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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 Gunner Cooke of the Australian Infantry showed that he was a true son of Britain, able to fight and to die with the best.
able
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From this reading Gunner Cooke of the Australian Infantry showed that he was a true son of Britain, able to fight and to die with the best.
all
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From this reading During all that time the men had neither food nor water.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Gunner Cooke of the Australian Infantry showed that he was a true son of Britain, able to fight and to die with the best.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The corporal brought back nineteen of his party to the British trenches when at last he was relieved.
Australian
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From this reading Gunner Cooke of the Australian Infantry showed that he was a true son of Britain, able to fight and to die with the best.
back
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From this reading The corporal brought back nineteen of his party to the British trenches when at last he was relieved.
best
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From this reading Gunner Cooke of the Australian Infantry showed that he was a true son of Britain, able to fight and to die with the best.
bottles
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From this reading The water in their bottles was given to the wounded in the true British manner, which, you may remember, was followed by Sir Philip Sidney.
Britain
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From this reading Gunner Cooke of the Australian Infantry showed that he was a true son of Britain, able to fight and to die with the best.
British
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From this reading The water in their bottles was given to the wounded in the true British manner, which, you may remember, was followed by Sir Philip Sidney.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The corporal brought back nineteen of his party to the British trenches when at last he was relieved.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The water in their bottles was given to the wounded in the true British manner, which, you may remember, was followed by Sir Philip Sidney.
Cooke
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From this reading Gunner Cooke of the Australian Infantry showed that he was a true son of Britain, able to fight and to die with the best.
corporal
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From this reading The corporal brought back nineteen of his party to the British trenches when at last he was relieved.
dangerous
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From this reading He was ordered with his gun and gun-team to a very dangerous part of the line.
die
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From this reading Gunner Cooke of the Australian Infantry showed that he was a true son of Britain, able to fight and to die with the best.
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During all that time the men had neither food nor water.
fight
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From this reading Gunner Cooke of the Australian Infantry showed that he was a true son of Britain, able to fight and to die with the best.
followed
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From this reading The water in their bottles was given to the wounded in the true British manner, which, you may remember, was followed by Sir Philip Sidney.
food
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From this reading During all that time the men had neither food nor water.
given
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From this reading The water in their bottles was given to the wounded in the true British manner, which, you may remember, was followed by Sir Philip Sidney.
gun
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From this reading He was ordered with his gun and gun-team to a very dangerous part of the line.
gun-team
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From this reading He was ordered with his gun and gun-team to a very dangerous part of the line.
Gunner
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From this reading Gunner Cooke of the Australian Infantry showed that he was a true son of Britain, able to fight and to die with the best.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading During all that time the men had neither food nor water.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The corporal brought back nineteen of his party to the British trenches when at last he was relieved.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The corporal brought back nineteen of his party to the British trenches when at last he was relieved.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The water in their bottles was given to the wounded in the true British manner, which, you may remember, was followed by Sir Philip Sidney.
Infantry
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From this reading Gunner Cooke of the Australian Infantry showed that he was a true son of Britain, able to fight and to die with the best.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The corporal brought back nineteen of his party to the British trenches when at last he was relieved.
line
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From this reading He was ordered with his gun and gun-team to a very dangerous part of the line.
manner
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From this reading The water in their bottles was given to the wounded in the true British manner, which, you may remember, was followed by Sir Philip Sidney.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The water in their bottles was given to the wounded in the true British manner, which, you may remember, was followed by Sir Philip Sidney.
men
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From this reading During all that time the men had neither food nor water.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading During all that time the men had neither food nor water.
nineteennounUS /ˈnineteen/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The corporal brought back nineteen of his party to the British trenches when at last he was relieved.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading During all that time the men had neither food nor water.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The corporal brought back nineteen of his party to the British trenches when at last he was relieved.
ordered
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From this reading He was ordered with his gun and gun-team to a very dangerous part of the line.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was ordered with his gun and gun-team to a very dangerous part of the line.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The corporal brought back nineteen of his party to the British trenches when at last he was relieved.
Philip
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From this reading The water in their bottles was given to the wounded in the true British manner, which, you may remember, was followed by Sir Philip Sidney.
relievednounUS /ˈrelieved/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The corporal brought back nineteen of his party to the British trenches when at last he was relieved.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading The water in their bottles was given to the wounded in the true British manner, which, you may remember, was followed by Sir Philip Sidney.
showed
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From this reading Gunner Cooke of the Australian Infantry showed that he was a true son of Britain, able to fight and to die with the best.
Sidney
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From this reading The water in their bottles was given to the wounded in the true British manner, which, you may remember, was followed by Sir Philip Sidney.
Sir
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From this reading The water in their bottles was given to the wounded in the true British manner, which, you may remember, was followed by Sir Philip Sidney.
son
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From this reading Gunner Cooke of the Australian Infantry showed that he was a true son of Britain, able to fight and to die with the best.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading During all that time the men had neither food nor water.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading During all that time the men had neither food nor water.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The water in their bottles was given to the wounded in the true British manner, which, you may remember, was followed by Sir Philip Sidney.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading During all that time the men had neither food nor water.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The water in their bottles was given to the wounded in the true British manner, which, you may remember, was followed by Sir Philip Sidney.
trenches
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From this reading The corporal brought back nineteen of his party to the British trenches when at last he was relieved.
true
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From this reading The water in their bottles was given to the wounded in the true British manner, which, you may remember, was followed by Sir Philip Sidney.
very
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From this reading He was ordered with his gun and gun-team to a very dangerous part of the line.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The water in their bottles was given to the wounded in the true British manner, which, you may remember, was followed by Sir Philip Sidney.
water
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From this reading During all that time the men had neither food nor water.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The corporal brought back nineteen of his party to the British trenches when at last he was relieved.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The water in their bottles was given to the wounded in the true British manner, which, you may remember, was followed by Sir Philip Sidney.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Gunner Cooke of the Australian Infantry showed that he was a true son of Britain, able to fight and to die with the best.
wounded
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From this reading The water in their bottles was given to the wounded in the true British manner, which, you may remember, was followed by Sir Philip Sidney.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The water in their bottles was given to the wounded in the true British manner, which, you may remember, was followed by Sir Philip Sidney.
