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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 few days later Charlie received a message from the Rajah of Permacoil, saying that he was besieged by a strong native force, aided by the French.
advanced
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From this reading Several times the besieging infantry advanced against him, but before these he at once fell back, only to return as soon as they retired to their camp.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Several times the besieging infantry advanced against him, but before these he at once fell back, only to return as soon as they retired to their camp.
aided
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From this reading A few days later Charlie received a message from the Rajah of Permacoil, saying that he was besieged by a strong native force, aided by the French.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading He found that the besiegers, among whom were two hundred French troops, were too strong to be attacked.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He therefore established himself in their rear, attacked and captured convoys, and prevented the country people from bringing in provisions.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Several times the besieging infantry advanced against him, but before these he at once fell back, only to return as soon as they retired to their camp.
assistance
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From this reading He at once moved his force to his assistance.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He at once moved his force to his assistance.
attacked
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From this reading He found that the besiegers, among whom were two hundred French troops, were too strong to be attacked.
back
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From this reading Several times the besieging infantry advanced against him, but before these he at once fell back, only to return as soon as they retired to their camp.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He found that the besiegers, among whom were two hundred French troops, were too strong to be attacked.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Several times the besieging infantry advanced against him, but before these he at once fell back, only to return as soon as they retired to their camp.
besieged
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From this reading A few days later Charlie received a message from the Rajah of Permacoil, saying that he was besieged by a strong native force, aided by the French.
besiegers
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From this reading He found that the besiegers, among whom were two hundred French troops, were too strong to be attacked.
besieging
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From this reading Several times the besieging infantry advanced against him, but before these he at once fell back, only to return as soon as they retired to their camp.
bringing
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From this reading He therefore established himself in their rear, attacked and captured convoys, and prevented the country people from bringing in provisions.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Several times the besieging infantry advanced against him, but before these he at once fell back, only to return as soon as they retired to their camp.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A few days later Charlie received a message from the Rajah of Permacoil, saying that he was besieged by a strong native force, aided by the French.
camp
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From this reading Several times the besieging infantry advanced against him, but before these he at once fell back, only to return as soon as they retired to their camp.
captured
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From this reading He therefore established himself in their rear, attacked and captured convoys, and prevented the country people from bringing in provisions.
Charlie
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From this reading A few days later Charlie received a message from the Rajah of Permacoil, saying that he was besieged by a strong native force, aided by the French.
convoys
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From this reading He therefore established himself in their rear, attacked and captured convoys, and prevented the country people from bringing in provisions.
country
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From this reading He therefore established himself in their rear, attacked and captured convoys, and prevented the country people from bringing in provisions.
days
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From this reading A few days later Charlie received a message from the Rajah of Permacoil, saying that he was besieged by a strong native force, aided by the French.
established
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From this reading He therefore established himself in their rear, attacked and captured convoys, and prevented the country people from bringing in provisions.
fell
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From this reading Several times the besieging infantry advanced against him, but before these he at once fell back, only to return as soon as they retired to their camp.
few
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From this reading A few days later Charlie received a message from the Rajah of Permacoil, saying that he was besieged by a strong native force, aided by the French.
force
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From this reading A few days later Charlie received a message from the Rajah of Permacoil, saying that he was besieged by a strong native force, aided by the French.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He found that the besiegers, among whom were two hundred French troops, were too strong to be attacked.
French
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From this reading A few days later Charlie received a message from the Rajah of Permacoil, saying that he was besieged by a strong native force, aided by the French.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A few days later Charlie received a message from the Rajah of Permacoil, saying that he was besieged by a strong native force, aided by the French.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A few days later Charlie received a message from the Rajah of Permacoil, saying that he was besieged by a strong native force, aided by the French.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Several times the besieging infantry advanced against him, but before these he at once fell back, only to return as soon as they retired to their camp.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He therefore established himself in their rear, attacked and captured convoys, and prevented the country people from bringing in provisions.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He at once moved his force to his assistance.
hundred
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From this reading He found that the besiegers, among whom were two hundred French troops, were too strong to be attacked.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He therefore established himself in their rear, attacked and captured convoys, and prevented the country people from bringing in provisions.
infantry
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From this reading Several times the besieging infantry advanced against him, but before these he at once fell back, only to return as soon as they retired to their camp.
later
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From this reading A few days later Charlie received a message from the Rajah of Permacoil, saying that he was besieged by a strong native force, aided by the French.
message
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From this reading A few days later Charlie received a message from the Rajah of Permacoil, saying that he was besieged by a strong native force, aided by the French.
moved
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From this reading He at once moved his force to his assistance.
native
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From this reading A few days later Charlie received a message from the Rajah of Permacoil, saying that he was besieged by a strong native force, aided by the French.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A few days later Charlie received a message from the Rajah of Permacoil, saying that he was besieged by a strong native force, aided by the French.
once
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From this reading He at once moved his force to his assistance.
only
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From this reading Several times the besieging infantry advanced against him, but before these he at once fell back, only to return as soon as they retired to their camp.
people
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From this reading He therefore established himself in their rear, attacked and captured convoys, and prevented the country people from bringing in provisions.
Permacoil
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From this reading A few days later Charlie received a message from the Rajah of Permacoil, saying that he was besieged by a strong native force, aided by the French.
prevented
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From this reading He therefore established himself in their rear, attacked and captured convoys, and prevented the country people from bringing in provisions.
provisions
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From this reading He therefore established himself in their rear, attacked and captured convoys, and prevented the country people from bringing in provisions.
Rajah
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From this reading A few days later Charlie received a message from the Rajah of Permacoil, saying that he was besieged by a strong native force, aided by the French.
rear
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From this reading He therefore established himself in their rear, attacked and captured convoys, and prevented the country people from bringing in provisions.
received
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From this reading A few days later Charlie received a message from the Rajah of Permacoil, saying that he was besieged by a strong native force, aided by the French.
retiredverbUS /rɪˈtaɪərd/
went away to a private place
From this reading Several times the besieging infantry advanced against him, but before these he at once fell back, only to return as soon as they retired to their camp.
return
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From this reading Several times the besieging infantry advanced against him, but before these he at once fell back, only to return as soon as they retired to their camp.
saying
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From this reading A few days later Charlie received a message from the Rajah of Permacoil, saying that he was besieged by a strong native force, aided by the French.
Several
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From this reading Several times the besieging infantry advanced against him, but before these he at once fell back, only to return as soon as they retired to their camp.
soon
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From this reading Several times the besieging infantry advanced against him, but before these he at once fell back, only to return as soon as they retired to their camp.
strong
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From this reading A few days later Charlie received a message from the Rajah of Permacoil, saying that he was besieged by a strong native force, aided by the French.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A few days later Charlie received a message from the Rajah of Permacoil, saying that he was besieged by a strong native force, aided by the French.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A few days later Charlie received a message from the Rajah of Permacoil, saying that he was besieged by a strong native force, aided by the French.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He therefore established himself in their rear, attacked and captured convoys, and prevented the country people from bringing in provisions.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading He therefore established himself in their rear, attacked and captured convoys, and prevented the country people from bringing in provisions.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Several times the besieging infantry advanced against him, but before these he at once fell back, only to return as soon as they retired to their camp.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Several times the besieging infantry advanced against him, but before these he at once fell back, only to return as soon as they retired to their camp.
times
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From this reading Several times the besieging infantry advanced against him, but before these he at once fell back, only to return as soon as they retired to their camp.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He at once moved his force to his assistance.
too
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From this reading He found that the besiegers, among whom were two hundred French troops, were too strong to be attacked.
troops
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From this reading He found that the besiegers, among whom were two hundred French troops, were too strong to be attacked.
two
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From this reading He found that the besiegers, among whom were two hundred French troops, were too strong to be attacked.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A few days later Charlie received a message from the Rajah of Permacoil, saying that he was besieged by a strong native force, aided by the French.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He found that the besiegers, among whom were two hundred French troops, were too strong to be attacked.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He found that the besiegers, among whom were two hundred French troops, were too strong to be attacked.
