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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 What, in the darkness, appeared to be water spilt from the bucket was really the result of a nasty flesh wound.--_J. M. Rendle (Lieut., I.A.R.O.), White Cottage, St. Leonard's Gardens, Hove, Sussex._ Trench-er Work We were attacking Messines Ridge.
all
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From this reading Hearing a splash and some cursing in a familiar voice, I called out, "Are you all right, Tubby?"
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hearing a splash and some cursing in a familiar voice, I called out, "Are you all right, Tubby?"
appeared
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From this reading What, in the darkness, appeared to be water spilt from the bucket was really the result of a nasty flesh wound.--_J. M. Rendle (Lieut., I.A.R.O.), White Cottage, St. Leonard's Gardens, Hove, Sussex._ Trench-er Work We were attacking Messines Ridge.
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Hearing a splash and some cursing in a familiar voice, I called out, "Are you all right, Tubby?"
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The reply came, as he crawled out of a miniature mine crater, "Yus, but I've lorst me 'ipe (rifle)."
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I asked what he was going to do, and he replied, "You dig them German sausages out with yer baynit and I'll eat 'em."
attacking
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From this reading What, in the darkness, appeared to be water spilt from the bucket was really the result of a nasty flesh wound.--_J. M. Rendle (Lieut., I.A.R.O.), White Cottage, St. Leonard's Gardens, Hove, Sussex._ Trench-er Work We were attacking Messines Ridge.
baynit
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From this reading I asked what he was going to do, and he replied, "You dig them German sausages out with yer baynit and I'll eat 'em."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading What, in the darkness, appeared to be water spilt from the bucket was really the result of a nasty flesh wound.--_J. M. Rendle (Lieut., I.A.R.O.), White Cottage, St. Leonard's Gardens, Hove, Sussex._ Trench-er Work We were attacking Messines Ridge.
bucket
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From this reading What, in the darkness, appeared to be water spilt from the bucket was really the result of a nasty flesh wound.--_J. M. Rendle (Lieut., I.A.R.O.), White Cottage, St. Leonard's Gardens, Hove, Sussex._ Trench-er Work We were attacking Messines Ridge.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The reply came, as he crawled out of a miniature mine crater, "Yus, but I've lorst me 'ipe (rifle)."
called
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From this reading Hearing a splash and some cursing in a familiar voice, I called out, "Are you all right, Tubby?"
came
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From this reading The reply came, as he crawled out of a miniature mine crater, "Yus, but I've lorst me 'ipe (rifle)."
Cottage
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From this reading What, in the darkness, appeared to be water spilt from the bucket was really the result of a nasty flesh wound.--_J. M. Rendle (Lieut., I.A.R.O.), White Cottage, St. Leonard's Gardens, Hove, Sussex._ Trench-er Work We were attacking Messines Ridge.
crater
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From this reading The reply came, as he crawled out of a miniature mine crater, "Yus, but I've lorst me 'ipe (rifle)."
crawled
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From this reading The reply came, as he crawled out of a miniature mine crater, "Yus, but I've lorst me 'ipe (rifle)."
cursing
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From this reading Hearing a splash and some cursing in a familiar voice, I called out, "Are you all right, Tubby?"
darkness
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From this reading What, in the darkness, appeared to be water spilt from the bucket was really the result of a nasty flesh wound.--_J. M. Rendle (Lieut., I.A.R.O.), White Cottage, St. Leonard's Gardens, Hove, Sussex._ Trench-er Work We were attacking Messines Ridge.
dig
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From this reading I asked what he was going to do, and he replied, "You dig them German sausages out with yer baynit and I'll eat 'em."
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I asked what he was going to do, and he replied, "You dig them German sausages out with yer baynit and I'll eat 'em."
eat
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From this reading I asked what he was going to do, and he replied, "You dig them German sausages out with yer baynit and I'll eat 'em."
em
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From this reading I asked what he was going to do, and he replied, "You dig them German sausages out with yer baynit and I'll eat 'em."
familiar
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From this reading Hearing a splash and some cursing in a familiar voice, I called out, "Are you all right, Tubby?"
flesh
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From this reading What, in the darkness, appeared to be water spilt from the bucket was really the result of a nasty flesh wound.--_J. M. Rendle (Lieut., I.A.R.O.), White Cottage, St. Leonard's Gardens, Hove, Sussex._ Trench-er Work We were attacking Messines Ridge.
flooded
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From this reading The ground was a mass of flooded shell-holes.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading What, in the darkness, appeared to be water spilt from the bucket was really the result of a nasty flesh wound.--_J. M. Rendle (Lieut., I.A.R.O.), White Cottage, St. Leonard's Gardens, Hove, Sussex._ Trench-er Work We were attacking Messines Ridge.
Gardens
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From this reading What, in the darkness, appeared to be water spilt from the bucket was really the result of a nasty flesh wound.--_J. M. Rendle (Lieut., I.A.R.O.), White Cottage, St. Leonard's Gardens, Hove, Sussex._ Trench-er Work We were attacking Messines Ridge.
German
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From this reading I asked what he was going to do, and he replied, "You dig them German sausages out with yer baynit and I'll eat 'em."
going
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From this reading I asked what he was going to do, and he replied, "You dig them German sausages out with yer baynit and I'll eat 'em."
ground
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From this reading The ground was a mass of flooded shell-holes.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The reply came, as he crawled out of a miniature mine crater, "Yus, but I've lorst me 'ipe (rifle)."
Hearing
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From this reading Hearing a splash and some cursing in a familiar voice, I called out, "Are you all right, Tubby?"
Hove
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From this reading What, in the darkness, appeared to be water spilt from the bucket was really the result of a nasty flesh wound.--_J. M. Rendle (Lieut., I.A.R.O.), White Cottage, St. Leonard's Gardens, Hove, Sussex._ Trench-er Work We were attacking Messines Ridge.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading What, in the darkness, appeared to be water spilt from the bucket was really the result of a nasty flesh wound.--_J. M. Rendle (Lieut., I.A.R.O.), White Cottage, St. Leonard's Gardens, Hove, Sussex._ Trench-er Work We were attacking Messines Ridge.
I'll
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From this reading I asked what he was going to do, and he replied, "You dig them German sausages out with yer baynit and I'll eat 'em."
I've
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From this reading The reply came, as he crawled out of a miniature mine crater, "Yus, but I've lorst me 'ipe (rifle)."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What, in the darkness, appeared to be water spilt from the bucket was really the result of a nasty flesh wound.--_J. M. Rendle (Lieut., I.A.R.O.), White Cottage, St. Leonard's Gardens, Hove, Sussex._ Trench-er Work We were attacking Messines Ridge.
ipe
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From this reading The reply came, as he crawled out of a miniature mine crater, "Yus, but I've lorst me 'ipe (rifle)."
J
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From this reading What, in the darkness, appeared to be water spilt from the bucket was really the result of a nasty flesh wound.--_J. M. Rendle (Lieut., I.A.R.O.), White Cottage, St. Leonard's Gardens, Hove, Sussex._ Trench-er Work We were attacking Messines Ridge.
Leonard's
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From this reading What, in the darkness, appeared to be water spilt from the bucket was really the result of a nasty flesh wound.--_J. M. Rendle (Lieut., I.A.R.O.), White Cottage, St. Leonard's Gardens, Hove, Sussex._ Trench-er Work We were attacking Messines Ridge.
Lieut
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From this reading What, in the darkness, appeared to be water spilt from the bucket was really the result of a nasty flesh wound.--_J. M. Rendle (Lieut., I.A.R.O.), White Cottage, St. Leonard's Gardens, Hove, Sussex._ Trench-er Work We were attacking Messines Ridge.
lorst
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From this reading The reply came, as he crawled out of a miniature mine crater, "Yus, but I've lorst me 'ipe (rifle)."
M
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From this reading What, in the darkness, appeared to be water spilt from the bucket was really the result of a nasty flesh wound.--_J. M. Rendle (Lieut., I.A.R.O.), White Cottage, St. Leonard's Gardens, Hove, Sussex._ Trench-er Work We were attacking Messines Ridge.
mass
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From this reading The ground was a mass of flooded shell-holes.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The reply came, as he crawled out of a miniature mine crater, "Yus, but I've lorst me 'ipe (rifle)."
Messines
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From this reading What, in the darkness, appeared to be water spilt from the bucket was really the result of a nasty flesh wound.--_J. M. Rendle (Lieut., I.A.R.O.), White Cottage, St. Leonard's Gardens, Hove, Sussex._ Trench-er Work We were attacking Messines Ridge.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The reply came, as he crawled out of a miniature mine crater, "Yus, but I've lorst me 'ipe (rifle)."
miniature
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From this reading The reply came, as he crawled out of a miniature mine crater, "Yus, but I've lorst me 'ipe (rifle)."
nasty
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From this reading What, in the darkness, appeared to be water spilt from the bucket was really the result of a nasty flesh wound.--_J. M. Rendle (Lieut., I.A.R.O.), White Cottage, St. Leonard's Gardens, Hove, Sussex._ Trench-er Work We were attacking Messines Ridge.
O
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From this reading What, in the darkness, appeared to be water spilt from the bucket was really the result of a nasty flesh wound.--_J. M. Rendle (Lieut., I.A.R.O.), White Cottage, St. Leonard's Gardens, Hove, Sussex._ Trench-er Work We were attacking Messines Ridge.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What, in the darkness, appeared to be water spilt from the bucket was really the result of a nasty flesh wound.--_J. M. Rendle (Lieut., I.A.R.O.), White Cottage, St. Leonard's Gardens, Hove, Sussex._ Trench-er Work We were attacking Messines Ridge.
out
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From this reading Hearing a splash and some cursing in a familiar voice, I called out, "Are you all right, Tubby?"
R
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From this reading What, in the darkness, appeared to be water spilt from the bucket was really the result of a nasty flesh wound.--_J. M. Rendle (Lieut., I.A.R.O.), White Cottage, St. Leonard's Gardens, Hove, Sussex._ Trench-er Work We were attacking Messines Ridge.
really
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From this reading What, in the darkness, appeared to be water spilt from the bucket was really the result of a nasty flesh wound.--_J. M. Rendle (Lieut., I.A.R.O.), White Cottage, St. Leonard's Gardens, Hove, Sussex._ Trench-er Work We were attacking Messines Ridge.
Rendle
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From this reading What, in the darkness, appeared to be water spilt from the bucket was really the result of a nasty flesh wound.--_J. M. Rendle (Lieut., I.A.R.O.), White Cottage, St. Leonard's Gardens, Hove, Sussex._ Trench-er Work We were attacking Messines Ridge.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I asked what he was going to do, and he replied, "You dig them German sausages out with yer baynit and I'll eat 'em."
reply
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From this reading The reply came, as he crawled out of a miniature mine crater, "Yus, but I've lorst me 'ipe (rifle)."
result
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From this reading What, in the darkness, appeared to be water spilt from the bucket was really the result of a nasty flesh wound.--_J. M. Rendle (Lieut., I.A.R.O.), White Cottage, St. Leonard's Gardens, Hove, Sussex._ Trench-er Work We were attacking Messines Ridge.
Ridge
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From this reading What, in the darkness, appeared to be water spilt from the bucket was really the result of a nasty flesh wound.--_J. M. Rendle (Lieut., I.A.R.O.), White Cottage, St. Leonard's Gardens, Hove, Sussex._ Trench-er Work We were attacking Messines Ridge.
rifle
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From this reading The reply came, as he crawled out of a miniature mine crater, "Yus, but I've lorst me 'ipe (rifle)."
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hearing a splash and some cursing in a familiar voice, I called out, "Are you all right, Tubby?"
sausages
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From this reading I asked what he was going to do, and he replied, "You dig them German sausages out with yer baynit and I'll eat 'em."
shell-holes
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From this reading The ground was a mass of flooded shell-holes.
some
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From this reading Hearing a splash and some cursing in a familiar voice, I called out, "Are you all right, Tubby?"
spilt
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From this reading What, in the darkness, appeared to be water spilt from the bucket was really the result of a nasty flesh wound.--_J. M. Rendle (Lieut., I.A.R.O.), White Cottage, St. Leonard's Gardens, Hove, Sussex._ Trench-er Work We were attacking Messines Ridge.
splash
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From this reading Hearing a splash and some cursing in a familiar voice, I called out, "Are you all right, Tubby?"
St
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From this reading What, in the darkness, appeared to be water spilt from the bucket was really the result of a nasty flesh wound.--_J. M. Rendle (Lieut., I.A.R.O.), White Cottage, St. Leonard's Gardens, Hove, Sussex._ Trench-er Work We were attacking Messines Ridge.
Sussex
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From this reading What, in the darkness, appeared to be water spilt from the bucket was really the result of a nasty flesh wound.--_J. M. Rendle (Lieut., I.A.R.O.), White Cottage, St. Leonard's Gardens, Hove, Sussex._ Trench-er Work We were attacking Messines Ridge.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What, in the darkness, appeared to be water spilt from the bucket was really the result of a nasty flesh wound.--_J. M. Rendle (Lieut., I.A.R.O.), White Cottage, St. Leonard's Gardens, Hove, Sussex._ Trench-er Work We were attacking Messines Ridge.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I asked what he was going to do, and he replied, "You dig them German sausages out with yer baynit and I'll eat 'em."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What, in the darkness, appeared to be water spilt from the bucket was really the result of a nasty flesh wound.--_J. M. Rendle (Lieut., I.A.R.O.), White Cottage, St. Leonard's Gardens, Hove, Sussex._ Trench-er Work We were attacking Messines Ridge.
Trench-er
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From this reading What, in the darkness, appeared to be water spilt from the bucket was really the result of a nasty flesh wound.--_J. M. Rendle (Lieut., I.A.R.O.), White Cottage, St. Leonard's Gardens, Hove, Sussex._ Trench-er Work We were attacking Messines Ridge.
Tubby
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From this reading Hearing a splash and some cursing in a familiar voice, I called out, "Are you all right, Tubby?"
voice
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From this reading Hearing a splash and some cursing in a familiar voice, I called out, "Are you all right, Tubby?"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What, in the darkness, appeared to be water spilt from the bucket was really the result of a nasty flesh wound.--_J. M. Rendle (Lieut., I.A.R.O.), White Cottage, St. Leonard's Gardens, Hove, Sussex._ Trench-er Work We were attacking Messines Ridge.
water
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From this reading What, in the darkness, appeared to be water spilt from the bucket was really the result of a nasty flesh wound.--_J. M. Rendle (Lieut., I.A.R.O.), White Cottage, St. Leonard's Gardens, Hove, Sussex._ Trench-er Work We were attacking Messines Ridge.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading What, in the darkness, appeared to be water spilt from the bucket was really the result of a nasty flesh wound.--_J. M. Rendle (Lieut., I.A.R.O.), White Cottage, St. Leonard's Gardens, Hove, Sussex._ Trench-er Work We were attacking Messines Ridge.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading What, in the darkness, appeared to be water spilt from the bucket was really the result of a nasty flesh wound.--_J. M. Rendle (Lieut., I.A.R.O.), White Cottage, St. Leonard's Gardens, Hove, Sussex._ Trench-er Work We were attacking Messines Ridge.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What, in the darkness, appeared to be water spilt from the bucket was really the result of a nasty flesh wound.--_J. M. Rendle (Lieut., I.A.R.O.), White Cottage, St. Leonard's Gardens, Hove, Sussex._ Trench-er Work We were attacking Messines Ridge.
White
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From this reading What, in the darkness, appeared to be water spilt from the bucket was really the result of a nasty flesh wound.--_J. M. Rendle (Lieut., I.A.R.O.), White Cottage, St. Leonard's Gardens, Hove, Sussex._ Trench-er Work We were attacking Messines Ridge.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I asked what he was going to do, and he replied, "You dig them German sausages out with yer baynit and I'll eat 'em."
Work
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From this reading What, in the darkness, appeared to be water spilt from the bucket was really the result of a nasty flesh wound.--_J. M. Rendle (Lieut., I.A.R.O.), White Cottage, St. Leonard's Gardens, Hove, Sussex._ Trench-er Work We were attacking Messines Ridge.
wound
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From this reading What, in the darkness, appeared to be water spilt from the bucket was really the result of a nasty flesh wound.--_J. M. Rendle (Lieut., I.A.R.O.), White Cottage, St. Leonard's Gardens, Hove, Sussex._ Trench-er Work We were attacking Messines Ridge.
yer
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From this reading I asked what he was going to do, and he replied, "You dig them German sausages out with yer baynit and I'll eat 'em."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Hearing a splash and some cursing in a familiar voice, I called out, "Are you all right, Tubby?"
Yus
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From this reading The reply came, as he crawled out of a miniature mine crater, "Yus, but I've lorst me 'ipe (rifle)."
