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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 So it came about that an hour after a procession tramped back through the lines of the infantry and on to the gun lines—one German, with a huge ground-sheet, gathered at the corners and bulging with souvenirs, slung over his shoulder, the Lieutenant close behind him with an automatic at the ready, and the Signaller, wearing a huge grin, and with a few spare helmets slung to his haversack strap.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading So it came about that an hour after a procession tramped back through the lines of the infantry and on to the gun lines—one German, with a huge ground-sheet, gathered at the corners and bulging with souvenirs, slung over his shoulder, the Lieutenant close behind him with an automatic at the ready, and the Signaller, wearing a huge grin, and with a few spare helmets slung to his haversack strap.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading So it came about that an hour after a procession tramped back through the lines of the infantry and on to the gun lines—one German, with a huge ground-sheet, gathered at the corners and bulging with souvenirs, slung over his shoulder, the Lieutenant close behind him with an automatic at the ready, and the Signaller, wearing a huge grin, and with a few spare helmets slung to his haversack strap.
all
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From this reading I’ve got full outfits for the mess this time, helmets and rifles and bayonets and all sorts.”
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “I thought I’d fetch him right along,” the Lieutenant explained a little later to the O.C. Battery.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading So it came about that an hour after a procession tramped back through the lines of the infantry and on to the gun lines—one German, with a huge ground-sheet, gathered at the corners and bulging with souvenirs, slung over his shoulder, the Lieutenant close behind him with an automatic at the ready, and the Signaller, wearing a huge grin, and with a few spare helmets slung to his haversack strap.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So it came about that an hour after a procession tramped back through the lines of the infantry and on to the gun lines—one German, with a huge ground-sheet, gathered at the corners and bulging with souvenirs, slung over his shoulder, the Lieutenant close behind him with an automatic at the ready, and the Signaller, wearing a huge grin, and with a few spare helmets slung to his haversack strap.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading So it came about that an hour after a procession tramped back through the lines of the infantry and on to the gun lines—one German, with a huge ground-sheet, gathered at the corners and bulging with souvenirs, slung over his shoulder, the Lieutenant close behind him with an automatic at the ready, and the Signaller, wearing a huge grin, and with a few spare helmets slung to his haversack strap.
automatic
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From this reading So it came about that an hour after a procession tramped back through the lines of the infantry and on to the gun lines—one German, with a huge ground-sheet, gathered at the corners and bulging with souvenirs, slung over his shoulder, the Lieutenant close behind him with an automatic at the ready, and the Signaller, wearing a huge grin, and with a few spare helmets slung to his haversack strap.
back
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From this reading So it came about that an hour after a procession tramped back through the lines of the infantry and on to the gun lines—one German, with a huge ground-sheet, gathered at the corners and bulging with souvenirs, slung over his shoulder, the Lieutenant close behind him with an automatic at the ready, and the Signaller, wearing a huge grin, and with a few spare helmets slung to his haversack strap.
Battery
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From this reading “I thought I’d fetch him right along,” the Lieutenant explained a little later to the O.C. Battery.
Battery's
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From this reading “Seeing the Battery’s never had a prisoner to its own cheek, I thought one might please ’em.
bayonets
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From this reading I’ve got full outfits for the mess this time, helmets and rifles and bayonets and all sorts.”
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading So it came about that an hour after a procession tramped back through the lines of the infantry and on to the gun lines—one German, with a huge ground-sheet, gathered at the corners and bulging with souvenirs, slung over his shoulder, the Lieutenant close behind him with an automatic at the ready, and the Signaller, wearing a huge grin, and with a few spare helmets slung to his haversack strap.
besidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading And, besides, I wanted him to lug the loot along.
bulging
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From this reading So it came about that an hour after a procession tramped back through the lines of the infantry and on to the gun lines—one German, with a huge ground-sheet, gathered at the corners and bulging with souvenirs, slung over his shoulder, the Lieutenant close behind him with an automatic at the ready, and the Signaller, wearing a huge grin, and with a few spare helmets slung to his haversack strap.
C
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From this reading “I thought I’d fetch him right along,” the Lieutenant explained a little later to the O.C. Battery.
came
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From this reading So it came about that an hour after a procession tramped back through the lines of the infantry and on to the gun lines—one German, with a huge ground-sheet, gathered at the corners and bulging with souvenirs, slung over his shoulder, the Lieutenant close behind him with an automatic at the ready, and the Signaller, wearing a huge grin, and with a few spare helmets slung to his haversack strap.
cheek
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From this reading “Seeing the Battery’s never had a prisoner to its own cheek, I thought one might please ’em.
close
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From this reading So it came about that an hour after a procession tramped back through the lines of the infantry and on to the gun lines—one German, with a huge ground-sheet, gathered at the corners and bulging with souvenirs, slung over his shoulder, the Lieutenant close behind him with an automatic at the ready, and the Signaller, wearing a huge grin, and with a few spare helmets slung to his haversack strap.
corners
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From this reading So it came about that an hour after a procession tramped back through the lines of the infantry and on to the gun lines—one German, with a huge ground-sheet, gathered at the corners and bulging with souvenirs, slung over his shoulder, the Lieutenant close behind him with an automatic at the ready, and the Signaller, wearing a huge grin, and with a few spare helmets slung to his haversack strap.
em
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From this reading “Seeing the Battery’s never had a prisoner to its own cheek, I thought one might please ’em.
explained
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From this reading “I thought I’d fetch him right along,” the Lieutenant explained a little later to the O.C. Battery.
fetch
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From this reading “I thought I’d fetch him right along,” the Lieutenant explained a little later to the O.C. Battery.
few
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From this reading So it came about that an hour after a procession tramped back through the lines of the infantry and on to the gun lines—one German, with a huge ground-sheet, gathered at the corners and bulging with souvenirs, slung over his shoulder, the Lieutenant close behind him with an automatic at the ready, and the Signaller, wearing a huge grin, and with a few spare helmets slung to his haversack strap.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I’ve got full outfits for the mess this time, helmets and rifles and bayonets and all sorts.”
full
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From this reading I’ve got full outfits for the mess this time, helmets and rifles and bayonets and all sorts.”
gathered
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From this reading So it came about that an hour after a procession tramped back through the lines of the infantry and on to the gun lines—one German, with a huge ground-sheet, gathered at the corners and bulging with souvenirs, slung over his shoulder, the Lieutenant close behind him with an automatic at the ready, and the Signaller, wearing a huge grin, and with a few spare helmets slung to his haversack strap.
German
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got
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From this reading I’ve got full outfits for the mess this time, helmets and rifles and bayonets and all sorts.”
grin
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From this reading So it came about that an hour after a procession tramped back through the lines of the infantry and on to the gun lines—one German, with a huge ground-sheet, gathered at the corners and bulging with souvenirs, slung over his shoulder, the Lieutenant close behind him with an automatic at the ready, and the Signaller, wearing a huge grin, and with a few spare helmets slung to his haversack strap.
ground-sheet
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From this reading So it came about that an hour after a procession tramped back through the lines of the infantry and on to the gun lines—one German, with a huge ground-sheet, gathered at the corners and bulging with souvenirs, slung over his shoulder, the Lieutenant close behind him with an automatic at the ready, and the Signaller, wearing a huge grin, and with a few spare helmets slung to his haversack strap.
gun
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From this reading So it came about that an hour after a procession tramped back through the lines of the infantry and on to the gun lines—one German, with a huge ground-sheet, gathered at the corners and bulging with souvenirs, slung over his shoulder, the Lieutenant close behind him with an automatic at the ready, and the Signaller, wearing a huge grin, and with a few spare helmets slung to his haversack strap.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Seeing the Battery’s never had a prisoner to its own cheek, I thought one might please ’em.
haversack
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From this reading So it came about that an hour after a procession tramped back through the lines of the infantry and on to the gun lines—one German, with a huge ground-sheet, gathered at the corners and bulging with souvenirs, slung over his shoulder, the Lieutenant close behind him with an automatic at the ready, and the Signaller, wearing a huge grin, and with a few spare helmets slung to his haversack strap.
helmets
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From this reading So it came about that an hour after a procession tramped back through the lines of the infantry and on to the gun lines—one German, with a huge ground-sheet, gathered at the corners and bulging with souvenirs, slung over his shoulder, the Lieutenant close behind him with an automatic at the ready, and the Signaller, wearing a huge grin, and with a few spare helmets slung to his haversack strap.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So it came about that an hour after a procession tramped back through the lines of the infantry and on to the gun lines—one German, with a huge ground-sheet, gathered at the corners and bulging with souvenirs, slung over his shoulder, the Lieutenant close behind him with an automatic at the ready, and the Signaller, wearing a huge grin, and with a few spare helmets slung to his haversack strap.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading So it came about that an hour after a procession tramped back through the lines of the infantry and on to the gun lines—one German, with a huge ground-sheet, gathered at the corners and bulging with souvenirs, slung over his shoulder, the Lieutenant close behind him with an automatic at the ready, and the Signaller, wearing a huge grin, and with a few spare helmets slung to his haversack strap.
hour
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From this reading So it came about that an hour after a procession tramped back through the lines of the infantry and on to the gun lines—one German, with a huge ground-sheet, gathered at the corners and bulging with souvenirs, slung over his shoulder, the Lieutenant close behind him with an automatic at the ready, and the Signaller, wearing a huge grin, and with a few spare helmets slung to his haversack strap.
huge
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From this reading So it came about that an hour after a procession tramped back through the lines of the infantry and on to the gun lines—one German, with a huge ground-sheet, gathered at the corners and bulging with souvenirs, slung over his shoulder, the Lieutenant close behind him with an automatic at the ready, and the Signaller, wearing a huge grin, and with a few spare helmets slung to his haversack strap.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I thought I’d fetch him right along,” the Lieutenant explained a little later to the O.C. Battery.
I'd
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From this reading “I thought I’d fetch him right along,” the Lieutenant explained a little later to the O.C. Battery.
I've
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From this reading I’ve got full outfits for the mess this time, helmets and rifles and bayonets and all sorts.”
infantry
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From this reading So it came about that an hour after a procession tramped back through the lines of the infantry and on to the gun lines—one German, with a huge ground-sheet, gathered at the corners and bulging with souvenirs, slung over his shoulder, the Lieutenant close behind him with an automatic at the ready, and the Signaller, wearing a huge grin, and with a few spare helmets slung to his haversack strap.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading So it came about that an hour after a procession tramped back through the lines of the infantry and on to the gun lines—one German, with a huge ground-sheet, gathered at the corners and bulging with souvenirs, slung over his shoulder, the Lieutenant close behind him with an automatic at the ready, and the Signaller, wearing a huge grin, and with a few spare helmets slung to his haversack strap.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading “Seeing the Battery’s never had a prisoner to its own cheek, I thought one might please ’em.
later
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From this reading “I thought I’d fetch him right along,” the Lieutenant explained a little later to the O.C. Battery.
Lieutenant
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From this reading So it came about that an hour after a procession tramped back through the lines of the infantry and on to the gun lines—one German, with a huge ground-sheet, gathered at the corners and bulging with souvenirs, slung over his shoulder, the Lieutenant close behind him with an automatic at the ready, and the Signaller, wearing a huge grin, and with a few spare helmets slung to his haversack strap.
lines
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From this reading So it came about that an hour after a procession tramped back through the lines of the infantry and on to the gun lines—one German, with a huge ground-sheet, gathered at the corners and bulging with souvenirs, slung over his shoulder, the Lieutenant close behind him with an automatic at the ready, and the Signaller, wearing a huge grin, and with a few spare helmets slung to his haversack strap.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I thought I’d fetch him right along,” the Lieutenant explained a little later to the O.C. Battery.
loot
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From this reading And, besides, I wanted him to lug the loot along.
lug
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From this reading And, besides, I wanted him to lug the loot along.
mess
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From this reading I’ve got full outfits for the mess this time, helmets and rifles and bayonets and all sorts.”
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “Seeing the Battery’s never had a prisoner to its own cheek, I thought one might please ’em.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Seeing the Battery’s never had a prisoner to its own cheek, I thought one might please ’em.
O
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From this reading “I thought I’d fetch him right along,” the Lieutenant explained a little later to the O.C. Battery.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So it came about that an hour after a procession tramped back through the lines of the infantry and on to the gun lines—one German, with a huge ground-sheet, gathered at the corners and bulging with souvenirs, slung over his shoulder, the Lieutenant close behind him with an automatic at the ready, and the Signaller, wearing a huge grin, and with a few spare helmets slung to his haversack strap.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading So it came about that an hour after a procession tramped back through the lines of the infantry and on to the gun lines—one German, with a huge ground-sheet, gathered at the corners and bulging with souvenirs, slung over his shoulder, the Lieutenant close behind him with an automatic at the ready, and the Signaller, wearing a huge grin, and with a few spare helmets slung to his haversack strap.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading So it came about that an hour after a procession tramped back through the lines of the infantry and on to the gun lines—one German, with a huge ground-sheet, gathered at the corners and bulging with souvenirs, slung over his shoulder, the Lieutenant close behind him with an automatic at the ready, and the Signaller, wearing a huge grin, and with a few spare helmets slung to his haversack strap.
outfits
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From this reading I’ve got full outfits for the mess this time, helmets and rifles and bayonets and all sorts.”
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading So it came about that an hour after a procession tramped back through the lines of the infantry and on to the gun lines—one German, with a huge ground-sheet, gathered at the corners and bulging with souvenirs, slung over his shoulder, the Lieutenant close behind him with an automatic at the ready, and the Signaller, wearing a huge grin, and with a few spare helmets slung to his haversack strap.
own
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From this reading “Seeing the Battery’s never had a prisoner to its own cheek, I thought one might please ’em.
please
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From this reading “Seeing the Battery’s never had a prisoner to its own cheek, I thought one might please ’em.
prisoner
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From this reading “Seeing the Battery’s never had a prisoner to its own cheek, I thought one might please ’em.
procession
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From this reading So it came about that an hour after a procession tramped back through the lines of the infantry and on to the gun lines—one German, with a huge ground-sheet, gathered at the corners and bulging with souvenirs, slung over his shoulder, the Lieutenant close behind him with an automatic at the ready, and the Signaller, wearing a huge grin, and with a few spare helmets slung to his haversack strap.
ready
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From this reading So it came about that an hour after a procession tramped back through the lines of the infantry and on to the gun lines—one German, with a huge ground-sheet, gathered at the corners and bulging with souvenirs, slung over his shoulder, the Lieutenant close behind him with an automatic at the ready, and the Signaller, wearing a huge grin, and with a few spare helmets slung to his haversack strap.
rifles
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From this reading I’ve got full outfits for the mess this time, helmets and rifles and bayonets and all sorts.”
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I thought I’d fetch him right along,” the Lieutenant explained a little later to the O.C. Battery.
Seeing
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From this reading “Seeing the Battery’s never had a prisoner to its own cheek, I thought one might please ’em.
shoulder
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From this reading So it came about that an hour after a procession tramped back through the lines of the infantry and on to the gun lines—one German, with a huge ground-sheet, gathered at the corners and bulging with souvenirs, slung over his shoulder, the Lieutenant close behind him with an automatic at the ready, and the Signaller, wearing a huge grin, and with a few spare helmets slung to his haversack strap.
Signaller
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From this reading So it came about that an hour after a procession tramped back through the lines of the infantry and on to the gun lines—one German, with a huge ground-sheet, gathered at the corners and bulging with souvenirs, slung over his shoulder, the Lieutenant close behind him with an automatic at the ready, and the Signaller, wearing a huge grin, and with a few spare helmets slung to his haversack strap.
slung
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From this reading So it came about that an hour after a procession tramped back through the lines of the infantry and on to the gun lines—one German, with a huge ground-sheet, gathered at the corners and bulging with souvenirs, slung over his shoulder, the Lieutenant close behind him with an automatic at the ready, and the Signaller, wearing a huge grin, and with a few spare helmets slung to his haversack strap.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So it came about that an hour after a procession tramped back through the lines of the infantry and on to the gun lines—one German, with a huge ground-sheet, gathered at the corners and bulging with souvenirs, slung over his shoulder, the Lieutenant close behind him with an automatic at the ready, and the Signaller, wearing a huge grin, and with a few spare helmets slung to his haversack strap.
sorts
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From this reading I’ve got full outfits for the mess this time, helmets and rifles and bayonets and all sorts.”
souvenirs
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From this reading So it came about that an hour after a procession tramped back through the lines of the infantry and on to the gun lines—one German, with a huge ground-sheet, gathered at the corners and bulging with souvenirs, slung over his shoulder, the Lieutenant close behind him with an automatic at the ready, and the Signaller, wearing a huge grin, and with a few spare helmets slung to his haversack strap.
spare
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From this reading So it came about that an hour after a procession tramped back through the lines of the infantry and on to the gun lines—one German, with a huge ground-sheet, gathered at the corners and bulging with souvenirs, slung over his shoulder, the Lieutenant close behind him with an automatic at the ready, and the Signaller, wearing a huge grin, and with a few spare helmets slung to his haversack strap.
strap
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From this reading So it came about that an hour after a procession tramped back through the lines of the infantry and on to the gun lines—one German, with a huge ground-sheet, gathered at the corners and bulging with souvenirs, slung over his shoulder, the Lieutenant close behind him with an automatic at the ready, and the Signaller, wearing a huge grin, and with a few spare helmets slung to his haversack strap.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So it came about that an hour after a procession tramped back through the lines of the infantry and on to the gun lines—one German, with a huge ground-sheet, gathered at the corners and bulging with souvenirs, slung over his shoulder, the Lieutenant close behind him with an automatic at the ready, and the Signaller, wearing a huge grin, and with a few spare helmets slung to his haversack strap.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So it came about that an hour after a procession tramped back through the lines of the infantry and on to the gun lines—one German, with a huge ground-sheet, gathered at the corners and bulging with souvenirs, slung over his shoulder, the Lieutenant close behind him with an automatic at the ready, and the Signaller, wearing a huge grin, and with a few spare helmets slung to his haversack strap.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I’ve got full outfits for the mess this time, helmets and rifles and bayonets and all sorts.”
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I thought I’d fetch him right along,” the Lieutenant explained a little later to the O.C. Battery.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading So it came about that an hour after a procession tramped back through the lines of the infantry and on to the gun lines—one German, with a huge ground-sheet, gathered at the corners and bulging with souvenirs, slung over his shoulder, the Lieutenant close behind him with an automatic at the ready, and the Signaller, wearing a huge grin, and with a few spare helmets slung to his haversack strap.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I’ve got full outfits for the mess this time, helmets and rifles and bayonets and all sorts.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So it came about that an hour after a procession tramped back through the lines of the infantry and on to the gun lines—one German, with a huge ground-sheet, gathered at the corners and bulging with souvenirs, slung over his shoulder, the Lieutenant close behind him with an automatic at the ready, and the Signaller, wearing a huge grin, and with a few spare helmets slung to his haversack strap.
tramped
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From this reading So it came about that an hour after a procession tramped back through the lines of the infantry and on to the gun lines—one German, with a huge ground-sheet, gathered at the corners and bulging with souvenirs, slung over his shoulder, the Lieutenant close behind him with an automatic at the ready, and the Signaller, wearing a huge grin, and with a few spare helmets slung to his haversack strap.
wanted
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From this reading And, besides, I wanted him to lug the loot along.
wearing
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From this reading So it came about that an hour after a procession tramped back through the lines of the infantry and on to the gun lines—one German, with a huge ground-sheet, gathered at the corners and bulging with souvenirs, slung over his shoulder, the Lieutenant close behind him with an automatic at the ready, and the Signaller, wearing a huge grin, and with a few spare helmets slung to his haversack strap.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading So it came about that an hour after a procession tramped back through the lines of the infantry and on to the gun lines—one German, with a huge ground-sheet, gathered at the corners and bulging with souvenirs, slung over his shoulder, the Lieutenant close behind him with an automatic at the ready, and the Signaller, wearing a huge grin, and with a few spare helmets slung to his haversack strap.
