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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 Scrambling over rough ground, and occasionally leaping a wall, he reached the colonel.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN ESCAPE While the battle was at its height Terence was despatched by the brigadier to carry an order to one of the regiments that had pushed too far forward in its ardour.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Scrambling over rough ground, and occasionally leaping a wall, he reached the colonel.
ardour
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From this reading AN ESCAPE While the battle was at its height Terence was despatched by the brigadier to carry an order to one of the regiments that had pushed too far forward in its ardour.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "The general requests you to fall back a little, sir; you are farther forward than the regiment on your flank.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The enemy are pushing a force down the hill in your direction, and as there is no support that can be sent to you at present, he wishes your extreme right to be in touch with the left of the regiment holding Elvina."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AN ESCAPE While the battle was at its height Terence was despatched by the brigadier to carry an order to one of the regiments that had pushed too far forward in its ardour.
back
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From this reading "The general requests you to fall back a little, sir; you are farther forward than the regiment on your flank.
battle
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From this reading AN ESCAPE While the battle was at its height Terence was despatched by the brigadier to carry an order to one of the regiments that had pushed too far forward in its ardour.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The enemy are pushing a force down the hill in your direction, and as there is no support that can be sent to you at present, he wishes your extreme right to be in touch with the left of the regiment holding Elvina."
brigadier
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From this reading AN ESCAPE While the battle was at its height Terence was despatched by the brigadier to carry an order to one of the regiments that had pushed too far forward in its ardour.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading AN ESCAPE While the battle was at its height Terence was despatched by the brigadier to carry an order to one of the regiments that had pushed too far forward in its ardour.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading The enemy are pushing a force down the hill in your direction, and as there is no support that can be sent to you at present, he wishes your extreme right to be in touch with the left of the regiment holding Elvina."
carry
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From this reading AN ESCAPE While the battle was at its height Terence was despatched by the brigadier to carry an order to one of the regiments that had pushed too far forward in its ardour.
colonel
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From this reading Scrambling over rough ground, and occasionally leaping a wall, he reached the colonel.
despatched
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From this reading AN ESCAPE While the battle was at its height Terence was despatched by the brigadier to carry an order to one of the regiments that had pushed too far forward in its ardour.
direction
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From this reading The enemy are pushing a force down the hill in your direction, and as there is no support that can be sent to you at present, he wishes your extreme right to be in touch with the left of the regiment holding Elvina."
down
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From this reading The enemy are pushing a force down the hill in your direction, and as there is no support that can be sent to you at present, he wishes your extreme right to be in touch with the left of the regiment holding Elvina."
Elvina
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From this reading The enemy are pushing a force down the hill in your direction, and as there is no support that can be sent to you at present, he wishes your extreme right to be in touch with the left of the regiment holding Elvina."
enemy
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From this reading The enemy are pushing a force down the hill in your direction, and as there is no support that can be sent to you at present, he wishes your extreme right to be in touch with the left of the regiment holding Elvina."
ESCAPE
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From this reading AN ESCAPE While the battle was at its height Terence was despatched by the brigadier to carry an order to one of the regiments that had pushed too far forward in its ardour.
extreme
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From this reading The enemy are pushing a force down the hill in your direction, and as there is no support that can be sent to you at present, he wishes your extreme right to be in touch with the left of the regiment holding Elvina."
fall
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From this reading "The general requests you to fall back a little, sir; you are farther forward than the regiment on your flank.
far
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From this reading AN ESCAPE While the battle was at its height Terence was despatched by the brigadier to carry an order to one of the regiments that had pushed too far forward in its ardour.
farther
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From this reading "The general requests you to fall back a little, sir; you are farther forward than the regiment on your flank.
flank
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From this reading "The general requests you to fall back a little, sir; you are farther forward than the regiment on your flank.
force
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From this reading The enemy are pushing a force down the hill in your direction, and as there is no support that can be sent to you at present, he wishes your extreme right to be in touch with the left of the regiment holding Elvina."
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AN ESCAPE While the battle was at its height Terence was despatched by the brigadier to carry an order to one of the regiments that had pushed too far forward in its ardour.
general
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From this reading "The general requests you to fall back a little, sir; you are farther forward than the regiment on your flank.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Very good.
ground
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From this reading Scrambling over rough ground, and occasionally leaping a wall, he reached the colonel.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading AN ESCAPE While the battle was at its height Terence was despatched by the brigadier to carry an order to one of the regiments that had pushed too far forward in its ardour.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Scrambling over rough ground, and occasionally leaping a wall, he reached the colonel.
height
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From this reading AN ESCAPE While the battle was at its height Terence was despatched by the brigadier to carry an order to one of the regiments that had pushed too far forward in its ardour.
hill
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From this reading The enemy are pushing a force down the hill in your direction, and as there is no support that can be sent to you at present, he wishes your extreme right to be in touch with the left of the regiment holding Elvina."
holding
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From this reading The enemy are pushing a force down the hill in your direction, and as there is no support that can be sent to you at present, he wishes your extreme right to be in touch with the left of the regiment holding Elvina."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AN ESCAPE While the battle was at its height Terence was despatched by the brigadier to carry an order to one of the regiments that had pushed too far forward in its ardour.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The enemy are pushing a force down the hill in your direction, and as there is no support that can be sent to you at present, he wishes your extreme right to be in touch with the left of the regiment holding Elvina."
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading AN ESCAPE While the battle was at its height Terence was despatched by the brigadier to carry an order to one of the regiments that had pushed too far forward in its ardour.
leapingnounUS /ˈleaping/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Scrambling over rough ground, and occasionally leaping a wall, he reached the colonel.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The enemy are pushing a force down the hill in your direction, and as there is no support that can be sent to you at present, he wishes your extreme right to be in touch with the left of the regiment holding Elvina."
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The general requests you to fall back a little, sir; you are farther forward than the regiment on your flank.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The enemy are pushing a force down the hill in your direction, and as there is no support that can be sent to you at present, he wishes your extreme right to be in touch with the left of the regiment holding Elvina."
occasionally
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From this reading Scrambling over rough ground, and occasionally leaping a wall, he reached the colonel.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AN ESCAPE While the battle was at its height Terence was despatched by the brigadier to carry an order to one of the regiments that had pushed too far forward in its ardour.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "The general requests you to fall back a little, sir; you are farther forward than the regiment on your flank.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading AN ESCAPE While the battle was at its height Terence was despatched by the brigadier to carry an order to one of the regiments that had pushed too far forward in its ardour.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AN ESCAPE While the battle was at its height Terence was despatched by the brigadier to carry an order to one of the regiments that had pushed too far forward in its ardour.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Scrambling over rough ground, and occasionally leaping a wall, he reached the colonel.
present
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From this reading The enemy are pushing a force down the hill in your direction, and as there is no support that can be sent to you at present, he wishes your extreme right to be in touch with the left of the regiment holding Elvina."
pushed
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From this reading AN ESCAPE While the battle was at its height Terence was despatched by the brigadier to carry an order to one of the regiments that had pushed too far forward in its ardour.
pushing
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From this reading The enemy are pushing a force down the hill in your direction, and as there is no support that can be sent to you at present, he wishes your extreme right to be in touch with the left of the regiment holding Elvina."
reached
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From this reading Scrambling over rough ground, and occasionally leaping a wall, he reached the colonel.
regiment
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From this reading "The general requests you to fall back a little, sir; you are farther forward than the regiment on your flank.
regiments
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From this reading AN ESCAPE While the battle was at its height Terence was despatched by the brigadier to carry an order to one of the regiments that had pushed too far forward in its ardour.
requests
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From this reading "The general requests you to fall back a little, sir; you are farther forward than the regiment on your flank.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The enemy are pushing a force down the hill in your direction, and as there is no support that can be sent to you at present, he wishes your extreme right to be in touch with the left of the regiment holding Elvina."
rough
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From this reading Scrambling over rough ground, and occasionally leaping a wall, he reached the colonel.
Scrambling
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From this reading Scrambling over rough ground, and occasionally leaping a wall, he reached the colonel.
sent
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From this reading The enemy are pushing a force down the hill in your direction, and as there is no support that can be sent to you at present, he wishes your extreme right to be in touch with the left of the regiment holding Elvina."
sir
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From this reading "The general requests you to fall back a little, sir; you are farther forward than the regiment on your flank.
supportverbUS /səˈpɔːrt/
to provide what someone needs in order to live
From this reading The enemy are pushing a force down the hill in your direction, and as there is no support that can be sent to you at present, he wishes your extreme right to be in touch with the left of the regiment holding Elvina."
Terence
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From this reading AN ESCAPE While the battle was at its height Terence was despatched by the brigadier to carry an order to one of the regiments that had pushed too far forward in its ardour.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "The general requests you to fall back a little, sir; you are farther forward than the regiment on your flank.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading AN ESCAPE While the battle was at its height Terence was despatched by the brigadier to carry an order to one of the regiments that had pushed too far forward in its ardour.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AN ESCAPE While the battle was at its height Terence was despatched by the brigadier to carry an order to one of the regiments that had pushed too far forward in its ardour.
there
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From this reading The enemy are pushing a force down the hill in your direction, and as there is no support that can be sent to you at present, he wishes your extreme right to be in touch with the left of the regiment holding Elvina."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AN ESCAPE While the battle was at its height Terence was despatched by the brigadier to carry an order to one of the regiments that had pushed too far forward in its ardour.
too
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From this reading AN ESCAPE While the battle was at its height Terence was despatched by the brigadier to carry an order to one of the regiments that had pushed too far forward in its ardour.
touch
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From this reading The enemy are pushing a force down the hill in your direction, and as there is no support that can be sent to you at present, he wishes your extreme right to be in touch with the left of the regiment holding Elvina."
Very
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From this reading "Very good.
wall
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From this reading Scrambling over rough ground, and occasionally leaping a wall, he reached the colonel.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AN ESCAPE While the battle was at its height Terence was despatched by the brigadier to carry an order to one of the regiments that had pushed too far forward in its ardour.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading AN ESCAPE While the battle was at its height Terence was despatched by the brigadier to carry an order to one of the regiments that had pushed too far forward in its ardour.
wishes
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From this reading The enemy are pushing a force down the hill in your direction, and as there is no support that can be sent to you at present, he wishes your extreme right to be in touch with the left of the regiment holding Elvina."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The enemy are pushing a force down the hill in your direction, and as there is no support that can be sent to you at present, he wishes your extreme right to be in touch with the left of the regiment holding Elvina."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "The general requests you to fall back a little, sir; you are farther forward than the regiment on your flank.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "The general requests you to fall back a little, sir; you are farther forward than the regiment on your flank.
