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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 route march generally occupied the mornings, and a musketry parade the evenings.
accustoming
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From this reading Meanwhile, the men were rapidly accustoming themselves to the new conditions.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A route march generally occupied the mornings, and a musketry parade the evenings.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The French did everything in their power to make the Battalion at home.
Battalion
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From this reading The Officers occupied themselves with polishing up their French, and getting a hold upon the reservists who had joined the Battalion on mobilisation.
careless
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From this reading Peace reigned for the next five days, the last taste of careless days that so many of those poor fellows were to have.
conditions
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From this reading Meanwhile, the men were rapidly accustoming themselves to the new conditions.
days
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From this reading Peace reigned for the next five days, the last taste of careless days that so many of those poor fellows were to have.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The French did everything in their power to make the Battalion at home.
evenings
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From this reading A route march generally occupied the mornings, and a musketry parade the evenings.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading The French did everything in their power to make the Battalion at home.
fellows
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From this reading Peace reigned for the next five days, the last taste of careless days that so many of those poor fellows were to have.
five
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From this reading Peace reigned for the next five days, the last taste of careless days that so many of those poor fellows were to have.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Peace reigned for the next five days, the last taste of careless days that so many of those poor fellows were to have.
French
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From this reading The Officers occupied themselves with polishing up their French, and getting a hold upon the reservists who had joined the Battalion on mobilisation.
generally
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From this reading A route march generally occupied the mornings, and a musketry parade the evenings.
getting
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From this reading The Officers occupied themselves with polishing up their French, and getting a hold upon the reservists who had joined the Battalion on mobilisation.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Officers occupied themselves with polishing up their French, and getting a hold upon the reservists who had joined the Battalion on mobilisation.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Peace reigned for the next five days, the last taste of careless days that so many of those poor fellows were to have.
hold
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From this reading The Officers occupied themselves with polishing up their French, and getting a hold upon the reservists who had joined the Battalion on mobilisation.
home
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From this reading The French did everything in their power to make the Battalion at home.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The French did everything in their power to make the Battalion at home.
joined
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From this reading The Officers occupied themselves with polishing up their French, and getting a hold upon the reservists who had joined the Battalion on mobilisation.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Peace reigned for the next five days, the last taste of careless days that so many of those poor fellows were to have.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The French did everything in their power to make the Battalion at home.
many
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From this reading Peace reigned for the next five days, the last taste of careless days that so many of those poor fellows were to have.
march
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From this reading A route march generally occupied the mornings, and a musketry parade the evenings.
MeanwhilenounUS /ˈmeanwhile/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Meanwhile, the men were rapidly accustoming themselves to the new conditions.
men
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From this reading Meanwhile, the men were rapidly accustoming themselves to the new conditions.
mobilisation
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From this reading The Officers occupied themselves with polishing up their French, and getting a hold upon the reservists who had joined the Battalion on mobilisation.
mornings
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From this reading A route march generally occupied the mornings, and a musketry parade the evenings.
musketry
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From this reading A route march generally occupied the mornings, and a musketry parade the evenings.
new
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From this reading Meanwhile, the men were rapidly accustoming themselves to the new conditions.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Peace reigned for the next five days, the last taste of careless days that so many of those poor fellows were to have.
occupied
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From this reading A route march generally occupied the mornings, and a musketry parade the evenings.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Peace reigned for the next five days, the last taste of careless days that so many of those poor fellows were to have.
Officers
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From this reading The Officers occupied themselves with polishing up their French, and getting a hold upon the reservists who had joined the Battalion on mobilisation.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Officers occupied themselves with polishing up their French, and getting a hold upon the reservists who had joined the Battalion on mobilisation.
parade
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From this reading A route march generally occupied the mornings, and a musketry parade the evenings.
Peace
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From this reading Peace reigned for the next five days, the last taste of careless days that so many of those poor fellows were to have.
polishing
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From this reading The Officers occupied themselves with polishing up their French, and getting a hold upon the reservists who had joined the Battalion on mobilisation.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Peace reigned for the next five days, the last taste of careless days that so many of those poor fellows were to have.
power
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From this reading The French did everything in their power to make the Battalion at home.
rapidly
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From this reading Meanwhile, the men were rapidly accustoming themselves to the new conditions.
reigned
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From this reading Peace reigned for the next five days, the last taste of careless days that so many of those poor fellows were to have.
reservists
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From this reading The Officers occupied themselves with polishing up their French, and getting a hold upon the reservists who had joined the Battalion on mobilisation.
route
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From this reading A route march generally occupied the mornings, and a musketry parade the evenings.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Peace reigned for the next five days, the last taste of careless days that so many of those poor fellows were to have.
tasteverbUS /teɪst/
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading Peace reigned for the next five days, the last taste of careless days that so many of those poor fellows were to have.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Peace reigned for the next five days, the last taste of careless days that so many of those poor fellows were to have.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Peace reigned for the next five days, the last taste of careless days that so many of those poor fellows were to have.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The Officers occupied themselves with polishing up their French, and getting a hold upon the reservists who had joined the Battalion on mobilisation.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Meanwhile, the men were rapidly accustoming themselves to the new conditions.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Peace reigned for the next five days, the last taste of careless days that so many of those poor fellows were to have.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Peace reigned for the next five days, the last taste of careless days that so many of those poor fellows were to have.
up
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From this reading The Officers occupied themselves with polishing up their French, and getting a hold upon the reservists who had joined the Battalion on mobilisation.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The Officers occupied themselves with polishing up their French, and getting a hold upon the reservists who had joined the Battalion on mobilisation.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Peace reigned for the next five days, the last taste of careless days that so many of those poor fellows were to have.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The Officers occupied themselves with polishing up their French, and getting a hold upon the reservists who had joined the Battalion on mobilisation.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Officers occupied themselves with polishing up their French, and getting a hold upon the reservists who had joined the Battalion on mobilisation.
