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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 He was still able to be of service to them, however, when they had laid him on a bed in a room of the first floor, by advising them what was best to do.
able
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From this reading He was still able to be of service to them, however, when they had laid him on a bed in a room of the first floor, by advising them what was best to do.
advance
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From this reading They are too cowardly to risk an advance unless they see your fire begin to slacken.”
advising
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From this reading He was still able to be of service to them, however, when they had laid him on a bed in a room of the first floor, by advising them what was best to do.
aided
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From this reading Weiss and Laurent, aided by the remaining soldiers, carried him below, notwithstanding his vehement protests; he told them not to waste their time on him, his time had come; he might as well die upstairs as down.
aim
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From this reading “Fire into the mass,” he said; “don’t stop to take aim.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading They are too cowardly to risk an advance unless they see your fire begin to slacken.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Weiss and Laurent, aided by the remaining soldiers, carried him below, notwithstanding his vehement protests; he told them not to waste their time on him, his time had come; he might as well die upstairs as down.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They are too cowardly to risk an advance unless they see your fire begin to slacken.”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Weiss and Laurent, aided by the remaining soldiers, carried him below, notwithstanding his vehement protests; he told them not to waste their time on him, his time had come; he might as well die upstairs as down.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He was still able to be of service to them, however, when they had laid him on a bed in a room of the first floor, by advising them what was best to do.
bed
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From this reading He was still able to be of service to them, however, when they had laid him on a bed in a room of the first floor, by advising them what was best to do.
begin
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From this reading They are too cowardly to risk an advance unless they see your fire begin to slacken.”
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Weiss and Laurent, aided by the remaining soldiers, carried him below, notwithstanding his vehement protests; he told them not to waste their time on him, his time had come; he might as well die upstairs as down.
best
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From this reading He was still able to be of service to them, however, when they had laid him on a bed in a room of the first floor, by advising them what was best to do.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Weiss and Laurent, aided by the remaining soldiers, carried him below, notwithstanding his vehement protests; he told them not to waste their time on him, his time had come; he might as well die upstairs as down.
carried
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From this reading Weiss and Laurent, aided by the remaining soldiers, carried him below, notwithstanding his vehement protests; he told them not to waste their time on him, his time had come; he might as well die upstairs as down.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Weiss and Laurent, aided by the remaining soldiers, carried him below, notwithstanding his vehement protests; he told them not to waste their time on him, his time had come; he might as well die upstairs as down.
cowardly
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From this reading They are too cowardly to risk an advance unless they see your fire begin to slacken.”
die
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From this reading Weiss and Laurent, aided by the remaining soldiers, carried him below, notwithstanding his vehement protests; he told them not to waste their time on him, his time had come; he might as well die upstairs as down.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading He was still able to be of service to them, however, when they had laid him on a bed in a room of the first floor, by advising them what was best to do.
don't
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From this reading “Fire into the mass,” he said; “don’t stop to take aim.
down
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From this reading Weiss and Laurent, aided by the remaining soldiers, carried him below, notwithstanding his vehement protests; he told them not to waste their time on him, his time had come; he might as well die upstairs as down.
eternity
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From this reading And so the siege of the little house went on as if it was to last for eternity.
Fire
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From this reading “Fire into the mass,” he said; “don’t stop to take aim.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was still able to be of service to them, however, when they had laid him on a bed in a room of the first floor, by advising them what was best to do.
floor
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From this reading He was still able to be of service to them, however, when they had laid him on a bed in a room of the first floor, by advising them what was best to do.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And so the siege of the little house went on as if it was to last for eternity.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Weiss and Laurent, aided by the remaining soldiers, carried him below, notwithstanding his vehement protests; he told them not to waste their time on him, his time had come; he might as well die upstairs as down.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Weiss and Laurent, aided by the remaining soldiers, carried him below, notwithstanding his vehement protests; he told them not to waste their time on him, his time had come; he might as well die upstairs as down.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Weiss and Laurent, aided by the remaining soldiers, carried him below, notwithstanding his vehement protests; he told them not to waste their time on him, his time had come; he might as well die upstairs as down.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Weiss and Laurent, aided by the remaining soldiers, carried him below, notwithstanding his vehement protests; he told them not to waste their time on him, his time had come; he might as well die upstairs as down.
house
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From this reading And so the siege of the little house went on as if it was to last for eternity.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading He was still able to be of service to them, however, when they had laid him on a bed in a room of the first floor, by advising them what was best to do.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And so the siege of the little house went on as if it was to last for eternity.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was still able to be of service to them, however, when they had laid him on a bed in a room of the first floor, by advising them what was best to do.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “Fire into the mass,” he said; “don’t stop to take aim.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And so the siege of the little house went on as if it was to last for eternity.
laid
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From this reading He was still able to be of service to them, however, when they had laid him on a bed in a room of the first floor, by advising them what was best to do.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And so the siege of the little house went on as if it was to last for eternity.
Laurent
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From this reading Weiss and Laurent, aided by the remaining soldiers, carried him below, notwithstanding his vehement protests; he told them not to waste their time on him, his time had come; he might as well die upstairs as down.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And so the siege of the little house went on as if it was to last for eternity.
mass
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From this reading “Fire into the mass,” he said; “don’t stop to take aim.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Weiss and Laurent, aided by the remaining soldiers, carried him below, notwithstanding his vehement protests; he told them not to waste their time on him, his time had come; he might as well die upstairs as down.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Weiss and Laurent, aided by the remaining soldiers, carried him below, notwithstanding his vehement protests; he told them not to waste their time on him, his time had come; he might as well die upstairs as down.
notwithstanding
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From this reading Weiss and Laurent, aided by the remaining soldiers, carried him below, notwithstanding his vehement protests; he told them not to waste their time on him, his time had come; he might as well die upstairs as down.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was still able to be of service to them, however, when they had laid him on a bed in a room of the first floor, by advising them what was best to do.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Weiss and Laurent, aided by the remaining soldiers, carried him below, notwithstanding his vehement protests; he told them not to waste their time on him, his time had come; he might as well die upstairs as down.
protests
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From this reading Weiss and Laurent, aided by the remaining soldiers, carried him below, notwithstanding his vehement protests; he told them not to waste their time on him, his time had come; he might as well die upstairs as down.
remaining
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From this reading Weiss and Laurent, aided by the remaining soldiers, carried him below, notwithstanding his vehement protests; he told them not to waste their time on him, his time had come; he might as well die upstairs as down.
risk
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From this reading They are too cowardly to risk an advance unless they see your fire begin to slacken.”
room
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From this reading He was still able to be of service to them, however, when they had laid him on a bed in a room of the first floor, by advising them what was best to do.
said
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From this reading “Fire into the mass,” he said; “don’t stop to take aim.
see
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From this reading They are too cowardly to risk an advance unless they see your fire begin to slacken.”
service
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From this reading He was still able to be of service to them, however, when they had laid him on a bed in a room of the first floor, by advising them what was best to do.
siege
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From this reading And so the siege of the little house went on as if it was to last for eternity.
slackenverbUS /ˈslækən/
to become less tight or less strong
From this reading They are too cowardly to risk an advance unless they see your fire begin to slacken.”
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And so the siege of the little house went on as if it was to last for eternity.
soldiers
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From this reading Weiss and Laurent, aided by the remaining soldiers, carried him below, notwithstanding his vehement protests; he told them not to waste their time on him, his time had come; he might as well die upstairs as down.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was still able to be of service to them, however, when they had laid him on a bed in a room of the first floor, by advising them what was best to do.
stop
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From this reading “Fire into the mass,” he said; “don’t stop to take aim.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Fire into the mass,” he said; “don’t stop to take aim.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Weiss and Laurent, aided by the remaining soldiers, carried him below, notwithstanding his vehement protests; he told them not to waste their time on him, his time had come; he might as well die upstairs as down.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Weiss and Laurent, aided by the remaining soldiers, carried him below, notwithstanding his vehement protests; he told them not to waste their time on him, his time had come; he might as well die upstairs as down.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Weiss and Laurent, aided by the remaining soldiers, carried him below, notwithstanding his vehement protests; he told them not to waste their time on him, his time had come; he might as well die upstairs as down.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was still able to be of service to them, however, when they had laid him on a bed in a room of the first floor, by advising them what was best to do.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Weiss and Laurent, aided by the remaining soldiers, carried him below, notwithstanding his vehement protests; he told them not to waste their time on him, his time had come; he might as well die upstairs as down.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Weiss and Laurent, aided by the remaining soldiers, carried him below, notwithstanding his vehement protests; he told them not to waste their time on him, his time had come; he might as well die upstairs as down.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Weiss and Laurent, aided by the remaining soldiers, carried him below, notwithstanding his vehement protests; he told them not to waste their time on him, his time had come; he might as well die upstairs as down.
too
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From this reading They are too cowardly to risk an advance unless they see your fire begin to slacken.”
unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading They are too cowardly to risk an advance unless they see your fire begin to slacken.”
upstairs
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From this reading Weiss and Laurent, aided by the remaining soldiers, carried him below, notwithstanding his vehement protests; he told them not to waste their time on him, his time had come; he might as well die upstairs as down.
vehement
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From this reading Weiss and Laurent, aided by the remaining soldiers, carried him below, notwithstanding his vehement protests; he told them not to waste their time on him, his time had come; he might as well die upstairs as down.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was still able to be of service to them, however, when they had laid him on a bed in a room of the first floor, by advising them what was best to do.
wastenounUS /weɪst/
an empty, uncultivated area of land
From this reading Weiss and Laurent, aided by the remaining soldiers, carried him below, notwithstanding his vehement protests; he told them not to waste their time on him, his time had come; he might as well die upstairs as down.
Weiss
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From this reading Weiss and Laurent, aided by the remaining soldiers, carried him below, notwithstanding his vehement protests; he told them not to waste their time on him, his time had come; he might as well die upstairs as down.
well
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From this reading Weiss and Laurent, aided by the remaining soldiers, carried him below, notwithstanding his vehement protests; he told them not to waste their time on him, his time had come; he might as well die upstairs as down.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And so the siege of the little house went on as if it was to last for eternity.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He was still able to be of service to them, however, when they had laid him on a bed in a room of the first floor, by advising them what was best to do.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He was still able to be of service to them, however, when they had laid him on a bed in a room of the first floor, by advising them what was best to do.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading They are too cowardly to risk an advance unless they see your fire begin to slacken.”
