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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 REAR-GUARD ACTION In a couple of hours' time the march was continued in the darkness.
able
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From this reading To compensate for this they were able to fill their haversacks with a peculiarly sweet kind of apple.
act
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From this reading The Company was sent out to act as flank-guard on the top of the crest beneath which the column was moving.
ACTION
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From this reading A REAR-GUARD ACTION In a couple of hours' time the march was continued in the darkness.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading This movement was very tiresome, as they had to move over broken country in an _extended_ formation, and to keep up with the column which was moving in _close_ formation along the road.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading This movement was very tiresome, as they had to move over broken country in an _extended_ formation, and to keep up with the column which was moving in _close_ formation along the road.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This movement was very tiresome, as they had to move over broken country in an _extended_ formation, and to keep up with the column which was moving in _close_ formation along the road.
applenounUS /apple/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To compensate for this they were able to fill their haversacks with a peculiarly sweet kind of apple.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Company was sent out to act as flank-guard on the top of the crest beneath which the column was moving.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading The Company was sent out to act as flank-guard on the top of the crest beneath which the column was moving.
brains
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From this reading The men lurched from side to side, with brains too fagged to control their feet.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This movement was very tiresome, as they had to move over broken country in an _extended_ formation, and to keep up with the column which was moving in _close_ formation along the road.
close
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From this reading This movement was very tiresome, as they had to move over broken country in an _extended_ formation, and to keep up with the column which was moving in _close_ formation along the road.
column
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From this reading The Company was sent out to act as flank-guard on the top of the crest beneath which the column was moving.
Company
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From this reading The Company was sent out to act as flank-guard on the top of the crest beneath which the column was moving.
compensate
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From this reading To compensate for this they were able to fill their haversacks with a peculiarly sweet kind of apple.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A REAR-GUARD ACTION In a couple of hours' time the march was continued in the darkness.
control
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From this reading The men lurched from side to side, with brains too fagged to control their feet.
country
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From this reading This movement was very tiresome, as they had to move over broken country in an _extended_ formation, and to keep up with the column which was moving in _close_ formation along the road.
couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/
two people or things considered together
From this reading A REAR-GUARD ACTION In a couple of hours' time the march was continued in the darkness.
crest
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From this reading The Company was sent out to act as flank-guard on the top of the crest beneath which the column was moving.
darkness
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From this reading A REAR-GUARD ACTION In a couple of hours' time the march was continued in the darkness.
extended
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From this reading This movement was very tiresome, as they had to move over broken country in an _extended_ formation, and to keep up with the column which was moving in _close_ formation along the road.
fagged
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From this reading The men lurched from side to side, with brains too fagged to control their feet.
feet
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From this reading The men lurched from side to side, with brains too fagged to control their feet.
fill
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From this reading To compensate for this they were able to fill their haversacks with a peculiarly sweet kind of apple.
flank-guard
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From this reading The Company was sent out to act as flank-guard on the top of the crest beneath which the column was moving.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading To compensate for this they were able to fill their haversacks with a peculiarly sweet kind of apple.
formation
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From this reading This movement was very tiresome, as they had to move over broken country in an _extended_ formation, and to keep up with the column which was moving in _close_ formation along the road.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The men lurched from side to side, with brains too fagged to control their feet.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This movement was very tiresome, as they had to move over broken country in an _extended_ formation, and to keep up with the column which was moving in _close_ formation along the road.
haversacks
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From this reading To compensate for this they were able to fill their haversacks with a peculiarly sweet kind of apple.
hours
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From this reading A REAR-GUARD ACTION In a couple of hours' time the march was continued in the darkness.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A REAR-GUARD ACTION In a couple of hours' time the march was continued in the darkness.
keep
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From this reading This movement was very tiresome, as they had to move over broken country in an _extended_ formation, and to keep up with the column which was moving in _close_ formation along the road.
kind
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From this reading To compensate for this they were able to fill their haversacks with a peculiarly sweet kind of apple.
lurched
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From this reading The men lurched from side to side, with brains too fagged to control their feet.
march
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From this reading A REAR-GUARD ACTION In a couple of hours' time the march was continued in the darkness.
men
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From this reading The men lurched from side to side, with brains too fagged to control their feet.
move
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From this reading This movement was very tiresome, as they had to move over broken country in an _extended_ formation, and to keep up with the column which was moving in _close_ formation along the road.
movement
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From this reading This movement was very tiresome, as they had to move over broken country in an _extended_ formation, and to keep up with the column which was moving in _close_ formation along the road.
moving
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From this reading The Company was sent out to act as flank-guard on the top of the crest beneath which the column was moving.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A REAR-GUARD ACTION In a couple of hours' time the march was continued in the darkness.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Company was sent out to act as flank-guard on the top of the crest beneath which the column was moving.
out
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From this reading The Company was sent out to act as flank-guard on the top of the crest beneath which the column was moving.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading This movement was very tiresome, as they had to move over broken country in an _extended_ formation, and to keep up with the column which was moving in _close_ formation along the road.
peculiarly
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From this reading To compensate for this they were able to fill their haversacks with a peculiarly sweet kind of apple.
REAR-GUARD
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From this reading A REAR-GUARD ACTION In a couple of hours' time the march was continued in the darkness.
road
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From this reading This movement was very tiresome, as they had to move over broken country in an _extended_ formation, and to keep up with the column which was moving in _close_ formation along the road.
sent
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From this reading The Company was sent out to act as flank-guard on the top of the crest beneath which the column was moving.
side
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From this reading The men lurched from side to side, with brains too fagged to control their feet.
sweet
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From this reading To compensate for this they were able to fill their haversacks with a peculiarly sweet kind of apple.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A REAR-GUARD ACTION In a couple of hours' time the march was continued in the darkness.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The men lurched from side to side, with brains too fagged to control their feet.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This movement was very tiresome, as they had to move over broken country in an _extended_ formation, and to keep up with the column which was moving in _close_ formation along the road.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This movement was very tiresome, as they had to move over broken country in an _extended_ formation, and to keep up with the column which was moving in _close_ formation along the road.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A REAR-GUARD ACTION In a couple of hours' time the march was continued in the darkness.
tiresome
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From this reading This movement was very tiresome, as they had to move over broken country in an _extended_ formation, and to keep up with the column which was moving in _close_ formation along the road.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The men lurched from side to side, with brains too fagged to control their feet.
too
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From this reading The men lurched from side to side, with brains too fagged to control their feet.
top
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From this reading The Company was sent out to act as flank-guard on the top of the crest beneath which the column was moving.
up
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From this reading This movement was very tiresome, as they had to move over broken country in an _extended_ formation, and to keep up with the column which was moving in _close_ formation along the road.
very
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From this reading This movement was very tiresome, as they had to move over broken country in an _extended_ formation, and to keep up with the column which was moving in _close_ formation along the road.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A REAR-GUARD ACTION In a couple of hours' time the march was continued in the darkness.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading To compensate for this they were able to fill their haversacks with a peculiarly sweet kind of apple.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The Company was sent out to act as flank-guard on the top of the crest beneath which the column was moving.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The men lurched from side to side, with brains too fagged to control their feet.
