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1917
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From this reading THE MOVE TO SCHWARMSTEDT Many and varied were the aims ascribed to the Boches when the news of the move from Crefeld, ordered in May, 1917, reached the ears of the prisoners.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Shortly before we had heard the news of our impending departure, a strange thing happened.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading My party was the strongest, consisting of four hundred officers and about seventy soldier-servants.
aims
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From this reading THE MOVE TO SCHWARMSTEDT Many and varied were the aims ascribed to the Boches when the news of the move from Crefeld, ordered in May, 1917, reached the ears of the prisoners.
all
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From this reading The greatest secrecy was displayed as to our destination by the Germans, and all sorts of places were mooted as possible by the prisoners themselves.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE MOVE TO SCHWARMSTEDT Many and varied were the aims ascribed to the Boches when the news of the move from Crefeld, ordered in May, 1917, reached the ears of the prisoners.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The greatest secrecy was displayed as to our destination by the Germans, and all sorts of places were mooted as possible by the prisoners themselves.
ascribed
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From this reading THE MOVE TO SCHWARMSTEDT Many and varied were the aims ascribed to the Boches when the news of the move from Crefeld, ordered in May, 1917, reached the ears of the prisoners.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Shortly before we had heard the news of our impending departure, a strange thing happened.
Boches
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From this reading THE MOVE TO SCHWARMSTEDT Many and varied were the aims ascribed to the Boches when the news of the move from Crefeld, ordered in May, 1917, reached the ears of the prisoners.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The greatest secrecy was displayed as to our destination by the Germans, and all sorts of places were mooted as possible by the prisoners themselves.
consisting
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From this reading My party was the strongest, consisting of four hundred officers and about seventy soldier-servants.
Crefeld
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From this reading THE MOVE TO SCHWARMSTEDT Many and varied were the aims ascribed to the Boches when the news of the move from Crefeld, ordered in May, 1917, reached the ears of the prisoners.
departure
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From this reading Shortly before we had heard the news of our impending departure, a strange thing happened.
destination
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From this reading The greatest secrecy was displayed as to our destination by the Germans, and all sorts of places were mooted as possible by the prisoners themselves.
displayed
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From this reading The greatest secrecy was displayed as to our destination by the Germans, and all sorts of places were mooted as possible by the prisoners themselves.
dividednounUS /ˈdivided/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We were divided into parties of varying sizes.
ears
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From this reading THE MOVE TO SCHWARMSTEDT Many and varied were the aims ascribed to the Boches when the news of the move from Crefeld, ordered in May, 1917, reached the ears of the prisoners.
four
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From this reading My party was the strongest, consisting of four hundred officers and about seventy soldier-servants.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE MOVE TO SCHWARMSTEDT Many and varied were the aims ascribed to the Boches when the news of the move from Crefeld, ordered in May, 1917, reached the ears of the prisoners.
Germans
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From this reading The greatest secrecy was displayed as to our destination by the Germans, and all sorts of places were mooted as possible by the prisoners themselves.
greatest
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From this reading The greatest secrecy was displayed as to our destination by the Germans, and all sorts of places were mooted as possible by the prisoners themselves.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Shortly before we had heard the news of our impending departure, a strange thing happened.
happened
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From this reading Shortly before we had heard the news of our impending departure, a strange thing happened.
heard
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From this reading Shortly before we had heard the news of our impending departure, a strange thing happened.
hundred
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From this reading My party was the strongest, consisting of four hundred officers and about seventy soldier-servants.
impending
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From this reading Shortly before we had heard the news of our impending departure, a strange thing happened.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE MOVE TO SCHWARMSTEDT Many and varied were the aims ascribed to the Boches when the news of the move from Crefeld, ordered in May, 1917, reached the ears of the prisoners.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading We were divided into parties of varying sizes.
Many
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From this reading THE MOVE TO SCHWARMSTEDT Many and varied were the aims ascribed to the Boches when the news of the move from Crefeld, ordered in May, 1917, reached the ears of the prisoners.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading THE MOVE TO SCHWARMSTEDT Many and varied were the aims ascribed to the Boches when the news of the move from Crefeld, ordered in May, 1917, reached the ears of the prisoners.
mooted
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From this reading The greatest secrecy was displayed as to our destination by the Germans, and all sorts of places were mooted as possible by the prisoners themselves.
MOVE
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From this reading THE MOVE TO SCHWARMSTEDT Many and varied were the aims ascribed to the Boches when the news of the move from Crefeld, ordered in May, 1917, reached the ears of the prisoners.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My party was the strongest, consisting of four hundred officers and about seventy soldier-servants.
news
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From this reading THE MOVE TO SCHWARMSTEDT Many and varied were the aims ascribed to the Boches when the news of the move from Crefeld, ordered in May, 1917, reached the ears of the prisoners.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MOVE TO SCHWARMSTEDT Many and varied were the aims ascribed to the Boches when the news of the move from Crefeld, ordered in May, 1917, reached the ears of the prisoners.
officers
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From this reading My party was the strongest, consisting of four hundred officers and about seventy soldier-servants.
ordered
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From this reading THE MOVE TO SCHWARMSTEDT Many and varied were the aims ascribed to the Boches when the news of the move from Crefeld, ordered in May, 1917, reached the ears of the prisoners.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The greatest secrecy was displayed as to our destination by the Germans, and all sorts of places were mooted as possible by the prisoners themselves.
parties
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From this reading We were divided into parties of varying sizes.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My party was the strongest, consisting of four hundred officers and about seventy soldier-servants.
places
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From this reading The greatest secrecy was displayed as to our destination by the Germans, and all sorts of places were mooted as possible by the prisoners themselves.
possible
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From this reading The greatest secrecy was displayed as to our destination by the Germans, and all sorts of places were mooted as possible by the prisoners themselves.
prisoners
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From this reading THE MOVE TO SCHWARMSTEDT Many and varied were the aims ascribed to the Boches when the news of the move from Crefeld, ordered in May, 1917, reached the ears of the prisoners.
reached
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From this reading THE MOVE TO SCHWARMSTEDT Many and varied were the aims ascribed to the Boches when the news of the move from Crefeld, ordered in May, 1917, reached the ears of the prisoners.
SCHWARMSTEDT
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From this reading THE MOVE TO SCHWARMSTEDT Many and varied were the aims ascribed to the Boches when the news of the move from Crefeld, ordered in May, 1917, reached the ears of the prisoners.
secrecy
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From this reading The greatest secrecy was displayed as to our destination by the Germans, and all sorts of places were mooted as possible by the prisoners themselves.
seventy
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From this reading My party was the strongest, consisting of four hundred officers and about seventy soldier-servants.
Shortly
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From this reading Shortly before we had heard the news of our impending departure, a strange thing happened.
sizes
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From this reading We were divided into parties of varying sizes.
soldier-servants
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From this reading My party was the strongest, consisting of four hundred officers and about seventy soldier-servants.
sorts
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From this reading The greatest secrecy was displayed as to our destination by the Germans, and all sorts of places were mooted as possible by the prisoners themselves.
strange
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From this reading Shortly before we had heard the news of our impending departure, a strange thing happened.
strongest
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From this reading My party was the strongest, consisting of four hundred officers and about seventy soldier-servants.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MOVE TO SCHWARMSTEDT Many and varied were the aims ascribed to the Boches when the news of the move from Crefeld, ordered in May, 1917, reached the ears of the prisoners.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The greatest secrecy was displayed as to our destination by the Germans, and all sorts of places were mooted as possible by the prisoners themselves.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Shortly before we had heard the news of our impending departure, a strange thing happened.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE MOVE TO SCHWARMSTEDT Many and varied were the aims ascribed to the Boches when the news of the move from Crefeld, ordered in May, 1917, reached the ears of the prisoners.
varied
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From this reading THE MOVE TO SCHWARMSTEDT Many and varied were the aims ascribed to the Boches when the news of the move from Crefeld, ordered in May, 1917, reached the ears of the prisoners.
varying
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From this reading We were divided into parties of varying sizes.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My party was the strongest, consisting of four hundred officers and about seventy soldier-servants.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We were divided into parties of varying sizes.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE MOVE TO SCHWARMSTEDT Many and varied were the aims ascribed to the Boches when the news of the move from Crefeld, ordered in May, 1917, reached the ears of the prisoners.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE MOVE TO SCHWARMSTEDT Many and varied were the aims ascribed to the Boches when the news of the move from Crefeld, ordered in May, 1917, reached the ears of the prisoners.
