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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 Notwithstanding their arduous advance and its meagre results they eagerly hastened to meet the new danger, knowing that with the destruction of their baggage and transport and their lines of communication cut they would be in a serious position in the almost waterless scrub.
advance
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From this reading Notwithstanding their arduous advance and its meagre results they eagerly hastened to meet the new danger, knowing that with the destruction of their baggage and transport and their lines of communication cut they would be in a serious position in the almost waterless scrub.
all
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From this reading "Button's holding out all right," declared the company-major to Wilmshurst, referring to the lieutenant left in charge of the camp.
almost
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From this reading Notwithstanding their arduous advance and its meagre results they eagerly hastened to meet the new danger, knowing that with the destruction of their baggage and transport and their lines of communication cut they would be in a serious position in the almost waterless scrub.
althoughconjunctionUS /ˌɔːlˈðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading They required little urging, the officers' words of encouragement being quite perfunctory although well-intentioned.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Notwithstanding their arduous advance and its meagre results they eagerly hastened to meet the new danger, knowing that with the destruction of their baggage and transport and their lines of communication cut they would be in a serious position in the almost waterless scrub.
arduous
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From this reading Notwithstanding their arduous advance and its meagre results they eagerly hastened to meet the new danger, knowing that with the destruction of their baggage and transport and their lines of communication cut they would be in a serious position in the almost waterless scrub.
baggage
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From this reading Notwithstanding their arduous advance and its meagre results they eagerly hastened to meet the new danger, knowing that with the destruction of their baggage and transport and their lines of communication cut they would be in a serious position in the almost waterless scrub.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Notwithstanding their arduous advance and its meagre results they eagerly hastened to meet the new danger, knowing that with the destruction of their baggage and transport and their lines of communication cut they would be in a serious position in the almost waterless scrub.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading They required little urging, the officers' words of encouragement being quite perfunctory although well-intentioned.
bush
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From this reading In open order with flankers thrown out the Waffs hurried through the bush, the sound of continuous rifle-fire growing louder and louder.
Button's
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From this reading "Button's holding out all right," declared the company-major to Wilmshurst, referring to the lieutenant left in charge of the camp.
camp
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From this reading "Button's holding out all right," declared the company-major to Wilmshurst, referring to the lieutenant left in charge of the camp.
charge
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From this reading "Button's holding out all right," declared the company-major to Wilmshurst, referring to the lieutenant left in charge of the camp.
communication
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From this reading Notwithstanding their arduous advance and its meagre results they eagerly hastened to meet the new danger, knowing that with the destruction of their baggage and transport and their lines of communication cut they would be in a serious position in the almost waterless scrub.
company-major
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From this reading "Button's holding out all right," declared the company-major to Wilmshurst, referring to the lieutenant left in charge of the camp.
continuous
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From this reading In open order with flankers thrown out the Waffs hurried through the bush, the sound of continuous rifle-fire growing louder and louder.
cut
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From this reading Notwithstanding their arduous advance and its meagre results they eagerly hastened to meet the new danger, knowing that with the destruction of their baggage and transport and their lines of communication cut they would be in a serious position in the almost waterless scrub.
danger
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From this reading Notwithstanding their arduous advance and its meagre results they eagerly hastened to meet the new danger, knowing that with the destruction of their baggage and transport and their lines of communication cut they would be in a serious position in the almost waterless scrub.
declared
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From this reading "Button's holding out all right," declared the company-major to Wilmshurst, referring to the lieutenant left in charge of the camp.
destruction
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From this reading Notwithstanding their arduous advance and its meagre results they eagerly hastened to meet the new danger, knowing that with the destruction of their baggage and transport and their lines of communication cut they would be in a serious position in the almost waterless scrub.
eagerly
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From this reading Notwithstanding their arduous advance and its meagre results they eagerly hastened to meet the new danger, knowing that with the destruction of their baggage and transport and their lines of communication cut they would be in a serious position in the almost waterless scrub.
encouragement
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From this reading They required little urging, the officers' words of encouragement being quite perfunctory although well-intentioned.
flankers
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From this reading In open order with flankers thrown out the Waffs hurried through the bush, the sound of continuous rifle-fire growing louder and louder.
growing
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From this reading In open order with flankers thrown out the Waffs hurried through the bush, the sound of continuous rifle-fire growing louder and louder.
hastened
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From this reading Notwithstanding their arduous advance and its meagre results they eagerly hastened to meet the new danger, knowing that with the destruction of their baggage and transport and their lines of communication cut they would be in a serious position in the almost waterless scrub.
holding
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From this reading "Button's holding out all right," declared the company-major to Wilmshurst, referring to the lieutenant left in charge of the camp.
hurried
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From this reading In open order with flankers thrown out the Waffs hurried through the bush, the sound of continuous rifle-fire growing louder and louder.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Notwithstanding their arduous advance and its meagre results they eagerly hastened to meet the new danger, knowing that with the destruction of their baggage and transport and their lines of communication cut they would be in a serious position in the almost waterless scrub.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Notwithstanding their arduous advance and its meagre results they eagerly hastened to meet the new danger, knowing that with the destruction of their baggage and transport and their lines of communication cut they would be in a serious position in the almost waterless scrub.
knowing
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From this reading Notwithstanding their arduous advance and its meagre results they eagerly hastened to meet the new danger, knowing that with the destruction of their baggage and transport and their lines of communication cut they would be in a serious position in the almost waterless scrub.
left
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From this reading "Button's holding out all right," declared the company-major to Wilmshurst, referring to the lieutenant left in charge of the camp.
lieutenant
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From this reading "Button's holding out all right," declared the company-major to Wilmshurst, referring to the lieutenant left in charge of the camp.
lines
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From this reading Notwithstanding their arduous advance and its meagre results they eagerly hastened to meet the new danger, knowing that with the destruction of their baggage and transport and their lines of communication cut they would be in a serious position in the almost waterless scrub.
little
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From this reading They required little urging, the officers' words of encouragement being quite perfunctory although well-intentioned.
louder
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From this reading In open order with flankers thrown out the Waffs hurried through the bush, the sound of continuous rifle-fire growing louder and louder.
meagre
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From this reading Notwithstanding their arduous advance and its meagre results they eagerly hastened to meet the new danger, knowing that with the destruction of their baggage and transport and their lines of communication cut they would be in a serious position in the almost waterless scrub.
meet
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From this reading Notwithstanding their arduous advance and its meagre results they eagerly hastened to meet the new danger, knowing that with the destruction of their baggage and transport and their lines of communication cut they would be in a serious position in the almost waterless scrub.
new
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From this reading Notwithstanding their arduous advance and its meagre results they eagerly hastened to meet the new danger, knowing that with the destruction of their baggage and transport and their lines of communication cut they would be in a serious position in the almost waterless scrub.
Nobly
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From this reading THE WARNING SHOT Nobly the sorely-tried Waffs rose to the occasion.
Notwithstanding
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From this reading Notwithstanding their arduous advance and its meagre results they eagerly hastened to meet the new danger, knowing that with the destruction of their baggage and transport and their lines of communication cut they would be in a serious position in the almost waterless scrub.
occasion
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From this reading THE WARNING SHOT Nobly the sorely-tried Waffs rose to the occasion.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Notwithstanding their arduous advance and its meagre results they eagerly hastened to meet the new danger, knowing that with the destruction of their baggage and transport and their lines of communication cut they would be in a serious position in the almost waterless scrub.
officers
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From this reading They required little urging, the officers' words of encouragement being quite perfunctory although well-intentioned.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading In open order with flankers thrown out the Waffs hurried through the bush, the sound of continuous rifle-fire growing louder and louder.
order
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From this reading In open order with flankers thrown out the Waffs hurried through the bush, the sound of continuous rifle-fire growing louder and louder.
out
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From this reading In open order with flankers thrown out the Waffs hurried through the bush, the sound of continuous rifle-fire growing louder and louder.
perfunctory
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From this reading They required little urging, the officers' words of encouragement being quite perfunctory although well-intentioned.
position
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From this reading Notwithstanding their arduous advance and its meagre results they eagerly hastened to meet the new danger, knowing that with the destruction of their baggage and transport and their lines of communication cut they would be in a serious position in the almost waterless scrub.
quite
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From this reading They required little urging, the officers' words of encouragement being quite perfunctory although well-intentioned.
referring
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From this reading "Button's holding out all right," declared the company-major to Wilmshurst, referring to the lieutenant left in charge of the camp.
required
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From this reading They required little urging, the officers' words of encouragement being quite perfunctory although well-intentioned.
results
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From this reading Notwithstanding their arduous advance and its meagre results they eagerly hastened to meet the new danger, knowing that with the destruction of their baggage and transport and their lines of communication cut they would be in a serious position in the almost waterless scrub.
rifle-fire
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From this reading In open order with flankers thrown out the Waffs hurried through the bush, the sound of continuous rifle-fire growing louder and louder.
right
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From this reading "Button's holding out all right," declared the company-major to Wilmshurst, referring to the lieutenant left in charge of the camp.
rose
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From this reading THE WARNING SHOT Nobly the sorely-tried Waffs rose to the occasion.
scrub
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From this reading Notwithstanding their arduous advance and its meagre results they eagerly hastened to meet the new danger, knowing that with the destruction of their baggage and transport and their lines of communication cut they would be in a serious position in the almost waterless scrub.
serious
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From this reading Notwithstanding their arduous advance and its meagre results they eagerly hastened to meet the new danger, knowing that with the destruction of their baggage and transport and their lines of communication cut they would be in a serious position in the almost waterless scrub.
SHOT
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From this reading THE WARNING SHOT Nobly the sorely-tried Waffs rose to the occasion.
sorely-tried
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From this reading THE WARNING SHOT Nobly the sorely-tried Waffs rose to the occasion.
sound
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From this reading In open order with flankers thrown out the Waffs hurried through the bush, the sound of continuous rifle-fire growing louder and louder.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Notwithstanding their arduous advance and its meagre results they eagerly hastened to meet the new danger, knowing that with the destruction of their baggage and transport and their lines of communication cut they would be in a serious position in the almost waterless scrub.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WARNING SHOT Nobly the sorely-tried Waffs rose to the occasion.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Notwithstanding their arduous advance and its meagre results they eagerly hastened to meet the new danger, knowing that with the destruction of their baggage and transport and their lines of communication cut they would be in a serious position in the almost waterless scrub.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Notwithstanding their arduous advance and its meagre results they eagerly hastened to meet the new danger, knowing that with the destruction of their baggage and transport and their lines of communication cut they would be in a serious position in the almost waterless scrub.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading In open order with flankers thrown out the Waffs hurried through the bush, the sound of continuous rifle-fire growing louder and louder.
thrown
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From this reading In open order with flankers thrown out the Waffs hurried through the bush, the sound of continuous rifle-fire growing louder and louder.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE WARNING SHOT Nobly the sorely-tried Waffs rose to the occasion.
transport
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From this reading Notwithstanding their arduous advance and its meagre results they eagerly hastened to meet the new danger, knowing that with the destruction of their baggage and transport and their lines of communication cut they would be in a serious position in the almost waterless scrub.
urging
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From this reading They required little urging, the officers' words of encouragement being quite perfunctory although well-intentioned.
Waffs
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From this reading THE WARNING SHOT Nobly the sorely-tried Waffs rose to the occasion.
WARNING
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From this reading THE WARNING SHOT Nobly the sorely-tried Waffs rose to the occasion.
waterless
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From this reading Notwithstanding their arduous advance and its meagre results they eagerly hastened to meet the new danger, knowing that with the destruction of their baggage and transport and their lines of communication cut they would be in a serious position in the almost waterless scrub.
well-intentioned
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From this reading They required little urging, the officers' words of encouragement being quite perfunctory although well-intentioned.
Wilmshurst
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From this reading "Button's holding out all right," declared the company-major to Wilmshurst, referring to the lieutenant left in charge of the camp.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Notwithstanding their arduous advance and its meagre results they eagerly hastened to meet the new danger, knowing that with the destruction of their baggage and transport and their lines of communication cut they would be in a serious position in the almost waterless scrub.
words
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From this reading They required little urging, the officers' words of encouragement being quite perfunctory although well-intentioned.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Notwithstanding their arduous advance and its meagre results they eagerly hastened to meet the new danger, knowing that with the destruction of their baggage and transport and their lines of communication cut they would be in a serious position in the almost waterless scrub.
