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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 The next day happened to be the festival of a very important saint, and it was of course out of the question that any drill should take place.
able
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From this reading A burst of heavy firing early in the morning suggested that the Roumis were presuming on the piety of the insurgents to make an attack in the belief that they would not fight, but Wylie was able to reassure his friends when he came to breakfast.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A burst of heavy firing early in the morning suggested that the Roumis were presuming on the piety of the insurgents to make an attack in the belief that they would not fight, but Wylie was able to reassure his friends when he came to breakfast.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The next day happened to be the festival of a very important saint, and it was of course out of the question that any drill should take place.
any
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From this reading The next day happened to be the festival of a very important saint, and it was of course out of the question that any drill should take place.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I have put a stop to it, of course, but the men are very sick.
attack
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From this reading A burst of heavy firing early in the morning suggested that the Roumis were presuming on the piety of the insurgents to make an attack in the belief that they would not fight, but Wylie was able to reassure his friends when he came to breakfast.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The next day happened to be the festival of a very important saint, and it was of course out of the question that any drill should take place.
belief
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From this reading A burst of heavy firing early in the morning suggested that the Roumis were presuming on the piety of the insurgents to make an attack in the belief that they would not fight, but Wylie was able to reassure his friends when he came to breakfast.
breakfast
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From this reading A burst of heavy firing early in the morning suggested that the Roumis were presuming on the piety of the insurgents to make an attack in the belief that they would not fight, but Wylie was able to reassure his friends when he came to breakfast.
burst
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From this reading A burst of heavy firing early in the morning suggested that the Roumis were presuming on the piety of the insurgents to make an attack in the belief that they would not fight, but Wylie was able to reassure his friends when he came to breakfast.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A burst of heavy firing early in the morning suggested that the Roumis were presuming on the piety of the insurgents to make an attack in the belief that they would not fight, but Wylie was able to reassure his friends when he came to breakfast.
came
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From this reading A burst of heavy firing early in the morning suggested that the Roumis were presuming on the piety of the insurgents to make an attack in the belief that they would not fight, but Wylie was able to reassure his friends when he came to breakfast.
cartridges
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From this reading “Simple wicked waste of cartridges in honour of St Elijah, or whatever his name is.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next day happened to be the festival of a very important saint, and it was of course out of the question that any drill should take place.
day
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From this reading The next day happened to be the festival of a very important saint, and it was of course out of the question that any drill should take place.
drill
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From this reading The next day happened to be the festival of a very important saint, and it was of course out of the question that any drill should take place.
early
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From this reading A burst of heavy firing early in the morning suggested that the Roumis were presuming on the piety of the insurgents to make an attack in the belief that they would not fight, but Wylie was able to reassure his friends when he came to breakfast.
Elijah
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From this reading “Simple wicked waste of cartridges in honour of St Elijah, or whatever his name is.
festival
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From this reading The next day happened to be the festival of a very important saint, and it was of course out of the question that any drill should take place.
fight
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From this reading A burst of heavy firing early in the morning suggested that the Roumis were presuming on the piety of the insurgents to make an attack in the belief that they would not fight, but Wylie was able to reassure his friends when he came to breakfast.
firing
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From this reading A burst of heavy firing early in the morning suggested that the Roumis were presuming on the piety of the insurgents to make an attack in the belief that they would not fight, but Wylie was able to reassure his friends when he came to breakfast.
friends
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From this reading A burst of heavy firing early in the morning suggested that the Roumis were presuming on the piety of the insurgents to make an attack in the belief that they would not fight, but Wylie was able to reassure his friends when he came to breakfast.
happened
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From this reading The next day happened to be the festival of a very important saint, and it was of course out of the question that any drill should take place.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have put a stop to it, of course, but the men are very sick.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A burst of heavy firing early in the morning suggested that the Roumis were presuming on the piety of the insurgents to make an attack in the belief that they would not fight, but Wylie was able to reassure his friends when he came to breakfast.
heavy
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From this reading A burst of heavy firing early in the morning suggested that the Roumis were presuming on the piety of the insurgents to make an attack in the belief that they would not fight, but Wylie was able to reassure his friends when he came to breakfast.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A burst of heavy firing early in the morning suggested that the Roumis were presuming on the piety of the insurgents to make an attack in the belief that they would not fight, but Wylie was able to reassure his friends when he came to breakfast.
honour
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From this reading “Simple wicked waste of cartridges in honour of St Elijah, or whatever his name is.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have put a stop to it, of course, but the men are very sick.
important
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From this reading The next day happened to be the festival of a very important saint, and it was of course out of the question that any drill should take place.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A burst of heavy firing early in the morning suggested that the Roumis were presuming on the piety of the insurgents to make an attack in the belief that they would not fight, but Wylie was able to reassure his friends when he came to breakfast.
insurgents
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From this reading A burst of heavy firing early in the morning suggested that the Roumis were presuming on the piety of the insurgents to make an attack in the belief that they would not fight, but Wylie was able to reassure his friends when he came to breakfast.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Simple wicked waste of cartridges in honour of St Elijah, or whatever his name is.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The next day happened to be the festival of a very important saint, and it was of course out of the question that any drill should take place.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A burst of heavy firing early in the morning suggested that the Roumis were presuming on the piety of the insurgents to make an attack in the belief that they would not fight, but Wylie was able to reassure his friends when he came to breakfast.
men
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From this reading I have put a stop to it, of course, but the men are very sick.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A burst of heavy firing early in the morning suggested that the Roumis were presuming on the piety of the insurgents to make an attack in the belief that they would not fight, but Wylie was able to reassure his friends when he came to breakfast.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Simple wicked waste of cartridges in honour of St Elijah, or whatever his name is.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next day happened to be the festival of a very important saint, and it was of course out of the question that any drill should take place.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A burst of heavy firing early in the morning suggested that the Roumis were presuming on the piety of the insurgents to make an attack in the belief that they would not fight, but Wylie was able to reassure his friends when he came to breakfast.
NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Nothing but powder-play,” he said.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The next day happened to be the festival of a very important saint, and it was of course out of the question that any drill should take place.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A burst of heavy firing early in the morning suggested that the Roumis were presuming on the piety of the insurgents to make an attack in the belief that they would not fight, but Wylie was able to reassure his friends when he came to breakfast.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “Simple wicked waste of cartridges in honour of St Elijah, or whatever his name is.
out
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From this reading The next day happened to be the festival of a very important saint, and it was of course out of the question that any drill should take place.
piety
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From this reading A burst of heavy firing early in the morning suggested that the Roumis were presuming on the piety of the insurgents to make an attack in the belief that they would not fight, but Wylie was able to reassure his friends when he came to breakfast.
place
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From this reading The next day happened to be the festival of a very important saint, and it was of course out of the question that any drill should take place.
powder-play
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From this reading “Nothing but powder-play,” he said.
presuming
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From this reading A burst of heavy firing early in the morning suggested that the Roumis were presuming on the piety of the insurgents to make an attack in the belief that they would not fight, but Wylie was able to reassure his friends when he came to breakfast.
put
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From this reading I have put a stop to it, of course, but the men are very sick.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The next day happened to be the festival of a very important saint, and it was of course out of the question that any drill should take place.
reassure
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From this reading A burst of heavy firing early in the morning suggested that the Roumis were presuming on the piety of the insurgents to make an attack in the belief that they would not fight, but Wylie was able to reassure his friends when he came to breakfast.
Roumis
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From this reading A burst of heavy firing early in the morning suggested that the Roumis were presuming on the piety of the insurgents to make an attack in the belief that they would not fight, but Wylie was able to reassure his friends when he came to breakfast.
said
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From this reading “Nothing but powder-play,” he said.
saint
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From this reading The next day happened to be the festival of a very important saint, and it was of course out of the question that any drill should take place.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading The next day happened to be the festival of a very important saint, and it was of course out of the question that any drill should take place.
sick
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From this reading I have put a stop to it, of course, but the men are very sick.
Simple
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From this reading “Simple wicked waste of cartridges in honour of St Elijah, or whatever his name is.
St
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From this reading “Simple wicked waste of cartridges in honour of St Elijah, or whatever his name is.
stop
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From this reading I have put a stop to it, of course, but the men are very sick.
suggested
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From this reading A burst of heavy firing early in the morning suggested that the Roumis were presuming on the piety of the insurgents to make an attack in the belief that they would not fight, but Wylie was able to reassure his friends when he came to breakfast.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next day happened to be the festival of a very important saint, and it was of course out of the question that any drill should take place.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The next day happened to be the festival of a very important saint, and it was of course out of the question that any drill should take place.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next day happened to be the festival of a very important saint, and it was of course out of the question that any drill should take place.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A burst of heavy firing early in the morning suggested that the Roumis were presuming on the piety of the insurgents to make an attack in the belief that they would not fight, but Wylie was able to reassure his friends when he came to breakfast.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The next day happened to be the festival of a very important saint, and it was of course out of the question that any drill should take place.
very
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From this reading The next day happened to be the festival of a very important saint, and it was of course out of the question that any drill should take place.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The next day happened to be the festival of a very important saint, and it was of course out of the question that any drill should take place.
wastenounUS /weɪst/
an empty, uncultivated area of land
From this reading “Simple wicked waste of cartridges in honour of St Elijah, or whatever his name is.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A burst of heavy firing early in the morning suggested that the Roumis were presuming on the piety of the insurgents to make an attack in the belief that they would not fight, but Wylie was able to reassure his friends when he came to breakfast.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading “Simple wicked waste of cartridges in honour of St Elijah, or whatever his name is.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading A burst of heavy firing early in the morning suggested that the Roumis were presuming on the piety of the insurgents to make an attack in the belief that they would not fight, but Wylie was able to reassure his friends when he came to breakfast.
wicked
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From this reading “Simple wicked waste of cartridges in honour of St Elijah, or whatever his name is.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading A burst of heavy firing early in the morning suggested that the Roumis were presuming on the piety of the insurgents to make an attack in the belief that they would not fight, but Wylie was able to reassure his friends when he came to breakfast.
Wylie
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From this reading A burst of heavy firing early in the morning suggested that the Roumis were presuming on the piety of the insurgents to make an attack in the belief that they would not fight, but Wylie was able to reassure his friends when he came to breakfast.
