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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 Of all the memories of war, after the dear dead are buried, there is one that serves to bring the struggle back in all the intensity of its horrors--to stand both as a monument to those who bled and suffered and as a lonely sentinel mourning for the peace and plenty of the past--a blackened chimney.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Of all the memories of war, after the dear dead are buried, there is one that serves to bring the struggle back in all the intensity of its horrors--to stand both as a monument to those who bled and suffered and as a lonely sentinel mourning for the peace and plenty of the past--a blackened chimney.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The larger room was furnished meagerly with a rough deal table, several common chairs, and a double-doored cupboard against the wall.
ago
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From this reading Of all the houses, cabins, barns and cribs which had made up the home of the Carys a few short months ago nothing remained to-day but ashes and black ruin.
all
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andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Only one building had been left unburned and this, before the war, had been the cabin of an overseer.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Of all the memories of war, after the dear dead are buried, there is one that serves to bring the struggle back in all the intensity of its horrors--to stand both as a monument to those who bled and suffered and as a lonely sentinel mourning for the peace and plenty of the past--a blackened chimney.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Of all the memories of war, after the dear dead are buried, there is one that serves to bring the struggle back in all the intensity of its horrors--to stand both as a monument to those who bled and suffered and as a lonely sentinel mourning for the peace and plenty of the past--a blackened chimney.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Of all the memories of war, after the dear dead are buried, there is one that serves to bring the struggle back in all the intensity of its horrors--to stand both as a monument to those who bled and suffered and as a lonely sentinel mourning for the peace and plenty of the past--a blackened chimney.
ashesnounUS /ˈæʃ.ɪz/
The powdery residue left after the burning of a substance.
From this reading Of all the houses, cabins, barns and cribs which had made up the home of the Carys a few short months ago nothing remained to-day but ashes and black ruin.
attic
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From this reading It had but two rooms, and a shallow attic, which was gained by means of an iron ladder reaching to a closely fitting scuttle in the ceiling.
back
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barns
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beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Only one building had been left unburned and this, before the war, had been the cabin of an overseer.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Only one building had been left unburned and this, before the war, had been the cabin of an overseer.
black
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From this reading Of all the houses, cabins, barns and cribs which had made up the home of the Carys a few short months ago nothing remained to-day but ashes and black ruin.
blackenedadjectiveUS /ˈblækənd/
made dark by burning or soot made dark by soot, burning, or black marks
From this reading Of all the memories of war, after the dear dead are buried, there is one that serves to bring the struggle back in all the intensity of its horrors--to stand both as a monument to those who bled and suffered and as a lonely sentinel mourning for the peace and plenty of the past--a blackened chimney.
bled
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bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Of all the memories of war, after the dear dead are buried, there is one that serves to bring the struggle back in all the intensity of its horrors--to stand both as a monument to those who bled and suffered and as a lonely sentinel mourning for the peace and plenty of the past--a blackened chimney.
bring
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building
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From this reading Only one building had been left unburned and this, before the war, had been the cabin of an overseer.
buried
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butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Of all the houses, cabins, barns and cribs which had made up the home of the Carys a few short months ago nothing remained to-day but ashes and black ruin.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It had but two rooms, and a shallow attic, which was gained by means of an iron ladder reaching to a closely fitting scuttle in the ceiling.
cabin
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From this reading Only one building had been left unburned and this, before the war, had been the cabin of an overseer.
cabins
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Carys
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ceiling
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From this reading It had but two rooms, and a shallow attic, which was gained by means of an iron ladder reaching to a closely fitting scuttle in the ceiling.
chairs
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From this reading The larger room was furnished meagerly with a rough deal table, several common chairs, and a double-doored cupboard against the wall.
chimney
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closely
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From this reading It had but two rooms, and a shallow attic, which was gained by means of an iron ladder reaching to a closely fitting scuttle in the ceiling.
common
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From this reading The larger room was furnished meagerly with a rough deal table, several common chairs, and a double-doored cupboard against the wall.
cribs
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cupboard
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From this reading The larger room was furnished meagerly with a rough deal table, several common chairs, and a double-doored cupboard against the wall.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of all the memories of war, after the dear dead are buried, there is one that serves to bring the struggle back in all the intensity of its horrors--to stand both as a monument to those who bled and suffered and as a lonely sentinel mourning for the peace and plenty of the past--a blackened chimney.
deal
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From this reading The larger room was furnished meagerly with a rough deal table, several common chairs, and a double-doored cupboard against the wall.
dear
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double-doored
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From this reading The larger room was furnished meagerly with a rough deal table, several common chairs, and a double-doored cupboard against the wall.
few
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fitting
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From this reading It had but two rooms, and a shallow attic, which was gained by means of an iron ladder reaching to a closely fitting scuttle in the ceiling.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Of all the memories of war, after the dear dead are buried, there is one that serves to bring the struggle back in all the intensity of its horrors--to stand both as a monument to those who bled and suffered and as a lonely sentinel mourning for the peace and plenty of the past--a blackened chimney.
furnished
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From this reading The larger room was furnished meagerly with a rough deal table, several common chairs, and a double-doored cupboard against the wall.
gained
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From this reading It had but two rooms, and a shallow attic, which was gained by means of an iron ladder reaching to a closely fitting scuttle in the ceiling.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Of all the houses, cabins, barns and cribs which had made up the home of the Carys a few short months ago nothing remained to-day but ashes and black ruin.
home
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horrors
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houses
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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intensity
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iron
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From this reading It had but two rooms, and a shallow attic, which was gained by means of an iron ladder reaching to a closely fitting scuttle in the ceiling.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Of all the memories of war, after the dear dead are buried, there is one that serves to bring the struggle back in all the intensity of its horrors--to stand both as a monument to those who bled and suffered and as a lonely sentinel mourning for the peace and plenty of the past--a blackened chimney.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had but two rooms, and a shallow attic, which was gained by means of an iron ladder reaching to a closely fitting scuttle in the ceiling.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Of all the memories of war, after the dear dead are buried, there is one that serves to bring the struggle back in all the intensity of its horrors--to stand both as a monument to those who bled and suffered and as a lonely sentinel mourning for the peace and plenty of the past--a blackened chimney.
ladder
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From this reading It had but two rooms, and a shallow attic, which was gained by means of an iron ladder reaching to a closely fitting scuttle in the ceiling.
larger
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From this reading The larger room was furnished meagerly with a rough deal table, several common chairs, and a double-doored cupboard against the wall.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Only one building had been left unburned and this, before the war, had been the cabin of an overseer.
lonely
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made
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meagerly
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From this reading The larger room was furnished meagerly with a rough deal table, several common chairs, and a double-doored cupboard against the wall.
means
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From this reading It had but two rooms, and a shallow attic, which was gained by means of an iron ladder reaching to a closely fitting scuttle in the ceiling.
memoriesnounUS /ˈmɛm.ə.riz/
Recollections of past events.
From this reading Of all the memories of war, after the dear dead are buried, there is one that serves to bring the struggle back in all the intensity of its horrors--to stand both as a monument to those who bled and suffered and as a lonely sentinel mourning for the peace and plenty of the past--a blackened chimney.
months
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monument
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mourning
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nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Of all the houses, cabins, barns and cribs which had made up the home of the Carys a few short months ago nothing remained to-day but ashes and black ruin.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of all the memories of war, after the dear dead are buried, there is one that serves to bring the struggle back in all the intensity of its horrors--to stand both as a monument to those who bled and suffered and as a lonely sentinel mourning for the peace and plenty of the past--a blackened chimney.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Of all the memories of war, after the dear dead are buried, there is one that serves to bring the struggle back in all the intensity of its horrors--to stand both as a monument to those who bled and suffered and as a lonely sentinel mourning for the peace and plenty of the past--a blackened chimney.
Only
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From this reading Only one building had been left unburned and this, before the war, had been the cabin of an overseer.
overseer
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From this reading Only one building had been left unburned and this, before the war, had been the cabin of an overseer.
past
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peace
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plenty
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reaching
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From this reading It had but two rooms, and a shallow attic, which was gained by means of an iron ladder reaching to a closely fitting scuttle in the ceiling.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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room
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From this reading The larger room was furnished meagerly with a rough deal table, several common chairs, and a double-doored cupboard against the wall.
rooms
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From this reading It had but two rooms, and a shallow attic, which was gained by means of an iron ladder reaching to a closely fitting scuttle in the ceiling.
rough
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From this reading The larger room was furnished meagerly with a rough deal table, several common chairs, and a double-doored cupboard against the wall.
ruin
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scuttle
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From this reading It had but two rooms, and a shallow attic, which was gained by means of an iron ladder reaching to a closely fitting scuttle in the ceiling.
sentinel
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serves
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several
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shallow
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From this reading It had but two rooms, and a shallow attic, which was gained by means of an iron ladder reaching to a closely fitting scuttle in the ceiling.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading Of all the houses, cabins, barns and cribs which had made up the home of the Carys a few short months ago nothing remained to-day but ashes and black ruin.
stand
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struggle
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suffered
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table
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From this reading The larger room was furnished meagerly with a rough deal table, several common chairs, and a double-doored cupboard against the wall.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Of all the memories of war, after the dear dead are buried, there is one that serves to bring the struggle back in all the intensity of its horrors--to stand both as a monument to those who bled and suffered and as a lonely sentinel mourning for the peace and plenty of the past--a blackened chimney.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Of all the memories of war, after the dear dead are buried, there is one that serves to bring the struggle back in all the intensity of its horrors--to stand both as a monument to those who bled and suffered and as a lonely sentinel mourning for the peace and plenty of the past--a blackened chimney.
there
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thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Only one building had been left unburned and this, before the war, had been the cabin of an overseer.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Of all the memories of war, after the dear dead are buried, there is one that serves to bring the struggle back in all the intensity of its horrors--to stand both as a monument to those who bled and suffered and as a lonely sentinel mourning for the peace and plenty of the past--a blackened chimney.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Of all the memories of war, after the dear dead are buried, there is one that serves to bring the struggle back in all the intensity of its horrors--to stand both as a monument to those who bled and suffered and as a lonely sentinel mourning for the peace and plenty of the past--a blackened chimney.
to-day
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two
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From this reading It had but two rooms, and a shallow attic, which was gained by means of an iron ladder reaching to a closely fitting scuttle in the ceiling.
unburned
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up
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wall
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From this reading The larger room was furnished meagerly with a rough deal table, several common chairs, and a double-doored cupboard against the wall.
war
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From this reading Of all the memories of war, after the dear dead are buried, there is one that serves to bring the struggle back in all the intensity of its horrors--to stand both as a monument to those who bled and suffered and as a lonely sentinel mourning for the peace and plenty of the past--a blackened chimney.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It had but two rooms, and a shallow attic, which was gained by means of an iron ladder reaching to a closely fitting scuttle in the ceiling.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Of all the houses, cabins, barns and cribs which had made up the home of the Carys a few short months ago nothing remained to-day but ashes and black ruin.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Of all the memories of war, after the dear dead are buried, there is one that serves to bring the struggle back in all the intensity of its horrors--to stand both as a monument to those who bled and suffered and as a lonely sentinel mourning for the peace and plenty of the past--a blackened chimney.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The larger room was furnished meagerly with a rough deal table, several common chairs, and a double-doored cupboard against the wall.
