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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 A glance showed me the situation in which I was placed.
all
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From this reading The brow of the cliff, on which I stood, overhung the stream that brawled through the wooded defile, past the square black tower of Phalsbourg; further off, down the valley, lay the little fortified tower of that name, and beyond it were the Vosges, green, dun, or brown, but all huge and many shadowed, piled peak on peak, fading and mellowing away in the distance.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Inquiries were first made as to whether I was wounded; then as to who I was, my rank and name--for my attire, to say the least of it, was rather peculiar, and my face was still begrimed with powder.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Inquiries were first made as to whether I was wounded; then as to who I was, my rank and name--for my attire, to say the least of it, was rather peculiar, and my face was still begrimed with powder.
attire
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From this reading Inquiries were first made as to whether I was wounded; then as to who I was, my rank and name--for my attire, to say the least of it, was rather peculiar, and my face was still begrimed with powder.
away
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From this reading The brow of the cliff, on which I stood, overhung the stream that brawled through the wooded defile, past the square black tower of Phalsbourg; further off, down the valley, lay the little fortified tower of that name, and beyond it were the Vosges, green, dun, or brown, but all huge and many shadowed, piled peak on peak, fading and mellowing away in the distance.
begrimed
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From this reading Inquiries were first made as to whether I was wounded; then as to who I was, my rank and name--for my attire, to say the least of it, was rather peculiar, and my face was still begrimed with powder.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading The brow of the cliff, on which I stood, overhung the stream that brawled through the wooded defile, past the square black tower of Phalsbourg; further off, down the valley, lay the little fortified tower of that name, and beyond it were the Vosges, green, dun, or brown, but all huge and many shadowed, piled peak on peak, fading and mellowing away in the distance.
black
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From this reading The brow of the cliff, on which I stood, overhung the stream that brawled through the wooded defile, past the square black tower of Phalsbourg; further off, down the valley, lay the little fortified tower of that name, and beyond it were the Vosges, green, dun, or brown, but all huge and many shadowed, piled peak on peak, fading and mellowing away in the distance.
brawled
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From this reading The brow of the cliff, on which I stood, overhung the stream that brawled through the wooded defile, past the square black tower of Phalsbourg; further off, down the valley, lay the little fortified tower of that name, and beyond it were the Vosges, green, dun, or brown, but all huge and many shadowed, piled peak on peak, fading and mellowing away in the distance.
broad
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From this reading On the other hand, the wooded defile opened out into a broad and sunlit valley, clothed with waving vineyards.
brow
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From this reading The brow of the cliff, on which I stood, overhung the stream that brawled through the wooded defile, past the square black tower of Phalsbourg; further off, down the valley, lay the little fortified tower of that name, and beyond it were the Vosges, green, dun, or brown, but all huge and many shadowed, piled peak on peak, fading and mellowing away in the distance.
brown
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From this reading The brow of the cliff, on which I stood, overhung the stream that brawled through the wooded defile, past the square black tower of Phalsbourg; further off, down the valley, lay the little fortified tower of that name, and beyond it were the Vosges, green, dun, or brown, but all huge and many shadowed, piled peak on peak, fading and mellowing away in the distance.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The brow of the cliff, on which I stood, overhung the stream that brawled through the wooded defile, past the square black tower of Phalsbourg; further off, down the valley, lay the little fortified tower of that name, and beyond it were the Vosges, green, dun, or brown, but all huge and many shadowed, piled peak on peak, fading and mellowing away in the distance.
cliff
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From this reading The brow of the cliff, on which I stood, overhung the stream that brawled through the wooded defile, past the square black tower of Phalsbourg; further off, down the valley, lay the little fortified tower of that name, and beyond it were the Vosges, green, dun, or brown, but all huge and many shadowed, piled peak on peak, fading and mellowing away in the distance.
clothed
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From this reading On the other hand, the wooded defile opened out into a broad and sunlit valley, clothed with waving vineyards.
defile
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From this reading The brow of the cliff, on which I stood, overhung the stream that brawled through the wooded defile, past the square black tower of Phalsbourg; further off, down the valley, lay the little fortified tower of that name, and beyond it were the Vosges, green, dun, or brown, but all huge and many shadowed, piled peak on peak, fading and mellowing away in the distance.
distance
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From this reading The brow of the cliff, on which I stood, overhung the stream that brawled through the wooded defile, past the square black tower of Phalsbourg; further off, down the valley, lay the little fortified tower of that name, and beyond it were the Vosges, green, dun, or brown, but all huge and many shadowed, piled peak on peak, fading and mellowing away in the distance.
down
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From this reading The brow of the cliff, on which I stood, overhung the stream that brawled through the wooded defile, past the square black tower of Phalsbourg; further off, down the valley, lay the little fortified tower of that name, and beyond it were the Vosges, green, dun, or brown, but all huge and many shadowed, piled peak on peak, fading and mellowing away in the distance.
dun
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From this reading The brow of the cliff, on which I stood, overhung the stream that brawled through the wooded defile, past the square black tower of Phalsbourg; further off, down the valley, lay the little fortified tower of that name, and beyond it were the Vosges, green, dun, or brown, but all huge and many shadowed, piled peak on peak, fading and mellowing away in the distance.
face
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From this reading Inquiries were first made as to whether I was wounded; then as to who I was, my rank and name--for my attire, to say the least of it, was rather peculiar, and my face was still begrimed with powder.
fading
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From this reading The brow of the cliff, on which I stood, overhung the stream that brawled through the wooded defile, past the square black tower of Phalsbourg; further off, down the valley, lay the little fortified tower of that name, and beyond it were the Vosges, green, dun, or brown, but all huge and many shadowed, piled peak on peak, fading and mellowing away in the distance.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Inquiries were first made as to whether I was wounded; then as to who I was, my rank and name--for my attire, to say the least of it, was rather peculiar, and my face was still begrimed with powder.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Inquiries were first made as to whether I was wounded; then as to who I was, my rank and name--for my attire, to say the least of it, was rather peculiar, and my face was still begrimed with powder.
fortified
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From this reading The brow of the cliff, on which I stood, overhung the stream that brawled through the wooded defile, past the square black tower of Phalsbourg; further off, down the valley, lay the little fortified tower of that name, and beyond it were the Vosges, green, dun, or brown, but all huge and many shadowed, piled peak on peak, fading and mellowing away in the distance.
further
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From this reading The brow of the cliff, on which I stood, overhung the stream that brawled through the wooded defile, past the square black tower of Phalsbourg; further off, down the valley, lay the little fortified tower of that name, and beyond it were the Vosges, green, dun, or brown, but all huge and many shadowed, piled peak on peak, fading and mellowing away in the distance.
glance
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From this reading A glance showed me the situation in which I was placed.
green
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From this reading The brow of the cliff, on which I stood, overhung the stream that brawled through the wooded defile, past the square black tower of Phalsbourg; further off, down the valley, lay the little fortified tower of that name, and beyond it were the Vosges, green, dun, or brown, but all huge and many shadowed, piled peak on peak, fading and mellowing away in the distance.
hand
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From this reading On the other hand, the wooded defile opened out into a broad and sunlit valley, clothed with waving vineyards.
huge
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From this reading The brow of the cliff, on which I stood, overhung the stream that brawled through the wooded defile, past the square black tower of Phalsbourg; further off, down the valley, lay the little fortified tower of that name, and beyond it were the Vosges, green, dun, or brown, but all huge and many shadowed, piled peak on peak, fading and mellowing away in the distance.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Inquiries were first made as to whether I was wounded; then as to who I was, my rank and name--for my attire, to say the least of it, was rather peculiar, and my face was still begrimed with powder.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A glance showed me the situation in which I was placed.
Inquiries
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From this reading Inquiries were first made as to whether I was wounded; then as to who I was, my rank and name--for my attire, to say the least of it, was rather peculiar, and my face was still begrimed with powder.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading On the other hand, the wooded defile opened out into a broad and sunlit valley, clothed with waving vineyards.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Inquiries were first made as to whether I was wounded; then as to who I was, my rank and name--for my attire, to say the least of it, was rather peculiar, and my face was still begrimed with powder.
lay
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From this reading The brow of the cliff, on which I stood, overhung the stream that brawled through the wooded defile, past the square black tower of Phalsbourg; further off, down the valley, lay the little fortified tower of that name, and beyond it were the Vosges, green, dun, or brown, but all huge and many shadowed, piled peak on peak, fading and mellowing away in the distance.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Inquiries were first made as to whether I was wounded; then as to who I was, my rank and name--for my attire, to say the least of it, was rather peculiar, and my face was still begrimed with powder.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The brow of the cliff, on which I stood, overhung the stream that brawled through the wooded defile, past the square black tower of Phalsbourg; further off, down the valley, lay the little fortified tower of that name, and beyond it were the Vosges, green, dun, or brown, but all huge and many shadowed, piled peak on peak, fading and mellowing away in the distance.
made
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From this reading Inquiries were first made as to whether I was wounded; then as to who I was, my rank and name--for my attire, to say the least of it, was rather peculiar, and my face was still begrimed with powder.
many
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From this reading The brow of the cliff, on which I stood, overhung the stream that brawled through the wooded defile, past the square black tower of Phalsbourg; further off, down the valley, lay the little fortified tower of that name, and beyond it were the Vosges, green, dun, or brown, but all huge and many shadowed, piled peak on peak, fading and mellowing away in the distance.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A glance showed me the situation in which I was placed.
mellowing
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From this reading The brow of the cliff, on which I stood, overhung the stream that brawled through the wooded defile, past the square black tower of Phalsbourg; further off, down the valley, lay the little fortified tower of that name, and beyond it were the Vosges, green, dun, or brown, but all huge and many shadowed, piled peak on peak, fading and mellowing away in the distance.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Inquiries were first made as to whether I was wounded; then as to who I was, my rank and name--for my attire, to say the least of it, was rather peculiar, and my face was still begrimed with powder.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Inquiries were first made as to whether I was wounded; then as to who I was, my rank and name--for my attire, to say the least of it, was rather peculiar, and my face was still begrimed with powder.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Inquiries were first made as to whether I was wounded; then as to who I was, my rank and name--for my attire, to say the least of it, was rather peculiar, and my face was still begrimed with powder.
off
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From this reading The brow of the cliff, on which I stood, overhung the stream that brawled through the wooded defile, past the square black tower of Phalsbourg; further off, down the valley, lay the little fortified tower of that name, and beyond it were the Vosges, green, dun, or brown, but all huge and many shadowed, piled peak on peak, fading and mellowing away in the distance.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The brow of the cliff, on which I stood, overhung the stream that brawled through the wooded defile, past the square black tower of Phalsbourg; further off, down the valley, lay the little fortified tower of that name, and beyond it were the Vosges, green, dun, or brown, but all huge and many shadowed, piled peak on peak, fading and mellowing away in the distance.
opened
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From this reading On the other hand, the wooded defile opened out into a broad and sunlit valley, clothed with waving vineyards.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The brow of the cliff, on which I stood, overhung the stream that brawled through the wooded defile, past the square black tower of Phalsbourg; further off, down the valley, lay the little fortified tower of that name, and beyond it were the Vosges, green, dun, or brown, but all huge and many shadowed, piled peak on peak, fading and mellowing away in the distance.
other
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From this reading On the other hand, the wooded defile opened out into a broad and sunlit valley, clothed with waving vineyards.
out
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From this reading On the other hand, the wooded defile opened out into a broad and sunlit valley, clothed with waving vineyards.
overhung
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From this reading The brow of the cliff, on which I stood, overhung the stream that brawled through the wooded defile, past the square black tower of Phalsbourg; further off, down the valley, lay the little fortified tower of that name, and beyond it were the Vosges, green, dun, or brown, but all huge and many shadowed, piled peak on peak, fading and mellowing away in the distance.
PAROLE
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From this reading THE PAROLE.
past
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From this reading The brow of the cliff, on which I stood, overhung the stream that brawled through the wooded defile, past the square black tower of Phalsbourg; further off, down the valley, lay the little fortified tower of that name, and beyond it were the Vosges, green, dun, or brown, but all huge and many shadowed, piled peak on peak, fading and mellowing away in the distance.
peak
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From this reading The brow of the cliff, on which I stood, overhung the stream that brawled through the wooded defile, past the square black tower of Phalsbourg; further off, down the valley, lay the little fortified tower of that name, and beyond it were the Vosges, green, dun, or brown, but all huge and many shadowed, piled peak on peak, fading and mellowing away in the distance.
peculiar
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From this reading Inquiries were first made as to whether I was wounded; then as to who I was, my rank and name--for my attire, to say the least of it, was rather peculiar, and my face was still begrimed with powder.
Phalsbourg
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From this reading The brow of the cliff, on which I stood, overhung the stream that brawled through the wooded defile, past the square black tower of Phalsbourg; further off, down the valley, lay the little fortified tower of that name, and beyond it were the Vosges, green, dun, or brown, but all huge and many shadowed, piled peak on peak, fading and mellowing away in the distance.
piled
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From this reading The brow of the cliff, on which I stood, overhung the stream that brawled through the wooded defile, past the square black tower of Phalsbourg; further off, down the valley, lay the little fortified tower of that name, and beyond it were the Vosges, green, dun, or brown, but all huge and many shadowed, piled peak on peak, fading and mellowing away in the distance.
placed
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From this reading A glance showed me the situation in which I was placed.
powder
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From this reading Inquiries were first made as to whether I was wounded; then as to who I was, my rank and name--for my attire, to say the least of it, was rather peculiar, and my face was still begrimed with powder.
rank
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From this reading Inquiries were first made as to whether I was wounded; then as to who I was, my rank and name--for my attire, to say the least of it, was rather peculiar, and my face was still begrimed with powder.
rather
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From this reading Inquiries were first made as to whether I was wounded; then as to who I was, my rank and name--for my attire, to say the least of it, was rather peculiar, and my face was still begrimed with powder.
say
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From this reading Inquiries were first made as to whether I was wounded; then as to who I was, my rank and name--for my attire, to say the least of it, was rather peculiar, and my face was still begrimed with powder.
shadowed
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From this reading The brow of the cliff, on which I stood, overhung the stream that brawled through the wooded defile, past the square black tower of Phalsbourg; further off, down the valley, lay the little fortified tower of that name, and beyond it were the Vosges, green, dun, or brown, but all huge and many shadowed, piled peak on peak, fading and mellowing away in the distance.
showed
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From this reading A glance showed me the situation in which I was placed.
situation
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From this reading A glance showed me the situation in which I was placed.
square
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From this reading The brow of the cliff, on which I stood, overhung the stream that brawled through the wooded defile, past the square black tower of Phalsbourg; further off, down the valley, lay the little fortified tower of that name, and beyond it were the Vosges, green, dun, or brown, but all huge and many shadowed, piled peak on peak, fading and mellowing away in the distance.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Inquiries were first made as to whether I was wounded; then as to who I was, my rank and name--for my attire, to say the least of it, was rather peculiar, and my face was still begrimed with powder.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The brow of the cliff, on which I stood, overhung the stream that brawled through the wooded defile, past the square black tower of Phalsbourg; further off, down the valley, lay the little fortified tower of that name, and beyond it were the Vosges, green, dun, or brown, but all huge and many shadowed, piled peak on peak, fading and mellowing away in the distance.
stream
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From this reading The brow of the cliff, on which I stood, overhung the stream that brawled through the wooded defile, past the square black tower of Phalsbourg; further off, down the valley, lay the little fortified tower of that name, and beyond it were the Vosges, green, dun, or brown, but all huge and many shadowed, piled peak on peak, fading and mellowing away in the distance.
sunlit
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From this reading On the other hand, the wooded defile opened out into a broad and sunlit valley, clothed with waving vineyards.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The brow of the cliff, on which I stood, overhung the stream that brawled through the wooded defile, past the square black tower of Phalsbourg; further off, down the valley, lay the little fortified tower of that name, and beyond it were the Vosges, green, dun, or brown, but all huge and many shadowed, piled peak on peak, fading and mellowing away in the distance.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PAROLE.
then
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From this reading Inquiries were first made as to whether I was wounded; then as to who I was, my rank and name--for my attire, to say the least of it, was rather peculiar, and my face was still begrimed with powder.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The brow of the cliff, on which I stood, overhung the stream that brawled through the wooded defile, past the square black tower of Phalsbourg; further off, down the valley, lay the little fortified tower of that name, and beyond it were the Vosges, green, dun, or brown, but all huge and many shadowed, piled peak on peak, fading and mellowing away in the distance.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Inquiries were first made as to whether I was wounded; then as to who I was, my rank and name--for my attire, to say the least of it, was rather peculiar, and my face was still begrimed with powder.
tower
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From this reading The brow of the cliff, on which I stood, overhung the stream that brawled through the wooded defile, past the square black tower of Phalsbourg; further off, down the valley, lay the little fortified tower of that name, and beyond it were the Vosges, green, dun, or brown, but all huge and many shadowed, piled peak on peak, fading and mellowing away in the distance.
valley
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From this reading The brow of the cliff, on which I stood, overhung the stream that brawled through the wooded defile, past the square black tower of Phalsbourg; further off, down the valley, lay the little fortified tower of that name, and beyond it were the Vosges, green, dun, or brown, but all huge and many shadowed, piled peak on peak, fading and mellowing away in the distance.
vineyards
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From this reading On the other hand, the wooded defile opened out into a broad and sunlit valley, clothed with waving vineyards.
Vosges
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From this reading The brow of the cliff, on which I stood, overhung the stream that brawled through the wooded defile, past the square black tower of Phalsbourg; further off, down the valley, lay the little fortified tower of that name, and beyond it were the Vosges, green, dun, or brown, but all huge and many shadowed, piled peak on peak, fading and mellowing away in the distance.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Inquiries were first made as to whether I was wounded; then as to who I was, my rank and name--for my attire, to say the least of it, was rather peculiar, and my face was still begrimed with powder.
waving
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From this reading On the other hand, the wooded defile opened out into a broad and sunlit valley, clothed with waving vineyards.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Inquiries were first made as to whether I was wounded; then as to who I was, my rank and name--for my attire, to say the least of it, was rather peculiar, and my face was still begrimed with powder.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Inquiries were first made as to whether I was wounded; then as to who I was, my rank and name--for my attire, to say the least of it, was rather peculiar, and my face was still begrimed with powder.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A glance showed me the situation in which I was placed.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Inquiries were first made as to whether I was wounded; then as to who I was, my rank and name--for my attire, to say the least of it, was rather peculiar, and my face was still begrimed with powder.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Inquiries were first made as to whether I was wounded; then as to who I was, my rank and name--for my attire, to say the least of it, was rather peculiar, and my face was still begrimed with powder.
wooded
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From this reading The brow of the cliff, on which I stood, overhung the stream that brawled through the wooded defile, past the square black tower of Phalsbourg; further off, down the valley, lay the little fortified tower of that name, and beyond it were the Vosges, green, dun, or brown, but all huge and many shadowed, piled peak on peak, fading and mellowing away in the distance.
wounded
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From this reading Inquiries were first made as to whether I was wounded; then as to who I was, my rank and name--for my attire, to say the least of it, was rather peculiar, and my face was still begrimed with powder.
