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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 IN WHICH THE RIVERLAWNS ARE CAUGHT IN A TRAP To have a body of the enemy disappear utterly from view when there were no hills or woods in which they might hide, was a new experience to Major Lyon, and it was small wonder, therefore, that his brow contracted into a frown as he urged Ceph ahead at topmost speed.
ahead
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From this reading IN WHICH THE RIVERLAWNS ARE CAUGHT IN A TRAP To have a body of the enemy disappear utterly from view when there were no hills or woods in which they might hide, was a new experience to Major Lyon, and it was small wonder, therefore, that his brow contracted into a frown as he urged Ceph ahead at topmost speed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN WHICH THE RIVERLAWNS ARE CAUGHT IN A TRAP To have a body of the enemy disappear utterly from view when there were no hills or woods in which they might hide, was a new experience to Major Lyon, and it was small wonder, therefore, that his brow contracted into a frown as he urged Ceph ahead at topmost speed.
answer
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From this reading "Hang me if I know what to make," was the answer.
AREauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading IN WHICH THE RIVERLAWNS ARE CAUGHT IN A TRAP To have a body of the enemy disappear utterly from view when there were no hills or woods in which they might hide, was a new experience to Major Lyon, and it was small wonder, therefore, that his brow contracted into a frown as he urged Ceph ahead at topmost speed.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading IN WHICH THE RIVERLAWNS ARE CAUGHT IN A TRAP To have a body of the enemy disappear utterly from view when there were no hills or woods in which they might hide, was a new experience to Major Lyon, and it was small wonder, therefore, that his brow contracted into a frown as he urged Ceph ahead at topmost speed.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading IN WHICH THE RIVERLAWNS ARE CAUGHT IN A TRAP To have a body of the enemy disappear utterly from view when there were no hills or woods in which they might hide, was a new experience to Major Lyon, and it was small wonder, therefore, that his brow contracted into a frown as he urged Ceph ahead at topmost speed.
battalion
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From this reading "What do you make of this, Tom?" he questioned, of the major of the second battalion.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Captain Ripley must be losing his eyesight if he can't keep forty or fifty men and nearly a hundred horses in sight."
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN WHICH THE RIVERLAWNS ARE CAUGHT IN A TRAP To have a body of the enemy disappear utterly from view when there were no hills or woods in which they might hide, was a new experience to Major Lyon, and it was small wonder, therefore, that his brow contracted into a frown as he urged Ceph ahead at topmost speed.
brow
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From this reading IN WHICH THE RIVERLAWNS ARE CAUGHT IN A TRAP To have a body of the enemy disappear utterly from view when there were no hills or woods in which they might hide, was a new experience to Major Lyon, and it was small wonder, therefore, that his brow contracted into a frown as he urged Ceph ahead at topmost speed.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Then his whole command must be losing their eyesight, for the enemy is gone, and nobody can even guess where to."
can't
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From this reading "Captain Ripley must be losing his eyesight if he can't keep forty or fifty men and nearly a hundred horses in sight."
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Captain Ripley must be losing his eyesight if he can't keep forty or fifty men and nearly a hundred horses in sight."
CAUGHT
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From this reading IN WHICH THE RIVERLAWNS ARE CAUGHT IN A TRAP To have a body of the enemy disappear utterly from view when there were no hills or woods in which they might hide, was a new experience to Major Lyon, and it was small wonder, therefore, that his brow contracted into a frown as he urged Ceph ahead at topmost speed.
Ceph
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From this reading IN WHICH THE RIVERLAWNS ARE CAUGHT IN A TRAP To have a body of the enemy disappear utterly from view when there were no hills or woods in which they might hide, was a new experience to Major Lyon, and it was small wonder, therefore, that his brow contracted into a frown as he urged Ceph ahead at topmost speed.
command
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From this reading "Then his whole command must be losing their eyesight, for the enemy is gone, and nobody can even guess where to."
contracted
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From this reading IN WHICH THE RIVERLAWNS ARE CAUGHT IN A TRAP To have a body of the enemy disappear utterly from view when there were no hills or woods in which they might hide, was a new experience to Major Lyon, and it was small wonder, therefore, that his brow contracted into a frown as he urged Ceph ahead at topmost speed.
disappear
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From this reading IN WHICH THE RIVERLAWNS ARE CAUGHT IN A TRAP To have a body of the enemy disappear utterly from view when there were no hills or woods in which they might hide, was a new experience to Major Lyon, and it was small wonder, therefore, that his brow contracted into a frown as he urged Ceph ahead at topmost speed.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What do you make of this, Tom?" he questioned, of the major of the second battalion.
enemy
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From this reading IN WHICH THE RIVERLAWNS ARE CAUGHT IN A TRAP To have a body of the enemy disappear utterly from view when there were no hills or woods in which they might hide, was a new experience to Major Lyon, and it was small wonder, therefore, that his brow contracted into a frown as he urged Ceph ahead at topmost speed.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Then his whole command must be losing their eyesight, for the enemy is gone, and nobody can even guess where to."
experience
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From this reading IN WHICH THE RIVERLAWNS ARE CAUGHT IN A TRAP To have a body of the enemy disappear utterly from view when there were no hills or woods in which they might hide, was a new experience to Major Lyon, and it was small wonder, therefore, that his brow contracted into a frown as he urged Ceph ahead at topmost speed.
eyesight
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From this reading "Captain Ripley must be losing his eyesight if he can't keep forty or fifty men and nearly a hundred horses in sight."
fifty
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From this reading "Captain Ripley must be losing his eyesight if he can't keep forty or fifty men and nearly a hundred horses in sight."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Then his whole command must be losing their eyesight, for the enemy is gone, and nobody can even guess where to."
forty
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From this reading "Captain Ripley must be losing his eyesight if he can't keep forty or fifty men and nearly a hundred horses in sight."
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading IN WHICH THE RIVERLAWNS ARE CAUGHT IN A TRAP To have a body of the enemy disappear utterly from view when there were no hills or woods in which they might hide, was a new experience to Major Lyon, and it was small wonder, therefore, that his brow contracted into a frown as he urged Ceph ahead at topmost speed.
frown
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From this reading IN WHICH THE RIVERLAWNS ARE CAUGHT IN A TRAP To have a body of the enemy disappear utterly from view when there were no hills or woods in which they might hide, was a new experience to Major Lyon, and it was small wonder, therefore, that his brow contracted into a frown as he urged Ceph ahead at topmost speed.
gone
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From this reading "Then his whole command must be losing their eyesight, for the enemy is gone, and nobody can even guess where to."
guess
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From this reading "Then his whole command must be losing their eyesight, for the enemy is gone, and nobody can even guess where to."
Hang
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From this reading "Hang me if I know what to make," was the answer.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading IN WHICH THE RIVERLAWNS ARE CAUGHT IN A TRAP To have a body of the enemy disappear utterly from view when there were no hills or woods in which they might hide, was a new experience to Major Lyon, and it was small wonder, therefore, that his brow contracted into a frown as he urged Ceph ahead at topmost speed.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading IN WHICH THE RIVERLAWNS ARE CAUGHT IN A TRAP To have a body of the enemy disappear utterly from view when there were no hills or woods in which they might hide, was a new experience to Major Lyon, and it was small wonder, therefore, that his brow contracted into a frown as he urged Ceph ahead at topmost speed.
hide
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From this reading IN WHICH THE RIVERLAWNS ARE CAUGHT IN A TRAP To have a body of the enemy disappear utterly from view when there were no hills or woods in which they might hide, was a new experience to Major Lyon, and it was small wonder, therefore, that his brow contracted into a frown as he urged Ceph ahead at topmost speed.
hills
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From this reading IN WHICH THE RIVERLAWNS ARE CAUGHT IN A TRAP To have a body of the enemy disappear utterly from view when there were no hills or woods in which they might hide, was a new experience to Major Lyon, and it was small wonder, therefore, that his brow contracted into a frown as he urged Ceph ahead at topmost speed.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH THE RIVERLAWNS ARE CAUGHT IN A TRAP To have a body of the enemy disappear utterly from view when there were no hills or woods in which they might hide, was a new experience to Major Lyon, and it was small wonder, therefore, that his brow contracted into a frown as he urged Ceph ahead at topmost speed.
horses
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From this reading "Captain Ripley must be losing his eyesight if he can't keep forty or fifty men and nearly a hundred horses in sight."
hundred
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From this reading "Captain Ripley must be losing his eyesight if he can't keep forty or fifty men and nearly a hundred horses in sight."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Hang me if I know what to make," was the answer.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Hang me if I know what to make," was the answer.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH THE RIVERLAWNS ARE CAUGHT IN A TRAP To have a body of the enemy disappear utterly from view when there were no hills or woods in which they might hide, was a new experience to Major Lyon, and it was small wonder, therefore, that his brow contracted into a frown as he urged Ceph ahead at topmost speed.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading IN WHICH THE RIVERLAWNS ARE CAUGHT IN A TRAP To have a body of the enemy disappear utterly from view when there were no hills or woods in which they might hide, was a new experience to Major Lyon, and it was small wonder, therefore, that his brow contracted into a frown as he urged Ceph ahead at topmost speed.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Then his whole command must be losing their eyesight, for the enemy is gone, and nobody can even guess where to."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH THE RIVERLAWNS ARE CAUGHT IN A TRAP To have a body of the enemy disappear utterly from view when there were no hills or woods in which they might hide, was a new experience to Major Lyon, and it was small wonder, therefore, that his brow contracted into a frown as he urged Ceph ahead at topmost speed.
keep
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From this reading "Captain Ripley must be losing his eyesight if he can't keep forty or fifty men and nearly a hundred horses in sight."
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Hang me if I know what to make," was the answer.
losing
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From this reading "Captain Ripley must be losing his eyesight if he can't keep forty or fifty men and nearly a hundred horses in sight."
Lyon
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From this reading IN WHICH THE RIVERLAWNS ARE CAUGHT IN A TRAP To have a body of the enemy disappear utterly from view when there were no hills or woods in which they might hide, was a new experience to Major Lyon, and it was small wonder, therefore, that his brow contracted into a frown as he urged Ceph ahead at topmost speed.
Major
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From this reading IN WHICH THE RIVERLAWNS ARE CAUGHT IN A TRAP To have a body of the enemy disappear utterly from view when there were no hills or woods in which they might hide, was a new experience to Major Lyon, and it was small wonder, therefore, that his brow contracted into a frown as he urged Ceph ahead at topmost speed.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What do you make of this, Tom?" he questioned, of the major of the second battalion.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Hang me if I know what to make," was the answer.
men
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From this reading "Captain Ripley must be losing his eyesight if he can't keep forty or fifty men and nearly a hundred horses in sight."
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading IN WHICH THE RIVERLAWNS ARE CAUGHT IN A TRAP To have a body of the enemy disappear utterly from view when there were no hills or woods in which they might hide, was a new experience to Major Lyon, and it was small wonder, therefore, that his brow contracted into a frown as he urged Ceph ahead at topmost speed.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Captain Ripley must be losing his eyesight if he can't keep forty or fifty men and nearly a hundred horses in sight."
nearly
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From this reading "Captain Ripley must be losing his eyesight if he can't keep forty or fifty men and nearly a hundred horses in sight."
new
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From this reading IN WHICH THE RIVERLAWNS ARE CAUGHT IN A TRAP To have a body of the enemy disappear utterly from view when there were no hills or woods in which they might hide, was a new experience to Major Lyon, and it was small wonder, therefore, that his brow contracted into a frown as he urged Ceph ahead at topmost speed.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading IN WHICH THE RIVERLAWNS ARE CAUGHT IN A TRAP To have a body of the enemy disappear utterly from view when there were no hills or woods in which they might hide, was a new experience to Major Lyon, and it was small wonder, therefore, that his brow contracted into a frown as he urged Ceph ahead at topmost speed.
nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading "Then his whole command must be losing their eyesight, for the enemy is gone, and nobody can even guess where to."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN WHICH THE RIVERLAWNS ARE CAUGHT IN A TRAP To have a body of the enemy disappear utterly from view when there were no hills or woods in which they might hide, was a new experience to Major Lyon, and it was small wonder, therefore, that his brow contracted into a frown as he urged Ceph ahead at topmost speed.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading IN WHICH THE RIVERLAWNS ARE CAUGHT IN A TRAP To have a body of the enemy disappear utterly from view when there were no hills or woods in which they might hide, was a new experience to Major Lyon, and it was small wonder, therefore, that his brow contracted into a frown as he urged Ceph ahead at topmost speed.
questioned
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From this reading "What do you make of this, Tom?" he questioned, of the major of the second battalion.
Ripley
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From this reading "Captain Ripley must be losing his eyesight if he can't keep forty or fifty men and nearly a hundred horses in sight."
RIVERLAWNS
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From this reading IN WHICH THE RIVERLAWNS ARE CAUGHT IN A TRAP To have a body of the enemy disappear utterly from view when there were no hills or woods in which they might hide, was a new experience to Major Lyon, and it was small wonder, therefore, that his brow contracted into a frown as he urged Ceph ahead at topmost speed.
second
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From this reading "What do you make of this, Tom?" he questioned, of the major of the second battalion.
sight
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From this reading "Captain Ripley must be losing his eyesight if he can't keep forty or fifty men and nearly a hundred horses in sight."
small
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From this reading IN WHICH THE RIVERLAWNS ARE CAUGHT IN A TRAP To have a body of the enemy disappear utterly from view when there were no hills or woods in which they might hide, was a new experience to Major Lyon, and it was small wonder, therefore, that his brow contracted into a frown as he urged Ceph ahead at topmost speed.
speed
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From this reading IN WHICH THE RIVERLAWNS ARE CAUGHT IN A TRAP To have a body of the enemy disappear utterly from view when there were no hills or woods in which they might hide, was a new experience to Major Lyon, and it was small wonder, therefore, that his brow contracted into a frown as he urged Ceph ahead at topmost speed.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading IN WHICH THE RIVERLAWNS ARE CAUGHT IN A TRAP To have a body of the enemy disappear utterly from view when there were no hills or woods in which they might hide, was a new experience to Major Lyon, and it was small wonder, therefore, that his brow contracted into a frown as he urged Ceph ahead at topmost speed.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN WHICH THE RIVERLAWNS ARE CAUGHT IN A TRAP To have a body of the enemy disappear utterly from view when there were no hills or woods in which they might hide, was a new experience to Major Lyon, and it was small wonder, therefore, that his brow contracted into a frown as he urged Ceph ahead at topmost speed.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "Then his whole command must be losing their eyesight, for the enemy is gone, and nobody can even guess where to."
Then
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From this reading "Then his whole command must be losing their eyesight, for the enemy is gone, and nobody can even guess where to."
there
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From this reading IN WHICH THE RIVERLAWNS ARE CAUGHT IN A TRAP To have a body of the enemy disappear utterly from view when there were no hills or woods in which they might hide, was a new experience to Major Lyon, and it was small wonder, therefore, that his brow contracted into a frown as he urged Ceph ahead at topmost speed.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading IN WHICH THE RIVERLAWNS ARE CAUGHT IN A TRAP To have a body of the enemy disappear utterly from view when there were no hills or woods in which they might hide, was a new experience to Major Lyon, and it was small wonder, therefore, that his brow contracted into a frown as he urged Ceph ahead at topmost speed.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading IN WHICH THE RIVERLAWNS ARE CAUGHT IN A TRAP To have a body of the enemy disappear utterly from view when there were no hills or woods in which they might hide, was a new experience to Major Lyon, and it was small wonder, therefore, that his brow contracted into a frown as he urged Ceph ahead at topmost speed.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "What do you make of this, Tom?" he questioned, of the major of the second battalion.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IN WHICH THE RIVERLAWNS ARE CAUGHT IN A TRAP To have a body of the enemy disappear utterly from view when there were no hills or woods in which they might hide, was a new experience to Major Lyon, and it was small wonder, therefore, that his brow contracted into a frown as he urged Ceph ahead at topmost speed.
Tom
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From this reading "What do you make of this, Tom?" he questioned, of the major of the second battalion.
topmost
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From this reading IN WHICH THE RIVERLAWNS ARE CAUGHT IN A TRAP To have a body of the enemy disappear utterly from view when there were no hills or woods in which they might hide, was a new experience to Major Lyon, and it was small wonder, therefore, that his brow contracted into a frown as he urged Ceph ahead at topmost speed.
TRAP
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From this reading IN WHICH THE RIVERLAWNS ARE CAUGHT IN A TRAP To have a body of the enemy disappear utterly from view when there were no hills or woods in which they might hide, was a new experience to Major Lyon, and it was small wonder, therefore, that his brow contracted into a frown as he urged Ceph ahead at topmost speed.
urged
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From this reading IN WHICH THE RIVERLAWNS ARE CAUGHT IN A TRAP To have a body of the enemy disappear utterly from view when there were no hills or woods in which they might hide, was a new experience to Major Lyon, and it was small wonder, therefore, that his brow contracted into a frown as he urged Ceph ahead at topmost speed.
utterly
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From this reading IN WHICH THE RIVERLAWNS ARE CAUGHT IN A TRAP To have a body of the enemy disappear utterly from view when there were no hills or woods in which they might hide, was a new experience to Major Lyon, and it was small wonder, therefore, that his brow contracted into a frown as he urged Ceph ahead at topmost speed.
view
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From this reading IN WHICH THE RIVERLAWNS ARE CAUGHT IN A TRAP To have a body of the enemy disappear utterly from view when there were no hills or woods in which they might hide, was a new experience to Major Lyon, and it was small wonder, therefore, that his brow contracted into a frown as he urged Ceph ahead at topmost speed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IN WHICH THE RIVERLAWNS ARE CAUGHT IN A TRAP To have a body of the enemy disappear utterly from view when there were no hills or woods in which they might hide, was a new experience to Major Lyon, and it was small wonder, therefore, that his brow contracted into a frown as he urged Ceph ahead at topmost speed.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading IN WHICH THE RIVERLAWNS ARE CAUGHT IN A TRAP To have a body of the enemy disappear utterly from view when there were no hills or woods in which they might hide, was a new experience to Major Lyon, and it was small wonder, therefore, that his brow contracted into a frown as he urged Ceph ahead at topmost speed.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What do you make of this, Tom?" he questioned, of the major of the second battalion.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading IN WHICH THE RIVERLAWNS ARE CAUGHT IN A TRAP To have a body of the enemy disappear utterly from view when there were no hills or woods in which they might hide, was a new experience to Major Lyon, and it was small wonder, therefore, that his brow contracted into a frown as he urged Ceph ahead at topmost speed.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading "Then his whole command must be losing their eyesight, for the enemy is gone, and nobody can even guess where to."
WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH THE RIVERLAWNS ARE CAUGHT IN A TRAP To have a body of the enemy disappear utterly from view when there were no hills or woods in which they might hide, was a new experience to Major Lyon, and it was small wonder, therefore, that his brow contracted into a frown as he urged Ceph ahead at topmost speed.
whole
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From this reading "Then his whole command must be losing their eyesight, for the enemy is gone, and nobody can even guess where to."
wonder
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From this reading IN WHICH THE RIVERLAWNS ARE CAUGHT IN A TRAP To have a body of the enemy disappear utterly from view when there were no hills or woods in which they might hide, was a new experience to Major Lyon, and it was small wonder, therefore, that his brow contracted into a frown as he urged Ceph ahead at topmost speed.
woods
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From this reading IN WHICH THE RIVERLAWNS ARE CAUGHT IN A TRAP To have a body of the enemy disappear utterly from view when there were no hills or woods in which they might hide, was a new experience to Major Lyon, and it was small wonder, therefore, that his brow contracted into a frown as he urged Ceph ahead at topmost speed.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What do you make of this, Tom?" he questioned, of the major of the second battalion.
