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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 house stood, shattered but stanch, great gaping holes in its side, the front a mere wreck, the lower rooms in disorder, with windows smashed, and pools of hardening blood staining the floors.
afforded
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From this reading Appearing from without a ruin, it yet afforded shelter to the wounded.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE COMING OF THE NIGHT It was sundown, and silent without, except for voices and the constant movement of men.
Appearing
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From this reading Appearing from without a ruin, it yet afforded shelter to the wounded.
battle
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From this reading The din of battle, the roar of guns, had ceased, and everywhere gleamed the light of fires where the tired commands rested.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The house stood, shattered but stanch, great gaping holes in its side, the front a mere wreck, the lower rooms in disorder, with windows smashed, and pools of hardening blood staining the floors.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The house stood, shattered but stanch, great gaping holes in its side, the front a mere wreck, the lower rooms in disorder, with windows smashed, and pools of hardening blood staining the floors.
cared
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From this reading I had had my own wounds washed and cared for.
ceased
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From this reading The din of battle, the roar of guns, had ceased, and everywhere gleamed the light of fires where the tired commands rested.
COMING
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From this reading THE COMING OF THE NIGHT It was sundown, and silent without, except for voices and the constant movement of men.
commands
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From this reading The din of battle, the roar of guns, had ceased, and everywhere gleamed the light of fires where the tired commands rested.
constant
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From this reading THE COMING OF THE NIGHT It was sundown, and silent without, except for voices and the constant movement of men.
din
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From this reading The din of battle, the roar of guns, had ceased, and everywhere gleamed the light of fires where the tired commands rested.
disorder
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From this reading The house stood, shattered but stanch, great gaping holes in its side, the front a mere wreck, the lower rooms in disorder, with windows smashed, and pools of hardening blood staining the floors.
everywhere
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From this reading The din of battle, the roar of guns, had ceased, and everywhere gleamed the light of fires where the tired commands rested.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading THE COMING OF THE NIGHT It was sundown, and silent without, except for voices and the constant movement of men.
fires
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From this reading The din of battle, the roar of guns, had ceased, and everywhere gleamed the light of fires where the tired commands rested.
floors
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From this reading The house stood, shattered but stanch, great gaping holes in its side, the front a mere wreck, the lower rooms in disorder, with windows smashed, and pools of hardening blood staining the floors.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE COMING OF THE NIGHT It was sundown, and silent without, except for voices and the constant movement of men.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Appearing from without a ruin, it yet afforded shelter to the wounded.
front
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From this reading The house stood, shattered but stanch, great gaping holes in its side, the front a mere wreck, the lower rooms in disorder, with windows smashed, and pools of hardening blood staining the floors.
gapingadjectiveUS /ˈɡeɪpɪŋ/
wide open
From this reading The house stood, shattered but stanch, great gaping holes in its side, the front a mere wreck, the lower rooms in disorder, with windows smashed, and pools of hardening blood staining the floors.
gleamed
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From this reading The din of battle, the roar of guns, had ceased, and everywhere gleamed the light of fires where the tired commands rested.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The house stood, shattered but stanch, great gaping holes in its side, the front a mere wreck, the lower rooms in disorder, with windows smashed, and pools of hardening blood staining the floors.
guns
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From this reading The din of battle, the roar of guns, had ceased, and everywhere gleamed the light of fires where the tired commands rested.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The din of battle, the roar of guns, had ceased, and everywhere gleamed the light of fires where the tired commands rested.
hardening
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From this reading The house stood, shattered but stanch, great gaping holes in its side, the front a mere wreck, the lower rooms in disorder, with windows smashed, and pools of hardening blood staining the floors.
holes
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From this reading The house stood, shattered but stanch, great gaping holes in its side, the front a mere wreck, the lower rooms in disorder, with windows smashed, and pools of hardening blood staining the floors.
house
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From this reading The house stood, shattered but stanch, great gaping holes in its side, the front a mere wreck, the lower rooms in disorder, with windows smashed, and pools of hardening blood staining the floors.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had had my own wounds washed and cared for.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The house stood, shattered but stanch, great gaping holes in its side, the front a mere wreck, the lower rooms in disorder, with windows smashed, and pools of hardening blood staining the floors.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE COMING OF THE NIGHT It was sundown, and silent without, except for voices and the constant movement of men.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The house stood, shattered but stanch, great gaping holes in its side, the front a mere wreck, the lower rooms in disorder, with windows smashed, and pools of hardening blood staining the floors.
light
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From this reading The din of battle, the roar of guns, had ceased, and everywhere gleamed the light of fires where the tired commands rested.
lower
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From this reading The house stood, shattered but stanch, great gaping holes in its side, the front a mere wreck, the lower rooms in disorder, with windows smashed, and pools of hardening blood staining the floors.
men
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From this reading THE COMING OF THE NIGHT It was sundown, and silent without, except for voices and the constant movement of men.
mere
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From this reading The house stood, shattered but stanch, great gaping holes in its side, the front a mere wreck, the lower rooms in disorder, with windows smashed, and pools of hardening blood staining the floors.
movement
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From this reading THE COMING OF THE NIGHT It was sundown, and silent without, except for voices and the constant movement of men.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I had had my own wounds washed and cared for.
NIGHT
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From this reading THE COMING OF THE NIGHT It was sundown, and silent without, except for voices and the constant movement of men.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE COMING OF THE NIGHT It was sundown, and silent without, except for voices and the constant movement of men.
own
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From this reading I had had my own wounds washed and cared for.
pools
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From this reading The house stood, shattered but stanch, great gaping holes in its side, the front a mere wreck, the lower rooms in disorder, with windows smashed, and pools of hardening blood staining the floors.
rested
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From this reading The din of battle, the roar of guns, had ceased, and everywhere gleamed the light of fires where the tired commands rested.
roar
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From this reading The din of battle, the roar of guns, had ceased, and everywhere gleamed the light of fires where the tired commands rested.
rooms
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From this reading The house stood, shattered but stanch, great gaping holes in its side, the front a mere wreck, the lower rooms in disorder, with windows smashed, and pools of hardening blood staining the floors.
ruin
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From this reading Appearing from without a ruin, it yet afforded shelter to the wounded.
shattered
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From this reading The house stood, shattered but stanch, great gaping holes in its side, the front a mere wreck, the lower rooms in disorder, with windows smashed, and pools of hardening blood staining the floors.
shelter
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From this reading Appearing from without a ruin, it yet afforded shelter to the wounded.
side
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From this reading The house stood, shattered but stanch, great gaping holes in its side, the front a mere wreck, the lower rooms in disorder, with windows smashed, and pools of hardening blood staining the floors.
silent
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From this reading THE COMING OF THE NIGHT It was sundown, and silent without, except for voices and the constant movement of men.
smashed
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From this reading The house stood, shattered but stanch, great gaping holes in its side, the front a mere wreck, the lower rooms in disorder, with windows smashed, and pools of hardening blood staining the floors.
staining
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From this reading The house stood, shattered but stanch, great gaping holes in its side, the front a mere wreck, the lower rooms in disorder, with windows smashed, and pools of hardening blood staining the floors.
stanch
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From this reading The house stood, shattered but stanch, great gaping holes in its side, the front a mere wreck, the lower rooms in disorder, with windows smashed, and pools of hardening blood staining the floors.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The house stood, shattered but stanch, great gaping holes in its side, the front a mere wreck, the lower rooms in disorder, with windows smashed, and pools of hardening blood staining the floors.
sundown
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From this reading THE COMING OF THE NIGHT It was sundown, and silent without, except for voices and the constant movement of men.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE COMING OF THE NIGHT It was sundown, and silent without, except for voices and the constant movement of men.
tired
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From this reading The din of battle, the roar of guns, had ceased, and everywhere gleamed the light of fires where the tired commands rested.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Appearing from without a ruin, it yet afforded shelter to the wounded.
voices
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From this reading THE COMING OF THE NIGHT It was sundown, and silent without, except for voices and the constant movement of men.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE COMING OF THE NIGHT It was sundown, and silent without, except for voices and the constant movement of men.
washed
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From this reading I had had my own wounds washed and cared for.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The din of battle, the roar of guns, had ceased, and everywhere gleamed the light of fires where the tired commands rested.
windows
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From this reading The house stood, shattered but stanch, great gaping holes in its side, the front a mere wreck, the lower rooms in disorder, with windows smashed, and pools of hardening blood staining the floors.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The house stood, shattered but stanch, great gaping holes in its side, the front a mere wreck, the lower rooms in disorder, with windows smashed, and pools of hardening blood staining the floors.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading THE COMING OF THE NIGHT It was sundown, and silent without, except for voices and the constant movement of men.
wounded
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From this reading Appearing from without a ruin, it yet afforded shelter to the wounded.
wounds
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From this reading I had had my own wounds washed and cared for.
wreck
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From this reading The house stood, shattered but stanch, great gaping holes in its side, the front a mere wreck, the lower rooms in disorder, with windows smashed, and pools of hardening blood staining the floors.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Appearing from without a ruin, it yet afforded shelter to the wounded.
