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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 A NIGHT ATTACK--AND A NARROW ESCAPE A Very Lively Experience--Choosing a Position for the Camera Under Fire--I Get a Taste of Gas--Witness a Night Attack by the Germans--Surprise an Officer by My Appearance in the Trenches--And Have One of the Narrowest Escapes--But Fortunately Get Out with Nothing Worse than a Couple of Bullets Through My Cap.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading I arrived soon after midday, and went to the Intelligence Department to report; the C.O. telephoned to the C. of M. for an appointment.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A NIGHT ATTACK--AND A NARROW ESCAPE A Very Lively Experience--Choosing a Position for the Camera Under Fire--I Get a Taste of Gas--Witness a Night Attack by the Germans--Surprise an Officer by My Appearance in the Trenches--And Have One of the Narrowest Escapes--But Fortunately Get Out with Nothing Worse than a Couple of Bullets Through My Cap.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A NIGHT ATTACK--AND A NARROW ESCAPE A Very Lively Experience--Choosing a Position for the Camera Under Fire--I Get a Taste of Gas--Witness a Night Attack by the Germans--Surprise an Officer by My Appearance in the Trenches--And Have One of the Narrowest Escapes--But Fortunately Get Out with Nothing Worse than a Couple of Bullets Through My Cap.
AppearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A NIGHT ATTACK--AND A NARROW ESCAPE A Very Lively Experience--Choosing a Position for the Camera Under Fire--I Get a Taste of Gas--Witness a Night Attack by the Germans--Surprise an Officer by My Appearance in the Trenches--And Have One of the Narrowest Escapes--But Fortunately Get Out with Nothing Worse than a Couple of Bullets Through My Cap.
appointment
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From this reading I arrived soon after midday, and went to the Intelligence Department to report; the C.O. telephoned to the C. of M. for an appointment.
arrived
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From this reading I arrived soon after midday, and went to the Intelligence Department to report; the C.O. telephoned to the C. of M. for an appointment.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Having plenty of time at my disposal, I returned to ----, and passed a few hours with some friends.
ATTACK
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From this reading A NIGHT ATTACK--AND A NARROW ESCAPE A Very Lively Experience--Choosing a Position for the Camera Under Fire--I Get a Taste of Gas--Witness a Night Attack by the Germans--Surprise an Officer by My Appearance in the Trenches--And Have One of the Narrowest Escapes--But Fortunately Get Out with Nothing Worse than a Couple of Bullets Through My Cap.
Bullets
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From this reading A NIGHT ATTACK--AND A NARROW ESCAPE A Very Lively Experience--Choosing a Position for the Camera Under Fire--I Get a Taste of Gas--Witness a Night Attack by the Germans--Surprise an Officer by My Appearance in the Trenches--And Have One of the Narrowest Escapes--But Fortunately Get Out with Nothing Worse than a Couple of Bullets Through My Cap.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A NIGHT ATTACK--AND A NARROW ESCAPE A Very Lively Experience--Choosing a Position for the Camera Under Fire--I Get a Taste of Gas--Witness a Night Attack by the Germans--Surprise an Officer by My Appearance in the Trenches--And Have One of the Narrowest Escapes--But Fortunately Get Out with Nothing Worse than a Couple of Bullets Through My Cap.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A NIGHT ATTACK--AND A NARROW ESCAPE A Very Lively Experience--Choosing a Position for the Camera Under Fire--I Get a Taste of Gas--Witness a Night Attack by the Germans--Surprise an Officer by My Appearance in the Trenches--And Have One of the Narrowest Escapes--But Fortunately Get Out with Nothing Worse than a Couple of Bullets Through My Cap.
C
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From this reading I arrived soon after midday, and went to the Intelligence Department to report; the C.O. telephoned to the C. of M. for an appointment.
Camera
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From this reading A NIGHT ATTACK--AND A NARROW ESCAPE A Very Lively Experience--Choosing a Position for the Camera Under Fire--I Get a Taste of Gas--Witness a Night Attack by the Germans--Surprise an Officer by My Appearance in the Trenches--And Have One of the Narrowest Escapes--But Fortunately Get Out with Nothing Worse than a Couple of Bullets Through My Cap.
Cap
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Choosing
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Colonel
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From this reading The weather was very fine when I left G.H.Q., but on reaching ----, to interview Colonel ---- in reference to the mining section, rain fell heavily.
Couple
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Department
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From this reading I arrived soon after midday, and went to the Intelligence Department to report; the C.O. telephoned to the C. of M. for an appointment.
disposal
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From this reading Having plenty of time at my disposal, I returned to ----, and passed a few hours with some friends.
ESCAPE
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Escapes
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From this reading A NIGHT ATTACK--AND A NARROW ESCAPE A Very Lively Experience--Choosing a Position for the Camera Under Fire--I Get a Taste of Gas--Witness a Night Attack by the Germans--Surprise an Officer by My Appearance in the Trenches--And Have One of the Narrowest Escapes--But Fortunately Get Out with Nothing Worse than a Couple of Bullets Through My Cap.
Experience
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From this reading A NIGHT ATTACK--AND A NARROW ESCAPE A Very Lively Experience--Choosing a Position for the Camera Under Fire--I Get a Taste of Gas--Witness a Night Attack by the Germans--Surprise an Officer by My Appearance in the Trenches--And Have One of the Narrowest Escapes--But Fortunately Get Out with Nothing Worse than a Couple of Bullets Through My Cap.
fell
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From this reading The weather was very fine when I left G.H.Q., but on reaching ----, to interview Colonel ---- in reference to the mining section, rain fell heavily.
few
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From this reading Having plenty of time at my disposal, I returned to ----, and passed a few hours with some friends.
fine
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From this reading The weather was very fine when I left G.H.Q., but on reaching ----, to interview Colonel ---- in reference to the mining section, rain fell heavily.
Fire
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From this reading A NIGHT ATTACK--AND A NARROW ESCAPE A Very Lively Experience--Choosing a Position for the Camera Under Fire--I Get a Taste of Gas--Witness a Night Attack by the Germans--Surprise an Officer by My Appearance in the Trenches--And Have One of the Narrowest Escapes--But Fortunately Get Out with Nothing Worse than a Couple of Bullets Through My Cap.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A NIGHT ATTACK--AND A NARROW ESCAPE A Very Lively Experience--Choosing a Position for the Camera Under Fire--I Get a Taste of Gas--Witness a Night Attack by the Germans--Surprise an Officer by My Appearance in the Trenches--And Have One of the Narrowest Escapes--But Fortunately Get Out with Nothing Worse than a Couple of Bullets Through My Cap.
Fortunately
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friends
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From this reading Having plenty of time at my disposal, I returned to ----, and passed a few hours with some friends.
G
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From this reading The weather was very fine when I left G.H.Q., but on reaching ----, to interview Colonel ---- in reference to the mining section, rain fell heavily.
Gas
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From this reading A NIGHT ATTACK--AND A NARROW ESCAPE A Very Lively Experience--Choosing a Position for the Camera Under Fire--I Get a Taste of Gas--Witness a Night Attack by the Germans--Surprise an Officer by My Appearance in the Trenches--And Have One of the Narrowest Escapes--But Fortunately Get Out with Nothing Worse than a Couple of Bullets Through My Cap.
Germans
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From this reading A NIGHT ATTACK--AND A NARROW ESCAPE A Very Lively Experience--Choosing a Position for the Camera Under Fire--I Get a Taste of Gas--Witness a Night Attack by the Germans--Surprise an Officer by My Appearance in the Trenches--And Have One of the Narrowest Escapes--But Fortunately Get Out with Nothing Worse than a Couple of Bullets Through My Cap.
Get
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From this reading A NIGHT ATTACK--AND A NARROW ESCAPE A Very Lively Experience--Choosing a Position for the Camera Under Fire--I Get a Taste of Gas--Witness a Night Attack by the Germans--Surprise an Officer by My Appearance in the Trenches--And Have One of the Narrowest Escapes--But Fortunately Get Out with Nothing Worse than a Couple of Bullets Through My Cap.
H
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From this reading The weather was very fine when I left G.H.Q., but on reaching ----, to interview Colonel ---- in reference to the mining section, rain fell heavily.
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A NIGHT ATTACK--AND A NARROW ESCAPE A Very Lively Experience--Choosing a Position for the Camera Under Fire--I Get a Taste of Gas--Witness a Night Attack by the Germans--Surprise an Officer by My Appearance in the Trenches--And Have One of the Narrowest Escapes--But Fortunately Get Out with Nothing Worse than a Couple of Bullets Through My Cap.
Havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Having plenty of time at my disposal, I returned to ----, and passed a few hours with some friends.
heavily
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From this reading The weather was very fine when I left G.H.Q., but on reaching ----, to interview Colonel ---- in reference to the mining section, rain fell heavily.
hours
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From this reading Having plenty of time at my disposal, I returned to ----, and passed a few hours with some friends.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A NIGHT ATTACK--AND A NARROW ESCAPE A Very Lively Experience--Choosing a Position for the Camera Under Fire--I Get a Taste of Gas--Witness a Night Attack by the Germans--Surprise an Officer by My Appearance in the Trenches--And Have One of the Narrowest Escapes--But Fortunately Get Out with Nothing Worse than a Couple of Bullets Through My Cap.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A NIGHT ATTACK--AND A NARROW ESCAPE A Very Lively Experience--Choosing a Position for the Camera Under Fire--I Get a Taste of Gas--Witness a Night Attack by the Germans--Surprise an Officer by My Appearance in the Trenches--And Have One of the Narrowest Escapes--But Fortunately Get Out with Nothing Worse than a Couple of Bullets Through My Cap.
Intelligence
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From this reading I arrived soon after midday, and went to the Intelligence Department to report; the C.O. telephoned to the C. of M. for an appointment.
interview
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From this reading The weather was very fine when I left G.H.Q., but on reaching ----, to interview Colonel ---- in reference to the mining section, rain fell heavily.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was made for nine o'clock that night.
left
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From this reading The weather was very fine when I left G.H.Q., but on reaching ----, to interview Colonel ---- in reference to the mining section, rain fell heavily.
Lively
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From this reading A NIGHT ATTACK--AND A NARROW ESCAPE A Very Lively Experience--Choosing a Position for the Camera Under Fire--I Get a Taste of Gas--Witness a Night Attack by the Germans--Surprise an Officer by My Appearance in the Trenches--And Have One of the Narrowest Escapes--But Fortunately Get Out with Nothing Worse than a Couple of Bullets Through My Cap.
M
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From this reading I arrived soon after midday, and went to the Intelligence Department to report; the C.O. telephoned to the C. of M. for an appointment.
made
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From this reading It was made for nine o'clock that night.
midday
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From this reading I arrived soon after midday, and went to the Intelligence Department to report; the C.O. telephoned to the C. of M. for an appointment.
mining
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From this reading The weather was very fine when I left G.H.Q., but on reaching ----, to interview Colonel ---- in reference to the mining section, rain fell heavily.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A NIGHT ATTACK--AND A NARROW ESCAPE A Very Lively Experience--Choosing a Position for the Camera Under Fire--I Get a Taste of Gas--Witness a Night Attack by the Germans--Surprise an Officer by My Appearance in the Trenches--And Have One of the Narrowest Escapes--But Fortunately Get Out with Nothing Worse than a Couple of Bullets Through My Cap.
NARROW
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From this reading A NIGHT ATTACK--AND A NARROW ESCAPE A Very Lively Experience--Choosing a Position for the Camera Under Fire--I Get a Taste of Gas--Witness a Night Attack by the Germans--Surprise an Officer by My Appearance in the Trenches--And Have One of the Narrowest Escapes--But Fortunately Get Out with Nothing Worse than a Couple of Bullets Through My Cap.
Narrowest
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From this reading A NIGHT ATTACK--AND A NARROW ESCAPE A Very Lively Experience--Choosing a Position for the Camera Under Fire--I Get a Taste of Gas--Witness a Night Attack by the Germans--Surprise an Officer by My Appearance in the Trenches--And Have One of the Narrowest Escapes--But Fortunately Get Out with Nothing Worse than a Couple of Bullets Through My Cap.
NIGHT
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From this reading A NIGHT ATTACK--AND A NARROW ESCAPE A Very Lively Experience--Choosing a Position for the Camera Under Fire--I Get a Taste of Gas--Witness a Night Attack by the Germans--Surprise an Officer by My Appearance in the Trenches--And Have One of the Narrowest Escapes--But Fortunately Get Out with Nothing Worse than a Couple of Bullets Through My Cap.
nine
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From this reading It was made for nine o'clock that night.
NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading A NIGHT ATTACK--AND A NARROW ESCAPE A Very Lively Experience--Choosing a Position for the Camera Under Fire--I Get a Taste of Gas--Witness a Night Attack by the Germans--Surprise an Officer by My Appearance in the Trenches--And Have One of the Narrowest Escapes--But Fortunately Get Out with Nothing Worse than a Couple of Bullets Through My Cap.
O
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From this reading I arrived soon after midday, and went to the Intelligence Department to report; the C.O. telephoned to the C. of M. for an appointment.
o'clock
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From this reading It was made for nine o'clock that night.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A NIGHT ATTACK--AND A NARROW ESCAPE A Very Lively Experience--Choosing a Position for the Camera Under Fire--I Get a Taste of Gas--Witness a Night Attack by the Germans--Surprise an Officer by My Appearance in the Trenches--And Have One of the Narrowest Escapes--But Fortunately Get Out with Nothing Worse than a Couple of Bullets Through My Cap.
Officer
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From this reading A NIGHT ATTACK--AND A NARROW ESCAPE A Very Lively Experience--Choosing a Position for the Camera Under Fire--I Get a Taste of Gas--Witness a Night Attack by the Germans--Surprise an Officer by My Appearance in the Trenches--And Have One of the Narrowest Escapes--But Fortunately Get Out with Nothing Worse than a Couple of Bullets Through My Cap.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The weather was very fine when I left G.H.Q., but on reaching ----, to interview Colonel ---- in reference to the mining section, rain fell heavily.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A NIGHT ATTACK--AND A NARROW ESCAPE A Very Lively Experience--Choosing a Position for the Camera Under Fire--I Get a Taste of Gas--Witness a Night Attack by the Germans--Surprise an Officer by My Appearance in the Trenches--And Have One of the Narrowest Escapes--But Fortunately Get Out with Nothing Worse than a Couple of Bullets Through My Cap.
Out
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From this reading A NIGHT ATTACK--AND A NARROW ESCAPE A Very Lively Experience--Choosing a Position for the Camera Under Fire--I Get a Taste of Gas--Witness a Night Attack by the Germans--Surprise an Officer by My Appearance in the Trenches--And Have One of the Narrowest Escapes--But Fortunately Get Out with Nothing Worse than a Couple of Bullets Through My Cap.
passed
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From this reading Having plenty of time at my disposal, I returned to ----, and passed a few hours with some friends.
plenty
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From this reading Having plenty of time at my disposal, I returned to ----, and passed a few hours with some friends.
Position
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From this reading A NIGHT ATTACK--AND A NARROW ESCAPE A Very Lively Experience--Choosing a Position for the Camera Under Fire--I Get a Taste of Gas--Witness a Night Attack by the Germans--Surprise an Officer by My Appearance in the Trenches--And Have One of the Narrowest Escapes--But Fortunately Get Out with Nothing Worse than a Couple of Bullets Through My Cap.
Q
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From this reading The weather was very fine when I left G.H.Q., but on reaching ----, to interview Colonel ---- in reference to the mining section, rain fell heavily.
rain
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From this reading The weather was very fine when I left G.H.Q., but on reaching ----, to interview Colonel ---- in reference to the mining section, rain fell heavily.
reaching
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From this reading The weather was very fine when I left G.H.Q., but on reaching ----, to interview Colonel ---- in reference to the mining section, rain fell heavily.
reference
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From this reading The weather was very fine when I left G.H.Q., but on reaching ----, to interview Colonel ---- in reference to the mining section, rain fell heavily.
report
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From this reading I arrived soon after midday, and went to the Intelligence Department to report; the C.O. telephoned to the C. of M. for an appointment.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Having plenty of time at my disposal, I returned to ----, and passed a few hours with some friends.
section
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some
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From this reading Having plenty of time at my disposal, I returned to ----, and passed a few hours with some friends.
soon
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From this reading I arrived soon after midday, and went to the Intelligence Department to report; the C.O. telephoned to the C. of M. for an appointment.
Surprise
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From this reading A NIGHT ATTACK--AND A NARROW ESCAPE A Very Lively Experience--Choosing a Position for the Camera Under Fire--I Get a Taste of Gas--Witness a Night Attack by the Germans--Surprise an Officer by My Appearance in the Trenches--And Have One of the Narrowest Escapes--But Fortunately Get Out with Nothing Worse than a Couple of Bullets Through My Cap.
TasteverbUS /teɪst/
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading A NIGHT ATTACK--AND A NARROW ESCAPE A Very Lively Experience--Choosing a Position for the Camera Under Fire--I Get a Taste of Gas--Witness a Night Attack by the Germans--Surprise an Officer by My Appearance in the Trenches--And Have One of the Narrowest Escapes--But Fortunately Get Out with Nothing Worse than a Couple of Bullets Through My Cap.
telephoned
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From this reading I arrived soon after midday, and went to the Intelligence Department to report; the C.O. telephoned to the C. of M. for an appointment.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading A NIGHT ATTACK--AND A NARROW ESCAPE A Very Lively Experience--Choosing a Position for the Camera Under Fire--I Get a Taste of Gas--Witness a Night Attack by the Germans--Surprise an Officer by My Appearance in the Trenches--And Have One of the Narrowest Escapes--But Fortunately Get Out with Nothing Worse than a Couple of Bullets Through My Cap.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was made for nine o'clock that night.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A NIGHT ATTACK--AND A NARROW ESCAPE A Very Lively Experience--Choosing a Position for the Camera Under Fire--I Get a Taste of Gas--Witness a Night Attack by the Germans--Surprise an Officer by My Appearance in the Trenches--And Have One of the Narrowest Escapes--But Fortunately Get Out with Nothing Worse than a Couple of Bullets Through My Cap.
ThroughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A NIGHT ATTACK--AND A NARROW ESCAPE A Very Lively Experience--Choosing a Position for the Camera Under Fire--I Get a Taste of Gas--Witness a Night Attack by the Germans--Surprise an Officer by My Appearance in the Trenches--And Have One of the Narrowest Escapes--But Fortunately Get Out with Nothing Worse than a Couple of Bullets Through My Cap.
time
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From this reading Having plenty of time at my disposal, I returned to ----, and passed a few hours with some friends.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The weather was very fine when I left G.H.Q., but on reaching ----, to interview Colonel ---- in reference to the mining section, rain fell heavily.
Trenches
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From this reading A NIGHT ATTACK--AND A NARROW ESCAPE A Very Lively Experience--Choosing a Position for the Camera Under Fire--I Get a Taste of Gas--Witness a Night Attack by the Germans--Surprise an Officer by My Appearance in the Trenches--And Have One of the Narrowest Escapes--But Fortunately Get Out with Nothing Worse than a Couple of Bullets Through My Cap.
UnderprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading A NIGHT ATTACK--AND A NARROW ESCAPE A Very Lively Experience--Choosing a Position for the Camera Under Fire--I Get a Taste of Gas--Witness a Night Attack by the Germans--Surprise an Officer by My Appearance in the Trenches--And Have One of the Narrowest Escapes--But Fortunately Get Out with Nothing Worse than a Couple of Bullets Through My Cap.
Very
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From this reading A NIGHT ATTACK--AND A NARROW ESCAPE A Very Lively Experience--Choosing a Position for the Camera Under Fire--I Get a Taste of Gas--Witness a Night Attack by the Germans--Surprise an Officer by My Appearance in the Trenches--And Have One of the Narrowest Escapes--But Fortunately Get Out with Nothing Worse than a Couple of Bullets Through My Cap.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The weather was very fine when I left G.H.Q., but on reaching ----, to interview Colonel ---- in reference to the mining section, rain fell heavily.
weather
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From this reading The weather was very fine when I left G.H.Q., but on reaching ----, to interview Colonel ---- in reference to the mining section, rain fell heavily.
went
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From this reading I arrived soon after midday, and went to the Intelligence Department to report; the C.O. telephoned to the C. of M. for an appointment.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The weather was very fine when I left G.H.Q., but on reaching ----, to interview Colonel ---- in reference to the mining section, rain fell heavily.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A NIGHT ATTACK--AND A NARROW ESCAPE A Very Lively Experience--Choosing a Position for the Camera Under Fire--I Get a Taste of Gas--Witness a Night Attack by the Germans--Surprise an Officer by My Appearance in the Trenches--And Have One of the Narrowest Escapes--But Fortunately Get Out with Nothing Worse than a Couple of Bullets Through My Cap.
Witness
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From this reading A NIGHT ATTACK--AND A NARROW ESCAPE A Very Lively Experience--Choosing a Position for the Camera Under Fire--I Get a Taste of Gas--Witness a Night Attack by the Germans--Surprise an Officer by My Appearance in the Trenches--And Have One of the Narrowest Escapes--But Fortunately Get Out with Nothing Worse than a Couple of Bullets Through My Cap.
Worse
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From this reading A NIGHT ATTACK--AND A NARROW ESCAPE A Very Lively Experience--Choosing a Position for the Camera Under Fire--I Get a Taste of Gas--Witness a Night Attack by the Germans--Surprise an Officer by My Appearance in the Trenches--And Have One of the Narrowest Escapes--But Fortunately Get Out with Nothing Worse than a Couple of Bullets Through My Cap.
