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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 messenger ran in from the Colonel; the Missourians had not yet come up, and his telephone communication with them was cut off.
afraid
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From this reading He was afraid they had got lost in the bombardment.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Claude and Gerhardt were consulting together when the smoke and darkness began to take on the livid colour that announced the coming of daybreak.
announced
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From this reading Claude and Gerhardt were consulting together when the smoke and darkness began to take on the livid colour that announced the coming of daybreak.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "The Colonel says you are to send two men back to bring them up; two men who can take charge if they're stampeded."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When the messenger shouted this order, Gerhardt and Hicks looked at each other quickly, and volunteered to go.
back
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From this reading "The Colonel says you are to send two men back to bring them up; two men who can take charge if they're stampeded."
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Claude and Gerhardt were consulting together when the smoke and darkness began to take on the livid colour that announced the coming of daybreak.
bombardment
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From this reading He was afraid they had got lost in the bombardment.
bring
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From this reading "The Colonel says you are to send two men back to bring them up; two men who can take charge if they're stampeded."
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "The Colonel says you are to send two men back to bring them up; two men who can take charge if they're stampeded."
charge
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From this reading "The Colonel says you are to send two men back to bring them up; two men who can take charge if they're stampeded."
Claude
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From this reading Claude and Gerhardt were consulting together when the smoke and darkness began to take on the livid colour that announced the coming of daybreak.
Colonel
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From this reading A messenger ran in from the Colonel; the Missourians had not yet come up, and his telephone communication with them was cut off.
colour
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From this reading Claude and Gerhardt were consulting together when the smoke and darkness began to take on the livid colour that announced the coming of daybreak.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A messenger ran in from the Colonel; the Missourians had not yet come up, and his telephone communication with them was cut off.
coming
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From this reading Claude and Gerhardt were consulting together when the smoke and darkness began to take on the livid colour that announced the coming of daybreak.
communication
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From this reading A messenger ran in from the Colonel; the Missourians had not yet come up, and his telephone communication with them was cut off.
consulting
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From this reading Claude and Gerhardt were consulting together when the smoke and darkness began to take on the livid colour that announced the coming of daybreak.
cut
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From this reading A messenger ran in from the Colonel; the Missourians had not yet come up, and his telephone communication with them was cut off.
darkness
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From this reading Claude and Gerhardt were consulting together when the smoke and darkness began to take on the livid colour that announced the coming of daybreak.
daybreak
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From this reading Claude and Gerhardt were consulting together when the smoke and darkness began to take on the livid colour that announced the coming of daybreak.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading When the messenger shouted this order, Gerhardt and Hicks looked at each other quickly, and volunteered to go.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A messenger ran in from the Colonel; the Missourians had not yet come up, and his telephone communication with them was cut off.
Gerhardt
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From this reading Claude and Gerhardt were consulting together when the smoke and darkness began to take on the livid colour that announced the coming of daybreak.
go
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From this reading When the messenger shouted this order, Gerhardt and Hicks looked at each other quickly, and volunteered to go.
got
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From this reading He was afraid they had got lost in the bombardment.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A messenger ran in from the Colonel; the Missourians had not yet come up, and his telephone communication with them was cut off.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was afraid they had got lost in the bombardment.
Hicks
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From this reading When the messenger shouted this order, Gerhardt and Hicks looked at each other quickly, and volunteered to go.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A messenger ran in from the Colonel; the Missourians had not yet come up, and his telephone communication with them was cut off.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "The Colonel says you are to send two men back to bring them up; two men who can take charge if they're stampeded."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A messenger ran in from the Colonel; the Missourians had not yet come up, and his telephone communication with them was cut off.
livid
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From this reading Claude and Gerhardt were consulting together when the smoke and darkness began to take on the livid colour that announced the coming of daybreak.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the messenger shouted this order, Gerhardt and Hicks looked at each other quickly, and volunteered to go.
lost
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From this reading He was afraid they had got lost in the bombardment.
men
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From this reading "The Colonel says you are to send two men back to bring them up; two men who can take charge if they're stampeded."
messenger
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From this reading A messenger ran in from the Colonel; the Missourians had not yet come up, and his telephone communication with them was cut off.
Missourians
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From this reading A messenger ran in from the Colonel; the Missourians had not yet come up, and his telephone communication with them was cut off.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A messenger ran in from the Colonel; the Missourians had not yet come up, and his telephone communication with them was cut off.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Claude and Gerhardt were consulting together when the smoke and darkness began to take on the livid colour that announced the coming of daybreak.
off
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From this reading A messenger ran in from the Colonel; the Missourians had not yet come up, and his telephone communication with them was cut off.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Claude and Gerhardt were consulting together when the smoke and darkness began to take on the livid colour that announced the coming of daybreak.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the messenger shouted this order, Gerhardt and Hicks looked at each other quickly, and volunteered to go.
other
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From this reading When the messenger shouted this order, Gerhardt and Hicks looked at each other quickly, and volunteered to go.
quickly
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From this reading When the messenger shouted this order, Gerhardt and Hicks looked at each other quickly, and volunteered to go.
ran
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From this reading A messenger ran in from the Colonel; the Missourians had not yet come up, and his telephone communication with them was cut off.
says
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From this reading "The Colonel says you are to send two men back to bring them up; two men who can take charge if they're stampeded."
send
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From this reading "The Colonel says you are to send two men back to bring them up; two men who can take charge if they're stampeded."
shoutednounUS /shouted/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the messenger shouted this order, Gerhardt and Hicks looked at each other quickly, and volunteered to go.
smoke
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From this reading Claude and Gerhardt were consulting together when the smoke and darkness began to take on the livid colour that announced the coming of daybreak.
stampeded
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From this reading "The Colonel says you are to send two men back to bring them up; two men who can take charge if they're stampeded."
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Claude and Gerhardt were consulting together when the smoke and darkness began to take on the livid colour that announced the coming of daybreak.
telephone
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From this reading A messenger ran in from the Colonel; the Missourians had not yet come up, and his telephone communication with them was cut off.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Claude and Gerhardt were consulting together when the smoke and darkness began to take on the livid colour that announced the coming of daybreak.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Claude and Gerhardt were consulting together when the smoke and darkness began to take on the livid colour that announced the coming of daybreak.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading A messenger ran in from the Colonel; the Missourians had not yet come up, and his telephone communication with them was cut off.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was afraid they had got lost in the bombardment.
they're
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From this reading "The Colonel says you are to send two men back to bring them up; two men who can take charge if they're stampeded."
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading When the messenger shouted this order, Gerhardt and Hicks looked at each other quickly, and volunteered to go.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Claude and Gerhardt were consulting together when the smoke and darkness began to take on the livid colour that announced the coming of daybreak.
together
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From this reading Claude and Gerhardt were consulting together when the smoke and darkness began to take on the livid colour that announced the coming of daybreak.
two
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From this reading "The Colonel says you are to send two men back to bring them up; two men who can take charge if they're stampeded."
up
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From this reading A messenger ran in from the Colonel; the Missourians had not yet come up, and his telephone communication with them was cut off.
volunteered
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From this reading When the messenger shouted this order, Gerhardt and Hicks looked at each other quickly, and volunteered to go.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A messenger ran in from the Colonel; the Missourians had not yet come up, and his telephone communication with them was cut off.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Claude and Gerhardt were consulting together when the smoke and darkness began to take on the livid colour that announced the coming of daybreak.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Claude and Gerhardt were consulting together when the smoke and darkness began to take on the livid colour that announced the coming of daybreak.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "The Colonel says you are to send two men back to bring them up; two men who can take charge if they're stampeded."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A messenger ran in from the Colonel; the Missourians had not yet come up, and his telephone communication with them was cut off.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading A messenger ran in from the Colonel; the Missourians had not yet come up, and his telephone communication with them was cut off.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "The Colonel says you are to send two men back to bring them up; two men who can take charge if they're stampeded."
