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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 "Stand round me," he said in a husky whisper, speaking with difficulty.
already
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From this reading They had seen them coming, and the stretcher was already unrolled, and as they laid him upon it the wounded man motioned with his hand.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading In the Enemy Trenches By great good fortune, when they reached the crumpled ruins of the cottage, they found two stretcher-bearers kneeling among the nettles, on the look-out for casualties.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They had seen them coming, and the stretcher was already unrolled, and as they laid him upon it the wounded man motioned with his hand.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They had seen them coming, and the stretcher was already unrolled, and as they laid him upon it the wounded man motioned with his hand.
bandage
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From this reading One of the brancardiers placed a pad under the commandant's ear, and passed a bandage round his neck.
brancardiers
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From this reading One of the brancardiers placed a pad under the commandant's ear, and passed a bandage round his neck.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In the Enemy Trenches By great good fortune, when they reached the crumpled ruins of the cottage, they found two stretcher-bearers kneeling among the nettles, on the look-out for casualties.
casualties
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From this reading In the Enemy Trenches By great good fortune, when they reached the crumpled ruins of the cottage, they found two stretcher-bearers kneeling among the nettles, on the look-out for casualties.
coming
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From this reading They had seen them coming, and the stretcher was already unrolled, and as they laid him upon it the wounded man motioned with his hand.
commandant's
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From this reading One of the brancardiers placed a pad under the commandant's ear, and passed a bandage round his neck.
cottage
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From this reading In the Enemy Trenches By great good fortune, when they reached the crumpled ruins of the cottage, they found two stretcher-bearers kneeling among the nettles, on the look-out for casualties.
crumpled
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From this reading In the Enemy Trenches By great good fortune, when they reached the crumpled ruins of the cottage, they found two stretcher-bearers kneeling among the nettles, on the look-out for casualties.
difficulty
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From this reading "Stand round me," he said in a husky whisper, speaking with difficulty.
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do not let them see who it is that is hit."
ear
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From this reading One of the brancardiers placed a pad under the commandant's ear, and passed a bandage round his neck.
Enemy
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From this reading In the Enemy Trenches By great good fortune, when they reached the crumpled ruins of the cottage, they found two stretcher-bearers kneeling among the nettles, on the look-out for casualties.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In the Enemy Trenches By great good fortune, when they reached the crumpled ruins of the cottage, they found two stretcher-bearers kneeling among the nettles, on the look-out for casualties.
fortune
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From this reading In the Enemy Trenches By great good fortune, when they reached the crumpled ruins of the cottage, they found two stretcher-bearers kneeling among the nettles, on the look-out for casualties.
found
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From this reading In the Enemy Trenches By great good fortune, when they reached the crumpled ruins of the cottage, they found two stretcher-bearers kneeling among the nettles, on the look-out for casualties.
good
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From this reading In the Enemy Trenches By great good fortune, when they reached the crumpled ruins of the cottage, they found two stretcher-bearers kneeling among the nettles, on the look-out for casualties.
great
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From this reading In the Enemy Trenches By great good fortune, when they reached the crumpled ruins of the cottage, they found two stretcher-bearers kneeling among the nettles, on the look-out for casualties.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had seen them coming, and the stretcher was already unrolled, and as they laid him upon it the wounded man motioned with his hand.
hand
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From this reading They had seen them coming, and the stretcher was already unrolled, and as they laid him upon it the wounded man motioned with his hand.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Stand round me," he said in a husky whisper, speaking with difficulty.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They had seen them coming, and the stretcher was already unrolled, and as they laid him upon it the wounded man motioned with his hand.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They had seen them coming, and the stretcher was already unrolled, and as they laid him upon it the wounded man motioned with his hand.
hit
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From this reading "Do not let them see who it is that is hit."
husky
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From this reading "Stand round me," he said in a husky whisper, speaking with difficulty.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the Enemy Trenches By great good fortune, when they reached the crumpled ruins of the cottage, they found two stretcher-bearers kneeling among the nettles, on the look-out for casualties.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Do not let them see who it is that is hit."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They had seen them coming, and the stretcher was already unrolled, and as they laid him upon it the wounded man motioned with his hand.
kneeling
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From this reading In the Enemy Trenches By great good fortune, when they reached the crumpled ruins of the cottage, they found two stretcher-bearers kneeling among the nettles, on the look-out for casualties.
laid
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From this reading They had seen them coming, and the stretcher was already unrolled, and as they laid him upon it the wounded man motioned with his hand.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Do not let them see who it is that is hit."
look-out
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From this reading In the Enemy Trenches By great good fortune, when they reached the crumpled ruins of the cottage, they found two stretcher-bearers kneeling among the nettles, on the look-out for casualties.
man
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From this reading They had seen them coming, and the stretcher was already unrolled, and as they laid him upon it the wounded man motioned with his hand.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Stand round me," he said in a husky whisper, speaking with difficulty.
motionedverbUS /ˈmoʊʃənd/
made a gesture telling someone to move or come closer
From this reading They had seen them coming, and the stretcher was already unrolled, and as they laid him upon it the wounded man motioned with his hand.
neck
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From this reading One of the brancardiers placed a pad under the commandant's ear, and passed a bandage round his neck.
nettles
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From this reading In the Enemy Trenches By great good fortune, when they reached the crumpled ruins of the cottage, they found two stretcher-bearers kneeling among the nettles, on the look-out for casualties.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Do not let them see who it is that is hit."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the Enemy Trenches By great good fortune, when they reached the crumpled ruins of the cottage, they found two stretcher-bearers kneeling among the nettles, on the look-out for casualties.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In the Enemy Trenches By great good fortune, when they reached the crumpled ruins of the cottage, they found two stretcher-bearers kneeling among the nettles, on the look-out for casualties.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of the brancardiers placed a pad under the commandant's ear, and passed a bandage round his neck.
pad
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From this reading One of the brancardiers placed a pad under the commandant's ear, and passed a bandage round his neck.
passed
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From this reading One of the brancardiers placed a pad under the commandant's ear, and passed a bandage round his neck.
placed
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From this reading One of the brancardiers placed a pad under the commandant's ear, and passed a bandage round his neck.
reached
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From this reading In the Enemy Trenches By great good fortune, when they reached the crumpled ruins of the cottage, they found two stretcher-bearers kneeling among the nettles, on the look-out for casualties.
round
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From this reading "Stand round me," he said in a husky whisper, speaking with difficulty.
ruins
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From this reading In the Enemy Trenches By great good fortune, when they reached the crumpled ruins of the cottage, they found two stretcher-bearers kneeling among the nettles, on the look-out for casualties.
said
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From this reading "Stand round me," he said in a husky whisper, speaking with difficulty.
see
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From this reading "Do not let them see who it is that is hit."
seen
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From this reading They had seen them coming, and the stretcher was already unrolled, and as they laid him upon it the wounded man motioned with his hand.
speaking
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From this reading "Stand round me," he said in a husky whisper, speaking with difficulty.
Stand
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From this reading "Stand round me," he said in a husky whisper, speaking with difficulty.
stretcher
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From this reading They had seen them coming, and the stretcher was already unrolled, and as they laid him upon it the wounded man motioned with his hand.
stretcher-bearers
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From this reading In the Enemy Trenches By great good fortune, when they reached the crumpled ruins of the cottage, they found two stretcher-bearers kneeling among the nettles, on the look-out for casualties.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Do not let them see who it is that is hit."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the Enemy Trenches By great good fortune, when they reached the crumpled ruins of the cottage, they found two stretcher-bearers kneeling among the nettles, on the look-out for casualties.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They had seen them coming, and the stretcher was already unrolled, and as they laid him upon it the wounded man motioned with his hand.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the Enemy Trenches By great good fortune, when they reached the crumpled ruins of the cottage, they found two stretcher-bearers kneeling among the nettles, on the look-out for casualties.
Trenches
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From this reading In the Enemy Trenches By great good fortune, when they reached the crumpled ruins of the cottage, they found two stretcher-bearers kneeling among the nettles, on the look-out for casualties.
two
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From this reading In the Enemy Trenches By great good fortune, when they reached the crumpled ruins of the cottage, they found two stretcher-bearers kneeling among the nettles, on the look-out for casualties.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading One of the brancardiers placed a pad under the commandant's ear, and passed a bandage round his neck.
unrolled
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From this reading They had seen them coming, and the stretcher was already unrolled, and as they laid him upon it the wounded man motioned with his hand.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading They had seen them coming, and the stretcher was already unrolled, and as they laid him upon it the wounded man motioned with his hand.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They had seen them coming, and the stretcher was already unrolled, and as they laid him upon it the wounded man motioned with his hand.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading In the Enemy Trenches By great good fortune, when they reached the crumpled ruins of the cottage, they found two stretcher-bearers kneeling among the nettles, on the look-out for casualties.
whisper
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From this reading "Stand round me," he said in a husky whisper, speaking with difficulty.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "Do not let them see who it is that is hit."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They had seen them coming, and the stretcher was already unrolled, and as they laid him upon it the wounded man motioned with his hand.
wounded
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From this reading They had seen them coming, and the stretcher was already unrolled, and as they laid him upon it the wounded man motioned with his hand.
