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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 breeding-thaler was not of much use to me, for I was in a region where there was nothing I cared to purchase.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I was with the French camp in front of the city of Lille, where I had been assigned to the artillery, because I had admitted that I knew something about the management of cannon.
admitted
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From this reading I was with the French camp in front of the city of Lille, where I had been assigned to the artillery, because I had admitted that I knew something about the management of cannon.
all
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From this reading But I could have endured all the hardships if I had had enough to eat.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a miserable existence: crouched day and night in the trenches; or, on the lookout for the grenades, which were hurled into our camp from the city we were besieging.
ANOTHERnounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE HUSBAND OF THE WIFE OF ANOTHER MAN.
artillery
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From this reading I was with the French camp in front of the city of Lille, where I had been assigned to the artillery, because I had admitted that I knew something about the management of cannon.
assigned
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From this reading I was with the French camp in front of the city of Lille, where I had been assigned to the artillery, because I had admitted that I knew something about the management of cannon.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading I was with the French camp in front of the city of Lille, where I had been assigned to the artillery, because I had admitted that I knew something about the management of cannon.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I was with the French camp in front of the city of Lille, where I had been assigned to the artillery, because I had admitted that I knew something about the management of cannon.
besieging
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From this reading It was a miserable existence: crouched day and night in the trenches; or, on the lookout for the grenades, which were hurled into our camp from the city we were besieging.
breeding-thaler
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From this reading The breeding-thaler was not of much use to me, for I was in a region where there was nothing I cared to purchase.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I could have endured all the hardships if I had had enough to eat.
camp
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From this reading I was with the French camp in front of the city of Lille, where I had been assigned to the artillery, because I had admitted that I knew something about the management of cannon.
cannon
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From this reading I was with the French camp in front of the city of Lille, where I had been assigned to the artillery, because I had admitted that I knew something about the management of cannon.
cared
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From this reading The breeding-thaler was not of much use to me, for I was in a region where there was nothing I cared to purchase.
city
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From this reading I was with the French camp in front of the city of Lille, where I had been assigned to the artillery, because I had admitted that I knew something about the management of cannon.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But I could have endured all the hardships if I had had enough to eat.
crouched
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From this reading It was a miserable existence: crouched day and night in the trenches; or, on the lookout for the grenades, which were hurled into our camp from the city we were besieging.
day
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From this reading It was a miserable existence: crouched day and night in the trenches; or, on the lookout for the grenades, which were hurled into our camp from the city we were besieging.
eat
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From this reading But I could have endured all the hardships if I had had enough to eat.
endured
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From this reading But I could have endured all the hardships if I had had enough to eat.
enough
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From this reading But I could have endured all the hardships if I had had enough to eat.
existence
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From this reading It was a miserable existence: crouched day and night in the trenches; or, on the lookout for the grenades, which were hurled into our camp from the city we were besieging.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The breeding-thaler was not of much use to me, for I was in a region where there was nothing I cared to purchase.
French
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From this reading I was with the French camp in front of the city of Lille, where I had been assigned to the artillery, because I had admitted that I knew something about the management of cannon.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was a miserable existence: crouched day and night in the trenches; or, on the lookout for the grenades, which were hurled into our camp from the city we were besieging.
front
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From this reading I was with the French camp in front of the city of Lille, where I had been assigned to the artillery, because I had admitted that I knew something about the management of cannon.
grenades
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From this reading It was a miserable existence: crouched day and night in the trenches; or, on the lookout for the grenades, which were hurled into our camp from the city we were besieging.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I was with the French camp in front of the city of Lille, where I had been assigned to the artillery, because I had admitted that I knew something about the management of cannon.
hardships
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From this reading But I could have endured all the hardships if I had had enough to eat.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But I could have endured all the hardships if I had had enough to eat.
hurled
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From this reading It was a miserable existence: crouched day and night in the trenches; or, on the lookout for the grenades, which were hurled into our camp from the city we were besieging.
HUSBAND
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From this reading THE HUSBAND OF THE WIFE OF ANOTHER MAN.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The breeding-thaler was not of much use to me, for I was in a region where there was nothing I cared to purchase.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But I could have endured all the hardships if I had had enough to eat.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The breeding-thaler was not of much use to me, for I was in a region where there was nothing I cared to purchase.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was a miserable existence: crouched day and night in the trenches; or, on the lookout for the grenades, which were hurled into our camp from the city we were besieging.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a miserable existence: crouched day and night in the trenches; or, on the lookout for the grenades, which were hurled into our camp from the city we were besieging.
knew
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From this reading I was with the French camp in front of the city of Lille, where I had been assigned to the artillery, because I had admitted that I knew something about the management of cannon.
Lille
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From this reading I was with the French camp in front of the city of Lille, where I had been assigned to the artillery, because I had admitted that I knew something about the management of cannon.
lookout
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From this reading It was a miserable existence: crouched day and night in the trenches; or, on the lookout for the grenades, which were hurled into our camp from the city we were besieging.
MAN
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From this reading THE HUSBAND OF THE WIFE OF ANOTHER MAN.
management
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From this reading I was with the French camp in front of the city of Lille, where I had been assigned to the artillery, because I had admitted that I knew something about the management of cannon.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The breeding-thaler was not of much use to me, for I was in a region where there was nothing I cared to purchase.
miserable
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From this reading It was a miserable existence: crouched day and night in the trenches; or, on the lookout for the grenades, which were hurled into our camp from the city we were besieging.
much
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From this reading The breeding-thaler was not of much use to me, for I was in a region where there was nothing I cared to purchase.
night
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From this reading It was a miserable existence: crouched day and night in the trenches; or, on the lookout for the grenades, which were hurled into our camp from the city we were besieging.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The breeding-thaler was not of much use to me, for I was in a region where there was nothing I cared to purchase.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The breeding-thaler was not of much use to me, for I was in a region where there was nothing I cared to purchase.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE HUSBAND OF THE WIFE OF ANOTHER MAN.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was a miserable existence: crouched day and night in the trenches; or, on the lookout for the grenades, which were hurled into our camp from the city we were besieging.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It was a miserable existence: crouched day and night in the trenches; or, on the lookout for the grenades, which were hurled into our camp from the city we were besieging.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading It was a miserable existence: crouched day and night in the trenches; or, on the lookout for the grenades, which were hurled into our camp from the city we were besieging.
purchase
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From this reading The breeding-thaler was not of much use to me, for I was in a region where there was nothing I cared to purchase.
region
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From this reading The breeding-thaler was not of much use to me, for I was in a region where there was nothing I cared to purchase.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I was with the French camp in front of the city of Lille, where I had been assigned to the artillery, because I had admitted that I knew something about the management of cannon.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I was with the French camp in front of the city of Lille, where I had been assigned to the artillery, because I had admitted that I knew something about the management of cannon.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HUSBAND OF THE WIFE OF ANOTHER MAN.
there
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From this reading The breeding-thaler was not of much use to me, for I was in a region where there was nothing I cared to purchase.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The breeding-thaler was not of much use to me, for I was in a region where there was nothing I cared to purchase.
trenches
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From this reading It was a miserable existence: crouched day and night in the trenches; or, on the lookout for the grenades, which were hurled into our camp from the city we were besieging.
use
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From this reading The breeding-thaler was not of much use to me, for I was in a region where there was nothing I cared to purchase.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The breeding-thaler was not of much use to me, for I was in a region where there was nothing I cared to purchase.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It was a miserable existence: crouched day and night in the trenches; or, on the lookout for the grenades, which were hurled into our camp from the city we were besieging.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was a miserable existence: crouched day and night in the trenches; or, on the lookout for the grenades, which were hurled into our camp from the city we were besieging.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The breeding-thaler was not of much use to me, for I was in a region where there was nothing I cared to purchase.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was a miserable existence: crouched day and night in the trenches; or, on the lookout for the grenades, which were hurled into our camp from the city we were besieging.
WIFE
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From this reading THE HUSBAND OF THE WIFE OF ANOTHER MAN.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I was with the French camp in front of the city of Lille, where I had been assigned to the artillery, because I had admitted that I knew something about the management of cannon.
