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From this reading I told the officer that our battalion stretcher-bearers were behind a ridge only about 100 yards in the rear, and as my wound had not troubled me yet I would make a sprint for it, as the firing was still too heavy to be healthy.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Thereupon one of the officers advised me to try to crawl back before my leg got stiff, as I would stand a poor chance of a stretcher later with so many badly-wounded men about.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Thereupon one of the officers advised me to try to crawl back before my leg got stiff, as I would stand a poor chance of a stretcher later with so many badly-wounded men about.
advised
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From this reading Thereupon one of the officers advised me to try to crawl back before my leg got stiff, as I would stand a poor chance of a stretcher later with so many badly-wounded men about.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had only minutes to live, and he told us not to waste valuable bandages on him.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Thereupon one of the officers advised me to try to crawl back before my leg got stiff, as I would stand a poor chance of a stretcher later with so many badly-wounded men about.
back
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From this reading Thereupon one of the officers advised me to try to crawl back before my leg got stiff, as I would stand a poor chance of a stretcher later with so many badly-wounded men about.
badly-wounded
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From this reading Thereupon one of the officers advised me to try to crawl back before my leg got stiff, as I would stand a poor chance of a stretcher later with so many badly-wounded men about.
bandages
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From this reading He had only minutes to live, and he told us not to waste valuable bandages on him.
battalion
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From this reading I told the officer that our battalion stretcher-bearers were behind a ridge only about 100 yards in the rear, and as my wound had not troubled me yet I would make a sprint for it, as the firing was still too heavy to be healthy.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He proved to be the most heroic Cockney I have ever seen.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Thereupon one of the officers advised me to try to crawl back before my leg got stiff, as I would stand a poor chance of a stretcher later with so many badly-wounded men about.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading I told the officer that our battalion stretcher-bearers were behind a ridge only about 100 yards in the rear, and as my wound had not troubled me yet I would make a sprint for it, as the firing was still too heavy to be healthy.
chance
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From this reading Thereupon one of the officers advised me to try to crawl back before my leg got stiff, as I would stand a poor chance of a stretcher later with so many badly-wounded men about.
Cockney
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From this reading He proved to be the most heroic Cockney I have ever seen.
crawl
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From this reading Thereupon one of the officers advised me to try to crawl back before my leg got stiff, as I would stand a poor chance of a stretcher later with so many badly-wounded men about.
direct
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From this reading If I got back safe I was to direct stretcher-bearers to the shell hole.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He proved to be the most heroic Cockney I have ever seen.
firing
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From this reading I told the officer that our battalion stretcher-bearers were behind a ridge only about 100 yards in the rear, and as my wound had not troubled me yet I would make a sprint for it, as the firing was still too heavy to be healthy.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I told the officer that our battalion stretcher-bearers were behind a ridge only about 100 yards in the rear, and as my wound had not troubled me yet I would make a sprint for it, as the firing was still too heavy to be healthy.
got
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From this reading Thereupon one of the officers advised me to try to crawl back before my leg got stiff, as I would stand a poor chance of a stretcher later with so many badly-wounded men about.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had only minutes to live, and he told us not to waste valuable bandages on him.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He proved to be the most heroic Cockney I have ever seen.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He proved to be the most heroic Cockney I have ever seen.
healthy
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From this reading I told the officer that our battalion stretcher-bearers were behind a ridge only about 100 yards in the rear, and as my wound had not troubled me yet I would make a sprint for it, as the firing was still too heavy to be healthy.
heavy
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From this reading I told the officer that our battalion stretcher-bearers were behind a ridge only about 100 yards in the rear, and as my wound had not troubled me yet I would make a sprint for it, as the firing was still too heavy to be healthy.
heroic
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From this reading He proved to be the most heroic Cockney I have ever seen.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had only minutes to live, and he told us not to waste valuable bandages on him.
hole
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From this reading If I got back safe I was to direct stretcher-bearers to the shell hole.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading He proved to be the most heroic Cockney I have ever seen.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If I got back safe I was to direct stretcher-bearers to the shell hole.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I told the officer that our battalion stretcher-bearers were behind a ridge only about 100 yards in the rear, and as my wound had not troubled me yet I would make a sprint for it, as the firing was still too heavy to be healthy.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I told the officer that our battalion stretcher-bearers were behind a ridge only about 100 yards in the rear, and as my wound had not troubled me yet I would make a sprint for it, as the firing was still too heavy to be healthy.
later
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From this reading Thereupon one of the officers advised me to try to crawl back before my leg got stiff, as I would stand a poor chance of a stretcher later with so many badly-wounded men about.
leg
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From this reading Thereupon one of the officers advised me to try to crawl back before my leg got stiff, as I would stand a poor chance of a stretcher later with so many badly-wounded men about.
live
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From this reading He had only minutes to live, and he told us not to waste valuable bandages on him.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I told the officer that our battalion stretcher-bearers were behind a ridge only about 100 yards in the rear, and as my wound had not troubled me yet I would make a sprint for it, as the firing was still too heavy to be healthy.
many
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From this reading Thereupon one of the officers advised me to try to crawl back before my leg got stiff, as I would stand a poor chance of a stretcher later with so many badly-wounded men about.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Thereupon one of the officers advised me to try to crawl back before my leg got stiff, as I would stand a poor chance of a stretcher later with so many badly-wounded men about.
men
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From this reading Thereupon one of the officers advised me to try to crawl back before my leg got stiff, as I would stand a poor chance of a stretcher later with so many badly-wounded men about.
minutes
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From this reading He had only minutes to live, and he told us not to waste valuable bandages on him.
most
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From this reading He proved to be the most heroic Cockney I have ever seen.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Thereupon one of the officers advised me to try to crawl back before my leg got stiff, as I would stand a poor chance of a stretcher later with so many badly-wounded men about.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had only minutes to live, and he told us not to waste valuable bandages on him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Thereupon one of the officers advised me to try to crawl back before my leg got stiff, as I would stand a poor chance of a stretcher later with so many badly-wounded men about.
officer
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From this reading I told the officer that our battalion stretcher-bearers were behind a ridge only about 100 yards in the rear, and as my wound had not troubled me yet I would make a sprint for it, as the firing was still too heavy to be healthy.
officers
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From this reading Thereupon one of the officers advised me to try to crawl back before my leg got stiff, as I would stand a poor chance of a stretcher later with so many badly-wounded men about.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had only minutes to live, and he told us not to waste valuable bandages on him.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Thereupon one of the officers advised me to try to crawl back before my leg got stiff, as I would stand a poor chance of a stretcher later with so many badly-wounded men about.
only
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From this reading He had only minutes to live, and he told us not to waste valuable bandages on him.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I told the officer that our battalion stretcher-bearers were behind a ridge only about 100 yards in the rear, and as my wound had not troubled me yet I would make a sprint for it, as the firing was still too heavy to be healthy.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thereupon one of the officers advised me to try to crawl back before my leg got stiff, as I would stand a poor chance of a stretcher later with so many badly-wounded men about.
proved
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From this reading He proved to be the most heroic Cockney I have ever seen.
rear
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From this reading I told the officer that our battalion stretcher-bearers were behind a ridge only about 100 yards in the rear, and as my wound had not troubled me yet I would make a sprint for it, as the firing was still too heavy to be healthy.
ridge
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From this reading I told the officer that our battalion stretcher-bearers were behind a ridge only about 100 yards in the rear, and as my wound had not troubled me yet I would make a sprint for it, as the firing was still too heavy to be healthy.
safe
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From this reading If I got back safe I was to direct stretcher-bearers to the shell hole.
seen
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From this reading He proved to be the most heroic Cockney I have ever seen.
shell
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From this reading If I got back safe I was to direct stretcher-bearers to the shell hole.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Thereupon one of the officers advised me to try to crawl back before my leg got stiff, as I would stand a poor chance of a stretcher later with so many badly-wounded men about.
sprint
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From this reading I told the officer that our battalion stretcher-bearers were behind a ridge only about 100 yards in the rear, and as my wound had not troubled me yet I would make a sprint for it, as the firing was still too heavy to be healthy.
stand
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From this reading Thereupon one of the officers advised me to try to crawl back before my leg got stiff, as I would stand a poor chance of a stretcher later with so many badly-wounded men about.
stiff
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From this reading Thereupon one of the officers advised me to try to crawl back before my leg got stiff, as I would stand a poor chance of a stretcher later with so many badly-wounded men about.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I told the officer that our battalion stretcher-bearers were behind a ridge only about 100 yards in the rear, and as my wound had not troubled me yet I would make a sprint for it, as the firing was still too heavy to be healthy.
stretcher
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From this reading Thereupon one of the officers advised me to try to crawl back before my leg got stiff, as I would stand a poor chance of a stretcher later with so many badly-wounded men about.
stretcher-bearers
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From this reading If I got back safe I was to direct stretcher-bearers to the shell hole.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I told the officer that our battalion stretcher-bearers were behind a ridge only about 100 yards in the rear, and as my wound had not troubled me yet I would make a sprint for it, as the firing was still too heavy to be healthy.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He proved to be the most heroic Cockney I have ever seen.
Thereupon
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From this reading Thereupon one of the officers advised me to try to crawl back before my leg got stiff, as I would stand a poor chance of a stretcher later with so many badly-wounded men about.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He proved to be the most heroic Cockney I have ever seen.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had only minutes to live, and he told us not to waste valuable bandages on him.
too
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From this reading I told the officer that our battalion stretcher-bearers were behind a ridge only about 100 yards in the rear, and as my wound had not troubled me yet I would make a sprint for it, as the firing was still too heavy to be healthy.
troubled
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From this reading I told the officer that our battalion stretcher-bearers were behind a ridge only about 100 yards in the rear, and as my wound had not troubled me yet I would make a sprint for it, as the firing was still too heavy to be healthy.
try
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From this reading Thereupon one of the officers advised me to try to crawl back before my leg got stiff, as I would stand a poor chance of a stretcher later with so many badly-wounded men about.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had only minutes to live, and he told us not to waste valuable bandages on him.
valuable
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From this reading He had only minutes to live, and he told us not to waste valuable bandages on him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If I got back safe I was to direct stretcher-bearers to the shell hole.
wastenounUS /weɪst/
an empty, uncultivated area of land
From this reading He had only minutes to live, and he told us not to waste valuable bandages on him.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I told the officer that our battalion stretcher-bearers were behind a ridge only about 100 yards in the rear, and as my wound had not troubled me yet I would make a sprint for it, as the firing was still too heavy to be healthy.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Thereupon one of the officers advised me to try to crawl back before my leg got stiff, as I would stand a poor chance of a stretcher later with so many badly-wounded men about.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Thereupon one of the officers advised me to try to crawl back before my leg got stiff, as I would stand a poor chance of a stretcher later with so many badly-wounded men about.
wound
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From this reading I told the officer that our battalion stretcher-bearers were behind a ridge only about 100 yards in the rear, and as my wound had not troubled me yet I would make a sprint for it, as the firing was still too heavy to be healthy.
yards
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From this reading I told the officer that our battalion stretcher-bearers were behind a ridge only about 100 yards in the rear, and as my wound had not troubled me yet I would make a sprint for it, as the firing was still too heavy to be healthy.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading I told the officer that our battalion stretcher-bearers were behind a ridge only about 100 yards in the rear, and as my wound had not troubled me yet I would make a sprint for it, as the firing was still too heavy to be healthy.
