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From this reading With a Frontispiece by A. Castaigne London Smith, Elder & Co., 15, Waterloo Place In a previous volume, “The Green Flag,” I have assembled a number of my stories which deal with warfare or with sport.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading With a Frontispiece by A. Castaigne London Smith, Elder & Co., 15, Waterloo Place In a previous volume, “The Green Flag,” I have assembled a number of my stories which deal with warfare or with sport.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the present collection those have been brought together which are concerned with the grotesque and with the terrible—such tales as might well be read “round the fire” upon a winter’s night.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In the present collection those have been brought together which are concerned with the grotesque and with the terrible—such tales as might well be read “round the fire” upon a winter’s night.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In the present collection those have been brought together which are concerned with the grotesque and with the terrible—such tales as might well be read “round the fire” upon a winter’s night.
assembled
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From this reading With a Frontispiece by A. Castaigne London Smith, Elder & Co., 15, Waterloo Place In a previous volume, “The Green Flag,” I have assembled a number of my stories which deal with warfare or with sport.
Author
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From this reading Author of “The White Company,” etc., etc.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In the present collection those have been brought together which are concerned with the grotesque and with the terrible—such tales as might well be read “round the fire” upon a winter’s night.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In the present collection those have been brought together which are concerned with the grotesque and with the terrible—such tales as might well be read “round the fire” upon a winter’s night.
bold
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From this reading Text enclosed by equal signs is in bold face (=bold=).
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the present collection those have been brought together which are concerned with the grotesque and with the terrible—such tales as might well be read “round the fire” upon a winter’s night.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Text enclosed by equal signs is in bold face (=bold=).
Castaigne
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From this reading With a Frontispiece by A. Castaigne London Smith, Elder & Co., 15, Waterloo Place In a previous volume, “The Green Flag,” I have assembled a number of my stories which deal with warfare or with sport.
Co
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From this reading With a Frontispiece by A. Castaigne London Smith, Elder & Co., 15, Waterloo Place In a previous volume, “The Green Flag,” I have assembled a number of my stories which deal with warfare or with sport.
collection
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From this reading In the present collection those have been brought together which are concerned with the grotesque and with the terrible—such tales as might well be read “round the fire” upon a winter’s night.
Company
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From this reading Author of “The White Company,” etc., etc.
concerned
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From this reading In the present collection those have been brought together which are concerned with the grotesque and with the terrible—such tales as might well be read “round the fire” upon a winter’s night.
deal
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From this reading With a Frontispiece by A. Castaigne London Smith, Elder & Co., 15, Waterloo Place In a previous volume, “The Green Flag,” I have assembled a number of my stories which deal with warfare or with sport.
Elder
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From this reading With a Frontispiece by A. Castaigne London Smith, Elder & Co., 15, Waterloo Place In a previous volume, “The Green Flag,” I have assembled a number of my stories which deal with warfare or with sport.
enclosed
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equal
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From this reading Text enclosed by equal signs is in bold face (=bold=).
etc
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From this reading Author of “The White Company,” etc., etc.
face
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From this reading Text enclosed by equal signs is in bold face (=bold=).
fire
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From this reading In the present collection those have been brought together which are concerned with the grotesque and with the terrible—such tales as might well be read “round the fire” upon a winter’s night.
Flag
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From this reading With a Frontispiece by A. Castaigne London Smith, Elder & Co., 15, Waterloo Place In a previous volume, “The Green Flag,” I have assembled a number of my stories which deal with warfare or with sport.
Frontispiece
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From this reading With a Frontispiece by A. Castaigne London Smith, Elder & Co., 15, Waterloo Place In a previous volume, “The Green Flag,” I have assembled a number of my stories which deal with warfare or with sport.
Green
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From this reading With a Frontispiece by A. Castaigne London Smith, Elder & Co., 15, Waterloo Place In a previous volume, “The Green Flag,” I have assembled a number of my stories which deal with warfare or with sport.
grotesque
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From this reading In the present collection those have been brought together which are concerned with the grotesque and with the terrible—such tales as might well be read “round the fire” upon a winter’s night.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading With a Frontispiece by A. Castaigne London Smith, Elder & Co., 15, Waterloo Place In a previous volume, “The Green Flag,” I have assembled a number of my stories which deal with warfare or with sport.
https
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From this reading See https://
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading With a Frontispiece by A. Castaigne London Smith, Elder & Co., 15, Waterloo Place In a previous volume, “The Green Flag,” I have assembled a number of my stories which deal with warfare or with sport.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Text enclosed by equal signs is in bold face (=bold=).
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Text enclosed by equal signs is in bold face (=bold=).
London
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From this reading With a Frontispiece by A. Castaigne London Smith, Elder & Co., 15, Waterloo Place In a previous volume, “The Green Flag,” I have assembled a number of my stories which deal with warfare or with sport.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading In the present collection those have been brought together which are concerned with the grotesque and with the terrible—such tales as might well be read “round the fire” upon a winter’s night.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading With a Frontispiece by A. Castaigne London Smith, Elder & Co., 15, Waterloo Place In a previous volume, “The Green Flag,” I have assembled a number of my stories which deal with warfare or with sport.
night
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From this reading In the present collection those have been brought together which are concerned with the grotesque and with the terrible—such tales as might well be read “round the fire” upon a winter’s night.
number
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From this reading With a Frontispiece by A. Castaigne London Smith, Elder & Co., 15, Waterloo Place In a previous volume, “The Green Flag,” I have assembled a number of my stories which deal with warfare or with sport.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author of “The White Company,” etc., etc.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading With a Frontispiece by A. Castaigne London Smith, Elder & Co., 15, Waterloo Place In a previous volume, “The Green Flag,” I have assembled a number of my stories which deal with warfare or with sport.
Place
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From this reading With a Frontispiece by A. Castaigne London Smith, Elder & Co., 15, Waterloo Place In a previous volume, “The Green Flag,” I have assembled a number of my stories which deal with warfare or with sport.
present
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From this reading In the present collection those have been brought together which are concerned with the grotesque and with the terrible—such tales as might well be read “round the fire” upon a winter’s night.
previous
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From this reading With a Frontispiece by A. Castaigne London Smith, Elder & Co., 15, Waterloo Place In a previous volume, “The Green Flag,” I have assembled a number of my stories which deal with warfare or with sport.
read
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From this reading In the present collection those have been brought together which are concerned with the grotesque and with the terrible—such tales as might well be read “round the fire” upon a winter’s night.
round
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From this reading In the present collection those have been brought together which are concerned with the grotesque and with the terrible—such tales as might well be read “round the fire” upon a winter’s night.
See
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From this reading See https://
signs
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From this reading Text enclosed by equal signs is in bold face (=bold=).
Smith
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From this reading With a Frontispiece by A. Castaigne London Smith, Elder & Co., 15, Waterloo Place In a previous volume, “The Green Flag,” I have assembled a number of my stories which deal with warfare or with sport.
sport
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From this reading With a Frontispiece by A. Castaigne London Smith, Elder & Co., 15, Waterloo Place In a previous volume, “The Green Flag,” I have assembled a number of my stories which deal with warfare or with sport.
stories
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From this reading With a Frontispiece by A. Castaigne London Smith, Elder & Co., 15, Waterloo Place In a previous volume, “The Green Flag,” I have assembled a number of my stories which deal with warfare or with sport.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading In the present collection those have been brought together which are concerned with the grotesque and with the terrible—such tales as might well be read “round the fire” upon a winter’s night.
tales
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From this reading In the present collection those have been brought together which are concerned with the grotesque and with the terrible—such tales as might well be read “round the fire” upon a winter’s night.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the present collection those have been brought together which are concerned with the grotesque and with the terrible—such tales as might well be read “round the fire” upon a winter’s night.
Text
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From this reading Text enclosed by equal signs is in bold face (=bold=).
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Author of “The White Company,” etc., etc.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading In the present collection those have been brought together which are concerned with the grotesque and with the terrible—such tales as might well be read “round the fire” upon a winter’s night.
together
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From this reading In the present collection those have been brought together which are concerned with the grotesque and with the terrible—such tales as might well be read “round the fire” upon a winter’s night.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading In the present collection those have been brought together which are concerned with the grotesque and with the terrible—such tales as might well be read “round the fire” upon a winter’s night.
volume
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From this reading With a Frontispiece by A. Castaigne London Smith, Elder & Co., 15, Waterloo Place In a previous volume, “The Green Flag,” I have assembled a number of my stories which deal with warfare or with sport.
warfare
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From this reading With a Frontispiece by A. Castaigne London Smith, Elder & Co., 15, Waterloo Place In a previous volume, “The Green Flag,” I have assembled a number of my stories which deal with warfare or with sport.
Waterloo
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From this reading With a Frontispiece by A. Castaigne London Smith, Elder & Co., 15, Waterloo Place In a previous volume, “The Green Flag,” I have assembled a number of my stories which deal with warfare or with sport.
well
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From this reading In the present collection those have been brought together which are concerned with the grotesque and with the terrible—such tales as might well be read “round the fire” upon a winter’s night.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading With a Frontispiece by A. Castaigne London Smith, Elder & Co., 15, Waterloo Place In a previous volume, “The Green Flag,” I have assembled a number of my stories which deal with warfare or with sport.
White
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From this reading Author of “The White Company,” etc., etc.
winter's
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From this reading In the present collection those have been brought together which are concerned with the grotesque and with the terrible—such tales as might well be read “round the fire” upon a winter’s night.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With a Frontispiece by A. Castaigne London Smith, Elder & Co., 15, Waterloo Place In a previous volume, “The Green Flag,” I have assembled a number of my stories which deal with warfare or with sport.
