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How I Filmed the War
How I Filmed the War

Chapter VI

Chapter 6 of How I Filmed the War is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Geoffrey H. Malins • Curated US English Learning Edition

Chapter 6 of How I Filmed the War by Geoffrey H. Malins holds 112 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.

What does chapter 6 of How I Filmed the War contain?

Chapter 6 holds 112 sentences of How I Filmed the War, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 6 of How I Filmed the War by Geoffrey H. Malins exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 112 sentences, grouped into 23 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

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Work through the 23 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

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Vocabulary met early in How I Filmed the War

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AMONG THE SNOWS OF THE VOSGES I Start for the Vosges--Am Arrested on the Swiss Frontier--And Released--But Arrested Again--And then Allowed to Go My Way--Filming in the Firing Zone--A Wonderful French Charge Over the Snow-clad Hills--I Take Big Risks--And Get a Magnificent Picture.
The man who wants to film a fight, unlike the man who wants to describe it, must be really on the spot.
A comfortable corner in the Hôtel des Quoi, at Boulogne, is no use to the camera man.
"Is it possible to film actual events with the French troops in the Vosges and Alsace?"
I was asked when I got back after my last adventure.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

How I Filmed the War

Chapter VI

Chapter 6 of How I Filmed the War is here in full — 112 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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AMONG THE SNOWS OF THE VOSGES I Start for the Vosges--Am Arrested on the Swiss Frontier--And Released--But Arrested Again--And then Allowed to Go My Way--Filming in the Firing Zone--A Wonderful French Charge Over the Snow-clad Hills--I Take Big Risks--And Get a Magnificent Picture.
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The man who wants to film a fight, unlike the man who wants to describe it, must be really on the spot.
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A comfortable corner in the Hôtel des Quoi, at Boulogne, is no use to the camera man.
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"Is it possible to film actual events with the French troops in the Vosges and Alsace?"
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I was asked when I got back after my last adventure.

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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

After preposition US /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading “I was asked when I got back after my last adventure.”

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AMONG preposition US /əˈmʌŋ/

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading “AMONG THE SNOWS OF THE VOSGES I Start for the Vosges--Am Arrested on the Swiss Frontier--And Released--But Arrested Again--And then Allowed to Go My Way--Filming in the Firing Zone--A Wonderful French Charge Over the Snow-clad Hills--I Take Big Risks--And Get a Magnificent Picture.”

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Must modal verb US /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading “The man who wants to film a fight, unlike the man who wants to describe it, must be really on the spot.”

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Over preposition US /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading “AMONG THE SNOWS OF THE VOSGES I Start for the Vosges--Am Arrested on the Swiss Frontier--And Released--But Arrested Again--And then Allowed to Go My Way--Filming in the Firing Zone--A Wonderful French Charge Over the Snow-clad Hills--I Take Big Risks--And Get a Magnificent Picture.”

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Start noun US /stɑrt/

a sudden movement of surprise in a specific situation in this story

From this reading “AMONG THE SNOWS OF THE VOSGES I Start for the Vosges--Am Arrested on the Swiss Frontier--And Released--But Arrested Again--And then Allowed to Go My Way--Filming in the Firing Zone--A Wonderful French Charge Over the Snow-clad Hills--I Take Big Risks--And Get a Magnificent Picture.”

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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 AMONG THE SNOWS OF THE VOSGES I Start for the Vosges--Am Arrested on the Swiss Frontier--And Released--But Arrested Again--And then Allowed to Go My Way--Filming in the Firing Zone--A Wonderful French Charge Over the Snow-clad Hills--I Take Big Risks--And Get a Magnificent Picture.

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actual

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From this reading "Is it possible to film actual events with the French troops in the Vosges and Alsace?"

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adventure

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From this reading I was asked when I got back after my last adventure.

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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading I was asked when I got back after my last adventure.

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Again

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From this reading AMONG THE SNOWS OF THE VOSGES I Start for the Vosges--Am Arrested on the Swiss Frontier--And Released--But Arrested Again--And then Allowed to Go My Way--Filming in the Firing Zone--A Wonderful French Charge Over the Snow-clad Hills--I Take Big Risks--And Get a Magnificent Picture.

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Allowed

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From this reading AMONG THE SNOWS OF THE VOSGES I Start for the Vosges--Am Arrested on the Swiss Frontier--And Released--But Arrested Again--And then Allowed to Go My Way--Filming in the Firing Zone--A Wonderful French Charge Over the Snow-clad Hills--I Take Big Risks--And Get a Magnificent Picture.

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Alsace

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Is it possible to film actual events with the French troops in the Vosges and Alsace?"

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Amauxiliary verbUS /æm/

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading AMONG THE SNOWS OF THE VOSGES I Start for the Vosges--Am Arrested on the Swiss Frontier--And Released--But Arrested Again--And then Allowed to Go My Way--Filming in the Firing Zone--A Wonderful French Charge Over the Snow-clad Hills--I Take Big Risks--And Get a Magnificent Picture.

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AMONGprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading AMONG THE SNOWS OF THE VOSGES I Start for the Vosges--Am Arrested on the Swiss Frontier--And Released--But Arrested Again--And then Allowed to Go My Way--Filming in the Firing Zone--A Wonderful French Charge Over the Snow-clad Hills--I Take Big Risks--And Get a Magnificent Picture.

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AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading AMONG THE SNOWS OF THE VOSGES I Start for the Vosges--Am Arrested on the Swiss Frontier--And Released--But Arrested Again--And then Allowed to Go My Way--Filming in the Firing Zone--A Wonderful French Charge Over the Snow-clad Hills--I Take Big Risks--And Get a Magnificent Picture.

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Arrested

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From this reading AMONG THE SNOWS OF THE VOSGES I Start for the Vosges--Am Arrested on the Swiss Frontier--And Released--But Arrested Again--And then Allowed to Go My Way--Filming in the Firing Zone--A Wonderful French Charge Over the Snow-clad Hills--I Take Big Risks--And Get a Magnificent Picture.

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asked

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From this reading I was asked when I got back after my last adventure.

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atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading A comfortable corner in the Hôtel des Quoi, at Boulogne, is no use to the camera man.

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back

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From this reading I was asked when I got back after my last adventure.

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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading The man who wants to film a fight, unlike the man who wants to describe it, must be really on the spot.

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Big

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From this reading AMONG THE SNOWS OF THE VOSGES I Start for the Vosges--Am Arrested on the Swiss Frontier--And Released--But Arrested Again--And then Allowed to Go My Way--Filming in the Firing Zone--A Wonderful French Charge Over the Snow-clad Hills--I Take Big Risks--And Get a Magnificent Picture.

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Boulogne

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From this reading A comfortable corner in the Hôtel des Quoi, at Boulogne, is no use to the camera man.

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ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading AMONG THE SNOWS OF THE VOSGES I Start for the Vosges--Am Arrested on the Swiss Frontier--And Released--But Arrested Again--And then Allowed to Go My Way--Filming in the Firing Zone--A Wonderful French Charge Over the Snow-clad Hills--I Take Big Risks--And Get a Magnificent Picture.

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camera

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From this reading A comfortable corner in the Hôtel des Quoi, at Boulogne, is no use to the camera man.

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Charge

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From this reading AMONG THE SNOWS OF THE VOSGES I Start for the Vosges--Am Arrested on the Swiss Frontier--And Released--But Arrested Again--And then Allowed to Go My Way--Filming in the Firing Zone--A Wonderful French Charge Over the Snow-clad Hills--I Take Big Risks--And Get a Magnificent Picture.

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comfortable

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From this reading A comfortable corner in the Hôtel des Quoi, at Boulogne, is no use to the camera man.

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corner

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From this reading A comfortable corner in the Hôtel des Quoi, at Boulogne, is no use to the camera man.

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des

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From this reading A comfortable corner in the Hôtel des Quoi, at Boulogne, is no use to the camera man.

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describe

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From this reading The man who wants to film a fight, unlike the man who wants to describe it, must be really on the spot.

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events

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Is it possible to film actual events with the French troops in the Vosges and Alsace?"

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fight

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The man who wants to film a fight, unlike the man who wants to describe it, must be really on the spot.

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film

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From this reading The man who wants to film a fight, unlike the man who wants to describe it, must be really on the spot.

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Filming

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From this reading AMONG THE SNOWS OF THE VOSGES I Start for the Vosges--Am Arrested on the Swiss Frontier--And Released--But Arrested Again--And then Allowed to Go My Way--Filming in the Firing Zone--A Wonderful French Charge Over the Snow-clad Hills--I Take Big Risks--And Get a Magnificent Picture.

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Firing

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From this reading AMONG THE SNOWS OF THE VOSGES I Start for the Vosges--Am Arrested on the Swiss Frontier--And Released--But Arrested Again--And then Allowed to Go My Way--Filming in the Firing Zone--A Wonderful French Charge Over the Snow-clad Hills--I Take Big Risks--And Get a Magnificent Picture.

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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading AMONG THE SNOWS OF THE VOSGES I Start for the Vosges--Am Arrested on the Swiss Frontier--And Released--But Arrested Again--And then Allowed to Go My Way--Filming in the Firing Zone--A Wonderful French Charge Over the Snow-clad Hills--I Take Big Risks--And Get a Magnificent Picture.

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French

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From this reading AMONG THE SNOWS OF THE VOSGES I Start for the Vosges--Am Arrested on the Swiss Frontier--And Released--But Arrested Again--And then Allowed to Go My Way--Filming in the Firing Zone--A Wonderful French Charge Over the Snow-clad Hills--I Take Big Risks--And Get a Magnificent Picture.

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Frontier

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From this reading AMONG THE SNOWS OF THE VOSGES I Start for the Vosges--Am Arrested on the Swiss Frontier--And Released--But Arrested Again--And then Allowed to Go My Way--Filming in the Firing Zone--A Wonderful French Charge Over the Snow-clad Hills--I Take Big Risks--And Get a Magnificent Picture.

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Get

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From this reading AMONG THE SNOWS OF THE VOSGES I Start for the Vosges--Am Arrested on the Swiss Frontier--And Released--But Arrested Again--And then Allowed to Go My Way--Filming in the Firing Zone--A Wonderful French Charge Over the Snow-clad Hills--I Take Big Risks--And Get a Magnificent Picture.

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Go

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From this reading AMONG THE SNOWS OF THE VOSGES I Start for the Vosges--Am Arrested on the Swiss Frontier--And Released--But Arrested Again--And then Allowed to Go My Way--Filming in the Firing Zone--A Wonderful French Charge Over the Snow-clad Hills--I Take Big Risks--And Get a Magnificent Picture.

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got

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From this reading I was asked when I got back after my last adventure.

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Hills

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From this reading AMONG THE SNOWS OF THE VOSGES I Start for the Vosges--Am Arrested on the Swiss Frontier--And Released--But Arrested Again--And then Allowed to Go My Way--Filming in the Firing Zone--A Wonderful French Charge Over the Snow-clad Hills--I Take Big Risks--And Get a Magnificent Picture.

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Hôtel

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From this reading A comfortable corner in the Hôtel des Quoi, at Boulogne, is no use to the camera man.

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IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading AMONG THE SNOWS OF THE VOSGES I Start for the Vosges--Am Arrested on the Swiss Frontier--And Released--But Arrested Again--And then Allowed to Go My Way--Filming in the Firing Zone--A Wonderful French Charge Over the Snow-clad Hills--I Take Big Risks--And Get a Magnificent Picture.

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inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading AMONG THE SNOWS OF THE VOSGES I Start for the Vosges--Am Arrested on the Swiss Frontier--And Released--But Arrested Again--And then Allowed to Go My Way--Filming in the Firing Zone--A Wonderful French Charge Over the Snow-clad Hills--I Take Big Risks--And Get a Magnificent Picture.

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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading A comfortable corner in the Hôtel des Quoi, at Boulogne, is no use to the camera man.

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itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The man who wants to film a fight, unlike the man who wants to describe it, must be really on the spot.

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last

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From this reading I was asked when I got back after my last adventure.

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Magnificent

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From this reading AMONG THE SNOWS OF THE VOSGES I Start for the Vosges--Am Arrested on the Swiss Frontier--And Released--But Arrested Again--And then Allowed to Go My Way--Filming in the Firing Zone--A Wonderful French Charge Over the Snow-clad Hills--I Take Big Risks--And Get a Magnificent Picture.

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man

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From this reading The man who wants to film a fight, unlike the man who wants to describe it, must be really on the spot.

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mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading The man who wants to film a fight, unlike the man who wants to describe it, must be really on the spot.

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MydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading AMONG THE SNOWS OF THE VOSGES I Start for the Vosges--Am Arrested on the Swiss Frontier--And Released--But Arrested Again--And then Allowed to Go My Way--Filming in the Firing Zone--A Wonderful French Charge Over the Snow-clad Hills--I Take Big Risks--And Get a Magnificent Picture.

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nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading A comfortable corner in the Hôtel des Quoi, at Boulogne, is no use to the camera man.

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OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading AMONG THE SNOWS OF THE VOSGES I Start for the Vosges--Am Arrested on the Swiss Frontier--And Released--But Arrested Again--And then Allowed to Go My Way--Filming in the Firing Zone--A Wonderful French Charge Over the Snow-clad Hills--I Take Big Risks--And Get a Magnificent Picture.

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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading AMONG THE SNOWS OF THE VOSGES I Start for the Vosges--Am Arrested on the Swiss Frontier--And Released--But Arrested Again--And then Allowed to Go My Way--Filming in the Firing Zone--A Wonderful French Charge Over the Snow-clad Hills--I Take Big Risks--And Get a Magnificent Picture.

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OverprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading AMONG THE SNOWS OF THE VOSGES I Start for the Vosges--Am Arrested on the Swiss Frontier--And Released--But Arrested Again--And then Allowed to Go My Way--Filming in the Firing Zone--A Wonderful French Charge Over the Snow-clad Hills--I Take Big Risks--And Get a Magnificent Picture.

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Picture

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From this reading AMONG THE SNOWS OF THE VOSGES I Start for the Vosges--Am Arrested on the Swiss Frontier--And Released--But Arrested Again--And then Allowed to Go My Way--Filming in the Firing Zone--A Wonderful French Charge Over the Snow-clad Hills--I Take Big Risks--And Get a Magnificent Picture.

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possible

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From this reading "Is it possible to film actual events with the French troops in the Vosges and Alsace?"

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Quoi

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From this reading A comfortable corner in the Hôtel des Quoi, at Boulogne, is no use to the camera man.

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really

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From this reading The man who wants to film a fight, unlike the man who wants to describe it, must be really on the spot.

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Released

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From this reading AMONG THE SNOWS OF THE VOSGES I Start for the Vosges--Am Arrested on the Swiss Frontier--And Released--But Arrested Again--And then Allowed to Go My Way--Filming in the Firing Zone--A Wonderful French Charge Over the Snow-clad Hills--I Take Big Risks--And Get a Magnificent Picture.

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Risks

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From this reading AMONG THE SNOWS OF THE VOSGES I Start for the Vosges--Am Arrested on the Swiss Frontier--And Released--But Arrested Again--And then Allowed to Go My Way--Filming in the Firing Zone--A Wonderful French Charge Over the Snow-clad Hills--I Take Big Risks--And Get a Magnificent Picture.

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Snow-clad

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From this reading AMONG THE SNOWS OF THE VOSGES I Start for the Vosges--Am Arrested on the Swiss Frontier--And Released--But Arrested Again--And then Allowed to Go My Way--Filming in the Firing Zone--A Wonderful French Charge Over the Snow-clad Hills--I Take Big Risks--And Get a Magnificent Picture.

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SNOWS

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From this reading AMONG THE SNOWS OF THE VOSGES I Start for the Vosges--Am Arrested on the Swiss Frontier--And Released--But Arrested Again--And then Allowed to Go My Way--Filming in the Firing Zone--A Wonderful French Charge Over the Snow-clad Hills--I Take Big Risks--And Get a Magnificent Picture.

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spot

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From this reading The man who wants to film a fight, unlike the man who wants to describe it, must be really on the spot.

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StartnounUS /stɑrt/

a sudden movement of surprise in a specific situation in this story

From this reading AMONG THE SNOWS OF THE VOSGES I Start for the Vosges--Am Arrested on the Swiss Frontier--And Released--But Arrested Again--And then Allowed to Go My Way--Filming in the Firing Zone--A Wonderful French Charge Over the Snow-clad Hills--I Take Big Risks--And Get a Magnificent Picture.

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Swiss

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From this reading AMONG THE SNOWS OF THE VOSGES I Start for the Vosges--Am Arrested on the Swiss Frontier--And Released--But Arrested Again--And then Allowed to Go My Way--Filming in the Firing Zone--A Wonderful French Charge Over the Snow-clad Hills--I Take Big Risks--And Get a Magnificent Picture.

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Take

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From this reading AMONG THE SNOWS OF THE VOSGES I Start for the Vosges--Am Arrested on the Swiss Frontier--And Released--But Arrested Again--And then Allowed to Go My Way--Filming in the Firing Zone--A Wonderful French Charge Over the Snow-clad Hills--I Take Big Risks--And Get a Magnificent Picture.

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THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading AMONG THE SNOWS OF THE VOSGES I Start for the Vosges--Am Arrested on the Swiss Frontier--And Released--But Arrested Again--And then Allowed to Go My Way--Filming in the Firing Zone--A Wonderful French Charge Over the Snow-clad Hills--I Take Big Risks--And Get a Magnificent Picture.

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then

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From this reading AMONG THE SNOWS OF THE VOSGES I Start for the Vosges--Am Arrested on the Swiss Frontier--And Released--But Arrested Again--And then Allowed to Go My Way--Filming in the Firing Zone--A Wonderful French Charge Over the Snow-clad Hills--I Take Big Risks--And Get a Magnificent Picture.

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toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading AMONG THE SNOWS OF THE VOSGES I Start for the Vosges--Am Arrested on the Swiss Frontier--And Released--But Arrested Again--And then Allowed to Go My Way--Filming in the Firing Zone--A Wonderful French Charge Over the Snow-clad Hills--I Take Big Risks--And Get a Magnificent Picture.

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troops

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From this reading "Is it possible to film actual events with the French troops in the Vosges and Alsace?"

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unlike

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From this reading The man who wants to film a fight, unlike the man who wants to describe it, must be really on the spot.

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use

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From this reading A comfortable corner in the Hôtel des Quoi, at Boulogne, is no use to the camera man.

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VOSGES

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From this reading AMONG THE SNOWS OF THE VOSGES I Start for the Vosges--Am Arrested on the Swiss Frontier--And Released--But Arrested Again--And then Allowed to Go My Way--Filming in the Firing Zone--A Wonderful French Charge Over the Snow-clad Hills--I Take Big Risks--And Get a Magnificent Picture.

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wants

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From this reading The man who wants to film a fight, unlike the man who wants to describe it, must be really on the spot.

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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading I was asked when I got back after my last adventure.

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Way

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From this reading AMONG THE SNOWS OF THE VOSGES I Start for the Vosges--Am Arrested on the Swiss Frontier--And Released--But Arrested Again--And then Allowed to Go My Way--Filming in the Firing Zone--A Wonderful French Charge Over the Snow-clad Hills--I Take Big Risks--And Get a Magnificent Picture.

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whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading I was asked when I got back after my last adventure.

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whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading The man who wants to film a fight, unlike the man who wants to describe it, must be really on the spot.

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withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading "Is it possible to film actual events with the French troops in the Vosges and Alsace?"

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Wonderful

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From this reading AMONG THE SNOWS OF THE VOSGES I Start for the Vosges--Am Arrested on the Swiss Frontier--And Released--But Arrested Again--And then Allowed to Go My Way--Filming in the Firing Zone--A Wonderful French Charge Over the Snow-clad Hills--I Take Big Risks--And Get a Magnificent Picture.

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Zone

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From this reading AMONG THE SNOWS OF THE VOSGES I Start for the Vosges--Am Arrested on the Swiss Frontier--And Released--But Arrested Again--And then Allowed to Go My Way--Filming in the Firing Zone--A Wonderful French Charge Over the Snow-clad Hills--I Take Big Risks--And Get a Magnificent Picture.

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