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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 PAUSE, AND MORE MARCHING A village called Amigny was reached at about six o'clock in the evening, and here the Battalion, in its usual evening state of prostration, was billeted.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading A PAUSE, AND MORE MARCHING A village called Amigny was reached at about six o'clock in the evening, and here the Battalion, in its usual evening state of prostration, was billeted.
Amigny
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From this reading A PAUSE, AND MORE MARCHING A village called Amigny was reached at about six o'clock in the evening, and here the Battalion, in its usual evening state of prostration, was billeted.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A PAUSE, AND MORE MARCHING A village called Amigny was reached at about six o'clock in the evening, and here the Battalion, in its usual evening state of prostration, was billeted.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She was a horrid old woman--mean, dirty, and if the Captain's word could be taken as strict truth, immoral.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A PAUSE, AND MORE MARCHING A village called Amigny was reached at about six o'clock in the evening, and here the Battalion, in its usual evening state of prostration, was billeted.
Battalion
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From this reading A PAUSE, AND MORE MARCHING A village called Amigny was reached at about six o'clock in the evening, and here the Battalion, in its usual evening state of prostration, was billeted.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She was a horrid old woman--mean, dirty, and if the Captain's word could be taken as strict truth, immoral.
billeted
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From this reading A PAUSE, AND MORE MARCHING A village called Amigny was reached at about six o'clock in the evening, and here the Battalion, in its usual evening state of prostration, was billeted.
called
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From this reading A PAUSE, AND MORE MARCHING A village called Amigny was reached at about six o'clock in the evening, and here the Battalion, in its usual evening state of prostration, was billeted.
Captain's
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From this reading She was a horrid old woman--mean, dirty, and if the Captain's word could be taken as strict truth, immoral.
chief
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From this reading The Company settled down in the chief "estaminet" of the place.
Company
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From this reading The Company settled down in the chief "estaminet" of the place.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She was a horrid old woman--mean, dirty, and if the Captain's word could be taken as strict truth, immoral.
decision
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From this reading The decision was a faulty one.
dirty
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From this reading She was a horrid old woman--mean, dirty, and if the Captain's word could be taken as strict truth, immoral.
down
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From this reading The Company settled down in the chief "estaminet" of the place.
estaminet
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From this reading The Company settled down in the chief "estaminet" of the place.
evening
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From this reading A PAUSE, AND MORE MARCHING A village called Amigny was reached at about six o'clock in the evening, and here the Battalion, in its usual evening state of prostration, was billeted.
faulty
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From this reading The decision was a faulty one.
five
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From this reading The old woman who was hostess gave way to hysterics at the thought of having to provide for five large, hungry and nervous officers.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The old woman who was hostess gave way to hysterics at the thought of having to provide for five large, hungry and nervous officers.
gave
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From this reading The old woman who was hostess gave way to hysterics at the thought of having to provide for five large, hungry and nervous officers.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading The old woman who was hostess gave way to hysterics at the thought of having to provide for five large, hungry and nervous officers.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A PAUSE, AND MORE MARCHING A village called Amigny was reached at about six o'clock in the evening, and here the Battalion, in its usual evening state of prostration, was billeted.
horrid
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From this reading She was a horrid old woman--mean, dirty, and if the Captain's word could be taken as strict truth, immoral.
hostess
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From this reading The old woman who was hostess gave way to hysterics at the thought of having to provide for five large, hungry and nervous officers.
hungry
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From this reading The old woman who was hostess gave way to hysterics at the thought of having to provide for five large, hungry and nervous officers.
hysterics
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From this reading The old woman who was hostess gave way to hysterics at the thought of having to provide for five large, hungry and nervous officers.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She was a horrid old woman--mean, dirty, and if the Captain's word could be taken as strict truth, immoral.
immoral
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From this reading She was a horrid old woman--mean, dirty, and if the Captain's word could be taken as strict truth, immoral.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A PAUSE, AND MORE MARCHING A village called Amigny was reached at about six o'clock in the evening, and here the Battalion, in its usual evening state of prostration, was billeted.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading A PAUSE, AND MORE MARCHING A village called Amigny was reached at about six o'clock in the evening, and here the Battalion, in its usual evening state of prostration, was billeted.
large
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From this reading The old woman who was hostess gave way to hysterics at the thought of having to provide for five large, hungry and nervous officers.
MARCHING
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From this reading A PAUSE, AND MORE MARCHING A village called Amigny was reached at about six o'clock in the evening, and here the Battalion, in its usual evening state of prostration, was billeted.
mean
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From this reading She was a horrid old woman--mean, dirty, and if the Captain's word could be taken as strict truth, immoral.
MORE
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From this reading A PAUSE, AND MORE MARCHING A village called Amigny was reached at about six o'clock in the evening, and here the Battalion, in its usual evening state of prostration, was billeted.
nervous
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From this reading The old woman who was hostess gave way to hysterics at the thought of having to provide for five large, hungry and nervous officers.
o'clock
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From this reading A PAUSE, AND MORE MARCHING A village called Amigny was reached at about six o'clock in the evening, and here the Battalion, in its usual evening state of prostration, was billeted.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A PAUSE, AND MORE MARCHING A village called Amigny was reached at about six o'clock in the evening, and here the Battalion, in its usual evening state of prostration, was billeted.
officers
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From this reading The old woman who was hostess gave way to hysterics at the thought of having to provide for five large, hungry and nervous officers.
old
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From this reading The old woman who was hostess gave way to hysterics at the thought of having to provide for five large, hungry and nervous officers.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The decision was a faulty one.
PAUSE
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From this reading A PAUSE, AND MORE MARCHING A village called Amigny was reached at about six o'clock in the evening, and here the Battalion, in its usual evening state of prostration, was billeted.
place
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From this reading The Company settled down in the chief "estaminet" of the place.
prostration
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From this reading A PAUSE, AND MORE MARCHING A village called Amigny was reached at about six o'clock in the evening, and here the Battalion, in its usual evening state of prostration, was billeted.
provide
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From this reading The old woman who was hostess gave way to hysterics at the thought of having to provide for five large, hungry and nervous officers.
reached
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From this reading A PAUSE, AND MORE MARCHING A village called Amigny was reached at about six o'clock in the evening, and here the Battalion, in its usual evening state of prostration, was billeted.
settled
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From this reading The Company settled down in the chief "estaminet" of the place.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was a horrid old woman--mean, dirty, and if the Captain's word could be taken as strict truth, immoral.
six
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From this reading A PAUSE, AND MORE MARCHING A village called Amigny was reached at about six o'clock in the evening, and here the Battalion, in its usual evening state of prostration, was billeted.
state
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From this reading A PAUSE, AND MORE MARCHING A village called Amigny was reached at about six o'clock in the evening, and here the Battalion, in its usual evening state of prostration, was billeted.
strict
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From this reading She was a horrid old woman--mean, dirty, and if the Captain's word could be taken as strict truth, immoral.
taken
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From this reading She was a horrid old woman--mean, dirty, and if the Captain's word could be taken as strict truth, immoral.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A PAUSE, AND MORE MARCHING A village called Amigny was reached at about six o'clock in the evening, and here the Battalion, in its usual evening state of prostration, was billeted.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The old woman who was hostess gave way to hysterics at the thought of having to provide for five large, hungry and nervous officers.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The old woman who was hostess gave way to hysterics at the thought of having to provide for five large, hungry and nervous officers.
truth
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From this reading She was a horrid old woman--mean, dirty, and if the Captain's word could be taken as strict truth, immoral.
usual
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From this reading A PAUSE, AND MORE MARCHING A village called Amigny was reached at about six o'clock in the evening, and here the Battalion, in its usual evening state of prostration, was billeted.
village
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From this reading A PAUSE, AND MORE MARCHING A village called Amigny was reached at about six o'clock in the evening, and here the Battalion, in its usual evening state of prostration, was billeted.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A PAUSE, AND MORE MARCHING A village called Amigny was reached at about six o'clock in the evening, and here the Battalion, in its usual evening state of prostration, was billeted.
way
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From this reading The old woman who was hostess gave way to hysterics at the thought of having to provide for five large, hungry and nervous officers.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The old woman who was hostess gave way to hysterics at the thought of having to provide for five large, hungry and nervous officers.
woman
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From this reading The old woman who was hostess gave way to hysterics at the thought of having to provide for five large, hungry and nervous officers.
word
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From this reading She was a horrid old woman--mean, dirty, and if the Captain's word could be taken as strict truth, immoral.
