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add
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From this reading The sky was hidden by the smoke, and through the smoke, along with the bursting shells, shot flights of fiery rockets to add to the inferno inside.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was in the first days of September, just twelve months after the Modern Armada sailed from Varna in hopes of settling matters out of hand, that the great bombardment opened; the earth shook and the heavens shuddered, and men grown used to the sound of big guns were amazed at the hideous uproar.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The sky was hidden by the smoke, and through the smoke, along with the bursting shells, shot flights of fiery rockets to add to the inferno inside.
amazed
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From this reading It was in the first days of September, just twelve months after the Modern Armada sailed from Varna in hopes of settling matters out of hand, that the great bombardment opened; the earth shook and the heavens shuddered, and men grown used to the sound of big guns were amazed at the hideous uproar.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And so, at last, we come to the end of that titanic struggle in the East--so far, that is, as we are directly concerned in it.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And so, at last, we come to the end of that titanic struggle in the East--so far, that is, as we are directly concerned in it.
Armada
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From this reading It was in the first days of September, just twelve months after the Modern Armada sailed from Varna in hopes of settling matters out of hand, that the great bombardment opened; the earth shook and the heavens shuddered, and men grown used to the sound of big guns were amazed at the hideous uproar.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And so, at last, we come to the end of that titanic struggle in the East--so far, that is, as we are directly concerned in it.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And so, at last, we come to the end of that titanic struggle in the East--so far, that is, as we are directly concerned in it.
back
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From this reading Fifteen hundred of the heaviest guns in existence thundered back and forth in concert, and the hot hail of more than half of them rained ceaselessly on the stricken town.
big
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From this reading It was in the first days of September, just twelve months after the Modern Armada sailed from Varna in hopes of settling matters out of hand, that the great bombardment opened; the earth shook and the heavens shuddered, and men grown used to the sound of big guns were amazed at the hideous uproar.
bombardment
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From this reading It was in the first days of September, just twelve months after the Modern Armada sailed from Varna in hopes of settling matters out of hand, that the great bombardment opened; the earth shook and the heavens shuddered, and men grown used to the sound of big guns were amazed at the hideous uproar.
bursting
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From this reading The sky was hidden by the smoke, and through the smoke, along with the bursting shells, shot flights of fiery rockets to add to the inferno inside.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The sky was hidden by the smoke, and through the smoke, along with the bursting shells, shot flights of fiery rockets to add to the inferno inside.
ceaselessly
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From this reading Fifteen hundred of the heaviest guns in existence thundered back and forth in concert, and the hot hail of more than half of them rained ceaselessly on the stricken town.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And so, at last, we come to the end of that titanic struggle in the East--so far, that is, as we are directly concerned in it.
concerned
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From this reading And so, at last, we come to the end of that titanic struggle in the East--so far, that is, as we are directly concerned in it.
concert
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From this reading Fifteen hundred of the heaviest guns in existence thundered back and forth in concert, and the hot hail of more than half of them rained ceaselessly on the stricken town.
days
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From this reading It was in the first days of September, just twelve months after the Modern Armada sailed from Varna in hopes of settling matters out of hand, that the great bombardment opened; the earth shook and the heavens shuddered, and men grown used to the sound of big guns were amazed at the hideous uproar.
directlynounUS /ˈdirectly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And so, at last, we come to the end of that titanic struggle in the East--so far, that is, as we are directly concerned in it.
earth
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From this reading It was in the first days of September, just twelve months after the Modern Armada sailed from Varna in hopes of settling matters out of hand, that the great bombardment opened; the earth shook and the heavens shuddered, and men grown used to the sound of big guns were amazed at the hideous uproar.
East
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From this reading And so, at last, we come to the end of that titanic struggle in the East--so far, that is, as we are directly concerned in it.
end
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From this reading And so, at last, we come to the end of that titanic struggle in the East--so far, that is, as we are directly concerned in it.
existence
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From this reading Fifteen hundred of the heaviest guns in existence thundered back and forth in concert, and the hot hail of more than half of them rained ceaselessly on the stricken town.
far
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From this reading And so, at last, we come to the end of that titanic struggle in the East--so far, that is, as we are directly concerned in it.
fiery
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From this reading The sky was hidden by the smoke, and through the smoke, along with the bursting shells, shot flights of fiery rockets to add to the inferno inside.
Fifteen
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From this reading Fifteen hundred of the heaviest guns in existence thundered back and forth in concert, and the hot hail of more than half of them rained ceaselessly on the stricken town.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was in the first days of September, just twelve months after the Modern Armada sailed from Varna in hopes of settling matters out of hand, that the great bombardment opened; the earth shook and the heavens shuddered, and men grown used to the sound of big guns were amazed at the hideous uproar.
flights
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From this reading The sky was hidden by the smoke, and through the smoke, along with the bursting shells, shot flights of fiery rockets to add to the inferno inside.
forth
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From this reading Fifteen hundred of the heaviest guns in existence thundered back and forth in concert, and the hot hail of more than half of them rained ceaselessly on the stricken town.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was in the first days of September, just twelve months after the Modern Armada sailed from Varna in hopes of settling matters out of hand, that the great bombardment opened; the earth shook and the heavens shuddered, and men grown used to the sound of big guns were amazed at the hideous uproar.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was in the first days of September, just twelve months after the Modern Armada sailed from Varna in hopes of settling matters out of hand, that the great bombardment opened; the earth shook and the heavens shuddered, and men grown used to the sound of big guns were amazed at the hideous uproar.
grown
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From this reading It was in the first days of September, just twelve months after the Modern Armada sailed from Varna in hopes of settling matters out of hand, that the great bombardment opened; the earth shook and the heavens shuddered, and men grown used to the sound of big guns were amazed at the hideous uproar.
guns
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From this reading It was in the first days of September, just twelve months after the Modern Armada sailed from Varna in hopes of settling matters out of hand, that the great bombardment opened; the earth shook and the heavens shuddered, and men grown used to the sound of big guns were amazed at the hideous uproar.
hail
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From this reading Fifteen hundred of the heaviest guns in existence thundered back and forth in concert, and the hot hail of more than half of them rained ceaselessly on the stricken town.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fifteen hundred of the heaviest guns in existence thundered back and forth in concert, and the hot hail of more than half of them rained ceaselessly on the stricken town.
hand
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From this reading It was in the first days of September, just twelve months after the Modern Armada sailed from Varna in hopes of settling matters out of hand, that the great bombardment opened; the earth shook and the heavens shuddered, and men grown used to the sound of big guns were amazed at the hideous uproar.
heavens
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From this reading It was in the first days of September, just twelve months after the Modern Armada sailed from Varna in hopes of settling matters out of hand, that the great bombardment opened; the earth shook and the heavens shuddered, and men grown used to the sound of big guns were amazed at the hideous uproar.
heaviest
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From this reading Fifteen hundred of the heaviest guns in existence thundered back and forth in concert, and the hot hail of more than half of them rained ceaselessly on the stricken town.
hidden
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From this reading The sky was hidden by the smoke, and through the smoke, along with the bursting shells, shot flights of fiery rockets to add to the inferno inside.
hideous
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From this reading It was in the first days of September, just twelve months after the Modern Armada sailed from Varna in hopes of settling matters out of hand, that the great bombardment opened; the earth shook and the heavens shuddered, and men grown used to the sound of big guns were amazed at the hideous uproar.
hopes
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From this reading It was in the first days of September, just twelve months after the Modern Armada sailed from Varna in hopes of settling matters out of hand, that the great bombardment opened; the earth shook and the heavens shuddered, and men grown used to the sound of big guns were amazed at the hideous uproar.
hot
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From this reading Fifteen hundred of the heaviest guns in existence thundered back and forth in concert, and the hot hail of more than half of them rained ceaselessly on the stricken town.
hundred
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From this reading Fifteen hundred of the heaviest guns in existence thundered back and forth in concert, and the hot hail of more than half of them rained ceaselessly on the stricken town.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And so, at last, we come to the end of that titanic struggle in the East--so far, that is, as we are directly concerned in it.
inferno
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From this reading The sky was hidden by the smoke, and through the smoke, along with the bursting shells, shot flights of fiery rockets to add to the inferno inside.
inside
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From this reading The sky was hidden by the smoke, and through the smoke, along with the bursting shells, shot flights of fiery rockets to add to the inferno inside.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And so, at last, we come to the end of that titanic struggle in the East--so far, that is, as we are directly concerned in it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And so, at last, we come to the end of that titanic struggle in the East--so far, that is, as we are directly concerned in it.
just
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From this reading It was in the first days of September, just twelve months after the Modern Armada sailed from Varna in hopes of settling matters out of hand, that the great bombardment opened; the earth shook and the heavens shuddered, and men grown used to the sound of big guns were amazed at the hideous uproar.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And so, at last, we come to the end of that titanic struggle in the East--so far, that is, as we are directly concerned in it.
matters
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From this reading It was in the first days of September, just twelve months after the Modern Armada sailed from Varna in hopes of settling matters out of hand, that the great bombardment opened; the earth shook and the heavens shuddered, and men grown used to the sound of big guns were amazed at the hideous uproar.
men
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From this reading It was in the first days of September, just twelve months after the Modern Armada sailed from Varna in hopes of settling matters out of hand, that the great bombardment opened; the earth shook and the heavens shuddered, and men grown used to the sound of big guns were amazed at the hideous uproar.
Modern
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From this reading It was in the first days of September, just twelve months after the Modern Armada sailed from Varna in hopes of settling matters out of hand, that the great bombardment opened; the earth shook and the heavens shuddered, and men grown used to the sound of big guns were amazed at the hideous uproar.
months
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From this reading It was in the first days of September, just twelve months after the Modern Armada sailed from Varna in hopes of settling matters out of hand, that the great bombardment opened; the earth shook and the heavens shuddered, and men grown used to the sound of big guns were amazed at the hideous uproar.
more
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From this reading Fifteen hundred of the heaviest guns in existence thundered back and forth in concert, and the hot hail of more than half of them rained ceaselessly on the stricken town.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Within that fiery pale no soul ventured forth.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And so, at last, we come to the end of that titanic struggle in the East--so far, that is, as we are directly concerned in it.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Fifteen hundred of the heaviest guns in existence thundered back and forth in concert, and the hot hail of more than half of them rained ceaselessly on the stricken town.
opened
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From this reading It was in the first days of September, just twelve months after the Modern Armada sailed from Varna in hopes of settling matters out of hand, that the great bombardment opened; the earth shook and the heavens shuddered, and men grown used to the sound of big guns were amazed at the hideous uproar.
out
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From this reading It was in the first days of September, just twelve months after the Modern Armada sailed from Varna in hopes of settling matters out of hand, that the great bombardment opened; the earth shook and the heavens shuddered, and men grown used to the sound of big guns were amazed at the hideous uproar.
pale
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From this reading Within that fiery pale no soul ventured forth.
rained
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From this reading Fifteen hundred of the heaviest guns in existence thundered back and forth in concert, and the hot hail of more than half of them rained ceaselessly on the stricken town.
rockets
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From this reading The sky was hidden by the smoke, and through the smoke, along with the bursting shells, shot flights of fiery rockets to add to the inferno inside.
sailed
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From this reading It was in the first days of September, just twelve months after the Modern Armada sailed from Varna in hopes of settling matters out of hand, that the great bombardment opened; the earth shook and the heavens shuddered, and men grown used to the sound of big guns were amazed at the hideous uproar.
September
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From this reading It was in the first days of September, just twelve months after the Modern Armada sailed from Varna in hopes of settling matters out of hand, that the great bombardment opened; the earth shook and the heavens shuddered, and men grown used to the sound of big guns were amazed at the hideous uproar.
settling
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From this reading It was in the first days of September, just twelve months after the Modern Armada sailed from Varna in hopes of settling matters out of hand, that the great bombardment opened; the earth shook and the heavens shuddered, and men grown used to the sound of big guns were amazed at the hideous uproar.
shells
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From this reading The sky was hidden by the smoke, and through the smoke, along with the bursting shells, shot flights of fiery rockets to add to the inferno inside.
shook
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From this reading It was in the first days of September, just twelve months after the Modern Armada sailed from Varna in hopes of settling matters out of hand, that the great bombardment opened; the earth shook and the heavens shuddered, and men grown used to the sound of big guns were amazed at the hideous uproar.
shot
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From this reading The sky was hidden by the smoke, and through the smoke, along with the bursting shells, shot flights of fiery rockets to add to the inferno inside.
shuddered
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From this reading It was in the first days of September, just twelve months after the Modern Armada sailed from Varna in hopes of settling matters out of hand, that the great bombardment opened; the earth shook and the heavens shuddered, and men grown used to the sound of big guns were amazed at the hideous uproar.
sky
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From this reading The sky was hidden by the smoke, and through the smoke, along with the bursting shells, shot flights of fiery rockets to add to the inferno inside.
smoke
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From this reading The sky was hidden by the smoke, and through the smoke, along with the bursting shells, shot flights of fiery rockets to add to the inferno inside.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And so, at last, we come to the end of that titanic struggle in the East--so far, that is, as we are directly concerned in it.
soul
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From this reading Within that fiery pale no soul ventured forth.
sound
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From this reading It was in the first days of September, just twelve months after the Modern Armada sailed from Varna in hopes of settling matters out of hand, that the great bombardment opened; the earth shook and the heavens shuddered, and men grown used to the sound of big guns were amazed at the hideous uproar.
stricken
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From this reading Fifteen hundred of the heaviest guns in existence thundered back and forth in concert, and the hot hail of more than half of them rained ceaselessly on the stricken town.
struggle
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From this reading And so, at last, we come to the end of that titanic struggle in the East--so far, that is, as we are directly concerned in it.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Fifteen hundred of the heaviest guns in existence thundered back and forth in concert, and the hot hail of more than half of them rained ceaselessly on the stricken town.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And so, at last, we come to the end of that titanic struggle in the East--so far, that is, as we are directly concerned in it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And so, at last, we come to the end of that titanic struggle in the East--so far, that is, as we are directly concerned in it.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Fifteen hundred of the heaviest guns in existence thundered back and forth in concert, and the hot hail of more than half of them rained ceaselessly on the stricken town.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The sky was hidden by the smoke, and through the smoke, along with the bursting shells, shot flights of fiery rockets to add to the inferno inside.
thundered
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From this reading Fifteen hundred of the heaviest guns in existence thundered back and forth in concert, and the hot hail of more than half of them rained ceaselessly on the stricken town.
titanic
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From this reading And so, at last, we come to the end of that titanic struggle in the East--so far, that is, as we are directly concerned in it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And so, at last, we come to the end of that titanic struggle in the East--so far, that is, as we are directly concerned in it.
town
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From this reading Fifteen hundred of the heaviest guns in existence thundered back and forth in concert, and the hot hail of more than half of them rained ceaselessly on the stricken town.
twelve
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From this reading It was in the first days of September, just twelve months after the Modern Armada sailed from Varna in hopes of settling matters out of hand, that the great bombardment opened; the earth shook and the heavens shuddered, and men grown used to the sound of big guns were amazed at the hideous uproar.
uproar
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From this reading It was in the first days of September, just twelve months after the Modern Armada sailed from Varna in hopes of settling matters out of hand, that the great bombardment opened; the earth shook and the heavens shuddered, and men grown used to the sound of big guns were amazed at the hideous uproar.
used
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From this reading It was in the first days of September, just twelve months after the Modern Armada sailed from Varna in hopes of settling matters out of hand, that the great bombardment opened; the earth shook and the heavens shuddered, and men grown used to the sound of big guns were amazed at the hideous uproar.
Varna
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From this reading It was in the first days of September, just twelve months after the Modern Armada sailed from Varna in hopes of settling matters out of hand, that the great bombardment opened; the earth shook and the heavens shuddered, and men grown used to the sound of big guns were amazed at the hideous uproar.
ventured
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From this reading Within that fiery pale no soul ventured forth.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was in the first days of September, just twelve months after the Modern Armada sailed from Varna in hopes of settling matters out of hand, that the great bombardment opened; the earth shook and the heavens shuddered, and men grown used to the sound of big guns were amazed at the hideous uproar.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading And so, at last, we come to the end of that titanic struggle in the East--so far, that is, as we are directly concerned in it.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was in the first days of September, just twelve months after the Modern Armada sailed from Varna in hopes of settling matters out of hand, that the great bombardment opened; the earth shook and the heavens shuddered, and men grown used to the sound of big guns were amazed at the hideous uproar.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The sky was hidden by the smoke, and through the smoke, along with the bursting shells, shot flights of fiery rockets to add to the inferno inside.
WithinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Within that fiery pale no soul ventured forth.
