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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 On the third day after the events above described, two companies of a Caucasian infantry regiment arrived at the Cossack village of Novomlínsk.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The Service Corps men were driving piles in the ground to which to tie the horses, and the quartermasters were going about the streets just as if they were at home, showing officers and men to their quarters.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading On the third day after the events above described, two companies of a Caucasian infantry regiment arrived at the Cossack village of Novomlínsk.
accountsnounUS /ˈaccounts/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The cooks had dug a pit, and with logs gathered from various yards (where they had not been sufficiently securely stored) were now cooking the food; the pay-sergeants were settling accounts with the soldiers.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading On the third day after the events above described, two companies of a Caucasian infantry regiment arrived at the Cossack village of Novomlínsk.
ammunition
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From this reading Here were green ammunition boxes in a line, the company’s carts, horses, and cauldrons in which buckwheat porridge was being cooked.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The horses had been unharnessed and the companies’ wagons were standing in the square.
arrived
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From this reading On the third day after the events above described, two companies of a Caucasian infantry regiment arrived at the Cossack village of Novomlínsk.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Service Corps men were driving piles in the ground to which to tie the horses, and the quartermasters were going about the streets just as if they were at home, showing officers and men to their quarters.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On the third day after the events above described, two companies of a Caucasian infantry regiment arrived at the Cossack village of Novomlínsk.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The horses had been unharnessed and the companies’ wagons were standing in the square.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Here were green ammunition boxes in a line, the company’s carts, horses, and cauldrons in which buckwheat porridge was being cooked.
boxes
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From this reading Here were green ammunition boxes in a line, the company’s carts, horses, and cauldrons in which buckwheat porridge was being cooked.
buckwheat
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From this reading Here were green ammunition boxes in a line, the company’s carts, horses, and cauldrons in which buckwheat porridge was being cooked.
carts
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From this reading Here were green ammunition boxes in a line, the company’s carts, horses, and cauldrons in which buckwheat porridge was being cooked.
Caucasian
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From this reading On the third day after the events above described, two companies of a Caucasian infantry regiment arrived at the Cossack village of Novomlínsk.
cauldrons
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From this reading Here were green ammunition boxes in a line, the company’s carts, horses, and cauldrons in which buckwheat porridge was being cooked.
companies
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From this reading On the third day after the events above described, two companies of a Caucasian infantry regiment arrived at the Cossack village of Novomlínsk.
company's
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From this reading Here were green ammunition boxes in a line, the company’s carts, horses, and cauldrons in which buckwheat porridge was being cooked.
cooked
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From this reading Here were green ammunition boxes in a line, the company’s carts, horses, and cauldrons in which buckwheat porridge was being cooked.
cooking
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From this reading The cooks had dug a pit, and with logs gathered from various yards (where they had not been sufficiently securely stored) were now cooking the food; the pay-sergeants were settling accounts with the soldiers.
cooks
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From this reading The cooks had dug a pit, and with logs gathered from various yards (where they had not been sufficiently securely stored) were now cooking the food; the pay-sergeants were settling accounts with the soldiers.
Corps
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From this reading The Service Corps men were driving piles in the ground to which to tie the horses, and the quartermasters were going about the streets just as if they were at home, showing officers and men to their quarters.
Cossack
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From this reading On the third day after the events above described, two companies of a Caucasian infantry regiment arrived at the Cossack village of Novomlínsk.
day
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From this reading On the third day after the events above described, two companies of a Caucasian infantry regiment arrived at the Cossack village of Novomlínsk.
described
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From this reading On the third day after the events above described, two companies of a Caucasian infantry regiment arrived at the Cossack village of Novomlínsk.
driving
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From this reading The Service Corps men were driving piles in the ground to which to tie the horses, and the quartermasters were going about the streets just as if they were at home, showing officers and men to their quarters.
dug
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From this reading The cooks had dug a pit, and with logs gathered from various yards (where they had not been sufficiently securely stored) were now cooking the food; the pay-sergeants were settling accounts with the soldiers.
events
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From this reading On the third day after the events above described, two companies of a Caucasian infantry regiment arrived at the Cossack village of Novomlínsk.
food
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From this reading The cooks had dug a pit, and with logs gathered from various yards (where they had not been sufficiently securely stored) were now cooking the food; the pay-sergeants were settling accounts with the soldiers.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The cooks had dug a pit, and with logs gathered from various yards (where they had not been sufficiently securely stored) were now cooking the food; the pay-sergeants were settling accounts with the soldiers.
gathered
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From this reading The cooks had dug a pit, and with logs gathered from various yards (where they had not been sufficiently securely stored) were now cooking the food; the pay-sergeants were settling accounts with the soldiers.
going
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From this reading The Service Corps men were driving piles in the ground to which to tie the horses, and the quartermasters were going about the streets just as if they were at home, showing officers and men to their quarters.
green
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From this reading Here were green ammunition boxes in a line, the company’s carts, horses, and cauldrons in which buckwheat porridge was being cooked.
ground
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From this reading The Service Corps men were driving piles in the ground to which to tie the horses, and the quartermasters were going about the streets just as if they were at home, showing officers and men to their quarters.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The horses had been unharnessed and the companies’ wagons were standing in the square.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here were green ammunition boxes in a line, the company’s carts, horses, and cauldrons in which buckwheat porridge was being cooked.
home
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From this reading The Service Corps men were driving piles in the ground to which to tie the horses, and the quartermasters were going about the streets just as if they were at home, showing officers and men to their quarters.
horses
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From this reading The horses had been unharnessed and the companies’ wagons were standing in the square.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The Service Corps men were driving piles in the ground to which to tie the horses, and the quartermasters were going about the streets just as if they were at home, showing officers and men to their quarters.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The horses had been unharnessed and the companies’ wagons were standing in the square.
infantry
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From this reading On the third day after the events above described, two companies of a Caucasian infantry regiment arrived at the Cossack village of Novomlínsk.
just
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From this reading The Service Corps men were driving piles in the ground to which to tie the horses, and the quartermasters were going about the streets just as if they were at home, showing officers and men to their quarters.
line
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From this reading Here were green ammunition boxes in a line, the company’s carts, horses, and cauldrons in which buckwheat porridge was being cooked.
logs
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From this reading The cooks had dug a pit, and with logs gathered from various yards (where they had not been sufficiently securely stored) were now cooking the food; the pay-sergeants were settling accounts with the soldiers.
men
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From this reading The Service Corps men were driving piles in the ground to which to tie the horses, and the quartermasters were going about the streets just as if they were at home, showing officers and men to their quarters.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The cooks had dug a pit, and with logs gathered from various yards (where they had not been sufficiently securely stored) were now cooking the food; the pay-sergeants were settling accounts with the soldiers.
Novomlínsk
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From this reading On the third day after the events above described, two companies of a Caucasian infantry regiment arrived at the Cossack village of Novomlínsk.
now
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From this reading The cooks had dug a pit, and with logs gathered from various yards (where they had not been sufficiently securely stored) were now cooking the food; the pay-sergeants were settling accounts with the soldiers.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the third day after the events above described, two companies of a Caucasian infantry regiment arrived at the Cossack village of Novomlínsk.
officers
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From this reading The Service Corps men were driving piles in the ground to which to tie the horses, and the quartermasters were going about the streets just as if they were at home, showing officers and men to their quarters.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the third day after the events above described, two companies of a Caucasian infantry regiment arrived at the Cossack village of Novomlínsk.
pay-sergeants
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From this reading The cooks had dug a pit, and with logs gathered from various yards (where they had not been sufficiently securely stored) were now cooking the food; the pay-sergeants were settling accounts with the soldiers.
piles
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From this reading The Service Corps men were driving piles in the ground to which to tie the horses, and the quartermasters were going about the streets just as if they were at home, showing officers and men to their quarters.
pitnounUS /pɪt/
A large hole in the ground, or an abyss of darkness and peril.
From this reading The cooks had dug a pit, and with logs gathered from various yards (where they had not been sufficiently securely stored) were now cooking the food; the pay-sergeants were settling accounts with the soldiers.
porridge
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From this reading Here were green ammunition boxes in a line, the company’s carts, horses, and cauldrons in which buckwheat porridge was being cooked.
quartermasters
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From this reading The Service Corps men were driving piles in the ground to which to tie the horses, and the quartermasters were going about the streets just as if they were at home, showing officers and men to their quarters.
quarters
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From this reading The Service Corps men were driving piles in the ground to which to tie the horses, and the quartermasters were going about the streets just as if they were at home, showing officers and men to their quarters.
regiment
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From this reading On the third day after the events above described, two companies of a Caucasian infantry regiment arrived at the Cossack village of Novomlínsk.
securely
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From this reading The cooks had dug a pit, and with logs gathered from various yards (where they had not been sufficiently securely stored) were now cooking the food; the pay-sergeants were settling accounts with the soldiers.
Service
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From this reading The Service Corps men were driving piles in the ground to which to tie the horses, and the quartermasters were going about the streets just as if they were at home, showing officers and men to their quarters.
settling
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From this reading The cooks had dug a pit, and with logs gathered from various yards (where they had not been sufficiently securely stored) were now cooking the food; the pay-sergeants were settling accounts with the soldiers.
showing
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From this reading The Service Corps men were driving piles in the ground to which to tie the horses, and the quartermasters were going about the streets just as if they were at home, showing officers and men to their quarters.
soldiers
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From this reading The cooks had dug a pit, and with logs gathered from various yards (where they had not been sufficiently securely stored) were now cooking the food; the pay-sergeants were settling accounts with the soldiers.
square
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From this reading The horses had been unharnessed and the companies’ wagons were standing in the square.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The horses had been unharnessed and the companies’ wagons were standing in the square.
stored
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From this reading The cooks had dug a pit, and with logs gathered from various yards (where they had not been sufficiently securely stored) were now cooking the food; the pay-sergeants were settling accounts with the soldiers.
streets
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From this reading The Service Corps men were driving piles in the ground to which to tie the horses, and the quartermasters were going about the streets just as if they were at home, showing officers and men to their quarters.
sufficiently
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From this reading The cooks had dug a pit, and with logs gathered from various yards (where they had not been sufficiently securely stored) were now cooking the food; the pay-sergeants were settling accounts with the soldiers.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the third day after the events above described, two companies of a Caucasian infantry regiment arrived at the Cossack village of Novomlínsk.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The Service Corps men were driving piles in the ground to which to tie the horses, and the quartermasters were going about the streets just as if they were at home, showing officers and men to their quarters.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The cooks had dug a pit, and with logs gathered from various yards (where they had not been sufficiently securely stored) were now cooking the food; the pay-sergeants were settling accounts with the soldiers.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the third day after the events above described, two companies of a Caucasian infantry regiment arrived at the Cossack village of Novomlínsk.
tie
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From this reading The Service Corps men were driving piles in the ground to which to tie the horses, and the quartermasters were going about the streets just as if they were at home, showing officers and men to their quarters.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Service Corps men were driving piles in the ground to which to tie the horses, and the quartermasters were going about the streets just as if they were at home, showing officers and men to their quarters.
two
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From this reading On the third day after the events above described, two companies of a Caucasian infantry regiment arrived at the Cossack village of Novomlínsk.
unharnessed
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From this reading The horses had been unharnessed and the companies’ wagons were standing in the square.
various
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From this reading The cooks had dug a pit, and with logs gathered from various yards (where they had not been sufficiently securely stored) were now cooking the food; the pay-sergeants were settling accounts with the soldiers.
village
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From this reading On the third day after the events above described, two companies of a Caucasian infantry regiment arrived at the Cossack village of Novomlínsk.
wagons
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From this reading The horses had been unharnessed and the companies’ wagons were standing in the square.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Here were green ammunition boxes in a line, the company’s carts, horses, and cauldrons in which buckwheat porridge was being cooked.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The horses had been unharnessed and the companies’ wagons were standing in the square.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The cooks had dug a pit, and with logs gathered from various yards (where they had not been sufficiently securely stored) were now cooking the food; the pay-sergeants were settling accounts with the soldiers.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The Service Corps men were driving piles in the ground to which to tie the horses, and the quartermasters were going about the streets just as if they were at home, showing officers and men to their quarters.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The cooks had dug a pit, and with logs gathered from various yards (where they had not been sufficiently securely stored) were now cooking the food; the pay-sergeants were settling accounts with the soldiers.
yards
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From this reading The cooks had dug a pit, and with logs gathered from various yards (where they had not been sufficiently securely stored) were now cooking the food; the pay-sergeants were settling accounts with the soldiers.
