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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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actual
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age
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From this reading The age was rich in military material, some of it the most human and the most picturesque that I have ever read.
aiment
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From this reading “Il etait brave mais avec cette graine de folie dans sa bravoure que les Francais aiment.”
always
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The age was rich in military material, some of it the most human and the most picturesque that I have ever read.
aside
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From this reading Setting aside historical works or the biographies of the leaders there is a mass of evidence written by the actual fighting men themselves, which describes their feelings and their experiences, stated always from the point of view of the particular branch of the service to which they belonged.
avec
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From this reading “Il etait brave mais avec cette graine de folie dans sa bravoure que les Francais aiment.”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
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belonged
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biographies
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BIOGRAPHY
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From this reading FRENCH BIOGRAPHY.
branch
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brave
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From this reading “Il etait brave mais avec cette graine de folie dans sa bravoure que les Francais aiment.”
bravoure
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From this reading “Il etait brave mais avec cette graine de folie dans sa bravoure que les Francais aiment.”
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Setting aside historical works or the biographies of the leaders there is a mass of evidence written by the actual fighting men themselves, which describes their feelings and their experiences, stated always from the point of view of the particular branch of the service to which they belonged.
cette
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From this reading “Il etait brave mais avec cette graine de folie dans sa bravoure que les Francais aiment.”
dans
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From this reading “Il etait brave mais avec cette graine de folie dans sa bravoure que les Francais aiment.”
de
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describes
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etait
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From this reading “Il etait brave mais avec cette graine de folie dans sa bravoure que les Francais aiment.”
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The age was rich in military material, some of it the most human and the most picturesque that I have ever read.
evidence
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experiences
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extent
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feelings
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fighting
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flow
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folie
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following
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Francais
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From this reading “Il etait brave mais avec cette graine de folie dans sa bravoure que les Francais aiment.”
FRENCH
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From this reading FRENCH BIOGRAPHY.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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graine
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From this reading “Il etait brave mais avec cette graine de folie dans sa bravoure que les Francais aiment.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The age was rich in military material, some of it the most human and the most picturesque that I have ever read.
historical
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hope
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human
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From this reading The age was rich in military material, some of it the most human and the most picturesque that I have ever read.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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Il
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From this reading “Il etait brave mais avec cette graine de folie dans sa bravoure que les Francais aiment.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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interested
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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Setting aside historical works or the biographies of the leaders there is a mass of evidence written by the actual fighting men themselves, which describes their feelings and their experiences, stated always from the point of view of the particular branch of the service to which they belonged.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The age was rich in military material, some of it the most human and the most picturesque that I have ever read.
leaders
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From this reading Setting aside historical works or the biographies of the leaders there is a mass of evidence written by the actual fighting men themselves, which describes their feelings and their experiences, stated always from the point of view of the particular branch of the service to which they belonged.
les
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From this reading “Il etait brave mais avec cette graine de folie dans sa bravoure que les Francais aiment.”
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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mais
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mass
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material
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From this reading The age was rich in military material, some of it the most human and the most picturesque that I have ever read.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
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men
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From this reading Setting aside historical works or the biographies of the leaders there is a mass of evidence written by the actual fighting men themselves, which describes their feelings and their experiences, stated always from the point of view of the particular branch of the service to which they belonged.
military
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From this reading The age was rich in military material, some of it the most human and the most picturesque that I have ever read.
most
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From this reading The age was rich in military material, some of it the most human and the most picturesque that I have ever read.
Napoleonic
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I hope that some readers may possibly be interested in these little tales of the Napoleonic soldiers to the extent of following them up to the springs from which they flow.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Setting aside historical works or the biographies of the leaders there is a mass of evidence written by the actual fighting men themselves, which describes their feelings and their experiences, stated always from the point of view of the particular branch of the service to which they belonged.
particular
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picturesque
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From this reading The age was rich in military material, some of it the most human and the most picturesque that I have ever read.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading Setting aside historical works or the biographies of the leaders there is a mass of evidence written by the actual fighting men themselves, which describes their feelings and their experiences, stated always from the point of view of the particular branch of the service to which they belonged.
possibly
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que
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read
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readers
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rich
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From this reading The age was rich in military material, some of it the most human and the most picturesque that I have ever read.
sa
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service
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Setting
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soldiers
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some
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springs
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stated
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tales
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Setting aside historical works or the biographies of the leaders there is a mass of evidence written by the actual fighting men themselves, which describes their feelings and their experiences, stated always from the point of view of the particular branch of the service to which they belonged.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
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themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Setting aside historical works or the biographies of the leaders there is a mass of evidence written by the actual fighting men themselves, which describes their feelings and their experiences, stated always from the point of view of the particular branch of the service to which they belonged.
there
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thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
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theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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up
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view
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The age was rich in military material, some of it the most human and the most picturesque that I have ever read.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
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works
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written
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