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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 I left the depot one morning with a large party of recruits for a battalion in the inland parts of Algeria.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading We were about a hundred and eighty strong, and as a lieutenant was the only officer I ranked as second in command.
acted
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From this reading We had two sergeants and eight or nine corporals to help to maintain discipline, but the men acted in a very good way on the march.
Algeria
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From this reading I left the depot one morning with a large party of recruits for a battalion in the inland parts of Algeria.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We were about a hundred and eighty strong, and as a lieutenant was the only officer I ranked as second in command.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We were about a hundred and eighty strong, and as a lieutenant was the only officer I ranked as second in command.
associate
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From this reading As the lieutenant had no brother officer to speak to and was naturally talkative, he had to associate very much with me.
battalion
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From this reading I left the depot one morning with a large party of recruits for a battalion in the inland parts of Algeria.
brother
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From this reading As the lieutenant had no brother officer to speak to and was naturally talkative, he had to associate very much with me.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We had two sergeants and eight or nine corporals to help to maintain discipline, but the men acted in a very good way on the march.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I can recall no incident worth relating, but I remember one circumstance that made the march very pleasant.
circumstance
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From this reading I can recall no incident worth relating, but I remember one circumstance that made the march very pleasant.
command
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From this reading We were about a hundred and eighty strong, and as a lieutenant was the only officer I ranked as second in command.
corporals
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From this reading We had two sergeants and eight or nine corporals to help to maintain discipline, but the men acted in a very good way on the march.
depot
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From this reading I left the depot one morning with a large party of recruits for a battalion in the inland parts of Algeria.
discipline
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From this reading We had two sergeants and eight or nine corporals to help to maintain discipline, but the men acted in a very good way on the march.
eight
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From this reading We had two sergeants and eight or nine corporals to help to maintain discipline, but the men acted in a very good way on the march.
eighty
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From this reading We were about a hundred and eighty strong, and as a lieutenant was the only officer I ranked as second in command.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I left the depot one morning with a large party of recruits for a battalion in the inland parts of Algeria.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We had two sergeants and eight or nine corporals to help to maintain discipline, but the men acted in a very good way on the march.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had two sergeants and eight or nine corporals to help to maintain discipline, but the men acted in a very good way on the march.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As the lieutenant had no brother officer to speak to and was naturally talkative, he had to associate very much with me.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We had two sergeants and eight or nine corporals to help to maintain discipline, but the men acted in a very good way on the march.
hundred
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From this reading We were about a hundred and eighty strong, and as a lieutenant was the only officer I ranked as second in command.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I left the depot one morning with a large party of recruits for a battalion in the inland parts of Algeria.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I left the depot one morning with a large party of recruits for a battalion in the inland parts of Algeria.
incident
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From this reading I can recall no incident worth relating, but I remember one circumstance that made the march very pleasant.
inland
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From this reading I left the depot one morning with a large party of recruits for a battalion in the inland parts of Algeria.
large
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From this reading I left the depot one morning with a large party of recruits for a battalion in the inland parts of Algeria.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I left the depot one morning with a large party of recruits for a battalion in the inland parts of Algeria.
lieutenant
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From this reading We were about a hundred and eighty strong, and as a lieutenant was the only officer I ranked as second in command.
made
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From this reading I can recall no incident worth relating, but I remember one circumstance that made the march very pleasant.
maintain
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From this reading We had two sergeants and eight or nine corporals to help to maintain discipline, but the men acted in a very good way on the march.
march
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From this reading We had two sergeants and eight or nine corporals to help to maintain discipline, but the men acted in a very good way on the march.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As the lieutenant had no brother officer to speak to and was naturally talkative, he had to associate very much with me.
men
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From this reading We had two sergeants and eight or nine corporals to help to maintain discipline, but the men acted in a very good way on the march.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I left the depot one morning with a large party of recruits for a battalion in the inland parts of Algeria.
much
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From this reading As the lieutenant had no brother officer to speak to and was naturally talkative, he had to associate very much with me.
naturally
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From this reading As the lieutenant had no brother officer to speak to and was naturally talkative, he had to associate very much with me.
nine
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From this reading We had two sergeants and eight or nine corporals to help to maintain discipline, but the men acted in a very good way on the march.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I can recall no incident worth relating, but I remember one circumstance that made the march very pleasant.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I left the depot one morning with a large party of recruits for a battalion in the inland parts of Algeria.
officer
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From this reading We were about a hundred and eighty strong, and as a lieutenant was the only officer I ranked as second in command.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We had two sergeants and eight or nine corporals to help to maintain discipline, but the men acted in a very good way on the march.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I left the depot one morning with a large party of recruits for a battalion in the inland parts of Algeria.
only
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From this reading We were about a hundred and eighty strong, and as a lieutenant was the only officer I ranked as second in command.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading We had two sergeants and eight or nine corporals to help to maintain discipline, but the men acted in a very good way on the march.
parts
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From this reading I left the depot one morning with a large party of recruits for a battalion in the inland parts of Algeria.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I left the depot one morning with a large party of recruits for a battalion in the inland parts of Algeria.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I can recall no incident worth relating, but I remember one circumstance that made the march very pleasant.
ranked
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From this reading We were about a hundred and eighty strong, and as a lieutenant was the only officer I ranked as second in command.
recall
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From this reading I can recall no incident worth relating, but I remember one circumstance that made the march very pleasant.
recruits
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From this reading I left the depot one morning with a large party of recruits for a battalion in the inland parts of Algeria.
relating
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From this reading I can recall no incident worth relating, but I remember one circumstance that made the march very pleasant.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading I can recall no incident worth relating, but I remember one circumstance that made the march very pleasant.
second
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From this reading We were about a hundred and eighty strong, and as a lieutenant was the only officer I ranked as second in command.
sergeants
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From this reading We had two sergeants and eight or nine corporals to help to maintain discipline, but the men acted in a very good way on the march.
speak
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From this reading As the lieutenant had no brother officer to speak to and was naturally talkative, he had to associate very much with me.
strong
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From this reading We were about a hundred and eighty strong, and as a lieutenant was the only officer I ranked as second in command.
talkative
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From this reading As the lieutenant had no brother officer to speak to and was naturally talkative, he had to associate very much with me.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I can recall no incident worth relating, but I remember one circumstance that made the march very pleasant.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I left the depot one morning with a large party of recruits for a battalion in the inland parts of Algeria.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We had two sergeants and eight or nine corporals to help to maintain discipline, but the men acted in a very good way on the march.
two
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From this reading We had two sergeants and eight or nine corporals to help to maintain discipline, but the men acted in a very good way on the march.
very
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From this reading We had two sergeants and eight or nine corporals to help to maintain discipline, but the men acted in a very good way on the march.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We were about a hundred and eighty strong, and as a lieutenant was the only officer I ranked as second in command.
way
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From this reading We had two sergeants and eight or nine corporals to help to maintain discipline, but the men acted in a very good way on the march.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We were about a hundred and eighty strong, and as a lieutenant was the only officer I ranked as second in command.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were about a hundred and eighty strong, and as a lieutenant was the only officer I ranked as second in command.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I left the depot one morning with a large party of recruits for a battalion in the inland parts of Algeria.
worth
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From this reading I can recall no incident worth relating, but I remember one circumstance that made the march very pleasant.
