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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 "They have given their lives in a noble cause, and the saints will take good care of them and make their beds in Paradise," was the general sentiment.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An hour had passed away since the conflict had ceased, and all was again peaceful and still.
all
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From this reading An hour had passed away since the conflict had ceased, and all was again peaceful and still.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An hour had passed away since the conflict had ceased, and all was again peaceful and still.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading An hour had passed away since the conflict had ceased, and all was again peaceful and still.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Of these the Crusaders reckoned little, nor did the ghastly spectacle at all disturb their rest.
away
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From this reading An hour had passed away since the conflict had ceased, and all was again peaceful and still.
beds
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From this reading "They have given their lives in a noble cause, and the saints will take good care of them and make their beds in Paradise," was the general sentiment.
breathed
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From this reading They sorrowed, indeed, for their own comrades; but when the parting prayers were breathed over their desert graves, they dismissed even them from their thoughts.
buried
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From this reading The Christian dead were buried; the Moslems yet dotted the plain with prostrate corpses, whose unclosed and glassy eyes met the gazer in every direction.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They sorrowed, indeed, for their own comrades; but when the parting prayers were breathed over their desert graves, they dismissed even them from their thoughts.
care
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From this reading "They have given their lives in a noble cause, and the saints will take good care of them and make their beds in Paradise," was the general sentiment.
cause
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From this reading "They have given their lives in a noble cause, and the saints will take good care of them and make their beds in Paradise," was the general sentiment.
ceased
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From this reading An hour had passed away since the conflict had ceased, and all was again peaceful and still.
Christian
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From this reading The Christian dead were buried; the Moslems yet dotted the plain with prostrate corpses, whose unclosed and glassy eyes met the gazer in every direction.
comradesnounUS /ˈkɑːmrædz/
people who share difficult work or danger, especially soldiers
From this reading They sorrowed, indeed, for their own comrades; but when the parting prayers were breathed over their desert graves, they dismissed even them from their thoughts.
conflict
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From this reading An hour had passed away since the conflict had ceased, and all was again peaceful and still.
corpses
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From this reading The Christian dead were buried; the Moslems yet dotted the plain with prostrate corpses, whose unclosed and glassy eyes met the gazer in every direction.
Crusaders
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From this reading Of these the Crusaders reckoned little, nor did the ghastly spectacle at all disturb their rest.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Christian dead were buried; the Moslems yet dotted the plain with prostrate corpses, whose unclosed and glassy eyes met the gazer in every direction.
desert
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From this reading They sorrowed, indeed, for their own comrades; but when the parting prayers were breathed over their desert graves, they dismissed even them from their thoughts.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Of these the Crusaders reckoned little, nor did the ghastly spectacle at all disturb their rest.
direction
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From this reading The Christian dead were buried; the Moslems yet dotted the plain with prostrate corpses, whose unclosed and glassy eyes met the gazer in every direction.
dismissed
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From this reading They sorrowed, indeed, for their own comrades; but when the parting prayers were breathed over their desert graves, they dismissed even them from their thoughts.
disturb
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From this reading Of these the Crusaders reckoned little, nor did the ghastly spectacle at all disturb their rest.
dotted
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From this reading The Christian dead were buried; the Moslems yet dotted the plain with prostrate corpses, whose unclosed and glassy eyes met the gazer in every direction.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They sorrowed, indeed, for their own comrades; but when the parting prayers were breathed over their desert graves, they dismissed even them from their thoughts.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The Christian dead were buried; the Moslems yet dotted the plain with prostrate corpses, whose unclosed and glassy eyes met the gazer in every direction.
eyes
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From this reading The Christian dead were buried; the Moslems yet dotted the plain with prostrate corpses, whose unclosed and glassy eyes met the gazer in every direction.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They sorrowed, indeed, for their own comrades; but when the parting prayers were breathed over their desert graves, they dismissed even them from their thoughts.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They sorrowed, indeed, for their own comrades; but when the parting prayers were breathed over their desert graves, they dismissed even them from their thoughts.
gazer
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From this reading The Christian dead were buried; the Moslems yet dotted the plain with prostrate corpses, whose unclosed and glassy eyes met the gazer in every direction.
general
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From this reading "They have given their lives in a noble cause, and the saints will take good care of them and make their beds in Paradise," was the general sentiment.
ghastly
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From this reading Of these the Crusaders reckoned little, nor did the ghastly spectacle at all disturb their rest.
given
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From this reading "They have given their lives in a noble cause, and the saints will take good care of them and make their beds in Paradise," was the general sentiment.
glassy
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From this reading The Christian dead were buried; the Moslems yet dotted the plain with prostrate corpses, whose unclosed and glassy eyes met the gazer in every direction.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "They have given their lives in a noble cause, and the saints will take good care of them and make their beds in Paradise," was the general sentiment.
graves
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From this reading They sorrowed, indeed, for their own comrades; but when the parting prayers were breathed over their desert graves, they dismissed even them from their thoughts.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading An hour had passed away since the conflict had ceased, and all was again peaceful and still.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "They have given their lives in a noble cause, and the saints will take good care of them and make their beds in Paradise," was the general sentiment.
hour
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From this reading An hour had passed away since the conflict had ceased, and all was again peaceful and still.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Christian dead were buried; the Moslems yet dotted the plain with prostrate corpses, whose unclosed and glassy eyes met the gazer in every direction.
indeed
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From this reading They sorrowed, indeed, for their own comrades; but when the parting prayers were breathed over their desert graves, they dismissed even them from their thoughts.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of these the Crusaders reckoned little, nor did the ghastly spectacle at all disturb their rest.
lives
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From this reading "They have given their lives in a noble cause, and the saints will take good care of them and make their beds in Paradise," was the general sentiment.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "They have given their lives in a noble cause, and the saints will take good care of them and make their beds in Paradise," was the general sentiment.
met
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From this reading The Christian dead were buried; the Moslems yet dotted the plain with prostrate corpses, whose unclosed and glassy eyes met the gazer in every direction.
Moslems
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From this reading The Christian dead were buried; the Moslems yet dotted the plain with prostrate corpses, whose unclosed and glassy eyes met the gazer in every direction.
noble
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From this reading "They have given their lives in a noble cause, and the saints will take good care of them and make their beds in Paradise," was the general sentiment.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Of these the Crusaders reckoned little, nor did the ghastly spectacle at all disturb their rest.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of these the Crusaders reckoned little, nor did the ghastly spectacle at all disturb their rest.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading They sorrowed, indeed, for their own comrades; but when the parting prayers were breathed over their desert graves, they dismissed even them from their thoughts.
own
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From this reading They sorrowed, indeed, for their own comrades; but when the parting prayers were breathed over their desert graves, they dismissed even them from their thoughts.
Paradise
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From this reading "They have given their lives in a noble cause, and the saints will take good care of them and make their beds in Paradise," was the general sentiment.
parting
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From this reading They sorrowed, indeed, for their own comrades; but when the parting prayers were breathed over their desert graves, they dismissed even them from their thoughts.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An hour had passed away since the conflict had ceased, and all was again peaceful and still.
peaceful
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From this reading An hour had passed away since the conflict had ceased, and all was again peaceful and still.
plain
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From this reading The Christian dead were buried; the Moslems yet dotted the plain with prostrate corpses, whose unclosed and glassy eyes met the gazer in every direction.
prayers
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From this reading They sorrowed, indeed, for their own comrades; but when the parting prayers were breathed over their desert graves, they dismissed even them from their thoughts.
prostrate
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From this reading The Christian dead were buried; the Moslems yet dotted the plain with prostrate corpses, whose unclosed and glassy eyes met the gazer in every direction.
reckoned
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From this reading Of these the Crusaders reckoned little, nor did the ghastly spectacle at all disturb their rest.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of these the Crusaders reckoned little, nor did the ghastly spectacle at all disturb their rest.
saints
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From this reading "They have given their lives in a noble cause, and the saints will take good care of them and make their beds in Paradise," was the general sentiment.
sentiment
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From this reading "They have given their lives in a noble cause, and the saints will take good care of them and make their beds in Paradise," was the general sentiment.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading An hour had passed away since the conflict had ceased, and all was again peaceful and still.
sorrowed
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From this reading They sorrowed, indeed, for their own comrades; but when the parting prayers were breathed over their desert graves, they dismissed even them from their thoughts.
spectacle
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From this reading Of these the Crusaders reckoned little, nor did the ghastly spectacle at all disturb their rest.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An hour had passed away since the conflict had ceased, and all was again peaceful and still.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "They have given their lives in a noble cause, and the saints will take good care of them and make their beds in Paradise," was the general sentiment.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading An hour had passed away since the conflict had ceased, and all was again peaceful and still.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Of these the Crusaders reckoned little, nor did the ghastly spectacle at all disturb their rest.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They sorrowed, indeed, for their own comrades; but when the parting prayers were breathed over their desert graves, they dismissed even them from their thoughts.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Of these the Crusaders reckoned little, nor did the ghastly spectacle at all disturb their rest.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They sorrowed, indeed, for their own comrades; but when the parting prayers were breathed over their desert graves, they dismissed even them from their thoughts.
thoughts
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From this reading They sorrowed, indeed, for their own comrades; but when the parting prayers were breathed over their desert graves, they dismissed even them from their thoughts.
unclosed
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From this reading The Christian dead were buried; the Moslems yet dotted the plain with prostrate corpses, whose unclosed and glassy eyes met the gazer in every direction.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading An hour had passed away since the conflict had ceased, and all was again peaceful and still.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Christian dead were buried; the Moslems yet dotted the plain with prostrate corpses, whose unclosed and glassy eyes met the gazer in every direction.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading They sorrowed, indeed, for their own comrades; but when the parting prayers were breathed over their desert graves, they dismissed even them from their thoughts.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading The Christian dead were buried; the Moslems yet dotted the plain with prostrate corpses, whose unclosed and glassy eyes met the gazer in every direction.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "They have given their lives in a noble cause, and the saints will take good care of them and make their beds in Paradise," was the general sentiment.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Christian dead were buried; the Moslems yet dotted the plain with prostrate corpses, whose unclosed and glassy eyes met the gazer in every direction.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading The Christian dead were buried; the Moslems yet dotted the plain with prostrate corpses, whose unclosed and glassy eyes met the gazer in every direction.
