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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 A German shell, soaring over, burst with a loud _crump_ behind the trench.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The captain ascended to his place again.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The French signaler laughed and waved derisively towards the shell.
AnothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Another shell fell, and "_aow-Wump_," he cried again, shuffling his feet and laughing gayly.
aow-Wump
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From this reading Another shell fell, and "_aow-Wump_," he cried again, shuffling his feet and laughing gayly.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He leaned his head and body far to one side, straightened slowly, bent his head on a curve to the other side, and brought it up with a jerk, imitating, as he did so, the sound of the falling and bursting shell, "_sss-eee-aaa-ahah-aow-Wump_."
ascended
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From this reading The captain ascended to his place again.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading A German shell, soaring over, burst with a loud _crump_ behind the trench.
bent
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From this reading He leaned his head and body far to one side, straightened slowly, bent his head on a curve to the other side, and brought it up with a jerk, imitating, as he did so, the sound of the falling and bursting shell, "_sss-eee-aaa-ahah-aow-Wump_."
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He leaned his head and body far to one side, straightened slowly, bent his head on a curve to the other side, and brought it up with a jerk, imitating, as he did so, the sound of the falling and bursting shell, "_sss-eee-aaa-ahah-aow-Wump_."
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He leaned his head and body far to one side, straightened slowly, bent his head on a curve to the other side, and brought it up with a jerk, imitating, as he did so, the sound of the falling and bursting shell, "_sss-eee-aaa-ahah-aow-Wump_."
burst
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From this reading A German shell, soaring over, burst with a loud _crump_ behind the trench.
bursting
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From this reading He leaned his head and body far to one side, straightened slowly, bent his head on a curve to the other side, and brought it up with a jerk, imitating, as he did so, the sound of the falling and bursting shell, "_sss-eee-aaa-ahah-aow-Wump_."
captainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The captain ascended to his place again.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Another shell fell, and "_aow-Wump_," he cried again, shuffling his feet and laughing gayly.
crump
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From this reading A German shell, soaring over, burst with a loud _crump_ behind the trench.
curve
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From this reading He leaned his head and body far to one side, straightened slowly, bent his head on a curve to the other side, and brought it up with a jerk, imitating, as he did so, the sound of the falling and bursting shell, "_sss-eee-aaa-ahah-aow-Wump_."
derisively
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From this reading The French signaler laughed and waved derisively towards the shell.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He leaned his head and body far to one side, straightened slowly, bent his head on a curve to the other side, and brought it up with a jerk, imitating, as he did so, the sound of the falling and bursting shell, "_sss-eee-aaa-ahah-aow-Wump_."
falling
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From this reading He leaned his head and body far to one side, straightened slowly, bent his head on a curve to the other side, and brought it up with a jerk, imitating, as he did so, the sound of the falling and bursting shell, "_sss-eee-aaa-ahah-aow-Wump_."
far
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From this reading He leaned his head and body far to one side, straightened slowly, bent his head on a curve to the other side, and brought it up with a jerk, imitating, as he did so, the sound of the falling and bursting shell, "_sss-eee-aaa-ahah-aow-Wump_."
feet
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From this reading Another shell fell, and "_aow-Wump_," he cried again, shuffling his feet and laughing gayly.
fell
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From this reading Another shell fell, and "_aow-Wump_," he cried again, shuffling his feet and laughing gayly.
French
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From this reading The French signaler laughed and waved derisively towards the shell.
gayly
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From this reading Another shell fell, and "_aow-Wump_," he cried again, shuffling his feet and laughing gayly.
German
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From this reading A German shell, soaring over, burst with a loud _crump_ behind the trench.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He leaned his head and body far to one side, straightened slowly, bent his head on a curve to the other side, and brought it up with a jerk, imitating, as he did so, the sound of the falling and bursting shell, "_sss-eee-aaa-ahah-aow-Wump_."
head
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From this reading He leaned his head and body far to one side, straightened slowly, bent his head on a curve to the other side, and brought it up with a jerk, imitating, as he did so, the sound of the falling and bursting shell, "_sss-eee-aaa-ahah-aow-Wump_."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The captain ascended to his place again.
imitating
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From this reading He leaned his head and body far to one side, straightened slowly, bent his head on a curve to the other side, and brought it up with a jerk, imitating, as he did so, the sound of the falling and bursting shell, "_sss-eee-aaa-ahah-aow-Wump_."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He leaned his head and body far to one side, straightened slowly, bent his head on a curve to the other side, and brought it up with a jerk, imitating, as he did so, the sound of the falling and bursting shell, "_sss-eee-aaa-ahah-aow-Wump_."
jerk
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From this reading He leaned his head and body far to one side, straightened slowly, bent his head on a curve to the other side, and brought it up with a jerk, imitating, as he did so, the sound of the falling and bursting shell, "_sss-eee-aaa-ahah-aow-Wump_."
laughed
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From this reading The French signaler laughed and waved derisively towards the shell.
laughing
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From this reading Another shell fell, and "_aow-Wump_," he cried again, shuffling his feet and laughing gayly.
leaned
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From this reading He leaned his head and body far to one side, straightened slowly, bent his head on a curve to the other side, and brought it up with a jerk, imitating, as he did so, the sound of the falling and bursting shell, "_sss-eee-aaa-ahah-aow-Wump_."
loud
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From this reading A German shell, soaring over, burst with a loud _crump_ behind the trench.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He leaned his head and body far to one side, straightened slowly, bent his head on a curve to the other side, and brought it up with a jerk, imitating, as he did so, the sound of the falling and bursting shell, "_sss-eee-aaa-ahah-aow-Wump_."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He leaned his head and body far to one side, straightened slowly, bent his head on a curve to the other side, and brought it up with a jerk, imitating, as he did so, the sound of the falling and bursting shell, "_sss-eee-aaa-ahah-aow-Wump_."
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He leaned his head and body far to one side, straightened slowly, bent his head on a curve to the other side, and brought it up with a jerk, imitating, as he did so, the sound of the falling and bursting shell, "_sss-eee-aaa-ahah-aow-Wump_."
other
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From this reading He leaned his head and body far to one side, straightened slowly, bent his head on a curve to the other side, and brought it up with a jerk, imitating, as he did so, the sound of the falling and bursting shell, "_sss-eee-aaa-ahah-aow-Wump_."
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading A German shell, soaring over, burst with a loud _crump_ behind the trench.
place
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From this reading The captain ascended to his place again.
shell
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From this reading A German shell, soaring over, burst with a loud _crump_ behind the trench.
shuffling
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From this reading Another shell fell, and "_aow-Wump_," he cried again, shuffling his feet and laughing gayly.
side
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From this reading He leaned his head and body far to one side, straightened slowly, bent his head on a curve to the other side, and brought it up with a jerk, imitating, as he did so, the sound of the falling and bursting shell, "_sss-eee-aaa-ahah-aow-Wump_."
signaler
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From this reading The French signaler laughed and waved derisively towards the shell.
slowly
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From this reading He leaned his head and body far to one side, straightened slowly, bent his head on a curve to the other side, and brought it up with a jerk, imitating, as he did so, the sound of the falling and bursting shell, "_sss-eee-aaa-ahah-aow-Wump_."
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He leaned his head and body far to one side, straightened slowly, bent his head on a curve to the other side, and brought it up with a jerk, imitating, as he did so, the sound of the falling and bursting shell, "_sss-eee-aaa-ahah-aow-Wump_."
soaring
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From this reading A German shell, soaring over, burst with a loud _crump_ behind the trench.
sound
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From this reading He leaned his head and body far to one side, straightened slowly, bent his head on a curve to the other side, and brought it up with a jerk, imitating, as he did so, the sound of the falling and bursting shell, "_sss-eee-aaa-ahah-aow-Wump_."
sss-eee-aaa-ahah-aow-Wump
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From this reading He leaned his head and body far to one side, straightened slowly, bent his head on a curve to the other side, and brought it up with a jerk, imitating, as he did so, the sound of the falling and bursting shell, "_sss-eee-aaa-ahah-aow-Wump_."
straightened
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From this reading He leaned his head and body far to one side, straightened slowly, bent his head on a curve to the other side, and brought it up with a jerk, imitating, as he did so, the sound of the falling and bursting shell, "_sss-eee-aaa-ahah-aow-Wump_."
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The captain ascended to his place again.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The captain ascended to his place again.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading The French signaler laughed and waved derisively towards the shell.
trench
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From this reading A German shell, soaring over, burst with a loud _crump_ behind the trench.
up
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From this reading He leaned his head and body far to one side, straightened slowly, bent his head on a curve to the other side, and brought it up with a jerk, imitating, as he did so, the sound of the falling and bursting shell, "_sss-eee-aaa-ahah-aow-Wump_."
waved
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From this reading The French signaler laughed and waved derisively towards the shell.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A German shell, soaring over, burst with a loud _crump_ behind the trench.
