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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 HOMEWARD BOUND Early in March a great transport sailed from Manila Bay, laden with sick and disabled soldiers--the lame, the healthless and the mad.
ahead
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From this reading Graydon Bansemer was among them, weak and distrustful of his own future--albeit a medal of honour and the prospect of an excellent position were ahead of him.
albeitconjunctionUS /ɔːlˈbiːɪt/
although
From this reading Graydon Bansemer was among them, weak and distrustful of his own future--albeit a medal of honour and the prospect of an excellent position were ahead of him.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was not a merry shipload, although hundreds were rejoicing in the escape from the hardships of life in the islands.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Graydon Bansemer was among them, weak and distrustful of his own future--albeit a medal of honour and the prospect of an excellent position were ahead of him.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Graydon Bansemer was among them, weak and distrustful of his own future--albeit a medal of honour and the prospect of an excellent position were ahead of him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HOMEWARD BOUND Early in March a great transport sailed from Manila Bay, laden with sick and disabled soldiers--the lame, the healthless and the mad.
assured
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From this reading His discharge was assured.
Bansemer
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From this reading Graydon Bansemer was among them, weak and distrustful of his own future--albeit a medal of honour and the prospect of an excellent position were ahead of him.
Bay
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From this reading HOMEWARD BOUND Early in March a great transport sailed from Manila Bay, laden with sick and disabled soldiers--the lame, the healthless and the mad.
BOUND
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From this reading HOMEWARD BOUND Early in March a great transport sailed from Manila Bay, laden with sick and disabled soldiers--the lame, the healthless and the mad.
briefly
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From this reading He had served his country briefly, but well, and he was not loath to rest on his insignificant laurels and to respect the memory of the impulse which had driven him into service.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had served his country briefly, but well, and he was not loath to rest on his insignificant laurels and to respect the memory of the impulse which had driven him into service.
country
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From this reading He had served his country briefly, but well, and he was not loath to rest on his insignificant laurels and to respect the memory of the impulse which had driven him into service.
disabled
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From this reading HOMEWARD BOUND Early in March a great transport sailed from Manila Bay, laden with sick and disabled soldiers--the lame, the healthless and the mad.
discharge
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From this reading His discharge was assured.
distrustful
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From this reading Graydon Bansemer was among them, weak and distrustful of his own future--albeit a medal of honour and the prospect of an excellent position were ahead of him.
driven
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From this reading He had served his country briefly, but well, and he was not loath to rest on his insignificant laurels and to respect the memory of the impulse which had driven him into service.
Early
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From this reading HOMEWARD BOUND Early in March a great transport sailed from Manila Bay, laden with sick and disabled soldiers--the lame, the healthless and the mad.
escape
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From this reading It was not a merry shipload, although hundreds were rejoicing in the escape from the hardships of life in the islands.
excellent
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From this reading Graydon Bansemer was among them, weak and distrustful of his own future--albeit a medal of honour and the prospect of an excellent position were ahead of him.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading HOMEWARD BOUND Early in March a great transport sailed from Manila Bay, laden with sick and disabled soldiers--the lame, the healthless and the mad.
future
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From this reading Graydon Bansemer was among them, weak and distrustful of his own future--albeit a medal of honour and the prospect of an excellent position were ahead of him.
Graydon
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From this reading Graydon Bansemer was among them, weak and distrustful of his own future--albeit a medal of honour and the prospect of an excellent position were ahead of him.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOMEWARD BOUND Early in March a great transport sailed from Manila Bay, laden with sick and disabled soldiers--the lame, the healthless and the mad.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had served his country briefly, but well, and he was not loath to rest on his insignificant laurels and to respect the memory of the impulse which had driven him into service.
hardships
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From this reading It was not a merry shipload, although hundreds were rejoicing in the escape from the hardships of life in the islands.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had served his country briefly, but well, and he was not loath to rest on his insignificant laurels and to respect the memory of the impulse which had driven him into service.
healthless
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From this reading HOMEWARD BOUND Early in March a great transport sailed from Manila Bay, laden with sick and disabled soldiers--the lame, the healthless and the mad.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Graydon Bansemer was among them, weak and distrustful of his own future--albeit a medal of honour and the prospect of an excellent position were ahead of him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Graydon Bansemer was among them, weak and distrustful of his own future--albeit a medal of honour and the prospect of an excellent position were ahead of him.
HOMEWARD
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From this reading HOMEWARD BOUND Early in March a great transport sailed from Manila Bay, laden with sick and disabled soldiers--the lame, the healthless and the mad.
honour
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From this reading Graydon Bansemer was among them, weak and distrustful of his own future--albeit a medal of honour and the prospect of an excellent position were ahead of him.
hundreds
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From this reading It was not a merry shipload, although hundreds were rejoicing in the escape from the hardships of life in the islands.
impulsenounUS /ˈɪmpʌls/
a sudden strong desire to act
From this reading He had served his country briefly, but well, and he was not loath to rest on his insignificant laurels and to respect the memory of the impulse which had driven him into service.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HOMEWARD BOUND Early in March a great transport sailed from Manila Bay, laden with sick and disabled soldiers--the lame, the healthless and the mad.
insignificant
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From this reading He had served his country briefly, but well, and he was not loath to rest on his insignificant laurels and to respect the memory of the impulse which had driven him into service.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He had served his country briefly, but well, and he was not loath to rest on his insignificant laurels and to respect the memory of the impulse which had driven him into service.
islands
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From this reading It was not a merry shipload, although hundreds were rejoicing in the escape from the hardships of life in the islands.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not a merry shipload, although hundreds were rejoicing in the escape from the hardships of life in the islands.
laden
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From this reading HOMEWARD BOUND Early in March a great transport sailed from Manila Bay, laden with sick and disabled soldiers--the lame, the healthless and the mad.
lame
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From this reading HOMEWARD BOUND Early in March a great transport sailed from Manila Bay, laden with sick and disabled soldiers--the lame, the healthless and the mad.
laurels
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From this reading He had served his country briefly, but well, and he was not loath to rest on his insignificant laurels and to respect the memory of the impulse which had driven him into service.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was not a merry shipload, although hundreds were rejoicing in the escape from the hardships of life in the islands.
loath
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From this reading He had served his country briefly, but well, and he was not loath to rest on his insignificant laurels and to respect the memory of the impulse which had driven him into service.
mad
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From this reading HOMEWARD BOUND Early in March a great transport sailed from Manila Bay, laden with sick and disabled soldiers--the lame, the healthless and the mad.
Manila
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From this reading HOMEWARD BOUND Early in March a great transport sailed from Manila Bay, laden with sick and disabled soldiers--the lame, the healthless and the mad.
March
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From this reading HOMEWARD BOUND Early in March a great transport sailed from Manila Bay, laden with sick and disabled soldiers--the lame, the healthless and the mad.
medal
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From this reading Graydon Bansemer was among them, weak and distrustful of his own future--albeit a medal of honour and the prospect of an excellent position were ahead of him.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading He had served his country briefly, but well, and he was not loath to rest on his insignificant laurels and to respect the memory of the impulse which had driven him into service.
merry
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From this reading It was not a merry shipload, although hundreds were rejoicing in the escape from the hardships of life in the islands.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not a merry shipload, although hundreds were rejoicing in the escape from the hardships of life in the islands.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was not a merry shipload, although hundreds were rejoicing in the escape from the hardships of life in the islands.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had served his country briefly, but well, and he was not loath to rest on his insignificant laurels and to respect the memory of the impulse which had driven him into service.
own
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From this reading Graydon Bansemer was among them, weak and distrustful of his own future--albeit a medal of honour and the prospect of an excellent position were ahead of him.
position
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From this reading Graydon Bansemer was among them, weak and distrustful of his own future--albeit a medal of honour and the prospect of an excellent position were ahead of him.
prospect
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From this reading Graydon Bansemer was among them, weak and distrustful of his own future--albeit a medal of honour and the prospect of an excellent position were ahead of him.
rejoicing
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From this reading It was not a merry shipload, although hundreds were rejoicing in the escape from the hardships of life in the islands.
respect
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From this reading He had served his country briefly, but well, and he was not loath to rest on his insignificant laurels and to respect the memory of the impulse which had driven him into service.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had served his country briefly, but well, and he was not loath to rest on his insignificant laurels and to respect the memory of the impulse which had driven him into service.
sailed
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From this reading HOMEWARD BOUND Early in March a great transport sailed from Manila Bay, laden with sick and disabled soldiers--the lame, the healthless and the mad.
served
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From this reading He had served his country briefly, but well, and he was not loath to rest on his insignificant laurels and to respect the memory of the impulse which had driven him into service.
service
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From this reading He had served his country briefly, but well, and he was not loath to rest on his insignificant laurels and to respect the memory of the impulse which had driven him into service.
shipload
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From this reading It was not a merry shipload, although hundreds were rejoicing in the escape from the hardships of life in the islands.
sick
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From this reading HOMEWARD BOUND Early in March a great transport sailed from Manila Bay, laden with sick and disabled soldiers--the lame, the healthless and the mad.
soldiers
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From this reading HOMEWARD BOUND Early in March a great transport sailed from Manila Bay, laden with sick and disabled soldiers--the lame, the healthless and the mad.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOMEWARD BOUND Early in March a great transport sailed from Manila Bay, laden with sick and disabled soldiers--the lame, the healthless and the mad.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Graydon Bansemer was among them, weak and distrustful of his own future--albeit a medal of honour and the prospect of an excellent position were ahead of him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had served his country briefly, but well, and he was not loath to rest on his insignificant laurels and to respect the memory of the impulse which had driven him into service.
transport
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From this reading HOMEWARD BOUND Early in March a great transport sailed from Manila Bay, laden with sick and disabled soldiers--the lame, the healthless and the mad.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not a merry shipload, although hundreds were rejoicing in the escape from the hardships of life in the islands.
weak
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From this reading Graydon Bansemer was among them, weak and distrustful of his own future--albeit a medal of honour and the prospect of an excellent position were ahead of him.
well
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From this reading He had served his country briefly, but well, and he was not loath to rest on his insignificant laurels and to respect the memory of the impulse which had driven him into service.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was not a merry shipload, although hundreds were rejoicing in the escape from the hardships of life in the islands.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He had served his country briefly, but well, and he was not loath to rest on his insignificant laurels and to respect the memory of the impulse which had driven him into service.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading HOMEWARD BOUND Early in March a great transport sailed from Manila Bay, laden with sick and disabled soldiers--the lame, the healthless and the mad.
