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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 That the enemy were about to test the efficiency of a new gigantic engine of war was unknown except to the officers and the brave man who had risked his life in order to obtain the secret of the foeman's plans.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading That the enemy were about to test the efficiency of a new gigantic engine of war was unknown except to the officers and the brave man who had risked his life in order to obtain the secret of the foeman's plans.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading To him the British General was trusting, and as with knit brows and anxious face the grey-haired officer stood at the door of his tent gazing across the burn to Blackford Hill, he was wondering whether he had yet obtained his coign of vantage.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Two hours later, just before the break of day, British bugles sounded, and the camp on the Braid Hills was immediately astir.
anxious
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From this reading To him the British General was trusting, and as with knit brows and anxious face the grey-haired officer stood at the door of his tent gazing across the burn to Blackford Hill, he was wondering whether he had yet obtained his coign of vantage.
any
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From this reading From the case slung round his shoulder he drew his field glasses and turned them upon a clump of trees near the top of the hill, straining his eyes to discover any movement.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading To him the British General was trusting, and as with knit brows and anxious face the grey-haired officer stood at the door of his tent gazing across the burn to Blackford Hill, he was wondering whether he had yet obtained his coign of vantage.
astir
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From this reading Two hours later, just before the break of day, British bugles sounded, and the camp on the Braid Hills was immediately astir.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading To him the British General was trusting, and as with knit brows and anxious face the grey-haired officer stood at the door of his tent gazing across the burn to Blackford Hill, he was wondering whether he had yet obtained his coign of vantage.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Two hours later, just before the break of day, British bugles sounded, and the camp on the Braid Hills was immediately astir.
Blackford
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From this reading To him the British General was trusting, and as with knit brows and anxious face the grey-haired officer stood at the door of his tent gazing across the burn to Blackford Hill, he was wondering whether he had yet obtained his coign of vantage.
Braid
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From this reading Two hours later, just before the break of day, British bugles sounded, and the camp on the Braid Hills was immediately astir.
brave
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From this reading That the enemy were about to test the efficiency of a new gigantic engine of war was unknown except to the officers and the brave man who had risked his life in order to obtain the secret of the foeman's plans.
break
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From this reading Two hours later, just before the break of day, British bugles sounded, and the camp on the Braid Hills was immediately astir.
British
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From this reading Two hours later, just before the break of day, British bugles sounded, and the camp on the Braid Hills was immediately astir.
brows
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From this reading To him the British General was trusting, and as with knit brows and anxious face the grey-haired officer stood at the door of his tent gazing across the burn to Blackford Hill, he was wondering whether he had yet obtained his coign of vantage.
bugles
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From this reading Two hours later, just before the break of day, British bugles sounded, and the camp on the Braid Hills was immediately astir.
burnverbUS /bɜːrn/
To consume or be consumed by fire.
From this reading To him the British General was trusting, and as with knit brows and anxious face the grey-haired officer stood at the door of his tent gazing across the burn to Blackford Hill, he was wondering whether he had yet obtained his coign of vantage.
camp
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From this reading Two hours later, just before the break of day, British bugles sounded, and the camp on the Braid Hills was immediately astir.
case
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From this reading From the case slung round his shoulder he drew his field glasses and turned them upon a clump of trees near the top of the hill, straining his eyes to discover any movement.
clump
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From this reading From the case slung round his shoulder he drew his field glasses and turned them upon a clump of trees near the top of the hill, straining his eyes to discover any movement.
coign
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From this reading To him the British General was trusting, and as with knit brows and anxious face the grey-haired officer stood at the door of his tent gazing across the burn to Blackford Hill, he was wondering whether he had yet obtained his coign of vantage.
day
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From this reading Two hours later, just before the break of day, British bugles sounded, and the camp on the Braid Hills was immediately astir.
DEMON
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From this reading "THE DEMON OF WAR."
discover
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From this reading From the case slung round his shoulder he drew his field glasses and turned them upon a clump of trees near the top of the hill, straining his eyes to discover any movement.
door
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From this reading To him the British General was trusting, and as with knit brows and anxious face the grey-haired officer stood at the door of his tent gazing across the burn to Blackford Hill, he was wondering whether he had yet obtained his coign of vantage.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From the case slung round his shoulder he drew his field glasses and turned them upon a clump of trees near the top of the hill, straining his eyes to discover any movement.
efficiency
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From this reading That the enemy were about to test the efficiency of a new gigantic engine of war was unknown except to the officers and the brave man who had risked his life in order to obtain the secret of the foeman's plans.
enemy
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From this reading That the enemy were about to test the efficiency of a new gigantic engine of war was unknown except to the officers and the brave man who had risked his life in order to obtain the secret of the foeman's plans.
engine
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From this reading That the enemy were about to test the efficiency of a new gigantic engine of war was unknown except to the officers and the brave man who had risked his life in order to obtain the secret of the foeman's plans.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading That the enemy were about to test the efficiency of a new gigantic engine of war was unknown except to the officers and the brave man who had risked his life in order to obtain the secret of the foeman's plans.
eyes
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From this reading From the case slung round his shoulder he drew his field glasses and turned them upon a clump of trees near the top of the hill, straining his eyes to discover any movement.
face
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From this reading To him the British General was trusting, and as with knit brows and anxious face the grey-haired officer stood at the door of his tent gazing across the burn to Blackford Hill, he was wondering whether he had yet obtained his coign of vantage.
field
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From this reading From the case slung round his shoulder he drew his field glasses and turned them upon a clump of trees near the top of the hill, straining his eyes to discover any movement.
foeman's
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From this reading That the enemy were about to test the efficiency of a new gigantic engine of war was unknown except to the officers and the brave man who had risked his life in order to obtain the secret of the foeman's plans.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the case slung round his shoulder he drew his field glasses and turned them upon a clump of trees near the top of the hill, straining his eyes to discover any movement.
gazing
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From this reading To him the British General was trusting, and as with knit brows and anxious face the grey-haired officer stood at the door of his tent gazing across the burn to Blackford Hill, he was wondering whether he had yet obtained his coign of vantage.
General
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From this reading To him the British General was trusting, and as with knit brows and anxious face the grey-haired officer stood at the door of his tent gazing across the burn to Blackford Hill, he was wondering whether he had yet obtained his coign of vantage.
gigantic
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From this reading That the enemy were about to test the efficiency of a new gigantic engine of war was unknown except to the officers and the brave man who had risked his life in order to obtain the secret of the foeman's plans.
glasses
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From this reading From the case slung round his shoulder he drew his field glasses and turned them upon a clump of trees near the top of the hill, straining his eyes to discover any movement.
grey-haired
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From this reading To him the British General was trusting, and as with knit brows and anxious face the grey-haired officer stood at the door of his tent gazing across the burn to Blackford Hill, he was wondering whether he had yet obtained his coign of vantage.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading That the enemy were about to test the efficiency of a new gigantic engine of war was unknown except to the officers and the brave man who had risked his life in order to obtain the secret of the foeman's plans.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To him the British General was trusting, and as with knit brows and anxious face the grey-haired officer stood at the door of his tent gazing across the burn to Blackford Hill, he was wondering whether he had yet obtained his coign of vantage.
Hill
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From this reading To him the British General was trusting, and as with knit brows and anxious face the grey-haired officer stood at the door of his tent gazing across the burn to Blackford Hill, he was wondering whether he had yet obtained his coign of vantage.
Hills
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From this reading Two hours later, just before the break of day, British bugles sounded, and the camp on the Braid Hills was immediately astir.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To him the British General was trusting, and as with knit brows and anxious face the grey-haired officer stood at the door of his tent gazing across the burn to Blackford Hill, he was wondering whether he had yet obtained his coign of vantage.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading That the enemy were about to test the efficiency of a new gigantic engine of war was unknown except to the officers and the brave man who had risked his life in order to obtain the secret of the foeman's plans.
hours
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From this reading Two hours later, just before the break of day, British bugles sounded, and the camp on the Braid Hills was immediately astir.
immediately
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From this reading Two hours later, just before the break of day, British bugles sounded, and the camp on the Braid Hills was immediately astir.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That the enemy were about to test the efficiency of a new gigantic engine of war was unknown except to the officers and the brave man who had risked his life in order to obtain the secret of the foeman's plans.
just
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From this reading Two hours later, just before the break of day, British bugles sounded, and the camp on the Braid Hills was immediately astir.
knit
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From this reading To him the British General was trusting, and as with knit brows and anxious face the grey-haired officer stood at the door of his tent gazing across the burn to Blackford Hill, he was wondering whether he had yet obtained his coign of vantage.
later
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From this reading Two hours later, just before the break of day, British bugles sounded, and the camp on the Braid Hills was immediately astir.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That the enemy were about to test the efficiency of a new gigantic engine of war was unknown except to the officers and the brave man who had risked his life in order to obtain the secret of the foeman's plans.
man
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From this reading That the enemy were about to test the efficiency of a new gigantic engine of war was unknown except to the officers and the brave man who had risked his life in order to obtain the secret of the foeman's plans.
movement
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From this reading From the case slung round his shoulder he drew his field glasses and turned them upon a clump of trees near the top of the hill, straining his eyes to discover any movement.
near
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From this reading From the case slung round his shoulder he drew his field glasses and turned them upon a clump of trees near the top of the hill, straining his eyes to discover any movement.
new
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From this reading That the enemy were about to test the efficiency of a new gigantic engine of war was unknown except to the officers and the brave man who had risked his life in order to obtain the secret of the foeman's plans.
obtainverbUS /əbˈteɪn/
to get something, especially through effort
From this reading That the enemy were about to test the efficiency of a new gigantic engine of war was unknown except to the officers and the brave man who had risked his life in order to obtain the secret of the foeman's plans.
obtained
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From this reading To him the British General was trusting, and as with knit brows and anxious face the grey-haired officer stood at the door of his tent gazing across the burn to Blackford Hill, he was wondering whether he had yet obtained his coign of vantage.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "THE DEMON OF WAR."
officer
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From this reading To him the British General was trusting, and as with knit brows and anxious face the grey-haired officer stood at the door of his tent gazing across the burn to Blackford Hill, he was wondering whether he had yet obtained his coign of vantage.
officers
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From this reading That the enemy were about to test the efficiency of a new gigantic engine of war was unknown except to the officers and the brave man who had risked his life in order to obtain the secret of the foeman's plans.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Two hours later, just before the break of day, British bugles sounded, and the camp on the Braid Hills was immediately astir.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That the enemy were about to test the efficiency of a new gigantic engine of war was unknown except to the officers and the brave man who had risked his life in order to obtain the secret of the foeman's plans.
plans
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From this reading That the enemy were about to test the efficiency of a new gigantic engine of war was unknown except to the officers and the brave man who had risked his life in order to obtain the secret of the foeman's plans.
risked
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From this reading That the enemy were about to test the efficiency of a new gigantic engine of war was unknown except to the officers and the brave man who had risked his life in order to obtain the secret of the foeman's plans.
round
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From this reading From the case slung round his shoulder he drew his field glasses and turned them upon a clump of trees near the top of the hill, straining his eyes to discover any movement.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading That the enemy were about to test the efficiency of a new gigantic engine of war was unknown except to the officers and the brave man who had risked his life in order to obtain the secret of the foeman's plans.
shoulder
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From this reading From the case slung round his shoulder he drew his field glasses and turned them upon a clump of trees near the top of the hill, straining his eyes to discover any movement.
slung
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From this reading From the case slung round his shoulder he drew his field glasses and turned them upon a clump of trees near the top of the hill, straining his eyes to discover any movement.
sounded
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From this reading Two hours later, just before the break of day, British bugles sounded, and the camp on the Braid Hills was immediately astir.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To him the British General was trusting, and as with knit brows and anxious face the grey-haired officer stood at the door of his tent gazing across the burn to Blackford Hill, he was wondering whether he had yet obtained his coign of vantage.
straining
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From this reading From the case slung round his shoulder he drew his field glasses and turned them upon a clump of trees near the top of the hill, straining his eyes to discover any movement.
tent
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From this reading To him the British General was trusting, and as with knit brows and anxious face the grey-haired officer stood at the door of his tent gazing across the burn to Blackford Hill, he was wondering whether he had yet obtained his coign of vantage.
test
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From this reading That the enemy were about to test the efficiency of a new gigantic engine of war was unknown except to the officers and the brave man who had risked his life in order to obtain the secret of the foeman's plans.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That the enemy were about to test the efficiency of a new gigantic engine of war was unknown except to the officers and the brave man who had risked his life in order to obtain the secret of the foeman's plans.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "THE DEMON OF WAR."
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading From the case slung round his shoulder he drew his field glasses and turned them upon a clump of trees near the top of the hill, straining his eyes to discover any movement.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That the enemy were about to test the efficiency of a new gigantic engine of war was unknown except to the officers and the brave man who had risked his life in order to obtain the secret of the foeman's plans.
top
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From this reading From the case slung round his shoulder he drew his field glasses and turned them upon a clump of trees near the top of the hill, straining his eyes to discover any movement.
trees
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From this reading From the case slung round his shoulder he drew his field glasses and turned them upon a clump of trees near the top of the hill, straining his eyes to discover any movement.
trusting
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From this reading To him the British General was trusting, and as with knit brows and anxious face the grey-haired officer stood at the door of his tent gazing across the burn to Blackford Hill, he was wondering whether he had yet obtained his coign of vantage.
turned
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From this reading From the case slung round his shoulder he drew his field glasses and turned them upon a clump of trees near the top of the hill, straining his eyes to discover any movement.
Two
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From this reading Two hours later, just before the break of day, British bugles sounded, and the camp on the Braid Hills was immediately astir.
unknown
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From this reading That the enemy were about to test the efficiency of a new gigantic engine of war was unknown except to the officers and the brave man who had risked his life in order to obtain the secret of the foeman's plans.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading From the case slung round his shoulder he drew his field glasses and turned them upon a clump of trees near the top of the hill, straining his eyes to discover any movement.
vantage
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From this reading To him the British General was trusting, and as with knit brows and anxious face the grey-haired officer stood at the door of his tent gazing across the burn to Blackford Hill, he was wondering whether he had yet obtained his coign of vantage.
WAR
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From this reading "THE DEMON OF WAR."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Two hours later, just before the break of day, British bugles sounded, and the camp on the Braid Hills was immediately astir.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading That the enemy were about to test the efficiency of a new gigantic engine of war was unknown except to the officers and the brave man who had risked his life in order to obtain the secret of the foeman's plans.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading To him the British General was trusting, and as with knit brows and anxious face the grey-haired officer stood at the door of his tent gazing across the burn to Blackford Hill, he was wondering whether he had yet obtained his coign of vantage.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading That the enemy were about to test the efficiency of a new gigantic engine of war was unknown except to the officers and the brave man who had risked his life in order to obtain the secret of the foeman's plans.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading To him the British General was trusting, and as with knit brows and anxious face the grey-haired officer stood at the door of his tent gazing across the burn to Blackford Hill, he was wondering whether he had yet obtained his coign of vantage.
wondering
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From this reading To him the British General was trusting, and as with knit brows and anxious face the grey-haired officer stood at the door of his tent gazing across the burn to Blackford Hill, he was wondering whether he had yet obtained his coign of vantage.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading To him the British General was trusting, and as with knit brows and anxious face the grey-haired officer stood at the door of his tent gazing across the burn to Blackford Hill, he was wondering whether he had yet obtained his coign of vantage.
