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The great Somme drive began on July 1, 1916, after a week's devastating bombardment of the German lines. The enemy trenches had been torn and shattered, and when the Allied armies, in great numbers and with abundant ammunition, swept out and down upon them, the impetus and force of the advance were irresistible. Trenches were blotted out. Towns were taken. The German lines melted away over wide areas.
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later than; following
From this reading “The great Somme drive began on July 1, 1916, after a week's devastating bombardment of the German lines.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “The enemy trenches had been torn and shattered, and when the Allied armies, in great numbers and with abundant ammunition, swept out and down upon them, the impetus and force of the advance were irresistible.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The great Somme drive began on July 1, 1916, after a week's devastating bombardment of the German lines.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The great Somme drive began on July 1, 1916, after a week's devastating bombardment of the German lines.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “The German lines melted away over wide areas.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “The enemy trenches had been torn and shattered, and when the Allied armies, in great numbers and with abundant ammunition, swept out and down upon them, the impetus and force of the advance were irresistible.”
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From this reading The great Somme drive began on July 1, 1916, after a week's devastating bombardment of the German lines.
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From this reading The great Somme drive began on July 1, 1916, after a week's devastating bombardment of the German lines.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The great Somme drive began on July 1, 1916, after a week's devastating bombardment of the German lines.
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From this reading The enemy trenches had been torn and shattered, and when the Allied armies, in great numbers and with abundant ammunition, swept out and down upon them, the impetus and force of the advance were irresistible.
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From this reading The enemy trenches had been torn and shattered, and when the Allied armies, in great numbers and with abundant ammunition, swept out and down upon them, the impetus and force of the advance were irresistible.
later than; following
From this reading The great Somme drive began on July 1, 1916, after a week's devastating bombardment of the German lines.
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From this reading The enemy trenches had been torn and shattered, and when the Allied armies, in great numbers and with abundant ammunition, swept out and down upon them, the impetus and force of the advance were irresistible.
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From this reading The enemy trenches had been torn and shattered, and when the Allied armies, in great numbers and with abundant ammunition, swept out and down upon them, the impetus and force of the advance were irresistible.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The enemy trenches had been torn and shattered, and when the Allied armies, in great numbers and with abundant ammunition, swept out and down upon them, the impetus and force of the advance were irresistible.
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From this reading The German lines melted away over wide areas.
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From this reading The enemy trenches had been torn and shattered, and when the Allied armies, in great numbers and with abundant ammunition, swept out and down upon them, the impetus and force of the advance were irresistible.
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From this reading The German lines melted away over wide areas.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The enemy trenches had been torn and shattered, and when the Allied armies, in great numbers and with abundant ammunition, swept out and down upon them, the impetus and force of the advance were irresistible.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The great Somme drive began on July 1, 1916, after a week's devastating bombardment of the German lines.
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From this reading Trenches were blotted out.
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From this reading The great Somme drive began on July 1, 1916, after a week's devastating bombardment of the German lines.
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From this reading The great Somme drive began on July 1, 1916, after a week's devastating bombardment of the German lines.
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From this reading The enemy trenches had been torn and shattered, and when the Allied armies, in great numbers and with abundant ammunition, swept out and down upon them, the impetus and force of the advance were irresistible.
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From this reading The great Somme drive began on July 1, 1916, after a week's devastating bombardment of the German lines.
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From this reading The enemy trenches had been torn and shattered, and when the Allied armies, in great numbers and with abundant ammunition, swept out and down upon them, the impetus and force of the advance were irresistible.
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From this reading The enemy trenches had been torn and shattered, and when the Allied armies, in great numbers and with abundant ammunition, swept out and down upon them, the impetus and force of the advance were irresistible.
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From this reading The great Somme drive began on July 1, 1916, after a week's devastating bombardment of the German lines.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The great Somme drive began on July 1, 1916, after a week's devastating bombardment of the German lines.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The enemy trenches had been torn and shattered, and when the Allied armies, in great numbers and with abundant ammunition, swept out and down upon them, the impetus and force of the advance were irresistible.
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From this reading The enemy trenches had been torn and shattered, and when the Allied armies, in great numbers and with abundant ammunition, swept out and down upon them, the impetus and force of the advance were irresistible.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The enemy trenches had been torn and shattered, and when the Allied armies, in great numbers and with abundant ammunition, swept out and down upon them, the impetus and force of the advance were irresistible.
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From this reading The enemy trenches had been torn and shattered, and when the Allied armies, in great numbers and with abundant ammunition, swept out and down upon them, the impetus and force of the advance were irresistible.
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From this reading The great Somme drive began on July 1, 1916, after a week's devastating bombardment of the German lines.
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From this reading The great Somme drive began on July 1, 1916, after a week's devastating bombardment of the German lines.
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From this reading The German lines melted away over wide areas.
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From this reading The enemy trenches had been torn and shattered, and when the Allied armies, in great numbers and with abundant ammunition, swept out and down upon them, the impetus and force of the advance were irresistible.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The great Somme drive began on July 1, 1916, after a week's devastating bombardment of the German lines.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The great Somme drive began on July 1, 1916, after a week's devastating bombardment of the German lines.
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From this reading The enemy trenches had been torn and shattered, and when the Allied armies, in great numbers and with abundant ammunition, swept out and down upon them, the impetus and force of the advance were irresistible.
above and across; more than
From this reading The German lines melted away over wide areas.
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From this reading The enemy trenches had been torn and shattered, and when the Allied armies, in great numbers and with abundant ammunition, swept out and down upon them, the impetus and force of the advance were irresistible.
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From this reading The great Somme drive began on July 1, 1916, after a week's devastating bombardment of the German lines.
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From this reading The enemy trenches had been torn and shattered, and when the Allied armies, in great numbers and with abundant ammunition, swept out and down upon them, the impetus and force of the advance were irresistible.
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From this reading Towns were taken.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The great Somme drive began on July 1, 1916, after a week's devastating bombardment of the German lines.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The enemy trenches had been torn and shattered, and when the Allied armies, in great numbers and with abundant ammunition, swept out and down upon them, the impetus and force of the advance were irresistible.
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From this reading The enemy trenches had been torn and shattered, and when the Allied armies, in great numbers and with abundant ammunition, swept out and down upon them, the impetus and force of the advance were irresistible.
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From this reading Towns were taken.
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From this reading The enemy trenches had been torn and shattered, and when the Allied armies, in great numbers and with abundant ammunition, swept out and down upon them, the impetus and force of the advance were irresistible.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The enemy trenches had been torn and shattered, and when the Allied armies, in great numbers and with abundant ammunition, swept out and down upon them, the impetus and force of the advance were irresistible.
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From this reading The great Somme drive began on July 1, 1916, after a week's devastating bombardment of the German lines.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The enemy trenches had been torn and shattered, and when the Allied armies, in great numbers and with abundant ammunition, swept out and down upon them, the impetus and force of the advance were irresistible.
at the time that
From this reading The enemy trenches had been torn and shattered, and when the Allied armies, in great numbers and with abundant ammunition, swept out and down upon them, the impetus and force of the advance were irresistible.
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From this reading The German lines melted away over wide areas.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The enemy trenches had been torn and shattered, and when the Allied armies, in great numbers and with abundant ammunition, swept out and down upon them, the impetus and force of the advance were irresistible.
