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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 "Tich" Meets the King In a large ward in a military hospital in London there was a little Cockney drummer boy of eighteen years who had lost both legs from shell fire.
amputated
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From this reading At that time many men in the ward had limbs amputated because of frost-bite, and it was quite a usual thing for a visitor to remark, "Have you had frost-bite?"
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In spite of his calamity and the suffering he endured from numerous operations for the removal of bone, he was one of the cheeriest boys in the ward.
any
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From this reading Nothing made Tich so furious as the suggestion that he should have lost his limbs by any, to his mind, second-rate way.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Nothing made Tich so furious as the suggestion that he should have lost his limbs by any, to his mind, second-rate way.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If he were asked, "Have you had frost-bite?" he would look up with disgust and reply, "Naow---a flea bit me!"
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At that time many men in the ward had limbs amputated because of frost-bite, and it was quite a usual thing for a visitor to remark, "Have you had frost-bite?"
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading At that time many men in the ward had limbs amputated because of frost-bite, and it was quite a usual thing for a visitor to remark, "Have you had frost-bite?"
bit
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From this reading If he were asked, "Have you had frost-bite?" he would look up with disgust and reply, "Naow---a flea bit me!"
bone
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From this reading In spite of his calamity and the suffering he endured from numerous operations for the removal of bone, he was one of the cheeriest boys in the ward.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading "Tich" Meets the King In a large ward in a military hospital in London there was a little Cockney drummer boy of eighteen years who had lost both legs from shell fire.
boy
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From this reading "Tich" Meets the King In a large ward in a military hospital in London there was a little Cockney drummer boy of eighteen years who had lost both legs from shell fire.
boys
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From this reading In spite of his calamity and the suffering he endured from numerous operations for the removal of bone, he was one of the cheeriest boys in the ward.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Nothing made Tich so furious as the suggestion that he should have lost his limbs by any, to his mind, second-rate way.
calamity
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From this reading In spite of his calamity and the suffering he endured from numerous operations for the removal of bone, he was one of the cheeriest boys in the ward.
cheeriest
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From this reading In spite of his calamity and the suffering he endured from numerous operations for the removal of bone, he was one of the cheeriest boys in the ward.
Cockney
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From this reading "Tich" Meets the King In a large ward in a military hospital in London there was a little Cockney drummer boy of eighteen years who had lost both legs from shell fire.
disgustnounUS /dɪsˈɡʌst/
a strong feeling of dislike or sickness caused by something unpleasant
From this reading If he were asked, "Have you had frost-bite?" he would look up with disgust and reply, "Naow---a flea bit me!"
drummer
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From this reading "Tich" Meets the King In a large ward in a military hospital in London there was a little Cockney drummer boy of eighteen years who had lost both legs from shell fire.
eighteen
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From this reading "Tich" Meets the King In a large ward in a military hospital in London there was a little Cockney drummer boy of eighteen years who had lost both legs from shell fire.
endured
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From this reading In spite of his calamity and the suffering he endured from numerous operations for the removal of bone, he was one of the cheeriest boys in the ward.
fire
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From this reading "Tich" Meets the King In a large ward in a military hospital in London there was a little Cockney drummer boy of eighteen years who had lost both legs from shell fire.
flea
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From this reading If he were asked, "Have you had frost-bite?" he would look up with disgust and reply, "Naow---a flea bit me!"
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In spite of his calamity and the suffering he endured from numerous operations for the removal of bone, he was one of the cheeriest boys in the ward.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Tich" Meets the King In a large ward in a military hospital in London there was a little Cockney drummer boy of eighteen years who had lost both legs from shell fire.
frost-bite
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From this reading At that time many men in the ward had limbs amputated because of frost-bite, and it was quite a usual thing for a visitor to remark, "Have you had frost-bite?"
furious
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From this reading Nothing made Tich so furious as the suggestion that he should have lost his limbs by any, to his mind, second-rate way.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Tich" Meets the King In a large ward in a military hospital in London there was a little Cockney drummer boy of eighteen years who had lost both legs from shell fire.
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading At that time many men in the ward had limbs amputated because of frost-bite, and it was quite a usual thing for a visitor to remark, "Have you had frost-bite?"
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In spite of his calamity and the suffering he endured from numerous operations for the removal of bone, he was one of the cheeriest boys in the ward.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In spite of his calamity and the suffering he endured from numerous operations for the removal of bone, he was one of the cheeriest boys in the ward.
hospital
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From this reading "Tich" Meets the King In a large ward in a military hospital in London there was a little Cockney drummer boy of eighteen years who had lost both legs from shell fire.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If he were asked, "Have you had frost-bite?" he would look up with disgust and reply, "Naow---a flea bit me!"
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Tich" Meets the King In a large ward in a military hospital in London there was a little Cockney drummer boy of eighteen years who had lost both legs from shell fire.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At that time many men in the ward had limbs amputated because of frost-bite, and it was quite a usual thing for a visitor to remark, "Have you had frost-bite?"
King
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From this reading "Tich" Meets the King In a large ward in a military hospital in London there was a little Cockney drummer boy of eighteen years who had lost both legs from shell fire.
large
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From this reading "Tich" Meets the King In a large ward in a military hospital in London there was a little Cockney drummer boy of eighteen years who had lost both legs from shell fire.
legs
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From this reading "Tich" Meets the King In a large ward in a military hospital in London there was a little Cockney drummer boy of eighteen years who had lost both legs from shell fire.
limbs
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From this reading At that time many men in the ward had limbs amputated because of frost-bite, and it was quite a usual thing for a visitor to remark, "Have you had frost-bite?"
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Tich" Meets the King In a large ward in a military hospital in London there was a little Cockney drummer boy of eighteen years who had lost both legs from shell fire.
London
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From this reading "Tich" Meets the King In a large ward in a military hospital in London there was a little Cockney drummer boy of eighteen years who had lost both legs from shell fire.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If he were asked, "Have you had frost-bite?" he would look up with disgust and reply, "Naow---a flea bit me!"
lost
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From this reading "Tich" Meets the King In a large ward in a military hospital in London there was a little Cockney drummer boy of eighteen years who had lost both legs from shell fire.
made
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From this reading Nothing made Tich so furious as the suggestion that he should have lost his limbs by any, to his mind, second-rate way.
many
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From this reading At that time many men in the ward had limbs amputated because of frost-bite, and it was quite a usual thing for a visitor to remark, "Have you had frost-bite?"
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If he were asked, "Have you had frost-bite?" he would look up with disgust and reply, "Naow---a flea bit me!"
Meets
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From this reading "Tich" Meets the King In a large ward in a military hospital in London there was a little Cockney drummer boy of eighteen years who had lost both legs from shell fire.
men
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From this reading At that time many men in the ward had limbs amputated because of frost-bite, and it was quite a usual thing for a visitor to remark, "Have you had frost-bite?"
military
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From this reading "Tich" Meets the King In a large ward in a military hospital in London there was a little Cockney drummer boy of eighteen years who had lost both legs from shell fire.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nothing made Tich so furious as the suggestion that he should have lost his limbs by any, to his mind, second-rate way.
Naow
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From this reading If he were asked, "Have you had frost-bite?" he would look up with disgust and reply, "Naow---a flea bit me!"
NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing made Tich so furious as the suggestion that he should have lost his limbs by any, to his mind, second-rate way.
numerous
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From this reading In spite of his calamity and the suffering he endured from numerous operations for the removal of bone, he was one of the cheeriest boys in the ward.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Tich" Meets the King In a large ward in a military hospital in London there was a little Cockney drummer boy of eighteen years who had lost both legs from shell fire.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In spite of his calamity and the suffering he endured from numerous operations for the removal of bone, he was one of the cheeriest boys in the ward.
operations
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From this reading In spite of his calamity and the suffering he endured from numerous operations for the removal of bone, he was one of the cheeriest boys in the ward.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At that time many men in the ward had limbs amputated because of frost-bite, and it was quite a usual thing for a visitor to remark, "Have you had frost-bite?"
remark
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From this reading At that time many men in the ward had limbs amputated because of frost-bite, and it was quite a usual thing for a visitor to remark, "Have you had frost-bite?"
removal
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From this reading In spite of his calamity and the suffering he endured from numerous operations for the removal of bone, he was one of the cheeriest boys in the ward.
reply
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From this reading If he were asked, "Have you had frost-bite?" he would look up with disgust and reply, "Naow---a flea bit me!"
second-rate
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From this reading Nothing made Tich so furious as the suggestion that he should have lost his limbs by any, to his mind, second-rate way.
shell
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From this reading "Tich" Meets the King In a large ward in a military hospital in London there was a little Cockney drummer boy of eighteen years who had lost both legs from shell fire.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Nothing made Tich so furious as the suggestion that he should have lost his limbs by any, to his mind, second-rate way.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Nothing made Tich so furious as the suggestion that he should have lost his limbs by any, to his mind, second-rate way.
spite
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From this reading In spite of his calamity and the suffering he endured from numerous operations for the removal of bone, he was one of the cheeriest boys in the ward.
suffering
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From this reading In spite of his calamity and the suffering he endured from numerous operations for the removal of bone, he was one of the cheeriest boys in the ward.
suggestion
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From this reading Nothing made Tich so furious as the suggestion that he should have lost his limbs by any, to his mind, second-rate way.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At that time many men in the ward had limbs amputated because of frost-bite, and it was quite a usual thing for a visitor to remark, "Have you had frost-bite?"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Tich" Meets the King In a large ward in a military hospital in London there was a little Cockney drummer boy of eighteen years who had lost both legs from shell fire.
there
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From this reading "Tich" Meets the King In a large ward in a military hospital in London there was a little Cockney drummer boy of eighteen years who had lost both legs from shell fire.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At that time many men in the ward had limbs amputated because of frost-bite, and it was quite a usual thing for a visitor to remark, "Have you had frost-bite?"
Tich
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From this reading "Tich" Meets the King In a large ward in a military hospital in London there was a little Cockney drummer boy of eighteen years who had lost both legs from shell fire.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At that time many men in the ward had limbs amputated because of frost-bite, and it was quite a usual thing for a visitor to remark, "Have you had frost-bite?"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At that time many men in the ward had limbs amputated because of frost-bite, and it was quite a usual thing for a visitor to remark, "Have you had frost-bite?"
up
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From this reading If he were asked, "Have you had frost-bite?" he would look up with disgust and reply, "Naow---a flea bit me!"
usual
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From this reading At that time many men in the ward had limbs amputated because of frost-bite, and it was quite a usual thing for a visitor to remark, "Have you had frost-bite?"
visitor
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From this reading At that time many men in the ward had limbs amputated because of frost-bite, and it was quite a usual thing for a visitor to remark, "Have you had frost-bite?"
ward
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From this reading "Tich" Meets the King In a large ward in a military hospital in London there was a little Cockney drummer boy of eighteen years who had lost both legs from shell fire.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Tich" Meets the King In a large ward in a military hospital in London there was a little Cockney drummer boy of eighteen years who had lost both legs from shell fire.
way
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From this reading Nothing made Tich so furious as the suggestion that he should have lost his limbs by any, to his mind, second-rate way.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If he were asked, "Have you had frost-bite?" he would look up with disgust and reply, "Naow---a flea bit me!"
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "Tich" Meets the King In a large ward in a military hospital in London there was a little Cockney drummer boy of eighteen years who had lost both legs from shell fire.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading If he were asked, "Have you had frost-bite?" he would look up with disgust and reply, "Naow---a flea bit me!"
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If he were asked, "Have you had frost-bite?" he would look up with disgust and reply, "Naow---a flea bit me!"
years
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From this reading "Tich" Meets the King In a large ward in a military hospital in London there was a little Cockney drummer boy of eighteen years who had lost both legs from shell fire.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading At that time many men in the ward had limbs amputated because of frost-bite, and it was quite a usual thing for a visitor to remark, "Have you had frost-bite?"
