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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 ALPINE FELLOW" To all who fought in the war a change of some sort had come.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Those who emerged from it to return to England or her far Dominions, or to stay in the land of the veld, of the kranz and the kloof and the spruit, were never the same again.
air
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From this reading Something came which, to a degree, transformed them, as the salts of the water and the air permeate the skin and give the blood new life.
all
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From this reading "THE ALPINE FELLOW" To all who fought in the war a change of some sort had come.
ALPINE
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From this reading "THE ALPINE FELLOW" To all who fought in the war a change of some sort had come.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Those who emerged from it to return to England or her far Dominions, or to stay in the land of the veld, of the kranz and the kloof and the spruit, were never the same again.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Something came which, to a degree, transformed them, as the salts of the water and the air permeate the skin and give the blood new life.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The smooth-faced young subaltern who but now had all his life before him, realized the change when he was swept by the leaden spray of death on Spion Kop, and received in his face of summer warmth, or in his young exultant heart, the quietus to all his hopes, impulses and desires.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Something came which, to a degree, transformed them, as the salts of the water and the air permeate the skin and give the blood new life.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The smooth-faced young subaltern who but now had all his life before him, realized the change when he was swept by the leaden spray of death on Spion Kop, and received in his face of summer warmth, or in his young exultant heart, the quietus to all his hopes, impulses and desires.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The smooth-faced young subaltern who but now had all his life before him, realized the change when he was swept by the leaden spray of death on Spion Kop, and received in his face of summer warmth, or in his young exultant heart, the quietus to all his hopes, impulses and desires.
came
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From this reading Something came which, to a degree, transformed them, as the salts of the water and the air permeate the skin and give the blood new life.
change
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From this reading "THE ALPINE FELLOW" To all who fought in the war a change of some sort had come.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "THE ALPINE FELLOW" To all who fought in the war a change of some sort had come.
conflict
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From this reading None escaped the salt of the air of conflict.
death
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From this reading The smooth-faced young subaltern who but now had all his life before him, realized the change when he was swept by the leaden spray of death on Spion Kop, and received in his face of summer warmth, or in his young exultant heart, the quietus to all his hopes, impulses and desires.
degree
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From this reading Something came which, to a degree, transformed them, as the salts of the water and the air permeate the skin and give the blood new life.
desires
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From this reading The smooth-faced young subaltern who but now had all his life before him, realized the change when he was swept by the leaden spray of death on Spion Kop, and received in his face of summer warmth, or in his young exultant heart, the quietus to all his hopes, impulses and desires.
Dominions
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From this reading Those who emerged from it to return to England or her far Dominions, or to stay in the land of the veld, of the kranz and the kloof and the spruit, were never the same again.
emerged
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From this reading Those who emerged from it to return to England or her far Dominions, or to stay in the land of the veld, of the kranz and the kloof and the spruit, were never the same again.
England
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From this reading Those who emerged from it to return to England or her far Dominions, or to stay in the land of the veld, of the kranz and the kloof and the spruit, were never the same again.
escaped
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From this reading None escaped the salt of the air of conflict.
exultant
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From this reading The smooth-faced young subaltern who but now had all his life before him, realized the change when he was swept by the leaden spray of death on Spion Kop, and received in his face of summer warmth, or in his young exultant heart, the quietus to all his hopes, impulses and desires.
face
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From this reading The smooth-faced young subaltern who but now had all his life before him, realized the change when he was swept by the leaden spray of death on Spion Kop, and received in his face of summer warmth, or in his young exultant heart, the quietus to all his hopes, impulses and desires.
far
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From this reading Those who emerged from it to return to England or her far Dominions, or to stay in the land of the veld, of the kranz and the kloof and the spruit, were never the same again.
FELLOW
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From this reading "THE ALPINE FELLOW" To all who fought in the war a change of some sort had come.
fought
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From this reading "THE ALPINE FELLOW" To all who fought in the war a change of some sort had come.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Those who emerged from it to return to England or her far Dominions, or to stay in the land of the veld, of the kranz and the kloof and the spruit, were never the same again.
give
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From this reading Something came which, to a degree, transformed them, as the salts of the water and the air permeate the skin and give the blood new life.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "THE ALPINE FELLOW" To all who fought in the war a change of some sort had come.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The smooth-faced young subaltern who but now had all his life before him, realized the change when he was swept by the leaden spray of death on Spion Kop, and received in his face of summer warmth, or in his young exultant heart, the quietus to all his hopes, impulses and desires.
heart
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From this reading The smooth-faced young subaltern who but now had all his life before him, realized the change when he was swept by the leaden spray of death on Spion Kop, and received in his face of summer warmth, or in his young exultant heart, the quietus to all his hopes, impulses and desires.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Those who emerged from it to return to England or her far Dominions, or to stay in the land of the veld, of the kranz and the kloof and the spruit, were never the same again.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The smooth-faced young subaltern who but now had all his life before him, realized the change when he was swept by the leaden spray of death on Spion Kop, and received in his face of summer warmth, or in his young exultant heart, the quietus to all his hopes, impulses and desires.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The smooth-faced young subaltern who but now had all his life before him, realized the change when he was swept by the leaden spray of death on Spion Kop, and received in his face of summer warmth, or in his young exultant heart, the quietus to all his hopes, impulses and desires.
hopes
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From this reading The smooth-faced young subaltern who but now had all his life before him, realized the change when he was swept by the leaden spray of death on Spion Kop, and received in his face of summer warmth, or in his young exultant heart, the quietus to all his hopes, impulses and desires.
impulses
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From this reading The smooth-faced young subaltern who but now had all his life before him, realized the change when he was swept by the leaden spray of death on Spion Kop, and received in his face of summer warmth, or in his young exultant heart, the quietus to all his hopes, impulses and desires.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "THE ALPINE FELLOW" To all who fought in the war a change of some sort had come.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Those who emerged from it to return to England or her far Dominions, or to stay in the land of the veld, of the kranz and the kloof and the spruit, were never the same again.
kloof
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From this reading Those who emerged from it to return to England or her far Dominions, or to stay in the land of the veld, of the kranz and the kloof and the spruit, were never the same again.
Kop
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From this reading The smooth-faced young subaltern who but now had all his life before him, realized the change when he was swept by the leaden spray of death on Spion Kop, and received in his face of summer warmth, or in his young exultant heart, the quietus to all his hopes, impulses and desires.
kranz
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From this reading Those who emerged from it to return to England or her far Dominions, or to stay in the land of the veld, of the kranz and the kloof and the spruit, were never the same again.
land
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From this reading Those who emerged from it to return to England or her far Dominions, or to stay in the land of the veld, of the kranz and the kloof and the spruit, were never the same again.
leadenadjectiveUS /ˈlɛdən/
heavy, dull, or grey in appearance or movement
From this reading The smooth-faced young subaltern who but now had all his life before him, realized the change when he was swept by the leaden spray of death on Spion Kop, and received in his face of summer warmth, or in his young exultant heart, the quietus to all his hopes, impulses and desires.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Something came which, to a degree, transformed them, as the salts of the water and the air permeate the skin and give the blood new life.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Those who emerged from it to return to England or her far Dominions, or to stay in the land of the veld, of the kranz and the kloof and the spruit, were never the same again.
new
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From this reading Something came which, to a degree, transformed them, as the salts of the water and the air permeate the skin and give the blood new life.
NonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading None escaped the salt of the air of conflict.
now
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From this reading The smooth-faced young subaltern who but now had all his life before him, realized the change when he was swept by the leaden spray of death on Spion Kop, and received in his face of summer warmth, or in his young exultant heart, the quietus to all his hopes, impulses and desires.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "THE ALPINE FELLOW" To all who fought in the war a change of some sort had come.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The smooth-faced young subaltern who but now had all his life before him, realized the change when he was swept by the leaden spray of death on Spion Kop, and received in his face of summer warmth, or in his young exultant heart, the quietus to all his hopes, impulses and desires.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Those who emerged from it to return to England or her far Dominions, or to stay in the land of the veld, of the kranz and the kloof and the spruit, were never the same again.
permeate
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From this reading Something came which, to a degree, transformed them, as the salts of the water and the air permeate the skin and give the blood new life.
quietus
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From this reading The smooth-faced young subaltern who but now had all his life before him, realized the change when he was swept by the leaden spray of death on Spion Kop, and received in his face of summer warmth, or in his young exultant heart, the quietus to all his hopes, impulses and desires.
realized
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From this reading The smooth-faced young subaltern who but now had all his life before him, realized the change when he was swept by the leaden spray of death on Spion Kop, and received in his face of summer warmth, or in his young exultant heart, the quietus to all his hopes, impulses and desires.
received
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From this reading The smooth-faced young subaltern who but now had all his life before him, realized the change when he was swept by the leaden spray of death on Spion Kop, and received in his face of summer warmth, or in his young exultant heart, the quietus to all his hopes, impulses and desires.
return
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From this reading Those who emerged from it to return to England or her far Dominions, or to stay in the land of the veld, of the kranz and the kloof and the spruit, were never the same again.
salt
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From this reading None escaped the salt of the air of conflict.
salts
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From this reading Something came which, to a degree, transformed them, as the salts of the water and the air permeate the skin and give the blood new life.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Those who emerged from it to return to England or her far Dominions, or to stay in the land of the veld, of the kranz and the kloof and the spruit, were never the same again.
skin
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From this reading Something came which, to a degree, transformed them, as the salts of the water and the air permeate the skin and give the blood new life.
smooth-faced
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From this reading The smooth-faced young subaltern who but now had all his life before him, realized the change when he was swept by the leaden spray of death on Spion Kop, and received in his face of summer warmth, or in his young exultant heart, the quietus to all his hopes, impulses and desires.
some
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From this reading "THE ALPINE FELLOW" To all who fought in the war a change of some sort had come.
SomethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Something came which, to a degree, transformed them, as the salts of the water and the air permeate the skin and give the blood new life.
sort
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From this reading "THE ALPINE FELLOW" To all who fought in the war a change of some sort had come.
Spion
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From this reading The smooth-faced young subaltern who but now had all his life before him, realized the change when he was swept by the leaden spray of death on Spion Kop, and received in his face of summer warmth, or in his young exultant heart, the quietus to all his hopes, impulses and desires.
spray
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From this reading The smooth-faced young subaltern who but now had all his life before him, realized the change when he was swept by the leaden spray of death on Spion Kop, and received in his face of summer warmth, or in his young exultant heart, the quietus to all his hopes, impulses and desires.
spruit
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From this reading Those who emerged from it to return to England or her far Dominions, or to stay in the land of the veld, of the kranz and the kloof and the spruit, were never the same again.
stay
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From this reading Those who emerged from it to return to England or her far Dominions, or to stay in the land of the veld, of the kranz and the kloof and the spruit, were never the same again.
subaltern
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From this reading The smooth-faced young subaltern who but now had all his life before him, realized the change when he was swept by the leaden spray of death on Spion Kop, and received in his face of summer warmth, or in his young exultant heart, the quietus to all his hopes, impulses and desires.
summer
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From this reading The smooth-faced young subaltern who but now had all his life before him, realized the change when he was swept by the leaden spray of death on Spion Kop, and received in his face of summer warmth, or in his young exultant heart, the quietus to all his hopes, impulses and desires.
swept
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From this reading The smooth-faced young subaltern who but now had all his life before him, realized the change when he was swept by the leaden spray of death on Spion Kop, and received in his face of summer warmth, or in his young exultant heart, the quietus to all his hopes, impulses and desires.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "THE ALPINE FELLOW" To all who fought in the war a change of some sort had come.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Something came which, to a degree, transformed them, as the salts of the water and the air permeate the skin and give the blood new life.
ThosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those who emerged from it to return to England or her far Dominions, or to stay in the land of the veld, of the kranz and the kloof and the spruit, were never the same again.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "THE ALPINE FELLOW" To all who fought in the war a change of some sort had come.
transformed
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From this reading Something came which, to a degree, transformed them, as the salts of the water and the air permeate the skin and give the blood new life.
veld
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From this reading Those who emerged from it to return to England or her far Dominions, or to stay in the land of the veld, of the kranz and the kloof and the spruit, were never the same again.
war
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From this reading "THE ALPINE FELLOW" To all who fought in the war a change of some sort had come.
warmth
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From this reading The smooth-faced young subaltern who but now had all his life before him, realized the change when he was swept by the leaden spray of death on Spion Kop, and received in his face of summer warmth, or in his young exultant heart, the quietus to all his hopes, impulses and desires.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The smooth-faced young subaltern who but now had all his life before him, realized the change when he was swept by the leaden spray of death on Spion Kop, and received in his face of summer warmth, or in his young exultant heart, the quietus to all his hopes, impulses and desires.
water
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From this reading Something came which, to a degree, transformed them, as the salts of the water and the air permeate the skin and give the blood new life.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Those who emerged from it to return to England or her far Dominions, or to stay in the land of the veld, of the kranz and the kloof and the spruit, were never the same again.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The smooth-faced young subaltern who but now had all his life before him, realized the change when he was swept by the leaden spray of death on Spion Kop, and received in his face of summer warmth, or in his young exultant heart, the quietus to all his hopes, impulses and desires.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Something came which, to a degree, transformed them, as the salts of the water and the air permeate the skin and give the blood new life.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "THE ALPINE FELLOW" To all who fought in the war a change of some sort had come.
young
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From this reading The smooth-faced young subaltern who but now had all his life before him, realized the change when he was swept by the leaden spray of death on Spion Kop, and received in his face of summer warmth, or in his young exultant heart, the quietus to all his hopes, impulses and desires.
