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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 surgeon examined Tom's wound, and found that he had been struck by a bullet over the left temple.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Half an inch closer, and the bullet would have wound up Tom's earthly career.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The surgeon examined Tom's wound, and found that he had been struck by a bullet over the left temple.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was probably done at the instant when he turned to rally the men of Company K, and the ball glanced under the visor of his cap, close enough to scrape upon his skull, but far enough off to save his brains.
ball
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From this reading It was probably done at the instant when he turned to rally the men of Company K, and the ball glanced under the visor of his cap, close enough to scrape upon his skull, but far enough off to save his brains.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The surgeon examined Tom's wound, and found that he had been struck by a bullet over the left temple.
brains
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From this reading It was probably done at the instant when he turned to rally the men of Company K, and the ball glanced under the visor of his cap, close enough to scrape upon his skull, but far enough off to save his brains.
bullet
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From this reading The surgeon examined Tom's wound, and found that he had been struck by a bullet over the left temple.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was probably done at the instant when he turned to rally the men of Company K, and the ball glanced under the visor of his cap, close enough to scrape upon his skull, but far enough off to save his brains.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The surgeon examined Tom's wound, and found that he had been struck by a bullet over the left temple.
cap
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From this reading It was probably done at the instant when he turned to rally the men of Company K, and the ball glanced under the visor of his cap, close enough to scrape upon his skull, but far enough off to save his brains.
career
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From this reading Half an inch closer, and the bullet would have wound up Tom's earthly career.
close
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From this reading It was probably done at the instant when he turned to rally the men of Company K, and the ball glanced under the visor of his cap, close enough to scrape upon his skull, but far enough off to save his brains.
closer
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From this reading Half an inch closer, and the bullet would have wound up Tom's earthly career.
Company
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From this reading It was probably done at the instant when he turned to rally the men of Company K, and the ball glanced under the visor of his cap, close enough to scrape upon his skull, but far enough off to save his brains.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was probably done at the instant when he turned to rally the men of Company K, and the ball glanced under the visor of his cap, close enough to scrape upon his skull, but far enough off to save his brains.
earthly
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From this reading Half an inch closer, and the bullet would have wound up Tom's earthly career.
enough
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From this reading It was probably done at the instant when he turned to rally the men of Company K, and the ball glanced under the visor of his cap, close enough to scrape upon his skull, but far enough off to save his brains.
examined
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From this reading The surgeon examined Tom's wound, and found that he had been struck by a bullet over the left temple.
far
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From this reading It was probably done at the instant when he turned to rally the men of Company K, and the ball glanced under the visor of his cap, close enough to scrape upon his skull, but far enough off to save his brains.
flesh
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From this reading The flesh was torn off, and if the skull was not fractured, it had received a tremendous hard shock.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The surgeon examined Tom's wound, and found that he had been struck by a bullet over the left temple.
fractured
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From this reading The flesh was torn off, and if the skull was not fractured, it had received a tremendous hard shock.
glanced
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From this reading It was probably done at the instant when he turned to rally the men of Company K, and the ball glanced under the visor of his cap, close enough to scrape upon his skull, but far enough off to save his brains.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The surgeon examined Tom's wound, and found that he had been struck by a bullet over the left temple.
HalfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Half an inch closer, and the bullet would have wound up Tom's earthly career.
hard
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From this reading The flesh was torn off, and if the skull was not fractured, it had received a tremendous hard shock.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Half an inch closer, and the bullet would have wound up Tom's earthly career.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The surgeon examined Tom's wound, and found that he had been struck by a bullet over the left temple.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was probably done at the instant when he turned to rally the men of Company K, and the ball glanced under the visor of his cap, close enough to scrape upon his skull, but far enough off to save his brains.
HONORABLE
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From this reading HONORABLE MENTION.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The flesh was torn off, and if the skull was not fractured, it had received a tremendous hard shock.
inch
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From this reading Half an inch closer, and the bullet would have wound up Tom's earthly career.
instant
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From this reading It was probably done at the instant when he turned to rally the men of Company K, and the ball glanced under the visor of his cap, close enough to scrape upon his skull, but far enough off to save his brains.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The flesh was torn off, and if the skull was not fractured, it had received a tremendous hard shock.
K
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From this reading It was probably done at the instant when he turned to rally the men of Company K, and the ball glanced under the visor of his cap, close enough to scrape upon his skull, but far enough off to save his brains.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The surgeon examined Tom's wound, and found that he had been struck by a bullet over the left temple.
men
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From this reading It was probably done at the instant when he turned to rally the men of Company K, and the ball glanced under the visor of his cap, close enough to scrape upon his skull, but far enough off to save his brains.
MENTION
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From this reading HONORABLE MENTION.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The flesh was torn off, and if the skull was not fractured, it had received a tremendous hard shock.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was probably done at the instant when he turned to rally the men of Company K, and the ball glanced under the visor of his cap, close enough to scrape upon his skull, but far enough off to save his brains.
off
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From this reading The flesh was torn off, and if the skull was not fractured, it had received a tremendous hard shock.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The surgeon examined Tom's wound, and found that he had been struck by a bullet over the left temple.
probably
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From this reading It was probably done at the instant when he turned to rally the men of Company K, and the ball glanced under the visor of his cap, close enough to scrape upon his skull, but far enough off to save his brains.
rally
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From this reading It was probably done at the instant when he turned to rally the men of Company K, and the ball glanced under the visor of his cap, close enough to scrape upon his skull, but far enough off to save his brains.
received
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From this reading The flesh was torn off, and if the skull was not fractured, it had received a tremendous hard shock.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading It was probably done at the instant when he turned to rally the men of Company K, and the ball glanced under the visor of his cap, close enough to scrape upon his skull, but far enough off to save his brains.
scrape
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From this reading It was probably done at the instant when he turned to rally the men of Company K, and the ball glanced under the visor of his cap, close enough to scrape upon his skull, but far enough off to save his brains.
shock
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From this reading The flesh was torn off, and if the skull was not fractured, it had received a tremendous hard shock.
skull
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From this reading The flesh was torn off, and if the skull was not fractured, it had received a tremendous hard shock.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The surgeon examined Tom's wound, and found that he had been struck by a bullet over the left temple.
surgeon
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From this reading The surgeon examined Tom's wound, and found that he had been struck by a bullet over the left temple.
temple
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From this reading The surgeon examined Tom's wound, and found that he had been struck by a bullet over the left temple.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The surgeon examined Tom's wound, and found that he had been struck by a bullet over the left temple.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The surgeon examined Tom's wound, and found that he had been struck by a bullet over the left temple.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was probably done at the instant when he turned to rally the men of Company K, and the ball glanced under the visor of his cap, close enough to scrape upon his skull, but far enough off to save his brains.
Tom's
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From this reading The surgeon examined Tom's wound, and found that he had been struck by a bullet over the left temple.
torn
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From this reading The flesh was torn off, and if the skull was not fractured, it had received a tremendous hard shock.
tremendous
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From this reading The flesh was torn off, and if the skull was not fractured, it had received a tremendous hard shock.
turned
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From this reading It was probably done at the instant when he turned to rally the men of Company K, and the ball glanced under the visor of his cap, close enough to scrape upon his skull, but far enough off to save his brains.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading It was probably done at the instant when he turned to rally the men of Company K, and the ball glanced under the visor of his cap, close enough to scrape upon his skull, but far enough off to save his brains.
up
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From this reading Half an inch closer, and the bullet would have wound up Tom's earthly career.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It was probably done at the instant when he turned to rally the men of Company K, and the ball glanced under the visor of his cap, close enough to scrape upon his skull, but far enough off to save his brains.
visor
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From this reading It was probably done at the instant when he turned to rally the men of Company K, and the ball glanced under the visor of his cap, close enough to scrape upon his skull, but far enough off to save his brains.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The flesh was torn off, and if the skull was not fractured, it had received a tremendous hard shock.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was probably done at the instant when he turned to rally the men of Company K, and the ball glanced under the visor of his cap, close enough to scrape upon his skull, but far enough off to save his brains.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Half an inch closer, and the bullet would have wound up Tom's earthly career.
wound
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From this reading The surgeon examined Tom's wound, and found that he had been struck by a bullet over the left temple.
