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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 Schultz removed to the other hill, leaving twenty-five men and a gun under a black sergeant.
according
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From this reading Zu Pfeiffer, crazed with wounded pride or magic, according to the white or black point of view, had held rigidly to his schedule; precisely at four-thirty he had inspected the expedition and marched at the first streak of dawn.
Afterwards
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From this reading Afterwards he visited the village.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Zu Pfeiffer, crazed with wounded pride or magic, according to the white or black point of view, had held rigidly to his schedule; precisely at four-thirty he had inspected the expedition and marched at the first streak of dawn.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Zu Pfeiffer, crazed with wounded pride or magic, according to the white or black point of view, had held rigidly to his schedule; precisely at four-thirty he had inspected the expedition and marched at the first streak of dawn.
attending
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From this reading Sergeant Schultz’s gloomy foreboding of the inevitable result attending the refusal to follow the teachings of his national preceptors was justified.
black
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From this reading Zu Pfeiffer, crazed with wounded pride or magic, according to the white or black point of view, had held rigidly to his schedule; precisely at four-thirty he had inspected the expedition and marched at the first streak of dawn.
bodies
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From this reading The bodies of five of the picket were lying in the sun mutilated.
crazed
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From this reading Zu Pfeiffer, crazed with wounded pride or magic, according to the white or black point of view, had held rigidly to his schedule; precisely at four-thirty he had inspected the expedition and marched at the first streak of dawn.
dawn
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From this reading Zu Pfeiffer, crazed with wounded pride or magic, according to the white or black point of view, had held rigidly to his schedule; precisely at four-thirty he had inspected the expedition and marched at the first streak of dawn.
expedition
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From this reading Zu Pfeiffer, crazed with wounded pride or magic, according to the white or black point of view, had held rigidly to his schedule; precisely at four-thirty he had inspected the expedition and marched at the first streak of dawn.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Zu Pfeiffer, crazed with wounded pride or magic, according to the white or black point of view, had held rigidly to his schedule; precisely at four-thirty he had inspected the expedition and marched at the first streak of dawn.
five
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From this reading The bodies of five of the picket were lying in the sun mutilated.
follow
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From this reading Sergeant Schultz’s gloomy foreboding of the inevitable result attending the refusal to follow the teachings of his national preceptors was justified.
foreboding
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From this reading Sergeant Schultz’s gloomy foreboding of the inevitable result attending the refusal to follow the teachings of his national preceptors was justified.
four-thirty
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From this reading Zu Pfeiffer, crazed with wounded pride or magic, according to the white or black point of view, had held rigidly to his schedule; precisely at four-thirty he had inspected the expedition and marched at the first streak of dawn.
gloomy
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From this reading Sergeant Schultz’s gloomy foreboding of the inevitable result attending the refusal to follow the teachings of his national preceptors was justified.
gun
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From this reading Schultz removed to the other hill, leaving twenty-five men and a gun under a black sergeant.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Zu Pfeiffer, crazed with wounded pride or magic, according to the white or black point of view, had held rigidly to his schedule; precisely at four-thirty he had inspected the expedition and marched at the first streak of dawn.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Zu Pfeiffer, crazed with wounded pride or magic, according to the white or black point of view, had held rigidly to his schedule; precisely at four-thirty he had inspected the expedition and marched at the first streak of dawn.
held
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From this reading Zu Pfeiffer, crazed with wounded pride or magic, according to the white or black point of view, had held rigidly to his schedule; precisely at four-thirty he had inspected the expedition and marched at the first streak of dawn.
hill
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From this reading Schultz removed to the other hill, leaving twenty-five men and a gun under a black sergeant.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Sergeant Schultz’s gloomy foreboding of the inevitable result attending the refusal to follow the teachings of his national preceptors was justified.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The bodies of five of the picket were lying in the sun mutilated.
inevitable
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From this reading Sergeant Schultz’s gloomy foreboding of the inevitable result attending the refusal to follow the teachings of his national preceptors was justified.
inspected
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From this reading Zu Pfeiffer, crazed with wounded pride or magic, according to the white or black point of view, had held rigidly to his schedule; precisely at four-thirty he had inspected the expedition and marched at the first streak of dawn.
justified
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From this reading Sergeant Schultz’s gloomy foreboding of the inevitable result attending the refusal to follow the teachings of his national preceptors was justified.
leaving
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From this reading Schultz removed to the other hill, leaving twenty-five men and a gun under a black sergeant.
lying
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From this reading The bodies of five of the picket were lying in the sun mutilated.
magic
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From this reading Zu Pfeiffer, crazed with wounded pride or magic, according to the white or black point of view, had held rigidly to his schedule; precisely at four-thirty he had inspected the expedition and marched at the first streak of dawn.
marched
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From this reading Zu Pfeiffer, crazed with wounded pride or magic, according to the white or black point of view, had held rigidly to his schedule; precisely at four-thirty he had inspected the expedition and marched at the first streak of dawn.
men
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From this reading Schultz removed to the other hill, leaving twenty-five men and a gun under a black sergeant.
mutilatedadjectiveUS /ˈmjuːtəleɪtɪd/
badly damaged or missing part of the body
From this reading The bodies of five of the picket were lying in the sun mutilated.
national
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From this reading Sergeant Schultz’s gloomy foreboding of the inevitable result attending the refusal to follow the teachings of his national preceptors was justified.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sergeant Schultz’s gloomy foreboding of the inevitable result attending the refusal to follow the teachings of his national preceptors was justified.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Zu Pfeiffer, crazed with wounded pride or magic, according to the white or black point of view, had held rigidly to his schedule; precisely at four-thirty he had inspected the expedition and marched at the first streak of dawn.
other
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From this reading Schultz removed to the other hill, leaving twenty-five men and a gun under a black sergeant.
Pfeiffer
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From this reading Zu Pfeiffer, crazed with wounded pride or magic, according to the white or black point of view, had held rigidly to his schedule; precisely at four-thirty he had inspected the expedition and marched at the first streak of dawn.
picket
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From this reading The bodies of five of the picket were lying in the sun mutilated.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading Zu Pfeiffer, crazed with wounded pride or magic, according to the white or black point of view, had held rigidly to his schedule; precisely at four-thirty he had inspected the expedition and marched at the first streak of dawn.
preceptors
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From this reading Sergeant Schultz’s gloomy foreboding of the inevitable result attending the refusal to follow the teachings of his national preceptors was justified.
precisely
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From this reading Zu Pfeiffer, crazed with wounded pride or magic, according to the white or black point of view, had held rigidly to his schedule; precisely at four-thirty he had inspected the expedition and marched at the first streak of dawn.
pride
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From this reading Zu Pfeiffer, crazed with wounded pride or magic, according to the white or black point of view, had held rigidly to his schedule; precisely at four-thirty he had inspected the expedition and marched at the first streak of dawn.
refusal
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From this reading Sergeant Schultz’s gloomy foreboding of the inevitable result attending the refusal to follow the teachings of his national preceptors was justified.
removed
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From this reading Schultz removed to the other hill, leaving twenty-five men and a gun under a black sergeant.
result
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From this reading Sergeant Schultz’s gloomy foreboding of the inevitable result attending the refusal to follow the teachings of his national preceptors was justified.
rigidly
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From this reading Zu Pfeiffer, crazed with wounded pride or magic, according to the white or black point of view, had held rigidly to his schedule; precisely at four-thirty he had inspected the expedition and marched at the first streak of dawn.
schedule
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From this reading Zu Pfeiffer, crazed with wounded pride or magic, according to the white or black point of view, had held rigidly to his schedule; precisely at four-thirty he had inspected the expedition and marched at the first streak of dawn.
Schultz
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From this reading Schultz removed to the other hill, leaving twenty-five men and a gun under a black sergeant.
Schultz's
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From this reading Sergeant Schultz’s gloomy foreboding of the inevitable result attending the refusal to follow the teachings of his national preceptors was justified.
Sergeant
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From this reading Sergeant Schultz’s gloomy foreboding of the inevitable result attending the refusal to follow the teachings of his national preceptors was justified.
streak
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From this reading Zu Pfeiffer, crazed with wounded pride or magic, according to the white or black point of view, had held rigidly to his schedule; precisely at four-thirty he had inspected the expedition and marched at the first streak of dawn.
sun
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From this reading The bodies of five of the picket were lying in the sun mutilated.
teachings
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From this reading Sergeant Schultz’s gloomy foreboding of the inevitable result attending the refusal to follow the teachings of his national preceptors was justified.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sergeant Schultz’s gloomy foreboding of the inevitable result attending the refusal to follow the teachings of his national preceptors was justified.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sergeant Schultz’s gloomy foreboding of the inevitable result attending the refusal to follow the teachings of his national preceptors was justified.
twenty-five
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From this reading Schultz removed to the other hill, leaving twenty-five men and a gun under a black sergeant.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Schultz removed to the other hill, leaving twenty-five men and a gun under a black sergeant.
view
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From this reading Zu Pfeiffer, crazed with wounded pride or magic, according to the white or black point of view, had held rigidly to his schedule; precisely at four-thirty he had inspected the expedition and marched at the first streak of dawn.
village
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From this reading Afterwards he visited the village.
visited
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From this reading Afterwards he visited the village.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sergeant Schultz’s gloomy foreboding of the inevitable result attending the refusal to follow the teachings of his national preceptors was justified.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The bodies of five of the picket were lying in the sun mutilated.
white
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From this reading Zu Pfeiffer, crazed with wounded pride or magic, according to the white or black point of view, had held rigidly to his schedule; precisely at four-thirty he had inspected the expedition and marched at the first streak of dawn.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Zu Pfeiffer, crazed with wounded pride or magic, according to the white or black point of view, had held rigidly to his schedule; precisely at four-thirty he had inspected the expedition and marched at the first streak of dawn.
wounded
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From this reading Zu Pfeiffer, crazed with wounded pride or magic, according to the white or black point of view, had held rigidly to his schedule; precisely at four-thirty he had inspected the expedition and marched at the first streak of dawn.
Zu
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From this reading Zu Pfeiffer, crazed with wounded pride or magic, according to the white or black point of view, had held rigidly to his schedule; precisely at four-thirty he had inspected the expedition and marched at the first streak of dawn.
