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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 battalion of regular infantry had stacked its arms in the middle of the street in front of the dismantled station-house; the men were seated along the curbstone; some in their weariness were lying asleep upon the stone pavement; the officers, grouped under the archways of the old police court on the other side of the street, were puffing their cigarettes and sleepily discussing the situation.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Later in the night, after the ladies had retired, Harrod and I once more walked down to the square to see how things were going on.
All
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From this reading All was very quiet.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading A battalion of regular infantry had stacked its arms in the middle of the street in front of the dismantled station-house; the men were seated along the curbstone; some in their weariness were lying asleep upon the stone pavement; the officers, grouped under the archways of the old police court on the other side of the street, were puffing their cigarettes and sleepily discussing the situation.
Amory
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From this reading A little farther down we came upon Amory and his troop making a night of it in front of the Cathedral.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Later in the night, after the ladies had retired, Harrod and I once more walked down to the square to see how things were going on.
archways
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From this reading A battalion of regular infantry had stacked its arms in the middle of the street in front of the dismantled station-house; the men were seated along the curbstone; some in their weariness were lying asleep upon the stone pavement; the officers, grouped under the archways of the old police court on the other side of the street, were puffing their cigarettes and sleepily discussing the situation.
arms
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From this reading A battalion of regular infantry had stacked its arms in the middle of the street in front of the dismantled station-house; the men were seated along the curbstone; some in their weariness were lying asleep upon the stone pavement; the officers, grouped under the archways of the old police court on the other side of the street, were puffing their cigarettes and sleepily discussing the situation.
asleep
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From this reading A battalion of regular infantry had stacked its arms in the middle of the street in front of the dismantled station-house; the men were seated along the curbstone; some in their weariness were lying asleep upon the stone pavement; the officers, grouped under the archways of the old police court on the other side of the street, were puffing their cigarettes and sleepily discussing the situation.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Major Williams and his command were not there; the battalion on duty was one which had been for some time past stationed at Jackson Barracks below the city.
Barracks
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From this reading Major Williams and his command were not there; the battalion on duty was one which had been for some time past stationed at Jackson Barracks below the city.
battalion
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From this reading A battalion of regular infantry had stacked its arms in the middle of the street in front of the dismantled station-house; the men were seated along the curbstone; some in their weariness were lying asleep upon the stone pavement; the officers, grouped under the archways of the old police court on the other side of the street, were puffing their cigarettes and sleepily discussing the situation.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Major Williams and his command were not there; the battalion on duty was one which had been for some time past stationed at Jackson Barracks below the city.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Major Williams and his command were not there; the battalion on duty was one which had been for some time past stationed at Jackson Barracks below the city.
came
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From this reading A little farther down we came upon Amory and his troop making a night of it in front of the Cathedral.
Cathedral
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From this reading A little farther down we came upon Amory and his troop making a night of it in front of the Cathedral.
cigarettes
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From this reading A battalion of regular infantry had stacked its arms in the middle of the street in front of the dismantled station-house; the men were seated along the curbstone; some in their weariness were lying asleep upon the stone pavement; the officers, grouped under the archways of the old police court on the other side of the street, were puffing their cigarettes and sleepily discussing the situation.
city
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From this reading Major Williams and his command were not there; the battalion on duty was one which had been for some time past stationed at Jackson Barracks below the city.
command
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From this reading Major Williams and his command were not there; the battalion on duty was one which had been for some time past stationed at Jackson Barracks below the city.
court
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From this reading A battalion of regular infantry had stacked its arms in the middle of the street in front of the dismantled station-house; the men were seated along the curbstone; some in their weariness were lying asleep upon the stone pavement; the officers, grouped under the archways of the old police court on the other side of the street, were puffing their cigarettes and sleepily discussing the situation.
curbstone
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From this reading A battalion of regular infantry had stacked its arms in the middle of the street in front of the dismantled station-house; the men were seated along the curbstone; some in their weariness were lying asleep upon the stone pavement; the officers, grouped under the archways of the old police court on the other side of the street, were puffing their cigarettes and sleepily discussing the situation.
discussing
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From this reading A battalion of regular infantry had stacked its arms in the middle of the street in front of the dismantled station-house; the men were seated along the curbstone; some in their weariness were lying asleep upon the stone pavement; the officers, grouped under the archways of the old police court on the other side of the street, were puffing their cigarettes and sleepily discussing the situation.
dismantled
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From this reading A battalion of regular infantry had stacked its arms in the middle of the street in front of the dismantled station-house; the men were seated along the curbstone; some in their weariness were lying asleep upon the stone pavement; the officers, grouped under the archways of the old police court on the other side of the street, were puffing their cigarettes and sleepily discussing the situation.
down
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From this reading Later in the night, after the ladies had retired, Harrod and I once more walked down to the square to see how things were going on.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading Major Williams and his command were not there; the battalion on duty was one which had been for some time past stationed at Jackson Barracks below the city.
farther
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From this reading A little farther down we came upon Amory and his troop making a night of it in front of the Cathedral.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Major Williams and his command were not there; the battalion on duty was one which had been for some time past stationed at Jackson Barracks below the city.
front
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From this reading A battalion of regular infantry had stacked its arms in the middle of the street in front of the dismantled station-house; the men were seated along the curbstone; some in their weariness were lying asleep upon the stone pavement; the officers, grouped under the archways of the old police court on the other side of the street, were puffing their cigarettes and sleepily discussing the situation.
going
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From this reading Later in the night, after the ladies had retired, Harrod and I once more walked down to the square to see how things were going on.
grouped
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From this reading A battalion of regular infantry had stacked its arms in the middle of the street in front of the dismantled station-house; the men were seated along the curbstone; some in their weariness were lying asleep upon the stone pavement; the officers, grouped under the archways of the old police court on the other side of the street, were puffing their cigarettes and sleepily discussing the situation.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Later in the night, after the ladies had retired, Harrod and I once more walked down to the square to see how things were going on.
Harrod
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From this reading Later in the night, after the ladies had retired, Harrod and I once more walked down to the square to see how things were going on.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Major Williams and his command were not there; the battalion on duty was one which had been for some time past stationed at Jackson Barracks below the city.
how
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From this reading Later in the night, after the ladies had retired, Harrod and I once more walked down to the square to see how things were going on.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Later in the night, after the ladies had retired, Harrod and I once more walked down to the square to see how things were going on.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Later in the night, after the ladies had retired, Harrod and I once more walked down to the square to see how things were going on.
infantry
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From this reading A battalion of regular infantry had stacked its arms in the middle of the street in front of the dismantled station-house; the men were seated along the curbstone; some in their weariness were lying asleep upon the stone pavement; the officers, grouped under the archways of the old police court on the other side of the street, were puffing their cigarettes and sleepily discussing the situation.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A little farther down we came upon Amory and his troop making a night of it in front of the Cathedral.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading A battalion of regular infantry had stacked its arms in the middle of the street in front of the dismantled station-house; the men were seated along the curbstone; some in their weariness were lying asleep upon the stone pavement; the officers, grouped under the archways of the old police court on the other side of the street, were puffing their cigarettes and sleepily discussing the situation.
Jackson
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From this reading Major Williams and his command were not there; the battalion on duty was one which had been for some time past stationed at Jackson Barracks below the city.
ladies
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From this reading Later in the night, after the ladies had retired, Harrod and I once more walked down to the square to see how things were going on.
Later
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From this reading Later in the night, after the ladies had retired, Harrod and I once more walked down to the square to see how things were going on.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A little farther down we came upon Amory and his troop making a night of it in front of the Cathedral.
lying
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From this reading A battalion of regular infantry had stacked its arms in the middle of the street in front of the dismantled station-house; the men were seated along the curbstone; some in their weariness were lying asleep upon the stone pavement; the officers, grouped under the archways of the old police court on the other side of the street, were puffing their cigarettes and sleepily discussing the situation.
Major
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From this reading Major Williams and his command were not there; the battalion on duty was one which had been for some time past stationed at Jackson Barracks below the city.
making
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From this reading A little farther down we came upon Amory and his troop making a night of it in front of the Cathedral.
men
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From this reading A battalion of regular infantry had stacked its arms in the middle of the street in front of the dismantled station-house; the men were seated along the curbstone; some in their weariness were lying asleep upon the stone pavement; the officers, grouped under the archways of the old police court on the other side of the street, were puffing their cigarettes and sleepily discussing the situation.
middle
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From this reading A battalion of regular infantry had stacked its arms in the middle of the street in front of the dismantled station-house; the men were seated along the curbstone; some in their weariness were lying asleep upon the stone pavement; the officers, grouped under the archways of the old police court on the other side of the street, were puffing their cigarettes and sleepily discussing the situation.
more
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From this reading Later in the night, after the ladies had retired, Harrod and I once more walked down to the square to see how things were going on.
night
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From this reading Later in the night, after the ladies had retired, Harrod and I once more walked down to the square to see how things were going on.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Major Williams and his command were not there; the battalion on duty was one which had been for some time past stationed at Jackson Barracks below the city.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A battalion of regular infantry had stacked its arms in the middle of the street in front of the dismantled station-house; the men were seated along the curbstone; some in their weariness were lying asleep upon the stone pavement; the officers, grouped under the archways of the old police court on the other side of the street, were puffing their cigarettes and sleepily discussing the situation.
officers
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From this reading A battalion of regular infantry had stacked its arms in the middle of the street in front of the dismantled station-house; the men were seated along the curbstone; some in their weariness were lying asleep upon the stone pavement; the officers, grouped under the archways of the old police court on the other side of the street, were puffing their cigarettes and sleepily discussing the situation.
old
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From this reading A battalion of regular infantry had stacked its arms in the middle of the street in front of the dismantled station-house; the men were seated along the curbstone; some in their weariness were lying asleep upon the stone pavement; the officers, grouped under the archways of the old police court on the other side of the street, were puffing their cigarettes and sleepily discussing the situation.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Later in the night, after the ladies had retired, Harrod and I once more walked down to the square to see how things were going on.
once
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From this reading Later in the night, after the ladies had retired, Harrod and I once more walked down to the square to see how things were going on.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Major Williams and his command were not there; the battalion on duty was one which had been for some time past stationed at Jackson Barracks below the city.
other
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From this reading A battalion of regular infantry had stacked its arms in the middle of the street in front of the dismantled station-house; the men were seated along the curbstone; some in their weariness were lying asleep upon the stone pavement; the officers, grouped under the archways of the old police court on the other side of the street, were puffing their cigarettes and sleepily discussing the situation.
past
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From this reading Major Williams and his command were not there; the battalion on duty was one which had been for some time past stationed at Jackson Barracks below the city.
pavement
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From this reading A battalion of regular infantry had stacked its arms in the middle of the street in front of the dismantled station-house; the men were seated along the curbstone; some in their weariness were lying asleep upon the stone pavement; the officers, grouped under the archways of the old police court on the other side of the street, were puffing their cigarettes and sleepily discussing the situation.
police
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From this reading A battalion of regular infantry had stacked its arms in the middle of the street in front of the dismantled station-house; the men were seated along the curbstone; some in their weariness were lying asleep upon the stone pavement; the officers, grouped under the archways of the old police court on the other side of the street, were puffing their cigarettes and sleepily discussing the situation.
puffing
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From this reading A battalion of regular infantry had stacked its arms in the middle of the street in front of the dismantled station-house; the men were seated along the curbstone; some in their weariness were lying asleep upon the stone pavement; the officers, grouped under the archways of the old police court on the other side of the street, were puffing their cigarettes and sleepily discussing the situation.
quiet
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From this reading All was very quiet.
regular
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From this reading A battalion of regular infantry had stacked its arms in the middle of the street in front of the dismantled station-house; the men were seated along the curbstone; some in their weariness were lying asleep upon the stone pavement; the officers, grouped under the archways of the old police court on the other side of the street, were puffing their cigarettes and sleepily discussing the situation.
retiredverbUS /rɪˈtaɪərd/
went away to a private place
From this reading Later in the night, after the ladies had retired, Harrod and I once more walked down to the square to see how things were going on.
seated
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From this reading A battalion of regular infantry had stacked its arms in the middle of the street in front of the dismantled station-house; the men were seated along the curbstone; some in their weariness were lying asleep upon the stone pavement; the officers, grouped under the archways of the old police court on the other side of the street, were puffing their cigarettes and sleepily discussing the situation.
see
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From this reading Later in the night, after the ladies had retired, Harrod and I once more walked down to the square to see how things were going on.
side
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From this reading A battalion of regular infantry had stacked its arms in the middle of the street in front of the dismantled station-house; the men were seated along the curbstone; some in their weariness were lying asleep upon the stone pavement; the officers, grouped under the archways of the old police court on the other side of the street, were puffing their cigarettes and sleepily discussing the situation.
situation
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From this reading A battalion of regular infantry had stacked its arms in the middle of the street in front of the dismantled station-house; the men were seated along the curbstone; some in their weariness were lying asleep upon the stone pavement; the officers, grouped under the archways of the old police court on the other side of the street, were puffing their cigarettes and sleepily discussing the situation.
sleepily
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From this reading A battalion of regular infantry had stacked its arms in the middle of the street in front of the dismantled station-house; the men were seated along the curbstone; some in their weariness were lying asleep upon the stone pavement; the officers, grouped under the archways of the old police court on the other side of the street, were puffing their cigarettes and sleepily discussing the situation.
some
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From this reading A battalion of regular infantry had stacked its arms in the middle of the street in front of the dismantled station-house; the men were seated along the curbstone; some in their weariness were lying asleep upon the stone pavement; the officers, grouped under the archways of the old police court on the other side of the street, were puffing their cigarettes and sleepily discussing the situation.
square
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From this reading Later in the night, after the ladies had retired, Harrod and I once more walked down to the square to see how things were going on.
stacked
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From this reading A battalion of regular infantry had stacked its arms in the middle of the street in front of the dismantled station-house; the men were seated along the curbstone; some in their weariness were lying asleep upon the stone pavement; the officers, grouped under the archways of the old police court on the other side of the street, were puffing their cigarettes and sleepily discussing the situation.
station-house
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From this reading A battalion of regular infantry had stacked its arms in the middle of the street in front of the dismantled station-house; the men were seated along the curbstone; some in their weariness were lying asleep upon the stone pavement; the officers, grouped under the archways of the old police court on the other side of the street, were puffing their cigarettes and sleepily discussing the situation.
stationed
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From this reading Major Williams and his command were not there; the battalion on duty was one which had been for some time past stationed at Jackson Barracks below the city.
stone
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From this reading A battalion of regular infantry had stacked its arms in the middle of the street in front of the dismantled station-house; the men were seated along the curbstone; some in their weariness were lying asleep upon the stone pavement; the officers, grouped under the archways of the old police court on the other side of the street, were puffing their cigarettes and sleepily discussing the situation.
street
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From this reading A battalion of regular infantry had stacked its arms in the middle of the street in front of the dismantled station-house; the men were seated along the curbstone; some in their weariness were lying asleep upon the stone pavement; the officers, grouped under the archways of the old police court on the other side of the street, were puffing their cigarettes and sleepily discussing the situation.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Later in the night, after the ladies had retired, Harrod and I once more walked down to the square to see how things were going on.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading A battalion of regular infantry had stacked its arms in the middle of the street in front of the dismantled station-house; the men were seated along the curbstone; some in their weariness were lying asleep upon the stone pavement; the officers, grouped under the archways of the old police court on the other side of the street, were puffing their cigarettes and sleepily discussing the situation.
there
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From this reading Major Williams and his command were not there; the battalion on duty was one which had been for some time past stationed at Jackson Barracks below the city.
things
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From this reading Later in the night, after the ladies had retired, Harrod and I once more walked down to the square to see how things were going on.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Major Williams and his command were not there; the battalion on duty was one which had been for some time past stationed at Jackson Barracks below the city.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Later in the night, after the ladies had retired, Harrod and I once more walked down to the square to see how things were going on.
troop
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From this reading A little farther down we came upon Amory and his troop making a night of it in front of the Cathedral.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading A battalion of regular infantry had stacked its arms in the middle of the street in front of the dismantled station-house; the men were seated along the curbstone; some in their weariness were lying asleep upon the stone pavement; the officers, grouped under the archways of the old police court on the other side of the street, were puffing their cigarettes and sleepily discussing the situation.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading A battalion of regular infantry had stacked its arms in the middle of the street in front of the dismantled station-house; the men were seated along the curbstone; some in their weariness were lying asleep upon the stone pavement; the officers, grouped under the archways of the old police court on the other side of the street, were puffing their cigarettes and sleepily discussing the situation.
very
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From this reading All was very quiet.
walked
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From this reading Later in the night, after the ladies had retired, Harrod and I once more walked down to the square to see how things were going on.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All was very quiet.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading A little farther down we came upon Amory and his troop making a night of it in front of the Cathedral.
weariness
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From this reading A battalion of regular infantry had stacked its arms in the middle of the street in front of the dismantled station-house; the men were seated along the curbstone; some in their weariness were lying asleep upon the stone pavement; the officers, grouped under the archways of the old police court on the other side of the street, were puffing their cigarettes and sleepily discussing the situation.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Later in the night, after the ladies had retired, Harrod and I once more walked down to the square to see how things were going on.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Major Williams and his command were not there; the battalion on duty was one which had been for some time past stationed at Jackson Barracks below the city.
Williams
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From this reading Major Williams and his command were not there; the battalion on duty was one which had been for some time past stationed at Jackson Barracks below the city.
