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How I Filmed the War
How I Filmed the War

Chapter III

Chapter 3 of How I Filmed the War is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Chapter 3 of How I Filmed the War by Geoffrey H. Malins holds 114 sentences, grouped into 23 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.

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WITH THE GOUMIERS AT LOMBARTZYDE A Morning of Surprises--The German Positions Bombarded from the Sea--Filming the Goumiers in Action--How these Tenacious Fighters Prepare for Battle--Goumier Habits and Customs--I Take the Chief's Photograph for the First Time--And Afterwards take Food with Him--An Interesting and Fruitful Adventure Ends Satisfactorily.
Once more I went to Furnes, and while sipping my coffee at the café I heard a remark made about the Goumiers (the Arab horsemen employed by the French as scouts).
Quickly realising the possibilities in a film of such a body of men, I made enquiries of the speakers as to their whereabouts.
"Ah, monsieur, they are on the sand-dunes near Nieuport.
They are veritable fiends, monsieur, with the Bosches, who run away from them like cats.
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How I Filmed the War

Chapter III

Chapter 3 of How I Filmed the War is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/23 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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WITH THE GOUMIERS AT LOMBARTZYDE A Morning of Surprises--The German Positions Bombarded from the Sea--Filming the Goumiers in Action--How these Tenacious Fighters Prepare for Battle--Goumier Habits and Customs--I Take the Chief's Photograph for the First Time--And Afterwards take Food with Him--An Interesting and Fruitful Adventure Ends Satisfactorily.
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Once more I went to Furnes, and while sipping my coffee at the café I heard a remark made about the Goumiers (the Arab horsemen employed by the French as scouts).
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Quickly realising the possibilities in a film of such a body of men, I made enquiries of the speakers as to their whereabouts.
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"Ah, monsieur, they are on the sand-dunes near Nieuport.
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They are veritable fiends, monsieur, with the Bosches, who run away from them like cats.

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About preposition US /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “Once more I went to Furnes, and while sipping my coffee at the café I heard a remark made about the Goumiers (the Arab horsemen employed by the French as scouts).”

These determiner US /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading “WITH THE GOUMIERS AT LOMBARTZYDE A Morning of Surprises--The German Positions Bombarded from the Sea--Filming the Goumiers in Action--How these Tenacious Fighters Prepare for Battle--Goumier Habits and Customs--I Take the Chief's Photograph for the First Time--And Afterwards take Food with Him--An Interesting and Fruitful Adventure Ends Satisfactorily.”

While conjunction US /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading “Once more I went to Furnes, and while sipping my coffee at the café I heard a remark made about the Goumiers (the Arab horsemen employed by the French as scouts).”

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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 WITH THE GOUMIERS AT LOMBARTZYDE A Morning of Surprises--The German Positions Bombarded from the Sea--Filming the Goumiers in Action--How these Tenacious Fighters Prepare for Battle--Goumier Habits and Customs--I Take the Chief's Photograph for the First Time--And Afterwards take Food with Him--An Interesting and Fruitful Adventure Ends Satisfactorily.

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Once more I went to Furnes, and while sipping my coffee at the café I heard a remark made about the Goumiers (the Arab horsemen employed by the French as scouts).

Action

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From this reading WITH THE GOUMIERS AT LOMBARTZYDE A Morning of Surprises--The German Positions Bombarded from the Sea--Filming the Goumiers in Action--How these Tenacious Fighters Prepare for Battle--Goumier Habits and Customs--I Take the Chief's Photograph for the First Time--And Afterwards take Food with Him--An Interesting and Fruitful Adventure Ends Satisfactorily.

Adventure

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From this reading WITH THE GOUMIERS AT LOMBARTZYDE A Morning of Surprises--The German Positions Bombarded from the Sea--Filming the Goumiers in Action--How these Tenacious Fighters Prepare for Battle--Goumier Habits and Customs--I Take the Chief's Photograph for the First Time--And Afterwards take Food with Him--An Interesting and Fruitful Adventure Ends Satisfactorily.

Afterwards

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From this reading WITH THE GOUMIERS AT LOMBARTZYDE A Morning of Surprises--The German Positions Bombarded from the Sea--Filming the Goumiers in Action--How these Tenacious Fighters Prepare for Battle--Goumier Habits and Customs--I Take the Chief's Photograph for the First Time--And Afterwards take Food with Him--An Interesting and Fruitful Adventure Ends Satisfactorily.

Ah

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From this reading "Ah, monsieur, they are on the sand-dunes near Nieuport.

AndeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading WITH THE GOUMIERS AT LOMBARTZYDE A Morning of Surprises--The German Positions Bombarded from the Sea--Filming the Goumiers in Action--How these Tenacious Fighters Prepare for Battle--Goumier Habits and Customs--I Take the Chief's Photograph for the First Time--And Afterwards take Food with Him--An Interesting and Fruitful Adventure Ends Satisfactorily.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading WITH THE GOUMIERS AT LOMBARTZYDE A Morning of Surprises--The German Positions Bombarded from the Sea--Filming the Goumiers in Action--How these Tenacious Fighters Prepare for Battle--Goumier Habits and Customs--I Take the Chief's Photograph for the First Time--And Afterwards take Food with Him--An Interesting and Fruitful Adventure Ends Satisfactorily.

Arab

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From this reading Once more I went to Furnes, and while sipping my coffee at the café I heard a remark made about the Goumiers (the Arab horsemen employed by the French as scouts).

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading "Ah, monsieur, they are on the sand-dunes near Nieuport.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Once more I went to Furnes, and while sipping my coffee at the café I heard a remark made about the Goumiers (the Arab horsemen employed by the French as scouts).

ATprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading WITH THE GOUMIERS AT LOMBARTZYDE A Morning of Surprises--The German Positions Bombarded from the Sea--Filming the Goumiers in Action--How these Tenacious Fighters Prepare for Battle--Goumier Habits and Customs--I Take the Chief's Photograph for the First Time--And Afterwards take Food with Him--An Interesting and Fruitful Adventure Ends Satisfactorily.

away

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From this reading They are veritable fiends, monsieur, with the Bosches, who run away from them like cats.

Battle

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From this reading WITH THE GOUMIERS AT LOMBARTZYDE A Morning of Surprises--The German Positions Bombarded from the Sea--Filming the Goumiers in Action--How these Tenacious Fighters Prepare for Battle--Goumier Habits and Customs--I Take the Chief's Photograph for the First Time--And Afterwards take Food with Him--An Interesting and Fruitful Adventure Ends Satisfactorily.

body

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From this reading Quickly realising the possibilities in a film of such a body of men, I made enquiries of the speakers as to their whereabouts.

Bombarded

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From this reading WITH THE GOUMIERS AT LOMBARTZYDE A Morning of Surprises--The German Positions Bombarded from the Sea--Filming the Goumiers in Action--How these Tenacious Fighters Prepare for Battle--Goumier Habits and Customs--I Take the Chief's Photograph for the First Time--And Afterwards take Food with Him--An Interesting and Fruitful Adventure Ends Satisfactorily.

Bosches

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From this reading They are veritable fiends, monsieur, with the Bosches, who run away from them like cats.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Once more I went to Furnes, and while sipping my coffee at the café I heard a remark made about the Goumiers (the Arab horsemen employed by the French as scouts).

café

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From this reading Once more I went to Furnes, and while sipping my coffee at the café I heard a remark made about the Goumiers (the Arab horsemen employed by the French as scouts).

cats

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From this reading They are veritable fiends, monsieur, with the Bosches, who run away from them like cats.

Chief's

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From this reading WITH THE GOUMIERS AT LOMBARTZYDE A Morning of Surprises--The German Positions Bombarded from the Sea--Filming the Goumiers in Action--How these Tenacious Fighters Prepare for Battle--Goumier Habits and Customs--I Take the Chief's Photograph for the First Time--And Afterwards take Food with Him--An Interesting and Fruitful Adventure Ends Satisfactorily.

coffee

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From this reading Once more I went to Furnes, and while sipping my coffee at the café I heard a remark made about the Goumiers (the Arab horsemen employed by the French as scouts).

Customs

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From this reading WITH THE GOUMIERS AT LOMBARTZYDE A Morning of Surprises--The German Positions Bombarded from the Sea--Filming the Goumiers in Action--How these Tenacious Fighters Prepare for Battle--Goumier Habits and Customs--I Take the Chief's Photograph for the First Time--And Afterwards take Food with Him--An Interesting and Fruitful Adventure Ends Satisfactorily.

employed

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From this reading Once more I went to Furnes, and while sipping my coffee at the café I heard a remark made about the Goumiers (the Arab horsemen employed by the French as scouts).

Ends

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From this reading WITH THE GOUMIERS AT LOMBARTZYDE A Morning of Surprises--The German Positions Bombarded from the Sea--Filming the Goumiers in Action--How these Tenacious Fighters Prepare for Battle--Goumier Habits and Customs--I Take the Chief's Photograph for the First Time--And Afterwards take Food with Him--An Interesting and Fruitful Adventure Ends Satisfactorily.

enquiries

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From this reading Quickly realising the possibilities in a film of such a body of men, I made enquiries of the speakers as to their whereabouts.

fiends

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From this reading They are veritable fiends, monsieur, with the Bosches, who run away from them like cats.

Fighters

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From this reading WITH THE GOUMIERS AT LOMBARTZYDE A Morning of Surprises--The German Positions Bombarded from the Sea--Filming the Goumiers in Action--How these Tenacious Fighters Prepare for Battle--Goumier Habits and Customs--I Take the Chief's Photograph for the First Time--And Afterwards take Food with Him--An Interesting and Fruitful Adventure Ends Satisfactorily.

film

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From this reading Quickly realising the possibilities in a film of such a body of men, I made enquiries of the speakers as to their whereabouts.

Filming

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From this reading WITH THE GOUMIERS AT LOMBARTZYDE A Morning of Surprises--The German Positions Bombarded from the Sea--Filming the Goumiers in Action--How these Tenacious Fighters Prepare for Battle--Goumier Habits and Customs--I Take the Chief's Photograph for the First Time--And Afterwards take Food with Him--An Interesting and Fruitful Adventure Ends Satisfactorily.

First

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From this reading WITH THE GOUMIERS AT LOMBARTZYDE A Morning of Surprises--The German Positions Bombarded from the Sea--Filming the Goumiers in Action--How these Tenacious Fighters Prepare for Battle--Goumier Habits and Customs--I Take the Chief's Photograph for the First Time--And Afterwards take Food with Him--An Interesting and Fruitful Adventure Ends Satisfactorily.

Food

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From this reading WITH THE GOUMIERS AT LOMBARTZYDE A Morning of Surprises--The German Positions Bombarded from the Sea--Filming the Goumiers in Action--How these Tenacious Fighters Prepare for Battle--Goumier Habits and Customs--I Take the Chief's Photograph for the First Time--And Afterwards take Food with Him--An Interesting and Fruitful Adventure Ends Satisfactorily.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading WITH THE GOUMIERS AT LOMBARTZYDE A Morning of Surprises--The German Positions Bombarded from the Sea--Filming the Goumiers in Action--How these Tenacious Fighters Prepare for Battle--Goumier Habits and Customs--I Take the Chief's Photograph for the First Time--And Afterwards take Food with Him--An Interesting and Fruitful Adventure Ends Satisfactorily.

French

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From this reading Once more I went to Furnes, and while sipping my coffee at the café I heard a remark made about the Goumiers (the Arab horsemen employed by the French as scouts).

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading WITH THE GOUMIERS AT LOMBARTZYDE A Morning of Surprises--The German Positions Bombarded from the Sea--Filming the Goumiers in Action--How these Tenacious Fighters Prepare for Battle--Goumier Habits and Customs--I Take the Chief's Photograph for the First Time--And Afterwards take Food with Him--An Interesting and Fruitful Adventure Ends Satisfactorily.

Fruitful

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From this reading WITH THE GOUMIERS AT LOMBARTZYDE A Morning of Surprises--The German Positions Bombarded from the Sea--Filming the Goumiers in Action--How these Tenacious Fighters Prepare for Battle--Goumier Habits and Customs--I Take the Chief's Photograph for the First Time--And Afterwards take Food with Him--An Interesting and Fruitful Adventure Ends Satisfactorily.

Furnes

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From this reading Once more I went to Furnes, and while sipping my coffee at the café I heard a remark made about the Goumiers (the Arab horsemen employed by the French as scouts).

German

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From this reading WITH THE GOUMIERS AT LOMBARTZYDE A Morning of Surprises--The German Positions Bombarded from the Sea--Filming the Goumiers in Action--How these Tenacious Fighters Prepare for Battle--Goumier Habits and Customs--I Take the Chief's Photograph for the First Time--And Afterwards take Food with Him--An Interesting and Fruitful Adventure Ends Satisfactorily.

Goumier

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From this reading WITH THE GOUMIERS AT LOMBARTZYDE A Morning of Surprises--The German Positions Bombarded from the Sea--Filming the Goumiers in Action--How these Tenacious Fighters Prepare for Battle--Goumier Habits and Customs--I Take the Chief's Photograph for the First Time--And Afterwards take Food with Him--An Interesting and Fruitful Adventure Ends Satisfactorily.

GOUMIERS

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From this reading WITH THE GOUMIERS AT LOMBARTZYDE A Morning of Surprises--The German Positions Bombarded from the Sea--Filming the Goumiers in Action--How these Tenacious Fighters Prepare for Battle--Goumier Habits and Customs--I Take the Chief's Photograph for the First Time--And Afterwards take Food with Him--An Interesting and Fruitful Adventure Ends Satisfactorily.

Habits

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From this reading WITH THE GOUMIERS AT LOMBARTZYDE A Morning of Surprises--The German Positions Bombarded from the Sea--Filming the Goumiers in Action--How these Tenacious Fighters Prepare for Battle--Goumier Habits and Customs--I Take the Chief's Photograph for the First Time--And Afterwards take Food with Him--An Interesting and Fruitful Adventure Ends Satisfactorily.

heard

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From this reading Once more I went to Furnes, and while sipping my coffee at the café I heard a remark made about the Goumiers (the Arab horsemen employed by the French as scouts).

HimpronounUS /hɪm/

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

From this reading WITH THE GOUMIERS AT LOMBARTZYDE A Morning of Surprises--The German Positions Bombarded from the Sea--Filming the Goumiers in Action--How these Tenacious Fighters Prepare for Battle--Goumier Habits and Customs--I Take the Chief's Photograph for the First Time--And Afterwards take Food with Him--An Interesting and Fruitful Adventure Ends Satisfactorily.

horsemen

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From this reading Once more I went to Furnes, and while sipping my coffee at the café I heard a remark made about the Goumiers (the Arab horsemen employed by the French as scouts).

How

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From this reading WITH THE GOUMIERS AT LOMBARTZYDE A Morning of Surprises--The German Positions Bombarded from the Sea--Filming the Goumiers in Action--How these Tenacious Fighters Prepare for Battle--Goumier Habits and Customs--I Take the Chief's Photograph for the First Time--And Afterwards take Food with Him--An Interesting and Fruitful Adventure Ends Satisfactorily.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading WITH THE GOUMIERS AT LOMBARTZYDE A Morning of Surprises--The German Positions Bombarded from the Sea--Filming the Goumiers in Action--How these Tenacious Fighters Prepare for Battle--Goumier Habits and Customs--I Take the Chief's Photograph for the First Time--And Afterwards take Food with Him--An Interesting and Fruitful Adventure Ends Satisfactorily.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading WITH THE GOUMIERS AT LOMBARTZYDE A Morning of Surprises--The German Positions Bombarded from the Sea--Filming the Goumiers in Action--How these Tenacious Fighters Prepare for Battle--Goumier Habits and Customs--I Take the Chief's Photograph for the First Time--And Afterwards take Food with Him--An Interesting and Fruitful Adventure Ends Satisfactorily.

Interesting

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From this reading WITH THE GOUMIERS AT LOMBARTZYDE A Morning of Surprises--The German Positions Bombarded from the Sea--Filming the Goumiers in Action--How these Tenacious Fighters Prepare for Battle--Goumier Habits and Customs--I Take the Chief's Photograph for the First Time--And Afterwards take Food with Him--An Interesting and Fruitful Adventure Ends Satisfactorily.

like

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From this reading They are veritable fiends, monsieur, with the Bosches, who run away from them like cats.

LOMBARTZYDE

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From this reading WITH THE GOUMIERS AT LOMBARTZYDE A Morning of Surprises--The German Positions Bombarded from the Sea--Filming the Goumiers in Action--How these Tenacious Fighters Prepare for Battle--Goumier Habits and Customs--I Take the Chief's Photograph for the First Time--And Afterwards take Food with Him--An Interesting and Fruitful Adventure Ends Satisfactorily.

made

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From this reading Once more I went to Furnes, and while sipping my coffee at the café I heard a remark made about the Goumiers (the Arab horsemen employed by the French as scouts).

men

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From this reading Quickly realising the possibilities in a film of such a body of men, I made enquiries of the speakers as to their whereabouts.

monsieur

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From this reading "Ah, monsieur, they are on the sand-dunes near Nieuport.

more

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From this reading Once more I went to Furnes, and while sipping my coffee at the café I heard a remark made about the Goumiers (the Arab horsemen employed by the French as scouts).

Morning

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From this reading WITH THE GOUMIERS AT LOMBARTZYDE A Morning of Surprises--The German Positions Bombarded from the Sea--Filming the Goumiers in Action--How these Tenacious Fighters Prepare for Battle--Goumier Habits and Customs--I Take the Chief's Photograph for the First Time--And Afterwards take Food with Him--An Interesting and Fruitful Adventure Ends Satisfactorily.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Once more I went to Furnes, and while sipping my coffee at the café I heard a remark made about the Goumiers (the Arab horsemen employed by the French as scouts).

near

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From this reading "Ah, monsieur, they are on the sand-dunes near Nieuport.

Nieuport

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From this reading "Ah, monsieur, they are on the sand-dunes near Nieuport.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading WITH THE GOUMIERS AT LOMBARTZYDE A Morning of Surprises--The German Positions Bombarded from the Sea--Filming the Goumiers in Action--How these Tenacious Fighters Prepare for Battle--Goumier Habits and Customs--I Take the Chief's Photograph for the First Time--And Afterwards take Food with Him--An Interesting and Fruitful Adventure Ends Satisfactorily.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading "Ah, monsieur, they are on the sand-dunes near Nieuport.

Once

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From this reading Once more I went to Furnes, and while sipping my coffee at the café I heard a remark made about the Goumiers (the Arab horsemen employed by the French as scouts).

Photograph

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From this reading WITH THE GOUMIERS AT LOMBARTZYDE A Morning of Surprises--The German Positions Bombarded from the Sea--Filming the Goumiers in Action--How these Tenacious Fighters Prepare for Battle--Goumier Habits and Customs--I Take the Chief's Photograph for the First Time--And Afterwards take Food with Him--An Interesting and Fruitful Adventure Ends Satisfactorily.

Positions

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From this reading WITH THE GOUMIERS AT LOMBARTZYDE A Morning of Surprises--The German Positions Bombarded from the Sea--Filming the Goumiers in Action--How these Tenacious Fighters Prepare for Battle--Goumier Habits and Customs--I Take the Chief's Photograph for the First Time--And Afterwards take Food with Him--An Interesting and Fruitful Adventure Ends Satisfactorily.

possibilities

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From this reading Quickly realising the possibilities in a film of such a body of men, I made enquiries of the speakers as to their whereabouts.

Prepare

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From this reading WITH THE GOUMIERS AT LOMBARTZYDE A Morning of Surprises--The German Positions Bombarded from the Sea--Filming the Goumiers in Action--How these Tenacious Fighters Prepare for Battle--Goumier Habits and Customs--I Take the Chief's Photograph for the First Time--And Afterwards take Food with Him--An Interesting and Fruitful Adventure Ends Satisfactorily.

Quickly

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From this reading Quickly realising the possibilities in a film of such a body of men, I made enquiries of the speakers as to their whereabouts.

realising

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From this reading Quickly realising the possibilities in a film of such a body of men, I made enquiries of the speakers as to their whereabouts.

remark

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From this reading Once more I went to Furnes, and while sipping my coffee at the café I heard a remark made about the Goumiers (the Arab horsemen employed by the French as scouts).

run

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From this reading They are veritable fiends, monsieur, with the Bosches, who run away from them like cats.

sand-dunes

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From this reading "Ah, monsieur, they are on the sand-dunes near Nieuport.

Satisfactorily

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From this reading WITH THE GOUMIERS AT LOMBARTZYDE A Morning of Surprises--The German Positions Bombarded from the Sea--Filming the Goumiers in Action--How these Tenacious Fighters Prepare for Battle--Goumier Habits and Customs--I Take the Chief's Photograph for the First Time--And Afterwards take Food with Him--An Interesting and Fruitful Adventure Ends Satisfactorily.

scouts

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From this reading Once more I went to Furnes, and while sipping my coffee at the café I heard a remark made about the Goumiers (the Arab horsemen employed by the French as scouts).

Sea

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From this reading WITH THE GOUMIERS AT LOMBARTZYDE A Morning of Surprises--The German Positions Bombarded from the Sea--Filming the Goumiers in Action--How these Tenacious Fighters Prepare for Battle--Goumier Habits and Customs--I Take the Chief's Photograph for the First Time--And Afterwards take Food with Him--An Interesting and Fruitful Adventure Ends Satisfactorily.

sipping

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From this reading Once more I went to Furnes, and while sipping my coffee at the café I heard a remark made about the Goumiers (the Arab horsemen employed by the French as scouts).

speakers

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From this reading Quickly realising the possibilities in a film of such a body of men, I made enquiries of the speakers as to their whereabouts.

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Quickly realising the possibilities in a film of such a body of men, I made enquiries of the speakers as to their whereabouts.

Surprises

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From this reading WITH THE GOUMIERS AT LOMBARTZYDE A Morning of Surprises--The German Positions Bombarded from the Sea--Filming the Goumiers in Action--How these Tenacious Fighters Prepare for Battle--Goumier Habits and Customs--I Take the Chief's Photograph for the First Time--And Afterwards take Food with Him--An Interesting and Fruitful Adventure Ends Satisfactorily.

Take

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From this reading WITH THE GOUMIERS AT LOMBARTZYDE A Morning of Surprises--The German Positions Bombarded from the Sea--Filming the Goumiers in Action--How these Tenacious Fighters Prepare for Battle--Goumier Habits and Customs--I Take the Chief's Photograph for the First Time--And Afterwards take Food with Him--An Interesting and Fruitful Adventure Ends Satisfactorily.

Tenacious

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From this reading WITH THE GOUMIERS AT LOMBARTZYDE A Morning of Surprises--The German Positions Bombarded from the Sea--Filming the Goumiers in Action--How these Tenacious Fighters Prepare for Battle--Goumier Habits and Customs--I Take the Chief's Photograph for the First Time--And Afterwards take Food with Him--An Interesting and Fruitful Adventure Ends Satisfactorily.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading WITH THE GOUMIERS AT LOMBARTZYDE A Morning of Surprises--The German Positions Bombarded from the Sea--Filming the Goumiers in Action--How these Tenacious Fighters Prepare for Battle--Goumier Habits and Customs--I Take the Chief's Photograph for the First Time--And Afterwards take Food with Him--An Interesting and Fruitful Adventure Ends Satisfactorily.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Quickly realising the possibilities in a film of such a body of men, I made enquiries of the speakers as to their whereabouts.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading They are veritable fiends, monsieur, with the Bosches, who run away from them like cats.

thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading WITH THE GOUMIERS AT LOMBARTZYDE A Morning of Surprises--The German Positions Bombarded from the Sea--Filming the Goumiers in Action--How these Tenacious Fighters Prepare for Battle--Goumier Habits and Customs--I Take the Chief's Photograph for the First Time--And Afterwards take Food with Him--An Interesting and Fruitful Adventure Ends Satisfactorily.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "Ah, monsieur, they are on the sand-dunes near Nieuport.

Time

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From this reading WITH THE GOUMIERS AT LOMBARTZYDE A Morning of Surprises--The German Positions Bombarded from the Sea--Filming the Goumiers in Action--How these Tenacious Fighters Prepare for Battle--Goumier Habits and Customs--I Take the Chief's Photograph for the First Time--And Afterwards take Food with Him--An Interesting and Fruitful Adventure Ends Satisfactorily.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Once more I went to Furnes, and while sipping my coffee at the café I heard a remark made about the Goumiers (the Arab horsemen employed by the French as scouts).

veritable

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From this reading They are veritable fiends, monsieur, with the Bosches, who run away from them like cats.

went

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From this reading Once more I went to Furnes, and while sipping my coffee at the café I heard a remark made about the Goumiers (the Arab horsemen employed by the French as scouts).

whereabouts

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From this reading Quickly realising the possibilities in a film of such a body of men, I made enquiries of the speakers as to their whereabouts.

whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading Once more I went to Furnes, and while sipping my coffee at the café I heard a remark made about the Goumiers (the Arab horsemen employed by the French as scouts).

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading They are veritable fiends, monsieur, with the Bosches, who run away from them like cats.

WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading WITH THE GOUMIERS AT LOMBARTZYDE A Morning of Surprises--The German Positions Bombarded from the Sea--Filming the Goumiers in Action--How these Tenacious Fighters Prepare for Battle--Goumier Habits and Customs--I Take the Chief's Photograph for the First Time--And Afterwards take Food with Him--An Interesting and Fruitful Adventure Ends Satisfactorily.