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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 But he distinguished nothing of the battle, and experienced a pressing desire for information which was quickened by the dread that he might lose both fortune and life in the catastrophe.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading THE WHITE FLAG--THE HORRORS OF AN AMBULANCE At last, up above on the lofty terrace, whither he had climbed to obtain some idea of the situation, Delaherche again became excited by impatience to know what was happening.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE WHITE FLAG--THE HORRORS OF AN AMBULANCE At last, up above on the lofty terrace, whither he had climbed to obtain some idea of the situation, Delaherche again became excited by impatience to know what was happening.
AMBULANCE
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From this reading THE WHITE FLAG--THE HORRORS OF AN AMBULANCE At last, up above on the lofty terrace, whither he had climbed to obtain some idea of the situation, Delaherche again became excited by impatience to know what was happening.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE WHITE FLAG--THE HORRORS OF AN AMBULANCE At last, up above on the lofty terrace, whither he had climbed to obtain some idea of the situation, Delaherche again became excited by impatience to know what was happening.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He saw very well that the shells were passing over the town, and realised that the three or four, which had burst through some of the surrounding roofs, could merely be infrequent replies to the fire of the Palatinate fort, so slack and inefficacious.
arrested
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From this reading Once below, however, the sight which the central garden of the factory presented momentarily arrested his steps.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE WHITE FLAG--THE HORRORS OF AN AMBULANCE At last, up above on the lofty terrace, whither he had climbed to obtain some idea of the situation, Delaherche again became excited by impatience to know what was happening.
batteries
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From this reading So he went down, leaving the telescope up there, levelled upon the German batteries.
battle
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From this reading But he distinguished nothing of the battle, and experienced a pressing desire for information which was quickened by the dread that he might lose both fortune and life in the catastrophe.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He saw very well that the shells were passing over the town, and realised that the three or four, which had burst through some of the surrounding roofs, could merely be infrequent replies to the fire of the Palatinate fort, so slack and inefficacious.
became
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From this reading THE WHITE FLAG--THE HORRORS OF AN AMBULANCE At last, up above on the lofty terrace, whither he had climbed to obtain some idea of the situation, Delaherche again became excited by impatience to know what was happening.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Once below, however, the sight which the central garden of the factory presented momentarily arrested his steps.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading But he distinguished nothing of the battle, and experienced a pressing desire for information which was quickened by the dread that he might lose both fortune and life in the catastrophe.
burst
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From this reading He saw very well that the shells were passing over the town, and realised that the three or four, which had burst through some of the surrounding roofs, could merely be infrequent replies to the fire of the Palatinate fort, so slack and inefficacious.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he distinguished nothing of the battle, and experienced a pressing desire for information which was quickened by the dread that he might lose both fortune and life in the catastrophe.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE WHITE FLAG--THE HORRORS OF AN AMBULANCE At last, up above on the lofty terrace, whither he had climbed to obtain some idea of the situation, Delaherche again became excited by impatience to know what was happening.
catastrophe
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From this reading But he distinguished nothing of the battle, and experienced a pressing desire for information which was quickened by the dread that he might lose both fortune and life in the catastrophe.
central
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From this reading Once below, however, the sight which the central garden of the factory presented momentarily arrested his steps.
climbed
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From this reading THE WHITE FLAG--THE HORRORS OF AN AMBULANCE At last, up above on the lofty terrace, whither he had climbed to obtain some idea of the situation, Delaherche again became excited by impatience to know what was happening.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He saw very well that the shells were passing over the town, and realised that the three or four, which had burst through some of the surrounding roofs, could merely be infrequent replies to the fire of the Palatinate fort, so slack and inefficacious.
Delaherche
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desire
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From this reading But he distinguished nothing of the battle, and experienced a pressing desire for information which was quickened by the dread that he might lose both fortune and life in the catastrophe.
distinguished
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From this reading But he distinguished nothing of the battle, and experienced a pressing desire for information which was quickened by the dread that he might lose both fortune and life in the catastrophe.
down
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From this reading So he went down, leaving the telescope up there, levelled upon the German batteries.
dread
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From this reading But he distinguished nothing of the battle, and experienced a pressing desire for information which was quickened by the dread that he might lose both fortune and life in the catastrophe.
excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading THE WHITE FLAG--THE HORRORS OF AN AMBULANCE At last, up above on the lofty terrace, whither he had climbed to obtain some idea of the situation, Delaherche again became excited by impatience to know what was happening.
experienced
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From this reading But he distinguished nothing of the battle, and experienced a pressing desire for information which was quickened by the dread that he might lose both fortune and life in the catastrophe.
factory
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From this reading Once below, however, the sight which the central garden of the factory presented momentarily arrested his steps.
fire
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From this reading He saw very well that the shells were passing over the town, and realised that the three or four, which had burst through some of the surrounding roofs, could merely be infrequent replies to the fire of the Palatinate fort, so slack and inefficacious.
FLAG
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From this reading THE WHITE FLAG--THE HORRORS OF AN AMBULANCE At last, up above on the lofty terrace, whither he had climbed to obtain some idea of the situation, Delaherche again became excited by impatience to know what was happening.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But he distinguished nothing of the battle, and experienced a pressing desire for information which was quickened by the dread that he might lose both fortune and life in the catastrophe.
fort
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From this reading He saw very well that the shells were passing over the town, and realised that the three or four, which had burst through some of the surrounding roofs, could merely be infrequent replies to the fire of the Palatinate fort, so slack and inefficacious.
fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But he distinguished nothing of the battle, and experienced a pressing desire for information which was quickened by the dread that he might lose both fortune and life in the catastrophe.
four
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From this reading He saw very well that the shells were passing over the town, and realised that the three or four, which had burst through some of the surrounding roofs, could merely be infrequent replies to the fire of the Palatinate fort, so slack and inefficacious.
garden
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From this reading Once below, however, the sight which the central garden of the factory presented momentarily arrested his steps.
German
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From this reading So he went down, leaving the telescope up there, levelled upon the German batteries.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE WHITE FLAG--THE HORRORS OF AN AMBULANCE At last, up above on the lofty terrace, whither he had climbed to obtain some idea of the situation, Delaherche again became excited by impatience to know what was happening.
happening
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From this reading THE WHITE FLAG--THE HORRORS OF AN AMBULANCE At last, up above on the lofty terrace, whither he had climbed to obtain some idea of the situation, Delaherche again became excited by impatience to know what was happening.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE WHITE FLAG--THE HORRORS OF AN AMBULANCE At last, up above on the lofty terrace, whither he had climbed to obtain some idea of the situation, Delaherche again became excited by impatience to know what was happening.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Once below, however, the sight which the central garden of the factory presented momentarily arrested his steps.
HORRORS
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From this reading THE WHITE FLAG--THE HORRORS OF AN AMBULANCE At last, up above on the lofty terrace, whither he had climbed to obtain some idea of the situation, Delaherche again became excited by impatience to know what was happening.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Once below, however, the sight which the central garden of the factory presented momentarily arrested his steps.
idea
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From this reading THE WHITE FLAG--THE HORRORS OF AN AMBULANCE At last, up above on the lofty terrace, whither he had climbed to obtain some idea of the situation, Delaherche again became excited by impatience to know what was happening.
impatience
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From this reading THE WHITE FLAG--THE HORRORS OF AN AMBULANCE At last, up above on the lofty terrace, whither he had climbed to obtain some idea of the situation, Delaherche again became excited by impatience to know what was happening.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But he distinguished nothing of the battle, and experienced a pressing desire for information which was quickened by the dread that he might lose both fortune and life in the catastrophe.
inefficacious
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From this reading He saw very well that the shells were passing over the town, and realised that the three or four, which had burst through some of the surrounding roofs, could merely be infrequent replies to the fire of the Palatinate fort, so slack and inefficacious.
information
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From this reading But he distinguished nothing of the battle, and experienced a pressing desire for information which was quickened by the dread that he might lose both fortune and life in the catastrophe.
infrequent
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From this reading He saw very well that the shells were passing over the town, and realised that the three or four, which had burst through some of the surrounding roofs, could merely be infrequent replies to the fire of the Palatinate fort, so slack and inefficacious.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE WHITE FLAG--THE HORRORS OF AN AMBULANCE At last, up above on the lofty terrace, whither he had climbed to obtain some idea of the situation, Delaherche again became excited by impatience to know what was happening.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE WHITE FLAG--THE HORRORS OF AN AMBULANCE At last, up above on the lofty terrace, whither he had climbed to obtain some idea of the situation, Delaherche again became excited by impatience to know what was happening.
leaving
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From this reading So he went down, leaving the telescope up there, levelled upon the German batteries.
levelled
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From this reading So he went down, leaving the telescope up there, levelled upon the German batteries.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But he distinguished nothing of the battle, and experienced a pressing desire for information which was quickened by the dread that he might lose both fortune and life in the catastrophe.
lofty
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From this reading THE WHITE FLAG--THE HORRORS OF AN AMBULANCE At last, up above on the lofty terrace, whither he had climbed to obtain some idea of the situation, Delaherche again became excited by impatience to know what was happening.
lose
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From this reading But he distinguished nothing of the battle, and experienced a pressing desire for information which was quickened by the dread that he might lose both fortune and life in the catastrophe.
merely
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From this reading He saw very well that the shells were passing over the town, and realised that the three or four, which had burst through some of the surrounding roofs, could merely be infrequent replies to the fire of the Palatinate fort, so slack and inefficacious.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading But he distinguished nothing of the battle, and experienced a pressing desire for information which was quickened by the dread that he might lose both fortune and life in the catastrophe.
momentarily
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From this reading Once below, however, the sight which the central garden of the factory presented momentarily arrested his steps.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading But he distinguished nothing of the battle, and experienced a pressing desire for information which was quickened by the dread that he might lose both fortune and life in the catastrophe.
obtainverbUS /əbˈteɪn/
to get something, especially through effort
From this reading THE WHITE FLAG--THE HORRORS OF AN AMBULANCE At last, up above on the lofty terrace, whither he had climbed to obtain some idea of the situation, Delaherche again became excited by impatience to know what was happening.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE WHITE FLAG--THE HORRORS OF AN AMBULANCE At last, up above on the lofty terrace, whither he had climbed to obtain some idea of the situation, Delaherche again became excited by impatience to know what was happening.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE WHITE FLAG--THE HORRORS OF AN AMBULANCE At last, up above on the lofty terrace, whither he had climbed to obtain some idea of the situation, Delaherche again became excited by impatience to know what was happening.
Once
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From this reading Once below, however, the sight which the central garden of the factory presented momentarily arrested his steps.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He saw very well that the shells were passing over the town, and realised that the three or four, which had burst through some of the surrounding roofs, could merely be infrequent replies to the fire of the Palatinate fort, so slack and inefficacious.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He saw very well that the shells were passing over the town, and realised that the three or four, which had burst through some of the surrounding roofs, could merely be infrequent replies to the fire of the Palatinate fort, so slack and inefficacious.
Palatinate
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From this reading He saw very well that the shells were passing over the town, and realised that the three or four, which had burst through some of the surrounding roofs, could merely be infrequent replies to the fire of the Palatinate fort, so slack and inefficacious.
passing
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From this reading He saw very well that the shells were passing over the town, and realised that the three or four, which had burst through some of the surrounding roofs, could merely be infrequent replies to the fire of the Palatinate fort, so slack and inefficacious.
presented
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From this reading Once below, however, the sight which the central garden of the factory presented momentarily arrested his steps.
pressing
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From this reading But he distinguished nothing of the battle, and experienced a pressing desire for information which was quickened by the dread that he might lose both fortune and life in the catastrophe.
quickened
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From this reading But he distinguished nothing of the battle, and experienced a pressing desire for information which was quickened by the dread that he might lose both fortune and life in the catastrophe.
realised
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From this reading He saw very well that the shells were passing over the town, and realised that the three or four, which had burst through some of the surrounding roofs, could merely be infrequent replies to the fire of the Palatinate fort, so slack and inefficacious.
replies
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From this reading He saw very well that the shells were passing over the town, and realised that the three or four, which had burst through some of the surrounding roofs, could merely be infrequent replies to the fire of the Palatinate fort, so slack and inefficacious.
roofs
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From this reading He saw very well that the shells were passing over the town, and realised that the three or four, which had burst through some of the surrounding roofs, could merely be infrequent replies to the fire of the Palatinate fort, so slack and inefficacious.
saw
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From this reading He saw very well that the shells were passing over the town, and realised that the three or four, which had burst through some of the surrounding roofs, could merely be infrequent replies to the fire of the Palatinate fort, so slack and inefficacious.
shells
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From this reading He saw very well that the shells were passing over the town, and realised that the three or four, which had burst through some of the surrounding roofs, could merely be infrequent replies to the fire of the Palatinate fort, so slack and inefficacious.
sight
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From this reading Once below, however, the sight which the central garden of the factory presented momentarily arrested his steps.
situation
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From this reading THE WHITE FLAG--THE HORRORS OF AN AMBULANCE At last, up above on the lofty terrace, whither he had climbed to obtain some idea of the situation, Delaherche again became excited by impatience to know what was happening.
slack
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From this reading He saw very well that the shells were passing over the town, and realised that the three or four, which had burst through some of the surrounding roofs, could merely be infrequent replies to the fire of the Palatinate fort, so slack and inefficacious.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He saw very well that the shells were passing over the town, and realised that the three or four, which had burst through some of the surrounding roofs, could merely be infrequent replies to the fire of the Palatinate fort, so slack and inefficacious.
some
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steps
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From this reading Once below, however, the sight which the central garden of the factory presented momentarily arrested his steps.
surrounding
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From this reading He saw very well that the shells were passing over the town, and realised that the three or four, which had burst through some of the surrounding roofs, could merely be infrequent replies to the fire of the Palatinate fort, so slack and inefficacious.
telescope
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From this reading So he went down, leaving the telescope up there, levelled upon the German batteries.
terrace
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From this reading THE WHITE FLAG--THE HORRORS OF AN AMBULANCE At last, up above on the lofty terrace, whither he had climbed to obtain some idea of the situation, Delaherche again became excited by impatience to know what was happening.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He saw very well that the shells were passing over the town, and realised that the three or four, which had burst through some of the surrounding roofs, could merely be infrequent replies to the fire of the Palatinate fort, so slack and inefficacious.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WHITE FLAG--THE HORRORS OF AN AMBULANCE At last, up above on the lofty terrace, whither he had climbed to obtain some idea of the situation, Delaherche again became excited by impatience to know what was happening.
there
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From this reading So he went down, leaving the telescope up there, levelled upon the German batteries.
three
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From this reading He saw very well that the shells were passing over the town, and realised that the three or four, which had burst through some of the surrounding roofs, could merely be infrequent replies to the fire of the Palatinate fort, so slack and inefficacious.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He saw very well that the shells were passing over the town, and realised that the three or four, which had burst through some of the surrounding roofs, could merely be infrequent replies to the fire of the Palatinate fort, so slack and inefficacious.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE WHITE FLAG--THE HORRORS OF AN AMBULANCE At last, up above on the lofty terrace, whither he had climbed to obtain some idea of the situation, Delaherche again became excited by impatience to know what was happening.
town
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From this reading He saw very well that the shells were passing over the town, and realised that the three or four, which had burst through some of the surrounding roofs, could merely be infrequent replies to the fire of the Palatinate fort, so slack and inefficacious.
up
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From this reading THE WHITE FLAG--THE HORRORS OF AN AMBULANCE At last, up above on the lofty terrace, whither he had climbed to obtain some idea of the situation, Delaherche again became excited by impatience to know what was happening.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading So he went down, leaving the telescope up there, levelled upon the German batteries.
very
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From this reading He saw very well that the shells were passing over the town, and realised that the three or four, which had burst through some of the surrounding roofs, could merely be infrequent replies to the fire of the Palatinate fort, so slack and inefficacious.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE WHITE FLAG--THE HORRORS OF AN AMBULANCE At last, up above on the lofty terrace, whither he had climbed to obtain some idea of the situation, Delaherche again became excited by impatience to know what was happening.
well
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From this reading He saw very well that the shells were passing over the town, and realised that the three or four, which had burst through some of the surrounding roofs, could merely be infrequent replies to the fire of the Palatinate fort, so slack and inefficacious.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So he went down, leaving the telescope up there, levelled upon the German batteries.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He saw very well that the shells were passing over the town, and realised that the three or four, which had burst through some of the surrounding roofs, could merely be infrequent replies to the fire of the Palatinate fort, so slack and inefficacious.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading THE WHITE FLAG--THE HORRORS OF AN AMBULANCE At last, up above on the lofty terrace, whither he had climbed to obtain some idea of the situation, Delaherche again became excited by impatience to know what was happening.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He saw very well that the shells were passing over the town, and realised that the three or four, which had burst through some of the surrounding roofs, could merely be infrequent replies to the fire of the Palatinate fort, so slack and inefficacious.
WHITE
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From this reading THE WHITE FLAG--THE HORRORS OF AN AMBULANCE At last, up above on the lofty terrace, whither he had climbed to obtain some idea of the situation, Delaherche again became excited by impatience to know what was happening.
whitheradverbUS /ˈwɪðər/
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading THE WHITE FLAG--THE HORRORS OF AN AMBULANCE At last, up above on the lofty terrace, whither he had climbed to obtain some idea of the situation, Delaherche again became excited by impatience to know what was happening.
