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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 THE DEFENCE OF THE BRANDY The next morning two companies were detached from the Battalion as escort to a brigade of artillery.
abated
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From this reading The heat had abated with dramatic swiftness.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading A wind that was almost chilly swept the plains, driving grey clouds continually across the sun.
almost
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From this reading A wind that was almost chilly swept the plains, driving grey clouds continually across the sun.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They did not come in contact with the enemy, and no outstanding incident impressed itself upon the Subaltern's mind.
artillery
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From this reading THE DEFENCE OF THE BRANDY The next morning two companies were detached from the Battalion as escort to a brigade of artillery.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE DEFENCE OF THE BRANDY The next morning two companies were detached from the Battalion as escort to a brigade of artillery.
Battalion
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From this reading THE DEFENCE OF THE BRANDY The next morning two companies were detached from the Battalion as escort to a brigade of artillery.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The other two companies, who had returned during the night, did not seem to be greatly upset by their gruesome task of burying the dead.
BRANDYnounUS /ˈbrændi/
a strong alcoholic drink distilled from wine
From this reading THE DEFENCE OF THE BRANDY The next morning two companies were detached from the Battalion as escort to a brigade of artillery.
brigade
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From this reading THE DEFENCE OF THE BRANDY The next morning two companies were detached from the Battalion as escort to a brigade of artillery.
burying
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From this reading The other two companies, who had returned during the night, did not seem to be greatly upset by their gruesome task of burying the dead.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The other two companies, who had returned during the night, did not seem to be greatly upset by their gruesome task of burying the dead.
chillyadjectiveUS /ˈtʃɪli/
unpleasantly cold
From this reading A wind that was almost chilly swept the plains, driving grey clouds continually across the sun.
clouds
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From this reading A wind that was almost chilly swept the plains, driving grey clouds continually across the sun.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They did not come in contact with the enemy, and no outstanding incident impressed itself upon the Subaltern's mind.
companies
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From this reading THE DEFENCE OF THE BRANDY The next morning two companies were detached from the Battalion as escort to a brigade of artillery.
contact
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From this reading They did not come in contact with the enemy, and no outstanding incident impressed itself upon the Subaltern's mind.
continually
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From this reading A wind that was almost chilly swept the plains, driving grey clouds continually across the sun.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The other two companies, who had returned during the night, did not seem to be greatly upset by their gruesome task of burying the dead.
DEFENCE
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From this reading THE DEFENCE OF THE BRANDY The next morning two companies were detached from the Battalion as escort to a brigade of artillery.
detached
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From this reading THE DEFENCE OF THE BRANDY The next morning two companies were detached from the Battalion as escort to a brigade of artillery.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The other two companies, who had returned during the night, did not seem to be greatly upset by their gruesome task of burying the dead.
dramatic
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From this reading The heat had abated with dramatic swiftness.
driving
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From this reading A wind that was almost chilly swept the plains, driving grey clouds continually across the sun.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading The other two companies, who had returned during the night, did not seem to be greatly upset by their gruesome task of burying the dead.
enemy
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From this reading They did not come in contact with the enemy, and no outstanding incident impressed itself upon the Subaltern's mind.
escort
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From this reading THE DEFENCE OF THE BRANDY The next morning two companies were detached from the Battalion as escort to a brigade of artillery.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE DEFENCE OF THE BRANDY The next morning two companies were detached from the Battalion as escort to a brigade of artillery.
greatly
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From this reading The other two companies, who had returned during the night, did not seem to be greatly upset by their gruesome task of burying the dead.
grey
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From this reading A wind that was almost chilly swept the plains, driving grey clouds continually across the sun.
gruesome
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From this reading The other two companies, who had returned during the night, did not seem to be greatly upset by their gruesome task of burying the dead.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The other two companies, who had returned during the night, did not seem to be greatly upset by their gruesome task of burying the dead.
heat
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From this reading The heat had abated with dramatic swiftness.
impressed
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From this reading They did not come in contact with the enemy, and no outstanding incident impressed itself upon the Subaltern's mind.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They did not come in contact with the enemy, and no outstanding incident impressed itself upon the Subaltern's mind.
incident
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From this reading They did not come in contact with the enemy, and no outstanding incident impressed itself upon the Subaltern's mind.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading They did not come in contact with the enemy, and no outstanding incident impressed itself upon the Subaltern's mind.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They did not come in contact with the enemy, and no outstanding incident impressed itself upon the Subaltern's mind.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE DEFENCE OF THE BRANDY The next morning two companies were detached from the Battalion as escort to a brigade of artillery.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE DEFENCE OF THE BRANDY The next morning two companies were detached from the Battalion as escort to a brigade of artillery.
night
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From this reading The other two companies, who had returned during the night, did not seem to be greatly upset by their gruesome task of burying the dead.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading They did not come in contact with the enemy, and no outstanding incident impressed itself upon the Subaltern's mind.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The other two companies, who had returned during the night, did not seem to be greatly upset by their gruesome task of burying the dead.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE DEFENCE OF THE BRANDY The next morning two companies were detached from the Battalion as escort to a brigade of artillery.
other
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From this reading The other two companies, who had returned during the night, did not seem to be greatly upset by their gruesome task of burying the dead.
outstanding
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From this reading They did not come in contact with the enemy, and no outstanding incident impressed itself upon the Subaltern's mind.
plains
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From this reading A wind that was almost chilly swept the plains, driving grey clouds continually across the sun.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The other two companies, who had returned during the night, did not seem to be greatly upset by their gruesome task of burying the dead.
seem
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From this reading The other two companies, who had returned during the night, did not seem to be greatly upset by their gruesome task of burying the dead.
Subaltern's
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From this reading They did not come in contact with the enemy, and no outstanding incident impressed itself upon the Subaltern's mind.
sun
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From this reading A wind that was almost chilly swept the plains, driving grey clouds continually across the sun.
swept
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From this reading A wind that was almost chilly swept the plains, driving grey clouds continually across the sun.
swiftness
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From this reading The heat had abated with dramatic swiftness.
task
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From this reading The other two companies, who had returned during the night, did not seem to be greatly upset by their gruesome task of burying the dead.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A wind that was almost chilly swept the plains, driving grey clouds continually across the sun.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DEFENCE OF THE BRANDY The next morning two companies were detached from the Battalion as escort to a brigade of artillery.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The other two companies, who had returned during the night, did not seem to be greatly upset by their gruesome task of burying the dead.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They did not come in contact with the enemy, and no outstanding incident impressed itself upon the Subaltern's mind.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE DEFENCE OF THE BRANDY The next morning two companies were detached from the Battalion as escort to a brigade of artillery.
two
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From this reading THE DEFENCE OF THE BRANDY The next morning two companies were detached from the Battalion as escort to a brigade of artillery.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading They did not come in contact with the enemy, and no outstanding incident impressed itself upon the Subaltern's mind.
upset
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From this reading The other two companies, who had returned during the night, did not seem to be greatly upset by their gruesome task of burying the dead.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A wind that was almost chilly swept the plains, driving grey clouds continually across the sun.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE DEFENCE OF THE BRANDY The next morning two companies were detached from the Battalion as escort to a brigade of artillery.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The other two companies, who had returned during the night, did not seem to be greatly upset by their gruesome task of burying the dead.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A wind that was almost chilly swept the plains, driving grey clouds continually across the sun.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They did not come in contact with the enemy, and no outstanding incident impressed itself upon the Subaltern's mind.
