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alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Two men in pale blue were lying in the irregular line that stretched along the edge of the captured Roehampton stage from end to end, grasping their carbines and peering into the shadows of the stage called Wimbledon Park.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Two men in pale blue were lying in the irregular line that stretched along the edge of the captured Roehampton stage from end to end, grasping their carbines and peering into the shadows of the stage called Wimbledon Park.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Now and then they spoke to one another.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The fire of the Ostrogites had dwindled and ceased, and few of the enemy had been seen for some time.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading But the echoes of the fight that was going on now far below in the lower galleries of that stage, came every now and then between the staccato of shots from the popular side.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading But the echoes of the fight that was going on now far below in the lower galleries of that stage, came every now and then between the staccato of shots from the popular side.
blue
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From this reading Two men in pale blue were lying in the irregular line that stretched along the edge of the captured Roehampton stage from end to end, grasping their carbines and peering into the shadows of the stage called Wimbledon Park.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the echoes of the fight that was going on now far below in the lower galleries of that stage, came every now and then between the staccato of shots from the popular side.
called
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From this reading Two men in pale blue were lying in the irregular line that stretched along the edge of the captured Roehampton stage from end to end, grasping their carbines and peering into the shadows of the stage called Wimbledon Park.
came
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From this reading But the echoes of the fight that was going on now far below in the lower galleries of that stage, came every now and then between the staccato of shots from the popular side.
captured
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From this reading Two men in pale blue were lying in the irregular line that stretched along the edge of the captured Roehampton stage from end to end, grasping their carbines and peering into the shadows of the stage called Wimbledon Park.
carbines
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From this reading Two men in pale blue were lying in the irregular line that stretched along the edge of the captured Roehampton stage from end to end, grasping their carbines and peering into the shadows of the stage called Wimbledon Park.
ceased
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From this reading The fire of the Ostrogites had dwindled and ceased, and few of the enemy had been seen for some time.
class
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From this reading They spoke the mutilated English of their class and period.
dwindled
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From this reading The fire of the Ostrogites had dwindled and ceased, and few of the enemy had been seen for some time.
echoes
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From this reading But the echoes of the fight that was going on now far below in the lower galleries of that stage, came every now and then between the staccato of shots from the popular side.
edge
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From this reading Two men in pale blue were lying in the irregular line that stretched along the edge of the captured Roehampton stage from end to end, grasping their carbines and peering into the shadows of the stage called Wimbledon Park.
end
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From this reading Two men in pale blue were lying in the irregular line that stretched along the edge of the captured Roehampton stage from end to end, grasping their carbines and peering into the shadows of the stage called Wimbledon Park.
enemy
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From this reading The fire of the Ostrogites had dwindled and ceased, and few of the enemy had been seen for some time.
English
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From this reading They spoke the mutilated English of their class and period.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading But the echoes of the fight that was going on now far below in the lower galleries of that stage, came every now and then between the staccato of shots from the popular side.
far
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From this reading But the echoes of the fight that was going on now far below in the lower galleries of that stage, came every now and then between the staccato of shots from the popular side.
few
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From this reading The fire of the Ostrogites had dwindled and ceased, and few of the enemy had been seen for some time.
fight
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From this reading But the echoes of the fight that was going on now far below in the lower galleries of that stage, came every now and then between the staccato of shots from the popular side.
fire
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From this reading The fire of the Ostrogites had dwindled and ceased, and few of the enemy had been seen for some time.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The fire of the Ostrogites had dwindled and ceased, and few of the enemy had been seen for some time.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Two men in pale blue were lying in the irregular line that stretched along the edge of the captured Roehampton stage from end to end, grasping their carbines and peering into the shadows of the stage called Wimbledon Park.
galleries
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From this reading But the echoes of the fight that was going on now far below in the lower galleries of that stage, came every now and then between the staccato of shots from the popular side.
going
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From this reading But the echoes of the fight that was going on now far below in the lower galleries of that stage, came every now and then between the staccato of shots from the popular side.
grasping
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From this reading Two men in pale blue were lying in the irregular line that stretched along the edge of the captured Roehampton stage from end to end, grasping their carbines and peering into the shadows of the stage called Wimbledon Park.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The fire of the Ostrogites had dwindled and ceased, and few of the enemy had been seen for some time.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Two men in pale blue were lying in the irregular line that stretched along the edge of the captured Roehampton stage from end to end, grasping their carbines and peering into the shadows of the stage called Wimbledon Park.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Two men in pale blue were lying in the irregular line that stretched along the edge of the captured Roehampton stage from end to end, grasping their carbines and peering into the shadows of the stage called Wimbledon Park.
irregular
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From this reading Two men in pale blue were lying in the irregular line that stretched along the edge of the captured Roehampton stage from end to end, grasping their carbines and peering into the shadows of the stage called Wimbledon Park.
line
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From this reading Two men in pale blue were lying in the irregular line that stretched along the edge of the captured Roehampton stage from end to end, grasping their carbines and peering into the shadows of the stage called Wimbledon Park.
lower
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From this reading But the echoes of the fight that was going on now far below in the lower galleries of that stage, came every now and then between the staccato of shots from the popular side.
lying
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From this reading Two men in pale blue were lying in the irregular line that stretched along the edge of the captured Roehampton stage from end to end, grasping their carbines and peering into the shadows of the stage called Wimbledon Park.
men
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From this reading Two men in pale blue were lying in the irregular line that stretched along the edge of the captured Roehampton stage from end to end, grasping their carbines and peering into the shadows of the stage called Wimbledon Park.
mutilatedadjectiveUS /ˈmjuːtəleɪtɪd/
badly damaged or missing part of the body
From this reading They spoke the mutilated English of their class and period.
Now
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From this reading Now and then they spoke to one another.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Two men in pale blue were lying in the irregular line that stretched along the edge of the captured Roehampton stage from end to end, grasping their carbines and peering into the shadows of the stage called Wimbledon Park.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But the echoes of the fight that was going on now far below in the lower galleries of that stage, came every now and then between the staccato of shots from the popular side.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Now and then they spoke to one another.
Ostrogites
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From this reading The fire of the Ostrogites had dwindled and ceased, and few of the enemy had been seen for some time.
pale
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From this reading Two men in pale blue were lying in the irregular line that stretched along the edge of the captured Roehampton stage from end to end, grasping their carbines and peering into the shadows of the stage called Wimbledon Park.
Park
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From this reading Two men in pale blue were lying in the irregular line that stretched along the edge of the captured Roehampton stage from end to end, grasping their carbines and peering into the shadows of the stage called Wimbledon Park.
peeringverbUS /ˈpɪrɪŋ/
looking closely or carefully
From this reading Two men in pale blue were lying in the irregular line that stretched along the edge of the captured Roehampton stage from end to end, grasping their carbines and peering into the shadows of the stage called Wimbledon Park.
period
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From this reading They spoke the mutilated English of their class and period.
popular
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From this reading But the echoes of the fight that was going on now far below in the lower galleries of that stage, came every now and then between the staccato of shots from the popular side.
Roehampton
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From this reading Two men in pale blue were lying in the irregular line that stretched along the edge of the captured Roehampton stage from end to end, grasping their carbines and peering into the shadows of the stage called Wimbledon Park.
seen
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From this reading The fire of the Ostrogites had dwindled and ceased, and few of the enemy had been seen for some time.
shadows
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From this reading Two men in pale blue were lying in the irregular line that stretched along the edge of the captured Roehampton stage from end to end, grasping their carbines and peering into the shadows of the stage called Wimbledon Park.
shots
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From this reading But the echoes of the fight that was going on now far below in the lower galleries of that stage, came every now and then between the staccato of shots from the popular side.
side
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From this reading But the echoes of the fight that was going on now far below in the lower galleries of that stage, came every now and then between the staccato of shots from the popular side.
some
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From this reading The fire of the Ostrogites had dwindled and ceased, and few of the enemy had been seen for some time.
spoke
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From this reading Now and then they spoke to one another.
staccato
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From this reading But the echoes of the fight that was going on now far below in the lower galleries of that stage, came every now and then between the staccato of shots from the popular side.
stage
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From this reading Two men in pale blue were lying in the irregular line that stretched along the edge of the captured Roehampton stage from end to end, grasping their carbines and peering into the shadows of the stage called Wimbledon Park.
stretched
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From this reading Two men in pale blue were lying in the irregular line that stretched along the edge of the captured Roehampton stage from end to end, grasping their carbines and peering into the shadows of the stage called Wimbledon Park.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Two men in pale blue were lying in the irregular line that stretched along the edge of the captured Roehampton stage from end to end, grasping their carbines and peering into the shadows of the stage called Wimbledon Park.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Two men in pale blue were lying in the irregular line that stretched along the edge of the captured Roehampton stage from end to end, grasping their carbines and peering into the shadows of the stage called Wimbledon Park.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Two men in pale blue were lying in the irregular line that stretched along the edge of the captured Roehampton stage from end to end, grasping their carbines and peering into the shadows of the stage called Wimbledon Park.
then
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From this reading Now and then they spoke to one another.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now and then they spoke to one another.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The fire of the Ostrogites had dwindled and ceased, and few of the enemy had been seen for some time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Two men in pale blue were lying in the irregular line that stretched along the edge of the captured Roehampton stage from end to end, grasping their carbines and peering into the shadows of the stage called Wimbledon Park.
Two
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From this reading Two men in pale blue were lying in the irregular line that stretched along the edge of the captured Roehampton stage from end to end, grasping their carbines and peering into the shadows of the stage called Wimbledon Park.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But the echoes of the fight that was going on now far below in the lower galleries of that stage, came every now and then between the staccato of shots from the popular side.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Two men in pale blue were lying in the irregular line that stretched along the edge of the captured Roehampton stage from end to end, grasping their carbines and peering into the shadows of the stage called Wimbledon Park.
Wimbledon
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From this reading Two men in pale blue were lying in the irregular line that stretched along the edge of the captured Roehampton stage from end to end, grasping their carbines and peering into the shadows of the stage called Wimbledon Park.
