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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 We were ordered to prepare a draft of four hundred officers and men for the East, and in lieu of these we received a corresponding number of recruits and veterans sent home.
accepted
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From this reading The changes in the officers were many, for, in addition to those who went as a matter of course with the draft, others volunteered for foreign service and were accepted.
addition
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From this reading The changes in the officers were many, for, in addition to those who went as a matter of course with the draft, others volunteered for foreign service and were accepted.
adjutant
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From this reading As far as I was concerned, the officer most to be regretted was the adjutant.
afterwards
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From this reading Soon afterwards some important changes took place in the battalion.
always
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From this reading The man who went was always kind and had ever a pleasant word for Giulia and for me; the one who replaced him was destined to be our greatest enemy.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We were ordered to prepare a draft of four hundred officers and men for the East, and in lieu of these we received a corresponding number of recruits and veterans sent home.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The changes in the officers were many, for, in addition to those who went as a matter of course with the draft, others volunteered for foreign service and were accepted.
battalion
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From this reading Soon afterwards some important changes took place in the battalion.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading As far as I was concerned, the officer most to be regretted was the adjutant.
changes
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From this reading Soon afterwards some important changes took place in the battalion.
concerned
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From this reading As far as I was concerned, the officer most to be regretted was the adjutant.
corresponding
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From this reading We were ordered to prepare a draft of four hundred officers and men for the East, and in lieu of these we received a corresponding number of recruits and veterans sent home.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The changes in the officers were many, for, in addition to those who went as a matter of course with the draft, others volunteered for foreign service and were accepted.
destined
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From this reading The man who went was always kind and had ever a pleasant word for Giulia and for me; the one who replaced him was destined to be our greatest enemy.
draft
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From this reading We were ordered to prepare a draft of four hundred officers and men for the East, and in lieu of these we received a corresponding number of recruits and veterans sent home.
East
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From this reading We were ordered to prepare a draft of four hundred officers and men for the East, and in lieu of these we received a corresponding number of recruits and veterans sent home.
enemy
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From this reading The man who went was always kind and had ever a pleasant word for Giulia and for me; the one who replaced him was destined to be our greatest enemy.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The man who went was always kind and had ever a pleasant word for Giulia and for me; the one who replaced him was destined to be our greatest enemy.
far
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From this reading As far as I was concerned, the officer most to be regretted was the adjutant.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We were ordered to prepare a draft of four hundred officers and men for the East, and in lieu of these we received a corresponding number of recruits and veterans sent home.
foreign
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From this reading The changes in the officers were many, for, in addition to those who went as a matter of course with the draft, others volunteered for foreign service and were accepted.
four
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From this reading We were ordered to prepare a draft of four hundred officers and men for the East, and in lieu of these we received a corresponding number of recruits and veterans sent home.
Giulia
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From this reading The man who went was always kind and had ever a pleasant word for Giulia and for me; the one who replaced him was destined to be our greatest enemy.
greatest
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From this reading The man who went was always kind and had ever a pleasant word for Giulia and for me; the one who replaced him was destined to be our greatest enemy.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The man who went was always kind and had ever a pleasant word for Giulia and for me; the one who replaced him was destined to be our greatest enemy.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The man who went was always kind and had ever a pleasant word for Giulia and for me; the one who replaced him was destined to be our greatest enemy.
home
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From this reading We were ordered to prepare a draft of four hundred officers and men for the East, and in lieu of these we received a corresponding number of recruits and veterans sent home.
hundred
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From this reading We were ordered to prepare a draft of four hundred officers and men for the East, and in lieu of these we received a corresponding number of recruits and veterans sent home.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading As far as I was concerned, the officer most to be regretted was the adjutant.
important
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From this reading Soon afterwards some important changes took place in the battalion.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Soon afterwards some important changes took place in the battalion.
kind
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From this reading The man who went was always kind and had ever a pleasant word for Giulia and for me; the one who replaced him was destined to be our greatest enemy.
lieu
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From this reading We were ordered to prepare a draft of four hundred officers and men for the East, and in lieu of these we received a corresponding number of recruits and veterans sent home.
man
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From this reading The man who went was always kind and had ever a pleasant word for Giulia and for me; the one who replaced him was destined to be our greatest enemy.
many
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From this reading The changes in the officers were many, for, in addition to those who went as a matter of course with the draft, others volunteered for foreign service and were accepted.
matter
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From this reading The changes in the officers were many, for, in addition to those who went as a matter of course with the draft, others volunteered for foreign service and were accepted.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The man who went was always kind and had ever a pleasant word for Giulia and for me; the one who replaced him was destined to be our greatest enemy.
men
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From this reading We were ordered to prepare a draft of four hundred officers and men for the East, and in lieu of these we received a corresponding number of recruits and veterans sent home.
most
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From this reading As far as I was concerned, the officer most to be regretted was the adjutant.
number
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From this reading We were ordered to prepare a draft of four hundred officers and men for the East, and in lieu of these we received a corresponding number of recruits and veterans sent home.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We were ordered to prepare a draft of four hundred officers and men for the East, and in lieu of these we received a corresponding number of recruits and veterans sent home.
officer
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From this reading As far as I was concerned, the officer most to be regretted was the adjutant.
officers
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From this reading We were ordered to prepare a draft of four hundred officers and men for the East, and in lieu of these we received a corresponding number of recruits and veterans sent home.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The man who went was always kind and had ever a pleasant word for Giulia and for me; the one who replaced him was destined to be our greatest enemy.
ordered
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From this reading We were ordered to prepare a draft of four hundred officers and men for the East, and in lieu of these we received a corresponding number of recruits and veterans sent home.
others
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From this reading The changes in the officers were many, for, in addition to those who went as a matter of course with the draft, others volunteered for foreign service and were accepted.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The man who went was always kind and had ever a pleasant word for Giulia and for me; the one who replaced him was destined to be our greatest enemy.
place
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From this reading Soon afterwards some important changes took place in the battalion.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The man who went was always kind and had ever a pleasant word for Giulia and for me; the one who replaced him was destined to be our greatest enemy.
prepare
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From this reading We were ordered to prepare a draft of four hundred officers and men for the East, and in lieu of these we received a corresponding number of recruits and veterans sent home.
received
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From this reading We were ordered to prepare a draft of four hundred officers and men for the East, and in lieu of these we received a corresponding number of recruits and veterans sent home.
recruits
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From this reading We were ordered to prepare a draft of four hundred officers and men for the East, and in lieu of these we received a corresponding number of recruits and veterans sent home.
regretted
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From this reading As far as I was concerned, the officer most to be regretted was the adjutant.
replaced
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From this reading The man who went was always kind and had ever a pleasant word for Giulia and for me; the one who replaced him was destined to be our greatest enemy.
sent
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From this reading We were ordered to prepare a draft of four hundred officers and men for the East, and in lieu of these we received a corresponding number of recruits and veterans sent home.
service
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From this reading The changes in the officers were many, for, in addition to those who went as a matter of course with the draft, others volunteered for foreign service and were accepted.
some
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From this reading Soon afterwards some important changes took place in the battalion.
Soon
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From this reading Soon afterwards some important changes took place in the battalion.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Soon afterwards some important changes took place in the battalion.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading We were ordered to prepare a draft of four hundred officers and men for the East, and in lieu of these we received a corresponding number of recruits and veterans sent home.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The changes in the officers were many, for, in addition to those who went as a matter of course with the draft, others volunteered for foreign service and were accepted.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We were ordered to prepare a draft of four hundred officers and men for the East, and in lieu of these we received a corresponding number of recruits and veterans sent home.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Soon afterwards some important changes took place in the battalion.
veterans
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From this reading We were ordered to prepare a draft of four hundred officers and men for the East, and in lieu of these we received a corresponding number of recruits and veterans sent home.
volunteered
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From this reading The changes in the officers were many, for, in addition to those who went as a matter of course with the draft, others volunteered for foreign service and were accepted.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As far as I was concerned, the officer most to be regretted was the adjutant.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We were ordered to prepare a draft of four hundred officers and men for the East, and in lieu of these we received a corresponding number of recruits and veterans sent home.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The changes in the officers were many, for, in addition to those who went as a matter of course with the draft, others volunteered for foreign service and were accepted.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were ordered to prepare a draft of four hundred officers and men for the East, and in lieu of these we received a corresponding number of recruits and veterans sent home.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The changes in the officers were many, for, in addition to those who went as a matter of course with the draft, others volunteered for foreign service and were accepted.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The changes in the officers were many, for, in addition to those who went as a matter of course with the draft, others volunteered for foreign service and were accepted.
word
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From this reading The man who went was always kind and had ever a pleasant word for Giulia and for me; the one who replaced him was destined to be our greatest enemy.
