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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 That day saw the inauguration of a new kind of misery for our troops.
always
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From this reading From now onwards he must imagine grey skies, often streaming rain, and always muddy roads and sodden grass.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Dust, heat and thirst, their previous tormentors, retired in favour of mud, chill and an unappeasable hunger.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SATURDAY NIGHT Every picture wakened in the mind of the reader by the preceding chapters should be bathed in the brightest of sunshine, under the bluest of skies, and the horizons should quiver with the blue heat.
autumn
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From this reading Their overstrained nerves and worn bodies rendered them very susceptible even to the first breath of autumn.
bathed
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From this reading SATURDAY NIGHT Every picture wakened in the mind of the reader by the preceding chapters should be bathed in the brightest of sunshine, under the bluest of skies, and the horizons should quiver with the blue heat.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading SATURDAY NIGHT Every picture wakened in the mind of the reader by the preceding chapters should be bathed in the brightest of sunshine, under the bluest of skies, and the horizons should quiver with the blue heat.
blue
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From this reading SATURDAY NIGHT Every picture wakened in the mind of the reader by the preceding chapters should be bathed in the brightest of sunshine, under the bluest of skies, and the horizons should quiver with the blue heat.
bluest
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From this reading SATURDAY NIGHT Every picture wakened in the mind of the reader by the preceding chapters should be bathed in the brightest of sunshine, under the bluest of skies, and the horizons should quiver with the blue heat.
bodies
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From this reading Their overstrained nerves and worn bodies rendered them very susceptible even to the first breath of autumn.
breath
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From this reading Their overstrained nerves and worn bodies rendered them very susceptible even to the first breath of autumn.
brightest
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From this reading SATURDAY NIGHT Every picture wakened in the mind of the reader by the preceding chapters should be bathed in the brightest of sunshine, under the bluest of skies, and the horizons should quiver with the blue heat.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading SATURDAY NIGHT Every picture wakened in the mind of the reader by the preceding chapters should be bathed in the brightest of sunshine, under the bluest of skies, and the horizons should quiver with the blue heat.
chapters
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From this reading SATURDAY NIGHT Every picture wakened in the mind of the reader by the preceding chapters should be bathed in the brightest of sunshine, under the bluest of skies, and the horizons should quiver with the blue heat.
chill
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From this reading Dust, heat and thirst, their previous tormentors, retired in favour of mud, chill and an unappeasable hunger.
day
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From this reading That day saw the inauguration of a new kind of misery for our troops.
Dust
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From this reading Dust, heat and thirst, their previous tormentors, retired in favour of mud, chill and an unappeasable hunger.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Their overstrained nerves and worn bodies rendered them very susceptible even to the first breath of autumn.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading SATURDAY NIGHT Every picture wakened in the mind of the reader by the preceding chapters should be bathed in the brightest of sunshine, under the bluest of skies, and the horizons should quiver with the blue heat.
favour
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From this reading Dust, heat and thirst, their previous tormentors, retired in favour of mud, chill and an unappeasable hunger.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Their overstrained nerves and worn bodies rendered them very susceptible even to the first breath of autumn.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading That day saw the inauguration of a new kind of misery for our troops.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From now onwards he must imagine grey skies, often streaming rain, and always muddy roads and sodden grass.
grass
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From this reading From now onwards he must imagine grey skies, often streaming rain, and always muddy roads and sodden grass.
grey
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From this reading From now onwards he must imagine grey skies, often streaming rain, and always muddy roads and sodden grass.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading From now onwards he must imagine grey skies, often streaming rain, and always muddy roads and sodden grass.
heat
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From this reading SATURDAY NIGHT Every picture wakened in the mind of the reader by the preceding chapters should be bathed in the brightest of sunshine, under the bluest of skies, and the horizons should quiver with the blue heat.
horizons
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From this reading SATURDAY NIGHT Every picture wakened in the mind of the reader by the preceding chapters should be bathed in the brightest of sunshine, under the bluest of skies, and the horizons should quiver with the blue heat.
hunger
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From this reading Dust, heat and thirst, their previous tormentors, retired in favour of mud, chill and an unappeasable hunger.
imaginenounUS /ˈimagine/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading From now onwards he must imagine grey skies, often streaming rain, and always muddy roads and sodden grass.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SATURDAY NIGHT Every picture wakened in the mind of the reader by the preceding chapters should be bathed in the brightest of sunshine, under the bluest of skies, and the horizons should quiver with the blue heat.
inauguration
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From this reading That day saw the inauguration of a new kind of misery for our troops.
kind
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From this reading That day saw the inauguration of a new kind of misery for our troops.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SATURDAY NIGHT Every picture wakened in the mind of the reader by the preceding chapters should be bathed in the brightest of sunshine, under the bluest of skies, and the horizons should quiver with the blue heat.
misery
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From this reading That day saw the inauguration of a new kind of misery for our troops.
mud
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From this reading Dust, heat and thirst, their previous tormentors, retired in favour of mud, chill and an unappeasable hunger.
muddy
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From this reading From now onwards he must imagine grey skies, often streaming rain, and always muddy roads and sodden grass.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading From now onwards he must imagine grey skies, often streaming rain, and always muddy roads and sodden grass.
nerves
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From this reading Their overstrained nerves and worn bodies rendered them very susceptible even to the first breath of autumn.
new
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From this reading That day saw the inauguration of a new kind of misery for our troops.
NIGHT
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From this reading SATURDAY NIGHT Every picture wakened in the mind of the reader by the preceding chapters should be bathed in the brightest of sunshine, under the bluest of skies, and the horizons should quiver with the blue heat.
now
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From this reading From now onwards he must imagine grey skies, often streaming rain, and always muddy roads and sodden grass.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SATURDAY NIGHT Every picture wakened in the mind of the reader by the preceding chapters should be bathed in the brightest of sunshine, under the bluest of skies, and the horizons should quiver with the blue heat.
often
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From this reading From now onwards he must imagine grey skies, often streaming rain, and always muddy roads and sodden grass.
onwards
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From this reading From now onwards he must imagine grey skies, often streaming rain, and always muddy roads and sodden grass.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading That day saw the inauguration of a new kind of misery for our troops.
overstrained
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From this reading Their overstrained nerves and worn bodies rendered them very susceptible even to the first breath of autumn.
picture
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From this reading SATURDAY NIGHT Every picture wakened in the mind of the reader by the preceding chapters should be bathed in the brightest of sunshine, under the bluest of skies, and the horizons should quiver with the blue heat.
preceding
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From this reading SATURDAY NIGHT Every picture wakened in the mind of the reader by the preceding chapters should be bathed in the brightest of sunshine, under the bluest of skies, and the horizons should quiver with the blue heat.
previous
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From this reading Dust, heat and thirst, their previous tormentors, retired in favour of mud, chill and an unappeasable hunger.
quiver
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From this reading SATURDAY NIGHT Every picture wakened in the mind of the reader by the preceding chapters should be bathed in the brightest of sunshine, under the bluest of skies, and the horizons should quiver with the blue heat.
rain
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From this reading From now onwards he must imagine grey skies, often streaming rain, and always muddy roads and sodden grass.
reader
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From this reading SATURDAY NIGHT Every picture wakened in the mind of the reader by the preceding chapters should be bathed in the brightest of sunshine, under the bluest of skies, and the horizons should quiver with the blue heat.
rendered
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From this reading Their overstrained nerves and worn bodies rendered them very susceptible even to the first breath of autumn.
retiredverbUS /rɪˈtaɪərd/
went away to a private place
From this reading Dust, heat and thirst, their previous tormentors, retired in favour of mud, chill and an unappeasable hunger.
roads
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From this reading From now onwards he must imagine grey skies, often streaming rain, and always muddy roads and sodden grass.
SATURDAY
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From this reading SATURDAY NIGHT Every picture wakened in the mind of the reader by the preceding chapters should be bathed in the brightest of sunshine, under the bluest of skies, and the horizons should quiver with the blue heat.
saw
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From this reading That day saw the inauguration of a new kind of misery for our troops.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading SATURDAY NIGHT Every picture wakened in the mind of the reader by the preceding chapters should be bathed in the brightest of sunshine, under the bluest of skies, and the horizons should quiver with the blue heat.
skies
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From this reading SATURDAY NIGHT Every picture wakened in the mind of the reader by the preceding chapters should be bathed in the brightest of sunshine, under the bluest of skies, and the horizons should quiver with the blue heat.
sodden
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From this reading From now onwards he must imagine grey skies, often streaming rain, and always muddy roads and sodden grass.
streaming
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From this reading From now onwards he must imagine grey skies, often streaming rain, and always muddy roads and sodden grass.
sunshine
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From this reading SATURDAY NIGHT Every picture wakened in the mind of the reader by the preceding chapters should be bathed in the brightest of sunshine, under the bluest of skies, and the horizons should quiver with the blue heat.
susceptible
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From this reading Their overstrained nerves and worn bodies rendered them very susceptible even to the first breath of autumn.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That day saw the inauguration of a new kind of misery for our troops.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SATURDAY NIGHT Every picture wakened in the mind of the reader by the preceding chapters should be bathed in the brightest of sunshine, under the bluest of skies, and the horizons should quiver with the blue heat.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Dust, heat and thirst, their previous tormentors, retired in favour of mud, chill and an unappeasable hunger.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Their overstrained nerves and worn bodies rendered them very susceptible even to the first breath of autumn.
thirst
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From this reading Dust, heat and thirst, their previous tormentors, retired in favour of mud, chill and an unappeasable hunger.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Their overstrained nerves and worn bodies rendered them very susceptible even to the first breath of autumn.
tormentors
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From this reading Dust, heat and thirst, their previous tormentors, retired in favour of mud, chill and an unappeasable hunger.
troops
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From this reading That day saw the inauguration of a new kind of misery for our troops.
unappeasable
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From this reading Dust, heat and thirst, their previous tormentors, retired in favour of mud, chill and an unappeasable hunger.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading SATURDAY NIGHT Every picture wakened in the mind of the reader by the preceding chapters should be bathed in the brightest of sunshine, under the bluest of skies, and the horizons should quiver with the blue heat.
very
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From this reading Their overstrained nerves and worn bodies rendered them very susceptible even to the first breath of autumn.
wakened
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From this reading SATURDAY NIGHT Every picture wakened in the mind of the reader by the preceding chapters should be bathed in the brightest of sunshine, under the bluest of skies, and the horizons should quiver with the blue heat.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading SATURDAY NIGHT Every picture wakened in the mind of the reader by the preceding chapters should be bathed in the brightest of sunshine, under the bluest of skies, and the horizons should quiver with the blue heat.
wornverbUS /wɔːrn/
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading Their overstrained nerves and worn bodies rendered them very susceptible even to the first breath of autumn.
