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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 On the way he met Major Kilpatrick, who was advancing, with a force which had been landed from the ships when the sound of firing was heard, to his assistance.
advancing
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From this reading On the way he met Major Kilpatrick, who was advancing, with a force which had been landed from the ships when the sound of firing was heard, to his assistance.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After the defeat of the enemy, who had surprised and so nearly annihilated him, Clive marched at once towards the fort of Baj-baj.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The fleet had, at daybreak, opened a heavy fire upon the ramparts; and by the afternoon effected a breach.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading As his men were greatly fatigued, and had had but an hour's sleep, Clive determined upon delaying the attack until the morning; and a party of two hundred and fifty sailors, with two guns, were landed to take part in the storming.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After the defeat of the enemy, who had surprised and so nearly annihilated him, Clive marched at once towards the fort of Baj-baj.
annihilated
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From this reading After the defeat of the enemy, who had surprised and so nearly annihilated him, Clive marched at once towards the fort of Baj-baj.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As his men were greatly fatigued, and had had but an hour's sleep, Clive determined upon delaying the attack until the morning; and a party of two hundred and fifty sailors, with two guns, were landed to take part in the storming.
assistance
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From this reading On the way he met Major Kilpatrick, who was advancing, with a force which had been landed from the ships when the sound of firing was heard, to his assistance.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading After the defeat of the enemy, who had surprised and so nearly annihilated him, Clive marched at once towards the fort of Baj-baj.
attack
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From this reading As his men were greatly fatigued, and had had but an hour's sleep, Clive determined upon delaying the attack until the morning; and a party of two hundred and fifty sailors, with two guns, were landed to take part in the storming.
Baj-baj
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From this reading After the defeat of the enemy, who had surprised and so nearly annihilated him, Clive marched at once towards the fort of Baj-baj.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading On the way he met Major Kilpatrick, who was advancing, with a force which had been landed from the ships when the sound of firing was heard, to his assistance.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Many of these sailors had drunk freely before landing, and as night fell, some of them strolled towards the fort.
breach
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From this reading The fleet had, at daybreak, opened a heavy fire upon the ramparts; and by the afternoon effected a breach.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading As his men were greatly fatigued, and had had but an hour's sleep, Clive determined upon delaying the attack until the morning; and a party of two hundred and fifty sailors, with two guns, were landed to take part in the storming.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The fleet had, at daybreak, opened a heavy fire upon the ramparts; and by the afternoon effected a breach.
Clive
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From this reading After the defeat of the enemy, who had surprised and so nearly annihilated him, Clive marched at once towards the fort of Baj-baj.
daybreak
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From this reading The fleet had, at daybreak, opened a heavy fire upon the ramparts; and by the afternoon effected a breach.
defeat
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From this reading After the defeat of the enemy, who had surprised and so nearly annihilated him, Clive marched at once towards the fort of Baj-baj.
delaying
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From this reading As his men were greatly fatigued, and had had but an hour's sleep, Clive determined upon delaying the attack until the morning; and a party of two hundred and fifty sailors, with two guns, were landed to take part in the storming.
determinedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading As his men were greatly fatigued, and had had but an hour's sleep, Clive determined upon delaying the attack until the morning; and a party of two hundred and fifty sailors, with two guns, were landed to take part in the storming.
drunk
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From this reading Many of these sailors had drunk freely before landing, and as night fell, some of them strolled towards the fort.
effected
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From this reading The fleet had, at daybreak, opened a heavy fire upon the ramparts; and by the afternoon effected a breach.
enemy
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From this reading After the defeat of the enemy, who had surprised and so nearly annihilated him, Clive marched at once towards the fort of Baj-baj.
fatigued
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From this reading As his men were greatly fatigued, and had had but an hour's sleep, Clive determined upon delaying the attack until the morning; and a party of two hundred and fifty sailors, with two guns, were landed to take part in the storming.
fell
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From this reading Many of these sailors had drunk freely before landing, and as night fell, some of them strolled towards the fort.
fifty
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From this reading As his men were greatly fatigued, and had had but an hour's sleep, Clive determined upon delaying the attack until the morning; and a party of two hundred and fifty sailors, with two guns, were landed to take part in the storming.
fire
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From this reading The fleet had, at daybreak, opened a heavy fire upon the ramparts; and by the afternoon effected a breach.
firing
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From this reading On the way he met Major Kilpatrick, who was advancing, with a force which had been landed from the ships when the sound of firing was heard, to his assistance.
fleet
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From this reading The fleet had, at daybreak, opened a heavy fire upon the ramparts; and by the afternoon effected a breach.
force
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From this reading On the way he met Major Kilpatrick, who was advancing, with a force which had been landed from the ships when the sound of firing was heard, to his assistance.
fort
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From this reading After the defeat of the enemy, who had surprised and so nearly annihilated him, Clive marched at once towards the fort of Baj-baj.
freely
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From this reading Many of these sailors had drunk freely before landing, and as night fell, some of them strolled towards the fort.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading On the way he met Major Kilpatrick, who was advancing, with a force which had been landed from the ships when the sound of firing was heard, to his assistance.
greatly
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From this reading As his men were greatly fatigued, and had had but an hour's sleep, Clive determined upon delaying the attack until the morning; and a party of two hundred and fifty sailors, with two guns, were landed to take part in the storming.
guns
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From this reading As his men were greatly fatigued, and had had but an hour's sleep, Clive determined upon delaying the attack until the morning; and a party of two hundred and fifty sailors, with two guns, were landed to take part in the storming.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading After the defeat of the enemy, who had surprised and so nearly annihilated him, Clive marched at once towards the fort of Baj-baj.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On the way he met Major Kilpatrick, who was advancing, with a force which had been landed from the ships when the sound of firing was heard, to his assistance.
heard
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From this reading On the way he met Major Kilpatrick, who was advancing, with a force which had been landed from the ships when the sound of firing was heard, to his assistance.
heavy
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From this reading The fleet had, at daybreak, opened a heavy fire upon the ramparts; and by the afternoon effected a breach.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading After the defeat of the enemy, who had surprised and so nearly annihilated him, Clive marched at once towards the fort of Baj-baj.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On the way he met Major Kilpatrick, who was advancing, with a force which had been landed from the ships when the sound of firing was heard, to his assistance.
hour's
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From this reading As his men were greatly fatigued, and had had but an hour's sleep, Clive determined upon delaying the attack until the morning; and a party of two hundred and fifty sailors, with two guns, were landed to take part in the storming.
hundred
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From this reading As his men were greatly fatigued, and had had but an hour's sleep, Clive determined upon delaying the attack until the morning; and a party of two hundred and fifty sailors, with two guns, were landed to take part in the storming.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As his men were greatly fatigued, and had had but an hour's sleep, Clive determined upon delaying the attack until the morning; and a party of two hundred and fifty sailors, with two guns, were landed to take part in the storming.
Kilpatrick
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From this reading On the way he met Major Kilpatrick, who was advancing, with a force which had been landed from the ships when the sound of firing was heard, to his assistance.
landed
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From this reading On the way he met Major Kilpatrick, who was advancing, with a force which had been landed from the ships when the sound of firing was heard, to his assistance.
landing
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From this reading Many of these sailors had drunk freely before landing, and as night fell, some of them strolled towards the fort.
Major
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From this reading On the way he met Major Kilpatrick, who was advancing, with a force which had been landed from the ships when the sound of firing was heard, to his assistance.
Many
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From this reading Many of these sailors had drunk freely before landing, and as night fell, some of them strolled towards the fort.
marched
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From this reading After the defeat of the enemy, who had surprised and so nearly annihilated him, Clive marched at once towards the fort of Baj-baj.
men
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From this reading As his men were greatly fatigued, and had had but an hour's sleep, Clive determined upon delaying the attack until the morning; and a party of two hundred and fifty sailors, with two guns, were landed to take part in the storming.
met
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From this reading On the way he met Major Kilpatrick, who was advancing, with a force which had been landed from the ships when the sound of firing was heard, to his assistance.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As his men were greatly fatigued, and had had but an hour's sleep, Clive determined upon delaying the attack until the morning; and a party of two hundred and fifty sailors, with two guns, were landed to take part in the storming.
nearly
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From this reading After the defeat of the enemy, who had surprised and so nearly annihilated him, Clive marched at once towards the fort of Baj-baj.
night
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From this reading Many of these sailors had drunk freely before landing, and as night fell, some of them strolled towards the fort.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After the defeat of the enemy, who had surprised and so nearly annihilated him, Clive marched at once towards the fort of Baj-baj.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the way he met Major Kilpatrick, who was advancing, with a force which had been landed from the ships when the sound of firing was heard, to his assistance.
once
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From this reading After the defeat of the enemy, who had surprised and so nearly annihilated him, Clive marched at once towards the fort of Baj-baj.
opened
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From this reading The fleet had, at daybreak, opened a heavy fire upon the ramparts; and by the afternoon effected a breach.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As his men were greatly fatigued, and had had but an hour's sleep, Clive determined upon delaying the attack until the morning; and a party of two hundred and fifty sailors, with two guns, were landed to take part in the storming.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As his men were greatly fatigued, and had had but an hour's sleep, Clive determined upon delaying the attack until the morning; and a party of two hundred and fifty sailors, with two guns, were landed to take part in the storming.
ramparts
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From this reading The fleet had, at daybreak, opened a heavy fire upon the ramparts; and by the afternoon effected a breach.
sailors
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From this reading As his men were greatly fatigued, and had had but an hour's sleep, Clive determined upon delaying the attack until the morning; and a party of two hundred and fifty sailors, with two guns, were landed to take part in the storming.
ships
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From this reading On the way he met Major Kilpatrick, who was advancing, with a force which had been landed from the ships when the sound of firing was heard, to his assistance.
sleep
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From this reading As his men were greatly fatigued, and had had but an hour's sleep, Clive determined upon delaying the attack until the morning; and a party of two hundred and fifty sailors, with two guns, were landed to take part in the storming.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading After the defeat of the enemy, who had surprised and so nearly annihilated him, Clive marched at once towards the fort of Baj-baj.
some
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From this reading Many of these sailors had drunk freely before landing, and as night fell, some of them strolled towards the fort.
sound
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From this reading On the way he met Major Kilpatrick, who was advancing, with a force which had been landed from the ships when the sound of firing was heard, to his assistance.
storming
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From this reading As his men were greatly fatigued, and had had but an hour's sleep, Clive determined upon delaying the attack until the morning; and a party of two hundred and fifty sailors, with two guns, were landed to take part in the storming.
strolled
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From this reading Many of these sailors had drunk freely before landing, and as night fell, some of them strolled towards the fort.
surprisednounUS /surprised/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After the defeat of the enemy, who had surprised and so nearly annihilated him, Clive marched at once towards the fort of Baj-baj.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As his men were greatly fatigued, and had had but an hour's sleep, Clive determined upon delaying the attack until the morning; and a party of two hundred and fifty sailors, with two guns, were landed to take part in the storming.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After the defeat of the enemy, who had surprised and so nearly annihilated him, Clive marched at once towards the fort of Baj-baj.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Many of these sailors had drunk freely before landing, and as night fell, some of them strolled towards the fort.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Many of these sailors had drunk freely before landing, and as night fell, some of them strolled towards the fort.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On the way he met Major Kilpatrick, who was advancing, with a force which had been landed from the ships when the sound of firing was heard, to his assistance.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading After the defeat of the enemy, who had surprised and so nearly annihilated him, Clive marched at once towards the fort of Baj-baj.
two
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From this reading As his men were greatly fatigued, and had had but an hour's sleep, Clive determined upon delaying the attack until the morning; and a party of two hundred and fifty sailors, with two guns, were landed to take part in the storming.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading As his men were greatly fatigued, and had had but an hour's sleep, Clive determined upon delaying the attack until the morning; and a party of two hundred and fifty sailors, with two guns, were landed to take part in the storming.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The fleet had, at daybreak, opened a heavy fire upon the ramparts; and by the afternoon effected a breach.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On the way he met Major Kilpatrick, who was advancing, with a force which had been landed from the ships when the sound of firing was heard, to his assistance.
way
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From this reading On the way he met Major Kilpatrick, who was advancing, with a force which had been landed from the ships when the sound of firing was heard, to his assistance.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading As his men were greatly fatigued, and had had but an hour's sleep, Clive determined upon delaying the attack until the morning; and a party of two hundred and fifty sailors, with two guns, were landed to take part in the storming.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading On the way he met Major Kilpatrick, who was advancing, with a force which had been landed from the ships when the sound of firing was heard, to his assistance.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading On the way he met Major Kilpatrick, who was advancing, with a force which had been landed from the ships when the sound of firing was heard, to his assistance.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading After the defeat of the enemy, who had surprised and so nearly annihilated him, Clive marched at once towards the fort of Baj-baj.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading On the way he met Major Kilpatrick, who was advancing, with a force which had been landed from the ships when the sound of firing was heard, to his assistance.
