Koiladi.
narrow
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From this reading Although called an island, Seringam is in fact a long narrow tongue of land, running between the two branches of the river Kavari.
narrowest
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From this reading But the retreat of the French by this line was equally difficult, as we held the narrowest part of the neck, two miles from Koiladi.
necessary
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From this reading Upon the other side of the Kolrun, as the northern arm of the Kavari is called, the French could cross the river and make their retreat, if necessary, in any direction.
neck
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From this reading But the retreat of the French by this line was equally difficult, as we held the narrowest part of the neck, two miles from Koiladi.
northern
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From this reading Upon the other side of the Kolrun, as the northern arm of the Kavari is called, the French could cross the river and make their retreat, if necessary, in any direction.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Although called an island, Seringam is in fact a long narrow tongue of land, running between the two branches of the river Kavari.
other
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From this reading Upon the other side of the Kolrun, as the northern arm of the Kavari is called, the French could cross the river and make their retreat, if necessary, in any direction.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Upon the south, our forces at Trichinopoli faced the French across the river.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the retreat of the French by this line was equally difficult, as we held the narrowest part of the neck, two miles from Koiladi.
places
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From this reading In some places these arms are but a few hundred yards apart, and the island can therefore be defended against an attack along the land.
retreat
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From this reading But the retreat of the French by this line was equally difficult, as we held the narrowest part of the neck, two miles from Koiladi.
river
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From this reading Although called an island, Seringam is in fact a long narrow tongue of land, running between the two branches of the river Kavari.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Although called an island, Seringam is in fact a long narrow tongue of land, running between the two branches of the river Kavari.
Seringam
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From this reading Although called an island, Seringam is in fact a long narrow tongue of land, running between the two branches of the river Kavari.
side
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From this reading Upon the other side of the Kolrun, as the northern arm of the Kavari is called, the French could cross the river and make their retreat, if necessary, in any direction.
some
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From this reading In some places these arms are but a few hundred yards apart, and the island can therefore be defended against an attack along the land.
south
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From this reading Upon the south, our forces at Trichinopoli faced the French across the river.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Although called an island, Seringam is in fact a long narrow tongue of land, running between the two branches of the river Kavari.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Upon the other side of the Kolrun, as the northern arm of the Kavari is called, the French could cross the river and make their retreat, if necessary, in any direction.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading In some places these arms are but a few hundred yards apart, and the island can therefore be defended against an attack along the land.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading In some places these arms are but a few hundred yards apart, and the island can therefore be defended against an attack along the land.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But the retreat of the French by this line was equally difficult, as we held the narrowest part of the neck, two miles from Koiladi.
tonguenounUS /tongue/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Although called an island, Seringam is in fact a long narrow tongue of land, running between the two branches of the river Kavari.
Trichinopoli
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From this reading Upon the south, our forces at Trichinopoli faced the French across the river.
two
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From this reading Although called an island, Seringam is in fact a long narrow tongue of land, running between the two branches of the river Kavari.
UponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Upon the south, our forces at Trichinopoli faced the French across the river.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But the retreat of the French by this line was equally difficult, as we held the narrowest part of the neck, two miles from Koiladi.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading But the retreat of the French by this line was equally difficult, as we held the narrowest part of the neck, two miles from Koiladi.
yards
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From this reading In some places these arms are but a few hundred yards apart, and the island can therefore be defended against an attack along the land.
