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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 In their haversacks there was no food at present, for they had to purchase everything they would need from their precious ten shillings; but each carried a blanket which Mrs. Elliott had found for them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE SCOUTS MARCH FORTH At seven o'clock on Whit-Monday morning the sun's rays fell on the backs of two boys marching westwards from Bardon at the scout's pace: Dick and Chippy were on the road.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They were in full scout's uniform, and Chippy, in his new rig, looked as smart as Dick.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE SCOUTS MARCH FORTH At seven o'clock on Whit-Monday morning the sun's rays fell on the backs of two boys marching westwards from Bardon at the scout's pace: Dick and Chippy were on the road.
away
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From this reading Their hats and shorts were of khaki shade, their shirts grey flannel, their neckerchiefs and shoulder-ties of their patrol colours, their coats rolled at their waists with spare socks and vests tucked away in the pockets, their haversacks slung over their shoulders.
axe
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From this reading Then Chippy carried a tin billy--a present from their instructor--and Dick bore, slung at his belt, a tiny axe, tomahawk shape, its head weighing fourteen ounces.
backs
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Bardon
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belt
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From this reading Then Chippy carried a tin billy--a present from their instructor--and Dick bore, slung at his belt, a tiny axe, tomahawk shape, its head weighing fourteen ounces.
billy
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From this reading Then Chippy carried a tin billy--a present from their instructor--and Dick bore, slung at his belt, a tiny axe, tomahawk shape, its head weighing fourteen ounces.
blanket
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From this reading In their haversacks there was no food at present, for they had to purchase everything they would need from their precious ten shillings; but each carried a blanket which Mrs. Elliott had found for them.
bore
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From this reading Then Chippy carried a tin billy--a present from their instructor--and Dick bore, slung at his belt, a tiny axe, tomahawk shape, its head weighing fourteen ounces.
boys
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From this reading THE SCOUTS MARCH FORTH At seven o'clock on Whit-Monday morning the sun's rays fell on the backs of two boys marching westwards from Bardon at the scout's pace: Dick and Chippy were on the road.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In their haversacks there was no food at present, for they had to purchase everything they would need from their precious ten shillings; but each carried a blanket which Mrs. Elliott had found for them.
carried
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From this reading In their haversacks there was no food at present, for they had to purchase everything they would need from their precious ten shillings; but each carried a blanket which Mrs. Elliott had found for them.
Chippy
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From this reading THE SCOUTS MARCH FORTH At seven o'clock on Whit-Monday morning the sun's rays fell on the backs of two boys marching westwards from Bardon at the scout's pace: Dick and Chippy were on the road.
coats
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From this reading Their hats and shorts were of khaki shade, their shirts grey flannel, their neckerchiefs and shoulder-ties of their patrol colours, their coats rolled at their waists with spare socks and vests tucked away in the pockets, their haversacks slung over their shoulders.
colours
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From this reading Their hats and shorts were of khaki shade, their shirts grey flannel, their neckerchiefs and shoulder-ties of their patrol colours, their coats rolled at their waists with spare socks and vests tucked away in the pockets, their haversacks slung over their shoulders.
Dick
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From this reading THE SCOUTS MARCH FORTH At seven o'clock on Whit-Monday morning the sun's rays fell on the backs of two boys marching westwards from Bardon at the scout's pace: Dick and Chippy were on the road.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading In their haversacks there was no food at present, for they had to purchase everything they would need from their precious ten shillings; but each carried a blanket which Mrs. Elliott had found for them.
Elliott
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From this reading In their haversacks there was no food at present, for they had to purchase everything they would need from their precious ten shillings; but each carried a blanket which Mrs. Elliott had found for them.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading In their haversacks there was no food at present, for they had to purchase everything they would need from their precious ten shillings; but each carried a blanket which Mrs. Elliott had found for them.
fell
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flannel
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From this reading Their hats and shorts were of khaki shade, their shirts grey flannel, their neckerchiefs and shoulder-ties of their patrol colours, their coats rolled at their waists with spare socks and vests tucked away in the pockets, their haversacks slung over their shoulders.
food
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From this reading In their haversacks there was no food at present, for they had to purchase everything they would need from their precious ten shillings; but each carried a blanket which Mrs. Elliott had found for them.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In their haversacks there was no food at present, for they had to purchase everything they would need from their precious ten shillings; but each carried a blanket which Mrs. Elliott had found for them.
FORTH
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found
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From this reading In their haversacks there was no food at present, for they had to purchase everything they would need from their precious ten shillings; but each carried a blanket which Mrs. Elliott had found for them.
fourteen
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From this reading Then Chippy carried a tin billy--a present from their instructor--and Dick bore, slung at his belt, a tiny axe, tomahawk shape, its head weighing fourteen ounces.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE SCOUTS MARCH FORTH At seven o'clock on Whit-Monday morning the sun's rays fell on the backs of two boys marching westwards from Bardon at the scout's pace: Dick and Chippy were on the road.
full
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From this reading They were in full scout's uniform, and Chippy, in his new rig, looked as smart as Dick.
grey
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From this reading Their hats and shorts were of khaki shade, their shirts grey flannel, their neckerchiefs and shoulder-ties of their patrol colours, their coats rolled at their waists with spare socks and vests tucked away in the pockets, their haversacks slung over their shoulders.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In their haversacks there was no food at present, for they had to purchase everything they would need from their precious ten shillings; but each carried a blanket which Mrs. Elliott had found for them.
hats
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From this reading Their hats and shorts were of khaki shade, their shirts grey flannel, their neckerchiefs and shoulder-ties of their patrol colours, their coats rolled at their waists with spare socks and vests tucked away in the pockets, their haversacks slung over their shoulders.
haversacks
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From this reading Their hats and shorts were of khaki shade, their shirts grey flannel, their neckerchiefs and shoulder-ties of their patrol colours, their coats rolled at their waists with spare socks and vests tucked away in the pockets, their haversacks slung over their shoulders.
head
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From this reading Then Chippy carried a tin billy--a present from their instructor--and Dick bore, slung at his belt, a tiny axe, tomahawk shape, its head weighing fourteen ounces.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They were in full scout's uniform, and Chippy, in his new rig, looked as smart as Dick.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They were in full scout's uniform, and Chippy, in his new rig, looked as smart as Dick.
instructor
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From this reading Then Chippy carried a tin billy--a present from their instructor--and Dick bore, slung at his belt, a tiny axe, tomahawk shape, its head weighing fourteen ounces.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Then Chippy carried a tin billy--a present from their instructor--and Dick bore, slung at his belt, a tiny axe, tomahawk shape, its head weighing fourteen ounces.
khaki
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From this reading Their hats and shorts were of khaki shade, their shirts grey flannel, their neckerchiefs and shoulder-ties of their patrol colours, their coats rolled at their waists with spare socks and vests tucked away in the pockets, their haversacks slung over their shoulders.
looked
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From this reading They were in full scout's uniform, and Chippy, in his new rig, looked as smart as Dick.
MARCH
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From this reading THE SCOUTS MARCH FORTH At seven o'clock on Whit-Monday morning the sun's rays fell on the backs of two boys marching westwards from Bardon at the scout's pace: Dick and Chippy were on the road.
marching
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From this reading THE SCOUTS MARCH FORTH At seven o'clock on Whit-Monday morning the sun's rays fell on the backs of two boys marching westwards from Bardon at the scout's pace: Dick and Chippy were on the road.
morning
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Mrs
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From this reading In their haversacks there was no food at present, for they had to purchase everything they would need from their precious ten shillings; but each carried a blanket which Mrs. Elliott had found for them.
neckerchiefs
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From this reading Their hats and shorts were of khaki shade, their shirts grey flannel, their neckerchiefs and shoulder-ties of their patrol colours, their coats rolled at their waists with spare socks and vests tucked away in the pockets, their haversacks slung over their shoulders.
need
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From this reading In their haversacks there was no food at present, for they had to purchase everything they would need from their precious ten shillings; but each carried a blanket which Mrs. Elliott had found for them.
new
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From this reading They were in full scout's uniform, and Chippy, in his new rig, looked as smart as Dick.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading In their haversacks there was no food at present, for they had to purchase everything they would need from their precious ten shillings; but each carried a blanket which Mrs. Elliott had found for them.
o'clock
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SCOUTS MARCH FORTH At seven o'clock on Whit-Monday morning the sun's rays fell on the backs of two boys marching westwards from Bardon at the scout's pace: Dick and Chippy were on the road.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE SCOUTS MARCH FORTH At seven o'clock on Whit-Monday morning the sun's rays fell on the backs of two boys marching westwards from Bardon at the scout's pace: Dick and Chippy were on the road.
ounces
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From this reading Then Chippy carried a tin billy--a present from their instructor--and Dick bore, slung at his belt, a tiny axe, tomahawk shape, its head weighing fourteen ounces.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Their hats and shorts were of khaki shade, their shirts grey flannel, their neckerchiefs and shoulder-ties of their patrol colours, their coats rolled at their waists with spare socks and vests tucked away in the pockets, their haversacks slung over their shoulders.
pace
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From this reading THE SCOUTS MARCH FORTH At seven o'clock on Whit-Monday morning the sun's rays fell on the backs of two boys marching westwards from Bardon at the scout's pace: Dick and Chippy were on the road.
patrol
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From this reading Their hats and shorts were of khaki shade, their shirts grey flannel, their neckerchiefs and shoulder-ties of their patrol colours, their coats rolled at their waists with spare socks and vests tucked away in the pockets, their haversacks slung over their shoulders.
pockets
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From this reading Their hats and shorts were of khaki shade, their shirts grey flannel, their neckerchiefs and shoulder-ties of their patrol colours, their coats rolled at their waists with spare socks and vests tucked away in the pockets, their haversacks slung over their shoulders.
preciousadjectiveUS /ˈpreʃəs/
rare and worth a great deal
From this reading In their haversacks there was no food at present, for they had to purchase everything they would need from their precious ten shillings; but each carried a blanket which Mrs. Elliott had found for them.
present
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From this reading In their haversacks there was no food at present, for they had to purchase everything they would need from their precious ten shillings; but each carried a blanket which Mrs. Elliott had found for them.
purchase
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From this reading In their haversacks there was no food at present, for they had to purchase everything they would need from their precious ten shillings; but each carried a blanket which Mrs. Elliott had found for them.
rays
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From this reading THE SCOUTS MARCH FORTH At seven o'clock on Whit-Monday morning the sun's rays fell on the backs of two boys marching westwards from Bardon at the scout's pace: Dick and Chippy were on the road.
rig
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From this reading They were in full scout's uniform, and Chippy, in his new rig, looked as smart as Dick.
road
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From this reading THE SCOUTS MARCH FORTH At seven o'clock on Whit-Monday morning the sun's rays fell on the backs of two boys marching westwards from Bardon at the scout's pace: Dick and Chippy were on the road.
rolled
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From this reading Their hats and shorts were of khaki shade, their shirts grey flannel, their neckerchiefs and shoulder-ties of their patrol colours, their coats rolled at their waists with spare socks and vests tucked away in the pockets, their haversacks slung over their shoulders.
scout's
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SCOUTS
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From this reading THE SCOUTS MARCH FORTH At seven o'clock on Whit-Monday morning the sun's rays fell on the backs of two boys marching westwards from Bardon at the scout's pace: Dick and Chippy were on the road.
seven
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From this reading THE SCOUTS MARCH FORTH At seven o'clock on Whit-Monday morning the sun's rays fell on the backs of two boys marching westwards from Bardon at the scout's pace: Dick and Chippy were on the road.
shade
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From this reading Their hats and shorts were of khaki shade, their shirts grey flannel, their neckerchiefs and shoulder-ties of their patrol colours, their coats rolled at their waists with spare socks and vests tucked away in the pockets, their haversacks slung over their shoulders.
shape
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From this reading Then Chippy carried a tin billy--a present from their instructor--and Dick bore, slung at his belt, a tiny axe, tomahawk shape, its head weighing fourteen ounces.
shillings
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From this reading In their haversacks there was no food at present, for they had to purchase everything they would need from their precious ten shillings; but each carried a blanket which Mrs. Elliott had found for them.
shirts
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From this reading Their hats and shorts were of khaki shade, their shirts grey flannel, their neckerchiefs and shoulder-ties of their patrol colours, their coats rolled at their waists with spare socks and vests tucked away in the pockets, their haversacks slung over their shoulders.
shorts
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From this reading Their hats and shorts were of khaki shade, their shirts grey flannel, their neckerchiefs and shoulder-ties of their patrol colours, their coats rolled at their waists with spare socks and vests tucked away in the pockets, their haversacks slung over their shoulders.
shoulder-ties
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From this reading Their hats and shorts were of khaki shade, their shirts grey flannel, their neckerchiefs and shoulder-ties of their patrol colours, their coats rolled at their waists with spare socks and vests tucked away in the pockets, their haversacks slung over their shoulders.
shoulders
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From this reading Their hats and shorts were of khaki shade, their shirts grey flannel, their neckerchiefs and shoulder-ties of their patrol colours, their coats rolled at their waists with spare socks and vests tucked away in the pockets, their haversacks slung over their shoulders.
slung
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From this reading Their hats and shorts were of khaki shade, their shirts grey flannel, their neckerchiefs and shoulder-ties of their patrol colours, their coats rolled at their waists with spare socks and vests tucked away in the pockets, their haversacks slung over their shoulders.
smart
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From this reading They were in full scout's uniform, and Chippy, in his new rig, looked as smart as Dick.
socks
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From this reading Their hats and shorts were of khaki shade, their shirts grey flannel, their neckerchiefs and shoulder-ties of their patrol colours, their coats rolled at their waists with spare socks and vests tucked away in the pockets, their haversacks slung over their shoulders.
spare
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From this reading Their hats and shorts were of khaki shade, their shirts grey flannel, their neckerchiefs and shoulder-ties of their patrol colours, their coats rolled at their waists with spare socks and vests tucked away in the pockets, their haversacks slung over their shoulders.
sun's
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ten
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From this reading In their haversacks there was no food at present, for they had to purchase everything they would need from their precious ten shillings; but each carried a blanket which Mrs. Elliott had found for them.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SCOUTS MARCH FORTH At seven o'clock on Whit-Monday morning the sun's rays fell on the backs of two boys marching westwards from Bardon at the scout's pace: Dick and Chippy were on the road.
TheirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their hats and shorts were of khaki shade, their shirts grey flannel, their neckerchiefs and shoulder-ties of their patrol colours, their coats rolled at their waists with spare socks and vests tucked away in the pockets, their haversacks slung over their shoulders.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading In their haversacks there was no food at present, for they had to purchase everything they would need from their precious ten shillings; but each carried a blanket which Mrs. Elliott had found for them.
Then
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From this reading Then Chippy carried a tin billy--a present from their instructor--and Dick bore, slung at his belt, a tiny axe, tomahawk shape, its head weighing fourteen ounces.
there
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From this reading In their haversacks there was no food at present, for they had to purchase everything they would need from their precious ten shillings; but each carried a blanket which Mrs. Elliott had found for them.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were in full scout's uniform, and Chippy, in his new rig, looked as smart as Dick.
tin
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From this reading Then Chippy carried a tin billy--a present from their instructor--and Dick bore, slung at his belt, a tiny axe, tomahawk shape, its head weighing fourteen ounces.
tiny
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From this reading Then Chippy carried a tin billy--a present from their instructor--and Dick bore, slung at his belt, a tiny axe, tomahawk shape, its head weighing fourteen ounces.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In their haversacks there was no food at present, for they had to purchase everything they would need from their precious ten shillings; but each carried a blanket which Mrs. Elliott had found for them.
tomahawk
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From this reading Then Chippy carried a tin billy--a present from their instructor--and Dick bore, slung at his belt, a tiny axe, tomahawk shape, its head weighing fourteen ounces.
tucked
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From this reading Their hats and shorts were of khaki shade, their shirts grey flannel, their neckerchiefs and shoulder-ties of their patrol colours, their coats rolled at their waists with spare socks and vests tucked away in the pockets, their haversacks slung over their shoulders.
two
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From this reading THE SCOUTS MARCH FORTH At seven o'clock on Whit-Monday morning the sun's rays fell on the backs of two boys marching westwards from Bardon at the scout's pace: Dick and Chippy were on the road.
uniform
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From this reading They were in full scout's uniform, and Chippy, in his new rig, looked as smart as Dick.
vests
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From this reading Their hats and shorts were of khaki shade, their shirts grey flannel, their neckerchiefs and shoulder-ties of their patrol colours, their coats rolled at their waists with spare socks and vests tucked away in the pockets, their haversacks slung over their shoulders.
waists
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From this reading Their hats and shorts were of khaki shade, their shirts grey flannel, their neckerchiefs and shoulder-ties of their patrol colours, their coats rolled at their waists with spare socks and vests tucked away in the pockets, their haversacks slung over their shoulders.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In their haversacks there was no food at present, for they had to purchase everything they would need from their precious ten shillings; but each carried a blanket which Mrs. Elliott had found for them.
weighing
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From this reading Then Chippy carried a tin billy--a present from their instructor--and Dick bore, slung at his belt, a tiny axe, tomahawk shape, its head weighing fourteen ounces.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE SCOUTS MARCH FORTH At seven o'clock on Whit-Monday morning the sun's rays fell on the backs of two boys marching westwards from Bardon at the scout's pace: Dick and Chippy were on the road.
westwards
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From this reading THE SCOUTS MARCH FORTH At seven o'clock on Whit-Monday morning the sun's rays fell on the backs of two boys marching westwards from Bardon at the scout's pace: Dick and Chippy were on the road.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In their haversacks there was no food at present, for they had to purchase everything they would need from their precious ten shillings; but each carried a blanket which Mrs. Elliott had found for them.
Whit-Monday
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withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Their hats and shorts were of khaki shade, their shirts grey flannel, their neckerchiefs and shoulder-ties of their patrol colours, their coats rolled at their waists with spare socks and vests tucked away in the pockets, their haversacks slung over their shoulders.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading In their haversacks there was no food at present, for they had to purchase everything they would need from their precious ten shillings; but each carried a blanket which Mrs. Elliott had found for them.
