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How I Filmed the War
How I Filmed the War

Chapter XII

Chapter 12 of How I Filmed the War is here in full — 59 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Geoffrey H. Malins • Curated US English Learning Edition

Chapter 12 of How I Filmed the War by Geoffrey H. Malins holds 59 sentences, grouped into 12 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 12 of How I Filmed the War contain?

Chapter 12 holds 59 sentences of How I Filmed the War, unabridged, divided into 12 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 12 of How I Filmed the War by Geoffrey H. Malins exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 59 sentences, grouped into 12 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 12 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

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MY FIRST VISIT TO YPRES AND ARRAS Greeted on Arrival in the Ruined City of Ypres by a Furious Fusillade--I Film the Cloth Hall and Cathedral, and Have a Narrow Escape--A Once Beautiful Town Now Little More Than a Heap of Ruins--Arras a City of the Dead--Its Cathedral Destroyed--But Cross and Crucifixes Unharmed.
To Ypres!
This was the order for the day.
The news gave me a thrill of excitement.
The thunder of the big guns grew louder as we approached the front line, until they seemed to merge into one continuous roar.
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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 XII

Chapter 12 of How I Filmed the War is here in full — 59 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/12 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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MY FIRST VISIT TO YPRES AND ARRAS Greeted on Arrival in the Ruined City of Ypres by a Furious Fusillade--I Film the Cloth Hall and Cathedral, and Have a Narrow Escape--A Once Beautiful Town Now Little More Than a Heap of Ruins--Arras a City of the Dead--Its Cathedral Destroyed--But Cross and Crucifixes Unharmed.
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To Ypres!
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This was the order for the day.
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The news gave me a thrill of excitement.
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The thunder of the big guns grew louder as we approached the front line, until they seemed to merge into one continuous roar.

Learner Dictionary

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

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “MY FIRST VISIT TO YPRES AND ARRAS Greeted on Arrival in the Ruined City of Ypres by a Furious Fusillade--I Film the Cloth Hall and Cathedral, and Have a Narrow Escape--A Once Beautiful Town Now Little More Than a Heap of Ruins--Arras a City of the Dead--Its Cathedral Destroyed--But Cross and Crucifixes Unharmed.”

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One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “The thunder of the big guns grew louder as we approached the front line, until they seemed to merge into one continuous roar.”

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Until preposition US /ənˈtɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading “The thunder of the big guns grew louder as we approached the front line, until they seemed to merge into one continuous roar.”

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Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

adeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading MY FIRST VISIT TO YPRES AND ARRAS Greeted on Arrival in the Ruined City of Ypres by a Furious Fusillade--I Film the Cloth Hall and Cathedral, and Have a Narrow Escape--A Once Beautiful Town Now Little More Than a Heap of Ruins--Arras a City of the Dead--Its Cathedral Destroyed--But Cross and Crucifixes Unharmed.

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ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading MY FIRST VISIT TO YPRES AND ARRAS Greeted on Arrival in the Ruined City of Ypres by a Furious Fusillade--I Film the Cloth Hall and Cathedral, and Have a Narrow Escape--A Once Beautiful Town Now Little More Than a Heap of Ruins--Arras a City of the Dead--Its Cathedral Destroyed--But Cross and Crucifixes Unharmed.

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approached

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From this reading The thunder of the big guns grew louder as we approached the front line, until they seemed to merge into one continuous roar.

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ARRAS

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From this reading MY FIRST VISIT TO YPRES AND ARRAS Greeted on Arrival in the Ruined City of Ypres by a Furious Fusillade--I Film the Cloth Hall and Cathedral, and Have a Narrow Escape--A Once Beautiful Town Now Little More Than a Heap of Ruins--Arras a City of the Dead--Its Cathedral Destroyed--But Cross and Crucifixes Unharmed.

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Arrival

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From this reading MY FIRST VISIT TO YPRES AND ARRAS Greeted on Arrival in the Ruined City of Ypres by a Furious Fusillade--I Film the Cloth Hall and Cathedral, and Have a Narrow Escape--A Once Beautiful Town Now Little More Than a Heap of Ruins--Arras a City of the Dead--Its Cathedral Destroyed--But Cross and Crucifixes Unharmed.

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asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading The thunder of the big guns grew louder as we approached the front line, until they seemed to merge into one continuous roar.

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Beautiful

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From this reading MY FIRST VISIT TO YPRES AND ARRAS Greeted on Arrival in the Ruined City of Ypres by a Furious Fusillade--I Film the Cloth Hall and Cathedral, and Have a Narrow Escape--A Once Beautiful Town Now Little More Than a Heap of Ruins--Arras a City of the Dead--Its Cathedral Destroyed--But Cross and Crucifixes Unharmed.

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big

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From this reading The thunder of the big guns grew louder as we approached the front line, until they seemed to merge into one continuous roar.

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ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading MY FIRST VISIT TO YPRES AND ARRAS Greeted on Arrival in the Ruined City of Ypres by a Furious Fusillade--I Film the Cloth Hall and Cathedral, and Have a Narrow Escape--A Once Beautiful Town Now Little More Than a Heap of Ruins--Arras a City of the Dead--Its Cathedral Destroyed--But Cross and Crucifixes Unharmed.

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byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading MY FIRST VISIT TO YPRES AND ARRAS Greeted on Arrival in the Ruined City of Ypres by a Furious Fusillade--I Film the Cloth Hall and Cathedral, and Have a Narrow Escape--A Once Beautiful Town Now Little More Than a Heap of Ruins--Arras a City of the Dead--Its Cathedral Destroyed--But Cross and Crucifixes Unharmed.

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Cathedral

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From this reading MY FIRST VISIT TO YPRES AND ARRAS Greeted on Arrival in the Ruined City of Ypres by a Furious Fusillade--I Film the Cloth Hall and Cathedral, and Have a Narrow Escape--A Once Beautiful Town Now Little More Than a Heap of Ruins--Arras a City of the Dead--Its Cathedral Destroyed--But Cross and Crucifixes Unharmed.

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City

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From this reading MY FIRST VISIT TO YPRES AND ARRAS Greeted on Arrival in the Ruined City of Ypres by a Furious Fusillade--I Film the Cloth Hall and Cathedral, and Have a Narrow Escape--A Once Beautiful Town Now Little More Than a Heap of Ruins--Arras a City of the Dead--Its Cathedral Destroyed--But Cross and Crucifixes Unharmed.

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Cloth

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From this reading MY FIRST VISIT TO YPRES AND ARRAS Greeted on Arrival in the Ruined City of Ypres by a Furious Fusillade--I Film the Cloth Hall and Cathedral, and Have a Narrow Escape--A Once Beautiful Town Now Little More Than a Heap of Ruins--Arras a City of the Dead--Its Cathedral Destroyed--But Cross and Crucifixes Unharmed.

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continuous

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From this reading The thunder of the big guns grew louder as we approached the front line, until they seemed to merge into one continuous roar.

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Cross

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From this reading MY FIRST VISIT TO YPRES AND ARRAS Greeted on Arrival in the Ruined City of Ypres by a Furious Fusillade--I Film the Cloth Hall and Cathedral, and Have a Narrow Escape--A Once Beautiful Town Now Little More Than a Heap of Ruins--Arras a City of the Dead--Its Cathedral Destroyed--But Cross and Crucifixes Unharmed.

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Crucifixes

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From this reading MY FIRST VISIT TO YPRES AND ARRAS Greeted on Arrival in the Ruined City of Ypres by a Furious Fusillade--I Film the Cloth Hall and Cathedral, and Have a Narrow Escape--A Once Beautiful Town Now Little More Than a Heap of Ruins--Arras a City of the Dead--Its Cathedral Destroyed--But Cross and Crucifixes Unharmed.

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day

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From this reading This was the order for the day.

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Dead

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From this reading MY FIRST VISIT TO YPRES AND ARRAS Greeted on Arrival in the Ruined City of Ypres by a Furious Fusillade--I Film the Cloth Hall and Cathedral, and Have a Narrow Escape--A Once Beautiful Town Now Little More Than a Heap of Ruins--Arras a City of the Dead--Its Cathedral Destroyed--But Cross and Crucifixes Unharmed.

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Destroyed

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From this reading MY FIRST VISIT TO YPRES AND ARRAS Greeted on Arrival in the Ruined City of Ypres by a Furious Fusillade--I Film the Cloth Hall and Cathedral, and Have a Narrow Escape--A Once Beautiful Town Now Little More Than a Heap of Ruins--Arras a City of the Dead--Its Cathedral Destroyed--But Cross and Crucifixes Unharmed.

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Escape

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From this reading MY FIRST VISIT TO YPRES AND ARRAS Greeted on Arrival in the Ruined City of Ypres by a Furious Fusillade--I Film the Cloth Hall and Cathedral, and Have a Narrow Escape--A Once Beautiful Town Now Little More Than a Heap of Ruins--Arras a City of the Dead--Its Cathedral Destroyed--But Cross and Crucifixes Unharmed.

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excitement

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From this reading The news gave me a thrill of excitement.

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Film

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From this reading MY FIRST VISIT TO YPRES AND ARRAS Greeted on Arrival in the Ruined City of Ypres by a Furious Fusillade--I Film the Cloth Hall and Cathedral, and Have a Narrow Escape--A Once Beautiful Town Now Little More Than a Heap of Ruins--Arras a City of the Dead--Its Cathedral Destroyed--But Cross and Crucifixes Unharmed.

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FIRST

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From this reading MY FIRST VISIT TO YPRES AND ARRAS Greeted on Arrival in the Ruined City of Ypres by a Furious Fusillade--I Film the Cloth Hall and Cathedral, and Have a Narrow Escape--A Once Beautiful Town Now Little More Than a Heap of Ruins--Arras a City of the Dead--Its Cathedral Destroyed--But Cross and Crucifixes Unharmed.

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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading This was the order for the day.

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front

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From this reading The thunder of the big guns grew louder as we approached the front line, until they seemed to merge into one continuous roar.

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Furious

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From this reading MY FIRST VISIT TO YPRES AND ARRAS Greeted on Arrival in the Ruined City of Ypres by a Furious Fusillade--I Film the Cloth Hall and Cathedral, and Have a Narrow Escape--A Once Beautiful Town Now Little More Than a Heap of Ruins--Arras a City of the Dead--Its Cathedral Destroyed--But Cross and Crucifixes Unharmed.

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Fusillade

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From this reading MY FIRST VISIT TO YPRES AND ARRAS Greeted on Arrival in the Ruined City of Ypres by a Furious Fusillade--I Film the Cloth Hall and Cathedral, and Have a Narrow Escape--A Once Beautiful Town Now Little More Than a Heap of Ruins--Arras a City of the Dead--Its Cathedral Destroyed--But Cross and Crucifixes Unharmed.

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gave

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From this reading The news gave me a thrill of excitement.

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Greeted

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From this reading MY FIRST VISIT TO YPRES AND ARRAS Greeted on Arrival in the Ruined City of Ypres by a Furious Fusillade--I Film the Cloth Hall and Cathedral, and Have a Narrow Escape--A Once Beautiful Town Now Little More Than a Heap of Ruins--Arras a City of the Dead--Its Cathedral Destroyed--But Cross and Crucifixes Unharmed.

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grew

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From this reading The thunder of the big guns grew louder as we approached the front line, until they seemed to merge into one continuous roar.

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guns

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From this reading The thunder of the big guns grew louder as we approached the front line, until they seemed to merge into one continuous roar.

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Hall

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From this reading MY FIRST VISIT TO YPRES AND ARRAS Greeted on Arrival in the Ruined City of Ypres by a Furious Fusillade--I Film the Cloth Hall and Cathedral, and Have a Narrow Escape--A Once Beautiful Town Now Little More Than a Heap of Ruins--Arras a City of the Dead--Its Cathedral Destroyed--But Cross and Crucifixes Unharmed.

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Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading MY FIRST VISIT TO YPRES AND ARRAS Greeted on Arrival in the Ruined City of Ypres by a Furious Fusillade--I Film the Cloth Hall and Cathedral, and Have a Narrow Escape--A Once Beautiful Town Now Little More Than a Heap of Ruins--Arras a City of the Dead--Its Cathedral Destroyed--But Cross and Crucifixes Unharmed.

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Heap

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From this reading MY FIRST VISIT TO YPRES AND ARRAS Greeted on Arrival in the Ruined City of Ypres by a Furious Fusillade--I Film the Cloth Hall and Cathedral, and Have a Narrow Escape--A Once Beautiful Town Now Little More Than a Heap of Ruins--Arras a City of the Dead--Its Cathedral Destroyed--But Cross and Crucifixes Unharmed.

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IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading MY FIRST VISIT TO YPRES AND ARRAS Greeted on Arrival in the Ruined City of Ypres by a Furious Fusillade--I Film the Cloth Hall and Cathedral, and Have a Narrow Escape--A Once Beautiful Town Now Little More Than a Heap of Ruins--Arras a City of the Dead--Its Cathedral Destroyed--But Cross and Crucifixes Unharmed.

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inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading MY FIRST VISIT TO YPRES AND ARRAS Greeted on Arrival in the Ruined City of Ypres by a Furious Fusillade--I Film the Cloth Hall and Cathedral, and Have a Narrow Escape--A Once Beautiful Town Now Little More Than a Heap of Ruins--Arras a City of the Dead--Its Cathedral Destroyed--But Cross and Crucifixes Unharmed.

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intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading The thunder of the big guns grew louder as we approached the front line, until they seemed to merge into one continuous roar.

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ItsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading MY FIRST VISIT TO YPRES AND ARRAS Greeted on Arrival in the Ruined City of Ypres by a Furious Fusillade--I Film the Cloth Hall and Cathedral, and Have a Narrow Escape--A Once Beautiful Town Now Little More Than a Heap of Ruins--Arras a City of the Dead--Its Cathedral Destroyed--But Cross and Crucifixes Unharmed.

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line

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From this reading The thunder of the big guns grew louder as we approached the front line, until they seemed to merge into one continuous roar.

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Little

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From this reading MY FIRST VISIT TO YPRES AND ARRAS Greeted on Arrival in the Ruined City of Ypres by a Furious Fusillade--I Film the Cloth Hall and Cathedral, and Have a Narrow Escape--A Once Beautiful Town Now Little More Than a Heap of Ruins--Arras a City of the Dead--Its Cathedral Destroyed--But Cross and Crucifixes Unharmed.

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louder

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From this reading The thunder of the big guns grew louder as we approached the front line, until they seemed to merge into one continuous roar.

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mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading The news gave me a thrill of excitement.

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merge

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From this reading The thunder of the big guns grew louder as we approached the front line, until they seemed to merge into one continuous roar.

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More

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From this reading MY FIRST VISIT TO YPRES AND ARRAS Greeted on Arrival in the Ruined City of Ypres by a Furious Fusillade--I Film the Cloth Hall and Cathedral, and Have a Narrow Escape--A Once Beautiful Town Now Little More Than a Heap of Ruins--Arras a City of the Dead--Its Cathedral Destroyed--But Cross and Crucifixes Unharmed.

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MYdeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading MY FIRST VISIT TO YPRES AND ARRAS Greeted on Arrival in the Ruined City of Ypres by a Furious Fusillade--I Film the Cloth Hall and Cathedral, and Have a Narrow Escape--A Once Beautiful Town Now Little More Than a Heap of Ruins--Arras a City of the Dead--Its Cathedral Destroyed--But Cross and Crucifixes Unharmed.

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Narrow

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From this reading MY FIRST VISIT TO YPRES AND ARRAS Greeted on Arrival in the Ruined City of Ypres by a Furious Fusillade--I Film the Cloth Hall and Cathedral, and Have a Narrow Escape--A Once Beautiful Town Now Little More Than a Heap of Ruins--Arras a City of the Dead--Its Cathedral Destroyed--But Cross and Crucifixes Unharmed.

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news

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From this reading The news gave me a thrill of excitement.

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Now

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From this reading MY FIRST VISIT TO YPRES AND ARRAS Greeted on Arrival in the Ruined City of Ypres by a Furious Fusillade--I Film the Cloth Hall and Cathedral, and Have a Narrow Escape--A Once Beautiful Town Now Little More Than a Heap of Ruins--Arras a City of the Dead--Its Cathedral Destroyed--But Cross and Crucifixes Unharmed.

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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading MY FIRST VISIT TO YPRES AND ARRAS Greeted on Arrival in the Ruined City of Ypres by a Furious Fusillade--I Film the Cloth Hall and Cathedral, and Have a Narrow Escape--A Once Beautiful Town Now Little More Than a Heap of Ruins--Arras a City of the Dead--Its Cathedral Destroyed--But Cross and Crucifixes Unharmed.

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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading MY FIRST VISIT TO YPRES AND ARRAS Greeted on Arrival in the Ruined City of Ypres by a Furious Fusillade--I Film the Cloth Hall and Cathedral, and Have a Narrow Escape--A Once Beautiful Town Now Little More Than a Heap of Ruins--Arras a City of the Dead--Its Cathedral Destroyed--But Cross and Crucifixes Unharmed.

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Once

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From this reading MY FIRST VISIT TO YPRES AND ARRAS Greeted on Arrival in the Ruined City of Ypres by a Furious Fusillade--I Film the Cloth Hall and Cathedral, and Have a Narrow Escape--A Once Beautiful Town Now Little More Than a Heap of Ruins--Arras a City of the Dead--Its Cathedral Destroyed--But Cross and Crucifixes Unharmed.

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onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading The thunder of the big guns grew louder as we approached the front line, until they seemed to merge into one continuous roar.

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order

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From this reading This was the order for the day.

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roar

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From this reading The thunder of the big guns grew louder as we approached the front line, until they seemed to merge into one continuous roar.

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Ruined

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From this reading MY FIRST VISIT TO YPRES AND ARRAS Greeted on Arrival in the Ruined City of Ypres by a Furious Fusillade--I Film the Cloth Hall and Cathedral, and Have a Narrow Escape--A Once Beautiful Town Now Little More Than a Heap of Ruins--Arras a City of the Dead--Its Cathedral Destroyed--But Cross and Crucifixes Unharmed.

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Ruins

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From this reading MY FIRST VISIT TO YPRES AND ARRAS Greeted on Arrival in the Ruined City of Ypres by a Furious Fusillade--I Film the Cloth Hall and Cathedral, and Have a Narrow Escape--A Once Beautiful Town Now Little More Than a Heap of Ruins--Arras a City of the Dead--Its Cathedral Destroyed--But Cross and Crucifixes Unharmed.

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seemed

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From this reading The thunder of the big guns grew louder as we approached the front line, until they seemed to merge into one continuous roar.

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ThanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading MY FIRST VISIT TO YPRES AND ARRAS Greeted on Arrival in the Ruined City of Ypres by a Furious Fusillade--I Film the Cloth Hall and Cathedral, and Have a Narrow Escape--A Once Beautiful Town Now Little More Than a Heap of Ruins--Arras a City of the Dead--Its Cathedral Destroyed--But Cross and Crucifixes Unharmed.

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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 MY FIRST VISIT TO YPRES AND ARRAS Greeted on Arrival in the Ruined City of Ypres by a Furious Fusillade--I Film the Cloth Hall and Cathedral, and Have a Narrow Escape--A Once Beautiful Town Now Little More Than a Heap of Ruins--Arras a City of the Dead--Its Cathedral Destroyed--But Cross and Crucifixes Unharmed.

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theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

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

From this reading The thunder of the big guns grew louder as we approached the front line, until they seemed to merge into one continuous roar.

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ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading This was the order for the day.

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thrill

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From this reading The news gave me a thrill of excitement.

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thunder

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From this reading The thunder of the big guns grew louder as we approached the front line, until they seemed to merge into one continuous roar.

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TOparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading MY FIRST VISIT TO YPRES AND ARRAS Greeted on Arrival in the Ruined City of Ypres by a Furious Fusillade--I Film the Cloth Hall and Cathedral, and Have a Narrow Escape--A Once Beautiful Town Now Little More Than a Heap of Ruins--Arras a City of the Dead--Its Cathedral Destroyed--But Cross and Crucifixes Unharmed.

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Town

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From this reading MY FIRST VISIT TO YPRES AND ARRAS Greeted on Arrival in the Ruined City of Ypres by a Furious Fusillade--I Film the Cloth Hall and Cathedral, and Have a Narrow Escape--A Once Beautiful Town Now Little More Than a Heap of Ruins--Arras a City of the Dead--Its Cathedral Destroyed--But Cross and Crucifixes Unharmed.

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Unharmed

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From this reading MY FIRST VISIT TO YPRES AND ARRAS Greeted on Arrival in the Ruined City of Ypres by a Furious Fusillade--I Film the Cloth Hall and Cathedral, and Have a Narrow Escape--A Once Beautiful Town Now Little More Than a Heap of Ruins--Arras a City of the Dead--Its Cathedral Destroyed--But Cross and Crucifixes Unharmed.

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untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading The thunder of the big guns grew louder as we approached the front line, until they seemed to merge into one continuous roar.

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VISIT

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From this reading MY FIRST VISIT TO YPRES AND ARRAS Greeted on Arrival in the Ruined City of Ypres by a Furious Fusillade--I Film the Cloth Hall and Cathedral, and Have a Narrow Escape--A Once Beautiful Town Now Little More Than a Heap of Ruins--Arras a City of the Dead--Its Cathedral Destroyed--But Cross and Crucifixes Unharmed.

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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 This was the order for the day.

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wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading The thunder of the big guns grew louder as we approached the front line, until they seemed to merge into one continuous roar.

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YPRES

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From this reading MY FIRST VISIT TO YPRES AND ARRAS Greeted on Arrival in the Ruined City of Ypres by a Furious Fusillade--I Film the Cloth Hall and Cathedral, and Have a Narrow Escape--A Once Beautiful Town Now Little More Than a Heap of Ruins--Arras a City of the Dead--Its Cathedral Destroyed--But Cross and Crucifixes Unharmed.

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