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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 first fortnight of February passed and a black cold prolonged the hard winter without pity for the poor.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Nothing was heard along the streets but the slow movement of patrols.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Once more the authorities had scoured the roads; the prefect of Lille, an attorney, a general, and the police were not sufficient, the military had come to occupy Montsou; a whole regiment of men were camped between Beaugnies and Marchiennes.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The first fortnight of February passed and a black cold prolonged the hard winter without pity for the poor.
Armed
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From this reading Armed pickets guarded the pits, and there were soldiers before every engine.
attorney
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From this reading Once more the authorities had scoured the roads; the prefect of Lille, an attorney, a general, and the police were not sufficient, the military had come to occupy Montsou; a whole regiment of men were camped between Beaugnies and Marchiennes.
authorities
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From this reading Once more the authorities had scoured the roads; the prefect of Lille, an attorney, a general, and the police were not sufficient, the military had come to occupy Montsou; a whole regiment of men were camped between Beaugnies and Marchiennes.
bayonets
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From this reading The manager's villa, the Company's Yards, even the houses of certain residents, were bristling with bayonets.
Beaugnies
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From this reading Once more the authorities had scoured the roads; the prefect of Lille, an attorney, a general, and the police were not sufficient, the military had come to occupy Montsou; a whole regiment of men were camped between Beaugnies and Marchiennes.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Armed pickets guarded the pits, and there were soldiers before every engine.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Once more the authorities had scoured the roads; the prefect of Lille, an attorney, a general, and the police were not sufficient, the military had come to occupy Montsou; a whole regiment of men were camped between Beaugnies and Marchiennes.
black
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From this reading The first fortnight of February passed and a black cold prolonged the hard winter without pity for the poor.
bristling
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From this reading The manager's villa, the Company's Yards, even the houses of certain residents, were bristling with bayonets.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Nothing was heard along the streets but the slow movement of patrols.
camped
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From this reading Once more the authorities had scoured the roads; the prefect of Lille, an attorney, a general, and the police were not sufficient, the military had come to occupy Montsou; a whole regiment of men were camped between Beaugnies and Marchiennes.
certain
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From this reading The manager's villa, the Company's Yards, even the houses of certain residents, were bristling with bayonets.
cold
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From this reading The first fortnight of February passed and a black cold prolonged the hard winter without pity for the poor.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Once more the authorities had scoured the roads; the prefect of Lille, an attorney, a general, and the police were not sufficient, the military had come to occupy Montsou; a whole regiment of men were camped between Beaugnies and Marchiennes.
Company's
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From this reading The manager's villa, the Company's Yards, even the houses of certain residents, were bristling with bayonets.
engine
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From this reading Armed pickets guarded the pits, and there were soldiers before every engine.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The manager's villa, the Company's Yards, even the houses of certain residents, were bristling with bayonets.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Armed pickets guarded the pits, and there were soldiers before every engine.
February
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From this reading The first fortnight of February passed and a black cold prolonged the hard winter without pity for the poor.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first fortnight of February passed and a black cold prolonged the hard winter without pity for the poor.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The first fortnight of February passed and a black cold prolonged the hard winter without pity for the poor.
fortnight
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From this reading The first fortnight of February passed and a black cold prolonged the hard winter without pity for the poor.
general
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From this reading Once more the authorities had scoured the roads; the prefect of Lille, an attorney, a general, and the police were not sufficient, the military had come to occupy Montsou; a whole regiment of men were camped between Beaugnies and Marchiennes.
guarded
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From this reading Armed pickets guarded the pits, and there were soldiers before every engine.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Once more the authorities had scoured the roads; the prefect of Lille, an attorney, a general, and the police were not sufficient, the military had come to occupy Montsou; a whole regiment of men were camped between Beaugnies and Marchiennes.
hard
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From this reading The first fortnight of February passed and a black cold prolonged the hard winter without pity for the poor.
heard
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From this reading Nothing was heard along the streets but the slow movement of patrols.
houses
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From this reading The manager's villa, the Company's Yards, even the houses of certain residents, were bristling with bayonets.
Lille
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From this reading Once more the authorities had scoured the roads; the prefect of Lille, an attorney, a general, and the police were not sufficient, the military had come to occupy Montsou; a whole regiment of men were camped between Beaugnies and Marchiennes.
manager's
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From this reading The manager's villa, the Company's Yards, even the houses of certain residents, were bristling with bayonets.
Marchiennes
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From this reading Once more the authorities had scoured the roads; the prefect of Lille, an attorney, a general, and the police were not sufficient, the military had come to occupy Montsou; a whole regiment of men were camped between Beaugnies and Marchiennes.
men
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From this reading Once more the authorities had scoured the roads; the prefect of Lille, an attorney, a general, and the police were not sufficient, the military had come to occupy Montsou; a whole regiment of men were camped between Beaugnies and Marchiennes.
military
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From this reading Once more the authorities had scoured the roads; the prefect of Lille, an attorney, a general, and the police were not sufficient, the military had come to occupy Montsou; a whole regiment of men were camped between Beaugnies and Marchiennes.
Montsou
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From this reading Once more the authorities had scoured the roads; the prefect of Lille, an attorney, a general, and the police were not sufficient, the military had come to occupy Montsou; a whole regiment of men were camped between Beaugnies and Marchiennes.
more
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From this reading Once more the authorities had scoured the roads; the prefect of Lille, an attorney, a general, and the police were not sufficient, the military had come to occupy Montsou; a whole regiment of men were camped between Beaugnies and Marchiennes.
movement
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From this reading Nothing was heard along the streets but the slow movement of patrols.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Once more the authorities had scoured the roads; the prefect of Lille, an attorney, a general, and the police were not sufficient, the military had come to occupy Montsou; a whole regiment of men were camped between Beaugnies and Marchiennes.
NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing was heard along the streets but the slow movement of patrols.
occupy
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From this reading Once more the authorities had scoured the roads; the prefect of Lille, an attorney, a general, and the police were not sufficient, the military had come to occupy Montsou; a whole regiment of men were camped between Beaugnies and Marchiennes.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The first fortnight of February passed and a black cold prolonged the hard winter without pity for the poor.
Once
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From this reading Once more the authorities had scoured the roads; the prefect of Lille, an attorney, a general, and the police were not sufficient, the military had come to occupy Montsou; a whole regiment of men were camped between Beaugnies and Marchiennes.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first fortnight of February passed and a black cold prolonged the hard winter without pity for the poor.
patrols
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From this reading Nothing was heard along the streets but the slow movement of patrols.
pickets
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From this reading Armed pickets guarded the pits, and there were soldiers before every engine.
pits
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From this reading Armed pickets guarded the pits, and there were soldiers before every engine.
pity
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From this reading The first fortnight of February passed and a black cold prolonged the hard winter without pity for the poor.
police
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From this reading Once more the authorities had scoured the roads; the prefect of Lille, an attorney, a general, and the police were not sufficient, the military had come to occupy Montsou; a whole regiment of men were camped between Beaugnies and Marchiennes.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first fortnight of February passed and a black cold prolonged the hard winter without pity for the poor.
prefect
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From this reading Once more the authorities had scoured the roads; the prefect of Lille, an attorney, a general, and the police were not sufficient, the military had come to occupy Montsou; a whole regiment of men were camped between Beaugnies and Marchiennes.
prolonged
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From this reading The first fortnight of February passed and a black cold prolonged the hard winter without pity for the poor.
regiment
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From this reading Once more the authorities had scoured the roads; the prefect of Lille, an attorney, a general, and the police were not sufficient, the military had come to occupy Montsou; a whole regiment of men were camped between Beaugnies and Marchiennes.
residents
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From this reading The manager's villa, the Company's Yards, even the houses of certain residents, were bristling with bayonets.
roads
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From this reading Once more the authorities had scoured the roads; the prefect of Lille, an attorney, a general, and the police were not sufficient, the military had come to occupy Montsou; a whole regiment of men were camped between Beaugnies and Marchiennes.
scoured
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From this reading Once more the authorities had scoured the roads; the prefect of Lille, an attorney, a general, and the police were not sufficient, the military had come to occupy Montsou; a whole regiment of men were camped between Beaugnies and Marchiennes.
slow
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From this reading Nothing was heard along the streets but the slow movement of patrols.
soldiers
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From this reading Armed pickets guarded the pits, and there were soldiers before every engine.
streets
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From this reading Nothing was heard along the streets but the slow movement of patrols.
sufficient
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From this reading Once more the authorities had scoured the roads; the prefect of Lille, an attorney, a general, and the police were not sufficient, the military had come to occupy Montsou; a whole regiment of men were camped between Beaugnies and Marchiennes.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The first fortnight of February passed and a black cold prolonged the hard winter without pity for the poor.
there
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From this reading Armed pickets guarded the pits, and there were soldiers before every engine.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Once more the authorities had scoured the roads; the prefect of Lille, an attorney, a general, and the police were not sufficient, the military had come to occupy Montsou; a whole regiment of men were camped between Beaugnies and Marchiennes.
villa
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From this reading The manager's villa, the Company's Yards, even the houses of certain residents, were bristling with bayonets.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Nothing was heard along the streets but the slow movement of patrols.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Once more the authorities had scoured the roads; the prefect of Lille, an attorney, a general, and the police were not sufficient, the military had come to occupy Montsou; a whole regiment of men were camped between Beaugnies and Marchiennes.
whole
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From this reading Once more the authorities had scoured the roads; the prefect of Lille, an attorney, a general, and the police were not sufficient, the military had come to occupy Montsou; a whole regiment of men were camped between Beaugnies and Marchiennes.
winter
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From this reading The first fortnight of February passed and a black cold prolonged the hard winter without pity for the poor.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The manager's villa, the Company's Yards, even the houses of certain residents, were bristling with bayonets.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The first fortnight of February passed and a black cold prolonged the hard winter without pity for the poor.
Yards
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From this reading The manager's villa, the Company's Yards, even the houses of certain residents, were bristling with bayonets.
