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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 Night at last, and the stir and tumult of a great fight over.
acridadjectiveUS /ˈæk.rɪd/
Having an unpleasantly bitter or pungent taste or smell.
From this reading Even the excitement that had swept this portion of the battlefield--only a small section of a vaster area of struggle--into which a brigade had marched, held its own, been beaten back, recovered its ground, and pursuing, had passed out of it forever, leaving only its dead behind, and knowing nothing more of that struggle than its own impact and momentum--even this wild excitement had long since evaporated with the stinging smoke of gunpowder, the acrid smell of burning rags from the clothing of a dead soldier fired by a bursting shell, or the heated reek of sweat and leather.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading A cool breath that seemed to bring back once more the odor of the upturned earthworks along the now dumb line of battle began to move from the suggestive darkness beyond.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Night at last, and the stir and tumult of a great fight over.
area
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From this reading Even the excitement that had swept this portion of the battlefield--only a small section of a vaster area of struggle--into which a brigade had marched, held its own, been beaten back, recovered its ground, and pursuing, had passed out of it forever, leaving only its dead behind, and knowing nothing more of that struggle than its own impact and momentum--even this wild excitement had long since evaporated with the stinging smoke of gunpowder, the acrid smell of burning rags from the clothing of a dead soldier fired by a bursting shell, or the heated reek of sweat and leather.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Night at last, and the stir and tumult of a great fight over.
awful
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From this reading But into that awful penetralia of death and silence there was no invasion--there had been no retreat.
back
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From this reading Even the excitement that had swept this portion of the battlefield--only a small section of a vaster area of struggle--into which a brigade had marched, held its own, been beaten back, recovered its ground, and pursuing, had passed out of it forever, leaving only its dead behind, and knowing nothing more of that struggle than its own impact and momentum--even this wild excitement had long since evaporated with the stinging smoke of gunpowder, the acrid smell of burning rags from the clothing of a dead soldier fired by a bursting shell, or the heated reek of sweat and leather.
battle
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From this reading A cool breath that seemed to bring back once more the odor of the upturned earthworks along the now dumb line of battle began to move from the suggestive darkness beyond.
battlefield
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From this reading Even the excitement that had swept this portion of the battlefield--only a small section of a vaster area of struggle--into which a brigade had marched, held its own, been beaten back, recovered its ground, and pursuing, had passed out of it forever, leaving only its dead behind, and knowing nothing more of that struggle than its own impact and momentum--even this wild excitement had long since evaporated with the stinging smoke of gunpowder, the acrid smell of burning rags from the clothing of a dead soldier fired by a bursting shell, or the heated reek of sweat and leather.
beaten
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From this reading Even the excitement that had swept this portion of the battlefield--only a small section of a vaster area of struggle--into which a brigade had marched, held its own, been beaten back, recovered its ground, and pursuing, had passed out of it forever, leaving only its dead behind, and knowing nothing more of that struggle than its own impact and momentum--even this wild excitement had long since evaporated with the stinging smoke of gunpowder, the acrid smell of burning rags from the clothing of a dead soldier fired by a bursting shell, or the heated reek of sweat and leather.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Even the excitement that had swept this portion of the battlefield--only a small section of a vaster area of struggle--into which a brigade had marched, held its own, been beaten back, recovered its ground, and pursuing, had passed out of it forever, leaving only its dead behind, and knowing nothing more of that struggle than its own impact and momentum--even this wild excitement had long since evaporated with the stinging smoke of gunpowder, the acrid smell of burning rags from the clothing of a dead soldier fired by a bursting shell, or the heated reek of sweat and leather.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A cool breath that seemed to bring back once more the odor of the upturned earthworks along the now dumb line of battle began to move from the suggestive darkness beyond.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Even the excitement that had swept this portion of the battlefield--only a small section of a vaster area of struggle--into which a brigade had marched, held its own, been beaten back, recovered its ground, and pursuing, had passed out of it forever, leaving only its dead behind, and knowing nothing more of that struggle than its own impact and momentum--even this wild excitement had long since evaporated with the stinging smoke of gunpowder, the acrid smell of burning rags from the clothing of a dead soldier fired by a bursting shell, or the heated reek of sweat and leather.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading A cool breath that seemed to bring back once more the odor of the upturned earthworks along the now dumb line of battle began to move from the suggestive darkness beyond.
breath
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From this reading A cool breath that seemed to bring back once more the odor of the upturned earthworks along the now dumb line of battle began to move from the suggestive darkness beyond.
brigade
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From this reading Even the excitement that had swept this portion of the battlefield--only a small section of a vaster area of struggle--into which a brigade had marched, held its own, been beaten back, recovered its ground, and pursuing, had passed out of it forever, leaving only its dead behind, and knowing nothing more of that struggle than its own impact and momentum--even this wild excitement had long since evaporated with the stinging smoke of gunpowder, the acrid smell of burning rags from the clothing of a dead soldier fired by a bursting shell, or the heated reek of sweat and leather.
bring
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From this reading A cool breath that seemed to bring back once more the odor of the upturned earthworks along the now dumb line of battle began to move from the suggestive darkness beyond.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A few of the wounded had been brought out, under fire, but the others had been left with the dead for the morning light and succor.
burning
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From this reading Even the excitement that had swept this portion of the battlefield--only a small section of a vaster area of struggle--into which a brigade had marched, held its own, been beaten back, recovered its ground, and pursuing, had passed out of it forever, leaving only its dead behind, and knowing nothing more of that struggle than its own impact and momentum--even this wild excitement had long since evaporated with the stinging smoke of gunpowder, the acrid smell of burning rags from the clothing of a dead soldier fired by a bursting shell, or the heated reek of sweat and leather.
bursting
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From this reading Even the excitement that had swept this portion of the battlefield--only a small section of a vaster area of struggle--into which a brigade had marched, held its own, been beaten back, recovered its ground, and pursuing, had passed out of it forever, leaving only its dead behind, and knowing nothing more of that struggle than its own impact and momentum--even this wild excitement had long since evaporated with the stinging smoke of gunpowder, the acrid smell of burning rags from the clothing of a dead soldier fired by a bursting shell, or the heated reek of sweat and leather.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But into that awful penetralia of death and silence there was no invasion--there had been no retreat.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Even the excitement that had swept this portion of the battlefield--only a small section of a vaster area of struggle--into which a brigade had marched, held its own, been beaten back, recovered its ground, and pursuing, had passed out of it forever, leaving only its dead behind, and knowing nothing more of that struggle than its own impact and momentum--even this wild excitement had long since evaporated with the stinging smoke of gunpowder, the acrid smell of burning rags from the clothing of a dead soldier fired by a bursting shell, or the heated reek of sweat and leather.
clothing
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From this reading Even the excitement that had swept this portion of the battlefield--only a small section of a vaster area of struggle--into which a brigade had marched, held its own, been beaten back, recovered its ground, and pursuing, had passed out of it forever, leaving only its dead behind, and knowing nothing more of that struggle than its own impact and momentum--even this wild excitement had long since evaporated with the stinging smoke of gunpowder, the acrid smell of burning rags from the clothing of a dead soldier fired by a bursting shell, or the heated reek of sweat and leather.
cool
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From this reading A cool breath that seemed to bring back once more the odor of the upturned earthworks along the now dumb line of battle began to move from the suggestive darkness beyond.
darkness
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From this reading A cool breath that seemed to bring back once more the odor of the upturned earthworks along the now dumb line of battle began to move from the suggestive darkness beyond.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even the excitement that had swept this portion of the battlefield--only a small section of a vaster area of struggle--into which a brigade had marched, held its own, been beaten back, recovered its ground, and pursuing, had passed out of it forever, leaving only its dead behind, and knowing nothing more of that struggle than its own impact and momentum--even this wild excitement had long since evaporated with the stinging smoke of gunpowder, the acrid smell of burning rags from the clothing of a dead soldier fired by a bursting shell, or the heated reek of sweat and leather.
death
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From this reading But into that awful penetralia of death and silence there was no invasion--there had been no retreat.
dumb
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From this reading A cool breath that seemed to bring back once more the odor of the upturned earthworks along the now dumb line of battle began to move from the suggestive darkness beyond.
earthworks
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From this reading A cool breath that seemed to bring back once more the odor of the upturned earthworks along the now dumb line of battle began to move from the suggestive darkness beyond.
evaporated
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From this reading Even the excitement that had swept this portion of the battlefield--only a small section of a vaster area of struggle--into which a brigade had marched, held its own, been beaten back, recovered its ground, and pursuing, had passed out of it forever, leaving only its dead behind, and knowing nothing more of that struggle than its own impact and momentum--even this wild excitement had long since evaporated with the stinging smoke of gunpowder, the acrid smell of burning rags from the clothing of a dead soldier fired by a bursting shell, or the heated reek of sweat and leather.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even the excitement that had swept this portion of the battlefield--only a small section of a vaster area of struggle--into which a brigade had marched, held its own, been beaten back, recovered its ground, and pursuing, had passed out of it forever, leaving only its dead behind, and knowing nothing more of that struggle than its own impact and momentum--even this wild excitement had long since evaporated with the stinging smoke of gunpowder, the acrid smell of burning rags from the clothing of a dead soldier fired by a bursting shell, or the heated reek of sweat and leather.
excitement
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From this reading Even the excitement that had swept this portion of the battlefield--only a small section of a vaster area of struggle--into which a brigade had marched, held its own, been beaten back, recovered its ground, and pursuing, had passed out of it forever, leaving only its dead behind, and knowing nothing more of that struggle than its own impact and momentum--even this wild excitement had long since evaporated with the stinging smoke of gunpowder, the acrid smell of burning rags from the clothing of a dead soldier fired by a bursting shell, or the heated reek of sweat and leather.
few
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From this reading A few of the wounded had been brought out, under fire, but the others had been left with the dead for the morning light and succor.
fight
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From this reading Night at last, and the stir and tumult of a great fight over.
fire
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From this reading A few of the wounded had been brought out, under fire, but the others had been left with the dead for the morning light and succor.
fired
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From this reading Even the excitement that had swept this portion of the battlefield--only a small section of a vaster area of struggle--into which a brigade had marched, held its own, been beaten back, recovered its ground, and pursuing, had passed out of it forever, leaving only its dead behind, and knowing nothing more of that struggle than its own impact and momentum--even this wild excitement had long since evaporated with the stinging smoke of gunpowder, the acrid smell of burning rags from the clothing of a dead soldier fired by a bursting shell, or the heated reek of sweat and leather.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A few of the wounded had been brought out, under fire, but the others had been left with the dead for the morning light and succor.
forever
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From this reading Even the excitement that had swept this portion of the battlefield--only a small section of a vaster area of struggle--into which a brigade had marched, held its own, been beaten back, recovered its ground, and pursuing, had passed out of it forever, leaving only its dead behind, and knowing nothing more of that struggle than its own impact and momentum--even this wild excitement had long since evaporated with the stinging smoke of gunpowder, the acrid smell of burning rags from the clothing of a dead soldier fired by a bursting shell, or the heated reek of sweat and leather.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Even the excitement that had swept this portion of the battlefield--only a small section of a vaster area of struggle--into which a brigade had marched, held its own, been beaten back, recovered its ground, and pursuing, had passed out of it forever, leaving only its dead behind, and knowing nothing more of that struggle than its own impact and momentum--even this wild excitement had long since evaporated with the stinging smoke of gunpowder, the acrid smell of burning rags from the clothing of a dead soldier fired by a bursting shell, or the heated reek of sweat and leather.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Night at last, and the stir and tumult of a great fight over.
ground
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From this reading Even the excitement that had swept this portion of the battlefield--only a small section of a vaster area of struggle--into which a brigade had marched, held its own, been beaten back, recovered its ground, and pursuing, had passed out of it forever, leaving only its dead behind, and knowing nothing more of that struggle than its own impact and momentum--even this wild excitement had long since evaporated with the stinging smoke of gunpowder, the acrid smell of burning rags from the clothing of a dead soldier fired by a bursting shell, or the heated reek of sweat and leather.
gunpowder
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From this reading Even the excitement that had swept this portion of the battlefield--only a small section of a vaster area of struggle--into which a brigade had marched, held its own, been beaten back, recovered its ground, and pursuing, had passed out of it forever, leaving only its dead behind, and knowing nothing more of that struggle than its own impact and momentum--even this wild excitement had long since evaporated with the stinging smoke of gunpowder, the acrid smell of burning rags from the clothing of a dead soldier fired by a bursting shell, or the heated reek of sweat and leather.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Even the excitement that had swept this portion of the battlefield--only a small section of a vaster area of struggle--into which a brigade had marched, held its own, been beaten back, recovered its ground, and pursuing, had passed out of it forever, leaving only its dead behind, and knowing nothing more of that struggle than its own impact and momentum--even this wild excitement had long since evaporated with the stinging smoke of gunpowder, the acrid smell of burning rags from the clothing of a dead soldier fired by a bursting shell, or the heated reek of sweat and leather.
heated
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From this reading Even the excitement that had swept this portion of the battlefield--only a small section of a vaster area of struggle--into which a brigade had marched, held its own, been beaten back, recovered its ground, and pursuing, had passed out of it forever, leaving only its dead behind, and knowing nothing more of that struggle than its own impact and momentum--even this wild excitement had long since evaporated with the stinging smoke of gunpowder, the acrid smell of burning rags from the clothing of a dead soldier fired by a bursting shell, or the heated reek of sweat and leather.
held
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From this reading Even the excitement that had swept this portion of the battlefield--only a small section of a vaster area of struggle--into which a brigade had marched, held its own, been beaten back, recovered its ground, and pursuing, had passed out of it forever, leaving only its dead behind, and knowing nothing more of that struggle than its own impact and momentum--even this wild excitement had long since evaporated with the stinging smoke of gunpowder, the acrid smell of burning rags from the clothing of a dead soldier fired by a bursting shell, or the heated reek of sweat and leather.
impact
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From this reading Even the excitement that had swept this portion of the battlefield--only a small section of a vaster area of struggle--into which a brigade had marched, held its own, been beaten back, recovered its ground, and pursuing, had passed out of it forever, leaving only its dead behind, and knowing nothing more of that struggle than its own impact and momentum--even this wild excitement had long since evaporated with the stinging smoke of gunpowder, the acrid smell of burning rags from the clothing of a dead soldier fired by a bursting shell, or the heated reek of sweat and leather.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Even the excitement that had swept this portion of the battlefield--only a small section of a vaster area of struggle--into which a brigade had marched, held its own, been beaten back, recovered its ground, and pursuing, had passed out of it forever, leaving only its dead behind, and knowing nothing more of that struggle than its own impact and momentum--even this wild excitement had long since evaporated with the stinging smoke of gunpowder, the acrid smell of burning rags from the clothing of a dead soldier fired by a bursting shell, or the heated reek of sweat and leather.
invasion
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From this reading But into that awful penetralia of death and silence there was no invasion--there had been no retreat.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Even the excitement that had swept this portion of the battlefield--only a small section of a vaster area of struggle--into which a brigade had marched, held its own, been beaten back, recovered its ground, and pursuing, had passed out of it forever, leaving only its dead behind, and knowing nothing more of that struggle than its own impact and momentum--even this wild excitement had long since evaporated with the stinging smoke of gunpowder, the acrid smell of burning rags from the clothing of a dead soldier fired by a bursting shell, or the heated reek of sweat and leather.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Even the excitement that had swept this portion of the battlefield--only a small section of a vaster area of struggle--into which a brigade had marched, held its own, been beaten back, recovered its ground, and pursuing, had passed out of it forever, leaving only its dead behind, and knowing nothing more of that struggle than its own impact and momentum--even this wild excitement had long since evaporated with the stinging smoke of gunpowder, the acrid smell of burning rags from the clothing of a dead soldier fired by a bursting shell, or the heated reek of sweat and leather.
knowing
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From this reading Even the excitement that had swept this portion of the battlefield--only a small section of a vaster area of struggle--into which a brigade had marched, held its own, been beaten back, recovered its ground, and pursuing, had passed out of it forever, leaving only its dead behind, and knowing nothing more of that struggle than its own impact and momentum--even this wild excitement had long since evaporated with the stinging smoke of gunpowder, the acrid smell of burning rags from the clothing of a dead soldier fired by a bursting shell, or the heated reek of sweat and leather.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Night at last, and the stir and tumult of a great fight over.
leather
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From this reading Even the excitement that had swept this portion of the battlefield--only a small section of a vaster area of struggle--into which a brigade had marched, held its own, been beaten back, recovered its ground, and pursuing, had passed out of it forever, leaving only its dead behind, and knowing nothing more of that struggle than its own impact and momentum--even this wild excitement had long since evaporated with the stinging smoke of gunpowder, the acrid smell of burning rags from the clothing of a dead soldier fired by a bursting shell, or the heated reek of sweat and leather.
leaving
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From this reading Even the excitement that had swept this portion of the battlefield--only a small section of a vaster area of struggle--into which a brigade had marched, held its own, been beaten back, recovered its ground, and pursuing, had passed out of it forever, leaving only its dead behind, and knowing nothing more of that struggle than its own impact and momentum--even this wild excitement had long since evaporated with the stinging smoke of gunpowder, the acrid smell of burning rags from the clothing of a dead soldier fired by a bursting shell, or the heated reek of sweat and leather.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A few of the wounded had been brought out, under fire, but the others had been left with the dead for the morning light and succor.
light
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From this reading A few of the wounded had been brought out, under fire, but the others had been left with the dead for the morning light and succor.
line
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From this reading A cool breath that seemed to bring back once more the odor of the upturned earthworks along the now dumb line of battle began to move from the suggestive darkness beyond.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even the excitement that had swept this portion of the battlefield--only a small section of a vaster area of struggle--into which a brigade had marched, held its own, been beaten back, recovered its ground, and pursuing, had passed out of it forever, leaving only its dead behind, and knowing nothing more of that struggle than its own impact and momentum--even this wild excitement had long since evaporated with the stinging smoke of gunpowder, the acrid smell of burning rags from the clothing of a dead soldier fired by a bursting shell, or the heated reek of sweat and leather.
marched
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From this reading Even the excitement that had swept this portion of the battlefield--only a small section of a vaster area of struggle--into which a brigade had marched, held its own, been beaten back, recovered its ground, and pursuing, had passed out of it forever, leaving only its dead behind, and knowing nothing more of that struggle than its own impact and momentum--even this wild excitement had long since evaporated with the stinging smoke of gunpowder, the acrid smell of burning rags from the clothing of a dead soldier fired by a bursting shell, or the heated reek of sweat and leather.
momentum
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From this reading Even the excitement that had swept this portion of the battlefield--only a small section of a vaster area of struggle--into which a brigade had marched, held its own, been beaten back, recovered its ground, and pursuing, had passed out of it forever, leaving only its dead behind, and knowing nothing more of that struggle than its own impact and momentum--even this wild excitement had long since evaporated with the stinging smoke of gunpowder, the acrid smell of burning rags from the clothing of a dead soldier fired by a bursting shell, or the heated reek of sweat and leather.
more
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From this reading Even the excitement that had swept this portion of the battlefield--only a small section of a vaster area of struggle--into which a brigade had marched, held its own, been beaten back, recovered its ground, and pursuing, had passed out of it forever, leaving only its dead behind, and knowing nothing more of that struggle than its own impact and momentum--even this wild excitement had long since evaporated with the stinging smoke of gunpowder, the acrid smell of burning rags from the clothing of a dead soldier fired by a bursting shell, or the heated reek of sweat and leather.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A few of the wounded had been brought out, under fire, but the others had been left with the dead for the morning light and succor.
move
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From this reading A cool breath that seemed to bring back once more the odor of the upturned earthworks along the now dumb line of battle began to move from the suggestive darkness beyond.
Night
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From this reading Night at last, and the stir and tumult of a great fight over.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But into that awful penetralia of death and silence there was no invasion--there had been no retreat.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Even the excitement that had swept this portion of the battlefield--only a small section of a vaster area of struggle--into which a brigade had marched, held its own, been beaten back, recovered its ground, and pursuing, had passed out of it forever, leaving only its dead behind, and knowing nothing more of that struggle than its own impact and momentum--even this wild excitement had long since evaporated with the stinging smoke of gunpowder, the acrid smell of burning rags from the clothing of a dead soldier fired by a bursting shell, or the heated reek of sweat and leather.
now
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From this reading A cool breath that seemed to bring back once more the odor of the upturned earthworks along the now dumb line of battle began to move from the suggestive darkness beyond.
odor
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From this reading A cool breath that seemed to bring back once more the odor of the upturned earthworks along the now dumb line of battle began to move from the suggestive darkness beyond.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Night at last, and the stir and tumult of a great fight over.
once
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From this reading A cool breath that seemed to bring back once more the odor of the upturned earthworks along the now dumb line of battle began to move from the suggestive darkness beyond.
only
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From this reading Even the excitement that had swept this portion of the battlefield--only a small section of a vaster area of struggle--into which a brigade had marched, held its own, been beaten back, recovered its ground, and pursuing, had passed out of it forever, leaving only its dead behind, and knowing nothing more of that struggle than its own impact and momentum--even this wild excitement had long since evaporated with the stinging smoke of gunpowder, the acrid smell of burning rags from the clothing of a dead soldier fired by a bursting shell, or the heated reek of sweat and leather.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Even the excitement that had swept this portion of the battlefield--only a small section of a vaster area of struggle--into which a brigade had marched, held its own, been beaten back, recovered its ground, and pursuing, had passed out of it forever, leaving only its dead behind, and knowing nothing more of that struggle than its own impact and momentum--even this wild excitement had long since evaporated with the stinging smoke of gunpowder, the acrid smell of burning rags from the clothing of a dead soldier fired by a bursting shell, or the heated reek of sweat and leather.
others
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From this reading A few of the wounded had been brought out, under fire, but the others had been left with the dead for the morning light and succor.
out
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From this reading Even the excitement that had swept this portion of the battlefield--only a small section of a vaster area of struggle--into which a brigade had marched, held its own, been beaten back, recovered its ground, and pursuing, had passed out of it forever, leaving only its dead behind, and knowing nothing more of that struggle than its own impact and momentum--even this wild excitement had long since evaporated with the stinging smoke of gunpowder, the acrid smell of burning rags from the clothing of a dead soldier fired by a bursting shell, or the heated reek of sweat and leather.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Night at last, and the stir and tumult of a great fight over.
own
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From this reading Even the excitement that had swept this portion of the battlefield--only a small section of a vaster area of struggle--into which a brigade had marched, held its own, been beaten back, recovered its ground, and pursuing, had passed out of it forever, leaving only its dead behind, and knowing nothing more of that struggle than its own impact and momentum--even this wild excitement had long since evaporated with the stinging smoke of gunpowder, the acrid smell of burning rags from the clothing of a dead soldier fired by a bursting shell, or the heated reek of sweat and leather.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even the excitement that had swept this portion of the battlefield--only a small section of a vaster area of struggle--into which a brigade had marched, held its own, been beaten back, recovered its ground, and pursuing, had passed out of it forever, leaving only its dead behind, and knowing nothing more of that struggle than its own impact and momentum--even this wild excitement had long since evaporated with the stinging smoke of gunpowder, the acrid smell of burning rags from the clothing of a dead soldier fired by a bursting shell, or the heated reek of sweat and leather.
penetralia
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From this reading But into that awful penetralia of death and silence there was no invasion--there had been no retreat.
portion
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From this reading Even the excitement that had swept this portion of the battlefield--only a small section of a vaster area of struggle--into which a brigade had marched, held its own, been beaten back, recovered its ground, and pursuing, had passed out of it forever, leaving only its dead behind, and knowing nothing more of that struggle than its own impact and momentum--even this wild excitement had long since evaporated with the stinging smoke of gunpowder, the acrid smell of burning rags from the clothing of a dead soldier fired by a bursting shell, or the heated reek of sweat and leather.
pursuing
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From this reading Even the excitement that had swept this portion of the battlefield--only a small section of a vaster area of struggle--into which a brigade had marched, held its own, been beaten back, recovered its ground, and pursuing, had passed out of it forever, leaving only its dead behind, and knowing nothing more of that struggle than its own impact and momentum--even this wild excitement had long since evaporated with the stinging smoke of gunpowder, the acrid smell of burning rags from the clothing of a dead soldier fired by a bursting shell, or the heated reek of sweat and leather.
rags
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From this reading Even the excitement that had swept this portion of the battlefield--only a small section of a vaster area of struggle--into which a brigade had marched, held its own, been beaten back, recovered its ground, and pursuing, had passed out of it forever, leaving only its dead behind, and knowing nothing more of that struggle than its own impact and momentum--even this wild excitement had long since evaporated with the stinging smoke of gunpowder, the acrid smell of burning rags from the clothing of a dead soldier fired by a bursting shell, or the heated reek of sweat and leather.
recovered
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From this reading Even the excitement that had swept this portion of the battlefield--only a small section of a vaster area of struggle--into which a brigade had marched, held its own, been beaten back, recovered its ground, and pursuing, had passed out of it forever, leaving only its dead behind, and knowing nothing more of that struggle than its own impact and momentum--even this wild excitement had long since evaporated with the stinging smoke of gunpowder, the acrid smell of burning rags from the clothing of a dead soldier fired by a bursting shell, or the heated reek of sweat and leather.
reek
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From this reading Even the excitement that had swept this portion of the battlefield--only a small section of a vaster area of struggle--into which a brigade had marched, held its own, been beaten back, recovered its ground, and pursuing, had passed out of it forever, leaving only its dead behind, and knowing nothing more of that struggle than its own impact and momentum--even this wild excitement had long since evaporated with the stinging smoke of gunpowder, the acrid smell of burning rags from the clothing of a dead soldier fired by a bursting shell, or the heated reek of sweat and leather.
retreat
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From this reading But into that awful penetralia of death and silence there was no invasion--there had been no retreat.
section
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From this reading Even the excitement that had swept this portion of the battlefield--only a small section of a vaster area of struggle--into which a brigade had marched, held its own, been beaten back, recovered its ground, and pursuing, had passed out of it forever, leaving only its dead behind, and knowing nothing more of that struggle than its own impact and momentum--even this wild excitement had long since evaporated with the stinging smoke of gunpowder, the acrid smell of burning rags from the clothing of a dead soldier fired by a bursting shell, or the heated reek of sweat and leather.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A cool breath that seemed to bring back once more the odor of the upturned earthworks along the now dumb line of battle began to move from the suggestive darkness beyond.
shell
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From this reading Even the excitement that had swept this portion of the battlefield--only a small section of a vaster area of struggle--into which a brigade had marched, held its own, been beaten back, recovered its ground, and pursuing, had passed out of it forever, leaving only its dead behind, and knowing nothing more of that struggle than its own impact and momentum--even this wild excitement had long since evaporated with the stinging smoke of gunpowder, the acrid smell of burning rags from the clothing of a dead soldier fired by a bursting shell, or the heated reek of sweat and leather.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading But into that awful penetralia of death and silence there was no invasion--there had been no retreat.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Even the excitement that had swept this portion of the battlefield--only a small section of a vaster area of struggle--into which a brigade had marched, held its own, been beaten back, recovered its ground, and pursuing, had passed out of it forever, leaving only its dead behind, and knowing nothing more of that struggle than its own impact and momentum--even this wild excitement had long since evaporated with the stinging smoke of gunpowder, the acrid smell of burning rags from the clothing of a dead soldier fired by a bursting shell, or the heated reek of sweat and leather.
small
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From this reading Even the excitement that had swept this portion of the battlefield--only a small section of a vaster area of struggle--into which a brigade had marched, held its own, been beaten back, recovered its ground, and pursuing, had passed out of it forever, leaving only its dead behind, and knowing nothing more of that struggle than its own impact and momentum--even this wild excitement had long since evaporated with the stinging smoke of gunpowder, the acrid smell of burning rags from the clothing of a dead soldier fired by a bursting shell, or the heated reek of sweat and leather.
smell
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From this reading Even the excitement that had swept this portion of the battlefield--only a small section of a vaster area of struggle--into which a brigade had marched, held its own, been beaten back, recovered its ground, and pursuing, had passed out of it forever, leaving only its dead behind, and knowing nothing more of that struggle than its own impact and momentum--even this wild excitement had long since evaporated with the stinging smoke of gunpowder, the acrid smell of burning rags from the clothing of a dead soldier fired by a bursting shell, or the heated reek of sweat and leather.
smoke
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From this reading Even the excitement that had swept this portion of the battlefield--only a small section of a vaster area of struggle--into which a brigade had marched, held its own, been beaten back, recovered its ground, and pursuing, had passed out of it forever, leaving only its dead behind, and knowing nothing more of that struggle than its own impact and momentum--even this wild excitement had long since evaporated with the stinging smoke of gunpowder, the acrid smell of burning rags from the clothing of a dead soldier fired by a bursting shell, or the heated reek of sweat and leather.
soldier
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From this reading Even the excitement that had swept this portion of the battlefield--only a small section of a vaster area of struggle--into which a brigade had marched, held its own, been beaten back, recovered its ground, and pursuing, had passed out of it forever, leaving only its dead behind, and knowing nothing more of that struggle than its own impact and momentum--even this wild excitement had long since evaporated with the stinging smoke of gunpowder, the acrid smell of burning rags from the clothing of a dead soldier fired by a bursting shell, or the heated reek of sweat and leather.
stinging
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From this reading Even the excitement that had swept this portion of the battlefield--only a small section of a vaster area of struggle--into which a brigade had marched, held its own, been beaten back, recovered its ground, and pursuing, had passed out of it forever, leaving only its dead behind, and knowing nothing more of that struggle than its own impact and momentum--even this wild excitement had long since evaporated with the stinging smoke of gunpowder, the acrid smell of burning rags from the clothing of a dead soldier fired by a bursting shell, or the heated reek of sweat and leather.
stir
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From this reading Night at last, and the stir and tumult of a great fight over.
struggle
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From this reading Even the excitement that had swept this portion of the battlefield--only a small section of a vaster area of struggle--into which a brigade had marched, held its own, been beaten back, recovered its ground, and pursuing, had passed out of it forever, leaving only its dead behind, and knowing nothing more of that struggle than its own impact and momentum--even this wild excitement had long since evaporated with the stinging smoke of gunpowder, the acrid smell of burning rags from the clothing of a dead soldier fired by a bursting shell, or the heated reek of sweat and leather.
succor
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From this reading A few of the wounded had been brought out, under fire, but the others had been left with the dead for the morning light and succor.
suggestive
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From this reading A cool breath that seemed to bring back once more the odor of the upturned earthworks along the now dumb line of battle began to move from the suggestive darkness beyond.
sweat
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From this reading Even the excitement that had swept this portion of the battlefield--only a small section of a vaster area of struggle--into which a brigade had marched, held its own, been beaten back, recovered its ground, and pursuing, had passed out of it forever, leaving only its dead behind, and knowing nothing more of that struggle than its own impact and momentum--even this wild excitement had long since evaporated with the stinging smoke of gunpowder, the acrid smell of burning rags from the clothing of a dead soldier fired by a bursting shell, or the heated reek of sweat and leather.
swept
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From this reading Even the excitement that had swept this portion of the battlefield--only a small section of a vaster area of struggle--into which a brigade had marched, held its own, been beaten back, recovered its ground, and pursuing, had passed out of it forever, leaving only its dead behind, and knowing nothing more of that struggle than its own impact and momentum--even this wild excitement had long since evaporated with the stinging smoke of gunpowder, the acrid smell of burning rags from the clothing of a dead soldier fired by a bursting shell, or the heated reek of sweat and leather.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Even the excitement that had swept this portion of the battlefield--only a small section of a vaster area of struggle--into which a brigade had marched, held its own, been beaten back, recovered its ground, and pursuing, had passed out of it forever, leaving only its dead behind, and knowing nothing more of that struggle than its own impact and momentum--even this wild excitement had long since evaporated with the stinging smoke of gunpowder, the acrid smell of burning rags from the clothing of a dead soldier fired by a bursting shell, or the heated reek of sweat and leather.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Even the excitement that had swept this portion of the battlefield--only a small section of a vaster area of struggle--into which a brigade had marched, held its own, been beaten back, recovered its ground, and pursuing, had passed out of it forever, leaving only its dead behind, and knowing nothing more of that struggle than its own impact and momentum--even this wild excitement had long since evaporated with the stinging smoke of gunpowder, the acrid smell of burning rags from the clothing of a dead soldier fired by a bursting shell, or the heated reek of sweat and leather.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Night at last, and the stir and tumult of a great fight over.
there
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From this reading But into that awful penetralia of death and silence there was no invasion--there had been no retreat.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Even the excitement that had swept this portion of the battlefield--only a small section of a vaster area of struggle--into which a brigade had marched, held its own, been beaten back, recovered its ground, and pursuing, had passed out of it forever, leaving only its dead behind, and knowing nothing more of that struggle than its own impact and momentum--even this wild excitement had long since evaporated with the stinging smoke of gunpowder, the acrid smell of burning rags from the clothing of a dead soldier fired by a bursting shell, or the heated reek of sweat and leather.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A cool breath that seemed to bring back once more the odor of the upturned earthworks along the now dumb line of battle began to move from the suggestive darkness beyond.
tumult
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From this reading Night at last, and the stir and tumult of a great fight over.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading A few of the wounded had been brought out, under fire, but the others had been left with the dead for the morning light and succor.
upturned
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From this reading A cool breath that seemed to bring back once more the odor of the upturned earthworks along the now dumb line of battle began to move from the suggestive darkness beyond.
vaster
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From this reading Even the excitement that had swept this portion of the battlefield--only a small section of a vaster area of struggle--into which a brigade had marched, held its own, been beaten back, recovered its ground, and pursuing, had passed out of it forever, leaving only its dead behind, and knowing nothing more of that struggle than its own impact and momentum--even this wild excitement had long since evaporated with the stinging smoke of gunpowder, the acrid smell of burning rags from the clothing of a dead soldier fired by a bursting shell, or the heated reek of sweat and leather.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But into that awful penetralia of death and silence there was no invasion--there had been no retreat.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Even the excitement that had swept this portion of the battlefield--only a small section of a vaster area of struggle--into which a brigade had marched, held its own, been beaten back, recovered its ground, and pursuing, had passed out of it forever, leaving only its dead behind, and knowing nothing more of that struggle than its own impact and momentum--even this wild excitement had long since evaporated with the stinging smoke of gunpowder, the acrid smell of burning rags from the clothing of a dead soldier fired by a bursting shell, or the heated reek of sweat and leather.
wild
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From this reading Even the excitement that had swept this portion of the battlefield--only a small section of a vaster area of struggle--into which a brigade had marched, held its own, been beaten back, recovered its ground, and pursuing, had passed out of it forever, leaving only its dead behind, and knowing nothing more of that struggle than its own impact and momentum--even this wild excitement had long since evaporated with the stinging smoke of gunpowder, the acrid smell of burning rags from the clothing of a dead soldier fired by a bursting shell, or the heated reek of sweat and leather.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Even the excitement that had swept this portion of the battlefield--only a small section of a vaster area of struggle--into which a brigade had marched, held its own, been beaten back, recovered its ground, and pursuing, had passed out of it forever, leaving only its dead behind, and knowing nothing more of that struggle than its own impact and momentum--even this wild excitement had long since evaporated with the stinging smoke of gunpowder, the acrid smell of burning rags from the clothing of a dead soldier fired by a bursting shell, or the heated reek of sweat and leather.
wounded
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From this reading A few of the wounded had been brought out, under fire, but the others had been left with the dead for the morning light and succor.
