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26th
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From this reading He was one of the imperial 26th, for that number was on his shoulder-straps.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In the rifle-pits many of our men lay dead or dying, and a few paces beyond them brought me among Russians in the same pitiable condition.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading In the rifle-pits many of our men lay dead or dying, and a few paces beyond them brought me among Russians in the same pitiable condition.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the rifle-pits many of our men lay dead or dying, and a few paces beyond them brought me among Russians in the same pitiable condition.
AnothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Another was shot through the lungs, and his breath seemed to come with a wheezing sound through the orifice.
back
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From this reading One, who had been shot through the chest, lay on his back, half in and half out of his lurking hole; his eyes were glazing, bubbles of blood and froth were oozing through his thick black moustaches, which were matted by the cartridges he had bitten.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading One, who had been shot through the chest, lay on his back, half in and half out of his lurking hole; his eyes were glazing, bubbles of blood and froth were oozing through his thick black moustaches, which were matted by the cartridges he had bitten.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading In the rifle-pits many of our men lay dead or dying, and a few paces beyond them brought me among Russians in the same pitiable condition.
bitten
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From this reading One, who had been shot through the chest, lay on his back, half in and half out of his lurking hole; his eyes were glazing, bubbles of blood and froth were oozing through his thick black moustaches, which were matted by the cartridges he had bitten.
black
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From this reading One, who had been shot through the chest, lay on his back, half in and half out of his lurking hole; his eyes were glazing, bubbles of blood and froth were oozing through his thick black moustaches, which were matted by the cartridges he had bitten.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One, who had been shot through the chest, lay on his back, half in and half out of his lurking hole; his eyes were glazing, bubbles of blood and froth were oozing through his thick black moustaches, which were matted by the cartridges he had bitten.
breath
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From this reading Another was shot through the lungs, and his breath seemed to come with a wheezing sound through the orifice.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the rifle-pits many of our men lay dead or dying, and a few paces beyond them brought me among Russians in the same pitiable condition.
bubbles
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From this reading One, who had been shot through the chest, lay on his back, half in and half out of his lurking hole; his eyes were glazing, bubbles of blood and froth were oozing through his thick black moustaches, which were matted by the cartridges he had bitten.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading One, who had been shot through the chest, lay on his back, half in and half out of his lurking hole; his eyes were glazing, bubbles of blood and froth were oozing through his thick black moustaches, which were matted by the cartridges he had bitten.
cartridges
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From this reading One, who had been shot through the chest, lay on his back, half in and half out of his lurking hole; his eyes were glazing, bubbles of blood and froth were oozing through his thick black moustaches, which were matted by the cartridges he had bitten.
chest
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From this reading One, who had been shot through the chest, lay on his back, half in and half out of his lurking hole; his eyes were glazing, bubbles of blood and froth were oozing through his thick black moustaches, which were matted by the cartridges he had bitten.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Another was shot through the lungs, and his breath seemed to come with a wheezing sound through the orifice.
condition
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From this reading In the rifle-pits many of our men lay dead or dying, and a few paces beyond them brought me among Russians in the same pitiable condition.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the rifle-pits many of our men lay dead or dying, and a few paces beyond them brought me among Russians in the same pitiable condition.
dying
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From this reading In the rifle-pits many of our men lay dead or dying, and a few paces beyond them brought me among Russians in the same pitiable condition.
eyes
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From this reading One, who had been shot through the chest, lay on his back, half in and half out of his lurking hole; his eyes were glazing, bubbles of blood and froth were oozing through his thick black moustaches, which were matted by the cartridges he had bitten.
few
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From this reading In the rifle-pits many of our men lay dead or dying, and a few paces beyond them brought me among Russians in the same pitiable condition.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He was one of the imperial 26th, for that number was on his shoulder-straps.
froth
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From this reading One, who had been shot through the chest, lay on his back, half in and half out of his lurking hole; his eyes were glazing, bubbles of blood and froth were oozing through his thick black moustaches, which were matted by the cartridges he had bitten.
glazing
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From this reading One, who had been shot through the chest, lay on his back, half in and half out of his lurking hole; his eyes were glazing, bubbles of blood and froth were oozing through his thick black moustaches, which were matted by the cartridges he had bitten.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading One, who had been shot through the chest, lay on his back, half in and half out of his lurking hole; his eyes were glazing, bubbles of blood and froth were oozing through his thick black moustaches, which were matted by the cartridges he had bitten.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One, who had been shot through the chest, lay on his back, half in and half out of his lurking hole; his eyes were glazing, bubbles of blood and froth were oozing through his thick black moustaches, which were matted by the cartridges he had bitten.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One, who had been shot through the chest, lay on his back, half in and half out of his lurking hole; his eyes were glazing, bubbles of blood and froth were oozing through his thick black moustaches, which were matted by the cartridges he had bitten.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading One, who had been shot through the chest, lay on his back, half in and half out of his lurking hole; his eyes were glazing, bubbles of blood and froth were oozing through his thick black moustaches, which were matted by the cartridges he had bitten.
hole
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From this reading One, who had been shot through the chest, lay on his back, half in and half out of his lurking hole; his eyes were glazing, bubbles of blood and froth were oozing through his thick black moustaches, which were matted by the cartridges he had bitten.
Hugh
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From this reading There, too, lay the luckless Russian "potted" by Hugh Price.
imperial
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From this reading He was one of the imperial 26th, for that number was on his shoulder-straps.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the rifle-pits many of our men lay dead or dying, and a few paces beyond them brought me among Russians in the same pitiable condition.
lay
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From this reading In the rifle-pits many of our men lay dead or dying, and a few paces beyond them brought me among Russians in the same pitiable condition.
luckless
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From this reading There, too, lay the luckless Russian "potted" by Hugh Price.
lungs
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From this reading Another was shot through the lungs, and his breath seemed to come with a wheezing sound through the orifice.
lurking
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From this reading One, who had been shot through the chest, lay on his back, half in and half out of his lurking hole; his eyes were glazing, bubbles of blood and froth were oozing through his thick black moustaches, which were matted by the cartridges he had bitten.
many
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From this reading In the rifle-pits many of our men lay dead or dying, and a few paces beyond them brought me among Russians in the same pitiable condition.
matted
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From this reading One, who had been shot through the chest, lay on his back, half in and half out of his lurking hole; his eyes were glazing, bubbles of blood and froth were oozing through his thick black moustaches, which were matted by the cartridges he had bitten.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In the rifle-pits many of our men lay dead or dying, and a few paces beyond them brought me among Russians in the same pitiable condition.
men
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From this reading In the rifle-pits many of our men lay dead or dying, and a few paces beyond them brought me among Russians in the same pitiable condition.
moustaches
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From this reading One, who had been shot through the chest, lay on his back, half in and half out of his lurking hole; his eyes were glazing, bubbles of blood and froth were oozing through his thick black moustaches, which were matted by the cartridges he had bitten.
number
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From this reading He was one of the imperial 26th, for that number was on his shoulder-straps.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the rifle-pits many of our men lay dead or dying, and a few paces beyond them brought me among Russians in the same pitiable condition.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading One, who had been shot through the chest, lay on his back, half in and half out of his lurking hole; his eyes were glazing, bubbles of blood and froth were oozing through his thick black moustaches, which were matted by the cartridges he had bitten.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One, who had been shot through the chest, lay on his back, half in and half out of his lurking hole; his eyes were glazing, bubbles of blood and froth were oozing through his thick black moustaches, which were matted by the cartridges he had bitten.
oozing
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From this reading One, who had been shot through the chest, lay on his back, half in and half out of his lurking hole; his eyes were glazing, bubbles of blood and froth were oozing through his thick black moustaches, which were matted by the cartridges he had bitten.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In the rifle-pits many of our men lay dead or dying, and a few paces beyond them brought me among Russians in the same pitiable condition.
orifice
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From this reading Another was shot through the lungs, and his breath seemed to come with a wheezing sound through the orifice.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading In the rifle-pits many of our men lay dead or dying, and a few paces beyond them brought me among Russians in the same pitiable condition.
out
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From this reading One, who had been shot through the chest, lay on his back, half in and half out of his lurking hole; his eyes were glazing, bubbles of blood and froth were oozing through his thick black moustaches, which were matted by the cartridges he had bitten.
paces
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From this reading In the rifle-pits many of our men lay dead or dying, and a few paces beyond them brought me among Russians in the same pitiable condition.
pitiable
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From this reading In the rifle-pits many of our men lay dead or dying, and a few paces beyond them brought me among Russians in the same pitiable condition.
potted
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From this reading There, too, lay the luckless Russian "potted" by Hugh Price.
Price
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From this reading There, too, lay the luckless Russian "potted" by Hugh Price.
rifle-pits
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From this reading In the rifle-pits many of our men lay dead or dying, and a few paces beyond them brought me among Russians in the same pitiable condition.
Russian
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From this reading There, too, lay the luckless Russian "potted" by Hugh Price.
Russians
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From this reading In the rifle-pits many of our men lay dead or dying, and a few paces beyond them brought me among Russians in the same pitiable condition.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the rifle-pits many of our men lay dead or dying, and a few paces beyond them brought me among Russians in the same pitiable condition.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Another was shot through the lungs, and his breath seemed to come with a wheezing sound through the orifice.
shot
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From this reading One, who had been shot through the chest, lay on his back, half in and half out of his lurking hole; his eyes were glazing, bubbles of blood and froth were oozing through his thick black moustaches, which were matted by the cartridges he had bitten.
shoulder-straps
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From this reading He was one of the imperial 26th, for that number was on his shoulder-straps.
sound
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From this reading Another was shot through the lungs, and his breath seemed to come with a wheezing sound through the orifice.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was one of the imperial 26th, for that number was on his shoulder-straps.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the rifle-pits many of our men lay dead or dying, and a few paces beyond them brought me among Russians in the same pitiable condition.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading In the rifle-pits many of our men lay dead or dying, and a few paces beyond them brought me among Russians in the same pitiable condition.
There
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From this reading There, too, lay the luckless Russian "potted" by Hugh Price.
thick
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From this reading One, who had been shot through the chest, lay on his back, half in and half out of his lurking hole; his eyes were glazing, bubbles of blood and froth were oozing through his thick black moustaches, which were matted by the cartridges he had bitten.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One, who had been shot through the chest, lay on his back, half in and half out of his lurking hole; his eyes were glazing, bubbles of blood and froth were oozing through his thick black moustaches, which were matted by the cartridges he had bitten.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Another was shot through the lungs, and his breath seemed to come with a wheezing sound through the orifice.
too
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From this reading There, too, lay the luckless Russian "potted" by Hugh Price.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Another was shot through the lungs, and his breath seemed to come with a wheezing sound through the orifice.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading One, who had been shot through the chest, lay on his back, half in and half out of his lurking hole; his eyes were glazing, bubbles of blood and froth were oozing through his thick black moustaches, which were matted by the cartridges he had bitten.
wheezing
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From this reading Another was shot through the lungs, and his breath seemed to come with a wheezing sound through the orifice.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading One, who had been shot through the chest, lay on his back, half in and half out of his lurking hole; his eyes were glazing, bubbles of blood and froth were oozing through his thick black moustaches, which were matted by the cartridges he had bitten.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading One, who had been shot through the chest, lay on his back, half in and half out of his lurking hole; his eyes were glazing, bubbles of blood and froth were oozing through his thick black moustaches, which were matted by the cartridges he had bitten.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Another was shot through the lungs, and his breath seemed to come with a wheezing sound through the orifice.
