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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 Up a stony street, desolate, deserted, lined with rows of closed machine-shops, he passed, and out into another street where a regiment of lancers was defiling amid a confusion of shouts and shrill commands, the racket of drums echoing from wall to pavement, and the ear-splitting flourish of trumpets mingled with the heavy rumble of artillery and the cracking of leather thongs.
AlreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Already the pontoons were beginning to span the river Saar, already the engineers were swarming over the three ruined bridges, jackets cast aside, picks rising and falling--clink! clank! clink! clank!--and the scrape of mortar and trowel on the granite grew into an incessant sound, harsh and discordant.
ambulances
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From this reading The market square was impassable; infantry gorged every foot of the stony pavement, ambulances creaked through the throng, rolling like white ships in a tempest, signals set.
amidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading Up a stony street, desolate, deserted, lined with rows of closed machine-shops, he passed, and out into another street where a regiment of lancers was defiling amid a confusion of shouts and shrill commands, the racket of drums echoing from wall to pavement, and the ear-splitting flourish of trumpets mingled with the heavy rumble of artillery and the cracking of leather thongs.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Already the pontoons were beginning to span the river Saar, already the engineers were swarming over the three ruined bridges, jackets cast aside, picks rising and falling--clink! clank! clink! clank!--and the scrape of mortar and trowel on the granite grew into an incessant sound, harsh and discordant.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Up a stony street, desolate, deserted, lined with rows of closed machine-shops, he passed, and out into another street where a regiment of lancers was defiling amid a confusion of shouts and shrill commands, the racket of drums echoing from wall to pavement, and the ear-splitting flourish of trumpets mingled with the heavy rumble of artillery and the cracking of leather thongs.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Up a stony street, desolate, deserted, lined with rows of closed machine-shops, he passed, and out into another street where a regiment of lancers was defiling amid a confusion of shouts and shrill commands, the racket of drums echoing from wall to pavement, and the ear-splitting flourish of trumpets mingled with the heavy rumble of artillery and the cracking of leather thongs.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading In the sea of faces around him he recognized the correspondent of the London _Times_.
artillery
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aside
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beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Already the pontoons were beginning to span the river Saar, already the engineers were swarming over the three ruined bridges, jackets cast aside, picks rising and falling--clink! clank! clink! clank!--and the scrape of mortar and trowel on the granite grew into an incessant sound, harsh and discordant.
bridges
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called
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From this reading "Hello, Williams!" he called; "where the devil is the telegraph?"
cast
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clank
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clink
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closed
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commands
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confusion
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correspondent
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From this reading In the sea of faces around him he recognized the correspondent of the London _Times_.
cracking
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creaked
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From this reading The market square was impassable; infantry gorged every foot of the stony pavement, ambulances creaked through the throng, rolling like white ships in a tempest, signals set.
defiling
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desertedverbUS /dɪˈzɜːrtɪd/
left a place or vessel without intending to return
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desolate
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devil
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discordant
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drums
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ear-splitting
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echoing
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engineers
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everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The market square was impassable; infantry gorged every foot of the stony pavement, ambulances creaked through the throng, rolling like white ships in a tempest, signals set.
faces
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falling
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flourish
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footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The market square was impassable; infantry gorged every foot of the stony pavement, ambulances creaked through the throng, rolling like white ships in a tempest, signals set.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Up a stony street, desolate, deserted, lined with rows of closed machine-shops, he passed, and out into another street where a regiment of lancers was defiling amid a confusion of shouts and shrill commands, the racket of drums echoing from wall to pavement, and the ear-splitting flourish of trumpets mingled with the heavy rumble of artillery and the cracking of leather thongs.
gorged
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granite
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grew
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harsh
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hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
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heavy
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Hello
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From this reading "Hello, Williams!" he called; "where the devil is the telegraph?"
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In the sea of faces around him he recognized the correspondent of the London _Times_.
impassable
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From this reading The market square was impassable; infantry gorged every foot of the stony pavement, ambulances creaked through the throng, rolling like white ships in a tempest, signals set.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The market square was impassable; infantry gorged every foot of the stony pavement, ambulances creaked through the throng, rolling like white ships in a tempest, signals set.
incessant
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infantry
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From this reading The market square was impassable; infantry gorged every foot of the stony pavement, ambulances creaked through the throng, rolling like white ships in a tempest, signals set.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Up a stony street, desolate, deserted, lined with rows of closed machine-shops, he passed, and out into another street where a regiment of lancers was defiling amid a confusion of shouts and shrill commands, the racket of drums echoing from wall to pavement, and the ear-splitting flourish of trumpets mingled with the heavy rumble of artillery and the cracking of leather thongs.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Hello, Williams!" he called; "where the devil is the telegraph?"
jackets
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lancers
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leather
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like
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lined
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London
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machine-shops
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market
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mingled
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mortar
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Already the pontoons were beginning to span the river Saar, already the engineers were swarming over the three ruined bridges, jackets cast aside, picks rising and falling--clink! clank! clink! clank!--and the scrape of mortar and trowel on the granite grew into an incessant sound, harsh and discordant.
out
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overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Already the pontoons were beginning to span the river Saar, already the engineers were swarming over the three ruined bridges, jackets cast aside, picks rising and falling--clink! clank! clink! clank!--and the scrape of mortar and trowel on the granite grew into an incessant sound, harsh and discordant.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Up a stony street, desolate, deserted, lined with rows of closed machine-shops, he passed, and out into another street where a regiment of lancers was defiling amid a confusion of shouts and shrill commands, the racket of drums echoing from wall to pavement, and the ear-splitting flourish of trumpets mingled with the heavy rumble of artillery and the cracking of leather thongs.
pavement
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picks
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pontoons
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racket
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recognized
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regiment
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rising
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river
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rolling
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rows
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ruined
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rumble
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Saar
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scrape
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sea
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set
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ships
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shouts
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shrill
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signals
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sound
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span
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square
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From this reading The market square was impassable; infantry gorged every foot of the stony pavement, ambulances creaked through the throng, rolling like white ships in a tempest, signals set.
stony
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From this reading Up a stony street, desolate, deserted, lined with rows of closed machine-shops, he passed, and out into another street where a regiment of lancers was defiling amid a confusion of shouts and shrill commands, the racket of drums echoing from wall to pavement, and the ear-splitting flourish of trumpets mingled with the heavy rumble of artillery and the cracking of leather thongs.
street
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From this reading Up a stony street, desolate, deserted, lined with rows of closed machine-shops, he passed, and out into another street where a regiment of lancers was defiling amid a confusion of shouts and shrill commands, the racket of drums echoing from wall to pavement, and the ear-splitting flourish of trumpets mingled with the heavy rumble of artillery and the cracking of leather thongs.
swarming
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From this reading Already the pontoons were beginning to span the river Saar, already the engineers were swarming over the three ruined bridges, jackets cast aside, picks rising and falling--clink! clank! clink! clank!--and the scrape of mortar and trowel on the granite grew into an incessant sound, harsh and discordant.
telegraph
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From this reading "Hello, Williams!" he called; "where the devil is the telegraph?"
tempest
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From this reading The market square was impassable; infantry gorged every foot of the stony pavement, ambulances creaked through the throng, rolling like white ships in a tempest, signals set.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Up a stony street, desolate, deserted, lined with rows of closed machine-shops, he passed, and out into another street where a regiment of lancers was defiling amid a confusion of shouts and shrill commands, the racket of drums echoing from wall to pavement, and the ear-splitting flourish of trumpets mingled with the heavy rumble of artillery and the cracking of leather thongs.
thongs
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From this reading Up a stony street, desolate, deserted, lined with rows of closed machine-shops, he passed, and out into another street where a regiment of lancers was defiling amid a confusion of shouts and shrill commands, the racket of drums echoing from wall to pavement, and the ear-splitting flourish of trumpets mingled with the heavy rumble of artillery and the cracking of leather thongs.
three
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From this reading Already the pontoons were beginning to span the river Saar, already the engineers were swarming over the three ruined bridges, jackets cast aside, picks rising and falling--clink! clank! clink! clank!--and the scrape of mortar and trowel on the granite grew into an incessant sound, harsh and discordant.
throng
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From this reading The market square was impassable; infantry gorged every foot of the stony pavement, ambulances creaked through the throng, rolling like white ships in a tempest, signals set.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The market square was impassable; infantry gorged every foot of the stony pavement, ambulances creaked through the throng, rolling like white ships in a tempest, signals set.
Times
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From this reading In the sea of faces around him he recognized the correspondent of the London _Times_.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Up a stony street, desolate, deserted, lined with rows of closed machine-shops, he passed, and out into another street where a regiment of lancers was defiling amid a confusion of shouts and shrill commands, the racket of drums echoing from wall to pavement, and the ear-splitting flourish of trumpets mingled with the heavy rumble of artillery and the cracking of leather thongs.
trowel
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From this reading Already the pontoons were beginning to span the river Saar, already the engineers were swarming over the three ruined bridges, jackets cast aside, picks rising and falling--clink! clank! clink! clank!--and the scrape of mortar and trowel on the granite grew into an incessant sound, harsh and discordant.
trumpets
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From this reading Up a stony street, desolate, deserted, lined with rows of closed machine-shops, he passed, and out into another street where a regiment of lancers was defiling amid a confusion of shouts and shrill commands, the racket of drums echoing from wall to pavement, and the ear-splitting flourish of trumpets mingled with the heavy rumble of artillery and the cracking of leather thongs.
Up
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From this reading Up a stony street, desolate, deserted, lined with rows of closed machine-shops, he passed, and out into another street where a regiment of lancers was defiling amid a confusion of shouts and shrill commands, the racket of drums echoing from wall to pavement, and the ear-splitting flourish of trumpets mingled with the heavy rumble of artillery and the cracking of leather thongs.
wall
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From this reading Up a stony street, desolate, deserted, lined with rows of closed machine-shops, he passed, and out into another street where a regiment of lancers was defiling amid a confusion of shouts and shrill commands, the racket of drums echoing from wall to pavement, and the ear-splitting flourish of trumpets mingled with the heavy rumble of artillery and the cracking of leather thongs.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Up a stony street, desolate, deserted, lined with rows of closed machine-shops, he passed, and out into another street where a regiment of lancers was defiling amid a confusion of shouts and shrill commands, the racket of drums echoing from wall to pavement, and the ear-splitting flourish of trumpets mingled with the heavy rumble of artillery and the cracking of leather thongs.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Already the pontoons were beginning to span the river Saar, already the engineers were swarming over the three ruined bridges, jackets cast aside, picks rising and falling--clink! clank! clink! clank!--and the scrape of mortar and trowel on the granite grew into an incessant sound, harsh and discordant.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Up a stony street, desolate, deserted, lined with rows of closed machine-shops, he passed, and out into another street where a regiment of lancers was defiling amid a confusion of shouts and shrill commands, the racket of drums echoing from wall to pavement, and the ear-splitting flourish of trumpets mingled with the heavy rumble of artillery and the cracking of leather thongs.
white
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From this reading The market square was impassable; infantry gorged every foot of the stony pavement, ambulances creaked through the throng, rolling like white ships in a tempest, signals set.
Williams
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From this reading "Hello, Williams!" he called; "where the devil is the telegraph?"
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Up a stony street, desolate, deserted, lined with rows of closed machine-shops, he passed, and out into another street where a regiment of lancers was defiling amid a confusion of shouts and shrill commands, the racket of drums echoing from wall to pavement, and the ear-splitting flourish of trumpets mingled with the heavy rumble of artillery and the cracking of leather thongs.
