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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 Before you lies a great plain, dull green, with white farmhouses scattered here and there.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading One great donga slashes it across.
Advance
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From this reading DAYS WITH THE ARMY Pole-Carew--Tucker--Snipers--The Looted Farm--Taking of Brandfort--Artillery Engagement--Advance of the Guards-- The Wounded Scout--The Dead Australian--Return.
air
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From this reading Stand in the pass at Karee, and look north in the clear fresh morning air!
all
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From this reading Distant hills bound it on all sides, and at the base of those in front, dimly seen, are a line of houses and a steeple.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Stand in the pass at Karee, and look north in the clear fresh morning air!
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Distant hills bound it on all sides, and at the base of those in front, dimly seen, are a line of houses and a steeple.
ARMY
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From this reading DAYS WITH THE ARMY Pole-Carew--Tucker--Snipers--The Looted Farm--Taking of Brandfort--Artillery Engagement--Advance of the Guards-- The Wounded Scout--The Dead Australian--Return.
Artillery
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From this reading DAYS WITH THE ARMY Pole-Carew--Tucker--Snipers--The Looted Farm--Taking of Brandfort--Artillery Engagement--Advance of the Guards-- The Wounded Scout--The Dead Australian--Return.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Stand in the pass at Karee, and look north in the clear fresh morning air!
Australian
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From this reading DAYS WITH THE ARMY Pole-Carew--Tucker--Snipers--The Looted Farm--Taking of Brandfort--Artillery Engagement--Advance of the Guards-- The Wounded Scout--The Dead Australian--Return.
base
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From this reading Distant hills bound it on all sides, and at the base of those in front, dimly seen, are a line of houses and a steeple.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before you lies a great plain, dull green, with white farmhouses scattered here and there.
bound
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From this reading Distant hills bound it on all sides, and at the base of those in front, dimly seen, are a line of houses and a steeple.
Brandfort
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From this reading DAYS WITH THE ARMY Pole-Carew--Tucker--Snipers--The Looted Farm--Taking of Brandfort--Artillery Engagement--Advance of the Guards-- The Wounded Scout--The Dead Australian--Return.
clear
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From this reading Stand in the pass at Karee, and look north in the clear fresh morning air!
DAYS
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From this reading DAYS WITH THE ARMY Pole-Carew--Tucker--Snipers--The Looted Farm--Taking of Brandfort--Artillery Engagement--Advance of the Guards-- The Wounded Scout--The Dead Australian--Return.
DeadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DAYS WITH THE ARMY Pole-Carew--Tucker--Snipers--The Looted Farm--Taking of Brandfort--Artillery Engagement--Advance of the Guards-- The Wounded Scout--The Dead Australian--Return.
dimly
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From this reading Distant hills bound it on all sides, and at the base of those in front, dimly seen, are a line of houses and a steeple.
DistantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading Distant hills bound it on all sides, and at the base of those in front, dimly seen, are a line of houses and a steeple.
donga
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From this reading One great donga slashes it across.
dull
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From this reading Before you lies a great plain, dull green, with white farmhouses scattered here and there.
Engagement
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From this reading DAYS WITH THE ARMY Pole-Carew--Tucker--Snipers--The Looted Farm--Taking of Brandfort--Artillery Engagement--Advance of the Guards-- The Wounded Scout--The Dead Australian--Return.
Farm
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From this reading DAYS WITH THE ARMY Pole-Carew--Tucker--Snipers--The Looted Farm--Taking of Brandfort--Artillery Engagement--Advance of the Guards-- The Wounded Scout--The Dead Australian--Return.
farmhouses
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From this reading Before you lies a great plain, dull green, with white farmhouses scattered here and there.
fresh
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From this reading Stand in the pass at Karee, and look north in the clear fresh morning air!
front
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From this reading Distant hills bound it on all sides, and at the base of those in front, dimly seen, are a line of houses and a steeple.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Before you lies a great plain, dull green, with white farmhouses scattered here and there.
green
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From this reading Before you lies a great plain, dull green, with white farmhouses scattered here and there.
Guards
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From this reading DAYS WITH THE ARMY Pole-Carew--Tucker--Snipers--The Looted Farm--Taking of Brandfort--Artillery Engagement--Advance of the Guards-- The Wounded Scout--The Dead Australian--Return.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Before you lies a great plain, dull green, with white farmhouses scattered here and there.
hills
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From this reading Distant hills bound it on all sides, and at the base of those in front, dimly seen, are a line of houses and a steeple.
houses
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From this reading Distant hills bound it on all sides, and at the base of those in front, dimly seen, are a line of houses and a steeple.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Stand in the pass at Karee, and look north in the clear fresh morning air!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading One great donga slashes it across.
Karee
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From this reading Stand in the pass at Karee, and look north in the clear fresh morning air!
lies
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From this reading Before you lies a great plain, dull green, with white farmhouses scattered here and there.
line
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From this reading Distant hills bound it on all sides, and at the base of those in front, dimly seen, are a line of houses and a steeple.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Stand in the pass at Karee, and look north in the clear fresh morning air!
Looted
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From this reading DAYS WITH THE ARMY Pole-Carew--Tucker--Snipers--The Looted Farm--Taking of Brandfort--Artillery Engagement--Advance of the Guards-- The Wounded Scout--The Dead Australian--Return.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Stand in the pass at Karee, and look north in the clear fresh morning air!
north
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From this reading Stand in the pass at Karee, and look north in the clear fresh morning air!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading DAYS WITH THE ARMY Pole-Carew--Tucker--Snipers--The Looted Farm--Taking of Brandfort--Artillery Engagement--Advance of the Guards-- The Wounded Scout--The Dead Australian--Return.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Distant hills bound it on all sides, and at the base of those in front, dimly seen, are a line of houses and a steeple.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One great donga slashes it across.
pass
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From this reading Stand in the pass at Karee, and look north in the clear fresh morning air!
plain
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From this reading Before you lies a great plain, dull green, with white farmhouses scattered here and there.
Pole-Carew
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From this reading DAYS WITH THE ARMY Pole-Carew--Tucker--Snipers--The Looted Farm--Taking of Brandfort--Artillery Engagement--Advance of the Guards-- The Wounded Scout--The Dead Australian--Return.
Return
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From this reading DAYS WITH THE ARMY Pole-Carew--Tucker--Snipers--The Looted Farm--Taking of Brandfort--Artillery Engagement--Advance of the Guards-- The Wounded Scout--The Dead Australian--Return.
scattered
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From this reading Before you lies a great plain, dull green, with white farmhouses scattered here and there.
Scout
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From this reading DAYS WITH THE ARMY Pole-Carew--Tucker--Snipers--The Looted Farm--Taking of Brandfort--Artillery Engagement--Advance of the Guards-- The Wounded Scout--The Dead Australian--Return.
seen
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From this reading Distant hills bound it on all sides, and at the base of those in front, dimly seen, are a line of houses and a steeple.
sides
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From this reading Distant hills bound it on all sides, and at the base of those in front, dimly seen, are a line of houses and a steeple.
slashes
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From this reading One great donga slashes it across.
Snipers
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From this reading DAYS WITH THE ARMY Pole-Carew--Tucker--Snipers--The Looted Farm--Taking of Brandfort--Artillery Engagement--Advance of the Guards-- The Wounded Scout--The Dead Australian--Return.
Stand
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From this reading Stand in the pass at Karee, and look north in the clear fresh morning air!
steeple
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From this reading Distant hills bound it on all sides, and at the base of those in front, dimly seen, are a line of houses and a steeple.
Taking
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From this reading DAYS WITH THE ARMY Pole-Carew--Tucker--Snipers--The Looted Farm--Taking of Brandfort--Artillery Engagement--Advance of the Guards-- The Wounded Scout--The Dead Australian--Return.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DAYS WITH THE ARMY Pole-Carew--Tucker--Snipers--The Looted Farm--Taking of Brandfort--Artillery Engagement--Advance of the Guards-- The Wounded Scout--The Dead Australian--Return.
there
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From this reading Before you lies a great plain, dull green, with white farmhouses scattered here and there.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Distant hills bound it on all sides, and at the base of those in front, dimly seen, are a line of houses and a steeple.
Tucker
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From this reading DAYS WITH THE ARMY Pole-Carew--Tucker--Snipers--The Looted Farm--Taking of Brandfort--Artillery Engagement--Advance of the Guards-- The Wounded Scout--The Dead Australian--Return.
white
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From this reading Before you lies a great plain, dull green, with white farmhouses scattered here and there.
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading DAYS WITH THE ARMY Pole-Carew--Tucker--Snipers--The Looted Farm--Taking of Brandfort--Artillery Engagement--Advance of the Guards-- The Wounded Scout--The Dead Australian--Return.
Wounded
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From this reading DAYS WITH THE ARMY Pole-Carew--Tucker--Snipers--The Looted Farm--Taking of Brandfort--Artillery Engagement--Advance of the Guards-- The Wounded Scout--The Dead Australian--Return.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Before you lies a great plain, dull green, with white farmhouses scattered here and there.
