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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 SEES THE OTHER SIDE I But these exultations and glory-thoughts were reserved for a later stage of Jimmie Higgins's life.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS SEES THE OTHER SIDE I But these exultations and glory-thoughts were reserved for a later stage of Jimmie Higgins's life.
arm
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From this reading At present he was weak, and his head was splitting, and his left arm burning like fire.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He was not a soldier, but a hospital-orderly or stretcher-bearer, as you could tell by the white bandage with a red cross on his arm.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At present he was weak, and his head was splitting, and his left arm burning like fire.
bandage
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From this reading He was not a soldier, but a hospital-orderly or stretcher-bearer, as you could tell by the white bandage with a red cross on his arm.
battle
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From this reading And on top of this came a happening so strange that it drove the whole battle from his thoughts.
burning
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From this reading At present he was weak, and his head was splitting, and his left arm burning like fire.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS SEES THE OTHER SIDE I But these exultations and glory-thoughts were reserved for a later stage of Jimmie Higgins's life.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He was not a soldier, but a hospital-orderly or stretcher-bearer, as you could tell by the white bandage with a red cross on his arm.
came
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From this reading And on top of this came a happening so strange that it drove the whole battle from his thoughts.
companions
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From this reading He was walking on a path with his French companions, when one of them noticed a man in a French uniform lying on the ground a little way to one side.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He was not a soldier, but a hospital-orderly or stretcher-bearer, as you could tell by the white bandage with a red cross on his arm.
cross
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From this reading He was not a soldier, but a hospital-orderly or stretcher-bearer, as you could tell by the white bandage with a red cross on his arm.
drove
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From this reading And on top of this came a happening so strange that it drove the whole battle from his thoughts.
exultations
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From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS SEES THE OTHER SIDE I But these exultations and glory-thoughts were reserved for a later stage of Jimmie Higgins's life.
fire
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From this reading At present he was weak, and his head was splitting, and his left arm burning like fire.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS SEES THE OTHER SIDE I But these exultations and glory-thoughts were reserved for a later stage of Jimmie Higgins's life.
French
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From this reading He was walking on a path with his French companions, when one of them noticed a man in a French uniform lying on the ground a little way to one side.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And on top of this came a happening so strange that it drove the whole battle from his thoughts.
glory-thoughts
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From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS SEES THE OTHER SIDE I But these exultations and glory-thoughts were reserved for a later stage of Jimmie Higgins's life.
ground
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From this reading He was walking on a path with his French companions, when one of them noticed a man in a French uniform lying on the ground a little way to one side.
happening
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From this reading And on top of this came a happening so strange that it drove the whole battle from his thoughts.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At present he was weak, and his head was splitting, and his left arm burning like fire.
head
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From this reading At present he was weak, and his head was splitting, and his left arm burning like fire.
HIGGINS
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From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS SEES THE OTHER SIDE I But these exultations and glory-thoughts were reserved for a later stage of Jimmie Higgins's life.
Higgins's
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From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS SEES THE OTHER SIDE I But these exultations and glory-thoughts were reserved for a later stage of Jimmie Higgins's life.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At present he was weak, and his head was splitting, and his left arm burning like fire.
hospital-orderly
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From this reading He was not a soldier, but a hospital-orderly or stretcher-bearer, as you could tell by the white bandage with a red cross on his arm.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS SEES THE OTHER SIDE I But these exultations and glory-thoughts were reserved for a later stage of Jimmie Higgins's life.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was walking on a path with his French companions, when one of them noticed a man in a French uniform lying on the ground a little way to one side.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And on top of this came a happening so strange that it drove the whole battle from his thoughts.
JIMMIE
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From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS SEES THE OTHER SIDE I But these exultations and glory-thoughts were reserved for a later stage of Jimmie Higgins's life.
later
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From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS SEES THE OTHER SIDE I But these exultations and glory-thoughts were reserved for a later stage of Jimmie Higgins's life.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At present he was weak, and his head was splitting, and his left arm burning like fire.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS SEES THE OTHER SIDE I But these exultations and glory-thoughts were reserved for a later stage of Jimmie Higgins's life.
like
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From this reading At present he was weak, and his head was splitting, and his left arm burning like fire.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was walking on a path with his French companions, when one of them noticed a man in a French uniform lying on the ground a little way to one side.
lying
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From this reading He was walking on a path with his French companions, when one of them noticed a man in a French uniform lying on the ground a little way to one side.
man
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From this reading He was walking on a path with his French companions, when one of them noticed a man in a French uniform lying on the ground a little way to one side.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was not a soldier, but a hospital-orderly or stretcher-bearer, as you could tell by the white bandage with a red cross on his arm.
noticed
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From this reading He was walking on a path with his French companions, when one of them noticed a man in a French uniform lying on the ground a little way to one side.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS SEES THE OTHER SIDE I But these exultations and glory-thoughts were reserved for a later stage of Jimmie Higgins's life.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And on top of this came a happening so strange that it drove the whole battle from his thoughts.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He was walking on a path with his French companions, when one of them noticed a man in a French uniform lying on the ground a little way to one side.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He was not a soldier, but a hospital-orderly or stretcher-bearer, as you could tell by the white bandage with a red cross on his arm.
OTHER
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From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS SEES THE OTHER SIDE I But these exultations and glory-thoughts were reserved for a later stage of Jimmie Higgins's life.
path
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From this reading He was walking on a path with his French companions, when one of them noticed a man in a French uniform lying on the ground a little way to one side.
present
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From this reading At present he was weak, and his head was splitting, and his left arm burning like fire.
red
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From this reading He was not a soldier, but a hospital-orderly or stretcher-bearer, as you could tell by the white bandage with a red cross on his arm.
reserved
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From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS SEES THE OTHER SIDE I But these exultations and glory-thoughts were reserved for a later stage of Jimmie Higgins's life.
SEES
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From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS SEES THE OTHER SIDE I But these exultations and glory-thoughts were reserved for a later stage of Jimmie Higgins's life.
SIDE
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From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS SEES THE OTHER SIDE I But these exultations and glory-thoughts were reserved for a later stage of Jimmie Higgins's life.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And on top of this came a happening so strange that it drove the whole battle from his thoughts.
soldier
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From this reading He was not a soldier, but a hospital-orderly or stretcher-bearer, as you could tell by the white bandage with a red cross on his arm.
splitting
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From this reading At present he was weak, and his head was splitting, and his left arm burning like fire.
stage
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From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS SEES THE OTHER SIDE I But these exultations and glory-thoughts were reserved for a later stage of Jimmie Higgins's life.
strange
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From this reading And on top of this came a happening so strange that it drove the whole battle from his thoughts.
stretcher-bearer
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From this reading He was not a soldier, but a hospital-orderly or stretcher-bearer, as you could tell by the white bandage with a red cross on his arm.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was not a soldier, but a hospital-orderly or stretcher-bearer, as you could tell by the white bandage with a red cross on his arm.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And on top of this came a happening so strange that it drove the whole battle from his thoughts.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS SEES THE OTHER SIDE I But these exultations and glory-thoughts were reserved for a later stage of Jimmie Higgins's life.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He was walking on a path with his French companions, when one of them noticed a man in a French uniform lying on the ground a little way to one side.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS SEES THE OTHER SIDE I But these exultations and glory-thoughts were reserved for a later stage of Jimmie Higgins's life.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And on top of this came a happening so strange that it drove the whole battle from his thoughts.
thoughts
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From this reading And on top of this came a happening so strange that it drove the whole battle from his thoughts.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was walking on a path with his French companions, when one of them noticed a man in a French uniform lying on the ground a little way to one side.
top
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From this reading And on top of this came a happening so strange that it drove the whole battle from his thoughts.
uniform
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From this reading He was walking on a path with his French companions, when one of them noticed a man in a French uniform lying on the ground a little way to one side.
walking
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From this reading He was walking on a path with his French companions, when one of them noticed a man in a French uniform lying on the ground a little way to one side.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At present he was weak, and his head was splitting, and his left arm burning like fire.
way
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From this reading He was walking on a path with his French companions, when one of them noticed a man in a French uniform lying on the ground a little way to one side.
weak
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From this reading At present he was weak, and his head was splitting, and his left arm burning like fire.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading JIMMIE HIGGINS SEES THE OTHER SIDE I But these exultations and glory-thoughts were reserved for a later stage of Jimmie Higgins's life.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He was walking on a path with his French companions, when one of them noticed a man in a French uniform lying on the ground a little way to one side.
white
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From this reading He was not a soldier, but a hospital-orderly or stretcher-bearer, as you could tell by the white bandage with a red cross on his arm.
whole
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From this reading And on top of this came a happening so strange that it drove the whole battle from his thoughts.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was walking on a path with his French companions, when one of them noticed a man in a French uniform lying on the ground a little way to one side.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He was not a soldier, but a hospital-orderly or stretcher-bearer, as you could tell by the white bandage with a red cross on his arm.
