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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 A HAPPY WARRIOR The Field Hospital in which Jane was at work was now seeing its busiest days.
actually
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From this reading In Jane’s whole experience in this place no doctor or nurse ever gave up and was sent to the rear until actually forced to do so, by pure physical inability longer to continue.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading A steady stream of wounded men poured into it, day and night, frequently augmented after a serious engagement at the Front by such a torrent of extra cases that every resource was heavily overtaxed.
amazing
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From this reading It was amazing how endurance held out, when the need was great, by sheer force of nerve and will.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A steady stream of wounded men poured into it, day and night, frequently augmented after a serious engagement at the Front by such a torrent of extra cases that every resource was heavily overtaxed.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A HAPPY WARRIOR The Field Hospital in which Jane was at work was now seeing its busiest days.
augmented
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From this reading A steady stream of wounded men poured into it, day and night, frequently augmented after a serious engagement at the Front by such a torrent of extra cases that every resource was heavily overtaxed.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Surgeons and nurses worked to the limit and beyond it; they kept on long after they should have been released.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Surgeons and nurses worked to the limit and beyond it; they kept on long after they should have been released.
busiest
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From this reading A HAPPY WARRIOR The Field Hospital in which Jane was at work was now seeing its busiest days.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A steady stream of wounded men poured into it, day and night, frequently augmented after a serious engagement at the Front by such a torrent of extra cases that every resource was heavily overtaxed.
cases
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From this reading A steady stream of wounded men poured into it, day and night, frequently augmented after a serious engagement at the Front by such a torrent of extra cases that every resource was heavily overtaxed.
continue
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From this reading In Jane’s whole experience in this place no doctor or nurse ever gave up and was sent to the rear until actually forced to do so, by pure physical inability longer to continue.
day
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From this reading A steady stream of wounded men poured into it, day and night, frequently augmented after a serious engagement at the Front by such a torrent of extra cases that every resource was heavily overtaxed.
days
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From this reading A HAPPY WARRIOR The Field Hospital in which Jane was at work was now seeing its busiest days.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading In Jane’s whole experience in this place no doctor or nurse ever gave up and was sent to the rear until actually forced to do so, by pure physical inability longer to continue.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In Jane’s whole experience in this place no doctor or nurse ever gave up and was sent to the rear until actually forced to do so, by pure physical inability longer to continue.
endurance
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From this reading It was amazing how endurance held out, when the need was great, by sheer force of nerve and will.
engagement
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From this reading A steady stream of wounded men poured into it, day and night, frequently augmented after a serious engagement at the Front by such a torrent of extra cases that every resource was heavily overtaxed.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In Jane’s whole experience in this place no doctor or nurse ever gave up and was sent to the rear until actually forced to do so, by pure physical inability longer to continue.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading A steady stream of wounded men poured into it, day and night, frequently augmented after a serious engagement at the Front by such a torrent of extra cases that every resource was heavily overtaxed.
experience
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From this reading In Jane’s whole experience in this place no doctor or nurse ever gave up and was sent to the rear until actually forced to do so, by pure physical inability longer to continue.
extra
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From this reading A steady stream of wounded men poured into it, day and night, frequently augmented after a serious engagement at the Front by such a torrent of extra cases that every resource was heavily overtaxed.
Field
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From this reading A HAPPY WARRIOR The Field Hospital in which Jane was at work was now seeing its busiest days.
force
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From this reading It was amazing how endurance held out, when the need was great, by sheer force of nerve and will.
forced
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From this reading In Jane’s whole experience in this place no doctor or nurse ever gave up and was sent to the rear until actually forced to do so, by pure physical inability longer to continue.
frequently
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From this reading A steady stream of wounded men poured into it, day and night, frequently augmented after a serious engagement at the Front by such a torrent of extra cases that every resource was heavily overtaxed.
Front
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From this reading A steady stream of wounded men poured into it, day and night, frequently augmented after a serious engagement at the Front by such a torrent of extra cases that every resource was heavily overtaxed.
gave
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From this reading In Jane’s whole experience in this place no doctor or nurse ever gave up and was sent to the rear until actually forced to do so, by pure physical inability longer to continue.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was amazing how endurance held out, when the need was great, by sheer force of nerve and will.
HAPPY
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From this reading A HAPPY WARRIOR The Field Hospital in which Jane was at work was now seeing its busiest days.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Surgeons and nurses worked to the limit and beyond it; they kept on long after they should have been released.
heavily
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From this reading A steady stream of wounded men poured into it, day and night, frequently augmented after a serious engagement at the Front by such a torrent of extra cases that every resource was heavily overtaxed.
held
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From this reading It was amazing how endurance held out, when the need was great, by sheer force of nerve and will.
Hospital
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From this reading A HAPPY WARRIOR The Field Hospital in which Jane was at work was now seeing its busiest days.
how
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From this reading It was amazing how endurance held out, when the need was great, by sheer force of nerve and will.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A HAPPY WARRIOR The Field Hospital in which Jane was at work was now seeing its busiest days.
inability
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From this reading In Jane’s whole experience in this place no doctor or nurse ever gave up and was sent to the rear until actually forced to do so, by pure physical inability longer to continue.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A steady stream of wounded men poured into it, day and night, frequently augmented after a serious engagement at the Front by such a torrent of extra cases that every resource was heavily overtaxed.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A steady stream of wounded men poured into it, day and night, frequently augmented after a serious engagement at the Front by such a torrent of extra cases that every resource was heavily overtaxed.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading A HAPPY WARRIOR The Field Hospital in which Jane was at work was now seeing its busiest days.
Jane
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From this reading A HAPPY WARRIOR The Field Hospital in which Jane was at work was now seeing its busiest days.
Jane's
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From this reading In Jane’s whole experience in this place no doctor or nurse ever gave up and was sent to the rear until actually forced to do so, by pure physical inability longer to continue.
kept
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From this reading Surgeons and nurses worked to the limit and beyond it; they kept on long after they should have been released.
limit
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From this reading Surgeons and nurses worked to the limit and beyond it; they kept on long after they should have been released.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Surgeons and nurses worked to the limit and beyond it; they kept on long after they should have been released.
longer
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From this reading In Jane’s whole experience in this place no doctor or nurse ever gave up and was sent to the rear until actually forced to do so, by pure physical inability longer to continue.
men
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From this reading A steady stream of wounded men poured into it, day and night, frequently augmented after a serious engagement at the Front by such a torrent of extra cases that every resource was heavily overtaxed.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was amazing how endurance held out, when the need was great, by sheer force of nerve and will.
nerve
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From this reading It was amazing how endurance held out, when the need was great, by sheer force of nerve and will.
night
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From this reading A steady stream of wounded men poured into it, day and night, frequently augmented after a serious engagement at the Front by such a torrent of extra cases that every resource was heavily overtaxed.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading In Jane’s whole experience in this place no doctor or nurse ever gave up and was sent to the rear until actually forced to do so, by pure physical inability longer to continue.
now
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From this reading A HAPPY WARRIOR The Field Hospital in which Jane was at work was now seeing its busiest days.
nurse
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From this reading In Jane’s whole experience in this place no doctor or nurse ever gave up and was sent to the rear until actually forced to do so, by pure physical inability longer to continue.
nurses
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From this reading Surgeons and nurses worked to the limit and beyond it; they kept on long after they should have been released.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A steady stream of wounded men poured into it, day and night, frequently augmented after a serious engagement at the Front by such a torrent of extra cases that every resource was heavily overtaxed.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Surgeons and nurses worked to the limit and beyond it; they kept on long after they should have been released.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In Jane’s whole experience in this place no doctor or nurse ever gave up and was sent to the rear until actually forced to do so, by pure physical inability longer to continue.
out
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From this reading It was amazing how endurance held out, when the need was great, by sheer force of nerve and will.
overtaxed
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From this reading A steady stream of wounded men poured into it, day and night, frequently augmented after a serious engagement at the Front by such a torrent of extra cases that every resource was heavily overtaxed.
physical
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From this reading In Jane’s whole experience in this place no doctor or nurse ever gave up and was sent to the rear until actually forced to do so, by pure physical inability longer to continue.
place
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From this reading In Jane’s whole experience in this place no doctor or nurse ever gave up and was sent to the rear until actually forced to do so, by pure physical inability longer to continue.
poured
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From this reading A steady stream of wounded men poured into it, day and night, frequently augmented after a serious engagement at the Front by such a torrent of extra cases that every resource was heavily overtaxed.
pure
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From this reading In Jane’s whole experience in this place no doctor or nurse ever gave up and was sent to the rear until actually forced to do so, by pure physical inability longer to continue.
rear
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From this reading In Jane’s whole experience in this place no doctor or nurse ever gave up and was sent to the rear until actually forced to do so, by pure physical inability longer to continue.
released
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From this reading Surgeons and nurses worked to the limit and beyond it; they kept on long after they should have been released.
resource
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From this reading A steady stream of wounded men poured into it, day and night, frequently augmented after a serious engagement at the Front by such a torrent of extra cases that every resource was heavily overtaxed.
seeing
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From this reading A HAPPY WARRIOR The Field Hospital in which Jane was at work was now seeing its busiest days.
sent
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From this reading In Jane’s whole experience in this place no doctor or nurse ever gave up and was sent to the rear until actually forced to do so, by pure physical inability longer to continue.
serious
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From this reading A steady stream of wounded men poured into it, day and night, frequently augmented after a serious engagement at the Front by such a torrent of extra cases that every resource was heavily overtaxed.
sheer
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From this reading It was amazing how endurance held out, when the need was great, by sheer force of nerve and will.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Surgeons and nurses worked to the limit and beyond it; they kept on long after they should have been released.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading In Jane’s whole experience in this place no doctor or nurse ever gave up and was sent to the rear until actually forced to do so, by pure physical inability longer to continue.
steady
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From this reading A steady stream of wounded men poured into it, day and night, frequently augmented after a serious engagement at the Front by such a torrent of extra cases that every resource was heavily overtaxed.
stream
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From this reading A steady stream of wounded men poured into it, day and night, frequently augmented after a serious engagement at the Front by such a torrent of extra cases that every resource was heavily overtaxed.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading A steady stream of wounded men poured into it, day and night, frequently augmented after a serious engagement at the Front by such a torrent of extra cases that every resource was heavily overtaxed.
Surgeons
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From this reading Surgeons and nurses worked to the limit and beyond it; they kept on long after they should have been released.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A steady stream of wounded men poured into it, day and night, frequently augmented after a serious engagement at the Front by such a torrent of extra cases that every resource was heavily overtaxed.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A HAPPY WARRIOR The Field Hospital in which Jane was at work was now seeing its busiest days.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Surgeons and nurses worked to the limit and beyond it; they kept on long after they should have been released.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In Jane’s whole experience in this place no doctor or nurse ever gave up and was sent to the rear until actually forced to do so, by pure physical inability longer to continue.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Surgeons and nurses worked to the limit and beyond it; they kept on long after they should have been released.
torrent
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From this reading A steady stream of wounded men poured into it, day and night, frequently augmented after a serious engagement at the Front by such a torrent of extra cases that every resource was heavily overtaxed.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading In Jane’s whole experience in this place no doctor or nurse ever gave up and was sent to the rear until actually forced to do so, by pure physical inability longer to continue.
up
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From this reading In Jane’s whole experience in this place no doctor or nurse ever gave up and was sent to the rear until actually forced to do so, by pure physical inability longer to continue.
WARRIOR
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From this reading A HAPPY WARRIOR The Field Hospital in which Jane was at work was now seeing its busiest days.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A HAPPY WARRIOR The Field Hospital in which Jane was at work was now seeing its busiest days.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was amazing how endurance held out, when the need was great, by sheer force of nerve and will.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A HAPPY WARRIOR The Field Hospital in which Jane was at work was now seeing its busiest days.
whole
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From this reading In Jane’s whole experience in this place no doctor or nurse ever gave up and was sent to the rear until actually forced to do so, by pure physical inability longer to continue.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading It was amazing how endurance held out, when the need was great, by sheer force of nerve and will.
work
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From this reading A HAPPY WARRIOR The Field Hospital in which Jane was at work was now seeing its busiest days.
worked
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From this reading Surgeons and nurses worked to the limit and beyond it; they kept on long after they should have been released.
wounded
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From this reading A steady stream of wounded men poured into it, day and night, frequently augmented after a serious engagement at the Front by such a torrent of extra cases that every resource was heavily overtaxed.
