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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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AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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Anxiety
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I was to film the bombardment of a concrete German block-house from the Guards' trenches at ----.
Avoid
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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 staff officer who told me this knew the trouble I had previously experienced in trying to obtain good films of the Prince, and warned me to be very careful.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading To-day has certainly been most interesting, and not without excitement.
Block-house
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Blown
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bombardment
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came
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Camera
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careful
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Cavan
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certainly
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concrete
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excitement
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experienced
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Film
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FILMING
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films
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Fine
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Fire
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I was to film the bombardment of a concrete German block-house from the Guards' trenches at ----.
German
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going
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good
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From this reading The staff officer who told me this knew the trouble I had previously experienced in trying to obtain good films of the Prince, and warned me to be very careful.
Guards
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Gun-pits
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guns
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The staff officer who told me this knew the trouble I had previously experienced in trying to obtain good films of the Prince, and warned me to be very careful.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To-day has certainly been most interesting, and not without excitement.
headquarters
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Hide-up
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HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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How
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The staff officer who told me this knew the trouble I had previously experienced in trying to obtain good films of the Prince, and warned me to be very careful.
inspect
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Inspecting
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interesting
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From this reading To-day has certainly been most interesting, and not without excitement.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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knew
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From this reading The staff officer who told me this knew the trouble I had previously experienced in trying to obtain good films of the Prince, and warned me to be very careful.
Lord
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Made
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Managed
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mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The staff officer who told me this knew the trouble I had previously experienced in trying to obtain good films of the Prince, and warned me to be very careful.
most
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From this reading To-day has certainly been most interesting, and not without excitement.
news
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notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading To-day has certainly been most interesting, and not without excitement.
obtainverbUS /əbˈteɪn/
to get something, especially through effort
From this reading The staff officer who told me this knew the trouble I had previously experienced in trying to obtain good films of the Prince, and warned me to be very careful.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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officer
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From this reading The staff officer who told me this knew the trouble I had previously experienced in trying to obtain good films of the Prince, and warned me to be very careful.
out
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Picture
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Previous
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previously
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From this reading The staff officer who told me this knew the trouble I had previously experienced in trying to obtain good films of the Prince, and warned me to be very careful.
PRINCE
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Remarks
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Secured
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Smithereens
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some
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staff
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starting
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Subsequent
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Previous to starting out from ---- news came through from headquarters that the Prince of Wales was going to inspect some guns with Lord Cavan.
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
From this reading The staff officer who told me this knew the trouble I had previously experienced in trying to obtain good films of the Prince, and warned me to be very careful.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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To-day
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From this reading To-day has certainly been most interesting, and not without excitement.
told
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From this reading The staff officer who told me this knew the trouble I had previously experienced in trying to obtain good films of the Prince, and warned me to be very careful.
trenches
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From this reading I was to film the bombardment of a concrete German block-house from the Guards' trenches at ----.
trouble
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From this reading The staff officer who told me this knew the trouble I had previously experienced in trying to obtain good films of the Prince, and warned me to be very careful.
trying
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From this reading The staff officer who told me this knew the trouble I had previously experienced in trying to obtain good films of the Prince, and warned me to be very careful.
UnderprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
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very
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WALES
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warned
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From this reading The staff officer who told me this knew the trouble I had previously experienced in trying to obtain good films of the Prince, and warned me to be very careful.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
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Way
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whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The staff officer who told me this knew the trouble I had previously experienced in trying to obtain good films of the Prince, and warned me to be very careful.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Previous to starting out from ---- news came through from headquarters that the Prince of Wales was going to inspect some guns with Lord Cavan.
withoutnounUS /ˈwithout/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading To-day has certainly been most interesting, and not without excitement.
