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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 LAST THROW Get place and wealth; if possible, with grace; If not, by any means get wealth and place.
all
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From this reading Daylight broke next morning in a snow-storm, and a thin sprinkling lay over all the hills, clothing them in spotless white.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading General Michael was among the first astir, seeing in person to all the details of the retreat.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A LAST THROW Get place and wealth; if possible, with grace; If not, by any means get wealth and place.
any
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From this reading A LAST THROW Get place and wealth; if possible, with grace; If not, by any means get wealth and place.
astir
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From this reading General Michael was among the first astir, seeing in person to all the details of the retreat.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When at last the order was given to strike tents the faces of the rank and file fell like the face of one man.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The men looked in vain towards the tent where their late youthful leader had been wont to sit, nibbling the end of his golden pocket-penholder, wrestling manfully in the throes of literary composition.
broke
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From this reading Daylight broke next morning in a snow-storm, and a thin sprinkling lay over all the hills, clothing them in spotless white.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A LAST THROW Get place and wealth; if possible, with grace; If not, by any means get wealth and place.
clothing
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From this reading Daylight broke next morning in a snow-storm, and a thin sprinkling lay over all the hills, clothing them in spotless white.
composition
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From this reading The men looked in vain towards the tent where their late youthful leader had been wont to sit, nibbling the end of his golden pocket-penholder, wrestling manfully in the throes of literary composition.
Daylight
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From this reading Daylight broke next morning in a snow-storm, and a thin sprinkling lay over all the hills, clothing them in spotless white.
detailsnounUS /ˈdetails/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading General Michael was among the first astir, seeing in person to all the details of the retreat.
end
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From this reading The men looked in vain towards the tent where their late youthful leader had been wont to sit, nibbling the end of his golden pocket-penholder, wrestling manfully in the throes of literary composition.
face
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From this reading When at last the order was given to strike tents the faces of the rank and file fell like the face of one man.
faces
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From this reading When at last the order was given to strike tents the faces of the rank and file fell like the face of one man.
fell
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From this reading When at last the order was given to strike tents the faces of the rank and file fell like the face of one man.
file
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From this reading When at last the order was given to strike tents the faces of the rank and file fell like the face of one man.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading General Michael was among the first astir, seeing in person to all the details of the retreat.
General
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From this reading General Michael was among the first astir, seeing in person to all the details of the retreat.
Get
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From this reading A LAST THROW Get place and wealth; if possible, with grace; If not, by any means get wealth and place.
given
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From this reading When at last the order was given to strike tents the faces of the rank and file fell like the face of one man.
golden
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From this reading The men looked in vain towards the tent where their late youthful leader had been wont to sit, nibbling the end of his golden pocket-penholder, wrestling manfully in the throes of literary composition.
grace
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From this reading A LAST THROW Get place and wealth; if possible, with grace; If not, by any means get wealth and place.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The men looked in vain towards the tent where their late youthful leader had been wont to sit, nibbling the end of his golden pocket-penholder, wrestling manfully in the throes of literary composition.
hills
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From this reading Daylight broke next morning in a snow-storm, and a thin sprinkling lay over all the hills, clothing them in spotless white.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The men looked in vain towards the tent where their late youthful leader had been wont to sit, nibbling the end of his golden pocket-penholder, wrestling manfully in the throes of literary composition.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading A LAST THROW Get place and wealth; if possible, with grace; If not, by any means get wealth and place.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Daylight broke next morning in a snow-storm, and a thin sprinkling lay over all the hills, clothing them in spotless white.
LASTnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A LAST THROW Get place and wealth; if possible, with grace; If not, by any means get wealth and place.
late
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From this reading The men looked in vain towards the tent where their late youthful leader had been wont to sit, nibbling the end of his golden pocket-penholder, wrestling manfully in the throes of literary composition.
lay
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From this reading Daylight broke next morning in a snow-storm, and a thin sprinkling lay over all the hills, clothing them in spotless white.
leader
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From this reading The men looked in vain towards the tent where their late youthful leader had been wont to sit, nibbling the end of his golden pocket-penholder, wrestling manfully in the throes of literary composition.
like
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From this reading When at last the order was given to strike tents the faces of the rank and file fell like the face of one man.
literary
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From this reading The men looked in vain towards the tent where their late youthful leader had been wont to sit, nibbling the end of his golden pocket-penholder, wrestling manfully in the throes of literary composition.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The men looked in vain towards the tent where their late youthful leader had been wont to sit, nibbling the end of his golden pocket-penholder, wrestling manfully in the throes of literary composition.
man
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From this reading When at last the order was given to strike tents the faces of the rank and file fell like the face of one man.
manfully
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From this reading The men looked in vain towards the tent where their late youthful leader had been wont to sit, nibbling the end of his golden pocket-penholder, wrestling manfully in the throes of literary composition.
means
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From this reading A LAST THROW Get place and wealth; if possible, with grace; If not, by any means get wealth and place.
men
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From this reading The men looked in vain towards the tent where their late youthful leader had been wont to sit, nibbling the end of his golden pocket-penholder, wrestling manfully in the throes of literary composition.
Michael
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From this reading General Michael was among the first astir, seeing in person to all the details of the retreat.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Daylight broke next morning in a snow-storm, and a thin sprinkling lay over all the hills, clothing them in spotless white.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Daylight broke next morning in a snow-storm, and a thin sprinkling lay over all the hills, clothing them in spotless white.
nibbling
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From this reading The men looked in vain towards the tent where their late youthful leader had been wont to sit, nibbling the end of his golden pocket-penholder, wrestling manfully in the throes of literary composition.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A LAST THROW Get place and wealth; if possible, with grace; If not, by any means get wealth and place.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading General Michael was among the first astir, seeing in person to all the details of the retreat.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading When at last the order was given to strike tents the faces of the rank and file fell like the face of one man.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When at last the order was given to strike tents the faces of the rank and file fell like the face of one man.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Daylight broke next morning in a snow-storm, and a thin sprinkling lay over all the hills, clothing them in spotless white.
person
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From this reading General Michael was among the first astir, seeing in person to all the details of the retreat.
place
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From this reading A LAST THROW Get place and wealth; if possible, with grace; If not, by any means get wealth and place.
pocket-penholder
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From this reading The men looked in vain towards the tent where their late youthful leader had been wont to sit, nibbling the end of his golden pocket-penholder, wrestling manfully in the throes of literary composition.
possible
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From this reading A LAST THROW Get place and wealth; if possible, with grace; If not, by any means get wealth and place.
rank
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From this reading When at last the order was given to strike tents the faces of the rank and file fell like the face of one man.
retreat
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From this reading General Michael was among the first astir, seeing in person to all the details of the retreat.
seeing
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From this reading General Michael was among the first astir, seeing in person to all the details of the retreat.
sit
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From this reading The men looked in vain towards the tent where their late youthful leader had been wont to sit, nibbling the end of his golden pocket-penholder, wrestling manfully in the throes of literary composition.
snow-storm
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From this reading Daylight broke next morning in a snow-storm, and a thin sprinkling lay over all the hills, clothing them in spotless white.
spotless
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From this reading Daylight broke next morning in a snow-storm, and a thin sprinkling lay over all the hills, clothing them in spotless white.
sprinkling
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From this reading Daylight broke next morning in a snow-storm, and a thin sprinkling lay over all the hills, clothing them in spotless white.
strike
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From this reading When at last the order was given to strike tents the faces of the rank and file fell like the face of one man.
tent
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From this reading The men looked in vain towards the tent where their late youthful leader had been wont to sit, nibbling the end of his golden pocket-penholder, wrestling manfully in the throes of literary composition.
tents
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From this reading When at last the order was given to strike tents the faces of the rank and file fell like the face of one man.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Daylight broke next morning in a snow-storm, and a thin sprinkling lay over all the hills, clothing them in spotless white.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The men looked in vain towards the tent where their late youthful leader had been wont to sit, nibbling the end of his golden pocket-penholder, wrestling manfully in the throes of literary composition.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Daylight broke next morning in a snow-storm, and a thin sprinkling lay over all the hills, clothing them in spotless white.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading Daylight broke next morning in a snow-storm, and a thin sprinkling lay over all the hills, clothing them in spotless white.
throes
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From this reading The men looked in vain towards the tent where their late youthful leader had been wont to sit, nibbling the end of his golden pocket-penholder, wrestling manfully in the throes of literary composition.
THROW
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From this reading A LAST THROW Get place and wealth; if possible, with grace; If not, by any means get wealth and place.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading General Michael was among the first astir, seeing in person to all the details of the retreat.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading The men looked in vain towards the tent where their late youthful leader had been wont to sit, nibbling the end of his golden pocket-penholder, wrestling manfully in the throes of literary composition.
vain
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From this reading The men looked in vain towards the tent where their late youthful leader had been wont to sit, nibbling the end of his golden pocket-penholder, wrestling manfully in the throes of literary composition.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading General Michael was among the first astir, seeing in person to all the details of the retreat.
wealth
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From this reading A LAST THROW Get place and wealth; if possible, with grace; If not, by any means get wealth and place.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When at last the order was given to strike tents the faces of the rank and file fell like the face of one man.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The men looked in vain towards the tent where their late youthful leader had been wont to sit, nibbling the end of his golden pocket-penholder, wrestling manfully in the throes of literary composition.
white
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From this reading Daylight broke next morning in a snow-storm, and a thin sprinkling lay over all the hills, clothing them in spotless white.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A LAST THROW Get place and wealth; if possible, with grace; If not, by any means get wealth and place.
wont
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From this reading The men looked in vain towards the tent where their late youthful leader had been wont to sit, nibbling the end of his golden pocket-penholder, wrestling manfully in the throes of literary composition.
wrestling
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From this reading The men looked in vain towards the tent where their late youthful leader had been wont to sit, nibbling the end of his golden pocket-penholder, wrestling manfully in the throes of literary composition.
youthful
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From this reading The men looked in vain towards the tent where their late youthful leader had been wont to sit, nibbling the end of his golden pocket-penholder, wrestling manfully in the throes of literary composition.
