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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 The A. E. F. was about the most sentimental outfit that ever lived.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The A. E. F. was about the most sentimental outfit that ever lived.
Adrian
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From this reading “The Army’s Poets” column, in which some hundred thousand lines of verse were printed during the course of the Army newspaper’s existence, was re-read, cut out, sent home, pinned or pasted up in dugouts, Adrian barracks and mess shacks, laughed over and, in all likelihood, wept over.
All
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From this reading All of it read poetry.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Most of it—so it seemed to anyone who served on the staff of _The Stars and Stripes_—wrote poetry.
anyonepronounUS /ˈeniwʌn/
any person at all
From this reading Most of it—so it seemed to anyone who served on the staff of _The Stars and Stripes_—wrote poetry.
Army
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From this reading “The Army’s Poets” column, in which some hundred thousand lines of verse were printed during the course of the Army newspaper’s existence, was re-read, cut out, sent home, pinned or pasted up in dugouts, Adrian barracks and mess shacks, laughed over and, in all likelihood, wept over.
Army's
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From this reading “The Army’s Poets” column, in which some hundred thousand lines of verse were printed during the course of the Army newspaper’s existence, was re-read, cut out, sent home, pinned or pasted up in dugouts, Adrian barracks and mess shacks, laughed over and, in all likelihood, wept over.
barracks
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From this reading “The Army’s Poets” column, in which some hundred thousand lines of verse were printed during the course of the Army newspaper’s existence, was re-read, cut out, sent home, pinned or pasted up in dugouts, Adrian barracks and mess shacks, laughed over and, in all likelihood, wept over.
column
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From this reading “The Army’s Poets” column, in which some hundred thousand lines of verse were printed during the course of the Army newspaper’s existence, was re-read, cut out, sent home, pinned or pasted up in dugouts, Adrian barracks and mess shacks, laughed over and, in all likelihood, wept over.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Army’s Poets” column, in which some hundred thousand lines of verse were printed during the course of the Army newspaper’s existence, was re-read, cut out, sent home, pinned or pasted up in dugouts, Adrian barracks and mess shacks, laughed over and, in all likelihood, wept over.
cut
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From this reading “The Army’s Poets” column, in which some hundred thousand lines of verse were printed during the course of the Army newspaper’s existence, was re-read, cut out, sent home, pinned or pasted up in dugouts, Adrian barracks and mess shacks, laughed over and, in all likelihood, wept over.
dugouts
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From this reading “The Army’s Poets” column, in which some hundred thousand lines of verse were printed during the course of the Army newspaper’s existence, was re-read, cut out, sent home, pinned or pasted up in dugouts, Adrian barracks and mess shacks, laughed over and, in all likelihood, wept over.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading “The Army’s Poets” column, in which some hundred thousand lines of verse were printed during the course of the Army newspaper’s existence, was re-read, cut out, sent home, pinned or pasted up in dugouts, Adrian barracks and mess shacks, laughed over and, in all likelihood, wept over.
E
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From this reading The A. E. F. was about the most sentimental outfit that ever lived.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The A. E. F. was about the most sentimental outfit that ever lived.
existence
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From this reading “The Army’s Poets” column, in which some hundred thousand lines of verse were printed during the course of the Army newspaper’s existence, was re-read, cut out, sent home, pinned or pasted up in dugouts, Adrian barracks and mess shacks, laughed over and, in all likelihood, wept over.
F
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From this reading The A. E. F. was about the most sentimental outfit that ever lived.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was good verse.
home
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From this reading “The Army’s Poets” column, in which some hundred thousand lines of verse were printed during the course of the Army newspaper’s existence, was re-read, cut out, sent home, pinned or pasted up in dugouts, Adrian barracks and mess shacks, laughed over and, in all likelihood, wept over.
hundred
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From this reading “The Army’s Poets” column, in which some hundred thousand lines of verse were printed during the course of the Army newspaper’s existence, was re-read, cut out, sent home, pinned or pasted up in dugouts, Adrian barracks and mess shacks, laughed over and, in all likelihood, wept over.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “The Army’s Poets” column, in which some hundred thousand lines of verse were printed during the course of the Army newspaper’s existence, was re-read, cut out, sent home, pinned or pasted up in dugouts, Adrian barracks and mess shacks, laughed over and, in all likelihood, wept over.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Most of it—so it seemed to anyone who served on the staff of _The Stars and Stripes_—wrote poetry.
laughed
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From this reading “The Army’s Poets” column, in which some hundred thousand lines of verse were printed during the course of the Army newspaper’s existence, was re-read, cut out, sent home, pinned or pasted up in dugouts, Adrian barracks and mess shacks, laughed over and, in all likelihood, wept over.
likelihood
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From this reading “The Army’s Poets” column, in which some hundred thousand lines of verse were printed during the course of the Army newspaper’s existence, was re-read, cut out, sent home, pinned or pasted up in dugouts, Adrian barracks and mess shacks, laughed over and, in all likelihood, wept over.
lines
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From this reading “The Army’s Poets” column, in which some hundred thousand lines of verse were printed during the course of the Army newspaper’s existence, was re-read, cut out, sent home, pinned or pasted up in dugouts, Adrian barracks and mess shacks, laughed over and, in all likelihood, wept over.
lived
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From this reading The A. E. F. was about the most sentimental outfit that ever lived.
mess
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From this reading “The Army’s Poets” column, in which some hundred thousand lines of verse were printed during the course of the Army newspaper’s existence, was re-read, cut out, sent home, pinned or pasted up in dugouts, Adrian barracks and mess shacks, laughed over and, in all likelihood, wept over.
most
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From this reading The A. E. F. was about the most sentimental outfit that ever lived.
newspaper's
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From this reading “The Army’s Poets” column, in which some hundred thousand lines of verse were printed during the course of the Army newspaper’s existence, was re-read, cut out, sent home, pinned or pasted up in dugouts, Adrian barracks and mess shacks, laughed over and, in all likelihood, wept over.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Most of it—so it seemed to anyone who served on the staff of _The Stars and Stripes_—wrote poetry.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Most of it—so it seemed to anyone who served on the staff of _The Stars and Stripes_—wrote poetry.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “The Army’s Poets” column, in which some hundred thousand lines of verse were printed during the course of the Army newspaper’s existence, was re-read, cut out, sent home, pinned or pasted up in dugouts, Adrian barracks and mess shacks, laughed over and, in all likelihood, wept over.
out
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From this reading “The Army’s Poets” column, in which some hundred thousand lines of verse were printed during the course of the Army newspaper’s existence, was re-read, cut out, sent home, pinned or pasted up in dugouts, Adrian barracks and mess shacks, laughed over and, in all likelihood, wept over.
outfit
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From this reading The A. E. F. was about the most sentimental outfit that ever lived.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “The Army’s Poets” column, in which some hundred thousand lines of verse were printed during the course of the Army newspaper’s existence, was re-read, cut out, sent home, pinned or pasted up in dugouts, Adrian barracks and mess shacks, laughed over and, in all likelihood, wept over.
pasted
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From this reading “The Army’s Poets” column, in which some hundred thousand lines of verse were printed during the course of the Army newspaper’s existence, was re-read, cut out, sent home, pinned or pasted up in dugouts, Adrian barracks and mess shacks, laughed over and, in all likelihood, wept over.
pinned
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From this reading “The Army’s Poets” column, in which some hundred thousand lines of verse were printed during the course of the Army newspaper’s existence, was re-read, cut out, sent home, pinned or pasted up in dugouts, Adrian barracks and mess shacks, laughed over and, in all likelihood, wept over.
poetry
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From this reading Most of it—so it seemed to anyone who served on the staff of _The Stars and Stripes_—wrote poetry.
Poets
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From this reading “The Army’s Poets” column, in which some hundred thousand lines of verse were printed during the course of the Army newspaper’s existence, was re-read, cut out, sent home, pinned or pasted up in dugouts, Adrian barracks and mess shacks, laughed over and, in all likelihood, wept over.
printednounUS /printed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Army’s Poets” column, in which some hundred thousand lines of verse were printed during the course of the Army newspaper’s existence, was re-read, cut out, sent home, pinned or pasted up in dugouts, Adrian barracks and mess shacks, laughed over and, in all likelihood, wept over.
re-read
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From this reading “The Army’s Poets” column, in which some hundred thousand lines of verse were printed during the course of the Army newspaper’s existence, was re-read, cut out, sent home, pinned or pasted up in dugouts, Adrian barracks and mess shacks, laughed over and, in all likelihood, wept over.
read
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From this reading All of it read poetry.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Most of it—so it seemed to anyone who served on the staff of _The Stars and Stripes_—wrote poetry.
sent
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From this reading “The Army’s Poets” column, in which some hundred thousand lines of verse were printed during the course of the Army newspaper’s existence, was re-read, cut out, sent home, pinned or pasted up in dugouts, Adrian barracks and mess shacks, laughed over and, in all likelihood, wept over.
sentimental
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From this reading The A. E. F. was about the most sentimental outfit that ever lived.
served
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From this reading Most of it—so it seemed to anyone who served on the staff of _The Stars and Stripes_—wrote poetry.
shacks
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From this reading “The Army’s Poets” column, in which some hundred thousand lines of verse were printed during the course of the Army newspaper’s existence, was re-read, cut out, sent home, pinned or pasted up in dugouts, Adrian barracks and mess shacks, laughed over and, in all likelihood, wept over.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Most of it—so it seemed to anyone who served on the staff of _The Stars and Stripes_—wrote poetry.
some
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From this reading “The Army’s Poets” column, in which some hundred thousand lines of verse were printed during the course of the Army newspaper’s existence, was re-read, cut out, sent home, pinned or pasted up in dugouts, Adrian barracks and mess shacks, laughed over and, in all likelihood, wept over.
staff
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From this reading Most of it—so it seemed to anyone who served on the staff of _The Stars and Stripes_—wrote poetry.
Stars
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From this reading Most of it—so it seemed to anyone who served on the staff of _The Stars and Stripes_—wrote poetry.
Stripes
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From this reading Most of it—so it seemed to anyone who served on the staff of _The Stars and Stripes_—wrote poetry.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The A. E. F. was about the most sentimental outfit that ever lived.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The A. E. F. was about the most sentimental outfit that ever lived.
thousand
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From this reading “The Army’s Poets” column, in which some hundred thousand lines of verse were printed during the course of the Army newspaper’s existence, was re-read, cut out, sent home, pinned or pasted up in dugouts, Adrian barracks and mess shacks, laughed over and, in all likelihood, wept over.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Most of it—so it seemed to anyone who served on the staff of _The Stars and Stripes_—wrote poetry.
up
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From this reading “The Army’s Poets” column, in which some hundred thousand lines of verse were printed during the course of the Army newspaper’s existence, was re-read, cut out, sent home, pinned or pasted up in dugouts, Adrian barracks and mess shacks, laughed over and, in all likelihood, wept over.
verse
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From this reading “The Army’s Poets” column, in which some hundred thousand lines of verse were printed during the course of the Army newspaper’s existence, was re-read, cut out, sent home, pinned or pasted up in dugouts, Adrian barracks and mess shacks, laughed over and, in all likelihood, wept over.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The A. E. F. was about the most sentimental outfit that ever lived.
wept
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From this reading “The Army’s Poets” column, in which some hundred thousand lines of verse were printed during the course of the Army newspaper’s existence, was re-read, cut out, sent home, pinned or pasted up in dugouts, Adrian barracks and mess shacks, laughed over and, in all likelihood, wept over.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “The Army’s Poets” column, in which some hundred thousand lines of verse were printed during the course of the Army newspaper’s existence, was re-read, cut out, sent home, pinned or pasted up in dugouts, Adrian barracks and mess shacks, laughed over and, in all likelihood, wept over.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “The Army’s Poets” column, in which some hundred thousand lines of verse were printed during the course of the Army newspaper’s existence, was re-read, cut out, sent home, pinned or pasted up in dugouts, Adrian barracks and mess shacks, laughed over and, in all likelihood, wept over.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Most of it—so it seemed to anyone who served on the staff of _The Stars and Stripes_—wrote poetry.
wrote
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From this reading Most of it—so it seemed to anyone who served on the staff of _The Stars and Stripes_—wrote poetry.
