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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 Not long after the end of the little war my company and another were ordered on garrison duty to a place which we called, for what reason I know not, Three Fountains.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Alongside us lay about five or six hundred Turcos.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Not long after the end of the little war my company and another were ordered on garrison duty to a place which we called, for what reason I know not, Three Fountains.
Alongside
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From this reading Alongside us lay about five or six hundred Turcos.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I never saw three springs in the place; of course, there was an oasis but whether this, before being walled in, had really been divided into three separate wells I cannot say.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Not long after the end of the little war my company and another were ordered on garrison duty to a place which we called, for what reason I know not, Three Fountains.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Not long after the end of the little war my company and another were ordered on garrison duty to a place which we called, for what reason I know not, Three Fountains.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I never saw three springs in the place; of course, there was an oasis but whether this, before being walled in, had really been divided into three separate wells I cannot say.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I never saw three springs in the place; of course, there was an oasis but whether this, before being walled in, had really been divided into three separate wells I cannot say.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading I never saw three springs in the place; of course, there was an oasis but whether this, before being walled in, had really been divided into three separate wells I cannot say.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I never saw three springs in the place; of course, there was an oasis but whether this, before being walled in, had really been divided into three separate wells I cannot say.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Probably the name was a fanciful one given by a soldier and taken up by his comrades.
called
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From this reading Not long after the end of the little war my company and another were ordered on garrison duty to a place which we called, for what reason I know not, Three Fountains.
cannot
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From this reading I never saw three springs in the place; of course, there was an oasis but whether this, before being walled in, had really been divided into three separate wells I cannot say.
care
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From this reading They did not like us and we did not care overmuch for them, so you might imagine that here were pretty grounds and opportunity for a quarrel.
company
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From this reading Not long after the end of the little war my company and another were ordered on garrison duty to a place which we called, for what reason I know not, Three Fountains.
comradesnounUS /ˈkɑːmrædz/
people who share difficult work or danger, especially soldiers
From this reading Probably the name was a fanciful one given by a soldier and taken up by his comrades.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I never saw three springs in the place; of course, there was an oasis but whether this, before being walled in, had really been divided into three separate wells I cannot say.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading They did not like us and we did not care overmuch for them, so you might imagine that here were pretty grounds and opportunity for a quarrel.
dividednounUS /ˈdivided/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I never saw three springs in the place; of course, there was an oasis but whether this, before being walled in, had really been divided into three separate wells I cannot say.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading Not long after the end of the little war my company and another were ordered on garrison duty to a place which we called, for what reason I know not, Three Fountains.
end
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From this reading Not long after the end of the little war my company and another were ordered on garrison duty to a place which we called, for what reason I know not, Three Fountains.
fanciful
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From this reading Probably the name was a fanciful one given by a soldier and taken up by his comrades.
five
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From this reading Alongside us lay about five or six hundred Turcos.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Not long after the end of the little war my company and another were ordered on garrison duty to a place which we called, for what reason I know not, Three Fountains.
Fountains
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From this reading Not long after the end of the little war my company and another were ordered on garrison duty to a place which we called, for what reason I know not, Three Fountains.
garrisonnounUS /ˈɡærəsən/
a group stationed to defend a place
From this reading Not long after the end of the little war my company and another were ordered on garrison duty to a place which we called, for what reason I know not, Three Fountains.
given
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From this reading Probably the name was a fanciful one given by a soldier and taken up by his comrades.
grounds
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From this reading They did not like us and we did not care overmuch for them, so you might imagine that here were pretty grounds and opportunity for a quarrel.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I never saw three springs in the place; of course, there was an oasis but whether this, before being walled in, had really been divided into three separate wells I cannot say.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They did not like us and we did not care overmuch for them, so you might imagine that here were pretty grounds and opportunity for a quarrel.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Probably the name was a fanciful one given by a soldier and taken up by his comrades.
hundred
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From this reading Alongside us lay about five or six hundred Turcos.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Not long after the end of the little war my company and another were ordered on garrison duty to a place which we called, for what reason I know not, Three Fountains.
imaginenounUS /ˈimagine/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They did not like us and we did not care overmuch for them, so you might imagine that here were pretty grounds and opportunity for a quarrel.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I never saw three springs in the place; of course, there was an oasis but whether this, before being walled in, had really been divided into three separate wells I cannot say.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I never saw three springs in the place; of course, there was an oasis but whether this, before being walled in, had really been divided into three separate wells I cannot say.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not long after the end of the little war my company and another were ordered on garrison duty to a place which we called, for what reason I know not, Three Fountains.
lay
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From this reading Alongside us lay about five or six hundred Turcos.
like
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From this reading They did not like us and we did not care overmuch for them, so you might imagine that here were pretty grounds and opportunity for a quarrel.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not long after the end of the little war my company and another were ordered on garrison duty to a place which we called, for what reason I know not, Three Fountains.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not long after the end of the little war my company and another were ordered on garrison duty to a place which we called, for what reason I know not, Three Fountains.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading They did not like us and we did not care overmuch for them, so you might imagine that here were pretty grounds and opportunity for a quarrel.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Not long after the end of the little war my company and another were ordered on garrison duty to a place which we called, for what reason I know not, Three Fountains.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Probably the name was a fanciful one given by a soldier and taken up by his comrades.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I never saw three springs in the place; of course, there was an oasis but whether this, before being walled in, had really been divided into three separate wells I cannot say.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not long after the end of the little war my company and another were ordered on garrison duty to a place which we called, for what reason I know not, Three Fountains.
oasis
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From this reading I never saw three springs in the place; of course, there was an oasis but whether this, before being walled in, had really been divided into three separate wells I cannot say.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Not long after the end of the little war my company and another were ordered on garrison duty to a place which we called, for what reason I know not, Three Fountains.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Not long after the end of the little war my company and another were ordered on garrison duty to a place which we called, for what reason I know not, Three Fountains.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Probably the name was a fanciful one given by a soldier and taken up by his comrades.
opportunity
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From this reading They did not like us and we did not care overmuch for them, so you might imagine that here were pretty grounds and opportunity for a quarrel.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Alongside us lay about five or six hundred Turcos.
ordered
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From this reading Not long after the end of the little war my company and another were ordered on garrison duty to a place which we called, for what reason I know not, Three Fountains.
overmuch
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From this reading They did not like us and we did not care overmuch for them, so you might imagine that here were pretty grounds and opportunity for a quarrel.
place
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From this reading Not long after the end of the little war my company and another were ordered on garrison duty to a place which we called, for what reason I know not, Three Fountains.
pretty
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From this reading They did not like us and we did not care overmuch for them, so you might imagine that here were pretty grounds and opportunity for a quarrel.
Probably
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From this reading Probably the name was a fanciful one given by a soldier and taken up by his comrades.
quarrelnounUS /ˈkwɔːrəl/
an angry argument or disagreement
From this reading They did not like us and we did not care overmuch for them, so you might imagine that here were pretty grounds and opportunity for a quarrel.
really
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From this reading I never saw three springs in the place; of course, there was an oasis but whether this, before being walled in, had really been divided into three separate wells I cannot say.
reason
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From this reading Not long after the end of the little war my company and another were ordered on garrison duty to a place which we called, for what reason I know not, Three Fountains.
saw
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From this reading I never saw three springs in the place; of course, there was an oasis but whether this, before being walled in, had really been divided into three separate wells I cannot say.
say
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From this reading I never saw three springs in the place; of course, there was an oasis but whether this, before being walled in, had really been divided into three separate wells I cannot say.
separate
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From this reading I never saw three springs in the place; of course, there was an oasis but whether this, before being walled in, had really been divided into three separate wells I cannot say.
six
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From this reading Alongside us lay about five or six hundred Turcos.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They did not like us and we did not care overmuch for them, so you might imagine that here were pretty grounds and opportunity for a quarrel.
soldier
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From this reading Probably the name was a fanciful one given by a soldier and taken up by his comrades.
springs
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From this reading I never saw three springs in the place; of course, there was an oasis but whether this, before being walled in, had really been divided into three separate wells I cannot say.
taken
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From this reading Probably the name was a fanciful one given by a soldier and taken up by his comrades.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They did not like us and we did not care overmuch for them, so you might imagine that here were pretty grounds and opportunity for a quarrel.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Not long after the end of the little war my company and another were ordered on garrison duty to a place which we called, for what reason I know not, Three Fountains.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They did not like us and we did not care overmuch for them, so you might imagine that here were pretty grounds and opportunity for a quarrel.
there
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From this reading I never saw three springs in the place; of course, there was an oasis but whether this, before being walled in, had really been divided into three separate wells I cannot say.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They did not like us and we did not care overmuch for them, so you might imagine that here were pretty grounds and opportunity for a quarrel.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I never saw three springs in the place; of course, there was an oasis but whether this, before being walled in, had really been divided into three separate wells I cannot say.
Three
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From this reading Not long after the end of the little war my company and another were ordered on garrison duty to a place which we called, for what reason I know not, Three Fountains.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Not long after the end of the little war my company and another were ordered on garrison duty to a place which we called, for what reason I know not, Three Fountains.
Turcos
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From this reading Alongside us lay about five or six hundred Turcos.
up
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From this reading Probably the name was a fanciful one given by a soldier and taken up by his comrades.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Alongside us lay about five or six hundred Turcos.
walled
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From this reading I never saw three springs in the place; of course, there was an oasis but whether this, before being walled in, had really been divided into three separate wells I cannot say.
war
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From this reading Not long after the end of the little war my company and another were ordered on garrison duty to a place which we called, for what reason I know not, Three Fountains.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I never saw three springs in the place; of course, there was an oasis but whether this, before being walled in, had really been divided into three separate wells I cannot say.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Not long after the end of the little war my company and another were ordered on garrison duty to a place which we called, for what reason I know not, Three Fountains.
wells
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From this reading I never saw three springs in the place; of course, there was an oasis but whether this, before being walled in, had really been divided into three separate wells I cannot say.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Not long after the end of the little war my company and another were ordered on garrison duty to a place which we called, for what reason I know not, Three Fountains.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Not long after the end of the little war my company and another were ordered on garrison duty to a place which we called, for what reason I know not, Three Fountains.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading I never saw three springs in the place; of course, there was an oasis but whether this, before being walled in, had really been divided into three separate wells I cannot say.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Not long after the end of the little war my company and another were ordered on garrison duty to a place which we called, for what reason I know not, Three Fountains.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading They did not like us and we did not care overmuch for them, so you might imagine that here were pretty grounds and opportunity for a quarrel.
