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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 The orderly called her at half-past six and she took her "clients" to a barracks in the suburbs of Verdun, where Russian prisoners "liberated" from Germany crowded and jostled to see her from behind the bars of the barrack square, like wild animals in a cage.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Inside, the rest of the guard huddled about the stove, and behind them a Russian prisoner with a moon face swept up the crumbs from their last meal.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Armed sentries paced backwards and forwards across the gateway to the yard.
alter
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From this reading VERDUN Night was the same as day in the tunnels; the electric light was always on, and with the morning no daylight crept in to alter it.
always
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From this reading VERDUN Night was the same as day in the tunnels; the electric light was always on, and with the morning no daylight crept in to alter it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading VERDUN Night was the same as day in the tunnels; the electric light was always on, and with the morning no daylight crept in to alter it.
animals
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From this reading The orderly called her at half-past six and she took her "clients" to a barracks in the suburbs of Verdun, where Russian prisoners "liberated" from Germany crowded and jostled to see her from behind the bars of the barrack square, like wild animals in a cage.
Armed
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From this reading Armed sentries paced backwards and forwards across the gateway to the yard.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading VERDUN Night was the same as day in the tunnels; the electric light was always on, and with the morning no daylight crept in to alter it.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The orderly called her at half-past six and she took her "clients" to a barracks in the suburbs of Verdun, where Russian prisoners "liberated" from Germany crowded and jostled to see her from behind the bars of the barrack square, like wild animals in a cage.
backwards
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From this reading Armed sentries paced backwards and forwards across the gateway to the yard.
barrack
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From this reading The orderly called her at half-past six and she took her "clients" to a barracks in the suburbs of Verdun, where Russian prisoners "liberated" from Germany crowded and jostled to see her from behind the bars of the barrack square, like wild animals in a cage.
barracks
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From this reading The orderly called her at half-past six and she took her "clients" to a barracks in the suburbs of Verdun, where Russian prisoners "liberated" from Germany crowded and jostled to see her from behind the bars of the barrack square, like wild animals in a cage.
bars
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From this reading The orderly called her at half-past six and she took her "clients" to a barracks in the suburbs of Verdun, where Russian prisoners "liberated" from Germany crowded and jostled to see her from behind the bars of the barrack square, like wild animals in a cage.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The orderly called her at half-past six and she took her "clients" to a barracks in the suburbs of Verdun, where Russian prisoners "liberated" from Germany crowded and jostled to see her from behind the bars of the barrack square, like wild animals in a cage.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading As it came on to snow a French soldier came out of a guardroom and invited her in by the fire.
cage
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From this reading The orderly called her at half-past six and she took her "clients" to a barracks in the suburbs of Verdun, where Russian prisoners "liberated" from Germany crowded and jostled to see her from behind the bars of the barrack square, like wild animals in a cage.
called
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From this reading The orderly called her at half-past six and she took her "clients" to a barracks in the suburbs of Verdun, where Russian prisoners "liberated" from Germany crowded and jostled to see her from behind the bars of the barrack square, like wild animals in a cage.
came
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From this reading As it came on to snow a French soldier came out of a guardroom and invited her in by the fire.
clients
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From this reading The orderly called her at half-past six and she took her "clients" to a barracks in the suburbs of Verdun, where Russian prisoners "liberated" from Germany crowded and jostled to see her from behind the bars of the barrack square, like wild animals in a cage.
crept
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From this reading VERDUN Night was the same as day in the tunnels; the electric light was always on, and with the morning no daylight crept in to alter it.
crowded
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From this reading The orderly called her at half-past six and she took her "clients" to a barracks in the suburbs of Verdun, where Russian prisoners "liberated" from Germany crowded and jostled to see her from behind the bars of the barrack square, like wild animals in a cage.
crumbs
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From this reading Inside, the rest of the guard huddled about the stove, and behind them a Russian prisoner with a moon face swept up the crumbs from their last meal.
day
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From this reading VERDUN Night was the same as day in the tunnels; the electric light was always on, and with the morning no daylight crept in to alter it.
daylight
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From this reading VERDUN Night was the same as day in the tunnels; the electric light was always on, and with the morning no daylight crept in to alter it.
electric
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From this reading VERDUN Night was the same as day in the tunnels; the electric light was always on, and with the morning no daylight crept in to alter it.
face
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From this reading Inside, the rest of the guard huddled about the stove, and behind them a Russian prisoner with a moon face swept up the crumbs from their last meal.
fire
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From this reading As it came on to snow a French soldier came out of a guardroom and invited her in by the fire.
forwardsnounUS /ˈforwards/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Armed sentries paced backwards and forwards across the gateway to the yard.
French
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From this reading As it came on to snow a French soldier came out of a guardroom and invited her in by the fire.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The orderly called her at half-past six and she took her "clients" to a barracks in the suburbs of Verdun, where Russian prisoners "liberated" from Germany crowded and jostled to see her from behind the bars of the barrack square, like wild animals in a cage.
gateway
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From this reading Armed sentries paced backwards and forwards across the gateway to the yard.
Germany
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From this reading The orderly called her at half-past six and she took her "clients" to a barracks in the suburbs of Verdun, where Russian prisoners "liberated" from Germany crowded and jostled to see her from behind the bars of the barrack square, like wild animals in a cage.
guard
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From this reading Inside, the rest of the guard huddled about the stove, and behind them a Russian prisoner with a moon face swept up the crumbs from their last meal.
guardroom
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From this reading As it came on to snow a French soldier came out of a guardroom and invited her in by the fire.
half-past
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From this reading The orderly called her at half-past six and she took her "clients" to a barracks in the suburbs of Verdun, where Russian prisoners "liberated" from Germany crowded and jostled to see her from behind the bars of the barrack square, like wild animals in a cage.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The orderly called her at half-past six and she took her "clients" to a barracks in the suburbs of Verdun, where Russian prisoners "liberated" from Germany crowded and jostled to see her from behind the bars of the barrack square, like wild animals in a cage.
huddled
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From this reading Inside, the rest of the guard huddled about the stove, and behind them a Russian prisoner with a moon face swept up the crumbs from their last meal.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading VERDUN Night was the same as day in the tunnels; the electric light was always on, and with the morning no daylight crept in to alter it.
Inside
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From this reading Inside, the rest of the guard huddled about the stove, and behind them a Russian prisoner with a moon face swept up the crumbs from their last meal.
invited
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From this reading As it came on to snow a French soldier came out of a guardroom and invited her in by the fire.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading VERDUN Night was the same as day in the tunnels; the electric light was always on, and with the morning no daylight crept in to alter it.
jostled
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From this reading The orderly called her at half-past six and she took her "clients" to a barracks in the suburbs of Verdun, where Russian prisoners "liberated" from Germany crowded and jostled to see her from behind the bars of the barrack square, like wild animals in a cage.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Inside, the rest of the guard huddled about the stove, and behind them a Russian prisoner with a moon face swept up the crumbs from their last meal.
liberated
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From this reading The orderly called her at half-past six and she took her "clients" to a barracks in the suburbs of Verdun, where Russian prisoners "liberated" from Germany crowded and jostled to see her from behind the bars of the barrack square, like wild animals in a cage.
light
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From this reading VERDUN Night was the same as day in the tunnels; the electric light was always on, and with the morning no daylight crept in to alter it.
like
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From this reading The orderly called her at half-past six and she took her "clients" to a barracks in the suburbs of Verdun, where Russian prisoners "liberated" from Germany crowded and jostled to see her from behind the bars of the barrack square, like wild animals in a cage.
meal
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From this reading Inside, the rest of the guard huddled about the stove, and behind them a Russian prisoner with a moon face swept up the crumbs from their last meal.
moon
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From this reading Inside, the rest of the guard huddled about the stove, and behind them a Russian prisoner with a moon face swept up the crumbs from their last meal.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading VERDUN Night was the same as day in the tunnels; the electric light was always on, and with the morning no daylight crept in to alter it.
Night
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From this reading VERDUN Night was the same as day in the tunnels; the electric light was always on, and with the morning no daylight crept in to alter it.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading VERDUN Night was the same as day in the tunnels; the electric light was always on, and with the morning no daylight crept in to alter it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The orderly called her at half-past six and she took her "clients" to a barracks in the suburbs of Verdun, where Russian prisoners "liberated" from Germany crowded and jostled to see her from behind the bars of the barrack square, like wild animals in a cage.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading VERDUN Night was the same as day in the tunnels; the electric light was always on, and with the morning no daylight crept in to alter it.
orderly
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From this reading The orderly called her at half-past six and she took her "clients" to a barracks in the suburbs of Verdun, where Russian prisoners "liberated" from Germany crowded and jostled to see her from behind the bars of the barrack square, like wild animals in a cage.
out
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From this reading As it came on to snow a French soldier came out of a guardroom and invited her in by the fire.
paced
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From this reading Armed sentries paced backwards and forwards across the gateway to the yard.
prisoner
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From this reading Inside, the rest of the guard huddled about the stove, and behind them a Russian prisoner with a moon face swept up the crumbs from their last meal.
prisoners
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From this reading The orderly called her at half-past six and she took her "clients" to a barracks in the suburbs of Verdun, where Russian prisoners "liberated" from Germany crowded and jostled to see her from behind the bars of the barrack square, like wild animals in a cage.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Inside, the rest of the guard huddled about the stove, and behind them a Russian prisoner with a moon face swept up the crumbs from their last meal.
Russian
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From this reading The orderly called her at half-past six and she took her "clients" to a barracks in the suburbs of Verdun, where Russian prisoners "liberated" from Germany crowded and jostled to see her from behind the bars of the barrack square, like wild animals in a cage.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading VERDUN Night was the same as day in the tunnels; the electric light was always on, and with the morning no daylight crept in to alter it.
see
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From this reading The orderly called her at half-past six and she took her "clients" to a barracks in the suburbs of Verdun, where Russian prisoners "liberated" from Germany crowded and jostled to see her from behind the bars of the barrack square, like wild animals in a cage.
sentries
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From this reading Armed sentries paced backwards and forwards across the gateway to the yard.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The orderly called her at half-past six and she took her "clients" to a barracks in the suburbs of Verdun, where Russian prisoners "liberated" from Germany crowded and jostled to see her from behind the bars of the barrack square, like wild animals in a cage.
six
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From this reading The orderly called her at half-past six and she took her "clients" to a barracks in the suburbs of Verdun, where Russian prisoners "liberated" from Germany crowded and jostled to see her from behind the bars of the barrack square, like wild animals in a cage.
snow
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From this reading As it came on to snow a French soldier came out of a guardroom and invited her in by the fire.
soldier
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From this reading As it came on to snow a French soldier came out of a guardroom and invited her in by the fire.
square
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From this reading The orderly called her at half-past six and she took her "clients" to a barracks in the suburbs of Verdun, where Russian prisoners "liberated" from Germany crowded and jostled to see her from behind the bars of the barrack square, like wild animals in a cage.
stove
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From this reading Inside, the rest of the guard huddled about the stove, and behind them a Russian prisoner with a moon face swept up the crumbs from their last meal.
suburbs
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From this reading The orderly called her at half-past six and she took her "clients" to a barracks in the suburbs of Verdun, where Russian prisoners "liberated" from Germany crowded and jostled to see her from behind the bars of the barrack square, like wild animals in a cage.
swept
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From this reading Inside, the rest of the guard huddled about the stove, and behind them a Russian prisoner with a moon face swept up the crumbs from their last meal.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading VERDUN Night was the same as day in the tunnels; the electric light was always on, and with the morning no daylight crept in to alter it.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Inside, the rest of the guard huddled about the stove, and behind them a Russian prisoner with a moon face swept up the crumbs from their last meal.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Inside, the rest of the guard huddled about the stove, and behind them a Russian prisoner with a moon face swept up the crumbs from their last meal.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading VERDUN Night was the same as day in the tunnels; the electric light was always on, and with the morning no daylight crept in to alter it.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The orderly called her at half-past six and she took her "clients" to a barracks in the suburbs of Verdun, where Russian prisoners "liberated" from Germany crowded and jostled to see her from behind the bars of the barrack square, like wild animals in a cage.
tunnels
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From this reading VERDUN Night was the same as day in the tunnels; the electric light was always on, and with the morning no daylight crept in to alter it.
up
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From this reading Inside, the rest of the guard huddled about the stove, and behind them a Russian prisoner with a moon face swept up the crumbs from their last meal.
VERDUN
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From this reading VERDUN Night was the same as day in the tunnels; the electric light was always on, and with the morning no daylight crept in to alter it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading VERDUN Night was the same as day in the tunnels; the electric light was always on, and with the morning no daylight crept in to alter it.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The orderly called her at half-past six and she took her "clients" to a barracks in the suburbs of Verdun, where Russian prisoners "liberated" from Germany crowded and jostled to see her from behind the bars of the barrack square, like wild animals in a cage.
wild
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From this reading The orderly called her at half-past six and she took her "clients" to a barracks in the suburbs of Verdun, where Russian prisoners "liberated" from Germany crowded and jostled to see her from behind the bars of the barrack square, like wild animals in a cage.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading VERDUN Night was the same as day in the tunnels; the electric light was always on, and with the morning no daylight crept in to alter it.
yard
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From this reading Armed sentries paced backwards and forwards across the gateway to the yard.
