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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 RECONNAISSANCE And that was the way Carfax ended--a tiny tragedy of incompetence compared to the mountainous official fiasco at Gallipoli.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here, a few perished among the filthy salamanders in the snow; there, thousands died in the burning Turkish gorse---- ------------------ But that’s history; and its makers are already officially damned.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Here, a few perished among the filthy salamanders in the snow; there, thousands died in the burning Turkish gorse---- ------------------ But that’s history; and its makers are already officially damned.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading RECONNAISSANCE And that was the way Carfax ended--a tiny tragedy of incompetence compared to the mountainous official fiasco at Gallipoli.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Here, a few perished among the filthy salamanders in the snow; there, thousands died in the burning Turkish gorse---- ------------------ But that’s history; and its makers are already officially damned.
arms
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From this reading Destiny linked arms with them; Fate jerked a mysterious thumb over her shoulder toward Italy.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Chance detailed them for special duty as soon as they landed.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading RECONNAISSANCE And that was the way Carfax ended--a tiny tragedy of incompetence compared to the mountainous official fiasco at Gallipoli.
board
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From this reading But now concerning two others of the fed-up dozen on board the mule transport--Harry Stent and Jim Brown.
Brown
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From this reading But now concerning two others of the fed-up dozen on board the mule transport--Harry Stent and Jim Brown.
burning
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From this reading Here, a few perished among the filthy salamanders in the snow; there, thousands died in the burning Turkish gorse---- ------------------ But that’s history; and its makers are already officially damned.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Here, a few perished among the filthy salamanders in the snow; there, thousands died in the burning Turkish gorse---- ------------------ But that’s history; and its makers are already officially damned.
Carfax
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From this reading RECONNAISSANCE And that was the way Carfax ended--a tiny tragedy of incompetence compared to the mountainous official fiasco at Gallipoli.
Chance
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From this reading Chance detailed them for special duty as soon as they landed.
compared
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From this reading RECONNAISSANCE And that was the way Carfax ended--a tiny tragedy of incompetence compared to the mountainous official fiasco at Gallipoli.
concerning
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From this reading But now concerning two others of the fed-up dozen on board the mule transport--Harry Stent and Jim Brown.
damned
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From this reading Here, a few perished among the filthy salamanders in the snow; there, thousands died in the burning Turkish gorse---- ------------------ But that’s history; and its makers are already officially damned.
Destiny
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From this reading Destiny linked arms with them; Fate jerked a mysterious thumb over her shoulder toward Italy.
detailed
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From this reading Chance detailed them for special duty as soon as they landed.
died
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From this reading Here, a few perished among the filthy salamanders in the snow; there, thousands died in the burning Turkish gorse---- ------------------ But that’s history; and its makers are already officially damned.
dozen
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From this reading But now concerning two others of the fed-up dozen on board the mule transport--Harry Stent and Jim Brown.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading Chance detailed them for special duty as soon as they landed.
ended
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From this reading RECONNAISSANCE And that was the way Carfax ended--a tiny tragedy of incompetence compared to the mountainous official fiasco at Gallipoli.
Fate
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From this reading Destiny linked arms with them; Fate jerked a mysterious thumb over her shoulder toward Italy.
fed-up
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From this reading But now concerning two others of the fed-up dozen on board the mule transport--Harry Stent and Jim Brown.
few
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From this reading Here, a few perished among the filthy salamanders in the snow; there, thousands died in the burning Turkish gorse---- ------------------ But that’s history; and its makers are already officially damned.
fiasco
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From this reading RECONNAISSANCE And that was the way Carfax ended--a tiny tragedy of incompetence compared to the mountainous official fiasco at Gallipoli.
filthy
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From this reading Here, a few perished among the filthy salamanders in the snow; there, thousands died in the burning Turkish gorse---- ------------------ But that’s history; and its makers are already officially damned.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Chance detailed them for special duty as soon as they landed.
Gallipoli
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From this reading RECONNAISSANCE And that was the way Carfax ended--a tiny tragedy of incompetence compared to the mountainous official fiasco at Gallipoli.
gorse
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From this reading Here, a few perished among the filthy salamanders in the snow; there, thousands died in the burning Turkish gorse---- ------------------ But that’s history; and its makers are already officially damned.
Harry
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From this reading But now concerning two others of the fed-up dozen on board the mule transport--Harry Stent and Jim Brown.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Destiny linked arms with them; Fate jerked a mysterious thumb over her shoulder toward Italy.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here, a few perished among the filthy salamanders in the snow; there, thousands died in the burning Turkish gorse---- ------------------ But that’s history; and its makers are already officially damned.
history
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From this reading Here, a few perished among the filthy salamanders in the snow; there, thousands died in the burning Turkish gorse---- ------------------ But that’s history; and its makers are already officially damned.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Here, a few perished among the filthy salamanders in the snow; there, thousands died in the burning Turkish gorse---- ------------------ But that’s history; and its makers are already officially damned.
incompetence
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From this reading RECONNAISSANCE And that was the way Carfax ended--a tiny tragedy of incompetence compared to the mountainous official fiasco at Gallipoli.
Italy
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From this reading Destiny linked arms with them; Fate jerked a mysterious thumb over her shoulder toward Italy.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Here, a few perished among the filthy salamanders in the snow; there, thousands died in the burning Turkish gorse---- ------------------ But that’s history; and its makers are already officially damned.
jerked
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From this reading Destiny linked arms with them; Fate jerked a mysterious thumb over her shoulder toward Italy.
Jim
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From this reading But now concerning two others of the fed-up dozen on board the mule transport--Harry Stent and Jim Brown.
landed
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From this reading Chance detailed them for special duty as soon as they landed.
linked
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From this reading Destiny linked arms with them; Fate jerked a mysterious thumb over her shoulder toward Italy.
makers
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From this reading Here, a few perished among the filthy salamanders in the snow; there, thousands died in the burning Turkish gorse---- ------------------ But that’s history; and its makers are already officially damned.
mountainous
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From this reading RECONNAISSANCE And that was the way Carfax ended--a tiny tragedy of incompetence compared to the mountainous official fiasco at Gallipoli.
mule
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From this reading But now concerning two others of the fed-up dozen on board the mule transport--Harry Stent and Jim Brown.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading Destiny linked arms with them; Fate jerked a mysterious thumb over her shoulder toward Italy.
now
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From this reading But now concerning two others of the fed-up dozen on board the mule transport--Harry Stent and Jim Brown.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading RECONNAISSANCE And that was the way Carfax ended--a tiny tragedy of incompetence compared to the mountainous official fiasco at Gallipoli.
official
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From this reading RECONNAISSANCE And that was the way Carfax ended--a tiny tragedy of incompetence compared to the mountainous official fiasco at Gallipoli.
officially
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From this reading Here, a few perished among the filthy salamanders in the snow; there, thousands died in the burning Turkish gorse---- ------------------ But that’s history; and its makers are already officially damned.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But now concerning two others of the fed-up dozen on board the mule transport--Harry Stent and Jim Brown.
others
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From this reading But now concerning two others of the fed-up dozen on board the mule transport--Harry Stent and Jim Brown.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Destiny linked arms with them; Fate jerked a mysterious thumb over her shoulder toward Italy.
perished
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From this reading Here, a few perished among the filthy salamanders in the snow; there, thousands died in the burning Turkish gorse---- ------------------ But that’s history; and its makers are already officially damned.
RECONNAISSANCE
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From this reading RECONNAISSANCE And that was the way Carfax ended--a tiny tragedy of incompetence compared to the mountainous official fiasco at Gallipoli.
salamanders
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From this reading Here, a few perished among the filthy salamanders in the snow; there, thousands died in the burning Turkish gorse---- ------------------ But that’s history; and its makers are already officially damned.
shoulder
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From this reading Destiny linked arms with them; Fate jerked a mysterious thumb over her shoulder toward Italy.
snow
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From this reading Here, a few perished among the filthy salamanders in the snow; there, thousands died in the burning Turkish gorse---- ------------------ But that’s history; and its makers are already officially damned.
soon
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From this reading Chance detailed them for special duty as soon as they landed.
special
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From this reading Chance detailed them for special duty as soon as they landed.
Stent
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From this reading But now concerning two others of the fed-up dozen on board the mule transport--Harry Stent and Jim Brown.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading RECONNAISSANCE And that was the way Carfax ended--a tiny tragedy of incompetence compared to the mountainous official fiasco at Gallipoli.
that's
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From this reading Here, a few perished among the filthy salamanders in the snow; there, thousands died in the burning Turkish gorse---- ------------------ But that’s history; and its makers are already officially damned.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading RECONNAISSANCE And that was the way Carfax ended--a tiny tragedy of incompetence compared to the mountainous official fiasco at Gallipoli.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Destiny linked arms with them; Fate jerked a mysterious thumb over her shoulder toward Italy.
there
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From this reading Here, a few perished among the filthy salamanders in the snow; there, thousands died in the burning Turkish gorse---- ------------------ But that’s history; and its makers are already officially damned.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Chance detailed them for special duty as soon as they landed.
thousands
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From this reading Here, a few perished among the filthy salamanders in the snow; there, thousands died in the burning Turkish gorse---- ------------------ But that’s history; and its makers are already officially damned.
thumb
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From this reading Destiny linked arms with them; Fate jerked a mysterious thumb over her shoulder toward Italy.
tiny
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From this reading RECONNAISSANCE And that was the way Carfax ended--a tiny tragedy of incompetence compared to the mountainous official fiasco at Gallipoli.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading RECONNAISSANCE And that was the way Carfax ended--a tiny tragedy of incompetence compared to the mountainous official fiasco at Gallipoli.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Destiny linked arms with them; Fate jerked a mysterious thumb over her shoulder toward Italy.
tragedy
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From this reading RECONNAISSANCE And that was the way Carfax ended--a tiny tragedy of incompetence compared to the mountainous official fiasco at Gallipoli.
transport
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From this reading But now concerning two others of the fed-up dozen on board the mule transport--Harry Stent and Jim Brown.
Turkish
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From this reading Here, a few perished among the filthy salamanders in the snow; there, thousands died in the burning Turkish gorse---- ------------------ But that’s history; and its makers are already officially damned.
two
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From this reading But now concerning two others of the fed-up dozen on board the mule transport--Harry Stent and Jim Brown.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading RECONNAISSANCE And that was the way Carfax ended--a tiny tragedy of incompetence compared to the mountainous official fiasco at Gallipoli.
way
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From this reading RECONNAISSANCE And that was the way Carfax ended--a tiny tragedy of incompetence compared to the mountainous official fiasco at Gallipoli.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Destiny linked arms with them; Fate jerked a mysterious thumb over her shoulder toward Italy.
