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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 He gave us orders what to do, in case of an attack, and departed with these comforting words "Let a score on 'em attack ye, and I'll be bound the young gentlemen, if they be but steady, can keep 'em off.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He gave us orders what to do, in case of an attack, and departed with these comforting words "Let a score on 'em attack ye, and I'll be bound the young gentlemen, if they be but steady, can keep 'em off.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He gave us orders what to do, in case of an attack, and departed with these comforting words "Let a score on 'em attack ye, and I'll be bound the young gentlemen, if they be but steady, can keep 'em off.
Any
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From this reading Any ways Mrs. E. can, and if we hear shots cap'in and I will just come in the rear in nick o' time."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We sat composedly down to such breakfast as we had, which led to an examination as to what had been brought up.
attack
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From this reading He gave us orders what to do, in case of an attack, and departed with these comforting words "Let a score on 'em attack ye, and I'll be bound the young gentlemen, if they be but steady, can keep 'em off.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He gave us orders what to do, in case of an attack, and departed with these comforting words "Let a score on 'em attack ye, and I'll be bound the young gentlemen, if they be but steady, can keep 'em off.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading We sat composedly down to such breakfast as we had, which led to an examination as to what had been brought up.
better
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From this reading The morning's light brought us no change either for worse or better, excepting that under cover of the night Smart had gone to search for our other companions.
bound
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From this reading He gave us orders what to do, in case of an attack, and departed with these comforting words "Let a score on 'em attack ye, and I'll be bound the young gentlemen, if they be but steady, can keep 'em off.
bread
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From this reading We had plenty of water, bread, yams, and potatoes.
breakfast
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From this reading We sat composedly down to such breakfast as we had, which led to an examination as to what had been brought up.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The morning's light brought us no change either for worse or better, excepting that under cover of the night Smart had gone to search for our other companions.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He gave us orders what to do, in case of an attack, and departed with these comforting words "Let a score on 'em attack ye, and I'll be bound the young gentlemen, if they be but steady, can keep 'em off.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading He gave us orders what to do, in case of an attack, and departed with these comforting words "Let a score on 'em attack ye, and I'll be bound the young gentlemen, if they be but steady, can keep 'em off.
cap'in
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From this reading Any ways Mrs. E. can, and if we hear shots cap'in and I will just come in the rear in nick o' time."
case
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From this reading He gave us orders what to do, in case of an attack, and departed with these comforting words "Let a score on 'em attack ye, and I'll be bound the young gentlemen, if they be but steady, can keep 'em off.
change
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From this reading The morning's light brought us no change either for worse or better, excepting that under cover of the night Smart had gone to search for our other companions.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Any ways Mrs. E. can, and if we hear shots cap'in and I will just come in the rear in nick o' time."
comforting
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From this reading He gave us orders what to do, in case of an attack, and departed with these comforting words "Let a score on 'em attack ye, and I'll be bound the young gentlemen, if they be but steady, can keep 'em off.
companions
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From this reading The morning's light brought us no change either for worse or better, excepting that under cover of the night Smart had gone to search for our other companions.
composedly
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From this reading We sat composedly down to such breakfast as we had, which led to an examination as to what had been brought up.
cover
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From this reading The morning's light brought us no change either for worse or better, excepting that under cover of the night Smart had gone to search for our other companions.
departed
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From this reading He gave us orders what to do, in case of an attack, and departed with these comforting words "Let a score on 'em attack ye, and I'll be bound the young gentlemen, if they be but steady, can keep 'em off.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading He gave us orders what to do, in case of an attack, and departed with these comforting words "Let a score on 'em attack ye, and I'll be bound the young gentlemen, if they be but steady, can keep 'em off.
down
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From this reading We sat composedly down to such breakfast as we had, which led to an examination as to what had been brought up.
E
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From this reading Any ways Mrs. E. can, and if we hear shots cap'in and I will just come in the rear in nick o' time."
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading The morning's light brought us no change either for worse or better, excepting that under cover of the night Smart had gone to search for our other companions.
em
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From this reading He gave us orders what to do, in case of an attack, and departed with these comforting words "Let a score on 'em attack ye, and I'll be bound the young gentlemen, if they be but steady, can keep 'em off.
examination
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From this reading We sat composedly down to such breakfast as we had, which led to an examination as to what had been brought up.
excepting
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From this reading The morning's light brought us no change either for worse or better, excepting that under cover of the night Smart had gone to search for our other companions.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The morning's light brought us no change either for worse or better, excepting that under cover of the night Smart had gone to search for our other companions.
gave
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From this reading He gave us orders what to do, in case of an attack, and departed with these comforting words "Let a score on 'em attack ye, and I'll be bound the young gentlemen, if they be but steady, can keep 'em off.
gentlemennounUS /gentlemen/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He gave us orders what to do, in case of an attack, and departed with these comforting words "Let a score on 'em attack ye, and I'll be bound the young gentlemen, if they be but steady, can keep 'em off.
gone
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From this reading The morning's light brought us no change either for worse or better, excepting that under cover of the night Smart had gone to search for our other companions.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The morning's light brought us no change either for worse or better, excepting that under cover of the night Smart had gone to search for our other companions.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He gave us orders what to do, in case of an attack, and departed with these comforting words "Let a score on 'em attack ye, and I'll be bound the young gentlemen, if they be but steady, can keep 'em off.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Any ways Mrs. E. can, and if we hear shots cap'in and I will just come in the rear in nick o' time."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Any ways Mrs. E. can, and if we hear shots cap'in and I will just come in the rear in nick o' time."
I'll
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From this reading He gave us orders what to do, in case of an attack, and departed with these comforting words "Let a score on 'em attack ye, and I'll be bound the young gentlemen, if they be but steady, can keep 'em off.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He gave us orders what to do, in case of an attack, and departed with these comforting words "Let a score on 'em attack ye, and I'll be bound the young gentlemen, if they be but steady, can keep 'em off.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He gave us orders what to do, in case of an attack, and departed with these comforting words "Let a score on 'em attack ye, and I'll be bound the young gentlemen, if they be but steady, can keep 'em off.
just
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From this reading Any ways Mrs. E. can, and if we hear shots cap'in and I will just come in the rear in nick o' time."
keep
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From this reading He gave us orders what to do, in case of an attack, and departed with these comforting words "Let a score on 'em attack ye, and I'll be bound the young gentlemen, if they be but steady, can keep 'em off.
led
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From this reading We sat composedly down to such breakfast as we had, which led to an examination as to what had been brought up.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading He gave us orders what to do, in case of an attack, and departed with these comforting words "Let a score on 'em attack ye, and I'll be bound the young gentlemen, if they be but steady, can keep 'em off.
light
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From this reading The morning's light brought us no change either for worse or better, excepting that under cover of the night Smart had gone to search for our other companions.
morning's
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From this reading The morning's light brought us no change either for worse or better, excepting that under cover of the night Smart had gone to search for our other companions.
Mrs
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From this reading Any ways Mrs. E. can, and if we hear shots cap'in and I will just come in the rear in nick o' time."
nick
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From this reading Any ways Mrs. E. can, and if we hear shots cap'in and I will just come in the rear in nick o' time."
night
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From this reading The morning's light brought us no change either for worse or better, excepting that under cover of the night Smart had gone to search for our other companions.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The morning's light brought us no change either for worse or better, excepting that under cover of the night Smart had gone to search for our other companions.
o
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From this reading Any ways Mrs. E. can, and if we hear shots cap'in and I will just come in the rear in nick o' time."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The morning's light brought us no change either for worse or better, excepting that under cover of the night Smart had gone to search for our other companions.
off
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From this reading He gave us orders what to do, in case of an attack, and departed with these comforting words "Let a score on 'em attack ye, and I'll be bound the young gentlemen, if they be but steady, can keep 'em off.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He gave us orders what to do, in case of an attack, and departed with these comforting words "Let a score on 'em attack ye, and I'll be bound the young gentlemen, if they be but steady, can keep 'em off.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The morning's light brought us no change either for worse or better, excepting that under cover of the night Smart had gone to search for our other companions.
orders
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From this reading He gave us orders what to do, in case of an attack, and departed with these comforting words "Let a score on 'em attack ye, and I'll be bound the young gentlemen, if they be but steady, can keep 'em off.
other
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From this reading The morning's light brought us no change either for worse or better, excepting that under cover of the night Smart had gone to search for our other companions.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The morning's light brought us no change either for worse or better, excepting that under cover of the night Smart had gone to search for our other companions.
plenty
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From this reading We had plenty of water, bread, yams, and potatoes.
potatoes
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From this reading We had plenty of water, bread, yams, and potatoes.
rear
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From this reading Any ways Mrs. E. can, and if we hear shots cap'in and I will just come in the rear in nick o' time."
sat
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From this reading We sat composedly down to such breakfast as we had, which led to an examination as to what had been brought up.
scorenounUS /score/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He gave us orders what to do, in case of an attack, and departed with these comforting words "Let a score on 'em attack ye, and I'll be bound the young gentlemen, if they be but steady, can keep 'em off.
search
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From this reading The morning's light brought us no change either for worse or better, excepting that under cover of the night Smart had gone to search for our other companions.
shots
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From this reading Any ways Mrs. E. can, and if we hear shots cap'in and I will just come in the rear in nick o' time."
Smart
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From this reading The morning's light brought us no change either for worse or better, excepting that under cover of the night Smart had gone to search for our other companions.
steady
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From this reading He gave us orders what to do, in case of an attack, and departed with these comforting words "Let a score on 'em attack ye, and I'll be bound the young gentlemen, if they be but steady, can keep 'em off.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading We sat composedly down to such breakfast as we had, which led to an examination as to what had been brought up.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The morning's light brought us no change either for worse or better, excepting that under cover of the night Smart had gone to search for our other companions.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The morning's light brought us no change either for worse or better, excepting that under cover of the night Smart had gone to search for our other companions.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading He gave us orders what to do, in case of an attack, and departed with these comforting words "Let a score on 'em attack ye, and I'll be bound the young gentlemen, if they be but steady, can keep 'em off.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He gave us orders what to do, in case of an attack, and departed with these comforting words "Let a score on 'em attack ye, and I'll be bound the young gentlemen, if they be but steady, can keep 'em off.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Any ways Mrs. E. can, and if we hear shots cap'in and I will just come in the rear in nick o' time."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The morning's light brought us no change either for worse or better, excepting that under cover of the night Smart had gone to search for our other companions.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The morning's light brought us no change either for worse or better, excepting that under cover of the night Smart had gone to search for our other companions.
up
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From this reading We sat composedly down to such breakfast as we had, which led to an examination as to what had been brought up.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The morning's light brought us no change either for worse or better, excepting that under cover of the night Smart had gone to search for our other companions.
water
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From this reading We had plenty of water, bread, yams, and potatoes.
ways
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From this reading Any ways Mrs. E. can, and if we hear shots cap'in and I will just come in the rear in nick o' time."
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Any ways Mrs. E. can, and if we hear shots cap'in and I will just come in the rear in nick o' time."
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He gave us orders what to do, in case of an attack, and departed with these comforting words "Let a score on 'em attack ye, and I'll be bound the young gentlemen, if they be but steady, can keep 'em off.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading We sat composedly down to such breakfast as we had, which led to an examination as to what had been brought up.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Any ways Mrs. E. can, and if we hear shots cap'in and I will just come in the rear in nick o' time."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He gave us orders what to do, in case of an attack, and departed with these comforting words "Let a score on 'em attack ye, and I'll be bound the young gentlemen, if they be but steady, can keep 'em off.
words
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From this reading He gave us orders what to do, in case of an attack, and departed with these comforting words "Let a score on 'em attack ye, and I'll be bound the young gentlemen, if they be but steady, can keep 'em off.
worse
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From this reading The morning's light brought us no change either for worse or better, excepting that under cover of the night Smart had gone to search for our other companions.
yams
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From this reading We had plenty of water, bread, yams, and potatoes.
yepronounUS /jiː/
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading He gave us orders what to do, in case of an attack, and departed with these comforting words "Let a score on 'em attack ye, and I'll be bound the young gentlemen, if they be but steady, can keep 'em off.
young
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From this reading He gave us orders what to do, in case of an attack, and departed with these comforting words "Let a score on 'em attack ye, and I'll be bound the young gentlemen, if they be but steady, can keep 'em off.
