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From this reading The statement was made to a reporter at noon on October 5, while he was lying on a mattress in the Church of St. Martin's-in-the-Fields, so badly wounded in the chest that the surgeons had given him up.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The following is the personal narrative of a young chauffeur named John Burgess, who assisted in the defence of the barricade at Waterloo Bridge.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The reporter chanced to be passing, and, hearing him asking for some one to write for him, volunteered to do so.
asking
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From this reading The reporter chanced to be passing, and, hearing him asking for some one to write for him, volunteered to do so.
assisted
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From this reading The following is the personal narrative of a young chauffeur named John Burgess, who assisted in the defence of the barricade at Waterloo Bridge.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading SCENES AT WATERLOO BRIDGE.
badly
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From this reading The statement was made to a reporter at noon on October 5, while he was lying on a mattress in the Church of St. Martin's-in-the-Fields, so badly wounded in the chest that the surgeons had given him up.
barricade
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From this reading The following is the personal narrative of a young chauffeur named John Burgess, who assisted in the defence of the barricade at Waterloo Bridge.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The reporter chanced to be passing, and, hearing him asking for some one to write for him, volunteered to do so.
BRIDGE
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From this reading SCENES AT WATERLOO BRIDGE.
Burgess
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From this reading The following is the personal narrative of a young chauffeur named John Burgess, who assisted in the defence of the barricade at Waterloo Bridge.
chanced
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From this reading The reporter chanced to be passing, and, hearing him asking for some one to write for him, volunteered to do so.
chauffeur
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From this reading The following is the personal narrative of a young chauffeur named John Burgess, who assisted in the defence of the barricade at Waterloo Bridge.
chest
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From this reading The statement was made to a reporter at noon on October 5, while he was lying on a mattress in the Church of St. Martin's-in-the-Fields, so badly wounded in the chest that the surgeons had given him up.
Church
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From this reading The statement was made to a reporter at noon on October 5, while he was lying on a mattress in the Church of St. Martin's-in-the-Fields, so badly wounded in the chest that the surgeons had given him up.
defence
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From this reading The following is the personal narrative of a young chauffeur named John Burgess, who assisted in the defence of the barricade at Waterloo Bridge.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The reporter chanced to be passing, and, hearing him asking for some one to write for him, volunteered to do so.
farewell
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From this reading He related his story in the form of a farewell letter to his sister.
following
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From this reading The following is the personal narrative of a young chauffeur named John Burgess, who assisted in the defence of the barricade at Waterloo Bridge.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The reporter chanced to be passing, and, hearing him asking for some one to write for him, volunteered to do so.
form
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From this reading He related his story in the form of a farewell letter to his sister.
given
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From this reading The statement was made to a reporter at noon on October 5, while he was lying on a mattress in the Church of St. Martin's-in-the-Fields, so badly wounded in the chest that the surgeons had given him up.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The statement was made to a reporter at noon on October 5, while he was lying on a mattress in the Church of St. Martin's-in-the-Fields, so badly wounded in the chest that the surgeons had given him up.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The statement was made to a reporter at noon on October 5, while he was lying on a mattress in the Church of St. Martin's-in-the-Fields, so badly wounded in the chest that the surgeons had given him up.
hearing
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From this reading The reporter chanced to be passing, and, hearing him asking for some one to write for him, volunteered to do so.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The statement was made to a reporter at noon on October 5, while he was lying on a mattress in the Church of St. Martin's-in-the-Fields, so badly wounded in the chest that the surgeons had given him up.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He related his story in the form of a farewell letter to his sister.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The following is the personal narrative of a young chauffeur named John Burgess, who assisted in the defence of the barricade at Waterloo Bridge.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The following is the personal narrative of a young chauffeur named John Burgess, who assisted in the defence of the barricade at Waterloo Bridge.
John
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From this reading The following is the personal narrative of a young chauffeur named John Burgess, who assisted in the defence of the barricade at Waterloo Bridge.
letter
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From this reading He related his story in the form of a farewell letter to his sister.
lying
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From this reading The statement was made to a reporter at noon on October 5, while he was lying on a mattress in the Church of St. Martin's-in-the-Fields, so badly wounded in the chest that the surgeons had given him up.
made
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From this reading The statement was made to a reporter at noon on October 5, while he was lying on a mattress in the Church of St. Martin's-in-the-Fields, so badly wounded in the chest that the surgeons had given him up.
Martin's-in-the-Fields
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From this reading The statement was made to a reporter at noon on October 5, while he was lying on a mattress in the Church of St. Martin's-in-the-Fields, so badly wounded in the chest that the surgeons had given him up.
mattress
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From this reading The statement was made to a reporter at noon on October 5, while he was lying on a mattress in the Church of St. Martin's-in-the-Fields, so badly wounded in the chest that the surgeons had given him up.
named
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From this reading The following is the personal narrative of a young chauffeur named John Burgess, who assisted in the defence of the barricade at Waterloo Bridge.
narrative
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From this reading The following is the personal narrative of a young chauffeur named John Burgess, who assisted in the defence of the barricade at Waterloo Bridge.
noon
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From this reading The statement was made to a reporter at noon on October 5, while he was lying on a mattress in the Church of St. Martin's-in-the-Fields, so badly wounded in the chest that the surgeons had given him up.
October
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From this reading The statement was made to a reporter at noon on October 5, while he was lying on a mattress in the Church of St. Martin's-in-the-Fields, so badly wounded in the chest that the surgeons had given him up.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The following is the personal narrative of a young chauffeur named John Burgess, who assisted in the defence of the barricade at Waterloo Bridge.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The statement was made to a reporter at noon on October 5, while he was lying on a mattress in the Church of St. Martin's-in-the-Fields, so badly wounded in the chest that the surgeons had given him up.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The reporter chanced to be passing, and, hearing him asking for some one to write for him, volunteered to do so.
passing
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From this reading The reporter chanced to be passing, and, hearing him asking for some one to write for him, volunteered to do so.
personal
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From this reading The following is the personal narrative of a young chauffeur named John Burgess, who assisted in the defence of the barricade at Waterloo Bridge.
related
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From this reading He related his story in the form of a farewell letter to his sister.
reporter
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From this reading The statement was made to a reporter at noon on October 5, while he was lying on a mattress in the Church of St. Martin's-in-the-Fields, so badly wounded in the chest that the surgeons had given him up.
SCENES
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From this reading SCENES AT WATERLOO BRIDGE.
sister
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From this reading He related his story in the form of a farewell letter to his sister.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The statement was made to a reporter at noon on October 5, while he was lying on a mattress in the Church of St. Martin's-in-the-Fields, so badly wounded in the chest that the surgeons had given him up.
some
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From this reading The reporter chanced to be passing, and, hearing him asking for some one to write for him, volunteered to do so.
St
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From this reading The statement was made to a reporter at noon on October 5, while he was lying on a mattress in the Church of St. Martin's-in-the-Fields, so badly wounded in the chest that the surgeons had given him up.
statement
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From this reading The statement was made to a reporter at noon on October 5, while he was lying on a mattress in the Church of St. Martin's-in-the-Fields, so badly wounded in the chest that the surgeons had given him up.
story
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From this reading He related his story in the form of a farewell letter to his sister.
surgeons
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From this reading The statement was made to a reporter at noon on October 5, while he was lying on a mattress in the Church of St. Martin's-in-the-Fields, so badly wounded in the chest that the surgeons had given him up.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The statement was made to a reporter at noon on October 5, while he was lying on a mattress in the Church of St. Martin's-in-the-Fields, so badly wounded in the chest that the surgeons had given him up.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The following is the personal narrative of a young chauffeur named John Burgess, who assisted in the defence of the barricade at Waterloo Bridge.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The statement was made to a reporter at noon on October 5, while he was lying on a mattress in the Church of St. Martin's-in-the-Fields, so badly wounded in the chest that the surgeons had given him up.
up
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From this reading The statement was made to a reporter at noon on October 5, while he was lying on a mattress in the Church of St. Martin's-in-the-Fields, so badly wounded in the chest that the surgeons had given him up.
volunteered
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From this reading The reporter chanced to be passing, and, hearing him asking for some one to write for him, volunteered to do so.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The statement was made to a reporter at noon on October 5, while he was lying on a mattress in the Church of St. Martin's-in-the-Fields, so badly wounded in the chest that the surgeons had given him up.
WATERLOO
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From this reading SCENES AT WATERLOO BRIDGE.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The statement was made to a reporter at noon on October 5, while he was lying on a mattress in the Church of St. Martin's-in-the-Fields, so badly wounded in the chest that the surgeons had given him up.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The following is the personal narrative of a young chauffeur named John Burgess, who assisted in the defence of the barricade at Waterloo Bridge.
wounded
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From this reading The statement was made to a reporter at noon on October 5, while he was lying on a mattress in the Church of St. Martin's-in-the-Fields, so badly wounded in the chest that the surgeons had given him up.
write
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From this reading The reporter chanced to be passing, and, hearing him asking for some one to write for him, volunteered to do so.
young
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From this reading The following is the personal narrative of a young chauffeur named John Burgess, who assisted in the defence of the barricade at Waterloo Bridge.
