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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 His confrères and his superiors maintained a discreet and loyal silence.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Thorpe returned to New York about the middle of May, in the tenth month of the war.
abrupt
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From this reading The true facts concerning the abrupt severance of his connections with the hospital corps in France were never divulged.
American
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From this reading Word had gone out among the troops that he was the American doctor whose practices were infinitely more to be feared than the bullets from an enemy's guns....
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Word had gone out among the troops that he was the American doctor whose practices were infinitely more to be feared than the bullets from an enemy's guns....
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Word had gone out among the troops that he was the American doctor whose practices were infinitely more to be feared than the bullets from an enemy's guns....
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His confrères and his superiors maintained a discreet and loyal silence.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Word had gone out among the troops that he was the American doctor whose practices were infinitely more to be feared than the bullets from an enemy's guns....
bullets
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From this reading Word had gone out among the troops that he was the American doctor whose practices were infinitely more to be feared than the bullets from an enemy's guns....
cause
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From this reading It was to Simmy that he explained the cause of his retirement.
concerning
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From this reading The true facts concerning the abrupt severance of his connections with the hospital corps in France were never divulged.
confrères
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From this reading His confrères and his superiors maintained a discreet and loyal silence.
connections
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From this reading The true facts concerning the abrupt severance of his connections with the hospital corps in France were never divulged.
corps
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From this reading The true facts concerning the abrupt severance of his connections with the hospital corps in France were never divulged.
discreet
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From this reading His confrères and his superiors maintained a discreet and loyal silence.
divulged
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From this reading The true facts concerning the abrupt severance of his connections with the hospital corps in France were never divulged.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Word had gone out among the troops that he was the American doctor whose practices were infinitely more to be feared than the bullets from an enemy's guns....
enemy's
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From this reading Word had gone out among the troops that he was the American doctor whose practices were infinitely more to be feared than the bullets from an enemy's guns....
explained
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From this reading It was to Simmy that he explained the cause of his retirement.
facts
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From this reading The true facts concerning the abrupt severance of his connections with the hospital corps in France were never divulged.
feared
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From this reading Word had gone out among the troops that he was the American doctor whose practices were infinitely more to be feared than the bullets from an enemy's guns....
France
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From this reading The true facts concerning the abrupt severance of his connections with the hospital corps in France were never divulged.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Word had gone out among the troops that he was the American doctor whose practices were infinitely more to be feared than the bullets from an enemy's guns....
gone
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From this reading Word had gone out among the troops that he was the American doctor whose practices were infinitely more to be feared than the bullets from an enemy's guns....
guns
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From this reading Word had gone out among the troops that he was the American doctor whose practices were infinitely more to be feared than the bullets from an enemy's guns....
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Word had gone out among the troops that he was the American doctor whose practices were infinitely more to be feared than the bullets from an enemy's guns....
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was to Simmy that he explained the cause of his retirement.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The true facts concerning the abrupt severance of his connections with the hospital corps in France were never divulged.
hospital
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From this reading The true facts concerning the abrupt severance of his connections with the hospital corps in France were never divulged.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Thorpe returned to New York about the middle of May, in the tenth month of the war.
infinitely
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From this reading Word had gone out among the troops that he was the American doctor whose practices were infinitely more to be feared than the bullets from an enemy's guns....
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was to Simmy that he explained the cause of his retirement.
loyal
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From this reading His confrères and his superiors maintained a discreet and loyal silence.
maintained
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From this reading His confrères and his superiors maintained a discreet and loyal silence.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Thorpe returned to New York about the middle of May, in the tenth month of the war.
middle
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From this reading Thorpe returned to New York about the middle of May, in the tenth month of the war.
month
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From this reading Thorpe returned to New York about the middle of May, in the tenth month of the war.
more
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From this reading Word had gone out among the troops that he was the American doctor whose practices were infinitely more to be feared than the bullets from an enemy's guns....
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The true facts concerning the abrupt severance of his connections with the hospital corps in France were never divulged.
New
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From this reading Thorpe returned to New York about the middle of May, in the tenth month of the war.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Thorpe returned to New York about the middle of May, in the tenth month of the war.
out
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From this reading Word had gone out among the troops that he was the American doctor whose practices were infinitely more to be feared than the bullets from an enemy's guns....
practices
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From this reading Word had gone out among the troops that he was the American doctor whose practices were infinitely more to be feared than the bullets from an enemy's guns....
retirement
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From this reading It was to Simmy that he explained the cause of his retirement.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Thorpe returned to New York about the middle of May, in the tenth month of the war.
severance
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From this reading The true facts concerning the abrupt severance of his connections with the hospital corps in France were never divulged.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading His confrères and his superiors maintained a discreet and loyal silence.
Simmy
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From this reading It was to Simmy that he explained the cause of his retirement.
superiors
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From this reading His confrères and his superiors maintained a discreet and loyal silence.
tenth
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From this reading Thorpe returned to New York about the middle of May, in the tenth month of the war.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Word had gone out among the troops that he was the American doctor whose practices were infinitely more to be feared than the bullets from an enemy's guns....
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was to Simmy that he explained the cause of his retirement.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Thorpe returned to New York about the middle of May, in the tenth month of the war.
Thorpe
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From this reading Thorpe returned to New York about the middle of May, in the tenth month of the war.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Thorpe returned to New York about the middle of May, in the tenth month of the war.
troops
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From this reading Word had gone out among the troops that he was the American doctor whose practices were infinitely more to be feared than the bullets from an enemy's guns....
true
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From this reading The true facts concerning the abrupt severance of his connections with the hospital corps in France were never divulged.
war
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From this reading Thorpe returned to New York about the middle of May, in the tenth month of the war.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was to Simmy that he explained the cause of his retirement.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The true facts concerning the abrupt severance of his connections with the hospital corps in France were never divulged.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Word had gone out among the troops that he was the American doctor whose practices were infinitely more to be feared than the bullets from an enemy's guns....
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The true facts concerning the abrupt severance of his connections with the hospital corps in France were never divulged.
Word
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From this reading Word had gone out among the troops that he was the American doctor whose practices were infinitely more to be feared than the bullets from an enemy's guns....
York
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From this reading Thorpe returned to New York about the middle of May, in the tenth month of the war.
