How I Filmed the War

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_GEOFFREY H. MALINS._ A RECORD OF THE EXTRAORDINARY EXPERIENCES OF THE MAN WHO FILMED THE GREAT SOMME BATTLES ETC.

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GEOFFREY H. MALINS, O.B.E.

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Archivist

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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

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How I Filmed the War Geoffrey H. Malins

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of How I Filmed the War is here in full — 45 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

+------------------------------------------------------------+ | For a complete list, please see the bottom of | | this document. | +------------------------------------------------------------+ _When I was in France I made arrangements with my friend Mr. Low Warren, at that time Editor of the_ Kinematograph Weekly, _to arrange the manuscript I sent him for publication in book form._ _The manuscript has in no way been altered in any material respect, and is in the form in which I originally wrote it._ _GEOFFREY H. MALINS._ A RECORD OF THE EXTRAORDINARY EXPERIENCES OF THE MAN WHO FILMED THE GREAT SOMME BATTLES ETC. LIEUT. GEOFFREY H. MALINS, O.B.E.

How I Filmed the War

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Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

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Has auxiliary verb US /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

Manuscript noun US /ˈmæn.jə.skrɪpt/

A book, document, or piece of music written by hand rather than typed or printed.

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

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altered

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

any

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arrange

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arrangements

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atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

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From this reading GEOFFREY H. MALINS, O.B.E.

BATTLES

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From this reading _GEOFFREY H. MALINS._ A RECORD OF THE EXTRAORDINARY EXPERIENCES OF THE MAN WHO FILMED THE GREAT SOMME BATTLES ETC.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

book

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bottom

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complete

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document

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From this reading GEOFFREY H. MALINS, O.B.E.

Editor

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ETC

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From this reading _GEOFFREY H. MALINS._ A RECORD OF THE EXTRAORDINARY EXPERIENCES OF THE MAN WHO FILMED THE GREAT SOMME BATTLES ETC.

EXPERIENCES

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EXTRAORDINARY

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From this reading _GEOFFREY H. MALINS._ A RECORD OF THE EXTRAORDINARY EXPERIENCES OF THE MAN WHO FILMED THE GREAT SOMME BATTLES ETC.

FILMED

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ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

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form

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France

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friend

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GEOFFREY

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GREAT

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From this reading _GEOFFREY H. MALINS._ A RECORD OF THE EXTRAORDINARY EXPERIENCES OF THE MAN WHO FILMED THE GREAT SOMME BATTLES ETC.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

Kinematograph

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LIEUT

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Low

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made

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MALINS

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MAN

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From this reading _GEOFFREY H. MALINS._ A RECORD OF THE EXTRAORDINARY EXPERIENCES OF THE MAN WHO FILMED THE GREAT SOMME BATTLES ETC.

manuscriptnounUS /ˈmæn.jə.skrɪpt/

A book, document, or piece of music written by hand rather than typed or printed.

material

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mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

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From this reading GEOFFREY H. MALINS, O.B.E.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

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originally

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publication

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RECORD

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respect

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see

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sent

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SOMME

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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

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thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

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time

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toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

Warren

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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

way

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Weekly

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WhenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

WHOpronounUS /huː/

which person or people

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withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

wrote

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