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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 THE BATTLE OF THE SAND-DUNES A Dangerous Adventure and What Came of It--A Race Across the Sand-dunes--And a Spill in a Shell-Hole--The Fate of a Spy--A Battle in the Dunes--Of which I Secured Some Fine Films--A Collision with an Obstructive Mule.
AcrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading THE BATTLE OF THE SAND-DUNES A Dangerous Adventure and What Came of It--A Race Across the Sand-dunes--And a Spill in a Shell-Hole--The Fate of a Spy--A Battle in the Dunes--Of which I Secured Some Fine Films--A Collision with an Obstructive Mule.
Adventure
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andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE BATTLE OF THE SAND-DUNES A Dangerous Adventure and What Came of It--A Race Across the Sand-dunes--And a Spill in a Shell-Hole--The Fate of a Spy--A Battle in the Dunes--Of which I Secured Some Fine Films--A Collision with an Obstructive Mule.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE BATTLE OF THE SAND-DUNES A Dangerous Adventure and What Came of It--A Race Across the Sand-dunes--And a Spill in a Shell-Hole--The Fate of a Spy--A Battle in the Dunes--Of which I Secured Some Fine Films--A Collision with an Obstructive Mule.
arrived
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From this reading I arrived at Oost-Dunkerque, which place I decided to use as a base for this journey, chiefly because it was on the main route to Nieuport Bain.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I arrived at Oost-Dunkerque, which place I decided to use as a base for this journey, chiefly because it was on the main route to Nieuport Bain.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I arrived at Oost-Dunkerque, which place I decided to use as a base for this journey, chiefly because it was on the main route to Nieuport Bain.
Bain
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From this reading I arrived at Oost-Dunkerque, which place I decided to use as a base for this journey, chiefly because it was on the main route to Nieuport Bain.
base
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From this reading I arrived at Oost-Dunkerque, which place I decided to use as a base for this journey, chiefly because it was on the main route to Nieuport Bain.
BATTLE
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From this reading THE BATTLE OF THE SAND-DUNES A Dangerous Adventure and What Came of It--A Race Across the Sand-dunes--And a Spill in a Shell-Hole--The Fate of a Spy--A Battle in the Dunes--Of which I Secured Some Fine Films--A Collision with an Obstructive Mule.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading I arrived at Oost-Dunkerque, which place I decided to use as a base for this journey, chiefly because it was on the main route to Nieuport Bain.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Having on my previous visit proceeded on foot, and returned successfully, I decided that I should go by car.
Came
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car
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From this reading Having on my previous visit proceeded on foot, and returned successfully, I decided that I should go by car.
chauffeur
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From this reading Finding out a chauffeur who had previously helped me, I explained my plans to him.
chiefly
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Collision
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Dangerous
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decided
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Dunes
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explained
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From this reading Finding out a chauffeur who had previously helped me, I explained my plans to him.
Fate
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Films
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Finding
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From this reading Finding out a chauffeur who had previously helped me, I explained my plans to him.
Fine
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From this reading THE BATTLE OF THE SAND-DUNES A Dangerous Adventure and What Came of It--A Race Across the Sand-dunes--And a Spill in a Shell-Hole--The Fate of a Spy--A Battle in the Dunes--Of which I Secured Some Fine Films--A Collision with an Obstructive Mule.
foot
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From this reading Having on my previous visit proceeded on foot, and returned successfully, I decided that I should go by car.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I arrived at Oost-Dunkerque, which place I decided to use as a base for this journey, chiefly because it was on the main route to Nieuport Bain.
French
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From this reading To get what I required meant that I should have to pass right through the French lines.
get
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From this reading To get what I required meant that I should have to pass right through the French lines.
go
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From this reading Having on my previous visit proceeded on foot, and returned successfully, I decided that I should go by car.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Finding out a chauffeur who had previously helped me, I explained my plans to him.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading To get what I required meant that I should have to pass right through the French lines.
Havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Having on my previous visit proceeded on foot, and returned successfully, I decided that I should go by car.
helped
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From this reading Finding out a chauffeur who had previously helped me, I explained my plans to him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Finding out a chauffeur who had previously helped me, I explained my plans to him.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE BATTLE OF THE SAND-DUNES A Dangerous Adventure and What Came of It--A Race Across the Sand-dunes--And a Spill in a Shell-Hole--The Fate of a Spy--A Battle in the Dunes--Of which I Secured Some Fine Films--A Collision with an Obstructive Mule.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE BATTLE OF THE SAND-DUNES A Dangerous Adventure and What Came of It--A Race Across the Sand-dunes--And a Spill in a Shell-Hole--The Fate of a Spy--A Battle in the Dunes--Of which I Secured Some Fine Films--A Collision with an Obstructive Mule.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE BATTLE OF THE SAND-DUNES A Dangerous Adventure and What Came of It--A Race Across the Sand-dunes--And a Spill in a Shell-Hole--The Fate of a Spy--A Battle in the Dunes--Of which I Secured Some Fine Films--A Collision with an Obstructive Mule.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I arrived at Oost-Dunkerque, which place I decided to use as a base for this journey, chiefly because it was on the main route to Nieuport Bain.
lines
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From this reading To get what I required meant that I should have to pass right through the French lines.
main
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From this reading I arrived at Oost-Dunkerque, which place I decided to use as a base for this journey, chiefly because it was on the main route to Nieuport Bain.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Finding out a chauffeur who had previously helped me, I explained my plans to him.
meant
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From this reading To get what I required meant that I should have to pass right through the French lines.
Mule
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From this reading THE BATTLE OF THE SAND-DUNES A Dangerous Adventure and What Came of It--A Race Across the Sand-dunes--And a Spill in a Shell-Hole--The Fate of a Spy--A Battle in the Dunes--Of which I Secured Some Fine Films--A Collision with an Obstructive Mule.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Having on my previous visit proceeded on foot, and returned successfully, I decided that I should go by car.
Nieuport
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From this reading I arrived at Oost-Dunkerque, which place I decided to use as a base for this journey, chiefly because it was on the main route to Nieuport Bain.
Obstructive
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OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BATTLE OF THE SAND-DUNES A Dangerous Adventure and What Came of It--A Race Across the Sand-dunes--And a Spill in a Shell-Hole--The Fate of a Spy--A Battle in the Dunes--Of which I Secured Some Fine Films--A Collision with an Obstructive Mule.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I arrived at Oost-Dunkerque, which place I decided to use as a base for this journey, chiefly because it was on the main route to Nieuport Bain.
Oost-Dunkerque
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From this reading I arrived at Oost-Dunkerque, which place I decided to use as a base for this journey, chiefly because it was on the main route to Nieuport Bain.
out
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From this reading Finding out a chauffeur who had previously helped me, I explained my plans to him.
pass
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From this reading To get what I required meant that I should have to pass right through the French lines.
place
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plans
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From this reading Finding out a chauffeur who had previously helped me, I explained my plans to him.
previous
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From this reading Having on my previous visit proceeded on foot, and returned successfully, I decided that I should go by car.
previously
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From this reading Finding out a chauffeur who had previously helped me, I explained my plans to him.
proceeded
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From this reading Having on my previous visit proceeded on foot, and returned successfully, I decided that I should go by car.
Race
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required
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From this reading To get what I required meant that I should have to pass right through the French lines.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Having on my previous visit proceeded on foot, and returned successfully, I decided that I should go by car.
right
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From this reading To get what I required meant that I should have to pass right through the French lines.
route
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From this reading I arrived at Oost-Dunkerque, which place I decided to use as a base for this journey, chiefly because it was on the main route to Nieuport Bain.
SAND-DUNES
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Secured
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Shell-Hole
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shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Having on my previous visit proceeded on foot, and returned successfully, I decided that I should go by car.
Some
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Spill
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Spy
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successfully
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From this reading Having on my previous visit proceeded on foot, and returned successfully, I decided that I should go by car.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Having on my previous visit proceeded on foot, and returned successfully, I decided that I should go by car.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BATTLE OF THE SAND-DUNES A Dangerous Adventure and What Came of It--A Race Across the Sand-dunes--And a Spill in a Shell-Hole--The Fate of a Spy--A Battle in the Dunes--Of which I Secured Some Fine Films--A Collision with an Obstructive Mule.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I arrived at Oost-Dunkerque, which place I decided to use as a base for this journey, chiefly because it was on the main route to Nieuport Bain.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading To get what I required meant that I should have to pass right through the French lines.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I arrived at Oost-Dunkerque, which place I decided to use as a base for this journey, chiefly because it was on the main route to Nieuport Bain.
use
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From this reading I arrived at Oost-Dunkerque, which place I decided to use as a base for this journey, chiefly because it was on the main route to Nieuport Bain.
visit
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From this reading Having on my previous visit proceeded on foot, and returned successfully, I decided that I should go by car.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I arrived at Oost-Dunkerque, which place I decided to use as a base for this journey, chiefly because it was on the main route to Nieuport Bain.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading THE BATTLE OF THE SAND-DUNES A Dangerous Adventure and What Came of It--A Race Across the Sand-dunes--And a Spill in a Shell-Hole--The Fate of a Spy--A Battle in the Dunes--Of which I Secured Some Fine Films--A Collision with an Obstructive Mule.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE BATTLE OF THE SAND-DUNES A Dangerous Adventure and What Came of It--A Race Across the Sand-dunes--And a Spill in a Shell-Hole--The Fate of a Spy--A Battle in the Dunes--Of which I Secured Some Fine Films--A Collision with an Obstructive Mule.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Finding out a chauffeur who had previously helped me, I explained my plans to him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE BATTLE OF THE SAND-DUNES A Dangerous Adventure and What Came of It--A Race Across the Sand-dunes--And a Spill in a Shell-Hole--The Fate of a Spy--A Battle in the Dunes--Of which I Secured Some Fine Films--A Collision with an Obstructive Mule.
