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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 Maurice and Dr Terminoff, with a score of men carrying litters, came hurrying from Karakula, and with a few members of Wylie’s force who were able to conquer the desire to talk, set to work to care for the wounded.
able
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From this reading Maurice and Dr Terminoff, with a score of men carrying litters, came hurrying from Karakula, and with a few members of Wylie’s force who were able to conquer the desire to talk, set to work to care for the wounded.
advantage
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From this reading Maurice and Dr Terminoff convoyed the long train of bearers, and Wylie, finding that his forces were still too much inebriated with their own verbosity to have any leisure for their military duties, took advantage of the fact to look after the Roumi wounded.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The confusion that prevailed in Ahmed Pasha after the fight was nothing short of sickening to the orderly English mind.
Ahmed
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From this reading The confusion that prevailed in Ahmed Pasha after the fight was nothing short of sickening to the orderly English mind.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The mass of the insurgents thought of nothing but holding an Assembly of their own, and shouting their grievances into one another’s sympathetic ears, and at last, in disgust, Wylie left them to do it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The mass of the insurgents thought of nothing but holding an Assembly of their own, and shouting their grievances into one another’s sympathetic ears, and at last, in disgust, Wylie left them to do it.
another's
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From this reading The mass of the insurgents thought of nothing but holding an Assembly of their own, and shouting their grievances into one another’s sympathetic ears, and at last, in disgust, Wylie left them to do it.
any
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From this reading Maurice and Dr Terminoff convoyed the long train of bearers, and Wylie, finding that his forces were still too much inebriated with their own verbosity to have any leisure for their military duties, took advantage of the fact to look after the Roumi wounded.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Each man, as soon as his hurts had been hastily bandaged, was sent to the rear, which meant Eirene’s hospital at Skandalo--a long journey either on mule-back or by litter, but there was no guarantee of even temporary safety at this end of the peninsula.
Assembly
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From this reading The mass of the insurgents thought of nothing but holding an Assembly of their own, and shouting their grievances into one another’s sympathetic ears, and at last, in disgust, Wylie left them to do it.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The mass of the insurgents thought of nothing but holding an Assembly of their own, and shouting their grievances into one another’s sympathetic ears, and at last, in disgust, Wylie left them to do it.
bandaged
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From this reading Each man, as soon as his hurts had been hastily bandaged, was sent to the rear, which meant Eirene’s hospital at Skandalo--a long journey either on mule-back or by litter, but there was no guarantee of even temporary safety at this end of the peninsula.
bearers
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From this reading Maurice and Dr Terminoff convoyed the long train of bearers, and Wylie, finding that his forces were still too much inebriated with their own verbosity to have any leisure for their military duties, took advantage of the fact to look after the Roumi wounded.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Each man, as soon as his hurts had been hastily bandaged, was sent to the rear, which meant Eirene’s hospital at Skandalo--a long journey either on mule-back or by litter, but there was no guarantee of even temporary safety at this end of the peninsula.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The mass of the insurgents thought of nothing but holding an Assembly of their own, and shouting their grievances into one another’s sympathetic ears, and at last, in disgust, Wylie left them to do it.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Each man, as soon as his hurts had been hastily bandaged, was sent to the rear, which meant Eirene’s hospital at Skandalo--a long journey either on mule-back or by litter, but there was no guarantee of even temporary safety at this end of the peninsula.
came
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From this reading Maurice and Dr Terminoff, with a score of men carrying litters, came hurrying from Karakula, and with a few members of Wylie’s force who were able to conquer the desire to talk, set to work to care for the wounded.
care
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From this reading Maurice and Dr Terminoff, with a score of men carrying litters, came hurrying from Karakula, and with a few members of Wylie’s force who were able to conquer the desire to talk, set to work to care for the wounded.
carrying
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From this reading Maurice and Dr Terminoff, with a score of men carrying litters, came hurrying from Karakula, and with a few members of Wylie’s force who were able to conquer the desire to talk, set to work to care for the wounded.
confusion
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From this reading The confusion that prevailed in Ahmed Pasha after the fight was nothing short of sickening to the orderly English mind.
conquer
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From this reading Maurice and Dr Terminoff, with a score of men carrying litters, came hurrying from Karakula, and with a few members of Wylie’s force who were able to conquer the desire to talk, set to work to care for the wounded.
convoyed
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From this reading Maurice and Dr Terminoff convoyed the long train of bearers, and Wylie, finding that his forces were still too much inebriated with their own verbosity to have any leisure for their military duties, took advantage of the fact to look after the Roumi wounded.
desire
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From this reading Maurice and Dr Terminoff, with a score of men carrying litters, came hurrying from Karakula, and with a few members of Wylie’s force who were able to conquer the desire to talk, set to work to care for the wounded.
disgustnounUS /dɪsˈɡʌst/
a strong feeling of dislike or sickness caused by something unpleasant
From this reading The mass of the insurgents thought of nothing but holding an Assembly of their own, and shouting their grievances into one another’s sympathetic ears, and at last, in disgust, Wylie left them to do it.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The mass of the insurgents thought of nothing but holding an Assembly of their own, and shouting their grievances into one another’s sympathetic ears, and at last, in disgust, Wylie left them to do it.
Dr
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From this reading Maurice and Dr Terminoff, with a score of men carrying litters, came hurrying from Karakula, and with a few members of Wylie’s force who were able to conquer the desire to talk, set to work to care for the wounded.
duties
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From this reading Maurice and Dr Terminoff convoyed the long train of bearers, and Wylie, finding that his forces were still too much inebriated with their own verbosity to have any leisure for their military duties, took advantage of the fact to look after the Roumi wounded.
EachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Each man, as soon as his hurts had been hastily bandaged, was sent to the rear, which meant Eirene’s hospital at Skandalo--a long journey either on mule-back or by litter, but there was no guarantee of even temporary safety at this end of the peninsula.
ears
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From this reading The mass of the insurgents thought of nothing but holding an Assembly of their own, and shouting their grievances into one another’s sympathetic ears, and at last, in disgust, Wylie left them to do it.
Eirene's
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From this reading Each man, as soon as his hurts had been hastily bandaged, was sent to the rear, which meant Eirene’s hospital at Skandalo--a long journey either on mule-back or by litter, but there was no guarantee of even temporary safety at this end of the peninsula.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading Each man, as soon as his hurts had been hastily bandaged, was sent to the rear, which meant Eirene’s hospital at Skandalo--a long journey either on mule-back or by litter, but there was no guarantee of even temporary safety at this end of the peninsula.
end
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From this reading Each man, as soon as his hurts had been hastily bandaged, was sent to the rear, which meant Eirene’s hospital at Skandalo--a long journey either on mule-back or by litter, but there was no guarantee of even temporary safety at this end of the peninsula.
English
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From this reading The confusion that prevailed in Ahmed Pasha after the fight was nothing short of sickening to the orderly English mind.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Each man, as soon as his hurts had been hastily bandaged, was sent to the rear, which meant Eirene’s hospital at Skandalo--a long journey either on mule-back or by litter, but there was no guarantee of even temporary safety at this end of the peninsula.
fact
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From this reading Maurice and Dr Terminoff convoyed the long train of bearers, and Wylie, finding that his forces were still too much inebriated with their own verbosity to have any leisure for their military duties, took advantage of the fact to look after the Roumi wounded.
few
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From this reading Maurice and Dr Terminoff, with a score of men carrying litters, came hurrying from Karakula, and with a few members of Wylie’s force who were able to conquer the desire to talk, set to work to care for the wounded.
fight
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From this reading The confusion that prevailed in Ahmed Pasha after the fight was nothing short of sickening to the orderly English mind.
finding
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From this reading Maurice and Dr Terminoff convoyed the long train of bearers, and Wylie, finding that his forces were still too much inebriated with their own verbosity to have any leisure for their military duties, took advantage of the fact to look after the Roumi wounded.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Maurice and Dr Terminoff, with a score of men carrying litters, came hurrying from Karakula, and with a few members of Wylie’s force who were able to conquer the desire to talk, set to work to care for the wounded.
force
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From this reading Maurice and Dr Terminoff, with a score of men carrying litters, came hurrying from Karakula, and with a few members of Wylie’s force who were able to conquer the desire to talk, set to work to care for the wounded.
forces
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From this reading Maurice and Dr Terminoff convoyed the long train of bearers, and Wylie, finding that his forces were still too much inebriated with their own verbosity to have any leisure for their military duties, took advantage of the fact to look after the Roumi wounded.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Maurice and Dr Terminoff, with a score of men carrying litters, came hurrying from Karakula, and with a few members of Wylie’s force who were able to conquer the desire to talk, set to work to care for the wounded.
grievances
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From this reading The mass of the insurgents thought of nothing but holding an Assembly of their own, and shouting their grievances into one another’s sympathetic ears, and at last, in disgust, Wylie left them to do it.
guarantee
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From this reading Each man, as soon as his hurts had been hastily bandaged, was sent to the rear, which meant Eirene’s hospital at Skandalo--a long journey either on mule-back or by litter, but there was no guarantee of even temporary safety at this end of the peninsula.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Each man, as soon as his hurts had been hastily bandaged, was sent to the rear, which meant Eirene’s hospital at Skandalo--a long journey either on mule-back or by litter, but there was no guarantee of even temporary safety at this end of the peninsula.
hastily
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From this reading Each man, as soon as his hurts had been hastily bandaged, was sent to the rear, which meant Eirene’s hospital at Skandalo--a long journey either on mule-back or by litter, but there was no guarantee of even temporary safety at this end of the peninsula.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Maurice and Dr Terminoff convoyed the long train of bearers, and Wylie, finding that his forces were still too much inebriated with their own verbosity to have any leisure for their military duties, took advantage of the fact to look after the Roumi wounded.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Each man, as soon as his hurts had been hastily bandaged, was sent to the rear, which meant Eirene’s hospital at Skandalo--a long journey either on mule-back or by litter, but there was no guarantee of even temporary safety at this end of the peninsula.
holding
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From this reading The mass of the insurgents thought of nothing but holding an Assembly of their own, and shouting their grievances into one another’s sympathetic ears, and at last, in disgust, Wylie left them to do it.
hospital
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From this reading Each man, as soon as his hurts had been hastily bandaged, was sent to the rear, which meant Eirene’s hospital at Skandalo--a long journey either on mule-back or by litter, but there was no guarantee of even temporary safety at this end of the peninsula.
hurrying
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From this reading Maurice and Dr Terminoff, with a score of men carrying litters, came hurrying from Karakula, and with a few members of Wylie’s force who were able to conquer the desire to talk, set to work to care for the wounded.
hurts
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From this reading Each man, as soon as his hurts had been hastily bandaged, was sent to the rear, which meant Eirene’s hospital at Skandalo--a long journey either on mule-back or by litter, but there was no guarantee of even temporary safety at this end of the peninsula.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The confusion that prevailed in Ahmed Pasha after the fight was nothing short of sickening to the orderly English mind.
inebriated
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From this reading Maurice and Dr Terminoff convoyed the long train of bearers, and Wylie, finding that his forces were still too much inebriated with their own verbosity to have any leisure for their military duties, took advantage of the fact to look after the Roumi wounded.
insurgents
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From this reading The mass of the insurgents thought of nothing but holding an Assembly of their own, and shouting their grievances into one another’s sympathetic ears, and at last, in disgust, Wylie left them to do it.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The mass of the insurgents thought of nothing but holding an Assembly of their own, and shouting their grievances into one another’s sympathetic ears, and at last, in disgust, Wylie left them to do it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The mass of the insurgents thought of nothing but holding an Assembly of their own, and shouting their grievances into one another’s sympathetic ears, and at last, in disgust, Wylie left them to do it.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Each man, as soon as his hurts had been hastily bandaged, was sent to the rear, which meant Eirene’s hospital at Skandalo--a long journey either on mule-back or by litter, but there was no guarantee of even temporary safety at this end of the peninsula.
Karakula
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From this reading Maurice and Dr Terminoff, with a score of men carrying litters, came hurrying from Karakula, and with a few members of Wylie’s force who were able to conquer the desire to talk, set to work to care for the wounded.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The mass of the insurgents thought of nothing but holding an Assembly of their own, and shouting their grievances into one another’s sympathetic ears, and at last, in disgust, Wylie left them to do it.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The mass of the insurgents thought of nothing but holding an Assembly of their own, and shouting their grievances into one another’s sympathetic ears, and at last, in disgust, Wylie left them to do it.
leisure
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From this reading Maurice and Dr Terminoff convoyed the long train of bearers, and Wylie, finding that his forces were still too much inebriated with their own verbosity to have any leisure for their military duties, took advantage of the fact to look after the Roumi wounded.
litter
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From this reading Each man, as soon as his hurts had been hastily bandaged, was sent to the rear, which meant Eirene’s hospital at Skandalo--a long journey either on mule-back or by litter, but there was no guarantee of even temporary safety at this end of the peninsula.
litters
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From this reading Maurice and Dr Terminoff, with a score of men carrying litters, came hurrying from Karakula, and with a few members of Wylie’s force who were able to conquer the desire to talk, set to work to care for the wounded.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Each man, as soon as his hurts had been hastily bandaged, was sent to the rear, which meant Eirene’s hospital at Skandalo--a long journey either on mule-back or by litter, but there was no guarantee of even temporary safety at this end of the peninsula.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Maurice and Dr Terminoff convoyed the long train of bearers, and Wylie, finding that his forces were still too much inebriated with their own verbosity to have any leisure for their military duties, took advantage of the fact to look after the Roumi wounded.
man
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From this reading Each man, as soon as his hurts had been hastily bandaged, was sent to the rear, which meant Eirene’s hospital at Skandalo--a long journey either on mule-back or by litter, but there was no guarantee of even temporary safety at this end of the peninsula.
mass
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From this reading The mass of the insurgents thought of nothing but holding an Assembly of their own, and shouting their grievances into one another’s sympathetic ears, and at last, in disgust, Wylie left them to do it.
Maurice
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From this reading Maurice and Dr Terminoff, with a score of men carrying litters, came hurrying from Karakula, and with a few members of Wylie’s force who were able to conquer the desire to talk, set to work to care for the wounded.
meant
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From this reading Each man, as soon as his hurts had been hastily bandaged, was sent to the rear, which meant Eirene’s hospital at Skandalo--a long journey either on mule-back or by litter, but there was no guarantee of even temporary safety at this end of the peninsula.
members
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From this reading Maurice and Dr Terminoff, with a score of men carrying litters, came hurrying from Karakula, and with a few members of Wylie’s force who were able to conquer the desire to talk, set to work to care for the wounded.
men
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From this reading Maurice and Dr Terminoff, with a score of men carrying litters, came hurrying from Karakula, and with a few members of Wylie’s force who were able to conquer the desire to talk, set to work to care for the wounded.
military
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From this reading Maurice and Dr Terminoff convoyed the long train of bearers, and Wylie, finding that his forces were still too much inebriated with their own verbosity to have any leisure for their military duties, took advantage of the fact to look after the Roumi wounded.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The confusion that prevailed in Ahmed Pasha after the fight was nothing short of sickening to the orderly English mind.
much
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From this reading Maurice and Dr Terminoff convoyed the long train of bearers, and Wylie, finding that his forces were still too much inebriated with their own verbosity to have any leisure for their military duties, took advantage of the fact to look after the Roumi wounded.
mule-back
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From this reading Each man, as soon as his hurts had been hastily bandaged, was sent to the rear, which meant Eirene’s hospital at Skandalo--a long journey either on mule-back or by litter, but there was no guarantee of even temporary safety at this end of the peninsula.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Each man, as soon as his hurts had been hastily bandaged, was sent to the rear, which meant Eirene’s hospital at Skandalo--a long journey either on mule-back or by litter, but there was no guarantee of even temporary safety at this end of the peninsula.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The confusion that prevailed in Ahmed Pasha after the fight was nothing short of sickening to the orderly English mind.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The confusion that prevailed in Ahmed Pasha after the fight was nothing short of sickening to the orderly English mind.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Each man, as soon as his hurts had been hastily bandaged, was sent to the rear, which meant Eirene’s hospital at Skandalo--a long journey either on mule-back or by litter, but there was no guarantee of even temporary safety at this end of the peninsula.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The mass of the insurgents thought of nothing but holding an Assembly of their own, and shouting their grievances into one another’s sympathetic ears, and at last, in disgust, Wylie left them to do it.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Each man, as soon as his hurts had been hastily bandaged, was sent to the rear, which meant Eirene’s hospital at Skandalo--a long journey either on mule-back or by litter, but there was no guarantee of even temporary safety at this end of the peninsula.
orderly
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From this reading The confusion that prevailed in Ahmed Pasha after the fight was nothing short of sickening to the orderly English mind.
own
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From this reading The mass of the insurgents thought of nothing but holding an Assembly of their own, and shouting their grievances into one another’s sympathetic ears, and at last, in disgust, Wylie left them to do it.
Pasha
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From this reading The confusion that prevailed in Ahmed Pasha after the fight was nothing short of sickening to the orderly English mind.
peninsula
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From this reading Each man, as soon as his hurts had been hastily bandaged, was sent to the rear, which meant Eirene’s hospital at Skandalo--a long journey either on mule-back or by litter, but there was no guarantee of even temporary safety at this end of the peninsula.
prevailed
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From this reading The confusion that prevailed in Ahmed Pasha after the fight was nothing short of sickening to the orderly English mind.
rear
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From this reading Each man, as soon as his hurts had been hastily bandaged, was sent to the rear, which meant Eirene’s hospital at Skandalo--a long journey either on mule-back or by litter, but there was no guarantee of even temporary safety at this end of the peninsula.
Roumi
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From this reading Maurice and Dr Terminoff convoyed the long train of bearers, and Wylie, finding that his forces were still too much inebriated with their own verbosity to have any leisure for their military duties, took advantage of the fact to look after the Roumi wounded.
safety
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From this reading Each man, as soon as his hurts had been hastily bandaged, was sent to the rear, which meant Eirene’s hospital at Skandalo--a long journey either on mule-back or by litter, but there was no guarantee of even temporary safety at this end of the peninsula.
scorenounUS /score/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Maurice and Dr Terminoff, with a score of men carrying litters, came hurrying from Karakula, and with a few members of Wylie’s force who were able to conquer the desire to talk, set to work to care for the wounded.
sent
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From this reading Each man, as soon as his hurts had been hastily bandaged, was sent to the rear, which meant Eirene’s hospital at Skandalo--a long journey either on mule-back or by litter, but there was no guarantee of even temporary safety at this end of the peninsula.
set
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From this reading Maurice and Dr Terminoff, with a score of men carrying litters, came hurrying from Karakula, and with a few members of Wylie’s force who were able to conquer the desire to talk, set to work to care for the wounded.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading The confusion that prevailed in Ahmed Pasha after the fight was nothing short of sickening to the orderly English mind.
shouting
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From this reading The mass of the insurgents thought of nothing but holding an Assembly of their own, and shouting their grievances into one another’s sympathetic ears, and at last, in disgust, Wylie left them to do it.
sickening
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From this reading The confusion that prevailed in Ahmed Pasha after the fight was nothing short of sickening to the orderly English mind.
Skandalo
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From this reading Each man, as soon as his hurts had been hastily bandaged, was sent to the rear, which meant Eirene’s hospital at Skandalo--a long journey either on mule-back or by litter, but there was no guarantee of even temporary safety at this end of the peninsula.
soon
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From this reading Each man, as soon as his hurts had been hastily bandaged, was sent to the rear, which meant Eirene’s hospital at Skandalo--a long journey either on mule-back or by litter, but there was no guarantee of even temporary safety at this end of the peninsula.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Maurice and Dr Terminoff convoyed the long train of bearers, and Wylie, finding that his forces were still too much inebriated with their own verbosity to have any leisure for their military duties, took advantage of the fact to look after the Roumi wounded.
sympathetic
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From this reading The mass of the insurgents thought of nothing but holding an Assembly of their own, and shouting their grievances into one another’s sympathetic ears, and at last, in disgust, Wylie left them to do it.
talk
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From this reading Maurice and Dr Terminoff, with a score of men carrying litters, came hurrying from Karakula, and with a few members of Wylie’s force who were able to conquer the desire to talk, set to work to care for the wounded.
temporary
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From this reading Each man, as soon as his hurts had been hastily bandaged, was sent to the rear, which meant Eirene’s hospital at Skandalo--a long journey either on mule-back or by litter, but there was no guarantee of even temporary safety at this end of the peninsula.
Terminoff
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From this reading Maurice and Dr Terminoff, with a score of men carrying litters, came hurrying from Karakula, and with a few members of Wylie’s force who were able to conquer the desire to talk, set to work to care for the wounded.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The confusion that prevailed in Ahmed Pasha after the fight was nothing short of sickening to the orderly English mind.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The confusion that prevailed in Ahmed Pasha after the fight was nothing short of sickening to the orderly English mind.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The mass of the insurgents thought of nothing but holding an Assembly of their own, and shouting their grievances into one another’s sympathetic ears, and at last, in disgust, Wylie left them to do it.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The mass of the insurgents thought of nothing but holding an Assembly of their own, and shouting their grievances into one another’s sympathetic ears, and at last, in disgust, Wylie left them to do it.
there
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From this reading Each man, as soon as his hurts had been hastily bandaged, was sent to the rear, which meant Eirene’s hospital at Skandalo--a long journey either on mule-back or by litter, but there was no guarantee of even temporary safety at this end of the peninsula.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Each man, as soon as his hurts had been hastily bandaged, was sent to the rear, which meant Eirene’s hospital at Skandalo--a long journey either on mule-back or by litter, but there was no guarantee of even temporary safety at this end of the peninsula.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The mass of the insurgents thought of nothing but holding an Assembly of their own, and shouting their grievances into one another’s sympathetic ears, and at last, in disgust, Wylie left them to do it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The confusion that prevailed in Ahmed Pasha after the fight was nothing short of sickening to the orderly English mind.
too
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From this reading Maurice and Dr Terminoff convoyed the long train of bearers, and Wylie, finding that his forces were still too much inebriated with their own verbosity to have any leisure for their military duties, took advantage of the fact to look after the Roumi wounded.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Maurice and Dr Terminoff convoyed the long train of bearers, and Wylie, finding that his forces were still too much inebriated with their own verbosity to have any leisure for their military duties, took advantage of the fact to look after the Roumi wounded.
train
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From this reading Maurice and Dr Terminoff convoyed the long train of bearers, and Wylie, finding that his forces were still too much inebriated with their own verbosity to have any leisure for their military duties, took advantage of the fact to look after the Roumi wounded.
verbosity
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From this reading Maurice and Dr Terminoff convoyed the long train of bearers, and Wylie, finding that his forces were still too much inebriated with their own verbosity to have any leisure for their military duties, took advantage of the fact to look after the Roumi wounded.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The confusion that prevailed in Ahmed Pasha after the fight was nothing short of sickening to the orderly English mind.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Maurice and Dr Terminoff, with a score of men carrying litters, came hurrying from Karakula, and with a few members of Wylie’s force who were able to conquer the desire to talk, set to work to care for the wounded.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Each man, as soon as his hurts had been hastily bandaged, was sent to the rear, which meant Eirene’s hospital at Skandalo--a long journey either on mule-back or by litter, but there was no guarantee of even temporary safety at this end of the peninsula.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Maurice and Dr Terminoff, with a score of men carrying litters, came hurrying from Karakula, and with a few members of Wylie’s force who were able to conquer the desire to talk, set to work to care for the wounded.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Maurice and Dr Terminoff, with a score of men carrying litters, came hurrying from Karakula, and with a few members of Wylie’s force who were able to conquer the desire to talk, set to work to care for the wounded.
work
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From this reading Maurice and Dr Terminoff, with a score of men carrying litters, came hurrying from Karakula, and with a few members of Wylie’s force who were able to conquer the desire to talk, set to work to care for the wounded.
wounded
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From this reading Maurice and Dr Terminoff, with a score of men carrying litters, came hurrying from Karakula, and with a few members of Wylie’s force who were able to conquer the desire to talk, set to work to care for the wounded.
Wylie
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From this reading The mass of the insurgents thought of nothing but holding an Assembly of their own, and shouting their grievances into one another’s sympathetic ears, and at last, in disgust, Wylie left them to do it.
Wylie's
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From this reading Maurice and Dr Terminoff, with a score of men carrying litters, came hurrying from Karakula, and with a few members of Wylie’s force who were able to conquer the desire to talk, set to work to care for the wounded.
