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Chapter XXIII
"I don't know," suggested Charles Bellingham. "Was there anything much more impressive afterward? I read of it out in Missouri, where I was stationed at the time, and I recollect the talk of some old army men about it. They said that death-rate couldn't be beaten. I don't know that it ever was."
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “I read of it out in Missouri, where I was stationed at the time, and I recollect the talk of some old army men about it.”
any thing at all
From this reading “"Was there anything much more impressive afterward?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I don't know that it ever was."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I don't know," suggested Charles Bellingham.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I read of it out in Missouri, where I was stationed at the time, and I recollect the talk of some old army men about it.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I read of it out in Missouri, where I was stationed at the time, and I recollect the talk of some old army men about it.
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From this reading "Was there anything much more impressive afterward?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I read of it out in Missouri, where I was stationed at the time, and I recollect the talk of some old army men about it.
any thing at all
From this reading "Was there anything much more impressive afterward?
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From this reading I read of it out in Missouri, where I was stationed at the time, and I recollect the talk of some old army men about it.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I read of it out in Missouri, where I was stationed at the time, and I recollect the talk of some old army men about it.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They said that death-rate couldn't be beaten.
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From this reading They said that death-rate couldn't be beaten.
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From this reading "I don't know," suggested Charles Bellingham.
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From this reading "I don't know," suggested Charles Bellingham.
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From this reading They said that death-rate couldn't be beaten.
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From this reading They said that death-rate couldn't be beaten.
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From this reading "I don't know," suggested Charles Bellingham.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I don't know that it ever was."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't know," suggested Charles Bellingham.
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From this reading "Was there anything much more impressive afterward?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I read of it out in Missouri, where I was stationed at the time, and I recollect the talk of some old army men about it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I read of it out in Missouri, where I was stationed at the time, and I recollect the talk of some old army men about it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I don't know," suggested Charles Bellingham.
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From this reading I read of it out in Missouri, where I was stationed at the time, and I recollect the talk of some old army men about it.
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From this reading I read of it out in Missouri, where I was stationed at the time, and I recollect the talk of some old army men about it.
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From this reading "Was there anything much more impressive afterward?
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From this reading "Was there anything much more impressive afterward?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I read of it out in Missouri, where I was stationed at the time, and I recollect the talk of some old army men about it.
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From this reading I read of it out in Missouri, where I was stationed at the time, and I recollect the talk of some old army men about it.
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From this reading I read of it out in Missouri, where I was stationed at the time, and I recollect the talk of some old army men about it.
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From this reading I read of it out in Missouri, where I was stationed at the time, and I recollect the talk of some old army men about it.
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From this reading I read of it out in Missouri, where I was stationed at the time, and I recollect the talk of some old army men about it.
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From this reading They said that death-rate couldn't be beaten.
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From this reading I read of it out in Missouri, where I was stationed at the time, and I recollect the talk of some old army men about it.
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From this reading I read of it out in Missouri, where I was stationed at the time, and I recollect the talk of some old army men about it.
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From this reading "I don't know," suggested Charles Bellingham.
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From this reading I read of it out in Missouri, where I was stationed at the time, and I recollect the talk of some old army men about it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They said that death-rate couldn't be beaten.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I read of it out in Missouri, where I was stationed at the time, and I recollect the talk of some old army men about it.
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From this reading "Was there anything much more impressive afterward?
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They said that death-rate couldn't be beaten.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I read of it out in Missouri, where I was stationed at the time, and I recollect the talk of some old army men about it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Was there anything much more impressive afterward?
in or at the place that
From this reading I read of it out in Missouri, where I was stationed at the time, and I recollect the talk of some old army men about it.
