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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 JIMMIE HIGGINS PUTS ON KHAKI I There were seven fellows who boarded the train that evening, under the temporary charge of a blacksmith from the near by country.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading At seven o'clock next morning they presented their papers at the entrance-gate of the training-camp, and under the escort of a soldier were marched down the main street, hanging on to their bundles and suit-cases, and staring about them at the sights.
absorbed
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From this reading Just to see this city, with its swarming population of young men, all in uniform, erect, eager, well-set-up and vivid with health, every man of them busy, and every man seemingly absorbed in his job--that alone was a worth-while experience.
ago
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From this reading It was a city inhabited by some forty thousand men, on a site which a year ago had been waste scrub-land.
all
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From this reading Just to see this city, with its swarming population of young men, all in uniform, erect, eager, well-set-up and vivid with health, every man of them busy, and every man seemingly absorbed in his job--that alone was a worth-while experience.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Just to see this city, with its swarming population of young men, all in uniform, erect, eager, well-set-up and vivid with health, every man of them busy, and every man seemingly absorbed in his job--that alone was a worth-while experience.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At seven o'clock next morning they presented their papers at the entrance-gate of the training-camp, and under the escort of a soldier were marched down the main street, hanging on to their bundles and suit-cases, and staring about them at the sights.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At seven o'clock next morning they presented their papers at the entrance-gate of the training-camp, and under the escort of a soldier were marched down the main street, hanging on to their bundles and suit-cases, and staring about them at the sights.
barracks
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From this reading Long rows of wooden buildings stretched in every direction--barracks, dining-rooms, study-rooms, offices, store-houses--with great stretches of exercise and training-grounds between.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was a city inhabited by some forty thousand men, on a site which a year ago had been waste scrub-land.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Long rows of wooden buildings stretched in every direction--barracks, dining-rooms, study-rooms, offices, store-houses--with great stretches of exercise and training-grounds between.
blacksmith
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From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS PUTS ON KHAKI I There were seven fellows who boarded the train that evening, under the temporary charge of a blacksmith from the near by country.
boarded
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From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS PUTS ON KHAKI I There were seven fellows who boarded the train that evening, under the temporary charge of a blacksmith from the near by country.
buildings
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From this reading Long rows of wooden buildings stretched in every direction--barracks, dining-rooms, study-rooms, offices, store-houses--with great stretches of exercise and training-grounds between.
bundles
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From this reading At seven o'clock next morning they presented their papers at the entrance-gate of the training-camp, and under the escort of a soldier were marched down the main street, hanging on to their bundles and suit-cases, and staring about them at the sights.
busy
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS PUTS ON KHAKI I There were seven fellows who boarded the train that evening, under the temporary charge of a blacksmith from the near by country.
charge
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From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS PUTS ON KHAKI I There were seven fellows who boarded the train that evening, under the temporary charge of a blacksmith from the near by country.
city
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From this reading It was a city inhabited by some forty thousand men, on a site which a year ago had been waste scrub-land.
country
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From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS PUTS ON KHAKI I There were seven fellows who boarded the train that evening, under the temporary charge of a blacksmith from the near by country.
dining-rooms
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From this reading Long rows of wooden buildings stretched in every direction--barracks, dining-rooms, study-rooms, offices, store-houses--with great stretches of exercise and training-grounds between.
direction
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From this reading Long rows of wooden buildings stretched in every direction--barracks, dining-rooms, study-rooms, offices, store-houses--with great stretches of exercise and training-grounds between.
down
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From this reading At seven o'clock next morning they presented their papers at the entrance-gate of the training-camp, and under the escort of a soldier were marched down the main street, hanging on to their bundles and suit-cases, and staring about them at the sights.
eager
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entrance-gate
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From this reading At seven o'clock next morning they presented their papers at the entrance-gate of the training-camp, and under the escort of a soldier were marched down the main street, hanging on to their bundles and suit-cases, and staring about them at the sights.
erect
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escort
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From this reading At seven o'clock next morning they presented their papers at the entrance-gate of the training-camp, and under the escort of a soldier were marched down the main street, hanging on to their bundles and suit-cases, and staring about them at the sights.
evening
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From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS PUTS ON KHAKI I There were seven fellows who boarded the train that evening, under the temporary charge of a blacksmith from the near by country.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Long rows of wooden buildings stretched in every direction--barracks, dining-rooms, study-rooms, offices, store-houses--with great stretches of exercise and training-grounds between.
exercise
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From this reading Long rows of wooden buildings stretched in every direction--barracks, dining-rooms, study-rooms, offices, store-houses--with great stretches of exercise and training-grounds between.
experience
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fellows
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From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS PUTS ON KHAKI I There were seven fellows who boarded the train that evening, under the temporary charge of a blacksmith from the near by country.
forty
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From this reading It was a city inhabited by some forty thousand men, on a site which a year ago had been waste scrub-land.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS PUTS ON KHAKI I There were seven fellows who boarded the train that evening, under the temporary charge of a blacksmith from the near by country.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Long rows of wooden buildings stretched in every direction--barracks, dining-rooms, study-rooms, offices, store-houses--with great stretches of exercise and training-grounds between.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was a city inhabited by some forty thousand men, on a site which a year ago had been waste scrub-land.
hanging
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From this reading At seven o'clock next morning they presented their papers at the entrance-gate of the training-camp, and under the escort of a soldier were marched down the main street, hanging on to their bundles and suit-cases, and staring about them at the sights.
health
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HIGGINS
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From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS PUTS ON KHAKI I There were seven fellows who boarded the train that evening, under the temporary charge of a blacksmith from the near by country.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Just to see this city, with its swarming population of young men, all in uniform, erect, eager, well-set-up and vivid with health, every man of them busy, and every man seemingly absorbed in his job--that alone was a worth-while experience.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS PUTS ON KHAKI I There were seven fellows who boarded the train that evening, under the temporary charge of a blacksmith from the near by country.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Long rows of wooden buildings stretched in every direction--barracks, dining-rooms, study-rooms, offices, store-houses--with great stretches of exercise and training-grounds between.
inhabited
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From this reading It was a city inhabited by some forty thousand men, on a site which a year ago had been waste scrub-land.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a city inhabited by some forty thousand men, on a site which a year ago had been waste scrub-land.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Just to see this city, with its swarming population of young men, all in uniform, erect, eager, well-set-up and vivid with health, every man of them busy, and every man seemingly absorbed in his job--that alone was a worth-while experience.
JIMMIE
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From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS PUTS ON KHAKI I There were seven fellows who boarded the train that evening, under the temporary charge of a blacksmith from the near by country.
job
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Just
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From this reading Just to see this city, with its swarming population of young men, all in uniform, erect, eager, well-set-up and vivid with health, every man of them busy, and every man seemingly absorbed in his job--that alone was a worth-while experience.
KHAKI
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From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS PUTS ON KHAKI I There were seven fellows who boarded the train that evening, under the temporary charge of a blacksmith from the near by country.
LongnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Long rows of wooden buildings stretched in every direction--barracks, dining-rooms, study-rooms, offices, store-houses--with great stretches of exercise and training-grounds between.
main
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From this reading At seven o'clock next morning they presented their papers at the entrance-gate of the training-camp, and under the escort of a soldier were marched down the main street, hanging on to their bundles and suit-cases, and staring about them at the sights.
man
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marched
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From this reading At seven o'clock next morning they presented their papers at the entrance-gate of the training-camp, and under the escort of a soldier were marched down the main street, hanging on to their bundles and suit-cases, and staring about them at the sights.
men
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From this reading It was a city inhabited by some forty thousand men, on a site which a year ago had been waste scrub-land.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At seven o'clock next morning they presented their papers at the entrance-gate of the training-camp, and under the escort of a soldier were marched down the main street, hanging on to their bundles and suit-cases, and staring about them at the sights.
near
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From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS PUTS ON KHAKI I There were seven fellows who boarded the train that evening, under the temporary charge of a blacksmith from the near by country.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At seven o'clock next morning they presented their papers at the entrance-gate of the training-camp, and under the escort of a soldier were marched down the main street, hanging on to their bundles and suit-cases, and staring about them at the sights.
o'clock
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From this reading At seven o'clock next morning they presented their papers at the entrance-gate of the training-camp, and under the escort of a soldier were marched down the main street, hanging on to their bundles and suit-cases, and staring about them at the sights.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS PUTS ON KHAKI I There were seven fellows who boarded the train that evening, under the temporary charge of a blacksmith from the near by country.
offices
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From this reading Long rows of wooden buildings stretched in every direction--barracks, dining-rooms, study-rooms, offices, store-houses--with great stretches of exercise and training-grounds between.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS PUTS ON KHAKI I There were seven fellows who boarded the train that evening, under the temporary charge of a blacksmith from the near by country.
papers
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From this reading At seven o'clock next morning they presented their papers at the entrance-gate of the training-camp, and under the escort of a soldier were marched down the main street, hanging on to their bundles and suit-cases, and staring about them at the sights.
population
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presented
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From this reading At seven o'clock next morning they presented their papers at the entrance-gate of the training-camp, and under the escort of a soldier were marched down the main street, hanging on to their bundles and suit-cases, and staring about them at the sights.
PUTS
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From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS PUTS ON KHAKI I There were seven fellows who boarded the train that evening, under the temporary charge of a blacksmith from the near by country.
rows
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From this reading Long rows of wooden buildings stretched in every direction--barracks, dining-rooms, study-rooms, offices, store-houses--with great stretches of exercise and training-grounds between.
scrub-land
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From this reading It was a city inhabited by some forty thousand men, on a site which a year ago had been waste scrub-land.
see
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seemingly
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seven
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From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS PUTS ON KHAKI I There were seven fellows who boarded the train that evening, under the temporary charge of a blacksmith from the near by country.
sights
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From this reading At seven o'clock next morning they presented their papers at the entrance-gate of the training-camp, and under the escort of a soldier were marched down the main street, hanging on to their bundles and suit-cases, and staring about them at the sights.
site
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From this reading It was a city inhabited by some forty thousand men, on a site which a year ago had been waste scrub-land.
soldier
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From this reading At seven o'clock next morning they presented their papers at the entrance-gate of the training-camp, and under the escort of a soldier were marched down the main street, hanging on to their bundles and suit-cases, and staring about them at the sights.
some
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From this reading It was a city inhabited by some forty thousand men, on a site which a year ago had been waste scrub-land.
staring
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From this reading At seven o'clock next morning they presented their papers at the entrance-gate of the training-camp, and under the escort of a soldier were marched down the main street, hanging on to their bundles and suit-cases, and staring about them at the sights.
store-houses
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From this reading Long rows of wooden buildings stretched in every direction--barracks, dining-rooms, study-rooms, offices, store-houses--with great stretches of exercise and training-grounds between.
street
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From this reading At seven o'clock next morning they presented their papers at the entrance-gate of the training-camp, and under the escort of a soldier were marched down the main street, hanging on to their bundles and suit-cases, and staring about them at the sights.
stretched
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From this reading Long rows of wooden buildings stretched in every direction--barracks, dining-rooms, study-rooms, offices, store-houses--with great stretches of exercise and training-grounds between.
stretches
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From this reading Long rows of wooden buildings stretched in every direction--barracks, dining-rooms, study-rooms, offices, store-houses--with great stretches of exercise and training-grounds between.
study-rooms
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From this reading Long rows of wooden buildings stretched in every direction--barracks, dining-rooms, study-rooms, offices, store-houses--with great stretches of exercise and training-grounds between.
suit-cases
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From this reading At seven o'clock next morning they presented their papers at the entrance-gate of the training-camp, and under the escort of a soldier were marched down the main street, hanging on to their bundles and suit-cases, and staring about them at the sights.
swarming
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From this reading Just to see this city, with its swarming population of young men, all in uniform, erect, eager, well-set-up and vivid with health, every man of them busy, and every man seemingly absorbed in his job--that alone was a worth-while experience.
temporary
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From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS PUTS ON KHAKI I There were seven fellows who boarded the train that evening, under the temporary charge of a blacksmith from the near by country.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS PUTS ON KHAKI I There were seven fellows who boarded the train that evening, under the temporary charge of a blacksmith from the near by country.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS PUTS ON KHAKI I There were seven fellows who boarded the train that evening, under the temporary charge of a blacksmith from the near by country.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading At seven o'clock next morning they presented their papers at the entrance-gate of the training-camp, and under the escort of a soldier were marched down the main street, hanging on to their bundles and suit-cases, and staring about them at the sights.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading At seven o'clock next morning they presented their papers at the entrance-gate of the training-camp, and under the escort of a soldier were marched down the main street, hanging on to their bundles and suit-cases, and staring about them at the sights.
There
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From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS PUTS ON KHAKI I There were seven fellows who boarded the train that evening, under the temporary charge of a blacksmith from the near by country.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At seven o'clock next morning they presented their papers at the entrance-gate of the training-camp, and under the escort of a soldier were marched down the main street, hanging on to their bundles and suit-cases, and staring about them at the sights.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Just to see this city, with its swarming population of young men, all in uniform, erect, eager, well-set-up and vivid with health, every man of them busy, and every man seemingly absorbed in his job--that alone was a worth-while experience.
thousand
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From this reading It was a city inhabited by some forty thousand men, on a site which a year ago had been waste scrub-land.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At seven o'clock next morning they presented their papers at the entrance-gate of the training-camp, and under the escort of a soldier were marched down the main street, hanging on to their bundles and suit-cases, and staring about them at the sights.
train
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From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS PUTS ON KHAKI I There were seven fellows who boarded the train that evening, under the temporary charge of a blacksmith from the near by country.
training-camp
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From this reading At seven o'clock next morning they presented their papers at the entrance-gate of the training-camp, and under the escort of a soldier were marched down the main street, hanging on to their bundles and suit-cases, and staring about them at the sights.
training-grounds
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From this reading Long rows of wooden buildings stretched in every direction--barracks, dining-rooms, study-rooms, offices, store-houses--with great stretches of exercise and training-grounds between.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS PUTS ON KHAKI I There were seven fellows who boarded the train that evening, under the temporary charge of a blacksmith from the near by country.
uniform
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From this reading Just to see this city, with its swarming population of young men, all in uniform, erect, eager, well-set-up and vivid with health, every man of them busy, and every man seemingly absorbed in his job--that alone was a worth-while experience.
vivid
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From this reading Just to see this city, with its swarming population of young men, all in uniform, erect, eager, well-set-up and vivid with health, every man of them busy, and every man seemingly absorbed in his job--that alone was a worth-while experience.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a city inhabited by some forty thousand men, on a site which a year ago had been waste scrub-land.
wastenounUS /weɪst/
an empty, uncultivated area of land
From this reading It was a city inhabited by some forty thousand men, on a site which a year ago had been waste scrub-land.
well-set-up
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From this reading Just to see this city, with its swarming population of young men, all in uniform, erect, eager, well-set-up and vivid with health, every man of them busy, and every man seemingly absorbed in his job--that alone was a worth-while experience.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS PUTS ON KHAKI I There were seven fellows who boarded the train that evening, under the temporary charge of a blacksmith from the near by country.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was a city inhabited by some forty thousand men, on a site which a year ago had been waste scrub-land.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS PUTS ON KHAKI I There were seven fellows who boarded the train that evening, under the temporary charge of a blacksmith from the near by country.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Long rows of wooden buildings stretched in every direction--barracks, dining-rooms, study-rooms, offices, store-houses--with great stretches of exercise and training-grounds between.
wooden
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From this reading Long rows of wooden buildings stretched in every direction--barracks, dining-rooms, study-rooms, offices, store-houses--with great stretches of exercise and training-grounds between.
worth-while
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From this reading Just to see this city, with its swarming population of young men, all in uniform, erect, eager, well-set-up and vivid with health, every man of them busy, and every man seemingly absorbed in his job--that alone was a worth-while experience.
year
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From this reading It was a city inhabited by some forty thousand men, on a site which a year ago had been waste scrub-land.
young
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From this reading Just to see this city, with its swarming population of young men, all in uniform, erect, eager, well-set-up and vivid with health, every man of them busy, and every man seemingly absorbed in his job--that alone was a worth-while experience.
