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Chapter XXVII
THE SIEGE OF THE LONE CITY. Our losses totaled nearly a hundred and fifty girls. We brought back with us on the platforms but six wounded. I shall never forget that hour we spent searching among the wreckage--those blackened, twisted forms of what had once been men and women. I shall not describe it.
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surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading “I shall never forget that hour we spent searching among the wreckage--those blackened, twisted forms of what had once been men and women.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “I shall never forget that hour we spent searching among the wreckage--those blackened, twisted forms of what had once been men and women.”
made dark by burning or soot made dark by soot, burning, or black marks
From this reading “I shall never forget that hour we spent searching among the wreckage--those blackened, twisted forms of what had once been men and women.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “We brought back with us on the platforms but six wounded.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I shall never forget that hour we spent searching among the wreckage--those blackened, twisted forms of what had once been men and women.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I shall never forget that hour we spent searching among the wreckage--those blackened, twisted forms of what had once been men and women.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “I shall never forget that hour we spent searching among the wreckage--those blackened, twisted forms of what had once been men and women.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “I shall never forget that hour we spent searching among the wreckage--those blackened, twisted forms of what had once been men and women.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We brought back with us on the platforms but six wounded.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Our losses totaled nearly a hundred and fifty girls.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading I shall never forget that hour we spent searching among the wreckage--those blackened, twisted forms of what had once been men and women.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Our losses totaled nearly a hundred and fifty girls.
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From this reading We brought back with us on the platforms but six wounded.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I shall never forget that hour we spent searching among the wreckage--those blackened, twisted forms of what had once been men and women.
made dark by burning or soot made dark by soot, burning, or black marks
From this reading I shall never forget that hour we spent searching among the wreckage--those blackened, twisted forms of what had once been men and women.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We brought back with us on the platforms but six wounded.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We brought back with us on the platforms but six wounded.
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From this reading THE SIEGE OF THE LONE CITY.
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From this reading I shall not describe it.
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From this reading Our losses totaled nearly a hundred and fifty girls.
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From this reading I shall never forget that hour we spent searching among the wreckage--those blackened, twisted forms of what had once been men and women.
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From this reading I shall never forget that hour we spent searching among the wreckage--those blackened, twisted forms of what had once been men and women.
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From this reading Our losses totaled nearly a hundred and fifty girls.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I shall never forget that hour we spent searching among the wreckage--those blackened, twisted forms of what had once been men and women.
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From this reading I shall never forget that hour we spent searching among the wreckage--those blackened, twisted forms of what had once been men and women.
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From this reading Our losses totaled nearly a hundred and fifty girls.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I shall never forget that hour we spent searching among the wreckage--those blackened, twisted forms of what had once been men and women.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I shall not describe it.
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From this reading THE SIEGE OF THE LONE CITY.
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From this reading Our losses totaled nearly a hundred and fifty girls.
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From this reading I shall never forget that hour we spent searching among the wreckage--those blackened, twisted forms of what had once been men and women.
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From this reading Our losses totaled nearly a hundred and fifty girls.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I shall never forget that hour we spent searching among the wreckage--those blackened, twisted forms of what had once been men and women.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I shall not describe it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SIEGE OF THE LONE CITY.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We brought back with us on the platforms but six wounded.
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From this reading I shall never forget that hour we spent searching among the wreckage--those blackened, twisted forms of what had once been men and women.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our losses totaled nearly a hundred and fifty girls.
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From this reading We brought back with us on the platforms but six wounded.
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From this reading I shall never forget that hour we spent searching among the wreckage--those blackened, twisted forms of what had once been men and women.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I shall never forget that hour we spent searching among the wreckage--those blackened, twisted forms of what had once been men and women.
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From this reading THE SIEGE OF THE LONE CITY.
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From this reading We brought back with us on the platforms but six wounded.
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From this reading I shall never forget that hour we spent searching among the wreckage--those blackened, twisted forms of what had once been men and women.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I shall never forget that hour we spent searching among the wreckage--those blackened, twisted forms of what had once been men and women.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SIEGE OF THE LONE CITY.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading I shall never forget that hour we spent searching among the wreckage--those blackened, twisted forms of what had once been men and women.
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From this reading Our losses totaled nearly a hundred and fifty girls.
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From this reading I shall never forget that hour we spent searching among the wreckage--those blackened, twisted forms of what had once been men and women.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We brought back with us on the platforms but six wounded.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We brought back with us on the platforms but six wounded.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I shall never forget that hour we spent searching among the wreckage--those blackened, twisted forms of what had once been men and women.
in the company of; together with
From this reading We brought back with us on the platforms but six wounded.
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From this reading I shall never forget that hour we spent searching among the wreckage--those blackened, twisted forms of what had once been men and women.
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From this reading We brought back with us on the platforms but six wounded.
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From this reading I shall never forget that hour we spent searching among the wreckage--those blackened, twisted forms of what had once been men and women.
