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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading George Sarratt's battalion returned to the fighting line somewhere about the middle of August.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The heart of England was sad and sick, torn by the losses at Gallipoli, by the great disaster of the Russian retreat, by the shortage of munitions, by the endless small fighting on the British front, which eat away the young life of our race, week by week, and brought us no further.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The heart of England was sad and sick, torn by the losses at Gallipoli, by the great disaster of the Russian retreat, by the shortage of munitions, by the endless small fighting on the British front, which eat away the young life of our race, week by week, and brought us no further.
August
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From this reading August came, the second August of the war.
away
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From this reading The heart of England was sad and sick, torn by the losses at Gallipoli, by the great disaster of the Russian retreat, by the shortage of munitions, by the endless small fighting on the British front, which eat away the young life of our race, week by week, and brought us no further.
battalion
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From this reading George Sarratt's battalion returned to the fighting line somewhere about the middle of August.
becoming
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From this reading But the spirit of the nation was rising--and its grim task was becoming nakedly visible at last.
British
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From this reading The heart of England was sad and sick, torn by the losses at Gallipoli, by the great disaster of the Russian retreat, by the shortage of munitions, by the endless small fighting on the British front, which eat away the young life of our race, week by week, and brought us no further.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The heart of England was sad and sick, torn by the losses at Gallipoli, by the great disaster of the Russian retreat, by the shortage of munitions, by the endless small fighting on the British front, which eat away the young life of our race, week by week, and brought us no further.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the spirit of the nation was rising--and its grim task was becoming nakedly visible at last.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The heart of England was sad and sick, torn by the losses at Gallipoli, by the great disaster of the Russian retreat, by the shortage of munitions, by the endless small fighting on the British front, which eat away the young life of our race, week by week, and brought us no further.
came
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From this reading August came, the second August of the war.
disaster
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From this reading The heart of England was sad and sick, torn by the losses at Gallipoli, by the great disaster of the Russian retreat, by the shortage of munitions, by the endless small fighting on the British front, which eat away the young life of our race, week by week, and brought us no further.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading _Guns--men!_ Nothing else to say--nothing else to do.
eat
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From this reading The heart of England was sad and sick, torn by the losses at Gallipoli, by the great disaster of the Russian retreat, by the shortage of munitions, by the endless small fighting on the British front, which eat away the young life of our race, week by week, and brought us no further.
else
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From this reading _Guns--men!_ Nothing else to say--nothing else to do.
endless
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From this reading The heart of England was sad and sick, torn by the losses at Gallipoli, by the great disaster of the Russian retreat, by the shortage of munitions, by the endless small fighting on the British front, which eat away the young life of our race, week by week, and brought us no further.
England
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From this reading The heart of England was sad and sick, torn by the losses at Gallipoli, by the great disaster of the Russian retreat, by the shortage of munitions, by the endless small fighting on the British front, which eat away the young life of our race, week by week, and brought us no further.
fighting
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From this reading The heart of England was sad and sick, torn by the losses at Gallipoli, by the great disaster of the Russian retreat, by the shortage of munitions, by the endless small fighting on the British front, which eat away the young life of our race, week by week, and brought us no further.
front
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From this reading The heart of England was sad and sick, torn by the losses at Gallipoli, by the great disaster of the Russian retreat, by the shortage of munitions, by the endless small fighting on the British front, which eat away the young life of our race, week by week, and brought us no further.
further
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From this reading The heart of England was sad and sick, torn by the losses at Gallipoli, by the great disaster of the Russian retreat, by the shortage of munitions, by the endless small fighting on the British front, which eat away the young life of our race, week by week, and brought us no further.
Gallipoli
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From this reading The heart of England was sad and sick, torn by the losses at Gallipoli, by the great disaster of the Russian retreat, by the shortage of munitions, by the endless small fighting on the British front, which eat away the young life of our race, week by week, and brought us no further.
George
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From this reading George Sarratt's battalion returned to the fighting line somewhere about the middle of August.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The heart of England was sad and sick, torn by the losses at Gallipoli, by the great disaster of the Russian retreat, by the shortage of munitions, by the endless small fighting on the British front, which eat away the young life of our race, week by week, and brought us no further.
grim
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From this reading But the spirit of the nation was rising--and its grim task was becoming nakedly visible at last.
Guns
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From this reading _Guns--men!_ Nothing else to say--nothing else to do.
heart
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From this reading The heart of England was sad and sick, torn by the losses at Gallipoli, by the great disaster of the Russian retreat, by the shortage of munitions, by the endless small fighting on the British front, which eat away the young life of our race, week by week, and brought us no further.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading But the spirit of the nation was rising--and its grim task was becoming nakedly visible at last.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the spirit of the nation was rising--and its grim task was becoming nakedly visible at last.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The heart of England was sad and sick, torn by the losses at Gallipoli, by the great disaster of the Russian retreat, by the shortage of munitions, by the endless small fighting on the British front, which eat away the young life of our race, week by week, and brought us no further.
line
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From this reading George Sarratt's battalion returned to the fighting line somewhere about the middle of August.
losses
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From this reading The heart of England was sad and sick, torn by the losses at Gallipoli, by the great disaster of the Russian retreat, by the shortage of munitions, by the endless small fighting on the British front, which eat away the young life of our race, week by week, and brought us no further.
men
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From this reading _Guns--men!_ Nothing else to say--nothing else to do.
middle
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From this reading George Sarratt's battalion returned to the fighting line somewhere about the middle of August.
munitions
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From this reading The heart of England was sad and sick, torn by the losses at Gallipoli, by the great disaster of the Russian retreat, by the shortage of munitions, by the endless small fighting on the British front, which eat away the young life of our race, week by week, and brought us no further.
nakedly
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From this reading But the spirit of the nation was rising--and its grim task was becoming nakedly visible at last.
nation
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From this reading But the spirit of the nation was rising--and its grim task was becoming nakedly visible at last.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The heart of England was sad and sick, torn by the losses at Gallipoli, by the great disaster of the Russian retreat, by the shortage of munitions, by the endless small fighting on the British front, which eat away the young life of our race, week by week, and brought us no further.
NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading _Guns--men!_ Nothing else to say--nothing else to do.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading August came, the second August of the war.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The heart of England was sad and sick, torn by the losses at Gallipoli, by the great disaster of the Russian retreat, by the shortage of munitions, by the endless small fighting on the British front, which eat away the young life of our race, week by week, and brought us no further.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The heart of England was sad and sick, torn by the losses at Gallipoli, by the great disaster of the Russian retreat, by the shortage of munitions, by the endless small fighting on the British front, which eat away the young life of our race, week by week, and brought us no further.
race
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From this reading The heart of England was sad and sick, torn by the losses at Gallipoli, by the great disaster of the Russian retreat, by the shortage of munitions, by the endless small fighting on the British front, which eat away the young life of our race, week by week, and brought us no further.
retreat
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From this reading The heart of England was sad and sick, torn by the losses at Gallipoli, by the great disaster of the Russian retreat, by the shortage of munitions, by the endless small fighting on the British front, which eat away the young life of our race, week by week, and brought us no further.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading George Sarratt's battalion returned to the fighting line somewhere about the middle of August.
rising
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From this reading But the spirit of the nation was rising--and its grim task was becoming nakedly visible at last.
Russian
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From this reading The heart of England was sad and sick, torn by the losses at Gallipoli, by the great disaster of the Russian retreat, by the shortage of munitions, by the endless small fighting on the British front, which eat away the young life of our race, week by week, and brought us no further.
sad
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From this reading The heart of England was sad and sick, torn by the losses at Gallipoli, by the great disaster of the Russian retreat, by the shortage of munitions, by the endless small fighting on the British front, which eat away the young life of our race, week by week, and brought us no further.
Sarratt's
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From this reading George Sarratt's battalion returned to the fighting line somewhere about the middle of August.
say
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From this reading _Guns--men!_ Nothing else to say--nothing else to do.
second
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From this reading August came, the second August of the war.
shortage
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From this reading The heart of England was sad and sick, torn by the losses at Gallipoli, by the great disaster of the Russian retreat, by the shortage of munitions, by the endless small fighting on the British front, which eat away the young life of our race, week by week, and brought us no further.
sick
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From this reading The heart of England was sad and sick, torn by the losses at Gallipoli, by the great disaster of the Russian retreat, by the shortage of munitions, by the endless small fighting on the British front, which eat away the young life of our race, week by week, and brought us no further.
small
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From this reading The heart of England was sad and sick, torn by the losses at Gallipoli, by the great disaster of the Russian retreat, by the shortage of munitions, by the endless small fighting on the British front, which eat away the young life of our race, week by week, and brought us no further.
somewhere
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From this reading George Sarratt's battalion returned to the fighting line somewhere about the middle of August.
spirit
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From this reading But the spirit of the nation was rising--and its grim task was becoming nakedly visible at last.
task
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From this reading But the spirit of the nation was rising--and its grim task was becoming nakedly visible at last.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading August came, the second August of the war.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Guns--men!_ Nothing else to say--nothing else to do.
torn
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From this reading The heart of England was sad and sick, torn by the losses at Gallipoli, by the great disaster of the Russian retreat, by the shortage of munitions, by the endless small fighting on the British front, which eat away the young life of our race, week by week, and brought us no further.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The heart of England was sad and sick, torn by the losses at Gallipoli, by the great disaster of the Russian retreat, by the shortage of munitions, by the endless small fighting on the British front, which eat away the young life of our race, week by week, and brought us no further.
visible
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From this reading But the spirit of the nation was rising--and its grim task was becoming nakedly visible at last.
war
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From this reading August came, the second August of the war.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The heart of England was sad and sick, torn by the losses at Gallipoli, by the great disaster of the Russian retreat, by the shortage of munitions, by the endless small fighting on the British front, which eat away the young life of our race, week by week, and brought us no further.
week
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From this reading The heart of England was sad and sick, torn by the losses at Gallipoli, by the great disaster of the Russian retreat, by the shortage of munitions, by the endless small fighting on the British front, which eat away the young life of our race, week by week, and brought us no further.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The heart of England was sad and sick, torn by the losses at Gallipoli, by the great disaster of the Russian retreat, by the shortage of munitions, by the endless small fighting on the British front, which eat away the young life of our race, week by week, and brought us no further.
young
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From this reading The heart of England was sad and sick, torn by the losses at Gallipoli, by the great disaster of the Russian retreat, by the shortage of munitions, by the endless small fighting on the British front, which eat away the young life of our race, week by week, and brought us no further.
