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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 ships were passing the town now—we could just see them by popping our heads over the top of the ridge—and they fired off a few rounds.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The rest of them were more plucky, and carried on unloading the wagons, but by the time they were empty, and all the ammunition had been carried across to the guns, the fleet had anchored two miles below us and past the town.
all
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From this reading The rest of them were more plucky, and carried on unloading the wagons, but by the time they were empty, and all the ammunition had been carried across to the guns, the fleet had anchored two miles below us and past the town.
Almost
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From this reading Almost immediately the troops began coming ashore from the transports, and the insurgent officers worked themselves into a tremendous state of excitement, gesticulating and pointing down to the cruisers, and getting their two guns’ crews round the guns.
ammunition
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From this reading The rest of them were more plucky, and carried on unloading the wagons, but by the time they were empty, and all the ammunition had been carried across to the guns, the fleet had anchored two miles below us and past the town.
anchored
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From this reading The rest of them were more plucky, and carried on unloading the wagons, but by the time they were empty, and all the ammunition had been carried across to the guns, the fleet had anchored two miles below us and past the town.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The ships were passing the town now—we could just see them by popping our heads over the top of the ridge—and they fired off a few rounds.
anywhere
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From this reading We heard the shells bursting in the town, not anywhere near us, but the noise was enough for most of the native soldiers, who dropped whatever they were carrying and grovelled on the ground.
ashore
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From this reading Almost immediately the troops began coming ashore from the transports, and the insurgent officers worked themselves into a tremendous state of excitement, gesticulating and pointing down to the cruisers, and getting their two guns’ crews round the guns.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The rest of them were more plucky, and carried on unloading the wagons, but by the time they were empty, and all the ammunition had been carried across to the guns, the fleet had anchored two miles below us and past the town.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Almost immediately the troops began coming ashore from the transports, and the insurgent officers worked themselves into a tremendous state of excitement, gesticulating and pointing down to the cruisers, and getting their two guns’ crews round the guns.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading The rest of them were more plucky, and carried on unloading the wagons, but by the time they were empty, and all the ammunition had been carried across to the guns, the fleet had anchored two miles below us and past the town.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading We thought that they would open fire in a minute, so climbed up the slope between them, and lay there to watch what would happen.
bursting
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From this reading We heard the shells bursting in the town, not anywhere near us, but the noise was enough for most of the native soldiers, who dropped whatever they were carrying and grovelled on the ground.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We heard the shells bursting in the town, not anywhere near us, but the noise was enough for most of the native soldiers, who dropped whatever they were carrying and grovelled on the ground.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The ships were passing the town now—we could just see them by popping our heads over the top of the ridge—and they fired off a few rounds.
carried
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From this reading The rest of them were more plucky, and carried on unloading the wagons, but by the time they were empty, and all the ammunition had been carried across to the guns, the fleet had anchored two miles below us and past the town.
carrying
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From this reading We heard the shells bursting in the town, not anywhere near us, but the noise was enough for most of the native soldiers, who dropped whatever they were carrying and grovelled on the ground.
climbed
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From this reading We thought that they would open fire in a minute, so climbed up the slope between them, and lay there to watch what would happen.
coming
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From this reading Almost immediately the troops began coming ashore from the transports, and the insurgent officers worked themselves into a tremendous state of excitement, gesticulating and pointing down to the cruisers, and getting their two guns’ crews round the guns.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The ships were passing the town now—we could just see them by popping our heads over the top of the ridge—and they fired off a few rounds.
crews
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From this reading Almost immediately the troops began coming ashore from the transports, and the insurgent officers worked themselves into a tremendous state of excitement, gesticulating and pointing down to the cruisers, and getting their two guns’ crews round the guns.
cruisers
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From this reading Almost immediately the troops began coming ashore from the transports, and the insurgent officers worked themselves into a tremendous state of excitement, gesticulating and pointing down to the cruisers, and getting their two guns’ crews round the guns.
down
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From this reading Almost immediately the troops began coming ashore from the transports, and the insurgent officers worked themselves into a tremendous state of excitement, gesticulating and pointing down to the cruisers, and getting their two guns’ crews round the guns.
dropped
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From this reading We heard the shells bursting in the town, not anywhere near us, but the noise was enough for most of the native soldiers, who dropped whatever they were carrying and grovelled on the ground.
empty
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From this reading The rest of them were more plucky, and carried on unloading the wagons, but by the time they were empty, and all the ammunition had been carried across to the guns, the fleet had anchored two miles below us and past the town.
enough
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From this reading We heard the shells bursting in the town, not anywhere near us, but the noise was enough for most of the native soldiers, who dropped whatever they were carrying and grovelled on the ground.
excitement
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From this reading Almost immediately the troops began coming ashore from the transports, and the insurgent officers worked themselves into a tremendous state of excitement, gesticulating and pointing down to the cruisers, and getting their two guns’ crews round the guns.
few
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From this reading The ships were passing the town now—we could just see them by popping our heads over the top of the ridge—and they fired off a few rounds.
fire
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From this reading We thought that they would open fire in a minute, so climbed up the slope between them, and lay there to watch what would happen.
fired
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From this reading The ships were passing the town now—we could just see them by popping our heads over the top of the ridge—and they fired off a few rounds.
fleet
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From this reading The rest of them were more plucky, and carried on unloading the wagons, but by the time they were empty, and all the ammunition had been carried across to the guns, the fleet had anchored two miles below us and past the town.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We heard the shells bursting in the town, not anywhere near us, but the noise was enough for most of the native soldiers, who dropped whatever they were carrying and grovelled on the ground.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Almost immediately the troops began coming ashore from the transports, and the insurgent officers worked themselves into a tremendous state of excitement, gesticulating and pointing down to the cruisers, and getting their two guns’ crews round the guns.
gesticulating
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From this reading Almost immediately the troops began coming ashore from the transports, and the insurgent officers worked themselves into a tremendous state of excitement, gesticulating and pointing down to the cruisers, and getting their two guns’ crews round the guns.
getting
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From this reading Almost immediately the troops began coming ashore from the transports, and the insurgent officers worked themselves into a tremendous state of excitement, gesticulating and pointing down to the cruisers, and getting their two guns’ crews round the guns.
ground
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From this reading We heard the shells bursting in the town, not anywhere near us, but the noise was enough for most of the native soldiers, who dropped whatever they were carrying and grovelled on the ground.
grovelled
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From this reading We heard the shells bursting in the town, not anywhere near us, but the noise was enough for most of the native soldiers, who dropped whatever they were carrying and grovelled on the ground.
guns
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From this reading The rest of them were more plucky, and carried on unloading the wagons, but by the time they were empty, and all the ammunition had been carried across to the guns, the fleet had anchored two miles below us and past the town.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The rest of them were more plucky, and carried on unloading the wagons, but by the time they were empty, and all the ammunition had been carried across to the guns, the fleet had anchored two miles below us and past the town.
happen
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From this reading We thought that they would open fire in a minute, so climbed up the slope between them, and lay there to watch what would happen.
heads
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From this reading The ships were passing the town now—we could just see them by popping our heads over the top of the ridge—and they fired off a few rounds.
heard
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From this reading We heard the shells bursting in the town, not anywhere near us, but the noise was enough for most of the native soldiers, who dropped whatever they were carrying and grovelled on the ground.
immediately
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From this reading Almost immediately the troops began coming ashore from the transports, and the insurgent officers worked themselves into a tremendous state of excitement, gesticulating and pointing down to the cruisers, and getting their two guns’ crews round the guns.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We heard the shells bursting in the town, not anywhere near us, but the noise was enough for most of the native soldiers, who dropped whatever they were carrying and grovelled on the ground.
insurgent
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From this reading Almost immediately the troops began coming ashore from the transports, and the insurgent officers worked themselves into a tremendous state of excitement, gesticulating and pointing down to the cruisers, and getting their two guns’ crews round the guns.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Almost immediately the troops began coming ashore from the transports, and the insurgent officers worked themselves into a tremendous state of excitement, gesticulating and pointing down to the cruisers, and getting their two guns’ crews round the guns.
just
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From this reading The ships were passing the town now—we could just see them by popping our heads over the top of the ridge—and they fired off a few rounds.
lay
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From this reading We thought that they would open fire in a minute, so climbed up the slope between them, and lay there to watch what would happen.
miles
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From this reading The rest of them were more plucky, and carried on unloading the wagons, but by the time they were empty, and all the ammunition had been carried across to the guns, the fleet had anchored two miles below us and past the town.
minute
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From this reading We thought that they would open fire in a minute, so climbed up the slope between them, and lay there to watch what would happen.
more
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From this reading The rest of them were more plucky, and carried on unloading the wagons, but by the time they were empty, and all the ammunition had been carried across to the guns, the fleet had anchored two miles below us and past the town.
most
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From this reading We heard the shells bursting in the town, not anywhere near us, but the noise was enough for most of the native soldiers, who dropped whatever they were carrying and grovelled on the ground.
native
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From this reading We heard the shells bursting in the town, not anywhere near us, but the noise was enough for most of the native soldiers, who dropped whatever they were carrying and grovelled on the ground.
near
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From this reading We heard the shells bursting in the town, not anywhere near us, but the noise was enough for most of the native soldiers, who dropped whatever they were carrying and grovelled on the ground.
noise
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From this reading We heard the shells bursting in the town, not anywhere near us, but the noise was enough for most of the native soldiers, who dropped whatever they were carrying and grovelled on the ground.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We heard the shells bursting in the town, not anywhere near us, but the noise was enough for most of the native soldiers, who dropped whatever they were carrying and grovelled on the ground.
now
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From this reading The ships were passing the town now—we could just see them by popping our heads over the top of the ridge—and they fired off a few rounds.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The ships were passing the town now—we could just see them by popping our heads over the top of the ridge—and they fired off a few rounds.
off
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From this reading The ships were passing the town now—we could just see them by popping our heads over the top of the ridge—and they fired off a few rounds.
officers
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From this reading Almost immediately the troops began coming ashore from the transports, and the insurgent officers worked themselves into a tremendous state of excitement, gesticulating and pointing down to the cruisers, and getting their two guns’ crews round the guns.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We heard the shells bursting in the town, not anywhere near us, but the noise was enough for most of the native soldiers, who dropped whatever they were carrying and grovelled on the ground.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading We thought that they would open fire in a minute, so climbed up the slope between them, and lay there to watch what would happen.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The ships were passing the town now—we could just see them by popping our heads over the top of the ridge—and they fired off a few rounds.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The ships were passing the town now—we could just see them by popping our heads over the top of the ridge—and they fired off a few rounds.
passing
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From this reading The ships were passing the town now—we could just see them by popping our heads over the top of the ridge—and they fired off a few rounds.
past
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From this reading The rest of them were more plucky, and carried on unloading the wagons, but by the time they were empty, and all the ammunition had been carried across to the guns, the fleet had anchored two miles below us and past the town.
plucky
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From this reading The rest of them were more plucky, and carried on unloading the wagons, but by the time they were empty, and all the ammunition had been carried across to the guns, the fleet had anchored two miles below us and past the town.
pointing
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From this reading Almost immediately the troops began coming ashore from the transports, and the insurgent officers worked themselves into a tremendous state of excitement, gesticulating and pointing down to the cruisers, and getting their two guns’ crews round the guns.
popping
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From this reading The ships were passing the town now—we could just see them by popping our heads over the top of the ridge—and they fired off a few rounds.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The rest of them were more plucky, and carried on unloading the wagons, but by the time they were empty, and all the ammunition had been carried across to the guns, the fleet had anchored two miles below us and past the town.
ridge
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From this reading The ships were passing the town now—we could just see them by popping our heads over the top of the ridge—and they fired off a few rounds.
round
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From this reading Almost immediately the troops began coming ashore from the transports, and the insurgent officers worked themselves into a tremendous state of excitement, gesticulating and pointing down to the cruisers, and getting their two guns’ crews round the guns.
rounds
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From this reading The ships were passing the town now—we could just see them by popping our heads over the top of the ridge—and they fired off a few rounds.
see
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From this reading The ships were passing the town now—we could just see them by popping our heads over the top of the ridge—and they fired off a few rounds.
shells
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From this reading We heard the shells bursting in the town, not anywhere near us, but the noise was enough for most of the native soldiers, who dropped whatever they were carrying and grovelled on the ground.
ships
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From this reading The ships were passing the town now—we could just see them by popping our heads over the top of the ridge—and they fired off a few rounds.
slope
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From this reading We thought that they would open fire in a minute, so climbed up the slope between them, and lay there to watch what would happen.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading We thought that they would open fire in a minute, so climbed up the slope between them, and lay there to watch what would happen.
soldiers
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From this reading We heard the shells bursting in the town, not anywhere near us, but the noise was enough for most of the native soldiers, who dropped whatever they were carrying and grovelled on the ground.
state
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From this reading Almost immediately the troops began coming ashore from the transports, and the insurgent officers worked themselves into a tremendous state of excitement, gesticulating and pointing down to the cruisers, and getting their two guns’ crews round the guns.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We thought that they would open fire in a minute, so climbed up the slope between them, and lay there to watch what would happen.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The ships were passing the town now—we could just see them by popping our heads over the top of the ridge—and they fired off a few rounds.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Almost immediately the troops began coming ashore from the transports, and the insurgent officers worked themselves into a tremendous state of excitement, gesticulating and pointing down to the cruisers, and getting their two guns’ crews round the guns.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The ships were passing the town now—we could just see them by popping our heads over the top of the ridge—and they fired off a few rounds.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Almost immediately the troops began coming ashore from the transports, and the insurgent officers worked themselves into a tremendous state of excitement, gesticulating and pointing down to the cruisers, and getting their two guns’ crews round the guns.
there
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From this reading We thought that they would open fire in a minute, so climbed up the slope between them, and lay there to watch what would happen.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The ships were passing the town now—we could just see them by popping our heads over the top of the ridge—and they fired off a few rounds.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We thought that they would open fire in a minute, so climbed up the slope between them, and lay there to watch what would happen.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The rest of them were more plucky, and carried on unloading the wagons, but by the time they were empty, and all the ammunition had been carried across to the guns, the fleet had anchored two miles below us and past the town.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The rest of them were more plucky, and carried on unloading the wagons, but by the time they were empty, and all the ammunition had been carried across to the guns, the fleet had anchored two miles below us and past the town.
top
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From this reading The ships were passing the town now—we could just see them by popping our heads over the top of the ridge—and they fired off a few rounds.
town
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From this reading The ships were passing the town now—we could just see them by popping our heads over the top of the ridge—and they fired off a few rounds.
transports
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From this reading Almost immediately the troops began coming ashore from the transports, and the insurgent officers worked themselves into a tremendous state of excitement, gesticulating and pointing down to the cruisers, and getting their two guns’ crews round the guns.
tremendous
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From this reading Almost immediately the troops began coming ashore from the transports, and the insurgent officers worked themselves into a tremendous state of excitement, gesticulating and pointing down to the cruisers, and getting their two guns’ crews round the guns.
troops
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From this reading Almost immediately the troops began coming ashore from the transports, and the insurgent officers worked themselves into a tremendous state of excitement, gesticulating and pointing down to the cruisers, and getting their two guns’ crews round the guns.
two
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From this reading The rest of them were more plucky, and carried on unloading the wagons, but by the time they were empty, and all the ammunition had been carried across to the guns, the fleet had anchored two miles below us and past the town.
unloading
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From this reading The rest of them were more plucky, and carried on unloading the wagons, but by the time they were empty, and all the ammunition had been carried across to the guns, the fleet had anchored two miles below us and past the town.
up
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From this reading We thought that they would open fire in a minute, so climbed up the slope between them, and lay there to watch what would happen.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We heard the shells bursting in the town, not anywhere near us, but the noise was enough for most of the native soldiers, who dropped whatever they were carrying and grovelled on the ground.
wagons
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From this reading The rest of them were more plucky, and carried on unloading the wagons, but by the time they were empty, and all the ammunition had been carried across to the guns, the fleet had anchored two miles below us and past the town.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We heard the shells bursting in the town, not anywhere near us, but the noise was enough for most of the native soldiers, who dropped whatever they were carrying and grovelled on the ground.
watch
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From this reading We thought that they would open fire in a minute, so climbed up the slope between them, and lay there to watch what would happen.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The ships were passing the town now—we could just see them by popping our heads over the top of the ridge—and they fired off a few rounds.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The ships were passing the town now—we could just see them by popping our heads over the top of the ridge—and they fired off a few rounds.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading We thought that they would open fire in a minute, so climbed up the slope between them, and lay there to watch what would happen.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading We heard the shells bursting in the town, not anywhere near us, but the noise was enough for most of the native soldiers, who dropped whatever they were carrying and grovelled on the ground.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading We heard the shells bursting in the town, not anywhere near us, but the noise was enough for most of the native soldiers, who dropped whatever they were carrying and grovelled on the ground.
worked
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From this reading Almost immediately the troops began coming ashore from the transports, and the insurgent officers worked themselves into a tremendous state of excitement, gesticulating and pointing down to the cruisers, and getting their two guns’ crews round the guns.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading We thought that they would open fire in a minute, so climbed up the slope between them, and lay there to watch what would happen.
