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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 The Germans do not get very worried over the loss of a few private soldiers in that way, but they are very careful to prevent our officers from having too many chances of escape.
able
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From this reading Consequently it not unfrequently happens that men are able to slip away into thick cover without the Boches seeing them or knowing of their absence until they count up their charges, maybe some hours later.
absence
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From this reading Consequently it not unfrequently happens that men are able to slip away into thick cover without the Boches seeing them or knowing of their absence until they count up their charges, maybe some hours later.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The officers on the other hand never leave the barbed-wire enclosure of the camps, unless on parole for walks, an arrangement countenanced by our War Office, so they have naturally greater difficulties to get over before commencing any dash for the frontier.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The men are taken out to work in the fields and woods, and as the Germans have by no means too many men to spare, they cannot send a very large escort with them.
any
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From this reading The officers on the other hand never leave the barbed-wire enclosure of the camps, unless on parole for walks, an arrangement countenanced by our War Office, so they have naturally greater difficulties to get over before commencing any dash for the frontier.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Germans do not get very worried over the loss of a few private soldiers in that way, but they are very careful to prevent our officers from having too many chances of escape.
arrangement
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From this reading The officers on the other hand never leave the barbed-wire enclosure of the camps, unless on parole for walks, an arrangement countenanced by our War Office, so they have naturally greater difficulties to get over before commencing any dash for the frontier.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The men are taken out to work in the fields and woods, and as the Germans have by no means too many men to spare, they cannot send a very large escort with them.
away
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From this reading Consequently it not unfrequently happens that men are able to slip away into thick cover without the Boches seeing them or knowing of their absence until they count up their charges, maybe some hours later.
barbed-wire
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From this reading The officers on the other hand never leave the barbed-wire enclosure of the camps, unless on parole for walks, an arrangement countenanced by our War Office, so they have naturally greater difficulties to get over before commencing any dash for the frontier.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading MY ESCAPE FROM THE CAMP It may be wondered why it is that so few British officers have succeeded in escaping from prison camps in Germany.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The officers on the other hand never leave the barbed-wire enclosure of the camps, unless on parole for walks, an arrangement countenanced by our War Office, so they have naturally greater difficulties to get over before commencing any dash for the frontier.
Boches
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From this reading Consequently it not unfrequently happens that men are able to slip away into thick cover without the Boches seeing them or knowing of their absence until they count up their charges, maybe some hours later.
British
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From this reading MY ESCAPE FROM THE CAMP It may be wondered why it is that so few British officers have succeeded in escaping from prison camps in Germany.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The Germans do not get very worried over the loss of a few private soldiers in that way, but they are very careful to prevent our officers from having too many chances of escape.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The men are taken out to work in the fields and woods, and as the Germans have by no means too many men to spare, they cannot send a very large escort with them.
CAMP
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From this reading MY ESCAPE FROM THE CAMP It may be wondered why it is that so few British officers have succeeded in escaping from prison camps in Germany.
camps
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From this reading MY ESCAPE FROM THE CAMP It may be wondered why it is that so few British officers have succeeded in escaping from prison camps in Germany.
cannot
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From this reading The men are taken out to work in the fields and woods, and as the Germans have by no means too many men to spare, they cannot send a very large escort with them.
careful
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From this reading The Germans do not get very worried over the loss of a few private soldiers in that way, but they are very careful to prevent our officers from having too many chances of escape.
chances
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From this reading The Germans do not get very worried over the loss of a few private soldiers in that way, but they are very careful to prevent our officers from having too many chances of escape.
charges
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From this reading Consequently it not unfrequently happens that men are able to slip away into thick cover without the Boches seeing them or knowing of their absence until they count up their charges, maybe some hours later.
commencing
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From this reading The officers on the other hand never leave the barbed-wire enclosure of the camps, unless on parole for walks, an arrangement countenanced by our War Office, so they have naturally greater difficulties to get over before commencing any dash for the frontier.
Consequently
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From this reading Consequently it not unfrequently happens that men are able to slip away into thick cover without the Boches seeing them or knowing of their absence until they count up their charges, maybe some hours later.
count
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From this reading Consequently it not unfrequently happens that men are able to slip away into thick cover without the Boches seeing them or knowing of their absence until they count up their charges, maybe some hours later.
countenanced
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From this reading The officers on the other hand never leave the barbed-wire enclosure of the camps, unless on parole for walks, an arrangement countenanced by our War Office, so they have naturally greater difficulties to get over before commencing any dash for the frontier.
cover
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From this reading Consequently it not unfrequently happens that men are able to slip away into thick cover without the Boches seeing them or knowing of their absence until they count up their charges, maybe some hours later.
dash
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From this reading The officers on the other hand never leave the barbed-wire enclosure of the camps, unless on parole for walks, an arrangement countenanced by our War Office, so they have naturally greater difficulties to get over before commencing any dash for the frontier.
difficulties
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From this reading The officers on the other hand never leave the barbed-wire enclosure of the camps, unless on parole for walks, an arrangement countenanced by our War Office, so they have naturally greater difficulties to get over before commencing any dash for the frontier.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The Germans do not get very worried over the loss of a few private soldiers in that way, but they are very careful to prevent our officers from having too many chances of escape.
enclosurenounUS /ˈenclosure/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The officers on the other hand never leave the barbed-wire enclosure of the camps, unless on parole for walks, an arrangement countenanced by our War Office, so they have naturally greater difficulties to get over before commencing any dash for the frontier.
ESCAPE
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From this reading MY ESCAPE FROM THE CAMP It may be wondered why it is that so few British officers have succeeded in escaping from prison camps in Germany.
escaping
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From this reading MY ESCAPE FROM THE CAMP It may be wondered why it is that so few British officers have succeeded in escaping from prison camps in Germany.
escort
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From this reading The men are taken out to work in the fields and woods, and as the Germans have by no means too many men to spare, they cannot send a very large escort with them.
few
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From this reading MY ESCAPE FROM THE CAMP It may be wondered why it is that so few British officers have succeeded in escaping from prison camps in Germany.
fields
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From this reading The men are taken out to work in the fields and woods, and as the Germans have by no means too many men to spare, they cannot send a very large escort with them.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The officers on the other hand never leave the barbed-wire enclosure of the camps, unless on parole for walks, an arrangement countenanced by our War Office, so they have naturally greater difficulties to get over before commencing any dash for the frontier.
FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading MY ESCAPE FROM THE CAMP It may be wondered why it is that so few British officers have succeeded in escaping from prison camps in Germany.
frontier
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From this reading The officers on the other hand never leave the barbed-wire enclosure of the camps, unless on parole for walks, an arrangement countenanced by our War Office, so they have naturally greater difficulties to get over before commencing any dash for the frontier.
Germans
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From this reading The Germans do not get very worried over the loss of a few private soldiers in that way, but they are very careful to prevent our officers from having too many chances of escape.
Germany
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From this reading MY ESCAPE FROM THE CAMP It may be wondered why it is that so few British officers have succeeded in escaping from prison camps in Germany.
get
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From this reading The Germans do not get very worried over the loss of a few private soldiers in that way, but they are very careful to prevent our officers from having too many chances of escape.
greater
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From this reading The officers on the other hand never leave the barbed-wire enclosure of the camps, unless on parole for walks, an arrangement countenanced by our War Office, so they have naturally greater difficulties to get over before commencing any dash for the frontier.
hand
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From this reading The officers on the other hand never leave the barbed-wire enclosure of the camps, unless on parole for walks, an arrangement countenanced by our War Office, so they have naturally greater difficulties to get over before commencing any dash for the frontier.
happens
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From this reading Consequently it not unfrequently happens that men are able to slip away into thick cover without the Boches seeing them or knowing of their absence until they count up their charges, maybe some hours later.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading MY ESCAPE FROM THE CAMP It may be wondered why it is that so few British officers have succeeded in escaping from prison camps in Germany.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading The Germans do not get very worried over the loss of a few private soldiers in that way, but they are very careful to prevent our officers from having too many chances of escape.
hours
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From this reading Consequently it not unfrequently happens that men are able to slip away into thick cover without the Boches seeing them or knowing of their absence until they count up their charges, maybe some hours later.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MY ESCAPE FROM THE CAMP It may be wondered why it is that so few British officers have succeeded in escaping from prison camps in Germany.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Consequently it not unfrequently happens that men are able to slip away into thick cover without the Boches seeing them or knowing of their absence until they count up their charges, maybe some hours later.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MY ESCAPE FROM THE CAMP It may be wondered why it is that so few British officers have succeeded in escaping from prison camps in Germany.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading MY ESCAPE FROM THE CAMP It may be wondered why it is that so few British officers have succeeded in escaping from prison camps in Germany.
knowing
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From this reading Consequently it not unfrequently happens that men are able to slip away into thick cover without the Boches seeing them or knowing of their absence until they count up their charges, maybe some hours later.
large
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From this reading The men are taken out to work in the fields and woods, and as the Germans have by no means too many men to spare, they cannot send a very large escort with them.
later
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From this reading Consequently it not unfrequently happens that men are able to slip away into thick cover without the Boches seeing them or knowing of their absence until they count up their charges, maybe some hours later.
leave
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From this reading The officers on the other hand never leave the barbed-wire enclosure of the camps, unless on parole for walks, an arrangement countenanced by our War Office, so they have naturally greater difficulties to get over before commencing any dash for the frontier.
loss
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From this reading The Germans do not get very worried over the loss of a few private soldiers in that way, but they are very careful to prevent our officers from having too many chances of escape.
many
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From this reading The Germans do not get very worried over the loss of a few private soldiers in that way, but they are very careful to prevent our officers from having too many chances of escape.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading MY ESCAPE FROM THE CAMP It may be wondered why it is that so few British officers have succeeded in escaping from prison camps in Germany.
maybe
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From this reading Consequently it not unfrequently happens that men are able to slip away into thick cover without the Boches seeing them or knowing of their absence until they count up their charges, maybe some hours later.
means
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From this reading The men are taken out to work in the fields and woods, and as the Germans have by no means too many men to spare, they cannot send a very large escort with them.
men
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From this reading The men are taken out to work in the fields and woods, and as the Germans have by no means too many men to spare, they cannot send a very large escort with them.
MYdeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MY ESCAPE FROM THE CAMP It may be wondered why it is that so few British officers have succeeded in escaping from prison camps in Germany.
naturally
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From this reading The officers on the other hand never leave the barbed-wire enclosure of the camps, unless on parole for walks, an arrangement countenanced by our War Office, so they have naturally greater difficulties to get over before commencing any dash for the frontier.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The officers on the other hand never leave the barbed-wire enclosure of the camps, unless on parole for walks, an arrangement countenanced by our War Office, so they have naturally greater difficulties to get over before commencing any dash for the frontier.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The men are taken out to work in the fields and woods, and as the Germans have by no means too many men to spare, they cannot send a very large escort with them.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Germans do not get very worried over the loss of a few private soldiers in that way, but they are very careful to prevent our officers from having too many chances of escape.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Germans do not get very worried over the loss of a few private soldiers in that way, but they are very careful to prevent our officers from having too many chances of escape.
Office
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From this reading The officers on the other hand never leave the barbed-wire enclosure of the camps, unless on parole for walks, an arrangement countenanced by our War Office, so they have naturally greater difficulties to get over before commencing any dash for the frontier.
officers
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From this reading MY ESCAPE FROM THE CAMP It may be wondered why it is that so few British officers have succeeded in escaping from prison camps in Germany.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The officers on the other hand never leave the barbed-wire enclosure of the camps, unless on parole for walks, an arrangement countenanced by our War Office, so they have naturally greater difficulties to get over before commencing any dash for the frontier.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Consequently it not unfrequently happens that men are able to slip away into thick cover without the Boches seeing them or knowing of their absence until they count up their charges, maybe some hours later.
other
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From this reading The officers on the other hand never leave the barbed-wire enclosure of the camps, unless on parole for walks, an arrangement countenanced by our War Office, so they have naturally greater difficulties to get over before commencing any dash for the frontier.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The Germans do not get very worried over the loss of a few private soldiers in that way, but they are very careful to prevent our officers from having too many chances of escape.
out
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From this reading The men are taken out to work in the fields and woods, and as the Germans have by no means too many men to spare, they cannot send a very large escort with them.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The Germans do not get very worried over the loss of a few private soldiers in that way, but they are very careful to prevent our officers from having too many chances of escape.
parole
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From this reading The officers on the other hand never leave the barbed-wire enclosure of the camps, unless on parole for walks, an arrangement countenanced by our War Office, so they have naturally greater difficulties to get over before commencing any dash for the frontier.
prevent
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From this reading The Germans do not get very worried over the loss of a few private soldiers in that way, but they are very careful to prevent our officers from having too many chances of escape.
prison
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From this reading MY ESCAPE FROM THE CAMP It may be wondered why it is that so few British officers have succeeded in escaping from prison camps in Germany.
private
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From this reading The Germans do not get very worried over the loss of a few private soldiers in that way, but they are very careful to prevent our officers from having too many chances of escape.
seeing
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From this reading Consequently it not unfrequently happens that men are able to slip away into thick cover without the Boches seeing them or knowing of their absence until they count up their charges, maybe some hours later.
send
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From this reading The men are taken out to work in the fields and woods, and as the Germans have by no means too many men to spare, they cannot send a very large escort with them.
slip
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From this reading Consequently it not unfrequently happens that men are able to slip away into thick cover without the Boches seeing them or knowing of their absence until they count up their charges, maybe some hours later.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading MY ESCAPE FROM THE CAMP It may be wondered why it is that so few British officers have succeeded in escaping from prison camps in Germany.
soldiers
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From this reading The Germans do not get very worried over the loss of a few private soldiers in that way, but they are very careful to prevent our officers from having too many chances of escape.
some
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From this reading Consequently it not unfrequently happens that men are able to slip away into thick cover without the Boches seeing them or knowing of their absence until they count up their charges, maybe some hours later.
spare
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From this reading The men are taken out to work in the fields and woods, and as the Germans have by no means too many men to spare, they cannot send a very large escort with them.
succeeded
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From this reading MY ESCAPE FROM THE CAMP It may be wondered why it is that so few British officers have succeeded in escaping from prison camps in Germany.
taken
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From this reading The men are taken out to work in the fields and woods, and as the Germans have by no means too many men to spare, they cannot send a very large escort with them.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading MY ESCAPE FROM THE CAMP It may be wondered why it is that so few British officers have succeeded in escaping from prison camps in Germany.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MY ESCAPE FROM THE CAMP It may be wondered why it is that so few British officers have succeeded in escaping from prison camps in Germany.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Consequently it not unfrequently happens that men are able to slip away into thick cover without the Boches seeing them or knowing of their absence until they count up their charges, maybe some hours later.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The men are taken out to work in the fields and woods, and as the Germans have by no means too many men to spare, they cannot send a very large escort with them.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Germans do not get very worried over the loss of a few private soldiers in that way, but they are very careful to prevent our officers from having too many chances of escape.
thick
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From this reading Consequently it not unfrequently happens that men are able to slip away into thick cover without the Boches seeing them or knowing of their absence until they count up their charges, maybe some hours later.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Germans do not get very worried over the loss of a few private soldiers in that way, but they are very careful to prevent our officers from having too many chances of escape.
too
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From this reading The Germans do not get very worried over the loss of a few private soldiers in that way, but they are very careful to prevent our officers from having too many chances of escape.
unfrequently
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From this reading Consequently it not unfrequently happens that men are able to slip away into thick cover without the Boches seeing them or knowing of their absence until they count up their charges, maybe some hours later.
unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading The officers on the other hand never leave the barbed-wire enclosure of the camps, unless on parole for walks, an arrangement countenanced by our War Office, so they have naturally greater difficulties to get over before commencing any dash for the frontier.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Consequently it not unfrequently happens that men are able to slip away into thick cover without the Boches seeing them or knowing of their absence until they count up their charges, maybe some hours later.
up
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From this reading Consequently it not unfrequently happens that men are able to slip away into thick cover without the Boches seeing them or knowing of their absence until they count up their charges, maybe some hours later.
very
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From this reading The Germans do not get very worried over the loss of a few private soldiers in that way, but they are very careful to prevent our officers from having too many chances of escape.
walks
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From this reading The officers on the other hand never leave the barbed-wire enclosure of the camps, unless on parole for walks, an arrangement countenanced by our War Office, so they have naturally greater difficulties to get over before commencing any dash for the frontier.
War
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From this reading The officers on the other hand never leave the barbed-wire enclosure of the camps, unless on parole for walks, an arrangement countenanced by our War Office, so they have naturally greater difficulties to get over before commencing any dash for the frontier.
way
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From this reading The Germans do not get very worried over the loss of a few private soldiers in that way, but they are very careful to prevent our officers from having too many chances of escape.
why
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From this reading MY ESCAPE FROM THE CAMP It may be wondered why it is that so few British officers have succeeded in escaping from prison camps in Germany.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The men are taken out to work in the fields and woods, and as the Germans have by no means too many men to spare, they cannot send a very large escort with them.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Consequently it not unfrequently happens that men are able to slip away into thick cover without the Boches seeing them or knowing of their absence until they count up their charges, maybe some hours later.
wonderednounUS /wondered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MY ESCAPE FROM THE CAMP It may be wondered why it is that so few British officers have succeeded in escaping from prison camps in Germany.
woods
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From this reading The men are taken out to work in the fields and woods, and as the Germans have by no means too many men to spare, they cannot send a very large escort with them.
work
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From this reading The men are taken out to work in the fields and woods, and as the Germans have by no means too many men to spare, they cannot send a very large escort with them.
worried
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From this reading The Germans do not get very worried over the loss of a few private soldiers in that way, but they are very careful to prevent our officers from having too many chances of escape.
