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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading And all day long the storm beat upon the substantial buildings of the old barracks and flooded the low ground about the sheds and stables.
absent
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additional
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all
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From this reading And all day long the storm beat upon the substantial buildings of the old barracks and flooded the low ground about the sheds and stables.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And all day long the storm beat upon the substantial buildings of the old barracks and flooded the low ground about the sheds and stables.
arms
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The men clustered in the squad-rooms and listened with more or less credulity to the theories and confirmatory statements of fact as related by the imaginative or loquacious of their number.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The majority of the officers gathered under the flaring lamp-lights at the sutler's store and occupied themselves pretty much as did their inferiors in grade, though poker and punch--specialties of Mr. Finkbein, the sutler--lent additional color to the stories in circulation.
barracks
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beat
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From this reading And all day long the storm beat upon the substantial buildings of the old barracks and flooded the low ground about the sheds and stables.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Drills for the infantry were necessarily suspended, several sentries, even, being taken off their posts.
better
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buildings
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The men clustered in the squad-rooms and listened with more or less credulity to the theories and confirmatory statements of fact as related by the imaginative or loquacious of their number.
circulation
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clustered
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color
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commissioned
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comradesnounUS /ˈkɑːmrædz/
people who share difficult work or danger, especially soldiers
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confirmatory
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congress
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credulity
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day
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From this reading And all day long the storm beat upon the substantial buildings of the old barracks and flooded the low ground about the sheds and stables.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The majority of the officers gathered under the flaring lamp-lights at the sutler's store and occupied themselves pretty much as did their inferiors in grade, though poker and punch--specialties of Mr. Finkbein, the sutler--lent additional color to the stories in circulation.
Drills
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From this reading Drills for the infantry were necessarily suspended, several sentries, even, being taken off their posts.
element
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evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Drills for the infantry were necessarily suspended, several sentries, even, being taken off their posts.
fact
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Finkbein
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flaring
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From this reading The majority of the officers gathered under the flaring lamp-lights at the sutler's store and occupied themselves pretty much as did their inferiors in grade, though poker and punch--specialties of Mr. Finkbein, the sutler--lent additional color to the stories in circulation.
flooded
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From this reading And all day long the storm beat upon the substantial buildings of the old barracks and flooded the low ground about the sheds and stables.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Drills for the infantry were necessarily suspended, several sentries, even, being taken off their posts.
force
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FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From this congress the better element of the commissioned force was absent, the names, nationalities, and idiomatic peculiarities of speech of the individual members being identical in most instances with those of their comrades in arms in the ranks.
gathered
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grade
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ground
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From this reading And all day long the storm beat upon the substantial buildings of the old barracks and flooded the low ground about the sheds and stables.
identical
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idiomatic
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imaginative
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The men clustered in the squad-rooms and listened with more or less credulity to the theories and confirmatory statements of fact as related by the imaginative or loquacious of their number.
individual
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infantry
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From this reading Drills for the infantry were necessarily suspended, several sentries, even, being taken off their posts.
inferiors
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From this reading The majority of the officers gathered under the flaring lamp-lights at the sutler's store and occupied themselves pretty much as did their inferiors in grade, though poker and punch--specialties of Mr. Finkbein, the sutler--lent additional color to the stories in circulation.
instances
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lamp-lights
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From this reading The majority of the officers gathered under the flaring lamp-lights at the sutler's store and occupied themselves pretty much as did their inferiors in grade, though poker and punch--specialties of Mr. Finkbein, the sutler--lent additional color to the stories in circulation.
lent
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less
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From this reading The men clustered in the squad-rooms and listened with more or less credulity to the theories and confirmatory statements of fact as related by the imaginative or loquacious of their number.
listened
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From this reading The men clustered in the squad-rooms and listened with more or less credulity to the theories and confirmatory statements of fact as related by the imaginative or loquacious of their number.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And all day long the storm beat upon the substantial buildings of the old barracks and flooded the low ground about the sheds and stables.
loquacious
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From this reading The men clustered in the squad-rooms and listened with more or less credulity to the theories and confirmatory statements of fact as related by the imaginative or loquacious of their number.
low
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From this reading And all day long the storm beat upon the substantial buildings of the old barracks and flooded the low ground about the sheds and stables.
majority
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From this reading The majority of the officers gathered under the flaring lamp-lights at the sutler's store and occupied themselves pretty much as did their inferiors in grade, though poker and punch--specialties of Mr. Finkbein, the sutler--lent additional color to the stories in circulation.
members
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men
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From this reading The men clustered in the squad-rooms and listened with more or less credulity to the theories and confirmatory statements of fact as related by the imaginative or loquacious of their number.
more
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From this reading The men clustered in the squad-rooms and listened with more or less credulity to the theories and confirmatory statements of fact as related by the imaginative or loquacious of their number.
most
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Mr
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much
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names
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nationalities
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necessarily
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From this reading Drills for the infantry were necessarily suspended, several sentries, even, being taken off their posts.
number
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From this reading The men clustered in the squad-rooms and listened with more or less credulity to the theories and confirmatory statements of fact as related by the imaginative or loquacious of their number.
occupied
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From this reading The majority of the officers gathered under the flaring lamp-lights at the sutler's store and occupied themselves pretty much as did their inferiors in grade, though poker and punch--specialties of Mr. Finkbein, the sutler--lent additional color to the stories in circulation.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And all day long the storm beat upon the substantial buildings of the old barracks and flooded the low ground about the sheds and stables.
off
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From this reading Drills for the infantry were necessarily suspended, several sentries, even, being taken off their posts.
officers
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old
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From this reading And all day long the storm beat upon the substantial buildings of the old barracks and flooded the low ground about the sheds and stables.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The men clustered in the squad-rooms and listened with more or less credulity to the theories and confirmatory statements of fact as related by the imaginative or loquacious of their number.
peculiarities
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poker
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From this reading The majority of the officers gathered under the flaring lamp-lights at the sutler's store and occupied themselves pretty much as did their inferiors in grade, though poker and punch--specialties of Mr. Finkbein, the sutler--lent additional color to the stories in circulation.
posts
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pretty
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punch
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ranks
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related
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sentries
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From this reading Drills for the infantry were necessarily suspended, several sentries, even, being taken off their posts.
several
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From this reading Drills for the infantry were necessarily suspended, several sentries, even, being taken off their posts.
sheds
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specialties
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speech
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squad-rooms
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stables
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statements
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store
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From this reading The majority of the officers gathered under the flaring lamp-lights at the sutler's store and occupied themselves pretty much as did their inferiors in grade, though poker and punch--specialties of Mr. Finkbein, the sutler--lent additional color to the stories in circulation.
stories
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From this reading The majority of the officers gathered under the flaring lamp-lights at the sutler's store and occupied themselves pretty much as did their inferiors in grade, though poker and punch--specialties of Mr. Finkbein, the sutler--lent additional color to the stories in circulation.
storm
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substantial
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From this reading And all day long the storm beat upon the substantial buildings of the old barracks and flooded the low ground about the sheds and stables.
suspended
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sutler
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sutler's
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taken
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From this reading Drills for the infantry were necessarily suspended, several sentries, even, being taken off their posts.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And all day long the storm beat upon the substantial buildings of the old barracks and flooded the low ground about the sheds and stables.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Drills for the infantry were necessarily suspended, several sentries, even, being taken off their posts.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The majority of the officers gathered under the flaring lamp-lights at the sutler's store and occupied themselves pretty much as did their inferiors in grade, though poker and punch--specialties of Mr. Finkbein, the sutler--lent additional color to the stories in circulation.
theories
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From this reading The men clustered in the squad-rooms and listened with more or less credulity to the theories and confirmatory statements of fact as related by the imaginative or loquacious of their number.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading From this congress the better element of the commissioned force was absent, the names, nationalities, and idiomatic peculiarities of speech of the individual members being identical in most instances with those of their comrades in arms in the ranks.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading From this congress the better element of the commissioned force was absent, the names, nationalities, and idiomatic peculiarities of speech of the individual members being identical in most instances with those of their comrades in arms in the ranks.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The majority of the officers gathered under the flaring lamp-lights at the sutler's store and occupied themselves pretty much as did their inferiors in grade, though poker and punch--specialties of Mr. Finkbein, the sutler--lent additional color to the stories in circulation.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The men clustered in the squad-rooms and listened with more or less credulity to the theories and confirmatory statements of fact as related by the imaginative or loquacious of their number.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The majority of the officers gathered under the flaring lamp-lights at the sutler's store and occupied themselves pretty much as did their inferiors in grade, though poker and punch--specialties of Mr. Finkbein, the sutler--lent additional color to the stories in circulation.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading And all day long the storm beat upon the substantial buildings of the old barracks and flooded the low ground about the sheds and stables.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading From this congress the better element of the commissioned force was absent, the names, nationalities, and idiomatic peculiarities of speech of the individual members being identical in most instances with those of their comrades in arms in the ranks.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Drills for the infantry were necessarily suspended, several sentries, even, being taken off their posts.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The men clustered in the squad-rooms and listened with more or less credulity to the theories and confirmatory statements of fact as related by the imaginative or loquacious of their number.
