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AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE DAWN OF JULY FIRST A Firework Display Heralds the Arrival of "The Day"--How the Boys Spent Their Last Few Hours in the Trenches--Rats as Bedfellows--I Make an Early Start--And Get Through a Mine-shaft into "No Man's Land"--The Great Event Draws Near--Anxious Moments--The Men Fix Bayonets--And Wait the Word of Command to "Go Over the Top."
air
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From this reading Darkness came, and with it a host of star-shells, or Verey lights, which were shot up high in the air from both the German and our own trenches.
all
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From this reading They looked for all the world like a huge firework display at the Crystal Palace.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE DAWN OF JULY FIRST A Firework Display Heralds the Arrival of "The Day"--How the Boys Spent Their Last Few Hours in the Trenches--Rats as Bedfellows--I Make an Early Start--And Get Through a Mine-shaft into "No Man's Land"--The Great Event Draws Near--Anxious Moments--The Men Fix Bayonets--And Wait the Word of Command to "Go Over the Top."
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE DAWN OF JULY FIRST A Firework Display Heralds the Arrival of "The Day"--How the Boys Spent Their Last Few Hours in the Trenches--Rats as Bedfellows--I Make an Early Start--And Get Through a Mine-shaft into "No Man's Land"--The Great Event Draws Near--Anxious Moments--The Men Fix Bayonets--And Wait the Word of Command to "Go Over the Top."
Anxious
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From this reading THE DAWN OF JULY FIRST A Firework Display Heralds the Arrival of "The Day"--How the Boys Spent Their Last Few Hours in the Trenches--Rats as Bedfellows--I Make an Early Start--And Get Through a Mine-shaft into "No Man's Land"--The Great Event Draws Near--Anxious Moments--The Men Fix Bayonets--And Wait the Word of Command to "Go Over the Top."
Arrival
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From this reading THE DAWN OF JULY FIRST A Firework Display Heralds the Arrival of "The Day"--How the Boys Spent Their Last Few Hours in the Trenches--Rats as Bedfellows--I Make an Early Start--And Get Through a Mine-shaft into "No Man's Land"--The Great Event Draws Near--Anxious Moments--The Men Fix Bayonets--And Wait the Word of Command to "Go Over the Top."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE DAWN OF JULY FIRST A Firework Display Heralds the Arrival of "The Day"--How the Boys Spent Their Last Few Hours in the Trenches--Rats as Bedfellows--I Make an Early Start--And Get Through a Mine-shaft into "No Man's Land"--The Great Event Draws Near--Anxious Moments--The Men Fix Bayonets--And Wait the Word of Command to "Go Over the Top."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They looked for all the world like a huge firework display at the Crystal Palace.
Bayonets
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From this reading THE DAWN OF JULY FIRST A Firework Display Heralds the Arrival of "The Day"--How the Boys Spent Their Last Few Hours in the Trenches--Rats as Bedfellows--I Make an Early Start--And Get Through a Mine-shaft into "No Man's Land"--The Great Event Draws Near--Anxious Moments--The Men Fix Bayonets--And Wait the Word of Command to "Go Over the Top."
Bedfellows
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From this reading THE DAWN OF JULY FIRST A Firework Display Heralds the Arrival of "The Day"--How the Boys Spent Their Last Few Hours in the Trenches--Rats as Bedfellows--I Make an Early Start--And Get Through a Mine-shaft into "No Man's Land"--The Great Event Draws Near--Anxious Moments--The Men Fix Bayonets--And Wait the Word of Command to "Go Over the Top."
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Darkness came, and with it a host of star-shells, or Verey lights, which were shot up high in the air from both the German and our own trenches.
Boys
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From this reading THE DAWN OF JULY FIRST A Firework Display Heralds the Arrival of "The Day"--How the Boys Spent Their Last Few Hours in the Trenches--Rats as Bedfellows--I Make an Early Start--And Get Through a Mine-shaft into "No Man's Land"--The Great Event Draws Near--Anxious Moments--The Men Fix Bayonets--And Wait the Word of Command to "Go Over the Top."
came
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ceased
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From this reading Rain had ceased.
Command
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From this reading THE DAWN OF JULY FIRST A Firework Display Heralds the Arrival of "The Day"--How the Boys Spent Their Last Few Hours in the Trenches--Rats as Bedfellows--I Make an Early Start--And Get Through a Mine-shaft into "No Man's Land"--The Great Event Draws Near--Anxious Moments--The Men Fix Bayonets--And Wait the Word of Command to "Go Over the Top."
countless
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From this reading The heavens were studded with countless millions of stars.
Crystal
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From this reading They looked for all the world like a huge firework display at the Crystal Palace.
Darkness
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From this reading Darkness came, and with it a host of star-shells, or Verey lights, which were shot up high in the air from both the German and our own trenches.
DAWN
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From this reading THE DAWN OF JULY FIRST A Firework Display Heralds the Arrival of "The Day"--How the Boys Spent Their Last Few Hours in the Trenches--Rats as Bedfellows--I Make an Early Start--And Get Through a Mine-shaft into "No Man's Land"--The Great Event Draws Near--Anxious Moments--The Men Fix Bayonets--And Wait the Word of Command to "Go Over the Top."
Day
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From this reading THE DAWN OF JULY FIRST A Firework Display Heralds the Arrival of "The Day"--How the Boys Spent Their Last Few Hours in the Trenches--Rats as Bedfellows--I Make an Early Start--And Get Through a Mine-shaft into "No Man's Land"--The Great Event Draws Near--Anxious Moments--The Men Fix Bayonets--And Wait the Word of Command to "Go Over the Top."
Display
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From this reading THE DAWN OF JULY FIRST A Firework Display Heralds the Arrival of "The Day"--How the Boys Spent Their Last Few Hours in the Trenches--Rats as Bedfellows--I Make an Early Start--And Get Through a Mine-shaft into "No Man's Land"--The Great Event Draws Near--Anxious Moments--The Men Fix Bayonets--And Wait the Word of Command to "Go Over the Top."
Draws
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From this reading THE DAWN OF JULY FIRST A Firework Display Heralds the Arrival of "The Day"--How the Boys Spent Their Last Few Hours in the Trenches--Rats as Bedfellows--I Make an Early Start--And Get Through a Mine-shaft into "No Man's Land"--The Great Event Draws Near--Anxious Moments--The Men Fix Bayonets--And Wait the Word of Command to "Go Over the Top."
Early
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From this reading THE DAWN OF JULY FIRST A Firework Display Heralds the Arrival of "The Day"--How the Boys Spent Their Last Few Hours in the Trenches--Rats as Bedfellows--I Make an Early Start--And Get Through a Mine-shaft into "No Man's Land"--The Great Event Draws Near--Anxious Moments--The Men Fix Bayonets--And Wait the Word of Command to "Go Over the Top."
Event
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From this reading THE DAWN OF JULY FIRST A Firework Display Heralds the Arrival of "The Day"--How the Boys Spent Their Last Few Hours in the Trenches--Rats as Bedfellows--I Make an Early Start--And Get Through a Mine-shaft into "No Man's Land"--The Great Event Draws Near--Anxious Moments--The Men Fix Bayonets--And Wait the Word of Command to "Go Over the Top."
Few
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From this reading THE DAWN OF JULY FIRST A Firework Display Heralds the Arrival of "The Day"--How the Boys Spent Their Last Few Hours in the Trenches--Rats as Bedfellows--I Make an Early Start--And Get Through a Mine-shaft into "No Man's Land"--The Great Event Draws Near--Anxious Moments--The Men Fix Bayonets--And Wait the Word of Command to "Go Over the Top."
Firework
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From this reading THE DAWN OF JULY FIRST A Firework Display Heralds the Arrival of "The Day"--How the Boys Spent Their Last Few Hours in the Trenches--Rats as Bedfellows--I Make an Early Start--And Get Through a Mine-shaft into "No Man's Land"--The Great Event Draws Near--Anxious Moments--The Men Fix Bayonets--And Wait the Word of Command to "Go Over the Top."
FIRST
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From this reading THE DAWN OF JULY FIRST A Firework Display Heralds the Arrival of "The Day"--How the Boys Spent Their Last Few Hours in the Trenches--Rats as Bedfellows--I Make an Early Start--And Get Through a Mine-shaft into "No Man's Land"--The Great Event Draws Near--Anxious Moments--The Men Fix Bayonets--And Wait the Word of Command to "Go Over the Top."
Fix
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From this reading THE DAWN OF JULY FIRST A Firework Display Heralds the Arrival of "The Day"--How the Boys Spent Their Last Few Hours in the Trenches--Rats as Bedfellows--I Make an Early Start--And Get Through a Mine-shaft into "No Man's Land"--The Great Event Draws Near--Anxious Moments--The Men Fix Bayonets--And Wait the Word of Command to "Go Over the Top."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They looked for all the world like a huge firework display at the Crystal Palace.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Darkness came, and with it a host of star-shells, or Verey lights, which were shot up high in the air from both the German and our own trenches.
German
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From this reading Darkness came, and with it a host of star-shells, or Verey lights, which were shot up high in the air from both the German and our own trenches.
Get
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From this reading THE DAWN OF JULY FIRST A Firework Display Heralds the Arrival of "The Day"--How the Boys Spent Their Last Few Hours in the Trenches--Rats as Bedfellows--I Make an Early Start--And Get Through a Mine-shaft into "No Man's Land"--The Great Event Draws Near--Anxious Moments--The Men Fix Bayonets--And Wait the Word of Command to "Go Over the Top."
Go
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From this reading THE DAWN OF JULY FIRST A Firework Display Heralds the Arrival of "The Day"--How the Boys Spent Their Last Few Hours in the Trenches--Rats as Bedfellows--I Make an Early Start--And Get Through a Mine-shaft into "No Man's Land"--The Great Event Draws Near--Anxious Moments--The Men Fix Bayonets--And Wait the Word of Command to "Go Over the Top."
Great
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From this reading THE DAWN OF JULY FIRST A Firework Display Heralds the Arrival of "The Day"--How the Boys Spent Their Last Few Hours in the Trenches--Rats as Bedfellows--I Make an Early Start--And Get Through a Mine-shaft into "No Man's Land"--The Great Event Draws Near--Anxious Moments--The Men Fix Bayonets--And Wait the Word of Command to "Go Over the Top."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Rain had ceased.
heavens
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From this reading The heavens were studded with countless millions of stars.
Heralds
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From this reading THE DAWN OF JULY FIRST A Firework Display Heralds the Arrival of "The Day"--How the Boys Spent Their Last Few Hours in the Trenches--Rats as Bedfellows--I Make an Early Start--And Get Through a Mine-shaft into "No Man's Land"--The Great Event Draws Near--Anxious Moments--The Men Fix Bayonets--And Wait the Word of Command to "Go Over the Top."
high
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From this reading Darkness came, and with it a host of star-shells, or Verey lights, which were shot up high in the air from both the German and our own trenches.
host
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From this reading Darkness came, and with it a host of star-shells, or Verey lights, which were shot up high in the air from both the German and our own trenches.
Hours
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From this reading THE DAWN OF JULY FIRST A Firework Display Heralds the Arrival of "The Day"--How the Boys Spent Their Last Few Hours in the Trenches--Rats as Bedfellows--I Make an Early Start--And Get Through a Mine-shaft into "No Man's Land"--The Great Event Draws Near--Anxious Moments--The Men Fix Bayonets--And Wait the Word of Command to "Go Over the Top."
How
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From this reading THE DAWN OF JULY FIRST A Firework Display Heralds the Arrival of "The Day"--How the Boys Spent Their Last Few Hours in the Trenches--Rats as Bedfellows--I Make an Early Start--And Get Through a Mine-shaft into "No Man's Land"--The Great Event Draws Near--Anxious Moments--The Men Fix Bayonets--And Wait the Word of Command to "Go Over the Top."
huge
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From this reading They looked for all the world like a huge firework display at the Crystal Palace.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE DAWN OF JULY FIRST A Firework Display Heralds the Arrival of "The Day"--How the Boys Spent Their Last Few Hours in the Trenches--Rats as Bedfellows--I Make an Early Start--And Get Through a Mine-shaft into "No Man's Land"--The Great Event Draws Near--Anxious Moments--The Men Fix Bayonets--And Wait the Word of Command to "Go Over the Top."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE DAWN OF JULY FIRST A Firework Display Heralds the Arrival of "The Day"--How the Boys Spent Their Last Few Hours in the Trenches--Rats as Bedfellows--I Make an Early Start--And Get Through a Mine-shaft into "No Man's Land"--The Great Event Draws Near--Anxious Moments--The Men Fix Bayonets--And Wait the Word of Command to "Go Over the Top."
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE DAWN OF JULY FIRST A Firework Display Heralds the Arrival of "The Day"--How the Boys Spent Their Last Few Hours in the Trenches--Rats as Bedfellows--I Make an Early Start--And Get Through a Mine-shaft into "No Man's Land"--The Great Event Draws Near--Anxious Moments--The Men Fix Bayonets--And Wait the Word of Command to "Go Over the Top."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Darkness came, and with it a host of star-shells, or Verey lights, which were shot up high in the air from both the German and our own trenches.
JULY
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From this reading THE DAWN OF JULY FIRST A Firework Display Heralds the Arrival of "The Day"--How the Boys Spent Their Last Few Hours in the Trenches--Rats as Bedfellows--I Make an Early Start--And Get Through a Mine-shaft into "No Man's Land"--The Great Event Draws Near--Anxious Moments--The Men Fix Bayonets--And Wait the Word of Command to "Go Over the Top."
Land
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From this reading THE DAWN OF JULY FIRST A Firework Display Heralds the Arrival of "The Day"--How the Boys Spent Their Last Few Hours in the Trenches--Rats as Bedfellows--I Make an Early Start--And Get Through a Mine-shaft into "No Man's Land"--The Great Event Draws Near--Anxious Moments--The Men Fix Bayonets--And Wait the Word of Command to "Go Over the Top."
Last
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From this reading THE DAWN OF JULY FIRST A Firework Display Heralds the Arrival of "The Day"--How the Boys Spent Their Last Few Hours in the Trenches--Rats as Bedfellows--I Make an Early Start--And Get Through a Mine-shaft into "No Man's Land"--The Great Event Draws Near--Anxious Moments--The Men Fix Bayonets--And Wait the Word of Command to "Go Over the Top."
lights
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From this reading Darkness came, and with it a host of star-shells, or Verey lights, which were shot up high in the air from both the German and our own trenches.
like
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From this reading They looked for all the world like a huge firework display at the Crystal Palace.
looked
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From this reading They looked for all the world like a huge firework display at the Crystal Palace.
Make
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From this reading THE DAWN OF JULY FIRST A Firework Display Heralds the Arrival of "The Day"--How the Boys Spent Their Last Few Hours in the Trenches--Rats as Bedfellows--I Make an Early Start--And Get Through a Mine-shaft into "No Man's Land"--The Great Event Draws Near--Anxious Moments--The Men Fix Bayonets--And Wait the Word of Command to "Go Over the Top."
Man's
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From this reading THE DAWN OF JULY FIRST A Firework Display Heralds the Arrival of "The Day"--How the Boys Spent Their Last Few Hours in the Trenches--Rats as Bedfellows--I Make an Early Start--And Get Through a Mine-shaft into "No Man's Land"--The Great Event Draws Near--Anxious Moments--The Men Fix Bayonets--And Wait the Word of Command to "Go Over the Top."
Men
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From this reading THE DAWN OF JULY FIRST A Firework Display Heralds the Arrival of "The Day"--How the Boys Spent Their Last Few Hours in the Trenches--Rats as Bedfellows--I Make an Early Start--And Get Through a Mine-shaft into "No Man's Land"--The Great Event Draws Near--Anxious Moments--The Men Fix Bayonets--And Wait the Word of Command to "Go Over the Top."
millions
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From this reading The heavens were studded with countless millions of stars.
Mine-shaft
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From this reading THE DAWN OF JULY FIRST A Firework Display Heralds the Arrival of "The Day"--How the Boys Spent Their Last Few Hours in the Trenches--Rats as Bedfellows--I Make an Early Start--And Get Through a Mine-shaft into "No Man's Land"--The Great Event Draws Near--Anxious Moments--The Men Fix Bayonets--And Wait the Word of Command to "Go Over the Top."
Moments
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From this reading THE DAWN OF JULY FIRST A Firework Display Heralds the Arrival of "The Day"--How the Boys Spent Their Last Few Hours in the Trenches--Rats as Bedfellows--I Make an Early Start--And Get Through a Mine-shaft into "No Man's Land"--The Great Event Draws Near--Anxious Moments--The Men Fix Bayonets--And Wait the Word of Command to "Go Over the Top."
Near
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From this reading THE DAWN OF JULY FIRST A Firework Display Heralds the Arrival of "The Day"--How the Boys Spent Their Last Few Hours in the Trenches--Rats as Bedfellows--I Make an Early Start--And Get Through a Mine-shaft into "No Man's Land"--The Great Event Draws Near--Anxious Moments--The Men Fix Bayonets--And Wait the Word of Command to "Go Over the Top."
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading THE DAWN OF JULY FIRST A Firework Display Heralds the Arrival of "The Day"--How the Boys Spent Their Last Few Hours in the Trenches--Rats as Bedfellows--I Make an Early Start--And Get Through a Mine-shaft into "No Man's Land"--The Great Event Draws Near--Anxious Moments--The Men Fix Bayonets--And Wait the Word of Command to "Go Over the Top."
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE DAWN OF JULY FIRST A Firework Display Heralds the Arrival of "The Day"--How the Boys Spent Their Last Few Hours in the Trenches--Rats as Bedfellows--I Make an Early Start--And Get Through a Mine-shaft into "No Man's Land"--The Great Event Draws Near--Anxious Moments--The Men Fix Bayonets--And Wait the Word of Command to "Go Over the Top."
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Darkness came, and with it a host of star-shells, or Verey lights, which were shot up high in the air from both the German and our own trenches.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Darkness came, and with it a host of star-shells, or Verey lights, which were shot up high in the air from both the German and our own trenches.
OverprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading THE DAWN OF JULY FIRST A Firework Display Heralds the Arrival of "The Day"--How the Boys Spent Their Last Few Hours in the Trenches--Rats as Bedfellows--I Make an Early Start--And Get Through a Mine-shaft into "No Man's Land"--The Great Event Draws Near--Anxious Moments--The Men Fix Bayonets--And Wait the Word of Command to "Go Over the Top."
own
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From this reading Darkness came, and with it a host of star-shells, or Verey lights, which were shot up high in the air from both the German and our own trenches.
Palace
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From this reading They looked for all the world like a huge firework display at the Crystal Palace.
Rain
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From this reading Rain had ceased.
Rats
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From this reading THE DAWN OF JULY FIRST A Firework Display Heralds the Arrival of "The Day"--How the Boys Spent Their Last Few Hours in the Trenches--Rats as Bedfellows--I Make an Early Start--And Get Through a Mine-shaft into "No Man's Land"--The Great Event Draws Near--Anxious Moments--The Men Fix Bayonets--And Wait the Word of Command to "Go Over the Top."
shot
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From this reading Darkness came, and with it a host of star-shells, or Verey lights, which were shot up high in the air from both the German and our own trenches.
Spent
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From this reading THE DAWN OF JULY FIRST A Firework Display Heralds the Arrival of "The Day"--How the Boys Spent Their Last Few Hours in the Trenches--Rats as Bedfellows--I Make an Early Start--And Get Through a Mine-shaft into "No Man's Land"--The Great Event Draws Near--Anxious Moments--The Men Fix Bayonets--And Wait the Word of Command to "Go Over the Top."
star-shells
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From this reading Darkness came, and with it a host of star-shells, or Verey lights, which were shot up high in the air from both the German and our own trenches.
stars
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From this reading The heavens were studded with countless millions of stars.
StartnounUS /stɑrt/
a sudden movement of surprise in a specific situation in this story
From this reading THE DAWN OF JULY FIRST A Firework Display Heralds the Arrival of "The Day"--How the Boys Spent Their Last Few Hours in the Trenches--Rats as Bedfellows--I Make an Early Start--And Get Through a Mine-shaft into "No Man's Land"--The Great Event Draws Near--Anxious Moments--The Men Fix Bayonets--And Wait the Word of Command to "Go Over the Top."
studded
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From this reading The heavens were studded with countless millions of stars.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DAWN OF JULY FIRST A Firework Display Heralds the Arrival of "The Day"--How the Boys Spent Their Last Few Hours in the Trenches--Rats as Bedfellows--I Make an Early Start--And Get Through a Mine-shaft into "No Man's Land"--The Great Event Draws Near--Anxious Moments--The Men Fix Bayonets--And Wait the Word of Command to "Go Over the Top."
TheirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE DAWN OF JULY FIRST A Firework Display Heralds the Arrival of "The Day"--How the Boys Spent Their Last Few Hours in the Trenches--Rats as Bedfellows--I Make an Early Start--And Get Through a Mine-shaft into "No Man's Land"--The Great Event Draws Near--Anxious Moments--The Men Fix Bayonets--And Wait the Word of Command to "Go Over the Top."
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They looked for all the world like a huge firework display at the Crystal Palace.
ThroughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE DAWN OF JULY FIRST A Firework Display Heralds the Arrival of "The Day"--How the Boys Spent Their Last Few Hours in the Trenches--Rats as Bedfellows--I Make an Early Start--And Get Through a Mine-shaft into "No Man's Land"--The Great Event Draws Near--Anxious Moments--The Men Fix Bayonets--And Wait the Word of Command to "Go Over the Top."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE DAWN OF JULY FIRST A Firework Display Heralds the Arrival of "The Day"--How the Boys Spent Their Last Few Hours in the Trenches--Rats as Bedfellows--I Make an Early Start--And Get Through a Mine-shaft into "No Man's Land"--The Great Event Draws Near--Anxious Moments--The Men Fix Bayonets--And Wait the Word of Command to "Go Over the Top."
Top
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From this reading THE DAWN OF JULY FIRST A Firework Display Heralds the Arrival of "The Day"--How the Boys Spent Their Last Few Hours in the Trenches--Rats as Bedfellows--I Make an Early Start--And Get Through a Mine-shaft into "No Man's Land"--The Great Event Draws Near--Anxious Moments--The Men Fix Bayonets--And Wait the Word of Command to "Go Over the Top."
Trenches
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From this reading THE DAWN OF JULY FIRST A Firework Display Heralds the Arrival of "The Day"--How the Boys Spent Their Last Few Hours in the Trenches--Rats as Bedfellows--I Make an Early Start--And Get Through a Mine-shaft into "No Man's Land"--The Great Event Draws Near--Anxious Moments--The Men Fix Bayonets--And Wait the Word of Command to "Go Over the Top."
up
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From this reading Darkness came, and with it a host of star-shells, or Verey lights, which were shot up high in the air from both the German and our own trenches.
Verey
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From this reading Darkness came, and with it a host of star-shells, or Verey lights, which were shot up high in the air from both the German and our own trenches.
Wait
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From this reading THE DAWN OF JULY FIRST A Firework Display Heralds the Arrival of "The Day"--How the Boys Spent Their Last Few Hours in the Trenches--Rats as Bedfellows--I Make an Early Start--And Get Through a Mine-shaft into "No Man's Land"--The Great Event Draws Near--Anxious Moments--The Men Fix Bayonets--And Wait the Word of Command to "Go Over the Top."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Darkness came, and with it a host of star-shells, or Verey lights, which were shot up high in the air from both the German and our own trenches.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Darkness came, and with it a host of star-shells, or Verey lights, which were shot up high in the air from both the German and our own trenches.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Darkness came, and with it a host of star-shells, or Verey lights, which were shot up high in the air from both the German and our own trenches.
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From this reading THE DAWN OF JULY FIRST A Firework Display Heralds the Arrival of "The Day"--How the Boys Spent Their Last Few Hours in the Trenches--Rats as Bedfellows--I Make an Early Start--And Get Through a Mine-shaft into "No Man's Land"--The Great Event Draws Near--Anxious Moments--The Men Fix Bayonets--And Wait the Word of Command to "Go Over the Top."
world
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From this reading They looked for all the world like a huge firework display at the Crystal Palace.
