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5th
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From this reading THE MIRACLE OF THE PLANES When Alf reached the 5th Battalion once more, he found it transformed.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading True, they looked a little harassed, but that was only natural seeing that they were in the middle of one of the periods of strenuous activity humorously known to those in authority as "rest."
accepted
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From this reading His mates accepted Alf's reappearance among them without surprise--almost without comment.
activity
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From this reading True, they looked a little harassed, but that was only natural seeing that they were in the middle of one of the periods of strenuous activity humorously known to those in authority as "rest."
Alf
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From this reading THE MIRACLE OF THE PLANES When Alf reached the 5th Battalion once more, he found it transformed.
Alf's
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From this reading His mates accepted Alf's reappearance among them without surprise--almost without comment.
All
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From this reading All signs of trench life had disappeared, and the men were recovering their swing and swagger.
almost
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From this reading His mates accepted Alf's reappearance among them without surprise--almost without comment.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading His mates accepted Alf's reappearance among them without surprise--almost without comment.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All signs of trench life had disappeared, and the men were recovering their swing and swagger.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading True, they looked a little harassed, but that was only natural seeing that they were in the middle of one of the periods of strenuous activity humorously known to those in authority as "rest."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The fact that he had been in hospital suffering from a hitherto unknown disease did not excite them at all.
authority
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From this reading True, they looked a little harassed, but that was only natural seeing that they were in the middle of one of the periods of strenuous activity humorously known to those in authority as "rest."
Battalion
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From this reading THE MIRACLE OF THE PLANES When Alf reached the 5th Battalion once more, he found it transformed.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The fact that he had been in hospital suffering from a hitherto unknown disease did not excite them at all.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading True, they looked a little harassed, but that was only natural seeing that they were in the middle of one of the periods of strenuous activity humorously known to those in authority as "rest."
comment
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From this reading His mates accepted Alf's reappearance among them without surprise--almost without comment.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The fact that he had been in hospital suffering from a hitherto unknown disease did not excite them at all.
disappearednounUS /ˈdisappeared/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading All signs of trench life had disappeared, and the men were recovering their swing and swagger.
disease
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From this reading The fact that he had been in hospital suffering from a hitherto unknown disease did not excite them at all.
excite
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From this reading The fact that he had been in hospital suffering from a hitherto unknown disease did not excite them at all.
fact
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From this reading The fact that he had been in hospital suffering from a hitherto unknown disease did not excite them at all.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE MIRACLE OF THE PLANES When Alf reached the 5th Battalion once more, he found it transformed.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The fact that he had been in hospital suffering from a hitherto unknown disease did not excite them at all.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading All signs of trench life had disappeared, and the men were recovering their swing and swagger.
harassed
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From this reading True, they looked a little harassed, but that was only natural seeing that they were in the middle of one of the periods of strenuous activity humorously known to those in authority as "rest."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE MIRACLE OF THE PLANES When Alf reached the 5th Battalion once more, he found it transformed.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His mates accepted Alf's reappearance among them without surprise--almost without comment.
hitherto
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From this reading The fact that he had been in hospital suffering from a hitherto unknown disease did not excite them at all.
hospital
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From this reading The fact that he had been in hospital suffering from a hitherto unknown disease did not excite them at all.
humorously
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From this reading True, they looked a little harassed, but that was only natural seeing that they were in the middle of one of the periods of strenuous activity humorously known to those in authority as "rest."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading True, they looked a little harassed, but that was only natural seeing that they were in the middle of one of the periods of strenuous activity humorously known to those in authority as "rest."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE MIRACLE OF THE PLANES When Alf reached the 5th Battalion once more, he found it transformed.
known
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From this reading True, they looked a little harassed, but that was only natural seeing that they were in the middle of one of the periods of strenuous activity humorously known to those in authority as "rest."
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All signs of trench life had disappeared, and the men were recovering their swing and swagger.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading True, they looked a little harassed, but that was only natural seeing that they were in the middle of one of the periods of strenuous activity humorously known to those in authority as "rest."
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading True, they looked a little harassed, but that was only natural seeing that they were in the middle of one of the periods of strenuous activity humorously known to those in authority as "rest."
matesnounUS /mates/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His mates accepted Alf's reappearance among them without surprise--almost without comment.
men
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From this reading All signs of trench life had disappeared, and the men were recovering their swing and swagger.
middle
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From this reading True, they looked a little harassed, but that was only natural seeing that they were in the middle of one of the periods of strenuous activity humorously known to those in authority as "rest."
MIRACLE
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From this reading THE MIRACLE OF THE PLANES When Alf reached the 5th Battalion once more, he found it transformed.
more
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From this reading THE MIRACLE OF THE PLANES When Alf reached the 5th Battalion once more, he found it transformed.
natural
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From this reading True, they looked a little harassed, but that was only natural seeing that they were in the middle of one of the periods of strenuous activity humorously known to those in authority as "rest."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The fact that he had been in hospital suffering from a hitherto unknown disease did not excite them at all.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MIRACLE OF THE PLANES When Alf reached the 5th Battalion once more, he found it transformed.
once
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From this reading THE MIRACLE OF THE PLANES When Alf reached the 5th Battalion once more, he found it transformed.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading True, they looked a little harassed, but that was only natural seeing that they were in the middle of one of the periods of strenuous activity humorously known to those in authority as "rest."
only
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From this reading True, they looked a little harassed, but that was only natural seeing that they were in the middle of one of the periods of strenuous activity humorously known to those in authority as "rest."
periods
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From this reading True, they looked a little harassed, but that was only natural seeing that they were in the middle of one of the periods of strenuous activity humorously known to those in authority as "rest."
PLANES
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From this reading THE MIRACLE OF THE PLANES When Alf reached the 5th Battalion once more, he found it transformed.
reached
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From this reading THE MIRACLE OF THE PLANES When Alf reached the 5th Battalion once more, he found it transformed.
reappearance
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From this reading His mates accepted Alf's reappearance among them without surprise--almost without comment.
recovering
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From this reading All signs of trench life had disappeared, and the men were recovering their swing and swagger.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading True, they looked a little harassed, but that was only natural seeing that they were in the middle of one of the periods of strenuous activity humorously known to those in authority as "rest."
seeing
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From this reading True, they looked a little harassed, but that was only natural seeing that they were in the middle of one of the periods of strenuous activity humorously known to those in authority as "rest."
signs
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From this reading All signs of trench life had disappeared, and the men were recovering their swing and swagger.
strenuous
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From this reading True, they looked a little harassed, but that was only natural seeing that they were in the middle of one of the periods of strenuous activity humorously known to those in authority as "rest."
suffering
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From this reading The fact that he had been in hospital suffering from a hitherto unknown disease did not excite them at all.
surprise
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From this reading His mates accepted Alf's reappearance among them without surprise--almost without comment.
swagger
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From this reading All signs of trench life had disappeared, and the men were recovering their swing and swagger.
swing
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From this reading All signs of trench life had disappeared, and the men were recovering their swing and swagger.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading True, they looked a little harassed, but that was only natural seeing that they were in the middle of one of the periods of strenuous activity humorously known to those in authority as "rest."
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MIRACLE OF THE PLANES When Alf reached the 5th Battalion once more, he found it transformed.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading All signs of trench life had disappeared, and the men were recovering their swing and swagger.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading His mates accepted Alf's reappearance among them without surprise--almost without comment.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading True, they looked a little harassed, but that was only natural seeing that they were in the middle of one of the periods of strenuous activity humorously known to those in authority as "rest."
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading True, they looked a little harassed, but that was only natural seeing that they were in the middle of one of the periods of strenuous activity humorously known to those in authority as "rest."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading True, they looked a little harassed, but that was only natural seeing that they were in the middle of one of the periods of strenuous activity humorously known to those in authority as "rest."
transformed
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From this reading THE MIRACLE OF THE PLANES When Alf reached the 5th Battalion once more, he found it transformed.
trench
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From this reading All signs of trench life had disappeared, and the men were recovering their swing and swagger.
True
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From this reading True, they looked a little harassed, but that was only natural seeing that they were in the middle of one of the periods of strenuous activity humorously known to those in authority as "rest."
unknown
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From this reading The fact that he had been in hospital suffering from a hitherto unknown disease did not excite them at all.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading True, they looked a little harassed, but that was only natural seeing that they were in the middle of one of the periods of strenuous activity humorously known to those in authority as "rest."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All signs of trench life had disappeared, and the men were recovering their swing and swagger.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE MIRACLE OF THE PLANES When Alf reached the 5th Battalion once more, he found it transformed.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading His mates accepted Alf's reappearance among them without surprise--almost without comment.
