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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 MONS Then came the village of Harmigne--just a few cottages on either side of the road, and soon the companies debouched from the village to take up the positions allotted to them.
able
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From this reading Therefore, if you ask a veteran of Mons about the battle, all he will be able to tell you as likely as not is, "Marching, and digging, and then marching mostly, sir."
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It was not the soldier's duty to gaze about him to see what was happening.
all
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From this reading Therefore, if you ask a veteran of Mons about the battle, all he will be able to tell you as likely as not is, "Marching, and digging, and then marching mostly, sir."
allotted
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From this reading MONS Then came the village of Harmigne--just a few cottages on either side of the road, and soon the companies debouched from the village to take up the positions allotted to them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MONS Then came the village of Harmigne--just a few cottages on either side of the road, and soon the companies debouched from the village to take up the positions allotted to them.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Therefore, if you ask a veteran of Mons about the battle, all he will be able to tell you as likely as not is, "Marching, and digging, and then marching mostly, sir."
ask
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From this reading Therefore, if you ask a veteran of Mons about the battle, all he will be able to tell you as likely as not is, "Marching, and digging, and then marching mostly, sir."
attacked
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From this reading He must enlarge his bit of trench, and be ready to meet the enemy when he himself is attacked.
away
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From this reading In war it is well known that he who sees most is likely to take least away.
battle
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From this reading Therefore, if you ask a veteran of Mons about the battle, all he will be able to tell you as likely as not is, "Marching, and digging, and then marching mostly, sir."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He must enlarge his bit of trench, and be ready to meet the enemy when he himself is attacked.
bit
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From this reading He must enlarge his bit of trench, and be ready to meet the enemy when he himself is attacked.
came
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From this reading MONS Then came the village of Harmigne--just a few cottages on either side of the road, and soon the companies debouched from the village to take up the positions allotted to them.
companies
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From this reading MONS Then came the village of Harmigne--just a few cottages on either side of the road, and soon the companies debouched from the village to take up the positions allotted to them.
cottages
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From this reading MONS Then came the village of Harmigne--just a few cottages on either side of the road, and soon the companies debouched from the village to take up the positions allotted to them.
debouched
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From this reading MONS Then came the village of Harmigne--just a few cottages on either side of the road, and soon the companies debouched from the village to take up the positions allotted to them.
digging
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From this reading Therefore, if you ask a veteran of Mons about the battle, all he will be able to tell you as likely as not is, "Marching, and digging, and then marching mostly, sir."
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading It was not the soldier's duty to gaze about him to see what was happening.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading MONS Then came the village of Harmigne--just a few cottages on either side of the road, and soon the companies debouched from the village to take up the positions allotted to them.
enemy
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From this reading He must enlarge his bit of trench, and be ready to meet the enemy when he himself is attacked.
enlarge
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From this reading He must enlarge his bit of trench, and be ready to meet the enemy when he himself is attacked.
few
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From this reading MONS Then came the village of Harmigne--just a few cottages on either side of the road, and soon the companies debouched from the village to take up the positions allotted to them.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading MONS Then came the village of Harmigne--just a few cottages on either side of the road, and soon the companies debouched from the village to take up the positions allotted to them.
gaze
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From this reading It was not the soldier's duty to gaze about him to see what was happening.
happening
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From this reading It was not the soldier's duty to gaze about him to see what was happening.
Harmigne
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From this reading MONS Then came the village of Harmigne--just a few cottages on either side of the road, and soon the companies debouched from the village to take up the positions allotted to them.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In war it is well known that he who sees most is likely to take least away.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was not the soldier's duty to gaze about him to see what was happening.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He must enlarge his bit of trench, and be ready to meet the enemy when he himself is attacked.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He must enlarge his bit of trench, and be ready to meet the enemy when he himself is attacked.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Therefore, if you ask a veteran of Mons about the battle, all he will be able to tell you as likely as not is, "Marching, and digging, and then marching mostly, sir."
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In war it is well known that he who sees most is likely to take least away.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In war it is well known that he who sees most is likely to take least away.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In war it is well known that he who sees most is likely to take least away.
just
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From this reading MONS Then came the village of Harmigne--just a few cottages on either side of the road, and soon the companies debouched from the village to take up the positions allotted to them.
known
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From this reading In war it is well known that he who sees most is likely to take least away.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In war it is well known that he who sees most is likely to take least away.
likely
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From this reading In war it is well known that he who sees most is likely to take least away.
Marching
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From this reading Therefore, if you ask a veteran of Mons about the battle, all he will be able to tell you as likely as not is, "Marching, and digging, and then marching mostly, sir."
meet
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From this reading He must enlarge his bit of trench, and be ready to meet the enemy when he himself is attacked.
MONS
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From this reading MONS Then came the village of Harmigne--just a few cottages on either side of the road, and soon the companies debouched from the village to take up the positions allotted to them.
most
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From this reading In war it is well known that he who sees most is likely to take least away.
mostly
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From this reading Therefore, if you ask a veteran of Mons about the battle, all he will be able to tell you as likely as not is, "Marching, and digging, and then marching mostly, sir."
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He must enlarge his bit of trench, and be ready to meet the enemy when he himself is attacked.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not the soldier's duty to gaze about him to see what was happening.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MONS Then came the village of Harmigne--just a few cottages on either side of the road, and soon the companies debouched from the village to take up the positions allotted to them.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading MONS Then came the village of Harmigne--just a few cottages on either side of the road, and soon the companies debouched from the village to take up the positions allotted to them.
positions
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From this reading MONS Then came the village of Harmigne--just a few cottages on either side of the road, and soon the companies debouched from the village to take up the positions allotted to them.
ready
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From this reading He must enlarge his bit of trench, and be ready to meet the enemy when he himself is attacked.
road
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From this reading MONS Then came the village of Harmigne--just a few cottages on either side of the road, and soon the companies debouched from the village to take up the positions allotted to them.
see
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From this reading It was not the soldier's duty to gaze about him to see what was happening.
sees
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From this reading In war it is well known that he who sees most is likely to take least away.
side
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From this reading MONS Then came the village of Harmigne--just a few cottages on either side of the road, and soon the companies debouched from the village to take up the positions allotted to them.
sir
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From this reading Therefore, if you ask a veteran of Mons about the battle, all he will be able to tell you as likely as not is, "Marching, and digging, and then marching mostly, sir."
soldier's
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From this reading It was not the soldier's duty to gaze about him to see what was happening.
soon
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From this reading MONS Then came the village of Harmigne--just a few cottages on either side of the road, and soon the companies debouched from the village to take up the positions allotted to them.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MONS Then came the village of Harmigne--just a few cottages on either side of the road, and soon the companies debouched from the village to take up the positions allotted to them.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Therefore, if you ask a veteran of Mons about the battle, all he will be able to tell you as likely as not is, "Marching, and digging, and then marching mostly, sir."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In war it is well known that he who sees most is likely to take least away.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MONS Then came the village of Harmigne--just a few cottages on either side of the road, and soon the companies debouched from the village to take up the positions allotted to them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading MONS Then came the village of Harmigne--just a few cottages on either side of the road, and soon the companies debouched from the village to take up the positions allotted to them.
Then
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From this reading MONS Then came the village of Harmigne--just a few cottages on either side of the road, and soon the companies debouched from the village to take up the positions allotted to them.
ThereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Therefore, if you ask a veteran of Mons about the battle, all he will be able to tell you as likely as not is, "Marching, and digging, and then marching mostly, sir."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MONS Then came the village of Harmigne--just a few cottages on either side of the road, and soon the companies debouched from the village to take up the positions allotted to them.
trench
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From this reading He must enlarge his bit of trench, and be ready to meet the enemy when he himself is attacked.
up
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From this reading MONS Then came the village of Harmigne--just a few cottages on either side of the road, and soon the companies debouched from the village to take up the positions allotted to them.
veteran
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From this reading Therefore, if you ask a veteran of Mons about the battle, all he will be able to tell you as likely as not is, "Marching, and digging, and then marching mostly, sir."
village
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From this reading MONS Then came the village of Harmigne--just a few cottages on either side of the road, and soon the companies debouched from the village to take up the positions allotted to them.
war
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From this reading In war it is well known that he who sees most is likely to take least away.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not the soldier's duty to gaze about him to see what was happening.
well
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From this reading In war it is well known that he who sees most is likely to take least away.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It was not the soldier's duty to gaze about him to see what was happening.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He must enlarge his bit of trench, and be ready to meet the enemy when he himself is attacked.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading In war it is well known that he who sees most is likely to take least away.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Therefore, if you ask a veteran of Mons about the battle, all he will be able to tell you as likely as not is, "Marching, and digging, and then marching mostly, sir."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Therefore, if you ask a veteran of Mons about the battle, all he will be able to tell you as likely as not is, "Marching, and digging, and then marching mostly, sir."
