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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 Inside the breastwork commanding the path the defenders were crouching close under the loopholes to avoid the fire which was being poured in by a strong body of riflemen posted on Akri.
Akri
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From this reading Inside the breastwork commanding the path the defenders were crouching close under the loopholes to avoid the fire which was being poured in by a strong body of riflemen posted on Akri.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading They met Maurice with a subdued cheer as he crawled in among them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Several dead bodies lay unheeded behind them, victims of the first volley, and most of the men had received wounds.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “You will give the word for us to dash upon the bayonets, and kill as we are killed?”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They met Maurice with a subdued cheer as he crawled in among them.
avoid
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From this reading Inside the breastwork commanding the path the defenders were crouching close under the loopholes to avoid the fire which was being poured in by a strong body of riflemen posted on Akri.
bayonets
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From this reading “You will give the word for us to dash upon the bayonets, and kill as we are killed?”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “You will not keep us here to be shot, lord?” they questioned him eagerly.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Several dead bodies lay unheeded behind them, victims of the first volley, and most of the men had received wounds.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Inside the breastwork commanding the path the defenders were crouching close under the loopholes to avoid the fire which was being poured in by a strong body of riflemen posted on Akri.
bodies
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From this reading Several dead bodies lay unheeded behind them, victims of the first volley, and most of the men had received wounds.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Inside the breastwork commanding the path the defenders were crouching close under the loopholes to avoid the fire which was being poured in by a strong body of riflemen posted on Akri.
breastwork
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From this reading Inside the breastwork commanding the path the defenders were crouching close under the loopholes to avoid the fire which was being poured in by a strong body of riflemen posted on Akri.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Inside the breastwork commanding the path the defenders were crouching close under the loopholes to avoid the fire which was being poured in by a strong body of riflemen posted on Akri.
cheer
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From this reading They met Maurice with a subdued cheer as he crawled in among them.
close
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From this reading Inside the breastwork commanding the path the defenders were crouching close under the loopholes to avoid the fire which was being poured in by a strong body of riflemen posted on Akri.
commanding
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From this reading Inside the breastwork commanding the path the defenders were crouching close under the loopholes to avoid the fire which was being poured in by a strong body of riflemen posted on Akri.
crawled
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From this reading They met Maurice with a subdued cheer as he crawled in among them.
crouching
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From this reading Inside the breastwork commanding the path the defenders were crouching close under the loopholes to avoid the fire which was being poured in by a strong body of riflemen posted on Akri.
dash
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From this reading “You will give the word for us to dash upon the bayonets, and kill as we are killed?”
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Several dead bodies lay unheeded behind them, victims of the first volley, and most of the men had received wounds.
defenders
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From this reading Inside the breastwork commanding the path the defenders were crouching close under the loopholes to avoid the fire which was being poured in by a strong body of riflemen posted on Akri.
eagerly
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From this reading “You will not keep us here to be shot, lord?” they questioned him eagerly.
fire
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From this reading Inside the breastwork commanding the path the defenders were crouching close under the loopholes to avoid the fire which was being poured in by a strong body of riflemen posted on Akri.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Several dead bodies lay unheeded behind them, victims of the first volley, and most of the men had received wounds.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “You will give the word for us to dash upon the bayonets, and kill as we are killed?”
give
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From this reading “You will give the word for us to dash upon the bayonets, and kill as we are killed?”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Several dead bodies lay unheeded behind them, victims of the first volley, and most of the men had received wounds.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They met Maurice with a subdued cheer as he crawled in among them.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You will not keep us here to be shot, lord?” they questioned him eagerly.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You will not keep us here to be shot, lord?” they questioned him eagerly.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Inside the breastwork commanding the path the defenders were crouching close under the loopholes to avoid the fire which was being poured in by a strong body of riflemen posted on Akri.
Inside
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From this reading Inside the breastwork commanding the path the defenders were crouching close under the loopholes to avoid the fire which was being poured in by a strong body of riflemen posted on Akri.
keep
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From this reading “You will not keep us here to be shot, lord?” they questioned him eagerly.
kill
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From this reading “You will give the word for us to dash upon the bayonets, and kill as we are killed?”
killed
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From this reading “You will give the word for us to dash upon the bayonets, and kill as we are killed?”
lay
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From this reading Several dead bodies lay unheeded behind them, victims of the first volley, and most of the men had received wounds.
loopholesnounUS /ˈloopholes/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Inside the breastwork commanding the path the defenders were crouching close under the loopholes to avoid the fire which was being poured in by a strong body of riflemen posted on Akri.
lord
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From this reading “You will not keep us here to be shot, lord?” they questioned him eagerly.
Maurice
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From this reading They met Maurice with a subdued cheer as he crawled in among them.
men
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From this reading Several dead bodies lay unheeded behind them, victims of the first volley, and most of the men had received wounds.
met
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From this reading They met Maurice with a subdued cheer as he crawled in among them.
most
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From this reading Several dead bodies lay unheeded behind them, victims of the first volley, and most of the men had received wounds.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “You will not keep us here to be shot, lord?” they questioned him eagerly.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Inside the breastwork commanding the path the defenders were crouching close under the loopholes to avoid the fire which was being poured in by a strong body of riflemen posted on Akri.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Inside the breastwork commanding the path the defenders were crouching close under the loopholes to avoid the fire which was being poured in by a strong body of riflemen posted on Akri.
path
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From this reading Inside the breastwork commanding the path the defenders were crouching close under the loopholes to avoid the fire which was being poured in by a strong body of riflemen posted on Akri.
posted
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From this reading Inside the breastwork commanding the path the defenders were crouching close under the loopholes to avoid the fire which was being poured in by a strong body of riflemen posted on Akri.
poured
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From this reading Inside the breastwork commanding the path the defenders were crouching close under the loopholes to avoid the fire which was being poured in by a strong body of riflemen posted on Akri.
questioned
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From this reading “You will not keep us here to be shot, lord?” they questioned him eagerly.
received
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From this reading Several dead bodies lay unheeded behind them, victims of the first volley, and most of the men had received wounds.
riflemen
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From this reading Inside the breastwork commanding the path the defenders were crouching close under the loopholes to avoid the fire which was being poured in by a strong body of riflemen posted on Akri.
Several
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From this reading Several dead bodies lay unheeded behind them, victims of the first volley, and most of the men had received wounds.
shot
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From this reading “You will not keep us here to be shot, lord?” they questioned him eagerly.
strong
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From this reading Inside the breastwork commanding the path the defenders were crouching close under the loopholes to avoid the fire which was being poured in by a strong body of riflemen posted on Akri.
subdued
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From this reading They met Maurice with a subdued cheer as he crawled in among them.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Inside the breastwork commanding the path the defenders were crouching close under the loopholes to avoid the fire which was being poured in by a strong body of riflemen posted on Akri.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Several dead bodies lay unheeded behind them, victims of the first volley, and most of the men had received wounds.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They met Maurice with a subdued cheer as he crawled in among them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Inside the breastwork commanding the path the defenders were crouching close under the loopholes to avoid the fire which was being poured in by a strong body of riflemen posted on Akri.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Inside the breastwork commanding the path the defenders were crouching close under the loopholes to avoid the fire which was being poured in by a strong body of riflemen posted on Akri.
unheedednounUS /ˈunheeded/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Several dead bodies lay unheeded behind them, victims of the first volley, and most of the men had received wounds.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “You will give the word for us to dash upon the bayonets, and kill as we are killed?”
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You will not keep us here to be shot, lord?” they questioned him eagerly.
victims
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From this reading Several dead bodies lay unheeded behind them, victims of the first volley, and most of the men had received wounds.
volley
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From this reading Several dead bodies lay unheeded behind them, victims of the first volley, and most of the men had received wounds.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Inside the breastwork commanding the path the defenders were crouching close under the loopholes to avoid the fire which was being poured in by a strong body of riflemen posted on Akri.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “You will give the word for us to dash upon the bayonets, and kill as we are killed?”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Inside the breastwork commanding the path the defenders were crouching close under the loopholes to avoid the fire which was being poured in by a strong body of riflemen posted on Akri.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Inside the breastwork commanding the path the defenders were crouching close under the loopholes to avoid the fire which was being poured in by a strong body of riflemen posted on Akri.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “You will not keep us here to be shot, lord?” they questioned him eagerly.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They met Maurice with a subdued cheer as he crawled in among them.
word
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From this reading “You will give the word for us to dash upon the bayonets, and kill as we are killed?”
wounds
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From this reading Several dead bodies lay unheeded behind them, victims of the first volley, and most of the men had received wounds.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You will not keep us here to be shot, lord?” they questioned him eagerly.
