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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 Of course, I expected that, because we were going to Noyon, and I evacuated all unneeded thoughts and impressions (for instance, those concerning the O'Farrells) to make room for a crowd of new ones, as we did at the Hopital des Epidemies with convalescents, for an incoming batch of patients.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It's late at night again--no, early to-morrow morning, just about the hour when to-morrow's war-bread is being baked by to-night's war-bakers.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It's late at night again--no, early to-morrow morning, just about the hour when to-morrow's war-bread is being baked by to-night's war-bakers.
air
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From this reading But I didn't count on private, personal emotions--unless we blundered into an air raid somewhere!
all
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From this reading Of course, I expected that, because we were going to Noyon, and I evacuated all unneeded thoughts and impressions (for instance, those concerning the O'Farrells) to make room for a crowd of new ones, as we did at the Hopital des Epidemies with convalescents, for an incoming batch of patients.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Of course, I expected that, because we were going to Noyon, and I evacuated all unneeded thoughts and impressions (for instance, those concerning the O'Farrells) to make room for a crowd of new ones, as we did at the Hopital des Epidemies with convalescents, for an incoming batch of patients.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But it's good to burn the midnight electricity, because my body and brain are feeling electric.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But it's good to burn the midnight electricity, because my body and brain are feeling electric.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Of course, I expected that, because we were going to Noyon, and I evacuated all unneeded thoughts and impressions (for instance, those concerning the O'Farrells) to make room for a crowd of new ones, as we did at the Hopital des Epidemies with convalescents, for an incoming batch of patients.
astonishing
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From this reading We have had the most astonishing day!
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It's late at night again--no, early to-morrow morning, just about the hour when to-morrow's war-bread is being baked by to-night's war-bakers.
baked
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From this reading It's late at night again--no, early to-morrow morning, just about the hour when to-morrow's war-bread is being baked by to-night's war-bakers.
batch
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From this reading Of course, I expected that, because we were going to Noyon, and I evacuated all unneeded thoughts and impressions (for instance, those concerning the O'Farrells) to make room for a crowd of new ones, as we did at the Hopital des Epidemies with convalescents, for an incoming batch of patients.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading But it's good to burn the midnight electricity, because my body and brain are feeling electric.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading It's late at night again--no, early to-morrow morning, just about the hour when to-morrow's war-bread is being baked by to-night's war-bakers.
blundered
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From this reading But I didn't count on private, personal emotions--unless we blundered into an air raid somewhere!
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But it's good to burn the midnight electricity, because my body and brain are feeling electric.
brain
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From this reading But it's good to burn the midnight electricity, because my body and brain are feeling electric.
burnverbUS /bɜːrn/
To consume or be consumed by fire.
From this reading But it's good to burn the midnight electricity, because my body and brain are feeling electric.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it's good to burn the midnight electricity, because my body and brain are feeling electric.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It's late at night again--no, early to-morrow morning, just about the hour when to-morrow's war-bread is being baked by to-night's war-bakers.
concerning
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From this reading Of course, I expected that, because we were going to Noyon, and I evacuated all unneeded thoughts and impressions (for instance, those concerning the O'Farrells) to make room for a crowd of new ones, as we did at the Hopital des Epidemies with convalescents, for an incoming batch of patients.
convalescents
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From this reading Of course, I expected that, because we were going to Noyon, and I evacuated all unneeded thoughts and impressions (for instance, those concerning the O'Farrells) to make room for a crowd of new ones, as we did at the Hopital des Epidemies with convalescents, for an incoming batch of patients.
count
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From this reading But I didn't count on private, personal emotions--unless we blundered into an air raid somewhere!
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course, I expected that, because we were going to Noyon, and I evacuated all unneeded thoughts and impressions (for instance, those concerning the O'Farrells) to make room for a crowd of new ones, as we did at the Hopital des Epidemies with convalescents, for an incoming batch of patients.
crowd
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From this reading Of course, I expected that, because we were going to Noyon, and I evacuated all unneeded thoughts and impressions (for instance, those concerning the O'Farrells) to make room for a crowd of new ones, as we did at the Hopital des Epidemies with convalescents, for an incoming batch of patients.
day
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From this reading We have had the most astonishing day!
des
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From this reading Of course, I expected that, because we were going to Noyon, and I evacuated all unneeded thoughts and impressions (for instance, those concerning the O'Farrells) to make room for a crowd of new ones, as we did at the Hopital des Epidemies with convalescents, for an incoming batch of patients.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Of course, I expected that, because we were going to Noyon, and I evacuated all unneeded thoughts and impressions (for instance, those concerning the O'Farrells) to make room for a crowd of new ones, as we did at the Hopital des Epidemies with convalescents, for an incoming batch of patients.
didn't
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From this reading But I didn't count on private, personal emotions--unless we blundered into an air raid somewhere!
early
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From this reading It's late at night again--no, early to-morrow morning, just about the hour when to-morrow's war-bread is being baked by to-night's war-bakers.
electric
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From this reading But it's good to burn the midnight electricity, because my body and brain are feeling electric.
electricity
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From this reading But it's good to burn the midnight electricity, because my body and brain are feeling electric.
emotions
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From this reading But I didn't count on private, personal emotions--unless we blundered into an air raid somewhere!
Epidemies
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From this reading Of course, I expected that, because we were going to Noyon, and I evacuated all unneeded thoughts and impressions (for instance, those concerning the O'Farrells) to make room for a crowd of new ones, as we did at the Hopital des Epidemies with convalescents, for an incoming batch of patients.
evacuated
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From this reading Of course, I expected that, because we were going to Noyon, and I evacuated all unneeded thoughts and impressions (for instance, those concerning the O'Farrells) to make room for a crowd of new ones, as we did at the Hopital des Epidemies with convalescents, for an incoming batch of patients.
expected
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From this reading Of course, I expected that, because we were going to Noyon, and I evacuated all unneeded thoughts and impressions (for instance, those concerning the O'Farrells) to make room for a crowd of new ones, as we did at the Hopital des Epidemies with convalescents, for an incoming batch of patients.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But it's good to burn the midnight electricity, because my body and brain are feeling electric.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Of course, I expected that, because we were going to Noyon, and I evacuated all unneeded thoughts and impressions (for instance, those concerning the O'Farrells) to make room for a crowd of new ones, as we did at the Hopital des Epidemies with convalescents, for an incoming batch of patients.
going
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From this reading Of course, I expected that, because we were going to Noyon, and I evacuated all unneeded thoughts and impressions (for instance, those concerning the O'Farrells) to make room for a crowd of new ones, as we did at the Hopital des Epidemies with convalescents, for an incoming batch of patients.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But it's good to burn the midnight electricity, because my body and brain are feeling electric.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We have had the most astonishing day!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have had the most astonishing day!
Hopital
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From this reading Of course, I expected that, because we were going to Noyon, and I evacuated all unneeded thoughts and impressions (for instance, those concerning the O'Farrells) to make room for a crowd of new ones, as we did at the Hopital des Epidemies with convalescents, for an incoming batch of patients.
hour
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From this reading It's late at night again--no, early to-morrow morning, just about the hour when to-morrow's war-bread is being baked by to-night's war-bakers.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Of course, I expected that, because we were going to Noyon, and I evacuated all unneeded thoughts and impressions (for instance, those concerning the O'Farrells) to make room for a crowd of new ones, as we did at the Hopital des Epidemies with convalescents, for an incoming batch of patients.
impressions
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From this reading Of course, I expected that, because we were going to Noyon, and I evacuated all unneeded thoughts and impressions (for instance, those concerning the O'Farrells) to make room for a crowd of new ones, as we did at the Hopital des Epidemies with convalescents, for an incoming batch of patients.
incoming
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From this reading Of course, I expected that, because we were going to Noyon, and I evacuated all unneeded thoughts and impressions (for instance, those concerning the O'Farrells) to make room for a crowd of new ones, as we did at the Hopital des Epidemies with convalescents, for an incoming batch of patients.
instance
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From this reading Of course, I expected that, because we were going to Noyon, and I evacuated all unneeded thoughts and impressions (for instance, those concerning the O'Farrells) to make room for a crowd of new ones, as we did at the Hopital des Epidemies with convalescents, for an incoming batch of patients.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But I didn't count on private, personal emotions--unless we blundered into an air raid somewhere!
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It's late at night again--no, early to-morrow morning, just about the hour when to-morrow's war-bread is being baked by to-night's war-bakers.
It's
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From this reading It's late at night again--no, early to-morrow morning, just about the hour when to-morrow's war-bread is being baked by to-night's war-bakers.
just
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From this reading It's late at night again--no, early to-morrow morning, just about the hour when to-morrow's war-bread is being baked by to-night's war-bakers.
late
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From this reading It's late at night again--no, early to-morrow morning, just about the hour when to-morrow's war-bread is being baked by to-night's war-bakers.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course, I expected that, because we were going to Noyon, and I evacuated all unneeded thoughts and impressions (for instance, those concerning the O'Farrells) to make room for a crowd of new ones, as we did at the Hopital des Epidemies with convalescents, for an incoming batch of patients.
midnight
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From this reading But it's good to burn the midnight electricity, because my body and brain are feeling electric.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It's late at night again--no, early to-morrow morning, just about the hour when to-morrow's war-bread is being baked by to-night's war-bakers.
most
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From this reading We have had the most astonishing day!
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But it's good to burn the midnight electricity, because my body and brain are feeling electric.
new
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From this reading Of course, I expected that, because we were going to Noyon, and I evacuated all unneeded thoughts and impressions (for instance, those concerning the O'Farrells) to make room for a crowd of new ones, as we did at the Hopital des Epidemies with convalescents, for an incoming batch of patients.
night
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From this reading It's late at night again--no, early to-morrow morning, just about the hour when to-morrow's war-bread is being baked by to-night's war-bakers.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It's late at night again--no, early to-morrow morning, just about the hour when to-morrow's war-bread is being baked by to-night's war-bakers.
Noyon
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From this reading Of course, I expected that, because we were going to Noyon, and I evacuated all unneeded thoughts and impressions (for instance, those concerning the O'Farrells) to make room for a crowd of new ones, as we did at the Hopital des Epidemies with convalescents, for an incoming batch of patients.
O'Farrells
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From this reading Of course, I expected that, because we were going to Noyon, and I evacuated all unneeded thoughts and impressions (for instance, those concerning the O'Farrells) to make room for a crowd of new ones, as we did at the Hopital des Epidemies with convalescents, for an incoming batch of patients.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of course, I expected that, because we were going to Noyon, and I evacuated all unneeded thoughts and impressions (for instance, those concerning the O'Farrells) to make room for a crowd of new ones, as we did at the Hopital des Epidemies with convalescents, for an incoming batch of patients.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But I didn't count on private, personal emotions--unless we blundered into an air raid somewhere!
ones
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From this reading Of course, I expected that, because we were going to Noyon, and I evacuated all unneeded thoughts and impressions (for instance, those concerning the O'Farrells) to make room for a crowd of new ones, as we did at the Hopital des Epidemies with convalescents, for an incoming batch of patients.
patients
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From this reading Of course, I expected that, because we were going to Noyon, and I evacuated all unneeded thoughts and impressions (for instance, those concerning the O'Farrells) to make room for a crowd of new ones, as we did at the Hopital des Epidemies with convalescents, for an incoming batch of patients.
personal
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private
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From this reading But I didn't count on private, personal emotions--unless we blundered into an air raid somewhere!
raid
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From this reading But I didn't count on private, personal emotions--unless we blundered into an air raid somewhere!
room
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From this reading Of course, I expected that, because we were going to Noyon, and I evacuated all unneeded thoughts and impressions (for instance, those concerning the O'Farrells) to make room for a crowd of new ones, as we did at the Hopital des Epidemies with convalescents, for an incoming batch of patients.
somewhere
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From this reading But I didn't count on private, personal emotions--unless we blundered into an air raid somewhere!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Of course, I expected that, because we were going to Noyon, and I evacuated all unneeded thoughts and impressions (for instance, those concerning the O'Farrells) to make room for a crowd of new ones, as we did at the Hopital des Epidemies with convalescents, for an incoming batch of patients.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It's late at night again--no, early to-morrow morning, just about the hour when to-morrow's war-bread is being baked by to-night's war-bakers.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Of course, I expected that, because we were going to Noyon, and I evacuated all unneeded thoughts and impressions (for instance, those concerning the O'Farrells) to make room for a crowd of new ones, as we did at the Hopital des Epidemies with convalescents, for an incoming batch of patients.
thoughts
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From this reading Of course, I expected that, because we were going to Noyon, and I evacuated all unneeded thoughts and impressions (for instance, those concerning the O'Farrells) to make room for a crowd of new ones, as we did at the Hopital des Epidemies with convalescents, for an incoming batch of patients.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But it's good to burn the midnight electricity, because my body and brain are feeling electric.
to-morrow
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From this reading It's late at night again--no, early to-morrow morning, just about the hour when to-morrow's war-bread is being baked by to-night's war-bakers.
to-morrow's
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From this reading It's late at night again--no, early to-morrow morning, just about the hour when to-morrow's war-bread is being baked by to-night's war-bakers.
to-night's
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From this reading It's late at night again--no, early to-morrow morning, just about the hour when to-morrow's war-bread is being baked by to-night's war-bakers.
unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading But I didn't count on private, personal emotions--unless we blundered into an air raid somewhere!
unneeded
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From this reading Of course, I expected that, because we were going to Noyon, and I evacuated all unneeded thoughts and impressions (for instance, those concerning the O'Farrells) to make room for a crowd of new ones, as we did at the Hopital des Epidemies with convalescents, for an incoming batch of patients.
war-bakers
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From this reading It's late at night again--no, early to-morrow morning, just about the hour when to-morrow's war-bread is being baked by to-night's war-bakers.
war-bread
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From this reading It's late at night again--no, early to-morrow morning, just about the hour when to-morrow's war-bread is being baked by to-night's war-bakers.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We have had the most astonishing day!
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Of course, I expected that, because we were going to Noyon, and I evacuated all unneeded thoughts and impressions (for instance, those concerning the O'Farrells) to make room for a crowd of new ones, as we did at the Hopital des Epidemies with convalescents, for an incoming batch of patients.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It's late at night again--no, early to-morrow morning, just about the hour when to-morrow's war-bread is being baked by to-night's war-bakers.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Of course, I expected that, because we were going to Noyon, and I evacuated all unneeded thoughts and impressions (for instance, those concerning the O'Farrells) to make room for a crowd of new ones, as we did at the Hopital des Epidemies with convalescents, for an incoming batch of patients.
