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14th
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From this reading BATTLE OF EPPING The following is extracted from the _Times_ of 15th September:-- “EPPING, _14th September, Evening_.
15th
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From this reading BATTLE OF EPPING The following is extracted from the _Times_ of 15th September:-- “EPPING, _14th September, Evening_.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “I have spent a busy day, but have no very important news to record.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After the repulse of the German troops attacking Lord Byfield’s retreating army and the arrival of our sorely harassed troops behind the Epping entrenchments, we saw no more of the enemy that evening.
All
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From this reading All through the night, however, there was the sound of occasional heavy gun firing from the eastward.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I have taken up my quarters at the Bell, an inn at the south end of the village, from the back of which I can get a good view to the north-west for from two to four miles.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After the repulse of the German troops attacking Lord Byfield’s retreating army and the arrival of our sorely harassed troops behind the Epping entrenchments, we saw no more of the enemy that evening.
army
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From this reading After the repulse of the German troops attacking Lord Byfield’s retreating army and the arrival of our sorely harassed troops behind the Epping entrenchments, we saw no more of the enemy that evening.
arrival
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From this reading After the repulse of the German troops attacking Lord Byfield’s retreating army and the arrival of our sorely harassed troops behind the Epping entrenchments, we saw no more of the enemy that evening.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I have taken up my quarters at the Bell, an inn at the south end of the village, from the back of which I can get a good view to the north-west for from two to four miles.
attacking
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From this reading After the repulse of the German troops attacking Lord Byfield’s retreating army and the arrival of our sorely harassed troops behind the Epping entrenchments, we saw no more of the enemy that evening.
back
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From this reading I have taken up my quarters at the Bell, an inn at the south end of the village, from the back of which I can get a good view to the north-west for from two to four miles.
BATTLE
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From this reading BATTLE OF EPPING The following is extracted from the _Times_ of 15th September:-- “EPPING, _14th September, Evening_.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading After the repulse of the German troops attacking Lord Byfield’s retreating army and the arrival of our sorely harassed troops behind the Epping entrenchments, we saw no more of the enemy that evening.
Bell
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From this reading I have taken up my quarters at the Bell, an inn at the south end of the village, from the back of which I can get a good view to the north-west for from two to four miles.
busy
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From this reading “I have spent a busy day, but have no very important news to record.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “I have spent a busy day, but have no very important news to record.
Byfield's
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From this reading After the repulse of the German troops attacking Lord Byfield’s retreating army and the arrival of our sorely harassed troops behind the Epping entrenchments, we saw no more of the enemy that evening.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I have taken up my quarters at the Bell, an inn at the south end of the village, from the back of which I can get a good view to the north-west for from two to four miles.
day
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From this reading “I have spent a busy day, but have no very important news to record.
eastward
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From this reading All through the night, however, there was the sound of occasional heavy gun firing from the eastward.
end
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From this reading I have taken up my quarters at the Bell, an inn at the south end of the village, from the back of which I can get a good view to the north-west for from two to four miles.
enemy
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From this reading After the repulse of the German troops attacking Lord Byfield’s retreating army and the arrival of our sorely harassed troops behind the Epping entrenchments, we saw no more of the enemy that evening.
entrenchments
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From this reading After the repulse of the German troops attacking Lord Byfield’s retreating army and the arrival of our sorely harassed troops behind the Epping entrenchments, we saw no more of the enemy that evening.
EPPING
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From this reading BATTLE OF EPPING The following is extracted from the _Times_ of 15th September:-- “EPPING, _14th September, Evening_.
Evening
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From this reading BATTLE OF EPPING The following is extracted from the _Times_ of 15th September:-- “EPPING, _14th September, Evening_.
extracted
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From this reading BATTLE OF EPPING The following is extracted from the _Times_ of 15th September:-- “EPPING, _14th September, Evening_.
firing
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From this reading All through the night, however, there was the sound of occasional heavy gun firing from the eastward.
following
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From this reading BATTLE OF EPPING The following is extracted from the _Times_ of 15th September:-- “EPPING, _14th September, Evening_.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I have taken up my quarters at the Bell, an inn at the south end of the village, from the back of which I can get a good view to the north-west for from two to four miles.
four
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From this reading I have taken up my quarters at the Bell, an inn at the south end of the village, from the back of which I can get a good view to the north-west for from two to four miles.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading BATTLE OF EPPING The following is extracted from the _Times_ of 15th September:-- “EPPING, _14th September, Evening_.
German
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From this reading After the repulse of the German troops attacking Lord Byfield’s retreating army and the arrival of our sorely harassed troops behind the Epping entrenchments, we saw no more of the enemy that evening.
get
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From this reading I have taken up my quarters at the Bell, an inn at the south end of the village, from the back of which I can get a good view to the north-west for from two to four miles.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have taken up my quarters at the Bell, an inn at the south end of the village, from the back of which I can get a good view to the north-west for from two to four miles.
gun
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From this reading All through the night, however, there was the sound of occasional heavy gun firing from the eastward.
harassed
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From this reading After the repulse of the German troops attacking Lord Byfield’s retreating army and the arrival of our sorely harassed troops behind the Epping entrenchments, we saw no more of the enemy that evening.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have spent a busy day, but have no very important news to record.
heavy
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From this reading All through the night, however, there was the sound of occasional heavy gun firing from the eastward.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading All through the night, however, there was the sound of occasional heavy gun firing from the eastward.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I have spent a busy day, but have no very important news to record.
important
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From this reading “I have spent a busy day, but have no very important news to record.
inn
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From this reading I have taken up my quarters at the Bell, an inn at the south end of the village, from the back of which I can get a good view to the north-west for from two to four miles.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BATTLE OF EPPING The following is extracted from the _Times_ of 15th September:-- “EPPING, _14th September, Evening_.
Lord
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From this reading After the repulse of the German troops attacking Lord Byfield’s retreating army and the arrival of our sorely harassed troops behind the Epping entrenchments, we saw no more of the enemy that evening.
miles
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From this reading I have taken up my quarters at the Bell, an inn at the south end of the village, from the back of which I can get a good view to the north-west for from two to four miles.
more
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From this reading After the repulse of the German troops attacking Lord Byfield’s retreating army and the arrival of our sorely harassed troops behind the Epping entrenchments, we saw no more of the enemy that evening.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I have taken up my quarters at the Bell, an inn at the south end of the village, from the back of which I can get a good view to the north-west for from two to four miles.
news
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From this reading “I have spent a busy day, but have no very important news to record.
night
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From this reading All through the night, however, there was the sound of occasional heavy gun firing from the eastward.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “I have spent a busy day, but have no very important news to record.
north-west
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From this reading I have taken up my quarters at the Bell, an inn at the south end of the village, from the back of which I can get a good view to the north-west for from two to four miles.
occasional
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From this reading All through the night, however, there was the sound of occasional heavy gun firing from the eastward.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BATTLE OF EPPING The following is extracted from the _Times_ of 15th September:-- “EPPING, _14th September, Evening_.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading After the repulse of the German troops attacking Lord Byfield’s retreating army and the arrival of our sorely harassed troops behind the Epping entrenchments, we saw no more of the enemy that evening.
quarters
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From this reading I have taken up my quarters at the Bell, an inn at the south end of the village, from the back of which I can get a good view to the north-west for from two to four miles.
record
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From this reading “I have spent a busy day, but have no very important news to record.
repulse
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From this reading After the repulse of the German troops attacking Lord Byfield’s retreating army and the arrival of our sorely harassed troops behind the Epping entrenchments, we saw no more of the enemy that evening.
retreating
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From this reading After the repulse of the German troops attacking Lord Byfield’s retreating army and the arrival of our sorely harassed troops behind the Epping entrenchments, we saw no more of the enemy that evening.
saw
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From this reading After the repulse of the German troops attacking Lord Byfield’s retreating army and the arrival of our sorely harassed troops behind the Epping entrenchments, we saw no more of the enemy that evening.
September
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From this reading BATTLE OF EPPING The following is extracted from the _Times_ of 15th September:-- “EPPING, _14th September, Evening_.
sorely
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From this reading After the repulse of the German troops attacking Lord Byfield’s retreating army and the arrival of our sorely harassed troops behind the Epping entrenchments, we saw no more of the enemy that evening.
sound
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From this reading All through the night, however, there was the sound of occasional heavy gun firing from the eastward.
south
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From this reading I have taken up my quarters at the Bell, an inn at the south end of the village, from the back of which I can get a good view to the north-west for from two to four miles.
spent
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From this reading “I have spent a busy day, but have no very important news to record.
taken
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From this reading I have taken up my quarters at the Bell, an inn at the south end of the village, from the back of which I can get a good view to the north-west for from two to four miles.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading After the repulse of the German troops attacking Lord Byfield’s retreating army and the arrival of our sorely harassed troops behind the Epping entrenchments, we saw no more of the enemy that evening.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BATTLE OF EPPING The following is extracted from the _Times_ of 15th September:-- “EPPING, _14th September, Evening_.
there
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From this reading All through the night, however, there was the sound of occasional heavy gun firing from the eastward.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading All through the night, however, there was the sound of occasional heavy gun firing from the eastward.
Times
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From this reading BATTLE OF EPPING The following is extracted from the _Times_ of 15th September:-- “EPPING, _14th September, Evening_.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I have spent a busy day, but have no very important news to record.
troops
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From this reading After the repulse of the German troops attacking Lord Byfield’s retreating army and the arrival of our sorely harassed troops behind the Epping entrenchments, we saw no more of the enemy that evening.
two
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From this reading I have taken up my quarters at the Bell, an inn at the south end of the village, from the back of which I can get a good view to the north-west for from two to four miles.
up
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From this reading I have taken up my quarters at the Bell, an inn at the south end of the village, from the back of which I can get a good view to the north-west for from two to four miles.
very
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From this reading “I have spent a busy day, but have no very important news to record.
view
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From this reading I have taken up my quarters at the Bell, an inn at the south end of the village, from the back of which I can get a good view to the north-west for from two to four miles.
village
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From this reading I have taken up my quarters at the Bell, an inn at the south end of the village, from the back of which I can get a good view to the north-west for from two to four miles.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All through the night, however, there was the sound of occasional heavy gun firing from the eastward.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading After the repulse of the German troops attacking Lord Byfield’s retreating army and the arrival of our sorely harassed troops behind the Epping entrenchments, we saw no more of the enemy that evening.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I have taken up my quarters at the Bell, an inn at the south end of the village, from the back of which I can get a good view to the north-west for from two to four miles.
