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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 He found himself, somewhat to his confusion, something of a lion there, and never lacked company anxious to discuss with him the details of that mad ride up the Valley of Death and back again.
admiration
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From this reading His French visitors were unanimous in their grave disapproval and admiration; and Jack, whenever he could get away from his trenches for a chat with the invalid, reported the same feeling everywhere.
affair
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From this reading Jack himself had had a hand in the tussle with the enemy, the day after Jim's affair.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Jack himself had had a hand in the tussle with the enemy, the day after Jim's affair.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He found himself, somewhat to his confusion, something of a lion there, and never lacked company anxious to discuss with him the details of that mad ride up the Valley of Death and back again.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was in the best of health, his wounds showed every intention of healing readily, and the Colonel saw to it that he lacked nothing.
anxious
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From this reading He found himself, somewhat to his confusion, something of a lion there, and never lacked company anxious to discuss with him the details of that mad ride up the Valley of Death and back again.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading In the comparative luxury of Colonel Carron's quarters, which were far beyond anything he could have got in the English camps, Jim pulled round rapidly.
away
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From this reading His French visitors were unanimous in their grave disapproval and admiration; and Jack, whenever he could get away from his trenches for a chat with the invalid, reported the same feeling everywhere.
back
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From this reading He found himself, somewhat to his confusion, something of a lion there, and never lacked company anxious to discuss with him the details of that mad ride up the Valley of Death and back again.
best
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From this reading He was in the best of health, his wounds showed every intention of healing readily, and the Colonel saw to it that he lacked nothing.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading In the comparative luxury of Colonel Carron's quarters, which were far beyond anything he could have got in the English camps, Jim pulled round rapidly.
camps
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From this reading In the comparative luxury of Colonel Carron's quarters, which were far beyond anything he could have got in the English camps, Jim pulled round rapidly.
Carron's
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From this reading In the comparative luxury of Colonel Carron's quarters, which were far beyond anything he could have got in the English camps, Jim pulled round rapidly.
chat
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From this reading His French visitors were unanimous in their grave disapproval and admiration; and Jack, whenever he could get away from his trenches for a chat with the invalid, reported the same feeling everywhere.
Colonel
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From this reading In the comparative luxury of Colonel Carron's quarters, which were far beyond anything he could have got in the English camps, Jim pulled round rapidly.
company
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From this reading He found himself, somewhat to his confusion, something of a lion there, and never lacked company anxious to discuss with him the details of that mad ride up the Valley of Death and back again.
comparative
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From this reading In the comparative luxury of Colonel Carron's quarters, which were far beyond anything he could have got in the English camps, Jim pulled round rapidly.
confusion
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From this reading He found himself, somewhat to his confusion, something of a lion there, and never lacked company anxious to discuss with him the details of that mad ride up the Valley of Death and back again.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading In the comparative luxury of Colonel Carron's quarters, which were far beyond anything he could have got in the English camps, Jim pulled round rapidly.
day
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From this reading Jack himself had had a hand in the tussle with the enemy, the day after Jim's affair.
Death
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From this reading He found himself, somewhat to his confusion, something of a lion there, and never lacked company anxious to discuss with him the details of that mad ride up the Valley of Death and back again.
detailsnounUS /ˈdetails/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He found himself, somewhat to his confusion, something of a lion there, and never lacked company anxious to discuss with him the details of that mad ride up the Valley of Death and back again.
disapproval
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From this reading His French visitors were unanimous in their grave disapproval and admiration; and Jack, whenever he could get away from his trenches for a chat with the invalid, reported the same feeling everywhere.
discuss
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From this reading He found himself, somewhat to his confusion, something of a lion there, and never lacked company anxious to discuss with him the details of that mad ride up the Valley of Death and back again.
enemy
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From this reading Jack himself had had a hand in the tussle with the enemy, the day after Jim's affair.
English
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From this reading In the comparative luxury of Colonel Carron's quarters, which were far beyond anything he could have got in the English camps, Jim pulled round rapidly.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading He was in the best of health, his wounds showed every intention of healing readily, and the Colonel saw to it that he lacked nothing.
everywhere
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From this reading His French visitors were unanimous in their grave disapproval and admiration; and Jack, whenever he could get away from his trenches for a chat with the invalid, reported the same feeling everywhere.
far
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From this reading In the comparative luxury of Colonel Carron's quarters, which were far beyond anything he could have got in the English camps, Jim pulled round rapidly.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His French visitors were unanimous in their grave disapproval and admiration; and Jack, whenever he could get away from his trenches for a chat with the invalid, reported the same feeling everywhere.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading His French visitors were unanimous in their grave disapproval and admiration; and Jack, whenever he could get away from his trenches for a chat with the invalid, reported the same feeling everywhere.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He found himself, somewhat to his confusion, something of a lion there, and never lacked company anxious to discuss with him the details of that mad ride up the Valley of Death and back again.
French
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From this reading His French visitors were unanimous in their grave disapproval and admiration; and Jack, whenever he could get away from his trenches for a chat with the invalid, reported the same feeling everywhere.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading His French visitors were unanimous in their grave disapproval and admiration; and Jack, whenever he could get away from his trenches for a chat with the invalid, reported the same feeling everywhere.
get
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From this reading His French visitors were unanimous in their grave disapproval and admiration; and Jack, whenever he could get away from his trenches for a chat with the invalid, reported the same feeling everywhere.
got
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From this reading In the comparative luxury of Colonel Carron's quarters, which were far beyond anything he could have got in the English camps, Jim pulled round rapidly.
grave
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From this reading His French visitors were unanimous in their grave disapproval and admiration; and Jack, whenever he could get away from his trenches for a chat with the invalid, reported the same feeling everywhere.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Jack himself had had a hand in the tussle with the enemy, the day after Jim's affair.
hand
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From this reading Jack himself had had a hand in the tussle with the enemy, the day after Jim's affair.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading In the comparative luxury of Colonel Carron's quarters, which were far beyond anything he could have got in the English camps, Jim pulled round rapidly.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the comparative luxury of Colonel Carron's quarters, which were far beyond anything he could have got in the English camps, Jim pulled round rapidly.
healing
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From this reading He was in the best of health, his wounds showed every intention of healing readily, and the Colonel saw to it that he lacked nothing.
health
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From this reading He was in the best of health, his wounds showed every intention of healing readily, and the Colonel saw to it that he lacked nothing.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He found himself, somewhat to his confusion, something of a lion there, and never lacked company anxious to discuss with him the details of that mad ride up the Valley of Death and back again.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He found himself, somewhat to his confusion, something of a lion there, and never lacked company anxious to discuss with him the details of that mad ride up the Valley of Death and back again.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was in the best of health, his wounds showed every intention of healing readily, and the Colonel saw to it that he lacked nothing.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the comparative luxury of Colonel Carron's quarters, which were far beyond anything he could have got in the English camps, Jim pulled round rapidly.
intention
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From this reading He was in the best of health, his wounds showed every intention of healing readily, and the Colonel saw to it that he lacked nothing.
invalid
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From this reading His French visitors were unanimous in their grave disapproval and admiration; and Jack, whenever he could get away from his trenches for a chat with the invalid, reported the same feeling everywhere.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He was in the best of health, his wounds showed every intention of healing readily, and the Colonel saw to it that he lacked nothing.
Jack
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From this reading His French visitors were unanimous in their grave disapproval and admiration; and Jack, whenever he could get away from his trenches for a chat with the invalid, reported the same feeling everywhere.
Jim
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From this reading In the comparative luxury of Colonel Carron's quarters, which were far beyond anything he could have got in the English camps, Jim pulled round rapidly.
Jim's
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From this reading Jack himself had had a hand in the tussle with the enemy, the day after Jim's affair.
lacked
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From this reading He was in the best of health, his wounds showed every intention of healing readily, and the Colonel saw to it that he lacked nothing.
lion
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From this reading He found himself, somewhat to his confusion, something of a lion there, and never lacked company anxious to discuss with him the details of that mad ride up the Valley of Death and back again.
luxury
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From this reading In the comparative luxury of Colonel Carron's quarters, which were far beyond anything he could have got in the English camps, Jim pulled round rapidly.
mad
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From this reading He found himself, somewhat to his confusion, something of a lion there, and never lacked company anxious to discuss with him the details of that mad ride up the Valley of Death and back again.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He found himself, somewhat to his confusion, something of a lion there, and never lacked company anxious to discuss with him the details of that mad ride up the Valley of Death and back again.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading He was in the best of health, his wounds showed every intention of healing readily, and the Colonel saw to it that he lacked nothing.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the comparative luxury of Colonel Carron's quarters, which were far beyond anything he could have got in the English camps, Jim pulled round rapidly.
pullednounUS /pulled/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the comparative luxury of Colonel Carron's quarters, which were far beyond anything he could have got in the English camps, Jim pulled round rapidly.
quarters
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From this reading In the comparative luxury of Colonel Carron's quarters, which were far beyond anything he could have got in the English camps, Jim pulled round rapidly.
rapidly
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From this reading In the comparative luxury of Colonel Carron's quarters, which were far beyond anything he could have got in the English camps, Jim pulled round rapidly.
readilynounUS /readily/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was in the best of health, his wounds showed every intention of healing readily, and the Colonel saw to it that he lacked nothing.
reported
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From this reading His French visitors were unanimous in their grave disapproval and admiration; and Jack, whenever he could get away from his trenches for a chat with the invalid, reported the same feeling everywhere.
ride
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From this reading He found himself, somewhat to his confusion, something of a lion there, and never lacked company anxious to discuss with him the details of that mad ride up the Valley of Death and back again.
round
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From this reading In the comparative luxury of Colonel Carron's quarters, which were far beyond anything he could have got in the English camps, Jim pulled round rapidly.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His French visitors were unanimous in their grave disapproval and admiration; and Jack, whenever he could get away from his trenches for a chat with the invalid, reported the same feeling everywhere.
saw
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From this reading He was in the best of health, his wounds showed every intention of healing readily, and the Colonel saw to it that he lacked nothing.
showed
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From this reading He was in the best of health, his wounds showed every intention of healing readily, and the Colonel saw to it that he lacked nothing.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading He found himself, somewhat to his confusion, something of a lion there, and never lacked company anxious to discuss with him the details of that mad ride up the Valley of Death and back again.
somewhat
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From this reading He found himself, somewhat to his confusion, something of a lion there, and never lacked company anxious to discuss with him the details of that mad ride up the Valley of Death and back again.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was in the best of health, his wounds showed every intention of healing readily, and the Colonel saw to it that he lacked nothing.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the comparative luxury of Colonel Carron's quarters, which were far beyond anything he could have got in the English camps, Jim pulled round rapidly.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading His French visitors were unanimous in their grave disapproval and admiration; and Jack, whenever he could get away from his trenches for a chat with the invalid, reported the same feeling everywhere.
there
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From this reading He found himself, somewhat to his confusion, something of a lion there, and never lacked company anxious to discuss with him the details of that mad ride up the Valley of Death and back again.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was in the best of health, his wounds showed every intention of healing readily, and the Colonel saw to it that he lacked nothing.
trenches
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From this reading His French visitors were unanimous in their grave disapproval and admiration; and Jack, whenever he could get away from his trenches for a chat with the invalid, reported the same feeling everywhere.
tussle
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From this reading Jack himself had had a hand in the tussle with the enemy, the day after Jim's affair.
unanimous
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From this reading His French visitors were unanimous in their grave disapproval and admiration; and Jack, whenever he could get away from his trenches for a chat with the invalid, reported the same feeling everywhere.
up
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From this reading He found himself, somewhat to his confusion, something of a lion there, and never lacked company anxious to discuss with him the details of that mad ride up the Valley of Death and back again.
Valley
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From this reading He found himself, somewhat to his confusion, something of a lion there, and never lacked company anxious to discuss with him the details of that mad ride up the Valley of Death and back again.
visitors
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From this reading His French visitors were unanimous in their grave disapproval and admiration; and Jack, whenever he could get away from his trenches for a chat with the invalid, reported the same feeling everywhere.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was in the best of health, his wounds showed every intention of healing readily, and the Colonel saw to it that he lacked nothing.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In the comparative luxury of Colonel Carron's quarters, which were far beyond anything he could have got in the English camps, Jim pulled round rapidly.
wheneverconjunctionUS /weˈnevər/
at any time that; every time that
From this reading His French visitors were unanimous in their grave disapproval and admiration; and Jack, whenever he could get away from his trenches for a chat with the invalid, reported the same feeling everywhere.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In the comparative luxury of Colonel Carron's quarters, which were far beyond anything he could have got in the English camps, Jim pulled round rapidly.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He found himself, somewhat to his confusion, something of a lion there, and never lacked company anxious to discuss with him the details of that mad ride up the Valley of Death and back again.
wounds
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From this reading He was in the best of health, his wounds showed every intention of healing readily, and the Colonel saw to it that he lacked nothing.
