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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 It was just the kind of a night, though, for the risky venture undertaken by our Aviator Boys.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The sky had turned dark over Ypres, rain had commenced to fall in streets so remarkably clean that they really did not need this bath from above.
afraid
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From this reading The darkest ways were light to him, and he was not afraid that rain would spoil his clothes.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They were going to see their old friends, and nothing but a broken leg would check their willing steps on the way to the prison house that contained Captain Johnson and Josiah Freeman.
Aviator
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From this reading It was just the kind of a night, though, for the risky venture undertaken by our Aviator Boys.
bath
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From this reading The sky had turned dark over Ypres, rain had commenced to fall in streets so remarkably clean that they really did not need this bath from above.
best
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From this reading Leon knew the best way to get there.
Boys
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broken
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From this reading They were going to see their old friends, and nothing but a broken leg would check their willing steps on the way to the prison house that contained Captain Johnson and Josiah Freeman.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They were going to see their old friends, and nothing but a broken leg would check their willing steps on the way to the prison house that contained Captain Johnson and Josiah Freeman.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was just the kind of a night, though, for the risky venture undertaken by our Aviator Boys.
Captain
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check
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clean
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From this reading The sky had turned dark over Ypres, rain had commenced to fall in streets so remarkably clean that they really did not need this bath from above.
clothes
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From this reading The darkest ways were light to him, and he was not afraid that rain would spoil his clothes.
commenced
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contained
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dark
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darkest
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From this reading The darkest ways were light to him, and he was not afraid that rain would spoil his clothes.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The sky had turned dark over Ypres, rain had commenced to fall in streets so remarkably clean that they really did not need this bath from above.
fall
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From this reading The sky had turned dark over Ypres, rain had commenced to fall in streets so remarkably clean that they really did not need this bath from above.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was just the kind of a night, though, for the risky venture undertaken by our Aviator Boys.
Freeman
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friends
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From this reading They were going to see their old friends, and nothing but a broken leg would check their willing steps on the way to the prison house that contained Captain Johnson and Josiah Freeman.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The sky had turned dark over Ypres, rain had commenced to fall in streets so remarkably clean that they really did not need this bath from above.
get
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From this reading Leon knew the best way to get there.
going
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From this reading They were going to see their old friends, and nothing but a broken leg would check their willing steps on the way to the prison house that contained Captain Johnson and Josiah Freeman.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The sky had turned dark over Ypres, rain had commenced to fall in streets so remarkably clean that they really did not need this bath from above.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The darkest ways were light to him, and he was not afraid that rain would spoil his clothes.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The darkest ways were light to him, and he was not afraid that rain would spoil his clothes.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The darkest ways were light to him, and he was not afraid that rain would spoil his clothes.
house
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The sky had turned dark over Ypres, rain had commenced to fall in streets so remarkably clean that they really did not need this bath from above.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was just the kind of a night, though, for the risky venture undertaken by our Aviator Boys.
Johnson
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Josiah
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just
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From this reading It was just the kind of a night, though, for the risky venture undertaken by our Aviator Boys.
kind
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From this reading It was just the kind of a night, though, for the risky venture undertaken by our Aviator Boys.
knew
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From this reading Leon knew the best way to get there.
leg
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Leon
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From this reading Leon knew the best way to get there.
light
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From this reading The darkest ways were light to him, and he was not afraid that rain would spoil his clothes.
need
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From this reading The sky had turned dark over Ypres, rain had commenced to fall in streets so remarkably clean that they really did not need this bath from above.
night
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From this reading It was just the kind of a night, though, for the risky venture undertaken by our Aviator Boys.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The sky had turned dark over Ypres, rain had commenced to fall in streets so remarkably clean that they really did not need this bath from above.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading They were going to see their old friends, and nothing but a broken leg would check their willing steps on the way to the prison house that contained Captain Johnson and Josiah Freeman.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was just the kind of a night, though, for the risky venture undertaken by our Aviator Boys.
old
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From this reading They were going to see their old friends, and nothing but a broken leg would check their willing steps on the way to the prison house that contained Captain Johnson and Josiah Freeman.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They were going to see their old friends, and nothing but a broken leg would check their willing steps on the way to the prison house that contained Captain Johnson and Josiah Freeman.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading It was just the kind of a night, though, for the risky venture undertaken by our Aviator Boys.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The sky had turned dark over Ypres, rain had commenced to fall in streets so remarkably clean that they really did not need this bath from above.
prison
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rain
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From this reading The sky had turned dark over Ypres, rain had commenced to fall in streets so remarkably clean that they really did not need this bath from above.
really
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From this reading The sky had turned dark over Ypres, rain had commenced to fall in streets so remarkably clean that they really did not need this bath from above.
remarkably
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From this reading The sky had turned dark over Ypres, rain had commenced to fall in streets so remarkably clean that they really did not need this bath from above.
risky
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From this reading It was just the kind of a night, though, for the risky venture undertaken by our Aviator Boys.
see
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From this reading They were going to see their old friends, and nothing but a broken leg would check their willing steps on the way to the prison house that contained Captain Johnson and Josiah Freeman.
sky
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From this reading The sky had turned dark over Ypres, rain had commenced to fall in streets so remarkably clean that they really did not need this bath from above.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The sky had turned dark over Ypres, rain had commenced to fall in streets so remarkably clean that they really did not need this bath from above.
spoil
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From this reading The darkest ways were light to him, and he was not afraid that rain would spoil his clothes.
steps
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streets
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From this reading The sky had turned dark over Ypres, rain had commenced to fall in streets so remarkably clean that they really did not need this bath from above.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The sky had turned dark over Ypres, rain had commenced to fall in streets so remarkably clean that they really did not need this bath from above.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The sky had turned dark over Ypres, rain had commenced to fall in streets so remarkably clean that they really did not need this bath from above.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They were going to see their old friends, and nothing but a broken leg would check their willing steps on the way to the prison house that contained Captain Johnson and Josiah Freeman.
there
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From this reading Leon knew the best way to get there.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The sky had turned dark over Ypres, rain had commenced to fall in streets so remarkably clean that they really did not need this bath from above.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The sky had turned dark over Ypres, rain had commenced to fall in streets so remarkably clean that they really did not need this bath from above.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It was just the kind of a night, though, for the risky venture undertaken by our Aviator Boys.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The sky had turned dark over Ypres, rain had commenced to fall in streets so remarkably clean that they really did not need this bath from above.
turned
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From this reading The sky had turned dark over Ypres, rain had commenced to fall in streets so remarkably clean that they really did not need this bath from above.
undertaken
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From this reading It was just the kind of a night, though, for the risky venture undertaken by our Aviator Boys.
venture
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From this reading It was just the kind of a night, though, for the risky venture undertaken by our Aviator Boys.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was just the kind of a night, though, for the risky venture undertaken by our Aviator Boys.
way
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From this reading They were going to see their old friends, and nothing but a broken leg would check their willing steps on the way to the prison house that contained Captain Johnson and Josiah Freeman.
ways
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From this reading The darkest ways were light to him, and he was not afraid that rain would spoil his clothes.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were going to see their old friends, and nothing but a broken leg would check their willing steps on the way to the prison house that contained Captain Johnson and Josiah Freeman.
willing
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From this reading They were going to see their old friends, and nothing but a broken leg would check their willing steps on the way to the prison house that contained Captain Johnson and Josiah Freeman.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading They were going to see their old friends, and nothing but a broken leg would check their willing steps on the way to the prison house that contained Captain Johnson and Josiah Freeman.
Ypres
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From this reading The sky had turned dark over Ypres, rain had commenced to fall in streets so remarkably clean that they really did not need this bath from above.
